Soul Weapon Technique!
Seizing the moment the remnant soul's mind was disrupted by the Mind Reading Art, Ye Yunfei concentrated his Soul Power, shaping it into over twenty fiercely sharp Soul Power weapons. Carrying an unstoppable resolve, they slashed viciously towards that remnant soul!
Soul Power Ice Shield!
Sensing the terrible threat, that remnant soul desperately mobilized its remaining soul force, condensing it into an ice shield to defend itself.
Crack!
More than twenty weapons struck simultaneously, shattering the ice shield.
The densely packed branches of the Soul-Nourishing Tree immediately surged forward like warm sunlight melting ice and snow, rapidly weakening and refining her remnant soul.
“This is the Soul-Nourishing Tree!
Damn it!
This is a sacred artifact of the Soul Race! How does this fellow possess a Soul-Nourishing Tree!”
The remnant soul roared in fury.
“I’m unwilling... If not for that traitor ambushing me with the Primordial Chaos Ice Soul, inflicting a mortal wound, how could I have fallen to this state...”
Under the refining power of the Soul-Nourishing Tree and the multitude of Soul Power stars, the remnant soul rapidly dissipated, its resentful and unwilling consciousness gradually fading.
Her remnant soul was already extremely weak to begin with; encountering Ye Yunfei, whose soul power was strong and who was skilled in various mysterious soul arts, she stood no chance.
In the end, this remnant soul was completely devoured by Ye Yunfei's Soul Power stars.
A segment of memories belonging to this remnant soul also surfaced in Ye Yunfei's soul sea.
It turned out this skeleton was left behind by a former sect master of the ancient Mysterious Ice Sect. Back then, this sect master was ambushed by a powerful fellow sect member, who used a sacred artifact of the Mysterious Ice Sect—that blue crystal, called the Primordial Chaos Ice Soul—to forcibly suppress and seal her.
After being suppressed and sealed by the sacred artifact, her physical flesh melted away, leaving only a skeletal frame. A weakened soul body was also sealed within the bones.
This ancient sect master's skeleton had been placed in the ice hall for a very long time. The later generations of the Mysterious Ice Sect were unaware of her plight, thinking she had undergone Qi Deviation and achieved a peaceful death here. They had always revered her as an ancestor, also unaware that the Primordial Chaos Ice Soul was originally a sacred artifact of the ancient Mysterious Ice Sect.
After ambushing this ancient sect master, that fellow sect member smoothly ascended to become the new sect master. However, not long after, this new sect master perished in a battle against a powerful enemy, and thus that history became known to no one.
From that point on, the once-powerful ancient Mysterious Ice Sect began its decline.
It wasn't until Ye Yunfei entered the ice hall and inadvertently touched that blue crystal, accidentally disrupting the balance of the seal, that the remnant soul of that ancient sect master could finally emerge from the skeleton.
Upon discovering Ye Yunfei's formidably robust physical quality and strength, she immediately attempted to seize his body, only to be defeated by Ye Yunfei and devoured.
Betrayal by a sect brother, suppression by a sacred artifact, the decline of her sect…
“So that’s how it is.
You were also a pitiful soul, but since you wanted to seize my body, I could not allow you.”
After reading the memories left by that ancient sect master, Ye Yunfei couldn't help but sigh.
“Primordial Chaos Ice Soul…”
Ye Yunfei’s gaze fell upon that blue crystal, his eyes burning with fervor.
The Primordial Chaos Ice Soul—this sacred artifact not only contained terrifyingly immense ice energy and complete Ice Grand Dao Laws but also harbored several of the ancient Mysterious Ice Sect's core heritage secret arts within.
“I obtained that ancient sect master’s memories and the sacred artifact of the ancient Mysterious Ice Sect. That means I can now cultivate these core heritages of the Mysterious Ice Sect.
Especially the Ice Grand Dao Laws!”
Ye Yunfei stared at the Primordial Chaos Ice Soul, speaking to himself.
“Are you alright?
That old thing seemed rather fierce.”
Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm inquired.
“Don't worry. It was just an ancient remnant soul. That fellow has now become my nourishment.”
Ye Yunfei replied.
“I need to go into seclusion here for a while.”
Ye Yunfei said.
“Seems you’ve gained an opportunity.
Alright, you go into seclusion then.
I’ll take a look around this small world to see if there’s anything else worth picking up.”
Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm’s figure flashed as he left the ice hall.
Ye Yunfei immediately sat cross-legged in the center of the ice hall. He suspended the Primordial Chaos Ice Soul before him and began his cultivation.
“‘Mysterious Ice Ancient Deity Art,’ the highest cultivation art of the ancient Mysterious Ice Sect. This art points directly to the origin of the Ice Grand Dao. Cultivated to its peak, one can transform into an Ancient Ice Deity, wielding the authority of heaven and earth’s frost, with boundless power.
Excellent. I shall cultivate this Mysterious Ice Ancient Deity Art.”
Flipping through the memories of that ancient Mysterious Ice Sect master, Ye Yunfei simultaneously extended his soul force perception into the Primordial Chaos Ice Soul before him, examining the techniques and secret arts recorded within, softly reciting them aloud.
“There are also several powerful ice-based divine ability secret arts.
