"Has there been anything unusual in the Eastern Barrens during this period?"
Ye Yunfei asked.
"No.
The Eastern Barrens have been very peaceful lately.
It's just that in the past few days, the leaders of many factions have come to visit our Ziwei Sect bearing lavish gifts. I assume it's because news of your exploits in the Central Divine Land has traveled back here."
Sect Leader Liu thought for a moment and replied.
"Hmm."
Ye Yunfei nodded.
He wasn't particularly interested in the trivial affairs of these sects.
"Young Master Ye, I am planning to return to the Heavenly Dragon Ancient Monastery.
If Young Master Ye ever has any use for our Heavenly Dragon Ancient Monastery in the future, you need only send someone to notify us."
Venerable Li Mo bade farewell to Ye Yunfei.
The members of the Heavenly Dragon Ancient Monastery generally lived in seclusion and were not accustomed to staying outside for extended periods.
"Alright."
Ye Yunfei nodded.
Next, the members of the Eastern Barrens Demon Race and the Primordial Heterogeneous Race also took their leave from Ye Yunfei.
"Young Master Ye, our Primordial Heterogeneous Race plans to establish some branch outposts in both the Eastern Barrens and the Central Divine Land, officially announcing to the entire Primordial Continent that we, the Primordial Heterogeneous Race, have emerged from seclusion."
One of the Ancestors of the Primordial Heterogeneous Race said to Ye Yunfei.
"Good.
In the future, if your Primordial Heterogeneous Race needs any pills, you can come directly to the Alchemy Hall of our Ziwei Sect and have the alchemists there assist in refining them."
Ye Yunfei considered for a moment and said.
"Many thanks, Young Master Ye!"
The five Ancestors of the Primordial Heterogeneous Race were overjoyed upon hearing this.
Although the Primordial Heterogeneous Race possessed formidable strength, they were utterly clueless when it came to the art of pill refinement. Now, having gained an additional channel to obtain pills would naturally be of great benefit to their future development.
The members of the Heavenly Dragon Ancient Monastery, the Eastern Barrens Demon Race, and the Primordial Heterogeneous Race departed simultaneously.
As soon as the Mysterious Turtle returned to the Ziwei Sect, it went on its own to the ancestral shrine to rest and recuperate.
Over the next few days, Ye Yunfei entered a secluded chamber for quiet cultivation and rest.
Four days later.
"Ye Yunfei, someone from the Longevity Palace in the Central Divine Land has arrived and requests to see you."
Ye Yunfei suddenly received a sound transmission from Sect Leader Liu.
"Greetings, Young Master Ye!"
The moment Ye Yunfei stepped into the meeting hall, an elder immediately stood up and bowed in greeting.
This elder was a senior member of the Longevity Palace and also one of their seven current Star-Gazing Realm experts!
"Young Master Ye, our Longevity Palace has already dispatched a large army and annihilated the Heavenly God Palace.
The Palace Master instructed me to deliver some items to Young Master Ye and, at the same time, discuss the matter of forming an alliance between our Longevity Palace and the Ziwei Sect."
The elder continued.
After speaking, he took out several hundred spatial rings and handed them to Ye Yunfei.
These spatial rings were filled to the brim with valuables plundered from the Heavenly God Palace—their value was simply incalculable.
"Oh, so the Heavenly God Palace has been wiped out this quickly?
Your Longevity Palace's efficiency is quite commendable."
Without refusing, Ye Yunfei collected all the spatial rings and said with a smile.
Thanks to Ye Yunfei's assistance, the Longevity Palace had gained seven additional Star-Gazing Realm experts. These seven experts were the most valuable assets of the Longevity Palace—no amount of wealth could buy them!
"You didn't touch the Heavenly God Palace's ancestral shrine, did you?"
Ye Yunfei asked.
Before leaving the Central Divine Land, Ye Yunfei had specifically instructed the Longevity Palace Master that, when attacking the Heavenly God Palace, they must absolutely not enter its ancestral shrine—they should not even approach the region where the shrine was located.
"No.
When we attacked the Heavenly God Palace, we strictly followed your instructions, Young Master Ye. We never even got close to the area where their ancestral shrine is located.
