Chapter 498: Chapter 498: The Blood Sacrifice Array, Arrival of the Grey Vine Goddess’s True Form
Ye Feng and the Third Prince chatted for quite some time.
“Let’s call it a day.”
Half an hour later.
Ye Feng stood up to see the guest out.
“Sect Master Ye, thank you so much!” The Third Prince said with a beaming smile.
Having Ye Feng lend his support at the star-raising celebration would definitely make him the most glorious prince there.
“Sect Master Ye, I shall take my leave now,” he said.
The Third Prince bowed his hands and glanced at the Teleportation Array on Misty Peak with some longing. “Sect Master Ye, could I bother you to use the Teleportation Array to send me on my way…”
“Of course, that’s fine!” Ye Feng agreed readily.
“Thank you so much!” the Third Prince said with a laugh.
“The travel fee is one Upper Grade Spirit Stone,” Ye Feng said with a grin.
Upon hearing this, the smile on the Third Prince’s face gradually stiffened.
…
Nanyun Thirteen States.
The clone of the Grey Vine Goddess was hovering a hundred meters above the ground.
Looking down at the ruin beneath her, where the blood ran like rivers and corpses littered the ground, her eyes were filled with madness.
“I’ve finally gathered enough!”
“Hehehe…”
“After eradicating thirteen million of the Human Race, I have finally met the minimum conditions to summon my true body.”
The Grey Vine Goddess threw back her head and laughed wildly.
Her true form was not in the Shenzhou Continent but in a distant place in the starry sky.
The distance it needed to cross was too vast.
Thus, the cost of summoning was immense.
However, because of certain special relations, every place in the starry sky was subtly connected to the Shenzhou Continent.
One only needed to arrange a special Formation to travel across worlds.
“Blood Sacrifice Array, condense for me!”
The clone of the Grey Vine Goddess formed hand signs.
Her hand motions kept changing, and the air around her began to show strange Ancient Runes that pulsed within the wind.
Then, a particular Array Pattern formed.
It drew on the power of the Blood Sea below.
Gorgeous crimson-gold flowers blossomed one after another.
Immediately after, a portal of light appeared in the void.
A pair of hands covered in vines stretched through the portal, clawing at the sides and pulling with force.
Rip!
A crack appeared in the void.
An eerie, terrifying, sinister, and domineering aura poured out from it, causing the ground below to be eroded by this presence, turning into nothingness.
The area for a hundred miles around became as if it were a part of the Abyss.
Then, a figure crossed from another world.
Her form was a bit blurry, shrouded in the aura of special Laws, but thanks to the protection of the Blood Sacrifice Array’s power, she was not harmed.
“I’m finally here!”
The true form of the Grey Vine Goddess opened her mouth and devoured her clone, making her own aura strengthen a bit.
She then raised her hand and said:
“Due to crossing worlds, there is still a slight residue of Law power on me, and I must recover in quiet for a few days before I can exert my peak power.”
“Perfect!”
“During this time, I will slaughter the entire Nanwen Thirteen States and construct a brand new Blood Sacrifice Array.”
“Finally, I will summon the Tree Ancestor.”
“Misty Sect, Mystique Kingdom, I want them all!”
The terrifying voice swept around in an instant.
…
At the summit of Misty Peak.
Ye Feng was unaware that the Grey Vine Goddess had arrived.
At that moment, he was seated, tasting the new Spirit Dishes created by Li Jiaojiao.
“Mm, this Boiled Spirit Fish is good, you’ve added quite a few Spiritual Roots, removed the fishy taste, and retained the flavor of the meat.”
“This Explosively Fried Demon King Meat isn’t bad either, just a bit undercooked, it needs to be cooked a bit longer.”
Ye Feng said as he ate and commented.
Li Jiaojiao nodded repeatedly, taking note of all of Ye Feng’s suggestions in her notebook.
“Sect Master Uncle, I got it,” she said with a smile after writing everything down.
Qiao Jiaxi sat at the same table, holding his bowl and chopsticks, eagerly staring at Ye Feng, licking his lips.
“Alright, you can eat now.”
Ye Feng banged on the table.
“Okay!”
Qiao Jiaxi was starving.
As soon as he heard he could eat, he immediately picked up the dozens of dishes on the table, not even bothering with rice, and started shoveling food directly into his mouth with his chopsticks.
That movement resembled a whale swallowing its prey!
“Damn!”
“A whole plate of food gone in an instant.”
