Since his rebirth in this life, Ye Yunfei had walked out from that small world, the Tianxuan Continent, and had traversed his path of growth up to this point, enduring all kinds of hardships and predicaments along the way. But he had never faced a situation as severe as the one he faced today!
It could be said that in all these past years, relying on his own talent and strength, Ye Yunfei had defeated countless formidable enemies on his journey. But the enemy he faced now was truly too powerful!
Looking at the turbulent state of the spacetime before his eyes and watching the Dark Faction armies constantly attacking world after world, a sense of urgency rose within Ye Yunfei's heart. He absolutely had to become stronger to have any hope of protecting the worlds he cared about and the living beings within them!
“Next, I must employ all possible means to grow much stronger myself within a short time!”
Ye Yunfei clenched his fists, thinking this firmly to himself.
Then, Ye Yunfei took out the Space Teleportation Token and activated it directly. Moments later, he teleported to a remote stretch of chaotic void at the edge of the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds.
Ye Yunfei released his Soul Power, carefully scanning the chaotic void around him to confirm that no one was following him. Then he activated a concealment secret art and simultaneously activated the seal in his soul sea left by Mister Liu, stealthily approaching the entrance to a world before stepping inside.
This world was a backup base of the Light Faction. Old Man Chu was currently leading the Light Faction’s forces to hide within this backup base, so Ye Yunfei had to be extremely careful. If experts of the Dark Faction were to discover this backup base, the Light Faction members would be forced to face their pursuit once more.
Ye Yunfei walked into the backup base.
Old Man Chu and the other high-ranking members of the Light Faction sensed Ye Yunfei’s return almost immediately, and their figures flashed to arrive before him.
“So? Did you find your family?”
Old Man Chu asked Ye Yunfei. Not long ago, Ye Yunfei had left this backup base specifically to find his family.
“I found them, senior. I have brought everyone from that base back, and all are safe.”
Ye Yunfei nodded. Then, he brought his family members and a batch of Light Faction members out from the Shadowy Tower.
Most of these Light Faction members were younger disciples.
“Excellent. Everyone is safe.”
Old Man Chu was extremely pleased to see Ye Yunfei bring everyone back, repeatedly nodding his head.
“By the way, what about Palace Lord Su? She returned to the Reincarnation Palace—how is she now?”
Old Man Chu asked suddenly.
During this period, to prevent the current backup base from being exposed, Old Man Chu strictly forbade anyone from casually entering or leaving. Even scouts were rarely sent out to gather information. A few scouts sent earlier had yet to return and report, so Old Man Chu had no knowledge of the various events currently happening outside.
“Senior, the Reincarnation Palace has been annihilated by the Dark Faction. Qingluo's whereabouts are unknown.”
Ye Yunfei's expression was a bit sorrowful as he spoke.
“The Reincarnation Palace has been annihilated by the Dark Faction? So the Dark Faction has already begun attacking the Main World?”
Old Man Chu was taken aback for a moment before asking.
“Yes. Right now, Dark Faction armies are simultaneously attacking all the powerful forces within the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds, including the special worlds like the Demon Realm, the Beast Realm, the Dark Realm, the Netherworld, and the Main World. The Dark Faction has declared war on all the worlds and all the forces within this stretch of spacetime.
Furthermore, at the very least, several hundred worlds have already been annihilated by them.
The situation is extremely severe.”
Ye Yunfei replied.
Hearing Ye Yunfei’s words, the complexions of Old Man Chu and the other high-ranking members of the Light Faction all turned extremely grim.
“The Dark Faction is too arrogant!
Starting a war against all the major powers within this spacetime at the same time!
Isn’t the Dark Ancestor afraid that all the major powers will unite to oppose them?”
One of the high-ranking members said angrily.
“The Dark Faction possesses the strength for this.
The Dark Ancestor is certainly a Golden Immortal, and one belonging to the particularly powerful kind.
He also has several thousand Earth Immortals. With such a terrifying overall strength, they truly have the power to suppress the entire Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds.”
Ye Yunfei sighed.
The overall power of the Dark Faction was right there for all to see; denying it was pointless.
“Senior Chu, have you heard of the Beast Realm and the Beast Lord?
I encountered the Beast Lord. He has brought back a host of powerful birds and beasts and is preparing to fight the Dark Faction.
Furthermore, the Beast Lord intends to unite with the other special worlds, forming an alliance to jointly oppose the Dark Faction. The reason I’ve returned this time is to discuss with everyone—our Light Faction should also join this alliance.
If all the major powers within the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds unite, we might just be able to deal with the Dark Faction.”
Ye Yunfei said.
“The Beast Realm and the Beast Lord?
Of course I’ve heard of them. During the last World-Destroying War, when the fighting was halfway through, the Beast Lord suddenly appeared leading a host of birds and beasts to fight alongside our Light Faction against the Dark Faction.
