Inside the Qingyun Palace headquarters at that moment.
"Palace Master, many factions have arrived outside. They've come to offer congratulations and gifts!"
An officer hurriedly ran up to Ye Yunfei to report.
"I know."
Ye Yunfei nodded.
Just how powerful was Ye Yunfei's Soul Power? He had long since clearly sensed everything happening outside the headquarters.
"How strange. Why would so many factions suddenly come to offer congratulations?"
Chu Ji and the other higher-ups were all puzzled.
"Let's go out and take a look."
Ye Yunfei thought for a moment before speaking.
Regardless, since others had come from afar and explicitly stated they were here to congratulate them, Qingyun Palace naturally couldn't be discourteous.
Thus, Ye Yunfei led Qingyun Palace's upper echelons and walked out of the headquarters once again.
At that moment.
Outside Qingyun Palace's headquarters stood a large crowd of visitors offering congratulations.
"Father, let's go in."
The beautiful young woman urged.
"Qiqi, don't be impatient.
This Qingyun Palace headquarters has hundreds of formations. We cannot force our way through.
It's better to wait for the master to come out."
The middle-aged man beside the beautiful woman said.
"There are that many formations?!"
Qiqi was startled.
"Yes.
Moreover, each of these hundreds of formations possesses considerable power, and they must have been laid by a master formation artist.
Strange, which formation master within the Tianluo Star Sea would have acted to set up these hundreds of formations for Qingyun Palace?"
The middle-aged man showed a puzzled expression.
"Honored Grandpas, come on, let's go inside!"
Not far away, a dark-skinned young man called out to the Seven Great Bandits.
This youth was precisely Yang Xiaohu.
He held a position within Qingyun Palace and was considered a member.
"No rush.
Barging in directly would be impolite.
We should wait for the master to come out."
One of the old men said with a smile.
"Grandpas, when did you all become so polite?
Haven't you always just forced your way in?
Yang Xiaohu found it a bit strange.
"Brat, you need to understand the occasion in every matter, got it?
We're here to offer congratulations now. Do you think this is a robbery?"
One of the old men slapped Yang Xiaohu on the back of the head, grumbling.
Right at that moment.
Rumble, rumble, rumble...
Formation after formation continuously opened.
Ye Yunfei led Qingyun Palace's forces as they walked out from within the headquarters.
"Big Bro!
These seven are all my grandfathers. They've come to congratulate our Qingyun Palace!"
Yang Xiaohu immediately shouted loudly.
"Honored Grandpas, this is my Big Bro.
Big Bro led me in looting dozens of Pang and Miao Clan headquarters one after another, then raided the main Miao Clan headquarters and plundered half of Miao Capital. He's my idol!"
Yang Xiaohu said to the Seven Great Bandits.
"Alright, Xiao Hu. There are many ears here; don't talk recklessly.
If you get targeted by people from the Pang or Miao Clans, you'll be in trouble."
One of the old men frowned and said.
This old man was Yang Xiaohu's biological grandfather, Yang Tianhu, one of the Seven Great Bandits!
"So it's the Seven Great Righteous Bandits. You're one of our own. Please come in quickly."
Ye Yunfei said with a smile.
Yang Xiaohu often told Ye Yunfei about the heroic deeds of the Seven Great Bandits, so Ye Yunfei had some understanding of them.
"Haha, this Brother Ye really is a straightforward person. Good, good, we're all one of our own, no need for courtesies."
The Seven Great Bandits heard Ye Yunfei directly call them the Seven Great Righteous Bandits, and they were all delighted. Their favorable impression of Ye Yunfei immediately soared.
"Palace Master Ye, this is the Abbot of our Xiantian Abbey, and that one is the Princess of our Abbey. They have come specifically to congratulate Qingyun Palace."
A grey-robed old man stepped forward and cupped his fist towards Ye Yunfei.
The Abbot of Xiantian Abbey?!
Ye Yunfei was taken aback. He hadn't expected the Abbot of Xiantian Abbey to come in person.
"Hehe, Palace Master Ye, my uninvited visit is a disturbance."
