Man is devouring, waves are traveling through the universe

Chapter 96 The Refinement of Pseudo-Heavy Treasures
time flies.

In a dreamlike and magnificent auction space.

One after another, incredibly valuable treasures appeared, prompting these great beings, who held high positions in all the major cosmic nations of humanity, to submit bids time and again.

As the auction drew to a close, the gray-robed elder paused slightly in his melodious voice.

"Next up for auction are ten slots for Immortal-level Enlightenment in the Initial Universe."

"I don't need to elaborate on the wonders of the initial universe; you are all well aware of them with your abilities."

A smile appeared on the old man's wrinkled face as he spoke loudly.

"What! It's actually a spot for comprehending the Primordial Universe?"

"The last time I went to the initial universe was 30,000 epochs ago, when I was still a world lord."

"An Immortal-level comprehension quota allows one to comprehension for 100,000 years in the initial universe."

"So many years have passed! So many years! If I could enter the primordial universe, perhaps, perhaps I could reach an even higher level."

In each of the private rooms, those immortal powerhouses who roamed the universe were all driven to madness.

"I never expected there would be a spot in the initial universe?"

Ye Xingkong savored a certain emerald green fruit with relish, slightly surprised.

"The slots for the initial universe are completely controlled by the five giants, not to mention the slots for immortals. Even our Qianwu Universe Kingdom has a hard time getting one."

Qian Si shook his head, looking at the wildly rising prices, and couldn't help but sigh.

Ten thousand Hunyuan!

One million Hunyuan!

Three million Chaos Yuan!
Each bid is in units of "millions of mixed yuan".

"Even the Qianwu High-Level Auction does not offer initial universe slots every time."

"Of the 1008 human universe nations, on average, the five giants will release 1,000 immortal-level slots every 100,000 years."

"Every battle for a spot in the initial universe is a bloodbath!"

"As is customary, the price for these ten spots today will not be less than ten million Hunyuan."

Qian Si clearly knew a lot about these inside stories, and said with great emotion.

"Ten million Hunyuan?"

"That's the entire fortune of someone who has achieved the rank of Marquis and immortality."

Ye Xingkong shook his head.

Of course, the initial universe slots were so coveted that these Marquis-level Immortals were scrambling for them, while they held no appeal for King-level Immortals.

Once you reach the rank of King and join the Hong Alliance, you will gain permanent residency in Chaos City.

Therefore, although the slots for comprehending the initial universe are precious, the price is not too outrageous because they are only being fought over by a group of Marquis-level Immortals.

"The Primordial Universe is a sacred place for human cultivation. Even the five great powers regularly send some important elites to the Primordial Universe for enlightenment."

"Of course, with Your Highness's status, entering the initial universe shouldn't be too difficult."

Qian Si said with a smile.

Ye Xingkong nodded.

Indeed, not to mention that he is currently only a Domain Lord, the quota for Domain Lord-level enlightenment is not as expensive as that for Immortal-level, and can be bought with money.

As a direct disciple of the ruler of the Qianwu Kingdom, he could enter the initial universe through the channels of the Qianwu Universe Kingdom.

It should be noted that the 1008 human universe nations are allocated a number of opportunities to comprehend the initial universe every so often.

Soon, after rounds of frantic bidding, the ten Immortal-level slots were auctioned off for prices ranging from a minimum of 972 million Mixed Yuan to a maximum of 1156 million Mixed Yuan.

While the initial universe enlightenment slots are incredibly precious in the outside world, they are not even considered the grand finale at this Qianwu High-Level Auction; they are just one of the more ordinary items among thousands of auction items.

"Next, we will auction a 'Wind-Splitting Divine Armor', crafted by the master craftsman Gutel, suitable for powerful individuals who have comprehended the laws of time and wind."

"I won't go into too much detail about this armor; I believe the name 'Gutel' says it all."

"Starting bid: 30 million Mixed Yuan Units!"

The old man in the gray robe said with a smile.

This seemingly extraordinary ancient armor had a starting bid that far exceeded the number of slots available for comprehending the Initial Universe.

Who is Guterre?

"Never heard of it."

Some people are still wondering, while others have already started making crazy offers.

"This armor suits me perfectly, 3 million Chaos Yuan!"

"It's actually the Rending Wind Divine Armor! With it, my survival ability will be greatly improved. Then I can go and try my luck at the Star Tower in the Seventh Outer Battlefield. I'll offer 10 billion Chaos Yuan!"

"15 billion Chaos Yuan!"

"Looks like I'm in luck, actually managing to come across Master Guterre's work. I'll offer 21 billion Hunyuan then."

One astonishing price after another came from the mouths of these super-powerful individuals.

Judging from the bids alone, it's clear that those competing for the "Rift Wind Divine Armor" are primarily powerful, immortal-level experts who have reached the highest rank.

In the end, it was a King-level Immortal from the Southern Fox Universe Kingdom who won the bid for the "Rift Wind Divine Armor" with a sky-high price of 102 billion Chaos Yuan.

