Locke Divine Water

Inside his internal world.

Black-Clad Luo Feng stood amidst a pile of miscellaneous items, holding a beautifully carved silver plaque. Previously, when he meticulously examined Pan Xi's relics in a world within the World Ring, he hadn't found anything special. However, in his own internal world, where he was the absolute master and his perception was far stronger, he immediately noticed something unusual about the silver plaque...

“This is actually a plaque that stores a small world. I didn't even notice it before; what exquisite craftsmanship,” Black-Clad Luo Feng murmured in astonishment.

*Hiss!*

A trace of world power forcibly permeated the silver plaque. It still contained Pan Xi's mental imprint, but without Pan Xi's personal support, the lone mental imprint was quickly broken through and branded with Luo Feng's own mental imprint.

Luo Feng's world power had now entered the small world within the silver plaque.

This was a very small world, approximately one hundred kilometers in circumference. Apart from the flat land, the entire world consisted of a lake in the center of the plain. This lake, with a diameter of over ten kilometers, contained incredibly cold water that emitted a chilling mist, permeating the entire small world.

“What is this?” Black-Clad Luo Feng frowned.

His world power meticulously investigated the small world within the silver plaque. The land was ordinary; only the lake seemed somewhat special.

But Luo Feng couldn't identify it.

...

“Babata!”

“Babata!” Black-Clad Luo Feng connected his consciousness to his space ring, calling out to Babata.

Aside from the main Babata carried by his Earth body, the Yunmo Star ship, Black-Clad Luo Feng, the Golden Horned Beast clone, and the Mechanical Race ship all carried auxiliary AIs copied from Babata. These auxiliary AIs, or rather, Babata's clones, could be controlled by the main Babata.

Auxiliary AIs possessed all of Babata's stored memories but lacked life characteristics, essentially being top-tier AIs.

Of course!

Usually, when Luo Feng was inside the Yunmo Star ship, the main Babata would directly enter the ship, replacing the auxiliary AI to control the entire vessel.

“Master,” the auxiliary AI responded respectfully.

“Come and examine this. Have you ever seen a lake like this?” With a thought, Black-Clad Luo Feng directly entered this small world.

*Cold!*

Even as an energy life form, Black-Clad Luo Feng shivered slightly. This ultra-small world, a hundred kilometers in circumference, was incredibly cold, and all that chill emanated from the central lake.

“Hmm?” Black-Clad Luo Feng suddenly felt much more comfortable. His life core seemed to be nourished and nurtured.

“Master, I have seen the water in this lake!” the auxiliary AI exclaimed excitedly.

“Oh?” Black-Clad Luo Feng quickly pressed, “What is it?”

“This is Locke Divine Water,” the auxiliary AI promptly replied. “Back then, the old master attended an auction where Locke Divine Water was sold. One cubic kilometer of Locke Divine Water, stored in a bracelet containing an ultra-small world, was auctioned for 8.9 million mixed units, if I recall correctly.”

Black-Clad Luo Feng's eyes instantly widened.

My heavens!

8.9 million mixed units? For one cubic kilometer?

“Pan Xi!” Black-Clad Luo Feng abruptly turned, staring intently at the nearby lake, carefully sensing its entire size.

The lake's surface was an irregular circle, with a maximum diameter of 16.2 kilometers and a minimum diameter of 10.3 kilometers. The entire lake was 3.2 kilometers deep. With Black-Clad Luo Feng's sensory and detection abilities, he instantly determined the precise volume of the lake, which was also the exact volume of the Locke Divine Water—712 cubic kilometers!

How much?

What was its value calculated by the auction price?

6.337 billion!

“6.3 billion mixed units?” Black-Clad Luo Feng was stunned, completely stunned.

Money falling from the sky?

A beggar suddenly seeing a mountain of gold?

An Earth boy suddenly being informed by the Ganwu Nation Master… 'You are my long-lost son, and I'm passing the Ganwu Universe Kingdom to you!'

That was the feeling.

Stunned!

“6.3 billion mixed units, my heavens, I've truly hit the jackpot. This is a real super stroke of luck,” Black-Clad Luo Feng howled inwardly.

“Luofu Disk?”

“Yunmo Star ship?”

“Ultimate Flame Void Gold?”

“Zichen Hundred Vein Leaves?”

Black-Clad Luo Feng's body trembled slightly. His previous total assets were only around 10 million mixed units, equivalent to the assets of an ordinary Marquis-level Immortal God. Even the 'Combat Armor' he accidentally acquired was very expensive, but it wasn't universally usable; others in the human world probably couldn't use it at all. But Locke Divine Water was different; it was a precious item that had been auctioned in the human world.

One cubic kilometer alone fetched the sky-high price of 8.9 million mixed units!

This lake of his was worth over 6.3 billion mixed units!

“Locke Divine Water is named after 'Locke,' a super existence among humans from the infinitely ancient past, shortly after the universe was born,” the auxiliary AI explained. “Locke accidentally discovered Locke Divine Water in a cosmic secret realm and found that it possessed incredibly astonishing life force. It could be used to cultivate plant life, to heal the body… In short, anything that could absorb life force could use it. Its uses were numerous, so its value was extremely high. Moreover, the 'life energy' contained in Locke Divine Water was of an extremely high level, far more effective than life fruits, and had powerful effects even on Immortal-level plant life, leading many powerful Immortal Gods to desire to purchase it.”

