A small, white figure crawled out from the opening of Ye Chen's chest garment, its large, black-gem-like eyes blinking as it glanced around. As if guided by an unseen pull, it moved in a specific direction.
Not long after, the little white rabbit found a golden pill amidst the heap of elixirs. It was about the size of a ping-pong ball, entirely a brilliant gold that radiated a glorious light, with raised dragon patterns etched on its surface. It pulsed with immense energy and emitted waves of strange medicinal fragrance that seeped into the very core, making it feel as if every pore in its body had opened.
The little white rabbit touched it with its paw, then promptly held it and began to devour it. Before long, the seemingly priceless pill had entirely vanished into its little belly.
"Hiccup..." The little white rabbit let out a loud burp, then lay on the ground, patting its tiny stomach. A faint, lingering golden light shimmered on its belly for a moment before fading away, seemingly absorbed into its body.
Ye Chen couldn't help but be slightly stunned. Remembering the pill’s appearance, he hastily accessed the identification and trading system built into his spaceship. He instantly discovered that the pill was a Dragon Pattern Pill, refined from the bone marrow of a Super Divine Beast through 1008 processing methods, augmented with countless heavenly materials and earthly treasures, various spiritual spring flowers and grasses, and finally smelted into existence—valued at 8000 True God Stones!
Its effect was to repair the body of a Divine Spirit expert, imbued with a certain comprehension of the Laws!
Ye Chen was dumbfounded.
Refined from a Super Divine Beast?
He knew that Super Divine Beasts were monsters at the Divine Spirit level!
And yet...
It was worth 8000 True God Stones!
Ye Chen had just looted the entire accumulated treasures of the Fengyue family spanning a million years and had only acquired less than 2000 True God Stones. This single small pill was worth 8000 True God Stones!
He suspected even the Fengyue family would hesitate to consume it!
It could repair the body of a Divine Spirit expert. If a peak Pseudo-God expert took it, it could absolutely strengthen their body, perhaps even allowing them to instantly leap in physique and become a Divine Spirit expert!
Such a vital elixir...
Had been swallowed by a mere beast!
Ye Chen felt an overwhelming sense of despair, as if crying without tears. Once, a priceless pill had been right in front of him, only to be accidentally gnawed down by a rabbit...
He looked at the little white rabbit lying on the floor, hiccupping contentedly, and nearly kicked it away in frustration. Finally, he shook his head in resignation, picked up the white rabbit, which had fallen asleep after filling its stomach, and tucked it into his bosom. Inside his clothes was a small inner compartment—a miniature, separate space—where he placed the rabbit. From the outside, nothing could suggest anything was hidden there.
Ye Chen bitterly shook his head and collected the remaining elixirs. Suddenly, his heart prompted him to search within the collection, and he immediately unearthed a large pile of physique-enhancing drugs!
"Tendril Tempering Pill: Capable of increasing the physique of a Demigod expert by 9000!"
"Spirit Cultivation Pellet: Increases the physique of a Demigod expert by 6000 points!"
"Wind Spirit Powder: Increases the physique of a Demigod expert by 3000 points!"
A whole heap of usable elixirs. Ye Chen’s eyes lit up at the sight, but he didn't immediately swallow any. He pondered internally, "If I consume these now... I could immediately reach the Pseudo-God realm. With the Fengyue family's accumulation over ten thousand years, it should be enough to elevate my physique directly to the mid-tier of the Pseudo-God realm!"
"However, the opportunity to break through to the Pseudo-God realm comes only once!"
"The scriptures in the Heavenly Dao Mountain stated... when one breaks through from the Demigod stage to the Pseudo-God stage, they receive the blessings of the Ancient World, which automatically helps cleanse the body... transforming the Demigod power within into Pseudo-God power!"
"The more Demigod power accumulated, the greater the phenomenon during the transformation."
"Most importantly, when the Demigod power transforms into Pseudo-God power... every inch of the bones, every meridian, every gene... the skin... is immersed in the Ocean of the World. Under this refinement, lifespan will increase by leaps and bounds!"
"Ordinary Demigod experts have about twenty thousand years of lifespan... upon breaking through to the Pseudo-God realm... lifespan will reach one hundred thousand years. If the Demigod power within is doubled... the lifespan will also double!..."
Ye Chen's eyes shone with a bright fervor. "When the Demigod power inside me is even more robust, the benefits I receive upon breaking through will be even greater... Although... lifespan is not of much importance to me anymore... during this time, if I encounter danger, I can still activate Blood God Mode!..."
"If my lifespan is higher, the power erupted will be even stronger!"
"It won't be too late to break through to the Pseudo-God realm when the critical moment arrives."
Ye Chen made up his mind. He stored all these elixirs into his Fire Civilization Space, then stepped into the Rune Spaceship, sat down cross-legged to cultivate, and began meditating on the Nine Palaces Secret Codex, the Dao Saint Scripture, the Heaven Treading Song, and other secret manuals.
After several battles, Ye Chen vaguely felt that he had touched upon the fourth layer of the Nine Palaces Secret Codex. He was confident that it wouldn't take long before he could summon the four Nine Palace Guardians!
Not long after, the Rune Spaceship arrived at the first space station. From afar, countless fragments of stars were moored in the void; nothing else surrounded them. These star fragments were covered in towering greenery, enveloped by an artificial atmosphere—azure and beautiful—and dotted with many spiral-shaped buildings.
Whoosh!
The Rune Spaceship arrived at the central space jump point of these star fragments and anchored. Nearby were a rest area and an energy area. If the ship’s energy was low, it could be purchased there. The rest area contained food available for guests.
