"We must find that human boy who took our sacred artifact. If we cannot retrieve the sacred object, we will never have a chance to return!"
The Holy Son declared.
"That human brat is too bold, to even dare lay hands on my race's sacred relic!
When we find him, we must extract his Soul Body and take it back to our clan, suppressing it beneath the frigid Yin Pool so he endures the agony of ultimate cold for millennia!"
A Flying Sky Yin Monkey gnashed its teeth and said.
The next moment, these Flying Sky Yin Monkeys all soared through the sky and departed.
At the same time.
Within the Phantom Tower.
Ye Yunfei sat cross-legged. Floating before him was a Law Crystal.
Within this Law Crystal was a black longsword!
Ye Yunfei remembered very clearly that it was precisely because he had taken this Law Crystal, which sealed the black longsword, that he had startled those Flying Sky Yin Monkeys sealed within the other Law Crystals, causing them to emerge.
It was evident those Flying Sky Yin Monkeys placed great importance on this black longsword.
"Could this black longsword be a very important treasure artifact for the Flying Sky Yin Monkey race?"
Ye Yunfei carefully examined the black longsword sealed within the Law Crystal and said quietly.
Ye Yunfei discovered that many bizarre, esoteric runes were carved onto this black longsword. Even through the Law Crystal, he could sense a baleful aura emanating from it.
"Hun Lao, I'm going to split open this Law Crystal now and take the black sword inside.
You get ready; if I can't subdue this black sword, you'll need to use the Heavenly Dao Tower to deal with it."
Ye Yunfei sent a mental message to Hun Lao.
"Alright.
But wait a moment first. Let me set up something to seal off this space. Otherwise, if the aura of the Heavenly Dao Tower leaks out later, you'll be in trouble."
Hun Lao appeared beside Ye Yunfei and said.
"Alright."
Ye Yunfei nodded.
So, Hun Lao began channeling spatial energy and spatial laws, sealing off this area of space.
"Hun Lao, your spatial energy and laws seem to have improved quite a bit recently."
Ye Yunfei watched, clicking his tongue in admiration.
"That's because last time, the Gu Huang Great Emperor secretly imparted some knowledge to me and also helped me awaken most of my memories.
I can be considered to have had a massive leap in strength now."
Hun Lao answered smugly.
"Really?!"
Ye Yunfei was overjoyed.
It seems the Great Emperor Gu Huang's soul mark from last time had helped Hun Lao improve his power.
A Great Emperor, even if only a soul mark remained, possessed all sorts of extraordinary methods.
Ye Yunfei naturally knew this deeply.
Because deep within Ye Yunfei's sea of consciousness, that faint wisp of remnant Heavenly Emperor soul was also his greatest trump card. At certain critical moments, it could reverse defeat into victory, or even save his life.
This time, Ye Yunfei had come to the Northern Frost Ancient Mining Area precisely to find those few Divine Crystals to bolster this wisp of Heavenly Emperor remnant soul.
"It's ready. I've performed a spatial secret art to temporarily and tightly seal off this space. Even if we use the Heavenly Dao Tower, there's no need to fear its aura leaking out.
But it can only last for a short while, so you'd better be quick."
Hun Lao said.
"Alright."
Ye Yunfei nodded and extended his hand to make a slashing motion.
Crack!
That Law Crystal was split into two halves.
The black longsword was revealed, suspended there.
Rumble…
The next moment, an aura of cataclysmic destruction so terrifying it reached the extreme erupted from the black longsword, as if wanting to annihilate this entire space.
It was as if an invisible divine mountain was pressing down from above, causing Ye Yunfei's body to sink. Both his physical body and Soul Body were immobilized, suppressed in place.
"A truly dreadful cursed weapon!"
Ye Yunfei was somewhat startled.
Ye Yunfei focused his mind. Six top-grade Heavenly Dao Magical Treasures shot out from within his body, instantly activated, and rushed to block the black longsword.
Puff puff…
The six top-grade Heavenly Dao Magical Treasures simultaneously exploded and shattered, turning into a sky full of fragments.
"A bit frightening."
Ye Yunfei sighed inwardly.
