Chapter 427: The Dying Pearl

In a simply styled, clean hall, a long table made of pitch-black wood was surrounded by men and women.
“Boss, that guy looks exactly like the description in the warrant from years ago—just like Blade. But it seems he has reached the level of a True God. I wasn’t sure if he really was Blade,” said a tall woman with furrowed brows, addressing a young man in black robes. “It wasn’t until he drew portraits of the God of Death and Scorpio that I rushed back to headquarters right away.”
“It seems Blade got separated from his friends…” The young man in black robes rested his chin in one hand and after a while looked up at the others. “What do you think? Should we secretly help him, or leave him alone?”
“If we help him, those scum up there might discover us. Then, when they send enforcers, things will get complicated…” said a handsome young man in white, fiddling with a fan, though his expression remained calm.
“Bai Yu, are you afraid of those scum? What’s so bad about enforcers? As long as no group of Emperor Gods shows up, we can handle however many come,” said a young man with short red hair disdainfully.
“From the information we’ve gathered, Blade somehow wiped out an entire squad of enforcers. The teleportation array in Blood Fiend City has stopped working, seemingly due to that fight. He seems far stronger than we thought. You see, each member of an enforcer squad is at least at the level of a Main God, and the squad leader is even at the level of an Emperor God. If any of us faced them alone, it would take a lot of effort to defeat them, and there’s a chance some might escape,” added the tall woman. “Besides, when we say we’ll provide help, it doesn’t mean we’ll expose ourselves by directly helping Blade kill those enforcers. It’s just some auxiliary assistance.”

“We really can’t expose ourselves. After all these years of hiding, we mustn’t fail now. You know, no matter how many enforcer teams Blade Edge has killed here, it’s just a drop in the bucket compared to the forces above.” The young man in black at the head nodded. “That’s settled then. Bai Yu, you’re in charge of this mission—find Blade Edge’s friend as soon as possible. Once you find them, inform Xiao Ya right away. As for Yu Xu, he’ll keep an eye on Blade Edge secretly. I originally planned to assign this task to Xiao Ya, but I’m worried Blade Edge might have some special way to detect it, so it’s better if you go. At least if he notices you, he won’t suspect our organization.”
“Okay!”
“Then that’s it. Disperse!”
……
Ye Feng stayed in the restaurant for three days until the communicator finally rang.
A hint of joy appeared on his face as he immediately checked it.
“There’s news, but it’s not good. It seems Miss Scorpio has suffered severe injuries. The God of Death has been by her side, so we can’t get any more detailed information.” A message was sent over.
“Are all the people I’m looking for here?” Ye Feng sent a reply.
“Yes.”
“Okay, tell me the location.” Ye Feng said anxiously.
“Sure, I’ll send you the coordinates right away. Please check them.”
Before long, the communicator vibrated again. Ye Feng looked at the coordinates sent over, and the figures in the room gradually faded away.
“Who’s there?” A cold shout came as soon as Ye Feng appeared.
“It’s me!” Ye Feng turned to see Long Tian, whose expression was dark.
“You escaped?” Long Tian’s gloomy expression improved slightly.
“I killed them all! But the teleportation array was destroyed, so it took me a few days to come here via another array.” After saying that, Ye Feng looked at Pearl, who was lying unconscious on the bed. “Sister Pearl…”
“She took that attack for us…” Long Tian said gravely. “Her body is almost shattered, and her soul has also been severely damaged… If her cultivation level weren’t at the half-god stage, a Nine-Turn Golden Elixir could wake her up. But now that she’s a half-god-level warrior, her body and soul have undergone significant changes, and a Nine-Turn Golden Elixir isn’t enough to repair them… To save her, we need a Nine-Turn Divine Elixir…”

“The Nine-Revolution Divine Pill is an ultimate divine pill. In the Void Realm, its value is comparable to that of ultimate divine artifacts, both exceeding 10 million at the fourth realm level. However, since this pill can revive the dead, its price might be on par with special ultimate divine artifacts, likely ranging from 50 million to 140 million at the fourth realm level,” Ye Feng thought to himself. “I currently have 7.25 trillion at the third realm level, which is equivalent to 7.25 billion at the fourth realm level. There are also the divine crystals from killing those god-tier warriors and other treasures that haven’t been converted into realm points. It’s enough to buy the Nine-Revolution Divine Pill, but my fourth realm is sealed…”

“Even in the Divine Realm, the Nine-Revolution Divine Pill is an ultimate pill, and its value is probably greater than that of ordinary ultimate divine artifacts. Even at our cultivation speeds, it would take hundreds of years to obtain it,” Long Tian sighed. “But judging from Pearl’s current condition, it’s even a question whether she can last until tomorrow…”

“Can’t we use other pills to sustain her life first?” Ye Feng frowned upon hearing Long Tian’s words.

