"Among the forces you've now gathered, there are already ten Perfected True Immortals, forty to fifty other True Immortal experts, and several hundred Mystic Immortals. This can be considered a formidable force."
Hun Lao transmitted his voice to Ye Yunfei.
"Barely passable," Ye Yunfei replied. "As long as we don't encounter an Earth Immortal, such overall strength is quite good. But if we run into an Earth Immortal expert, we'll be utterly outmatched."
"Everyone," Ye Yunfei's gaze swept over the Reincarnation Palace troops as he declared clearly, "starting now, we'll return the favor by targeting the branch strongholds of those several major factions."
"Great!"
Upon hearing Ye Yunfei's words, the Reincarnation Palace forces perked up, many shouting in high spirits. They had actually known about Ye Yunfei's plan for some time and had been eagerly awaiting it. Having witnessed Ye Yunfei's formidable strength, knowing that even Perfected True Immortals were no match for him, they understood that if Ye Yunfei led them, dealing with the branch strongholds of the Qingxuan Sect and the other major factions wouldn't be a difficult task at all.
"Young Master Ye, everyone's morale is high. With a single command from you, they'll all follow you into action," Elder Zhuge stood beside Ye Yunfei and said with a smile.
Besides Elder Zhuge, nine other Perfected True Immortals also stood near Ye Yunfei. In a world where might made right, having witnessed Ye Yunfei's strength, these Perfected True Immortals all showed him great respect, even giving the impression they looked to Ye Yunfei as their leader.
"Good! In that case, there's no time to waste. Let's begin immediately." Ye Yunfei proclaimed loudly.
"Elders, I believe you must be well aware of the distribution and specific locations of those major factions' branch strongholds within the Main World. So, moving forward, please take the lead in guiding us." Ye Yunfei looked towards the ten Perfected True Immortals and spoke.
"Understood. We'll lead the way." Elder Zhuge nodded.
"Use my airship," Yan Xiaoquan, who had been standing beside Ye Yunfei, took out her airship. It grew with the wind as she spoke. Her vessel was a top-grade flying artifact from the Light Faction, not only fast but also extremely sturdy with numerous defensive restrictions carved onto its hull.
Everyone boarded the airship, which then soared into the sky, rapidly traversing the starry void.
Half a day later.
"Ahead is a branch stronghold of the Qingxuan Sect."
Elder Zhuge suddenly pointed towards a cyan-colored planet in the distance and informed Ye Yunfei.
"Time for action," Ye Yunfei stated flatly. "Destroy this Qingxuan Sect stronghold. Loot all valuables!"
Attack!
At Ye Yunfei's command, the Reincarnation Palace's ten Perfected True Immortals led the palace troops in a mighty charge towards the planet ahead. Meanwhile, Ye Yunfei released a Doppelganger Statue, took out his Soul-Locking Bow, and stood in the starry void, beginning to shoot down the Qingxuan Sect forces on the planet.
Since both sides were already enemies, Ye Yunfei naturally showed no mercy.
"Well, well! You Reincarnation Palace scum dare to come here seeking death!" A tall, elderly man from the planet, leading a large group of Qingxuan Sect cultivators, rose into the air to meet them, angrily shouting. "Now that you're here, you'll all stay! Not a single one will escape!"
"Just you lot?" Elder Zhuge roared with laughter. "Fine! Let's see if you rabble truly have the ability to keep us here. Perhaps your branch stronghold will be the one wiped out today."
And so, a battle began.
Having suffered heavy losses recently, every member of the Reincarnation Palace had been holding in a bellyful of pent-up fury. Now, finally having a chance to vent, they surged forward like fierce tigers and wolves, fighting recklessly and even employing suicidal tactics. The battle was intense from the start, with screams of agony immediately ringing out.
"Elders, leave all of the enemy's True Immortals to me," Ye Yunfei said to the Reincarnation Palace's ten Perfected True Immortals. "You just deal with the Mystic Immortals and below."
Ye Yunfei's figure blurred, appearing before a Mid-Level True Immortal of the Qingxuan Sect. With a thought, his Formless Heart Sword invaded the True Immortal's soul sea, striking towards his Soul Body.
Simultaneously as he unleashed the Formless Heart Sword, Ye Yunfei threw a punch, imbuing his fist with terrifying physical force that caused the space ahead to constantly shatter.
"Ahhh!"
The Mid-Level True Immortal's Soul Body was struck by the Formless Heart Sword. He let out a pained scream before Ye Yunfei's sweeping fist pulverized him into a cloud of blood mist.
The Blood Clan Clone appeared, opening its mouth to inhale, forcibly sucking all the bloodline essence the dead True Immortal had left behind into its belly.
Huang Shang also utilized ghost cultivation secret arts to devour the essence of that True Immortal's Soul Body.
This was one of Ye Yunfei's main goals in dealing with True Immortal experts himself. Once killed, their remaining flesh and blood essence was extremely useful to his Blood Clan Clone, and their Soul Body essence was greatly beneficial to Huang Shang.
Naturally, Ye Yunfei wouldn't let go of the valuables on these True Immortals either. Although general cultivation resources no longer served much purpose for his own cultivation, Ye Yunfei had a large number of people behind him, especially members of his master's sect and family.
After pulverizing that Mid-Level True Immortal, Ye Yunfei used the Spatial Illusory Extinction Technique to arrive before a Perfected True Immortal.
This Qingxuan Sect stronghold was garrisoned by only two Perfected True Immortals in total.
