At this moment, Ye Yunfei had already emerged from the Tianying Small World.
"Master, won't you return the Heavenly Shadow Robe to the Tianying Clan?" Hu Miao suddenly asked.
"The Tianying Clan will remain within this Small World for some time yet and won't encounter any formidable enemies. The Heavenly Shadow Robe isn't of great use to them at the moment."
"I've suddenly thought of another use for this Heavenly Shadow Robe."
"I'll return it later."
Ye Yunfei said.
Currently, Ye Yunfei was already aboard a flying ship, heading towards the spatial entry point of the Tianxuan Continent.
"Dean Xie and the others are also here."
"Let's go see them."
Suddenly, Ye Yunfei sensed through his formidable Soul Power that Xie Changkong and other high-level members of Hudao Academy had also arrived in the Eastern Region and were hastening towards the direction of the Great Qin Empire.
On a low-level continent like Tianxuan, Ye Yunfei's current Soul Power level could easily envelop the entire Eastern Region.
Ye Yunfei knew he must have inadvertently revealed his traces, and Hudao Academy, having received the news, had dispatched its top members immediately.
"Dean Xie, I'm over here."
Ye Yunfei exited the flying ship. In an instant, using a Spatial Teleportation technique, he appeared right in front of Xie Changkong's fleet. With a single motion of his hand, he forcefully halted the rapid advance of more than a dozen ships.
"Who's there?!"
Xie Changkong and the other academy leaders were greatly alarmed. They rushed out from their ships and then saw Ye Yunfei standing before them.
"Dean Ye, so you really have returned!"
The academy high-ups, led by Xie Changkong, surged towards Ye Yunfei, extremely excited.
"We pay our respects to Dean Ye!"
The members of Hudao Academy who had followed looked at Ye Yunfei with fervent eyes, kneeling and saluting in mid-air.
"All of you, rise."
Ye Yunfei swept his sleeves, sending an invisible force that lifted everyone to their feet, making it impossible for them to kneel.
"I merely came back for a casual visit. I didn't mean to stir up such a commotion."
Ye Yunfei said with a smile.
These people from Hudao Academy were the force Ye Yunfei had left on this continent — his own people. Naturally, he felt an intimate affection for them.
Ye Yunfei then transported Ye Tianpeng out as well.
"Patriarch Ye! It's good to see you're safe and sound!"
Xie Changkong and the other leaders were elated to see Ye Tianpeng.
Previously, when Ye Tianpeng suddenly disappeared within Tianxuan Continent, it had been a great worry for Xie Changkong and the others until this very moment.
"Heh, Fei'er rescued me long ago. Thank you all for your concern."
Ye Tianpeng also felt a deep sense of warmth upon seeing Xie Changkong and the rest.
After that, Ye Yunfei and his father chatted with Xie Changkong and the academy leaders for half a day before Ye Yunfei took Ye Tianpeng and gracefully departed.
A short while later, Ye Yunfei arrived before the spatial rift that served as the gateway to Tianxuan Continent and directly traversed it.
*Whoosh!*
Inside the spatial rift, Ye Yunfei stretched out his hand, retrieving the Sky-Shading Cover and storing it within the Phantom Tower.
"Master, this Sky-Shading Cover is truly miraculous! It can completely block the Heavenly Dao rules of the Tianxuan Continent."
"Otherwise, at our current cultivation realm, it would be very difficult for us to return."
Hu Miao couldn't help but praise.
"In fact, with our current realm and power, returning to the Tianxuan Continent would be extremely difficult even with the Sky-Shading Cover."
"It's only because I have proficiency with spatial energy and laws, combined with this Sky-Shading Cover, that I could stay on the Tianxuan Continent for two days."
"If you tried to return alone, even with the Sky-Shading Cover, you would not be able to enter Tianxuan."
Ye Yunfei said with a chuckle.
"So that's the case! Master, there truly is nothing you can't do!"
Hu Miao stuck out her tongue playfully.
