Chapter 185: Chapter 141: Silver Tree Pattern, Ancient God of Nine Stars

The two reached an agreement, and the transaction was concluded swiftly.

Elder Bai was quite generous, with a flash of spiritual light between his fingers, he directly brought out a sacred tree the size of a palm.

"I have used Divine Skills to shrink it, and in two hours, the tree will grow to a hundred zhang tall. Does young friend have a storage treasure capable of holding it?"

Yang Ji glanced over and saw that the sacred spiritual fruit tree looked as though it was cast from gold, resplendent with golden light; the branches twisted like golden dragons, exuding an aura of ancient vigor.

Special silver tree patterns spread across its trunk, appearing and disappearing as if the sacred tree was breathing.

These patterns held the mystery of the sacred spirit fruit tree, the profound gift from heaven and earth that allowed it to bear sacred spiritual fruits.

The fruits had the power to enhance one's spiritual root, and their miraculous effects were surely linked to these silver patterns.

Yang Ji was captivated, feeling an inexplicable pull towards the tree, wanting to take a closer look, but Elder Bai's voice brought him back to reality.

"Young friend?"

"Oh, senior, I do have a storage treasure!" Yang Ji smiled as he regained his composure, receiving the sacred spiritual fruit tree and placing it inside Mount Sea World, his mind still replaying the image of the tree. After pondering for a moment, he asked,

"Senior, are the silver tree patterns on each sacred spiritual fruit tree not much different from each other?"

"While there are some differences between trees, the basic structure is quite similar," Elder Bai replied.

Yang Ji nodded thoughtfully.

"Let's go, we'll head to the outer space and wait. In three days, we'll join forces with other powers to explore that secret realm!" Elder Bai stood up as he spoke, and Yang Ji followed him.

Xianlai Restaurant is a great power with the ability to break through worlds and travel to outer space.

Yang Ji and Elder Bai used the realm teleportation array and quickly arrived in the outer space.

The outer space was boundless, a perfect embodiment of death and nothingness. At a glance, the spiritual energy was thin, lacking vitality, utterly desolate.

Yet within the vastness of space, there were many flourishing star domains.

For instance, the star domain once held by Mu Yuan, the Great Sage of Taiyuan Dao Sect, was once a massive domain teeming with life.

It's a pity that its past glory turned to ruins two hundred thousand years ago.

Outer space is a paradise for heavenly demons and star bandits who plunder resources from major star domains, amassing great wealth.

However, given the vastness of space, it's quite challenging to encounter heavenly demons and star bandits.

In this outer space, the distance between planets can easily exceed a billion miles.

Some are even trillions of miles apart, and ordinary cultivators who venture here would probably die of despair trying to fly from one planet to another.

Although Yang Ji practiced the Technique of Golden Light Traversing the Earth, his speed still fell far short of the true speed of light. To reach that speed, one must become a Void Refining Cultivator and comprehend the Great Dao Principle.

He could use the power of heaven and earth to teleport, but the range was quite limited; teleporting a mere hundred miles was nothing compared to the speed of a primordial spirit venturing out of the body, which could traverse tens of thousands of miles in an instant.

Sometimes Yang Ji even pondered, with the fleeting nature of flesh, is the ascension of the primordial spirit the true path?

Is the heavenly demon the most logical race?

Heavenly demons are beings of spiritual thoughts, similar to primordial spirits, able to disperse and form at will, to derive from flesh and blood, and to move at extreme speeds in thought, naturally capable of wandering star domains unrestricted by things like air or physical form, truly possessing endless advantages.

But nature has endowed every race with its own advantages, and if the human race has become a major race, it certainly must have its extraordinary aspects.

Yang Ji understood this point. While his thoughts drifted, Elder Bai had already traversed the cosmos with him, advancing billions of miles.

Elder Bai, being a Fushion Great Sage, had a fully formed inner world within himself. This inner world could contain Mount Sumeru within a mustard seed, infinite in size and capable of enveloping an entire star field. Sёarch* The nôvelFire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

With such a vast inner world, the power of heaven and earth that could be connected was endless and could also resonate with celestial stars, generating a powerful gravitational pull.

