Chapter 332: The Shattered Domain

“Brother Blade, just sell me that miner of yours… Tell me how much you want.” Long Xuan finally couldn’t hold back and asked.
“I’m not short of money!” Ye Feng shook his head. “Besides, I only have one, and it might be useful in the future.”
“Such a valuable item—left with you, it won’t be put to much use. But I’m different. Our Dragon clan often seeks various treasures, including rare ores and crystals. Only in our hands can this thing truly shine…” Seeing that Ye Feng preferred to keep it rather than sell it, Long Xuan grew anxious.
“But I really am not short of money to spend,” Ye Feng said again. “Actually, I also have a habit of collecting unusual things, which is somewhat similar to yours, Dragon clan. I bought this by chance in the human world—there’s only one like it. If I had two, I might give you one. But as you know, I’m quite obsessed with collecting…”
“Then I’ll exchange something with you!” Long Xuan quickly thought of this. In the Dragon clan, people exchanged items rather than using money, as they were all extremely wealthy and didn’t need it at all.
Ye Feng deliberately remained silent for a while, pretending to be deep in thought, before reluctantly nodding. “Alright, since you want it so much… If I refuse, you definitely won’t give up anytime soon…”
“Of course not. After all, we’re both collectors…” Long Xuan smiled excitedly when Ye Feng agreed.
“How about this? I’ll exchange a lower-grade divine artifact with you. You can choose either a weapon or defensive gear,” Long Xuan proposed.
“Sis, take a look at my equipment before saying anything…” Ye Feng showed off his armor and gloves.
Upon seeing them, Long Xuan felt a bit embarrassed. She had originally planned to use a lower-grade divine artifact to get rid of Ye Feng. But unexpectedly, his equipment was no worse than hers, with those gloves even reaching the strength of an upper-grade divine artifact.
“Well…” Long Xuan said awkwardly, “I thought you didn’t have any divine artifacts, that’s why I made that offer. Since you do, let’s exchange something else.”

“It’s deep at night; you two shouldn’t gather together… It’s not good if anyone sees us.” Wu Ze shook his head helplessly. The two of them had been discussing the deal, completely unaware that it was already late at night. Although he knew they were just doing business, if other members of their tribe saw them, they might start spreading rumors.

“We’ll go to your place,” Long Xuan said. She didn’t want to wait until another day to trade with Ye Feng, but it was too late to take him home, so she had no choice but to ask Wu Ze for help.

Wu Ze shook his head again, sighed softly, and then reluctantly nodded. “Alright.”

He knew well how formidable his sister-in-law could be. If he prevented her from doing what she wanted, she might not target Ye Feng but him instead.

The two followed Wu Ze into his house without hesitation.

The guards on duty in the dead of night stood motionless, staring straight ahead.

“Finish your deal quickly and then leave. I’m going back to rest. You don’t need to say goodbye to me,” Wu Ze said, looking exhausted as he headed to his room.

“Tell me what you want. Let’s see if I have it. If so, we can exchange right away. If not, try something else and see if I have it,” Long Xuan suggested after realizing that divine artifacts were useless to Ye Feng.

“I really don’t want anything,” Ye Feng shook his head. “How about this? Look for something you’re not upset to give up after exchanging, and if it suits us, we’ll do it.”

“Something I’m not upset to give up after exchanging…” Long Xuan murmured, covering her mouth. After a while, she walked over to a long table and took out more than a dozen items from her storage ring. Some items were taken out and then put back into the ring, her expression showing great hesitation.

Ye Feng watched quietly as she placed the items one by one, but he didn’t see anything that caught his interest. Medicines and weapons could be purchased anytime in the Virtual Realm, and those gems that clearly didn’t contain any energy fluctuations, along with various shiny trinkets, weren’t very valuable either.

Just as Ye Feng began to feel disappointed, Long Xuan muttered, “Oh, I almost forgot about this. It’s been here for who knows how many years…” Then she took out a golden spherical object.

It was entirely golden in color, though the hue had faded over time. It was spherical, resembling a pet egg—but more like an empty eggshell, as it was incomplete; one-third of it seemed to have been gnawed off by someone, leaving only two-thirds of the shell.

