Arc 30The Talisman Auction

Ye Feng cured Rhode with a powerful Wood Spirit Talisman, drew Kalu’s family into his talisman business, and used the auction to attract the Raen Family First Elder. After Ye Feng exposed the First Elder’s Kāma and set the Raen Family against him, the First Elder fled and the family’s hidden strength became public.

  • The First Elder returned with a God Tree, a ripe Chakra Fruit, and four Ōtsutsuki prisoners, but concealed a Kāma mark and ordered the Raen Family to keep searching for the Ōtsutsuki.
  • Ye Feng helped his companions cultivate, arranged for Sasori to travel to Temira Star, and took Miroku and the other women shopping on Taker Star.
  • Ye Feng’s early talisman attempts caused an explosion, but he later defeated Ward’s efforts in a crafting contest and made an upper-grade Wood Spirit Talisman.
  • Ye Feng used the Wood Spirit Talisman to clear Rhode’s soul toxins and restore his body, prompting Kalu to seek revenge against the Raen Family.
  • Ye Feng crafted another powerful talisman for Kalu, helped expose spies in the Tamel Family’s Talisman Factory, and arranged for Kalu to auction the talisman.
  • At the auction, Ye Feng bought a longsword for Shion and a Natural Spirit Stone, while the Raen Family First Elder failed to win the healing talisman and Kalu sold planetary source for one billion.
  • The First Elder asked Kalu for a soul-repairing talisman, and Ye Feng inferred that he wanted to purify his Kāma, then helped expose the First Elder to the Raen Clan Leader.
  • The First Elder escaped the Raen Family’s trap and defeated pursuers before fleeing, while witnesses learned that the Second Elder and Third Elder also possessed Deity Transformation Realm strength.
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Ch. 726Caught in the Trap

The First Elder killed an Ōtsutsuki who had opened a spatial rift, but the enemy secretly marked him before dying. Hiding the mark from the Raen Family, the First Elder claimed their mission was incomplete and urged them to keep hunting the Ōtsutsuki Clan.

  • An Ōtsutsuki expanded a spatial rift, dragging Raen Family fighters into it until the First Elder stabbed him from behind.
  • The First Elder killed the Ōtsutsuki, causing the spatial rift to vanish and allowing surviving Raen Family subordinates to fall to safety.
  • The supposedly dead Ōtsutsuki grabbed the First Elder and placed a black mark on his leg before the First Elder severed his arm; the First Elder concealed the mark from the others.
  • The Raen Family returned with a God Tree, a ripe Chakra Fruit, and four Ōtsutsuki prisoners, making up for their losses.
  • When the Third Elder said the mission was complete, the First Elder ordered the Raen Family to keep searching for the Ōtsutsuki, stirring the survivors to anger.

Ch. 727An unexpectedly stubborn toxin

Ye Feng and his companions obtained Kāma marks from captured Ōtsutsuki Clan members, then joined Orochimaru in cleansing the toxin from Rhode’s soul. Ye Feng removed most of the remaining toxin, but about a tenth remained when he reached his limit.

  • The First Elder continued seeking higher-ranking Ōtsutsuki Clan members in hopes of learning how to remove his Kāma.
  • Ye Feng, Orochimaru, the Senju Brothers, Madara Uchiha, and Shion interrogated captives and obtained Kāma marks, with Ye Feng using genjutsu to help Hashirama Senju succeed.
  • Ye Feng asked Kalu to guard the sealing magic formation while Orochimaru began cleansing the toxin from Rhode’s soul.
  • Orochimaru’s cleansing reached its limit with a third of the toxin still remaining, so Ye Feng used his Kāma energy and law force to continue.
  • After half an hour, Ye Feng had reduced the remaining toxin to about a tenth but could not remove any more.

Ch. 728Kakuzu's problem

Ye Feng treated Rhode, removing most of the toxin from his soul but leaving a small portion that would slow his cultivation until Ye Feng reached the deity transformation realm. He helped Deidara and Hidan begin cultivating, then discovered that Kakuzu could not absorb natural energy because his body was no longer truly alive, prompting Kakuzu to reveal that his consciousness had been fading.

