Ye Yunfei immediately felt that his eight Chaotic Deity Veins, as if being seen through by Chen Daoyuan, produced a reaction. The divine energy within the eight divine veins stirred faintly.
"How to handle the three Divine King Crowns in your possession... decide only after careful consideration, as treasures like these are quite rare for someone like you. If used appropriately, they should bring you many benefits," Chen Daoyuan added.
The previous spatial ring—the one containing the three Divine King Crowns—was the one he had given Ye Yunfei, so he naturally knew about them.
"Can a Divine King Crown be directly refined and turned into one's own crown?" Ye Yunfei asked, somewhat astonished and puzzled after hearing Chen Daoyuan's words.
"Such methods did exist in antiquity. In ancient times, some seniors from major factions or large families, aiming to cultivate their disciples or descendants, would procure Divine King Crowns for those promising juniors they valued, then assist them in refining the crowns to become God Kings. However, this method is dangerous for most individuals. Only those experts with formidable strength and profound foundations have the means to assist their juniors in forcibly refining a Divine King Crown. Common beings attempting to forcibly refine one often end up disintegrated into nothingness," Chen Daoyuan nodded, and as he spoke, he pointed a finger, sending a stream of information into Ye Yunfei's soul sea.
Ye Yunfei immediately flipped through this stream of Soul Power information and discovered it actually recorded a method for refining a Divine King Crown.
"Thank you for your guidance, Senior," Ye Yunfei promptly said gratefully.
"However, I advise you not to attempt this method lightly. Once mishandled, the consequence is annihilation, utterly wiped from existence," Chen Daoyuan stated.
"Senior, rest assured, I will think twice before acting," Ye Yunfei hurriedly replied.
"Alright, I am leaving the Ancient Desolate Sea now. Are you staying or going? If you intend to stay here, I suggest you hide within this subterranean palace for a period before venturing out again. If you plan to leave, I can send you off a ways. The Ancient Desolate Sea is far too vast and fraught with perils. With your strength, traveling from here to exit is not so easy. It's possible you might be discovered mid-journey by those fellows from Burial God Island before even making it out," Chen Daoyuan said.
Upon hearing Chen Daoyuan's words, Ye Yunfei fell silent momentarily, unsure how to choose.
"Senior, which void are you from?" Ye Yunfei thought for a moment and suddenly asked.
"I am not from your Sixth Void, nor am I from the already shattered Chaotic Void Sea. I entered from another void outside. I wander through various voids year-round, making every corner of the cosmos my home. So, I don't really know which void I belong to," Chen Daoyuan answered directly.
"Ah, fine. It seems you're struggling to decide. Very well, I'll now take you to the edge of the Ancient Desolate Sea, find a place to settle you temporarily, where you can decide for yourself whether to continue operating within the Ancient Desolate Sea or to leave it. I have no time to waste here with you," Chen Daoyuan said impatiently.
"That's wonderful! Thank you, Senior!" Upon hearing Chen Daoyuan's words, Ye Yunfei could not help but be overjoyed and immediately nodded in agreement.
"This is indeed the best arrangement. We can first find a place to set up at the edge of the Ancient Desolate Sea, allowing us the flexibility to advance or retreat later," Hun Lao also nodded excitedly.
Rumble…
The next moment, a powerful teleportation energy enveloped Ye Yunfei, and then Chen Daoyuan and Ye Yunfei began their teleportation.
At the same time, on the previously mentioned Burial God Island.
"Damn it! Chen Daoyuan stole many things from the island! This is infuriating!" An enraged roar resounded, causing the entire island to tremble.
Simultaneously, from beneath the island's ground, bursts of angry growls would intermittently rise. As they took stock of their pilfered belongings, those outraged undead howled with fury.
"Chen Daoyuan, you are utterly despicable! You took at least three of my treasures! Mark my words, this account is settled—I will find you and settle it!"
"Chen Daoyuan, you even stole the treasures I had hidden in my coffin, offering not a shred of face! Back in the day, I shared drinks with you openly. Now, you show not a hint of shared sentiment!"
"Chen Daoyuan, we have never met, with no enmity or quarrel between us, yet you dared to steal two priceless treasures of mine. Just wait! One day, I will have you repay it with interest!"
……
One enraged roar followed another, plunging the island into an exceptionally lively atmosphere. A boiling wave of fury soared skyward, shaking the high heavens above the island.
