Departure

The Nine Xia River, a domain-type ordinary supreme treasure, metal-attribute, requires 16 Supreme Treasure Points to exchange.

The three words 'metal-attribute' immediately caught Luo Feng's attention. He promptly said, "Detailed information on Nine Xia River."

Whoosh! A scene immediately appeared on the screen in mid-air. In the vast starry sky, a mighty golden current suddenly spread in all directions. A boundless, wide golden river surged, and within it, nine strange beasts with scales, tiger heads, and dragon-like bodies and tails swam.

These nine strange beasts... indistinctly, roamed and frolicked within the endless golden river.

"The Nine Xia River is a pure domain-type supreme treasure, possessing extremely strong oppressive and restrictive capabilities. If an enemy is weak, it can even directly annihilate them," a gentle voice announced. "Because it is a metal-attribute domain-type supreme treasure, any Undying expert who comprehends the Law of Metal can use it. Their Law of Metal domain can overlap with this supreme treasure's domain, increasing its power. If one becomes a Universe Venerable through the Law of Space... because the Law of Space is a higher-level law above metal, wood, water, fire, and earth, their Law of Space domain can also overlap with this supreme treasure's domain, further increasing its power."

"However, other cultivators, such as Time Venerables, are not suitable for using the Nine Xia River." After the gentle voice finished, it returned to silence.

Luo Feng nodded in satisfaction as he watched the scene.

Luo Feng was actually quite satisfied with the Golden Thread Aurora Mirror. On the Original Star, it could severely restrict the movements of Universe High Venerables, and even slightly limit Universe Overlords, allowing Luo Feng to easily escape the pursuit of Qixue Palace Master, Beifeng Venerable, and others.

However, its power... Luo Feng was still not entirely satisfied.

Because its restrictive power wasn't strong enough!

For instance, when encountering experts skilled in escape, like Tianyang Venerable, the Golden Thread Aurora Mirror's domain obstruction alone wouldn't be enough; Tianyang Venerable could still escape completely with his supreme treasure wings.

"If I had a stronger domain-type supreme treasure," Luo Feng mused, "then even if Tianyang Venerable's comprehension of laws was higher than mine, and even if he had supreme treasure wings... he probably wouldn't be able to escape."

"And if I encounter grave dangers, with a domain-type supreme treasure, I could completely escape pursuit."

"Nine Xia River!" Luo Feng's gaze fell upon the Nine Xia River.

Unfortunately, it required 16 Supreme Treasure Points to exchange.

"I can't worry about that now," Luo Feng gritted his teeth. "Treasures are valued for their quality, not quantity!"

Luo Feng flipped his hand, and a cube appeared in his palm. He placed the cube into the stone tray.

Streaks of azure threads coiled up from the countless patterns on the stone tray, enveloping the cube. After only a moment, the gentle voice sounded, "A sealing-type heavy treasure. Donating it to the race will yield 22 heavy treasure points. Luo Feng, are you willing to donate this treasure to the race?"

"Only 22 heavy treasure points?" Luo Feng secretly shook his head.

"No," Luo Feng replied.

Under the control of an invisible force, the cube flew back towards Luo Feng. Luo Feng beckoned, and the cube landed directly in his palm.

"Let's try some others," Luo Feng thought to himself.

...Following this, Luo Feng tried out various heavy treasures, checking how many contribution points each could yield.

To Luo Feng's surprise, Zizhong was worth 89 heavy treasure points, and a Sealing Star was worth 30 heavy treasure points... The heavy treasure given to Luo Feng by Yinmou in the Ice Prison, the emerald green axe, was only worth 3 heavy treasure points... Sealing-type treasures generally had higher prices, but only Zizhong truly surprised Luo Feng.

"These Heaven-Devouring Earth-Swallowing Claws, a top-tier set heavy treasure, are worth 1200 heavy treasure points?" Luo Feng secretly shook his head. "Unfortunately, it's still far from enough."

"Let's look at these two then." Luo Feng flipped his hand. In his left hand was an ancient ship the size of a date pit, none other than the Ancient Ship Yinhe. In his right palm was a mirror, the Golden Thread Aurora Mirror.