  • Ye Feng stopped treating Rhode when the toxin proved too difficult to remove completely, then reassured Kalu that Rhode would wake and could be fully cured after Ye Feng advanced to the deity transformation realm.
  • Ye Feng gave the remaining Kāma origin force to Orochimaru and distributed energy orbs to the others so they could cultivate.
  • Deidara and Hidan told Ye Feng they could sense natural energy, and he transmitted the first level of the cultivation method to them.
  • Ye Feng checked on Kakuzu and told him his modified, long-dead body could not draw natural energy into itself.
  • Kakuzu admitted that his body sometimes lagged, his mind had grown hazy, and he feared becoming a walking corpse, so he kept pursuing money to slow the loss of his consciousness.

Ch. 729Sending Sasori of the Red Sands Away

Ye Feng arranged a path for Kakuzu to grow stronger and sent Sasori to Temira Star to pursue advanced technology. He then planned an outing on Taker Star with Miroku and the other women.

  • Ye Feng offered Kakuzu two ways to overcome his limits, and Kakuzu chose to refine his body into an implement while retaining his secret technique.
  • Kakuzu pledged his life to Ye Feng, who told him to grow stronger because his opponent was the God of Ōtsutsuki.
  • Ye Feng told Sasori about the Machine Race and proposed sending him to Temira Star to develop his mechanical body and eventually reach the Central Star Domain.
  • Sasori eagerly agreed, and the next day he boarded a spaceship for Temira Star, becoming the first being from the Shinobi World to leave Ye Feng and strike out alone.
  • With the others occupied, Ye Feng invited Miroku and the other women to explore Taker Star, where Kalu had advised him to avoid first-rate and top-tier factions.

Ch. 730Paper Talisman Grades

Ye Feng explored Taker Star's shopping district with the women, then visited a Paper Talisman shop and decided to buy materials to make talismans for profit. The clerk doubted his abilities, but Ye Feng paid a million and insisted on inspecting superior-grade materials.

  • Ye Feng treated the women to a shopping spree, and they happily explored the mall.
  • Ye Feng considered buying a mech but gave up after seeing the high prices.
  • Ye Feng realized he could make and sell Spirit Talismans using materials from Taker Star.
  • The clerk explained the Paper Talisman grades and warned Ye Feng that making them was difficult and dangerous.
  • Ye Feng offered a million for a hundred sets of superior-grade materials, and the clerk agreed to fetch them despite doubting him.

Ch. 731Talisman Maker

Ye Feng bought 120 sets of expensive Paper Talisman materials after learning why upper-grade talismans were so valuable, leaving himself nearly broke. He took the women shopping and tried Taker Star’s local food, but the sight of giant live larvae sent them back to the Manor, where he cooked for them.

  • Ye Feng learned that upper-grade Paper Talismans could sell for thirty million because making them had an extremely low success rate, then bought 120 sets of materials for twenty-one million six hundred thousand.
  • Ye Feng left the Paper Talisman shop with less than a million in cash and worried about paying for the women’s purchases.
  • The women returned with inexpensive curiosities, and Ye Feng resolved to make them rich someday before taking them to try local specialties.
  • Ye Feng and the women were disgusted by a dish of live, finger-sized larvae, so he paid the bill and hurried them out of the restaurant.
  • Ye Feng and the women returned to the Manor, where he cooked a meal that helped them recover.

Ch. 732Spirit talisman explosion

Ye Feng tried making wood spirit talismans to earn money, but a failed inscription destroyed part of his building and injured several servants. After healing them, he admitted to Kalu that he was a talisman maker.

  • Ye Feng began making wood spirit talismans, and his first attempt failed with a minor explosion.
  • Ye Feng's second talisman exploded violently, destroying about a third of the building and seriously injuring several servants.
  • Kalu arrived, mistook the destruction for an attack, and ordered his subordinates to search the area before Ye Feng explained the accident.
  • Ye Feng healed the injured servants and told Kalu they needed time to recover.
  • Kalu ordered the incident kept secret, then asked what Ye Feng had been making, and Ye Feng admitted he was a talisman maker.

Ch. 733Talisman Factory

Ye Feng visited Kalu's family's Talisman-Making Space, where Kalu offered him a lucrative deal to produce paper talismans. Ye Feng asked to observe the family's highest-level talisman maker, and an eccentric, unkempt humanoid emerged from the sealed room.

