Chapter 195: Desart

The wooden floor of Ye Feng’s room creaked, and the culprit of all this was the one rubbing his head and smiling foolishly.
Ye Feng looked up. Bernard, who used to be the size of a palm, was now taller than his parents. He simply sat on the floor, having to lower his head to avoid hitting the ceiling—his height was probably around four meters.
Xiao Yu, on the other hand, was still the size of a palm, but her proud demeanor as a strong being was now fully displayed. Upon seeing Ye Feng, her sharp, knife-like gaze finally softened. She jumped off Bernard’s shoulder, spread her wings slightly, and in the next moment, she was already on Ye Feng’s shoulder.
“Xiao Bei, I can’t afford to support you at this size!” Ye Feng joked.
“Boss, I forgot—I can still shrink!” Bernard raised his head slightly, knocking it against the ceiling before smiling sheepishly.
“That’s great!” Ye Feng felt relieved. If Bernard had to stay this size, he would likely draw attention from many people on Agri Planet. Although some people on this planet kept pet beasts, ones of this size were rare.
Bernard shrank to palm size and lazily climbed onto Ye Feng’s palm, emitting a childish voice, “Is this okay now?”
“Mm, this voice suits your size. But try not to talk in front of outsiders,” Ye Feng nodded in satisfaction, then turned to look at Xiao Yu curiously. “Xiao Yu still can’t talk, right?”
Hearing this, Xiao Yu called out to Ye Feng a few times in distress, “Chirp… chirp…”
“She said she’s still in her juvenile stage and will be able to speak once she enters adulthood!” Bernard acted as the translator.
“Xiao Bei, can you understand what Xiao Yu is saying?” Ye Feng was somewhat surprised.
“Of course. I’ve understood her since we first met, even though I was just born at that time,” Bernard nodded as if it were obvious.
“Tell me about your cultivation. How far have you progressed?” Ye Feng knew the two little ones were strong, but he wasn’t sure exactly how strong. After all, his own cultivation level was only at the Diversion stage, and he couldn’t sense the exact cultivation level of those stronger than him.

“I’m in the middle stage of the Tribulation Phase, but I shouldn’t have too much trouble dealing with those at the peak of it now!” Bernard patted his chest and said, “I’m not quite sure what level Xiao Yu is at—she herself can’t say either. All I know is that she’s stronger than me.”
“She doesn’t know either?” Ye Feng was surprised.
“She says she’s been at the Soldier rank since birth and is only in the later stage of it now, with no signs of breaking through. I don’t know how their strength levels are classified; it seems different from ours. She also doesn’t know what rank hers corresponds to among us!” As Bernard spoke, Xiao Yu nodded beside him.
“Never mind, it’s fine. Anyway, you two should be able to handle those in the Tribulation Phase without problems!” Ye Feng patted the heads of the two little ones. “Not bad—enough to protect yourselves already!”
“Boss, is there any fight going on? We can help you!” Bernard became excited at the mention of it.
“Not yet. You two have also been practicing for so long—take a rest first!” Ye Feng shook his head and smiled. “Don’t turn into violent freaks! Girls won’t like that!”
“Oh…” Hearing that girls wouldn’t like it, Bernard immediately calmed down and pretended to be well-behaved.
Xiao Yu, on the other hand, remained cool as ever, paying no attention to what Ye Feng said.
Before long, the communicator in Ye Feng’s hand rang. It was one he had purchased from the Void Realm. Yesterday, when Yue Ming left, Ye Feng gave him a similar communicator to keep in touch and ensure it wasn’t tampered with.
“Yue Ming, do you have any news?” Ye Feng immediately pressed the answer button.
“Mr. Blade, they set off at noon today. They’ve been very secretive—I just got this news this morning.” Yue Ming’s tone sounded somewhat anxious. “There are four people involved in this escort: three strong warriors in the later stage of the Divination Phase and one protector in the Tribulation Phase. The leader of those protectors is Wei Jie—son of the Grand Elder Wei Yan! The materials they’re escorting are in his storage ring.”
“I understand!” Ye Feng nodded and hung up the call.
“You two, stay indoors for now. Once we’re done with these tasks in a couple of days, I’ll take you out for a walk!” As he spoke, Ye Feng suddenly split into two, leaving the two beasts astonished.
“Boss, is that a clone technique? So amazing!” Bernard, the ever-unsatisfied guy, began to envy Ye Feng again.

