"In that case, I'll go wherever you go. It's not like I'll be in your way or anything.
In the future, if you go to the Sixth Void, I can be your host and show you around properly."
Qin Xiaoyu said.
"As you wish."
Ye Yunfei replied indifferently.
Ye Yunfei was indeed planning to go to the Sixth Void soon. This Qin Xiaoyu likely came from a major power within it. Ye Yunfei knew that regardless of which void he went to, opposing the Guardian Faction would probably require cooperation with the local forces. This Qin Xiaoyu might prove useful at that time.
"That's wonderful!"
Qin Xiaoyu cried out happily upon hearing Ye Yunfei's words.
After that, Ye Yunfei continued to wander the void, searching for the materials he needed.
"These materials you're looking for all seem to be used for crafting puppets. Are you perhaps a puppet master?"
Qin Xiaoyu, who was following close beside Ye Yunfei, couldn't help but ask curiously after seeing the various materials he was collecting.
"Correct. These materials are indeed used for crafting puppets."
Ye Yunfei nodded.
"I've seen Master An collect similar materials before. Master An is a very famous artifact-refining master. He's also an inheritor of the ancient Tianlei Sect. The puppets he crafts are incredibly popular."
Qin Xiaoyu said.
"Oh? This Master An you speak of is an inheritor of the Tianlei Sect?"
Hearing this, Ye Yunfei's interest was piqued, because the puppet techniques he had obtained within the Zhenhuang Tomb were also part of the Tianlei Sect's heritage.
That Wu Dechang was an ordinary elder of the ancient Tianlei Sect. He infiltrated the sect's forbidden grounds, stole its most core puppet legacy, and was subsequently hunted down by the Tianlei Sect's higher-ups. He fled all the way to the headquarters of the True Phoenix Divine Race and ultimately sought refuge with them.
"What grade of puppets can Master An craft?"
Ye Yunfei asked curiously.
"Master An can craft Void God-level puppets, from Primary to Perfected Void God. Besides crafting puppets, Master An is also skilled at forging many other powerful artifacts. Numerous major powers within the Sixth Void are willing to pay a high price to hire Master An's services.
Could it be that you are also an artifact-refining master?
Looking at the high grade of these materials you're gathering, even if you can't compare to Master An, you should at least be able to craft Void God-level puppets, right?
With skills like that, you'd be very welcome in our Sixth Void when you go there.
I could even recommend you to join our Qin Family as a resident master artisan. I'd ask my grandfather to focus on nurturing you, providing you with ample cultivation resources."
Qin Xiaoyu said.
Ye Yunfei gave a faint smile but did not reply.
He naturally had no interest in becoming any power's private, in-house artisan.
"This seems to be the location of the Xiao Family's headquarters. I wonder how those two sisters are doing now?"
On this day, Ye Yunfei brought Qin Xiaoyu into a world cluster and immediately recognized it as the location of the Xiao Family headquarters.
Xiao Huanhuan and Xiao Yueyue had previously left the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds, saying they were returning to their family headquarters to enter secluded cultivation. They planned to continue cultivating until they became Deities before emerging.
Ye Yunfei walked into the world cluster and soon arrived at the world housing the Xiao Family headquarters.
The Xiao Family's Xiao Ziming was now a core high-level member of the Alliance Army, enjoying considerable prestige within this void. The Xiao Family's current development was excellent, prospering day by day.
As Ye Yunfei entered their headquarters' world, he saw prosperity and flourishing activity all around.
Ye Yunfei released his Soul Power energy and soon sensed the auras of the two sisters, Xiao Huanhuan and Xiao Yueyue, deep within this world at a particular location. Both were indeed in secluded cultivation.
"It seems their determination to cultivate is quite strong now."
Ye Yunfei smiled faintly.
He had first encountered these sisters because they couldn't stand their family's restrictions and secretly ran off to play outside. Back then, the two sisters showed no interest in cultivation; all they wanted was to play and have fun. However, a great change had occurred, and now they seemed to have become cultivation fanatics.
Ye Yunfei did not disturb Xiao Huanhuan and Xiao Yueyue. Instead, he took out a large batch of cultivation resources and self-refined spirit pills, quietly placing them before the cave abode where the sisters were cultivating. He left behind separate voice transmission messages as well. Then, he departed from this world.
Qin Xiaoyu, of course, stuck close behind Ye Yunfei. Her small vessel was fast enough to follow him without falling behind.
"Sister Huanhuan! Look, all of these were left for me by Young Master Ye!
He was here!"
Not long after Ye Yunfei left, Xiao Yueyue, clutching a pile of cultivation resources, ran excitedly to the door of Xiao Huanhuan's cultivation chamber and cried out.
"The materials I've collected should be sufficient to craft over twenty High-Level Void God puppets now, right?"
After visiting the major world clusters within this void sea, Ye Yunfei took stock of his gains.
"I'll stop here for the time being."
Ye Yunfei knew that further searching likely wouldn't yield much more.
