“But these things were left for you by the Guhuang Great Emperor to aid in restoring your strength," Ye Yunfei said.
"You cheeky brat, since when do you stand on ceremony with me? Did the Guhuang Great Emperor not say last time to have me follow you from now on? With strength as weak as yours, how could that work? In the old days, when I followed the Guhuang Great Emperor as he traveled the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds, we were the center of attention, basking in glory. Now, tagging along with you, we're constantly running and hiding, with barely any face left. So you must utilize every resource to enhance your strength as quickly as possible," Hun Lao retorted.
"Hun Lao, thank you. Rest assured, one day, I will let you enjoy that kind of glory once again," Ye Yunfei said gratefully.
Ye Yunfei understood that Hun Lao was planning to nurture him, and had been lending his assistance all along. Otherwise, given Hun Lao's origins, if he were to just step out and make himself known, who knew how many major factions and experts across the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds would be willing to pay a hefty price to welcome Hun Lao back as a treasured ancestor.
"Alright, enough of the rambling. Take whatever you fancy. Enhancing your spatial energy quickly is beneficial for increasing your combat power. I only need a portion of these. Also, that little dragon cultivates spatial energy as well. Let him pick some things for his training too. The higher his spatial energy level, the greater our chances will be next time we need to make an escape," Hun Lao said.
"Alright. I'll summon the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm to select some as well," Ye Yunfei nodded.
Ye Yunfei then called the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm over.
"So many treasures!" The Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm's eyes gleamed with covetous light upon seeing the hall brimming with treasures, wishing it could immediately rush forward and devour them all. All of these treasures contained rich spatial energy and spatial laws, making them exceptionally suitable for him.
Next, Ye Yunfei, Hun Lao, and the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm divided up the treasures in the hall. Ye Yunfei received the largest share, as Hun Lao and the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm understood that among their group, Ye Yunfei was the primary combatant and the core figure. Enhancing Ye Yunfei's strength benefited everyone, so Hun Lao and the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm only took a portion of the treasures they specifically needed.
"Refine!"
Inside the Phantom Tower, Ye Yunfei sat down cross-legged, took out a portion of the treasures, and began refining them. Piles of crystals, bottles of elixirs, and one rare heavenly material and earthly treasure after another formed mountains of staggering quantities.
Roar…
The divine beast Kunpeng emerged from behind Ye Yunfei and began devouring the treasures surrounding him. This Kunpeng was essentially a clone of Ye Yunfei; their spatial energy could be shared, so its cultivation was effectively Ye Yunfei's own cultivation.
Time passed imperceptibly within the Phantom Tower, and six months elapsed. Over these six months, Ye Yunfei's spatial energy level advanced by leaps and bounds, increasing by at least a hundredfold!
“Master, we are about to arrive at the Tianjin Forbidden Land.”
On a certain day, six months later, Ye Yunfei suddenly received a sound transmission from Hu Miao.
“Understood.”
Ye Yunfei concluded his cultivation session and stood up.
Hum…
With a wave of his hand, over five thousand inky black Spatial Blades appeared before Ye Yunfei, emanating an eerie spatial aura and emitting a constant, low humming sound. Now, with a mere wave of his hand or lift of a foot, Ye Yunfei could effortlessly conjure five or six thousand Spatial Blades.
“Merge!”
Ye Yunfei waved his hand and uttered a soft command.
Hum hum…
The multitude of Spatial Blades continuously merged, ultimately forming a single black longsword. The sword released streams of bizarre black spatial runes, its aura terrifying.
This was a spatial sword! This single Spatial Blade had concentrated a massive amount of pure spatial energy, containing highly sophisticated spatial laws, making its power fearsome.
“If I execute a strike with this sword, I estimate even elementary and intermediate Half-Emperors would not dare to receive it head-on,” Ye Yunfei remarked to himself, sensing the aura of this spatial sword.
It could be said that this cultivation session yielded extremely significant improvements in Ye Yunfei's spatial energy.
