Chapter 380: The Cheap Father

Upon emerging from the cultivation realm, it was already morning. Ye Feng stepped out of the inn where he was temporarily staying, feeling refreshed. As soon as he stepped outside, he sensed something was amiss.
“It’s too quiet…” Ye Feng felt as if he had entered a silent world; all noise around him had ceased abruptly. He looked around and saw passersby frozen in place, as if under some kind of immobilization spell. What surprised Ye Feng the most was a basin of sewage spilled from a small shop nearby, seemingly frozen mid-air as if time itself had stopped.
“Who’s there?!!” Ye Feng’s back was instantly drenched in cold sweat—the scene before him was utterly terrifying.
A man dressed in a black robe slowly walked over from afar. He was slightly shorter than Ye Feng but still around 1.8 meters tall, appearing to be in his twenties or thirties. A faint smile played on his lips as he stepped toward Ye Feng.
“Who are you?” Ye Feng was highly vigilant. He knew that for someone of this strength, killing him would be effortless.
“Don’t worry,” the man said, glancing around briefly before continuing, “I’ve simply sealed off this universe, preventing time and space from functioning.”
Hearing his calm tone, Ye Feng’s mind was in turmoil. “Time and space… completely halted…”
“I wonder what the senior wants from me?” Ye Feng didn’t dare neglect him.
“Senior?” The man raised his eyebrows slightly. “Don’t call me senior. You little guy have received my bloodline—calling me ‘dad’ would be more appropriate!”
“This…” Ye Feng couldn’t bring himself to use such a title. He never knew who his parents were, but he understood that one couldn’t just pick any father. Yet now he realized that it was this man who had passed on his Immortal Bloodline.
“Let me explain. In the human world, one can pass on half of their bloodline through sexual intercourse—what you on Earth call half of the chromosomes. But at our level, once one receives bloodline inheritance, it’s as if 90% of the transmission has already taken place. In that sense, I’m even closer to you than your real father.” The man in black patiently explained to Ye Feng.

“But, senior, this…” Ye Feng didn’t know how to refute such a claim. If things were judged by current genetic similarity, this guy was actually closer to him than his own biological father. If a paternity test were done at the hospital and compared with his real father, it was likely that this guy would have a higher genetic similarity to him.
“Never mind, I won’t force you!” Seeing Ye Feng in such a dilemma, the man could only shake his head helplessly. “At least call me godfather, right?”
“Godfa—ther…” Ye Feng’s lips twitched slightly as he barely managed to utter those words. He was also worried that refusing again might anger the other party. After all, calling him godfather wouldn’t hurt him, given their high genetic similarity.
“Alright, you’re so reluctant to say it.” The man also seemed somewhat helpless. After all, it was he who suddenly came forward asking others to recognize him as their godfather, so it was understandable that they were reluctant.
“My name is Immortal,” the man introduced himself. “Anyone who inherits my bloodline can gain immortality. My bloodline has been given away three times in total, and this is the last one. So, among my three children, you are the third.”
Ye Feng didn’t interject but listened patiently. In fact, he didn’t know what to say either.
“The first two kids are much stronger than you, but their bloodlines haven’t evolved. I never expected that the virtual treasure in your hands would have such a strange ability to evolve your bloodline.” Immortal spoke as if to himself. “But everyone has their own opportunities; you can’t force it.”
“I came to see you this time because of your bloodline’s evolution. You were cultivating before, and I didn’t want to disturb you, so I had to wait until you came out.”
“Godfather, you didn’t come to see me just for the sake of meeting me, did you?” As soon as he regained his senses, Ye Feng thought about asking for something in return. In his view, becoming a godfather required a gift.
No matter how powerful Immortal was, Ye Feng couldn’t hide his thoughts from him. “You kid, you’ve already gotten so good at calling me that?”
“Hehe… um…” Ye Feng knew his thoughts had been seen through. If the other party could even stop time, reading minds wasn’t surprising.

