‘All of these are Divine Crystals used to replenish energy, containing abundant god-level energy, also known as divine power.
Their function is roughly equivalent to Immortal Crystals, which are used to replenish Immortal Force.’
Hun Lao looked at the two piles of Divine Crystals before Ye Yunfei, his eyes blazing hot, as he spoke.
‘Yes, these should belong to relatively ordinary Divine Crystals.
As for those other Divine Crystals containing special energies, such as spatial energy, temporal energy, or Soul Power energy, those should be rarer and more precious.
However, even these ordinary Divine Crystals are of great use to us.’
Ye Yunfei nodded.
He gathered all the Divine Crystals before him.
‘Everyone, don’t be impatient. After I finish taking inventory of all the items, I’ll distribute them accordingly,’
Ye Yunfei said with a smile.
The Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm had been drooling for a while now. Upon hearing Ye Yunfei’s words, it had no choice but to wait.
Then Ye Yunfei turned his gaze to the other items.
The first thing Ye Yunfei saw was a pile of black iron blocks. Their shapes were irregular—round, flat, square—and their sizes varied.
The pile of iron blocks wasn’t particularly large, numbering around seven or eight hundred.
Piled together were these black, pitch-dark, heavy iron blocks of varying shapes and sizes.
Superficially, these black iron blocks emitted no energy or law fluctuations, making it impossible to discern what they were.
However, Ye Yunfei understood that a pile of black iron blocks collected by two Deities couldn’t possibly be ordinary.
Ye Yunfei released a strand of his Soul Power energy, slowly approaching one of the black iron blocks, intending to inspect its interior.
Yet, the moment his Soul Power touched the block, it was immediately devoured.
That portion of released Soul Power had vanished.
‘How is this possible?’
Ye Yunfei was greatly startled and instantly retreated some distance, looking warily at the iron blocks.
These black iron blocks could actually devour Soul Power energy.
And Ye Yunfei hadn’t been able to resist at all.
‘For some reason, I sense these black iron blocks seem to emit faint wisps of Soul Power energy.
Could it be that these black iron blocks are Deity-level Soul Power energy crystals?’
The Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm suddenly spoke up.
‘Hun Lao, you possess the memories of the Chaos World Tree. Do you recall what these black iron blocks are?’
Ye Yunfei asked Hun Lao.
‘I’m trying to recall. There seems to be a faint impression, but it’s incomplete. These black iron blocks are indeed treasures containing extremely high-level Soul Power energy. The fact that they were collected by two Deities indicates these black iron blocks should be of divine-grade.
Find some time to study them. See if you can absorb and refine the Soul Power energy contained within,’ Hun Lao replied.
‘Alright. I’ll make time to properly study these black iron blocks. After figuring them out, if they’re useful for everyone, we’ll distribute them together,’
Ye Yunfei nodded.
Since Hun Lao possessed the Chaos World Tree’s memories, what he said should be true. These black iron blocks before them were likely treasures containing relatively high-level Soul Power energy.
Ye Yunfei collected all the black iron blocks.
Next, his gaze fell upon four artifacts. They were clearly all Deity-level artifacts.
At the moment, all four artifacts were in a dormant state, not yet activated.
Yet each one emanated a sense of extremely dangerous energy fluctuation.
‘These artifacts cannot be approached by ordinary people. Fortunately, I possess the Chaos World Tree’s bloodline, so these artifacts cannot harm me.
Your fleshly body is incomparably tough, comparable to a Perfected Demigod’s physique or even stronger. Moreover, you essentially possess five Soul Bodies. The Soul Body won’t be intimidated by these divine-grade artifacts before you, so they cannot harm you either.
If other Heavenly Immortals or average-strength Demigods stood here, they’d likely find it difficult just to approach these artifacts,’ Hun Lao said.
All the items before them had been taken by Hun Lao from within the skeletal remains of the two merchant house ancestors, so he was relatively familiar with them, having already sensed their energetic pressure.
Hun Lao possessed the Chaos World Tree bloodline. The Chaos World Tree was a legendary, extremely advanced divine tree, whose power was said to surpass that of ordinary Deities. Only higher-level Deities could be mentioned in the same breath. Therefore, Hun Lao wasn’t afraid of the energetic pressure emanating from these divine artifacts.
That was why he had been able to so smoothly extract and carry away this entire pile of items from within the bones of the two Deities.