"Master of Wine, you left this Ancient Ship Yinhe in the treasure grounds, and it fell into my hands. I originally intended to make its name widely known, but it seems... I don't have that kind of luck," Luo Feng murmured. "For now, I'll donate this Ancient Ship Yinhe to the race. If, in the future, no other expert has exchanged for it... I'll exchange it back. If I can't get it back, then it was simply not meant to be."

Luo Feng actually liked the Ancient Ship Yinhe very much; otherwise, he wouldn't have specifically named it 'Yinhe'.

However, on the path of a powerful expert, Luo Feng couldn't abandon an important supreme treasure just for a small personal preference.

"As for the Golden Thread Aurora Mirror, if I acquire the Nine Xia River, it will naturally become useless." Luo Feng immediately reached out and placed the Golden Thread Aurora Mirror directly onto the stone tray.

...The Golden Thread Aurora Mirror, a domain-type top-tier heavy treasure, valued at 2.3 Supreme Treasure Points.

Ancient Ship Yinhe, a flying palace-type top-tier heavy treasure, an item of the Master of Wine, valued at 3.6 Supreme Treasure Points.

"The Ancient Ship Yinhe is actually more expensive than the Golden Thread Aurora Mirror," Luo Feng chuckled softly. "Can the fame of an item once used by a super-expert also increase its price?"

Undoubtedly. Although he possessed several heavy treasures, and even a set of heavy treasures, their prices were clearly very low. It would likely take hundreds or even thousands of heavy treasures to exchange for a single ordinary supreme treasure.

"A flying palace-type top-tier heavy treasure. Donating it to the race will yield 3.6 Supreme Treasure Points. Luo Feng, are you willing to donate this treasure to the race?" the gentle voice asked.

"Yes," Luo Feng nodded.

"A domain-type top-tier heavy treasure. Donating it to the race will yield 2.3 Supreme Treasure Points. Luo Feng, are you willing to donate this treasure to the race?"

"Yes."

... "Nine Xia River, requires 16 Supreme Treasure Points to exchange. Luo Feng, do you wish to exchange for it?"

"Exchange!" Luo Feng didn't hesitate in the slightest.

Rumble~~~ The stone tray slowly split open, its speed very gradual, until it revealed a passage leading to a bottomless abyss. Following this, a treasure slowly flew up. It was a fist-sized, entirely golden carving: a strange beast with a tiger head and a dragon-like body and tail.

This strange beast carving flew directly towards Luo Feng. Luo Feng reached out and grasped it in his palm.

"Nine Xia River... acquired." A trace of divine power permeated Luo Feng's palm, and a life imprint was branded within. The strange beast carving quickly merged into his palm, leaving a carved pattern on the palm of his right hand.

"Ancient Ship Yinhe!" Luo Feng looked up at the screen in mid-air, then quickly navigated to the 'Flying Palace-type' category of top-tier heavy treasures... Indeed, among the numerous treasures, there was now an additional flying palace-type top-tier heavy treasure named 'Silver Dragon Phantom Ship', priced at 4 Supreme Treasure Points. This was clearly higher than the Supreme Treasure Points Luo Feng received when he donated it.

Luo Feng understood—this was the meaning of 'contribution'.

Powerful experts provided treasures to the race at a slightly lower price, and the race then provided them to other experts at a normal price. This back-and-forth... naturally allowed the race to easily acquire many treasures. These treasure resources were then used by the race to nurture the young and weak, to cultivate geniuses and Undyings.

...This time, Luo Feng donated the Ancient Ship Yinhe, the Golden Thread Aurora Mirror, and Jianhe Luo components to the race... receiving 17.9 Supreme Treasure Points. Exchanging for the Nine Xia River cost 16 Supreme Treasure Points... leaving him with 1.9 Supreme Treasure Points. Luo Feng didn't continue to exchange for other treasures, as they held little significance for him.

For powerful experts, treasures were not about quantity, but quality!

A single 'Star Tower' surpassed ten thousand supreme treasures.

...After leaving Chaos City, Luo Feng arrived in his God Kingdom.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh~~~~ Above the boundless Youhai, the Golden Horned Beast stood in mid-air, its wings spread wide.

