"Please trust me, Seniors. Let's enter. Nothing will happen."
After receiving Kang Wan's Sound Transmission, Ye Yunfei was reassured. He turned and spoke to the Flower Goddess Palace Master and the Great Leader.
"Very well, let's go in."
The Great Leader nodded and strode into the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds without hesitation. The Flower Goddess Palace Master followed behind him.
"Seniors, both the Restoration Faction and the Flower Goddess Palace forces are already inside. I have settled them in," Ye Yunfei said.
"Good. I need to find a place for some solid seclusion cultivation," the Great Leader stated.
"There will undoubtedly be another major battle soon. I must prepare," he added.
"Great Leader, these healing Divine Pills were specially refined for you during this period," Ye Yunfei said, waving his hand and summoning a batch of pills, which he sent floating before the Great Leader.
Within the Phantom Tower, several of Ye Yunfei's clones had been refining pills nonstop. Now, possessing multiple types of exotic flames and several high-grade alchemy cauldrons, Ye Yunfei could continuously produce vast quantities of Divine Pills as long as he had sufficient raw materials.
"Excellent! Thank you, Young Master Ye," the Great Leader promptly accepted the Divine Pills and said gratefully.
He knew Ye Yunfei's alchemy skill was superb. These healing pills would undoubtedly be of great use for his injuries.
After receiving the pills, the Great Leader immediately headed towards where the Restoration Faction forces were settled. He found a secret chamber and began his seclusion cultivation.
"Palace Master, these pills are my gift to you. They align with the attributes of your cultivation techniques and should be of some use," Ye Yunfei said, taking out a dozen more jade vials and presenting them to the Flower Goddess Palace Master.
Since the Palace Master was one of his own and a top-tier powerhouse on their side, she would inevitably be a mainstay in the coming battles. Therefore, Ye Yunfei had specifically refined this batch of Divine Pills for her.
"Very well, thank you, Young Master Ye," the Flower Goddess Palace Master accepted all the pills. No one could refuse a gift from a Divine Pill Master.
Then she, too, headed towards the location where her Flower Goddess Palace forces were stationed to begin closed-door cultivation.
Earlier, upon receiving Ye Yunfei's message, the Flower Goddess Palace Master had immediately gathered a contingent of palace disciples and rushed to the Restoration Faction base to provide aid. Later, those disciples were also teleported by Ye Yunfei into the Phantom Tower and brought entirely to the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds.
"I should also get some solid seclusion cultivation in," Ye Yunfei murmured to himself.
"You definitely should, you need to work on breaking through your realm," Hun Lao interjected.
"Deities are becoming more and more common now, and your realm is still only that of a Perfect Demigod—far too low.
Continuing like this will eventually severely limit your future development."
"I know, but I still haven't been able to usher in my Deity Tribulation. Wanting to rush it won't help," Ye Yunfei sighed.
"I believe that for you to break through and become a Deity will likely require several times, even dozens of times, more effort than for others," Hun Lao said.
"My racial memory records that in ancient times, those who were extraordinarily monstrous and defied the heavens generally fell into two categories. The first type found leveling up extremely easy; breaking through realms was like eating or drinking—utterly effortless.
The second type had their combat power constantly increasing, but breaking through their actual cultivation realm was extremely difficult.
Regarding the second case, ancient, skilled divination masters concluded through their deductions that it was most likely due to an obscure, mysterious law governing the Heavens' jealousy towards outstanding talent."
"'Heavens' Jealousy of Talent' again," Ye Yunfei shook his head helplessly.
This wasn't the first time he had heard Hun Lao mention this.
"My racial memory indeed records this," Hun Lao insisted.
"Let's just do our best for now. I won't worry about some law of heavenly jealousy for the time being," Ye Yunfei said with another sigh.
Just then, a scout from the Alliance Army hurried to Ye Yunfei's side and reported, "Reporting to Young Master Ye! The Fire Clan forces have arrived!"
Upon receiving the report, a surprised Ye Yunfei immediately dashed out of the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds into the external void. There, he indeed saw a large group waiting, radiating scorching energy auras.
Numerous individual flames burned around these people. Standing at the very front was none other than Cui Hong.
"Senior! Why have you come as well?" Ye Yunfei immediately went forward to greet him.
"After I received news of the battle, I immediately gathered my men and rushed to your Restorer's base. However, by the time I arrived, the fighting was already over, and the place was empty," Cui Hong explained.
"Then I received further news that you had returned to the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds, so I hurriedly brought my forces here."
"By the way, is Fang around? She should be inside, right?" Cui Hong asked next.
"He's here to find the Flower Goddess Palace Master," Hun Lao transmitted his voice to Ye Yunfei.
Ye Yunfei led the Fire Clan forces into the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds. Cui Hong immediately asked for the location where the Flower Goddess Palace personnel were settled and hurriedly led his people there.
Ye Yunfei issued orders, appointing several senior members of the Alliance Army to take responsibility for settling in the Fire Clan.
Thus, the population within the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds increased with forces from three more factions: the Restoration Faction, the Flower Goddess Palace, and the Fire Clan.
"The Guardian Faction army could arrive at any moment. We must prepare to meet them," Ye Yunfei said slowly, his gaze fixed on the vast expanse of void outside the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds.
"This time, the Guardian Faction will undoubtedly come with formidable momentum, and their numbers will be larger, their strength greater," Hun Lao added.
"When the water rises, we build a dam; when soldiers approach, we send troops to hold them off," Ye Yunfei remained silent for a moment, then spoke calmly.
