"Alright, you stay here with these two elders," Ye Yunfei said. "I need to leave the Main World now. Once you and these elders have gathered all the members of the Reincarnation Palace, bring them to find me. You should be able to locate me."
"Of course," Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm replied. "Even with my eyes closed, I could easily find you anywhere within this spacetime."
"I know you can," Ye Yunfei said with a smile. He then took out his Space Teleportation Token, activated it, and teleported away.
A moment later, Ye Yunfei had departed the Main World.
"Senior, we're going to the Beast Realm now," Ye Yunfei said to the middle-aged man.
"Very well," the middle-aged man nodded.
Ye Yunfei had already input the spatial coordinates of the Beast Realm into the Space Teleportation Token. Upon activation, the token directly teleported them toward the Beast Realm.
Shortly after, Ye Yunfei and the middle-aged man arrived in a rather remote area of the Chaotic Void.
"Look, the entrance to the Beast Realm is just ahead," the middle-aged man said, stopping at a certain point ahead.
Ye Yunfei extended his Soul Power perception and indeed discovered a well-hidden world entrance not far ahead. He had heard of the Beast Realm among the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds before but had never entered this special world nor knew its specific location. Only now had he finally arrived.
The middle-aged man led Ye Yunfei through the Beast Realm entrance.
The next moment, Ye Yunfei found himself standing on a vast, primordial land. In the distance were towering mountain ranges, expansive grasslands that stretched as far as the eye could see, and tall trees reaching toward the heavens. On the ground, enormous beasts occasionally stomped past like moving hillocks, their steps causing the earth to rumble and quake.
High in the sky, fierce giant birds soared past on long wings, their powerful flight kicking up clouds of dust from the ground below. This was a world of winged beasts and fierce creatures.
Upon entering this world, the middle-aged man immediately released his energy aura. It erupted like a volcanic explosion, shaking the entire world as if a massive earthquake had struck. A domineering aura that ruled all emanated from his body, akin to a king who commanded everything.
In the next moment, countless winged beasts and fierce creatures surged like a tide from all directions toward the middle-aged man's location, finally prostrating themselves respectfully around him.
Feeling this overwhelming beastly majesty, Ye Yunfei was inwardly startled.
What shocked Ye Yunfei even more was the formidable strength of the winged beasts and fierce creatures in this Beast Realm. Some among them actually possessed Earth Immortal level strength! He truly hadn't expected such a powerful world to be hidden within the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds. Moreover, this world was entirely populated by winged beasts and fierce creatures who had gained sentience.
Many winged beasts and fierce creatures approached the middle-aged man, transforming directly into human form.
"We pay our respects to the Beast Sovereign!" they declared in human speech, bowing in unison.
"Senior," Ye Yunfei couldn't help but remark, "when I first encountered you, I thought your peak state before being injured was at the Heavenly Emperor level. I never imagined you were actually an Earth Immortal."
"Our Mythical Lion bloodline is noble and can suppress all winged beasts and fierce creatures in the world, so of course our strength is considerable," the middle-aged man replied with a smile. "Generally speaking, upon reaching maturity, members of our Mythical Lion race are destined to become Earth Immortals, or even stronger. According to my racial memories, many members of our Mythical Lion race are Heavenly Immortal experts, so Earth Immortal strength is nothing special. Back then, your own strength was relatively weak, so I didn't mention these things to you."
"Senior, have you returned to the Beast Realm to settle here permanently?" Ye Yunfei asked. "The current Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds are unstable. The Dark Faction is sweeping through every world and will likely come here sooner or later."
"No. I've brought my subordinates back to oppose the Dark Faction," the middle-aged man stated. "During the previous World-Destroying War, I was severely injured by a large group of Dark Faction Earth Immortals who besieged me. I was also pursued and forced to hide in the Canghuang Realm to recuperate. That grudge must be avenged."
He spoke these last words through gritted teeth.
"Senior, after you left the Canghuang Realm back then, did you return directly to this Beast Realm?" Ye Yunfei asked, somewhat curious.
Back in the Ancient Beast Realm, a Small World within Canghuang Realm, Ye Yunfei had helped this Mythical Lion repair a transmission Formation. The Mythical Lion had then used that Formation to depart, and Ye Yunfei had only reunited with him again not long ago.
"No. After I left Canghuang Realm back then, I went to the Tianpo Realm," the middle-aged man explained. "During the previous World-Destroying War, this Beast Realm was actually destroyed. Under my arrangements, all the winged beasts and fierce creatures went to hide in a Small World within Tianpo Realm. Since those Dark Faction Earth Immortal experts were hunting me, I didn't follow them to Tianpo Realm. I feared leading the Dark Faction's Earth Immortals there. Instead, I found a Small World within Canghuang Realm to seclude myself in. Later, due to the Ancient Covenant, I couldn't even leave that Small World, much less Canghuang Realm itself. It wasn't until I met you and you helped me repair that Formation that I was able to teleport away from the Ancient Beast Realm. After leaving there, I secretly made my way to Tianpo Realm, found my subordinates, and located some treasures to heal my injuries, finally allowing my wounds to fully recover. It was only shortly ago that I brought them back here with me."
"Senior, so during the previous World-Destroying War, you stood on the side of our Light Faction?" Ye Yunfei asked further.
"Yes. During the previous World-Destroying War, some Dark Faction Earth Immortals invaded the Beast Realm and killed many of the winged beasts and creatures here. Enraged, I led all my subordinates and fought against the Dark Faction," the middle-aged man nodded. "Many winged beasts and creatures of this world were killed by the Dark Faction during that war. We have returned now for revenge."
"Senior, the overall strength of the Dark Faction is immense," Ye Yunfei said after some thought. "Moreover, the Dark Ancestor is a Golden Immortal with thousands of Earth Immortals under his command. Seeking vengeance against the Dark Faction will be extremely difficult."
"True, their overall strength is formidable. While in Tianpo Realm, I received news that a new World-Destroying War had begun, so I immediately mustered my forces and rushed back. Only upon returning did I discover how truly powerful the Dark Faction's real strength was. That's why I haven't truly taken action yet. I am waiting for an opportunity, to see if any new favorable turn of events might emerge."
"A new favorable turn? Senior, what are you referring to?" Hearing his words, Ye Yunfei was taken aback for a moment before asking.