Chapter 44: The passage of time. | Swallowed Star 2: Origin Continent [Trans]

Swallowed Star 2: Origin Continent [Trans] - Updated on February 7, 2025

Okay, here’s the rewritten version, aiming for standard English grammar while preserving the Xianxia style and character personalities:

**Chapter 46: Fleeting Years**

“Five thousand Cosmic Sand for a complete piece of information about me from the Yanfeng Hall?” Luo Feng asked, surprised.

Mo Limeng replied, “The Yanfeng Hall used cause and effect to determine that tonight, a powerful Eternal True God named ‘Ying Cang’ will die within your, Luo He Divine Lord’s, residence.”

“Tonight’s assassin was called Ying Cang?” Luo Feng muttered to himself, not recognizing the name. After all, since he braved reincarnation and came to the Origin Continent, he had only resided in Huyang City.

Beyond Huyang City’s endless and vast world, Luo Feng had only purchased some basic intelligence, so naturally, he did not know Ying Cang.

“This is Ying Cang’s information,” Mo Limeng said, sending a detailed report through his communication token.

Luo Feng understood immediately. This Ying Cang was an existence comparable in strength to Mo Lixiao and Blood Cloud. Most importantly… his survival abilities were extremely high. He had survived a pursuit by an elite squad dispatched by a Chaos Master.

“Killing an assassin, and the price of my information skyrockets,” Luo Feng lamented, shaking his head. “Had I known it was Ying Cang, I would have accepted his bounty in the Yanfeng Hall’s dark hall. Such a pity, I’ve missed out on a large sum.”

Luo Feng generally only looked at the bounties within Huyang City.

The bounties from other cities? They were countless.

At the moment of Ying Cang’s death, the Yanfeng Hall would also withdraw the ‘Ying Cang’ bounty, refunding the original reward after deducting ten percent.

“Mere bounty money is insignificant to Luo He Divine Lord,” Commander Mo Lixiao stated.

City Lord Huyang added, “Huyang City, as a border city, is the front line of conflict with the Shi Kingdom. Commander Mo Lixiao and I are under great pressure. We need to fully focus on dealing with the Shi Kingdom forces. If Luo He Divine Lord were willing to help, he could easily earn a large amount of bounty money.”

“The three of you, you may return now,” Luo Feng said, unwilling to speak with them further.

“We will not disturb you any longer,” City Lord Huyang, Mo Lixiao, and Mo Limeng all rose.

Soon, the three of them took their leave.

As the cave dwelling door closed, Mo Yu Qingyan shuddered inwardly, “City Lord Huyang and the Commander came together, yet the Master did not even greet them. And when they left, the Master did not even see them off… yet City Lord Huyang and the others were not angry at all.”

“In their interactions, the Master was clearly the more dominant one,” Mo Yu Qingyan thought, growing excited. “What great opportunity did I, Mo Yu Qingyan, stumble upon that I might have the chance to become the Master’s disciple! I must work hard and first comprehend the Ten Basic Laws!”

The Master’s unfathomable strength made Mo Yu Qingyan even more determined.

“The Five Great Clans and the Shi Kingdom forces, as long as they don’t act foolishly, won’t provoke me,” Luo Feng thought. “I can finally cultivate in peace for a while.”

Luo Feng took a few steps and entered the underground hall.

He released the Star Tower within the underground hall. At this moment, Moluo Sa was digesting food within one of the Star Tower’s spatial layers, while Luo Feng headed to another spatial layer.

With a wave of his hand, the many spoils of this battle appeared before Luo Feng.

“This haul isn’t that great,” Luo Feng observed.

“Qian Yu Chong, a dignified Huyang Guard Commander, only left behind treasures worth around 200,000 Cosmic Sand. The remains of Mei Wuqi are worth around 300,000 Cosmic Sand. Neither were very wealthy.” Luo Feng shook his head.

