"Ancestors, rest assured. Starting from now, our Earth Demon Clan will treat Young Master Ye with the highest possible level of courtesy," the clan chief immediately nodded and agreed.
"Also, send out the order: from this moment forward, all members of our Earth Demon Clan must focus their primary time and energy on cultivation, striving to improve their strength with the greatest possible effort," another elder spoke up.
Meanwhile, inside the Phantom Tower, Ye Yunfei and his six clones were refining pills at the fastest possible speed. A total of seven pill furnaces were arrayed in a row before them, and Ye Yunfei's Soul Power energy was precisely controlling the fire within each one.
Among them, Ye Yunfei's main body was refining True God-level Divine Pills, while his six clones were refining Virtual God-level ones.
Refining so many furnaces of Divine Pills simultaneously would be a major challenge for any other alchemist, as it required split attention to monitor the conditions within all seven pill cauldrons. Even the slightest mishandling of the most delicate details during refinement could lead to failure, demanding absolute precision.
But for Ye Yunfei, this kind of multitasking presented no challenge whatsoever. He possessed two Soul Bodies and dozens of Soul Power planets. Simultaneously paying attention to a mere seven pill furnaces was nothing noteworthy.
If Ye Yunfei wished, refining twenty or thirty furnaces of pills at once would be a breeze. However, he utilized his other Soul Power planets for comprehending and practicing alchemy as well as other techniques and secret arts.
While Ye Yunfei was refining pills within the Phantom Tower, back in the Sixth Void, within a magnificent hall at the Guardian Faction headquarters, their top-ranking members were all wearing dark, gloomy expressions.
Everyone in this hall was a True God-level expert. Each one exuded a powerful energy pressure and waves of towering rage.
"Just who is that brat? He first killed so many of our Guardian Faction members at the Liu Family headquarters, and then did the same again at the Earth Demon Clan headquarters. This is a severe provocation against our Guardian Faction.
Now the news has spread. The entire Sixth Void knows our Guardian Faction has suffered two defeats. Even our True God experts were wounded. It can be said that our Guardian Faction has never faced such a severe provocation in the Sixth Void.
No matter the cost, we must capture that boy and execute him publicly, to let the entire Void know that our Guardian Faction is not to be trifled with or defied.
Have you investigated that brat's identity and origins yet?" A middle-aged man sitting in the very center of the palace hall spoke with a frigid voice.
"Prison Master, we are still investigating his identity and origins. His strength and methods are so formidable; he must come from one of the super major powers. Only those super major powers could possibly nurture such a powerful young talent.
I have already sent people to contact the spies we placed within those super powers in the Sixth Void. They are investigating the boy's identity and origins as we speak," an elder stepped forward and reported respectfully.
"Still no results? It has been so long since the events occurred!" The middle-aged man seated in the high position frowned, showing displeasure.
"Prison Master, according to intelligence, his identity is not yet confirmed. Preliminary suspicion is that this boy might be a secretly nurtured monstrous talent from one of those super major powers.
These kinds of secretly cultivated talents are often unknown even to members of their own clans. This makes the investigation difficult and time-consuming," the elder replied, gritting his teeth.
"Prison Master, the boy opposing our Guardian Faction is most likely acting on the will of the power behind him. This indicates that within the Sixth Void, there is certainly a very powerful major force plotting against our Guardian Faction.
Moreover, the Liu Family and the Earth Demon Clan may have already formed an alliance with that force. Therefore, our target is not just that boy, but also the major power behind him and the alliance it formed. We absolutely cannot allow that alliance to grow, otherwise it will affect our Guardian Faction's grand plan of ruling the Sixth Void," another high-ranking Guardian Faction member next to him stood out and spoke.
"Correct. A mere young lad wouldn't willingly act as the figurehead, openly opposing our Guardian Faction. He must have been pushed forward by the major power behind him," several other Guardian Faction leaders standing nearby also nodded in agreement.
"Hurry up. No matter what, you must uncover his identity and origins. Once we have that information, we can follow the clues and easily understand the whole matter.
However, no matter how they form alliances, it will be useless. None of it can stop our Guardian Faction from ruling this Void.
In the Sixth Void, there is no one capable of opposing our Guardian Faction," the Prison Master slowly stated, appearing extremely confident.
"The Prison Master speaks true. No matter how they ally, any thought of opposing our Guardian Faction is but a pipe dream. In the face of absolute strength, all these tricks are useless." Hearing his words, the other Guardian Faction leaders in the hall all laughed heartily.
Back at the Earth Demon Clan headquarters, within the Phantom Tower, Ye Yunfei continued refining pills, unaware of the passage of time.
Three years had passed inside the Phantom Tower.
After those three years, Ye Yunfei ceased his alchemy and emerged from the Phantom Tower.
"Young Master Ye, you've finally emerged from seclusion!" The instant Ye Yunfei left his seclusion, the three elders of the Earth Demon Clan, the Patriarch of the Liu Family, and a group of other clan higher-ups sensed it and immediately used movement techniques to rush over. They had been anxiously awaiting Ye Yunfei during this period.
