What Treasures to Exchange For?

Thanks to Babata's detection, Luo Feng had a clear understanding of the distribution of the thousands of Ninth-tier Star-level adventurers outside, which gave him the confidence to escape. But even with that knowledge… there were still thousands of them! Evading so many eyes and ears required a thousand percent caution, and a bit of luck.

“Charge!” Luo Feng transmitted mentally.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Five streaks of light shot out from underground. Luo Feng and his team had spent nearly six hours just digging. The night had passed, and a faint light was already visible outside.

“Follow me.”

“Be careful, everyone, don’t make a sound.” Luo Feng transmitted mentally, quickly diving into the mountain forest.

Meanwhile, Babata, the intelligent lifeform, quickly calculated the most suitable escape route.

“Someone’s over there!”

“Not our people.”

“Chase.”

Immediately, hundreds of Ninth-tier Star-level individuals flew in pursuit. Although Babata’s calculations were accurate, it was impossible to expect all five of Luo Feng’s team to perfectly follow the intelligent calculations.

“They’ve disappeared.”

“They vanished in that direction just now.” Hundreds of people were already hovering in mid-air, carefully scanning their surroundings. However, the trees were tall and their branches and leaves dense, having grown for tens of thousands of years, forming an intricate network. From the air, it was almost impossible to see the ground through the foliage, and Luo Feng’s team escaped quickly and stealthily.

“You guys over here, us over here, hurry.”

…

Luo Feng and his team only stopped after fleeing tens of thousands of kilometers in one breath.

“Phew, we finally escaped.” Lei Shen rubbed his head, beads of sweat forming, and chuckled, “That was a close call.”

“It was very close. If we were in grassland or plains, we’d be finished.” Hong sighed.

Luo Feng nodded.

It was precisely because they were in a mountainous forest, with undulating terrain and dense trees, that escape was possible.

“If it wasn’t for the mountain forest, I wouldn’t have dared to risk it after seeing so many people at the start,” Luo Feng said with a smile.

“Haha, Sanzi, you’re quite cautious,” Lei Shen laughed. “By the way, how much Leiting Shi did we get here?”

“There were three areas with denser Leiting Shi in that region. We dug up the two largest ones: 210,397 pieces and 198,355 pieces. However, in the second spot, we only dug up most of it, not having enough time to get it all. About 170,000 pieces,” Luo Feng said with a smile. “In total, we dug up about 380,000 pieces in this mountain forest area.”

“How much was in that entire region?” Hong pressed.

“About 630,000 pieces,” Luo Feng replied with a smile.

“That’s not bad, we got more than half,” Hong nodded. Lei Shen, however, pouted, “If those guys had been a few hours slower, we could have gotten over ninety percent.”

“The first excavation site yielded nearly 400,000 pieces.”

“The second excavation site yielded nearly 380,000 pieces.”

Luo Feng smiled slightly, “We’ve now dug up nearly 780,000 pieces of Leiting Shi, but… the 2 million strong army has already begun to continuously occupy various regions. So we must seize this time and try to find more Leiting Shi. Once all Leiting Shi areas are occupied, we’ll have no hope.”

The other four nodded.

The 2 million adventurers had just arrived, some earlier, some later. Coupled with the vastness of the Realm-within-a-Realm, it would indeed take several more days to fully occupy all Leiting Shi areas.

These few days still presented an ‘opportunity’.

…

Time was precious, like an inch of gold.

Now, time was incredibly valuable! Luo Feng and his five-person team continuously flew towards distant regions, guided by Babata’s scans.

Because the 2 million strong army was spreading out from the entrance.

The further away from the entrance, the more hope there was!

…

This grand flight took over eight days!

Luo Feng and his team flew non-stop for these eight days, finally getting a ‘piece of meat’.

“The 2 million strong army has now almost occupied all Leiting Shi areas in the entire Realm-within-a-Realm. We don’t have many more opportunities. Now, let’s return to the core area, to the Thunder Castle, to exchange for treasures.” Luo Feng’s five-person team swiftly flew underwater in a large lake spanning thousands of kilometers, then quietly emerged from the surface.

“Haha, these eight days, we’ve certainly profited,” Lei Shen laughed.

Hong also smiled.

“We did profit.” Luo Feng was very happy. Eight days of non-stop flying was exhausting, but fortunately, they discovered an untouched Leiting Shi area. Although its reserves weren’t as exaggerated as the second one, they were very close to the first excavation area’s reserves, which made Luo Feng and his team extremely satisfied.

After all, these eight days were purely a matter of luck.

“The three areas we dug combined yielded 1,125,638 pieces of Leiting Shi.” Luo Feng was in an exceptionally joyful mood.

