"I did not spare the Heavenly God Hall, nor the Source Fire Sect, nor the Dark Faction. Your Upper Purity Sect is similar to these major powers, so of course I will not spare you either."
Ye Yunfei looked at the high-ranking members of the Upper Purity Sect kneeling before him, his voice icy cold.
The actions of the Upper Purity Sect were not much different from those of the Heavenly God Hall. Not long ago, they had also dispatched a force to the headquarters of the Guardian Faction to join the fight against the army of the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds. They had also previously sent people against Ye Yunfei and the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds. If he were to let them off easily just because these high-ranking members had surrendered and admitted their faults, it would most likely leave a future calamity.
Ye Yunfei had walked a battlefield soaked in blood and littered with corpses. Of course, he would not show mercy to his enemies.
As soon as his words fell, Ye Yunfei executed the Moon Soul Slash. Another high-ranking member of the Upper Purity Sect let out a miserable shriek, was sent flying backwards, and crashed onto the ground in the distance, unmoving—his fate unknown.
"Wait, Young Master Ye! Our Upper Purity Sect is willing to pay half our wealth! Moreover, I have a precious treasure to offer."
The Upper Purity Sect Leader hurriedly shouted loudly.
"What precious treasure?"
Ye Yunfei was just about to start a massacre, but hearing the Sect Leader's words, his gaze immediately turned to him as he asked.
"Young Master Ye, I have seen you in battle before. Four massive golden light spheres hovered high in the sky, emitting advanced Yang-attributed energy. Therefore, I guessed that the cultivation technique you practice is primarily based on Yang-attributed energy."
"Within the headquarters of our Upper Purity Sect lies an ultimate Yang, supremely rigid treasure. I estimate you would be interested in it, Young Master Ye. I am willing to present this treasure, asking only that you spare our Upper Purity Sect. From now on, we guarantee the Upper Purity Sect will never provoke you again."
"That treasure is in an extremely hidden location, and only I know its exact position."
Seeing the dense killing intent in Ye Yunfei's eyes, the Sect Leader spoke hastily.
"Unnecessary. I will go fetch that treasure myself."
Ye Yunfei said indifferently, no longer wishing to waste time.
As soon as his words fell, Ye Yunfei directly executed the Moon Soul Slash. A cold, clear full moon appeared within the Soul Sea of this Upper Purity Sect Leader, slashing toward his Soul Body.
During this time, Ye Yunfei had refined and absorbed the Soul Bodies of numerous Deities, and the level of his Soul Power energy had risen once again. The power of the Moon Soul Slash he executed was also continuously increasing. The Upper Purity Sect Leader before him was merely an initial Void God, who was no match at all for Ye Yunfei.
With a shriek of "Ah!", the Upper Purity Sect Leader's face contorted in pain. Blood simultaneously flowed from his eyes, ears, mouth, and nose as his body was sent flying high into the air.
"Ye Yunfei, you..."
Seeing Ye Yunfei suddenly attack, the other high-ranking members of the Upper Purity Sect were both shocked and furious. One of the elders pointed at Ye Yunfei and angrily began to speak.
Without waiting for him to finish, Ye Yunfei pointed a finger. The white short sword shot out, directly grinding that elder's body into a mist of blood.
Then, this white short sword began slashing towards the other high-ranking members of the Upper Purity Sect at an astonishing speed.
"Ah... Aiyah..."
One miserable shriek after another rang out incessantly. These high-ranking members of the Upper Purity Sect were far too weak in the face of this white short sword, possessing no power to resist at all. In just a moment, all the Upper Purity Sect's high-ranking members had been slain by this short sword.
After the Upper Purity Sect Leader's body was sent flying, it crashed onto the ground in the distance, convulsing continuously. Both his physical body and Soul Body had sustained severe injuries.
Ye Yunfei performed the Soul Power Star Technique. Over thirty Soul Power Stars charged into his Soul Sea and forcibly devoured his Soul Body within moments.
Next, Ye Yunfei and Huang Shang divided the Soul Bodies of the other slain Deities of the Upper Purity Sect, while the Blood Clan Clone refined and absorbed the Bloodline Essence of all these Deities.
Then, Ye Yunfei released over thirty Deity Puppets and, leading them, charged into the headquarters of the Upper Purity Sect to begin a massacre.
All the Deities and high-ranking members of the Upper Purity Sect had been killed. The remaining ordinary members were completely helpless before Ye Yunfei.
Not long after, every single person within the Upper Purity Sect headquarters had been slain.
Ye Yunfei, the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm, Hu Miao, and others thoroughly plundered everything of value here.
The Upper Purity Sect, as an ancient power with a heritage spanning countless years, had amassed a truly considerable amount of wealth and valuables over the ages.
Finally, Ye Yunfei entered a very well-hidden Small World within the Upper Purity Sect headquarters.
"The precious treasure mentioned by the Upper Purity Sect Leader should be within this Small World," Ye Yunfei said, looking around.
After devouring the Sect Leader's Soul Body, Ye Yunfei had obtained most of his memories and knew the treasure he spoke of was indeed here.
Upon entering this Small World, Ye Yunfei's gaze immediately fell upon a location in the distance that emitted dazzling, overwhelming light.