But later, the Beast Lord was besieged by a large group of Dark Faction experts, and seemed to suffer heavy injuries before disappearing.
Afterwards, I specifically went to the Beast Realm, only to find that world had been concealed by some extremely powerful formations. I did not force my way in, but used several Soul Power secret arts to sense the world, and discovered it was empty and devoid of life; all birds and beasts had vanished.”
Old Man Chu was a bit surprised upon hearing Ye Yunfei’s words, and spoke.
“During the last World-Destroying War, the Beast Lord indeed suffered heavy injuries. Later, he relocated with all the birds and beasts of the Beast Realm to Tianpo Realm. It wasn't until not long ago, when he heard that the Dark Faction had launched another World-Destroying War, that he immediately returned, leading a massive group of birds and beasts, prepared to oppose the Dark Faction.”
Ye Yunfei explained.
“The Beast Realm was originally a rather powerful world among the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds, and the Beast Lord was an illustrious top-tier expert whose reputation shook the heavens.
Given the current circumstances, if the Beast Lord steps forward to establish such an alliance, all the major powers would certainly agree.
Very well, our Light Faction will also participate in this alliance.
This is likely our last chance to fight the Dark Faction.”
Old Man Chu thought for a moment, then spoke slowly.
“Alright, I'll send someone to the Beast Realm right away to contact the Beast Lord.”
Old Man Chu then continued.
“Send out orders: everyone must make the most of their time to rest, recover, and cultivate. Soon, we will participate in the war against the Dark Faction.
Moreover, this war will likely be even more intense and cruel than before. Everyone must be prepared.”
Old Man Chu declared in a clear voice.
“Senior, I intend to enter secluded cultivation for a period of time.
If anything comes up, just send me a voice transmission.”
Ye Yunfei said to Old Man Chu.
Next, Ye Yunfei found a cultivation chamber within this base, entered it, and then entered the Shadowy Tower. Sitting cross-legged, he began his cultivation.
“First, I must raise my realm.”
After reviewing his own strength across all aspects, Ye Yunfei mused to himself.
“And Soul Power energy, spatial energy, temporal energy, Mental Force energy, and energies of all other types must also all be elevated a level.
Ever since I obtained the Ancient Nine Yangs Scripture, I haven’t formally begun cultivating it. I cannot delay any longer. I’ll start cultivating it now. The Ancient Nine Yangs Scripture must be greatly related to the Nine Yangs Scripture I cultivated before. I already have the foundation from cultivating the Nine Yangs Scripture, so cultivating the Ancient Nine Yangs Scripture shouldn’t be too difficult.”
Ye Yunfei remembered the Ancient Nine Yangs Scripture he had obtained not long ago.
“In terms of body tempering strength, the fastest cultivation method for me currently is to fuse another batch of magical treasures.
I had previously fused several hundred magical treasures of the Great Perfection Earth Immortal grade. Now, I shall begin fusing magical treasures of the Golden Immortal grade. If I can fuse a batch of Golden Immortal-level magical treasures, then in the future, no Earth Immortal would be my match. Even if I encounter the Dark Ancestor again, I wouldn’t be as helpless as before.
It’s just uncertain whether my current body tempering strength can endure fusing Golden Immortal-grade magical treasures.”
Ye Yunfei was calculating in his mind.
Ye Yunfei had previously obtained quite a few Golden Immortal-level magical treasures, but had never attempted to fuse them.
The Tianjin Clan’s body tempering secret art, Transforming Body into Vessel, while extremely profound, risked causing the body to violently explode if one disregarded practical limitations and forcibly tried to fuse magical treasures of a grade beyond their body’s endurance.
Thus, Ye Yunfei hadn’t tried it until now.
But Ye Yunfei decided to attempt fusing Golden Immortal-grade magical treasures.
Because the current severe situation could no longer afford for Ye Yunfei to have any reservations.
“And the Nine Palaces Totem Wheel—I must also ruthlessly consume a huge batch of cultivation resources to drastically elevate the strength of those nine Divine Beasts!”
Ye Yunfei secretly thought to himself.
“Alright. Without further delay, I’ll cultivate strength in several aspects simultaneously.”
Ye Yunfei declared.
Within Ye Yunfei burned an intense, fierce desire to become stronger.
Ye Yunfei first took out the vast majority of the cultivation resources he carried, including massive quantities of crystals, medicinal pills, magical treasures, and all sorts of spiritual herbs and natural treasures. Pile after pile of cultivation resources were stacked together, forming small mountainous heaps that stretched beyond sight, each emanating astonishing energy auras.
This time, Ye Yunfei decided he would spare no cost!
Ye Yunfei first released those nine Divine Beasts, allowing them to start voraciously devouring the cultivation resources piled before him.
