The Yin-Fa Secret Realm, situated in a remote corner of the vast universe, stood as one of the most perilous among countless cosmic domains. Its level of danger was almost on par with the Ancestral God Secret Realm, though the Yin-Fa Secret Realm was significantly smaller, encompassing an area roughly equivalent to the Black Dragon Mountain Star Field.
After spending over a month in interstellar travel, Luo Feng finally arrived at the Yin-Fa Secret Realm.
“The place ahead is my destination—Craftsman God Star,” Luo Feng said, standing in the control room of an ordinary spaceship, gazing into the distant void.
“Teacher Sitting Mountain Guest always said that retrieving the black metal plates three times was a test for me,” Luo Feng frowned slightly. “Other powerful beings might not know my methods, [Swallow, Mighty, Divine Spark Initiated] but Teacher Sitting Mountain Guest is certainly well aware... Knowing my capabilities, this trip might also be very perilous.”
Whoosh!
A small, endearing Golden Horned Beast, about a meter long with its wings spread, materialized beside him.
“All my treasures are on the Golden Horned Beast,” Luo Feng turned to look at the hovering creature. “I, my Ghost Sea Clone, and my Demon Race Clone will proceed to Craftsman God Star. Even if we fail, it’s only a loss of energy.”
“Let’s go!”
Swish!
Luo Feng instantly teleported out of the spaceship, and then the Demon Race Clone appeared… Utilizing the Demon Race Clone's teleportation prowess, three jumps carried him over three thousand light-years, reaching their destination. The Golden Horned Beast, along with numerous ultimate treasures, remained aboard the spaceship.
In the void, colossal spatial vortices appeared randomly in various locations.
This region of space resembled a vast ocean dotted with thousands upon thousands of whirling vortexes, distributed haphazardly as far as the eye could see.
“Craftsman God Star.”
A towering figure, over nine meters tall, stood suspended in the void. This was Luo Feng’s Ghost Sea Clone. Since Luo Feng’s true human body carried too much fame, and the Demon Race Clone was too weak… it was better for the Ghost Sea Clone to take the lead for now.
“The legendary Craftsman God Star.” Luo Feng gazed afar into the void, where at the deepest recesses, amidst countless spatial vortices, [Swallow, Mighty, Divine Spark Initiated] a gigantic planet resided—his destination, Craftsman God Star.
Craftsman God Star was outrageously large. Such celestial bodies were only found within cosmic secret realms, and this planet boasted a diameter of approximately 3.2 trillion kilometers. While its immense size was peculiar, many planets of such magnitude in the universe's numerous secret realms remained obscure.
But Craftsman God Star was famous because it was home to a great existence—a great Universe Master revered by billions of races across the cosmos as the ‘Craftsman God’!
The Craftsman God was a powerful Universe Master, originally a Mountain Giant special life form who innately loved forging weapons.
Even when his power was low, he enjoyed crafting weapons…
He continuously broke through…
Immersed in the endless years of weapon forging, the ‘Craftsman God’ was practically unrivaled in this field. Since very few knew of Sitting Mountain Guest’s skill in forging ultimate treasures, the ‘Craftsman God’ was universally acknowledged as the greatest being adept at forging ultimate treasures… This status alone granted him an transcendent position.
The Craftsman God could forge top-tier ultimate treasures!
That alone might not be unique.
Two other great beings in the universe could also forge top-tier ultimate treasures. What set the Craftsman God completely above them was ‘Craftsman God Star.’
Because… Craftsman God Star itself was a top-tier ultimate treasure in the category of flying palaces!
The Craftsman God belonged to no faction. The Ancestral God Cult had tried to recruit him, as had every other major power in the universe… [Swallow, Mighty, Divine Spark Initiated] yet, to this day, the Craftsman God had joined none. Firstly, his own strength was immense, and he possessed numerous ultimate treasures, making his assassination incredibly difficult. Secondly, due to his mastery of ultimate treasure forging, he maintained friendships with numerous supreme beings, deterring anyone from using extreme measures against him.
“A madman.”
“Anyone who reaches the near-absolute peak on a certain path must be a madman,” Luo Feng observed the distant Craftsman God Star. “To expend endless materials to forge an entire planet into a top-tier flying palace ultimate treasure.”
Whoosh!
Luo Feng flew toward it, utilizing occasional teleportation jumps to cover vast distances.
The void surrounding Craftsman God Star was filled with countless spatial vortices. These vortices were, in fact, natural wormholes, totaling 98,200. Only some wormholes led to safe zones; others plunged directly into extremely dangerous locales.
“Stele?” Luo Feng noticed steles suspended before some of the immense spatial vortices.
Approximately two-thirds of the spatial vortices had a stele floating before them.
Stele after stele…
The vast majority bore the word ‘Danger’ (). A select few displayed ‘Forbidden Zone’ (). Even two steles glowed with a blood-red, gruesome inscription: ‘Dead End’ ().
“Wormholes without steles must lead to safe areas. Danger, Forbidden Zone, Dead End…” Luo Feng looked at a stele nearby, inscribed with fierce, blood-red characters reading ‘Dead End.’ The sheer malevolence contained within the script made Luo Feng’s heart tremble.
