Ye Yunfei flipped his palm, and over a dozen spatial rings appeared.
These spatial rings were left behind by the three men earlier.
After Ye Yunfei killed those Imperial Realm experts, he generally claimed their spatial rings for himself.
Ye Yunfei sent his Soul Power to perceive inside these spatial rings and soon discovered a large, high-grade spacecraft.
Whoosh!
Ye Yunfei took out the spacecraft, entered it, and it shot into the sky.
One hour later, the spacecraft left the Xuanhuang Star and entered the vast sea of stars, heading in the direction of the Tianxuan Continent.
Inside the spacecraft, Ye Yunfei was burning with anxiety!
The quality of this spacecraft was excellent. Traveling through the starry void, it was not only extremely fast but could also easily handle various dangers in space.
One day later.
Ahead in the starry void, a shattered continent appeared.
The spacecraft landed on this broken continent.
Ye Yunfei stepped out of the spacecraft, flicked his sleeve, and stored it away.
Then, Ye Yunfei moved and arrived before a pitch-black spatial rift.
The other end of this spatial rift led to the Tianxuan Continent!
Ye Yunfei flashed forward, rushing into the spatial rift.
"Sure enough, someone has passed through this spatial rift before!
They must have been carrying some kind of artifact capable of tearing through space!"
As Ye Yunfei traversed the spatial rift, he immediately discovered traces of previous passage.
That was because he had personally modified this spatial rift once and was extremely familiar with it.
Ye Yunfei was certain that someone had used an artifact to forcibly enter and exit through here!
Discovering this made Ye Yunfei's mood even heavier!
A short while later, Ye Yunfei returned to the Tianxuan Continent and immediately rushed straight to the headquarters of the Hudao Academy in the Central Continent.
Half an hour later, Ye Yunfei arrived back at the Hudao Academy headquarters.
At this moment, within the academy headquarters.
In the council hall.
Xie Changkong and all the other high-level figures were all present.
"Well? Have you found any clues regarding the Patriarch Ye's whereabouts!"
Xie Changkong asked, his tone sounding somewhat anxious.
"No.
We dispatched large numbers of personnel to search for Patriarch Ye in the five regions—Eastern Region, Western Plains, Northern Wastelands, Southern Borderlands, and the Central Continent. However, there is still no news for now."
One of the elders said.
"Before his disappearance, Patriarch Ye's main area of activity was in the Eastern Region.
Therefore, our primary search area should be the Eastern Region."
Elder Zhou said.
"We absolutely cannot let anything happen to Patriarch Ye.
In that case, let us old fellows all take action and head to the Eastern Region to search for Patriarch Ye!
For our academy at present, the most crucial task is to find Patriarch Ye!"
Xie Changkong declared.
"Indeed."
The other higher-ups all nodded.
Ye Tianpeng was Ye Yunfei's father. His importance was simply too great. If something happened to him, they would have no way to explain it to Ye Yunfei in the future!
"Since that is the case, let us set off."
Xie Changkong stood up.
At that very moment.
Whoosh!
Before their eyes, they blurred. A young man appeared in the hall like a ghost.
"Ye Yunfei!"
Everyone present was both shocked and delighted.
"Where is my father?"
Ye Yunfei asked directly.
"Ye Yunfei, so you know about Patriarch Ye's disappearance too."
Xie Changkong was taken aback for a moment, then spoke.
"He disappeared?
When? Where?"
A sinking feeling instantly gripped Ye Yunfei's heart.
Ye Tianpeng really was in trouble!
"According to the information sent back by our academy's branch outpost in the Eastern Region, Patriarch Ye disappeared two days ago.
Before his disappearance, Patriarch Ye's main trail of activity was in the Eastern Region."
Xie Changkong explained.
"After I received the news, I immediately dispatched large forces to the Eastern Region to search for Patriarch Ye's whereabouts. But up until now, we still haven't found him."
"Why would father have gone back to the Eastern Region?"
Ye Yunfei frowned and asked.
"Some time ago, Patriarch Ye suddenly came to me and said he planned to leave the academy and travel outside for a while.
When I asked him why, he said he missed you and needed to get out and clear his mind.
Considering that the situation on the Tianxuan Continent is relatively calm now, and the reputation of our Hudao Academy is stronger than before, plus Patriarch Ye's identity is known to the entire world, I thought there shouldn't be any danger. Therefore, I didn't try too hard to dissuade him.
I even sent a group of people to specifically keep track of Patriarch Ye's whereabouts.
From what I know, Patriarch Ye didn't just go to the Eastern Region during this period. He also traveled throughout the other four regions—Western Plains, Northern Wastelands, Southern Borderlands, and the Central Continent.
He even made a trip to the Boundary Protection City.
Only after all that did he return to the Eastern Region.
I never imagined that two days ago, I suddenly received a report that Patriarch Ye seemed to have vanished."
Xie Changkong recounted.
"Missed me?
No, something definitely happened!"
Hearing this, Ye Yunfei couldn't help but be struck by a thought.
