No matter how the supreme beings of the Cosmic Sea exerted their power, Luo Feng remained absolutely safe within the Tomb Boat. Having been acknowledged as its master, Luo Feng had gained a clear understanding of the many formidable capabilities of the “Tomb Boat.” Yet at this moment, the majority of his attention was focused on the deal proposed by the North True Star Master.
“A deal representing the Dongdi Ancestor and me?” Luo Feng thought inwardly, surprised, as countless thoughts raced through his mind.
Who was the Dongdi Ancestor?
That was the ancestor of the oldest holy land in the entire Cosmic Sea! Undoubtedly, the wealthiest being in the entire Cosmic Sea.
“What kind of deal?” Luo Feng transmitted his voice.
Outside, the North True Star Lord secretly let out a sigh of relief. Luo Feng had responded, and as long as there was a reply, things were manageable—what he feared most was being completely ignored. Immediately, the North True Star Lord sent a voice transmission to the surface of the Tomb Boat: “First, congratulations to the Lord of the Milky Way for obtaining the inheritance of the Duandonghe lineage. Regarding the deal, my clan’s Dongdi Ancestor has stated… he requires your inheritance, specifically the inherited knowledge you’ve acquired… of course, no treasures are needed, only the memory inheritance.”
“Memory inheritance?” Luo Feng sneered, “North True Star Lord, don’t you think the Dongdi Ancestor is being too presumptuous? All the races have been fighting desperately, and I eventually obtained the inheritance of the Duandonghe lineage by sheer luck. What right does your Dongdi Ancestor have to take away my inheritance? Don’t even think about it.”
“Everything can be discussed,” the North True Star Lord was not at all annoyed and continued, “My clan is the oldest holy land in the entire Cosmic Sea, far older than the Purple Moon Holy Land. We have obtained many inheritances and even know some of the Cosmic Sea’s secrets. We also possess the most powerful treasures. As long as you agree—some of our secret inheritances, some secrets, and even the most powerful treasures, everything can be negotiated.”
“No negotiation!” Luo Feng replied directly.
He was indeed tempted.
After all, the Cosmic Sea was so mysterious, with many unknowns. The Dongdi Ancestor was likely one of the few who knew the most. Secret inheritances and the most powerful treasures were indeed tempting. However, the memory inheritance was the most crucial part of the Duandonghe lineage inheritance. He had sworn an oath with the inheritance mark, and breaking that vow was impossible.
The North True Star Lord continued, “It’s only the memory inheritance—”
“No need to say more. If it’s just this deal, forget it,” Luo Feng rejected.
The North True Star Lord muttered inwardly… as expected, the Dongdi Ancestor had already shown no hope when giving instructions earlier. The Dongdi Ancestor had even said that such ancient inheritances, which had only one inheritor in each endless era… certainly had means to prevent the inheritance from leaking out.
“What about a partial memory inheritance?” the North True Star Lord pressed.
“Partial?” Luo Feng’s heart stirred, not rushing to refuse, “Which part does the Dongdi Ancestor want?”
The North True Star Lord was secretly delighted.
As long as they could negotiate, there was a chance.
“Of course, cultivation experience,” the North True Star Lord said, “My clan’s ancestor wants to obtain… the experience of cultivation at increasingly higher levels, the memory inheritance detailing such experiences.”
“You guys’ ancestor really knows what’s most valuable,” Luo Feng sneered.
The memory inheritance was divided into—
The core of the core—the ‘Three Supreme Techniques’ left by the three generations of ancestral masters.
The normal core memory inheritance—the records of cultivation experiences of successive generations of Duandonghe cultivators and the experiences of other supreme beings they had collected.
The ordinary inheritable inheritance—over 100 million memory stones, all containing superficial fundamental inheritances, with very few even surpassing the ‘True God’ level, essentially the most basic foundations.
Undoubtedly, the cultivation experiences at the highest levels were extremely valuable. Even the cultivation experiences of non-Duandonghe lineage supreme beings… once collected by successive generations of Duandonghe, were categorized into the core inheritance. The Dongdi Ancestor’s request for such memory inheritances of cultivation experiences clearly showed his understanding of their importance.
Unfortunately—
The highest level cultivation memory inheritances were all within the core category, and Luo Feng was fundamentally unable to leak them out.
“Maybe I can trick him,” Luo Feng thought inwardly, “Our clan’s foundation is weak, with few treasures. Maybe I can trick a few of the most powerful treasures from the Dongdi Ancestor, which would make our human race much stronger.” After all, apart from himself, no one else knew exactly how the Duandonghe lineage inheritance worked.
So there was a real possibility of successfully deceiving them.
Even if he failed, so what?
Would the Dongdi Ancestor, who had always remained within the holy land universe, truly emerge? Whether during the previous inheritance of the Tomb Boat or the current pursuit of him… neither ancestral master had ever left their holy land universes. Evidently, it wasn’t that they were unwilling to come out, but rather that some reason hindered or deterred them from doing so.
Even the inheritance of the Duandonghe lineage couldn’t make them come out. Then, even if he tricked them into giving a few of the most powerful treasures, would the Dongdi Ancestor really come out?
“Hmph, partial inheritance?” Luo Feng considered many thoughts before organizing his ideas and immediately responding coldly, “The inheritance of my Duandonghe lineage, even I don’t have the authority to leak it out.”
“There’s a chance!” the North True Star Lord was secretly delighted. He had been entrusted by the Dongdi Ancestor and knew a lot.
He immediately continued, “Of course, I won’t force Lord of the Milky Way to leak out what you can’t. My ancestor only needs the memory inheritance of cultivation experiences. Your Duandonghe lineage is so ancient; surely you have also collected the cultivation experiences of other supreme beings. Just offer those non-Duandonghe cultivation experiences for trade with my clan.”
