Ye Yunfei then used both of his Soul Bodies simultaneously, cultivating the Golden Soul Bell with one while refining that set of Treasure-Breaking Needles with the other.
This time, Ye Yunfei entered the Phantom Tower to cultivate, as he no longer needed to borrow the suppressive energy of the ancestral hall.
Approximately half a year later inside the Phantom Tower, Ye Yunfei had already achieved initial success in cultivating the Golden Soul Bell and had also successfully refined the set of Treasure-Breaking Needles.
Ye Yunfei exited the Phantom Tower and walked out of the ancestral hall.
As he stepped out, he found Mr. Liu and the village chief already waiting for him outside the hall.
"Mr. Liu, I have initially succeeded in cultivating the Golden Soul Bell and have also refined the Treasure-Breaking Needles. I now plan to return and see the situation," Ye Yunfei said to Mr. Liu.
"Very well. Your strength has improved greatly now, so there shouldn't be any danger upon your return," Mr. Liu nodded.
"Mr. Liu, I have a request. My spatial treasure contains a large number of people I wish to protect. I don't want to bring them back with me into danger, so I was hoping they could temporarily settle in the area around this small mountain hamlet," Ye Yunfei requested.
The Phantom Tower currently held a great number of beings Ye Yunfei wanted to protect. One could say almost the entire space of the Phantom Tower was occupied, with only a tiny bit of room remaining.
Ye Yunfei did not want to bring those people back with him into peril.
"In that case, our small mountain hamlet has a Small World. I can allow your people to settle within that Small World," Mr. Liu thought for a moment before replying.
"That's wonderful! Thank you, Mr. Liu!" Ye Yunfei couldn't help but feel overjoyed upon hearing this.
Mr. Liu then had the village chief take Ye Yunfei to a corner of the village, where a very simple stone house stood.
Only after following the chief inside did Ye Yunfei discover there was more than meets the eye within—it was actually an entrance to a Small World.
What delighted Ye Yunfei even more was that the energy and laws within that Small World were extremely advanced, making it an ideal cultivation world.
Ye Yunfei followed the chief into the Small World and transferred all the living beings from the Phantom Tower.
This included his clansmen, family, and sect members, as well as the forces and beings he wanted to protect in the future—such as many factions from the Primordial Continent and Canghuang Realm, the forces of the Guardian Faction, troops from the Beast Realm, and a large number of beings who had pledged allegiance to Ye Yunfei during the earlier Cataclysmic War.
Ye Yunfei explained the current general situation to these people.
In the end, some factions and experts insisted on returning with Ye Yunfei to confront the Dark Faction, such as the upper echelons of the Guardian Faction and other forces.
Ye Yunfei transferred those who insisted on returning with him to fight into the Phantom Tower, then bid farewell to the others and left the Small World.
At this time, the farmers, fishermen, and several villagers from the small mountain hamlet all came to bid farewell to Ye Yunfei, appearing very warm and enthusiastic.
After saying goodbye to everyone one by one, Ye Yunfei turned and walked out of the small mountain hamlet. Moments later, he exited the world where this small mountain hamlet was located.
"It seems those guys have already left the Tianpo Realm. But they might flee, yet their sanctuary remains. As long as those bastards are still within the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds, I will find them and settle accounts with them one by one," Ye Yunfei coldly sneered inwardly, sensing that all the experts who had chased him into the Tianpo Realm were no longer there.
Not long after, Ye Yunfei arrived at that vast Mist Zone separating the Tianpo Realm from the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds.
Stepping into the hazy, misty expanse, Ye Yunfei immediately released his Soul Power energy to sense and probe this misty region.
"This Mist Zone indeed hides several powerful experts," Ye Yunfei thought to himself, sensing several figures radiating formidable energy.
As Ye Yunfei was sensing those figures, they too released powerful Soul Power energy to sense him.
"There's actually a decayed face... What race does this being belong to?" Ye Yunfei sensed that in a certain corner of this Mist Zone, hovering and undulating, emitting an eerie aura, was a massive, decayed face. It looked extremely strange—no body, no limbs, not even a skull—just a face!
That decayed face's gaze pierced through the mist, watching Ye Yunfei intently.
"If these fellows don't come to provoke me, I won't bother with them for now," Ye Yunfei inwardly decided.