A middle-aged man strode over and spoke to Ye Yunfei.
"Young master, we meet again."
Qiqi led her white-robed maid over quickly and said to Ye Yunfei.
"Abbot, you are too courteous.
It is Qingyun Palace's honor that the Abbot and Princess have personally come to offer congratulations."
Ye Yunfei cupped his fist in greeting towards the Abbot.
Xiantian Abbey was one of the super forces within the Tianluo Star Sea. Its strength was no weaker than that of the Pang Clan.
At this point, Ye Yunfei already understood why the Abbot of Xiantian Abbey had personally come to congratulate Qingyun Palace—it was because he had cured his daughter's illness.
Moreover, Qiqi possessed a Lunar Yin Physique, a rare constitution most martial artists in the Tianluo Star Sea likely hadn't even heard of.
Thus, this Abbot surely wanted to personally ask Ye Yunfei for clarification.
"The Ancient Demon Race comes to congratulate Qingyun Palace on its establishment."
The three Demon Kings of the Ancient Demon Race arrived simultaneously before Ye Yunfei and spoke respectfully.
"Mn."
Ye Yunfei nodded.
When Ye Yunfei established Qingyun Palace, he had not allowed the Ancient Demon Race to join for the time being.
Ye Yunfei planned to keep the Ancient Demon Race as a hidden force for himself, potentially useful for other purposes in the future.
Thus, Ye Yunfei had never made his relationship with the three Demon Kings public.
"Palace Master Ye, I am an Elder of Yihua Palace, here to congratulate Qingyun Palace."
A middle-aged woman addressed Ye Yunfei with cupped hands.
"Palace Master Ye, I am an Elder of the Jiang Clan, here to congratulate Qingyun Palace."
A green-robed old man stepped forward and addressed Ye Yunfei.
Subsequently, the upper echelons of faction after faction stepped up one after another to pay their respects to Ye Yunfei.
Including Xiantian Abbey and the Ancient Demon Race, a total of fifteen factions had come to offer congratulations.
The higher-ups of these factions had also each brought a group of their own.
Among them, the faction with the largest number of followers was the Ancient Demon Race, with five to six thousand demons!
"All of you who have come from afar are our guests. Please come in quickly.
Elder Chu Ji, make proper arrangements to receive our honored guests!"
Ye Yunfei declared clearly.
"Esteemed guests, please come in!"
Chu Ji led Qingyun Palace's upper echelons as they welcomed these congratulatory guests into the square within the headquarters where the establishment ceremony was being held.
Chu Ji gave orders, and a high platform specially for receiving guests was quickly erected. The guests were invited to take their seats, served soul teas and spirit fruits, as well as various exquisite pastries.
Originally, everyone in Qingyun Palace had assumed that not a single guest would attend today's establishment ceremony.
They hadn't expected that so many had come all at once.
Thus, today's establishment ceremony took on a much more lively and celebratory atmosphere.
"Elder Chu Ji, serve a batch of sage-grade pills to the guests—the kind specifically for replenishing spiritual power."
Ye Yunfei instructed Chu Ji.
"Alright."
Chu Ji nodded.
Soon, jade plates full of sage-grade pills were brought forward.
The pills contained in these jade plates were all third-rank, fourth-rank, fifth-rank, with a few sixth-rank sage-grade pills!
Before the more distinguished guests, the higher-ups of each faction, two seventh-rank sage-grade pills were placed!
During the previous period, Ye Yunfei had specifically spent some time within the Illusory Shadow Pagoda refining pills, producing a huge batch.
Moreover, the quantity of various pills stored within Qingyun Palace was absolutely staggering.
Three to five-rank sage-grade pills were as common as pebbles in Qingyun Palace's pill vault!
Hisss...!
Including the Abbot of Xiantian Abbey, the congratulatory guests stared dumbfounded at plate after plate of sage-grade pills.
"These are seventh-rank sage-grade pills!"
Those higher-ups from a dozen or so factions stared at the two seventh-rank sage-grade pills on the plates before them, utterly stunned.