The remaining forces of the Guardian Faction were utterly unable to withstand the army led by Ye Yunfei.
With a powerhouse like Ye Yunfei personally taking command, especially, any Sovereign Gods from the Guardian Faction they encountered were dealt with within one or two moves.
Of course, most of the time, Ye Yunfei remained on the sidelines, only stepping in to rescue the Sovereign Gods on his side when they faced life-or-death crises.
Ye Yunfei understood that the overall strength of the Alliance Army he led was still relatively weak. The Sovereign Gods of the Alliance Army needed combat experience.
Thus, Ye Yunfei would only actively intervene against exceptionally powerful Sovereign Gods of the Guardian Faction. The rest of the time, he merely observed.
In the end, all the Guardian Faction forces were surrounded and annihilated, with only a pitiful few managing to scatter in desperate flight.
"Young Master Ye, we have annihilated the Guardian Faction armies that invaded the Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth Voids."
After the battle in the Seventh Void had concluded completely, all the Sovereign Gods of the Alliance Army and the Hunyuan Sect gathered before Ye Yunfei, every one of them visibly excited.
The recent battles had been extremely fierce, and everyone felt somewhat weary. However, the elation brought by the victory washed away that weariness, leaving each person feeling energetic and spirited, their fighting morale high.
"Dispatch the order: strengthen the defenses in all three voids. Especially, station heavy guards at the transmission channels connecting these voids to others."
"Furthermore, the three voids are to be seamlessly integrated into a single entity. We must gain full control over the transmission channels linking them."
Ye Yunfei declared clearly.
"For the foreseeable future, the forces in these three voids should devote the vast majority of their time and effort to cultivation, striving to further elevate their strength."
"The conflict between us and the Guardian Faction is far from over. No one can afford to relax. You must seize every moment to become stronger. In times of turmoil like these, true power is the only reliable asset we have."
Ye Yunfei swept his gaze over the Sovereign Gods of the Alliance Army and Hunyuan Sect crowding around him and spoke again in a clear, ringing voice.
"Rest assured, Young Master Ye. We understand!"
Upon hearing Ye Yunfei's words, all the Sovereign Gods replied in unison.
In the previous battles, the power Ye Yunfei had displayed had long won their deep admiration. After leading the army to wipe out the Guardian Faction invaders in three voids, his prestige had climbed to new heights.
Ye Yunfei next proceeded to divide his forces into three parts, assigning each to garrison one of the three voids. He arranged for roughly equal numbers of Sovereign Gods and troops in each.
Simultaneously, over twenty of his clones within the Phantom Tower began refining pills without pause. All the pills Ye Yunfei refined were Divine Pills, specifically intended for deities to use.
He also dispatched people to gather all the alchemists across the three voids. Under his call, they formed a sect dedicated to alchemy, named the Dan Sect.
In a world within the Sixth Void, Ye Yunfei selected a beautiful, pristine mountain range as the Dan Sect headquarters. He left one of his clones stationed there to instruct the other alchemists.
Ye Yunfei was, after all, a Sovereign God-level alchemist with an immense wealth of practical experience. Teaching those other alchemists was more than within his capabilities.
Not long after, under Ye Yunfei's guidance, the alchemy proficiency of the Dan Sect alchemists rose steadily.
Furthermore, Ye Yunfei sent people to scour the three voids, selecting young beings with alchemical talent to join the Dan Sect for cultivation.
Ye Yunfei knew that to continuously raise the overall strength of the three voids, having a large contingent of alchemists was an absolute necessity.
Following Ye Yunfei's orders, the alchemists of the Dan Sect began refining pills for the forces stationed across the three voids.
After the Dan Sect's establishment, a steady stream of pills flowed out from its headquarters daily. This remedied the previous shortcoming of relying solely on Ye Yunfei's personal production.
As the Dan Sect alchemists became increasingly skilled and their numbers grew, the supply of pills available to the forces in the three voids steadily grew.
With the Dan Sect settled, Ye Yunfei proceeded to the various transmission channels connecting the three voids to others. At the entrances and exits of these channels, he deployed a greater number of Formations and Earth Formations. At the same time, Hu Miao also acted, laying down a host of Illusion Formations.
Given Hu Miao's current level of proficiency in the Illusion Dao, even a Fourth Level Sovereign God could be affected by the Illusion Formations she deployed.
With these Formations, Earth Formations, and Illusion Formations in place, the Guardian Faction would face significantly greater difficulty if they tried to use these transmission channels to invade these three voids again.
