"After hearing the news about the True Phoenix Tomb, our Restorer Faction held discussions and decided to send people to enter and seek treasures. That's why we came here," the Restorer continued.
"But it seems the Guardian Faction found out about our entry into the True Phoenix Tomb very quickly. We were tracked and hunted not long after we arrived," another Restorer sighed.
"How could the Guardian Faction have known? Did you expose your identities after entering the True Phoenix Tomb?" Upon hearing this, Ye Yunfei felt a stir in his heart and immediately asked.
"No. After entering the True Phoenix Tomb, we altered our appearances and concealed our names, operating entirely using some inconspicuous, unfamiliar identities. Logically, the Guardian Faction shouldn't have discovered us so easily, but it seemed like they knew in advance. They immediately began searching everywhere for us, the Restorers," that Restorer shook his head and replied.
"If that's the case, then there's only one possibility," Ye Yunfei's expression turned grim upon hearing this.
"Correct. We also thought of that. It means there are still traitors within our Restorer Faction, and for now, those traitors don't know the location of our current secret base of seclusion. They know some Restorers entered the True Phoenix Tomb, but they don't know about the hidden base; otherwise, they would have already led the Guardian Faction's forces to surround and annihilate it. Once we finish exploring the True Phoenix Tomb, we will immediately return and begin a thorough investigation to root out and eliminate the traitor," the Restorer nodded and said.
"I never imagined the Restorer Faction had so many traitors!" Ye Yunfei's expression was somewhat unpleasant. It could be said that the primary reason for the severe losses suffered by the Restorer Faction some time ago was the emergence of many traitors from within. Thus, purging traitors was crucial for the current Restorer Faction. If greater losses occurred again because of those traitors, then the Restorer Faction might truly be finished for good.
"Young Master Ye, besides us two, there are five other Restorers present, all of them Deities," one Restorer said, looking at Ye Yunfei.
"Our Restorer Faction has so many Deities?" Ye Yunfei was pleasantly surprised.
"Yes. Although the number of our Deities cannot compare to the Guardian Faction, we still possess a decent quantity. In fact, just recently, our faction has given birth to quite a few new Deities. After all, the Restorer Faction has existed for a long time and possesses a certain foundation. As the Grand Era changes, our faction has also begun to continually produce more new Deities," one Restorer answered with a nod.
"That makes sense. The Restorers should be considered a veteran major power within our region of the Void. Now, with the arrival of a new Divine Age, the Restorer Faction, relying on its accumulated foundation, will surely give rise to an even greater number of Deities," Ye Yunfei nodded.
"Where are those other five Restorers? Should we go meet up with them?" Ye Yunfei asked.
"No, Young Master Ye. If we all gathered in one group, our movements would become too conspicuous, making it easy for the Guardian Faction to capture us all at once. Therefore, we divided into three teams: the two of us form one team, and the other five split into two separate groups. The three teams maintain contact with each other, but we operate independently," one Restorer explained.
"I see. In that case, Young Master Ye, we two will depart now. Let's stay in touch. This is the new identity token of our Restorer Faction; the old ones have been deactivated." After saying this, the Restorer took out an identity token and handed it to Ye Yunfei.
Ye Yunfei took the token and immediately refined it, transmitting a trace of his soul body's aura into the token to activate it completely.
Since Ye Yunfei's soul body aura was already recorded in the Restorer Faction's archives, identity verification was straightforward.
"Young Master Ye, we're leaving now. Including you, our Restorer Faction effectively has four teams operating within the True Phoenix Tomb. Send a communication immediately if anything happens," the Restorer added.
"Very well. You do the same. If you require any assistance, don't hesitate to send me a message," Ye Yunfei nodded in reply.
"Take these medicinal pills and formation flags. Keep them for emergencies," Ye Yunfei said, taking out a large batch of pills and formation flags he had refined and presenting them to the two Restorers.
"Divine Pills!" The two Restorers were somewhat astonished to discover that some of the pills Ye Yunfei offered were Divine Pills, with the rest being half-step divine pills.
The Divine Pills were not refined by Ye Yunfei himself but acquired during this period. The half-step divine pills, however, were his own handiwork. Though they were only half-step pills, their quality far surpassed that of ordinary ones.
As for the formation flags, they were all crafted by Ye Yunfei. In battle, if needed, throwing them out could instantly set up a large number of formations.
"Alright then. Thank you, Young Master Ye. We accept them," the two Restorers gratefully said as they took the items.
Afterward, everyone exited the palace. One of the Restorers waved his hand, retrieving the palace. Then, the two Restorers cupped their hands in salute towards Cui Hong and Xiao Xiao, before immediately employing their movement techniques and vanishing into the distance.
