Swallowed Star: Primordial Artifact

Chapter 243 Materials Gathered
Deep within the O26 military base, in a tranquil villa, the atmosphere in the training room was solemn and silent.

Jiang Ye stood alone among them, his brows slightly furrowed: "It's been three months! I wonder how the teacher will give me the materials?"

The moment the words were spoken, the light and shadow before my eyes shifted wildly like shattered glass.

Jiang Ye felt a sudden dizziness, and before he could react, he found himself in an endless void.

Looking up, a figure appeared out of thin air in the starry sky tens of thousands of kilometers away from Jiang Ye.

Jiang Ye looked up and saw a figure appear out of thin air without warning in the vast starry sky tens of thousands of kilometers away.

It was a tall woman, over ten meters tall, tightly wrapped in a strange, purplish-black battle armor. Mysterious runes on the armor were faintly visible, emitting a deep, eerie light that made the vast universe tremble slightly.

Her high-top combat boots were particularly eye-catching; just one glance gave one a suffocating feeling, as if gazing up at an endless mountain.

When Jiang Ye looked up and saw the peerless face beneath the strange helmet of this great being, his body trembled, and he involuntarily bowed respectfully: "Greetings, Venerable One of the Universe!"

Jiang Ye had seen his fair share of powerful figures, from immortal kings to cosmic venerables, but the powerful aura emanating from the woman before him made him tremble slightly.

Without a doubt, this is definitely a Venerable-level being!

"Kill the King of Gold?" The ethereal and distant voice echoed in the universe and also resonated in Jiang Ye's mind.

Jiang Ye looked up and hesitated for a moment, then took a deep breath to suppress his unease and respectfully replied, "I wonder what business Your Excellency has with me?"

On the surface, he appeared calm, but inside he was in turmoil, secretly wondering what this cosmic venerable one meant by coming.

You have to understand that Jiang Ye was just in the military base. The only reason he could get out of the military base so quietly is that Jiang Ye, a fellow human and a cosmic venerable, could not think of any other possibility.

"Don't be nervous." The stunning figure moved slightly, her combat boots humming softly. "It was my teacher who asked me to deliver something to you."

As she spoke, she slowly raised her slender, jade-like hand. In the palm of her hand, a world ring shimmering with multicolored light floated quietly. The light flowing from the ring reflected on her exquisite face, adding to her mystery and nobility, making her look like a goddess who had stepped out of mythology.

Jiang Ye, who was standing to the side, breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing the Venerable One's words. He had indeed guessed correctly; the Venerable One before him was indeed sent by his teacher.

"Teacher?" Jiang Ye asked, puzzled.

The Venerable One tilted his head slightly, his voice seemingly echoing through the universe: "Let me introduce myself. I am Venerable Yaohua."

"Venerable Yaohua? Sixth Senior Sister?" Jiang Ye asked in surprise.

After he became the disciple of the Lord of Chaos City, he naturally learned about his fellow disciples. However, he never expected that the female cosmic venerable one in front of him, who made the universe tremble, was actually his only senior sister.

Jiang Ye's tense nerves relaxed a little, and his gaze toward Yao Hua became more affectionate.

Looking at Jiang Ye, Yaohua smiled gently on his beautiful face: "Junior Brother, this is our first meeting, isn't it? But I'm curious, your aura and pressure make you look like a King?"

A hint of embarrassment flashed across Jiang Ye's face. He lowered his head slightly and explained, "Sixth Senior Sister, you may not know this, but Master bestowed upon me a treasure that can conceal and alter my aura. I was worried that revealing my true cultivation level would cause unnecessary trouble, so I've been maintaining the aura of a King-level cultivator." "A treasure?"

A hint of approval flashed in Venerable Yaohua's eyes: "Not bad, you know how to hide your sharpness and are meticulous. You are indeed a disciple that your teacher values."

"Alright, my mission is complete. I'm leaving now, Junior Brother. I hope you will focus on your cultivation and shine brightly in the future." With that, Venerable Yaohua flashed with light and instantly disappeared into the vast starry sky, leaving behind only a silent universe, as if she had never existed.

At the same time, Jiang Ye was transferred to the cultivation room again. Everything seemed like a fantastical dream, yet it felt so real.

……

Jiang Ye specially took out a brand new world ring, within a world.

The vast grassland.

Jiang Ye sat cross-legged, holding the multicolored world ring in his palm. The secret patterns on the surface of the ring were faintly visible, and just by holding it in his hand, one could feel the astonishing energy fluctuations contained within.

The materials used to forge this world ring are incredibly precious and priceless, enough to drive countless powerful kings mad.

"The first set of cultivation materials has finally been gathered... I can begin preliminary cultivation now." Jiang Ye took a deep breath, and the power of the world surged into the ring.

hum-

In an instant, millions of materials radiating dazzling light appeared out of thin air as if a celestial maiden were scattering flowers, densely suspended in mid-air. Each material emitted a unique radiance, illuminating the entire world like a dreamlike fairyland.

Among them, the hundreds of materials closest to Jiang Ye each exuded a heart-pounding energy fluctuation.

"This is... Purple Gold Star Marrow?" Jiang Ye's pupils constricted as he looked at the fist-sized, dark red crystal in the very center, its surface covered with mysterious patterns. Inside the crystal, it seemed as if stars were flowing.

As one of the top-tier auxiliary materials recorded in the "Devouring Dragon Armor" secret technique, this cosmic wonder only has an extremely low probability of forming in the core area of ​​supernova explosions in some high-risk secret realms, containing the essence of stars compressed to the extreme.

The seemingly chaotic patterns on the crystal surface are actually the embodiment of the Law of Metal. Just gazing at these patterns made Jiang Ye's entire body involuntarily boil with excitement.

"And there's a Void Crystal!" Jiang Ye's gaze shifted to the translucent silver crystal beside him. Countless spatial rifts seemed to be creating and disappearing within the crystal, mysterious and dangerous. This was a product of the ultimate condensation of spatial laws, something that might only appear in the Hong Alliance's super auctions held once every ten million epochs, highlighting its immense value.

Other materials are equally precious: the Heart of Green Wood, radiating life waves, seems to whisper the secrets of life; the Dark Demon Water, entirely black, exudes a chilling aura; the Flame Essence, flowing with liquid flames, ignites the air wherever it goes... Any one of these items would be enough to arouse the clamor of cosmic venerables in the outside world.

Jiang Ye looked around and saw millions of materials spontaneously arranged according to their energy levels, with the ones closer to the center being the most precious.

And being able to occupy the central position, its value is at least that of a precious treasure.

"The 'Dragon-Devouring Armor' secret technique mentions that the more materials consumed, the higher the quality of the dragon armor formed. The first level of mastery requires the condensation of 3,600 dragon scales." Excitement flashed in Jiang Ye's eyes.

(End of this chapter)