“So, the local underworld bureaus are actually branch outposts established by the Great Netherworld, and are also locations they use to control the reincarnation and transmigration of the dead spirits. Their function is similar to the Samsara Passages established by the Reincarnation Sect.”
Hun Lao spoke up again.
“Exactly. The Reincarnation Sect maintains the order of the world’s spirit reincarnation through Samsara Passages, while the Great Netherworld uses its underworld bureaus to handle the reincarnation cycle for the spirits.”
Ye Yunfei nodded.
“There is such an underworld bureau within this Fourth Void.”
He continued.
“If that’s the case, then what are we waiting for?
Let’s just charge in and destroy that Fourth Void bureau.
Since the Great Netherworld dared to move against us, there’s no need for us to be polite.”
Upon hearing Ye Yunfei's words, the Gold Horned Dragon Silkworm immediately shouted loudly.
“I am definitely going to storm this underworld bureau in the Fourth Void, but for now, it’s not urgent.
We are about to go to war with the Guardian Faction. After annihilating the Guardian Faction’s main army in this void, I will then go and destroy the Great Netherworld’s bureau here.
Moreover, I suspect the Fourth Void underworld bureau must have a passageway leading to the Great Netherworld’s headquarters.”
Ye Yunfei stated.
“After devouring the Soul Bodies of those two fellows, you should have obtained quite a few of the Great Netherworld’s cultivation techniques and legacies, right?”
Hun Lao asked again.
“Yes, most of the cultivation methods and secret arts practiced by those two now belong to me. I’m also currently studying and comprehending the insights they gained from their cultivation. In fact, I can already perform many of the Great Netherworld’s cultivation methods and secret arts.
However, the cultivation methods and secret arts of the Great Netherworld revolve around yin-cold type energies, which clashes with my Nine Yang Ancient Scripture. The power I can unleash with them might not be very great.
Furthermore, I’m not particularly interested in yin-cold type cultivation methods or secret arts.
The real reason I'm studying these Great Netherworld techniques is to know my enemy so I can better deal with them in the future.”
Ye Yunfei explained.
“You cultivate the Nine Yang Ancient Scripture, the most yang and rigid cultivation method in the world, while the Great Netherworld’s techniques focus on yin-cold. They are indeed very difficult to merge.
However, some exceptional individuals in ancient times were able to achieve yin-yang harmony, balancing yin and yang to fuse the world's most yang-rigid energies with the most yin-extreme cold energies, forming a special energy of yin-yang harmony that was exceptionally powerful.
If you are interested in the future, you could also study this direction.
Your talent and comprehension far surpass those of ordinary beings. It's possible you could also manage to fuse energies of different attributes, reaching the state of yin-yang harmony.”
Hun Lao suddenly suggested.
“Yin-yang harmony?”
Hearing Hun Lao’s words, Ye Yunfei couldn't help but feel a bit curious.
“Yes. Within my racial memories, the Chaotic Void Sea of the distant ancient past once had a superpower called the Taiji Sect. The cultivation method of the Taiji Sect was very unique, possessing both extremely yang-rigid and yin-cold attributes simultaneously. Upon cultivating it successfully, one would achieve the state of yin-yang unity and yin-yang harmony, granting extraordinary combat prowess.
Moreover, the powerful members of the Taiji Sect had one characteristic in battle: after their energy was expended, yin and yang would mutually transform, continuously and automatically giving rise to new energy.
So, members of the Taiji Sect rarely faced situations where their energy was completely depleted during battle.”
Hun Lao elaborated.
“I see. This is actually the first time I’ve heard of this Taiji Sect.”
Ye Yunfei nodded, finding this quite novel.
“That’s not strange. Throughout the long passage of history, the world has witnessed the rise of many superpowers, and naturally, many of them have also vanished within the endless river of time.”
Hun Lao sighed emotionally.
“Also, the Soul Bodies of those Great Netherworld Sovereign Gods shouldn’t be wasted.”
Ye Yunfei said softly.
In that valley earlier, Ye Yunfei had captured all of the Great Netherworld's Sovereign Gods. He had already devoured the Soul Bodies of some of them, while others were currently imprisoned in the Phantom Tower.
During the time that followed, Ye Yunfei proceeded to devour all of the Soul Bodies of the Great Netherworld Sovereign Gods still held in the Phantom Tower.
Thus, Ye Yunfei acquired even more information about the Great Netherworld, and simultaneously deepened his understanding of all the various Great Netherworld cultivation methods and secret arts.
After all, digesting the cultivation insights of so many Great Netherworld Sovereign Gods allowed Ye Yunfei’s understanding of their techniques to reach a rather high level.
After devouring the Soul Bodies of those Great Netherworld Sovereign Gods, Ye Yunfei also discovered that his own Soul Power level and the quality of his Soul Body had also improved quite satisfactorily.
For the remainder of this time, Ye Yunfei continued his secluded cultivation, cultivating several different cultivation methods and secret arts simultaneously.
“Young Master Ye, we’ve just received news. In this Fourth Void, our Hunyuan Sect and the Guardian Faction have officially begun the war.
Both sides have already dispatched multiple armies and opened several battlefields across the Fourth Void. The war has already started.”
Suddenly, Ye Yunfei received a sound transmission from Elder Song.
“Since it’s come to that, we should prepare to take action as well.”
Upon receiving Elder Song’s transmission, Ye Yunfei replied immediately.
“After this period of cultivation, the number of Soul Power weapons I can refine with my Soul Weapon Great Method has increased again.”
