"Young Master Ye, please wait a moment. I still need to handle some clan affairs. We can set off after I arrange everything," the Giant Clan leader said.
"Very well. I'll go into secluded cultivation first. Send me a sound transmission when you are ready to depart," Ye Yunfei nodded.
Ye Yunfei then found a secluded spot and entered the Phantom Tower.
"Let's enhance my physical strength," Ye Yunfei murmured, sitting cross-legged. He took out all the inner pellets of the Great Strength Beasts he had obtained, along with a large quantity of cultivation resources collected from that clan.
"I wonder if these inner pellets and cultivation resources from the Great Strength Beasts can still improve my physical strength?" Ye Yunfei said to himself.
He then began refining and absorbing the inner pellets and resources. Unbeknownst to him, a month passed inside the Phantom Tower.
Ye Yunfei had completely refined and absorbed all of the Great Strength Beast inner pellets and cultivation resources.
"My physical strength hasn't improved much this time. It only increased by about a hundred thousand jiao," Ye Yunfei muttered.
His original physical strength was already five hundred thousand jiao; now it was around six hundred thousand!
"Well, it's still a gain," Ye Yunfei thought inwardly, clenching his fists to feel the power within his body.
"Inside that secret realm, we might encounter many ancient formations, restrictions, and the like. Next, I'll spend some time comprehending the Heaven Array Secret Manual."
Thus, Ye Yunfei began to comprehend the Heaven Array Secret Manual. In the blink of an eye, another month passed.
"Young Master Ye, I'm ready. We can depart now," Ye Yunfei suddenly received a sound transmission from the Giant Clan leader.
Ye Yunfei emerged from the Phantom Tower and stood before the leader.
"Young Master Ye, these five elders will accompany us. Is that acceptable?" the Giant Clan leader said. Five Giant Clan elders stood beside him, all possessing strength at the Heavenly Emperor level.
"Fine. Let's set off now," Ye Yunfei nodded.
"Young Master Ye, this flying vessel was left behind by our ancient Giant Clan ancestors. Its flight speed is relatively fast. Our ancestors used it to travel throughout the Tianpo Realm," the Giant Clan leader said, taking out a flying vessel. It expanded with the wind, transforming into a massive ship carved with patterns of azure dragons and white tigers, looking extremely imposing.
The Giant Clan leader, Ye Yunfei, and the five elders boarded the vessel.
*Rumble...*
The vessel trembled and shot into the sky, leaving Giant Star moments later and sailing through the vast, boundless starry void.
After inquiring, Ye Yunfei confirmed that the Great Strength Demon God's treasure was indeed located within the secret realm he intended to visit.
"Young Master Ye, the Tianpo Realm is fraught with dangers. We are heading directly for that secret realm, but if we encounter any perilous areas along the way, we must detour," the Giant Clan leader said solemnly to Ye Yunfei.
"I understand," Ye Yunfei nodded.
"Young Master Ye, I have a simplified ancestral map of the Tianpo Realm. It marks some especially dangerous locations. Once we reach those areas, I will steer the vessel to fly around them," the Giant Clan leader added.
"Good," Ye Yunfei nodded. He knew that the Tianpo Realm was a mysterious and dangerous place. Even immortal-level powerhouses could potentially perish within it!
*Rumble...*
The Giant Clan's vessel tore through space, advancing steadily.
Before long, Ye Yunfei saw many beings heading in the same direction.
"Leader, are these beings also heading to search for the Great Strength Demon God's treasure?" a Giant Clan elder asked the leader.
"No. The secret realm where the Great Strength Demon God's treasure is located has opened. These beings all want to explore that secret realm for treasures; they might not know about the existence of the Great Strength Demon God's treasure. Of course, if they found out, they would certainly join the fight for it," Ye Yunfei interjected.
"Young Master Ye, so you already knew that the secret realm containing the Great Strength Demon God's treasure had opened," the Giant Clan leader remarked.
"Yes. The main reason I came to the Tianpo Realm this time was to explore that secret realm. Besides me, many beings from outside have also entered the Tianpo Realm to explore it. So many beings will be entering that secret realm; you must be prepared," Ye Yunfei explained.
"So that's how it is. No wonder Young Master Ye suddenly returned to the Tianpo Realm," the Giant Clan leader said with sudden understanding.
"Young Master Ye, it will take us about ten days to reach that secret realm," the Giant Clan leader informed him.
"Understood. I will continue my secluded cultivation during this time," Ye Yunfei said, nodding.
The Tianpo Realm was a vast universe with unique Great Dao laws that suppressed beings far more severely than the laws of the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds. Ye Yunfei had discovered this on his last visit—his movement speed and techniques were much slower here than in the outside world. The same vessel also traveled much slower within the Tianpo Realm.
Ye Yunfei directly entered the Phantom Tower again and resumed his comprehension of the Heaven Array Secret Manual.
"I have already comprehended the Heaven Array Secret Manual to the third realm.
The first realm, Comprehending Array Foundations.
The second realm, Comprehending Array Forms.
The third realm, Comprehending Array Heart.
Next, I need to comprehend the fourth realm: Initial Wave-Hand Formation." Six months later within the Phantom Tower, Ye Yunfei suddenly opened his eyes and murmured to himself.
The Heaven Array Secret Manual detailed the various realms one must experience while cultivating formations. Each realm corresponded to a specific level of formation mastery.
"If I can achieve Initial Wave-Hand Formation, I'll have another trump card for combat. I can form arrays in an instant," Ye Yunfei felt some anticipation for the fourth realm.
He then began comprehending the fourth realm: Initial Wave-Hand Formation! Another year passed inside the Phantom Tower without him realizing.
"My formation level has finally reached Initial Wave-Hand Formation! Although I can only form one relatively basic array at a time now, it barely qualifies as the fourth realm!" A look of pleasant surprise suddenly appeared on Ye Yunfei's face.
He immediately reached into his robes, pulled out a handful of small formation flags, and with a wave of his hand, scattered them all.
*Rumble...*
In less than a breath's time, a complete formation materialized, hovering in front of Ye Yunfei.
"Not bad. Deploying a formation suddenly during battle can be very useful!" Ye Yunfei smiled.
"However, I am only barely at the Initial Wave-Hand Formation level now. The true Initial Wave-Hand Formation requires forming at least three arrays in one go, and those three arrays must be of a higher grade than the one I just formed. I need to seize the time, continue comprehending, and cultivate until I achieve the true Initial Wave-Hand Formation!" Not satisfied, Ye Yunfei continued his secluded cultivation within the Phantom Tower, delving deeper into the fourth realm.