"Very well. You can rest assured, senior. I will do my best to deal with the Guardian Faction in the Sixth Void."
Ye Yunfei nodded, offering no further objections, and accepted the command token and the two spatial rings.
"Good. Young Master Ye, the two of us are about to depart the Sixth Void.
You can rest easy. If you encounter any powerful foes you cannot handle, contact us immediately via this token. Upon receiving your message, we will arrange for reinforcements to come to your aid.
Moreover, some of the powerful experts we have stationed here in the Sixth Void will contact you of their own accord in the near future," one of the men said.
"Seniors, currently, the strongest experts I have observed within the Guardian Faction in the Sixth Void should be that Prison Master, and the old Wizard is also quite mysterious and inscrutable. I am not confident in my ability to defeat them," Ye Yunfei quickly added.
From earlier until now, Ye Yunfei had been trying to sense the aura of the Guardian Faction's Prison Master and the old Wizard, who had yet to act, but to his shock, he had been utterly unable to perceive their true cultivation realms and power.
"Young Master Ye, do not worry. We have already arranged personnel to deal with those two.
When you truly commence operations against the Guardian Faction in the Sixth Void, the forces we have arranged will appear and assist you in dealing with that Prison Master and that old Wizard. You will have no worries in the rear," the man answered.
"I understand now. The two of them came here not to help Lingxiao Sect, but primarily to find you, to hand over the authority and membership of the forces they have nurtured and developed in the Sixth and Eighth Voids to your management," Hun Lao conveyed privately to Ye Yunfei.
"Yes, these two seniors have shown me great kindness, so I will certainly strive to fulfill their instructions," Ye Yunfei nodded, also understanding that the primary purpose of these two mysterious powerhouses' visit was indeed to find him.
"Seniors, rest assured, I will surely do my utmost against the Guardian Faction," Ye Yunfei said aloud.
"That is good. We believe you will perform admirably."
The two men nodded in satisfaction. Then, they turned, took a single step, and vanished from sight.
"From their arrival until now, I've been unable to perceive their true strength and realm," Hun Lao said to Ye Yunfei after the two men disappeared.
"It's the same for me. I cannot sense their true power at all. I feel their realms and strength are definitely not inferior to that Prison Master," Ye Yunfei agreed.
"What about our present situation, then? Do we join the battle and oppose the Guardian Faction together, or do we continue watching the show?" the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm asked.
On the distant battlefield, the forces of the Lingxiao Sect and the Guardian Faction were clashing fiercely.
The battle between the Heavenly Gods on both sides was equally intense.
The Guardian Faction had a large number of Heavenly Gods. Ye Yunfei had counted roughly just now and found the Guardian Faction had deployed over three hundred Heavenly Gods. Nearly half were Primary and Intermediate-level Heavenly Gods, with a smaller portion being Advanced Heavenly Gods.
Lingxiao Sect had about two hundred Heavenly Gods on their side. However, these Heavenly Gods of Lingxiao Sect were all old veterans, having broken through long ago, with senior qualifications and profound accumulation.
After all, for most major powers within the Sixth Void, birthing a new Heavenly God was no easy feat. Many Heavenly Gods were legacies from ancient times, or were occasionally born one or two at a time over long cultivation processes.
But a significant portion of the Guardian Faction's Heavenly Gods were clearly recently-broken-through newcomers.
Therefore, at the Heavenly God level, the Guardian Faction held a numerical advantage, while Lingxiao Sect possessed more veteran Heavenly Gods, each generally possessing formidable combat prowess. Thus, the battle at this level was temporarily balanced.
"I've already said, I will aid neither side in this fight. We shall leave first. After their battle concludes, I will come and settle accounts with them separately," Ye Yunfei spoke after observing the battlefield for a moment and pondering.
"I think that's also the best approach. Both the Guardian Faction and Lingxiao Sect are our enemies now. Simply let them fight to their heart's content. Best if they both suffer severe losses, then we can profit when the snipe and clam grapple," Hun Lao, understanding Ye Yunfei's thoughts, said with a smile.
"Indeed, that is exactly my intention," Ye Yunfei nodded.
Then, Ye Yunfei turned back, sent all forces of the Alliance Army into the Phantom Tower, flashed away from the spot, tore through space, and departed rapidly.
Subsequently, Ye Yunfei returned non-stop to the headquarters of the Alliance Army, the Xuanhuang Continent within the Great Xuanhuang World.