“No, her body is too weak to withstand the energy impact of any pills. No matter which pill is used, once its effect wears off, her body will immediately disintegrate into ashes… There’s only one chance for treatment. In other words, except for the Nine-Revolution Divine Pill, any other pill will accelerate her death.”

“One day…” Ye Feng frowned deeply. “I’ll find a way. You all take good care of her…”

“Where are you going?” Long Tian asked, puzzled, as Ye Feng turned to leave.

“To find a pill!”

“In just one day? Where can you find one?” Long Tian frowned, thinking Ye Feng’s idea was unrealistic.

“Don’t ask. I’ll try to return within a day!” As soon as Ye Feng spoke, he disappeared.

At that moment, Long Yue’s voice came through, “Brother, was that Ye Feng just now?”

“Mm!” Long Tian nodded.

Long Yue and the others entered the room. “Where is he?”

“He’s gone to find a pill…” Long Tian still looked worried.

“Find a pill? But Sister Pearl…” Long Yue was full of confusion.

“Now we can only place our hopes on him…” Long Tian sighed lightly. “Everyone, go outside. I’ll stay here and watch over her.”

Long Yue and the others slowly retreated. They knew that Pearl’s body was now too fragile; even the slightest change in the environment could accelerate her death, so they could only rely on the exceptionally powerful Long Tian to protect her. The reason they didn’t let Tie Niu, who had the highest cultivation level, guard her was that although Tie Niu was Ye Feng’s friend, he wasn’t familiar with Pearl. Moreover, in terms of combat strength, despite Tie Niu’s high cultivation level, he might not be a match for Long Tian.

At this moment, Ye Feng entered the Refinement Realm. “One day in the Refinement Realm is equivalent to a thousand days in the real world. Pearl might not last a full day, but a few hours should be fine. Time accelerates by a thousand times in this realm. It shouldn’t be too difficult for me to reach the level of a Heavenly God. Only by reaching that level can I unlock the fourth layer of the sealed Void Realm and purchase medicinal pills. However, my godfather’s methods are truly extraordinary—he’s sealed off even the privilege of purchasing beyond one’s current level. It feels like everything in the fourth realm is sealed… The only way is for me to reach the level of a Heavenly God.”

It turned out that Ye Feng had tried to use the privilege of purchasing beyond his current level earlier that day, only to be told it couldn’t be used. He could only reach the level of a Heavenly God under the accelerated time conditions of the Refinement Realm. Only by achieving that cultivation level would the immortal seal be broken. This condition had been set by the Immortal for Ye Feng, aiming to help him grow stronger without relying on the Void Realm.

“My current soul strength is at the peak of the True God level. First, I’ll absorb all the True God-level divinities to see if my soul can break through. If not, I’ll have to use a Heavenly God-level divinity to force the breakthrough.” Ye Feng narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at the twenty-some True God-level divinities in his hands.

The size of those divinities didn’t vary much, but their colors did—ranging from light yellow to dark yellow with red veins. The divinities with red veins indicated that their owners’ soul strengths were already between the True God and Heavenly God levels.

Ye Feng pinched the lightest-colored one between his fingers and closed his eyes. A stream of black energy slowly emanated from his fingertips, forming a faint layer of black mist that enveloped the light yellow divinity, causing it to circulate continuously.

Ye Feng could feel a faint yellow energy flowing through his meridians into the black crystal core in his dantian. The four small horns on the black crystal core extended upward like antennae and slowly merged together.

Soon after, Ye Feng saw what seemed to be a large door opening above the black crystal core. An antenna disappeared entirely into it, and he then felt a cool sensation spreading from his forehead into his mental sea. In just the time it took to drink a cup of tea, that cool sensation gradually faded. Ye Feng knew that he had almost absorbed all of that divine essence. He immediately withdrew his mental energy, took another divine essence, and continued to close his eyes to meditate inwardly. Three hours passed quickly, and Ye Feng had used up all his divine essences at the true god level. His mental sea had expanded by nearly three times, but there was still no sign of an improvement in his soul’s strength. “Strange…” Ye Feng frowned slightly. “When I was at the half-god level, I absorbed the divine essences of three true god-level warriors, and my soul barely managed to reach the godly realm. Now that I’m at the true god level, having absorbed so many true god-level crystal cores, I still haven’t reached the heavenly god level… It seems I’ll have to use heavenly god-level divine essences to make the breakthrough…” With no other choice, Ye Feng took out all the heavenly god-level divine essences from his storage ring. There were actually over twenty of those crimson-colored heavenly god-level divine essences, all obtained from the storage rings of those supreme god-level warriors. He picked one and held it between his fingers, and black energy once again emanated from his body…