"For the period of time to come, the Guardian Faction and the Yin Corpse Hall will certainly search everywhere for our Restorer Faction's whereabouts.
Issue the order: During this time, our Restorer Faction must maintain a low profile. Everyone should stay within the headquarters, and no one is allowed to go out casually without permission.
The various forces within our alliance are the same; they must all keep a low profile and act cautiously.
The spies investigating information outside also need to be careful; they absolutely must not expose their identities."
Ye Yunfei thought for a moment before speaking.
"Young Master Ye, I understand."
Elder Qi answered immediately.
He knew what Ye Yunfei was worried about. After all, compared to the Guardian Faction and the Yin Corpse Hall, two established major powers, the current Restorer Faction was still relatively weak. Even though they had won a battle, once the Guardian Faction and the Yin Corpse Hall mobilized their truly powerful experts, the Restorer Faction would definitely be no match.
Following Ye Yunfei's command, Xuanhuang Continent and the various forces within the alliance all acted according to Young Master Ye's wishes, lying low and operating covertly. The spies investigating information outside also all disguised themselves thoroughly.
At this time, the headquarters of the Guardian Faction received news that made all its higher-ups both furious and shocked. Of the three Heavenly Gods dispatched to track the Restorer Faction, one had fallen, one was severely injured, and another, though not seriously hurt, had fled back to headquarters in a sorry state before escaping danger.
The headquarters of the Yin Corpse Hall also received news: of the two Heavenly Gods they sent to track the Restorer Faction, one had fallen, and the other was severely injured.
After receiving the news, the higher-ups of the Guardian Faction and the Yin Corpse Hall were utterly enraged. They had recently lost many True Gods, but they hadn't expected Heavenly Gods to start falling as well.
"Issue the order! For this period, all Heavenly Gods and True Gods within our Guardian Faction must pay attention to safety, especially when going out. Act cautiously, otherwise we will suffer even greater losses."
After performing a divination, the Guardian Faction's most senior wizard spoke in a grave tone.
"It seems someone in the Sixth Void is targeting our Yin Corpse Hall. Send the order. It should be the Restorer Faction that suddenly appeared. The members of our Yin Corpse Hall need to be careful from now on.
Also, mobilize all our strength to investigate this matter and find the location of that Restorer Faction's headquarters!"
The higher-ups at the Yin Corpse Hall's headquarters in the Sixth Void issued a similar command.
Moreover, these two major powers began mobilizing all their strength to investigate the Restorer Faction's whereabouts and origins.
However, following Ye Yunfei's command, the members of the Restorer Faction had almost all ceased their activities. Only a few scattered spies remained outside gathering intelligence. These spies, due to their special roles, were accustomed to being outside all year round and possessed various identities, making them exceptionally difficult to track down.
Back in Xuanhuang Continent, after holding discussions with some core higher-ups of the Restorer Faction, Ye Yunfei returned to his cultivation chamber, entered the Phantom Tower, and began secluded cultivation.
In the previous two battles, Ye Yunfei had killed several Advanced Void Gods. It was a relatively rare experience. Now, Ye Yunfei wanted to enter seclusion to properly contemplate and digest his gains.
"The Deity-level puppets I refined truly can play a significant role in battle," Ye Yunfei said softly, recalling the role his several thousand puppets had played in the previous battles.
Ye Yunfei understood that in those two previous battles, had his several thousand Deity-level puppets not participated, his side would likely have lost many Void God-level members.
Because his over four thousand Deity-level puppets could fully block all the enemy Void Gods. Therefore, the Restorer Faction's losses at the Void God level in the previous battles were relatively few. Most of the Void Gods killed on their side were slain by the enemy True Gods.
"Next, I need to refine even more puppets," Ye Yunfei thought to himself.
Immediately, he called over several core higher-ups and had them continue to send people to gather the materials needed for refining puppets.
Simultaneously, Ye Yunfei also split off several clones. Using the identity of Master Miaoshou, he contacted the major merchant houses he had previously cooperated with, continuing to purchase the required forging materials from them.
While purchasing these materials, Ye Yunfei was extremely careful. The types of materials he bought varied among different merchant houses, doing his best to prevent others from realizing that his purchases were for refining puppets.
In the time that followed, Ye Yunfei entered secluded cultivation within the Phantom Tower.
"I wonder when I will manage to break through and become a True God?"
Ye Yunfei circulated the Nine-Yang Ancient Scripture. The eight Samahe divine meridians within his body unleashed a powerful suction, continuously absorbing the astonishing quantity of cultivation resources placed around him.
Ye Yunfei understood that for his strength to further improve, the best path was to attempt a realm breakthrough and become a True God.
If he could become a True God, his overall power would undoubtedly rise by an entire level.