"Young Master Ye!" The three Earth Demon Clan elders and all the other clan leaders looked at Ye Yunfei with expectant gazes, appearing extremely enthusiastic.
They had learned from the Liu Family Patriarch that Ye Yunfei was a Divine Pill Master—one at the True God level, no less. A Divine Pill Master of this rank was assuredly a figure of great importance in the Sixth Void.
This kind of status far exceeded even that of the three Earth Demon Clan elders!
Previously, the clan elders' attitude towards Ye Yunfei was mostly appreciation and respect. But now, there was an additional subconscious trace of awe, even fawning.
It couldn't be helped; an alchemist of this level truly deserved the Earth Demon Clan's efforts to curry favor.
A glance at the Earth Demon Clan leaders' expressions told Ye Yunfei they were likely aware of his identity as a Divine Pill Master. This, of course, was his intention. Otherwise, he would have instructed the Liu Family Patriarch to remain silent.
Ye Yunfei understood that to truly draw a powerful race like this into his fold, he had to demonstrate his value.
"Three Seniors, these are the pills I refined for your Earth Demon Clan." Ye Yunfei waved his hand, and dense clusters of jade vials flew out. There were hundreds of them, hovering before the three Earth Demon Clan elders.
"Young Master Ye, are... are all of these Divine Pills?" Seeing the sea of jade vials before them, the three Earth Demon Clan elders' expressions instantly grew agitated. Their voices trembled as they asked.
"Indeed, all of these are Divine Pills. I believe, given the Earth Demon Clan's strength and resources, you can easily purchase any ordinary pills below the Divine grade from the outside. You wouldn't need my provision for those," Ye Yunfei nodded.
"That is indeed the case. Young Master Ye, what our Earth Demon Clan truly lacks is Divine Pills.
Divine Pills are not only high in value, they are also difficult to purchase in large quantities even with money. That's why our clan has always been deficient in Divine Pills, especially those suitable for our specific race," the three elders all nodded in agreement.
"Don't worry. Starting now, your Earth Demon Clan will not lack for Divine Pills. Due to time constraints, I have only refined this many for you currently. In the future, when I have the time, I will refine even more Divine Pills for you. However, you should ideally provide the raw materials."
"Wonderful! Young Master Ye, rest assured, from this moment forward, our Earth Demon Clan will exert the full might of our entire race to gather the herbs and materials for refining Divine Pills. We absolutely will not have Young Master Ye provide the materials for us.
Furthermore, we will offer corresponding compensation. We will not let Young Master Ye waste his time and energy refining pills for us in vain," Hearing that Ye Yunfei would continue helping their clan in the future, the three elders grew even more excited. One of them immediately spoke with a trembling voice.
"Compensation is not needed. We are allies, which makes us as good as one family. No need for any rewards. Moving forward, let's strengthen our cooperation to jointly oppose the Guardian Faction," Ye Yunfei said calmly.
"It seems Young Master Ye truly has a major grievance with the Guardian Faction, otherwise he wouldn't be so determined to oppose them," one of the elders couldn't help sending a mental message to the other two.
"It's not necessarily that Young Master Ye has a conflict with the Guardian Faction. It could be that the Earth Gate behind him has a conflict with them," another elder replied via mental transmission.
"Correct. Most likely, the Earth Gate has significant enmity with the Guardian Faction, which is why they had Young Master Ye step forward to organize us to jointly deal with the Guardian Faction.
Our Earth Demon Clan shares deep historical ties with the Earth Gate in antiquity. Since this is the Earth Gate's intent, then our Earth Demon Clan must cooperate all the more wholeheartedly," the third elder replied with a mental voice.
"Young Master Ye, rest assured. From this moment on, our Earth Demon Clan will, together with you, fully commit ourselves to opposing the Guardian Faction," one of the elders spoke directly to Ye Yunfei.
Following this, the three elders distributed the Divine Pills Ye Yunfei had refined for the Earth Demon Clan, providing them to every Deity among them, including themselves.
At the same time, Ye Yunfei gave some pills to the Patriarch of the Liu Family.
"Thank you, Young Master Ye," the Liu Family Patriarch was deeply moved.
He had previously used a Divine Pill Ye Yunfei specifically refined for him, and the effect had been superb. He knew these pills were refined by Ye Yunfei to suit his particular circumstances, and they would undoubtedly benefit him greatly.
During his time following Ye Yunfei, he periodically received specially refined True God-level Divine Pills, which continuously boosted his strength. This allowed him to personally experience the formidable utility of being connected to a Divine Pill Master.
"Following Young Master Ye truly is wonderful," he thought to himself excitedly, clutching the pills Ye Yunfei had just given him. "In the past, if I wanted to obtain some True God-level Divine Pills, I had to spend enormous sums of wealth to purchase them, even bidding at auctions. It not only cost a fortune but also required significant time and effort. Now, following Young Master Ye, these True God-level pills seem to be of no cost, and I can receive them from time to time."