Ye Yunfei understood his father's character. Even if he truly missed his son, he would never say it openly in front of others.
If Ye Tianpeng had said that, then he was definitely hiding something.
"Ye Yunfei, don't worry.
Patriarch Ye probably won't be in any danger.
On the Tianxuan Continent, no one dares to provoke Patriarch Ye or our Hudao Academy."
Elder Shangguan offered words of comfort.
"I'm going to check father's cultivation chamber."
Ye Yunfei pondered for a moment, then flashed and disappeared.
"Such swift movement technique!"
In the council hall, Xie Changkong and the other higher-ups exchanged bewildered glances. They simply couldn't perceive how Ye Yunfei had entered or left the hall.
A few breaths later, Ye Yunfei arrived at the secluded cultivation chamber Ye Tianpeng usually used.
Inside the chamber, there was only the cushion Ye Tianpeng used for meditation. There was nothing else.
Ye Yunfei stood in the chamber for a moment, then took out a vial.
The vial contained half a measure of blood.
This was Ye Tianpeng's blood!
Ye Yunfei sat down cross-legged. His hands swiftly formed a series of hand seals while he chanted silently.
Invisible, mysterious runes continuously flew out from between his hands.
Soon, the blood inside the vial began to gently boil.
"Time-Chasing Soul Technique!"
Suddenly, Ye Yunfei gave a soft shout, bit his tongue, and spat out three successive mouthfuls of essence blood.
The space within the chamber trembled slightly.
Then, the flow of time and the structure of space within the chamber began to change subtly, rippling.
A faint, illusory figure gradually solidified from transparency.
Finally, a figure appeared, pacing back and forth within the chamber, appearing agitated and anxious.
It was none other than Ye Tianpeng!
"The Pang Clan plans to make a move on us father and son. I don't have the ability to notify Fei'er. What should I do now?
What should I do?"
Ye Tianpeng kept repeating this phrase, filled with worry.
After a while, Ye Tianpeng's figure began to gradually fade and disappear.
"The Pang Clan?"
Ye Yunfei stared at his father's fading figure, his expression turning extremely ugly.
"It seems father's trouble is likely related to this Pang Clan.
But, as far as I can recall, I don't seem to have formed any grudge with a clan named Pang.
Not on the Tianxuan Continent, and not in the Xuanhuang Star Domain either.
Could it be... not the Xuanhuang Star Domain, but some other star domain?
Moreover, how did father come to know in advance that the Pang Clan would make a move on us?"
Standing in the chamber, Ye Yunfei racked his brain but couldn't reach an answer.
Ye Tianpeng had lived his entire life on the Tianxuan Continent. Logically, if he had any enemies, they should also be on the Tianxuan Continent.
And Ye Yunfei's current enemies were mainly in the Xuanhuang Star Domain and neighboring star domains, as well as the expeditionary forces of the Star Nation.
No matter how much he thought, Ye Yunfei couldn't figure out where this Pang Clan might be from.
Next, Ye Yunfei left the Hudao Academy headquarters and searched every place on the Tianxuan Continent that Ye Tianpeng had visited before his disappearance.
However, he found nothing.
Xie Changkong had also dispatched almost all of the Hudao Academy's personnel to search throughout the Tianxuan Continent for Ye Tianpeng.
Furthermore, Xie Changkong mobilized many other factions and clans to assist in the search.
Now, the Hudao Academy was already the strongest superpower on the Tianxuan Continent.
With Xie Changkong personally taking charge, every force on the Tianxuan Continent cooperated fully!
And yet, there was still no result.
It was as if Ye Tianpeng had vanished completely.
Finally, Ye Yunfei came before the Boundary Protection City, standing before that spatial rift.
The other end of this spatial rift led to the Xuanhuang Star Domain.
Ye Yunfei levitated and sat cross-legged in the air before this spatial rift.
"Someone has passed through here before. If father left the Tianxuan Continent, he most likely left through here."
Ye Yunfei murmured to himself.
Then, he began to perform the Time-Chasing Soul Technique.
A short while later.
"Time-Chasing Soul Technique!"
Ye Yunfei gave another shout, bit his tongue, and spat out three successive mouthfuls of essence blood.
Immediately, the space around them trembled slightly.
Then, an illusory figure gradually became clear, materializing slowly. It was Ye Tianpeng.
Following that, six blurry figures appeared beside Ye Tianpeng.
Those six indistinct figures led Ye Tianpeng into the spatial rift ahead.
"Father has already been subdued and taken away from the Tianxuan Continent, to the Xuanhuang Star Domain!"
Ye Yunfei's gaze fixed on Ye Tianpeng and those six hazy figures.
"Father, rest assured. Even if I have to search the highest heavens or the deepest depths of the underworld, I will find you and bring you back!
And you, Pang Clan—I don't care where you're from or how powerful your clan is. Since you dared to lay a hand on my father, your existence is no longer necessary!
I, Ye Yunfei, swear that I will personally destroy the Pang Clan!"
Gazing at those six indistinct figures, Ye Yunfei spoke each word with cold, deliberate intensity.