"My name is Su Fei,"
Ye Yunfei answered, combining Su Qingluo's surname with his own given name to form this alias.
Not long after, a piece of news began circulating within the Ziwei Sect.
An outsider named Su Fei had become the sect's Master Disciple!
This decision had been personally announced by the Sect Leader!
The Ziwei Sect exploded in an uproar, with waves of protest rising one after another.
In the eyes of the Ziwei Sect disciples, the position of Master Disciple should only be filled from within the sect's own disciples. Moreover, only a Core Disciple with outstanding talent, formidable strength, or one who had rendered illustrious service to the sect could possibly become the disciples' Master Disciple.
The disciples of the Ziwei Sect were divided into three grades: Outer Sect Disciples, Inner Sect Disciples, and Core Disciples.
For a disciple to advance from Outer Sect to Inner Sect, and then from Inner Sect to Core Disciple, they would have to undergo who knew how many years of arduous cultivation and struggle.
To advance from a Core Disciple to the Master Disciple? That was even more difficult than scaling the heavens.
Upon becoming the Master Disciple, one would receive personal tutelage in cultivation techniques from the Sect Leader and the six great elders, gaining access to the Ziwei Sect's most core cultivation methods. More importantly, the Master Disciple was the most likely candidate to become the next Sect Leader!
One could easily imagine just how sacred and alluring this position was in the hearts of the Ziwei Sect disciples.
Thus, upon learning that an outsider had become the Master Disciple, almost everyone was opposed. Especially the more outstanding disciples, who openly voiced their objections!
"I heard that guy barged straight into our Ziwei Sect from outside the mountain gate that day," one said, "and even disturbed the Sect Leader and the six elders in the end. Utterly rude and barbaric!"
"That's right, I saw it with my own eyes. That fellow's only reliance was some peculiar movement technique. His own strength is only at the early stage of the Dao Molding Realm. Disciples with that level of strength are a dime a dozen among our Inner Sect Disciples. He has absolutely no qualifications to be our Master Disciple!"
Discussions buzzed everywhere, the speakers clearly unwilling to accept this.
"Ah, enough arguing," sighed a more mature, seasoned disciple. "Since that kid managed to convince the Sect Leader and the six elders to make him Master Disciple, he must have something extraordinary about him. There's no use arguing about a decision already made by the sect's upper echelons."
The Ziwei Sect leadership, Sect Leader Liu and the six elders, did not offer any response to the disciples' strong doubts. On the contrary, they retreated to their secluded chambers to go into closed-door cultivation.
Meanwhile, Ye Yunfei stood atop a beautiful peak within the headquarters, examining the few wooden huts and a cultivation cave abode before him, feeling an intimate familiarity.
Because, in his past life, this very peak had belonged to Ye Yunfei!
"Alright," Ye Yunfei murmured to himself. "Here is where I begin anew on the Primordial Continent."
"First, I'll set up a few Spirit Gathering Formations."
Ye Yunfei entered the cultivation cave abode and personally arranged three Spirit Gathering Formations.
Soon, the spiritual energy from the surrounding heavens and earth was drawn forth, flooding into Ye Yunfei's cave abode in surging waves.
"Not bad."
Ye Yunfei walked inside the cave, sat down cross-legged, and prepared to meditate peacefully for a while.
Over the last few days, he had teleported over from the Canghuang Realm and traveled all the way to the Ziwei Sect. Now, he intended to carefully contemplate his next moves.
Back in the Ziwei Sect, the celestial phenomena that had occurred at the Ancestral Temple quickly spread.
First, it caused a wave of commotion within the borders of Yan Country.
The divine radiance and energy pressure released by the Ziwei Ancestral Temple had spread for thousands of *li*, a truly massive disturbance witnessed and personally felt by many martial artists.
"Could it be that some great treasure has appeared in the Ziwei Sect, causing such fearsome phenomena?" someone speculated.
"Very likely. The Ziwei Sect is a legacy left by a Great Emperor. Although it's declined now, a worn-out ship still has three *jin* of nails—it wouldn't be strange for a rare treasure to emerge," another commented.
For a time, many forces and powerful experts fixed their gazes upon the Ziwei Sect.
As time passed, the news of the strange phenomena at Ziwei Sect and the possibility of a great treasure's emergence spread from Yan Country throughout the entire Eastern Wasteland.