  • Kalu brought Ye Feng into a vast, sealed space filled with talisman makers and explained that his family wanted Ye Feng to help make paper talismans.
  • Kalu explained the value of high-grade paper talismans and offered Ye Feng payment for advanced-grade and upper-grade talismans.
  • Ye Feng realized he could not yet make upper-grade spirit talismans because he had not solved the cause of their explosions.
  • Ye Feng asked to watch the family's highest-level talisman maker work, and Kalu led him to a sealed room.
  • After Kalu warned Ye Feng about the maker's eccentric temper, the door opened and an unkempt humanoid emerged.

Ch. 734Provoked into a Contest

Ye Feng provoked Ward into a Paper Talisman contest by offering a hundred sets of valuable materials as the prize. As Ward began crafting a higher-grade talisman, Ye Feng watched closely, puzzled by how smoothly Ward worked.

  • Kalu brought Ye Feng to meet Ward, who angrily demanded they state their business.
  • Ye Feng insulted Ward's appearance and challenged his talisman-making skill, but Ward initially refused to compete.
  • Ye Feng offered a hundred sets of superior-grade Paper Talisman materials, and Kalu agreed to guarantee the wager.
  • Ward accepted a contest in which each man would make three Paper Talismans, with the highest-grade one winning.
  • Kalu arranged a private venue, and Ward began making a high-grade, middle-tier Paper Talisman while Ye Feng observed with his Divine Sense.
  • Ward finished without a mishap and took out higher-grade materials to attempt a high-grade, high-tier Paper Talisman.

Ch. 735Production complete

Ye Feng discovered that consciousness in Nascent Soul-level blood hindered talisman crafting, erased it, and successfully inscribed an upper-grade Spirit Talisman. Ward recognized Ye Feng’s skill and begged to become his disciple, leaving Ye Feng baffled during their contest.

  • Ye Feng learned from Kalu that Ward added a drug to suppress consciousness in the blood used for high-grade talismans.
  • Ye Feng sensed the consciousness in his blood, erased it, and began crafting an upper-grade Paper Talisman.
  • Ward’s second attempt failed, and he watched Ye Feng’s unfamiliar green-energy inscription progress.
  • Ye Feng completed the Spirit Talisman, which Kalu and Ward recognized as upper grade and possibly middle tier.
  • Ward knelt before Ye Feng and begged him to accept him as a disciple, while Ye Feng questioned the request.

Ch. 736A Spirit Talisman with Unknown Effects

Ye Feng refused Ward’s demand to become his disciple, while Ward vowed to prove himself and Kalu arranged clothes for him. Ye Feng and Kalu then discussed testing Ye Feng’s high-grade restorative spirit talisman on Kalu’s recovering son, Rhode, whose soul toxin remained uncleared.

  • Ye Feng tried to refuse Ward as a disciple, but Kalu persuaded Ward to stand and earn Ye Feng’s approval by proving his worth.
  • Ward apologized to Ye Feng, promised to work hard, and asked Kalu to prepare him proper clothes.
  • Ye Feng slipped away with the high-grade spirit talisman, and Kalu later learned that it was a rare restorative talisman whose full effects Ye Feng did not know.
  • Ye Feng proposed testing the talisman on Rhode, and Kalu agreed despite his concern about its value and hope that it might help his son.
  • Ye Feng and Kalu visited Rhode, who had awakened and was physically recovering but remained listless because the toxin in his soul had not been cleared.

Ch. 737An unexpected effect

Ye Feng and Kalu tested a Wood Spirit Talisman on Rhode after learning that Descartes's subordinates had poisoned him. The talisman completely restored Rhode's body and cleared his soul toxins, leaving Ye Feng curious about its unexpected effect.

  • Rhode confessed that Descartes's subordinates had poisoned him, and he had hidden the truth to spare Descartes further blame.
  • Kalu embraced Rhode and promised to protect him, then suspected the Raen Family of arranging the poisoning with Ye Feng's agreement.
  • Kalu smashed the headboard in anger and vowed not to coexist with the Raen Family, while Ye Feng urged him to build his strength before seeking revenge.
  • Ye Feng activated the Wood Spirit Talisman, and green energy enveloped Rhode for about a minute.
  • Ye Feng examined Rhode and found that the talisman had cleared all toxins, including the soul toxins, and restored his muscles to their best condition.

