The next moment, a large pile of Space Crystals flew out, floating before Ye Yunfei.
The first floor of the Heavenly Dao Tower was actually a small spatial dimension, a world unto itself. Hun Lao, who had once followed the Ancient Desolate Great Emperor in his travels across the world, had accumulated quite a few treasures over time, all stored within the small spatial dimension of the first floor tower body.
Then, under Hun Lao's guidance, Ye Yunfei set up a space Teleportation Formation in an inconspicuous palace deep within the Qingyun Palace headquarters.
The teleportation range of this formation was roughly one thousand kilometers.
Ye Yunfei had the Houtu Sect Leader excavate a hidden underground cavern at the base of a mountain peak approximately one thousand kilometers from the Qingyun Palace headquarters.
Once activated, the Teleportation Formation inside the headquarters would transport the user to that underground cave.
Next, Ye Yunfei personally took action, setting up several dozen concealment Formations inside the underground cavern, meticulously hiding it from sight.
In this way, if the Qingyun Palace headquarters were ever attacked by enemies in the future, there would be an additional escape route.
"Hun Lao, this Teleportation Formation of yours is quite good.
It can be built with just a small number of Space Crystals," Ye Yunfei said, after testing the formation several times back and forth. He was very satisfied with its effect.
Truthfully, Ye Yunfei himself knew many methods for setting up spatial teleportation Formations, but they all required a large quantity of Space Crystals.
The Teleportation Formation provided by Hun Lao, however, required fewer crystals, yet its teleportation effect was excellent.
"After all, I was once a favorite by the side of the Ancient Desolate Great Emperor. I managed to learn a thing or two," Hun Lao replied proudly.
"The defensive capabilities of the Qingyun Palace headquarters are quite solid now.
Sea Transformation Realm experts definitely won't be able to breach it," Ye Yunfei said to himself, standing high above the headquarters and looking down.
After Ye Yunfei's efforts, the Qingyun Palace headquarters now boasted over fifteen hundred large Formations above ground, and a vast number of Earth Formations and various treacherous geographical traps below, plus one Teleportation Formation.
Moreover, the concentration of spiritual energy had also increased drastically, at least ten times greater than before!
Whoosh!
Ye Yunfei's figure flashed and landed on a beautifully scenic mountain peak.
This peak was the residence of Ye Yunfei's parents and Xiao Fei.
"Brother is here!"
As soon as Ye Yunfei arrived, Xiao Fei's voice rang out from a three-story pavilion on the peak. She rushed out to greet him.
Ye Tianpeng and Miao Ziqiong also followed her out.
"Brother, you're always so busy. You never have time to spend with me and Mom and Dad," Xiao Fei said, standing before Ye Yunfei with a small, stern face full of displeasure.
"Xiao Fei, I'm sorry. Your brother truly has been too busy," Ye Yunfei said affectionately, patting her head.
It was true. After bringing his mother and sister back to the Qingyun Palace headquarters, Ye Yunfei had been constantly traveling and had spent far too little time with his family.
"Xiao Fei, you mustn't speak to your brother that way. He is the Palace Master of Qingyun Palace, and the sect has just been established. How could your brother have time to spend with us?" Miao Ziqiong walked over, holding Xiao Fei's hand.
"Mom, back when we were in Miao Capital, didn't you tell me that after our family reunited, Brother and Dad would always be with us? Have you forgotten?" Xiao Fei raised her little face and asked.
"Xiao Fei..."
Miao Ziqiong was taken aback, unsure how to respond.
Indeed, while imprisoned in the Miao Race's dungeon, she had said such things to Xiao Fei, and not just once.
"Xiao Fei, it's your brother's fault.
How about this? Once Brother is finished with his affairs, I promise to spend quality time with you," Ye Yunfei said apologetically.
"Alright then, Brother. You have to remember," Xiao Fei said, nodding obediently.
"Mom, didn't you mention earlier that you wanted to return to Yuanyue City for a visit?
How about our family of four goes back to Yuanyue City for a couple of days?" Ye Yunfei suggested after a moment's thought.
These past few months, Ye Yunfei had not found the time to properly be with his family, and he felt a pang of guilt. So, he steeled his heart and decided to carve out two days to spend with them.
Because soon after, Ye Yunfei would be leaving again for a long time!
"Return to Yuanyue City?
Given our current strength, can we even go back to the Tianxuan Continent?" Miao Ziqiong couldn't help but be surprised.
The cultivation levels of Miao Ziqiong, Ye Tianpeng, and Xiao Fei had all surpassed the Grotto-Heaven Realm. As for Ye Yunfei, he was already at the Domain Realm.
If they forced their way back, all four of them would be rejected by the world rules of the Tianxuan Continent.
Because the highest realm allowed to exist within the Tianxuan Continent was the Grotto-Heaven Realm.
"Don't worry. I have a treasure that can shield us from the perception of the world's rules. We can return to the Tianxuan Continent without issue," Ye Yunfei said with a smile.
"Really? In that case, it would be nice to go back and see," Miao Ziqiong exclaimed joyfully.
"Alright then, let's set off immediately and return to the Tianxuan Continent!" Ye Yunfei nodded.
Thus, Ye Yunfei called for Elder Chu Ji, Dean Sima, the Seven Great Bandits, and other elders, gave them instructions, and then quietly left the Qingyun Palace headquarters with his parents and sister. They boarded an airship and headed for the entrance to the Tianxuan Continent.
Not long after, the airship arrived in the starry space near the Xuanhuang Star and landed on a broken fragment of a landmass.
On this fragment, there was a dark, abyssal spatial rift.
This spatial rift was the entrance to the Tianxuan Continent.
