Chapter 1434: Chapter 1431: Wan Daorong’s Inquiry

"What happened?" Tong Yunshu asked in surprise, having been startled awake.

He then saw a jet-black pearl suspended in front of Yang Fei.

The surface of the pearl didn’t appear particularly smooth, resembling a meteor from beyond, with a rough exterior, yet overall it was an extremely standard spherical shape.

At just a glance, Tong Yunshu felt a chill down his spine, sensing that this seemingly ordinary black pearl contained terrifying energy capable of destroying the heavens and earth, sending shivers down his spine.

"What is this thing?" Tong Yunshu asked curiously.

Yang Fei cautiously extended his divine sense, ensuring at least that the room wasn’t under surveillance, then breathed a sigh of relief.

However, the commotion earlier wasn’t small, and since it had awakened Tong Yunshu, it was unlikely that Wan Daorong hadn’t noticed, better to be cautious.

With a thought, the Extreme Fire Demon Pearl was stored away in his storage bag, disappearing from view.

Tong Yunshu let out another gasp of surprise and hurriedly looked around, gazing at Yang Fei in wonder.

Yang Fei immediately transmitted his voice to her: "Stop looking, I’ve put the item away."

Tong Yunshu had been with Yang Fei for over twenty years and had never seen this strange pearl before. Unable to help herself, she communicated with him using her divine sense, asking, "What is this thing? I’ve never seen it before. Also, it feels so terrifying, as if it could unleash energy capable of destroying the world at any moment."

Regarding the magical effects of the Extreme Fire Demon Pearl, Li Er had specifically instructed Yang Fei to keep it a secret, even from the closest of people.

As for whether the Extreme Fire Demon Pearl could be shown to outsiders, Li Er didn’t seem to care much. He even mentioned that in today’s cultivation world, few people had even heard of the legends surrounding the Extreme Fire Demon Pearl, making those who recognized it even fewer.

Seeing Tong Yunshu inquire and recalling that she had seen the Extreme Fire Demon Pearl earlier, Yang Fei thought briefly and then said, "This pearl is a magic treasure I obtained the last time I retreated within the Nine-Nine Returning to One Array inside White Jade City. It’s called the Extreme Fire Demon Pearl, but as for its specific functions and methods, I have yet to fully research them. When I took it out to study just now, I found it to be heavier than I imagined; I couldn’t hold onto it. The pearl is quite mysterious."

"You couldn’t hold onto it? Was the sudden sinking of the ship caused by it?" Tong Yunshu was greatly shocked.

Yang Fei nodded: "Yes, I tried to hold onto it, but it was too heavy, causing the entire ship to suddenly sink."

Tong Yunshu stuck out her tongue: "Such a small pearl is that heavy? You can lift at least a hundred thousand catties now, can’t you? You can’t even lift such a small pearl?"

Yang Fei was equally astounded, nodded upon hearing her: "Yes, I didn’t think it was that heavy either."

Tong Yunshu continued: "Also, how many secrets and treasures are hidden within that Nine-Nine Returning to One Array inside White Jade City? I feel like our Earth cultivators are quite few in number now. Just the treasures hidden within White Jade City are enough; we don’t need to venture to the Southern Domain."

Upon hearing her, Yang Fei chuckled: "You’re absolutely right. Our Earth cultivators in the Southern Domain World truly don’t have much of a competitive edge here; the cultivation resources are relatively scarce compared to Earth, making them difficult to acquire. But once Earth cultivators know there’s a broader world out there, naturally, they aspire to come out and see it."

Tong Yunshu said: "I think we could just live in White Jade City, settle down peacefully, and have a rather nice life."

Yang Fei said: "Yes, I’d like to live a quiet life too, but unfortunately, the tree wishes to be still, yet the wind won’t cease; in the martial arts world, one is often not at liberty."

Tong Yunshu nodded silently; she knew if it weren’t for the matters concerning Umekawa Taro and Li Xuanyu this time, Yang Fei even if he could leave Earth, wouldn’t have left so soon.

For the next month, Wan Daorong stayed in his room cultivating and didn’t leave.

Yang Fei and Tong Yunshu rested in their room for the first few days; later, Yang Fei couldn’t stay still and would leave the room to look toward the horizon from the deck.

The speed of this spirit ship was extremely fast, surpassing the speed of technological aircraft that previously existed on Earth.

Looking around, he saw majestic peaks stretching endlessly below, the entire world densely green, the spiritual energy misty; the boundless nature gave him a feeling he never had on Earth.

At such a flying speed, if it were on Earth, he would’ve flown around the globe dozens of times, yet in the Southern Domain World, even with a straight flight, he hadn’t reached the Zhongzhou Territory from the Southern South Domain.

And besides, previously Yang Fei thought one day in the Southern Domain equals three days on Earth, that the Southern Domain’s daily time was equivalent to seventy-two hours on Earth, but he found that wasn’t the case.

There was a significant difference in time between the two plane worlds.

A day in the Southern Domain World was just that long, not giving a feeling of taking a long time to pass.

Tong Yunshu had accompanied Yang Fei on the deck, but soon returned to the room to continue cultivating.

Wan Ping and Wan Fang hadn’t come out either.

Among the five on the spirit ship, Yang Fei seemed the most unoccupied and less diligent in cultivation, while the other four, including Wan Daorong, appeared more committed.

One afternoon, Yang Fei was tasting the Southern Domain Cultivation World’s Immortal Wine, watching the scenery and terrain along the way, when his divine sense detected Wan Daorong walking out of his room.

"Master." Yang Fei greeted Wan Daorong politely, bowing in respect.

Wan Daorong waved his hand: "No need to be so formal."

"Master, after taking the genetic liquid medicine, have you noticed any effects?" Yang Fei asked.

Wan Daorong pondered slightly and then said: "I’ve taken relatively more genetic liquid medicine compared to others in the Southern Domain, yet so far, I haven’t noticed any significant improvement in my spirit root talent."

Yang Fei’s mind stirred: "No significant improvement?"

Wan Daorong nodded: "Yes, I can sense a subtle change in my spirit root talent, but upon trying to perceive it closely, it’s hard to pinpoint exactly where it has changed."

Yang Fei was a bit muddled, after a while he said: "Could it be that your cultivation realm is too high, and your inherent spirit root talent is already extremely good, so although the genetic liquid medicine enhances and improves your spirit root qualification, it doesn’t appear very obvious in the short term?"

Wan Daorong nodded: "That’s what I think too."

After consuming the genetic liquid medicine a few times, he could already faintly feel changes in his spirit root foundation. If he continues to take it for a long time, the effects will surely gradually manifest.

On the outside, he looked calm, but inside, he was secretly delighted.

As a late stage peak Divinity Transformation Realm powerhouse, he understood better than anyone what it means to further enhance his spirit root qualification.

"By the way, that day the spirit ship seemed to suddenly be impacted by something heavy and sunk briefly. I detected through divine sense that the commotion seemed to come from the room you reside in. What exactly happened?" Wan Daorong asked Yang Fei about the situation from that day.

Yang Fei’s heart skipped a beat, wondering whether Wan Daorong had divine power means to spy on everything that happened in the room that day, and now asking him directly, if this was testing him.