Chapter 497: Someone Came to Buy Peanut Cakes!

But don't underestimate the Extreme Terrain Realm now. That's a bona fide High-Grade cultivator, even by Real Realm standards.

Especially with shared cultivation, the other party could also master the Divine Abilities and Divine Arts that Chen Yi possessed.

Divine Abilities, when used properly, made it common to fight above one's level.

The first use that came to Chen Yi's mind for this trait tag was that his doppelgangers would no longer be dead weight.

From now on, no matter what battle he faced, he would have several fearless, reliable helpers with the same cultivation level as him!

Additionally, this cultivation sharing ignored distance.

That meant even if the Chen Yi in the simulation left the Winged Feather stellar system, people like Xiang Xing, Liu Ying, and Sotuofeiren who stayed behind to consolidate control over the stellar system could still receive Chen Yi's cultivation when they encountered danger.

This would better protect the Winged Feather stellar system, the crucial starting point for human Ascenders entering the Real Realm.

[You chose Yes.]

[You replaced "Green Giant" with "Give Me the Power".]

[Kanter Town, where non-human races of different species live, rebuilding a new home after the war.]

["Oh! Legendary Winged Ancestor, we revere you! We sing your praises! We live forever under your grace!!"]

[It was another clear morning. In the town square, residents gathered together, surrounding the esteemed town leader, and jointly sang the "Song of the Winged Ancestor".]

[After the singing, everyone bowed their heads in prayer together, making wishes to the Winged Ancestor.]

[Then, the gathering dispersed, and everyone went about their own business.]

["Freshly baked peanut cakes! Come and try one!!"]

[A middle-aged Winged Clan man set up a stall on the town's street, baking peanut cakes with a rough stove to make a living.]

[Someone came to buy peanut cakes.]

["Boss, how much for one peanut cake?"]

["Eight kroner each."]

["Damn, did you plant your peanuts in gold, or plant your wheat in gold?"]

["Heh, have you seen anywhere in Kanter Town that sells peanuts? These are top-grade peanuts I imported from out of town."]

["Fine, give me one."]

["Coming right up."]

["Are these peanut cakes properly cooked?"]

[Before he even finished speaking, the wings behind the middle-aged Winged Clan man suddenly transformed from one pair into six pairs. He violently flapped and soared into the sky, a gale sweeping through the entire town.]

[He was fleeing at top speed.]

[But when he reached the high altitudes, he discovered five identical people, all aiming their fists at him at the same time.]

["Light Speed Fist!!"]

[The person who came to buy cakes was you.]

[And the one who sensed something was wrong and decisively ran was Dalabeng.]

[You had shared your cultivation with your doppelgangers, giving them all Extreme Terrain Realm cultivation as well as the Divine Abilities, cultivation techniques, and more that you possessed.]

[You launched from the ground like a missile, the shockwave you created like a typhoon, shaking heaven and earth.]

[Dalabeng couldn't beat you one-on-one, and now he had several fearless doppelgangers joining in to beat him up too. The outcome was predictable.]

[Dalabeng lost again.]

[He was beaten into a muddy pit, covered head to toe in mud, even more disheveled than last time.]

["Enough!! I'm hiding here selling cakes, and you still won't let me go?! The Winged God Church is already gone, and I have zero desire to restore it! Can't I just stay on Lingwei Star? This is my homeland!!"]

[You had to admit.]

["Eavesdrop on Heartstrings" confirmed that everything he said was truly from the heart.]

[You withdrew all your doppelgangers, standing in mid-air, looking down at Dalabeng.]

[When Dalabeng looked up at you, the dazzling sunlight happened to be right behind you. He felt that you looked more like a god than he ever did.]

["Dalabeng, I'm not here to kill you."]

["Then why are you here? Actually buying cakes?"]

["You might not believe this, but I really value talent."]

["What kind of talent am I? Talent for making peanut cakes?"]

["You should know that I didn't exterminate the Alien Races. Half of Lingwei Star's land is still reserved for them. I want you to go back and continue being your 'Winged God', but you'll need to change that 'Winged' to 'Yi'."]

[To his credit, Dalabeng was clever and quickly connected the dots to the imperial inspector that Ares Immortal Kingdom would be sending this year.]

["You're trying to deal with Ares Immortal Kingdom. You're afraid that if they discover your ambition, they'll come after you, right?"]

["Enough small talk. Cooperate with me, follow my requirements, and not only will you live freely, you'll also enjoy the lavish life you had before, with ample cultivation resources.

But if I find even a hint of disloyalty or underhanded moves from you, more than just you will die!

Lingwei Star is your homeland. I wonder if you still have any feelings for your fellow countrymen there?"]

[Looking at the Triple-Origin True Fire dancing in your palm, and the ruthlessness in your eyes.]

[Dalabeng was certain that deep down you were insane, just that you held it back for some greater goal.]

[At that moment, Dalabeng was weighing the pros and cons of cooperating with you.]

[After calculating back and forth, it seemed that as long as what you said was true, he stood to lose nothing.]

[It was simply a matter of going from being a dictator with real power to a puppet leader propped up by you.]

[In fact, Dalabeng preferred the latter.]

[He wouldn't have to worry about anything, could cultivate in peace, and might even have a chance to become an Immortal Lord in this lifetime.]

[Granted, breaking through to Immortal Lord on a Second-tier Star was extremely difficult.]

[But it was still easier than selling peanut cakes here!]

["I can cooperate with you, but how do I guarantee you won't kill the donkey after it finishes grinding the mill?"]

["It's not like Ares Immortal Kingdom is only sending inspectors this one time."]

[That one remark woke Dalabeng from his daze. He felt much safer.]

["How did you find me here? I have great confidence in my Divine Art for concealing aura. There's no way you should have been able to detect me."]

[You smiled mysteriously and didn't answer him.]

[Actually, you had found him using "Treasure-Sniffing Nose".]

[Dalabeng carried a Supreme Treasure on him, which you had smelled when passing by.]

[Of course, you hadn't only discovered him recently.]

[It had already been a while.]

[You hadn't alerted him, only sending a doppelganger to keep watch over him.]

[As for what the Supreme Treasure on Dalabeng was, it might have been related to his ability to become intangible before.]

[You didn't forcefully take it, because this guy wasn't weak either. A real fight would cost you dearly.]

[Besides, the two of you needed to cooperate. Might as well give each other a bit more trust.]

[Anyway, you weren't lacking this one treasure. In a little while, you were heading to Blazing Star, where a pile of Celestial Empress relics was waiting for you.]

[Dalabeng returned to Winged God Fortress and used his Divine Art to conjure up some heavenly anomalies, creating a spectacle to make people believe a new god had been born.]

[Sotuofeiren and the others seized the opportunity to hype it up, and thus a brand new "Yi God" was elevated.]

[Dalabeng changed to a new face and attire, to prevent remnants of the old Winged God Church from trying to prop him up and resurrect it.]

[His current identity as the "Yi God" was nominally loyal to the "Winged Ancestor", much like the Winged Ancestor was a great god and he was merely a minor one.]

[Dalabeng only held an honorary title in the Winged Ancestor Church, without any real power.]