Next, Ye Yunfei transmitted several battle formations—ones he had derived from ancient, fragmentary formation blueprints—to the Alliance Army and the Hunyuan Sect. He ordered both to mobilize large numbers of troops for drills to master them.
These battle formations were, at present, the most powerful ones Ye Yunfei had mastered. He was confident that once the forces of the Alliance Army and Hunyuan Sect mastered them, their combat strength would increase dramatically.
The following period saw the Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth Voids enter an era of peaceful development.
Ye Yunfei decreed that all forms of strife were forbidden within these three voids. Every world cluster, every faction, and every clan entered a period of rapid development.
Any world cluster, faction, or family in need of pills could bring the requisite materials or payment to the Dan Sect headquarters and have the alchemists refine them.
Not long after, news that the Guardian Faction armies invading the Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth Voids had been completely annihilated finally made its way back to the Guardian Faction headquarters.
The high-ranking figures at headquarters immediately flew into a rage.
"That little bastard Ye Yunfei again! He previously wiped out our Guardian Faction branches in those three voids, and now he's destroyed the armies we sent there."
"He truly deserves death ten thousand times over!"
A Guardian Faction Elder slammed his palm on the table and roared furiously. The table, originally crafted from an exceptionally hard material, shattered under the blow, dissolving into a cloud of debris.
"Dispatch strong fighters immediately! Go kill that little bastard, Ye Yunfei!"
In the heat of his fury, the Elder swiftly dispatched the order.
"Please be at ease, Elder Yuan. I will immediately send some Greater Sovereign Gods to kill Ye Yunfei."
A middle-aged man beside him hurriedly stepped forward and said respectfully.
"For now, let's hold off on conquering the Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth Voids. Focus first on killing Ye Yunfei. Once he is dead, our Guardian Faction can occupy those three voids with ease."
Another Elder nearby spoke up.
"Report, Elders! We have just received word. The cave abode of the Tianmu Shenjun seems to have emerged."
Right at that moment, a scout from the Guardian Faction flew over and landed before the two Elders, reporting respectfully.
"What? The cave abode of the Tianmu Shenjun has appeared?"
Hearing the report, the two Elders immediately stood up, their faces etched with shock.
"That is correct. A small space was discovered in the void beyond the Eight Void Shards of the Chaotic Void Sea."
"That small space is an ancient world. Some saw a strange, gigantic eye projected from within that ancient world. Its appearance strongly resembles the sigil of the ancient Tianmu Shenjun."
The scout replied respectfully. As he spoke, he produced a jade slip, activated it, and a gigantic eye promptly projected from it, hovering in the space before him.
"Indeed, it truly is the sigil of the ancient Tianmu Shenjun!"
Seeing the giant eye, both Elders grew agitated.
"If this truly is the emergence of the Tianmu Shenjun's cave abode, the implications are extraordinary."
"We must report this to the Chief Warden at once and convene all high-ranking members for proper discussion."
One of the Elders said with a grave expression.
"Indeed. Tianmu Shenjun had already vanished before that ancient war began. Thus, he did not participate in that conflict."
"For his cave abode to suddenly appear now... could it portend his return?"
The other Elder's expression also shifted, uncertain.
The two Elders then did not dare to delay, departing together to report to the Chief Warden.
At the same time, in another world.
"What? The cave abode of the Tianmu Shenjun may have emerged?"
A Sovereign God exuding an aura of immense power revealed a stunned expression. Originally seated in meditation, he stood up immediately.
Had Ye Yunfei been here, he would have recognized this Sovereign God as Elder Pan.
"Yes, Elders. A giant eye was projected from within that world, its shape identical to the sigil of the ancient Tianmu Shenjun. Therefore, that world is highly likely to be the Tianmu Shenjun's cave abode."
"Now, not only our Hunyuan Sect, but many other factions have also learned of this news."
A middle-aged man standing before Elder Pan reported.
"Tianmu Shenjun was one of the most supreme powerhouses in the ancient Chaotic Void Sea, his status equal to or even surpassing that of our Hunyuan Sect's ancient Patriarchs. Yet, he went missing before that catastrophic war which shattered the Chaotic Void Sea began."
"Many master diviners have deduced one possibility: had Tianmu Shenjun participated in that war, the outcome could well have been different. The Chaotic Void Sea might not have been crippled. It goes to show how immensely powerful the ancient Tianmu Shenjun truly was."
"If this truly is the emergence of his cave abode, it is absolutely worth entering for a thorough exploration."
Another elder beside him spoke with a trembling voice. This was precisely Elder Ge.