A few days later, Ye Yunfei returned to the headquarters of the Ziwei Sect in the Eastern Barrens.
Patriarch Yao (Demon Ancestor) bid farewell directly to Ye Yunfei and took the Star-Gazing Realm expert from the Demon Race back to the Tianyao Forest.
Ye Yunfei gathered all the high-level members of the Ziwei Sect in the council hall and introduced the Old Daoist and the Dog-Headed Deity to them.
Ultimately, all the Ziwei Sect's higher-ups unanimously agreed to make the Old Daoist and the Dog-Headed Deity Supreme Elders of the sect.
Of course, the two of them would not interfere with the Ziwei Sect's specific affairs. Under normal circumstances, they would remain in secluded cultivation within secret chambers, only stepping in to help resolve major crises if the Ziwei Sect encountered them.
Deep within the Ziwei Sect headquarters, Ye Yunfei selected a quiet mountain peak and then set up several large-scale Earth Formations and a large number of other Formations in the surrounding area.
These large Earth Formations and those other arrays were tremendously effective at preserving Soul Force energy. While cultivating in seclusion on this peak, the Old Daoist and the Dog-Headed Deity would not have to worry about their Soul Force continuing to dissipate; on the contrary, they could utilize the several large Earth Formations and those arrays to draw in the soul energy permeating the heaven and earth around them.
“Splendid!
Young Master Ye, from now on, the two of us won’t have to live like we did before—living in constant fear and worry, spending every day terrified of our own soul energy dissipating.”
Standing atop the peak, sensing the soul energy from the surrounding heaven and earth continuously converging towards them, feeling warm throughout their bodies and utterly comfortable, the Old Daoist and Dog-Headed Deity couldn’t help but be overjoyed.
“Don’t worry, in the future your soul energy will not dissipate, but instead continuously strengthen,” Ye Yunfei said with a smile.
“Good, good, wonderful! Young Master Ye, encountering you is truly wonderful!” The Old Daoist laughed heartily.
The Dog-Headed Deity was also extremely excited. When he looked at Ye Yunfei now, his gaze was filled with gratitude and admiration.
“Since you two are now Supreme Elders of the Ziwei Sect, there's no need to keep calling me Young Master Ye or be so overly polite to me,” Ye Yunfei said.
“We both said we would follow Young Master Ye forever after. There should be order between superior and subordinate,” the Old Daoist said seriously.
“As you wish. No need to be overly polite or restrained around me, just act naturally. As long as you don’t betray me, everything is fine. But if, in the future, you ever do something to wrong me or the Ziwei Sect, I will show absolutely no mercy.”
As Ye Yunfei spoke here, his tone suddenly turned icy cold, and he released his Heavenly Emperor Remnant Soul.
BOOM…
A terrifyingly immense wave of Soul Power energy surged forth mightily from Ye Yunfei’s head, shaking the entire heaven and earth.
Caught off guard, the Old Daoist and Dog-Headed Deity were pressed down to the point they crumpled limply to the ground. Feeling a tremendous fear, they were so terrified their souls seemed to flee.
“Young Master Ye, spare us! We would never betray you!” the Old Daoist and Dog-Headed Deity hurriedly cried out.
Ye Yunfei, his expression unmoved, withdrew the Heavenly Emperor Remnant Soul.
The Old Daoist and Dog-Headed Deity then rose trembling from the ground, their faces slightly pale, their hearts now filled with awe and reverence towards Ye Yunfei.
“Very good. This place shall be your tranquil cultivation site from now on. I will periodically refine batches of medicinal pills and have them sent to you to replenish your Soul Power.”
After saying this, Ye Yunfei soared into the air and flew off in an instant.
“Hidden within Young Master Ye’s soul sea is an extremely terrifying Soul Power energy. It must have been left behind by some formidable powerhouse. It seems Young Master Ye’s origins and background must be truly astonishing,” the Old Daoist murmured, watching Ye Yunfei’s receding figure and recalling that terrifying Soul Power pressure from a moment ago, his heart still trembling with lingering fear.