“Well, I’ll have my clone draw the enemy’s attention so I can do my own thing!” Ye Feng nodded, then signaled his clone to leave. “As for you two…”
Ye Feng knew it was unlikely to keep those two little guys quiet. After some thought, he came up with an idea.
He bought two pairs of glasses from the Virtual Realm—they were super 3D projectors. Inside, one could find complete information on all video products in the cultivation world, allowing access to any movie or TV show one wanted to watch. Ye Feng entered a series of cartoon titles: *Kung Fu Panda*, *Ice Age*, *Madagascar*, *Chicken Run*…
He added many animated series in Mandarin to the playlist, then shrunk the two pairs of glasses and handed them to the two little guys. “If you’re bored, put these over your eyes and press the button on top. There are some animations that many people on my planet love watching—especially kids around your age.”
“I’m not a kid! I’ve already entered my growth phase!” Bernard protested in a low voice.
“By your age, anyone who hasn’t reached maturity is still a kid!” Ye Feng patted Bernard’s head before turning to leave.
Seeing that Ye Feng really didn’t intend to take them with him, the two beasts obediently put on the glasses. The spiral-shaped arms of the glasses aligned with their ears, emitting the sounds from the movies…
Ye Feng changed his appearance, put on a detector, and rushed toward where Wei Jie and the others were.
By the time Ye Feng arrived, they were about to leave.
But what surprised him was that among the three people following Wei Jie, one actually had the cultivation level of the late stage of Tribulation Crossing, not the late stage of Divination Splitting as Yue Ming had said. That person must have used some method to suppress their aura, making their apparent strength seem only at the late stage of Divination Splitting. Yet this couldn’t be hidden from the detector.
Ye Feng stared at that unfamiliar face and confirmed that it definitely wasn’t Jiang Yuansong or Lin Peng pretending to be that person. Those two were still in this city, as the detector clearly showed they were still at the Refinement Sect.
“Who exactly is this guy?” Ye Feng frowned. “Could he be part of another group trying to attack the Refinement Sect?”

Ye Feng scanned the surroundings and found no accomplices for the man, which made him even more puzzled. He didn’t think this guy could be a match for Wei Jie. The detector showed that Wei Jie’s combat stats were already higher than his, and all of Wei Jie’s equipment was top-tier spiritual artifacts. As for the guy mixed in with the three of them, his combat stats were slightly lower than Wei Jie’s, and he only had one dagger-like weapon that was a top-tier spiritual artifact; the rest of his equipment was merely high-grade spiritual artifacts. Ye Feng believed that without accomplices, this guy had no chance of winning. “Could it be that this guy is a master secretly hired by the Artificer Sect to protect this cargo? But why would he hide his strength from Wei Jie? Moreover, in front of Wei Jie, he acted timidly, just like the other two late-stage Divination Realm experts.” Ye Feng immediately dismissed the idea that he was hired by the Artificer Sect. It was obvious that this guy was pretending to be weaker in front of Wei Jie, and Wei Jie, that young master, didn’t even treat him as an equal. Before figuring out the situation, Ye Feng didn’t rush to act but instead closely followed behind them. Ye Feng knew that to get from Agri Planet to the Artificer Sect’s headquarters, one needed to use four teleportation arrays. The first stop was Desaat Planet, a desolate world where 50% of its surface was covered by deserts with almost no inhabitants, while the other 50% consisted of oases. The people on this planet lived in the oases, only occasionally leaving to hunt. Most of the teleportation arrays were located in the deserts. The teleportation array from Agri Planet to Desaat Planet was in a city on the eastern side of the planet. Wei Jie didn’t use instant teleportation to get there but chose to fly, probably because he disdained using instant teleportation with those three. Ye Feng followed closely behind. Along the way, he saw two or three good opportunities to ambush them in remote areas, but he didn’t act. His intuition told him that the guy pretending to be in the Divination Realm must have some hidden secrets. Ye Feng continued following them to the teleportation point. Fortunately, there were quite a few people heading to Desaat Planet, and including himself, they just happened to make up ten people. Without hesitation, Ye Feng adjusted the aura displayed by his Illusory Mask to the Convergence Realm level, paid the spiritual crystals, and stepped onto the teleportation array with Wei Jie and the others.

Inside the teleportation array, the cultivation levels of the other people were not high; the two strongest were at the mid-stage of fusion. Ye Feng did not think these people could be accomplices of the impostor.

Wei Jie also paid no attention to the others at all. In his view, since there were no cultivators at the tribulation stage, there was nothing to worry about. He didn’t even glance properly at any of them.

After everyone had stopped in their places, the teleportation array finally activated. In the blink of an eye, the surroundings turned into a sea of yellow sand. Wei Jie ignored the others and rushed in one direction, with the other three following behind him.

Ye Feng waited until most of the others had left before chasing after them. When he caught up again, he witnessed a shocking scene: the bodies of those two followers at the distraction stage were scattered in pieces everywhere, while Wei Jie, severely injured, staggered forward as he tried to escape…