Chapter 496: The Secret of Gold

“I am the reincarnation of an ancient divine race, and my past life was that of the 78th patriarch of the Beast Taming Sect.”
“The Tower of Beasts was the sacred treasure of the Beast Taming Sect in ancient times. After becoming patriarch, my interest in capturing magical beasts reached its peak. Not only did I go out to hunt them myself frequently, but I also mobilized the entire sect to do so. Many powerful magical beasts were captured and imprisoned in the Tower of Beasts. Since adult magical beasts could not be bonded under extreme resistance, the Tower contained a process to forcibly extract their souls and establish a contract. Our sect used this method to bind numerous powerful magical beasts.”
“Due to my relentless hunting of magical beasts, all the magical beasts in the divine realm hated me deeply. Many powerful members of the ancient divine race considered my methods too cruel and refused to associate with me. Because of binding so many powerful beasts, the number of supreme-level magical beasts in our sect far exceeded that of other sects, making us the largest sect in the divine realm—yet we also faced widespread hatred from other sects. The remaining magical beasts secretly reached an agreement with many powerful beings in the divine realm to isolate our Beast Taming Sect. They then launched the largest beast invasion in the divine realm’s history, destroying our sect. In that battle, I suffered severe injuries, even to my soul.”
“To recover, I hid for many years, but my wounds never healed and even worsened. During this time, due to the arrival of ascendants from the lower realms, the ancient divine race decided to abandon this land and embark on a great migration. Unaware of this, I continued to cultivate in seclusion. When I emerged, my injuries had not improved at all, and I found that the entire divine realm had changed, completely occupied by outsiders.”

“My soul is growing weaker, and the seals within the Tower of Beasts are also weakening. The most powerful magical beasts at the top of the tower have noticed this. Thus, they launched their first rebellion within the tower. Although they failed to break the seals, the aftermath of their attacks caused cracks in the seals on the first floor, allowing several magical beasts at the ninth level of the Law realm, dozens at the eighth level, and tens of thousands at the sixth level or above to escape. I managed to repair the seals on the first floor with great difficulty, then searched for those escaped beasts, but was unable to kill them all. I could only seal them in five places in the Divine Realm—today’s four forbidden zones and the Sea of Infinity.”

“After that, I realized that the wounds to my soul were spreading, and it wouldn’t be long before my soul was completely destroyed. With no other choice, I decided to reincarnate. I thought that by quickly reaching the same level of cultivation as in my past life after reincarnation, I could return and reclaim the Tower of Beasts.”

“But after reincarnating, I found that due to the severe damage to my soul from my past life, my soul was already damaged at birth, making it impossible for me to cultivate. It took me countless amounts of time and effort to barely reach the level of a Heavenly God, after which I could no longer make any further progress. Yet, to control the first floor of the Tower of Beasts, one must at least reach the level of an Ancestral God and also understand the Laws.” Jin seemed very distressed. “It was because of my mistakes that the Divine Realm ended up in this state. Now, even I am powerless to change things.”

“Wait, isn’t the current situation in the Divine Realm caused by the collapse of the Holy Land, which allowed the powerful beings from the Holy Realm to break the seals of several forbidden zones?” Ye Feng believed that the rampant magical beasts in the Divine Realm had little to do with Jin.

“The main reason is still my fault. Initially, there weren’t many magical beasts within the five great seals. But after a long period of reproduction and with no natural predators around, their numbers gradually increased, along with those that were stronger. Many had reached the seventh or eighth level of law cultivation. My seals were damaged by people from the Sacred Realm, but they weren’t completely broken. Yet this damage allowed many magical beasts to escape from the seals, including many powerful ones. After the ancient divine races migrated, there were very few magical beasts in the Divine Realm with cultivation beyond the sixth level. But those that escaped from my seals were many strong ones at the seventh or eighth level of law cultivation, causing the most damage to the Divine Realm. Even worse, after escaping from the seals, they gathered large groups of magical beasts to launch beast raids, destroying many cities in the human world. It took great effort for the human world’s strong warriors to suppress them, but they were severely weakened as a result. That’s how the Divine Realm ended up in its current state.”

“To make amends for my mistakes, I used the wealth from my past life to establish an organization to fight against magical beasts—the Guardians Alliance. But it only provides temporary relief, not a permanent solution…”

“The Guardians Alliance was created by you?” Ye Feng was surprised.

Jin nodded lightly. “In my past life, I was the head of the Beast Taming Sect, and my main source of income came from selling magical beasts, so I had a large amount of savings. But no matter how much money I had, it was useless. I couldn’t repair my soul, and thus I couldn’t regain control of the Tower of Ten Thousand Beasts.”