This was normal. Mei Wuqi and the other ordinary Eternal True Gods of the great clans, although they held noble statuses, had high expenses. And with only the Cosmic Sand distributed by their families, how much could they accumulate? In terms of individual wealth, they were inferior to the Blood Python Guild Leader.

“Ying Cang, however, was wealthy,” Luo Feng said, looking at the other large amount of loot. “This Ying Cang’s most valuable possessions are two single-unit mechanical flow treasures. His other items and Cosmic Sand are of average value. All the treasures he left behind are worth about 3.5 million Cosmic Sand.”

“Compared to his status, it’s still a bit less. He probably used his accumulated wealth on his own cultivation,” Luo Feng mused, understanding.

Bloodline cultivation consumed a tremendous amount of resources.

A vast amount of resources were invested to make the bloodline stronger, a bottomless pit. Many strong cultivators poured in countless resources and still could not become Chaos Masters.

“The two mechanical flow treasures, one is the Sword in the Realm, with only the ‘Condensed Chaos Divine Power’ move, worth about 1.5 million Cosmic Sand. The other is the ‘Myriad Realm Escape Token,’ which allowed Ying Cang to teleport within Huyang City. Even under my ‘Control of Chaos’ suppression, this treasure allowed him to have movement that surpassed mine.”

Luo Feng, wielding the Wings of Wu Slaughter and using the Control of Chaos, generated terrifying power. The Blood Python Guild Leader was suppressed without the ability to resist.

Ying Cang endured such suppression and yet his movement still surpassed Luo Feng’s… This wasn’t something achievable through realm alone, but through a powerful escaping mechanical flow treasure.

“Mechanical flow treasures are more useful to me now. But in the future, their help will diminish,” Luo Feng understood this point.

The Perfect Divine Body from his second body refinement, even with a lower realm and crude techniques, already had power comparable to mechanical flow treasures.

Zi Yu Hou was also pierced through in one palm in front of Luo Feng.

“As my realm increases, the power of my Perfect Divine Body will grow stronger. If I refine my body a third time… there will be a significant increase. The help of mechanical flow treasures will become insignificant.”

The Perfect Divine Body and Willpower were his true reliance.

Luo Feng closed his eyes and began to concentrate on sensing the tangible Chaos Law from the nearby ‘Chaos Ruin,’ immersing himself in cultivation.

The various forces within Huyang City believed the Five Great Clans would not let the matter rest and wanted to see the upcoming conflict between the Five Great Clans and Luo He Divine Lord.

But the result was… the Five Great Clans yielded!

At first, the forces thought the Five Great Clans were secretly hiring experts, who needed time to arrive in Huyang City. But as time passed, everyone understood. As for the news of ‘Ying Cang being killed by Luo He Divine Lord’, it was information worth 5,000 Cosmic Sand after all, so very few forces purchased it and wouldn’t willingly spread it around.

Why should others easily obtain information they paid a high price for?

As time passed, those who knew the news of ‘Luo He Divine Lord killing Ying Cang’ remained only the top tier powers in Huyang City, and these forces naturally became more wary of Luo Feng.

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Cultivation time flowed like water, and twenty-six eras passed in the blink of an eye.

Huyang City, within a dark hall.

A white-robed figure wearing a red mask stood there, looking at the point of blood-colored flame in the air ahead. The blood-colored flame emitted an aura of calamity and darkness.

“Marquis,” the white-robed figure said, bowing respectfully.

“Blood Cloud, you have been in Huyang City for a long time,” the blood-colored flame spoke. “Yet, you have not been able to accomplish the mission I entrusted to you.”

Blood Cloud Divine Lord said with utmost respect: “Marquis, I dare not be lazy, and I have been doing everything possible to track down the complete formation map of ‘Huyang City’. However, the Huyang City formation has undergone generations of repair and supplementation, and has long become extremely vast and complex. The formation masters who personally carried out the repairs… only know a small area of the formation that they are responsible for, and it is impossible to understand the complete formation.”

“I only want results,” the blood-colored flame said coldly. “I will give you one final era to obtain the complete Huyang City formation map. I will dispatch two experts to help you. If you still fail to do so within one era, then return! I will make other arrangements for the matter of Huyang City.”

