Swallowing the Stars: Starting with the Giant of Light

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The Heaven-Tearing Venerable's eyes lit up. It seemed that this time, coming in disguise, he should gain a lot.

Based on his conversation with Fan Zu, he basically confirmed the identity of the Chaos City Lord as a cosmic god from another source world.

To be able to survive in front of a Venerable Lord level expert as soon as one breaks through is definitely not the work of a normal cultivator; one must be a reincarnation of a powerful being from another Origin World.

Moreover, since he was able to break through to the level of a Cosmic God, it means that he did not come through the Great Boundary-Breaking Teleportation Technique, but rather through the highest official channel—reincarnation.

This is no secret to an invincible being.

It involves supreme beings, so even a powerful figure like Fan Zu has to take it seriously.

However, most reincarnated beings are only at this level. Only a few can stand on the same level as Fan Zu. They have some value, but it is not very high.

However, the strength that Lu Yunhe demonstrated made this value even more significant.

Having only recently transmigrated to the Heart Continent, he already possessed the strength to save his life in front of the Nine Absolutes Island Master.

Although this strength is still below the third level of the Cosmic God, it shows that the foundation is extremely profound and the potential is extraordinary.

After all, reincarnation is a blank slate; one can't bring any secret treasures or weapons with them, and one hasn't fully integrated into the Realm Heart Continent. One only used a secret technique to obtain ordinary resources.

Even so, with all the debuffs stacked up, he was still able to survive in front of the third level of the Cosmic God, which is truly remarkable.

If he were to gain further experience on the Realm Heart Continent, and even acquire some top-tier treasures, he would be fully capable of contending with a true third-level Cosmic God, second only to an invincible being.

Such strength and potential are enough to catch Fan Zu's eye, and he is worthy of being personally befriended by the Heaven-Tearing Grand Venerable.

Who knows, it might not be long before the Lord of Chaos City transforms into someone comparable to a Venerable Lord.

Those who are recognized by "Yuan" are all quite qualified.

However, Fan Zu never expected that Lu Yunhe had come on his own without going through the Boundary Heart Token, although he had indeed gained the "Yuan's" recognition a long time ago.

Of course, having excellent qualifications is irrelevant to others; the most important thing is to make a profit.

If one was weak before reincarnation, it wouldn't be of much significance.

This means that the trading rights to some valuable secret techniques and secret arts are not in the hands of the other party.

After all, any precious secret technique will have corresponding restrictions or oaths set before it is practiced, making it very troublesome to trade.

But the Lord of Chaos City is different. At his peak, he was second only to the third level of the Cosmic God. In other source worlds, he was definitely the top existence.

They are basically leaders of their own factions and are hardly affected by oaths.

This can also be seen from the divine body secret techniques that the other party sold before.

These techniques can already be considered precious secrets, and they can be traded at will, clearly indicating a high degree of control over them.

The ability to obtain secret techniques and arts from another source world is a considerable temptation, even for an invincible being.

It is really dangerous to traverse the Chaos Origin Space, and it is impossible to deceive the supreme rules, especially since the latter problem cannot be solved. In other Origin Worlds, one can only exert the strength of the Chaos Realm.

If these two problems are not solved, the cost-effectiveness of traversing the source world cannot be improved.

Given the strength of the Chaos City Lord, he probably possesses quite a few secret techniques and arts.

After learning all the information, the Heaven-Tearing Grandmaster approached the Chaos City Lord again, partly to befriend him and partly for the secret technique in the Lord's possession.

Exchanging one's unused secret techniques for resources that can quickly restore one's strength is a mutually beneficial arrangement.

The two then began to talk. One was a third-level cosmic god from the Fan clan, and the other was an invincible being from another source world.

The two had no difficulty conversing, and even though Lu Yunhe was somewhat restrained, the conversation still shocked the Great Venerable Tear Heaven.

Originally, they only placed the other party in the same position as themselves because of the other party's status and strength, but now they dare not underestimate them even more.

