"It's the Ancestor!"
Seeing the creature shrouded in black mist, all members of the Dark Faction who had entered this world became extremely excited.
"The legendary Dark Ancestor!"
Upon hearing this, others were greatly shocked, their gazes immediately focusing on the figure enveloped in the black mist.
The Dark Ancestor was the true master of the Dark Faction, one of the most mysterious top experts within the spacetime of the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds.
Who would have thought such a top-tier expert would now show himself!
"So that's the Dark Ancestor?"
Ye Yunfei stared at the figure cloaked in black mist, feeling a bit surprised.
"The Dark Ancestor is the true source of the World-Destroying War. He actually entered the Colorless Abyss too! Everyone, be careful. It's said the Dark Ancestor is very likely a Golden Immortal expert! We must not provoke him!"
Elder Xue immediately sent a message to all members of the Light Faction.
A Golden Immortal expert!
After receiving Elder Xue's message, all members of the Light Faction felt a chill in their hearts.
It had always been commonly believed that within this expanse of spacetime containing the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds, the strongest cultivators were Earth Immortal experts.
Above Earth Immortal was Golden Immortal!
A single Golden Immortal would be enough to sweep through this entire expanse of spacetime!
Clatter, clatter...
Just as the crowd was in shock, the Dark Ancestor waved his hand. Dozens of pitch-black chains appeared, reaching towards the Divine Crystals scattered on the lakeshore sand. The chains then wrapped around pieces of the crystals and hauled them into the air.
Everyone understood that these black chains represented the Dark Law.
Only those with exceptional talent and extraordinarily high attainment in Law cultivation could condense formless, intangible Laws into tangible, visible Law Chains!
Whoosh! Whoosh!
With a single move, the Dark Ancestor grasped dozens of Divine Crystals in his hand.
"It's confirmed now. The treasures in this world can only be collected using the power of Laws!"
Many beings murmured quietly.
However, most people were now somewhat distressed.
Because most cultivators' Law power levels were not high; they simply couldn't condense tangible Law Chains and could only gaze at the treasures with a sigh.
"Divine Crystals. Not bad."
At this moment, the Dark Ancestor held the dozens of Divine Crystals in his palm and spoke.
Then, he put them away.
Clatter, clatter...
Next, the Dark Ancestor brandished his Law Chains, swiftly collecting all the Divine Crystals by the lake, then rose into the air and sped off into the distance.
Throughout this, no one dared to step forward and contest the Dark Ancestor for those Divine Crystals.
The Dark Faction was a superpower within this expanse of spacetime, and the Dark Ancestor might even be a Golden Immortal. No one dared to provoke him.
The members of the Light Faction also took no action.
Ye Yunfei had been sensing that Dark Ancestor the whole time, discovering he couldn't penetrate the depth of his strength at all. But precisely because he couldn't see through it, it was all the more terrifying.
So, Ye Yunfei also remained still.
"This Divine World seems vast indeed. It surely holds many more precious treasures. Let's move immediately and try to see if we can collect some!"
At this time, the crowd gathered by the lake began to disperse, rushing off in different directions to continue searching for treasures in this world.
"Look! Over in that mountain range, there's a patch of shimmering golden Divine Medicine! Let's go!"
"That old tortoise carrying a stone tablet emits waves of rich medicinal fragrance. It must be a legendary, anthropomorphized Divine Medicine! Let's chase it!"
...
As the number of treasures in this world was truly immense, exclamations of surprise could be heard incessantly.
"Bad news! I can't collect a single one of these treasures!"
"To encounter so many treasures, yet try everything and still fail to take them... how infuriating!"
...
But shortly after, frustrated cries began to ring out one after another.
Though treasures in this world were plentiful—practically covering the ground—they couldn't be collected!
Elder Xue led the Light Faction members in one direction. Soon, they saw an ancient palace. Entering it, they found rows of medicine racks inside. On the racks were many jade bottles, each emanating brilliant golden light and waves of tantalizing medicinal fragrance.
