Scheming

"The universe's foremost power, the Ancestral God Sect?" Luo Feng was a little puzzled. He knew nothing about this Ancestral God Sect, yet the 'Beast God Inheritance Token' had indeed affected him.

"Let me see," Luo Feng said, extending his hand.

"You can examine it by permeating it with your spiritual power." Sirius's emerald eyes watched Luo Feng. "As for this Beast God Inheritance Token, it's better if I hold onto it until the transaction is complete. I'll hold it, and you permeate it with your spiritual power."

Luo Feng glanced at Sirius. "You're certainly cautious."

"Humans are very cunning," Sirius urged. "If you want to examine it, do it quickly."

Luo Feng's gaze fell upon the hexagonal stone tablet. Immediately, a wisp of invisible mental power shot out and swiftly burrowed into the hexagonal stone tablet held in Sirius's claw. The moment his mental power permeated it, it felt as if he had entered an ancient world.

"Hold the Beast God Inheritance Token, proceed to the Inheritance Land. If your talent, aptitude, and abilities match, you may obtain the Beast God Inheritance. The cosmic coordinates of the Inheritance Land are..." A stream of information directly entered Luo Feng's mind. The message also described this hexagonal stone tablet as a 'Beast God Inheritance Token of Earth and Space fusion laws.'

This made Luo Feng slightly disappointed, as he cultivated the 'Beast God Path of Metal and Space fusion laws.'

"You've seen it, right?" Sirius looked at Luo Feng. "Make your decision."

"Let me think," Luo Feng replied.

"No rush, no rush. I've waited for endless ages; of course, I'm not in a hurry for you to think for a while." Sirius stood in the grand hall, staring at Luo Feng.

Although Luo Feng stood there with a frown, his consciousness had actually connected to the Virtual Universe.

...

In Luo Feng's Manor in the Virtual Universe, inside the study.

Luo Feng quickly began searching for information on his laptop.

"Ancestral God Sect." Luo Feng first searched for information on the Ancestral God Sect. Since Luo Feng had successfully passed the Realm Lord-level Original Sky-Reaching Mountain, his authority had been elevated once again.

"Hmm?" Luo Feng's eyes lit up. Lines of information about the Ancestral God Sect appeared on the screen, and Luo Feng immediately began to read through them.

"Beast God Inheritance Token." Afterwards, Luo Feng also checked the information on the Beast God Inheritance Token.

The Ancestral God Sect was the universe's foremost power.

The Ancestral God Sect had existed since the birth of the universe. The highest-ranking beings in the entire Ancestral God Sect were the legendary Three Ancestral Gods!

Three Ancestral Gods, Eight Beast Gods, 72 Divine Generals, 3000 Divine Envoys!

This was the Ancestral God Sect's eternally fixed number of powerhouses. Although there were Divine Envoy candidates, Divine General candidates, and Beast God candidates... for the true Eight Beast Gods, only one could hold each Beast God position. Unless an existing Beast God fell, it was absolutely impossible for a new Beast God to emerge. The same applied to Divine Generals and Divine Envoys; each of the 72 Divine Generals and 3000 Divine Envoys was unique.

The Ancestral God Sect's inheritances were divided into three types.

First, Divine Envoy inheritance; second, Divine General inheritance; third, Beast God inheritance.

The Beast God inheritance was already the highest inheritance. The Eight Beast Gods were all powerful Universe Masters. Among the billions of races in the vast universe, many powerhouses pursued the Beast God Path, and some had even received Beast God inheritances. Some among them had even cultivated to a realm comparable to a true Beast God.

Yet, even so, they still couldn't become a Beast God. Unless the Beast God on that particular cultivation path fell.

Once one ascended to the 'Beast God position'... this esteemed Beast God position could cause a powerhouse's strength to soar. This was also why there was only one esteemed position for each Beast God, Divine General, and Divine Envoy.

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The Ancestral God Sect was an open sect. They did not contend for power, nor did they require territory, because their entire sect comprised only a little over three thousand powerhouses.

They absorbed powerhouses from billions of races across the entire universe. Their various inheritances were scattered throughout the cosmos, giving those with destiny a chance to obtain them... Those who received an inheritance were not considered members of the Ancestral God Sect. Even if they cultivated to perfect mastery, they were still not Ancestral God Sect members. Only by inheriting an esteemed position... did one truly become a member!

The Ancestral God Sect did not interfere in racial wars or power struggles.

Aside from the lofty Three Ancestral Gods, the other Eight Beast Gods, 72 Divine Generals, and 3000 Divine Envoys of the Ancestral God Sect were scattered among the billions of races in the universe.

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Divine Envoy inheritance, Divine General inheritance, and Beast God inheritance naturally held increasingly higher statuses.

Among them, the lowest-tier Divine Envoy inheritances were in the form of inheritance crystals drifting through the universe, obtained by various powerhouses. The 'Divine General Inheritance Lands,' however, were fixed locations, scattered in various places. As for the 'Beast God Inheritance Lands,' they were controlled and protected by the Ancestral God Sect, and entry into these lands required a Beast God Inheritance Token.

There were eight types of Beast God Inheritance Tokens: 'Metal and Space,' 'Wood and Space,' 'Earth and Space,'... 'Light and Time,' 'Wind and Time,' 'Lightning and Time'—eight fusion paths! They also represented the paths of the Eight Beast Gods!

