Cultivation

Luo Feng's mental power spread out, and he instantly discovered a plant resembling a gourd vine about a hundred meters to his left, only a little over two meters long. His mental power parted a path ahead, and Luo Feng walked straight towards it. "Luo Feng, this Moyun Vine will accompany you for your entire life," Babata said with emotion. "Of course, I, the demon Babata, will also accompany you for your entire life, unless you die, then I will leave! According to my master's command... I will only acknowledge you as my master when you become a Domain Lord." Babata's voice echoed in Luo Feng's sea of consciousness. "Oh?" Luo Feng instantly understood. The three accounts left at the 'Cosmic River Bank' could only be accessed when he reached the Star Traveler, Universe, and Domain Lord levels, respectively! This meant the last massive fortune and countless treasures would only be accessible once he became a Domain Lord. And the intelligent lifeform 'Babata' would only officially acknowledge him as master when he reached the Domain Lord level. Clearly— Only upon reaching the Domain Lord level would his teacher consider him qualified! After carefully placing this 'Moyun Vine sprout,' which resembled a gourd vine, into his backpack, Luo Feng shot straight into the sky! ... Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Smashing through countless rocks from over ten thousand meters underground in one go, he burst through the lake's surface and soared into the air. Outside, the sky was a pristine blue, and white clouds drifted like silk across the horizon. Occasionally, a flock of massive avian monsters flew high above. Luo Feng stood mid-air, surveying his surroundings, his mood excellent. "Hmm?" Luo Feng looked down at his communication watch—missed calls? Luo Feng called back. "Hello, Luo Feng, what happened just now? I called you two or three times, but it kept saying 'unable to connect'?" Liu He's voice came through the communication watch. Luo Feng paused... Instantly, Babata's voice echoed in his sea of consciousness: "Luo Feng, you were inside the Yunmo Star ship just now, which blocks all external signals." "That's really strange," Liu He muttered, puzzled. Luo Feng quickly thought about how to answer. He knew that currently, the entire Earth was covered by signals, making it almost impossible for a call to be unreachable. "Oh, it's like this: my communication watch was almost out of power, so I turned it off. Now I've left the underground and am preparing to head back! My intelligent fighter jet can charge it, so I've turned it back on." Luo Feng quickly fabricated an excuse. "Oh? Turned off? Doesn't turning it off usually give a voice prompt 'the number you dialed is switched off'? But then again, sometimes these voice prompts can malfunction." Liu He didn't dwell on the issue. "Luo Feng, you said you're heading back? The rest of us are still searching underground." "I feel like I won't find anything, and I don't want to search anymore," Luo Feng said with a smile. "Alright, I'll explore a bit more with the others, maybe we'll find something." After Liu He finished speaking, he ended the call. "Find Muya Jing? They won't be able to find any Muya Jing now." In his sea of consciousness, Babata chuckled mischievously. Luo Feng flew directly towards his intelligent fighter jet in the distance, simultaneously controlling it to fly towards him. "You mean there's no more Muya Jing?" Luo Feng asked, surprised. The intelligent fighter jet stopped above him like lightning, its hatch opening with a whoosh, and Luo Feng flew directly inside. "Number 1, take me home," Luo Feng commanded. "Of course not," Babata's voice rang out in his sea of consciousness. "All those Muya Jing were deliberately thrown by me from the ship's hatch! I rely on the ship's internal energy to form a virtual energy body, and that virtual energy body cannot leave the ship. I threw the Muya Jing back then to attract Earth's geniuses and test their brain region width one by one." "Tested?" Luo Feng was startled. "You already tested us while we were searching for Muya Jing?" Luo Feng remembered that in the Ancient Civilization Ruin No. 9, the ruin took a considerable amount of time to successfully complete the test. "Do you think my efficiency is as low as that monitoring base's AI?" Babata said proudly. "But your Earthlings' aptitude is truly poor. So many Star Travelers, a large group of Wargods... the most talented is you at 22, the next best is a Wargod at 16, and the third is a Star Traveler Second-tier, whose brain region width is 15." "16?" Luo Feng quickly asked, "Who is it?" The Fourth Speaker, Easter, had a brain region width of 15, which didn't surprise Luo Feng. But there was actually someone slightly higher than Easter. "It's a kid from India on your Earth," Babata said. "India? Oh..." Luo Feng didn't ask further. If he were from Huaxia Nation, he might consider nurturing him. But from India, forget it; let that kid rely on his own luck. However, the other party was already a Wargod, doing quite well. ... The intelligent fighter jet flew over the Australian continent, rapidly heading