Chapter 489: The Forest of Ten Thousand Needles

Three days passed in the blink of an eye. After giving more instructions, Ye Feng finally left with Jin. With his own clone to hold back the enemy and Long Tian by his side, Ye Feng wasn’t worried about any trouble. After all, they were both experts who had reached a minor perfection in the laws of the universe. Even if the leaders of the Four Forbidden Lands showed up, it was uncertain who would win between his clone and Long Tian combined. Of course, Ye Feng wasn’t sure whether the strength gap came from the difference in understanding of the laws at the same level or from the difference in cultivation levels across large tiers. He had never used the attacks based on the laws of minor perfection at full strength in the Divine Realm, so he had no idea how powerful they really were. Nor had he seen the magical beast kings from the Four Forbidden Lands in action, so he couldn’t make any comparisons.

Jin truly lived up to being wealthy. From the very first day, he showed off his immense financial power. He took Ye Feng to a secluded area outside the city and pulled out a giant airship from his storage ring.

Ye Feng had heard of airships in the Divine Realm before. The cheapest ones cost hundreds of millions of divine crystals, while those with slightly faster speeds and basic defense required billions. There were even airships that cost hundreds of billions of divine crystals—not only did they have astonishing speed and defense, but they were also equipped with the God-Annihilating Roar, capable of dealing heavy damage to experts at the peak of the Ancestor God level. It was said that there were only three such airships in the entire Divine Realm, all controlled by major forces. Just the energy consumption of those airships would drive Ye Feng to tears.

“This airship’s speed is comparable to that of experts at the middle stage of the Ancestor God level, and its defense is strong enough to withstand a full-force attack from such experts,” Jin explained. “We won’t take the roads through the cities, and my cultivation level is too low—my flying speed would slow you down. Let’s use this instead.”

“This is a high-end model, right? I heard it costs billions of divine crystals?” Ye Feng asked, raising his eyebrows as he stepped onto the airship with Jin.

“This one costs 1.1 billion. They sell it at double that price, so the market price is 2.2 billion. But usually, it goes through several hands before reaching the market. The cheapest ones still cost over 3 billion, while the most expensive can reach over 4 billion,” Jin explained calmly.

“You’re really rich,” Ye Feng said helplessly, shaking his head. Over 4 billion wasn’t much cheaper than the sacred artifact he had just auctioned off. In the Virtual Realm, that amount would be worth over 4 trillion domain values—who knew how much stuff it could buy?

“I didn’t buy this. Someone gave it to me,” Jin said, prompting Ye Feng to think deeply. Judging from his expression, it didn’t seem like he was lying.

Jin operated the controls in the front cabin of the airship, and it took off, gradually accelerating as it headed in a certain direction.

“Is this thing intelligent?” Ye Feng was somewhat surprised to see Jin return to the airship deck.
“All you need to do is enter the route, and it will move automatically.” Jin didn’t know what Ye Feng meant by “intelligent,” but he roughly understood what Ye Feng was asking.
“Who built this airship?” After a brief silence, it was still Ye Feng who brought up the topic again.
“The method of construction came from a manager in my Guardians Alliance named Qi Bo. He now has his own territory, but the actual construction was done by his subordinates.” Jin didn’t hide anything.
“Is that Qi Bo an Ascended One?” In Ye Feng’s view, only Ascended Ones could understand mechanical craftsmanship.
“Mm.” Jin nodded.
“He must be able to do more than just build airships, right? Are there any other creations?” Ye Feng became even more curious.
“There are some weapons as well, including the God-Annihilating Roar, which was also his design. There are also many strange items whose purposes are unknown. He’s completely different from those divine craftsmen in the Divine Realm who try to create sacred artifacts.” Jin shook his head and smiled.
“If I get the chance, I’d like to meet him.” Ye Feng didn’t hide his thoughts.
“That old man has a rather bad temper…” Jin froze for a moment before shaking his head with a wry smile.
“It doesn’t matter. For me, as long as there’s money to be made. The more strange something is, the more I want to see if it has commercial value. If my Tenglong Auction Hall can’t be the largest, it has to be the most unique in the entire Divine Realm.” Ye Feng said confidently.
The airship’s speed was indeed remarkable. In just a few days, after three teleportations, it had covered one-tenth of the distance. Its teleportation array was cleverly set up, with illusions covering it from the outside. The airship’s route also included methods to break through the array, allowing it to enter the teleportation array in just a few breaths. The size of the array was just right to accommodate one airship. So over those few days, Ye Feng and Jin never left the airship.
Occasionally, flying magical beasts would collide with it, but they could only create ripples on the protective layer before leaving in frustration.
Of course, along the way, many people were interested in this airship. Those who could survive in the wild were mostly extremely powerful, but the airship’s speed was also formidable. The speed of mid-stage Primordial God-level warriors meant that many powerful beings could only watch helplessly as the airship moved away.
Occasionally, one or two early-stage Primordial God-level warriors would see it and chase after it, but they couldn’t catch up and had to give up.

Ye Feng also saw all this; since he couldn’t catch up, he didn’t care. If a fight really broke out, he wouldn’t hesitate to let the other party perish and claim spoils such as a divine aura and a storage ring. But in his opinion, someone who couldn’t even catch up with this airship probably didn’t have anything valuable. It was better to close his eyes, rest, and enjoy the sunlight. For several days in a row, Ye Feng lay on the deck of the airship, in a state between sleep and wakefulness. In fact, he was accelerating the practice of the technique “Meditation Everywhere” to strengthen his mental power, sparing not a single moment for cultivation.

At that moment, the airship was flying above a stone forest. This stone forest, named the Ten Thousand Needles Stone Forest, was a small forbidden area. The ruling magical beast there was a giant stone ape, whose mastery of laws had reached the fourth level, and it also wielded a peculiar stone stick. When activated, its strength was comparable to that of a grand ruler-level magical beast with laws mastery at the fifth level.

Normally, it would transform into a stone statue and enter a dormant state. As a result, many powerful individuals came here to explore.

Not far below the airship, several god-tier powerhouses were eyeing the airship Ye Feng was on.

“Someone who can afford this airship must be very wealthy. This is a juicy target!” a bald man said, his gaze fierce as he stared at the airship.

“Daring to travel through such a place—maybe they’re a tough nut to crack,” said a middle-aged man in purple, his demeanor calm but with a hint of concern in his eyes. “Just from this airship, we can tell this person must be of considerable status.”

“And so what? If they die out here in the wilderness, there won’t be any trace left. What does it matter if we steal from them? We can share the profits later,” the bald man said, clearly a desperate outlaw. “There must be guards on that ship, but we have two peak god-tier powerhouses and five late-stage god-tier powerhouses—what are we afraid of?”

“I’m not participating. Don’t count me in. Even if there are profits, I don’t want any,” the middle-aged man in purple firmly refused, his unease growing more apparent, prompting him to wisely withdraw.

“Zong Zheng, this is your own choice to back out. Don’t expect to get a share once we reap the benefits,” the bald man said coldly.

“Don’t worry. Don’t you know who I am, Zong Zheng?” the middle-aged man in purple snapped, waving his long sleeves and glaring.

“Hmph, so what if you’re at the third layer of laws mastery? You’re still just a coward…” the bald man sneered, his voice low but clear enough to be heard.

Zong Zheng frowned slightly and let Shen Tu Zhi lead the other five away.