Black-Clad Luo Feng's eyes shone brightly, nodding repeatedly like a pecking chick.

He was rich.

He was truly rich this time.

The assets of an ordinary Marquis-level Immortal God were only about 10 million mixed units, and even a peak Marquis-level would probably top out at 100 million mixed units.

6.3 billion mixed units, what kind of concept was that? This could be said to be the entire fortune of many King-level Immortal Gods! Of course, super existences like Zhenyan King, who were infinitely close to Universe Masters, were far wealthier than normal King-levels. For Zhenyan King and Tian Yu King, casually throwing out treasures worth millions of mixed units as rewards wouldn't even make them bat an eye.

“Master,” the auxiliary AI respectfully said, “Previously, your treasures were common among Marquis-level Immortal Gods, but this Locke Divine Water lake… can already be considered the entire fortune of a King-level Immortal God.”

“The fortune of a King-level Immortal God?” Luo Feng smiled.

That was a good analogy.

Different strengths meant entirely different tiers. Powerful King-level Immortal Gods could sweep aside many Marquis-levels, and their ability to acquire wealth was astonishing. Naturally, they possessed immense fortunes! Yet, even so, many King-level Immortal Gods would barely be able to afford this Locke Divine Water lake even if they emptied their entire coffers.

“Hahaha…” Black-Clad Luo Feng burst into laughter. “It seems one must never underestimate some seemingly ordinary people.”

“Pan Xi, a great slave merchant, seemed ordinary and unremarkable. Many Marquis-level Immortal Gods wouldn't even bother with such an existence. But who knew he possessed a Locke Divine Water lake?” Black-Clad Luo Feng laughed heartily. “He was quite cautious, too; not even the Virtual Universe Company knew of his fortuitous encounter!”

The vast universe was incredibly mysterious.

Cosmic life forms were countless, and those with special encounters were, of course, numerous.

If Luo Feng could have special encounters, others certainly could too!

Pan Xi was one such person with a special encounter. In fact, Pan Xi himself didn't know it was called 'Locke Divine Water,' but he was shocked to discover when cultivating Iron Vine Grass… that the Iron Vine Grass advanced too easily, continuously growing by leaps and bounds until it reached Sector Lord Ninth-tier and stopped. And cultivating one Iron Vine Grass consumed only a drop in the ocean of Locke Divine Water.

Immediately after, he cultivated the even stronger Shaluo Flower, also easily cultivating it to Sector Lord Ninth-tier!

Pan Xi immediately understood…

This Locke Divine Water was a supreme treasure!

Cultivating a Shaluo Flower to Sector Lord Ninth-tier required tens of thousands of mixed units, yet it only consumed a tiny fraction of the lake's divine water. So, how much was the entire lake worth? Thinking about that enormous number… Pan Xi shuddered. He knew that if he exposed even a little, powerful Immortal Gods, and he even suspected whether the exalted Ganwu Nation Master would make a move against him, it was hard to say.

He was terrified!

So he endured and kept a low profile, treating the Locke Divine Water as his true trump card for growth. And during his usual cultivation, he would occasionally drink a drop of Locke Divine Water to accelerate his progress. That's why, without a teacher's guidance, he was able to break through to the Sector Lord level. This was the wondrous effect of Locke Divine Water.

“There are many, many people in the universe with miraculous encounters!”

“And treasures are also categorized by tiers. The Yunmo Star ship, Luofu Disk, Zichen Hundred Vein Leaves, and other items I obtained before were all treasures of Marquis-level standard. But what I've obtained now… is a top-tier treasure of King-level Immortal God standard.” Black-Clad Luo Feng's eyes burned. “Worth 6.3 billion mixed units, that's in the billions!”

Just thinking about it made Black-Clad Luo Feng's blood boil.

...

Inside the Yunmo Star ship.

Luo Feng sat in the resting cabin, unable to suppress an excited and thrilled expression.

“I've made a fortune, a huge fortune.”

“Before, my luck was related to cultivation, like obtaining the Beast God Statue, and that was through my own active effort. But this time, it's true financial luck… and the kind where money falls from the sky. My heavens, I, Luo Feng, actually have a day like this. Haha…” Luo Feng felt incredibly pleased and delighted.

How exhilarating!

“With this Locke Divine Water lake, I'm full of confidence. Lately, I've been constantly spending money, with no income, and at this rate, I'd eventually run out. Now it's good; with the Locke Divine Water lake…”

“Hmm.”

“Moyun Teng.” With a thought, Luo Feng immediately placed the Moyun Teng into his World Ring.

Then he transferred the Moyun Teng into his internal world.

Finally, he placed the Moyun Teng into the 'Locke Divine Water lake' within that ultra-small world.

One world within another…

“With the Locke Divine Water lake, it will be very easy for Moyun Teng to reach Sector Lord Ninth-tier,” Luo Feng mused. “Hmm, but breaking through to Immortal won't be so easy! Otherwise, Pan Xi's Iron Vine Grass and Shaluo Flower would have reached Immortal long ago after all his years of cultivation. However, with the assistance of Locke Divine Water, Moyun Teng's chances of breaking through to Immortal will greatly increase.”

Luo Feng was overjoyed.

“Luo Feng, Luo Feng,” Babata called out repeatedly. “You have mail.”

“Mail?” Luo Feng was startled.

Oh.

It seemed the final completion status for the first stage of the highest-scoring mission had arrived.