"Alright, when the time comes, we father and son will go together to bring Zi Qiong and Fei'er back," Ye Tianpeng responded with a nod.
He knew his son's current strength had reached unimaginable heights. He could sense that Ye Yunfei's body contained a terrifying, boundless energy as vast as an ocean. Given his own limited insight and capabilities, he simply couldn't fathom Ye Yunfei's true current power.
"Alright, Father. I have obtained three rare treasures that can enhance your martial talent," Ye Yunfei said to Ye Tianpeng. "In the coming time, I will help you refine these three treasures into your body. Once you have completely refined and fused with them, your martial talent will definitely increase significantly."
"Alright," Ye Tianpeng replied. He had long known that his son had been pondering how to help him improve his martial talent.
Next, Ye Yunfei began instructing Ye Tianpeng on how to refine and fuse the three rare treasures—the Nine-Petal Heaven-Mending Lotus, the Seven-Aperture Bodhi Wood, and the Millennium Blood and Longevity Stone—into his body. This fusion was a deep integration! It meant merging the essence of these treasures into the depths of his bloodline and meridians, becoming an integral part of his very being!
While guiding Ye Tianpeng's fusion of the three treasures, Ye Yunfei also refined a large quantity of high-grade elixirs for him to consume and refine concurrently. These elixirs all possessed effects that enhanced martial talent. This time, Ye Yunfei employed the most reliable method, patiently instructing Ye Tianpeng and spending a great deal of time on a slow and thorough fusion.
Inside the Phantom Image Tower, three years unknowingly passed.
Three years later, Ye Tianpeng finally succeeded in completely fusing the three treasures into his body. Besides the treasures, he had also refined and absorbed a vast quantity of high-grade elixirs, amassing an astonishing amount of energy within his body.
"Fei'er, my body's perception of energy and laws has indeed become much clearer and more sensitive! The speed at which I absorb energy from the surrounding space has also increased significantly! And the combat power I can unleash now is far stronger than before!" Ye Tianpeng said excitedly.
After successfully fusing the three treasures, he discovered his body was infinitely better than before, now harboring boundless energy.
"This is only the beginning. You haven't truly adapted to the changes these treasures have brought to your body yet," Ye Yunfei said with a smile. "Father, from now on, you'll find your talent in martial cultivation increasing more and more. Also, if I can obtain even more precious Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures in the future, I will continue helping you enhance your martial talent. Father, rest assured, I will definitely help you cultivate into a true expert!"
Deep in his heart, Ye Yunfei swore an oath: even if it took heaping them on, he would use every precious treasure to build Ye Tianpeng into a powerhouse!
"Good! I want to become a strong expert as well, so that in the future, I'll have the power to protect Zi Qiong and Fei'er!" Ye Tianpeng declared excitedly.
"Father, I intend to return to the Canghuang Realm once more," Ye Yunfei said after a moment's thought.
"Why are you going back to the Canghuang Realm?" Ye Tianpeng was momentarily taken aback.
"I want to investigate Qing Luo's whereabouts," Ye Yunfei said softly.
"In that case, you should go back," Ye Tianpeng replied quietly upon hearing this. He knew the sudden disappearance of Su Qingluo had struck Ye Yunfei quite hard.
"Go attend to your matters. From now on, I will devote all my time to cultivation. To gain experience and improve my strength, I might leave the Ziwei Sect's headquarters and travel throughout the Eastern Barrens, or even across the entire Primordial Continent," Ye Tianpeng continued. "After all, I come from a lower-level world. To truly increase my strength, I cannot stay secluded in a cave-dwelling forever. I should go out into the world to train and adventure. This is the inevitable path of growth for every martial artist."
With the enhancement of his martial talent, his understanding and personal insights into the Martial Dao were becoming increasingly clear.
"Alright. You focus diligently on your cultivation then," Ye Yunfei nodded.
After speaking, Ye Yunfei soared into the air and left the mountain peak where Ye Tianpeng cultivated.
After some thought, Ye Yunfei sought out Sect Leader Liu. He instructed Sect Leader Liu to send messengers to notify the major powers and experts in the Eastern Barrens and Central Divine Land who had close ties with him. The message was that if Ye Tianpeng ever left the Ziwei Sect's headquarters to train and travel in the outside world, these powers and experts should keep an eye out for him.
Upon hearing it concerned Ye Yunfei's father, Sect Leader Liu naturally dared not be negligent. He immediately dispatched a large group of emissaries to notify the various major powers in the Eastern Barrens and Central Divine Land.
Within a few days, all the major powers in the Eastern Barrens and Central Divine Land with close ties to Ye Yunfei had received the notification. They all treated it with great importance, holding it as a major matter. They immediately convened high-level meetings within their respective forces and issued instructions layer by layer.
"Ye Yunfei, rest assured. If your father ever ventures out for training, I will also send experts from our Ziwei Sect to protect him," Sect Leader Liu said to Ye Yunfei.
"Very good," Ye Yunfei nodded.
With his mother and sister trapped in the Vermilion Bird Realm, Ye Yunfei didn't want anything to happen to his father.
After giving some further instructions to Sect Leader Liu, Ye Yunfei quietly left the headquarters. Not long after, he arrived at a vast, primeval forest somewhere in the Eastern Barrens and entered a palace nestled deep within the dense woods.
In the center of the palace stood a transmission Altar—the Altar leading to the Canghuang Realm.
Ye Yunfei stepped onto the Altar, activated it, and began the transmission.
Soon, Ye Yunfei had returned to the Canghuang Realm.
"Uncle, you've come back to see me again!" As soon as Ye Yunfei stepped out of the old Tianyou Tomb headquarters, a little girl suddenly appeared before him, exclaiming joyfully.
It was the Canghuang Origin.
"Yes, I came back to see you," Ye Yunfei said with a smile, ruffling the little girl's hair.
"Come, let's return to Qingyun Palace," Ye Yunfei said, taking the little girl's hand. With a single step, the two vanished.
The next moment, they appeared in the sky above Qingyun Palace.
"We pay our respects to Palace Master Ye!" Holding the little girl's hand, Ye Yunfei walked step by step into the Qingyun Palace headquarters. Soon, the palace's high-ranking members received word and hurried over.
The last time, Ye Yunfei had taken a portion of Qingyun Palace's leadership to the Primordial Continent, so the palace had promoted a new batch of high-ranking members to fill the gaps.
These newly promoted leaders standing before Ye Yunfei were somewhat nervous.
Within Qingyun Palace, Ye Yunfei was a legendary figure and, more importantly, its spiritual pillar! Everyone in Qingyun Palace regarded Ye Yunfei as their idol!
"Very good. Everyone continue to strive and develop Qingyun Palace, making it stronger. In the future, when the time is ripe, our Qingyun Palace will venture to higher-level worlds, even to core worlds, to develop. One day, Qingyun Palace will become a major power renowned throughout the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds. However, this cannot be rushed. It requires everyone's joint effort to first build a solid foundation for our Qingyun Palace," Ye Yunfei said, his gaze slowly sweeping over the assembled leaders.
Qingyun Palace was a faction Ye Yunfei had founded with his own hands. He would naturally lead it across the entire Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds!