Chapter 278: Movements from the Death Star Region

“Heard there’s activity again in the Death Star Region?” In Fat’s stronghold, Long Tian’s expression showed some anxiety.
“There’s been continuous activity there lately, and many factions have sent spies to investigate. We’ll definitely know as soon as there’s news. You don’t need to worry,” Fat replied calmly.
“Does the presence of activity there mean the treasure is about to be unlocked?” Long Tian pressed further.
“Under normal circumstances, that’s the case,” Fat nodded. “But this time it’s different from before. The spies report that several powerful energy storms have arisen in that region, but no planet reversal has occurred.”
“Long Tian, you don’t need to worry too much. Over these past three hundred years, I’ve already found a key to the treasure. Once it’s unlocked, we can still enter,” Fat tried to reassure him.
“I want to go with you then!” Long Tian’s expression was resolute.
“I’m afraid I can’t agree to that,” Fat shook his head helplessly. “That place is too dangerous for you. Even the weakest among those who entered last time was a peak Great Vehicle stage warrior. And your strength…”
Hearing Fat’s words, Long Tian hesitated for a while before saying firmly, “I can’t just sit idly by. As long as I reach the Great Vehicle stage, will you allow me to join?”
“Usually, the treasure is unlocked just 100 days before abnormal fluctuations occur. Right now, your strength is only at the peak of the Outward Journey stage…” Fat shook his head helplessly.
“You have a seclusion room here, right? Can I borrow it for a few days?” Long Tian ignored Fat’s doubts about him completely.
Seeing Long Tian’s persistence, Fat shook his head helplessly, took out a key from his ring, and handed it to Long Tian. “Don’t push yourself. 100 days is too short. We’ll do our best to save Ye Feng.”
As Fat watched Long Tian’s resolute figure disappear from sight, a hint of expectation arose in his heart, though he knew full well that the task ahead for Long Tian was impossible to complete.
“Fat, I can sense that the boss’s strength has increased,” Kastedio suddenly appeared in front of Fat.
“You mean Ye Feng might have escaped?” Fat raised his eyebrows and looked at Kastedio.

“His situation must be different from before.” Kassdio nodded. “For three hundred years, our cultivation levels have been restricted. Today, we suddenly felt that barrier we usually encounter disappear. That means his cultivation level hasn’t changed during those three hundred years until recently when he made a breakthrough. Given his cultivation speed, this is completely abnormal.”
“Indeed, the Blade we know is a genius who reached the later stage of the Tribulation Crossing phase in less than a year from the Yuan Ying stage.” Fat nodded and smiled helplessly. “At his cultivation speed, three hundred years would be enough for him to reach the Absolute Immortal level. But over these three hundred years, his cultivation level hasn’t improved at all, which only means he must have been trapped in a place without tribulations. Now that he’s made a breakthrough, it’s likely he found a way to escape.”
“You mean Ye Feng escaped?” Long Tian asked, visibly excited upon hearing Fat’s words.
“That’s just a speculation. Theoretically, it’s possible he came up with a way to escape.” Fat nodded. “However, we don’t know exactly what happened. At least for now, it’s good news.”
“For such a long time, our cultivation progress has been hindered. This time, Lilyth and I plan to enter seclusion.” Kassdio’s expression turned serious. “During these three hundred years, you, Fat, have already returned to the Heavenly Immortal level. Even Gunan has been purified by the Water of Lightness and now reached the later stage of the True Immortal level. Only Lilyth and I remain at the peak of the Spirit Immortal level, with no progress at all. I don’t want the BOSS to come back and see that our cultivation levels haven’t improved, nor does Lilyth want that.”
“Do as you wish. What you do can’t really be called seclusion. Before reaching the Golden Immortal level, you just need to replenish energy to improve your cultivation, and it won’t take days.” Fat seemed a bit jealous.
“Alright then. I just wonder what level the BOSS has reached recently. If he’s reached the Spirit Immortal level, we can return to our peak cultivation levels. It takes about thirty days for three cultivation upgrades.” Kassdio spoke as if to himself.
“It took me three hundred years to rise two levels,” Fat muttered softly.
“I’m leaving first. If there’s any news from the BOSS, let us know right away!” With that, Kassdio disappeared.

On the other side, across a vast grassland, two teenagers around thirteen or fourteen years old lay on the grass, gazing at the clouds in the sky. One of them wore a white robe; he appeared somewhat thin, with a stubborn look in his dark eyes. The other wore a blue robe; he was more robust in build, giving off a simple-minded appearance, though his eyes held a spark of intelligence.

