Gazing at the chain after chain of law principles swirling around him, Ye Yunfei felt his understanding of these laws deepen further.
It was at this moment that Ye Yunfei suddenly discovered, to his astonishment, that an enormous number of different laws existed within his body—laws he had never noticed before.
Chain upon chain of law-principles belonging to distinct laws lay dormant deep within his flesh.
What shocked Ye Yunfei even more was that the rank of these laws was exceedingly high, emanating what seemed to be divine radiance.
“That's strange. When did my body acquire so many high-grade laws?”
Ye Yunfei immediately began to sense the laws latent deep within his body while also informing Hun Lao of this matter.
“Have you forgotten?” Hun Lao chuckled. “You refined that Yin Embryo earlier. That Yin Embryo was nurtured using the energy and laws of the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds, and it even contained traces of energy and laws left behind by the Deities of ancient times in those worlds. Precisely because of this, the experts from the major forces were so obsessed with that Yin Embryo.”
“Ah! How could I have nearly forgotten that Yin Embryo?” Realization dawned on Ye Yunfei.
It had been a long time since Ye Yunfei refined and absorbed that Yin Embryo, and he had never felt any particularly great benefit from it, so it had gradually faded from his memory.
Now, hearing Hun Lao's words, he suddenly realized that the laws lying dormant within his body were mostly those he had obtained after refining that Yin Embryo.
“Most of these laws belong to the Deity level. If I contemplate them properly, I might gain enormous benefits,” Ye Yunfei thought to himself as he observed the laws hidden deep within his body.
Thus, Ye Yunfei continued his seclusion cultivation, this time focusing primarily on contemplating the laws lurking within his own flesh.
Very quickly, Ye Yunfei discovered that these laws were indeed of a much higher grade than the laws he had previously comprehended and cultivated.
As time passed unnoticed, half a year had gone by within the Phantom Tower.
After six months, Ye Yunfei felt his cultivation in the laws had taken another significant leap forward.
“I have now mastered six Great Dao Laws in total, but this is far from enough. I must master even more Great Dao Laws,” Ye Yunfei thought to himself.
“I already have a certain level of cultivation in the Time Law. Next, I will focus entirely on cultivating the Time Law and see if I can succeed in mastering the Great Dao of Time.”
After sorting through the various laws he had cultivated before, Ye Yunfei decided his next step would be to cultivate the Great Dao of Time.
“I still have some treasures containing Time energy on me; they should be useful.” With this thought, Ye Yunfei took out all the cultivation resources in his possession that contained Time energy, including elixirs, medicinal herbs, and various other natural treasures, piling them around himself. Then he began to refine and absorb them.
Although the quantity of these cultivation resources containing Time energy was considerable, their grade was not particularly high.
Because cultivation resources imbued with Time energy were actually quite rare in the world. Although Ye Yunfei now possessed astonishing wealth, he did not have many high-grade cultivation resources containing Time energy.
In the following period, Ye Yunfei spent his time refining the cultivation resources piled around him while simultaneously contemplating the Time Law.
Ye Yunfei had already reached a certain level in the Time Law previously. Moreover, he discovered that among the laws lying dormant within his body, a small portion were Time Laws. So Ye Yunfei directly began to contemplate the Time Laws hidden deep within his own flesh.
As time passed, Ye Yunfei found his proficiency in the Time Law slowly improving.
About half a year went by within the Phantom Tower.
“This pace is too slow. The Time Law is a relatively difficult law to cultivate and comprehend,” Ye Yunfei suddenly spoke out.
He was not satisfied with his progress. He realized that, at his current pace, he had no idea when he would be able to cultivate the Great Dao of Time.
“Among the dormant laws within your body, there are high-grade Time Laws. Aren't those high-grade Time Laws helpful to you?” Hearing Ye Yunfei's lament, Hun Lao asked.
“In theory, you obtained the origin essence blood of the Myriad Laws Vine and also consumed the Enlightening Golden Lotus Fruit. No matter which law you cultivate, it should be much easier for you than for others,” Hun Lao added.
“There are indeed some high-grade Time Laws dormant within me, but their number is small. I suspect the Time Laws lying dormant within me are likely remnants left behind by Deities of ancient times. Not only are they high-grade, but they are also somewhat incomplete and difficult to comprehend. Given my current level, attempting to fully comprehend them is quite challenging,” Ye Yunfei said with a bitter smile.
“That's possible as well. Incomplete laws, no matter how high their grade, might be beyond your current level of comprehension,” Hun Lao nodded.
“However, if you want to cultivate the Time Law, there is another divine artifact that can assist in your cultivation. Have you forgotten?” Hun Lao said.
“Another divine artifact to assist cultivation?” Ye Yunfei was taken aback by Hun Lao's words.
“Hun Lao, are you referring to the Phantom Tower?” Ye Yunfei quickly reacted.
“Precisely, the Phantom Tower. I can now be certain that the Phantom Tower is definitely a Deity-level treasure. Even among Deity-level treasures, its rank should be relatively high. Think about it: the time flow difference between the inside and outside of the Phantom Tower is a hundredfold. Could a Demigod possibly forge a time artifact with such properties?” Hun Lao stated.