"If the city lord had revealed his identity earlier, my Fan family would have gladly accepted the position of Senior Guest Elder," the Great Venerable Tear Heaven sighed, noting that the other party's identity and strength certainly qualified him for it.

"It's not too late now!"

Lu Yunhe was too weak at the time and felt completely unsafe, so how could his identity be exposed?

After all, while it's called reincarnation, it's essentially a form of illegal immigration, except this illegal immigrant has obtained legal status.

However, this legitimate status is based on the highest rules, not on the environment of spiritual practice.

To the people of the Realm Heart Continent, his identity was no different from appearing out of thin air.

That's quite normal. If one's cultivation level was high enough in their previous life, they can easily break free from the environment in which they were conceived after reincarnation.

If you don't want to create a lot of karma, you can easily sever ties by taking certain measures.

Just like if Lu Yunhe were to be reincarnated normally and come to an ordinary family, his awakened spiritual wisdom would simply disappear, and no one would be able to detect it.

Moreover, given the Chaos City Lord's unbridled behavior, concealing his birth is, in a way, a good thing.

After laying the groundwork, the Heaven-Tearing Grand Venerable finally brought up the matter of the transaction.

"Great Venerable One, what price would be required if we wanted to exchange for a top-tier secret treasure?" Lu Yunhe pondered for a moment before asking.

Lu Yunhe had carefully considered making deals with the Fan family and other major powers on the Realm Heart Continent.

After all, offending a powerful figure right away, especially a demon, is quite troublesome and requires significantly more strength.

"A top-tier secret treasure!"

The Great Venerable Tear Heaven instantly felt a headache coming on. Indeed, for the Lord of Chaos City, what he wanted most was to break through to the third level of the Cosmic God.

However, there's no one who can help with this, so the only option is to settle for the second best and acquire the strength of the third level of a cosmic god.

The latter is much simpler; even a suitable top-tier treasure would suffice.

But this is also extremely difficult, as no one would normally trade top-tier treasures.

"A top-tier treasure, City Lord, I don't want to hide it from you either." The Heaven-Tearing Grand Venerable said helplessly, "Even in the ancient kingdoms, there are two hidden requirements for trading top-tier treasures!"

"Appreciate further details!"

A hint of doubt flashed in Lu Yunhe's eyes. Was a great achievement not enough?

"A being at the second level of the Cosmic God level who obtains a top-tier secret treasure can be comparable to a Venerable Lord in certain aspects. If he can master the top-tier secret technique, or obtain two more top-tier secret treasures, he will be at the Venerable Lord level, or even stronger than an ordinary Venerable Lord."

The Great Venerable Tear Heaven slowly said, "Therefore, the value of a top-tier secret treasure is extremely high, second only to treasures involving the highest level, even in ancient kingdoms."

"For any transaction to take place, one requirement is that the person must be entirely from the ancient kingdom itself."

This "complete" means either being one's own people, or, if it's an outsider, even if they manage to accumulate great merit, they would likely have to make numerous restrictive vows to become one of our own.

As for the Senior Guest Minister, it's difficult, and perhaps even undesirable, for someone who is detached from the outside world, to meet this requirement.

Lu Yunhe's mind raced. Sure enough, obtaining such a precious physical treasure was not so simple.

Even the most invincible beings probably don't possess many top-tier treasures.

If one were to become the leader of a power, it would be impolite to bestow these extra top-tier treasures upon one's subordinates. Even the six ancient kingdoms have not yet reached the point of overflowing with top-tier treasures.

In the ancient kingdom, although each treasure and secret technique is priced, many of these items are probably just for outsiders to see.

It is extremely rare to be able to exchange for a top-tier treasure from an ancient kingdom. Are all such invincible beings truly of noble character?

The only items that can truly be freely exchanged are probably those below the highest level of security protection.