‘Indeed. These four are all divine-grade artifacts. They are quite dangerous for my current level of strength. I likely don’t have the ability to refine them yet, much less use them. For now, I’ll put them away. When I’m capable of using them in the future, I will,’
Ye Yunfei gazed at the four divine artifacts for a moment, then said with a bitter smile.
The value of these four divine artifacts was incomparably precious. Among the great factions in the Chaotic Void Sea, possessing one or two divine artifacts left behind by ancestors was considered foundational capital, to be brought out when necessary to intimidate powerful enemies.
Now, Ye Yunfei had acquired four at once.
Two of these artifacts belonged to the ancestor of the Myriad Methods Merchant House, the other two to the ancestor of the Eternal Fortune Merchant House.
Next, Ye Yunfei’s gaze turned to five jade slips.
These were all cultivation technique jade slips!
‘These are all legacies left behind by Deities!’ Hun Lao exclaimed.
‘Yes, they are all divine-grade techniques,’ Ye Yunfei nodded excitedly.
Then Ye Yunfei’s Soul Power energy began perceiving each of the five technique jade slips in turn.
Flying Sword Art!
This was the technique recorded in the first jade slip.
Cultivating this technique primarily involved merging a Soul Clone of oneself into a Flying Sword, then nurturing the sword with one’s own Primordial Bloodline. Besides the Primordial Bloodline, Sword Energy could also be used.
This kind of Flying Sword could kill enemies from a great distance. Cultivated to a profound realm, one could even use their will to control the sword across distant space-time to kill afar.
Truth be told, Ye Yunfei had encountered this kind of Flying Sword technique before.
However, the Flying Sword techniques he had encountered in the past were relatively low-level and simple.
The Flying Sword Art recorded in this jade slip was of divine grade; its power naturally could not be compared to those low-level techniques.
‘Excellent. This Flying Sword Art is worth spending time cultivating. A divine-grade Flying Sword Art should have quite impressive power.’
Ye Yunfei immediately decided to cultivate this divine Flying Sword Art.
Chaotic Heaven Mechanism Arts. This was the technique recorded in the second jade slip—a secret art specifically used for divination and deduction.
Ye Yunfei had actually cultivated divination techniques before, but they were all relatively ordinary, with limited effectiveness, of course incomparable to the famed Divination Masters of major powers.
Who would have thought he would now obtain a divination secret art left behind by a Deity.
A divination secret art left by a Deity was undoubtedly of an extremely high grade.
‘I can study it when I have time,’ Ye Yunfei thought to himself.
Yin-Yang Divine Fist. This was the technique recorded in the third jade slip—a divine-grade fist technique.
This fist technique contained extremely profound Yin-Yang Laws.
Yin-Yang Laws were one of the many laws in the world, and for those at the Demigod level and below, they were considered relatively difficult to comprehend.
However, for Deities, comprehending Yin-Yang Laws wasn’t difficult.
Because, upon reaching the Deity realm, one naturally gained deeper understanding of the myriad laws of the world.
‘Yin-Yang Laws. I haven’t cultivated this law before. This Yin-Yang Divine Fist is a divine-grade fist technique, likely quite powerful. I can cultivate it when I have time,’ Ye Yunfei nodded.
Chaotic Demon Bone Claw. This was the technique recorded in the fourth jade slip—an advanced technique of the Demon Race.
‘This Demon Race technique is probably quite good, but it’s useless for me. It’s impossible for me to cultivate a Demon Race technique,’
Ye Yunfei sensed this Demon technique, shook his head, and paid it no further heed.
Phantom Blink Technique. This was the technique recorded in the fifth jade slip—a movement technique.
Cultivating this movement technique emphasized the application of spatial energy and Spatial Laws. The higher one’s mastery of spatial energy and laws, the stronger the technique’s effect.
‘A divine-grade movement technique should be very effective. Alright, I’ll make time to cultivate this as well,’
Ye Yunfei nodded.
Of the five techniques, Ye Yunfei intended to cultivate four of them when time permitted. Only that Demon Race technique was unsuitable for him.
‘Not bad. Acquired four divine-grade techniques. These are all legacies of the Deity level,’
Hun Lao asked Ye Yunfei about the contents of the five jade slips and then said with a smile.
‘Yes. Merely these four divine-grade techniques are already a significant harvest for me,’
Ye Yunfei nodded.