…

After finishing their search for Leiting Shi, Luo Feng and his team embarked on their journey back to the core area. On their way back… Luo Feng and his team clearly noticed that all the areas marked on the simplified Leiting Shi distribution map now had teams. Each area had no less than ten thousand people gathered, leaving no hope for small teams.

…

“Tomorrow we’ll reach the Thunder Castle. This search for Leiting Shi took 11 days, and flying back took another 5 days, over half a month of non-stop activity. Everyone, let’s get some good rest tonight.” In a forest not far from the core area of the plains, Luo Feng’s five-person team finally stopped to rest properly.

Sixteen days of non-stop activity.

Tired?

Although a bit weary, everyone was extremely excited. The process of searching for Leiting Shi had been tense and thrilling, and now they were going to exchange for treasures. Who wouldn’t be excited?

“Sanzi, what treasures are we exchanging for this time?” Lei Shen couldn’t help but ask.

“We have over 1.12 million Leiting Shi.” Luo Feng looked at Hong and Lei Shen, “Big Brother, Second Brother, you both have the list, what are you planning to exchange for?”

“A D6-class Railgun!” Lei Shen said with some anticipation. “That’s a D6-class Railgun, representing a weapon that even a Sixth-tier Domain Lord would find hard to block! Such a restricted weapon… and a D6-class one, it’s definitely an exorbitant price. Once we leave this place, we won’t find this deal again.”

“Mm.” Luo Feng couldn’t help but nod.

A D6-class Railgun!

Hiding and firing a shot from afar at a Domain Lord, directly obliterating them. Many Sector Lords don’t even possess such a restricted weapon. It’s not that they lack the money to buy it, but rather the channels. Or, for Sector Lords, it’s not worth buying.

“The ‘Star Core’, ranked 11th.” Hong’s eyes gleamed. “You know about this Star Core.”

“Mm.”

Luo Feng was somewhat tempted.

The Star Core was a very mysterious item. In the vast cosmos, some planets capable of nurturing life, such as those that can nurture plants, beasts, and humans, have a ‘life cycle’. When a life planet dies of old age, there’s a certain probability that a ‘crystal core’—the Star Core—will form within its core, collecting all its remaining life force.

“Stupid, stupid, stupid!”

“Foolish, foolish, foolish!”

The sharp, clear voice, filled with anger and dissatisfaction, cried out.

“Uh, Babata?” Luo Feng was a bit puzzled. “What’s wrong?”

“Are you really planning to exchange for a D6-class Railgun, or a Star Core?”

“A D6-class Railgun, first of all, is very large. Secondly, the projectile needs to continuously accelerate inside the railgun… just preparing it takes about 30 seconds. Most importantly… the mechanical race’s spaceship on Earth, that’s an Immortal’s spaceship!” Babata said. “It belonged to the Immortal who died on the Yunmo Star ship.”

“Right…” Luo Feng clearly remembered.

Among the Immortal beings who died on the Yunmo Star ship, there was indeed a mechanical race expert.

“The mechanical race is known for its technology. Inside its spaceship, there are definitely things stronger than a D6-class Railgun!” Babata said. “In the future, you’ll be able to get much better things than this, so is it necessary to waste Leiting Shi?”

“As for the Star Core!”

“It’s a good thing.”

“It does promote physical evolution, but the speed is too slow. It’s great for ordinary warriors. But Luo Feng, you have the Golden Horned Beast body, so your human body’s evolution will have no bottlenecks, allowing for significant improvement and evolution! There’s absolutely no need to be so slow.” Babata continued, “As long as you have enough wealth, you can have many methods of evolution. There’s no need for a Star Core!”

“And!”

“You’ve made the biggest mistake of all, which is, having no ambition!” Babata was very displeased.

“No ambition? How do I have no ambition?” Luo Feng wondered.

“Judging by how you’re preparing to exchange for treasures, are you planning to just finish up after the exchange?” Babata retorted.

Luo Feng said helplessly, “2 million troops have already entered the Realm-within-a-Realm, and all Leiting Shi areas are occupied. There’s no other hope of getting Leiting Shi now. I believe what comes next will be a period of fighting and slaughter! Various factions will fight and kill over Leiting Shi. With 2 million troops clashing, my team only has five people…”

“Foolish!”

“The Life Fruit, the Life Fruit ranked ninth!!!” Babata shouted.

“What about the Life Fruit?” Luo Feng asked, puzzled. “The Life Fruit contains a massive amount of life energy. As long as a Domain Lord hasn’t had their soul scattered, no matter how severe their injuries, one fruit can restore them. It’s like a Domain Lord’s second life. But what does that have to do with me? I don’t need it right now, do I?”

