Chapter 486: The Four Forbidden Zones of the Divine Realm

The transaction was finally completed. Ye Feng counted the total amount raised from the auctions over three days—it amounted to nearly 20 billion. Of this amount, two sacred artifacts alone accounted for over 14 billion. Together with the perfect gene potion, the items provided by Ye Feng fetched a total of around 15 billion in bids. The remaining 5 billion in auction items were all provided by Zi Jin, Mo Luo, and You Ming; he could only take half as a commission, which was 2.5%, equivalent to 125 million lower-grade crystal cores.

Ye Feng didn’t take a single penny from this amount, reserving it as operating costs for the auction venue and entrusting it to Qing Wen. From his own 15 billion, he also set aside 2.5%.

The remaining 147.5 billion was converted into domain value—14 trillion in fourth-tier domain value.

“A breakthrough to fourth-tier domain value of one trillion rewards three times the Ultimate Repair privilege and one time the Ultimate Enhancement privilege!”

“A breakthrough to fourth-tier domain value of ten trillion rewards one time the Ultimate Exchange privilege!”

Before Ye Feng could fully examine the rewards of the virtual realm, he heard knocking at his door.

“What is it?” Ye Feng opened the door to find a staff member standing outside.

“President, the guest in VIP Room No. 6 requests our escort service.”

“VIP Room No. 6…” Ye Feng was slightly surprised. He had assumed that with such high costs and a minimum spending of 1 billion, no one would make such a request. But upon thinking of it being VIP Room No. 6, he understood. That chubby young man who seemed quite young actually wasn’t very strong, yet he was a member of the Guardians Alliance. Although his exact position was unknown, his wealth was indeed substantial. He immediately agreed, “Alright, I’ll go take a look.”

Shortly after, led by the staff member, Ye Feng knocked on the door of VIP Room No. 6.

“We meet again,” Ye Feng said with a smile.

“Hehe, I truly admire Brother Ye’s strength!” the round-faced young man flattered.

“Brother, I also greatly admire your wealth!” Ye Feng laughed. “May I ask your name?”

“My surname is Jin. You can just call me Fat Jin,” the round-faced young man seemed reluctant to reveal his identity.

“Brother Jin, I heard you need our escort?” Since they weren’t close friends, Ye Feng really couldn’t call him Fat Jin.

“That divine essence is indeed inconvenient to carry around, so I have no choice but to ask you for help,” the young man surnamed Jin said with a wry smile. “It’s for someone else, and the journey is quite long.”

“Where to?” Ye Feng also had no intention of wasting words.
“To Wanmo Peak. I’ll cover all the expenses for the journey.”
Ye Feng frowned slightly. Wanmo Peak was located in the northeast corner of the entire Divine Realm, a vast range of mountains that lay far beyond the jurisdiction of human forces. If the entire Divine Realm were considered a square, human territories were scattered only in the central area, and even when connected, their total area accounted for only one-third of the Divine Realm’s total. Even within this one-third, aside from cities where humans lived, the rest was mostly inhabited by magical beasts. Among them, Sent City, where Ye Feng was located, had the densest concentration. Near Sent City were three small forbidden zones: the Nightmare Forest, the Silent Lake, and the Dark Valley. In fact, there were over a hundred such small forbidden zones across the Divine Realm. Each contained at least one magical beast king at the peak of the Ancestor God level. Though called kings of magical beasts, they were actually merely lords governing a region.

Compared to these small forbidden zones, the Divine Realm also had true forbidden zones located at its four corners: Wanmo Peak in the northeast, the Dead Silence Plains in the northwest, the Black Sand Region in the southwest, and the Blood River in the southeast. Legend said that each of these four forbidden zones had a great lord with extremely high mastery of the laws. These four forbidden zones were absolutely terrifying, and their combined area accounted for nearly one-third of the Divine Realm.

Of course, despite being extremely terrifying, these forbidden zones were not completely uninhabited. Some superpowered individuals who had lost interest in fame and wealth would meditate on their peripheries.

Additionally, a few powerful organizations like the Neutral Tribes and the Guardians’ Alliance established bases outside cities to provide temporary supplies for these strong individuals. This was why the Neutral Tribes and the Guardians’ Alliance, lacking cities as bases, could still gather powerful fighters.

The Neutral Tribes were composed purely of powerful sects or individuals who refused to join either the Ascendants’ Alliance or the Native Tribes’ Alliance. Conflicts often arose between the Ascendants and the Natives, sometimes leading to bloody incidents. Many who didn’t want to get involved in such strife but still needed a stronghold had no choice but to join the Neutral Tribes.

Because the Guardians Alliance is open to anyone regardless of faction, and it’s quite free; it has only one goal—resisting the slaughter by demons. Overall, it’s a rather loose organization, with even no one knowing who its leader is. The managers of the Guardians Alliance are only responsible for recording individuals’ points and distributing corresponding rewards. As for providing shelter, they don’t get involved in that.

Moreover, those who join the Guardians Alliance do so not for shelter but for resources.

“What? Aren’t you going?” The young man surnamed Jin showed concern, seemingly worried that Ye Feng might refuse.

“It’s too far. You know how vast the Divine Realm is. Even using a teleportation array, it would take over a decade to reach Wanmo Peak,” Ye Feng frowned slightly. “And my city, Sent City, was just established…”

“The distance between teleportation arrays, if taken via the established routes, indeed takes over a decade. But using my route, it can be reached in about 120 days,” the young man surnamed Jin said eagerly, looking at Ye Feng. “We’ve set up some secret teleportation points. The one closest to Wanmo Peak can be reached in just 90 days. It’s mainly that section of the journey that takes time. I can tell you the locations of those teleportation arrays to make it easier for you to return, but there’s one condition.”

“Go ahead and tell me,” Ye Feng thought to himself. “So they were waiting for me here.”

“You have to join the Guardians Alliance before I can tell you,” the young man surnamed Jin seemed serious, not joking at all.

“As far as I know, the Guardians Alliance is a pretty loose organization. Is it really true that aside from killing demons, there’s nothing else to do?” Ye Feng felt this organization wasn’t that simple.

“At least for now, all you need to do is kill demons to earn points, then use those points to exchange for items. If you’re willing to join, as a core member, I can promote you to a full member, giving you a 10% discount when exchanging points for items,” the young man surnamed Jin said with a smile.

“A hundred twenty days to go, another hundred twenty days to return. That’s almost half a year…” Ye Feng looked at the young man, looking troubled. “How about this: all loot obtained along the way, including from humans and demons, goes to me.”

“As long as you follow my route roughly and let me get there within half a year,” the young man surnamed Jin agreed after gritting his teeth.

Ye Feng made this request because under normal circumstances, in such escort work, everything obtained along the way belongs to the employer, and the escort can only charge a fee.

“Okay, I still have some things to arrange. We’ll set off in three days. Is that fine?” Ye Feng asked.
“It’s up to you. As long as we can arrive within half a year, it’s fine,” the young man surnamed Jin nodded in agreement.