"Hmph! Are we supposed to fear him?! We should gather our forces and engage Ye Yunfei in a decisive battle!"
The red-robed elder roared in anger.
"Blazing Fire Ancestor, when we took our core elite forces to Tiancang Star to deal with Ye Yunfei, we suffered a crushing defeat and severe losses. Do you truly believe we are still in a position to engage him in a decisive battle now? If we were to fight Ye Yunfei once more, our losses would likely be even more grievous."
The palace-attired woman shook her head as she spoke.
This red-robed elder was Blazing Fire Ancestor from the Flaming Sect of The Other Realm. Hearing the woman's words, he was momentarily stunned.
"The Valley Master is right. We indeed lack the strength to engage Ye Yunfei in an all-out battle at present," Xiaoyao Sect Master sighed in agreement. "He alone can handle all of us so-called experts. In a real fight, we would most likely not be his match."
That palace-attired woman was the Valley Master of the Shifting Flower Valley from The Other Realm, a renowned, top-tier expert.
"So, what do we do next?"
After a moment of silence in the great hall, Blazing Fire Ancestor spoke up.
"We should first return. We'll summon the high-level figures from all the major powers to a joint council to deliberate on how to deal with Ye Yunfei,"
the white-robed elder suggested after some thought.
"Very well. At the moment, it seems we can only proceed as the Court Head suggests,"
said the Shifting Flower Valley Master.
That white-robed elder was the Court Head of Moon Court from The Other Realm.
"Alright, we'll return first," the blue-robed elder nodded as well. "Staying here, we aren't guaranteed victory over Ye Yunfei, and we would only incur heavier losses."
This blue-robed elder was the Sea Lord of the Boundless Sea from The Other Realm, another vastly famous, top-tier figure in the cosmos.
As these five Late Stage Dao Molding Realm experts recalled the battle against Ye Yunfei, they felt deeply helpless, utterly unable to conceive a method to counter him.
Seeing that all five Late Stage Dao Molding Realm experts agreed to return, the other Dao Molding Realm experts naturally had no objections. Merely thinking of Ye Yunfei sent chills down their spines; they simply did not dare to face him in battle again! In their minds, Ye Yunfei was like a ferocious, young demon king of slaughter!
"Good! Pass the order! Have all our forces withdraw immediately!"
In the end, the five Late Stage Dao Molding Realm experts made their decision and issued the command.
Soon, the forces of The Other Realm began a rapid retreat.
Batch after batch of Invader Army forces continuously departed the star seas they had occupied.
At the fringe of the Canghuang Realm, a massive teleportation passageway, resembling a gaping, dark mouth of some monstrous creature, hung suspended in the starry sky.
Column after column of the Invader Army marched into this teleportation passageway, returning home.
"Major news! The invading forces are retreating rapidly! They're running away!"
Quickly, the news of the Invader Army's retreat spread swiftly across the realm.
"What? The invaders from The Other Realm are fleeing?"
Upon hearing this news, countless people were dumbfounded, unable to believe it.
The invasion had brought immense disaster to many star seas within the Canghuang Realm. The Invader Army had loomed like a great mountain pressing on the hearts of every person in the realm. To now suddenly hear that the invaders were fleeing!
"It's true! Those invaders are definitely running!"
"It seems the invading forces were utterly terrified upon hearing the news of the Qingyun Army's formal declaration of war and actually fled!"
"Those invaders were mainly scared off by Ye Yunfei! Over two hundred Dao Molding Realm experts couldn't even stand against him. How could they possibly have the courage to continue fighting?"
"One must admit, Ye Yunfei truly is our realm's guardian deity!"
"The former Canghuang Alliance accomplished nothing; it deserved to be wiped out!"
After confirming the news of the invaders' true retreat, jubilation swept through the Canghuang Realm. Everyone was excited and elated, with many beginning to extol Ye Yunfei's virtues.
"The invaders have finally fled! We can return to our star seas and rebuild our homes!"
