Chapter 439: The Valley of Ten Thousand Demons

Before leaving, Ye Feng ignored Long Tian’s advice and bought seeds of two giant plants from the black market. He also followed Zhen Zhu’s suggestion and released Long Yue and the others only after leaving the Garden of Gods. After nearly twenty days of travel, when Ye Feng and his group arrived at the Valley of Ten Thousand Demons, the many powerful beings gathered there voluntarily made way for them. They could clearly sense the immense pressure exerted by these thirteen people. And those thirteen people were undoubtedly Ye Feng and his companions. The one with the highest cultivation level was still Ye Feng, while Long Yue and the others had all reached the later stage of the divine realm. After all, it had been hundreds of thousands of years, and the large amount of pills provided by Ye Feng had allowed them to reach the peak of the semi-divine realm in a short time, just one step away from breaking through to full divinity. Even within less than ten thousand years of cultivation, almost everyone had reached the divine realm. However, after reaching the early stage of the divine realm, without the aid of pills, their progress slowed down. Although Lian Yu had intelligently sent them all to the fourth layer, where they faced divine beasts daily to hone their combat skills to an terrifying level, their cultivation progress was not ideal. What surprised Ye Feng the most was that Yi Fan, who was usually carefree, had actually reached the later stage of the true god realm, one level higher than everyone else. There was also one person who surprised Ye Feng—Xiao Liu, the young man who used to follow Qing Lang, had broken through to the true god realm, though only at the early stage. Long Tian and Zhen Zhu exchanged a glance. Now, their cultivation at the semi-divine level was the lowest among this group, leaving them with nothing but helpless smiles. Of course, it wasn’t difficult for Long Tian to improve his cultivation. His soul strength had already reached the middle stage of the supreme god realm. With enough time and energy, he could break through to that stage in a short time. Although Zhen Zhu’s cultivation was only at the semi-divine realm, her soul strength was at the divine level, so breaking through wasn’t difficult either. When such a group appeared in the Valley of Ten Thousand Demons, they truly intimidated all the demons. A few individuals with strong strength and insight immediately recognized that Zhen Zhu and Long Tian among this group were at the peak of the semi-divine realm. Yet, in terms of aura, these two seemed the weakest, making them realize just how terrifying this group really was.

When Ye Feng saw so many people gathered in this place from afar, he immediately deduced that the rumor about Wan Yao Ling being struck was true. Only upon approaching Wan Yao Ling did he see that the hole, about the size of a person, was pitch black—nothing could be seen, and Ye Feng frowned slightly. Xiao Liu, standing nearby, also noticed this situation and turned his head to look at a powerful demon-level warrior not far away. “What’s going on?” Xiao Liu himself was at the True God level, and with decades of killing, he exuded an overwhelming aura of violence. Just by glancing at that demon warrior, he scared the demon into inaction. “I’m asking you, what’s with this hole?” Xiao Liu asked again, his expression darkening. “Elder, this hole was formed about 360 years ago when another secret realm suddenly appeared and collided with Wan Yao Ling. At first, the hole was large enough for several people to enter, but it’s been shrinking over the years,” the man replied nervously. “It seems the rumor is true…” Ye Feng murmured as if to himself. “Has anyone ever gone in?” Xiao Liu continued to ask. “Yes. Over the past 300 years, dozens of people have entered, but none of them have been heard from. Moreover, it’s said that those who left their Soul Jade Slips inside had them explode.” Hearing this, Ye Feng frowned even more. A Soul Jade Slip was a one-time-use item used to confirm whether a person had perished. It was very simple to use—just tear a small piece of one’s soul and place it inside. The torn soul fragment was symbiotic with the soul; once the soul died, the fragment died too, and the soul energy contained within it would expand the Soul Jade Slip. So, if a Soul Jade Slip exploded, it meant the person who used it had died, truly perished, with no chance of reincarnation. “So, you all gathered here because you’re afraid of dying inside, but you’re too unwilling to give up?” Xiao Liu finally understood the group’s mindset. The supreme warrior hesitated for a moment before nodding helplessly. “Should we go in?” Long Tian asked Ye Feng.

“I’ll give it a try first!” As Ye Feng finished speaking, a person slowly split into two, a sight that filled the group of powerful demon clansmen with envy. Most demons had strong physical constitutions and relied mainly on simple physical cultivation methods. Of course, those at the level of divine beasts possessed powerful memory inheritances, so they didn’t lack cultivation techniques. But ordinary demon cultivators were different—they had few techniques, let alone advanced ones like the clone spell, which was absent from most divine beast memories.

Ye Feng certainly had no time to worry about what those demons were thinking. His clone stepped forward and disappeared into the black entrance. Just a few breaths later, Ye Feng, who had been staring at the entrance motionless, suddenly frowned.

“Does it not work?” Pearl asked softly beside him.

“Mm, there are extremely strong spatial turbulence inside. My clone was torn to pieces the moment it touched it,” Ye Feng nodded gravely.

“It seems that forcing our way in with just our strength won’t work. Even super divine artifacts would struggle to remain intact in such spatial turbulence,” Long Tian also looked worried, though his expression showed clear reluctance.

Ye Feng remained silent, staring at the entrance. After a while, he finally looked up at Long Tian and the others. “Let’s all enter the Refinement Realm!”

“Do you plan to force your way in using the Refinement Realm?” Long Tian seemed concerned. “But those treasures in the Refinement Realm… if they get damaged…”

“It’s just spatial turbulence…” Ye Feng already knew that although spatial turbulence was powerful, even top-tier sacred artifacts from the Holy Realm wouldn’t easily get damaged by it, let alone powerful items like pseudo-void treasures.

“Why don’t you use the Flowing Palace?” Pearl also thought this decision was risky.

“I can’t move the Flowing Palace. My strength is too weak,” Ye Feng shrugged helplessly. “Actually, under normal circumstances, I shouldn’t even be able to control the Refinement Realm. But due to some special reasons, I can perform some basic manipulations.”

“Won’t there be any problems?” Pearl was also worried about the Refinement Realm being damaged, as it was an excellent cultivation place.

“Don’t worry. Although the Refinement Realm is a special type of device, its durability is more than sufficient to withstand the test,” Ye Feng explained repeatedly. “Don’t resist. Let me bring you all into the Refinement Realm.”

A moment later, the group of thirteen people was suddenly reduced to just one. This sudden change left the demons present stunned.

Soon after, Ye Feng also disappeared. In that area, only a palm-sized golden pyramid floated in space before slowly sinking into the black opening.