"Also, these are several Heavenly God-level artifacts related to spatial energy. They should also be quite suitable for you."
Ye Yunfei took out several more artifacts and sent them floating before Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm.
The spatial ring contained a vast number of artifacts of many types. Quite a few of them contained spatial energy and spatial laws.
"Not bad. These artifacts are just what I need; they'll definitely boost my combat power," Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm accepted them all with a laugh, not refusing a single one.
"And what are these?"
Ye Yunfei continued taking stock of the items inside the spatial ring. Not long after, inside a rather delicately crafted box, he discovered three crowns about the size of a fist.
These three crowns looked as if they were carved from some rare type of jade, swirling with a strange, brilliant light and permeated with numerous divine-seeming sigils.
Ye Yunfei took out the three crowns, suspending them before him, and attempted to sense them with Soul Power.
"It seems these three crowns contain a boundless essence of energy. My Soul Power simply cannot penetrate them."
Soon, Ye Yunfei was shocked to discover that his Soul Power could not perceive their insides.
"What are these things? They look like treasures of a fairly high grade," Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm asked curiously, standing to the side and examining them.
"I rather suspect these three might just be the crowns of a God King," Hun Lao suddenly spoke up while Ye Yunfei and Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm were studying the crowns.
At the time, Hun Lao was refining and integrating the trunk of the Taiyi Void Tree. However, members of his race could handle cultivation alongside other tasks without it affecting their practice, as they generally weren't prone to deviation.
"Crowns of a God King!"
Upon hearing Hun Lao's words, Ye Yunfei couldn't help but feel a tremor in his heart.
"If a Deity wishes to cultivate into a God King, they must compress and condense a lifetime's worth of cultivation into a single crown. These three before us are God King crowns—no wonder they contain such terrifying energy!" Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm sighed with emotion after hearing Hun Lao.
"If these three really are the crowns of a God King, does that mean these three God Kings have fallen, leaving their crowns behind?" Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm asked curiously.
"Yes, according to my racial memories, the crown is the essence of a God King's lifetime of cultivation, incredibly condensed. After a God King falls, the crown can remain behind and is an exceedingly rare treasure," Hun Lao replied.
"But what is its specific use? Can it be refined and absorbed directly like energy crystals to obtain the energy contained within and transform it for oneself?" Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm asked again.
"My racial memory doesn't seem to record the crown's specific function, but a crown left behind by a God King is definitely far more valuable than ordinary energy crystals. Every crown left behind by a God King could provoke a frenzy of competition—ordinary energy crystals don't receive such attention," Hun Lao stated.
"Until we understand the crown's specific use, don't touch these three. Keep them for now," Hun Lao advised.
"Right. Let's keep them for now and decide what to do once we learn more," Ye Yunfei nodded, then stored away the three crowns.
Next, Ye Yunfei continued taking stock of the items in the spatial ring, finding some treasures suitable for Hu Miao, Huang Shang, and Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm.
Among them was a treasure hairpin that emitted dense energy of the Dream Path, entwined with invisible Dream Path laws. It was an artifact of the Dream Path.
"Master, this artifact is perfect for me! After obtaining it, the power of the illusions I cast will surely double," Hu Miao was practically unwilling to part with the hairpin.
"Somehow, I feel this hairpin must have been an artifact left by our race, because it feels like it was tailor-made for me. Only an artifact from our race could suit me so perfectly," Hu Miao said excitedly.
"Master, I want to enter seclusion and refine this artifact now," Hu Miao declared eagerly, then turned and left with the hairpin to begin refining it.
"It might truly be an artifact left by the Ancient Heavenly Fox race. The Ancient Heavenly Fox race is extremely clever and possesses some high-level refiners, so that race left behind quite a few profound artifacts," Hun Lao remarked.
"This black robe is perfect for me. It has a huge amplifying effect on the various Yin-class energies I cultivate. Once I don this robe, no matter whether I use ghost techniques or corpse techniques, their power could increase more than tenfold," Huang Shang said excitedly as he studied the black ritual garment Ye Yunfei had given him.
"Those shoes are perfect for me!" Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm suddenly exclaimed, pointing at a pair of shoes Ye Yunfei had just taken from the spatial ring.
"Indeed, these shoes contain fairly advanced spatial energy and spatial laws. They must be a spatial-type artifact," Ye Yunfei sensed them briefly and nodded.
"I'll refine them right now to see what effect they have," Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm didn't stand on ceremony and directly took the shoes, then began closed-door cultivation.