Blood Cloud Divine Lord was alarmed.

One era, and if he failed, the matters of Huyang City would no longer be his responsibility?

As the leader of the Shi Kingdom forces in Huyang City, though dangerous, the Shi Kingdom would constantly provide him with resources. A great amount of these resources ended up in Blood Cloud Divine Lord’s hands.

Blood Cloud Divine Lord yearned to break through to the Chaos Master realm, and naturally needed a large amount of resources.

If he were recalled, and with the mission failure, he would receive far fewer resources in the future.

“Marquis, within one era, I will risk my life to seize the complete Huyang City formation map,” Blood Cloud Divine Lord said respectfully.

“I have arranged helpers for you, and I have not skimped on your resources, I hope this time… you will not disappoint me again!” the blood-colored flame said coldly, and finally quietly extinguished.

Blood Cloud Divine Lord, who was incomparably respectful, finally relaxed.

Even if he was strong, he still dared not be disrespectful in the face of the Marquis, who had lived for countless eras. After all, even the strongest Eternal True God could be easily crushed by an ancient Chaos Master like the Marquis.

“The Marquis is losing patience,” Blood Cloud Divine Lord thought, lost in thought. “So urgent, it seems the Marquis is planning something big.”

“I wonder how strong the two helpers the Marquis is sending will be,” Blood Cloud Divine Lord was patient. He prepared to wait until the two formidable helpers arrived before deciding on a plan to seize the Huyang City formation map, “Within one era, even if I cannot obtain the complete Huyang City formation map, I must have sufficient merits. Otherwise, the Marquis will not let me off easily!”

Having taken a large amount of resources, he naturally had to have corresponding merits.

Snow fell heavily, and the world was a vast expanse of white.

The snow in Huyang City was extremely cold, each snowflake like a shimmering jade.

Luo Feng sat on the top of his cave dwelling mountain, reaching out to catch the falling snowflakes. The structure of each snowflake was incredibly profound, like a formation map.

“Comprehending the Laws is getting slower and slower,” Luo Feng thought. “It has been twenty-seven eras since I came to the Origin Continent. I made rapid progress in the beginning, but now my progress is getting slower and slower.”

This was normal. In terms of realm, he could be considered the pinnacle of Eternal True Gods.

Integrating the large number of scattered comprehensions and comprehending the complete ‘Chaos Law’ was not an easy matter.

“Hm?” Luo Feng looked down the mountain and saw his servant, Mo Yu Qingyan, also deep in thought.

“You foolish child, is comprehending the Laws so difficult? You still haven’t comprehended the Ten Basic Laws,” Moluo Sa said while gnawing on meat, shaking his head.

Mo Yu Qingyan couldn’t help but say: “Divine Lord Moluo Sa, I have comprehended eight basic Laws in twenty-odd eras, that is fast enough. My father said my comprehension speed is very fast.”

“Too slow! With me teaching you, you still haven’t comprehended the Ten Basic Laws, you are stupid,” Moluo Sa said disdainfully. “Comprehending the Laws is a very simple thing. You must understand that these Laws are not isolated. They are interconnected.”

“It is precisely because of the combination of different Laws that all things operate,” Moluo Sa said. “I said long ago that you must consider the relationship between them and think about their essence.”

“I don’t understand,” Mo Yu Qingyan shook his head.

“Alas, the eldest and third sons of the Mo Yu family have become Void True Gods, and only you are still a True God. Use a little effort, you are so weak that I feel ashamed! When the Master or I cultivated, we were much faster than you!” Moluo Sa shook his head.

Mo Yu Qingyan obediently didn’t say anything. He still wanted Moluo Sa to guide him, so naturally, he didn’t dare retort and had to try to coax him.

*Whoosh!*

Luo Feng landed beside them.

“Master,” Moluo Sa and Mo Yu Qingyan immediately stood up.

“Come with me for a trip,” Luo Feng ordered.

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