At the same time.
Outside the Realm Barrier of Canghuang Realm.
Suddenly, a massive figure arrived, radiating a terrifying energy pressure that caused this chaotic void to churn and roar.
A Clone of the Heavenly God Palace master had come once again!
The Palace Lord's fierce gaze pierced through space and time, peering into the Canghuang Realm as he searched for traces of Ye Yunfei.
"That big bad guy is here again!"
Within the Canghuang Realm, on a certain remote planet, the little girl suddenly appeared and looked out beyond the Realm Barrier.
"He's here for me," Ye Yunfei said, appearing beside the little girl with a cold smile. "He wants to see if my true body is still within the Canghuang Realm."
"Lend me your energy, Uncle needs to block his perception," Ye Yunfei said after a moment's thought.
"Alright," the little girl nodded.
Then, holding the little girl's hand, Ye Yunfei entered the planetary core of this star. He made some arrangements, then converged his aura and sat down cross-legged.
The little girl also sat down cross-legged beside Ye Yunfei.
*BOOM…*
Under the combined efforts of the little girl and Ye Yunfei, the origin energy and laws of the Canghuang Realm surged over, finally forming a protective barrier on the surface of this planet.
*BOOM…*
Soon, the Palace Lord's gaze swept toward this planet. He had sensed Ye Yunfei's aura!
"Is that Ye Yunfei's true body, or is it a Clone?"
The Palace Lord saw the figure within the planet, but he couldn't accurately determine whether it was the true body or a Clone.
And so, the Palace Lord stood unmoving beyond the Realm Barrier, silently staring at this planet.
Time slowly trickled by.
The Palace Lord employed various secret techniques for scrying and probing, yet he could never clearly discern whether the figure within the planet was Ye Yunfei's true body or a Clone.
The barrier enveloping the planet's surface was profoundly mysterious, blocking his perceptual abilities.
"Ye Yunfei, has your true body already left the Canghuang Realm and arrived at the Primordial Continent?"
The Palace Lord suddenly asked, his voice exploding across the planet with a thunderous roar, each word like a chaotic bolt of lightning that shook the starry void.
However, Ye Yunfei merely gave a faint smile and offered no reply.
"Ye Yunfei, you are truly mysterious, to have mastered such a technique capable of blocking my perception," the Palace Lord continued. "You must have another origin. You're certainly not a native creature of the Canghuang Realm."
In the end, after who knew how much time had passed, the Palace Lord quietly departed.
He knew Ye Yunfei would not give him any chance to spy.
"That big bad guy is finally gone," the little girl said with a sigh of relief.
"He's already begun to suspect my true body isn't in the Canghuang Realm," Ye Yunfei said softly.
At this moment.
Within the Ziwei Sect.
On Ye Yunfei's peak.
"Su Fei, come out here!"
A woman's sharp shout rang out.
"Ji Yue is here."
Inside the cultivation cave abode, Ye Yunfei was quietly meditating with his eyes closed. Upon hearing the voice, he opened his eyes and spoke.
Then, Ye Yunfei walked out of the cultivation cave.
Outside stood over a dozen disciples. The one at their forefront was a woman who was scrutinizing Ye Yunfei with a piercing gaze.
This woman was extremely beautiful, dressed in white robes, her skin crystalline like jade, her face exquisitely delicate. Every movement carried an otherworldly elegance.
Ye Yunfei recognized her. Her name was Ji Yue, one of the three strongest among the Core Disciples, deeply favored by the Ziwei Sect's upper echelons and highly respected among the disciples.
Having heard that an outsider had actually become the Master Disciple, she was furious and immediately went to find the Sect Leader and the six elders, but they all avoided meeting her.
Thus, she hurriedly came to find Ye Yunfei.
"So you're Su Fei," she said, her willow-leaf brows arched in displeasure as she fixed Ye Yunfei with a demanding gaze, her tone leaving no room for doubt. "I don't agree with you being Master Disciple. Please resign from the position immediately! Otherwise, the consequences will be severe. Do you really think anyone can just waltz in and become our Ziwei Sect's Master Disciple?!"
"That's right! Resign immediately, or we won't let you off easy!"
"A mere early-stage Dao Molding Realm—what qualifications do you have to be our Master Disciple!"
The dozen or so disciples following Ji Yue also clamored loudly.