towards Jiangnan Base City, located in Asia. Inside the cabin. "Luo Feng, the Moyun Vine is extremely loyal; it will only recognize one master in its entire life. This is why, when my master was killed, the Moyun Vine also perished. A Moyun Vine that has recognized a master cannot be used by others. So... the recognition process is very important. But before that, I'll first modify your fighter jet's intelligent system," Babata said. "The intelligent fighter jet's system?" Luo Feng was a little surprised. He saw many buttons light up inside the intelligent fighter jet, their colorful glow dazzling. In just about 15 seconds, everything returned to normal. "It's done now," Babata said. "Why modify the system?" Luo Feng quickly asked. "This intelligent fighter jet system, in reality, has its primary authority controlled by your Extreme Martial Arts Dojo Master, 'Hong,' and your authority is secondary. So... if he wished, he could know everything you do inside the intelligent fighter jet. And he could recall the intelligent fighter jet at any time," Babata explained. "Now that I've modified it, Hong won't suspect a thing, and this intelligent fighter jet will obey you, while Hong will become the secondary authority." Luo Feng was startled, then immediately understood. If he were selling an intelligent fighter jet himself, he'd probably keep a trick up his sleeve too. "This Moyun Vine sprout is much better than the Moyun Vine Hong obtained before," Babata said with emotion. "Back after your Grand Nirvana period, powerful individuals began to emerge among humans. To attract these human powerhouses, I threw out a Moyun Vine seed, and this Moyun Vine seed began to grow! It successively absorbed three Muya Jing, and two other Muya Jing that I ground into powder were absorbed by some plants, forming what you call 'Plant Spirits'." "Unfortunately..." "Hong and his subordinates directly took the Moyun Vine and the Plant Spirits. I could only use Muya Jing to cultivate what you call an 'Emperor-level' monster to attract all of you. Then, using individual Muya Jing, I drew countless human powerhouses together, so I could select the one with the highest brain region width," Babata explained. "Initially, I placed a small pile of Muya Jing at the ship's entrance, throwing them out a few at a time. Three of them I deliberately placed near you! And eight more were also intentionally placed not far from you..." "But after throwing out just a few, everything was perfectly arranged." "Because I couldn't leave the ship, I could only use the ship's inherent 'mental wave' to infiltrate your sea of consciousness, subtly influencing you to come to where the fragment was, allowing you to pick it up. Then I guided you to the ship's entrance," Babata said in one breath. Luo Feng was stunned! Damn! From beginning to end, everything on Mist Island was directed by this Babata! Plant Spirits, Moyun Vine, Beast Emperor, Muya Jing! Luo Feng had wondered why the Beast Emperor hadn't collected other Muya Jing; it turned out the Muya Jing were thrown out on the spot! And his obtaining the fragment, as well as discovering the ship, were also subtly guided! "Mental wave? How could it guide me?" Luo Feng asked eagerly. This thing is too terrifying. "It's not as strong as you think," Babata said. "It's inherently very weak, only influencing you subconsciously. You were already searching aimlessly underground, and I guided you subconsciously, so you naturally gravitated towards that direction! But if I guided you to, say—commit suicide! You would, of course, wake up. Would you agree to that?" Luo Feng nodded. Indeed, at that time, he was still talking to Xu Xin on the phone, and his consciousness was certainly clear. "Let's not talk about that anymore. Quickly, let the Moyun Vine recognize you as its master," Babata urged. "Just cut your wrist; this Moyun Vine needs to drink a lot of fresh blood to recognize a master." Cut his wrist? For a Star Traveler-level powerhouse, it wasn't much of a danger. Although surprised, Luo Feng still cut his wrist directly. Splat! He held his cut wrist near the Moyun Vine, and the fresh blood was continuously absorbed by the Moyun Vine sprout. With Luo Feng's cellular vitality, the wound on his wrist healed rapidly, forcing Luo Feng to helplessly cut it open again! "Whoosh!" A blood-red, grape-like fruit appeared out of thin air, landing directly on the Moyun Vine sprout, immediately enveloped by numerous vines. Sizzle! Sizzle! Sizzle! Streaks of blood-red electric light began to course through the Moyun Vine sprout. "What's happening, Babata?" Luo Feng quickly asked. That fruit just now must have been Babata's doing; besides himself, only Babata, within his core, had storage space. "First cultivation of the Moyun Vine!" Babata explained. "I've always been hesitant to cultivate the Moyun Vine sprout because once it gets stronger after cultivation, if your strength is weaker than it, you won't be able to subdue it! So, for all these years, I've just been laying its foundation and nurturing it. Now that the Moyun Vine is beginning to recognize a master, it's the best opportunity for its first