“You do need it, why wouldn’t you?”

Babata said, “The Life Fruit contains extremely pure life energy. You should know the effect of life energy, right?”

“I understand, doesn’t Muya Jing contain life energy?” Luo Feng knew very well. “Muya Jing can make humans, plants, and animals evolve.”

“Exactly, evolution.” Babata quickly said, “Muya Jing can make people evolve, and the ‘Life Fruit’, which is billions of times more precious, can also make people, plants, and animals evolve. To be precise, it’s a Muya Jing that’s a thousand or ten thousand times more advanced. It can even instantly heal a Domain Lord’s injuries.”

“Are you saying you want me to consume the Life Fruit to evolve?” Luo Feng asked.

“Wrong! Have you forgotten the outcome of some monsters on Earth consuming Muya Jing?” Babata said.

Luo Feng remembered.

On Earth, during the battle on Mist Island, some monsters exploded after consuming Muya Jing, while others successfully transformed into King-level. It mainly depended on cellular activity… the stronger the cellular activity, the more they could absorb. For example, that Tentacle Beast became an Emperor-level monster!

“The life energy of the Life Fruit is incredibly concentrated and pure! If you swallow it, you’ll instantly explode!” Babata said. “Only those with extremely strong cellular activity and incredibly massive bodies can absorb as much life energy as possible to evolve.”

“Are you saying?” Luo Feng’s eyes lit up.

“Yes, Moyun Teng!” Babata said. “The current Moyun Teng is a Fourth-tier Star-level. Its limit is to spread out 36 main vines, and each main vine can further branch into numerous smaller vines! At the same time, a single main vine can reach a maximum length of about 30,000 meters. And it also has an equally vast root system!”

Luo Feng’s eyes brightened.

Back on Mist Island, the Planetary-level Moyun Teng had vines that were 2,000 meters long.

“At the same time, Moyun Teng’s cellular activity is very strong,” Babata said. “You know from the battle on Mist Island. That Moyun Teng, which was cultivated quite ordinarily, would quickly regrow even if a section was cut off. In terms of cellular activity… this one of yours, specially cultivated, is much stronger than that one.”

“In terms of cellular activity, a plant like Moyun Teng, due to its species, probably even a Domain Lord couldn’t match it. Plus its incredibly massive size!”

“Astonishing cellular activity! Incredibly massive size! This is the best vessel for absorbing the ‘Life Fruit’!”

“And, you don’t need to worry about it exploding!”

“If it can’t absorb it all, a few sections of its vines will break off, allowing the life energy to dissipate. It won’t die.” Babata was incredibly excited. “Cellular activity stronger than a Domain Lord, 36 vines each 30,000 meters long, and a vast root system. Once it consumes the Life Fruit, it will definitely evolve rapidly and continuously!”

“It’s currently Fourth-tier Star-level. With the Life Fruit, breaking through to Cosmic-level is absolutely no problem!”

“By then, with a Cosmic-level Moyun Teng as an assistant! You can completely slaughter the leaders of many teams, seize their spatial storage devices. Take all their Leiting Shi!” Babata said proudly. “First, invest in buying the Life Fruit to strengthen Moyun Teng. Then, rely on Moyun Teng to acquire more Leiting Shi and exchange for more treasures. That’s the kingly way!”

…

Luo Feng was completely fired up by what Babata said.

Moyun Teng was a very powerful auxiliary plant lifeform; otherwise, the Yunmo Star Master wouldn’t have cultivated one himself. Once it reached Cosmic-level… with the might of a Cosmic-level Moyun Teng, vines emerging from underground could easily kill warriors one by one. Although the opponents would be numerous, killing their leaders and seizing their spatial storage devices wouldn’t be difficult.

“Right!”

“What’s over 1 million Leiting Shi?”

“First, let Moyun Teng become incredibly powerful, then get more Leiting Shi!” Luo Feng made his decision completely.

…

The next morning, as the white light sphere high above the Realm-within-a-Realm cast down rays of light, Luo Feng and his team set off for the core area.

The Thunder Castle was located in the core area of the plains.

“Hmm?” Luo Feng’s team looked at the distant core region.

“Sanzi.” Hong frowned slightly. “There are so many people in the core region.”

“There are indeed many.”

Luo Feng frowned. In the distance, the core area where the Thunder Castle was located was densely packed with adventurers, a veritable sea of people! Far more than any team Luo Feng had seen along the way.

“It seems exchanging for treasures won’t be that easy,” Lei Shen muttered softly.