Ch. 738A drunken Ye Feng

Ye Feng confirmed that Rhode had recovered, then got drunk at Kalu’s banquet and woke up surrounded by evidence of a wild night. The next morning, Ye Feng sparred with Kalu and repeatedly outmaneuvered him, prompting Kalu to attack with his full strength.

  • Ye Feng told Kalu that Rhode’s body and soul had recovered and that the Wood Spirit Talisman had purified him.
  • Kalu celebrated by arranging a banquet and insisted Ye Feng stay for drinks.
  • Ye Feng woke with a severe headache, found several women asleep around him, and realized how much had happened while he was drunk.
  • Kalu teased Ye Feng about the previous night, and Ye Feng challenged him to spar over flaws in his fist technique.
  • Ye Feng blocked and dodged Kalu’s attacks, swept him into a split, and threw him through the air.
  • Kalu charged again with full strength, sending two tiger-shaped blasts of wind toward Ye Feng.

Ch. 739The Persistent Ward

Ye Feng defeated Kalu in a spar and agreed to make another Upper-Level Paper Talisman while asking Kalu to investigate nearby Ōtsutsuki extracting planetary source. At Kalu’s factory, Ward persistently tried to become Ye Feng’s disciple, and Ye Feng decided to discuss keeping the talisman’s origins secret with Kalu.

  • Ye Feng redirected Kalu’s punch and knocked him down with a combination of strikes, then explained that he had developed his own boxing style.
  • Kalu asked Ye Feng to make another Upper-Level Paper Talisman and offered him sixty million, but Ye Feng refused the payment and asked him to investigate nearby Ōtsutsuki instead.
  • Ye Feng agreed to craft the talisman using materials provided by Kalu and returned to Kalu’s factory.
  • Ward greeted Ye Feng as his master and insisted he would start over to learn from him, while the other Talisman Makers speculated about Ye Feng’s skill.
  • Ye Feng worried that news of the Upper-Level Paper Talismans would expose his group and decided to speak with Kalu about it after crafting the talisman.

Ch. 740Ward's surprising side

Ye Feng crafted another mid-grade upper-tier Wood Spirit Talisman in Ward’s room, astonishing Ward with his success and prompting Ward to help conceal his abilities. After resting, Ye Feng went to Kalu’s office, where Maine told him Kalu had not yet returned.

  • Ward brought Ye Feng to his cleaned crafting room, where fifty sets of materials had been prepared for him.
  • Ye Feng cleared the blood’s consciousness with his Spiritual Power and crafted a mid-grade upper-tier Wood Spirit Talisman in a quarter of an hour.
  • Ward was shocked by Ye Feng’s success, and Ye Feng warned him to keep the crafting method secret.
  • Ward offered to draw attention to himself so Ye Feng could stay hidden, but Ye Feng refused and told him to keep a low profile.
  • Ye Feng rested, then went to Kalu’s office and learned from Maine that Kalu was still away gathering materials.

Ch. 741Rooting out the Rotten Apples

Ye Feng and Kalu devised a plan to expose spies and other threats inside the Talisman Factory. Ye Feng’s genjutsu revealed dozens of suspects, whom Kalu had arrested for interrogation.

  • Kalu told Ye Feng he would auction the spirit talisman under the Tamel Family’s name and claim to have a talisman maker in the Central Star Domain.
  • Ye Feng warned Kalu about hidden threats and proposed screening everyone in the Talisman Factory with his own method.
  • Kalu and Ye Feng watched as the factory staff assembled, then Ye Feng cast a wide-ranging genjutsu that put them all in a stupor.
  • At Kalu’s questions, more than a dozen people admitted to being spies, and Ye Feng’s further questions exposed eight more suspects, including skilled talisman makers.
  • Kalu ordered the suspects arrested and interrogated, and fifty soldiers swiftly carried out the order.

Ch. 742A Business Genius

Ye Feng helped Kalu secure the Talisman Makers’ loyalty by raising their profit share, and Kalu then took him to the auction house to sell an upper-level paper talisman. They arrived at the vast building and were escorted toward Max.