"Hmph, a mere junior Mystic Immortal, daring to stand before me! A truly ignorant fool who doesn't know his own mortality!"
This Perfected True Immortal of the Qingxuan Sect saw Ye Yunfei's cultivation level at a glance and couldn't help but sneer, looking at Ye Yunfei with a haughty, disdainful expression. Normally, any Mystic Immortal standing before him would tread carefully, not even daring to breathe loudly.
"Haha... Look, that fellow seems to be looking down on Young Master Ye. He's in for a world of hurt."
Watching from a distance, the ten Reincarnation Palace Perfected True Immortals felt a sense of schadenfreude, one of them transmitting with a laugh.
"Die," Ye Yunfei said flatly, throwing a punch.
At the same time, Ye Yunfei unleashed both his Formless Heart Sword and Soul Sword.
The Formless Heart Sword and Soul Sword simultaneously invaded the Qingxuan Sect Perfected True Immortal's soul sea, flanking his Soul Body from both sides.
"What?!"
Feeling the terrifying aura emitted by the Formless Heart Sword and Soul Sword, the Perfected True Immortal finally realized something was terribly wrong. This Mystic Immortal junior possessed dreadfully fearsome attack methods!
"Ah!"
Under the combined assault of the Formless Heart Sword and Soul Sword, the Qingxuan Sect expert let out a scream as his Soul Body was wounded.
The Perfected True Immortal was scared out of his wits, turning to flee immediately.
But Ye Yunfei was far faster. He caught up in a single step and dispatched the expert within a few moves.
The Blood Clan Clone and Huang Shang appeared simultaneously, devouring the flesh/blood essence and Soul Body essence of this Perfected True Immortal respectively. The essence from a Perfected True Immortal was exceedingly precious, a great boon to both the clone and Huang Shang.
"That brat is bizarre!"
The other Qingxuan Sect Perfected True Immortal witnessed this scene and his face dramatically changed with fright.
Whoosh!
Before he could react, Ye Yunfei appeared like a ghost before him, launching a punch.
"Impossible! How could the Reincarnation Palace produce such a monstrous junior!"
Within a few moves, this Perfected True Immortal was also killed by Ye Yunfei's fist. Before dying, he roared with bitter resentment.
With the two Perfected True Immortals of this Qingxuan Sect stronghold slain by Ye Yunfei, the remaining Qingxuan Sect forces completely collapsed, their fighting spirit gone. They all scrambled to escape.
Less than half an hour later, this Qingxuan Sect branch stronghold was completely wiped out.
Every Qingxuan Sect cultivator on the planet was killed, and all valuable goods looted clean.
"Haha... Too satisfying!"
Elder Zhuge and the other nine elders laughed heartily and with gusto. The other Reincarnation Palace troops also erupted in cheers, their voices resounding across the planet. In recent times, a large number of Reincarnation Palace branch strongholds had been destroyed, making every member of the palace feel utterly stifled and aggrieved. Now, however, they had turned the tables, wiping out a Qingxuan Sect stronghold, allowing them to feel they had finally let out a long-simmering, ferocious resentment.
"This is just the beginning," Ye Yunfei said with a smile. "Let's continue!"
"We will follow Young Master Ye's command in all things!" Elder Zhuge declared loudly.
The ten Reincarnation Palace elders looked at Ye Yunfei with even greater reverence. The scene of him swiftly killing the two Qingxuan Sect Perfected True Immortals was unforgettable to them.
In the time that followed, Ye Yunfei led these Reincarnation Palace forces and, in one sustained push, destroyed dozens of branch strongholds belonging to five major powers: the Qingxuan Sect, the Western Teachings, the Tongtian Sect, the Five Immortals Sect, and the Thousand Tang Empire.
Earth Immortals were among the most elite experts within the Main World and wouldn't typically stand guard at a random branch stronghold. They usually chose to remain in the faction's headquarters, or else venture outside to seek more suitable, secluded mountains and rivers for secluded cultivation. Therefore, no Earth Immortal experts garrisoned the strongholds of these major factions. With Ye Yunfei's strength, his passage naturally steamrolled everything before him!
"Damn it! What in the world is going on! There's a Reincarnation Palace force attacking the branch strongholds of our factions! Within a short time, we've lost dozens of strongholds!"
The high-level members of the five major powers—the Qingxuan Sect, Western Teachings, Thousand Tang Empire, Tongtian Sect, and Five Immortals Sect—finally received the news, each one flying into a rage.
"A junior with Mystic Immortal-level cultivation is leading that Reincarnation Palace force. Despite being only a Mystic Immortal, the junior's actual combat power is utterly terrifying! Even Perfected True Immortals aren't his match!" Some who had narrowly escaped and returned reported.
"Impossible! That Reincarnation Palace force has destroyed so many of our strongholds; their overall strength must be considerable. How could it possibly be led by a mere Mystic Immortal junior? This is merely a surface impression. There must be something strange going on. Perhaps some top-tier expert from the Reincarnation Palace is overseeing things from the shadows."
The high-ranking individuals from these major factions simply couldn't believe the reports they were hearing.
"We cannot allow this to continue! Send experts immediately to wipe out this Reincarnation Palace force!"
The high command of all five major factions issued orders, each dispatching their own experts with the goal of exterminating Ye Yunfei and the Reincarnation Palace contingent he led!
At this moment, Ye Yunfei, leading his Reincarnation Palace troops, was still actively targeting the branch strongholds of those five major powers, having destroyed even more of them.