"Issue the command immediately! Commence the hunt for Chen Daoyuan's whereabouts from now on. Once located, immediately dispatch the Zhou Family's masters to retrieve my stolen treasures. Those treasures were meant to be passed to our Zhou Family's core disciples; under no circumstances can they be lost to outsiders," a wrathful voice, laden with infinite fury, emerged from deep below the island's surface.
Upon hearing this voice, many powerful beings on the island promptly fell silent, not daring to utter another word, fearing they might inadvertently offend this peerless expert.
"Chen Daoyuan is truly too bold, daring to steal from even this fierce Deity's belongings!" many masters thought with inward shock, for all recognized that the owner of that furious roar had been a terrifying entity dominating the realms in life.
"Respected Island Guardian, Chen Daoyuan is audacious and devoid of conscience! He came to dig up our graves and steal from us, the dead! These are heinous crimes, intolerable to the Way of Heaven! Please, Guardian, investigate this to the end and help us retrieve our lost treasures!"
Not long after, another voice rumbled from deep underground, its rolling sonic waves bursting to the surface and spreading across the entire island. Hearing this, the other powers on the island immediately grew silent again, recognizing its speaker—also a tremendously terrifying existence of extremely high seniority. Though fallen and interred here, his influence outside the island remained immense. A single command from him could stir earth-shattering waves across countless Void Seas.
"I will investigate," the Island Guardian's placid voice echoed a moment later from a certain corner of the island.
In a particular corner, within a simple thatched hut, sat a figure in meditation.
"Chen Daoyuan, you've stirred up trouble, and now I have to clean up after you. Were it not for the gratitude I owe you from the past, you'd have found leaving this Burial God Island quite difficult," the figure muttered softly, recalling the events on the island not long ago with some helplessness. This hut had been set up with profoundly advanced spatial restrictions, so his words would not be overheard by those undead.
"Just who is that young man? Earlier, I assumed he was a young being who stumbled in here unintentionally, but it seems now that he is Chen Daoyuan's man—most likely Chen Daoyuan's disciple. That fellow has always preferred to operate solo, never having taken a disciple before. So why take one now? A young man capable of catching Chen Daoyuan's eye must surely be unusual..." the figure within the hut muttered to himself.
At this moment, at the edge of the Ancient Desolate Sea, on the sea's surface at one location, two figures abruptly appeared—precisely Chen Daoyuan and Ye Yunfei.
"This is indeed the edge of the Ancient Desolate Sea! We passed through here when we first entered," Hun Lao immediately recognized the spot and exclaimed in pleasant surprise.
"Young man, this Lotus Lamp of mine contains a small space within. The lamp can float on the sea surface of the Ancient Desolate Sea. You can temporarily take refuge inside the lamp. Consider this Lotus Lamp lent to you temporarily. It will have to be returned eventually," Chen Daoyuan waved a sleeve, and a Lotus Lamp flew from his sleeve, landing on the sea surface.
"Alright, I must depart now," Chen Daoyuan stated, then turned and took a step away.
"Senior..." Seeing Chen Daoyuan about to leave, Ye Yunfei immediately called out. Chen Daoyuan's mysterious origins, formidable power, and numerous methods had kindled in Ye Yunfei a desire to befriend him.
Yet Chen Daoyuan did not bother with Ye Yunfei further. After taking that step, his figure vanished.
"Let it be. He's already gone. Having stirred the possessions of those masters on Burial God Island, he likely dares not linger within the Ancient Desolate Sea too long and is eager to depart," Hun Lao said to Ye Yunfei.
"In that case, let's recuperate inside this Lotus Lamp for a time before deciding further," Ye Yunfei looked at the Lotus Lamp floating on the sea and spoke.
Then, with a flash, Ye Yunfei entered the interior of the Lotus Lamp. Inside, there was indeed a small space, akin to a small pocket Small World. As Ye Yunfei entered, the Lotus Lamp floating on the sea surface promptly released swarms of invisible mystical runes that clustered around it, after which the lamp simply vanished into invisibility.
"Excellent! This Lotus Lamp possesses formidable concealing properties, so we needn't fear it being discovered by others," Hun Lao, sensing the lamp's change, could not help but rejoice.
"So, should we stay in the Ancient Desolate Sea now, or leave? Those masters from Burial God Island are definitely searching high and low for the whereabouts of that old coot. If they don't find him but instead come looking for us, we'll be in big trouble. Staying within the Ancient Desolate Sea isn't a good choice," the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm spoke.