Chapter 231: Lilith Has a Boyfriend

On the third day after obtaining the Demon Rogue’s ring, Ye Feng sat silently on the sofa in the living room, his brows furrowed, constantly fiddling with the ring in his hand.
Three days had passed, and Ye Feng no longer remembered how many times he had gone through the items in the ring. As soon as he returned on the first day, he used his mental power to thoroughly search the Demon Rogue’s storage ring several times. Still unsatisfied, he took out all the items and checked each one individually, yet none of them contained any information about the key.
Ye Feng didn’t dare to discard the items in the ring casually, as any of them might hide clues to the key. He sat there, continuing to search while pondering the connections between the items, yet still with no clue.
“If I lose the fifth key like this, it seems hopeless to open Pyret’s treasure,” Ye Feng thought with frustration. The Demon Rogue was dead at his hands, and the contents of his ring seemed to be nothing but worthless trash.
“It’s already the third day. Boss has been like this the whole time. Uncle, please help persuade him!” Bernard said, pulling at Meng Shan’s pants. This was the only thing it could do to get help.
“I understand!” Meng Shan patted its head and Xiao Yu’s head before walking over to Ye Feng.
Only when Meng Shan stood in front of him did Ye Feng slowly lift his head, forcing a smile. “Uncle Meng, what’s the matter?”
“BOSS, it’s not me who has a problem—it’s you! From what Xiao Bei said, you’ve been like this for three days now.” Meng Shan showed a worried expression.
“If I hadn’t killed the Demon Rogue, maybe we could have gotten that key,” Ye Feng continued to blame himself.
“That’s wrong. If we hadn’t killed him, we still wouldn’t have gotten the key!” Meng Shan shook his head. “He never intended to give us the key from the start. There are only two outcomes: either he gives us a fake key, we let him go, and he continues to do evil, or he gives us a fake key, we kill him, and he takes the real key with him to the grave! In either case, we won’t get the real key. You have no need to blame yourself for this.”
“But Pyret’s treasure…” Ye Feng lowered his head. “It will never be opened.”

“We can look for other keys first. Once we have all of them, we can discuss this matter. It’s not certain that only the Demon Monk knows where that key is. It’s even possible he doesn’t have the key at all; he might have just made up a lie to attract stronger beings and gain more followers,” Meng Shan suggested.
After hearing this theory, Ye Feng’s eyes lit up—this possibility indeed couldn’t be ruled out. The Demon Monk might not have the key at all, so he had nothing to exchange for his life. His roar before dying could have been just a bluff to create psychological barriers for himself and others.
“I think you should rest for a while. Let us handle the task of finding the keys!” Meng Shan offered. “If we get any news, we’ll contact you right away!”
“If you find the key, won’t you give it to me? What about the Alchemy Sect?”
“The Alchemy Sect doesn’t qualify to enter the treasure. Aside from me, only the Grand Elder is a Five Calamities Immortal. If it’s just about collecting items spat out by the treasure from the periphery, his strength is sufficient. But if the treasure is opened, those below the level of a Spirit Immortal or Seven Calamities Immortal may not be able to come out alive. You know, such treasure sites are extremely dangerous,” Meng Shan said, clearly prepared for this.
“But my cultivation level…” Ye Feng grew worried upon hearing this.
“Don’t worry. We can cooperate with Fatu. That way, we’ll have two beings on par with Seven Calamities Immortals to protect you. Besides, Gu Nan has completely become a subordinate of Lilith these past few days. Who knows, he might even help us. Lilith and Kastedio are already very powerful, but they’re restricted by your contract and can’t get stronger. If you make further progress, their strength will increase as well,” Meng Shan explained.
“Lilith and Kastedio’s cultivation is restricted by me? How is that possible? How could I not know?” Ye Feng stared at Meng Shan in shock, as he was completely unaware of this.

“Under normal circumstances, bound by the contract, our cultivation level can only rise to three major tiers above yours. But when we signed the contract, we already surpassed this limit, so our cultivation can no longer increase and remains stagnant. If you manage to reach the Tribulation Phase, three more tiers above that is the Spirit Immortal level. By then, Kastdio and Lilith will only need sufficient energy to break through to the Spirit Immortal level in a short time. All the injuries in their bodies have fully healed, and the restrictions imposed by God and Satan on them have also disappeared. Before reaching their original cultivation level again, their upgrades will be a very easy process. As long as you reach that level, they can upgrade in just three or two days.”
“I had no idea such a thing existed!” Ye Feng was speechless.
“It’s okay, knowing it now is sufficient!” Meng Shan didn’t blame Ye Feng for this.
“By the way, there’s one more thing I need to tell you—it’s a secret!” Meng Shan continued, “After signing the contract with you, I can now transform myself into any weapon or armor.”
“What?!” Ye Feng couldn’t believe his ears.
“Do you want gloves? I can turn into a pair of gloves for you!” As soon as Meng Shan finished speaking, he disappeared, replaced by a pair of elaborately decorated purple gloves floating in the air.
“Uncle Meng, this is…” Ye Feng was stunned by what he saw.
“That’s me! You can try them on!” A voice came from the gloves.
Ye Feng reached out and took the gloves, putting them on his hands. “Are they mid-tier immortal artifacts?”
“That’s right. With my current cultivation level, I can only transform into mid-tier immortal artifacts. I can also turn into long knives, swords, armor, and such!” Meng Shan’s voice came from the gloves.
“Uncle Meng, can you turn into a sports car?” Ye Feng felt a hint of excitement.
“What’s a sports car?” Meng Shan couldn’t help but ask.
“That’s this!” Ye Feng took out the BMW he had bought on Earth from the storage cabinet in the virtual realm.
“No problem!” As soon as Meng Shan said that, the gloves detached from Ye Feng’s hands and transformed into an identical sports car.
“This is absolutely amazing! Uncle Meng, you’ve become a universal transformable robot! Haha…” Ye Feng opened the car door and sat in the driver’s seat. Everything inside was exactly the same as his BMW.