Ye Yunfei then found a relatively secluded spot within the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds, set up a small Formation space, and entered it. From there, he went inside the Phantom Tower to commence his own seclusion cultivation.
Concurrently, several of his clones continued refining various types of pills within the Phantom Tower without a moment's pause.
Earlier, in the True Phoenix Tomb, Ye Yunfei had obtained a massive quantity of medicinal herbs. Not to mention anything else, he had harvested immense amounts of divine-grade herbs from that herb garden alone.
Later, within the True Phoenix Divine Clan's Alchemy Hall, he had acquired another huge batch of precious materials. Combined with all the cultivation resources and treasures he had gathered from the numerous Deities he had slain recently, the sheer volume of medicinal materials of various grades Ye Yunfei now possessed was practically inexhaustible in the short term.
At regular intervals, several senior members of the Alliance Army would come to collect the batches of pills refined by Ye Yunfei's clones and distribute them as needed.
Most of the pills Ye Yunfei had refined during this period were intended for Perfect Demigods, specifically designed to assist in realm breakthroughs.
Ye Yunfei knew the number of Deities on his side was far too few. To oppose the Guardian Faction, he needed to increase the number of Deities as much as possible.
Inside the Phantom Tower, Ye Yunfei's main body sat cross-legged. First, he released the Nine Divine Beasts of the Nine Palaces Totem Wheel. All nine beasts now possessed the combat power to face Deities.
Ye Yunfei glanced at them, sensing the mighty energy radiating from their enormous forms, and nodded.
In the previous battles, these nine beasts had already demonstrated their strength. When the nine divine beasts jointly powered the Nine Palaces Totem Wheel, even the Primary Void Gods didn't dare to stand in its way directly. More importantly, these nine beasts still seemed to have significant room for improvement.
"What level can a technique like the Nine Palaces Totem Wheel ultimately reach at its peak?" Ye Yunfei wondered to himself.
He had obtained this technique in an ancient ruins site and still hadn't fully understood exactly what grade this cultivation method belonged to.
The cultivation of the Nine Palaces Totem Wheel was simple and brutal: letting the nine divine beasts continuously devour more and more cultivation resources. The more resources they consumed, the stronger these beasts would become. Now they already possessed deity-level combat power, yet they had not yet reached their limit.
"Even I cannot quite see through this Nine Palaces Totem Wheel technique," Hun Lao spoke up. "But right now, it is undeniably confirmed to be a deity-grade technique."
Ye Yunfei brought out a large pile of cultivation resources and placed them before the nine divine beasts for them to start devouring.
"For my current cultivation, the primary focus is to attempt breaking through my realm. But simultaneously, I must also improve my Soul Power energy, my swordsmanship level, my Formations mastery, as well as my various other techniques and martial skills," Ye Yunfei began by organizing an overview of his various capabilities, then spoke slowly.
The number of Soul Power Stars Ye Yunfei currently possessed exceeded thirty. Each cultivation session allowed him to simultaneously practice multiple techniques and martial arts.
Thus began Ye Yunfei's period of dedicated cultivation.
"Recently, I have been a bit lax in my cultivation of sword arts, so I must make up for that," Ye Yunfei decided, assigning ten of his Soul Power Stars specifically to practice swordsmanship.
An unknown amount of time passed.
"Young Master Ye! Good news! A member of our Alliance Army is about to face his Deity Tribulation!"
Suddenly, Ye Yunfei received a Sound Transmission from a senior member of the Alliance Army.
Ye Yunfei immediately stopped his cultivation and emerged from the Phantom Tower. He then noticed that in a certain location within the void of the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds, tribulation clouds were gathering densely, thunder rumbled and rolled, radiating an aura of world-destroying might.
"Someone truly is undergoing their Deity Tribulation," Ye Yunfei thought as he flashed to the location beneath the tribulation clouds.
"Young Master Ye!"
By then, many senior members of the Alliance Army had already gathered nearby. As soon as they saw Ye Yunfei, they gathered around him.
"Greetings, Young Master Ye!"
Standing directly beneath the rolling tribulation clouds was an old man, who immediately bowed respectfully upon seeing Ye Yunfei.
Ye Yunfei recognized him as one of the senior members of the Alliance Army—one who was usually steady and low-key. Unexpectedly, among the Alliance Army, he was the first to usher in his Deity Tribulation.
"Your foundation is solid. You should succeed in overcoming this tribulation. Take these pills now; they will assist you in facing the tribulation," Ye Yunfei flicked his finger, sending a jade vial to the old man. It contained several pills specifically formulated to aid in overcoming tribulations.
"Thank you, Young Master Ye!"
The old man immediately accepted the pills and consumed them.
Soon after, his thunder tribulation officially began. Rolling bolts of divine lightning continuously descended.
After enduring a series of tribulation lightning strikes, the old man successfully broke through, becoming a Void God.
"Congratulations on your deityhood, Elder Zhou!"
After the tribulation ended, the surrounding Alliance Army seniors all stepped forward to offer their congratulations.
"The reason I was able to break through and become a Deity is primarily due to the various cultivation resources Young Master Ye consistently provided me, along with the pills he refined for me a while back. Without them, I wouldn't have been able to achieve this breakthrough so soon," the Elder Zhou said before walking to Ye Yunfei's front to express his thanks once more.
During this time, Ye Yunfei had specifically refined vast quantities of pills for the Perfect Demigods within the Alliance Army. As a Divine Pill Master, the effectiveness of Ye Yunfei's pills was, of course, first-rate.