About half an hour later, the Green Flying Boat arrived deep within the Heavenly Beast Forest.
Ye Yunfei teleported out Su Qingluo, Dugu Huan, Wu Heishan, Yuan Dayong, Xiao Hui, and the others. He had moved all his most important people into this Branch Stronghold within the Heavenly Beast Forest.
“Qingluo, you’re back!” Miao Ziqiong came forward as soon as she saw Ye Yunfei and the others. Warmly taking Su Qingluo’s hand, she asked all sorts of questions, clearly very concerned. Ye Yunfei stood to the side, feeling a bit ignored and unsure what to say.
“What about Yingying, Wen Zi, and Tang Xue? Why didn’t you bring them back?” Miao Ziqiong suddenly asked.
“What? Snow has gone out to gain experience too?” Ye Yunfei was startled. He already knew Long Yingying and Wen Zi were out training, but he was unaware of Tang Xue’s departure. Tang Xue was Guardian Tang Yang’s own little sister. After Ye Yunfei treated her injuries earlier, he had imparted the Heavenly Silk Cold Art to her. Her strength had surged in a short time, making her one of Qingyun Palace’s key elite disciples. He hadn’t expected her to run off training now.
“The Canghuang Realm is besieged by war and chaos everywhere right now; it’s not suitable for training. We must get them back,” Ye Yunfei stated.
After a moment’s thought, Ye Yunfei immediately summoned a Qingyun Palace deacon, instructing him to return to headquarters to contact Chu Ji and dispatch scouts to find the whereabouts of Long Yingying and the other two.
Next, Ye Yunfei called for the person in charge of this Branch Stronghold to inquire about its various situations recently. The person in charge was the second of the Seven Great Bandits, named Jiang Wu.
“Palace Master, nothing major has happened at this Branch Stronghold. It’s been completely calm,” Jiang Wu reported.
“Good. Remember this: maintain constant contact with headquarters at all times. If there’s any sudden development at headquarters, report it immediately to that senior in the Ancient Beast Realm,” Ye Yunfei instructed.
“Understood, Palace Master. I’ll remember,” Jiang Wu nodded.
After that, Ye Yunfei entered the Ancient Beast Realm.
“Ye Yunfei, you’ve come!” The middle-aged man sensed Ye Yunfei’s arrival as soon as he entered. He soared over from a distance and landed before Ye Yunfei.
“First, I’ll go see how much of that Teleportation Altar can be repaired,” Ye Yunfei said. His spatial energy level had improved significantly during the recent period. One purpose of coming to the Ancient Beast Realm this time was to see how far the Altar could be restored.
“Excellent!” The middle-aged man was overjoyed and immediately led the way.
Moments later, the two arrived before the Teleportation Altar. Ye Yunfei’s figure flickered as he sat cross-legged upon the Altar. With a wave of his hand, he took out a large batch of Space Crystals, stacking them around the Altar into small crystalline hills. These Space Crystals were specifically reserved by Ye Yunfei for repairing this Altar.
Then, Ye Yunfei began releasing his Soul Power and spatial energy, allowing them to permeate the Teleportation Altar beneath him, carefully perceiving its structure.
Every so often, Ye Yunfei sent some Space Crystals flying into the Altar, using them to mend cracks within its interior.
Boom…
As time passed, the Teleportation Altar began to tremble lightly and radiate a dazzling brilliance.
“It seems Ye Yunfei will definitely be able to help me repair this Teleportation Altar!” The middle-aged man watched from the side, his heart surging with excitement.
Half a day later.
All the Space Crystals Ye Yunfei had taken out were completely exhausted, so he ceased his repairs and stood up.
“Half of this Teleportation Altar is repaired. To attempt repair of the remaining half, I’ll need my spatial energy level to improve again,” Ye Yunfei announced.
“Haha… no rush. Let’s slowly fix it next time,” the middle-aged man laughed.
“Senior, I’d like to inquire about someone, to see if you know them,” Ye Yunfei suddenly said.
“Oh? Who do you wish to ask about? Tell me,” the middle-aged man was taken aback.
“The Great Emperor Guhuang,” Ye Yunfei stated.
“Great Emperor Guhuang! Ye Yunfei, how do you know of Great Emperor Guhuang?” Hearing this, the middle-aged man couldn’t help but feel greatly surprised.
“So you know Great Emperor Guhuang? You participated in that World-Destroying War. Did Great Emperor Guhuang also take part in that World-Destroying War?” Ye Yunfei pressed immediately.
“Ye Yunfei, your origins are mysterious. Not only do you know of the World-Destroying War of the past, but you also know of Great Emperor Guhuang. However, everyone has their own secrets, so I won’t question your background. Indeed, Great Emperor Guhuang and I were figures of the same era. He also participated in that World-Destroying War. In fact, that war was provoked by the nine Heavenly Emperors of the time. It later spread to most of the worlds within the Three Thousand Great and Small Worlds, even causing the complete destruction of many worlds. Hundreds of millions of innocent lives were implicated and perished. Across the Three Thousand Great and Small Worlds back then, a storm of blood and fire raged. The apocalypse arrived for many worlds, their inhabitants all dead—a truly tragic and unbearable sight. That is why that conflict was called the World-Destroying War.” Recalling that war, the middle-aged man sank into a saddened recollection, his tone growing heavy.
“The war was provoked by the nine Heavenly Emperors? What exactly happened? Senior, it seems you can recall many things now!” Ye Yunfei was astonished and pressed for answers.
“Yes. My memories have recovered somewhat during this period, though they remain fragmented. I only recall that the World-Destroying War was provoked by the nine Heavenly Emperors of the time, but the specific reasons are not something I’ve recalled yet,” the middle-aged man said softly.
“In the future, when I remember these matters, I will tell you,” the middle-aged man promised.
“Very well,” Ye Yunfei could only nod. This man’s memory was incomplete; there was no point in forcing it.
“Senior, I’ll have to trouble you to continue protecting Qingyun Palace during the upcoming time,” Ye Yunfei requested.
“Rest assured. With me here, Qingyun Palace will remain unharmed,” the middle-aged man nodded.
“Does this Ancient Beast Realm have any beasts at the Dao Entry level?” Ye Yunfei asked.
“It does. Over a thousand of them. You can try if your current spatial energy level allows you to bring them out,” the middle-aged man replied.
“I’ll try immediately,” Ye Yunfei said.
The middle-aged man promptly gathered all thousand-plus Dao Entry level demonic beasts within the Ancient Beast Realm before Ye Yunfei.
After an attempt, Ye Yunfei actually managed to bring out all thousand-plus Dao Entry level beasts!
“Within this Small World, there are also over a hundred demonic beasts at the Plastic Dao level. Try to see if you can bring them out too,” the middle-aged man suggested.
Next, Ye Yunfei tried again, finding that he temporarily lacked the capability to bring Plastic Dao realm experts out of the Ancient Beast Realm.
“With over a thousand Dao Entry level beasts, Qingyun Palace’s strength can be raised by a significant tier,” Ye Yunfei felt relatively satisfied.