One of the Earth Demon Clan's Patriarchs took a step forward and said angrily, "You lot better retract your aura energy immediately! How dare you show disrespect in Young Master Ye's face! Such gall!
If you continue like this, don't blame us for being impolite!"
BOOM...
As he spoke, this Earth Demon Clan Patriarch released his own energy pressure, confronting the energy of the other True Gods.
The other two Earth Demon Clan Patriarchs also took a step forward, standing beside Ye Yunfei, and released their energy as well.
The combined energy pressure from the three Earth Demon Clan Patriarchs instantly held its own against that of the other True Gods.
Seeing this move from the three Earth Demon Clan Patriarchs, the other True Gods quickly withdrew their energy pressure.
They had only wanted to test Ye Yunfei; they truly had no intention of starting a conflict. The main reason they had come here was to discuss with the Earth Demon Clan how to confront the Guardian Faction.
"Ladies and Gentlemen," said one of the Earth Demon Clan Patriarchs indignantly, "since you dare to disrespect Young Master Ye, then there's no need for us to form this alliance after all."
"We were indeed too reckless just now. We apologize to Young Master Ye. This alliance must still be formed! Our factions are all currently antagonistic toward the Guardian Faction. If we don't ally, but scatter our strength, none of us alone are a match for the Guardian Faction. We'll only be waiting for the end of annihilation," a senior quickly stepped forward and said.
"Indeed, this alliance must still be formed," the other True Gods also hurriedly chimed in.
At the same time, these True Gods were secretly astonished, for the three Earth Demon Clan Patriarchs were too respectful and protective of Ye Yunfei.
"Everyone, it seems this young man is definitely a descendant of the Heart Gate. Only someone from the Heart Gate would warrant such respect from the Earth Demon Clan. So from now on, we must be courteous to this Young Master Ye. Otherwise, offending the Heart Gate behind him would be troublesome," one of the True Gods sent a Sound Transmission to the others.
"You're right! We must be more courteous to Young Master Ye!" The other True Gods all jolted inwardly upon hearing this. Everyone understood that the Heart Gate was an ancient and mysterious faction. Provoking such a faction would have very serious consequences.
The attitude of the three Earth Demon Clan Patriarchs toward Ye Yunfei led these True Gods to believe that Ye Yunfei was most likely a descendant of the Heart Gate.
One of the True Gods immediately spoke up, "Young Master Ye, we were indeed too unreasonable earlier. Please forgive our offense."
Another True God took out a jade vial and presented it before Ye Yunfei, saying, "Yes, it was us who were discourteous. Young Master Ye, please accept these Divine Pills as a token of my sincerity in apology."
"Young Master Ye, since you have now broken through to become a Perfected Void God, I present you with a Perfected Void God level treasure as a congratulatory gift." One True God took out a Perfected Void God level artifact and offered it before Ye Yunfei. Following this, the other True Gods also took out various treasures and presented them before Ye Yunfei.
"These fellows are gifting Young Master Ye Void God level pills? Those pills are like trash to him." Seeing that several of the True Gods had gifted Void God level Divine Pills to Ye Yunfei, the three Earth Demon Clan Patriarchs couldn't help but shake their heads and smile. They knew Ye Yunfei was a genuine True God level Divine Pill Master.
How could a True God level Divine Pill Master possibly care for Void God level pills?
"Please put them away," Ye Yunfei said, indeed indifferent to the so-called treasures before him. They were all Void God level items. Ye Yunfei could have as many as he wished. These items held no further use for his cultivation.
With a thought, a surge of powerful energy emanated from his body, directly pushing all the treasures before him back in front of the respective True Gods.
"This young man is truly extraordinary," the True Gods gasped in surprise upon sensing the energy Ye Yunfei released.
They exchanged Sound Transmissions, secretly marveling, "An ordinary Perfected Void God would find it difficult even to speak in front of us True Gods. But this Young Master Ye appears so composed before us. I even feel the energy he released could contend with ours. Truly worthy of being a descendant of the Heart Gate!"
"Ladies and gentlemen, to be honest, I am not a descendant of the Heart Gate. So you need not worry that associating with me will incur the Heart Gate's displeasure," Ye Yunfei said.