Then, Ye Yunfei took out the Refining Heart Pearl and suspended it in front of him, beginning to cultivate his Mental Force energy. Ye Yunfei continuously channeled his Mental Force energy into this Refining Heart Pearl, tempering and refining both his Mental Force energy and its associated laws.
Next, Ye Yunfei started refining and absorbing various kinds of energy crystals, including those that contained Soul Power energy, spatial energy, temporal energy, and other different types of energies.
“Fuse a batch of magical treasures!”
Ye Yunfei beckoned with his hand. A Golden Immortal-grade magical treasure flew over and landed before him. Ye Yunfei then began executing the Tianjin Clan’s Transforming Body into Vessel secret art, attempting to fuse this Golden Immortal-level magical treasure.
Previously, Ye Yunfei had fused several hundred Great Perfection Earth Immortal-level magical treasures, his physical body thus being equivalent to a Great Perfection Earth Immortal-level magical treasure.
Ye Yunfei believed that with this foundation, his attempt at fusing a Golden Immortal-level magical treasure shouldn’t pose too great a danger.
Ye Yunfei formed hand seals, beginning to cast the Transforming Body into Vessel secret art. Moments later, that Golden Immortal-grade magical treasure turned into a stream of light that shot directly into Ye Yunfei’s body.
Boom...
That Golden Immortal-level magical treasure released a terrifying energy pressure, like cosmic torrents rampaging recklessly within Ye Yunfei’s flesh, causing devastating destructive energy. Ye Yunfei’s physique instantly began expanding non-stop, as if he were a balloon being inflated.
The energy of a Golden Immortal-level treasure was after all far stronger than Earth Immortal-level energy. Therefore, even though Ye Yunfei’s physical quality was extremely high, now suddenly struck by the impact of a Golden Immortal-level magical treasure, he simply couldn’t adapt immediately.
After a short while, Ye Yunfei’s body had expanded dozens of times larger than its original size.
His flesh and blood even began turning transparent, allowing one to see his internal organs with the naked eye!
In many places, his skin had already begun to crack open, revealing bloody fissures, with blood inside beginning to gush out.
He looked to be in great peril, as if on the verge of explosion.
“This is too dangerous!
Be careful not to shatter yourself!”
Watching on, Hun Lao felt it was a rather breathtaking sight.
“Don’t worry. I can withstand it for now.”
Ye Yunfei replied in a muffled voice.
During this process, Ye Yunfei continuously swallowed various medicinal pills and natural treasures specifically meant for body tempering to strengthen the quality of his physique.
Boom...
Inside Ye Yunfei’s body, several thousand magical treasures simultaneously materialized, radiating vast and surging waves of treasure energy. These were all the magical treasures Ye Yunfei had previously refined into his body, now fully manifesting.
The several thousand magical treasures collectively resisted the Golden Immortal-grade magical treasure that had just entered Ye Yunfei’s body. Both sides seemed to be treating Ye Yunfei’s flesh as a battlefield and engaging in combat.
But to his surprise, Ye Yunfei discovered that when facing that Golden Immortal-level magical treasure, the several thousand magical treasures within his body seemed unable to resist fully, being forced to retreat continuously.
Boom...
At this critical moment, the Five Zang Secret Realms and the Dantian Secret Realm within Ye Yunfei’s body all opened. Palatial humanoid structures within gushed out massive quantities of body tempering strength, akin to cosmic torrents, all simultaneously crashing towards that Golden Immortal-level magical treasure.
These human-body palaces contained extremely astonishing physical power. Now, released all at once, their might was terrifying.
At this moment, those nine Divine Beasts were still voraciously devouring the cultivation resources Ye Yunfei had placed around him. As the amount of resources they consumed grew larger, the energy pressure radiating from their bodies also grew increasingly frightening.
Ye Yunfei sensed that these nine Divine Beasts had all already attained strength capable of dealing with Great Perfection Earth Immortals, and were now scaling towards an even higher level.
Boom...
For Ye Yunfei right now, the main focus of his cultivation was still the fusion of that Golden Immortal-level magical treasure within his body.
This Golden Immortal-level magical treasure seemed to be resisting Ye Yunfei’s body’s attempt to fuse with it.
After all, it was a treasure of the Golden Immortal grade; its might was indeed formidable.
Suddenly, to his pleasant surprise, Ye Yunfei felt that the seal implanted within his soul sea by Mister Liu suddenly released a surge of powerful energy, pressing down towards that Golden Immortal-grade magical treasure.
“What’s happening?”
Ye Yunfei was pleasantly surprised and puzzled.
“Mister Liu’s seal seems to be helping you suppress that Golden Immortal-level magical treasure.
Quick, seize this opportunity to fuse with it!”
At this moment, Hun Lao sensed it too, and shouted loudly to Ye Yunfei.