Young Master Ye had allocated half of the loot gathered during this period of combat to the Guhai Sect, which was already more than enough for them.
"Young Master Ye, rest assured, I will carry out your arrangements and distribute the cultivation resources to the members," the Sect Master of the Guhai Sect said respectfully.
"It's time for me to return to the Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth Voids to take a look," Ye Yunfei said after a moment of thought.
"Young Master Ye, our Guhai Sect has maintained contact with those three voids throughout this period. According to current reports, they are all extremely peaceful," the Guhai Sect Master immediately responded.
"Your Guhai Sect must use every moment to improve its strength," Ye Yunfei said softly. "The true great decisive battle between us and the Guardian Faction is not far off; it will likely be a terrifying catastrophe. For the Guhai Sect to survive that catastrophe, it must exert its utmost effort to grow stronger quickly."
"Young Master Ye, we understand," the Guhai Sect Master and several of its core Elders answered in unison, their expressions grave.
They knew that if the great decisive battle with the Guardian Faction truly arrived, it would undoubtedly be a terrifying catastrophe for the entire Chaotic Void Sea.
On Ye Yunfei's side, there were the Hunyuan Sect, the Dark Faction, a large number of powers who had sworn allegiance to him, and probably other major forces in the Chaotic Void Sea who supported the Hunyuan Sect, such as the Wanmu Ancestral Lands.
On the Guardian Faction's side, many powerful major forces had already formed alliances with them.
It could be said that the strength of both sides was considerable, they involved an enormous number of factions, and the conflict spanned eight voids.
In short, this would be an extremely terrifying, large-scale war. In such a massive war, a power like the Guhai Sect could be annihilated at any moment. For the Guhai Sect to survive the war, it truly did need to become stronger quickly.
Not long after, Ye Yunfei quietly left the Guhai Sect's headquarters and departed from the Third Void.
Before leaving, Ye Yunfei had the Guhai Sect send a message to the Dark Faction, informing Lü Dandan that he was returning to the Eighth Void.
Soon afterwards, Ye Yunfei returned to the Eighth Void.
The Eighth Void was temporarily calm, with patrol squads of the Alliance Army everywhere. The Alliance Army had now become the master of the Eighth Void, ruling over it.
Ye Yunfei went straight back to the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds and immediately began deploying a large number of new formations both inside and outside it.
The power of these newly laid formations was far greater than those laid before.
Ye Yunfei believed that with these new formations he had set up, even Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, or even Seventh-Level Sovereign Gods who came would be unable to quickly breach the formations and enter the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds.
Ever since obtaining Tianmu Shenjun's legacy in formations, Ye Yunfei had been constantly contemplating and cultivating it, and he would practice setting up formations whenever he got the chance. Consequently, Ye Yunfei's skill in formations was continuously improving.
Ye Yunfei gathered the high-ranking members of the Alliance Army and took out a large quantity of cultivation resources to distribute among them. Then, tailoring it to the specific strength and circumstances of these high-ranking Alliance Army members, he specially refined many divine pills for them to aid in their cultivation breakthroughs.
Next, Ye Yunfei returned to his personal cultivation cave-dwelling and began closed-door cultivation.
For a period before, Ye Yunfei had been exploring and treasure-hunting in Tianmu Shenjun's cultivation cave, and after returning he had been rushing about everywhere in the Third Void. Only now did he finally have the chance to truly settle down quietly.
"My harvest from my time in Tianmu Shenjun's cultivation cave was extremely bountiful," Ye Yunfei mused within his cave. "In the coming period, I need to properly digest all the gains I obtained in Tianmu Shenjun's cave, further increasing my strength, and of course, my realm. At the moment, I am merely a Heavenly God. My realm is far too low."
Sitting cross-legged within his cultivation cave, Ye Yunfei took a deep breath and began to enter a state of cultivation.
For this cultivation session, Ye Yunfei's primary goal was to advance his realm.
