Inheritance Crystal Ball

Since they couldn't kill Nuolanshan, Luo Feng and the other three could only regretfully leave. They first went to the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance outpost to submit the items required for the 'Apprentice Mercenary Assessment.' Although they hadn't gathered enough 'Wind Horn Stones' in the Wind and Thunder Canyon, within the Realm-within-a-Realm, Luo Feng and his team had previously preyed on other predators, killing several raiding parties and obtaining Wind Horn Stones from their belongings. “Cosmic Apprentice Mercenaries! We're Cosmic Apprentice Mercenaries now, haha…” “Canglan Star is teeming with powerful individuals; we should leave soon.” “Alright, let's head back to Earth.” Luo Feng and the three quickly made their way to the planet's Docking Bay, retrieved their spaceship, and departed Canglan Star. … “10, 9, 8, 7, 6… 3, 2, 1! Cosmic Transit!” The spaceship vibrated slightly for a moment, then began traveling through the Dark Universe at 1.2 times the speed of light, rapidly advancing in the designated direction. In the spaceship's control room, Luo Feng had already arranged for his old servant Aogu to rest, while he, Hong, and Lei Shen remained in the control room, immensely excited. “Same old rules, Big Brother and Second Brother, you each take 4 billion Cosmic Coins.” Luo Feng and the others were distributing their gains. “Third Brother.” Hong shook his head, “This time, it was all thanks to your efforts. Second Brother and I merely ventured into the Realm-within-a-Realm. Accepting this money… it really is too much.” Lei Shen also shook his head repeatedly, “It's too much, and we don't even need it.” Luo Feng didn't hesitate, directly transferring 4 billion Cosmic Coins each to Hong and Lei Shen. Both Hong and Lei Shen received emails in the Virtual Universe Network. “Big Brother, Second Brother, this money is just a small sum. Our greater wealth lies in those treasures,” Luo Feng said with a smile. “Indeed,” Hong nodded. “Just one Sky-Slicer Blade is so expensive; all those treasures combined…” Lei Shen's eyes also sparkled. “Oh, right. Second Brother, here are the five sets of Thunder Path Secret Techniques you wanted.” Luo Feng flipped his hand, and five Auxiliary Optical Computers floated above it, then dropped to the floor. “Second Brother, each Auxiliary Optical Computer contains a set of Thunder Path Secret Techniques. Study them well.” “Kabu Realm Lord's secret techniques?” Lei Shen immediately squatted down, first pulling out all the 'chips' from the five Auxiliary Optical Computers, then inserting one of the chips into his own Smart Optical Computer. “This is amazing.” Lei Shen's face flushed with excitement. He closed his eyes and began to study the Thunder Path Secret Technique. In the control room, Lei Shen was engrossed in the Thunder Path Secret Technique. Luo Feng and Hong, meanwhile, were conversing. “Third Brother,” Hong said in a low, serious tone, “The other treasures combined are incredibly valuable, far more expensive than that Sky-Slicer Blade. How do you plan to handle them?” “Sell them,” Luo Feng replied. “How will you sell them?” Hong frowned, “These treasures are too precious. They might be too hot to handle, and could even attract some super-powerful individuals. We might not only fail to get money for them but also lose our lives.” Luo Feng nodded and smiled, “I understand that principle, but I have a way.” “A way? What way?” Hong was curious. “It's a secret for now,” Luo Feng said with a mysterious smile. In truth, these treasures combined were worth more than many Realm Lords' entire fortunes! They were far more expensive than 'Eternal Love.' With treasures like these, Luo Feng, as a Star-level practitioner, would indeed find them difficult to handle. One wrong move, and he could bring disaster upon himself, attracting the attention of super-powerful individuals. If this had happened when he first arrived at Qiulong Star, Luo Feng would have had no solution. But now, Luo Feng had a way to handle these treasures, and it was extremely safe! … The Dark Universe was utterly silent. The cosmic transit from Canglan Star back to Earth would take