"The Dao principles I have comprehended now truly have reached two thousand types."
Ye Yunfei immediately checked his comprehension and a delighted expression appeared on his face.
Previously, within the Colorless Abyss, under the guidance of those two mysterious powerhouses, the number of Dao principles Ye Yunfei had comprehended had reached one thousand.
However, the training session he underwent in the Colorless Abyss last time was built upon a foundation of several hundred Dao principles he had already grasped.
This time was different. This time, the number of Dao principles Ye Yunfei comprehended increased by one thousand within a short period. This speed of comprehension could be described as astonishing.
Ye Yunfei understood in his heart that this was mainly due to Elder Lu executing some incredibly profound secret technique, allowing him to play various roles and experience different lives within a short time.
Of course, those different roles and lives were illusory, yet they felt so vivid and real.
"Elder Lu's methods are truly too brilliant, truly breathtaking!" Hun Lao couldn't help but transmit his admiration to Ye Yunfei.
"Yes, these methods are beyond my full understanding, but they have been of immense help to me," Ye Yunfei nodded.
"Thank you for your assistance, Elder Lu." Ye Yunfei respectfully bowed deeply to Elder Lu.
"Young Master Ye, there is no need for such politeness. The fact that we could meet is itself a destined fate," Elder Lu smiled and nodded.
"However, it is time for me to leave this place. Young Master Ye, after I depart, you should leave as well, because it won't be long before those fellows from earlier come back to trouble you," Elder Lu added.
"Thank you for the reminder, Elder Lu." Ye Yunfei hurriedly replied.
As soon as the words left his mouth, Ye Yunfei felt a powerful teleportation energy envelop him, transporting him away from this vast white space.
Ye Yunfei originally had many more questions to ask Elder Lu, but seeing the elder so quickly sending him out, he dared not ask further.
"Young Master Ye, I am departing."
After Ye Yunfei was teleported out of the space inside the coffin, Elder Lu's voice transmission reached him. Then, those nine golden jiao simultaneously raised their massive heads and let out ear-shattering roars. Pulling the colossal stone coffin, they soared into the air, directly crashing into the depths of the space not far away before vanishing completely.
"Such lofty powerhouses truly are like a divine dragon, revealing its head but not its tail," the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm couldn't help but exclaim in awe.
"We should leave too."
Seeing the nine golden jiao pulling the stone coffin away, Ye Yunfei spoke up, then immediately activated his movement technique and vanished into the distance in an instant.
Not long after Ye Yunfei left, a large group of people suddenly appeared in the distant void, rolling in like a tide. Leading the group were eight Perfected Deities, each exuding terrifying energy auras. Their speed was extreme, reaching the spot where Ye Yunfei had just been standing in an instant. Following closely behind them were four Advanced Sovereign Gods.
These four Advanced Sovereign Gods were exactly the powerhouses who had been pursuing Ye Yunfei earlier. After leaving, they had immediately reported what happened here. The higher-ups of the Guardian Faction took the report very seriously and promptly dispatched a large group of powerhouses to rush to the scene.
"There is nothing here. What exactly is going on?" One of the Perfected Deities looked at the empty void before him, then turned to the four Advanced Sovereign Gods and asked.
"Earlier, there were indeed nine golden jiao surrounding a stone coffin here. That youngster named Ye Yunfei was also here, and at that time, those nine golden jiao seemed to intentionally be protecting him. The nine golden jiao possessed terrifying strength. We were simply no match, which is why we hastily retreated. It was definitely at this spot before. We definitely haven't remembered wrong. Now, it's likely they have already left."
The four powerhouses were somewhat dumbfounded looking at the empty void before them. One of them hurriedly stepped forward to explain.
"What they said is true. There were indeed traces of the jiao dragon race's aura here before."
Right at that moment, one of the Perfected Deities suddenly spoke. This Perfected Sovereign God wore a wide, white robe. Suspended before him was a palm-sized turtle shell engraved with various mysterious symbols, emanating an eerie aura. This Perfected Sovereign God continuously formed one peculiar seal after another with his hands, then infused these seals into that turtle shell. This was a divination secret technique he cultivated. He had begun his divination the moment he arrived.
"I have indeed divined the figures of nine golden jiao dragons, as well as a stone coffin that looks very ordinary. Those nine jiao dragons have already pulled the coffin away, and a young human brat has also left. We arrived a step too late," this Perfected Sovereign God said gravely.
"Those nine golden jiao dragons have vanished without a trace, leaving behind no perceptible aura. However, that brat still has some residual aura. We can follow the residual aura to find him," another Perfected Sovereign God beside him, who had been continuously sensing the various auras in this patch of void, spoke up.
"If those nine golden jiao truly acted to protect that brat, it proves there's a connection between them. If we find that brat, we might just find the whereabouts of those nine golden jiao dragons," another Perfected Sovereign God added.
"Indeed. Then let us first find that brat. Finding him might just lead us to those nine golden jiao dragons." The other Sovereign Gods nodded upon hearing this.
"That brat went in this direction," the white-robed Perfected Sovereign God stated. Then he took the lead, pursuing in that direction. The others all followed behind him. These were all members of the Guardian Faction, each radiating fierce and imposing auras.
By this time, Ye Yunfei had long since left that patch of void far behind. Soon after, Ye Yunfei had already entered the Phantom Tower. The Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm carried the Phantom Tower, transforming into a streak of golden light, utilizing his clan's spatial movement technique to continuously pierce through space, advancing forward at an astonishing speed.