Boom boom…
Just at that moment, the black longsword suddenly released a massive amount of pitch-black, thick mist, which billowed outwards, sweeping towards Ye Yunfei to engulf him.
"This artifact is far too sinister and baleful!
Better let the Heavenly Dao Tower suppress it!"
Hun Lao directly brought out the Heavenly Dao Tower. It continuously enlarged and smashed towards the black longsword.
Immediately, the black longsword trembled violently, emitting mournful sounds of struggle as if it had a life of its own.
"So that's how it is.
This was originally a Spirit-Awakened Treasure, only its Artifact Spirit inside has been crippled, leaving behind only some remnant intelligence."
Having seen magical treasures of all levels under heaven, Ye Yunfei quickly recognized the grade of this black longsword.
"What's truly terrifying about this black sword is that it's inscribed with a vast number of baleful, sinister laws, possessing all sorts of bizarre powers."
Ye Yunfei said.
"You could try to see if you can refine it."
Hun Lao said to Ye Yunfei.
"I'll give it a try.
The baleful aura of this black sword is too heavy. If one's Soul Body isn't strong enough, it's easy to be eroded by it, controlled in turn, and lose one's senses."
Ye Yunfei said.
"For others, that might be the case, but it surely can't trouble you.
You're a mysterious lad."
Hun Lao curled his lip.
"It shouldn't trouble me."
Ye Yunfei laughed.
"You keep suppressing it with the Heavenly Dao Tower. I'll try to refine it."
Ye Yunfei said to Hun Lao.
"Good.
You'd better be quick. If it takes too long and I can't control the Heavenly Dao Tower's aura and it leaks out, we'll be in big trouble."
Hun Lao reminded.
"I understand."
Ye Yunfei nodded.
Thus, Ye Yunfei began attempting to refine this black longsword.
Ye Yunfei released his Soul Power and slowly extended it towards the black longsword.
Rumble…
Just as Ye Yunfei's Soul Power touched the black longsword, a terrifyingly extreme baleful energy, like a volcano, suddenly erupted from within the black longsword.
A huge quantity of frenzied, roaring baleful energy surged out like a mountain collapsing and tsunami raging, sweeping towards Ye Yunfei's head.
Ye Yunfei was prepared. He focused his mind, and the Soul Tree manifested. A large number of branches, leaves, and fibrous roots simultaneously stretched out to block that terrifying baleful energy.
"What a tough customer!"
Hun Lao barked softly, urging the Heavenly Dao Tower. It erupted with billowing energy and laws, suppressing towards the black longsword.
Under the combined effect of the Heavenly Dao Tower and the Soul Tree, that baleful energy crashing towards Ye Yunfei's head finally shrank back.
Seizing the opportunity, Ye Yunfei's Soul Power charged into the black longsword. He soon discovered a consciousness of extreme ferocity.
This consciousness was precisely the Artifact Spirit of this black longsword!
However, it had been crippled, leaving only a part of its power behind.
Roar…
That ferocious consciousness roared and pounced towards Ye Yunfei's Soul Power.
Whoosh whoosh…
Ye Yunfei unleashed the Heavenly Soul Sword and the Puppet Soul Threads secret art, engaging in fierce combat with this consciousness.
This battle lasted a full three hours.
Only after three hours did Ye Yunfei finally defeat that consciousness, forcefully subduing it, then using the Puppet Soul Threads to bind it up.
Thus, this remnant Artifact Spirit became Ye Yunfei's slave!
This meant Ye Yunfei had successfully refined this black longsword!
After refining the black longsword, Ye Yunfei began receiving some information about it.
"So it's called the Shadowfiend Yinblade. It contains vast amounts of Yin-Evil type energy and laws. It can increase its power by devouring all sorts of Yin-Evil energies and laws from the world. It can also devour Soul Bodies and even has the bizarre ability to summon them."
Ye Yunfei inwardly noted.
"Excellent, I've gained another powerful magical treasure.
If I can find a way to completely repair the incomplete Artifact Spirit inside, this longsword will become a full-fledged Spirit-Awakened Treasure!"
Ye Yunfei was very satisfied.