CHAPTER 426: CHAPTER 424 THIRD REALM

"A Xuanhuang Pill, no matter how simple, is still a Xuanhuang Pill, let alone one that can enable a breakthrough from the Second to the Third Realm is certainly not a simple Xuanhuang Pill."

"I came here to meet with the second-ranked Xuanhuang Alchemist of the Yuchuan River Domain."

"The second matter is to place a few more orders with you."

"Especially for our clan’s Star Breakthrough Pills."

As the Star Divine spoke, he took out a Dan Recipe Jade Scroll and handed it to Xu Feng.

"This Dan Recipe... Did your clan once have a Xuanhuang Alchemist?" Xu Feng glanced at it, his expression slightly moved.

"Regrettably, our clan once paid a great cost to find a top-tier Xuanhuang Alchemist in a Holy Domain and had our alchemy prodigy take him as a master."

The tone of the Star Divine was complex, igniting Xu Feng’s desire to learn more about the story.

"Our alchemy prodigy lived up to expectations and successfully advanced to the rank of Xuanhuang Alchemist."

"But just when he had learned and was about to serve the clan, a Fifth Realm powerhouse trapped him and forcibly converted our alchemy prodigy into one of their own."

"And this Dan Recipe is the last contribution he made for the clan."

Anger and helplessness filled the Star Divine’s eyes, and the surrounding Chaos region stirred.

"What a pity, I hadn’t known about such a past within your clan."

"I should be able to produce the pills from this Dan Recipe; your clan just needs to prepare the materials," said Xu Feng.

"How will the processing fee be calculated?" asked the Star Divine.

"For the first 200 Star Breakthrough Pills, I will refine them free of charge for your clan. After that, each pill will cost twenty Hongmeng Crystals," Xu Feng thought for a moment and gave a very favorable price.

"Good, my clan will pre-order 500 pills, and the Xuanhuang Spirit Roots and other materials will be delivered shortly," the Star Divine nodded.

At the Human Clan’s Divine Palace, Xu Feng and the Star Divine sipped tea and chatted about the recent situation.

"The Heavenly Ji Artifact Spirit is laying out a grand strategy for the next move. As it stands, she seems to have prepared a contingency with the Demon Abyss Clan in advance."

"Perhaps that strongest Fourth Realm expert of the Demon Abyss Clan was cultivated by the Heavenly Ji Artifact Spirit," the Star Divine said, sipping his tea.

"The Heavenly Ji Artifact Spirit is just a Xuanhuang Treasure, and it’s impressive enough that it can cover the entire Yuchuan River Domain. How could it possibly..." Xu Feng had a curious look on his face.

"The Xuanhuang Treasure might only be its façade; I and the heads of the four great clans have privately discussed that the Heavenly Ji Artifact Spirit might once have been a Hongmeng Treasure."

"It may have been damaged for some unknown reason and fallen to this place."

"Otherwise, it couldn’t have played the four great clans and countless smaller clans in the palm of its hand over the years," the Star Divine said and sighed softly.

"Isn’t that great? You four great clans are in the back eating meat while we have the soup," Xu Feng said with an air of lacking ambition.

"But that’s an Artifact Spirit, and we’re not its masters."

"Right now, we’re still of use to it, but once we become useless later on, we could be abandoned at any time."

"That’s why I came here this time, brother, to persuade you to set up more branches," the Star Divine expressed with concern.

Upon hearing this, Xu Feng’s heart tightened.

He looked at the Star Divine’s expression, which seemed as if he intended to have a heartfelt discussion.

The Star Divine waved his hand, and a huge three-dimensional map filled the entire Human Clan’s grand hall.

"Xu Feng, if you want to set up a branch, consider setting it up not far from our territory, where there are several spots with excellent resources. I’ll keep them reserved for you if you decide to go."

"Don’t worry, I can make a supreme Chaos oath on behalf of my entire clan that we will never harbor ill intentions towards the Human Clan and will maintain a permanent cooperation."

"If you’re not reassured, we can also form an Alliance," the Star Divine proposed.