While Ye Yunfei was in seclusion, all kinds of forging materials were continuously purchased and delivered to his cultivation chamber.
Ye Yunfei split off several clones, who began refining puppets within the Phantom Tower, while other clones continuously concocted pills inside the tower.
It could be said Ye Yunfei never stopped concocting pills. In this relentless, constant practice, his pill-concocting skills naturally continued to improve.
At the same time, Ye Yunfei also cultivated Soul Power energy, Heart Force energy, various different cultivation techniques and martial skills, including Formations. He even had several soul stars continuously comprehending Earth Surveying Art.
Previously, in the depths beneath Xuanhuang Continent, Ye Yunfei had received the legacy of the Ancient Earth Sect, and he had been using several soul stars to comprehend and cultivate it ever since.
The number of soul stars Ye Yunfei currently possessed had already exceeded fifty. The number of techniques and secret arts he could cultivate simultaneously grew larger and larger, all while maintaining effective cultivation results for each technique. Such a monstrous cultivation method was likely unparalleled in the world.
While Ye Yunfei was cultivating in seclusion inside the Phantom Tower, within the Sixth Void, the Guardian Faction, the Yin Corpse Hall, these two major powers, and many of their subsidiary forces were all over the place searching for the whereabouts of the Restorer Faction.
But the Restorer Faction seemed to have vanished. Despite the two major powers and their subsidiaries mobilizing vast manpower and resources, they simply could not find any traces of the Restorer Faction.
Moreover, whenever the investigations of the two major powers showed progress, some mysterious experts would immediately appear to sever any clues or findings.
"This Restorer Faction is too mysterious!
They pop up suddenly, then disappear just as suddenly!"
After the news spread, many people in the Sixth Void couldn't help but exclaim.
Inside the Phantom Tower, three years passed unnoticed.
After three years, Ye Yunfei had refined a large batch of puppets.
"Now the number of Deity-level puppets in my possession has reached over eight thousand. That's equivalent to more than eight thousand Void Gods," Ye Yunfei said softly.
These eight thousand-plus puppets not only possessed Void God-level strength, but each puppet body was extremely tough. Once engaged in combat, the battle power they could unleash would undoubtedly be much greater than that of ordinary Void Gods.
Apart from these Deity-level puppets, after these three years of seclusion, Ye Yunfei's strength in all other aspects had also improved.
The regrettable part was that he still hadn't touched upon the threshold for breakthrough. He remained at the perfected Void God realm.
"It seems you need even greater quantities of cultivation resources and more experience accumulation to break through.
But don't worry. With your talent, you will definitely become a True God," Hun Lao consoled.
"Rushing won't help. Let's take it slowly," Ye Yunfei nodded.
Then, Ye Yunfei decided to end his seclusion.
"Young Master Ye, during this time, our Restorer Faction has seen quite a few experts reaching the True God level. Our overall strength has improved further.
Just among our Earth Demon Clan, the number of True Gods is now close to twenty."
After exiting seclusion and arriving at the council hall, the other higher-ups sensed Ye Yunfei's aura and quickly gathered in the hall. An ancestor of the Earth Demon Clan stepped forward and spoke excitedly.
"Not bad," Ye Yunfei nodded, indicating his satisfaction.
"The physical qualities of your Earth Demon Clan are more formidable than other races, and your natural talent is also quite good. In the past, you just lacked sufficient pills. Now, with ample pills available, your clan's strength naturally improves rapidly," Ye Yunfei added.
"That's all because of you, Young Master Ye!
If it weren't for your assistance, how could our Earth Demon Clan's strength have seen such great improvement?" another Earth Demon Clan elder nearby said gratefully.
Aside from the Earth Demon Clan, all the other forces within the alliance saw considerable improvements in their overall strength during this period as well, so everyone was very grateful to Ye Yunfei.
Although Ye Yunfei had been cultivating in seclusion within the Phantom Tower these past few years, the pills concocted by his clones would be delivered out of the Phantom Tower periodically, sent to the higher-ups of the allied forces, and allocated to those with breakthrough potential for use.
"Young Master Ye, during this time, members of the Guardian Faction and the Yin Corpse Hall have been everywhere in the Sixth Void searching for our Restorer Faction's whereabouts. The subsidiary forces of these two powers have also deployed large numbers of troops.
However, so far, it seems they haven't discovered our Restorer Faction's location.
Moreover, I received information that whenever they get close to discovering something, some mysterious experts immediately appear and sever all clues," Elder Qi stepped forward and reported.
"Some mysterious experts...
It seems those two seniors are likely lending our Restorer Faction a hand."
Hearing Elder Qi's words, Ye Yunfei paused for a moment before quickly realizing what was probably happening.