"You should also go and see that Chaos Universe. My father is always bragging about how monstrous and undefeatable the disciples of the major sects in the Central Star Regions are, but I actually think you're way stronger than them.
You should go and teach those so-called young prodigies a lesson." Qiqi suddenly said to Ye Yunfei.
"I will go," Ye Yunfei said with a smile.
"Really?! That's great! We can explore that Chaos Universe together when the time comes!" Qiqi's beautiful eyes lit up upon hearing this.
"Palace Lord Ye, the various major powers have already reached an agreement. Only the top twenty factions in our cosmos will have the right to enter that Chaos Universe.
The time is set for one month from now.
This is our Taiyi Guan token. I will make the arrangements. When the time comes, you can enter that Chaos Universe as a disciple of our Taiyi Guan." The Headmaster of Xiantian Pavilion took out a silver token and handed it to Ye Yunfei.
"Alright, thank you, Headmaster." Ye Yunfei accepted the token.
"Also, I have already announced to the entire Tianluo Star Sea that from now on, our Xiantian Abbey and Qingyun Palace will establish an alliance, advancing and retreating together.
Soon, Xiantian Abbey will send senior representatives to Qingyun Palace for formal contact.
With Xiantian Abbey and Qingyun Palace joining forces, I believe we can deter the entire Tianluo Star Sea.
This way, Palace Lord Ye can rest assured when leaving the Tianluo Star Sea." The Headmaster continued.
"Thank you for your kind consideration, Headmaster." Ye Yunfei said gratefully. It had to be said, this Headmaster was treating him rather well.
"Alright, I'm ready to escort Qiqi back to the headquarters of Taiyi Guan now.
Palace Lord Ye, we shall meet again." The Headmaster stood up and said to Ye Yunfei.
"Young Master Ye, I'll be waiting to explore that Chaos Universe with you." Qiqi said to Ye Yunfei.
"Alright." Ye Yunfei nodded with a smile.
"Oh, right, Palace Lord Ye, during this period, quite a few people have been keeping an eye on Qingyun Palace's headquarters. You should pay good attention to it." The Headmaster suddenly looked at Ye Yunfei and spoke meaningfully.
"Well then, Palace Lord Ye, we are leaving." After speaking, the Headmaster led Qiqi and Xiao Xue out of the hall.
"Elder Chu, see them out." Ye Yunfei said.
"Yes." Chu Ji walked out of the hall to personally see the Headmaster and his two companions off the Qingyun Palace headquarters.
"It seems this Headmaster also knows that many factions are targeting Qingyun Palace headquarters because of the Heavenly Dao Tower." Ye Yunfei thought to himself.
"Elder Yang, I need to purchase a large batch of formation materials. It would be best if the seven of you go personally to handle it.
Remember, spare no expense. Buy the highest-grade formation materials you can find, and the more, the better." Ye Yunfei said to Yang Tianhu, simultaneously taking out more than a dozen spatial rings and handing them over.
The spatial rings contained a massive amount of treasures of astonishing value.
"Yes, Palace Lord, I will go immediately." Yang Tianhu took the spatial rings and said.
Then, he and the other six members of the Seven Bandits immediately left the headquarters to purchase formation materials.
"Sect Leader, I need to modify the topography and landforms around the Qingyun Palace headquarters to channel the earthly spiritual energy of a thousand-mile radius to converge here at our headquarters.
Moreover, I also plan to use the earth's energy to lay down a series of earth-based formations beneath the headquarters. Then, in the event Qingyun Palace is attacked by enemies, our people can immediately use these formations to evacuate." Ye Yunfei called for the Houtu Sect Leader.
"Sect Leader, take some men out immediately to purchase a batch of treasures rich in earth-attribute energy and formation materials." Ye Yunfei took out another dozen spatial rings and handed them to the Houtu Sect Leader.
"Alright, rest assured, Palace Lord. I will take men to handle it right away." The Houtu Sect Leader took the spatial rings and turned to leave.
As his strength continuously increased, the Houtu Sect Leader's mastery in Geomancy was now becoming increasingly profound.
"Hall Master, let's refine a batch of pills together now." Ye Yunfei found Dan Jun, brought him into the Phantom Tower, and took out his cauldron, saying.
Dan Jun was now the Hall Master of Qingyun Palace's Alchemy Hall, and his pill refinement skills were improving rapidly!
"Huang Lao, please lend a hand as well." Ye Yunfei said to Huang Shang.
"Alright." Huang Shang appeared beside Ye Yunfei.
Thus, Ye Yunfei, Dan Jun, and Huang Shang began refining pills together.
All three simultaneously took out multiple pill cauldrons, employing a multi-cauldron refinement technique.
"Not bad. You are already a first-grade Saint-level alchemist." Ye Yunfei examined Dan Jun's refinement techniques and couldn't help but nod approvingly.