  • Kalu ended Ye Feng’s use of the purple Rinnegan, and the crowd below wondered why Geoff and Shanglupu had disappeared.
  • Kalu announced that paper talisman production would increase and promised the Talisman Makers an extra twenty percentage points of the profits.
  • The Talisman Makers pledged to stand together, while Ward remained wary of the dreamlike world he remembered.
  • Kalu praised Ye Feng’s business strategy after Ye Feng recovered, then took him to the auction house to promote an upper-level paper talisman.
  • A Humanoid Race woman recognized Kalu and led him and Ye Feng to a guarded door after checking her token.

Ch. 743The Auction House

Kalu brought an Upper-Level Mid-Tier Healing Paper Talisman to Max at the Auction House and consigned it for an auction in two days under the Tamel Paper Talisman Shop's name. After Kalu and Ye Feng left, Max contacted a middle-aged man and told him about the talisman's effects.

  • Max examined Kalu's Paper Talisman and confirmed it was an Upper-Level Mid-Tier Healing Paper Talisman that could heal injuries and the soul, purify the body and soul, and improve aptitude.
  • Kalu told Max the talisman had cured his son Rhode and agreed to auction it for publicity rather than accept Max's offer of eighty million.
  • Max arranged to auction the talisman in two days under the Tamel Paper Talisman Shop's name, and Kalu left the Auction House with Ye Feng.
  • Kalu explained to Ye Feng that the Humanoid Race woman received commission for his Auction House business.
  • Max retrieved a device from his locked drawer, contacted a middle-aged man, and reported Kalu's talisman and its effects.

Ch. 744The luxurious private room

Max followed orders to arrange publicity and investigate Kalu while concealing his own reservations. The auction drew Taker Star’s families to the Tamel Paper Talisman Shop, and Ye Feng’s group arrived at the Auction House, where they watched the crowded auction hall from a luxurious private room.

  • A middle-aged man ordered Max to publicize the auction, bid for the upper-level spirit talisman, investigate Kalu and his son, and handle the Central Star Domain himself.
  • The Auction House sent invitations describing the talisman, prompting Taker Star’s families to visit the Tamel Family and question Kalu, who avoided revealing its origins.
  • Ye Feng, Kalu, Miroku, the four women, and Shion attended the auction and were shown to a private room on the eighty-eighth floor.
  • Feng Yu teased Kalu after an attendant flirted with him, and Kalu claimed he cultivated useful connections.
  • Kalu used a remote control to show Ye Feng the crowded auction hall below, where Mr. Adili appeared onstage.

Ch. 745The Infuriating Old Man

Ye Feng used his divine sense to inspect the auction hall and recognized the first item, a high-grade magic longsword that Shion wanted. He won it for two million after the old auctioneer drove up the bids, and the auction continued with less valuable items.

  • Ye Feng discovered that his divine sense could leave his private room and scan the auction floor, though it could not enter other rooms.
  • Ye Feng recognized the first auction item as a high-grade magic artifact and saw that Shion wanted it.
  • Kalu offered to pay for the longsword as a gift to Shion and explained that body cultivators made such weapons less valuable to many buyers.
  • The old auctioneer encouraged the crowd to bid, raising the price as Ye Feng competed for the sword.
  • Ye Feng bid two million and won the longsword for room 8816, then watched as the auction moved on to less valuable items.

Ch. 746The unexpectedly popular upper-level Spirit Talisman

Ye Feng bought a supreme-grade Natural Spirit Stone for Tian Nai and Yuna, then watched his Upper-Level Intermediate Paper Talisman draw bids that climbed to 280 million. The Raen Family’s First Elder pursued the talisman for a secret purpose tied to his despair over Ōtsutsuki’s Kāma, while another bidder challenged his offer.

  • Ye Feng learned from Kalu that spell cultivators valued supreme-grade Natural Spirit Stones, then won one for 20 million.
  • The auctioneer praised Ye Feng’s Upper-Level Intermediate Paper Talisman as a lifesaving treasure that could heal and improve cultivation aptitude, and bidding quickly surpassed 200 million.
  • The Raen Family’s First Elder offered 220 million, prompting the auctioneer to warn the family against breaking auction rules; the First Elder claimed he needed the talisman for an important plan.
  • An unknown bidder raised the price to 230 million, and the First Elder countered with 250 million before the bidder raised it to 280 million.
  • The First Elder sent the Third Elder to discreetly investigate the rival bidder, while concealing that he wanted the talisman because he feared being assimilated by Ōtsutsuki’s Kāma.

