"Indeed."
After perceiving for a while, Ye Yunfei suddenly discovered that there was indeed a hazy will vaguely paying attention to the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds. It even seemed like a pair of eyes, hidden somewhere unknown, were scrutinizing this world cluster.
Though Ye Yunfei couldn't locate where those eyes were concealed, he could sense two mysterious gazes sweeping back and forth through the void of this world cluster.
"This must be a top-tier expert with astonishing perception," Hun Lao said to Ye Yunfei, appearing very tense.
Just then, Ye Yunfei suddenly realized that hazy will had fixed upon him. The gazes from those mysterious eyes also fell upon his person.
"That fellow seems to be focusing on you. Be careful," Hun Lao, sensing the situation as well, immediately transmitted a warning to Ye Yunfei.
Ye Yunfei was now prepared to guard against a sudden assault from the other party at any moment.
At this moment, amidst the chaotic void outside the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds, stood an elderly man with ordinary features. He wore simple hemp clothes and straw sandals, dressed quite plainly, even somewhat rustic. He was studying the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds before him, and his gaze even lingered on Ye Yunfei briefly. However, in the end, he did nothing. Instead, he turned and left, vanishing from this patch of chaotic void with a single step.
"The Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds, the Colorless Abyss… One day, I will wipe this place clean. That young man named Ye Yunfei… his luck is quite good. It seems he has gained the favor of the ancient deities of the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds, or perhaps those ancient deities view him as the hope for this world cluster. When the time comes, I will personally kill this lad and shatter their hopes." The old man, walking through the chaotic void in his straw sandals, spoke slowly as he departed. His figure and aura were extremely hidden. He passed by the occasional Demigod traveling through the void, and not a single one could sense his presence.
Back within the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds, both Ye Yunfei and Hun Lao abruptly realized that the hazy will and those mysterious eyes from earlier had now vanished.
"During this time, all sorts of mysterious experts and bizarre happenings are becoming more and more frequent," Ye Yunfei sighed and spoke aloud.
With his current strength and realm, he could fight openly even if he encountered those perfected Demigods, truly counting as one of the top experts in the Chaotic Void Sea. Yet, the feeling he faced not long ago while confronting that azure ancient cauldron made him understand that his current power was still far from enough. He couldn't handle it, be it facing a true Deity, a deity corpse, or some specially powerful magic treasure left behind by a deity.
"Young Master Ye, our Alliance Army's council of elders has been discussing a matter recently," Kong Lao suddenly spoke up.
"What matter?" Ye Yunfei asked.
"The overall strength of our Alliance Army is already quite good now. Some members wish to leverage our Alliance Army's power to return to their homelands and liberate their homes," Kong Lao hesitated for a moment before saying to Ye Yunfei.
After hearing Kong Lao's words, Ye Yunfei slowly swept his gaze over the Demigods seated in the main hall.
"I understand everyone's sentiments, but the current timing is not ideal. Although our Alliance Army's overall power has greatly increased, we are large but not strong. Among the Demigods in our Alliance Army, the majority are early-stage or mid-stage Demigods. Advanced Demigods are still very few. We simply cannot contend with those major forces. Even if our Alliance Army were to temporarily dispatch forces to help you reclaim your seized homes, we would inevitably face endless retaliation from those major forces afterwards. At that time, our Alliance Army might not be able to handle it. However, rest assured, I will eventually personally lead the Alliance Army to help you reclaim your homes." Ye Yunfei's voice rang out clearly.
"Young Master Ye, I have actually explained this reasoning to them many times within the council of elders, but they are still rather unwilling," Ouyang Tao stepped forward and said.
"Everyone, we cannot act on impulse," Ye Yunfei spoke again.
"I think Young Master Ye makes a good point. We cannot act on impulse. Our Xiao Family's home has also been seized, but the enemies are extremely powerful. Given our Alliance Army's current strength, we might not be able to deal with them. Although I also wish to return and seize our home back, I know now is not the best time. I hope everyone can understand this," Xiao Ziming stepped out and spoke at this moment.