"These must be extremely high-grade medicinal pills! Everyone, try to see if you can collect them!"
Elder Xue shouted.
Following Elder Xue's order, the Light Faction members rushed forward in a swarm, attempting to collect those jade bottles.
But the next moment, the same scene unfolded again. The jade bottles burst apart one after another, shattering into points of golden light.
After a moment, these jade bottles restored themselves, reappearing on the medicine racks.
Even Advanced Earth Immortals employing Law Power couldn't collect them.
A few Earth Immortal experts, unwilling to give up, tried several times in a row, but the result was always the same. They couldn't collect a single jade bottle.
"Let me!"
Unwilling to accept this, Elder Xue stepped forward and unleashed his Law power.
Clatter, clatter...
Several slightly illusory Law Chains began to slowly take form. Though they looked somewhat translucent, the fact he could condense Law power into chains was already a highly advanced technique.
Of course, to condense dozens of substantial Law Chains with a wave of the hand like the Dark Ancestor did was extremely difficult for most Earth Immortal experts, unless they cultivated some special Law-related techniques or used deceptive methods.
Elder Xue's several Law Chains directly wrapped around a few jade bottles and dragged them back before him.
But just as Elder Xue tried to reach for these bottles with his hand, they simultaneously exploded, dispersing into golden sparks.
Elder Xue's face darkened. He summoned several more Law Chains, lashing out toward different jade bottles. The result was identical—when he tried to reach for them, these jade bottles also exploded into golden specks.
Seeing this, the other Light Faction members all stopped. If even a Perfected Earth Immortal like Elder Xue couldn't collect them, it was even more impossible for the rest.
"I cannot collect them either. Ye Yunfei, you try."
Elder Xue spoke helplessly, turning his gaze toward Ye Yunfei.
"Alright, I'll try."
Ye Yunfei nodded and stepped forward.
"Let's try Space Laws."
Ye Yunfei thought to himself.
Clatter, clatter...
The next moment, vast amounts of spatial energy surged from within Ye Yunfei's body, converging and transforming into numerous Law Chains.
The Law Chains Ye Yunfei formed appeared more solid and substantial than those Elder Xue had produced moments earlier.
"What powerful Law power!"
Everyone was inwardly astonished.
Then, Ye Yunfei used those Law Chains to drag a few jade bottles before him. When he reached for them, the bottles all shattered.
Ye Yunfei made several attempts in a row. All failed.
"I can't collect them either."
Ye Yunfei couldn't help but smile wryly.
Simultaneously, he also understood that the Dark Ancestor's strength was indeed terrifying.
Because so far, among everyone Ye Yunfei had witnessed, only the Dark Ancestor could collect the treasures of this world.
Right at this moment, Ye Yunfei's heart stirred.
The Soul Power message that the Ten Thousand Laws Vine had implanted into Ye Yunfei's Soul Sea seemed to be guiding him towards a specific direction.
"Elder Xue, how about this? All of you act together. I will proceed alone."
After some thought, Ye Yunfei addressed Elder Xue.
"You alone?"
Elder Xue was taken aback.
"Yes. There's a place I need to go."
Ye Yunfei nodded.
"Alright. Be careful."
Elder Xue shot a meaningful look at Ye Yunfei before agreeing with a nod.
"Elder Xue, all of you be careful too."
Without elaborating further, Ye Yunfei gave this single instruction, then turned and headed in the direction indicated by the Ten Thousand Laws Vine's Soul Power message.
After Ye Yunfei left, a senior beside Elder Xue whispered, "I feel Ye Yunfei may have discovered something, or perhaps he's going to a particular place to retrieve something."
"That's possible. However, it's his opportunity. The fortune of youth is not something we old folks should interfere with."
Elder Xue nodded.
"Let's go. We'll check other places."
With a wave of his hand, Elder Xue led the Light Faction members onward.