Certainly, entering those secret realms and perilous lands would likely bring greater gains, but Ye Yunfei felt this void needed peace and tranquility. He refrained from disturbing those places. Thus, he returned to the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds.
"So you're the famed Ye Yunfei of this void! No wonder your strength is so formidable.
I'd already heard of your renown. It's said you're already the number one figure in this void."
Only upon returning to the Alliance Army headquarters in the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds did Qin Xiaoyu learn Ye Yunfei's true identity. She was both surprised and delighted.
"If I know you, I can practically do whatever I want in this void, can't I? That's fantastic!"
Qin Xiaoyu couldn't help but cheer.
"If you act rampantly or do evil in this void, I won't step in to manage your affairs."
Ye Yunfei said.
"Don't worry, I'm not a bad person. As long as I don't do anything bad, you have to guarantee my safety."
Qin Xiaoyu said.
Afterward, Ye Yunfei found a quiet place to enter the Shadow Tower. He took out the materials collected during this period and began crafting High-Level Void God puppets.
Qin Xiaoyu, meanwhile, roamed about on her own through the various worlds of the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds. Having returned with Ye Yunfei to the Alliance Army headquarters, many high-level members knew she was connected to him. Therefore, within the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds, she instantly became a little princess, receiving protection and flattery wherever she went. Qin Xiaoyu thoroughly enjoyed this feeling.
Within the Shadow Tower, not long after, Ye Yunfei had crafted a total of twenty-two High-Level Void God puppets, almost exhausting the materials he had collected earlier. The twenty-two puppets stood in a row before him, radiating powerful energy pressure.
These puppets, crafted using the Tianlei Sect's secret techniques, were powered by divine crystals. By now, Ye Yunfei possessed a countless number of divine crystals, especially after the immense haul he acquired earlier within the Zhenhuang Tomb. Moreover, Ye Yunfei had slain so many Deities over time; the number of divine crystals he had obtained from them was staggering. Thus, he never needed to worry about having insufficient divine crystals to power his puppets.
"Twenty-two High-Level Void God puppets is pretty good. Combined with the four hundred-something puppets from before, you now essentially have over four hundred Void God-level enforcers,"
Hun Lao said with a laugh.
"It's about time for me to leave the Eighth Void and take a look at the other voids,"
Ye Yunfei said after some thought.
"Indeed, this Eighth Void offers little further aid for your development. It's definitely time to look beyond it,"
Hun Lao said.
Ye Yunfei exited the Shadow Tower, entered Tianpo Realm, and returned to the small mountain village where Mister Liu had once lived in seclusion, entering the Small World within the village.
Ye Yunfei's parents and clansmen had been residing within this Small World all along.
The energy and laws within this Small World were excellent. Furthermore, Ye Yunfei would periodically send people to deliver substantial batches of cultivation resources here.
"Are there any news of Xiao Fei?"
Ye Yunfei asked his mother.
"None so far. I send people to the Vermilion Bird Realm periodically to inquire, but there's never any reply.
Not long ago, King Zhuque visited here. According to him, ever since Xiao Fei left, that sacrificial altar within the Miao ancestral lands has been guarded, but no activity has been detected so far.
I really miss Xiao Fei. I don't know when we'll see her again or how she's doing now."
Miao Ziqiong, pining for her daughter, spoke sorrowfully.
"Mother, don't worry. Xiao Fei was taken away by the Miao family's founder; the founder will definitely protect her."
Ye Yunfei comforted her.
"The Miao Family has been developing quite well lately. Five or six Deities have already appeared within the Vermilion Bird Realm."
Miao Ziqiong said.
"The Miao Family possesses the Zhuque Divine Meridian. They are an ancient clan, now entering a new age of Deities. Ancient clans like them often develop very quickly."
Ye Yunfei nodded.
In fact, Ye Yunfei frequently sent people to deliver high-level cultivation resources to the Vermilion Bird Realm, after all, the Miao Tribe were his maternal relatives.
During the earlier period, to protect the Vermilion Bird Realm, Ye Yunfei had quietly ordered the suppression of any news regarding his connection to it. This was to prevent the Guardian Faction from using the realm to coerce him. Thus, during the most intense phase of his conflict with the Guardian Faction, the Vermilion Bird Realm remained very low-profile, almost unknown.
King Zhuque even ordered the realm sealed, its entrances closed, and contact with the outside world cut off. Therefore, the Vermilion Bird Realm remained undisturbed by the Guardian Faction, developing in secrecy. Only after Ye Yunfei defeated the Guardian Faction did the Vermilion Bird Realm reestablish its connections with the outside world.
"Mother, you're already a High-Level Demigod now. Continuing like this, you'll have a chance to break through and become a Deity before long."
Ye Yunfei was somewhat surprised by his mother's current realm.
"After I fused with that essence soul gifted by the founder, my cultivation speed became much faster, allowing constant breakthroughs."
Miao Ziqiong said.
"That's excellent. Mother, your bloodline was already noble. By fusing a strand of the founder's essence soul, your potential is even greater. You will definitely break through and become a Deity."
Sensing his mother's aura, Ye Yunfei spoke assuredly.