Lately, the level of his Heart Force had been continuously rising. One of the functions of Heart Force energy was the ability to perceive the psychological activities of others.
It was said that cultivating Heart Force energy to a certain height would give birth to a sixth sense or Mind Reading. Such psychic abilities could accurately perceive the other party's thoughts and even the content of Sound Transmissions.
"What? He actually knows the content of our Sound Transmission?! That is indeed a technique of Heart Gate masters. But why does he deny being a descendant of the Heart Gate?" Hearing Ye Yunfei's words, the other True Gods were greatly astonished.
A True God quickly speculated, "Ladies and gentlemen, have you forgotten? The Heart Gate is an extremely low-profile ancient faction. They generally dislike excessive contact with outsiders. It's possible that Young Master Ye deliberately said this because he doesn't want us to know he is a Heart Gate descendant. The primary purpose is to conceal his identity."
"That must be it!" The other True Gods eagerly agreed. "The Heart Gate is too low-profile and mysterious; they generally don't want their identities known. This precisely proves he is a Heart Gate descendant."
"Ladies and gentlemen, since Young Master Ye is from the Heart Gate, I think there are great benefits to letting him be the alliance leader. Having him as leader is akin to having the Heart Gate lead. In the future, our alliance would certainly receive the Heart Gate's protection," a True God suddenly said.
"Makes sense! Having Young Master Ye lead this alliance is equivalent to having the Heart Gate lead. Under the Heart Gate's patronage, our alliance will have the confidence to oppose the Guardian Faction." The other True Gods were all invigorated and quickly concurred.
A True God stepped forward and addressed Ye Yunfei respectfully, "Young Master Ye, please rest assured. From now on, we will not pursue the matter of your identity further. Given Young Master Ye's strength and talent, regardless of which faction you come from, you are qualified to be the leader of our alliance. After a brief discussion, we unanimously agree to have you, Young Master Ye, as our alliance leader."
"Oh? So you lot have finally realized? Just a moment ago you wanted to test Young Master Ye. What, have you seen his prowess now?" The attitude of the True Gods surprised the three Earth Demon Clan Patriarchs. One of them spoke with a tinge of mockery.
"We were indeed in the wrong earlier, failing to recognize greatness and daring to test Young Master Ye. From now on, such a thing will not happen again," the True Gods declared one after another.
Hun Lao said with a smile, "It seems they are convinced you are a Heart Gate descendant. Well, you did obtain the ancient heritage of the Heart Gate, so you can be considered one."
"They can think whatever they want," Ye Yunfei replied.
One of the Earth Demon Clan Patriarchs announced clearly, "Very well. Since you all agree to let Young Master Ye be our alliance leader, it is decided. From now on, Young Master Ye is our leader. We must all obey his commands and directives."
The other True Gods present in the hall all voiced their agreement.
"Young Master Ye," a True God asked, "how should our alliance proceed now? The Guardian Faction is closing in on our forces step by step. They could move against us at any time."
Ye Yunfei spoke slowly, "Our main task now is not to consider how to attack the Guardian Faction, but first to boost our own strength. Only after raising our own power will we have the qualification to oppose them. The Guardian Faction's strength is formidable. Moreover, the Guardian Faction here in the Sixth Void is merely a branch. Their true strength exceeds your imagination."
After devouring Soul Bodies of the Guardian Faction's True Gods, Ye Yunfei had truly realized how terrifying the Guardian Faction's actual power was. Relying solely on these present forces to oppose them was unrealistic. Of course, it was always beneficial to gather more allies against the Guardian Faction.
Everyone was taken aback by Ye Yunfei's words.
"Young Master Ye, we of course understand that logic, and we have always been striving to improve our strength. However, increasing power requires time and cultivation resources. It's not something that can be rushed," a True God hesitated, then spoke.
Ye Yunfei thought for a moment before saying slowly, "Next, gather all the Perfected Void Gods from your factions and bring them here to the Xuanhuang Continent. Our alliance needs more True Gods."
Hearing this, the surrounding True Gods all looked bewildered, not understanding what Ye Yunfei intended.
Only the three Earth Demon Clan Patriarchs grasped Ye Yunfei's meaning, for they knew he was a True God level Divine Pill Master, who most likely intended to use pills to help those Perfected Void Gods impact the True God realm.
