"Half-Emperor!"
That Elder was deeply shaken by Ye Yunfei's words.
For the martial artists of the Primordial Continent, even a Star-Gazing Realm expert was powerful enough to dominate the entire land. A Half-Emperor was a figure found only in myths and legends!
"Young Master Ye, where do you think the Heavenly God Palace Master and the Demon Ancestor are now? If the Palace Master is still alive, might he have contacted his main body?" the Elder thought for a moment and asked again.
"I don't know where they've gone. We can only wait," Ye Yunfei answered, shaking his head.
"Alright, let's set aside the matter of the Heavenly God Palace for now," Ye Yunfei added.
"Understood," the Elder nodded.
However, now that he knew the Heavenly God Palace still had a main headquarters and that its master's true body was actually a Half-Emperor, he couldn't help but feel a rising sense of worry. His greatest fear was that the main branch of the Heavenly God Palace might seek revenge against the Longevity Palace! A Half-Emperor expert was simply too terrifying.
"You needn't be overly concerned. Even if the Heavenly God Palace's main branch finds out, at most they can only send some Star-Gazing Realm cultivators to descend upon the Central Divine Land. Any stronger experts simply cannot come down; they would be struck down by the backlash of the world's heavenly laws," Ye Yunfei knew what was troubling the Elder.
"I understand," the Elder nodded, feeling somewhat relieved.
Then, this Elder began discussing the alliance between the two forces with Sect Leader Liu.
As for Ye Yunfei, he entered the Phantom Tower and began a period of secluded cultivation.
Inside the Phantom Tower, Ye Yunfei waved his hand, and hundreds of spatial rings appeared, suspended before him. All of these rings were filled with the treasures and wealth of the Heavenly God Palace.
Ye Yunfei released his Soul Power, carefully inspecting and sorting through the wealth inside these spatial rings one by one. He was quite satisfied. The Heavenly God Palace truly lived up to being the number one superpower in the Central Divine Land. After its long existence, the wealth it had accumulated was immense!
"First, let's improve my Soul Power energy."
Ye Yunfei took out all the Soul Power-related treasures. With a thought, he released his Soul Tree and began refining and absorbing the Soul Power energy contained within these treasures.
He didn't know how much time had passed before he finally finished refining and absorbing most of the treasures containing Soul Power energy. His Soul Power energy had surged by a significant margin!
"My current Soul Power energy should be on par with a Peak Early Stage Star-Gazing Realm expert now," Ye Yunfei mused. With a thought, rings of soul power began to manifest behind his head, shining brilliantly.
"Next, refine and absorb Space Law Crystals!"
Ye Yunfei said to himself. Among the Heavenly God Palace's wealth were quite a few Space Law Crystals.
In the following period, Ye Yunfei began refining and absorbing these Space Law Crystals.
About ten days later inside the Phantom Tower, Ye Yunfei had refined and absorbed all the Space Law Crystals! His control over spatial energy had also increased by a large margin!
"The Heavenly God Palace actually has quite a collection of Time Law Crystals stored away as well. I'll refine and absorb those too."
Somewhat surprised, Ye Yunfei discovered that among those hundreds of spatial rings were quite a few Time Law Crystals.
Thus, Ye Yunfei took out all the Time Law Crystals and began refining and absorbing them.
After another half a month had passed, Ye Yunfei had completely refined and absorbed all the Time Law Crystals. His grasp over temporal energy had also risen significantly.
"It's time to go back and take a look at the Canghuang Realm,"
Ye Yunfei stopped his secluded cultivation, thinking this silently.
With that, Ye Yunfei exited the Phantom Tower and left the cultivation chamber.
"Ye Yunfei, you've left seclusion."
The moment Ye Yunfei stepped out, Sect Leader Liu noticed and came to his side.
"Has anything happened during this time?" Ye Yunfei asked.
"No. These past few days have been uneventful in both the Eastern Barrens and the Central Divine Land. Ah, yes, Elder Deng from Longevity Palace has already returned. I dispatched some of our disciples to accompany Elder Deng to the Central Divine Land to establish several branch bases for the Ziwei Sect," Sect Leader Liu replied.
"Hm, good," Ye Yunfei nodded.
"I'm planning to return to Canghuang Realm for a while," Ye Yunfei said.
"How long will you be gone for?" Sect Leader Liu asked, somewhat taken aback.
