Chapter 345: Mind Consciousness System (Lower)

“Help me thank God Emperor Yu He,” Luo Feng transmitted, his mind already holding the intelligence of all peak-level cultivators in the Dark Saint Realm. After all, the known number barely exceeded a thousand, and God Emperor Yu He was among them.

“Right, Brother Luo Feng,” God Emperor Bo Xiu reminded. “Did you not previously intend to purchase life-and-death type powerful secret treasures at a high price? I’ve also spread the word, and it’s now confirmed that five God Emperors within Cheng Feng City are willing to sell such treasures. They can visit at any time, or perhaps we can conveniently summon them when you see God Emperor Yu He?”

“Excellent, thank you, Brother Bo Xiu.” Luo Feng’s heart stirred. Relying solely on the Undying Heart and Palm World left his combat methods somewhat simplistic. With several formidable secret treasures, their combined power could significantly enhance his strength. Furthermore, these treasures contained deeper mysteries, beneficial to his cultivation.

“A trivial matter,” Bo Xiu replied, unconcerned. His team of three companions, having journeyed to Yu Lan City and conversed with Hall Master Yuan Xiang, understood Luo Feng well. They knew he had reached his current level in an incredibly short span of time. The three had secretly decided to follow God Emperor Luo Feng for a period. As long as God Emperor Luo Feng did not leap from the cage of this realm, they would patiently follow. The information regarding Luo Feng was not divulged by the three, nor did Hall Master Yuan Xiang, now returned to his origin world, spread the news.

In a small cave mansion on the outskirts of Cheng Feng City, a pale white-robed male, ‘God Emperor Ji Xiu,’ received the transmission.

“God Emperor Luo Feng summons? Wishes to purchase my life-and-death type secret treasure?” Ji Xiu’s face lit with joy. Without hesitation, he immediately exited the small cave mansion. Lifting his head, he gazed at the sky, where black snowflakes drifted down, bone-chillingly cold. Yet, Ji Xiu’s heart at this moment was filled with excitement and delight. “Finally, I’ve encountered a peak existence willing to purchase my life-and-death type secret treasure. Perhaps I can leverage this to earn a substantial sum!”

The price of such a potent secret treasure varied depending on the buyer. The offer price differed greatly between late-stage God Emperor enlightenment, half-Hun Yuan enlightenment, and peak-level existences. Late-stage God Emperor enlightenment cultivators were frugal, typically starting negotiations at twenty to thirty billion Hun Yuan Crystals, with very little room for price increases. There was no other way; they were all too poor! Several tens of billions of Hun Yuan Crystals represented their entire accumulated wealth. Even those among them who had mastered two Dao of God Emperor late-stage, like Lord Insect Nest and others, needed to carefully consider expenditures of several tens of billions of Hun Yuan Crystals.

Half-Hun Yuan enlightenment cultivators, such as Hall Master Wei Yang and Hall Master Gai Tao, might possess several hundred billion Hun Yuan Crystals accumulated over long years. The price of a powerful secret treasure was naturally still something they needed to calculate. Only peak-level existences could be considered ‘generous.’ When faced with a secret treasure they needed, they were willing to offer a sufficient premium.

“I hope this God Emperor Luo Feng, in his so-called high-price purchase, can offer more,” Ji Xiu mused. A little bit of overflow from God Emperor Luo Feng’s fingertips could potentially be the entire accumulation of his, Ji Xiu’s, desperate efforts over endless years.

“Hu.”

Ji Xiu flew all the way, amidst the world of black ice and drifting snow, finally arriving at the core area of Cheng Feng City. Here, every cave mansion was significantly larger, and the arrays guarding them were even more terrifying.

“Hurry and enter, you are the last one to arrive.”

“God Emperor Luo Feng is currently meeting with God Emperor Yu He. The five of you will wait here for a while.”

Arriving at God Emperor Bo Xiu’s cave mansion, Ji Xiu was led by a puppet servant to a side hall, where several other God Emperors had already gathered. Ji Xiu’s gaze swept across the room. Among the five God Emperors waiting, three were at the “God Emperor late-stage enlightenment level,” and two were at the “half-Hun Yuan enlightenment level.” At this moment, all of them waited patiently, without any trace of impatience.