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Our human race already had a rule: if a powerhouse obtained a 'Beast God Inheritance Token,' they could use it themselves if it was beneficial. If not, they could present it to the race! The race would provide treasures of equivalent value, and could even provide a different 'Beast God Inheritance Token.'

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Luo Feng read through all this information in one breath, his eyes gleaming.

The Ancestral God Sect was such a transcendent power, with various inheritances scattered across numerous cosmic territories, yet its true members were pitifully few, just over 3000.

"Three Ancestral Gods, Eight Beast Gods." Luo Feng murmured, "Just how strong are those Ancestral Gods? Are they comparable to Teacher Zuoshanke? Perhaps only then would the Ancestral God Sect be qualified to be called the universe's foremost power."

Elite strategy.

The Ancestral God Sect completely adopted an elite strategy, extremely small in number, yet capable of surpassing the six peak powers.

"If I obtain this Beast God Inheritance Token, won't I be able to exchange it with my race for an Inheritance Token suitable for me?" Luo Feng felt a surge of anticipation, his eyes brightening. "Sirius, your luck just ran out!"

...

In the grand hall of Sirius, the Southern Ice Prison Master, within the Ice Prison.

Sirius was silently staring at Luo Feng.

"Have you thought it through?" Sirius spoke.

"Yes," Luo Feng nodded.

"Very good. Are you willing to trade?" Sirius's aura subtly strengthened. Clearly, he desperately wanted to return to his race. He currently possessed the strength of a Peerless King, though there was still a gap compared to Peerless Kings outside. But that gap was in treasures! His inherent strength was sufficient; if he acquired a few more supreme treasures perfectly suited for him, his life-saving ability and combat power could rise another level, truly defying the heavens.

"Trade," Luo Feng said, looking at Sirius.

"Clever," Sirius let out a laugh, then said, "Human, first give me that anonymous Virtual Universe account sensor. I need to verify it."

"It's better if we exchange goods simultaneously," Luo Feng said, frowning.

"Haha, are you trying to trick me?" Sirius said. "If I directly give you the Beast God Inheritance Token, you could immediately leave and even shut down the anonymous account sensor's access. If I don't verify it, how would I know if what you say is true?"

Luo Feng glanced at it, pondering inwardly.

This Sirius is very cunning... I wonder if it will fall into the trap.

"What you say makes sense," Luo Feng said, tossing out an auxiliary optical computer with a flick of his hand.

A surge of spiritual power immediately enveloped the auxiliary optical computer. Sirius stared at it, his emerald eyes filled with excitement. When he was imprisoned in the Ice Prison, his status wasn't low, but it wasn't particularly high either. But now he was a Peerless King-level combatant, sure to be highly valued by his race. Once he returned... he would enjoy boundless glory, receive focused cultivation from his race, and becoming a Universe Venerable wouldn't be difficult. With his Peerless King combat power, once he became a Universe Venerable, he would certainly not be the most ordinary kind.

"Do as I say," Sirius growled. Beside him, a figure appeared out of thin air. It was a very beautiful figure with six wings, about nine meters tall, her body vaguely indistinct, yet gracefully alluring.

"Yes, Master," the female attendant respectfully replied, taking the auxiliary optical computer.

The attendant then began connecting to the Virtual Universe.

Sirius watched this scene excitedly, but also cast a few glances at Luo Feng.

Luo Feng, however, silently watched this scene, also connecting to the Virtual Universe to monitor everything... Luo Feng's authority was extremely high; he was already considered one of the high-ranking figures within the human race, though not among the very highest. But his status as Chaos City Lord's personal disciple and his entry into the ranks of the strongest geniuses granted him immense authority.

He had actually set up a 'local area network' for that anonymous account.

In other words—

No matter what that anonymous account did, it was essentially just him playing! For instance, if it went to play a virtual game, there seemed to be many players; if it went drinking on the street, there were indeed many people in the bar. But in reality, all of this was simulated, with many places in the Virtual Universe realistically simulated, so much so that even Luo Feng couldn't discern the falsehood.

"Whatever you want to do, if you want to send a message, then send it. Unfortunately, you are within a 'private virtual network,' completely cut off from the entire Virtual Universe network," Luo Feng silently thought.

"Tsk tsk... this female attendant entered the game?"

"The third-ranked virtual game, a virtual game with a history of over thirty million years." Luo Feng monitored everything. Because human history was endlessly long, some virtual games indeed had a huge number of players and a large audience. It was normal for a well-developed virtual game to last for hundreds of millions of years, as long as it could make a lot of money, the game would naturally be maintained.

"The female attendant... hmm, she issued a public bounty mission across the entire game?"

Through his monitoring, Luo Feng discovered that after the female attendant entered the game, she first transferred a sum of money from a small anonymous account at the Universe First Bank, then issued a bounty mission for the entire game within the Virtual Universe, and then did some other things. After staying in the game for a long time, she logged off.

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Inside the grand hall.

Sirius looked at the female attendant, who respectfully reported, "Master, there was no response."

"Human!" Sirius stared at Luo Feng, his emerald eyes filled with madness. "You're toying with me!!!"