“A couple of days ago, I just wanted to give it a try. To my surprise, I found that I could truly transform from a human into an artifact. The higher my cultivation level, the higher the grade of the artifact I can become!” Meng Shan said with a smile.

“Well, I’m happy now. My task is done!” Meng Shan reverted to his human form again. “There are still some matters to handle at the Artificer Sect. I’ll come see you another day!”

“Oh…” Ye Feng now looked at Meng Shan as if he were a novel toy, which made Meng Shan feel a bit uneasy. He regretted having transformed into that sports car. He knew that if he had turned into a weapon or armor, Ye Feng wouldn’t have been so interested.

“Uncle Meng, do you think Lilith really likes Gu Nan, or is she just teasing him?” Ye Feng suddenly remembered Lilith’s question.

“She probably does like him. Though she’s bold, she’s never been this proactive with another man before. That’s what Kastedio said!” Meng Shan nodded.

“No wonder she doesn’t feel anything even with such a handsome guy like Kastedio around. So she prefers rough and tough men.” Ye Feng said as if to himself.

“I’m leaving now. Find something to do. Being busy will keep you from thinking about unnecessary things.” Meng Shan walked over to Bernard and Xiao Yu. “You two take care of him. Let me know if anything goes wrong.”

After reluctantly watching Meng Shan leave, Bernard and Xiao Yu rushed over to Ye Feng. “Boss, let’s go out and explore!”

“Alright. I’ll take you to Lilith and Kastedio. I’m going to enter seclusion!” Ye Feng nodded. “There probably won’t be any news regarding the keys for a while.”

“Boss, how long will this seclusion take?” Bernard couldn’t help asking.

“About a hundred days, roughly the same as last time! After this seclusion, my cultivation level will improve significantly.” Ye Feng frowned slightly. “I just don’t know if, when I reach the Tribulation stage, my strength will be comparable to that of a Spirit Immortal-level warrior.”

Ye Feng still wasn’t very confident. After his last upgrade, he could barely deal with Mahayana-stage warriors. He didn’t know if rising two more levels would allow him to confront Spirit Immortal-level warriors.

Along the way, after buying a bunch of food for the two kids, Ye Feng took them to the headquarters where Fat and the others were.

Fat was still lying half on his hospital bed, his new body completely naked and being cultivated inside a transparent container.

“It’s been four or five days already—hasn’t this body reached its limit yet?” Ye Feng walked over to Fat and glanced at the container.
“Haha, this is a good sign! Maybe I’ll be able to reach the Supreme Immortal realm and become a ruler in the immortal world!” Fat laughed happily.
“You have a great physique!” Ye Feng said with a sly smile.
“Hehe, envious, huh? There are quite a few men here who feel ashamed compared to you!” Fat said proudly.
“Why use a transparent container? Is it so you can let everyone admire your ‘magnificence’?” Ye Feng was speechless; he hadn’t expected Fat to be so narcissistic.
“It’s our own brothers—why not let them take a look? Since it’s transparent, I can see it every day. Once I reach my limit, I can take it out and use it right away. I can’t wait anymore!” Fat explained why he displayed his body in the hall for everyone to see. “You didn’t come here just to chat with me, did you?”
“I plan to let these two little guys stay here for a few days. I need to retreat for a while! Keeping them in a room for over a hundred days definitely won’t work!” Ye Feng picked up the two little creatures and placed them on Fat’s sickbed.
“I love small animals! Anyway, I’m bored anyway. Besides, after entering a new body, I need a long adjustment period and can’t fight. Let them keep me company!” Fat agreed readily.
“What about Kastdio and Lilith? Why isn’t either of them here?” Ye Feng asked curiously.
“Kast got a mission and probably won’t return until tomorrow. As for that little girl Lilith, she’s in a relationship lately. I’ve met that guy, Gunan—he’s not bad!” Fat said with a smile.
“So Lilith really likes that type…” Ye Feng finally understood that Lilith wasn’t just joking this time.