Ye Yunfei murmured, then activated his mind intent to perform the Soul Weapon Great Method.
Instantly, over six hundred Soul Power weapons materialized around his head, each exuding a rich aura of Soul Power energy.
Being able to condense this many Soul Power weapons meant Ye Yunfei had achieved another major breakthrough in this Heart Force martial skill, the Soul Weapon Great Method.
Naturally, besides the Soul Weapon Great Method, Ye Yunfei had made breakthroughs in quite a few other cultivation methods and secret arts during this time.
Among them, the nine divine beasts of the Nine Palaces Totem Ring had also devoured numerous cultivation resources at the Sovereign God level.
Those Great Netherworld Sovereign Gods he captured in the valley had all been carrying large quantities of precious possessions, which had now, of course, all fallen into Ye Yunfei’s hands.
Ye Yunfei sorted out a significant portion and fed it all to the nine divine beasts.
“Since the war has officially begun, we should start acting as well.”
Ye Yunfei exited the Phantom Tower, flashed, and appeared in front of Elder Song and the other Hunyuan Sect Sovereign Gods.
These Hunyuan Sect Sovereign Gods had long been waiting here for Ye Yunfei.
“Immediately investigate all the current battlefields of both forces' armies, as well as the strength of the forces on each battlefield. Then we’ll provide support by clearing them one battlefield at a time.”
Ye Yunfei thought for a moment before speaking.
“Rest assured, Young Master Ye. I have long dispatched all our scouts. I believe we’ll receive word very soon.”
Elder Song said immediately.
“Young Master Ye, according to information from Senior Elder Li, the Guardian Faction has a Ninth-Level Sovereign God personally overseeing the war here in the Fourth Void.
Of course, our Hunyuan Sect's Senior Elder Li is also a Ninth-Level Sovereign God.”
Elder Song added.
“Ninth-Level Sovereign God…
Are there any Chaos Deities?”
Ye Yunfei pondered for a moment before asking.
Honestly, with Ye Yunfei’s current strength, he should barely have the ability to protect himself even if he encountered a Ninth-Level Sovereign God. What Ye Yunfei truly dreaded now was a Chaos Deity.
“I believe the war in this Fourth Void likely won’t have Chaos Deity participants for the time being. The Guardian Faction’s Chaos Deities mainly garrison their headquarters, and the Fourth Void is merely a branch region.”
Elder Song said. “It’s good if there are no Chaos Deities.”
Ye Yunfei nodded.
For Ye Yunfei, as long as there were no Chaos Deities, he could move without restraint.
Just at that moment, a scout hurriedly returned to this branch stronghold and came straight before Ye Yunfei, Elder Song, and the other Hunyuan Sect Sovereign Gods.
“Report. We have already investigated the situation at several battlefields.”
The scout reported loudly, then produced a jade slip and handed it to Ye Yunfei.
Ye Yunfei’s Soul Power energy immediately extended into it, reading the contents recorded within.
“Now we officially set out for war.”
The jade slip documented the situation at several battlefields. Without hesitation, Ye Yunfei immediately decided to act.
Thus, Ye Yunfei led over four hundred Hunyuan Sect Sovereign Gods out of the branch stronghold.
All the Heavenly Gods in this branch stronghold led the forces under their command to follow Ye Yunfei.
As for the few Guardian Faction Sovereign Gods originally stationed in this branch stronghold, they had long been controlled by Ye Yunfei, and their Soul Bodies had already been devoured.
“I reckon many of your clones are probably already participating in the war.”
Hun Lao asked Ye Yunfei.
“Yes. Many of the clones I control have already joined the fighting and are currently on the battlefields.”
Ye Yunfei replied with a smile.
In recent times, Ye Yunfei had gained control over most of the Guardian Faction’s branch strongholds in the Fourth Void. By now, many of those strongholds’ forces had been mobilized to the frontlines to participate in the war between the two great forces. Therefore, Ye Yunfei currently had many clones actively fighting on the battlefields.
Ye Yunfei controlled those clones using Soul Power imprints. Of course, those clones on the battlefield didn’t genuinely participate in the fighting. They just went through the motions, consciously falling to the rear as soon as combat began.
Not long after, Ye Yunfei reached the first battlefield.
The scale of this battlefield wasn’t actually very large. The strongest beings on both sides present here were only Sixth-Level Sovereign Gods.
One could say this was only a small-scale battlefield, with neither side deploying too many troops or true powerhouses.
Such a battlefield was naturally of little consequence to Ye Yunfei.
Ye Yunfei teleported out the over four hundred Hunyuan Sect Sovereign Gods from the Phantom Tower, then used his mind intent to communicate with all his clones on this battlefield.
Ye Yunfei discovered that on this battlefield, almost one-third of the Heavenly Gods were his clones.
Following his mental command, all these clones began to turn around and attack the Guardian Faction members.
“Actually, there's no need to rush into action for now. With so many Guardian Faction Heavenly Gods on this battlefield, I might as well subdue them all, turning them into my clones to bolster my own strength.”
Glancing at the battlefield before him, Ye Yunfei murmured inwardly.
Thus, Ye Yunfei instructed Elder Song and the other Hunyuan Sect Sovereign Gods to wait near the battlefield. Then, in a flash, he lunged forward with astonishing speed, charging right into the fiercely raging battlefield. He began to employ Soul Power martial techniques against those Heavenly Gods on the Guardian Faction side.
One after another, Ye Yunfei continuously purified the Soul Bodies of Guardian Faction Heavenly Gods and branded them with his own Soul Power imprints, turning these Heavenly Gods into his clones.