approximately 21 days. In the control room, after Luo Feng and Hong had chatted for a long time, they suddenly noticed Lei Shen's eyes wide open. “Second Brother?” Hong looked at him with a smile, “Why are your eyes so wide?” “Even after getting so many treasures, Second Brother, I haven't seen you look so foolish,” Luo Feng teased with a laugh. Lei Shen blinked twice, looking at Hong and Luo Feng, “Big Brother, Third Brother, I need to tell you something.” “Hmm?” Luo Feng and Hong exchanged glances, sensing something was amiss. “What's wrong?” Hong asked Lei Shen. Lei Shen murmured, “Didn't Third Brother say he received the Yunmo Star inheritance? I think… I've received Kabu Realm Lord's inheritance.” “Hmm?” Luo Feng and Hong's eyes widened. Inheritance? Receiving secret techniques and receiving an inheritance were two different concepts. “Just now, I briefly browsed through those five sets of secret techniques, inserting them into five chips separately,” Lei Shen whispered, “Four of the secret techniques were just ordinary techniques. But the chip for the fifth set of secret techniques actually contained an intelligent entity! And… it, it, it…” “Intelligent entity?” Luo Feng and Hong realized something. “It's that white-bearded old man,” Lei Shen blinked twice, “He even congratulated me, saying I've become Kabu Realm Lord's disciple.” “Lord Wu?” Luo Feng was stunned. Could that abnormal intelligent lifeform, 'Lord Wu,' actually be the entity within one of those five chips? Kabu Realm Lord's disciple? This scenario felt eerily similar to how he became the disciple of 'Yunmo Star Master Huyan Bo.' However, his teacher was Yunmo Star Master 'Huyan Bo.' And Lei Shen had actually become the disciple of the deceased Kabu Realm Lord? “I bought five sets of secret techniques, and I ended up buying a teacher for Second Brother?” Luo Feng felt bewildered. … Realm-within-a-Realm. After all the adventurer armies had left, internal personnel from the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance—one Realm Lord and two Domain Lords—entered the Realm-within-a-Realm and arrived before the ancient castle. “Boom~~” The ancient castle collapsed with a roar. “My Lord, there are no treasures within this castle,” a plump, bearded man, resembling a mound of flesh with pink skin, respectfully called out. “My Lord, the intelligent entity within this castle is merely an auxiliary intelligence, not a true intelligent lifeform. The white-bearded old man intelligent lifeform from this castle must have mingled with one of the adventurer armies and left the Realm-within-a-Realm,” another lean, bearded man said. The Realm Lord, clad in black battle armor, hovered in mid-air, his brows slightly furrowed. “Since that's the case, let it be. This Realm-within-a-Realm itself is a treasure! Inform the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance, Black Dragon Mountain Branch! This Thunder World will cease to be an assessment world… I want to thoroughly transform this Realm-within-a-Realm. It can perfectly serve as a secret training location for our alliance.” “Yes, My Lord,” the two Domain Lords respectfully replied. The black-clad Realm Lord hovered in mid-air, suddenly spreading his hands— Rumble rumble~~~~ Immediately, the sky and earth darkened. The powerful cosmic origin energy continuously surged from the foundations of the Realm-within-a-Realm. This Realm-within-a-Realm began a new grand transformation! Such a transformation could only be carried out by a Realm Lord. … On Canglan Star, in the ancient city, on the top floor of a skyscraper over 8000 meters tall. Hagelaifu and Tianchen, two Realm Lords, sat opposite each other. “Hagelaifu, here's what you wanted.” Hagelaifu casually tossed a spatial ring, which refracted faint light as it arced towards Tianchen. Tianchen smiled and reached out to catch it. “Hagelaifu, you're truly straightforward. Here's the final password for the Inheritance Crystal Ball.” Tianchen directly sent an email to Hagelaifu via the Virtual Universe Network. Hagelaifu immediately received it, learning the final password. As a Realm Lord, it was effortless to dedicate a sliver of consciousness to handle such matters. “You