“What is this?” Ye Feng asked curiously.

“This thing has been in my storage ring for quite some time. It dates back tens of millions of years, when I was still a child. I stole it once along with other kids while sneaking into the Dragon Tomb.” Long Xuan seemed to recall her childhood. “I remember the weather was nice that day, and the sunlight in the Dragon Valley was intense. Under that sunlight, this eggshell-like object reflected a blinding golden glow.”

“We, a group of kids, agreed that whoever reached there first would get it. In the end, I won, and with the envy of the other kids, I put it back in my storage ring.”

“When I got home, my family found out about sneaking into the Dragon Tomb and gave me a stern scolding. My parents also asked me to return what I had found, but after seeing it, they said nothing more, only that it was a relic left over from the ancient dragon wars. They told me to either return it or keep it carefully. Of course, I promised to keep it carefully, but I just left it in my storage ring and forgot about it for all these years.”

“What exactly is this thing?” Ye Feng asked, puzzled. “It looks like a pet egg, but it gives off a different feeling…”

“I also didn’t know what it was until much later,” Long Xuan said with a smile, shaking her head. “This isn’t a pet egg; it’s a shattered domain…”

“A domain?!” Ye Feng’s eyes were filled with surprise.

“I only learned about this after I had my own domain,” Long Xuan nodded. “Under normal circumstances, if a person dies, their domain dissipates, disappears, and no longer exists.”

“But if a domain is strong enough, it can exist independently even without its host. That’s why this domain can still exist in this form even after its host dies,” Long Xuan continued to explain.

“However, this thing is useless now. Its domain is shattered, its rules are destroyed, and it can no longer be used for cultivation. The only use left is to break it and fuse it with one’s own domain to strengthen it. But I still haven’t found anything that can shatter it…”

At this moment, Ye Feng’s mind was already elsewhere; he didn’t hear what Long Xuan said next, “Can a shattered realm be restored to its original state and put to my use?” After a while, he finally made up his mind. “I’ll take this!”
“Are you sure?!” Long Xuan wasn’t expecting Ye Feng to choose this item. She had brought it out merely because it reminded her of her childhood.
“That’s right!” Ye Feng nodded.
“But this thing isn’t very useful,” Long Xuan said, puzzled.
“How could it not be useful?” Ye Feng smiled. “Such a hard material can be used to craft weapons and armor.”
“That won’t work!” Long Xuan shook her head. “I once had a sister from the Phoenix clan try it. Even the flames of the divine realm couldn’t leave any trace on it. Melting and remolding it is simply impossible!”
“Just because it can’t be done now doesn’t mean it can’t be done in the future. One day, I’ll find a way to refine it successfully,” Ye Feng said confidently.
“Although this thing is hard, even if it’s melted later, whether it can be used as a material for crafting is still a question…” Long Xuan continued to persuade him. “I’m worried you’ll regret it once you switch.”
“You don’t need to worry about that. If it turns out it really can’t be used as a crafting material, I won’t blame you. At most, I’ll just keep it as a collectible. I won’t regret it. This is the first time I’ve seen a realm of this kind. For me, it’s worth collecting.” Of course, Ye Feng couldn’t reveal that he had a method to repair this realm.
Long Xuan remained silent for a while before nodding. “It seems you’re really interested in this item. Alright, let’s each get what we want.”
Their transaction was very simple. Ye Feng handed the metal box to Long Xuan, who in turn gave back the golden eggshell. Thus, their deal was concluded.
After that, both of them left Wu Ze’s room one after another…
“Hehehe… I never expected to be able to exchange a first-tier item for a shattered realm…” After returning to his own room, Ye Feng placed isolation restrictions on it.
“Use the Ultimate Repair Privilege!”
“The item has been repaired. One use of the Ultimate Repair Privilege consumed.”
“Hehe… I finally have a realm…” Ye Feng reached out and touched the complete golden sphere. The surface of the sphere shimmered with golden light—light that came from within the realm itself, not the kind that appeared on the surface of objects as in a virtual realm, but rather light that seeped out from within the object’s surface.

“Huh, no response?” Ye Feng reached out to touch it; it felt warm, but there was no reaction at all. “What’s going on?”