Roar~~~ The Golden Horned Beast let out an earth-shattering roar, its divine power instantly igniting. It directly activated the golden strange beast pattern on its chest. Boom~~~ Centered on the Golden Horned Beast, a mighty golden current immediately appeared in a region with a radius of 30 million kilometers. This golden river surged boundlessly.

At the same time, nine strange beasts vaguely swam within this golden river, seemingly competing with each other...

The Golden Horned Beast stood at the center of this endless river.

"Law Domain."

"Nine Xia River Domain."

"Overlap!"

Boom~~~ The power further increased. The entire massive golden river surged mightily in mid-air, incredibly powerful.

"What a powerful domain, much stronger than the Golden Thread Aurora Domain," Luo Feng secretly nodded, standing beside the Golden Horned Beast. "Back then, burning divine power to activate the Golden Thread Aurora Domain and fully concentrating its power would take some time to annihilate an ordinary Universe Venerable. But this supreme treasure, the Nine Xia River... its power is far greater. I estimate it could annihilate a Universe Mid-level Venerable given some time."

"Power converge!" The energy of the entire golden river rapidly gathered towards the nine strange beasts, and simultaneously, the nine strange beasts also became extremely powerful.

"It can completely heavily injure a Universe Mid-level Venerable, and after injuring them several times, it can annihilate them," Luo Feng nodded in satisfaction, sensing its power. "Even Universe High Venerables would feel like they're stuck in a quagmire. As for Universe Overlords... their speed would also be greatly reduced."

This made Luo Feng very satisfied.

"If I encounter Tianyang Venerable again, within my Nine Xia River domain, his flying speed would sharply decrease. I could easily catch up to him," Luo Feng secretly nodded.

...Luo Feng retracted the Nine Xia River domain, and stored his Golden Horned Beast clone and other items into his World Ring, standing silently above the boundless Youhai.

This trip to the Original Star wasn't long, but it broadened Luo Feng's horizons... He realized that countless races and powerful experts gathered in the universe, and there were so many Universe Overlords!

"My strength is still insufficient."

"Supreme treasure wings!" Tianyang Venerable's black wings appeared in Luo Feng's mind. Luo Feng didn't care about the Jianhe Luo components at all, because he knew that trying to obtain the Jianhe Luo by himself was a pipe dream, with a probability of less than one in a million... What Luo Feng truly wanted were Tianyang Venerable's wings.

"The Shi Wu Wings and those black wings attract each other. Once they combine, their power will surely skyrocket."

"I believe Tianyang Venerable must also be trying to seize my wings."

"Hmm."

"It's time to go to the 'Yinfa Secret Realm'," Luo Feng murmured. "It's time to obtain that fourth black metal plate."

Back then, Teacher Zuoshankeh left him three trials.

Sector Lords could obtain the third black metal plate, Undyings could obtain the fourth black metal plate, and Venerables could obtain the final black metal plate.

His trip to the Ice Prison ultimately left him trapped there for over two thousand years.

"This fourth black metal plate is in the legendary Yinfa Secret Realm, a place renowned for its dangers," Luo Feng murmured. "This time will probably also take a very long time. I don't know what kind of trap Teacher has set for me. But I must try... Although it will take a long time, as long as I obtain the fourth black metal plate, my strength will greatly increase! Perhaps my Golden Horned Beast clone will even reach the perfect gene level—"

Last time, his Youhai clone reached the perfect gene level, its consciousness gained the innate secret technique 'I Am the Universe', and its divine body reached over 90,000 kilometers.

However, Luo Feng chose to transform his divine body into the boundless Youhai, so although he possessed the innate secret technique 'I Am the Universe', he had been unable to use it.

"Regardless, there's a certain possibility that the fourth black metal plate will allow my Golden Horned Beast clone to reach the perfect gene level," Luo Feng thought. "This is an opportunity for my strength to skyrocket."

"Once successful."

"That will be the time to deal with Tianyang Venerable," Luo Feng murmured.

...After a brief return to the Original Secret Realm, Luo Feng quietly left the Human Territory, heading towards the legendary and extremely dangerous Yinfa Secret Realm!