Swallowed Star: The Original Secret Realm

Chapter 231 The Human Rise Plan Unfolds
With the establishment of Lianbao Group, this news gradually spread.

In the virtual universe, halfway up Thunder Mountain, in a pavilion, eight cosmic venerables sat around a stone table, engaging in lively discussions, drinking and chatting.

"Haven't you heard? From now on, all exchanges for supreme treasures by the clan will be handled by the Treasure Refining Group." Venerable Niuyu glanced at the several Universe Venerables around him and said in a low voice.

"The Refining Treasure Group? The newly established one? I heard that the leader of this Refining Treasure Group is a Lord of the Universe, who seems to be from our Virtual Lineage." An old man with long fur all over his body, who at first glance looks like a lion, asked in surprise.

“I’ve heard about that too. A friend of mine has joined the Lianbao Group. When I asked him for details, he kept it a secret from me.”

"Niu Yu, we all know that the Refining Treasure Group was established, but we've never heard that the Refining Treasure Group is responsible for exchanging clan contributions for supreme treasures. Are you making this up?"

Venerable Niuyu glared, his eyes wide open. "If you don't believe me, fine. The clan will announce it soon. Besides, I can also tell you that there will be a big discount on the exchange price of the treasure."

"Discount?"

"real or fake?"

What discount?

Voices rang out, all looking anxiously at Venerable Niuyu.

Venerable Niuyu smiled calmly, enjoying the feeling, and said nothing more.

He thought to himself: If you knew that the exchange rate for treasure points had increased, wouldn't that be even more incredible?

However, he didn't dare reveal this information. After all, if it were leaked, the price of this precious item would skyrocket in a short period of time.

He dared not bear the wrath of the Lord of the Universe.

Similar casual conversations, starting from the virtual universe lineage, gradually reached the ears of the universe venerables of the other four major forces of the human race. Even the alien universe venerables of the Hong Alliance knew about it.

In the inner city of Hongmeng City, there is an open-air bar that is dedicated to the exchange of information among the Hongmeng Universe Venerables, where thousands of Hongmeng Universe Venerables gather.

Most of these cosmic venerables are venerables from other races, and very few are powerful members of the human race.

"You've all received the email, right? The Hongmeng Alliance has announced the latest unified standard for exchanging Supreme Treasures. A set of half-top-tier treasures can be exchanged for one ordinary Supreme Treasure," an old man from another race with a tuft of hair on his head said excitedly.

"Moreover, the exchange standards for ordinary races like ours are the same as those of powerful races with cosmic rulers."

"Yes, I really didn't expect it. It wasn't like this before."

A burly man nearby excitedly said, "I heard that this time the standard was set by the Lord of the Time and Space Palace."

"Lord Time and Space? That peerless genius who helped humanity rise to power?"

"Yes, Lord Time and Space has only been around for tens of thousands of years, and I've heard that he's one of the top figures among the Palace Masters."

"real or fake?"

“It’s absolutely true. A good friend of mine is a member of the newly formed Refining Treasure Group. I heard it from him.”

This group of ordinary cosmic venerables became increasingly excited as they spoke, which is understandable.

Although they were also members of the Hongmeng before, the strongest in their group were only universe overlords, and many were even high-level universe venerables.

The influence of ethnic groups within the Hong Alliance is too small. Although they are all part of the same alliance, the rights they enjoy are naturally different, and the exchange rate for supreme treasures is obviously not the same as that of those powerful ethnic groups.

Zhang Yi's actions have given ordinary races a chance to become powerful. Once a universe master emerges within a race, they can rise to become a powerful race.

At that time, their status within the Hongmeng Alliance will naturally be even higher.

"Lord Time and Space's actions can be considered a great benefactor to our clan!"

"That's right. I think Lord Shikong will lead the Hongmeng in the future, and our lives will get better and better."

The Hongmeng Palace is the highest power center in Hongmeng City.

Here, a group of foreign palace lords sat on towering thrones.

"The establishment of the Refining Treasures Group is a great thing for the Hong Alliance. The probability of our respective races exchanging for supreme treasures is much higher." A palace master of an alien race with hair as thick as tree roots said, "I could tolerate the exchange ratio being weaker than that of the human race, but it's the same as that of those ordinary races? I can't swallow this."

“You agree, right, Flint?” He looked at one of the temple lords beside him.

The Lord of Flint glanced at him, ignored him, and remained silent.

"Hmm?" The Lord of Broken Trees was taken aback. He had known the Lord of Flint for many years and knew his temperament very well. He was straightforward and spoke impulsively.

How could you tolerate such a clearly unfair situation?

