"Ninth Aunt, I never imagined you actually managed to invite Young Master Ye! You must have really gone through a lot." At that moment, Xiao Yueyue ran over, took the middle-aged woman's hand, and spoke.
This middle-aged woman was the one who had gone to the Three Thousand Small Worlds to find Ye Yunfei and then brought him to look for Xiao Yueyue and Xiao Huanhuan.
"Huanhuan, Yueyue, truth be told, the credit mainly goes to you two. It's only for your sake that Young Master Ye would come to help our Xiao Family," the woman said with a smile.
"Young Master Ye, Ninth Aunt must have already told you that our Xiao Family's headquarters have been occupied by the Zhan Family. We are now homeless, so we wish to seek refuge with you in the Three Thousand Small Worlds," Xiao Huanhuan said, stepping before Ye Yunfei.
"Young Master Ye, we wonder if you are willing to take us in? Our Xiao Family wishes to join the Alliance Army and become a member. We hope Young Master Ye can accept us," Xiao Ziming also said respectfully.
"Young Master Ye, please take us in. We truly have nowhere to go. We've been chased and hunted by the Zhan Family all over, never having a single day of peace. I don't want to go back to those days, always hiding and running, never safe even for a single day," Xiao Yueyue also ran over. Without any reservation, she directly grabbed Ye Yunfei's hand, shaking it as she pleaded.
"Yueyue is our Xiao Family's saintess, representing our future hope. Would it be a good or a bad thing if she ends up with Young Master Ye?" Seeing Xiao Yueyue's actions, Xiao Ziming's heart stirred, secretly pondering.
"Very well. I welcome your Xiao Family to join the Alliance Army," Ye Yunfei nodded without hesitation, indicating his agreement.
The Alliance Army was originally composed of forces from many different World Clusters. Adding one more Xiao Family wouldn't make much difference. Moreover, when the Alliance Army was established, Ye Yunfei had made it clear to members from each World Cluster that once the situation in the Chaotic Void Sea stabilized in the future, people from every World Cluster in the Alliance Army could return to their respective clusters at any time.
"Excellent! Elder, I told you Young Master Ye is a good man. He would definitely take us in! I was right, wasn't I!" Seeing Ye Yunfei agree, Xiao Yueyue jumped for joy.
"Elder, let's do this. First, gather all the Xiao Family members and have them enter my spatial treasure. They can rest and recuperate there properly," Ye Yunfei said to Xiao Ziming.
"That's good. We will follow Young Master Ye's arrangements in everything," Xiao Ziming immediately adapted to his role. Since the Xiao Family had stated they wished to join the Alliance Army, and Ye Yunfei was the Alliance Army's leader, it was only natural to follow his commands.
Xiao Ziming then gathered all the Xiao Family members before Ye Yunfei. Ye Yunfei transported everyone from the Xiao Family into the Phantom Tower.
"Master, should we return to the Three Thousand Small Worlds now?" Hu Miao suddenly asked.
"No. I want to go to the Qiancang World Cluster and have a look," Ye Yunfei thought for a moment before replying.
"I figured as much, Master. Now that we finally have news related to Sister Qingluo, of course you wouldn't let it pass," Hu Miao replied with a smile.
"Indeed, Qingluo disappeared precisely within the Samsara Passage of the Main World. I have been deducing for a while and found that her disappearance must be related to the Samsara Passage," Ye Yunfei nodded and replied.
"Now that there is news about the Samsara Passage, I naturally have to go and investigate," Ye Yunfei added.
"Then let's go, Master. After all, even if you return to secluded cultivation now, there's no guarantee you'll break through successfully. It's better to travel around a bit," Hu Miao agreed.
After making the decision, Ye Yunfei set off towards the Qiancang World Cluster.
At the same time, Zhan Wu of the Zhan Family was now far away from the previous battle location, heading back towards the Zhan Family's headquarters.
"Damn it! We could have killed all those Xiao Family members, but Ye Yunfei had to ruin it! Just you wait. Our Zhan Family will definitely settle this score with him!" Zhan Wu gnashed his teeth with hatred whenever he thought of the recent ordeal.
