Unexpected News

Luo Feng was decisive in his actions; having made up his mind, he wasted no time and immediately applied for dangerous-tier cultivation missions that very day. He continuously undertook these dangerous-tier missions. All six dangerous-tier missions were within the Original Secret Region, which meant less time spent on spaceship travel. The completion speed of these six missions varied, and during them, Luo Feng discovered initial clues to major secrets within two of them.

However, danger lurked everywhere! These two dangerous-tier mission worlds were 'Viska Star' and 'Ruined Ancient Temple'. Luo Feng found hints of great secrets in both and cautiously investigated. On Viska Star, the most miraculous and important 'Ancestral God Tomb' was guarded by a large group of Immortal Gods, terrifying Luo Feng to the point where he dared not delve deeper. If he were to be carelessly discovered by even one Immortal God, despite Luo Feng's desperate efforts—even with his Domain Lord-level Ninth-tier Golden Horned Beast—an Immortal God could likely kill him with a single move.

The outermost area of the Ruined Ancient Temple had a very low danger level, allowing Luo Feng to easily complete the mission requirements. However, as Luo Feng explored the secrets hidden deeper within, he found them fraught with peril. Luo Feng later relied on his Demon Killer Clan clone to carefully infiltrate. It must be said that the Demon Killer Clan clone's innate secret technique, 'replication,' was truly heaven-defying. With this ability, Luo Feng's main body remained safely in the outermost area, while his Demon Killer Clan clone infiltrated the dangerous zones. He managed to snatch a treasure from the tiger's mouth, acquiring a strange, veined leaf whose value was no less than 'Ultimate Flame Void Gold'.

This leaf, named 'Purple Azure Vein Leaf,' possessed many peculiar uses. It was best suited for Immortal-level plant life, and its typical auction price was around 2 million mixed units. Of course, after painstakingly obtaining a Purple Azure Vein Leaf, Luo Feng, fearing further trouble, immediately departed from the Ruined Ancient Temple.

In total, it took three years and six months to complete six dangerous-tier missions. He discovered initial clues to secrets in two missions, earning a total of 95,000 points and one 'Purple Azure Vein Leaf'.

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The more benefits one reaped from cultivation missions, the more 'greed' and 'ambition' grew within their heart. Because six arduous dangerous-tier missions only yielded 95,000 points! Even at the highest exchange rate—one mixed unit for one point—that was only equivalent to 95,000 mixed units. Yet, a single major secret or opportunity, like obtaining a 'Purple Azure Vein Leaf,' was worth approximately 2 million mixed units! Enough to purchase several Black Dragon Mountain Star Regions!

“Luo Feng, you've hit the jackpot!!! A Purple Azure Vein Leaf! Your teacher couldn't even find a place to buy one back then. Once Moyun Teng breaks through to Immortal-level, if you let it consume the Purple Azure Vein Leaf, its strength will definitely skyrocket! If Moyun Teng is at its Sector Lord peak, giving it a Purple Azure Vein Leaf still gives it a 10% chance to break through to Immortal-level!” Babata exclaimed excitedly. “The reason the probability isn't higher is that the Purple Azure Vein Leaf's primary function is to fundamentally alter the body's structure.”

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After completing the six dangerous-tier missions, Luo Feng rested for three months before embarking on an extreme-tier mission—the Labyrinthine Galaxy! Any member of the Original Secret Region could undertake a maximum of three extreme-tier missions. Luo Feng had already completed one, 'Demonic Mountain,' so he could still take two more. According to Luo Feng's plan, he would first tackle the 'Labyrinthine Galaxy,' which was considered less difficult. The term 'less difficult' was, of course, relative to 'Purgatory Abyss,' which ranked first among extreme-tier missions.

Purgatory Abyss was simply too dangerous. The average death rate for extreme-tier missions was 90%, but for the top-ranked Purgatory Abyss, it was a terrifying 99%! Consequently, generations of geniuses rarely dared to challenge it. Even Luo Feng, with all his confidence, decided to wait until his Demon Killer Clan clone and Golden Horned Beast clone both reached Sector Lord-level before attempting it.

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The Labyrinthine Galaxy was a small section within the vast Original Secret Region, roughly the size of the Milky Way Galaxy. The mission in the Labyrinthine Galaxy was straightforward: a 'search mission'.

1. Search for 39 crystals (detailed information in the appendix) to receive 500,000 points.

It was a simple search mission. In fact, the requirements for all extreme-tier missions were quite simple; some were 'survival missions,' others were 'search missions.' In contrast, dangerous-tier and difficult-tier missions often required 'hunting' or 'killing to obtain certain items,' encouraging slaughter.

“In extreme-tier missions, if one still dares to engage in widespread slaughter, they are truly seeking death.” Luo Feng cautiously began his extreme-tier mission—the Labyrinthine Galaxy!

The Labyrinthine Galaxy, as its name suggested, was like a super maze. Being comparable in size to the Milky Way Galaxy, it was much larger than 'Demonic Mountain.' Even an Immortal God might only explore one path of this maze-like galaxy over tens of thousands of years. It was a truly wondrous place. Based on Luo Feng's exploration, it contained more than just one secret!

After a full 5 years and 7 months, Luo Feng finally collected all 39 crystals in the Labyrinthine Galaxy, completing the mission. However, Luo Feng was not in a hurry to leave… instead, he hid his main body in a relatively safe place and sent his Demon Killer Clan clone to explore some dangerous areas. The Demon Killer Clan's ability to transform was indeed very suitable for exploration.

