The Eastern Ancestor closed his eyes, reading the vast and massive memory information he had obtained.
Beside him, Bei Zhen Starlord looked on anxiously. He clearly understood how much the Eastern Ancestor valued this transaction; if anything went wrong, it would be troublesome: “The Venerable rarely appears during the endless samsara eras, yet this time, for the sake of severing the Daohe’s lineage, he has appeared frequently, even stating several times that he is willing to pay any price. I hope this Memory Stone fulfills the Venerable’s wishes!”
After a long while.
The Eastern Ancestor was browsing rapidly, far faster than Luo Feng, and quickly skipped through many basic cultivation experiences, starting directly from the higher level beyond the Cosmic Overlords…
Silence reigned; a pin dropping in the grand hall would have been audible.
“Hmph!” The Eastern Ancestor’s eyes suddenly flared open, releasing terrifying flames.
“Venerable?” Bei Zhen Starlord spoke up.
“Cursed, cursed human galaxy!” the Eastern Ancestor gritted his teeth.
“Venerable, this Memory Stone?” Bei Zhen Starlord’s heart quivered.
“This Memory Stone indeed contains information surpassing the Cosmic Overlords,” the Eastern Ancestor sneered. “And it’s quite rich, but the cultivation experiences recorded on it are not as profound as my own! At most, it can be considered somewhat unique, having taken a special path!”
“Not reaching my level, what use is it to me? What use is it to me?” The Eastern Ancestor’s icy voice caused the surrounding space to tremble.
Bei Zhen Starlord’s face instantly turned red with rage: “Venerable One, this human from the Milky Way dares to mock our Eastern Ancestor Holy Land and even deceived us out of two supreme treasures. We must make him regret it!”
“How can we make him regret?” The Eastern Ancestor looked at Bei Zhen Starlord, “You go to the Primordial Universe?”
Bei Zhen Starlord was momentarily speechless.
Not a single powerful being from other samsara eras, including the two Holy Lands, dared to enter the Primordial Universe recklessly; for non-Primordial Universe beings, entering meant seeking death.
“Then, just let him get away with two supreme treasures?” Bei Zhen Starlord was also unwilling.
The Eastern Ancestor remained cold and contemplative.
Perhaps Bei Zhen Starlord resented losing two supreme treasures and felt the loss deeply. But how could the Eastern Ancestor value them? He didn’t care about losing two treasures… What infuriated him was the long-held hope that he would finally see a Memory Stone containing even more profound cultivation experiences. Yet the cultivation level within the Memory Stone turned out to be inferior to his own.
His hopes were dashed!
He felt resentful!
Should he break relations with Luo Feng?
But the Eastern Ancestor understood that Luo Feng couldn’t view cultivation experiences beyond the Cosmic Overlords. In other words, Luo Feng indeed earnestly presented a Memory Stone containing a ‘profound’ cultivation experience. However, even Luo Feng himself couldn’t determine exactly how profound the cultivation experiences within the Memory Stone were.
“Perhaps it was just bad luck? Or maybe Luo Feng has another Memory Stone with even deeper cultivation experiences nearby?” The Eastern Ancestor still clung to a sliver of hope.
Then, a token appeared in his palm.
It was a communication token.
“Luo Feng!” The Eastern Ancestor transmitted directly.
…
In the distant Primeval Universe, within the City Lord’s Mansion.
Luo Feng was alone in a quiet hall, drinking wine. At one end of the hall was an outdoor railing; leaning on it, one could enjoy nearly half the scenery of Chaos City.
Seemingly carefree, in reality, over 99% of his consciousness was within the inheritance space of the Tomb Barge.
A divine essence avatar was deeply immersed in comprehending the ‘Path of the Beast God.’
The divine essence avatar originally stationed in the Ninth Abyss had long since been ordered by Luo Feng to self-destruct, as the so-called highest secret techniques in the Ninth Abyss could be found in the inheritance of the Daohe lineage, in more detailed and systematic rune pattern schools, providing countless rune patterns for him to study.
The fastest way for him to enhance his strength now was—to become a Cosmic Sovereign as soon as possible!
However…
Even with sufficient foundation and reaching a bottleneck, the time required for a true breakthrough could range from hundreds to thousands of years, or even tens of eons. Of course, if he was lucky, he might succeed in one attempt, but Luo Feng had not yet reached the true bottleneck. He had stopped cultivating at a point close to the bottleneck.
“With the ten-thousand-fold time acceleration in the inheritance space!” Luo Feng mused silently. “One year here equals an eon outside! Even if it takes time, I will become a Cosmic Sovereign within a few decades.”
“Hmm?” Luo Feng frowned. “Bei Zhen Starlord’s token? Why contact me now? Could it be the Memory Stone I provided has yielded results?”
The three Memory Stones traded with the Eastern Holy Land, he had prepared well in advance, all containing cultivation experiences surpassing the Cosmic Overlords. However, since these three were not included in the ‘core inheritance,’ they were destined to not be extremely profound. At the very least, they likely wouldn’t surpass the cultivation level of the Daohe.
Because cultivation experiences at the Daohe level were categorized under the core inheritance.
With a flip of his hand, the token appeared in his palm.
“Luo Feng.” The message came through.
“Bei Zhen.” Luo Feng responded.
“It’s the Eastern Emperor.” The message continued.
Luo Feng was momentarily stunned, then immediately alert.
The Eastern Emperor?