Moreover, as per your instructions, Young Master Ye, one of our Star-Gazing Realm experts from the Longevity Palace is also lying in wait near the Heavenly God Palace's ancestral shrine."
The elder replied.
"Good.
After you return, you must reiterate the command that no one from your Longevity Palace is to enter that shrine.
I will deal with it later."
After some thought, Ye Yunfei instructed.
"Understood.
Young Master Ye, what secrets does the Heavenly God Palace's ancestral shrine hold?"
The elder hastily nodded and then couldn't help asking cautiously.
"It won't matter if I tell you; you'll find out sooner or later anyway.
Inside the Heavenly God Palace's ancestral shrine, the soul tablets of their ancestors through the generations are enshrined. More importantly, there is also a transmission altar inside that can connect to the main headquarters of the Heavenly God Palace.
If you barged in, you could easily alarm their main headquarters. If that happens, the main headquarters might send a batch of clones through that transmission altar to descend upon the Primordial Continent, which would bring a lot of unnecessary trouble."
Ye Yunfei answered.
"The main Heavenly God Palace headquarters?
Young Master Ye, are you saying that the Heavenly God Palace has another main headquarters?
And it's not located on our Primordial Continent?"
Upon hearing Ye Yunfei's words, the elder couldn't help but be greatly shocked.
"Yes.
The Heavenly God Palace on the Primordial Continent is merely a branch.
Even the Heavenly God Palace Master is not his true form—only a clone descended upon the Central Divine Land.
Moreover, even the tablets of the Heavenly God Palace's ancestors enshrined in that shrine are nothing more than soul imprints that have descended upon this world.
The real Heavenly God Palace is located within a core world."
Ye Yunfei nodded and slowly elaborated.
"To think such a thing exists!"
The elder was utterly shaken.
However, he did not doubt Ye Yunfei's words.
He understood that despite his young age, Ye Yunfei knew far more than he did!
"No wonder! Previously, Young Master Ye mentioned that the Heavenly God Palace Master cannot be considered one of the Star-Gazing Realm experts of our Central Divine Land.
So it turns out he was just a clone, and his true form wasn't even a native of our Central Divine Land."
The elder said in sudden realization.
Back when the Longevity Palace Master inquired about matters concerning the Star-Gazing Realm, Ye Yunfei had publicly stated that the Heavenly God Palace Master didn't qualify as one of the Central Divine Land's Star-Gazing Realm experts.
It was only now that this elder understood Ye Yunfei's meaning.
"That's right. The true form of the Heavenly God Palace Master is not at the Star-Gazing Realm, but at the Half-Emperor level.
A so-called Star-Gazing Realm expert would be snuffed out with a flick of a finger to a Half-Emperor.
The reason I instructed your Longevity Palace people not to enter the Heavenly God Palace's shrine is precisely because I feared you might trigger mechanisms within and alarm the main headquarters. That would bring many troubles."
Ye Yunfei nodded.
In fact, Ye Yunfei had long known that the true form of the Heavenly God Palace Master was a Half-Emperor.
Cultivators at the Half-Emperor level craved the Heavenly Dao Tower more than anything, because for a Half-Emperor to take another step forward and break through to become a Heavenly Emperor was extremely difficult—for most beings in the world, it was practically impossible.
In the long ages of the Three Thousand Greater Worlds, the number of experts in each era capable of breaking through to become Celestial Emperiors was exceedingly small.
However, the number of Half-Emperors was far greater.
Nearly every core world housed a group of Half-Emperor experts!
These Half-Emperor experts dreamed of breaking through to become Heavenly Emperors.
The Heavenly Dao Tower was an imperial-level treasure left behind by the Ancient Wilderness Emperor. It was said to contain the secrets of attaining the Heavenly Emperor Realm!
Thus, one could well imagine the tremendous allure the Heavenly Dao Tower held for these Half-Emperor experts!
Last time, the Heavenly God Palace Master had even risked violating the Ancient Pact by allowing his clone in the Central Divine Land to enter the Canghuang Realm to seize the Heavenly Dao Tower!
Of course, his true form did not dare enter the Canghuang Realm, because it was too powerful. Once it entered, it would inevitably provoke a severe reaction from the Ancient Pact. Even if the ancestors of the Heavenly God Palace intervened, they might not be able to protect him.