cultivation!" "It's like how mother's milk is crucial for your Earth infants. For the Moyun Vine's first cultivation, the item it devours is also very important." "First, it has to be a treasure, and second, it must be something the Moyun Vine sprout can devour," Babata explained. "That fruit just now was specially prepared by your teacher for this Moyun Vine of yours. In terms of price, it's even more expensive than your fragment." Luo Feng was stunned. Babata had directly thrown out a fruit more valuable than a 'Red-Mixed Copper Mother' fragment, indicating that Babata had a private stash of treasures. "Didn't you say that was all my teacher gave me?" Luo Feng couldn't help but say. "Those were for you. What's in my storage space is reserved for the Moyun Vine. Don't even think about the treasures in my storage space; I will strictly follow my master's plan to cultivate you," Babata said proudly, his face appearing in the wrist-space. As they spoke... The Moyun Vine sprout's color changed from green to dark red, with faint red threads subtly coursing across its surface. "You can put it away now; it can directly merge into your skin. This first cultivation... the fruit I gave it was too powerful, so it will take a long time to digest," Babata said. Luo Feng curiously reached out to touch the Moyun Vine beside him. Instantly, their minds connected, and the Moyun Vine's consciousness transmitted instructions on how to use it to Luo Feng. Controlling it was indeed very simple. With a thought from Luo Feng, the Moyun Vine instantly shrank, becoming like a half-meter-long horsewhip, then rapidly merged into Luo Feng's skin and disappeared. He felt as if he had an extra layer of cool clothing on his body, which was very comfortable! Moreover, the Moyun Vine's pure consciousness was very attached to Luo Feng, treating him like a parent. Luo Feng also felt... the Moyun Vine was like a baby. "This Moyun Vine sprout's first cultivation is already so astonishing. Its starting point far surpasses other Moyun Vines. Once its first evolution is complete, it can become your helper. At that time, even the Black God Set won't be as useful as it," Babata said proudly. "I dare say, there aren't many in the entire Black Dragon Mountain Empire who are so extravagant as to 'play' like this with their first cultivation!" Luo Feng was already used to Babata's arrogance. "Babata, what level of warrior can I contend with using the blade fragment?" Luo Feng asked the question he had been eager to ask. "You? Hmm, your current use of mental power is still very crude, and your application of this 'Red-Mixed Copper Mother' fragment is too simplistic. You can probably contend with a typical Star Traveler-level Sixth-tier warrior! Regardless, this thing is, after all, a treasure that even an Undying powerhouse would find hard to damage." In the wrist-space, the small, black-robed 'Babata' shook his head. "But once you return home, I'll have you accept your teacher's legacy and give you some basic crash training. Then you'll be able to contend with a typical Star Traveler-level Eighth-tier. That Lei Shen... if he truly fought with his life, he probably wouldn't be your match." Luo Feng was shocked... Lei Shen? "Shocked about what?! Don't you know who I, Babata, am? You are the sole inheritor of Yunmo Star, and you're using the Red-Mixed Copper Mother. Is it not normal to leap seven or eight tiers when dealing with someone who took the 'wild path'?" Babata said with extreme confidence and arrogance. "Your teacher was an Undying powerhouse! And a 'powerhouse' among Undying powerhouses." Luo Feng muttered inwardly... ...and was ultimately annihilated by an even more terrifying existence among Undying powerhouses. "By the way, Babata, why exactly was my teacher killed by the other party?" Luo Feng was very curious. What could possibly lead to a battle to the death for an existence that traversed the cosmos and was eternal? "You want to know?" Babata countered. "Mm-hmm." Luo Feng nodded. "If you want to know, become Undying first," Babata said, a signature mischievous grin appearing on his pale little face in the wrist-space. "Undying..." Luo Feng was speechless. Too far away. It would take over 100,000 years to become a Sector Lord; how long would it take to become Undying? Huaxia only had five thousand years of culture. ... The dark blue triangular intelligent fighter jet flew over Yangzhou City, Jiangnan Base City, in the dead of night. Inside Mingyue Residential District, the lights were still on at Luo Feng's home, and his younger brother, mother, and others stood at the entrance of their courtyard. Luo Feng had called earlier, saying he would be home soon. "Dad, Mom. Look, the fighter jet," Luo Hua quickly said to his father in the wheelchair and his eagerly awaiting mother beside him. "Xiao Feng is back." His family members looked on with joyful surprise as a dark blue flying fighter jet slowly descended from high altitude, landing on the lawn less than a hundred meters from their home. The hatch opened, and Luo Feng, dressed in a black combat suit, stepped out of the cabin, enthusiastically calling out, "Dad, Mom!"