Luo Feng was currently hosting God Emperor Yu He. God Emperor Yu He possessed black feathers all over his body and a bird-like head. Cultivators from various races might exist, but generally, they preferred to transform into a form similar to ‘Senior Yuan’ and others. God Emperor Yu He’s kind, who maintained their racial form, was quite rare.

“This Boundary Source Pearl is also a spoil of my war. It’s been in my possession for several billion epochs, always unused. Now, if Brother Luo Feng needs it, it also shows a destiny between Brother Luo Feng and it,” God Emperor Yu He chuckled with his sharp beak, carefully observing Luo Feng. Although the peak existences in Cheng Feng City did not understand Luo Feng as well as Hall Master Yuan Xiang, God Emperor Bo Xiu, and others, they could confirm one point: Luo Feng was already a peak-level existence before entering the Dark Saint Realm! This fact alone was enough to inspire dread in other peak-level existences. When facing Luo Feng, they naturally adopted a lower posture. However, the City Lord’s side, the Secret Ruins God Emperor’s side, and the Eight Friends of Tian Lang – the three strongest forces within the city – still maintained sufficient confidence when facing Luo Feng!

“Thank you, Brother Yu He,” Luo Feng smiled slightly. “My current cultivation precisely requires this Boundary Source Pearl.”

Luo Feng and God Emperor Yu He chatted simply, with Bo Xiu, Bai, and Chi accompanying them.

“Brother Luo Feng has other guests. I shall not disturb you further,” God Emperor Yu He said. His visit this time was also to show goodwill towards Luo Feng, to forge a bit of friendship. After chatting for a moment, he suitably took the initiative to bid farewell. Luo Feng also rose to see him off.

“God Emperor Yu He cultivates the Dao of death and destruction! He is renowned for his ferocity. I’ve never seen him so friendly,” the red-robed youth, Chi, laughed after Yu He left.

“There are only a handful in all of Cheng Feng City who can make him suppress his ferocity! Brother Luo Feng is naturally one of them,” Bo Xiu also smiled slightly.

“Let the other five guests come over,” Luo Feng said.

Soon, the five guests arrived.

“Greetings, God Emperor Luo Feng, greetings to the various God Emperors.” As they arrived, they all felt a sense of pressure. Bo Xiu and his two companions were originally peak existences in Cheng Feng City, holding extremely high status. Yet, all three sat to the side, allowing Luo Feng to occupy the main seat, clearly indicating the difference in status.

“You plan to sell life-and-death type secret treasures?” Luo Feng smiled slightly. “Take them out. I will offer a suitable high price. If you are willing to sell, you may. If not, you are free to leave.”

“Yes.”

The five individuals respectively took out their prepared secret treasures. Having cultivated to such strength, they had also encountered their own opportunities and obtained some powerful secret treasures. However, not every powerful secret treasure was suitable for oneself. Even if a secret treasure was suitable, sometimes one needed to trade ‘world-class life materials’ or ‘powerful secret treasures’ for other resources! Ancestor Yan Feng and Ancestor Lei Ting had done precisely this; there was no other way. They were quite poor in the Dark Saint Realm. Earning resources by risking their lives was too difficult.

Luo Feng’s gaze swept over the five treasures placed before him: an alchemy furnace, an array diagram, a large axe, a long spear, and a painting.

“Buzz.”

Luo Feng’s thought penetrated, and he began to probe the five secret treasures one by one. These secret treasures all primarily combined the mysteries of ‘life’ and ‘destruction,’ with some incorporating other aspects.

“For this alchemy furnace, I will offer 200 billion Hun Yuan Crystals. For the other four pieces, I will offer 100 billion Hun Yuan Crystals each,” Luo Feng stated. “You can decide whether to sell or not.”

All five God Emperors showed joy upon hearing this price.

“We are willing!”

“We are naturally willing!”

All five were very satisfied with the price. A powerful secret treasure that would ordinarily sell for only thirty to fifty billion, Luo Feng offered 100 billion. The alchemy furnace, which would typically sell for nearly a hundred billion Hun Yuan Crystals, Luo Feng quoted 200 billion. In truth, even peak-level existences were generally not this generous! Luo Feng had, after all, earned over seven billion Hun Yuan Crystals in one go, and his strength allowed him to easily hunt some lower Hun Yuan life in the wilderness, thus enabling him to offer such a high premium.

