Chapter 644: The Tower Reaching the Sky

The entire process of establishing a bond took seven days and seven nights. If Ye Feng had held on a few more hours earlier, he wouldn’t have received the final gift. However, through their time together, he could sense that Existence truly wished for him to spend more time with it. Existence gave him the impression of a lonely old person without children, spending every day and night alone at home, unable even to feel the passage of time—because in the Land of Non-Existence, time did not exist. Moreover, the gifts Existence gave him were all priceless treasures, which made Ye Feng feel even more distressed.

“Little guy, I’m not as miserable as you think. The Land of Non-Existence is just a special place within my domain of protection; it doesn’t mean I can’t come out. My name is Existence, so I am everywhere. The reason I don’t communicate with others is that I’m only interested in those who have entered the Land of Non-Existence. Of course, loneliness is inevitable. When you reach my level, you’ll understand that loneliness is just an emotion. If I wish, I can completely erase it… Keep practicing hard. I have high hopes for you—you’re much more interesting than that little guy, Immortal…” Existence’s voice came again.

Ye Feng was slightly surprised, but after hearing this explanation, his initial displeasure vanished completely.

In front of him, a thumb-sized tower-like object hovered in the air, and a voice spoke once more, “Bond established! Please use your life essence to complete the final stage.”

Ye Feng then forced out a drop of his life essence. The moment the golden essence appeared, a powerful pull emanated from the tower, instantly sucking it in.

In just about the time it takes to drink tea, the small tower emitted a beam of golden light that entered Ye Feng’s forehead. A strange contract symbol appeared on his brow. Soon after, the tower disappeared into that symbol.

Ye Feng reached into his sea of consciousness with his spiritual power and finally saw the full appearance of the tower.

It was a giant tower reaching the sky, countless times larger than the Flowing Palace and the Void Realm in his sea of consciousness. The tower was entirely iron-blue in color and had nine layers.

Using his spiritual power to explore further, Ye Feng discovered that of those nine layers, he could only open the lowest one.

After opening the door to the lowest layer, Ye Feng suddenly found himself at the outskirts of the Chaos Star Sea. Every planet he had passed along the way was clearly visible, without any deviation.

“What’s going on?” Ye Feng was filled with surprise; he had no idea what was happening. It felt as though he was alone in a 3D projection. But he quickly noticed a difference—as soon as he thought of the boundary between the core area and the inner realm, the projection enlarged, allowing him to see everything happening at that boundary instantly.

“Mark the locations of all the virtual treasure fragments.” The moment this thought crossed Ye Feng’s mind, the locations of those fragments were immediately marked, with a total of over fifty thousand pieces.

“I wonder if I can collect them like this directly…” Ye Feng thought to himself before trying it out. He took out his storage ring and reached for the nearby virtual treasure fragments. Then, to his astonishment, all the fragments he had collected vanished. He checked his storage ring and found that he had indeed succeeded in collecting them.

“Haha, interesting.” Ye Feng laughed happily. It took him about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea to collect all the over fifty thousand virtual treasure fragments at the boundary.

It then took nearly another cup of tea to collect nearly ten thousand more fragments floating in the inner and outer realms, leaving him with a hefty haul.

With a single thought, he left that area only to find himself in a void. The chaotic star sea that had been nearby had turned into a distant star, appearing like a mere speck in the universe.

At that moment, a strange stone tablet suddenly appeared in front of him.

“First layer of the Sky-Piercing Tower: It can acquire thousands of realms that have not yet formed complete universes. Once placed inside the tower, everything in those realms falls under the control of the tower’s owner.” The words on the stone tablet made Ye Feng exclaim in amazement, “Isn’t this cheating? It can also seize already formed realms from others and turn them into its own, only not inside the dantian, but inside the tower.”

“What are the collection conditions? There must be restrictions, right?” Ye Feng couldn’t help but ask.

“The rank of the realm cannot exceed that of the user’s own realm. Lower-ranked realms can be collected instantly, while those of the same rank take a day. Each higher rank adds ten days, and two higher ranks add a hundred days, and so on. The more realms one obtains and the higher their rank, the faster the growth of the realms within the user’s body.” The voice that had tested him before appeared again.

“How is this growth rate calculated?” Ye Feng felt even more convinced that the Heavenly Dao had given him something truly wonderful.

“When the number of realms of the same rank as those in the host body reaches ten, the growth rate of those realms within the host body increases tenfold; at twenty, it increases twentyfold. For realms of a higher rank, there is one additional realm, and the growth rate doubles, and so on…”
“Can the realms within fallen powerful beings also be extracted?” Ye Feng asked.
“Yes, the realms within fallen powerful beings are easier to extract,” Qing Tian replied.
“How did the Chaotic Sea appear in this tower?” Ye Feng raised a question that troubled him.
“The Chaotic Sea is an independent realm that was brought in by the old master,” Qing Tian explained. “Everything shown in the tower is just a projection; a physical entity needs a place to exist. The Chaotic Sea was placed in this primary main plane by me. Of course, if you wish, you can also transfer it to another plane.”
“Everything like that is possible?” Ye Feng exclaimed in amazement. “What about the people inside? Do they transfer as well?”
“Yes,” Qing Tian replied briefly and firmly. “Once a realm enters the tower, everything within it, including the realm itself, becomes property of the Qing Tian Giant Tower. More precisely, it belongs to the user of the tower. You can decide at will the fate of anyone there, as long as their strength isn’t enough to escape that realm.”
“Where did those fragments of virtual treasures come from in the Chaotic Sea?” Ye Feng asked another question that concerned him.
“There’s a layer of liquid compressed space around the core area, with extremely high pressure even when it’s at rest. But once ripples start in that liquid space, even the most powerful virtual treasures can be easily crushed into fragments. Those fragments were left behind by powerful beings from the virtual realm who invaded and then perished. In most cases, even their storage rings shatter, turning everything inside into fragments, which is why there are so many.”
“So all those treasures were completely crushed?” Ye Feng was speechless.
“The old master believes that anything useful has been stored separately, including the universes within those powerful beings’ bodies, the divine powers and techniques in their rings, as well as three undamaged supreme virtual treasures.”
“Hehe, my master really treats me well!” Ye Feng couldn’t help but sigh.
“Are you satisfied with this great gift, kid?” The voice of the Heavenly Dao suddenly came. Ye Feng turned to look and found that the Heavenly Dao had also appeared inside the Qing Tian Giant Tower.
“Master, I wronged you before…” Ye Feng said with an embarrassed smile.

“Alright, I’ve obtained the inheritance and the treasures. Find a quiet place to cultivate early on!”