“The fact that the Phantom Tower possesses such an astonishing difference in time flow between its interior and exterior indicates that it must contain exceptionally high-grade Time Laws within. Therefore, I believe that if you properly contemplate the Time Laws inside the Phantom Tower, you might find it helpful. The Time Laws inside the Phantom Tower certainly wouldn't be incomplete but rather sound and whole,” Hun Lao elaborated.
“You make sense, Hun Lao. In fact, I had also long since concluded that the Phantom Tower must be a Deity-level treasure. Very well, I will immediately begin contemplating the Time Laws within the Phantom Tower,” Ye Yunfei nodded.
Then, Ye Yunfei began to release his Soul Power energy as well as his Heart Force energy, starting to capture and contemplate the Time Laws contained within the Phantom Tower.
While Ye Yunfei was in seclusion cultivation, Hun Lao, Huang Shang, the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm, and Hu Miao were also in seclusion cultivation.
Everyone had obtained numerous Soul Clones recently and were busy refining and absorbing them.
Initially, Ye Yunfei could not sense any Time Laws within the interior of the Phantom Tower.
However, Ye Yunfei understood this was likely because the laws within the Phantom Tower were of such a high grade that he was temporarily unable to perceive them.
Nevertheless, he had been in contact with the Phantom Tower for so long that they were intimately familiar with each other. Therefore, no matter how he probed, he would not incur the rejection of the Phantom Tower.
Ye Yunfei believed that as long as he applied his mind to sense and contemplate diligently, he would eventually perceive the Time Laws within the Phantom Tower.
Unknowingly, another year passed within the Phantom Tower.
One year later, Ye Yunfei faintly captured traces of Time Laws within the Phantom Tower. Though extremely faint, it was a good start.
In the following period, Ye Yunfei continued relentlessly sensing and contemplating the Time Laws inside the Phantom Tower.
In the blink of an eye, another year passed.
“The Phantom Tower truly contains extremely high-grade Time Laws. I have finally captured them clearly,” Ye Yunfei suddenly wore an excited expression.
In the time that followed, Ye Yunfei, like an ancient monk entering deep meditation, continued sensing and comprehending the Time Laws within the Phantom Tower.
Gradually, Ye Yunfei's cultivation in the Time Law began to improve rapidly.
Approximately another year went by.
“I have finally mastered the Great Dao of Time!” On a certain day a year later, Ye Yunfei suddenly spoke, his voice filled with excitement.
“I have now mastered seven Great Dao Laws.”
With a thought from Ye Yunfei, the seven Great Dao Laws transformed into law-principle chains of different colors, arrayed in the space around his body. They were vibrant and dazzlingly bright.
Ye Yunfei examined the law-principle chains surrounding him and smiled.
“Your current level of cultivation in the laws is probably higher than many Perfect Demigods,” Hun Lao remarked.
“The more Great Dao Laws you master, the greater the possibility of your breaking through to become a Deity in the future,” Hun Lao added.
“Hun Lao, do you know what laws the Deities cultivate?” Ye Yunfei asked.
“What laws do Deities cultivate? Let me first sort through my Racial Memory to see if there's any relevant content,” Hun Lao replied.
Then Hun Lao began sorting through his Racial Memory. The stronger Hun Lao's realm and power became, the more Racial Memories would automatically manifest.
“According to my memory, most Void Gods still cultivate Great Dao Laws. Legend has it there are Three Thousand Great Dao Laws in the world. The more Great Dao Laws a Void God masters, the stronger they become. You have only mastered a few Great Dao Laws so far; you are still far from comparing to a Void God,” Hun Lao said after a while.
“Three Thousand Great Dao Laws? Are there really that many?” Ye Yunfei was somewhat surprised.
“‘Three thousand’ seems to be an approximate number, not necessarily exactly three thousand. Because the number of laws in the world isn't fixed. Old laws may perish and vanish, while new laws are constantly being born. However, regardless, the more Great Dao Laws one masters, the stronger one's strength will undoubtedly be,” Hun Lao answered.
“So that's how it is,” Ye Yunfei nodded.
Ye Yunfei knew that Hun Lao possessed the Racial Memory of the Chaos World Tree, which held many secrets unknown to other races. Therefore, what Hun Lao said was most likely accurate.
In fact, Ye Yunfei had also heard various legends about laws before, but he felt Hun Lao's explanation was more reliable.
“Hun Lao, according to the Racial Memory of your race, how are the ranks of laws in the world divided?” Ye Yunfei thought for a moment and asked.
“How are the ranks of laws divided? Then I'll search through my Racial Memory again,” Hun Lao said upon hearing Ye Yunfei's question, and began looking through his Racial Memory once more.
