Science Fiction

The first floor of Hunyuan Hall in Chengfeng City specializes in acquiring the corpses of low-level Hunyuan creatures. Only three factions operate here, but cultivators rarely hunt as they spend most of their time in seclusion. Currently, Luo Feng is the sole customer on this floor of Hunyuan Hall.

“I have a batch of low-level Hunyuan creature corpses to sell,” Luo Feng announced. “Let’s see what price your three factions can offer!” He stood there, holding a storage bracelet in one hand, and released its seal, allowing its contents to be viewed by others.

The Divine Emperors representing the three factions stepped forward, probing the storage bracelet with their thoughts. What they saw startled them: an incredibly dense quantity of low-level Hunyuan creatures. They had never witnessed such a large haul before; typically, acquiring even a thousand at once was considered significant. In the Dark Sacred Realm, hunting is exceedingly perilous. Eliminating weaker creatures attracts stronger ones, and engaging stronger ones can draw the attention of an entire formidable force, making it extremely difficult to hunt large numbers of low-level Hunyuan creatures. Meanwhile, in the Nine Rivers Sacred Realm, powerful cities are never attacked by low-level Hunyuan creatures. Even if an attack were launched and the city couldn’t be breached, the attacking legion would simply retreat. Such a massive haul could only be achieved if a city were utterly overwhelmed by an overwhelmingly powerful defending force, who, even as the city fell, could not only suppress the main attacking legion but also prevent ninety percent of their forces from escaping.

“This is far too much!” “It’s unbelievably vast!” The Divine Emperors from the three factions were all visibly astonished, gasping in disbelief.

“May I ask your name, Divine Emperor?” one of them cautiously inquired. “My name is Luo Feng,” he replied directly. “Whichever of your three factions offers the highest price will have the opportunity to acquire all these low-level Hunyuan creature corpses. If I’m not satisfied, I’ll simply take them to sell in other cities.”

“Divine Emperor Luo Feng, please don’t be hasty,” one of them said. “This deal is too significant; we need to report it to our superiors. We will certainly offer a satisfactory price!” The three factions were clearly growing anxious.

Even with a reduced profit margin, Luo Feng stood to gain substantially from such a massive transaction. Suddenly, he sensed something and turned to see three figures flying towards them from a distance: an elder, a winged woman, and a red-robed youth. As each neared, an invisible aura naturally emanated, shaking the surroundings, and no other cultivators dared to approach the area.

“Brother Luo Feng!” the red-robed youth, Chi, called out from a distance. “Haha, Luo Feng, long time no see!” the elder, Boxiu, added enthusiastically. Divine Emperor Baiyin, the winged woman, offered a slight smile, saying, “We meet again.”

As the three landed on the first floor of Hunyuan Hall, the Divine Emperors from the three factions immediately bowed respectfully. It was clear that these three held a very high status in Chengfeng City, which didn’t surprise Luo Feng. According to his intelligence, there were only about a hundred peak-level entities in the city. Divine Emperor Boxiu’s team, in particular, had been active in Chengfeng City for a long time, and even the City Lord dared not treat them disrespectfully.

“I was actually planning to visit you three later,” Luo Feng said with a smile. “Your gains from that city defense battle were too massive!” the elder chuckled. “Such a huge transaction can’t be decided by these ordinary Divine Emperors; they certainly have to report it to their superiors. Come, let’s head to my cave abode to rest and patiently await their response.” He then turned to the ordinary Divine Emperors of Hunyuan Hall. “You three factions should discuss this thoroughly. You could even consider purchasing this batch of low-level Hunyuan creature corpses together. However, be warned, if the price is too low, Luo Feng certainly won’t sell!”

“Brother Luo Feng, very well, let’s go,” Divine Emperor Baiyin said with a smile. Luo Feng nodded, and the four of them promptly flew off, heading directly for Divine Emperor Boxiu’s cave abode.