“Xiaoyu, when do you think the leader will return? I really want to know what expression he’ll have when he sees us like this,” said the slightly heavier teenager, holding a blade of grass in his mouth as he turned to look at the thin teenager who was still staring at the sky.

“Xiaobei, don’t worry. The leader will be fine. He’ll definitely be happy to see us like this,” replied the thin teenager, his gaze still fixed on the sky.

These two teenagers were none other than Xiaoyu and Bernard from back then. Now, they had taken the Transformation Pill and transformed into human form.

“Hey, Xiaoyu, do you feel it? The barrier that restricted our cultivation power seems to have disappeared,” Bernard suddenly asked.

Xiaoyu then realized it. “It seems… it’s true!”

“Could it be that the leader escaped from that place?” Bernard continued. “You know, over these three hundred years, his cultivation power hasn’t shown any progress at all, but now it suddenly improved.”

“I don’t know. Let’s go back to Fatu; then we’ll know what happened!” Xiaoyu finally sat up.

“No rush. I don’t want the leader to see that our cultivation power is still at the peak of the Spirit Immortal level, even though it’s also his fault.” Bernard took out a medicine bottle from his ring. “Let’s take some pills these days to make some progress.”

“Second-tier Immortal Gathering Pills—taking them can raise one’s cultivation from the Spirit Immortal level to the True Immortal level. I also have third-tier pills, but I don’t know by how many levels the leader’s cultivation has improved.” Saying this, Bernard opened the bottle and tossed a pill to Xiaoyu.

“That’s good!” Xiaoyu nodded. “The leader should be almost back by now.”

Meanwhile, in a refining room of the Refining Sect, a man stared solemnly at the cauldron before him. The red flames in the cauldron flickered constantly, making the entire room feel quite hot.

“Uncle Meng, over these three hundred years, you’ve crafted so many top-quality spiritual artifacts. Why hasn’t your cultivation improved much?” asked a woman in a white dress beside him. “In our Refining Sect, refining is the main way to improve one’s cultivation.”

As soon as she finished speaking, changes suddenly occurred to the man’s body. Streams of flames spread from the bottom of the cauldron and slowly climbed up his body. The scene before her eyes shocked the woman in white standing by.
“Su Mo, leave here! I’m about to break through my cultivation level; I can’t be disturbed by anyone,” the man shouted at the woman beside him.
“Won’t you be in danger like this?” Su Mo was still worried.
“I’ll be fine. It’s just that I’ve just broken through a bottleneck, so there’s some noise,” the man forced a smile and shook his head at her.
“Then I’ll guard outside for you.” Seeing Meng Shan say this, Su Mo nodded and disappeared from the refining room.
The moment Su Mo left, the red flames instantly spread across Meng Shan’s entire body, enveloping him completely.
Meng Shan stepped toward the cauldron, his steps firm yet slow. Then he stepped onto the cauldron, lifted the lid, jumped in, and the lid closed again. The red flames surrounded the entire cauldron.
Ordinary people couldn’t see that inside the cauldron at that moment, Fat’s figure had disappeared. A long sword was slowly taking shape, melting into a liquid state due to the high temperature, and merging with other liquids inside the cauldron…
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“A lower-grade immortal crystal is worth 1,000 points at the third-tier domain value. Converted to the second-tier domain value, and without accounting for losses, it’s worth one million points—equivalent to the price of an elite spiritual crystal. Although lower-grade immortal crystals contain a higher energy level, their quantity is likely too small, which is why this happens. In the Heavenly Realm, it’s absolutely impossible to exchange an elite spiritual crystal for a lower-grade one,” Ye Feng said, playing with a lower-grade immortal crystal as if talking to himself.
“One million points at the third-tier domain value is only enough to buy an elite immortal crystal or a top-grade magical weapon. These purchasing rules are exactly the same as those in the Second Domain…”
“In fact, the purchasing rules for each domain are similar,” Yu Huang said with a smile. “This ensures the stability of the Virtual Realm, which is also why the prices of goods here differ from those in your world.”
“What kind of item can help me leave this hellhole?” Ye Feng muttered softly.
“Any item has a limit to its energy storage. Once exceeded, it can no longer hold more energy. Just like water in a cup—once it’s full, it will overflow,” Yu Huang reminded him.
“The limit of energy storage…” Ye Feng’s eyes suddenly lit up after hearing this…