“Of course. I somewhat suspect Young Master Ye comes from some formidable, ancient sect within the Three Thousand Great Worlds, or perhaps is the personal, final disciple of some ancient, monstrously powerful ancestor. Otherwise, how could someone so young possess such breadth of knowledge and such formidable strength,” the Dog-Headed Deity said thoughtfully, standing beside him.
“Regardless, Young Master Ye is someone the two of us absolutely cannot offend. Being able to follow him might very well be a tremendous opportunity for us,” the Old Daoist said, a glint of anticipation appearing in his eyes.
In the following days, Ye Yunfei entered closed-door cultivation at the Ziwei Sect headquarters.
In the ancient battlefield, Ye Yunfei had met the sect master of the Tianyi Sect from the Xianling Realm, promised to relay a message to his daughter, and that sect master had gifted Ye Yunfei a spatial ring. That spatial ring contained a staggering quantity of cultivation resources.
One must know, the Tianyi Sect was a major power from a core world. The items in that spatial ring were the personal collection of the Tianyi Sect master, shockingly immense in both quantity and quality.
The last time, at the Longevity Palace headquarters in the Central Divine Land, when Ye Yunfei broke through to the early Mind Star Realm, he had only consumed a small portion of the resources within that spatial ring!
Even now, Ye Yunfei still had extremely ample cultivation resources at his disposal!
A month later, Ye Yunfei broke through to the mid Mind Star Realm.
After another month, Ye Yunfei broke through again, reaching the late Mind Star Realm.
“It’s time to help my father cleanse his marrow and refine his bones to improve his martial cultivation talent!”
Ye Yunfei ceased his seclusion, walked out of the secret chamber, and murmured to himself.
He then soared into the air and arrived at a secluded mountain peak deep within the Ziwei Sect headquarters.
Ye Tianpeng’s cultivation cave-dwelling was located on this mountain peak.
Due to Ye Yunfei’s influence, the Ziwei Sect’s higher-ups had taken care of Ye Tianpeng meticulously, providing him with the most prestigious cultivation cave, the most precious cultivation resources, and even selecting two experienced elders to be on hand at any time to resolve any difficulties Ye Tianpeng encountered during his cultivation.
Of course, Ye Yunfei had also privately passed on several advanced techniques and secret arts to Ye Tianpeng and imprinted his various cultivation experiences and insights into a jade slip for Ye Tianpeng to study at any time.
Hence, Ye Tianpeng’s strength had progressed rapidly over this period.
However, his innate martial cultivation talent was ultimately limited. This was an inborn condition that placed a great restrictive effect on the achievements he could attain in the future.
Therefore, Ye Yunfei had been thinking all along about how to help Ye Tianpeng improve his martial talent.
Elevating a living being’s martial cultivation talent was no simple matter. The best method was to find those legendary, rare heavenly treasures with special effects for improving talent—treasures that could even defy fate and change destiny.
Among the treasures gifted by the Tianyi Sect master in that spatial ring, there were three precious items: the Nine-Leaf Sky-Mending Lotus, the Seven-Aperture Bodhi Wood, and the Thousand-Year Blood Longevity Stone!
The effects of these three treasures couldn’t quite be called destiny-defying, but they could definitely enhance a living being’s martial cultivation talent.
“Fei’er, are you looking for me?”
As soon as Ye Yunfei landed on the peak, Ye Tianpeng sensed his presence and walked out from his cultivation cave.
The successive departures of his daughter and wife had greatly affected Ye Tianpeng. He had now become a cultivation fanatic, pouring almost all his time and energy into cultivation.
Thus, under normal circumstances, he would stay in his cultivation cave-dwelling or go to well-known training grounds for experience.
“Father, your strength has improved greatly during this time.”
Sensing the energy aura emanating from Ye Tianpeng, Ye Yunfei said with a smile.
“This bit of strength of mine amounts to nothing, feeble as an ant in the face of true experts. To speak of it, I am useless; I failed to protect Fei’er and Ziqiong.”
Instead of being pleased by his own progress, Ye Tianpeng let out a sigh and shook his head.
“Father, rest assured. It won’t be long before I accompany you to the Zhuque Realm, to bring Mother and Fei’er back. Our family will ultimately be reunited.”
Ye Yunfei offered words of comfort.
Of course, Ye Yunfei knew the reason for Ye Tianpeng’s intense dedication to cultivation.