The ordinary Divine Emperors on the first floor of Hunyuan Hall secretly gasped in amazement. “What is the background of this Divine Emperor Luo Feng?” one wondered. “He immediately presented such a vast number of low-level Hunyuan creature corpses. And he seems to have a considerable connection with Boxiu and the other two!” These ordinary Divine Emperors dared not delay. They immediately reported the news, along with all the images of the hundreds of thousands of low-level Hunyuan creature corpses they had observed. This intelligence instantly shocked several peak-level entities in Chengfeng City. Such immense wealth was rarely seen among those at the peak tier.

Inside a large, pale white cave abode, Luo Feng and the other three sat scattered, drinking and chatting freely.

“Hahaha, it’s truly a blessing to meet again here in the Dark Sacred Realm!” the elder declared. “Come, come, let’s drink to our heart’s content!” The red-robed youth chuckled, “Sister Baiyin was actually planning to go into seclusion, but she guessed Brother Luo Feng was coming, so she held off.” The winged woman smiled faintly, “Having cultivated to this level, I fear further seclusion won’t grant me any progress. However, Brother Luo Feng’s talent is extraordinary. Even a small tip from him would likely be more valuable than millions of epochs spent in seclusion!”

Reaching the peak level was, in itself, a significant bottleneck. The three of them also yearned to advance further, which was why they were willing to humble themselves before Luo Feng. They believed that Luo Feng, having just achieved his breakthrough, had already surpassed them, and once his strength stabilized, he would become even more formidable. Given such a brilliant existence, his comprehension abilities must surely far exceed theirs. Even a small piece of advice might be enough to spark a breakthrough for them. They cherished every hint and every opportunity, hoping to use them to break free from their limitations.

“I’m also currently facing a bottleneck,” Luo Feng said, shaking his head. “I’m stuck, unable to make any progress.” “Oh, could you elaborate?” Boxiu inquired. “Perhaps we can brainstorm together.” Baiyin and Chi also fixed their gaze on Luo Feng. Peak-level beings frequently engaged in discussions of the Dao with one another, as such exchanges were indeed beneficial for their cultivation.

“I’ve been contemplating how one’s spiritual will would control a physical body if it were incredibly vast,” Luo Feng said, looking at his three friends. “How vast of a body are we talking about?” Chi inquired. “The Transcendence-level Hunyuan Barren Hoof race has quite strong physical bodies,” Luo Feng explained. “But what if the body were a hundred thousand times larger? How could a Divine Emperor perfectly control such a body?” He estimated that the energy reserves of his 1.2 billion times perfect Divine Body were roughly a hundred thousand times that of a Transcendence-level Hunyuan Barren Hoof.

“That immense!” Boxiu, Chi, and Baiyin exclaimed in astonishment. “The Hunyuan Barren Hoof race is already renowned among low-level Hunyuan creatures for their robust physical bodies!” Boxiu stated with certainty after a brief calculation. “A body a hundred thousand times its size would be so vast that even a will that has broken free from its confines might not be able to perfectly control it!” Chi shook his head, saying, “I’ve never heard of anyone in the Divine Emperor stage being able to wield such a colossal body; it’s unheard of!” Divine Emperor Baiyin also gently shook her head, adding, “One would need to break free from their current limitations and become a high-level Hunyuan creature to control a body of that scale, wouldn’t they?”

Luo Feng’s pursuit of the perfected Divine Emperor Life and Death Dao meant his life-level was still within the Divine Emperor stage. Theoretically, his physical body could indeed reach such immense proportions. If he were to transcend his current limitations and evolve into a higher-level Hunyuan creature, a qualitative transformation should occur. “Hmm,” Boxiu suddenly said, a faint smile on his face. “Brother Luo Feng, the City Lord contacted me. He’s willing to offer 73 trillion Hunyuan Crystals for that batch of Hunyuan creature corpses. That price is quite acceptable!”

