"Friends, thank you for your assistance!"
Lunhui Laozu strode towards the few elders leading the Light Faction forces, speaking warmly. He knew that the primary reason this great battle had concluded today was the arrival of the Light Faction's troops.
"There's no need for courtesy.
In fact, all beings within this spacetime are allied.
This is something you will all come to understand in time," one of the Light Faction elders said.
"You don't need to thank me. The person you should thank most for your Reincarnation Palace being able to preserve its strength in this great battle is Ye Yunfei," the Light Faction elder added.
"Yes, I know," Lunhui Laozu replied, glancing at Ye Yunfei and nodding.
At this moment, Su Qingluo remained closely by Ye Yunfei's side, a situation clear for all to see.
"So, Young Master Ye and our Palace Lord are truly so intimate. How foolish we were to think he was boasting before," a group of ordinary Reincarnation Palace elders, led by Elder Zhuge, commented in hushed tones from a distance as they watched Ye Yunfei and Su Qingluo's affectionate display.
"How could Palace Lord Su, a figure of great wisdom for her entire generation, take a liking to a boy with no background or origin!" From another distant position, Grandma Long felt somewhat unwilling. She had never approved of Ye Yunfei and Su Qingluo being together; she had even sent people to hunt him down before! Now, seeing Ye Yunfei and Su Qingluo acting so intimately naturally made her extremely uncomfortable. She understood that if Ye Yunfei truly ended up with Su Qingluo, any future investigation would surely trace back to her! Therefore, she did not wish for them to be together.
"Those fellows have finally all retreated," Lunhui Laozu declared, standing in the starry expanse as he watched the forces of the Five Great Powers and the Dark Faction withdraw completely.
"Everyone, please enter the Samsara Realm! Our Reincarnation Palace will host a lavish banquet to celebrate this great battle!" Lunhui Laozu announced loudly. Empowered by immortal energy, his booming voice waves spread throughout this stretch of the starry sky.
Hearing Lunhui Laozu's words, the Reincarnation Palace's upper echelons cheered loudly. Initially, the Palace's leadership had understood the extreme danger they faced today—a collective assault by the Five Great Powers and the Dark Faction. The slightest misstep could have led to the Palace's destruction. But now, they had actually repelled the enemy, an absolute pleasant surprise.
Next, the Reincarnation Palace's upper echelons warmly ushered the Light Faction's troops into the Samsara Realm. Lunhui Laozu ordered a grand banquet, and the entire realm erupted in jubilation. The great battle today had been extremely perilous for the Reincarnation Palace, but this outcome was already the best possible result!
After entering the Samsara Realm, Su Qingluo stayed by Ye Yunfei's side like a young girl, much to everyone's silent amusement. She had now cast aside all her reservations and publicly declared her relationship with Ye Yunfei! Her previous hesitation regarding their relationship stemmed from Ye Yunfei's origins in a low-level Small World, worrying about how far he could advance. But now she realized Ye Yunfei's potential far surpassed her own! A Initial True Immortal who could fight an Earth Immortal head-on was simply unprecedented!
"So I've always underestimated my man! His talent and potential far outstrip mine. How laughable that I ever doubted him. Thinking about it now, I never had the right to question him!" Su Qingluo stole a blissful glance at Ye Yunfei beside her, thinking to herself.
This day, the Samsara Realm was filled with joyous celebration, the entire realm immersed in happiness.
"I never expected such an outcome! The Five Great Powers and the Dark Faction joining forces against the Reincarnation Palace, and in the end, it was the Reincarnation Palace that gained the upper hand!"
"In my opinion, the main reason the Reincarnation Palace survived today's calamity is that young man called Ye Yunfei."
"Indeed! For a single youngster to alter the course of a great battle... it's simply a miracle!"
"A Initial True Immortal, actually rewriting the outcome of a major battle—truly unprecedented!"
...
Near the Samsara Realm, in the surrounding starry sky, those observing the battle buzzed with discussion.
"Outrageous!"
In a Main World branch outpost of the Dark Faction, a Peak Earth Immortal slammed the table and rose to his feet, seething with fury.
"Investigate that youngster Ye Yunfei's background immediately! I want to know everything about him! Such a person must be taken seriously. Otherwise, he will become a variable in the final World-Destroying War!" the Peak Earth Immortal roared.
"That youngster Ye Yunfei killed at least four or five of our Dark Faction's Earth Immortals in this battle. He absolutely needs to be regarded seriously!" a senior Earth Immortal of the Dark Faction nearby said grimly.
"Investigate Ye Yunfei's origins and background thoroughly immediately! Uncover every single detail about him!" After returning to their headquarters, the upper echelons of the Qingxuan Sect, Qiantang Empire, Five Immortals Sect, Western Sect, and Tongtian Sect issued similar orders to thoroughly investigate Ye Yunfei's background. Because the turning point of today's great battle started precisely from Ye Yunfei's appearance and entry into the fray!
"Haha...
Excellent! To think a junior from our Light Faction actually changed the outcome of the first battlefield in this World-Destroying War! Among our Light Faction's younger generation, we've finally produced a monstrous genius capable of holding his own!" In a Light Faction branch outpost within the Main World, an Earth Immortal expert laughed heartily.
"We didn't misjudge this lad. He's brought honor to us two old fellows!" Within a certain Small World among the Three Thousand Worlds, an old man dressed as a veteran soldier and a portly monk both felt immense gratification. It was Old Man Chu and Zen Master Tianwu, the very two who had fostered Ye Yunfei into joining the Light Faction.
Back in the Main World, after the banquet concluded, most experts from the Reincarnation Palace and the Light Faction chose to enter seclusion for cultivation. Because for everyone, this great battle had been a rare trial!
Inside the Illusion Tower, Ye Yunfei found a quiet spot, sat cross-legged, and began his closed-door cultivation.
"My Blood Clan Clone refined and absorbed so many Earth Immortal flesh and blood essences this time. Its strength seems to have had a breakthrough!" Carefully sensing the changes in his Blood Clan Clone, Ye Yunfei found it shrouded in vast, billowing crimson mist, seemingly undergoing a rapid breakthrough and upgrade. He couldn't help but feel pleasantly surprised. It had to be said that Earth Immortal-level flesh and blood essence was truly a powerful tonic for the Blood Clan Clone. In the recent battle, the Clone had refined and absorbed the flesh and blood essences of at least eight or nine Earth Immortals, causing its strength to undergo a near-qualitative leap!
"My Blood Clan Clone's current combat power should be more than enough to instantly kill True Immortals. The question is what level of Earth Immortal experts it can handle," Ye Yunfei mused inwardly.