Chapter 737: The Semi-Open Ninth Realm

From the comprehensive history of the highest realms, Ye Feng did not obtain much useful information. In contrast, the chronicles of the Meteor River were quite interesting. They recorded details about many powerful individuals, descriptions of battles at various levels, and the achievements of these strong ones. Reading these made Ye Feng’s blood boil; he almost felt like rushing to the scene to join the battles.

As for events that had occurred in the past ten thousand years, aside from some trivial matters, there were only two openings of secret realms and three conflicts in the Meteor River. To Ye Feng’s astonishment, the incident where the Old Shangguan family had offered a reward for him was also recorded there. Related to that information, many people wrote at length discussing why the Old Shangguan would offer a reward for a young person who had not yet ascended to the highest realm. The various reasons left Ye Feng both amused and exasperated.

Among the upcoming events, one that caught Ye Feng’s attention was a prediction that a conflict would erupt in the Meteor River within a year. The reason given for this prediction was simple—conclusions drawn from observing the stars at night. It was as if saying nothing at all.

“I don’t know if this news is true or not…” Ye Feng raised his eyebrows. He really wanted to participate in this conflict, but if it really happened within a year, he wasn’t sure if his strength could improve to that level in such a short time.

“Do you think the news about a conflict in the Meteor River within a year can’t be true?” Ye Feng turned to Blood Sea, who already had all the information.

“Nothing is surprising that happens in the Meteor River. After all, it’s a sensitive area—any slight provocation can lead to conflict. It’s entirely possible within a year,” Blood Sea nodded.

After several days of waiting, Ye Feng’s strength finally reached the level of a fourth-tier powerhouse. This prompted him to enter the Refinement Realm to meditate. By taking some soul-enhancing pills, he raised his soul’s strength from the peak of a third-tier powerhouse to the fourth tier. Then, he activated his supreme comprehension privilege and supreme bestowal privilege to begin constructing intermediate main realms within his seven universes. The number of species in the universes within Ye Feng’s body had already reached trillions, and the second condition—ten million people ascending to intermediate main realms—had also been met a while ago.

Using each privilege just once, it took three days to fully construct the intermediate main realms in all seven universes.

In the time that followed, Ye Feng began his grand migration plan. It took him several years within the Refining Realm to bring the number and variety of species to an optimal level. Yet he did not stop there. He used his four Supreme Privileges to raise the strength of both his body and soul by two levels each, reaching the rank of a Level 6 powerhouse. Then he continued with his migration plan. Another ten years passed before the species and their numbers in his internal universe reached saturation. With the catalysis of these species, his internal universe began to evolve rapidly toward the level of a Level 6 powerhouse, and Ye Feng gradually became a true Level 6 powerhouse himself. To further upgrade his internal universe, he needed the number of species to exceed a certain threshold, with hundreds of millions of powerhouses reaching higher levels in the main plane. The first condition was easy to meet through migration, but the second required him to achieve it through self-practice within his own universe. Ye Feng could not force this and had to wait patiently. However, with his peak Level 6 strength and his combined divine powers at Level 90, he was naturally unafraid of Level 8 powerhouses. It was only uncertain whether he would have enough combat power against Level 9 powerhouses. After preparing enough food for the mother worm, Ye Feng finally left the Refining Realm. This increase in strength gave him confidence for his journey to the Meteor River in a year. Although he was only a Level 6 powerhouse, he would surely be able to handle himself in the outer areas of the Meteor River. More than a month passed outside, and finally, Ye Feng received the Meat God puppets that brought the treasures. After obtaining the seven peak treasures, he immediately returned to the Refining Realm, sat down, and threw them all into the Virtual Realm. “Use the Supreme Privilege to refine them,” Ye Feng said, using another Supreme Privilege. “Please choose: refine all seven at once or one by one?” asked the projection in the Virtual Realm. “What’s the difference?” Ye Feng asked. “The number of Supreme Privileges consumed differs, as does the time required for refinement. If refined all at once, only one Supreme Privilege is needed, but the time may be twice as long as refining them one by one. If refined one by one, one Supreme Privilege is required for each item. Please make your choice,” replied the projection. “Refine them all at once!” Ye Feng wasn’t in a hurry. It was better to spend more time than to waste Supreme Privileges. Since the Virtual Realm was of a higher rank than the Refining Realm, Ye Feng couldn’t accelerate its refinement within the Refining Realm and could only wait patiently.

This time, the refinement process took a relatively long time—exactly ten months. During those ten months, although Ye Feng’s cultivation level did not improve, it was finally fully stabilized, and his strength increased slightly. If it weren’t for the runes formed from the remnants of the Heavenly Dao in his mind sea, which Immortal occupied and which Ye Feng used for cultivation, his strength might have increased even further.

“The refinement is complete. The completeness of the Virtual Realm has risen to 135%, with an improvement progress of 35%. The host may choose a reward:
1. Thirty-five instances of the Supreme Privilege.
2. Seventy instances of the Ultimate Enlightenment Privilege.
3. Seventy instances of the Ultimate Bestowal Privilege!”

“I choose the Supreme Privilege,” Ye Feng decided quickly.

“Reward two: Helps the host elevate all the most powerful true treasures to the level of top-tier true treasures.”

It didn’t take long for all the most powerful true treasures, including the Imperial-level Magic Plant, to be upgraded to the level of top-tier true treasures.

This time, Ye Feng could finally use weapons.

“Reward three: Three ownerless miniature universes with the seeds of the Cosmic Tree already planted.”

“The ninth domain of the Virtual Realm is in a semi-open state. The domain master can obtain various items below the level of top-tier true treasures for free from it.” This statement from the projection of the Virtual Realm surprised Ye Feng the most. Previously, the Virtual Realm could only be fully opened; now, there was also a semi-open state, which was good news for Ye Feng. At least he could use many items from this higher realm for free.

After receiving the three miniature universes containing the seeds of the Cosmic Tree from the Virtual Realm, Ye Feng once again flashed into the Refinement Realm. With about a month left before the predicted collision with the Meteor River, he planned to use this time to elevate these three universes to the level of universes found within sixth-tier powerhouses.