Heavenly Ranking

Chapter 489 Trading
Join the Dragon Empire...

The consequences of simply purchasing items from planets under the jurisdiction of the Divine Dragon Empire are completely different from those of joining the Divine Dragon Empire.

His contact with civilizations like the Divine Dragon Empire and the Yanhuang Holy Dynasty, through causal connections, at most resulted in Red Star possibly encountering eleventh- or twelfth-tier demonic threats during a round of Heavenly Ranking Wars.

The source of the threat...

He could even imagine it.

Under the pull of cause and effect, for example, Yan Zhuo, the twelfth-rank inspector behind Suzaku City, suddenly discovered that he had spent money extravagantly and harbored malicious intentions.

For example, a powerful figure from a fifth or sixth-level civilization might accidentally come into contact with the Crimson Star people and learn from them that someone from their region had been to the Flying Realm and must be hiding some great secret.

The entanglement of cause and effect can make all irrational phenomena appear in a way that seems reasonable.

The power of cause and effect is truly amazing.

However, whether it's an inspector or a powerful figure from a fifth or sixth-level civilization, he can easily deal with them given his current strength.

but……

Joining the Divine Dragon Empire will change everything.

The Divine Dragon Empire has enemies that are in no way inferior to them.

Like the Temple of the Gods.

These enemies are at war with the Divine Dragon Empire.

They might not be able to do anything to the legends located in the main camp of the Divine Dragon Empire, but Red Star, far from the core of the Divine Dragon Empire's power, and a second-tier legend who was alone...

These forces would not hesitate to launch a full-scale attack to surround and kill him, thus establishing their formidable reputation.

Therefore, Ji Fuyou shook his head directly: "My purpose for this trip is to make purchases, and I have no intention of joining the Divine Dragon Empire."

After saying that, he added, "I have also been to trading places such as the Flying Realm. If someone wanted to join a certain faction, they would probably have already been branded with that faction's mark."

Upon hearing this, Shi Xuan Yue's expression showed a hint of regret: "It seems that our Divine Dragon Empire will not have this honor."

At the same time, he secretly glanced at Ji Fuyou, trying to guess which civilization he came from.

She went through all the civilizations around the Divine Dragon Empire that had gone through six rounds of Heavenly Ranking Wars in her mind, and even some powerful fifth-round civilizations were not spared, but she couldn't think of any civilization that would suddenly produce such a legendary powerhouse who broke through with the Star Rotation Technique.

"The Star Rotation Technique, I remember, doesn't have any accompanying auxiliary items. You have to rely entirely on your own understanding of mental power to take this step... But this step is too difficult, blocking over 99% of those at the peak of the Heavenly Realm. Even our top forces have difficulty having anyone achieve it, let alone those outside the top forces at the Heavenly Realm? Could it be... that he, or the force behind him, has found a treasure that can help those who cultivate the Star Rotation Technique achieve legendary status!?"

Shi Xuan Yue pondered, but kept a smile on her face as she led him to a pavilion with a similar decor to the Star God Pavilion.

Furthermore, the two went directly to the top floor of the attic.

"Your Majesty, the complete inheritance method of our Divine Dragon Empire is here, consisting of twelve volumes."

"Twelve volumes."

Ji Fuyou quickly scanned these cultivation techniques with his divine sense.

The twelve volumes of books each possess unique and wondrous qualities.

They also pointed out the cultivation direction for the next few realms of the legendary realm.

From Legendary Tier 1 to Tier 2, one accumulates Star Power, accumulating an immense amount of Star Power to its limit. When the Star Power can be projected over a distance of two thousand kilometers, one is considered to have reached the realm of a Tier 2 Legendary.

This process has prevented 99% of legendary stories from happening.

Because 99% of legendary figures do not break through by comprehending the power of the mind, but rely on external objects. Such legends cannot effectively accumulate star power and often require the consumption of massive resources.

This amount of resources is enough to bankrupt any powerful force.

Therefore, if these first-tier legends were to simply lie down and do nothing, they could live an extremely comfortable life. However, if they wanted to advance further, they would never be able to break through through hard work in their entire lives. They would have no choice but to develop industries, pledge allegiance to certain powerful forces, and place themselves in high positions to acquire resources.

Once enough star power has been accumulated, it begins to transform from quantity to quality.

The characteristic of third-tier legends is that their power projection is no longer ethereal, but can manifest a half-real, half-illusory image of the domain.

A domain spanning two thousand kilometers will visibly blanket the sky, overwhelming everything in its path.

Upon reaching the fourth stage, one must use the domain that one can manifest as a springboard to draw upon the power of the universe.

Just like the unity of heaven and man in the eighth-level celestial realm.

However, the eighth rank invokes the power of heaven and earth, while the fourth rank legendary invokes the power of the universe.

Ji Fuyou flipped through them one by one.

Having cultivated the power of the mind, he can skip the first to second stage of cultivation and directly try to manifest the domain, forming a phantom image.

After the virtual image is formed, try to invoke the power of the universe.

However, these ancient texts do not describe what the next step is after these two steps.

There is not a single description of it in any of the twelve volumes of the classic texts.