"102 billion mixed yuan? That's insane!"

Ye Xingkong couldn't help but sigh.

Even if you add up all his treasures, it would only amount to a few billion Hunyuan at most.

Of course, the reason it could fetch such a high price is primarily because it is armor used by a powerful king, and it was crafted by a master craftsman.

Secondly, the materials required to forge a piece of armor are much more numerous than those required for weapons like swords, and the forging process is also more complex, making it naturally more expensive.

If it were a battle sword of the same level, the price would be at most one billion Hunyuan.

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This high-end auction of the Qianwu Temple lasted for three years.

Of course, with Ye Xingkong's consciousness at the level of a domain master, he could easily separate a wisp of his consciousness into the virtual universe without affecting his cultivation in reality.

In reality, Ye Xingkong had actually been on Qiongyu Star for two and a half years.

During this time, he stayed in the Silver Snow Marquis's mansion to cultivate, and remained as low-key as ever.

The estate is filled with hundreds of ancient giant trees, their lush foliage and fresh air, resembling a primeval forest.

Ye Xingkong slowly opened his eyes and stretched.

"It's finally over."

Ye Xingkong murmured to himself.

The Qianwu High-End Auction truly lives up to its reputation as a grand event held only once every 100,000 years.

Many of these are truly precious items in the universe. Given Ye Xingkong's status, he would never have even heard of them, let alone obtained them.

Although he was the personal disciple of the ruler of the Qianwu Kingdom, his cultivation level was still too low; he was merely a domain lord and was not qualified to access many things.

"This auction cost a total of 9888 million Hunyuan."

"Of these, the Void Gold cost 17.4 million, but the biggest expense was the ten grams of Nine-Refined Stone Milk, which cost a full 80 million Hunyuan."

"However, Nine-Refined Stone Milk is a material for refining pseudo-heavy treasures, so it's worth it no matter how expensive it is!"

"As for the 'Venom Clan' metallic lifeforms and the fragments and remains of some special lifeforms, they are nothing, adding up to less than one million Chaos Yuan."

With a thought, Ye Xingkong produced a faint green, fragrant, magical liquid in his hand.

Nine-Refined Stone Milk! It is a key material for refining pseudo-heavy treasures!

"The price of a pseudo-heavy treasure is terrifying, even more expensive than the 'Rift Wind Divine Armor'. It is normal for it to cost hundreds of billions or even nearly a trillion Hunyuan."

"Naturally, the materials needed to refine pseudo-heavy treasures are also varied and extremely expensive."

"Some of these refining materials are very common, but they are extremely expensive because of the large demand; while some materials only require a small amount, but they are so expensive because they are extremely rare in the universe."

"This Nine-Refined Stone Milk is the latter."

Ye Xingkong was thinking quietly in his heart.

For example, crafting a pseudo-heavy treasure requires a large amount of G-grade metal.

Although G-grade metal is also very precious, even a fist-sized piece is worth millions of Hunyuan.

However, for forces like the Qianwu Universe Kingdom or the Virtual Universe Company, there is still a considerable amount of stock, which can be purchased with money.

To forge a pseudo-heavy treasure, G-grade metal is used as the main component, making up 99% of the materials.

Some rare materials require only a very small amount, perhaps just a few grams, but are extremely rare in the universe.

It's not something you can buy just by having money; you also need to wait a long time or personally explore some dangerous places in the universe.

"With Nine-Refined Stone Milk, and by collecting two more rare materials and purchasing a large amount of G-grade metal, I will be able to gather all the materials needed to refine a pseudo-heavy treasure."

Ye Xingkong's eyes were very bright.

To be honest, with the Five Elements Avatar's current skill level in crafting, he is far from being able to craft a pseudo-heavy treasure.

However, the materials can be collected first.

After all, once he breaks through to the third level of the "Primordial Spirit Refining Treasure Technique", he can start refining pseudo-heavy treasures. By then, it will be too late to collect materials.

Some rare materials for crafting artifacts may not appear for hundreds of millions of years.

"This auction cost nearly 100 million Hunyuan in total, and the cultivation of the three major 'million-strong Zerg legions' over the past two years has also cost around 100 million Hunyuan."

"Currently, I still have 300 million Hunyuan cash in my account."

Ye Xingkong looked thoughtful.

The three types of Zerg warriors that North Frost can cultivate cost 20 Mixed Yuan units for the Blood Shadow Zerg, 30 Mixed Yuan units for the Golden Armor Zerg, and 80 Mixed Yuan units for the Asura Mantis Zerg.

Of course, this is cultivated using cosmic crystals, which is also the most expensive cultivation method.

Leveraging his influence in the Qianwu Universe Kingdom, Ye Xingkong procured large quantities of alloys, the blood of powerful individuals, and remains, making the cost of manufacturing the Zerg Legion only one-fifth of that of this method.

The main reason why he didn't go to the garbage star field to buy Zerg corpses like Luo Feng was because their identities were different.