Earlier, Ye Yunfei had given him a batch of high-grade spatial energy crystals. Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm absorbed the energy from the crystals while refining the shoes simultaneously.
After finishing the inventory, Ye Yunfei had finally sorted through all the treasures in the spatial ring and felt as if he'd become rich overnight.
The spatial ring contained not just a great quantity of various treasures, but each was also of high value. Some were even Sovereign God-level artifacts.
Sovereign God-level artifacts were the first Ye Yunfei had ever obtained.
Ye Yunfei understood clearly that the treasures Chen Daoyuan had given him were definitely the ones Chen Daoyuan himself didn't care for. The truly precious treasures were probably all in Chen Daoyuan's possession. Yet even these cast-offs from Chen Daoyuan were extremely precious to Ye Yunfei.
"Next, I'll refine and absorb some energy crystals, then refine some Heavenly God-level artifacts," Ye Yunfei thought to himself, storing away the spatial ring.
Then Ye Yunfei took out a large number of energy crystals and began closed-door cultivation.
At this time, Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm, Hu Miao, Huang Shang, and Hun Lao had also started closed-door cultivation.
Ye Yunfei took out several vats of Soul Soup and a large batch of Soul Power-type energy crystals, placing them into his soul sea for his two Soul Bodies and his Soul Nourishing Tree to refine and absorb.
Simultaneously, piles upon piles of energy crystals containing advanced divine energy, like small mountains, were stacked around his body.
The eight Chaos God Meridians within his body manifested, resembling eight giant dragons. With thunderous rumbling, they erupted with powerful suction force and began devouring the energy from the crystals surrounding him.
Ye Yunfei also took out a batch of energy crystals containing Mind Power energy to refine and absorb.
At the same time, Ye Yunfei took out large amounts of natural treasures for the nine sacred beasts of his Nine Palace Totem Wheel to devour.
Time flew, and unconsciously, three years passed within the Phantom Tower.
Three years later, Ye Yunfei felt he was about to welcome his tribulation.
"Senior, it seems I'm about to undergo my tribulation," Ye Yunfei thought for a moment, then sent a Sound Transmission to Chen Daoyuan.
Ye Yunfei knew Chen Daoyuan was currently also in closed-door cultivation within a small space somewhere inside the underground palace. Since they were still within the Ancient Desolate Sea's range, he was unsure what consequences tribulation here might bring and uncertain whether he should undergo it now.
"Oh, young man, you're going to undergo tribulation? That's a good thing, only... those guys from Burial God Island are surely still searching for us. Alright then, I'll take you into the deep space to face your tribulation," Chen Daoyuan, after receiving Ye Yunfei's Sound Transmission, paused momentarily before replying.
"Is that safe?"
Generally, when a living being underwent tribulation, it needed to be done in a proper, complete space because undergoing lightning tribulation required the full array of energies and laws—more laws, the better. However, the deep parts of space actually didn't contain many laws.
"No problem. I'll set up several large-scale Earth Formations to draw the laws of the outside world inward, providing you with a complete tribulation environment in the depths of space," Chen Daoyuan said with a smile.
"Young man, this spatial artifact of yours is quite something. It actually contains such sophisticated time laws, allowing such a large difference in the flow of time inside and outside," Chen Daoyuan suddenly appeared next to the array formation's small space that Ye Yunfei had set up, examining the Phantom Tower, his eyes gleaming with something like enthusiasm.
"Senior, this spatial artifact isn't actually mine. I temporarily borrowed it from an elder of a race. I must return it later," Seeing Chen Daoyuan's eyes light up, Ye Yunfei was startled. He hastily rushed out from the Phantom Tower and then stored it away.
"What's with the stinginess? I was simply curious," Chen Daoyuan said with a laugh.
"Senior, I really seem to be about to face my tribulation now," Ye Yunfei quickly changed the subject.
Ye Yunfei knew full well that if Chen Daoyuan decided to snatch the Phantom Tower by force, he definitely wouldn't be a match.
"Alright then. I'll take you into the depths of space to undergo your tribulation now," Chen Daoyuan nodded, then waved his sleeve, releasing a wave of energy to lift Ye Yunfei's body. He took a single step and entered the depths of space.
After walking through the depths of space with Ye Yunfei for a short while, Chen Daoyuan spoke.
"Here will do." Chen Daoyuan said, setting Ye Yunfei down.