Xiao Ziming was a Xiao Family elder and was already a somewhat famous expert within the Chaotic Void Sea. Although he hadn't been part of the Alliance Army for long, he already possessed a certain level of prestige.
"I think, although we can't help them reclaim their seized homes yet, we can help them vent their anger," the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm suddenly transmitted to Ye Yunfei at this moment.
"How do we vent their anger?" Ye Yunfei asked.
"You can organize a team to go rob the Soul Power clones enshrined by those major forces in various world clusters. You can refine and absorb those Soul Power clones, and at the same time let everyone vent their anger. Two birds with one stone, why wouldn't you do it?" The Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm said with a laugh. "And once we've robbed enough of those Soul Power clones in quantity, you can even share some with us to refine and gain insights from. You can't focus only on yourself, otherwise when you alone become a Deity while the rest of us are just tagging along, it won't be any fun."
"That's actually not a bad method," Ye Yunfei said with a smile after hearing the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm's words.
The Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm's nature was a bit greedy, especially craving to possess all sorts of treasures in the world. Ye Yunfei was also not one to shy away from trouble, particularly since he already had deep grievances with those major forces and had nothing left to fear from them.
"Then what are we waiting for? Let's organize the team and start acting right away! Those major forces periodically transport a batch of Soul Power clones back to their headquarters. We need to strike first," the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm said, rubbing its hands (or appendages) in excitement.
"Alright, I'll tell everyone," Ye Yunfei nodded. He immediately relayed the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm's idea to the Demigods of the Alliance Army.
Upon hearing they were going to deal with those major forces and rob the temples those forces enshrined in their homelands, the Demigods of the Alliance Army were, of course, very enthusiastic and immediately expressed their approval. Being able to confront those major forces would indeed allow them to vent their anger.
Thus, Ye Yunfei selected thirty Demigods from the Alliance Army, including Xiao Ziming.
"You all should go into closed-door cultivation first, striving to improve your strength. I will notify you when it's time to depart," Ye Yunfei said. He then took out a batch of cultivation resources and distributed them to these thirty Demigods, telling them to go into seclusion and prepare first.
Next, Ye Yunfei began to deploy many more Formations in the void surrounding the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds. Although Ye Yunfei knew the experts and forces of those major powers currently didn't dare to rashly barge into the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds, it was still necessary to be fully prepared, prepared for all eventualities. Ye Yunfei deployed a large number of Formations and Geomancy Formations (Earth Arrays) in the space around the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds. He had previously already deployed many Formations and Earth Arrays in these positions. Now, as his overall comprehensive strength had improved, his formation skill and geomancy arts had also advanced. The formations and earth arrays he laid out now were more powerful than before.
Ye Yunfei then also deployed a large number of Formations and Earth Arrays at some important locations inside the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds. With so many Formations and Earth Arrays guarding them, Ye Yunfei believed that average-strength Demigods would find it very difficult to force their way in.
"Let me go see my parents and Xiao Fei first."
After finishing the deployment of Formations and Earth Arrays, Ye Yunfei returned to Tianpo Realm.
"Actually, the overall strength of Tianpo Realm surpasses even that of the Main World. Besides the Colorless Abyss, Tianpo Realm might be the space within the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds with the strongest overall power," Ye Yunfei thought to himself as he traveled through Tianpo Realm's void. Extending his Soul Power perception far outwards, he almost encompassed the entirety of Tianpo Realm and detected many powerful auras, even some extremely mysterious ones he couldn't quite grasp clearly. However, Ye Yunfei didn't go to investigate them because Tianpo Realm was Mr. Liu's place of residence. No matter what mysterious beings resided within Tianpo Realm, they must have been permitted by Mr. Liu. Therefore, Ye Yunfei didn't plan to visit or disturb them.