This is not like the Lord of Flint at all!
However, he still did not intend to give up. The Lord of Broken Tree changed the subject and looked at the bird lord with a dark blue body sitting on the throne not far away, "Lord of Swallow Eagle, you are the leader of our group of alien lords. You can't not say something fair, can you?"

Immediately, the surrounding alien palace masters all looked at him.

Lord Yan Ying is a top-tier fourth-order universe lord with immense strength and a high status within the Hong Alliance. He primarily represents the interests of this group of alien palace lords within the Hong Alliance.

The Lord of Yan Ying glanced at the group of alien palace masters, his brows furrowing slightly.

He knew in his heart that although these temple lords did not say it, they agreed with the Lord of Broken Trees.

They hoped that the Lord of Yan Ying would step forward and help them.

Either the exchange rate should be the same as that of human races, or the exchange rate for ordinary races should not be the same as theirs.

"Gentlemen, it's not that I don't want to speak, but this is a decision made by the highest levels of the human race, and I have no choice." After hesitating for a long time, the Lord of Yan Ying finally spoke. As the unseen leader of these people, he had no choice but to step forward at this time, even though he was extremely reluctant to show his face.

“If it were truly the highest level, I wouldn’t have brought it up again, but I heard it was the newly promoted Lord of the Universe—Lord Zhang Yi.” Lord Broken Tree was still unwilling to give up. “His strength is indeed very powerful, but at most he is only a fifth-order Lord.”

"Lord Yan Ying, aren't you quite familiar with the Lord of Chaos City? Could you persuade the Lord of Chaos City to step in and mediate?"

Lord Yan Ying was speechless for a moment, and couldn't help but complain:
"Plant life forms are just not very bright! Zhang Yi has only been a Universe Lord for a short time, yet he already possesses fifth-order strength. What will he be like in the future? Why do we have to offend him over something like this!"

"Moreover, they actually want me to persuade the Lord of Chaos City to dissuade Zhang Yi? Is the Lord of Chaos City stupid? Would he persuade his most prized disciple for our sake!"

"Even the naturally stubborn Lord of Flint is silent now."

Just as the Lord of Swallow Eagle was struggling with how to persuade the stubborn Lord of Broken Tree...

Whoosh! The burly savage suddenly appeared on the black throne at the highest point of the hall.

"Grand Master?" The various alien palace masters were shocked.

The Hongmeng is an alliance centered on the human race. Although these alien universe lords are all listed in the Hongmeng Hall, the highest power center of the Hongmeng, in addition to the many hall masters, the Hongmeng Hall also has a Grand Hall Master, the strongest person in the human race in the universe, the Founder of the Giant Axe.

However, the Grand Hall Master of the Giant Axe rarely appears; the daily work of the Hong Alliance is usually handled by the Chaos City Lord.

"Grand Master."

All the temple lords stood up and bowed slightly to show their respect. After all, this was the strongest being in the universe!
"Everyone, I am aware of your demands. If you are dissatisfied with the Hongmeng's decision, you can come to me. If you really can't stand it anymore, I won't force you."

The sound of the giant axe was powerful and resounded throughout the hall.

"Grand Master, we have no other intentions," the Lord of Flint immediately shouted. "It's all Broken Tree's fault; they've been trying to sow discord between us."

"You!" Upon hearing this, the Lord of the Broken Tree's expression changed, and he immediately explained, "Grand Palace Master, I didn't mean to sow discord, it's just..."

"But what?" Giant Axe swept his gaze across the area and said in a low voice, "I can tell you that the reason why there is such a big discount on exchanging for supreme treasures this time is all because of the Lord of Time and Space. I won't go into details."

"Finally, let me remind you one more time. From now on, Zhang Yi, the Master of Time and Space, will be on par with me in the Hongmeng. If you do not respect him, you are disrespecting me."

After saying that, the giant axe disappeared from the hall.

Only a group of alien temple lords were left looking at each other in bewilderment.

After a long silence, it was unclear who spoke first.

"Everyone, my clan has other matters to attend to, so we'll be leaving now." With that, the figure vanished.

After the first one, one figure after another disappeared.

Before leaving, the Lord of Swallow Eagles gave the Lord of Broken Trees a deep look and said, "Broken Trees, we have known each other for many years. Let me remind you, know when to stop."

Soon, only the Lord of the Broken Tree remained in the great hall.

"Am I wrong to fight for the interests of my own people?"

The Lord of the Broken Tree's question echoed throughout the hall, but no one answered his doubts.

In the virtual universe, at a long table outside the Giant Axe Temple, Zhang Yi, the Lord of Chaos City, and the Lord of Dragon Journey were chatting idly.

The conversation mainly revolved around inheritance arrangements and matters concerning the Lianbao Group.

Whoosh! The figure of the giant axe appeared at the end of the long table.

