Lou Xiaoyu looked at the Stellar Soul Stone that Lu Yu handed to her, feeling somewhat at a loss, and stood there stunned for quite a while.
Lu Yu said, “I’m not giving it to you for free either. When you have money, pay me back.”
“Okay, but don’t you need it?” Lou Xiaoyu handed the Star Spirit Stone back to Lu Yu.
Lu Yu pushed the Spirit Stone back again and said, “My situation is quite special. Haven’t you noticed that my power hasn’t increased at all? Therefore, it will still take me some time to reach the peak of level four.”
Lou Xiaoyu hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, “Then I’ll accept it for now, and I’ll pay you back when I have money.”
Several people absorbed the Star Spirit Stones and all advanced to the fifth-level Star Soul.
Now only Lu Yu is still at the fourth-level Star Soul.
Lu Yu noticed that Zhang Qing and the others looked slightly more relaxed, and he secretly chuckled to himself.
Too powerful, easily feared by others.
In this case, the strongest one is no longer myself.
After taking a short break, the group got up and began collecting the Star Spirit Pearls.
It took half a day just to collect these Spirit Pearls.
A total of 130,000 Star Spirit Beads.
Lu Yu can receive more than twenty-six hundred each.
However, none of them had any extra storage pearls to put it in.
Watching helplessly as a large pile of glowing starling pearls lay before him, he could only look towards Lu Yu.
Lu Yu spread his hands and chuckled, “Business is business. I gave you one storage pearl for food. I can’t possibly give you one for everything, can I? My supply of storage pearls is limited too.”
“Lu Yu, you’re amazing!” Zhang Qing said with a hint of helplessness, but he could only accept the situation.
Although buying a storage pearl requires a great cost.
However, once these items are taken out, they can generate returns ten or even a hundred times their value.
At this moment, Wang Jilong’s heart finally felt a bit more balanced, realizing that he wasn’t the only one who had spent money.
Lu Yu smiled and said, “I don’t want any star spirit stones. I think I already have more than enough.”
“Mutated Star Soul Pearl?” Wang Jilong still had a grade-three and grade-six Star Soul Pearl in his hand, not yet warmed by his palm, and he was somewhat reluctant to give them away just like that.
Lu Yu said seriously, “Three storage pearls in exchange for a special item. Will everyone accept that?”
Wang Jilong was taken aback, gritted his teeth, and said, “You’re even tougher!”
“That’s not quite right. Although we are collaborating, we aren’t really that familiar with each other, are we?” Lu Yu smiled and said, “If everyone feels it’s worthwhile, we could arrange a special item exchange.”
Zhang Qing thought for a moment and said, “How about this? I don’t have anything special, but I can exchange a piece of information with you. Outside, I know someone who possesses an unusual item. If you’re willing to trade, I can offer you this information in exchange.”
“How can I know whether the information you told me is true or false?”
“You can’t be sure, but you should believe me,” Zhang Qing said with a chuckle.
“Then I’ll test to see if you’ll lie to me or not,” Lu Yu said with a smile, tossing three storage pearls to Zhang Qing.
Zhang Qing pulled Lu Yu aside and whispered a few words.
“If it’s that kind of news, I believe you,” Lu Yu laughed, walking back over. “Have the two of you decided what you’d like to exchange for it?”
Wang Jilong hesitated for a while before finally clenching his teeth and saying, “Looks like it was right to bring a few things in after all.”
As he spoke, Wang Jilong took out a blood-red stone the size of an egg from his backpack and said coldly, “The Blood Eye has the ability to consume star spirits’ stones to strengthen its own body, or to devour lives to obtain their skills. After the Blood Eye dies, there’s an extremely small chance that this kind of Blood Spirit Stone will be formed. It can grant you the power of the Blood Eye once. Of course, you won’t need to eat people to use it; you can still extract an opponent’s abilities one time.”
Lu Yu approached the Blood Essence Stone and asked, “Can it only be used once?”
“If it could be used infinitely, do you think I would have used it to exchange for the Storage Pearl?” Wang Jilong coldly replied, “This ability can only be used once, and only when subduing an opponent. One hand must be pressed on the opponent’s crown, while the other hand crushes the Blood Essence Stone.”
Lu Yu continued to ask, “There won’t be any side effects?”
At this moment, even Zhang Qing and Lao Wu couldn’t help but perk up their ears, moving closer with great interest to listen.
“You can only use this ability once. Once the Blood Crystal has been used, even if you possess it again, it will be useless. Moreover, each time you can only extract one ability from another person’s body.”
“In that case—” Lu Yu hesitated for a moment and said, “I’ll take it.”
Lu Yu took the Blood Essence Stone, put it away, and then handed three storage pearls to Wang Jilong.
Lu Yu continued to look at Lao Wu with a smile and said, “You don’t want it?”
Lao Wu chuckled and said, “Young brother, can’t you show some understanding for an old man like me?”
“Then I won’t take it!” Lu Yu laughed, handing three Star Spirit Pearls to Lou Xiaoyu, and said, “Remember, you have to return these to me too.”
Lou Xiaoyu took it, feeling that Lu Yu was somewhat cold and distant, yet at the same time, she also felt that he was very kind.
“Alright, alright!” Old Five Lou said helplessly, “I do have one item that might count as something special.”
Lao Wu took out a box from his robe and said, “I once encountered a little monster running around with a stone in its mouth, which I found quite strange. I thought this monster looked interesting, so I killed it. I picked up the stone afterward, intending to use it, but I had no idea how. After thinking about it, I decided it was better to keep it, just in case I might find a use for it someday. Now it turns out I was right to keep it. The monster’s name is ‘Dilong larva,’ but it looks like a one-meter-long giant rat, not at all like an insect. If you’re interested, we can make an exchange.”