However, he knew that with his own strength, he was utterly incapable of settling accounts with Ye Yunfei. He could only return to the family headquarters and request that stronger experts from the family be sent to deal with Ye Yunfei.
At the moment, Zhan Wu was sitting inside a flying vessel. This vessel moved incredibly fast and possessed formidable capabilities to traverse space. It was called a Space Ship.
Space Ships were extremely valuable treasures. Only master artificers of exceptional skill had the ability to forge one. It could be said that every Space Ship could fetch an astonishingly high price. Within the Chaotic Void Sea, only traditional major powers with deep foundations had the privilege of owning one. Even if ordinary forces were willing to pay, they wouldn't have access to artificers skillful enough to craft one.
It was said that the total number of master artificers in the entire Chaotic Void Sea capable of forging a Space Ship did not exceed six. Consequently, the price of every Space Ship was exorbitantly high.
Another Advanced Demigod of the Zhan Family was also aboard this Space Ship with Zhan Wu. The other Zhan Family members were inside a spatial treasure carried by Zhan Wu.
"The Three Thousand Small Worlds truly deserve their reputation as the core World Cluster that gave birth to many Deities in ancient times. Even though it has declined now, it could still give rise to a monstrous young genius like Ye Yunfei. Since our Zhan Family is already at odds with Ye Yunfei, we must eliminate him sooner rather than later. If we allow him to continue growing, perhaps in the future our Zhan Family will lack the power to deal with him," the other Advanced Demigod spoke.
"I don't think we need to worry. According to the deductions of our family's Grand Diviner, a new Era of Deities is about to arrive. For our Zhan Family, the most important task right now is to mobilize all our energy and resources to assist several family elders in their ascension to become Deities. Once those elders successfully break through to Deityhood, a mere Ye Yunfei won't be worth mentioning," Zhan Wu said.
"During this period, our Zhan Family has been transporting Soul Power clones imbued with Faith Energy from those elders back to the family headquarters from various places. It seems those elders will soon attempt their breakthrough into the Deity realm. This is the most crucial matter for our Zhan Family at present. Everything else can be put on hold," Zhan Wu added.
"That's right. A few days ago, I received a message from the Grand Elder. The family's elders indeed intend to begin their attempts at ascending to the Deity realm," the other Advanced Demigod also said excitedly upon hearing Zhan Wu's words.
"Earlier, our Zhan Family has already conquered quite a few World Clusters and established numerous temples within those conquered clusters. Those temples all enshrine Soul Power clones of the family elders. It's estimated that those Soul Power clones have now absorbed sufficient Faith Energy. Their attempt at Deityhood this time should be determined to succeed."
"Just wait and see. In this newly arrived Era of Deities, our Zhan Family will definitely produce Deities. Once our family possesses Deities, who in the entire Chaotic Void Sea would dare provoke us then? Perhaps our Zhan Family will rapidly develop into the dominant power of this Chaotic Void Sea!" Speaking up to this point, Zhan Wu couldn't help but burst into triumphant laughter.
"Anything is possible. Our Zhan Family is an established major power within the Chaotic Void Sea, fully qualified to become the master of this Void Sea!" The other Advanced Demigod also grew excited.
Just as the two Advanced Demigods of the Zhan Family were indulging in visions of their family dominating the Chaotic Void Sea in the future, the Space Ship they were aboard suddenly trembled violently and came to a stop.
"What is going on?" The two Advanced Demigods were both shocked and horrified. After all, the Space Ship they were aboard was an extremely sophisticated treasure possessing immense spatial power. Now, it had suddenly stopped, unable to advance even half an inch.
"Who's there?!" The two Zhan Family Advanced Demigods simultaneously stood up and rushed out of the vessel, wanting to see exactly who was intercepting their Space Ship.
However, the moment they rushed out of the Space Ship, they felt their bodies sink, utterly unable to move another step. The space outside the Space Ship had been sealed, as solid as a block of iron.
Rumble…
In their alarm and fury, the two Zhan Family Advanced Demigods instantly unleashed all their energy, attempting to shatter the sealing energy of the surrounding space. But they quickly discovered that the energy they released had no effect whatsoever.
"Not good! Could it be Ye Yunfei that kid has caught up!" The two Advanced Demigods' faces paled drastically.