Ye Yunfei put away the airship and walked directly into the spatial rift.
He had previously modified this spatial rift so that only he could freely enter and exit!
"The Tianxuan Continent. I've finally returned!"
A moment later, Ye Yunfei passed through the spatial rift and returned to the Tianxuan Continent.
Rumble...
The instant Ye Yunfei's foot stepped onto the land of Tianxuan Continent, a vast, terrifying pressure surged towards him from the heavens and earth.
This was the Tianxuan Continent's world rules rejecting his presence.
Ye Yunfei took out the Heaven-shielding Canopy and immediately activated it.
Rumble...
The Heaven-shielding Canopy continuously expanded, resembling a patch of yellow cloud floating above Ye Yunfei's head.
Then, Ye Yunfei teleported his parents and Xiao Fei out from the Phantom Tower.
"Dad, Mom, Xiao Fei, we've returned to the Tianxuan Continent," Ye Yunfei said with a smile.
"Let's go. We'll return to Yuanyue City in the Eastern Domain," Ye Yunfei said.
Protected by this Heaven-shielding Canopy, his entire family could move freely within a fifty-mile radius.
"Yuanyue City. We're finally back!"
When Yuanyue City appeared on the distant horizon, Ye Tianpeng and Miao Ziqiong trembled, overcome with intense emotion, their eyes brimming with tears.
Because this Yuanyue City held the happiest period of their lives.
Here, they had met, fallen in love, and had their children!
Ye Tianpeng and Miao Ziqiong walked through Yuanyue City with their two children, their hearts filled with a surge of complex emotions.
Ye Yunfei, returning to the place of his birth, also felt a deep sense of familiarity.
The Ye Residence!
Finally, the family arrived before the main gate of the Ye Residence.
"Halt!
This is a restricted area of the Ye Residence!
No one is allowed to trespass!"
As soon as the Ye family approached the main gate, a squad of guards rushed forward, blocking their path.
"Regardless of your identities, leave immediately.
This is the ancestral site of the Ye Family!
The Ye Family is now the top clan of the Tianxuan Continent. We are ordered to guard this Ye Family ancestral site and refuse visits from all outsiders.
And when I say the Ye Family, I refer to the family of Commander Ye, the number one expert of our Tianxuan Continent, the one who defeated the Ancient Demonic Race army years ago!"
A middle-aged man stepped forward, speaking in an authoritative voice.
"This..."
Ye Tianpeng and Miao Ziqiong were momentarily dumbfounded. They were being denied entry to their own home.
Ye Yunfei flicked his sleeve, lifting his parents and Xiao Fei, and employed Spatial Teleportation Technique, instantly teleporting them inside the Ye Residence.
The middle-aged man felt his vision blur, and the family of four vanished from his sight.
"Huh?
Where did those four people go?
They were clearly standing right in front of me a moment ago. How could they just disappear?"
The middle-aged man was completely stunned.
"Where are they? How could they vanish just like that?"
The other gate guards were all equally flabbergasted.
"Have I encountered evil spirits?"
A chill couldn't help but rise in the middle-aged man's heart.
The movement technique Ye Yunfei had used far surpassed the martial arts knowledge he could comprehend.
"Hold on, Captain Liang. Did you notice that the young man and the middle-aged man looked somewhat familiar?
Especially the young man... I think I've seen his portrait somewhere before?"
At that moment, one of the guards suddenly spoke up.
"That young man does look a bit familiar...
Wait, he resembles... Commander Ye?
No way... Could he be Commander Ye?!"
The middle-aged man was startled. By the time he uttered the last sentence, his expression had drastically changed.
"Report it! Report immediately! Say we saw a young man who resembles Commander Ye!
Be quick!"
The middle-aged man bellowed.
"Captain Liang, should we go inside the Ye Residence to check?" a guard cautiously asked.
"No!
Don't forget, our task is to guard this place. We cannot let anyone enter, including ourselves!"
The middle-aged man thought for a moment and replied solemnly.
"We're home!"
Once inside the Ye Residence, Ye Tianpeng was deeply moved.
The Ye Residence was empty.
Because Ye Tianpeng had already taken all the Ye Clan members to the Central Region's Protectorate Academy.
The spiritual energy in the Central Region was more abundant, making it more conducive to the Ye Clan's development.
The family of four spent a day within the Ye Residence.
Then, Ye Yunfei took his parents and Xiao Fei out of the residence and spent another day strolling around familiar places inside and outside Yuanyue City.
Ye Tianpeng and Miao Ziqiong held Xiao Fei's hand, telling her stories of their past. Xiao Fei listened with rapt attention.
Two days later.
"Dad, Mom, it's time for us to leave the Tianxuan Continent.
With our current strength, we can no longer stay in the Tianxuan Continent for extended periods," Ye Yunfei said to his parents.
"Alright.
Who would have thought that after leaving, our homeland would become a place difficult to return to," Ye Tianpeng said after a moment of silence, then nodded.
"Then let's go," Miao Ziqiong nodded.
Ye Yunfei directly teleported his parents and Xiao Fei back into the Phantom Tower.
"I'll make a trip to the Tianying Small World.
Let's see how those Tianying Race members are faring now.
Besides, with my current level of movement techniques, the Tianying Robe is more or less dispensable to me. I should return it to the Tianying Race."
After some thought, Ye Yunfei headed towards the Tianying Small World.
Right after Ye Yunfei left Yuanyue City, a large group of people set off from the Central Region and marched toward Yuanyue City in the Eastern Domain.
This group consisted of high-ranking members of the Protectorate Academy and the Ye Clan!
Having received news that Ye Yunfei might have appeared in Yuanyue City, they immediately set out, rushing toward the Eastern Domain at full speed.