The oldest being in the entire Cosmic Sea? Judging by the size of his micro-universe, he was likely also the most powerful being in the Cosmic Sea?
“I never anticipated that the Eastern Ancestor would reach out to me personally and even address me by my first name. It’s truly an honor,” Luo Feng said. Typically, people from different reincarnation eras referred to him as ‘Human Galaxy,’ while very few called him ‘Luo Feng.'”
“The two supreme treasures, how are they?” The Eastern Ancestor asked.
“Excellent.” Luo Feng replied. “It’s just a pity that one of them is a rod-type offensive treasure. If it were replaced with a domain-type treasure, or another palace-type treasure, that would be even better.”
“Your request, I fulfilled. But my request… you’ve left me very disappointed.” The Eastern Ancestor transmitted. “The Memory Stone you gave me indeed contains cultivation experiences surpassing the Cosmic Overlords, but they are pitifully few and utterly useless to me.”
Luo Feng quickly replied: “I’m truly sorry, but I can’t see beyond the Cosmic Overlords’ level myself, so naturally I don’t know exactly how profound the experiences are. Whatever the Eastern Ancestor says… I can’t refute.”
“Are you implying I lied?” The Eastern Ancestor was slightly annoyed.
“That’s not what I meant.” Luo Feng defended. “I’m just saying I know for sure that the cultivation experiences within that Memory Stone definitely surpass the Cosmic Overlords’ level, nothing more.”
“I guarantee with my reputation that the cultivation level in your Memory Stone doesn’t even reach mine at this moment.” The Eastern Ancestor said. “It’s completely useless to me, so… I demand you give me another Memory Stone, and I’m unwilling to offer any supreme treasures as collateral.”
Luo Feng had been surprised earlier at the Eastern Ancestor invoking his reputation?
Now he understood—the Eastern Ancestor didn’t want to give any supreme treasures anymore and wanted to obtain another Memory Stone.
“Eastern Ancestor, that won’t work.” Luo Feng immediately said.
“On one hand, I don’t know if you’re telling the truth. Do you really think I’ll give you a second Memory Stone without any cost? No!” Luo Feng said. “Moreover, we had an agreement earlier: the first time was two supreme treasures as collateral. If you want a second, you must offer four supreme treasures, not one less.”
“I told you, the first one was of no use to me!” The Eastern Ancestor said. “Do you think I would lie to you?”
The Eastern Emperor was furious.
If he wasn’t genuinely yearning for higher cultivation experiences, why would he bother talking so much nonsense with Luo Feng? He held himself in high esteem, how could he look down on Luo Feng? The only reason Luo Feng commanded his attention was because of the Daohe lineage inheritance.
“I don’t care whether the Eastern Ancestor lies or not.” Luo Feng replied bluntly. “One thing is certain: everything must follow the original agreement. If you want the second Memory Stone, you must bring four supreme treasures.”
“Hmph!”
The Eastern Ancestor was furious and immediately cut off the communication.
Luo Feng looked at the communication token in his palm, then shook his head with a smile and put it away.
“Eastern Emperor?” Luo Feng sneered. “An old man forever unable to leave the Holy Land’s universe, your reputation is worth nothing to me! If you can’t even match a single treasure, how could you expect to get a second Memory Stone for free?”
“We’ll see.”
Luo Feng muttered.
He had long known that the Eastern Ancestor obviously wanted to obtain deeper experiences. So, as long as he truly yearned for it… this yearning heart would eventually compel the Eastern Ancestor to agree.
“We’ll see whose patience prevails.” Luo Feng thought to himself.
…
In the boundless Primordial Universe, at a certain point on the cosmic membrane.
“Boom!”
A towering figure burst directly through the cosmic membrane, leaving a small hole in it, but the membrane quickly repaired itself. The towering figure had two large curved horns pointing upward, long crimson hair, a body covered with azure scales, black scales on his chest, six eyes on his face, and beneath his seemingly sharp ears were a pair of very small hidden ears.
He held a strange weapon and surveyed the surroundings.
“It’s still most satisfying to charge straight out of my divine kingdom and through the Primordial Universe. Running all the way to that universe’s largest black hole… too far away.” Ba Shi murmured hoarsely. “Hmm, let’s go, heading for Qingfeng Realm.”
Swish!
He then teleported forward.
Only about half an hour later, Ba Shi halted suddenly in the boundless chaotic currents. He gazed into the distance and saw a towering, massive micro-universe.
“This is the micro-universe of the Founder Ax. Every time I go to Qingfeng Realm, I pass by it. Why does it feel different this time?” Ba Shi muttered. Because of the distance and the fact that the Founder Ax’s micro-universe had only just begun to collapse, its internal space had completely collapsed, and its surface had developed some cracks and holes, though overall it still maintained its spherical shape, with the cracks and holes being small and inconspicuous from afar.
But…
It felt different.
Previously, the micro-universe had been full of majesty and vitality. But now, this micro-universe had no vitality at all, no longer exuding that oppressive aura, which naturally made Ba Shi feel uneasy.
“Hmm?” Ba Shi immediately teleported, appearing near the micro-universe.
“Ahh!!!”
Ba Shi widened his six eyes, staring at the massive micro-universe before him. Its surface was marred by mottled cracks and holes, through which chaotic currents from the cosmic sea continuously poured in. Through the holes, his vision could see the already collapsed shattered continents inside.
“Ax? Perished?” Ba Shi was instantly stunned.
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