Of course, if it's a top-tier secret technique—a risk-free transaction, or even something you still need to cultivate after exchanging for—then there shouldn't be any obstacles.

This is probably why top-tier secret treasures are only slightly less valuable than those top-tier secret teachings; they're not some heaven-defying supreme secret teachings.

"Another requirement is that the items being traded must be of interest to an invincible being," said the Heaven-Tearing Grand Venerable.

As long as it can pique the interest of invincible beings and even assist their cultivation, a single top-tier treasure is nothing to them.

"If it's useful to an invincible being, it also needs to be able to block the invincible being's prying eyes," Lu Yunhe thought to himself.

It seems that it really is true. Xueying only managed to obtain a top-tier treasure from the ancient kingdom by using the second level of the Void Realm Dao secret technique.

Because these invincible beings are also pursuing the ultimate in the soul, they crave this kind of secret technique.

One must be an ally, and the other must be useful to an invincible being. Only by satisfying these two conditions can we truly trade for the pinnacle treasure. Asking for more resources is not a problem.

The value of a top-tier secret treasure can be glimpsed by considering the Nan Yun Kingdom ruler who was trapped in the original story.

Thinking of this, Lu Yunhe couldn't help but frown; the price was too high.

He also possessed things useful to the invincible being, after all, Ultraman's clones had merged into the source world, and their status was undeniable, but he didn't want to trade such a valuable item.

"If only the Void Realm Dao could break through to the second level," Lu Yunhe said regretfully.

If the Void Realm Path can advance further, then he can trade with ancient kingdoms like Xue Ying, easily obtaining a large amount of resources, including even top-tier treasures.

Unfortunately, his Void Realm Dao is still at the first level of the Cosmic God, which is not as good as Fan Zu's, so its value is also very limited.

Lu Yunhe wouldn't be willing to pay too high a price for a top-tier treasure; after all, he wasn't an ordinary cosmic god.

Having strength comparable to the third level of a cosmic god is not his only advantage; he has many other methods as well.

It's just that the path to the ultimate treasure is the fastest.

Whether it's secret techniques or divine body, he's confident that even without breaking through to the ultimate realm, he can still be comparable to the third level of a cosmic god.

Besides that, he has his biggest trump card, which is the Ultra clone.

While crafting a top-tier treasure might be difficult, one could try crafting a Hunyuan treasure, which is the supreme treasure of the Realm Heart Continent.

That's right. For Ultraman's clones, creating a top-tier treasure is even more difficult than creating a supreme treasure.

Having merged with the source world, one can leverage sufficiently powerful forces, but if one's cultivation level is too low, it becomes very difficult to utilize this power with finesse.

It can be compared to hand-made clay explosives versus bullets; the former is far more powerful than the latter, but the latter is actually more difficult to make.

Moreover, Ultraman's clone would have to personally take action; otherwise, the required level of cultivation for a cosmic god to create a supreme treasure would be even more outrageous.

However, this would make transportation across the source world very costly.

Lu Yunhe's thoughts raced through his mind. Since there was more than one option, there were many more choices to make.

Seeing the Chaos City Lord deep in thought, the Heaven-Tearing Venerable did not disturb him. Although top-tier treasures were difficult to obtain, top-tier secret techniques were equally valuable.

A cosmic god from another source world, who can trade with the Xiafeng Ancient Kingdom, will definitely gain something.

Even if the Lord of Chaos City is not satisfied now, he will definitely change his mind when he sees the exchange items from the Xiafeng Ancient Kingdom.

“Peerless treasures are extremely precious, and I understand your concerns,” Lu Yunhe said.

Upon hearing this, the Great Venerable Tear Heaven felt relieved; it seemed this trip wouldn't be in vain.

For someone like Lu Yunhe who travels through countless worlds, treasures aren't actually that valuable. What's most important is the knowledge he can possess.

After all, he was invincible at his base, and it wouldn't be good to bring precious treasures with him when he went to other worlds; knowledge-based items were the most versatile.