After bidding farewell to those people from the Reincarnation Sect, Ye Yunfei left that world cluster.
Then, Ye Yunfei took out a flying ship and had the Golden-Horned Silkworm steer it towards the headquarters of Hunyuan Sect while he himself entered the Illusory Shadow Pagoda.
In the previous battle, Ye Yunfei had captured over twenty Greater Sovereign Gods and forty to fifty Lesser Sovereign Gods from the Great Netherworld.
Ye Yunfei's purpose in capturing these Sovereign Gods of the Great Netherworld was for their Soul Bodies!
Ye Yunfei employed the Soul Power Planet Method and began devouring the Soul Bodies of these Sovereign Gods one by one.
Back in Sword Realm, Ye Yunfei had even devoured the Soul Body of a Chaos Deity before. Now, devouring these Sovereign Gods' Soul Bodies was far too easy.
Before long, the Soul Bodies of all these Great Netherworld Sovereign Gods had been devoured by Ye Yunfei.
His level of Soul Power energy and the quality of his Soul Body had risen a notch, and Ye Yunfei had also acquired the memories of these Great Netherworld Sovereign Gods.
"So the Netherworld in the Fourth Void has been rebuilt. The Great Netherworld sent a batch of Sovereign Gods from its headquarters to fill the positions of those I captured earlier.
The reason I failed to completely destroy the Netherworld in the Fourth Void back then was because there was a Chaos Deity-level magical treasure inside. But now, a mere Chaos Deity-level magical treasure likely poses no trouble for me."
After devouring the Soul Bodies of those Great Netherworld Sovereign Gods, Ye Yunfei learned about the current state of the Fourth Void's Netherworld and uttered a cold sneer.
"In that case, let's just wipe out this Netherworld within the Void."
Ye Yunfei said with a cold smile.
He still hadn't learned of Huang Shang's whereabouts, and it was that very fact which filled him with murderous intent towards the people of the Great Netherworld.
Not long after, Ye Yunfei returned to Hunyuan Sect's headquarters in the Fourth Void.
"Young Master Ye, you've returned."
As soon as they saw Ye Yunfei, a large group of high-ranking members of Hunyuan Sect immediately clustered around him.
Then, these high-ranking members began to describe to Ye Yunfei the various situations that had arisen during this period.
According to these Hunyuan Sect elders, the Fourth Void had been largely peaceful and trouble-free during this time.
Instead, there were signs of the Guardian Faction's resurgence beginning in the Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth Voids.
Powerful members of the Guardian Faction had made appearances in those Voids. Fortunately, the Hunyuan Sect had promptly dispatched its own experts to deal with them.
Otherwise, the Guardian Faction's experts would undoubtedly have brought great disaster to those Voids.
"Young Master Ye, in the First, Second, and Third Voids, the two major powers—our Hunyuan Sect and the Guardian Faction—are locked in fierce combat.
It can be said that those three Voids are now the main battlefield between our two forces. Our Hunyuan Sect has dispatched a great many troops to provide support in those three Voids.
At least half of Hunyuan Sect's forces stationed in our Fourth Void have already been transferred to reinforce the First, Second, and Third Voids."
One of the high-ranking elders said to Ye Yunfei.
"What's the state of victory or defeat between both sides in those three Voids?"
Ye Yunfei thought for a moment before asking.
"Overall, the Guardian Faction seems to hold a slight advantage, but our Hunyuan Sect is still managing to hold its ground.
However, quite a few other major forces have now started, either overtly or covertly, sending troops to support the Guardian Faction. Take the Blade Realm, for example. This has brought us Hunyuan Sect significant pressure.
According to reports, more major forces may declare their support for the Guardian Faction openly in the near future, perhaps even joining the war directly.
So all things considered, the situation seems somewhat unfavorable for our Hunyuan Sect."
Another high-ranking elder sighed.
"Although everyone knows the Guardian Faction harbors deep ambitions and a predatory nature, and their true goal is to dominate the entire Chaos Void Sea, the lure of immense benefits still persuades many major powers to willingly support the Guardian Faction.
Since ancient times, material interests can sway the hearts of men."
Yet another Hunyuan Sect elder lamented.
"Respected Seniors, I'd like to trouble you all to dispatch personnel in the coming period to keep a close watch on the situation in the Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth Voids. Once anything seems amiss, notify me immediately.
I suspect the Guardian Faction is planning a return to those Voids."
Ye Yunfei thought for a moment before speaking.
"Very well.
Rest assured, Young Master Ye. I will send out even more personnel to those Voids right away to keep a close watch."
A Hunyuan Sect elder nodded in agreement.
"Young Master Ye, what are your plans from here?"
Another elder asked curiously.
"I still have some matters to attend to within the Fourth Void.
Has Elder Dongfang been in seclusion cultivating all this time?"
Ever since his return to the Hunyuan Sect headquarters, Ye Yunfei had not yet seen Elder Dongfang.
"Young Master Ye, I indeed went into seclusion cultivation some time ago. I have only just learned of your return."
Just as Ye Yunfei finished speaking, Elder Dongfang arrived by stepping through the air.
"Elder Dongfang, your strength seems to have improved slightly."
Ye Yunfei sensed Elder Dongfang's energy aura before speaking.
"Indeed, during my recent seclusion, my strength truly does appear to have advanced a step."
Elder Dongfang said with a smile.
"Elder Dongfang, I plan to stay here for a few days and can assist everyone in pill refining.
Please inform all the Sovereign Gods that anyone needing Divine Pills can come to me in these next few days."
Ye Yunfei said to Elder Dongfang.
Ye Yunfei planned to go into closed-door cultivation at the Hunyuan Sect headquarters for a few days.
"Excellent, Young Master Ye. I will make the arrangements right away. Anyone in need of Divine Pills during this period shall come to you."
Elder Dongfang immediately nodded.
Previously, Ye Yunfei had once provided vast quantities of Divine Pills to the Hunyuan Sect elders at this headquarters, and his pills were extremely effective.
Hearing Ye Yunfei's words, Elder Dongfang promptly conveyed his intention to the others.
In the following time, Ye Yunfei found a cultivation chamber, entered it, and then went into the Illusory Shadow Pagoda to begin his closed-door cultivation.
Having just refined and absorbed so many Great Netherworld Sovereign Gods' Soul Bodies, Ye Yunfei planned to spend some time thoroughly assimilating the various cultivation methods and secret techniques obtained from their memories.
In the time that followed, within the Illusory Shadow Pagoda, Ye Yunfei researched the Great Netherworld's diverse cultivation methods and secret techniques while simultaneously refining pills, and of course also continued to cultivate a variety of other techniques.
Ye Yunfei now possessed two Soul Bodies and sixty Soul Power Planets. Every time he cultivated, he could train in multiple cultivation methods and secret techniques simultaneously without any interference or diminishing effect.
After roughly five or six days, Ye Yunfei had refined significant quantities of Divine Pills for all the Sovereign Gods within this Hunyuan Sect headquarters.
These Divine Pills had been refined after Ye Yunfei analyzed the specific conditions of these Sovereign Gods, targeted and tailored for their needs, so their effectiveness was naturally exceptional.
At the same time, during these past few days, Ye Yunfei had thoroughly researched and comprehended all the cultivation methods and secret techniques belonging to the Great Netherworld Sovereign Gods he had previously devoured.
"The power should be quite impressive if I now employ Great Netherworld cultivation methods and secret techniques in battle."
Ye Yunfei said with a smile.