Inner World.
Clad in black, Luo Feng stood amidst a pile of miscellaneous items, holding in his hand a beautifully carved silver badge. Previously, within the ‘World Ring’ dimension, he had thoroughly searched through Pansi’s belongings after his death but found nothing special. However, within his own Inner World, where he was the sovereign, his perception was far more powerful, and he immediately noticed something unusual about the silver badge.
“This is actually a token for storing a small world! I didn’t notice it before. What exquisite craftsmanship,” Luo Feng murmured in astonishment.
Hiss!
A thread of world power forcefully penetrated the silver badge. Though Pansi’s spiritual imprint remained within, without Pansi’s presence, the imprint was soon overwhelmed and replaced by Luo Feng’s.
Luo Feng’s world power had now entered the small world contained within the silver badge.
This was a very small world, roughly a hundred kilometers in diameter. The entire world consisted of flat plains and, at its center, a lake more than ten kilometers in diameter. The lake’s water was extremely cold, emitting a chill that blanketed the entire world.
“What is this?” Luo Feng frowned.
His world power carefully scanned the small world within the silver badge. The plains were unremarkable, but the lake seemed somehow special.
Yet Luo Feng could not identify it.
…
“Barbara!”
“Barbara!” Luo Feng, in black, connected his consciousness to his spatial ring and called out to Barbara.
Other than the main Barbara attached to Luo Feng’s Earth incarnation, the Babata aboard the Yimo Starship, the Black Luo Feng, the Golden-Horned Beast avatar, and the Mech Race ship were all copies of Babata—subsidiary intelligences, or in other words, Babata’s avatars. Babata could control these subsidiary intelligences.
These subsidiary intelligences contained all of Babata’s stored memories, though they lacked life-like qualities and were simply the most advanced artificial intelligences.
Of course!
Normally, when Luo Feng was aboard the Yimo Starship, the main Babata would directly enter the ship and take over control from the subsidiary intelligence.
“Master,” the subsidiary intelligence greeted respectfully.
“Can you identify this lake?” With a thought, Black Luo Feng entered the small world.
Cold!
Although Luo Feng was an energy-based lifeform, he still shivered slightly. This tiny world, barely a hundred kilometers across, was bitterly cold, the chill emanating from the central lake.
“Hmm?” Suddenly, Black Luo Feng felt much better, as if his life crystal were being nourished.
“Master, I’ve seen this water before,” the subsidiary intelligence exclaimed excitedly.
“Really?” Black Luo Feng quickly asked. “What is it?”
“It’s Lock Divine Water,” the subsidiary intelligence replied. “Back then, the old master attended an auction where Lock Divine Water was sold. One cubic kilometer of it was stored in a small world bracelet. I remember the final price was 8.9 million Primordial units.”
Black Luo Feng’s eyes widened instantly.
Good heavens!
8.9 million Primordial units for just one cubic kilometer?
“Panxi!” Black Luo Feng abruptly turned, staring intently at the nearby lake, carefully sensing its size.
The lake’s surface was an irregular circle, with a maximum diameter of 16.2 kilometers and a minimum of 10.3 kilometers. Its depth was 3.2 kilometers. With his sensing ability, Black Luo Feng instantly calculated the lake’s exact volume—712 cubic kilometers of Lock Divine Water!
How much was that worth?
At auction prices, how much would that be?
6.337 billion!
“6.3 billion Primordial units?” Black Luo Feng was stunned, completely dumbfounded.
Like a lucky strike from the heavens?
Like a beggar suddenly seeing a golden mountain?
Like a young Earthling suddenly being told by the King of the Qianwu Kingdom, “You are my long-lost son. The entire Qianwu Cosmic Empire is yours!”
That was exactly how he felt.
Stunned!
“6.3 billion Primordial units! Good heavens! I must have struck the ultimate jackpot. This is truly an incredible stroke of luck,” Luo Feng’s mind howled in exhilaration.
“Lofoe Pan?”
“Yimo Starship?”
“Fiery Void Gold?”
“Purple Palace Hundred Vein Leaves?”
Black Luo Feng’s body trembled slightly. Until now, his total assets had only amounted to about a million Primordial units, roughly equivalent to a common Marquis-level immortal. Even the rare armor he had obtained by chance was of little value in the human world, where few others could even use it. But Lock Divine Water was different—it was a precious item auctioned in the human world.
One cubic kilometer had fetched a staggering 8.9 million Primordial units!
And his lake was worth over 6.3 billion Primordial units!
“The Lock Divine Water is named after the ancient cosmic being ‘Lock,’ who lived in the primordial era when the universe was newly born,” the subsidiary intelligence explained. “Lock accidentally discovered the Lock Divine Water in a secret cosmic realm. It possesses extraordinary life energy, capable of nurturing plant life, healing the body—essentially, any being that can absorb life energy can benefit from it. Its uses are countless, hence its immense value. The ‘life aura’ within Lock Divine Water is of an extremely high grade, far surpassing that of life fruits. It is highly effective even for immortal plant beings, which is why many powerful immortal deities desire it.”