He took out a vast amount of cultivation resources and piled them around his body like small mountains. Then, he activated the Nine-Yang Ancient Scripture. The Eight Chaotic Divine Meridians within his body simultaneously manifested, erupting with powerful suction force, beginning to draw in the energy essence of the surrounding cultivation resources. Following that, Ye Yunfei took out even more cultivation resources and released the Nine Divine Beasts of the Nine Palaces Totem Wheel to begin devouring those resources.
"Although I have already cultivated the Divine Pupil from Tianmu Shenjun's Pupil Technique, I am only at the introductory stage. I absolutely must not slack off, and must diligently continue to cultivate, striving to reach a higher stage as soon as possible," Ye Yunfei thought as he began using his ten Soul Power planets to cultivate the Pupil Technique.
"I must also dedicate time and effort to cultivating and improving my Sword Dao heritage," Ye Yunfei thought, taking out a large batch of cultivation resources brimming with Sword Dao energy.
Within Tianmu Shenjun's cultivation cave, Ye Yunfei had obtained some Sword Dao legacies left behind by Tianmu Shenjun, as well as many cultivation resources containing Sword Dao energy. Although the Sword Dao legacies left by Tianmu Shenjun were not necessarily superior to those of the Sword Realm, they possessed unique characteristics. By comparing Tianmu Shenjun's Sword Dao heritage with that of the Sword Realm and cross-referencing them, Ye Yunfei gained many new insights and understandings. Very quickly, his Sword Dao level began to rise continuously.
Within the Phantom Tower, Ye Yunfei sat in deep meditation like an old monk entering a trance, and unconsciously cultivated in seclusion for three years.
On a certain day three years later, a thought stirred within Ye Yunfei, and he slowly opened his eyes.
"The breakthrough is finally starting!"
Ye Yunfei's figure flashed as he left the Phantom Tower, then exited his cultivation cave.
As Ye Yunfei stepped out of his cultivation cave, thick clouds were already beginning to gather above his head. The oppressive, dark clouds grew heavier and thicker. Thick arcs of lightning recklessly snaked through the heavy sea of dark clouds, radiating terrifying lightning energy, painting a scene of apocalyptic destruction.
"It seems Young Master Ye is attempting a realm breakthrough."
Instantly, the entire Alliance Army headquarters grew lively, as its high-ranking members appeared one after another. When they saw Ye Yunfei standing beneath the overwhelming celestial thunder, expressions of excitement showed on their faces.
That was because everyone knew that although Ye Yunfei's strength was great, his realm was merely that of a Heavenly God, and he had not made a breakthrough in realm for a very long time.
"Excellent! Young Master Ye is finally going to advance his realm. With Young Master Ye's innate talent and strength, once his realm experiences a breakthrough, his potential will definitely unleash to an even greater extent. Young Master Ye is the core pillar of our Alliance Army. His becoming stronger is a joyous event for our entire Alliance Army," someone said excitedly.
Soon after, the thunder tribulation officially began. Overwhelming, tumbling bolts of lightning cascaded down.
Lei Ze appeared beside Ye Yunfei, beginning to devour the thick bolts of thunder falling continuously from the heights.
After weathering the tribulation, Ye Yunfei successfully broke through his realm.
"Continue to advance my realm!"
After the breakthrough, Ye Yunfei felt that the accumulated foundation from his previous period could still support him in striking for an even higher realm. Ye Yunfei's current level of strength already allowed him to battle Fifth-Level, Sixth-Level, even Seventh-Level Sovereign Gods; in comparison, his realm truly was far too low.
Ye Yunfei understood that his realm had now become his shortcoming, and it was beginning to affect his overall strength.
Ye Yunfei returned to the Phantom Tower once more and began closed-door cultivation, aiming to advance his realm. During his breakthrough, he refined and absorbed a vast quantity of cultivation resources, and constantly refined a large number of assisting divine pills for himself.