The one who inscribed such writing was likely a Universe Master!
“Legend says that among the 98,200 natural wormholes surrounding Craftsman God Star, two lead to Dead Ends—places from which no one returns alive. However, the data I obtained from the Hong Alliance suggests that some strong individuals survived passage, but they refuse to reveal what terrifying ‘Dead End’ those natural wormholes lead to,” Luo Feng mused internally.
Moments later.
Luo Feng traversed countless natural wormholes, finally teleporting above Craftsman God Star.
“The great Universe Master ‘Craftsman God’ has a bold and open nature, enjoying companionship, unlike the aloofness of most Universe Masters. He shows particular favoritism towards special life forms. Many special life forms from across the entire Yin-Fa Secret Realm have relocated to Craftsman God Star, living carefree lives under the Craftsman God’s aegis,” Luo Feng descended rapidly from the high altitude, recalling the information.
“Craftsman God Star: Peace, Killing Prohibited.”
“Many who seek ultimate treasures, request the Craftsman God’s aid in forging them, or even those who wish to learn the art of forging ultimate treasures… Universe powerhouses from all races also frequent this place.” Luo Feng pierced through layers of clouds and finally landed on the ground.
Luo Feng took a step, covering millions of kilometers in a single stride.
He had gathered comprehensive data before arriving.
The inhabitants of Craftsman God Star were these special life forms—both Immortal-level and Universe Venerable-level special life forms. While many were immensely powerful… they lived peacefully.
“I can sense it…”
“The summons of the black metal plate.” As Luo Feng proceeded, his true human body, housed within the World Ring he carried, could clearly feel the pull of the black metal plate. Just like when Luo Feng first obtained the second black metal plate… the World Ring alone could not block this intense sensation.
“It’s in that direction!”
Luo Feng moved swiftly toward it.
Along the way, Luo Feng saw several special life forms playfully interacting. Such beings were rare elsewhere, but on Craftsman God Star, they were common sights.
He saw special life forms at the Sector Lord level, Immortal level, and even one at the Universe Venerable level.
“Outsider, where are you from? Are you also here to learn ultimate treasure forging from the ‘Craftsman God Master’?” A stream of green light flew beside Luo Feng. It was an ephemeral energy form, less than a meter tall, with a cute face.
“I wish to learn, but I heard the conditions for accepting disciples set by the ‘Craftsman God Master’ are very strict,” Luo Feng smiled.
“They are very strict indeed. Powerhouses from the countless races of the universe frequently visit our Craftsman God Star, hoping to learn ultimate treasure forging,” the green light figure danced around Luo Feng. “But though many fail, some succeed. The Craftsman God Master currently has 182 disciples.”
Luo Feng nodded with a smile and continued forward, each step a teleportation jump.
The green light figure easily kept pace with him.
“Have you been to Craftsman God Star before? Do you know the direction of Craftsman God Mountain?” the green light figure asked curiously.
“Haha…” Luo Feng grinned, saying no more. He was purely following the strong sense of connection to the fourth black metal plate, certain that the fourth black metal plate lay precisely in that direction.
Luo Feng moved rapidly.
After traveling for about half an hour, conversing amiably with the green light figure the entire time, he arrived at what the figure called ‘Craftsman God Mountain.’
During their thirty-minute conversation, Luo Feng learned more. The green light figure was named ‘Bonisa,’ and she had moved to Craftsman God Star with her clan a very long time ago. According to Bonisa, she knew almost every blade of grass and every tree on Craftsman God Star; she was intimately familiar with it and often saw universe powerhouses seeking treasures.
“That is Craftsman God Mountain!” Bonisa pointed to a colossal, imposing mountain in the distance, whose peak pierced through layers of clouds. “The Craftsman God Master resides on Craftsman God Mountain, and his disciples often descend to gather materials.”
“Look, there are many structures surrounding Craftsman God Mountain.”
“They were built by universe powerhouses from various races. Since the Craftsman God Master rarely appears, they are not qualified to request an audience. So they wait… [Swallow, Mighty, Divine Spark Initiated] waiting for the Craftsman God Master to appear to test his disciples, seizing the opportunity to beg for ultimate treasures,” Bonisa explained excitedly.
Luo Feng smiled and nodded.
His gaze, however, was fixed on the majestic Craftsman God Mountain. The sensation was already overwhelming. Even through the World Ring, his true human body felt every single cell boil; the fourth black metal plate was hidden within that mountain.
“Teacher hid the fourth black metal plate in Craftsman God Mountain?”
“That is where the Craftsman God Master lives.”
Luo Feng frowned. “No matter how strong I am, I cannot retrieve a black metal plate from under the nose of a Universe Master.”
Luo Feng stood there, contemplating.
“Aren’t you here to learn ultimate treasure forging from the Craftsman God Master? Look, some Universe Venerables are kneeling over there. Go join them. As long as you show sufficient piety… and possess the potential for ultimate treasure forging, you might be accepted as a disciple by the Craftsman God Master,” Bonisa circled Luo Feng and said insistently.