One Earth Demon Clan Patriarch said, "Ladies and gentlemen, quickly thank Young Master Ye! For him to be willing to lend a hand is an immense stroke of fortune for you!"
A True God plucked up his courage and said, "Young Master Ye, you want all our Perfected Void Gods gathered here on the Xuanhuang Continent? Does that mean you intend to personally guide their cultivation? However, each of our sects has its own legacy techniques. Also, our sects have experienced senior instructors specifically responsible for teaching cultivation to juniors. I think it unnecessary to trouble you with personally instructing them."
"What's with the nonsense?" a different Earth Demon Clan Patriarch cut in immediately. "If Young Master Ye asks you to do something, you do it! Follow his orders. Besides, how could your sects' old fellows compare to Young Master Ye's methods? They fall far short!"
"Correct," another Earth Demon Clan Patriarch also spoke. "You can never go wrong following Young Master Ye's instructions. With such a massive opportunity, you're actually hesitating and wavering? Was your head caught in a door?"
Noting the Earth Demon Clan Patriarchs' attitude, one True God sent a Sound Transmission to the others, "It seems Young Master Ye must have deeper intentions for asking this. Very well, let's do as Young Master Ye says. After all, Young Master Ye is a Heart Gate descendant. His meaning is the Heart Gate's meaning. How could we presume to guess it?"
"Indeed, Young Master Ye represents the Heart Gate. His intentions are those of the Heart Gate. We should just follow instructions," the other True Gods quickly agreed upon hearing this.
"Young Master Ye, we will immediately issue orders to gather all our Perfected Void Gods and send them to the Xuanhuang Continent to await your arrangements," one True God declared.
Other True Gods also gave their assurances. They then proceeded to issue commands using their individual advanced communication methods, ordering all Perfected Void Gods from their respective forces to gather at the Earth Demon Clan headquarters with the utmost speed. Soon, one command after another was sent out from the Xuanhuang Continent.
"I need to enter seclusion to consolidate my realm. Please just notify me via Sound Transmission when everyone has arrived," Ye Yunfei said. In a flash, he left the council hall, entering his designated cultivation chamber to begin his secluded cultivation.
This chamber was specifically provided to Ye Yunfei by the Earth Demon Clan and had now become a restricted area within their headquarters. No one was allowed to step into this region without permission.
Entering the Phantom Tower, Ye Yunfei began his secluded cultivation to stabilize his realm. After breaking through to Perfected Void God, he felt his overall comprehensive strength had once again improved somewhat.
"My current level of Soul Power has already surpassed that of many low-level True Gods," Ye Yunfei remarked softly after feeling the intensity of his own Soul Power energy.
Ye Yunfei was confident that with his current Soul Power level, utilizing Soul Power martial skills should allow him to greatly restrain low-level True Gods.
He thought, "As my realm rises, my physical strength seems to have increased as well. I might as well take this chance to refine and absorb some True God level artifacts, to further boost my physical power."
He took out a batch of True God level artifacts and arranged them around his body. Then he took out some Divine Pills specifically used to enhance physical quality and strength and began refining them.
"This technique of the Celestial Gold Race, the Transformation to Artifact physique cultivation legacy, is truly too heaven-defying," Hun Lao couldn't help but sigh in admiration. "You're already at the True God level, and you can still use this secret technique to continue improving your physical strength and quality."
"Logically speaking, with such an inheritance secret art, the Celestial Gold Race should be among the top-tier strong races in the world. But why is their population so sparse and rare? The Celestial Gold Race members we encountered before were quite weak overall. What exactly is going on?" Hun Lao voiced his perplexity.
"It's not just the Celestial Gold Race, it's the same with the Spirit Race," Golden Horn Dragon Silkworm suddenly interjected. "The Spirit Race possesses the Soul Power Starry Sky Method, another heaven-defying legacy technique. They should also be top-tier in the world. Yet the Spirit Race is also exceedingly rare. The Spirit Race members we encountered before were also very weak."
"I don't understand what's going on either," Ye Yunfei said. "The legacy techniques of both the Celestial Gold Race and the Spirit Race are quite remarkable. But for both races to have such scarce numbers... there must be a reason."