With Ye Yunfei's current strength, traveling using his own godly energy and physical power alone was faster than an average flying treasure.
Within this Sixth Void, he could swiftly reach anywhere.
Upon returning to the Xuanhuang Continent, Ye Yunfei immediately summoned all Alliance Army forces. The high-ranking officers who had accompanied him naturally already knew everything that had transpired.
"Young Master Ye, I will now immediately dispatch all scouts of our Alliance Army to gather intelligence on everything happening in the Sixth Void," Elder Qi said to Ye Yunfei.
"Very well. From now on, monitor all movements of the Guardian Faction and Lingxiao Sect. I will go to settle accounts with these two powers separately," Ye Yunfei nodded.
Then, Ye Yunfei gathered the other senior officers of the Alliance Army, distributed a large batch of cultivation resources, and also handed over training manuals for over a dozen war formations for the officers to organize the army to practice intensively.
Up until now, Ye Yunfei had slain many Heavenly Gods, seizing all their wealth, techniques, and secret arts. Additionally, Ye Yunfei had previously devoured many Soul Bodies of True Gods and Heavenly Gods from the Guardian Faction and other major powers within the Sixth Void, obtaining their memories. Consequently, Ye Yunfei now possessed an exceedingly vast collection of all sorts of techniques and secret arts.
This included a significant number of war formations. Combined with the war formations Ye Yunfei had obtained earlier, the number of war formations at his disposal was immense now.
The spatial ring Chen Daoyuan had given Ye Yunfei in the Ancient Desolate Sea alone recorded several ancient and high-level war formations.
After selection, Ye Yunfei had sorted out over a dozen of the most powerful war formations from his collection, intending to have the Alliance Army train in them.
The overall strength of the Alliance Army was relatively weak compared to the Guardian Faction and Lingxiao Sect, but if they mastered these high-level formations, they might be able to unleash significant combat power.
"Young Master Ye, the power of these war formations is formidable. They will surely elevate our Alliance Army's combat strength by a whole tier," the senior officers said, elated upon receiving the dozen-plus war formations. Some officers specializing in army training immediately took them and left to organize the troops for formation practice.
"From now on, have everyone devote all their time and energy to cultivation. Spare no resources for whatever cultivation requires. Be generous," Ye Yunfei declared.
"Because from now on, our Alliance Army will openly move about the Sixth Void and publicly confront the Guardian Faction and Lingxiao Sect.
Our Alliance Army will no longer be like before, afraid to even disclose our headquarters location.
Henceforth, our Alliance Army will rightfully become a major power within the Sixth Void," Ye Yunfei added.
"We understand, Young Master Ye," all the Alliance Army officers replied in unison, their spirits lifting upon hearing his words.
"Excellent! Our Alliance Army has awaited this day for a long time."
All the senior officers were extremely excited. Then, carrying the cultivation resources Ye Yunfei had given them, they departed to organize the troops under their command for the cultivation arrangements.
"I should cultivate properly too," Ye Yunfei murmured softly.
"Once the battle between the Guardian Faction and Lingxiao Sect concludes, it will be my turn to settle accounts with them."
Ye Yunfei's gaze turned coldly towards the direction of Lingxiao Sect's headquarters.
Ye Yunfei knew the fierce battle there must still be raging.
Ye Yunfei possessed numerous Clones. Some were within the Alliance Army, while others were within Lingxiao Sect. These Clones of his would promptly gather all news and transmit it to his main body.
Even if Ye Yunfei entered seclusion for cultivation now, he would constantly receive all sorts of information from the outside world.
Ye Yunfei returned to his personal cultivation chamber and entered the Phantom Tower.
"I wonder what techniques and secret arts those two seniors gifted me?"
Ye Yunfei retrieved one of the spatial rings, feeling a flicker of anticipation.
The two men had given Ye Yunfei two spatial rings. One held a vast quantity of cultivation resources, which Ye Yunfei had already inspected and sorted. The other held numerous techniques and secret arts, which Ye Yunfei had yet to sift through.
Ye Yunfei sat cross-legged, with the ring hovering before him, and began to examine its contents.
The spatial ring contained numerous jade slips recording cultivation methods.
With a thought, Ye Yunfei called forth several dozen technique jade slips, suspending them before him.
Saber techniques, sword techniques, staff techniques, palm techniques, fist techniques, leg techniques, Soul Power-based martial arts…
Ye Yunfei examined the jade slips one by one, finding each one recorded a different technique or secret art, all of high rank and formidable power.