Ye Xingkong was not a core member of the Virtual Universe Company after all. He might still have some influence in the Qianwu Universe Kingdom, but when he went to the Nine Garbage Starfields, the powerful figures of the Five Giants might not necessarily give him face.

If no one gives the green light all the way, the costs of purchasing Zerg corpses and procuring alloys and blood for cultivation are actually about the same.

Moreover, Ye Xingkong has hundreds of millions of Hunyuan in his hands, so he might not be short of this little bit of money.

Three Zerg Legions
A million-strong "Blood Shadow Insectoid" army, costing four million Hunyuan;
A million-strong "Golden Beetle" army, costing six million Hunyuan;
A million-strong "Asura Mantis Clan" royal army, costing 100 million Hunyuan!
A single combined attack from a million-strong Zerg army can severely injure a high-level King-level expert (provided the attack hits), causing them to lose 30% to 50% of their divine body.
A single combined attack from a million-strong Zerg army can severely injure even a peak-level King.

Now that we have these three legions at our disposal, it's like adding another trump card.

Then, with a thought, Ye Xingkong's body materialized into a metallic battle suit with strange blood-red patterns.

Although the suit has a metallic sheen, it seems to be a layer of flowing blood, capable of covering the entire body at will, and can also extend out to form a giant hand hundreds of meters away, somewhat similar to the Force suit.

However, this blood-red battle suit is not a Force suit, but rather a metal life form supported by the "Venom Clan".

Because it was sold at the very beginning of the auction, it was sent to Qiongyu Star two years ago.

This Venomous Metal Lifeform is quite peculiar. It is born at the Cosmic level and can grow to the Immortal level by continuously consuming metal.

Devouring precious metals in the universe can lead to immortality, and devouring ordinary alloy metals can also gradually lead to immortality.

The latter, however, requires an incredibly long time, possibly hundreds of millions of years, enough to outlive generations of realm lords.

Furthermore, even if this metallic life form does not reach the level of immortality, it still possesses an eternal lifespan.

Of course, the universe is fair.

As a price
Like plant life, Venomous beings are born with little intelligence and cannot comprehend the laws of nature. Only by breaking through to immortality can they barely possess intelligence comparable to that of humans.

"Two and a half years have passed. Thanks to my provision of a large amount of resources, as well as the occasional supply of Primordial Divine Water, this metallic life form has been cultivated to the level of a Domain Lord."

"It's quite fast for a Domain Lord to grow to the World Lord level; it only takes about ten years."

"However, it takes about a hundred years to reach the immortal level."

Ye Xingkong smiled.

This "Venom Clan" metallic life form didn't consume much money at all, from its initial state all the way up to the Immortal level.

Overall, it is estimated that only two cubic meters of Primordial Divine Water, plus 100,000 units of Hunyuan resources are needed.

For Ye Xingkong, they were relatively easy to train.

Of course, these two cubic meters of Primordial Divine Water alone are worth over ten million Hunyuan, equivalent to the entire fortune of an ordinary Marquis Immortal.

[Name: Ye Xingkong]

[Genetic Energy: Peak Domain Lord Level / Peak World Lord Level]

[Mental Power: Peak Domain Lord Level / Peak World Lord Level]

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[Hongmeng Body Refining Technique: 66/100 (First Level)]

[Hongmeng Soul Refining Method: 96/100 (First Level)]

[Hongmeng Body Refining Method: 75/100 (First Level)]

【Nine Revolutions Geng Metal Knife Technique: 100/100 (First Form)】

[Primordial Spirit Refining Treasure Technique: Second Level (453/1000)]

[Golden Soul Technique: Level 1 (105/1000)]

The Golden Rule: Perfection

[Fire Law: 3000/10000]

[The Law of Water: 3000/10000]

[Space Law: 10000/100000]

[Divine power amplitude: 1 times]

[Soul Amplitude: 9 times]

[Life gene level (original body): 10 times]

[Life Gene Level (Five Elements Clone): 30 times]

"No matter how good a treasure is, it's still just external."

"The truly strong must ultimately become strong themselves."

"Currently, the fastest way to break through in a short period of time should be through the Primordial Soul Refining Technique."

Ye Xingkong's gaze fell on the proficiency panel, and he couldn't help but sigh slightly.

The Primordial Soul Refining Technique is only four points away from the second level. As for other secret techniques, such as the Golden Soul Technique, the Primordial Body Refining Technique, and the Primordial Spirit Treasure Refining Technique, it would be difficult to break through to the next level in less than several hundred years.

"The Primordial Soul Refining Technique can enhance comprehension, although it doesn't have an immediate effect on improving strength."

"But if one's comprehension and willpower improve, wouldn't the speed of cultivating other secret techniques also be faster?"

A determined glint flashed in Ye Xingkong's eyes, and he set his goal.

Next, I will focus all my efforts on cultivating the "Primordial Soul Refining Technique"!

(End of this chapter)