Ice Dragon Art—can condense ice-attribute energy into a solid ice dragon. Possesses not only extreme cold properties but also the power of a true dragon, capable of biting, tearing, pouncing, and killing with fierce and uncompromising might.
Ice Phantom Step—a movement secret art that can transform the user into countless ice phantoms, making reality indistinguishable from illusion. In snowy or icy environments, it is even more effective, like a fish in water.
Mysterious Ice Heart Mirror—a defensive secret art that can condense one or more layers of ice mirrors inscribed with mysterious Dao patterns around the body. They can reflect, absorb, or neutralize most energy and technique attacks, boasting extremely strong defense.
Mysterious Ice Battle Armor—this is an upgraded version of the Mysterious Ice Heart Mirror. After mastering the Mysterious Ice Heart Mirror, one can proceed to cultivate the Mysterious Ice Battle Armor. As the name implies, it uses ice energy and ice laws to condense a suit of battle armor on the body, incredibly hard and capable of protecting one's physical form.
Quietude Ice Curse Art—a large-scale sealing type secret art. It stirs the Laws of Ice, causing a space to fall into near-eternal stillness and frozen silence. All things halt, thoughts solidify.
…”
Ye Yunfei softly recited the names of one ice-based cultivation art and secret technique after another.
“One Thought Ice World!
This secret art is good!”
Ye Yunfei’s eyes suddenly brightened.
One Thought Ice World used the user’s profound comprehension of ice laws as its core. In an instant, it invoked and commanded the omnipresent ice energy and Ice Grand Dao Laws in the world, forcibly creating and constructing a temporary small ice world in a designated area, completely under the control of the caster.
Within this Ice World, Ice Laws were the sole existence, supreme and self-governing, possessing powerful spatial sealing, temporal slowing, energy imprisonment, and even the terrifying might to directly annihilate all living beings trapped within.
This was the fearsome secret art with which the ancient Mysterious Ice Sect had once shaken the world.
Besides these ice-based cultivation arts and secret techniques, the memories of that remnant soul also contained a complete comprehension of the Ice Grand Dao Laws.
In the time that followed, Ye Yunfei arranged a formation within a small spatial array. Taking the Primordial Chaos Ice Soul into this small formation space, he then entered the Phantom Tower and began cultivating these newly acquired ice-based arts and techniques while contemplating the Ice Grand Dao Laws.
The Primordial Chaos Ice Soul before him released pure, concentrated ice energy and ice laws, which continuously seeped into Ye Yunfei’s body. Ye Yunfei used the ice-based arts to refine them, transforming them into his own energy.
Although that ancient sect master had been suppressed and sealed by the Primordial Chaos Ice Soul for endless years, she was intimately familiar with this artifact and knew how to harness its energy for cultivation.
Gradually, crystal-clear frost began to condense on the surface of Ye Yunfei’s body, with cold mist swirling around him.
In his soul sea, his comprehension and understanding of the Ice Grand Dao Laws increased at an unprecedented rate.
Time slipped by quietly during his seclusion.
He didn’t know how much time had passed when Ye Yunfei abruptly opened his eyes. Deep within his pupils, it seemed as if two boundless worlds of ice and snow flickered into and out of existence.
“One Thought Ice World.”
Ye Yunfei slowly raised his right hand, his mind stirring slightly.
*Hum!*
The surrounding expanse of space suddenly turned blurred and distorted. In the next moment, a completely independent, crystal-clear small Ice World instantly took form.
Within this world, icicles hung upside down like a forest, snowflakes suspended motionless in the air. Time and space seemed completely frozen. An overwhelmingly powerful force of sealing and imprisonment permeated the area.
This Ice Realm could be large or small, controlled entirely by Ye Yunfei’s will.
“The effect seems quite good.”
A satisfied smile appeared at the corner of Ye Yunfei’s mouth as he dispersed the Ice World.
Besides One Thought Ice World, Ye Yunfei also cultivated several other ice-based arts and techniques, delving deeper into the cultivation of the Ice Grand Dao Laws. These ice-based arts undoubtedly elevated Ye Yunfei’s overall combat power and arsenal of techniques to a new level.
“Alright, it’s time to end this bout of cultivation.”
Ye Yunfei concluded his seclusion, emerged from the Phantom Tower, and stored away the surrounding formation’s small space.
“It seems you’ve gained something here.”
By this time, Lü Dandan had long since arrived outside the ice hall. Seeing Ye Yunfei emerge from the Phantom Tower, she immediately entered the hall and said with a smile.
“Indeed, I have gained something.
This skeleton belongs to a former sect master of the ancient Mysterious Ice Sect, and there are some of that sect’s core cultivation art inheritances. Would you like to cultivate them?
I can teach them to you.”
Ye Yunfei nodded in reply.
Ye Yunfei and Lü Dandan shared unforgettable memories and a deep friendship, so Ye Yunfei had no qualms about imparting the Mysterious Ice Sect’s arts and techniques to her.
“Unnecessary. I have only preliminarily fused with the Dark Heart now. I haven’t even cultivated a third of the various ancient, high-level heritages of our Dark Faction recorded within the Dark Heart.
Our Dark Faction’s arts place the utmost importance on purity. Only darkness pure to the extreme can unleash the power of our faction’s techniques. Therefore, beings of our Dark Faction generally rarely cultivate the arts and secret techniques of other factions.”
Lü Dandan shook her head and directly refused.