Ye Feng’s mouth twitched as he thought to himself, Qiao Jiaxi, if you keep going like this, you’re going to burst!
Before long,
Qiao Jiaxi had devoured dozens of plates on the table.
“Qiao Junior Brother, are you full yet?”
Li Jiaojiao asked, blinking.
“Not yet, only about thirty percent full,” Qiao Jiaxi said, burping, then quickly corrected himself, “Actually, I was full earlier, but now I’ve digested more than half of it…”
“Pfft…”
Li Jiaojiao couldn’t help but laugh.
Sect Master Ye covered his face with his hand and said, “Jia Xi’s cultivation is different from everyone else’s; he can only rely on training and eating. Let’s do this, Jiaojiao, once you’ve developed new dishes, let Jia Xi be the taste tester.”
“Alright,” she agreed.
“Yes, perfect!”
Li Jiaojiao and Qiao Jiaxi agreed one after another.
Watching the master-disciple pair reach an agreement, Sect Master Ye nodded with satisfaction and took a sip of Happy Water.
He stood up and walked to the edge of Misty Peak’s cliff.
Looking at the disciples training hard below, he was very pleased.
His gaze swept across them, and Sect Master Ye’s eyes pierced through the nearby mist, seeing the Heiluocha Members striving in their cultivation within Luosha City, and he nodded secretly to himself.
“Now, it seems I’m getting stronger and stronger.”
Ye Feng murmured to himself involuntarily.
Ordinarily, he appeared to have no cultivation level.
However, even when merely using Spirit Eyes, his vision far surpassed that of normal Spirit Eyes by who knows how many times.
With just one look, he could penetrate the fog and see through the essence of things.
Furthermore, his comprehension skills and knowledge storage were growing exponentially with his strength.
Some average spells could be learned with a snap of the fingers.
Of course, it wasn’t as quick as spending money.
Using Prestige Points allowed for instant insight, whereas relying on one’s own enlightenment always required some time.
When not in a hurry, Ye Feng would rely on his own comprehension to deduce and enlighten himself.
But if urgent, he naturally chose to spend money.
Whoosh!
Ye Feng crossed over ten miles in a single stride, arriving above the central lake in Luosha City.
His body was covered with a layer of Heroic Spirit Power.
Onlookers peered toward the lakeshore only to find a faint mist there, with no person in sight.
“The City Lord has told us we must practice diligently.”
“Especially this comprehensive Secret Technique ‘Shadow Kill’, which offers defense, tracking, concealment, and more. We must master it,” Miao Jing declared.
Miao Jing had become the leader of the Heiluocha Members.
She stood atop a patch of black fog, hovering mid-air, and introduced the technique to hundreds of female disciples before her.
“Yes.”
The Heiluocha Members nodded in unison.
At this point, they had nothing to their names.
Apart from rigorous training and repaying Sect Master Ye, they had no other desires.
“Such pitiable people!”
Ye Feng sighed lightly.
He felt sympathy for the Heiluocha Members’ predicament.
But what was done was done.
All he could do now was help these people improve their cultivation levels to ensure they could live well.
Whoosh!
Thinking this, the mist that was Ye Feng disappeared instantly.
…
Time passed in the blink of an eye.
The day of the Star Promotion celebration was approaching.
Sect Master Ye sat cross-legged at the top of Misty Peak, listening to Gong Qingqiu’s report.
“Sect Leader, our Misty Sect is developing rapidly. Currently, we basically meet the conditions for a Two-Star Rank elevation,” Gong Qingqiu said.
“If you agree, I can submit the certification application now.”
“However, within the Mystique Kingdom, two-star certification must be examined by the Appraisal Elder under the command of the Royal Capital’s ruler.”
“Lately, with the Star Promotion celebration going on, it’s likely that the Appraisal Elder won’t have time.”
Gong Qingqiu explained.
Ye Feng pondered for a moment.
“Forget it. Let’s wait until after the Star Promotion celebration of the Mystique Kingdom is over. Then I’ll contact the Third Prince or ask him during the celebration to see when we can proceed with the Sect’s star elevation appraisal,” Ye Feng decided.
“Understood.”
Gong Qingqiu nodded, placed the Sect development documents on the table, and then withdrew.
“So we finally meet the conditions for a Two-Star Rank. But why do I feel not happy but rather uneasy?”
Ye Feng rubbed his forehead and looked instinctively toward the Nanwen Thirteen States tens of thousands of miles away, his gaze slightly somber.