Next, Ye Yunfei’s gaze fell upon a heavy, thick longsword. This sword looked somewhat odd—its blade was very thick, unsharpened, essentially more like a sword blank.
Indeed, it was a sword blank.
The jade slip containing the Flying Sword Art included an introduction to this sword blank.
It turned out this sword blank had been purchased at great expense by the ancestor of the Eternal Fortune Merchant House during his lifetime, specifically intended for cultivating the Flying Sword Art. However, before he could formally begin cultivation, an accident occurred; he and the ancestor of the Myriad Methods Merchant House died together, perishing within that small space in the Jinhua World Cluster. Now both the sword blank and the Flying Sword Art had fallen into Ye Yunfei’s hands.
Ye Yunfei then looked at three sets of array flags.
The energy fluctuations emanating from these three sets of array flags indicated they were all divine-grade Formations.
So-called divine-grade Formations were crafted using divine-grade formation materials.
‘These three sets of formations can undoubtedly be assembled into three extremely powerful divine-grade arrays. I’ll need to study them carefully when time permits,’ Ye Yunfei thought to himself.
Finally, Ye Yunfei’s gaze fell upon ten spatial rings.
‘Generally speaking, Deities can create spaces within their own bodies to store various personal items. Items frequently used are more convenient to access if kept within these internal bodily spaces.
Especially artifacts—stored directly within one’s body, ready to be summoned with a mere thought when needed, seizing the initiative in combat. It’s relatively easy for a Deity to create space within their body, so Deities actually use spatial rings less often.
Some high-level Deities can even create entire worlds within themselves, but those capable of this are likely among the most supreme Deities.’
Hun Lao was also looking at the ten spatial rings, speaking as he observed. ‘However, why did these two Deities store so many spatial rings within their internal bodily spaces?’
Hun Lao continued.
‘We’ll know once we see what’s inside,’
Ye Yunfei said, then proceeded to sense the contents of each of the ten spatial rings.
‘So that’s it. These ten spatial rings are items the two Deities specifically left for their descendants. They are filled with energy crystals, artifacts, pills, medicinal herbs, various heavenly and earthly treasures, as well as a large batch of cultivation manuals—all at the Demigod and Heavenly Immortal levels.
These two Deities, one the ancestor of the Eternal Fortune Merchant House, the other of the Myriad Methods Merchant House, both oversaw vast undertakings. They needed to consider not only their own cultivation resources and artifacts but also those required by their descendants.’
After sensing each ring, Ye Yunfei spoke with excitement.
Though all the items within these ten spatial rings were at the Demigod and Heavenly Immortal levels, inferior in grade compared to true Deity-level treasures, their greatest advantage was their astonishing quantity. Every ring was crammed full.
An overwhelming abundance!
These Demigod and Heavenly Immortal-level resources and artifacts were virtually worthless trash to Deities, but if a Deity deliberately sought to collect them, gathering such staggering amounts would be effortless.
‘These two Deities truly cared deeply for their descendants, preparing so much for their legacy.
If the Eternal Fortune and Myriad Methods Merchant Houses could obtain the things their ancestors prepared for them, their overall strength would increase by a significant margin. Unfortunately, it all belongs to me now,’
Ye Yunfei said with a smile.
‘This is the price those two merchant houses pay for chasing me!
Back then, they relentlessly pursued me across the Chaotic Void Sea, through over a dozen world clusters. Despite exhausting every method to shake them off, they chased me all the way into the Jinhua World Cluster.
They sure had fun chasing back then. Now it’s time to pay the price.
These things are our rightful due!’
Hearing Ye Yunfei’s words, the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm immediately cried out with gleeful malice.
‘Right. These things are precisely the price those two merchant houses pay for targeting our Golden Dragon Merchant House,’
Ye Yunfei said, smiling.
‘From now on, we will have no shortage of Demigod-level and Heavenly Immortal-level resources and artifacts.’
Ye Yunfei added.
Truthfully, given Ye Yunfei’s current strength, most Heavenly Immortal-level and Demigod-level resources were no longer of use to him personally, unless they were of advanced or perfected Demigod grade. However, Ye Yunfei now commanded an Alliance Army and had the Golden Dragon Merchant House under him. The contents of these ten spatial rings could be used to elevate the overall strength of the Alliance Army and the merchant house.
It couldn’t be helped. Ye Yunfei was no longer a lone wolf; he now controlled at least two factions and needed to consider their development.