Right now, Ye Yunfei just wanted to hurry back and see what the current situation was within the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds.
In the end, Ye Yunfei did not provoke the beings lurking within this mist and instead directly traversed through, heading towards the direction of the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds.
Those eerie beings hidden within this mist also did not proactively provoke Ye Yunfei, as they could sense that this human youth was not to be trifled with.
"This fellow is with Mr. Liu. We'd best not provoke him," in the distance, a being with a phantom-like, barely perceptible figure stared at Ye Yunfei and murmured to itself.
Finally, Ye Yunfei successfully passed through the mist region and returned to the bounds of the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds.
"None of those bastards shall escape!" Ye Yunfei's eyes were filled with killing intent.
At the same time, outside Canghuang Realm, several groups of imposing beings stood, most of them Golden Immortal experts!
Inside Canghuang Realm, a pink command banner floated in the starry sky. Six elders stood below the banner, each looking somewhat grave.
"Everyone, you were so anxious to summon me. What exactly is the matter?" Long Yingying suddenly appeared. She had just come out from the Divine Land; originally, she had intended to stay within Tianxuan Continent a bit longer. But not long before, she had suddenly received a message from these six elders saying the situation had changed and ordering her to come out immediately.
"Those fellows from last time have come again," one of the elders spoke.
"So they've come. What of it? Just chase them away again. With the six of you and Her Highness the Princess's decree here, why should we fear them?" Long Yingying said with a pout.
"This time, it's not so simple. Those fellows have come with overwhelming force and have many more powerful experts among them. We may not be able to handle them. Even with the Princess's decree, we dare not be certain we can manage," another elder frowned and said.
"Young Lady Long, prepare yourself. If the situation turns against us, we will have to leave this place and return," this elder continued.
"How can that be?! If we run away, wouldn't this world be destroyed by those bastards? This is my homeland!" Long Yingying shook her head immediately upon hearing the elder's words.
"Young Lady Long, the enemy's momentum is too fierce, their strength too great. If we cannot withstand them, then we have no choice but to flee. It's an unavoidable matter, and we do not wish it either," another elder spoke up to persuade her.
"No! I won't leave. I will stay here and live or die with Canghuang Realm!" Long Yingying declared.
"Young Lady Long, you must not be rash! You cannot come to harm. If something happens to you, we six will have no way to account for ourselves upon our return."
"Furthermore, if even we six cannot defeat them, Young Lady Long, even if you stay here, you cannot save this world. In the end, this world will still be destroyed, and your life will be lost as well. That is not a worthwhile trade," the six elders were all startled by Long Yingying's words and hurriedly tried to dissuade her.
Just at this moment, a dazzling blade radiance came rolling from the distant starry sky—Dugu Huan had arrived.
"Since those two insist on standing with Canghuang Realm against the enemy, I suppose I'll have to accompany them," somewhere in the distant Chaotic Void outside Canghuang Realm, Du Fan's figure appeared. Looking at Long Yingying and Dugu Huan, he hesitated for a moment before letting out a soft sigh.
Du Fan stomped his foot. A ground formation materialized beneath him, then erupted with powerful teleportation energy that transported him into Canghuang Realm.
Then, Du Fan appeared beside Dugu Huan.
"This kid's biggest flaw is being sentimental. Even now, he cannot let go of the so-called sect and friends from his original world. I cannot just stand by and watch him die here. When the time comes, I'll have to take forceful measures and take him away by force," just as Du Fan entered Canghuang Realm, his master appeared in the distant Chaotic Void, shaking his head and sighing.
At the same time, at the entrance to the Dark Realm, a black phoenix charged out.
"From this moment on, I sever ties with the Dark Realm and am no longer the queen of this realm!" From within that black phoenix, Lü Dandan's voice rang out, sharp and piercing, rolling and echoing throughout the Chaotic Void.
"Your Majesty, there is no need for this! We shall continue to follow you and face the enemy! We will forever be your loyal servants!" A large number of beings from the Dark Realm poured out from the Dark Realm continuously, following behind that black phoenix, shouting loudly.
These beings of the Dark Realm understood that Lü Dandan's declaration of severing ties with the Dark Realm was primarily for the purpose of confronting those formidable enemies. If she were to fall in battle, it would have nothing to do with the Dark Realm, preventing the realm from being implicated.