Knowing Ye Yunfei's origins, no matter how monstrous his displays, she wouldn't find it strange. To her, it was perfectly natural.
After a few breaths, Ye Yunfei passed through the spatial rift and returned to the Xuanhuang Star Domain. He retrieved his flying ship and headed towards Xuanhuang Star.
*****
At the same time.
Within the Canghuang Realm, deep in a certain corner of the sea of stars, a life planet flourished with an exceptionally prosperous martial civilization.
On this planet lay the headquarters of an ancient, vast, and deeply powerful sect, as immense as the ocean and as profound as the abyss.
Upon a peak that pierced the very clouds, the energies of heaven and earth rolled and thundered. The manifest laws of the Great Dao cascaded down like rain.
On this mountain peak was a cultivation cave dwelling, where a young man in purple robes sat cross-legged in secluded cultivation, breaking through his realm.
*Boom! Rumble rumble!*
Not long after, dark clouds suddenly gathered thickly above the peak. Within the oppressive, leaden layers of clouds, brilliant bolts of thunder snakes slithered and danced.
"Qin An is about to break through!"
On the mountainside, an old man in gray robes suddenly opened his eyes, sharp gleams flashing within them.
"The breakthrough has finally come!"
"Once this breakthrough is complete, he will enter that fragmented Chaos Universe for tempering. And once that tempering ends, it will be time to return and settle the score with Ye Yunfei."
"Ye Yunfei, I wonder if you are still within that puny, low-grade Small World, the Tianxuan Continent, where you lord it over that tiny continent as number one, or perhaps you've already ventured out, come to the Canghuang Realm, and made some minor name for yourself in some desolate corner of the starry sky."
"But what does it matter? You could never have imagined that I, Qin An, have already begun competing on the same stage as this cosmos's most elite batch of young monstrous geniuses! Moreover, I am destined to one day climb to the pinnacle of this universe and become one of its paramount figures, those who suppress an era!"
"Furthermore, just the force behind me, Qin An, is now enough to completely crush you! Ye Yunfei, what right do you have to contend with me?"
"Ye Yunfei, just wait for me. Very soon, I will return for you."
"I will personally annihilate you, the Ye Family, Hudao Academy, and anyone and everyone in this world connected to you!"
Within the cultivation cave, the young man in purple suddenly spoke aloud, his words icy and saturated with killing intent.
This youth was none other than Qin An!
Back in Tianxuan Continent, Qin An had originally been a student of Hudao Academy. He later betrayed them and joined the Divine Wind Sect.
Later still, when armies from foreign territories invaded, plunging Tianxuan into chaos, Ye Yunfei had emerged amidst the turmoil, rapidly rising to become the number one cultivator of the continent.
Back then, witnessing the ever-widening chasm between himself and Ye Yunfei, Qin An had begun to despair. However, thanks to a stroke of fate, he managed to leave Tianxuan Continent, arriving in Canghuang Realm, where he joined a formidable power.
This force was one of the apex major powers of Canghuang Realm, looking down upon the entire cosmic sea of stars!
Qin An desperately cultivated within this faction, eventually distinguishing himself, becoming one of its key up-and-coming monstrous geniuses, and also one of the most famous young talents within the Canghuang cosmic starry sea!
*BANG!*
As his last words fell, Qin An suddenly transformed into a streak of light. He crashed through the gates of his cultivation cave dwelling and emerged, standing upon the mountain peak to begin undergoing his heavenly thunder tribulation.
*KABOOM KABOOM!*
A torrential thunderstorm descended, striking down at Qin An.
But Qin An, having a well-formulated plan in mind, let out a long, clear howl, and charged directly upwards, meeting the thunderous bombardment.
"Hahahah…"
"Excellent! Truly worthy of being a Heavenly Spirit Body! It was worth fetching you from Tianxuan that day after all!"
The gray-robed elder was extremely satisfied seeing Qin An's performance and couldn't help but break into hearty laughter.