The Hehuan Sect cultivates alchemy; my senior sister helps me refine alchemy throughout the world.

"Celestial Punishment?" Ye Ling turned her head. "Who are they?"

Upon hearing the word "immortal," a hint of fear even flashed in Ye Ling's eyes.

To them now, immortals are like cultivators to mortals—they have no power to resist.

Shen Yifei briefly recounted what Yun Zhonghe had told him, from the ascension scam to the Immortal Punishment Organization, from his father Shen Changtian's death to his mother Youlan's disappearance, telling Ye Ling everything.

After listening, Ye Ling remained silent for a long time.

"No wonder..." she murmured to herself, "No wonder I felt that the power that sealed me back then didn't seem to be a human's method, nor a demon's. It was an immortal!"

Shen Yifei clenched his fist. "They instigated a war between humans and demons. In that great war, the elites of both races were almost entirely wiped out, allowing them to better control us!"

"Our power is no match for the immortals, why bother with all this trouble?"

"Yes, I've thought about that too. The reason they do this is twofold: first, they don't want to expose themselves; second, they find pleasure in watching us fight and kill each other, like watching wild animals in a cage slaughtering each other!"

Ye Ling felt Shen Yifei's analysis made sense and sighed, "We are powerless against them. Back then, I had no ability to resist that person's power!"

Even now, Ye Ling still feels lingering fear when she thinks about it.

Seeing that she was a little down, Shen Yifei took her hand and said, "Wife, don't worry, I'm here. If we join forces, we can beat all those immortals and their punishments to death."

Ye Ling rolled her eyes at him, but a slight smile appeared on her face. "I'm tired. Go do what you need to do and don't bother me."

After saying that, he turned and walked into the palace.

"Wife, when I miss you, I'll come find you to fix things up..."

Ye Ling didn't turn around. "Suit yourself..."

Shen Yifei went to check on Liu Mengli and the others, but they were all busy with their own little worlds and no one paid any attention to him.

Shen Yifei left the Cauldron of Myriad Things in a huff and set off back to Cangwu Mountain!

Upon returning to Cangwu Mountain, Shen Yifei first went to the Demon Vein at the back of the mountain to find Xueying.

Blood Shadow was meditating beside the demonic vein when he saw Shen Yifei enter. He quickly stood up and said, "Young Master, you're back!"

"Yes, I'm back." Shen Yifei sat down opposite him and recounted his trip to the secret realm, omitting Ye Ling's story and only saying that he encountered some demons in the secret realm but managed to escape by sheer luck.

Blood Shadow frowned upon hearing this. "Young Master, do you mean those demons were summoned by Lu Ya?"

"Yes, I interrogated a demon leader in the secret realm. He said someone sent him to kill me. Who else could control the demons within the secret realm besides Lu Ya?"

Blood Shadow pondered for a moment, "Young Master, Lu Ya does indeed have a group of ancient demons under his command. He must have used some means to make those demons attack you in the secret realm. That old bastard, he's definitely up to no good."

Shen Yifei sneered, "He failed this time, but instead allowed me to break through to the Tribulation Transcending Realm. Next time we meet, I'll find a chance to refine him into a human pill!"

"Human pill?" Blood Shadow had no idea what it was.

"Old Blood, I won't hide this from you anymore. I have a treasure that can refine humans, demons, and monsters into elixirs!"

After speaking, Shen Yifei took out a few pills that he had refined in the secret realm to create demons. He kept some for Gu Yunyan and the others to use.

She refined so many at once, and even if she gave them all to Ye Ling, she couldn't finish them all, even if she ate them like melon seeds.

"This is a pill I refined from a demon in the secret realm. It can replenish some magic power after you eat it." Shen Yifei handed the pill to Xueying.

Xueying took the pill, examined it carefully in his palm for a moment, and then...

"Young Master... this... this was made using demons?" Blood Shadow's voice trembled.