“Master, we have entered the Tianjin Forbidden Land!”
At this very moment, Hu Miao informed Ye Yunfei.
“Good.”
Ye Yunfei immediately emerged from the Phantom Tower with the five elders of the Celestial Gold Race.
The green flying boat had indeed entered the area of the Tianjin Forbidden Land.
By now, the Tianjin Forbidden Land had become a settlement for the Celestial Gold Race, with numerous structures erected, and many clansmen active about the place, making it far livelier than before.
The five elders led Ye Yunfei to the core region of the Tianjin Forbidden Land, where many tall palaces stood. This was the Celestial Gold Race's apparent headquarters, of course. Their true headquarters lay underground, within a Small World.
“Five Seniors, once you've made your preparations, you can commence your secluded cultivation. I will stay here for a period to assist in ensuring your breakthroughs are successful," Ye Yunfei said to the five elders.
“Young Master Ye, we shall return to headquarters to fetch some additional cultivation resources, then begin secluded cultivation to charge toward the new realm," the Grand Elder replied.
The majority of the Celestial Gold Race’s cultivation resources were stored in the Small World underground.
“Very well. In that case, you return to collect the resources. I will set up some Earth Formations here in the Tianjin Forbidden Land specifically to gather metallic-attribute energy, enriching the ambient energy of your settlement," Ye Yunfei said, surveying the land before him.
“That would be wonderful.”
All five elders felt a surge of excitement. Following this, the elders returned to the Small World to collect cultivation resources.
Ye Yunfei, meanwhile, took out his Zhangdi Disk and Dragon-driving Whip, beginning to lay down Earth Formations and various other formations within the Tianjin Forbidden Land. With the advancement of his Spirit Power realm and the acquisition of a batch of Black Dragons, Ye Yunfei’s Geomancy skill had become far more advanced than before.
In less than half a day, he had set up numerous Earth Formations, altering the flow of earth energy across a large swathe of land. Vast amounts of rich earth energy continuously converged towards the Celestial Gold Race's settlement area. Particularly, the metallic-attribute energy within the earth was nearly all drawn to gather there.
“Young Master Ye, your formation arrangement technique is simply brilliant!”
A day later, the five elders of the Celestial Gold Race emerged from the Small World. They could keenly sense the continuous influx of concentrated terrestrial energy, and couldn’t help but rejoice. They understood that this alignment of earth energy currents would cause the energy within this region inhabited by the Celestial Gold Race to grow increasingly richer over time, providing enormous benefits for the cultivation and growth of their clansmen.
“A mere small effort on my part. Five Seniors, I have located a position with especially dense metallic-attribute energy and laws for you, and carved out five cultivation grottos there. You can cultivate in seclusion at that location,” Ye Yunfei said.
“Very well. Everything shall be done as you suggest, Young Master Ye,” the Grand Elder nodded.
“These are elixirs I refined for you, specifically to aid in your realm breakthrough. In the coming days, I will refine even more elixirs for you.”
Ye Yunfei brought out a batch of elixirs, handing them to the five elders respectively. These elders had previously given Ye Yunfei a batch of medicinal materials, which he had refined for them into elixirs.
“Thank you, Young Master Ye. Young Master Ye, these medicinal materials are ones we have just brought from headquarters.”
After receiving the elixirs, the Grand Elder took out over a dozen spatial rings and handed them to Ye Yunfei.
“Good.”
Ye Yunfei stored away these spatial rings.
Ye Yunfei then led the five elders to a nearby mountain. It was a tall, dome-topped peak, emanating rays of golden light from top to bottom. From afar, it somewhat resembled a structure forged from pure gold. Ye Yunfei had already carved out five cultivation grottos on this mountain, and had laid down numerous Earth Formations beneath it, filling the mountain with dense metallic-attribute energy and laws.
The five elders each entered a cultivation grotto and began their secluded cultivation to charge toward a breakthrough.