"Thank you for the Divine Lord’s kindness. I want to wait for the Human Clan to develop a bit longer and for my own strength to grow before establishing branches."

"I will surely trouble the Divine Lord then," Xu Feng expressed his gratitude, his doubts slightly eased, yet he still kept a trace of vigilance.

After chatting for three days and nights, the Saint Master finally left, satisfied.

Xu Feng waved goodbye to the Star Divine, elated.

During their conversation, Xu Feng had bought ten complete Wan Dao Steles for half the price.

Although the modern Human Clan had many Third Realm powerhouses, most of them were forcibly elevated by Xuanhuang Pills. It was up to them to gradually predict their path in the Third Realm.

With these ten complete Wan Dao Steles, the many Third Realm powerhouses of the Human Clan could now have a broad direction in their future cultivation journey.

In the Human Clan Origin Realm, within the world of Xu Feng’s Divine Talisman Avatar.

Looking at a few Divine Talisman Avatars working hard in the Alchemy Realm, Xu Feng suddenly realized that he had been receiving quite a few more orders lately, and the Divine Talisman Avatars were somewhat overwhelmed.

"Xiao Hei, how many orders have those Divine Level Talisman Masters taken on now?" Xu Feng asked.

"Reporting to master, they’ve taken on thirty percent, and this ratio is currently increasing," Xiao Hei replied.

"That’s decent enough~"

"Then, I’ll let another avatar handle the refining of Xuanhuang Pills."

After one of the Xu Feng avatars that was refining Divine Talismans finished one, it headed towards another Alchemy Realm.

"This should be just about right."

Xu Feng arrived at one of the Alchemy Realms and procured several Breakthrough Xuanhuang Pills specially refined for himself.

The saying goes that sharpening your ax will not delay your work of chopping wood; Xu Feng figured he’d advance to the Third Realm first, then comprehend the Dao of Artifact Refining.

In the Cultivation Realm, Xu Feng felt his own breath, adjusted to the peak, and swallowed several Xuanhuang Pills in one gulp.

In a flash, Xu Feng felt the Sea of Dao Origin within him begin to surge.

Subsequently, his body started frantically absorbing all sorts of energies present in the Alchemy Realm.

Pure Chaos Qi, Hongmeng Qi, and some special energies coalesced into a mass, assimilating with the Sea of Dao Origin within him.

At this moment, feeling the immense energy he embodied, Xu Feng slowly closed his eyes, took out a Wan Dao Stele, and gently placed his hand on it.

Nine hundred years flashed by in the cultivation of the Dao.

It was at this moment that a massive fluctuation instantly spread throughout the entire Human Clan Territory.

Now, the powerhouses of the Human Clan who felt this breath were all stirred up.

A vast expanse of tribulation clouds began to condense outside the Human Clan Origin Realm.

Xu Feng stepped out, his original body under the tribulation clouds.

Then, the area instantly turned into a Thunder Sea, with endless power of thunder striking Xu Feng.

"Boom!!"

A Divine Thunder a hundred feet in diameter struck Xu Feng’s body in an instant.

In a moment, Xu Feng’s origin was depleted by thirty percent.

"Damn, this brute-forced strength is indeed fragile," Xu Feng commented while taking out and swallowing two more Xuanhuang Pills.

In an instant, a powerful breath surged from within Xu Feng.

He closed his eyes slowly, then suddenly snapped them open.

At this point, Xu Feng had blocked out all emotion, leaving only rationality.

The Divine Thunder continued to strike at Xu Feng, his original body remaining unmoved letting the Divine Thunder strike at will.

With each strike of Divine Thunder, Xu Feng mobilized all energy to restore his origin and body.

When he was almost unable to bear it, he swallowed several more Xuanhuang Pills.

This pattern repeated itself, and Xu Feng endured the entire Heavenly Tribulation.

A Third Realm aura enveloped the entire Human Clan Territory.

"The world of the Third Realm, it’s so magnificent," Xu Feng said as he extended his hand and gently pinched a strand of energy.