wouldn't trick me with this password, would you?” Hagelaifu's eyes narrowed as he glanced at Tianchen. “I wouldn't stoop to such shamelessness,” Tianchen said with a faint smile, “Hagelaifu, you can go to the Universe First Bank right now and try to retrieve the 'deposited Inheritance Crystal Ball'.” Hagelaifu immediately stood up. Whoosh! He vanished from the hall. … Almost instantly, in a magnificent city on the other side of Canglan Star, the Universe First Bank building stood out prominently. Hagelaifu had already entered. “Three-Star Tier client?” The branch manager of the Universe First Bank on Canglan Star was a hunchbacked old man with a carapace on his back and three eyes. When he learned through the bank's intelligent system that a Three-Star Tier client had arrived, the branch manager rushed to the first-floor lobby to greet him at top speed. A moment later, on the 19th-floor hall of the building. “Lord Hagelaifu,” the manager respectfully bowed. This manager, being able to serve as a branch manager on the important planet of Canglan Star, had high authority, with the highest privilege to attend to Three-Star Tier clients. “I want to retrieve a deposited item,” Hagelaifu said coldly. “Retrieve a deposited item?” The manager was slightly puzzled. Lord Hagelaifu hadn't deposited anything locally, had he? “It's an item from tens of millions of years ago,” Hagelaifu added. “Lord Hagelaifu, items from tens of millions of years ago would certainly have been transported to the 'Ganwu Universe Department' for safekeeping,” the manager said with a smile. “As long as Lord Hagelaifu provides the account number and enters the password, everything will be successful. We will send the item from the Ganwu Universe Nation to the client's designated location as quickly as possible.” Hagelaifu nodded slightly, “The account number is…” Hagelaifu quickly recited the account number. “This account is highly confidential and requires three passwords,” the manager said, helping to input it. “The first password is…” “Passed,” the manager said. “The second password is…” Hagelaifu continued. “Passed.” “The third password is…” “Passed,” the manager said. “Beep!” The manager smiled at Hagelaifu, “Lord Hagelaifu, it will only take a moment. The bank's central processing system will soon give you accurate information. However, based on my experience, it will take about a month to send the item from the Ganwu Universe Department.” “Hmm,” Hagelaifu held his breath, filled with excitement. To obtain this Inheritance Crystal Ball, he had spent a great deal of time and effort, especially to get the final password. He had lost many treasures to Tianchen for it. “Hmm?” The manager looked at the screen beside him, his expression changing. “What's wrong?” Hagelaifu asked him. “Lord Hagelaifu, I believe there's no need to send the item from the Ganwu Universe Department,” the manager said, looking at him. “Hmm?” Hagelaifu frowned. “The deposited item is a recording,” the manager said. “You may leave.” Hagelaifu abruptly waved his hand. “Yes,” the manager quickly left the room. Hagelaifu stood before the screen, which displayed an audio file. With a grim face, Hagelaifu tapped the screen, and the recording, preserved for tens of millions of years, began to play: “I'm happy to inform you that you… have been tricked by me! Ga ga ga, how does it feel? Very unpleasant, isn't it? Did you sacrifice a lot for the three passwords? Hahahaha, I would certainly not give these three passwords to the same party. Let you all fight and struggle, only to end up with empty joy. Ga ga ga~~” Hagelaifu gnashed his teeth, making a grinding sound. “Bang!” Hagelaifu suddenly waved his hand, smashing the screen in front of him to pieces. “Three-Star Tier client, you have damaged bank property. Please compensate according to the price provided by our bank,” an electronic voice echoed in the room. Hagelaifu's face twitched with rage. “Go to hell!!!” Hagelaifu suddenly erupted, a powerful aura spreading out. Items in the surrounding hall exploded with bangs, sending fragments flying and dust swirling. “Where exactly is the Inheritance Crystal Ball?” Hagelaifu gritted his teeth amidst the dust.