"Hahaha, excellent! We have finally reclaimed our homeland!"
"All of this is thanks to Palace Master Ye! Palace Master Ye is our savior!"
…
Countless people returned to the homes previously occupied by the invaders, filled with even greater gratitude and admiration for Ye Yunfei.
At this time, Ye Yunfei was secluded in cultivation within the Phantom Tower when he suddenly received a voice transmission from Shangguan Han.
"Oh? The forces from The Other Realm have withdrawn?"
After receiving the message, Ye Yunfei was also momentarily taken aback.
"They are merely temporarily retreating. They will not simply give up so easily."
After a moment of thought, Ye Yunfei sneered coldly.
"I'll break through to the next realm first."
Having cultivated within the Phantom Tower for a month, Ye Yunfei decided it was time to break through.
Having slain so many Dao Molding Realm experts, Ye Yunfei felt his spiritual power cultivation on the verge of erupting, barely containable.
A few more days passed.
Ye Yunfei emerged from the Phantom Tower and shot up into the high sky.
Above, the sky was already densely crowded with dark clouds, thick with lightning and thunder.
BOOM! RUMBLE…
The next moment, rolling thunderbolts began to crash down.
ROAR…
Lei Ze rushed out, standing beside Ye Yunfei, and began devouring the thunderbolts falling from above.
"This guy… He passes his tribulation far too easily…"
Shangguan Han and the others, who had hurried over, were speechless witnessing Ye Yunfei handle the Lightning Tribulation with such nonchalance.
"Hehe, what's this? My master has countless methods up his sleeve," Hu Miao said proudly with a laugh.
A short while later.
Ye Yunfei's Lightning Tribulation concluded. In the starry sky, boundless streams of starlight converged toward his body from all directions.
"So much star power!"
Seeing Ye Yunfei submerged in the vast sea of starlight, Shangguan Han and the others were thoroughly astonished.
The so-called Star Gathering Realm involved communicating with the power of the stars, refining this starlight to enter the body and transform into one's own energy. However, the martial artists of the Canghuang Realm fundamentally failed to grasp the true essence of this cultivation stage.
It was estimated that in the entire Canghuang Realm, only Ye Yunfei could cultivate the Star Gathering Realm to its most complete and perfect state.
Visible to all, within the boundless starry void, the majestic rivers of starlight surged forward like great, roiling rivers, ultimately pouring into Ye Yunfei's body.
ROAR…
Less than half an hour later, Ye Yunfei threw his head back and let out a long roar to the heavens, successfully breaking through to the late stage of the Star Gathering Realm.
"The Great Perfection of the Star Gathering Realm. The intensity of spiritual power I now possess is already equivalent to that of a Dao Molding Realm expert!" Ye Yunfei sensed the surging spiritual power within his body and silently mused.
Having achieved Great Perfection in the Energy Point Forging Realm and now achieving Great Perfection in the Star Gathering Realm resulted in Ye Yunfei's spiritual power intensity being astonishingly formidable—truly capable of matching a Dao Molding Realm expert! In other words, Ye Yunfei could now rely solely on the spiritual power within his body to clash head-on with Dao Molding Realm experts! Combined with his myriad other techniques and trump cards, slaying Dao Molding Realm cultivators was now even easier for Ye Yunfei!
"Reporting to Palace Master Ye! We just received news that all invaders from The Other Realm have completely withdrawn, leaving not a single one behind. Our realm has finally regained peace. The chaos of war is finally over!" Liu Deming arrived before Ye Yunfei and reported.
"No, the chaos of war is not over. The invading army from The Other Realm could return at any moment. Pass down the order: have the Qingyun Army continue drilling, maintaining their combat readiness," Ye Yunfei shook his head.
"The… invading army from The Other Realm will still return?" Liu Deming was stunned.
"Indeed, they will not give up easily. They will most likely return," the grey-robed elder nodded.
"However, even if they do return, they will only be coming back to deliver themselves to their deaths," Ye Yunfei sneered coldly.