NOVPUB"Silly girl, don't let your thoughts run wild!" Hearing the young woman's despairing words, the two elders looked even more panicked. "Your brother is a disciple of the Divine Palace. He said he can save you, so he will definitely save you!"
The young woman saw the worried expressions on her parents' faces and gave a bitter smile as she shook her head. Even so, she refrained from saying anything further that might add to their concern.
However, in her heart, the young woman murmured to herself, "I used to believe my brother could cure me, but over these past few days, that 'Ice Crystal Leaf' seems increasingly to be devouring my life force. My brother said he would find pills to suppress the 'Cold Poison,' but I fear they won't be able to deal with this Ice Crystal Leaf."
As the young woman spoke, if one were to peer deep into her Qi Sea, they would see a leaf of icy, snow-white color radiating a dazzlingly cold aura, floating within.
At this moment, the young woman's Qi Sea had withered significantly, but the snow-colored leaf appeared more vibrant and brimming with vitality!
The Lin Family was shrouded in gloom due to the young woman's illness.
Meanwhile, in another household in Frost God City—specifically the foremost family in Frost God City, the Zuo Family—a Heavenly Divine Venerable youth was staring intently in the direction of the Lin Family.
Beside him stood an Immortal Divine Venerable in a grey robe.
The youth withdrew his gaze toward the Lin Family and turned to the grey-robed elder, saying, "Master Xuan, in a few days' time, I will need to trouble you to make an attempt to cure Lin Fei'er."
Upon hearing the youth's words, the grey-robed elder nodded and chuckled. "Zuo Yan, you seem very concerned about that little Lin Family girl. You even made the effort to return to Frost God City all the way from the Black Profound Cultivation Holy Land. I've heard her beauty is unparalleled—don't tell me you've taken a liking to her?"
"And besides, it's been said that Lin Fei'er's genius brother, Lin Shan, has traveled to Heavenly God Mountain. He'll likely find the medicinal treasure to cure her illness, so you might not even need me to intervene."
The grey-robed elder's words caused a sharp glint to flash in the youth's eyes.
He shook his head. "Heavenly God Mountain may be extraordinary, but the likelihood of Lin Shan finding a remedy for Lin Fei'er's condition is slim."
"If there's even the slightest chance she doesn't recover, Master Xuan, I will still need your assistance."
As the youth spoke, his gaze fell on an ice crystal fruit stored within one of his spatial treasures.
In his heart, the youth sneered coldly, "Master Xuan thinks I fancy Lin Fei'er, but he doesn't realize that my effort to treat her serves a far greater purpose."
"As long as I can gain Lin Fei'er's trust, everything will fall within my grasp!"
While his cold sneer lingered, a subtle flicker of greed and fiery ambition flashed deep within the youth's eyes, almost imperceptible to anyone who might look.
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Heavenly God Mountain, fourth layer.
The final day to leave Heavenly God Mountain was drawing closer.
Sitting within the "Divine Transformation Pool," Ye Chen had yet to emerge.
It had now been twenty-seven days since Ye Chen entered the Divine Transformation Pool.
During these twenty-seven days of cultivation, the four others in nearby Divine Transformation Pools had each achieved significant progress. Some had advanced two realms, while others had broken through three realms, even reaching the Superior Heavenly Divine Venerable Realm!
Clearly, being able to cultivate within such a miraculous location capable of aiding realm breakthroughs was already a tremendous blessing for all four.
However, if anyone were to observe Ye Chen, they would be astounded.
At this moment, Ye Chen had only progressed from the Middle God King Realm to the Upper God King Realm—a single realm breakthrough.
One must understand that Ye Chen had entered the most precious of the five Divine Transformation Pools!
Furthermore, Ye Chen was undeniably the most gifted individual among the five!
Yet, his realm breakthrough was inferior to that of the others—a detail that would shock anyone to their core!
Looking toward Ye Chen, however, one would see that, despite his seemingly meager breakthrough, Ye Chen was brimming with joy and excitement instead of disappointment.
"Upper God King!"
"This time in Heavenly God Mountain, successfully rising to Upper God King Realm is an unexpected delight."
"However, I didn't expect that this 'Divine Transformation Pool' would offer me an even greater reward!"
At this moment, inside Ye Chen's body—which no one could detect, not even the Divine Master Lords overseeing Heavenly God Mountain—the "Stars Tower" had begun showing faint signs of change throughout Ye Chen's twenty-seven days of cultivation.
In the past, Ye Chen could only enter the Stars Tower while practicing the Primordial Star Scripture.
Even then, he could only comprehend the techniques within the Primordial Star Scripture and had no interactions with the Stars Tower itself.
Yet during these days of cultivation within the Divine Transformation Pool, Ye Chen felt as if he was gradually sensing an inherent divine power within the Stars Tower.
Now, Ye Chen could even utilize the first ability of the Stars Tower—its spatial storage power—where he could directly store his treasures within the first five layers he had previously accessed!
This unexpected transformation completely astonished Ye Chen.
Indeed, Ye Chen was certain the Stars Tower was no ordinary artifact. It likely exceeded the Divine Venerable grade of Mysterious Heavenly Divine Artifacts, reaching Sovereign-grade Ultimate Heavenly Artifacts—undoubtedly a high-level existence even within the Cosmic Sea!
Under such circumstances, to activate even a fraction of the unique powers of such an artifact was beyond what Ye Chen had imagined!
"Life Origin!"
"It must be the enhancement of my Life Origin that has altered my control over the Stars Tower!"
Ye Chen's gaze shifted toward the Divine Transformation Pool he was in.
He could see that the divine liquid within the pool had paled significantly; over ninety percent of the divine liquid had been absorbed by Ye Chen!
Ninety percent.
An utterly staggering figure.
One must understand that the four challengers in the other Divine Transformation Pools had only absorbed less than one-thousandth of the divine liquid, yet they achieved significant realm breakthroughs.
Yet Ye Chen had absorbed over ninety percent of the divine liquid!
"The divine liquid I absorbed—only a minuscule portion contributed to my realm breakthrough. The vast majority of the divine liquid's power was instead converted into things that enhanced my Life Origin."
"So much divine liquid power, yet all it achieved was allowing me to activate the Stars Tower's most basic spatial storage capability."
"Does this mean that to master more of the Stars Tower's powers, I need to continue seeking ways to enhance my Life Origin?"
As this thought struck, Ye Chen's eyes gleamed with determination.
If he could indeed discover the means to manipulate the Stars Tower, if he could master just one or two devastating divine powers within it...
For Ye Chen, this possibility was absolutely earth-shattering.
After all, the Primordial Star Scripture alone had already allowed Ye Chen to witness the unparalleled skills wielded by Star Lord-level figures.
If he could also harness divine powers comparable to those of the Primordial Star Scripture residing within the Stars Tower itself, this would undoubtedly elevate Ye Chen's combat abilities in unimaginable ways!