Ji Fuyou read it and pondered for a moment: "Those who survive the sixth round of civilizations are often bestowed with legendary techniques that can cultivate the power of illusion. The first-ranked are among the top three, and there is also a chance to obtain a complete legendary technique for cultivating the power of the universe. By the time they survive the seventh round, obtaining a complete legendary technique is a certainty, and even... there is a small chance to obtain a cultivation method after obtaining the power of the universe..." He glanced at Shi Xuanyue: "The Divine Dragon Empire should have already survived the eighth round of the Heavenly Ranking War, right? Such a civilization should have at least two or three legendary techniques after obtaining the power of the universe. I wonder if they would be willing to sell such legendary techniques?"

"The legendary method following the power of the universe..."

Shi Xuan Yue lowered her head slightly: "I'm sorry, but with my status, I cannot access methods of this level."

She turned her gaze to the twelve volumes of scriptures that had been displayed: "What we are currently selling are these twelve volumes of legendary magic, and..."

She paused: "These twelve volumes of legendary techniques are only sold to those who have achieved legendary status. Heavenly Lords below the legendary level are only eligible to purchase four legendary techniques."

Ji Fuyou noticed this.

price.

These twelve volumes of legendary techniques are unlike the three volumes of legendary techniques from the Yanhuang Holy Dynasty, which had various limitations and problems. However, each volume is priced at over 10 star crystals, which is ten times higher than the three complete legendary techniques from the Yanhuang Holy Dynasty.

Such a high price has completely exceeded the purchasing limit of cultivators in the Heavenly Realm.

As for the legendary magic she mentioned after losing access to cosmic power...

It might be true, but more likely it's just an excuse.

Neither the Divine Dragon Empire nor the Yanhuang Holy Dynasty were willing to sell this level of cultivation technique.

"Therefore, if I cultivate the power of the universe in the future and want to obtain the subsequent cultivation methods, I must make a civilization win first place in the seventh round of the Civilization War, or make a civilization rank in the top ten... or even the top three in the eighth round of the Civilization War."

Ji Fuyou pondered this in his heart.

In the end, he turned his attention to the twelve volumes of cultivation methods.

After some searching, he temporarily set his sights on a cultivation technique called "Nine Refinements of the Stellar Star".

Price: 12 Star Crystals.

This price is undeniably high.

Especially with legendary techniques being continuously sold, it's hard to imagine how many star crystals these top civilizations can amass each year through these legendary techniques.

"Has Your Majesty chosen your cultivation method?"

Seeing Ji Fuyou withdraw his divine sense, Shi Xuanyue smiled and asked.

“Well, I don’t have that many star crystals on hand. I just heard that it’s the annual trading fair on Golden Plate Star right now, and I plan to sell this Blood Dragon Fruit on Golden Plate Star.”

As Ji Fuyou spoke, he took out the blood dragon fruit he had collected.

Upon seeing this, Shi Xuan Yue's pupils constricted immediately: "A Blood Dragon Fruit from the Blood Dragon Tree!? And a ripe Blood Dragon Fruit at that!?"

"I defeated a civilization that had gone through five rounds of Heavenly Ranking Wars and seized this item from them as spoils of war."

Ji Fuyou smiled as he spoke, "I believe the Divine Dragon Empire will acquire this item."

"Indeed, this treasure is of paramount importance to our Divine Dragon Empire. We are even willing to pay above market price to acquire this Blood Dragon Fruit."

Shi Xuan Yue immediately said.

"Oh?"

Hearing her words, Ji Fuyou's suspicions were confirmed: "Because this can slow down the Blood Dragon King's growth rate?"

"It's not just about the speed of growth, but also about the Blood Dragon King's arrogance!"

As Shi Xuan Yue spoke, a hint of excitement appeared on her face: "Back then, someone in our Divine Dragon Empire used the Blood Dragon Fruit to achieve legendary status. This act seemed to have touched the Blood Dragon King's sore spot. He spent a great deal of effort to kill that senior from our Divine Dragon Empire... Even so, it made us realize that if we produce another such legend, we have a high chance of luring out the Blood Dragon King, ambushing and killing him, thereby greatly weakening the power of the Breaking Heaven Temple!"

"fishing?"

Ji Fuyou frowned: "Using a legend as bait to catch fish?"

"The Blood Dragon King certainly deserves our high regard!"

Master Xuan Yue said.

Upon hearing her words, Ji Fuyou's expression changed slightly: "The Blood Dragon King... seems to be a second-tier Legendary? With the strength of the Divine Dragon Empire, there must be at least a hundred or two hundred second-tier Legendary beings, right? Why be so wary?"

"Legendary Tier 2?"

Shi Xuan Yue glanced at Ji Fu You: "The Blood Dragon King is an elder of the Breaking Heaven Temple. He has been in the Legendary Realm for hundreds of years. Although he hides his abilities very well, we know that with the constant nourishment of Blood Dragon Fruits, he entered the third level of Legendary Realm several years ago!"

Upon hearing this, Ji Fuyou's expression clearly became serious.

Seeing this, Shi Xuan Yue understood that Ji Fuyou, a legend who did not come from a top-tier power, probably could not access such secrets.

She then slowly said, "Regarding the Blood Dragon King's arrogance in allowing those subservient civilizations to plant the saplings, I also feel it necessary to explain to Your Majesty... The Blood Dragon Tree and Blood Dragon Fruit are named 'Blood Dragon' because the Blood Dragon King wanted everyone who saw these things to associate them with his fearsome reputation, thus preventing anyone from daring to damage the Blood Dragon Tree! And for countless years, he has been practicing this behavior!"

Her tone suddenly turned serious: "He will kill any living being that dares to disrupt the growth of the Blood Dragon Tree."

(End of this chapter)