With a single step, Elder Bai crossed vast distances, as if the endless power of heaven and earth, along with the gravitational force of stars, propelled him forward—a single step covering millions of miles, truly terrifying to the extreme.

Star fields flashed by beneath their feet, and in a short while, the two stopped in front of a colossal blue star.

"We have arrived," Elder Bai said indifferently.

Yang Ji gathered his wandering thoughts and looked ahead, finding the star to be about the size of Jupiter. It was then that the sudden message displayed: [Transformed from the Ancient God of Nine Stars.]

"This star was actually transformed from the body of an Ancient God?"

Yang Ji was startled. The Ancient Gods were an extremely formidable race; their body refining techniques were said to be the finest across all the myriad realms. No other race, not even the defensively invincible Dragon Race, could compare to them.

An ordinary Ancient God was one thing, but this was actually the Ancient God of Nine Stars—a powerful existence comparable to a Tribulation Immortal of the Human Race.

How could such a mighty being have died?

And become a star—how many years must have passed since its death?

No wonder there was a world contained within; it must have been the inner world cultivated by the Ancient God during its life.

At that moment, Yang Ji turned his head to look at Elder Bai and, after a quick thought, asked, "Senior, how come there is a world inside this star?"

"I'm not entirely sure, but there are many such minor worlds in the myriad realms, most of which are created by cultivators. The world inside this planet is probably the same, just that it's ownerless. It contains a wild, primordial aura, so it should have existed for many years, and there are likely many treasures inside," Elder Bai explained.

Sporting a sudden smile, Elder Bai continued, "Treasure stirs the human heart. If there are any Spiritual Objects inside, it is inevitable that bloodshed will ensue. When the time comes, be clever and clean up when scavenging—make sure they don't discover any trace of your actions."

"Senior, don't worry. I have mastered a technique of transformation; I will handle it impeccably, leaving no trace that could lead back to the Xianlai Restaurant behind you," Yang Ji said with a sly smile.

"Hmm? Your words remind me—I too need to change my appearance. If someone were to recognize me and connect it to my Xianlai Restaurant, it could bring unnecessary trouble," Elder Bai said with a laugh, also altering his appearance.

"Senior, there is something I don't understand. Are those corpses really more valuable than the treasures in the Secret Realm? Since we found such a realm, why hasn't Senior sent anyone to explore it?" Yang Ji inquired.

Elder Bai pondered, then responded, "Let me put it this way: The Xianlai Restaurant has a huge reputation, and our culinary skills are unrivaled in all the realms. A Nascent Soul Realm Demon King, once processed, can be worth as much as an inferior-grade Treasure Device. And that's just a regular Demon King. Should it be a demon of an extraordinary lineage, its value could double."

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"What? It's that profitable?" Yang Ji exclaimed, completely taken aback by the sheer magnitude of the profit margin.

Elder Bai smiled and said, "The desire for taste is the greatest of cravings; even cultivators who have forsaken food cannot resist the temptation of a delicious meal. Eating! It's something that will never go out of fashion under the heavens. The Xianlai Restaurant is a place of elegance with top-notch culinary skills, naturally prompting them to spend willingly."

"But apart from demons, can the corpses of other races also fetch a high price?" Yang Ji continued to ask.

"You don't understand. Demons are common in the Taichu World, and many have tasted them—they're not that special. But other races like the Yaksha, Undead Race, Spirit Race, Dragon Race, and such are rarer in the Taichu World, which makes them more coveted, and their value definitely doubles," Elder Bai explained with a laugh.

"Are human tastes really that heavy? They even eat the Undead?" Yang Ji frowned and questioned.

"The desire for taste is the most curious and adventurous. People always want to try what they haven't tasted before. It's not unusual for mortals to eat roasted toxic bugs, so for cultivators to consume such things is quite ordinary. Besides, it isn't necessarily humans who eat it," Elder Bai remarked.

Breaking into a smile, Elder Bai added, "To humans, the Undead may be considered inferior food, but to other races, they are delicacies. My Xianlai Restaurant spans the Myriad Realms, so resources will naturally be utilized effectively."

Yang Ji nodded in sudden understanding.

As they waited, the days swiftly passed, and other powers gradually made their way over.

(Busy today, so just one chapter. I'll write more tomorrow.)