“This God Emperor Luo Feng is not ordinarily generous,” God Emperor Ji Xiu was also extremely excited at this moment. His long spear had been discussed several times with other cultivators, the price generally hovering around thirty to forty billion, which he had always been unwilling to sell for. This time, God Emperor Luo Feng bought it for a hundred billion Hun Yuan Crystals, such a substantial premium. He, God Emperor Ji Xiu, fighting to the death for endless years in the Dark Saint Realm, might not necessarily earn this much.

Soon, the transaction was complete.

Inside the quiet room.

Luo Feng looked at the five powerful secret treasures placed before him with considerable satisfaction. He knew clearly that without a sufficient premium, these powerful secret treasures, being unique, would require significant effort to negotiate and still might not be obtainable. Doubling the price was enough. If the sellers were still greedy, Luo Feng would simply expel them. Although he liked these powerful secret treasures, with the number increasing, one more or one less made little difference.

“With these five secret treasures, combined with the ‘Undying Heart’ and ‘Palm World,’ my strength can also increase quite a bit,” Luo Feng nodded in satisfaction. Of course, among these secret treasures, he valued the Undying Heart the most. It was exchanged from Infinite Space and possessed the strongest life-saving ability.

Flipping his hand, he collected these powerful secret treasures. Luo Feng then took out the Boundary Source Pearl. This black Boundary Source Pearl faintly emitted some purple light. After Luo Feng’s power penetrated it, he easily refined it.

“A magnificent Boundary Source Pearl, no wonder it can assist in opening up an internal micro origin world, and even act as the origin of the internal micro origin world. This energy is indeed majestic enough,” Luo Feng was very satisfied. After refining the Boundary Source Pearl, its power could very easily transform into his own energy.

The rumbling transformation continued for three days. Luo Feng’s physical energy reserves skyrocketed to one million times.

“A reserve of one million times the perfect divine body! With such a physical body now under my control, my strength has not increased but decreased.” Luo Feng felt the change, yet a smile graced his face. “Now I can try some of the mysteries of the mind consciousness system.”

Time passed. Luo Feng consumed various auxiliary odd treasures, his thought processing speed generally remaining above a hundred times! His mind consciousness system slowly took shape over time.

In a flash, over a thousand epochs had passed. Some forces within Cheng Feng City, originally eager to move, wanting to ambush and kill Luo Feng when he left the city, were unfortunately unable to do so. Luo Feng resided for a long time in God Emperor Bo Xiu’s cave mansion and cultivated in seclusion, leaving them with no opportunity. They also understood that a peak-level existence, with their wisdom, would not easily provide them with a chance to plunder. During this period of over a thousand epochs, Luo Feng had also exchanged military merit with the City Lord’s side twice, trading all thirty million military merit he had accumulated.

“Buzz.”

The array sealing Luo Feng’s secluded cultivation place, layered and secure, suddenly opened actively on this day. The movement of the array opening was naturally felt by Bo Xiu, Bai, and Chi.

“Brother Luo Feng is out of seclusion?” The three immediately came to welcome him. They saw the familiar black-clothed, black-haired male walk out. They were quite familiar with Luo Feng, but seeing him emerge this time, they felt as if the endless heaven and earth were approaching them. They actually felt a sense of suffocation.

“Hmm?”

Luo Feng saw the situation and immediately realized the problem. “My physical body, upon emerging from seclusion this time, is too powerful, the pressure is too strong.” Previously, when he emerged from seclusion to exchange military merit, he had always dispatched only an avatar. This time, he carried his enormous physical body out of seclusion.

With a thought, his powerful physical body temporarily retreated into the super-strong secret treasure he carried, the ‘Painting World.’ Outside, only a ‘ten-thousand-times energy reserve’ avatar remained! The sense of pressure naturally rapidly diminished. Bo Xiu and the others also felt Luo Feng’s pressure quickly return to normal.

“Brother Luo Feng, your seclusion this time seems to have yielded quite a harvest,” Bo Xiu said with a laugh. Bai and Chi also looked at Luo Feng, their hearts secretly startled. They clearly remembered the ‘sense of pressure’ just now. That was a pressure that even the two strongest figures on the surface of the Dark Saint Realm, ‘God Emperor Ji Ke’ and ‘Dao Monarch Long Jiu,’ could not possibly bring.

“Indeed, there were some gains,” Luo Feng smiled slightly, then gently shook his head. “But cultivation does present many obstacles, and I am quite troubled. I intend to go to the large Hun Yuan Hall in Hun Yuan City.”