“According to my race's Racial Memory, the laws of the world are divided into three levels, from low to high. First are Realm Laws. Realm Laws refer to the laws that exist within a particular world or world group. Great Dao Laws are of a higher rank than Realm Laws, belonging to a certain void sea or several void seas. Above Great Dao Laws are Chaos Laws. Chaos Laws can take effect in any void sea, even in some unknown chaotic spaces. Generally speaking, most laws cultivated by living beings at the Demigod level and below are Realm Laws. Deities cultivate Great Dao Laws, and those Deities with comparatively greater strength begin to cultivate Chaos Laws. In other words, both Great Dao Laws and Chaos Laws belong to the realm of Deity cultivation. This is the extent of the content regarding the ranks of laws in my Racial Memory. It might also be incomplete; beyond this, I don't know anything else,” Hun Lao said after searching through his Racial Memory.
“Realm Laws, Great Dao Laws, Chaos Laws…” Ye Yunfei nodded after hearing Hun Lao's words.
“Anyway, my current cultivation in the laws involves mastering more and more Great Dao Laws. I have already mastered seven Great Dao Laws: Yin-Yang Law, Fire Law, Earth Law, Spatial Law, Sword Dao Law, and Ice-Snow Law. So which Great Dao Law should I cultivate next? Hmm, whenever I gain deeper insight into a particular law, I'll cultivate that one first,” Ye Yunfei murmured to himself.
“This session of seclusion cultivation ends here.”
Ye Yunfei stood up.
“Your cultivation results during this period have also been good, right?” Ye Yunfei asked the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm and the others.
During this time, the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm, Huang Shang, Hu Miao, and Hun Lao had all been in seclusion cultivation.
“My current Soul Power energy is at least ten times greater than before!” the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm said proudly.
“So impressive?” Ye Yunfei was somewhat surprised.
“Of course! The cultivation potential of our race isn't actually inferior to yours. As long as there's sufficient cultivation resource support, my cultivation speed is also very fast,” the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm declared.
“The bloodline of your race is extremely noble. The further you cultivate, the faster your cultivation speed becomes,” Hun Lao chimed in.
“Master, during this time, I refined and absorbed a large number of Soul Clones. My Soul Power energy level has undergone a qualitative leap, and my current illusion technique skill has greatly improved. Because our race's illusions inherently require powerful Soul Power energy to sustain. The higher our Soul Power energy level, the greater the power of the illusions we can unleash,” Hu Miao, who had also ended her cultivation at this point, said happily to Ye Yunfei.
“The two of you aren't a match for my cultivation progress. Those Soul Clones were superb nourishment for me because they all belonged to Perfect Demigod experts—top-quality. So my overall strength has improved significantly during this period,” Huang Shang said with a laugh.
“Excellent. It seems everyone's strength has increased considerably. The hard work of this period has been worthwhile,” Ye Yunfei said with a smile.
“I think we should strike while the iron is hot and go snatch another batch of Soul Clones for cultivation. We might as well take what's there for the taking,” the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm said to Ye Yunfei.
“We've already taken so many Soul Clones. Those major forces are probably fuming with rage by now and will definitely send out large numbers of experts to search for our whereabouts everywhere,” Ye Yunfei replied.
“What's there to fear? With our current strength, we don't need to be afraid of those Demigod experts from the major forces at all. Even if we encounter them, at most we'll have to fight,” the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm retorted.
“That's true. Alright then, let's go take a look. Might as well take what's there for the taking,” Ye Yunfei nodded with a smile.
Then Ye Yunfei walked out of the Phantom Tower.
Rumble…
As soon as Ye Yunfei emerged from the Phantom Tower, he heard terrifying sounds of energy collisions echoing from afar.
The endless void trembled violently, as if a piece of tattered cloth was being violently shaken.
Even an expert of Ye Yunfei's caliber almost lost his footing.
“What's happening?” Ye Yunfei was startled. He looked towards the distant void and was met with a breathtaking scene.
There, in the distant void, an immense coffin phantasm flickered briefly and then vanished.
The volume of this coffin was simply too enormous; it almost filled that entire stretch of distant void. Moreover, the aura it emitted was terrifyingly powerful, spreading far and wide, making the endless void tremble.
However, the coffin phantasm appeared quickly and disappeared just as swiftly—gone in a flash.
“Could it be… the Deity Coffin?”
Watching the distant void, Ye Yunfei suddenly thought of the Deity Coffin.
Although the enormous coffin phantasm had already disappeared, the boundlessly terrifying energy still lingered within the endless void, causing countless beings to tremble with fear.
In fact, apart from Ye Yunfei, many other beings within the Chaotic Void Sea had also witnessed that coffin phantasm.
Not long after, startling news began spreading across the Chaotic Void Sea.
The Deity Coffin had reappeared!
“We are at the node where the old era gives way to the new. All sorts of bizarre events are beginning to occur frequently,” Hun Lao sighed.
“Is the Deity Coffin truly left behind by a Heavenly God? Should we go check it out? We might be able to gain some opportunities,” the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm said to Ye Yunfei.
“Heavenly Gods are formidable among Deities. Given our strength, daring to go covet a treasure left by a Heavenly God is far too dangerous,” Hun Lao cautioned.
“Fear not. Fortune favors the bold. Any object left behind by a Heavenly God is bound to be priceless. If we obtained one, we'd be set for life!” The Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm looked utterly fearless.