Black Luo Feng’s eyes gleamed with excitement, nodding eagerly like a chick pecking at rice.
Struck gold.
This was the real deal.
The assets of an ordinary Marquis-level immortal were around a million Primordial units. Even at the peak of the Marquis level, one might only reach up to 100 million units.
6.3 billion Primordial units—what did that mean? It was essentially the entire fortune of many King-level immortals! Of course, beings like Zhenyan, who were nearly on par with Cosmic Venerables, would be far wealthier than average King-level immortals. For someone like Zhenyan or Tianyu King, tossing out treasures worth hundreds of thousands of Primordial units as rewards was nothing more than a casual gesture.
“Master,” the subsidiary intelligence said respectfully, “previously, your treasures were of the caliber commonly used by Marquis-level immortals. But this lake of Lock Divine Water is already considered the treasure of a King-level immortal.”
“The treasure of a King-level immortal?” Luo Feng chuckled.
That was a good analogy.
Different levels of power meant entirely different tiers. A powerful King-level immortal could easily wipe out a group of Marquis-level immortals and accumulate immense wealth. Naturally, they possessed vast fortunes. Yet even so, many King-level immortals would have to go bankrupt to afford this lake of Lock Divine Water.
“Hahahaha…” Black Luo Feng laughed heartily. “Looks like one must never underestimate someone who seems ordinary.”
“Panxi, a mere slave merchant, seemed insignificant, and many Marquis-level immortals wouldn’t even give him a second glance. But who would have guessed he possessed a lake of Lock Divine Water?” Black Luo Feng laughed again. “He was cautious too, keeping it hidden even from the Virtual Universe Company!”
The vast cosmos was filled with mysteries.
Countless lifeforms existed, and some were destined for extraordinary encounters.
Luo Feng had his share of extraordinary encounters, and others could too.
Panxi had been one such case. In truth, Panxi himself didn’t know it was called ‘Lock Divine Water.’ But when he cultivated Iron Vine Grass, he was astonished—its growth was effortless, skyrocketing until it finally stopped at the ninth stage of World Lord. And cultivating just one Iron Vine Grass consumed only a minuscule amount of the Lock Divine Water.
Then he cultivated the more powerful Shalu Flower, and again, it easily grew to the ninth stage of World Lord!
Panxi immediately understood…
This Lock Divine Water was a supreme treasure!
Cultivating a Shalu Flower to the ninth stage of World Lord required hundreds of thousands of Primordial units, yet it consumed only a tiny fraction of the lake’s water. So how much was the entire lake worth? Just thinking of that staggering figure made Panxi shudder. He knew that if he revealed even a hint of this, powerful immortals might come after him—even the mighty King of the Qianwu Kingdom might not hesitate to eliminate him.
He was afraid!
So he remained low-key and patient, treating the Lock Divine Water as his ultimate secret for growth. Occasionally, he would drink a single drop to accelerate his cultivation. Without a teacher’s guidance, he was still able to break through to the World Lord stage. That was the miraculous power of Lock Divine Water.
“In this vast universe, countless beings have extraordinary encounters!”
“Treasures are also categorized by level. Previously, the Yimo Starship, Lofoe Pan, Purple Palace Hundred Vein Leaves, and others I obtained were all treasures of the Marquis-level immortal. But what I’ve obtained now is a supreme treasure of the King-level immortal,” Black Luo Feng’s eyes burned with excitement. “Worth 6.3 billion Primordial units—billions, not millions!”
Just thinking about it made Black Luo Feng’s blood boil.
…
Inside the Yimo Starship.
Luo Feng sat in the rest chamber, unable to suppress the excited grin on his face.
“I’ve struck gold!”
“Previously, my luck was in cultivation—like obtaining the ‘Beast God Statue’—things I actively pursued. But this time, it’s pure financial luck, like a lucky strike from the heavens! Good heavens, I, Luo Feng, have finally had my day. Haha…” Luo Feng’s heart was filled with exhilaration.
What a thrill!
“With this lake of Lock Divine Water, I now have real strength behind me. Lately, I’ve been spending money without earning any, and eventually, I would have run out. Now, with this lake of Lock Divine Water…”
“Right.”
“Mo Yun.” With a thought, Luo Feng immediately summoned the Mo Yun Vine into his World Ring.
Then he placed the Mo Yun Vine into his Inner World.
Finally, he submerged the Mo Yun Vine into the ‘Lock Divine Water Lake’ within the tiny world.
One layer of worlds within another…
“With the Lock Divine Water Lake, the Mo Yun Vine will easily reach the ninth stage of World Lord,” Luo Feng mused. “But breaking through to immortality won’t be so easy. Otherwise, after all these years, Panxi’s Iron Vine Grass and Shalu Flower would have already become immortal. Still, with the aid of Lock Divine Water, the Mo Yun Vine’s chances of breaking through to immortality will greatly increase.”
Luo Feng was filled with joy.
“Luo Feng, Luo Feng,” Babata called urgently. “You’ve got a message.”
“A message?” Luo Feng was momentarily taken aback.
Oh.
It must be the final result of the first stage of the Highest Merit Task.
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