Wind Element Divine Clone

"Yes, thank you, Lord Aier!"

Eric and the others were overjoyed and repeatedly thanked Aier.

Seeing that Aier had agreed to let Eric and the others follow him, the six Mid-God Fiends couldn't help showing envy in their eyes.

However, they knew that in the eyes of a powerhouse like Lord Aier, they were less than little fry.

They simply weren't qualified to follow Lord Aier.

Eric and the others had been accepted by Lord Aier only because they had a knack for business.

"Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh—"

Just as the group was preparing to set off, the four Two-Star Fiends who had fled earlier awkwardly flew out of the forest.

They had run away because they didn't want to take risks, but they hadn't expected a powerhouse like Lord Aier to be hiding among the team on a Four-Star Fiend mission.

"Lord Aier..."

Aier glanced at the four men. From their eyes, he seemed to sense that they blamed him for not revealing his strength sooner and making them lose face.

In the face of life and death, pride meant nothing.

But while you were alive, saving face was the most important thing.

At that moment, in the eyes of the other six Mid-God Fiends, the four men were traitors.

"You chose to leave earlier. Don't show up here now."

Though Aier understood the four men's decision, he wouldn't accept them back.

Everyone had to take responsibility for their own choices.

Aier had made his decision, and naturally the others in the party had no objections.

If anything, they were surprised that Aier hadn't killed the four Mid-God Fiends who had run away.

Along the way, Aier and his party were ambushed once more, leaving Aier with several additional Godheads.

After arriving in Snow Wolf City and turning in the mission, Olga left the city at once.

The other Fiends went their separate ways, while Aier and the others rented a small courtyard.

"Eric, does the Green Chamber of Commerce have enough Inkstones to buy a Metal Lifeform?"

In the living room, Aier asked Eric directly.

The long days of flying during their journey had cured Aier of any illusions about flying.

From what he'd learned during this time, Aier knew he was currently in Liang'an Prefecture, on the Bifu Continent in Hell.

If they flew, it would probably take the people of the Green Chamber of Commerce thousands of years to reach Liang'an Prefecture from Snow Wolf City.

"I'm sorry, Lord Aier."

Eric smiled bitterly. "Even if we sell all the goods we brought from Caeles City, they'll only bring in a little over 123 million Inkstones altogether."

It wasn't that the Green Chamber of Commerce couldn't earn more Inkstones. It was simply that this was all they could manage with their current resources.

Any more, and it would be dangerous. They wouldn't be able to hold on to it.

More than a hundred million Inkstones would tempt even a Five-Star Fiend like Olga.

"That amount wouldn't even cover a fraction of the cost of a Metal Lifeform."

A Metal Lifeform was a kind of special lifeform.

However, because it could transform itself at will, most Metal Lifeforms, once discovered, were refined into transportation vessels with only simple thoughts and sold.

Even an ordinary Metal Lifeform cost tens of billions of Inkstones.

That price was far beyond what Eric could afford right now.

"All right..."

Aier sighed.

He knew that before they began following him, the Green Chamber of Commerce had only been doing business on a small scale.

If they really had enough Inkstones to buy a Metal Lifeform, Aier would have to wonder whether some major trouble was waiting for them.

It wasn't that Aier couldn't handle trouble. He just hated being deceived!

"Then, Eric, go outside the city and find a few Saint Realm flying magical beasts. Ask if they're willing to sign a contract with the caravan and serve as mounts."

"If they are, I can provide Low-God and Mid-God Godheads for them to refine."

"Yes, Lord Aier. I'll take care of it right away."

Since it would take time for the Saint Realm magical beasts to refine their Godheads, Aier decided to cultivate his second Divine Clone in Snow Wolf City.

For his second Divine Clone, Aier chose the Wind Element.

Although his Earth Element Divine Clone had created a short-range movement technique called Shrinking Inches into Feet, the Earth Element was still too slow for long-distance travel.

Of the four elements—Earth, Wind, Water, and Fire—the Wind Element was the fastest, making it a good way to shore up Aier's weakness.

As for attack and defense, Aier was confident that he was among the strongest below the Paragon level. It made little difference whether he had the Fire or Water Element.

So, after refining that Earth Element High-God Spark, Aier placed a Wind Element Low-God Spark in the Equipment Slot.

"Refine!"

When the Godhead turned into two balls of light, one green and one black, in Aier's Soul Space, he knew he was about to experience that same pain again.

"Hum—"

The Laws of Heaven and Earth descended, condensing a Wind Element Godhead that hovered above Aier's head.

After half of Aier's soul entered the Godhead, green Wind Divine Power gathered to form his divine body and transformed into a green robe over it.

Once the Laws of Heaven and Earth faded, Aier's Wind Element Divine Clone merged into his true body.

Over the following period, Aier refined more than four hundred Amethysts before restoring the souls of both his true body and his Wind Element Divine Clone to their peak.

Over the next ten years, the people of the Green Chamber of Commerce watched Aier's Wind Element Divine Clone go from its creation to becoming a High-God.

Even Eric, who had lived for millions of years, found this rate of cultivation outrageous.

He knew there were beings born in the Divine Realm, but he'd never heard of anyone comprehending the Laws and Profound Mysteries of an element and becoming a High-God in just ten years.

The few Saint Realm flying magical beasts felt even more conflicted.

They had been stuck at the peak of the Saint Realm for millions of years and knew it was the limit of their natural potential. Their only hope of breaking through was to get a Godhead.

That was why they'd agreed to serve as mounts for the Green Chamber of Commerce.

But they had never imagined that before they'd even finished refining their Godheads, they would witness Lord Aier's Wind Element Divine Clone cultivate all the way to the High-God level.

"Alas, as expected, the gap between people is even greater than the distance between heaven and earth..."

After sighing a few times, the flying magical beasts immediately closed their eyes and began working hard to refine their Godheads.

Aier didn't care how the others felt.

Until he gathered enough Earth Element High-God Sparks, Aier planned to keep refining Wind Element Mid-God Godheads, fusing the Laws of Wind and increasing the strength of his Wind Element Divine Clone.

After all, before reaching the Paragon level, the Laws of Heaven and Earth wouldn't descend, and he wouldn't draw anyone else's attention.

In the blink of an eye, two hundred years passed.

"Eric, how are Bauer and the others doing with refining their divine power?"

That day, after absorbing the five Wind Law Profound Mysteries in his Equipment Slot and further improving their fusion, Aier asked Eric.

Refining Low-God and Mid-God Godheads didn't take two hundred years.