Ye Chen instructed Xiao Hei to purchase some frozen food and fine wine. Xiao Hei, wearing the body of the old man in the black robe, ran off the Rune Spaceship.
Separately, Ye Chen paid 8000 God Stones at the energy area to repair the Rune Spaceship, especially the rear section where it had been struck by a blood-axe. If the Law Chains there had been damaged, the repair cost would have been even higher!
Soon, everything was ready, and the Rune Spaceship slowly entered the entrance of the space jump point.
"Please activate the ship's defensive systems... initiating security scan..." the intelligent system of the space jump point instructed.
"Activate!" Ye Chen permitted.
A stream of red light shone over them. "Scan complete."
This area was no longer within the territory of the White Lotus Divine Province, so the wanted order issued there held no jurisdiction. Every part of the space station had security checks in place to prevent ships from transporting individuals wanted by the major powers of the Ancient World, or dangerous materials.
If such dangerous materials caused issues when entering the space jump point, it could lead to the destruction of the jump point itself.
"The station chief here must have a lucrative post," the old green-robed alien chuckled wheezily.
"Please select your destination."
"Ancient Continent!"
"Welcome aboard. PS2 Space Station wishes you a pleasant journey... The next stop is the Brilliance Space Station, arriving in 40 minutes..."
As the intelligent system's voice faded, the Rune Spaceship entered the space jump point, hurtling toward the next station through its dedicated tunnel.
Ye Chen sat inside the ship, gazing out at the vast, starlit world. If it were an ordinary Pseudo-God vessel, one couldn't clearly see the outside scenery during a space jump. However, the Rune Spaceship was a Divine Spirit vessel with extremely high-end deceleration glass and external viewing systems, allowing for perfect recording.
Watching the starlight glittering tens of light-years away, Ye Chen's thoughts drifted. He couldn't help but sigh—wasn't this fleeting life merely this? Were there not many others adventuring and traveling in this vast starry sky?
Ye Chen suddenly missed Bai Long and his sister intensely.
If his sister were here, she would surely say cheerfully, "Brother, Little Zhu will stay with you... forever following you."
If that brute Bai Long were here, he would undoubtedly laugh unrestrainedly, spouting topics inappropriate for minors, which would then draw a glare from Yue Heng and the grumbling of Zhuge Fan.
"I wonder how they are now?" Ye Chen sighed inwardly.
He silently dismissed these distractions and immersed himself in the world of the Nine Palaces, studying diligently.
Xiao Hei and the other Black Mist Bugs sat nearby. At a glance, there were six Pseudo-God experts—four at the primary level and two at the intermediate level! Another was the black-robed old man controlled by Xiao Hei, the grandfather of the Fengyue family patriarch, an advanced Pseudo-God!
The remaining Black Mist Bugs were sprawled lazily around, sampling the food and wine Xiao Hei had purchased.
Time flew by, and half a month quickly passed.
It was an unknown number of light-years from the White Lotus Divine Province to the Ancient Continent. Now that they had finally arrived, Ye Chen heard the ship's notification that the final station was approaching, and excitement welled up in his heart.
The Ancient Continent—the true place where the headquarters of the great civilizations of the Ancient World were condensed!
Ye Chen had heard legends of the Ancient Continent in his previous life. It was home to countless humans, gods, demons, ghosts, and beasts. Experts were as common as weeds, and the land stretched boundlessly—a true world for the powerful!
There was once a saying: a Divine Spirit expert, even using their entire lifespan to pilot a Divine Spirit vessel at light speed, could not traverse even one-tenth of the Ancient Continent’s area!
Divine Spirit experts lived for over a million years. If even they, traveling at light speed, couldn't cover the continent entirely, it showed just how vast the Ancient Continent was!
At the far end of the Rune Spaceship, a white light slowly grew brighter as they approached. The Rune Spaceship abruptly burst through, as if entering another world!
After a long moment, Ye Chen and the others opened their eyes. They immediately saw boundless structures. Before them stood a stone giant over a thousand kilometers tall, holding a divine statue in its hands. The giant’s body was actually a passageway, filled with people coming and going.
"Entering the Ancient World requires payment of ten Pseudo-God Stones!" stated the intelligent system of this space jump point.
Ye Chen waved his hand.
Xiao Hei quickly took ten Pseudo-God Stones and leaped out of the ship, handing them to the garrisoned officer nearby. There were tens of thousands of officers here, with squad captains being Pseudo-God level experts.
Ye Chen swept his gaze and also spotted six Divine Spirit experts!
A single space jump point was guarded by six Divine Spirit experts!
Ye Chen gave a wry smile. Although he now possessed the Rune Spaceship, confronting Divine Spirit experts remained difficult. Even though the Rune Spaceship’s power could annihilate an early-stage Divine Spirit expert!
But that only applied if the Divine Spirit expert wore nothing, allowing the ship to destroy them!
If an early-stage Divine Spirit expert wore high-grade Divine Spirit armor, even a hundred blasts wouldn't scratch them in the slightest!
Of course, Divine Spirit weapons were rare in themselves, and few early-stage Divine Spirits wore high-grade armor unless they were scions of influential families.
After paying the fee, Ye Chen suddenly stored away the Rune Spaceship and switched to an intermediate Pseudo-God vessel. In the Ancient World, being ostentatious attracted trouble; being targeted by ill-intentioned individuals would lead to endless problems. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to visit Qidian to cast recommendation votes and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)