"The Palace Master has asked us to enter!"
The Grand Elder took a deep breath, then led the way into the main hall.
The other high-ranking members of Qingyun Palace carefully followed behind.
"Pay respects to Palace Master Ye!"
The Grand Elder trembled slightly as he walked up before Ye Yunfei, bowing respectfully and announcing in a loud voice.
"Pay respects to Palace Master Ye!"
The other members also called out respectfully.
Ye Yunfei swept his gaze across them and noticed that more than half of Qingyun Palace's current leadership were new faces. They must have been newly promoted or recruited after he left. Most of the original leadership and many of the outstanding disciples had already gone to the Hongmeng Continent.
Many of the current members were new recruits.
"No need for formalities." Ye Yunfei said calmly.
"Elder Luo, thank you for presiding over Qingyun Palace's affairs. You've worked hard."
Ye Yunfei turned his gaze to the Grand Elder with a smile.
"Palace Master, it was my duty! I am not toil-worn!" the Grand Elder hurriedly replied.
"And thank you all for your hard work," Ye Yunfei said to the others, his tone approving.
"You praise us too much, Palace Master!" the others quickly replied in unison.
Ye Yunfei had founded Qingyun Palace. These were his own people, so he naturally treated them politely.
For the next day, Ye Yunfei remained at the Qingyun Palace headquarters, bestowing vast amounts of cultivation resources and leaving behind a collection of precious cultivation techniques and legacies.
When disciples heard their founder had returned from the outer worlds, they swarmed the area, eager to lay eyes on Ye Yunfei. Eventually, Ye Yunfei simply set up a dais on the main square to expound on the Dao.
Seated upon a raised platform, Ye Yunfei lectured on the martial Dao for an entire day. Every member of Qingyun Palace, from the Grand Elder down to the menial labor disciples, listened, entranced and completely immersed in the wonderful state of martial insight. Even many enlightened birds and beasts gathered on the ground nearby or in the air above, listening intently.
Having cultivated through two lifetimes, starting from the very bottom each time and ascending step by step to become a Heavenly Emperor, Ye Yunfei's comprehension of the martial Dao was incredibly profound. His exposition was extraordinarily precious and helpful to these members of Qingyun Palace.
A day later, Ye Yunfei's figure vanished from the central dais without a trace. Yet, his voice continued to echo through the square, its lingering resonance refusing to dissipate for a long while. Everyone remained steeped in the martial truths he had expounded, unable to extricate themselves, and no one even noticed he was gone.
Another day passed.
Energy roarings erupted from within over half of Qingyun Palace's members as they experienced breakthroughs on the spot. Some members with superior talent broke through several realms consecutively! The overall strength of Qingyun Palace directly leaped forward by a large margin.
"The Palace Master is gone!"
Finally, someone discovered Ye Yunfei had disappeared.
By then, Ye Yunfei, holding the little girl's hand, had already arrived at the entrance to the Tianxuan Continent. He considered for a moment, but did not enter.
Instead, he sent out a mental message.
Shortly after, another Ye Yunfei walked out from the Tianxuan Continent's entrance. This was a clone Ye Yunfei had left behind there.
Ye Yunfei read the clone's memories, learning roughly the current state of the Tianxuan Continent. In recent times, the energy and laws within Tianxuan Continent had undergone several consecutive upgrades, raising the strength of its inhabitants. However, Tianxuan Continent was ultimately just a remote Small World, still far too weak compared to the outer worlds.
What put Ye Yunfei at ease was that the Tianxuan Continent was peaceful; no major incidents had occurred.
A moment later, Ye Yunfei sent the clone back into the Tianxuan Continent to continue safeguarding it.
"Uncle is about to leave. I'll come back to visit when I have time later." Ye Yunfei said to the little girl.
"Alright, Uncle. I know you are very busy. But you *must* come back to see me when you have time." Though reluctant to part, she knew Ye Yunfei indeed had many matters to attend to outside. She nodded in agreement. With her increase in power, the little girl's intelligence was also steadily improving.
"Don't worry, I will definitely return when I have time. I have some insights from the Heavenly Emperor level. I'll impart them to you now. Contemplate them well." Ye Yunfei pointed a finger, sending a vast packet of information directly into the little girl's soul sea.
"Thank you, Uncle!" Receiving a gift from Ye Yunfei made her very happy.
"Uncle, let me see you out." Holding Ye Yunfei's hand, the next moment they were outside the Canghuang Realm's barrier.
"Alright, I'm off." Ye Yunfei waved goodbye to the little girl.
Though she lingered, unwilling to let go, she kept waving goodbye, watching until Ye Yunfei's figure vanished completely before finally turning back.
"Now, it's time to visit the Xianling Realm." Ye Yunfei strode through the chaotic void of the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds, his gaze fixed in the direction of the Xianling Realm, a cold smile on his lips.
The Heavenly God Palace headquarters was located within the Xianling Realm!
In the Vermilion Bird Realm, the Heavenly God Palace Master had managed to escape using a Space-Time Teleportation Talisman. But Ye Yunfei had no intention of letting him go. Previously, a clone of the Heavenly God Palace Master had entered the Canghuang Realm and slaughtered many of its inhabitants. From that moment on, Ye Yunfei had sworn that one day, he would definitely kill the Heavenly God Palace Master.
Later, the Heavenly God Palace Master had repeatedly sent people to hunt Ye Yunfei. Naturally, Ye Yunfei had also killed many of their members. It could be said the enmity between the two sides was profound and irreconcilable!
Taking out a Space Teleportation Plate, Ye Yunfei activated it directly. Before long, he had teleported into the Xianling Realm.
The Xianling Realm's form was a single, vast continent.
Appearing above this continent, Ye Yunfei looked down, releasing his Soul Power to locate the Heavenly God Palace headquarters.
A short while later.
"That should be the Heavenly God Palace headquarters." Ye Yunfei's gaze shifted towards the central region of the continent.
There lay an extensive mountainous area, with over ten mountain ranges crisscrossing each other like a dozen giant dragons lying across the land. Towering peaks soared into the clouds, their aura vast and imposing.
Ye Yunfei sensed that a major faction's headquarters was located within this mountainous region. The energy auras radiating from the beings within matched the signature of the Heavenly God Palace's techniques.
With a flash of his figure, Ye Yunfei appeared high in the sky above the Heavenly God Palace headquarters.
"Heavenly God Palace Master, roll out here and receive your death!" Ye Yunfei unleashed the Lion's Roar Technique with a furious shout.
BOOM-BOOM-BOOM...
A mighty tide of terrifying sound waves instantly submerged the entire Heavenly God Palace headquarters, akin to a surging tsunami or ten thousand stampeding steeds. In the blink of an eye, over half of the buildings within the headquarters were pulverized by the acoustic force.