“Do you have no way to control the Tower of Ten Thousand Beasts now?” Ye Feng asked.

“That tower is a spiritual treasure-level artifact; it doesn’t recognize any master. Even at the peak of my past life’s cultivation as a Supreme Saint, I could only gain control of the first eight layers. To gain control of the first layer, one must enter it and pass relevant tests. Only those who reach the level of Ancestral God and understand the laws are qualified to enter the first layer,” Jin said helplessly, shaking his head.

“Then what brings you here this time?” Ye Feng pressed.

“I plan to use that divine essence I bought to merge it with my existing divine essence, and see if I can pass the tests. Since my soul can’t be repaired anyway, using that divine essence will at least allow my cultivation to reach the level of Ancestral God, so I can enter the first layer of the Tower of Ten Thousand Beasts.” Jin clearly had given up.

“Don’t rush. According to common knowledge, since your soul was severely damaged in your past life, even with pills, it can only be restored to its newborn state in this life—which won’t help you,” Ye Feng nodded. “But I have a way to repair your soul.”

“Do you really have a way?” Though skeptical, Jin still felt a glimmer of hope.
“That’s right. But after using this method, it will create an effect similar to a contract.” Ye Feng knew that in such a situation, only the Ultimate Repair Right could be used.
“That’s still better than the current situation.” After years of struggle, Jin had resolved to give up, but now such good news had appeared.
“I have here a peak Ancestral God divine essence, at the fourth level of the Water attribute law.” Ye Feng took out another divine essence and handed it to Jin. “Merge this one first.”
“Weren’t you going to repair my soul? If I use a divine essence, even if my soul is repaired, my cultivation level will remain at the peak of an Ancestral God.”
“That won’t happen. I have a way to ensure you’re not restricted by the divine essence.” Ye Feng shook his head with a smile.
“Really?” Jin’s face was full of doubt.
“Don’t worry. I wouldn’t give you something so valuable for no reason.” With these words, Jin believed most of it. Along the way, whenever anyone attacked, Ye Feng would kill them all and search their bodies thoroughly, never sparing a single thing. Let alone this priceless Ancestral God-level divine essence.
“Alright then.” Jin took the divine essence.
“Merging it may take some time. I’ll take you to a place.” As soon as Ye Feng spoke, he took Jin into the Flowing Jade Hall. Ignoring Jin’s shock, he said, “There’s a thousand-fold time acceleration here. Merge the divine essence first. After that, I’ll help you repair the cultivation limitations caused by your soul and the divine essence.”
Merging the divine essence didn’t take long—just over ten days. With the thousand-fold time acceleration in the Flowing Jade Hall, it was less than half an hour compared to the outside world. Completing the merge didn’t mean immediately possessing the cultivation level and soul strength associated with the divine essence; extensive cultivation was still required.
But cultivation was something for later. What Ye Feng needed to do first was use the Ultimate Repair Right to repair Jin’s soul and the cultivation limitations caused by merging the divine essence.
“What should I do now?” Jin asked, puzzled, after the divine essence was merged.
“You don’t need to do anything.” Ye Feng said as he placed a hand on Jin’s forehead. “Use the Ultimate Repair Privilege.”
“One use of the Ultimate Repair Right deducted. Ultimate Repair Right used successfully!”
“Repair completed!”
Jin’s expression instantly turned to ecstasy. He could clearly feel that his soul had returned to its most complete state from his past life, and the divine essence seemed like something he had cultivated himself.

“Then why did the rebellion in the Tower of Ten Thousand Beasts attract so many powerful beings?” Ye Feng asked.
“Since magical beasts can still reproduce inside the Tower of Ten Thousand Beasts, their numbers keep increasing. That’s why there are tasks designed to eliminate these beasts within the tower. Depending on how well these tasks are completed, different rewards are given,” Jin nodded and explained.
“It sounds pretty good. What kind of rewards are there?” Ye Feng couldn’t help but ask.
“There are sacred artifacts, medicinal pills, ancient divine artifacts, as well as cultivation techniques. To get good things, the tasks are quite difficult,” Jin replied after a brief pause. He hadn’t expected Ye Feng to be interested in such rewards.
Ye Feng smiled and nodded. “You go and cultivate in the Liuluan Hall first; it has a time acceleration effect of a thousand times. Leave the rest to me and Shi Tou. I’ll call you when the Tower of Ten Thousand Beasts opens.”
Jin also knew that his top priority now was to quickly restore his cultivation level to the level of an Ancestral God, because only by reaching that level could he enter the Tower of Ten Thousand Beasts. If he missed this opportunity, it was uncertain when the next rebellion would occur. He didn’t want to wait any longer, nor did he have the patience to do so…