“Actually, before meeting you, I also thought hard about what would be a good gift for our first meeting…” Immortal stretched out his words, making Ye Feng wait eagerly for the rest. “But you already possess a special type of Virtual Treasure, as well as a special type of Pseudo-Virtual Treasure, and your cultivation manual is also quite unusual. I really don’t know what gift would be suitable for you…”
“Godfather, do you mean the Virtual Realm by Virtual Treasure?” Ye Feng thought that this was the only secret he had, but it wasn’t a secret at all in front of his godfather.
“Mm,” Immortal nodded. “And that Realm Refining Technique can be considered a special type of Pseudo-Virtual Treasure! Your luck is truly extraordinary—many people who are far stronger than you don’t even have a single Pseudo-Virtual Treasure. Even your second brother only has two Virtual Treasures; the rest are all Pseudo-Virtual Treasures.”
“What about the eldest brother? He must have quite a few, right?” Ye Feng figured that the eldest brother should be stronger than the second.
“Your eldest brother was once quite formidable…” Immortal’s tone became slightly odd. “It’s a pity that because he was too prominent, he was harmed by villains and perished… If his bloodline had evolved, he would probably be one of the strongest now…”
“I’m sorry…” Ye Feng realized that Immortal seemed to have deep feelings for his bloodline successor—at least he wasn’t angry with him, and he remembered the deceased eldest brother fondly.
After a long silence, Ye Feng couldn’t help asking, “Can’t you revive him even with your strength, Godfather?”
“I can do it, but I can’t…” Immortal shook his head gently. “At our level, usually, just one bloodline successor is enough, and if one perishes, they can be revived. But when he died, your second brother became my only successor, and now there’s you. In short, if all three of you died, I could only choose to revive one.”
“What if I were to revive him?” Ye Feng asked.
“That’s possible!” Immortal nodded with a smile. “Actually, I came to see you this time precisely to talk about this.”
“Godfather wants to use my supreme privilege to revive the eldest brother, right?” Ye Feng immediately understood.
“That’s right. Besides meeting you, I also want to use your help to revive the eldest brother. Even if those people find out it’s related to me, they won’t dare say anything. After all, such things have been done before. Moreover, they can’t guarantee they won’t do it again in the future.”

“Okay, what should I do?” Ye Feng asked.
“You agreed without even thinking it over?” Bu Xiao looked at Ye Feng in surprise.
“Since we’re family, there’s nothing to consider,” Ye Feng shook his head. “My godfather knows I was an orphan since childhood. Now that I know there’s someone related to me by blood, how could I refuse?”
“Good boy! My godfather really picked the right person!” Bu Xiao excitedly patted Ye Feng’s shoulder.
“What should I do?”
“You just need to use that privilege, and then I’ll input all the information about your elder brother. Once that’s done, you just need to confirm the resurrection.” Although Bu Xiao had never used the Virtual Realm himself, he must have seen Ye Feng do it secretly, so he was well aware of the whole process.
“Use the supreme privilege to resurrect him!”
“Godfather, please input the information!”
“Information input completed. Confirm resurrection?”
“Yes!” Ye Feng promptly clicked to confirm.
A faint figure gradually solidified before Ye Feng and Bu Xiao. It was a young man around Ye Feng’s age, exuding a powerful aura that, even when heavily restrained, still seemed as deep and unfathomable as the ocean to Ye Feng.
The young man was momentarily stunned, then saw Bu Xiao. He quickly stepped forward to greet him, “Father!”
“Silly boy, go and train hard when you return. Don’t come out again until your bloodline evolves,” Bu Xiao said with an affectionate look in his eyes. “This time your third brother revived you. Next time, you won’t be so lucky!”
“Ah, I have a third brother?” Though curious earlier, the young man respected Bu Xiao too much to ask who the person standing beside him was. But hearing Bu Xiao’s words, he immediately realized that this seemingly young guy must be his third brother.
Ye Feng was speechless. He hadn’t expected the other person to be more interested in him than in who revived him.
“Third brother, thank you. My name is Nian Cangsheng. I’m your elder brother! Our blood relationship is over 80% similar. We should get closer from now on!” Without Ye Feng’s expectation, the young man gave him an American-style hug.
“My name is Ye Feng…” In contrast, Ye Feng was much more reserved, merely smiling politely.
“What nice gift did our father give you as a welcome present?” Nian Cangsheng leaned in and whispered secretly.
“Can’t you be a little more proper? This is the first time my third son has met me. Can’t you give him a good first impression?” Bu Xiao pretended to be angry.
Only then did Nian Cangsheng cover his mouth and move a little away from Ye Feng.

“Virtual treasures, secret manuals—now you have all of those. Pills aren’t really necessary for you. Even if I give you various materials, they won’t be of much use…” Immortal shook his head helplessly, clearly troubled by this gift for the meeting.
“Dad, I’ve already thought of a gift for the third brother!” Nian Cangsheng said with a smug expression.
“Don’t forget you just revived—your storage ring is still in my possession,” Immortal said, glancing at Nian Cangsheng.
Seeing the ring in Immortal’s hand, Nian Cangsheng immediately wilted. “Dad, you can’t do this. That’s private property…”
“You were already dead—it’s only fair to divide your estate among your family…” Immortal played with the storage ring proudly.
Ye Feng watched the two getting along so well and couldn’t help but smile.
“Alright, let me give you an idea, Dad. Just give me the ring back?” Nian Cangsheng looked at the empty ring with a pitiful expression.
“First, tell me your idea. If it sounds good, I’ll give it back to you!” Immortal seemed to have been waiting for him to say that.