Chapter 162: Planet Festus

By the time everyone woke up from their hangovers, the sun was already high in the sky. Ye Feng and Wudao did not disturb those who were still asleep, as they hadn’t had a chance to rest like this in a long time.
“Alcohol in the cultivation world is really powerful, huh?” Pei Hong rubbed his still-painful head and glanced at the people lying all over the place.
“It’s everyone’s first time drinking such stuff; it’s inevitable they’d react like this!” Ye Feng’s voice came from behind Pei Hong.
“Boss, it seems like you weren’t affected at all…” Clearly, this wasn’t the outcome Pei Hong had expected.
“Maybe I drank less!” Ye Feng had no intention of revealing that he had secretly taken an alcohol-decomposition potion. After all, such cheating behavior wasn’t admirable.
“Oh…” Pei Hong rubbed his temples in an attempt to relieve the pain and stopped asking further.
“Pei Hong, I might leave Origin Planet in the next few days. Will you come with me or stay with Daoist Kongxu and the others?” Ye Feng asked casually.
“Leaving already?” Pei Hong hadn’t expected it to happen so soon. “Of course I’ll go with you. Don’t forget, we have a promise for a hundred years! Last time you asked me to follow Kongxu and the others was just for the sake of the plan—a show. I’m not the kind to break my word! When are we leaving?”
“Today. Go pack your things and see what you need!” Ye Feng said in a calm tone.
“So soon?” Pei Hong had thought he would need at least a day or two to prepare before leaving.
“Mm. I heard there’s an auction on Planet Festus in the next couple of days. Planet Festus is also a second-tier cultivation starting planet. Although the scale of the auction isn’t as large as that on Origin Planet, it’s still quite significant.” Ye Feng nodded. “So, we need to hurry there to get ready for the auction.”
“Alright, let’s go buy some essential supplies now!” Pei Hong gulped down a few mouthfuls of water, and the dizziness in his head finally subsided a bit.
“I’ve already bought mine. You just go prepare yours! Come back here once you’re done, and we’ll leave at noon!” Ye Feng said, pointing at his ring with a smile.
“Uh, okay then…” Pei Hong nodded helplessly. It turned out Ye Feng had already prepared everything.
By noon, Pei Hong finally filled his storage ring to the brim and returned to the place where everyone had gathered earlier.

After exchanging a few words with the crowd, the two stepped into the teleportation array to leave Origin Planet.
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Fester Planet was a vast and diverse world, twice the size of Origin Planet. Like Origin Planet, it connected numerous mortal worlds and cultivation realms, serving as a gathering place for various cultures.
When Ye Feng and Pei Hong emerged from the teleportation array, small vendors gathered in groups on the path nearby. Clearly, the vendors here seemed far more enthusiastic than those on Origin Planet.
“Everyone passing by, don’t miss out…”
“Clearing stock at a loss…”
“Rock-bottom prices, rock-bottom prices…”
“The owner ran away; I have no interest in running the business. All items at 50% off…”
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“Uh, it seems this is a planet with a strong commercial atmosphere…” Pei Hong touched his nose.
“Let’s find a place to ask about the auction!” Ye Feng said, also feeling at a loss.
“Young man, come train with us! Get your muscles working!!!” A tall middle-aged man with bare upper body suddenly blocked their path, showing off his muscles. Behind him were five other men doing the same nauseating bodybuilding exercises.
“What’s going on here?” Ye Feng’s lips twitched slightly.
“You two young men, join our Gova Fitness Club! Membership during the auction is only half price!” The lead middle-aged man finally revealed his purpose.
“Uh, it seems this isn’t trying to attract customers—it’s trying to scare them away…” Pei Hong said, speechless at the five men’s exaggerated displays.
“No interest,” Ye Feng replied coldly with three words, then walked past the six men with Pei Hong and continued on.
“Ninth hundred and ninety-ninth failure…” The middle-aged man lowered his head, clearly discouraged…
“Do everyone on this planet have mania?” Ye Feng was exasperated by the crazy vendors he encountered along the way.
“Maybe it’s a culture…” Pei Hong’s expression also stiffened.
“Is there not a single normal person?” Ye Feng looked at the streets filled with people shouting slogans and performing all sorts of strange acts, feeling helpless.
At that moment, Ye Feng and Pei Hong finally saw a hotel without any loud selling, but business there was rather slow. There were only a few tables on the entire first floor.

“Let’s go to that place. Even though there are few people there, we might not be able to find anything useful. We can also ask the shop owner; for now, it seems only the owner of that shop is normal!” Ye Feng pointed to a hotel not far away.
The two stepped into the hotel and finally breathed a sigh of relief. “It’s really unbearable!”
“What can I do for you two guests?” A short, chubby young man immediately came forward with a friendly smile on his face.
“Finally, I see a normal person!” Pei Hong also breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing him speak like that.
“Hehe, you two must be visiting Planet Fester for the first time! Actually, the people here are quite friendly. It’s just that many first-time visitors might find it a bit hard to cope!” the chubby young man said with a laugh.
“Get us two jars of wine and some of your best dishes!” Ye Feng said to the young man who seemed to be a waiter.
“Sure!” As soon as the young man finished speaking, two identical young men separated from his body. One went toward the kitchen, while the other headed straight to the backyard, probably to get the wine.
“Cloning technique?!” Pei Hong couldn’t help but exclaim.
“You must be the owner of this shop!” Ye Feng thought to himself, marveling at how amazing the world really was.
“I alone am enough to run this shop!” the chubby young man said with a smile, then led the two to a seat near the window.