Purple Moon Star Sea, Red Star.
Within the underground palace.
Ye Yunfei sat cross-legged with his eyes closed, resting and recuperating.
The Heavenly Dao Tower hovered within the palace. Hun Lao was urging the tower to release massive amounts of its aura.
"Don't worry, kid. Soon, many who are skilled in divination throughout this cosmic starry sky will sense the Heavenly Dao Tower's aura. I believe it won't be long before a large number of living beings arrive here following its trail," Hun Lao said with a laugh.
"Good," Ye Yunfei nodded.
"Hun Lao, I'll be cultivating within the Phantom Tower. You continue to stimulate the Heavenly Dao Tower here. Notify me immediately once you detect living beings arriving at Red Star," Ye Yunfei instructed Hun Lao.
"Understood. Don't worry, my perception isn't weaker than yours," Hun Lao replied.
Following that, Ye Yunfei entered the Phantom Tower, sat down cross-legged, and began circulating the Nine-Yang Scripture.
At the same time.
Outside the Canghuang Realm, within a certain advanced world.
In a Forbidden Land shrouded by dense fog, a place that filled all living beings of that world with dread at the mere mention.
"The Heavenly Dao Tower of the Guhuang Great Emperor has appeared," Suddenly, from deep within this Forbidden Land, within a sinister, horrifying environment akin to hell, a chilling voice sounded.
"Master, where has the Heavenly Dao Tower appeared?" A respectful voice asked.
"I have yet to divine its exact location. The Heavenly Dao Tower is the personal treasure of the Guhuang Great Emperor; it is extremely mysterious. Under normal circumstances, few in the world can divine its position. Unless... it releases its aura of its own accord," that chilling voice said.
"Would it release its aura on its own?" The respectful voice inquired curiously.
"It will. For some reason these past two years, the Heavenly Dao Tower has been occasionally releasing its aura on its own. I have captured traces of its aura several times already and know its general direction. However, I haven't accurately divined in which specific world it resides. Once I have determined it accurately, I will immediately send people to retrieve the Heavenly Dao Tower."
"Master, as far as I know, countless powerhouses within the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds hope to find the Heavenly Dao Tower. Even the top masters from ancient sects handed down since the Primordial Era, or existences like Master who preside over their own Forbidden Lands, crave to obtain the Heavenly Dao Tower. What exactly is hidden within the Heavenly Dao Tower? Does it hold the heritage of Guhuang Great Emperor's cultivation techniques? Or perhaps it contains the treasures he accumulated over his lifetime?"
"The Heavenly Dao Tower was Guhuang Great Emperor's personal treasure; it naturally could very well hold his heritage and lifetime's accumulated treasures. However, what attracts people most to the Heavenly Dao Tower is not cultivation legacies, nor is it treasure—it is the Secret of Becoming an Emperor!" Upon saying this, that chilling voice suddenly grew excited.
"The Secret of Becoming an Emperor?!" The respectful voice seemed startled.
"Indeed. Throughout the ages in the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds, the number of martial practitioners is countless, far beyond mere billions and trillions. Yet, in any given era, the number of beings who can become Heavenly Emperors is no more than nine at most! Countless talented and outstanding top powerhouses in the world exhaust their entire lives' energy, cultivating arduously, exploring desperately, and seeking relentlessly, yet ultimately fail to become Heavenly Emperors. Becoming an Emperor is far too difficult!
They say that whether one can become an Emperor is mysteriously tied to some ancient secrets within the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds. Only by comprehending these secrets can one have a chance to become an Emperor. At the very end of their journeys, every top powerhouse in the world yearns to comprehend the Secret of Becoming an Emperor in order to break through and ascend. And it is said that this Heavenly Dao Tower left by the Guhuang Great Emperor holds that very Secret of Becoming an Emperor. Now, do you understand why so many powerhouses hope to find the Heavenly Dao Tower? I am the same. I have lived for far too long. I am but a single step away from becoming an Emperor. Yet it is this one step that I have desperately sought for tens of thousands of years, with no clue whatsoever. Therefore, I too crave the Heavenly Dao Tower."
"Master, I understand. Master, once you divine the location of the Heavenly Dao Tower, I will personally go and search for it immediately!"
At the same time.
In many different worlds across the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds, numerous top powerhouses had captured the aura of the Heavenly Dao Tower. Thus, one top powerhouse after another began to focus their attention on it.
Purple Moon Star Sea, Red Star.
Within the Phantom Tower, Ye Yunfei had been in secluded cultivation.
In the blink of an eye, over half a year passed.
"It's time to improve my cultivation realm. Alright, first, I'll refine some pills, then begin breaking through," Ye Yunfei suddenly muttered to himself.
Thus, Ye Yunfei retrieved his cauldron and began pill refining.
Several days later.
Ye Yunfei had refined a batch of pills.
Next, Ye Yunfei began attempting to break through his cultivation.
One month later.
BOOM...
A violent wave of energy pressure erupted from within Ye Yunfei's body.
Mid Domain Realm!
Ye Yunfei continued to attempt breakthroughs.
Two months later.
BOOM...
Ye Yunfei's body trembled, and a powerful wave of spiritual pressure gushed forth.
Late Domain Realm!
"Kid, someone's here!" At this moment, Ye Yunfei received a voice transmission from Hun Lao.
"Oh? Finally, someone has come!" Ye Yunfei immediately teleported out of the Phantom Tower.
At this moment, in the starry sky near Red Star, numerous flying ships were swiftly approaching.
"According to my deductions, the Heavenly Dao Tower seems to be on the star ahead!"
"Quick! The aura of the Heavenly Dao Tower is becoming more and more concentrated! I'm certain it's right in front!"
...
Anxious voices continuously rang out through the starry sky.
Moments later.
Ships upon ships began to arrive at Red Star, landing one after another.
Groups of people streamed out from these ships.
"The aura of the Heavenly Dao Tower! It's truly here! Search quickly!" A thin elder wearing hemp clothes and straw sandals shouted excitedly.
"This is the place! For the first time, I feel I am so close to the Heavenly Dao Tower! Search! Dig three feet deep if you must, but find the Heavenly Dao Tower on this planet!" A Daoist priest wearing a Daoist robe with black-and-white Yin-Yang fish symbols on his chest and back had just stepped out of his ship when he roared loudly, nearly losing his composure.
"So it truly is here," a short, skinny elder in green robes stepped out of a ship, his pair of green, glowing eyes scanning Red Star.
"Last time the Heavenly Dao Tower's aura appeared in the Tianluo Star Sea. This time it appears on Red Star in the Purple Moon Star Sea. What exactly is going on? Could it be that the Heavenly Dao Tower can move on its own? Or perhaps it has already been obtained by someone and is being carried around?" A man in black robes emerged from another ship, speaking in a doubtful tone while performing divinations.
One Master skilled in divination after another arrived in quick succession, each clearly sensing the aura of the Heavenly Dao Tower.
Thus, group after group of forces began searching all over Red Star.
"It seems to be underground!"
"The Heavenly Dao Tower's aura originates from beneath the ground!"
...
Those masters skilled in divination all fixed their gazes on the ground beneath their feet.
BOOM BOOM...
Consequently, group after group began digging into the earth.
These groups possessed formidable strength, and their excavation speed was extremely fast. Countless tunnels continuously extended downwards.
Within the underground palace.
Ye Yunfei's Soul Power clearly perceived everything happening outside.
"It's time to leave," Ye Yunfei muttered to himself.