Ye Yunfei soared into the air and arrived at the light-emitting position moments later.
Below him lay a cluster of volcanoes. Crowded volcano vents were oozing with scorching lava. Astonishing heat waves swept across the sky, warping and distorting the surrounding space.
At a glance, the space above and around this cluster of volcanoes was entirely irregular, wobbling and unstable, like waves upon the sea.
Although these volcano vents were not erupting, large amounts of crimson, blazing lava continuously flowed out.
Ye Yunfei's gaze fell upon the central volcano vent of this cluster. Suspended within that vent was a large, clumpy mound of golden soil.
The blinding, overwhelming light seen from a distance earlier was emitted by this clump of soil.
According to the Upper Purity Sect Leader's memory, the name of this soil was Chaos Nine-Breath Soil, a substance brimming with vitality and Yang-attributed energy. It possessed miraculous growth power and powerful Yang-attributed energy.
This clump of Chaos Nine-Breath Soil was left here by an ancient progenitor of the Upper Purity Sect after his demise. Apart from knowing its name and some simple information about its effects, later generations had never used it.
Because after that progenitor fell, the strength of the Upper Purity Sect declined with each generation. No one among their descendants was capable of subduing and refining this clump of Chaos Nine-Breath Soil again.
Thus, this clump of Chaos Nine-Breath Soil had always been stored here, its existence known only through oral transmission among successive Upper Purity Sect Leaders.
"I wonder if I can subdue and refine this treasure?"
Looking at the clump of golden soil floating and sinking within the volcano vent, a trace of fervor appeared in Ye Yunfei's gaze.
Ye Yunfei could perceive the astounding Yang-attributed energy radiating from this clump of Chaos Nine-Breath Soil.
"This is indeed an ultimate Yang, supremely rigid treasure. If I can obtain it, perhaps I can cultivate the fifth layer of the Nine-Yang Ancient Scripture. I'll try."
Sitting cross-legged in mid-air high above, facing the clump of golden soil, Ye Yunfei began his attempt to subdue and refine it.
Around this time, astonishing news began spreading rapidly through the void.
That the Upper Purity Sect had been exterminated!
And it was done by Ye Yunfei!
After this news spread out, the entire void was shaken with terror, for this was already the fifth major power exterminated by Ye Yunfei!
"It looks like any power that has had conflict with Ye Yunfei will not be spared; he will exterminate them all."
"In my opinion, he won't just exterminate those who had conflicts with him, but also those factions that once submitted to or had ties with the Guardian Faction."
"Wait and see. Ye Yunfei will definitely continue his killing spree. He won't stop until rivers of blood flow and heads roll."
"Heavens, if that's the case, how many factions in our void are still facing extermination?"
"You know, when the Guardian Faction ruled this void before, the number of factions associated with them was truly vast. If Ye Yunfei really intends to exterminate all of them, then at least one-third, if not half, of the factions in our void would be wiped out by him. Such a scenario is too horrifying."
"If it's really so, wouldn't Ye Yunfei be even more brutal than the Guardian Faction?"
"Although the rule of the Guardian Faction was also cruel, constantly oppressing many factions and World Clusters, at least they let most factions survive without directly exterminating sects or races."
"Now Ye Yunfei wants to exterminate so many factions. Isn't he afraid of arousing public wrath?"
...
Discussions filled every corner of the void.
The shockwaves caused by Ye Yunfei wiping out five major powers in one fell swoop during this time were truly immense.
Panic pervaded the entire void. Especially those factions that had once clashed with Ye Yunfei or had ties with the Guardian Faction were all trembling in fear, terrified that Ye Yunfei would suddenly come knocking.
"Killed well! Excellent!"
"Those major powers bullied our alliance army and the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds before. Now they know the consequences?"
"Young Master Ye has helped us vent our anger mightily!"
"Let's see who dares to bully our alliance army and the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds in this void from now on!"
Upon receiving the news, the members of the alliance army and the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds were all excited and invigorated.
By now, the people of the alliance army and the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds were openly moving about and developing throughout this void. Of course, no faction dared to provoke them anymore.
Moreover, the alliance army, the Fire Clan, the Flower God Palace, and the Small Amount Monastery had now formed a single alliance. Once anything happened, they helped each other.
With Ye Yunfei's assistance, many new Deities had been born within the Fire Clan, the Flower God Palace, and the Small Amount Monastery, their overall strength continuously rising.
It could be said that this alliance of several powers had now become the sole superpower in this void, issuing commands across the entire void.
At this moment, Ye Yunfei was still within that hidden Small World of the Upper Purity Sect headquarters. Sitting cross-legged high above the volcano cluster, facing the clump of golden soil in the central vent, he had been continuously attempting to refine it.
Ye Yunfei's main purpose in trying to refine this Chaos Nine-Breath Soil was to use it for cultivating the fifth layer of the Nine-Yang Ancient Scripture.
But after half a month, Ye Yunfei finally realized he currently did not possess the capability to refine this clump of Chaos Nine-Breath Soil.
"I estimate I can only refine it after I become a Deity, because this clump of Chaos Nine-Breath Soil is actually suppressing my cultivation realm," Ye Yunfei said with a bitter smile.