"Elder, Miss Xiao Xiao, these are for you." After the two Restorers had completely departed, Ye Yunfei took out two Divine King Fruits and handed one to each.
"Divine King Fruits!" Cui Hong and Xiao Xiao were profoundly astonished as they looked at the fruits offered by Ye Yunfei.
Though they had personally heard Ye Yunfei claim that the Divine King Fruits abruptly tearing free from their branches and piercing through space to leave that valley was his doing, a part of them had remained skeptical. After all, these were incredibly precious Divine King Fruits. Furthermore, that valley had been swarming with numerous Deities, even including Advanced Void Gods. To think Ye Yunfei could employ a method to make those fruits fly away automatically under the intense, predatory stares of so many powerful beings was too unbelievable, making it hard to accept.
But now, seeing the Divine King Fruits Ye Yunfei handed them, they suddenly understood his words were true.
"Young Master Ye, your methods are truly masterful. One cannot help but admire them!" Cui Hong couldn't help exclaiming in amazement.
"Elder, Miss Xiao Xiao, take them. These two are specifically for you," Ye Yunfei reiterated.
"Young Master Ye, these Divine King Fruits are far too precious," Cui Hong hesitated.
"It's fine, Elder. I still have others. These two are specially reserved for you and Miss Xiao Xiao," Ye Yunfei said with a smile.
"In that case, I won't stand on ceremony. This Divine King Fruit should allow my corpse to improve tremendously; perhaps it might even give birth to a sliver of vitality," Cui Hong said excitedly, no longer declining as he accepted the fruit.
"Thank you," Xiao Xiao said, also accepting hers.
"I will refine it immediately," Cui Hong announced.
"Elder, here's an idea. Enter my spatial treasure. Its time laws are quite advanced, resulting in a time differential between the inside and outside, giving you more sufficient time," Ye Yunfei suggested to Cui Hong.
"That works," Cui Hong immediately agreed.
"I will also enter your spatial treasure to refine this Divine King Fruit," Xiao Xiao said.
Ye Yunfei then transferred Cui Hong and Xiao Xiao into the Shadow Illusion Pagoda, allowing them to refine the Divine King Fruits there.
Meanwhile, Ye Yunfei employed his movement technique and left, continuing his exploration and treasure-hunting within the True Phoenix Tomb.
Over the following days, Ye Yunfei harvested another batch of Star Mother Sand. This region of the Void held many shattered, broken stars, and quite a number had already produced Star Mother Sand.
"This Star Mother Sand should allow for a significant improvement in my physical body's quality. Therefore, I need to collect as much as possible," Ye Yunfei thought to himself.
Almost all deposits of Star Mother Sand were guarded by Star Beasts.
After refining one Divine King Fruit, Ye Yunfei's strength had increased greatly. Coupled with Hu Miao having become a Deity and the assistance of Huang Shang, Hun Lao, and the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm, Ye Yunfei had no fear of these Star Beasts.
Whenever they encountered a Star Beast, Hu Miao was always the first to charge forward and hold it off, with Huang Shang, Hun Lao, and the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm providing support from the side.
As for Ye Yunfei, he would take action to collect the Star Mother Sand.
Of course, besides Star Mother Sand, Ye Yunfei also continued to acquire other treasures along the way, including medicinal herbs, energy crystals, and various other rare materials of Heaven and Earth. However, for now, none of them matched the value of the Divine King Fruits.
"Halt! I've noticed you for a while now, kid. You seem to have collected a lot of Star Mother Sand. Good. Now hand over all the Star Mother Sand you possess. Because this material is very useful to me; I require it to forge a magical artifact, and Star Mother Sand is a necessary ingredient," just as Ye Yunfei was preparing to gather the Star Mother Sand at the core of a broken star, an arrogant, haughty voice rang out.
A purple-robed youth with his hands clasped behind his back materialized slowly.
Following behind this youth were nine Void Gods, among them three were Intermediate Void Gods.
At this moment, Hu Miao, Huang Shang, Hun Lao, the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm, and the others stood not far away, engaged in fierce battle with five or six Star Beasts.
"Impressive movement techniques these people possess. And they don't seem weak either," Ye Yunfei frowned slightly as he glanced at the purple-robed youth and the Deities behind him.
The fact that these individuals could approach this close without being detected meant their movement speed and concealment of aura were exceptional.
"Don't come looking for trouble," Ye Yunfei said in an indifferent tone, ignoring the purple-robed youth as he turned to continue collecting the Star Mother Sand.
Although these Deities outnumbered them, Ye Yunfei was unafraid. He believed that, with his current strength and the help of Hu Miao and the others, even if they couldn't win, they could definitely withdraw with ease. Not to mention, there were still Cui Hong and Xiao Xiao inside the spatial treasure.