"Hmm, over six thousand demon soldiers, and we refined over three thousand pills; the quality is all pretty good."

Blood Shadow held the pills, his hands trembling slightly.

I've only ever heard of alchemy, how could you turn a demon directly into a pill?

"Young Master, your alchemy skills..." Blood Shadow swallowed hard, "are simply astonishing."

Shen Yifei gave Xueying several bottles of pills, telling him to focus on cultivating in the demonic vein.

Shen Yifei left the demonic vein and flew towards Bai Lu and Leng Shanyue's residence.

Bai Lu and Leng Shanyue were sitting in the courtyard basking in the sun, each in a rocking chair, with spiritual fruits and tea on the small table beside them, looking quite content.

Upon seeing Shen Yifei arrive, Bai Lu's eyes lit up. "Oh, our great hero is back?"

Shen Yifei chuckled, plopped down between the two women, and put his arm around each of them. "Dear sisters, did you miss me?"

Bai Lu reached out and pinched Shen Yifei's cheek. "Tsk tsk, early stage of Tribulation Transcending, not bad. This trip to the secret realm wasn't a waste."

"That's right, don't you know who I am?" Shen Yifei said with some pride, then changed the subject, "Sisters, I have something I'd like to ask you."

"What is it?" Bai Lu picked up her teacup and took a sip.

"Do you know anything about the Phoenix Clan?"

Bai Lu paused for a moment while holding the teacup, and exchanged a glance with Leng Shanyue. Both of their expressions were somewhat subtle.

"Why are you suddenly asking about the Phoenix Clan?" Bai Lu put down her teacup, her smile fading slightly.

Shen Yifei briefly explained his plans, and he didn't hide anything about Hongxiu.

After listening, Bai Lu remained silent for a moment before speaking softly, "The Phoenix Clan... they are even more arrogant than the Dragon Clan. After the great war between humans and demons, the Phoenix Clan secluded themselves in the world and hid in the Wutong Secret Realm in the south. For ten thousand years, almost no one has ever seen a member of the Phoenix Clan."

"So you haven't seen it either?"

Leng Shanyue shook her head. "Although the Phoenix Clan and the Demon Clan are both different races, the Phoenix Clan has always disdained to associate with us. They consider themselves descendants of ancient divine beasts, with noble bloodlines, and look down on other races. In the eyes of the Phoenix Clan, our cultivation is nothing more than slightly larger ants."

Shen Yifei clicked his tongue. "Are the Phoenix Clan really that difficult to deal with?"

"Difficult to deal with?" Bai Lu chuckled. "You've already won over the Dragon Princess, so why are you afraid of the Phoenix Clan? But I have to warn you, the Phoenix Clan is different from the Dragon Clan. At least the Dragon Clan has some sense of self-interest, but those Phoenix Clan people are impervious to reason or coercion. If you want to get the Phoenix Tail Feather from them, you'd better be prepared to suffer."

Shen Yifei nodded. "I'm not afraid of suffering, I'm just afraid of not even being able to find the door."

Bai Lu laughed heartily, "Oh my, is there any door in the world you can't find?"

"That's right, you can break through even the most difficult doors. The Phoenix Clan's door is a bit difficult, but there are clues to follow!" Leng Shanyue added.

"Do you know how to find the Wutong Secret Realm?" Shen Yifei seemed to know something from Leng Shanyue's words.

"Neither of us knows, but someone else does." Bai Lu always liked to keep Shen Yifei in suspense.

"Sister, tell me quickly."

Bai Lu chuckled and said, "Look at how impatient you are! Let me tell you, would you dare to mess with her?"

"Who? I dare to challenge even the King of Heaven himself."

"Well, I'll tell you then. As far as I know, there's someone who's a descendant of the Phoenix Clan. If you go to her, you might find clues to the Wutong Secret Realm."

"Who?"

"Ye Qianqiu's wife, Su Yunzhao!"