Ch. 747Raen First Elder

Raen First Elder lost his bid for the Upper-Level Mid-Tier Paper Talisman, while Ye Feng and Kalu learned that the Auction House had bought the Raen Family’s planetary source. After the auction, Ye Feng noticed a familiar aura on the First Elder, then met Miss Jenny with Kalu.

  • Raen First Elder bid 300 million for the Upper-Level Mid-Tier Paper Talisman, but another bidder won it for 350 million.
  • Raen First Elder asked Third Elder about the winner, considered targeting the Auction House, then relented when Third Elder warned him about its Planetary Ruler.
  • Ye Feng recognized the final lot’s ring as identical to one he carried, and Kalu identified the item inside as planetary source from the Raen Family.
  • The Auction House bought the planetary source for one billion, concluding the auction, and Kalu handled the settlement while Ye Feng posed as his follower.
  • Ye Feng noticed a familiar aura on the departing Raen Family First Elder, then entered a room with Kalu and met Miss Jenny.
  • Kalu flirted with Miss Jenny, who teased him about his smooth talk.

Ch. 748There Was More to Miss Jenny

Kalu and Ye Feng left the auction house after selling an Upper-Level Mid-Tier Paper Talisman, while Jenny ordered a discreet investigation into Ye Feng. Back at the Manor, the First Elder of the Raen Family asked Kalu about obtaining more talismans, but Kalu refused to reveal their maker.

  • Jenny paid Kalu 315 million and later told an old man to investigate Ye Feng without alerting or confronting him.
  • Kalu warned Ye Feng that Jenny was ruthless, and the two returned to the Manor.
  • The First Elder of the Raen Family arrived at the Manor to meet Kalu, while Ye Feng sensed a familiar aura from him.
  • The First Elder asked whether Kalu had more Upper-Level Mid-Tier Paper Talismans, and Kalu claimed he had none left.
  • The First Elder asked Kalu to introduce the talisman maker, but Kalu said the master wanted to remain unknown.

Ch. 749Targeting the First Elder

Ye Feng realized the Raen Family's First Elder had been afflicted with Kāma and helped Kalu stall him while they devised a scheme to expose him. After planting an accusation and warning the First Elder that the clan was coming to capture him, Ye Feng prompted him to flee the Manor.

  • The First Elder asked Kalu to obtain a soul-repairing Paper Talisman, and Ye Feng inferred that he wanted it to purify Kāma.
  • Ye Feng warned Kalu to stall the First Elder, then sensed the First Elder's dangerous strength and concluded that he had reached the Deity Transformation Realm.
  • Ye Feng and Kalu planned to expose the First Elder's Kāma and provoke a public conflict within the Raen Family.
  • Two days later, Ye Feng used Space Attribute Spirit Talismans to sneak into the Raen Manor and leave an accusation against the First Elder on the Raen Clan Leader's desk.
  • As the Raen Clan Leader gathered the Second Elder and Third Elder to trap the First Elder, Ye Feng disguised himself as a servant and warned the First Elder to run.
  • The First Elder heard the Raen Clan Leader call him back, sensed the people waiting nearby, and flew out of the Manor.

Ch. 750The Raen Family Exposed

Ye Feng’s actions exposed the Raen Family’s hidden Deity Transformation Realm experts after the First Elder fled and accused the clan leader of betrayal. The First Elder escaped, while the Chris Family convened an emergency meeting over the Raen Family’s concealed strength.

  • The First Elder fled when the Raen Clan Leader arrived to arrest him, and Raen suspected someone had warned him.
  • Ye Feng blocked the First Elder at the Manor gates, but the First Elder revealed his Deity Transformation Realm strength and escaped the pursuing group.
  • A member of the Extermination Squad stabbed the First Elder, who accused the Raen Clan Leader of lying and struck at him.
  • The Second Elder and Third Elder joined the Raen Clan Leader to stop the First Elder, exposing their Deity Transformation Realm strength before witnesses.
  • The First Elder fled after the Second Elder and Third Elder let him go, and Ye Feng left the scene.
  • Families across Taker Star discussed the Raen Family’s strength, and the Chris Family convened an emergency meeting.
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