"I'm just going back to see some old friends. I probably won't stay long. After all, that place is no longer suitable for me. The Primordial Continent is no longer suitable for me, either. I won't be staying on the Primordial Continent for much longer," Ye Yunfei thought for a moment before answering.
"I understand. The Primordial Continent truly is no longer the right place for you. With your talent and strength, you could never remain limited to the Ziwei Sect, nor could you remain confined to the Primordial Continent," Sect Leader Liu sighed ruefully.
After giving some instructions to Sect Leader Liu, Ye Yunfei quietly left the Ziwei Sect headquarters.
For this return trip, Ye Yunfei only brought Hu Miao, Hu Shang, Gold Horn Silkworm Dragon, and the Ice Demon.
Back when Ye Yunfei first came to the Primordial Continent, he had brought a group of people from the Canghuang Realm. However, those who had come from Canghuang Realm had long since fully integrated into life on the Primordial Continent.
Du Fan and Dugu Huan had long since left the Ziwei Sect headquarters to venture out and gain experience across the entire Primordial Continent. Therefore, Ye Yunfei did not go to look for them, nor would he disturb their training and growth. A martial artist's journey of cultivation and tempering was something they largely had to undertake on their own!
One day later.
Within a vast, primeval forest somewhere in the Eastern Barrens.
In front of a dark, black palace.
"This is the place,"
Ye Yunfei arrived before the palace, muttering to himself.
Ye Yunfei entered the palace and, with a wave of his hand, a Teleportation Altar appeared, landing at the very center. It was the same Teleportation Altar Ye Yunfei had used to travel from the Canghuang Realm to the Primordial Continent.
At the time, Ye Yunfei had taken this Teleportation Altar with him and kept it inside the Phantom Tower. Now, Ye Yunfei was returning it to its original location.
"I should set up some illusionary formations and isolation arrays, lest someone discovers this Teleportation Altar."
After pondering, Ye Yunfei proceeded to set up a large batch of illusionary formations and isolation arrays both inside and outside the palace, completely concealing the palace and the Teleportation Altar within.
Even if a Constellation Star Realm expert came here, they might not necessarily discover this Teleportation Altar inside.
After finishing with the arrays, Ye Yunfei stepped onto the Teleportation Altar and activated it directly.
Boom...
A powerful surge of space-time energy erupted, wrapping Ye Yunfei up, tearing through space-time. He was instantly teleported away, disappearing from sight.
Canghuang Realm.
Deep inside the former headquarters of the Nether Tomb, inside a palace, stood a Teleportation Altar.
Outside the palace, a group of Qingyun Palace disciples stood guard.
"Our Qingyun Palace is now the strongest major power in all of the Canghuang Realm!"
These Qingyun Palace guards, idle and bored, gathered together to chat.
"Of course. Our Qingyun Palace was personally founded by Palace Lord Ye. Palace Lord Ye is the number one figure in the Canghuang Realm, so of course Qingyun Palace is the number one major faction in the Canghuang Realm too!"
Someone said with pride.
"By the way, Palace Lord Ye left the Canghuang Realm to explore a more advanced world. I wonder when he'll return,"
another said.
"Whether Palace Lord Ye will even return is hard to say. Advanced worlds are far more exciting and eventful, something our Canghuang Realm cannot compare to. Moreover, I believe that with Palace Lord Ye's talent and power, he will surely shine brilliantly in that advanced world. If Palace Lord Ye establishes himself well and takes root there, he may not necessarily come back to our Canghuang Realm,"
someone else chimed in.
"No. You're wrong. Palace Lord Ye values loyalty deeply. His family, friends, and sect are still here in the Canghuang Realm. No matter how successful he becomes in an advanced world, he will definitely return. Don't forget, Palace Lord Ye's parents are both in the Canghuang Realm. He will surely come back. However, the competition in advanced worlds is fierce. Even if Palace Lord Ye is incredible, establishing a firm foothold will take a very long time. So, even if Palace Lord Ye does come back, it will be a matter for the distant future!"
someone refuted, adding further explanation.
"That makes sense,"
the others all nodded in agreement.
Just at that moment, the Teleportation Altar at the center of the palace suddenly erupted with a rolling, radiant light, dazzlingly bright.
"Something's happening!"
The Qingyun Palace guards outside the palace were all startled. They rushed into the palace one after another.