Not long after, Ye Yunfei entered the world where Mr. Liu's Mountain Hamlet was located. Within this world, besides that Mountain Hamlet, many other beings resided in other places, none particularly weak in strength. Ye Yunfei knew that any beings living in this world were likely subordinates of Mr. Liu.
"Finally back again," Ye Yunfei arrived at the entrance of the Mountain Hamlet where Mr. Liu resided.
"Young Master Ye, you have returned," just as Ye Yunfei arrived at the village entrance, a middle-aged man appeared to welcome him. It was the same farmer as before.
"Senior, what's going on? Where is your main body?" Ye Yunfei could tell at a glance that this farmer before him was just a Clone, not his main body. Then Ye Yunfei's gaze shifted to a small lake beside the village entrance. On the lake's surface floated a fishing boat, where an old fisherman in straw rain gear sat angling.
"Senior, you too, where is your main body? Why is only a Clone left here? Are both seniors' main bodies in closed-door cultivation?" Ye Yunfei asked curiously.
Before the farmer and the fisherman could answer Ye Yunfei, the Mountain Hamlet's village chief walked out from within the village, instantly arriving before Ye Yunfei.
"Senior, why are you also in Clone form?" Ye Yunfei sensed something was amiss now. He had visited the Mountain Hamlet many times before, and each time, he had seen the village chief's main body, including the farmer and fisherman as well. But now, all three were present only as Clones.
"Young Master Ye, our main bodies have already left Tianpo Realm following Mr. Liu. Only a small portion of people remain here in their main bodies now. Over half are in Clone form," the village chief replied.
"Mr. Liu took your main bodies away? To where?" Ye Yunfei asked, somewhat surprised by the chief's words.
"When our main bodies left, we did not yet know the destination. We are simply acting according to Mr. Liu's orders. Wherever Mr. Liu asks us to go, we go," the village chief answered.
"However, Young Master Ye, rest assured. Before leaving, Mr. Liu had already made all sorts of preparations within our small Mountain Hamlet. Even a perfected Demigod, without our permission, would be unable to take half a step into our hamlet. Therefore, your family and clansmen are very safe here," the village chief added with a smile.
"Of that, I am certain," Ye Yunfei nodded.
Ye Yunfei was now an early-stage Demigod. Recalling the aura he had sensed when facing Mr. Liu's main body in the past, he knew Mr. Liu's main body must be a perfected Demigod, and an old-timer who had been entrenched in that realm for a very long time. In truth, Ye Yunfei had never truly known Mr. Liu's real power before, merely guessing. He knew Mr. Liu had been concealing his true aura and strength in front of him previously. However, now that Ye Yunfei himself was a Demigod, with particularly strong perception abilities, especially having cultivated a profound deduction technique like the Chaos Heavenly Secrets Art, his recent return to the Mountain Hamlet easily clarified the true strength and realm of Mr. Liu in his mind. Nevertheless, Ye Yunfei did not overly try to deduce Mr. Liu, because in his heart, Mr. Liu's kindness to him was immense, and he was one of the people Ye Yunfei respected the most.
Ye Yunfei entered the Mountain Hamlet and arrived at the rear of the village. He then entered the Small World where his parents resided. The energy and laws within this Small World were of a very high level, making it an excellent place for cultivation. Soon, Ye Yunfei arrived at where his parents and Xiao Fei lived.
"Brother!"
Xiao Fei sensed Ye Yunfei's aura from afar and came running.
"Impressive! You've already reached the early Immortal Celestial Realm now," Ye Yunfei, sensing Xiao Fei's energy aura, couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.
"That's because over these years, Mr. Liu has personally instructed Xiao Fei's cultivation on many occasions and provided her with many precious cultivation resources, allowing Xiao Fei to progress this much," Ye Tianpeng and Miao Ziqiong, having sensed Ye Yunfei's aura from afar, both flew over. Miao Ziqiong spoke.
"Mr. Liu is a great benefactor to our family. Not only does he provide such a good cultivation place for us, but he also personally guides Xiao Fei's cultivation," Miao Ziqiong added.