"Everything is resolved," Giant Axe said directly after sitting down.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Yi shook his head. "Giant Axe, you don't need to be like this. It's normal for them to have complaints."

Giant Axe glared, "That won't do. You acquired this treasure refining factory. You've already given them benefits, and they still don't know what's good for them. We can't spoil them."

"You can't be like your teacher. Chaos is too fair in handling things, which is why these alien races are so restless."

The Chaos City Lord was taken aback. "Giant Axe, how can you blame me for this? As the Grand Hall Master, you don't concern yourself with these trivial matters. If I were unjust, wouldn't the alliance have disintegrated long ago?"

"Hahaha," seeing that the Lord of Chaos City was a little angry, Giant Axe stopped talking. He had just spoken too much in a moment of carelessness.

“Chaos, Giant Axe doesn’t mean to blame you. I just think those alien races have benefited from us for nothing and are ungrateful. They really need to be intimidated,” the Dragon Lord said, trying to smooth things over.

Zhang Yi also said, "Let's not talk about these things anymore. The Treasure Refining Group has already caused a sensation within the clan. I think we can officially start the exchange of supreme treasures."

"We'll implement this within the Hong Alliance first, and then open it to other alien races. I'll leave this matter to Long Xing."

"Alright." The Lord of Dragons nodded.

Outside the spaceship, amidst endless chaotic currents, Zhang Yi stood in the void, watching a distant cyan palace disappear into the distance.

After receiving the inheritance, both the Giant Axe and the Chaos City Lord planned to leave the spaceship.

Giant Axe planned to return and go into seclusion to properly digest the inherited information.

The Lord of Chaos City, on the other hand, is very close to breaking through the final bottleneck.

It should be noted that breaking through to the level of a true god requires all avatars to merge into one. This time, the Lord of Chaos City plans to concentrate all avatars in Chaos City in preparation for any eventuality.

As for the others, they are all pillars and powerful figures of the human race. With the imminent implementation of the human resurgence plan, other races in the primordial universe, especially the three races like the demon race, are likely to become restless. During this period, they must remain stationed in the core locations of the human race.

Moreover, the human race is no longer lacking in treasures, so there's no need for them to venture and adventure in the cosmic sea. They all decided to return and, following the inherited experience of ancient civilizations, attempt to break through to the level of True God.

So Zhang Yi used his authority to take a shortcut and sent them directly out of the spaceship.

"Giant Axe and Teacher have returned to the Primitive Universe. The Rise Plan has already begun, so there's nothing for me to do in the early stages." Zhang Yi stared into the distance, pondering silently.

"In that case, I will travel to the other two great forbidden lands of the cosmic sea to broaden my horizons, and focus my main energy on comprehending the laws of time and the secrets of creation."

Thinking of this, Zhang Yi had a thought, and a completely black ship appeared before him.

The ship is approximately 100,000 kilometers long and 10,000 kilometers wide, with an elliptical surface.

Whoosh! He went straight into the ship's control room.

The ship transformed into a streak of light, instantly accelerating to a hundred times the speed of light, heading towards the Peak Realm.

"As expected of a mechanical ship, its power is so strong that I don't need to expend any divine power to control it." Zhang Yi smiled with satisfaction.

This ship was a gift from the general. Similar to the Tomb Ship, which was converted from the Duan Dong River, it was a mechanically powered ship named 'Liuguang Ship'.

According to the general, although this Radiant Light Ship has no offensive capabilities, it has ample power and strong defensive capabilities, and can even withstand a casual strike from the Eternal True God.

This was also a way for the general to save his life.

As the Liuguang warship flew at high speed, Zhang Yi directly entered the ten-thousand-fold acceleration dimension of the inheritance space in the control room to cultivate in seclusion.

In the cultivation plane, all was darkness. Zhang Yi sat cross-legged in the air, immersed in countless secret techniques.

The Wu Kingdom possesses a vast and profound heritage, having collected many secret techniques and unique skills from other super beings.

Even the secret techniques centered on the law of spacetime fusion also exist. Although there aren't many, each level has several forms, which greatly helped him and gave him direction in creating seventh-level secret techniques.

He eagerly absorbed the essence of the secret techniques created by countless predecessors, and occasionally glanced at the iceberg of law-inscribed patterns not far from him.

This iceberg was also left by the King of Wu to his successors as an auxiliary tool for creating secret techniques, far more powerful than those of the Duan Donghe lineage.

Time passed slowly as Zhang Yi became immersed in creating the secret technique.

His knowledge and experience deepened, and his understanding of seventh-order secret techniques became more thorough. He felt that he could create a seventh-order secret technique at any time.

But I'm still missing that last spark of inspiration.

Just then, he received a distress email in the virtual universe.

(End of this chapter)