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Nearly 11 years had passed since Luo Feng completed Demonic Sound Mountain and obtained part of the Demonic Sound General's legacy.

In the Virtual Universe, Black Dragon Mountain Island, Nine Star Bay Community.

“I refuse to believe it; I will find the great secrets and opportunities within the Labyrinthine Galaxy! My main body is currently in a mechanical race spaceship, staying in a safe area on the outskirts of the Labyrinthine Galaxy, while my Demon Killer Clan clone delves into some of the secret places within. If I can't find it in a year, I'll try for ten years, and if not ten, then fifty!” Luo Feng walked along the quiet corridor, his mind preoccupied with the Labyrinthine Galaxy. The Labyrinthine Galaxy truly lived up to its name.

It was also fraught with danger! His Demon Killer Clan clone had died 6 times because of this, but each time, Luo Feng expended some energy to reform a new Demon Killer Clan clone within his internal world. As long as his core remained, none of Luo Feng's three bodies would truly die.

“Sanzi, Sanzi!” Thunder God's urgent voice called out. “You're finally here.”

“Second Brother, why the rush?” Luo Feng smiled, watching the bald Thunder God, clad in white robes, hurrying towards him from a distance. “What's so urgent that your email said it was extremely critical? It scared me into coming right away.” Luo Feng chuckled as he walked beside his Second Brother, Thunder God. They walked together down the corridor and soon entered the adjacent courtyard.

“It really is urgent,” Thunder God said, a look of anxiety on his face.

“Tell me!” Luo Feng plopped down onto a chair in the courtyard.

“It concerns Eldest Brother!” Thunder God stated.

“Eldest Brother?” Luo Feng was startled. In terms of handling matters and his character, Luo Feng greatly admired Eldest Brother Hong. In Luo Feng's opinion… even if he and Thunder God caused trouble, Eldest Brother Hong didn't seem like the type to get into any. “Tell me, what exactly happened?” Luo Feng's expression grew serious. Someone like Eldest Brother, if he didn't get into trouble for a very long time, then when he did, it would likely be a major incident!

“It's almost laughable, really,” Thunder God sighed, shaking his head. “Oh, you should know that Eldest Brother has been in the Ganwu Universe Nation for the past decade or so, right?”

“I know,” Luo Feng nodded. Eldest Brother had returned to the Ganwu Universe Nation with his teacher, Time Sector Lord Luo, during Luo Feng's qualification battle.

“Eldest Brother has been living on 'Qiongyu Star,' one of the nine first-tier administrative planets of the Ganwu Universe Nation, for these past ten years,” Thunder God explained. “But who would have thought that precisely because he was on Qiongyu Star, Eldest Brother would develop feelings for a girl.”

“Are you kidding me?” Luo Feng's eyes widened. Eldest Brother Hong and some girl developing feelings? During the Great Nirvana period, Hong's wife had already passed away. His wife died young… Hong had raised their two children alone. Given Hong's status and power on Earth, countless women would have wanted to marry him. What kind of woman hadn't he seen? Moreover… with Eldest Brother Hong's level of mental cultivation, his transcendent state, for him to genuinely fall for someone was almost inconceivable. It was rarer than an iron tree blooming!

“I'm not entirely sure, but it's the truth,” Thunder God lamented. “You know Eldest Brother's personality; once he makes a decision, even if the whole world opposes it, it won't sway him in the slightest.” Luo Feng nodded. Numerous illusions couldn't shake his own conviction, let alone Hong's.

“Hong and the girl did develop feelings, but… Qiongyu Star, as one of the nine first-tier administrative planets of the Ganwu Universe Nation, is a gathering place for the powerful. Hundreds of Immortal God families alone have branches established there,” Thunder God frowned. “And this girl has an extremely powerful background. Her family forcibly prevented Hong and the girl from being together.”

“Are you kidding me?” Luo Feng's eyes widened. Like the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl? In the universe, even the most exalted super-families generally didn't interfere with matters of the heart. On the contrary, if they encountered a super-powerful individual, they would even send their own family members to serve them. This was because the bloodline of a powerful individual… would generally also be very strong. This led to a situation in the universe where powerful men could marry many women, and powerful women could also marry many men! Unless there were specific reasons… For example, if an Immortal God suddenly took a liking to a woman and declared, 'I want this woman.' Then, out of fear of this Immortal God, the family naturally wouldn't allow the woman to be with another man. But such situations were, after all, extremely rare.

“Why are they preventing it?” Luo Feng asked, puzzled. “Could it be that some powerful figure has taken a liking to the girl?”

“No,” Thunder God shook his head. “I haven't found any such connection, and Eldest Brother himself said there isn't one. It's purely that family preventing it.” Luo Feng frowned, “I understand what you mean. You're saying… there's no other power interfering; it's solely this family preventing Eldest Brother and the girl from being together?”

“Exactly!” Thunder God nodded.

“What's the reason?” Luo Feng asked.

“I don't know,” Thunder God shook his head. “That girl's family probably doesn't even bother to explain the reason to us.”

“What family? Who is the Immortal God behind this family? Tell me.” Luo Feng frowned, preparing to investigate thoroughly. Since this matter involved Eldest Brother Hong, he had to help no matter what.