Luo Feng’s eyes lit up. He had sufficient intelligence and knew the value of his spoils well. The two strongest individuals currently in the Dark Sacred Realm were Divine Emperor Jike, who had refined a world-level Hunyuan bloodline, and Dao Lord Longjiu, who cultivated three and a half Hunyuan-level Dao paths. “Our City Lord of Chengfeng City, Feng Qiao, is Dao Lord Longjiu’s junior brother,” Boxiu explained, “and he’s the one in the city most willing to pay a high price.” Luo Feng’s eyes gleamed. “Divine Emperor Jike and Dao Lord Longjiu,” he mused, “how far are they from achieving true invincibility?” “They’re only slightly stronger than us,” Chi stated. “Our three teams combined would be no less formidable than either of them.” Luo Feng nodded slightly. To his knowledge, only about a thousand individuals in the entire Dark Sacred Realm could reach the peak level. Divine Emperor Jike and Dao Lord Longjiu were already the strongest among them; if there were others, they would likely be on par with him. The Dark Sacred Realm effectively had three paramount figures: Divine Emperor Jike, Dao Lord Longjiu, and himself. As for truly ‘Invincible’ existences, they rarely appeared in the Dark Sacred Realm anymore. Historically, most of the ‘Invincible’ beings born were confirmed to have transcended their current realm.

“The other two factions have also made their offers,” Boxiu said, smiling at Luo Feng. “One offered 71 trillion, and the other offered 72.2 trillion Hunyuan Crystals. We need to give them a reply, and only then will they begin gathering the crystals.” “Let’s sell them to the City Lord,” Luo Feng decided, quite pleased with the City Lord’s offer. “Since you’ve agreed, the City Lord’s side will begin gathering the Hunyuan Crystals,” Boxiu confirmed. “Brother Luo Feng, do you need to purchase any treasures? The City Lord can offer you a comparatively lower price.” Gathering such an immense amount of Hunyuan Crystals was a cumbersome process, which was why all three factions had made their offers proactively; if Luo Feng hadn’t agreed, there would have been no need for them to start gathering the crystals.

“Yes, I do need some goods!” Luo Feng’s eyes lit up. “I need to purchase a sufficient quantity of Hunyuan bloodlines, along with some rare auxiliary cultivation treasures.” “All low-level Hunyuan creature bloodlines from the surrounding world clusters are available in the Dark Sacred Realm,” Boxiu said with a smile. “Here is the list of all low-level Hunyuan creature bloodlines. Take a look; the prices are very affordable!” Boxiu then sent the list to Luo Feng.

Luo Feng quickly scanned the list. The Dark Sacred Realm served as the core of the surrounding world clusters, attracting the most formidable cultivators from those realms. Consequently, it also boasted the largest quantity of low-level Hunyuan creature bloodlines. “Purchase one copy of all low-level Hunyuan bloodlines that combine both life and destruction attributes,” Luo Feng instructed. “Each of those also needs to be supplied with seventy-two units of common remnant materials. Also, acquire one copy of all purely life-type and purely destruction-type Hunyuan bloodlines, again, with the accompanying materials.” Luo Feng was immensely wealthy; he bought everything related to the cycles of life and death, from early Divine Emperor to Transcendence-level. “After excluding the ones I’d already bought, everything totaled only 15.2 billion Hunyuan Crystals,” he noted. Luo Feng was quite satisfied with this quick estimate; he hadn’t even spent a small fraction of his immense wealth. The primary cost for these Hunyuan Crystals was the Transcendence-level bloodlines, each costing approximately 500 million Hunyuan Crystals. Luo Feng purchased all life-type, destruction-type, and combined-type bloodlines, acquiring a grand total of 189 types of Transcendence-level bloodlines.

“I’ll buy some more auxiliary rare treasures!” Luo Feng decided. He had found the Hundred Tribulations Marrow to be highly effective, though he couldn’t afford it when he was less affluent. Now, facing a bottleneck, Luo Feng purchased numerous auxiliary rare treasures worth 30 billion Hunyuan Crystals in one go. “That’s all for now,” Luo Feng messaged Divine Emperor Boxiu. “Do you need to buy anything else?” Divine Emperor Boxiu inquired. “The quantity of auxiliary rare treasures you’ve bought is rather small. Even if you use them sparingly, they won’t last you for 100 million eons of cultivation!” “It’s more than enough!” Luo Feng thought to himself. He had only arrived in the Origin Continent after traversing the cycles of reincarnation a mere few thousand epochs ago.