Inside the Phantom Tower, Ye Yunfei sat cross-legged. Suspended before him were five spatial rings, all gifted by Elder Lu. Previously, Ye Yunfei had spent most of his time inside the stone coffin comprehending Dao principles with Elder Lu's help and hadn't had time to check what was stored within these five spatial rings.
Ye Yunfei projected his Soul Power energy perception into one of the spatial rings, and his expression immediately grew excited.
This spatial ring mainly contained various energy crystals of different attributes. Small mountains of energy crystals with different attributes and purposes piled up, emitting rich energy auras that transformed into mists of various colors, billowing and steaming—a magnificent sight. Moreover, over half of these energy crystals belonged to the Sovereign God-level.
Sovereign God-level energy crystals were not something new to Ye Yunfei—he had obtained quite a few in the past. However, the sheer quantity of Sovereign God-level energy crystals stored within this spatial ring was simply staggering, and the variety was extremely comprehensive.
Ye Yunfei even discovered several stacks piled up like small mountains, all brimming with heart energy. "The energy contained within these energy crystals is actually all sword intent energy and sword Dao laws!" Ye Yunfei continuously sensed the energy crystals within this spatial ring and soon discovered another pile of crystals that were emitting waves of brilliant sword light.
"Energy crystals containing blade intent energy and Blade Dao Laws are truly too rare!" Shortly after, beside it, Ye Yunfei found another pile of energy crystals shining with dazzling waves of blade light. He couldn't help but exclaim in pleasant surprise.
"With these Sovereign God-level energy crystals, for a long time to come, I will no longer lack energy crystals. Of course, I wasn't lacking before, but now I have even more." After roughly sensing the various energy crystals within this spatial ring, Ye Yunfei smiled.
Next, Ye Yunfei projected his Soul Power energy into another spatial ring. This ring contained a huge quantity of magical artifacts, most of which were Sovereign God-level artifacts.
"It seems it's time for me to select some high-quality Sovereign God-level artifacts to integrate into my physical body," Ye Yunfei said, looking at the Sovereign God-level artifacts one after another within this spatial ring.
"The resources gifted by Elder Lu seem specifically tailored to your current realm and power," Hun Lao smiled and said to Ye Yunfei.
"Indeed. Elder Lu must have specifically chosen these cultivation resources to match my current realm and strength. My current power is at the Sovereign God level, and the enemies I currently face are also at the Sovereign God level. That's why Elder Lu gifted me so many Sovereign God-level resources," Ye Yunfei nodded and replied.
Next, Ye Yunfei's Soul Power perception entered the third spatial ring. This ring surprisingly contained a large quantity of smithing materials. What was even more surprising to Ye Yunfei was that this spatial ring contained two secret technique jade slips. One of these jade slips recorded many high-level forging secret techniques. The other jade slip recorded many forging-related experiences, insights, and personal understandings, obviously left behind by a master forger.
This spatial ring also contained many tools specifically for artifact forging.
Ye Yunfei was originally most adept at pill refining. But ever since obtaining the secret art for crafting puppets, he had personally crafted a large batch of puppets. Now, Ye Yunfei actually possessed a certain foundation and skill level in artifact forging, as the secret art for crafting puppets originally belonged to a branch of forging.
"Excellent! Having obtained forging secret techniques and so many forging materials, I can carve out some time next to specifically study artifact forging," Ye Yunfei said with some excitement, looking at the items within this spatial ring.
"Hmm?"
"This spatial ring seems to also contain a batch of formation materials." Ye Yunfei also saw several piles of formation materials within this ring, and these formation materials were all very high-grade.
"This jade slip contains formation legacies." Among one pile of formation materials, Ye Yunfei discovered a secret technique jade slip. His Soul Power perception entered it and found that this jade slip contained some very sophisticated formation legacies, including some relatively rare ancient formation diagrams.
"Good. With these formation legacies, my Formation arts level can improve once again," Ye Yunfei said softly.
Next, Ye Yunfei's Soul Power perception entered the fourth spatial ring. This ring contained a large quantity of herbs and various treasures that could be used for refining pills.
Then, Ye Yunfei discovered a row of pill cauldrons in one corner of this spatial ring. Every one of these pill cauldrons was more advanced than any pill cauldron Ye Yunfei had owned before.
Next, Ye Yunfei found several secret technique jade slips within the spatial ring. The contents of these jade slips were entirely related to pill refining techniques. Ye Yunfei briefly skimmed the pill refining techniques recorded within these jade slips and found them to be highly sophisticated.
"With these pill refining techniques, my alchemy level can be raised another tier," Ye Yunfei said excitedly.
Several of Ye Yunfei's avatars had been continuously refining pills within the Phantom Tower all along, so Ye Yunfei already possessed an extremely rich depth of alchemy experience. Now having obtained even more advanced pill refining techniques, he would certainly be able to significantly improve his alchemy level within a short period.
Next, Ye Yunfei projected his Soul Power energy perception into the fifth spatial ring. The contents of this ring were not vast—just over a hundred secret technique jade slips. Each jade slip recorded one secret technique.
Ye Yunfei browsed through the secret techniques recorded within these hundred-plus jade slips and found that most of them belonged to Sovereign God-level techniques. However, there were also some whose levels were very difficult to determine.
"There are some quite excellent secret techniques here. I must carve out time to cultivate them properly."
"The items Elder Lu gifted me were indeed specifically chosen for my current realm and strength. These items are indeed most suitable for my present use," Ye Yunfei said after completely sensing the contents of the five spatial rings.