Swallowing the Stars: Recruiting Apprentices and Getting Cash Back

Chapter 127 The Arrival of the Marquisate

Having learned from the previous experience, Pangu's clone directly used 100 Blood Crystals at a time, but his body was like a bottomless pit, which could not be filled no matter how many Blood Crystals he fused.

The baleful aura had no effect on his will, but the golden runes on his body shone even brighter.

"Again—hmm, are you out already?" Blood Crystals are really short-lived; Pangu's clones used them all up in just a few days.

"Baqi, Baqi, come here!" Pangu's clone roared.

At this moment, Ba Qi was completely immersed in the virtual universe. Like a country bumpkin visiting the Grand View Garden, everything was new and exciting. He was completely mesmerized and became a true internet addict.

Upon hearing the roar from Pangu's clone, he hurriedly exited the virtual universe and rushed to Pangu's clone.

"Master, please give your orders."

"Go, get me more Blood Crystals. Ten thousand are far from enough," said Pangu's clone.

"What! Master, are you going to arm your own troops?" Ba Qi asked in shock. That was a full ten thousand Blood Luo Crystals, enough to create 1000 legendary Black Warriors of the Blood Luo Continent.

"That's none of your business. Follow my orders," Pangu's clone said without room for argument.

"Yes, Master." Ba Qi had no choice but to return to the Immortal Temple to obtain more Blood Crystals for Pangu's clone.

This time, it wasn't as simple as just using a token to receive it; Ba Qi personally came to the temple's treasury.

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"Nai Ping greets Lord Ba Qi." The treasury administrator hurriedly stood up to greet Ba Qi upon his arrival.

"How many Blood Crystals are left in the treasure vault?" Ba Qi asked bluntly.

Naiping casually replied, "There are still one million Blood Crystals."

"I want them all," Ba Qi said domineeringly.

"What did you say?" The administrator seemed not to believe his ears.

Admittedly, Blood Crystals are a good thing, but the number of Blood Crystals that each person can fuse is really limited. Having more is useless. Even if it is used to cultivate power, you don't actually need a million pieces.

"I said, I want all one million Blood Crystals," Ba Qi said impatiently.

"Sir, this quantity is too large for me to decide. I need to consult the Vice Hall Master," the administrator said timidly.

"No need for that trouble. I have contribution points, so I'll use all of them to exchange for more than enough." Ba Qi revealed his contribution points, a full ten million.

His nickname is Blood God, not just because he is a super genius nurtured by the Temple of Immortality, but because he kills people without hesitation.

The rule of the Immortal Temple was not elected by vote, but maintained through a series of bloody suppressions. The strength that Ba Qi had when he was the Realm Lord was comparable to that of an Immortal, and he earned his certification by fighting his way up step by step.

"This—" Naiping hesitated. Although this was in accordance with the rules, the Blood Crystals were to be supplied to the entire Blood Crystal World. If so many were exchanged at once, other places would not be able to supply them.

"What, are you questioning the temple's exchange rules?" Ba Qi demanded.

"I wouldn't dare, but this would cause a shortage of Blood Crystals in other places," Naiping explained.

"That's your problem, what does it have to do with me! Why don't you hurry up and start mining the Blood Crystals!" Ba Qi shouted, while also exuding an immortal aura.

"Your Excellency is right, I know I was wrong." Naiping knelt down and admitted his mistake.

"Then what are you waiting for? Take out all the Blood Crystals for this elder."

"Yes, yes, yes." Naiping scrambled to get all one million Blood Crystals and gave them to Baqi.

After checking and finding no problems, Ba Qi snorted coldly and said, "Hmph, you know what's good for you."

After seeing Ba Qi off, the treasure vault manager went directly to the deputy hall master Carlos and reported the matter to him.

"One million Blood Crystals could cultivate 100,000 Black Warriors. What exactly is this kid trying to do?" Vice Hall Master Carlos also found it unbelievable. Even as Vice Hall Master, with several large forces under his command, he couldn't possibly need that many Blood Crystals.

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"Lord Baqi didn't say, but... but is it possible that he... he wants to build a force no less powerful than the Immortal Temple?" Naiping guessed boldly.

"Insolence!" Carlos was furious upon hearing this and slapped Naiping to death.

Anyone could betray the temple, but Ba Qi is the only one who would never betray the temple.

Firstly, he is a genius nurtured by the temple with all its might; secondly, he has a bright future in the temple. As long as he reaches the required strength, he can be given the position of deputy temple master or even temple master, and his teacher will obey his orders.

How could someone like that possibly betray the temple?

But why does he need so many Blood Crystals?

To resolve this doubt in his mind, Carlos called Ba Qi.

"Dear customer, the number you dialed is not in service area. Please try again later."

However, when Carlos tried to call, he found that he couldn't get through to Ba Qi at all; the number was out of service.

This is absolutely impossible. You must know that all the signals in the Blood Luo World are sent out from the Immortal Temple. Within the Ancient God Ruins, the communication signal is definitely the best, and there is absolutely no possibility of no signal.

The only explanation is that Ba Qi turned off the communicator.

Ba Qi knew that even though his teacher trusted him completely, he would inevitably question him about exchanging so many Blood Crystals at once. He didn't know what excuse to use, so he simply turned off his communicator and became unreachable for a while.

"What on earth is that brat Ba Qi doing?" Carlos frowned, countless thoughts flashing through his mind, but he finally decided to go find Ba Qi himself.

There was no one in the Immortal Temple Ba Qi's palace, so Carlos flew towards the giant pit where Ba Qi had previously secluded himself, which was also the direction of the Blood Temple.

Blood God Temple.

"Master, I'm back. This time I've brought back one million Blood Crystals." Ba Qi presented a spatial artifact that was completely filled with one million Blood Crystals.

"One million, hehehe, not bad, not bad. This World Ring is yours, so you won't be unable to bring back some good things." Pangu's clone was very satisfied with Ba Qi and bestowed upon him a World Ring, which also contained an immortal-level secret technique from the universe.

He had already made up his mind that once this trip to the Blood Luo World was over, he would take Ba Qi with him. Ba Qi had good potential; the system judged him as a second-class genius, with the potential to become a Universe Venerable in the future. It was a waste of his talent to keep him confined to this small Blood Luo World.

My true self can't stay in Chaos City forever; I'll have to come out eventually. Having an immortal servant by my side will make things easier.

"Thank you, Master." Overwhelmed with gratitude upon receiving the reward, Ba Qi was moved to tears. He already knew what the World Ring was through the virtual universe.

What a thing! Not only is the space enormous, but it can also hold living things, making it like a miniature world, far more advanced than any other spatial device.

Not to mention, there's also an immortal-level secret technique inside. He's confident that after learning these techniques, his strength will rival that of his master, who has been granted the title of Marquis. To be able to rival a Marquis right after becoming an immortal is something he never dared to dream of before.

"Step down." As usual, Pangu's clone waved his hand, dismissing Ba Qi.

A few days later, Carlos arrived at the entrance of the giant pit and was flying towards the Blood God Temple at the bottom of the pit.