Lu Yu smiled faintly and said, “Let me take a look then.”
Lu Yu’s ability to see the truth is unknown to everyone here.
Therefore, anything in his hands can be seen through.
Lu Yu took the stone from Lao Wu, which was about the size of a pigeon’s egg, with irregular flat surfaces and spots that glimmered with a metallic luster.
Lao Wu continued, “I think this is some kind of ore, possibly something that the Di Meng would like to eat. But the old man had no idea what a Di Meng was, let alone how to use it.”
A faint glimmer of sharpness swept through Lu Yu’s eyes.
He also frowned and said, “Are you sure you’re not just tricking me with a piece of stone?”
Lao Wu frowned and said seriously, “Although I’m old, I’m not that low in character. Do you think I’d just pick up a random stone and carry it around just to deceive others?”
“Then I’ll believe you for now,” Lu Yu said, taking out three storage pearls from his backpack and handing them to Lao Wu.
“Hmph.” Lao Wu laughed as he took it over and began to install his own Spirit Star Pearl.
Lu Yu held the stone, examining it carefully with a puzzled expression, as if trying to see through it but failing.
Lou Lao Wu held the storage bead, eyeing Lu Yu with a sly smile. His narrowed eyes emitted two cold glimmers, continuously scanning over Lu Yu as if trying to peer into his mind and discern his thoughts.
Lu Yu sneered inwardly, deliberately sighed, and placed the stone into his backpack.
Lao Wu laughed and said, “Hehe, didn’t expect that, did you? I’ve asked many people about this thing, but no one knows what it is!”
“It seems that whether it can be used or not depends on luck,” Lu Yu laughed, saying, “But I always like anything that’s special.”
Zhang Qing, seeing that everything was completed, stood up and said, “Alright, if everyone has rested enough, I think we should be going now.”
Wang Jilong said, “I never expected that right after entering, I would stay for more than four months!”
Several people tidied themselves up, secured their respective Star Spirit Pearls, and stood up.
“The two mountains ahead are actually a canyon. Only after passing through the narrow passage between them, known as the ‘Skyline Rift,’ can one truly enter the Star Burial Grounds.”
Zhang Qing pointed toward the two mountains ahead and spoke.
Wang Jilong stood up first, rushed forward quickly, and said, “Don’t waste time. Let’s go!”
Lao Wu followed closely behind and said, “Let’s go!”
The five people moved forward in the direction of the mountain.
However, this time the swift movement had already pushed the five of them to their limits.
But no one had expected that the distance between them and the mountains was not as close as they had imagined.
He walked very far, yet the mountains did not appear taller, nor did they seem any closer!
The five of them sped up, and it took a full three days before they finally reached the foot of the mountain!
The two mountains were barren, with not a trace of vegetation on them. The mountains stood like a single massive stone, and the jagged, rocky peaks forming a forest of stones resembled countless wild beasts crouching on its surface, creating an overwhelming sense of oppression.
In the center between two towering peaks, each rising nearly a thousand zhang high, there lies a narrow crevice just wide enough for a single person to pass through.
The mountain walls on both sides were steep and smooth—
Zhang Qing was the first to enter the一线天, followed by Lao Wu and Wang Jilong.
Lu Yu gestured for Lou Xiaoyu to go in last and walked in first.
However, when he walked in and his hand touched the steep, smooth stone blocks, his heart suddenly quivered.
A vision of a single sword slash cleaving through a mountain peak emerged in his mind.
Who on earth could it be, the one who split the mountain with a single sword stroke?
What kind of sword and what kind of person could split this mountain!
A level-nine human is only comparable in strength to an eighth-level monster. He now possesses the eighth-level Poisonous Dragon’s Touch, so he naturally understands that a level-nine human cannot achieve this.
Only a life form that has reached the level of a Demon Lord can accomplish this.
That’s no longer a ninth-level Star Soul!
Who exactly is buried here? The entrance alone is such an impressive feat!
The deeper Lu Yu walked inside, the more astonished he became!
The length of the First Sky is nearly ten kilometers, and it took more than ten hours just to cross through this canyon.
After Lu Yu passed through the narrow mountain pass, the scene before him was still somewhat dim, but there were now a few stars visible in the sky.
After the一线天, there is a valley covering about ten thousand ping. Like the previous area, it has no vegetation, only ground covered with gravel.
In the center of the valley stood a round stone platform, several meters high and tens of meters wide.
Lu Yu discovered that, in addition to Zhang Qing and others, there were actually more people present here.
This group consists of nearly a hundred people, all appearing to be quite formidable in strength.
Lu Yu was slightly startled. His gaze swept around the valley and he discovered that there were actually three paths leading into it.
Their group came through one path, while the others should have entered through the other two routes.
These people had already gathered around the platform, examining the stone terrace and clustering together in conversation.
When they saw Lu Yu and the others, they couldn’t help but feel startled at first, but soon after resumed their conversation as if nothing had happened.
Wang Jilong looked at Zhang Qing coldly and said, “Zhang Qing, you said only you knew about this place. Then how did all these people get in here now?”
“How would I know there are three paths leading into this place?” Zhang Qing also stared coldly at the person on the platform, his voice sharp with displeasure: “If there’s a mutated Star Soul here, then kill it! Hmph, and if there isn’t, let them take the lead in exploring the way.”
While Zhang Qing was speaking, Lu Yu was observing a person on the platform.
The man on the platform also saw Lu Yu.
The man signaled his companion beside him to keep quiet, then laughed heartily as he stepped down from the stone platform. “I was wondering who this little pest could be,” he said. “Tsk tsk, it’s actually Lu Yu. You seem to be doing pretty well for yourself, looking almost like a real man now. Thinking back to how pitiful you were before, getting beaten at home—I never thought you’d actually survive until today.”
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