“You really know a lot,” Luo Feng thought inwardly, a bit surprised. Too bad, the Dongdi Ancestor didn’t realize that even the cultivation experiences of non-Duandonghe lineage beings were included in the core inheritance.
“The Dongdi Ancestor truly lives up to being the Dongdi Ancestor, knowing so much,” Luo Feng spoke, “If it’s about non-Duandonghe lineage, there are indeed some.”
The North True Star Lord became even more expectant and excited.
“But not many, only the cultivation inheritances of three supreme beings in total,” Luo Feng said.
“Probably more than three,” the North True Star Lord guessed inwardly, though he didn’t press further.
“Lord of the Milky Way! Name your price, my clan’s ancestor only wants these three inheritances,” the North True Star Lord said.
“Let’s talk about the conditions later,” Luo Feng countered, “Don’t you know that the memory inheritances beyond the Cosmic Strongest level are influenced by the Original Cosmic Will?”
“Haha, of course he knows,” the North True Star Lord replied directly, “But your Duandonghe lineage probably uses memory stones or similar memory storage methods. Your current strength is insufficient, so you indeed cannot access the subsequent information. However, my clan’s ancestor has long transcended samsara… If you give the memory stones or similar storage items to my clan’s ancestor, he will naturally be able to view them.”
Luo Feng was stunned.
Right.
He couldn’t see them… but a cultivator who had transcended samsara could.
“Now can we talk about the detailed terms of the deal?” the North True Star Lord pressed.
“Ten of the most powerful treasures! Your clan’s secret inheritances! Secrets of the Cosmic Sea!” Luo Feng directly stated.
The North True Star Lord was startled.
That was bold.
Truly daring to ask!
Ten of the most powerful treasures? Even the Dongdi Holy Land, because the ancestor never left the holy land universe, with only Cosmic Sovereigns wandering the Cosmic Sea… so even after countless eons of gathering, the number of most powerful treasures was very limited, usually belonging to each Cosmic Sovereign individually, with the clan’s accumulated stock being pitifully low. If they were like the Purple Moon Holy Land, they would probably have to strip other Cosmic Sovereigns and Cosmic Strongest beings to gather enough.
The Dongdi Holy Land? Their stock would almost be depleted!
“This, this is too…” the North True Star Lord wanted Luo Feng to reduce his demands, “My clan knows many secret inheritances and Cosmic Sea secrets.”
“Whatever inheritances, secrets… those are just extras,” Luo Feng said, “Can your clan’s secret inheritances compare to what I’m offering? Can they compare to the inheritance I obtained? As for the secrets… they are ancient secrets from endless eons ago, merely satisfying my curiosity. Whether I know them or not is a minor issue.”
The North True Star Lord was helpless.
“Ten of the most powerful treasures, not one less, and they must include palace-type, mental power weapon-type, domain-type, soul-type… each category must have one,” Luo Feng directly stated, “Less than one, no deal.”
The North True Star Lord was so angry he wanted to roar.
Was it easy?
Even Cosmic Strongest beings had to fight hard to obtain the most powerful treasures. Were the most powerful treasures that easy to obtain? Their Dongdi Holy Land’s several Cosmic Strongest beings lacked ‘Small Universes,’ so their strength was relatively weak, thus rarely going out. As for the group of Cosmic Sovereigns wandering outside to seize treasures, they generally couldn’t compete with the Cosmic Strongest beings. They could only accumulate enough of the most powerful treasures through the passage of time.
Was it easy?
Luo Feng was asking for ten? Did he even realize that even the seven True Sovereigns of the Divine Eye Race, along with numerous Cosmic Sovereigns, had only managed to collect around ten of the most supreme treasures over three reincarnation eras? Especially after the Tomb Boat incident… with two True Sovereigns fallen, they likely didn’t even have ten left.
“Hurry up and decide, I don’t have time to linger,” Luo Feng said.
“I, I… your demands are too high, let me ask my ancestor,” the North True Star Lord said.
“Hurry up, hurry up.”
Luo Feng was confident. If the Divine Eye Race could gather nearly ten of the most powerful treasures, wouldn’t the Dongdi Holy Land be able to come up with them? Moreover, during this operation, the Dongdi Holy Land had already revealed several of the most powerful treasures. Offering ten… although it would pain the Dongdi Holy Land greatly, it wouldn’t force them to the point where all their Cosmic Sovereigns had to contribute.
…
Within the Dongdi Holy Land Universe.
In the main hall of the North True Star Lord’s palace complex.
“Ancestor,” the North True Star Lord looked at the Dongdi Ancestor before him.
“Three?” the Dongdi Ancestor showed no anger at all, instead revealing a hint of joy and slightly nodding his head, “If Luo Feng truly has the cultivation experiences of three ancient beings, then ten of the most powerful treasures can be given to him! Of course, we can’t easily agree to his request. Negotiate with him, see if we can lower the price a bit.”
The most powerful treasures?
What did they have to do with him, the Dongdi Ancestor? The stock of the most powerful treasures in the holy land, or even losing a few treasures due to the deaths of several Cosmic Sovereigns, had no effect on the Dongdi Ancestor himself.
To him, the cultivation experiences of ancient and powerful beings were the truly valuable things.
“But I must verify the authenticity of his so-called memory inheritance,” the Dongdi Ancestor said, “Don’t let him deceive us with fake memory inheritances and take away ten of the most powerful treasures. That would be a great joke.”
The North True Star Lord listened, his heart aching.
Ten of the most powerful treasures, just thinking about it made him ache! How many of the most powerful treasures were there in the entire Cosmic Sea? A hundred? Those daring enough to use ten of the most powerful treasures for a trade… probably only the ancestral masters of the two holy lands could do so.
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