It had to be said, Dan Jun's talent for alchemy was extremely high!
After arriving in the Profound Yellow Star Domain, his alchemy skills had made a staggering leap in a short period.
He was now already a first-grade Saint-level alchemist. Even Ye Yunfei marveled at such rapid progress.
As for Huang Shang, he could now only refine seventh-grade Dao Pills. His advancement speed in alchemy was clearly not as fast as Dan Jun's.
"I'm ashamed, Dan Jun. You started later than me, but your alchemy skill has now surpassed mine by so much." Huang Shang glanced at the first-grade Sacred Pills refined by Dan Jun and couldn't help but sigh.
"Huang Lao, you devote your heart to cultivation. Your combat prowess far surpasses mine.
I simply spend all my time studying the art of alchemy, so my pill refinement is temporarily a bit better than yours, that's all." Dan Jun said.
Inside the Phantom Tower, after several months, Ye Yunfei, Dan Jun, and Huang Shang together refined an astonishingly large batch of pills.
Spirit Pills, Treasure Pills, Dao Pills, Sacred Pills — every grade of pill was present.
One after another, jade bottles filled with pills were piled into small mountains. An intensely rich medicinal fragrance nearly permeated the entire Phantom Tower.
Naturally, each jade bottle was labeled with the pill's name, effect, and grade.
"Elder Chu, I entrust these pills to your care.
Let them serve as one of the foundational reserves of our Qingyun Palace." Ye Yunfei brought Chu Ji and a few other elders, including Principal Si Ma, into the Phantom Tower and pointed at the piles of jade bottles.
"So many pills!" Chu Ji and the others stared, dumbfounded, feeling profoundly shocked.
Over the next few days, the several elders finally managed to store the massive quantity of pills into spatial rings.
"Palace Lord, with these pills, we won't have to worry about pill supplies for Qingyun Palace for at least several decades to come.
Moreover, with Hall Master Dan here, we can refine even more in the future." Chu Ji said.
"If our Qingyun Palace wants to develop and grow strong, we must cultivate a large group of outstanding disciples. Only then will we have long-term development.
With these pills, you can recruit more young disciples with good potential.
However, their character must pass muster. The disciples we recruit for Qingyun Palace must not only have cultivation talent but also good character. Scheming and cunning individuals are not to be accepted at all. After recruitment, their loyalty to Qingyun Palace must also be ensured. Otherwise, strip them of their cultivation and expel them directly." Ye Yunfei instructed.
"I understand, Palace Lord." Chu Ji nodded.
"Also, from now on, the members of our Qingyun Palace, especially the young disciples, should be encouraged to venture out, to gain experience. This is conducive to their growth." Ye Yunfei added.
"Understood." Chu Ji nodded again.
Not long after, the Seven Bandits and the Houtu Sect Leader returned, bringing back a large batch of materials Ye Yunfei needed.
Ye Yunfei personally directed the operation, leading the Seven Bandits, Chu Ji, Principal Si Ma, and other high-level members, as well as the fifteen late-stage Sea Transformation Realm demonic beasts, to lay down another large batch of high-level Formations inside and outside the Qingyun Palace headquarters.
In total, over a thousand Formations were added!
Combined with the original few hundred Formations, the total number of Formations now existing within and around the Qingyun Palace headquarters had reached more than fifteen hundred!
Moreover, these fifteen hundred Formations were all of very high level, forming a vast defensive fortress!
It could be said that stepping into Qingyun Palace headquarters meant potentially encountering a Formation at any moment!
Even late-stage Sea Transformation Realm masters would find it impossible to break into Qingyun Palace headquarters now!
Then, Ye Yunfei led the Houtu Sect Leader and a group of senior Houtu Sect members to lay down numerous earth-based Formations and various treacherous and deadly terrains recorded in Geomancy techniques beneath Qingyun Palace.
Furthermore, Ye Yunfei personally performed arts to alter the leyline flow within a thousand-mile radius around the headquarters, causing the earthly spiritual essence of the entire area to converge towards Qingyun Palace.
Seen from afar, elegant peaks rose and fell gracefully within the Qingyun Palace headquarters. The spiritual energy was so dense it had turned into mist, creating an atmosphere of myriad wonders — it was practically like an abode for immortals.
"Kid, my memories contain knowledge of a type of teleportation formation that can be set up here at the Qingyun Palace headquarters.
That way, should the headquarters ever face a powerful invasion, this teleportation formation could be used to evacuate personnel, ensuring their safety." Ye Yunfei suddenly received a voice transmission from Hun Lao.
"Really? That would be excellent!
However, setting up a teleportation formation requires a large amount of space crystals.
I don't have many space crystals left in my possession at the moment." Ye Yunfei replied.
"I have a small stash of space crystals here. It should be enough.
Just follow my instructions." Hun Lao said.
"Alright!" Ye Yunfei nodded.