Swallowing the Stars: Starting from the Endless Dungeon

Chapter 82 The Child Holding Gold

After all, countless years have passed between now and Luo Feng's era. It's perfectly normal for various changes and new domain lords to emerge during this time. Su Jing even heard that a domain lord in the Illusion Moon Alliance was named Kafen, and if nothing unexpected happens, he will join the Fire Phoenix Group in the future.

Perhaps it's because the Illusionary Moon Alliance will be defeated in the future, or for other reasons, but none of that matters to him. After obtaining the planet ruled by Panxi, he plans to go there, trigger a dungeon, and then leave no matter what. If all else fails, he can only wait until Panxi reaches the Realm Lord level. At that time, his strength should be able to crush Panxi, and he can obtain this big gift in reality. Although he can only get it once, it's better than nothing!

The spaceship was very fast, and it arrived at Dream Return Star in just half a day. This is the planet that Panxi now controls!

After disembarking from the spaceship, Su Jing looked at the GG (Grossing Game) on the starport. It listed the benefits of the Fire Phoenix Group recruiting geniuses. Su Jing glanced at it and thought the benefits were indeed quite good. If it were an ordinary genius, he might be tempted. But right now, the Fire Phoenix Group and the Illusion Moon Alliance were fighting for territory.

It's inconvenient for Domain Lords to get involved, as their involvement would escalate the situation and make it difficult to control. Therefore, they can only send Hengxing and Universe-level subordinates. Although the Fire Phoenix Group has risen to prominence, the Illusion Moon Alliance, which has been rooted here for many years, is not to be trifled with. So, at this time, the Fire Phoenix Group's hasty recruitment seems more like a life-or-death deal. Of course, if a genius can survive under such circumstances, the benefits they receive will certainly be substantial, but such a possibility is slim. After all, from what the Fire Phoenix Group did in the original work, we know what kind of organization it is. Joining the Fire Phoenix Group might mean being abandoned in the next second, since for those Domain Lords, geniuses who haven't grown up are of no value whatsoever.

Without lingering there, Su Jing first found a hotel on the planet and booked a room. He needed to gather good news before figuring out how to trigger the dungeon. A slight mistake could lead to unexpected problems. He still had time and wasn't in a hurry. As for why he was risking coming here to trigger the dungeon now, after the Genius Battle, he would definitely be able to enter the Virtual Universe Company. It wouldn't be so easy to get out then, unless he waited for the Domain Lord to be released. Even then, there might be other variables. So it was better to trigger the dungeon now. After the Genius Battle, once his strength improved, he wouldn't be short of money.

After settling in, Su Jing didn't rush to gather information. This was a planet controlled by Pan Xi, but whether Pan Xi would actually be here was uncertain. After all, judging from the original story, Pan Xi was an extremely cautious person. Even after obtaining the Locke Divine Water, he remained extremely careful. If Luo Feng hadn't happened to be judging him, he probably wouldn't have discovered that Pan Xi had such a great opportunity. Pan Xi's limited vision and knowledge prevented him from revealing himself. Otherwise, if he had handed the Locke Divine Water over to the Cosmic Galaxy Bank for auction, the money he received would have been enough to buy countless treasures, and the Cosmic Galaxy Bank would have kept it a secret. Unfortunately, that was Pan Xi's limited vision. He didn't dare to reveal a single thing, remaining patient and discreet, using it little by little, which eventually propelled him to the position of Realm Lord.

So even though this is a planet controlled by Panxi, whether he is here or not is a big question. Therefore, Su Jing was not in a hurry and treated it as a normal traveler passing through the world, without any other thoughts.

A week later, in the black market, after a week of casually gathering information, his perseverance finally paid off, and he finally succeeded in...

A drunken, spoiled brat learned of Panxi's whereabouts. This brat's father worked for Panxi, and he had personally witnessed a genius become Panxi's apprentice three days prior. Panxi was delighted and even rewarded others for this.

This seemingly insignificant matter was boasted about by the playboy. After all, the Fire Phoenix Group and the Illusion Moon Alliance were vying for territory, and the more geniuses the better. So, news of geniuses coming to join them was not to be hidden; on the contrary, it was to be publicized. After all, the presence of geniuses meant that their organization was trusted by geniuses and was more competitive.

Having confirmed that Pansy was on the planet, Su Jing no longer hesitated and headed to a familiar shop in the black market. Over the past week, he had figured out that this shop was backed by a high-ranking member of the Fire Phoenix Group. He had previously shown interest in a particular treasure in the shop, even though he was certain it was fake. For the past week, whenever he had free time, he would talk to the shopkeeper, trying to haggle and creating the persona of a sucker looking for a bargain. The shopkeeper knew the so-called treasure was fake, so he kept trying to fool him. This was the place he had created to trigger his own scenario; after all, even if something unexpected happened, the other party was just a high-ranking member of the Fire Phoenix Group. "Boss He, I genuinely want this Heavenly Thunder Blade. You should know my intentions after all this time. Can't you really lower the price a little more?"

Su Jingyan spoke sincerely, without any trace of acting. His attention wasn't on the shop owner in front of him, but on the Fire Phoenix Group member behind the shop. As a fellow Hengxing-level expert, the other party couldn't detect his spiritual power at all. "I really can't lower the price any further. You know how much such a good weapon costs when it's new. Now, a second-hand one should be considered cheap."

A tall, slender shopkeeper with a sickly pale complexion was talking, praising the Thunder Blade in front of him. In his heart, he was cursing Su Jing for being a fool who couldn't even tell the difference between a fake and a bargain on the black market. Moreover, Su Jing's behavior over the past few days had made the shopkeeper realize that Su Jing was really interested. Otherwise, he wouldn't have come back for so many days. The more interested he was, the less he could lower the price. He wanted to squeeze Su Jing's wallet dry!

"Then—one hundred million Cui Lang coins, right? I'll buy it!"

After wandering around the store for half an hour, and the store manager trying to persuade him for half an hour, Su Jing became anxious but finally decided to make the purchase.

"Alright, Brother Han Li, this is the one. With a good weapon, your combat power will increase, and you'll reap even greater rewards later on."

The shop manager quickly made the decision, fearing Su Jing might change his mind. While speaking, he produced the contract. Su Jing appeared hesitant but ultimately signed the contract, paid, and placed the Heavenly Thunder Blade into his storage equipment. Watching Su Jing's departing figure, the shop manager went to the back room of the shop to report the good news to his master, "Master, that idiot really spent 100 million Cui Lang coins to buy that pile of junk! What an idiot!"

"Good job, well done! One percent of this deal is your bonus!"

"What if the master discovers something is wrong and comes looking for it?"

"Heh, if he's smart enough to swallow this bitter pill, that's fine, but if he's not—"

"It's quite normal for a more celestial being with so much money to be targeted by space pirates."

Just as that member of the Fire Phoenix Group was becoming hostile towards Su Jingsheng.

Su Jing, who was deliberately walking very slowly on the road, was secretly delighted!

[Detection found to meet copy generation criteria, scanning in progress]

The instance has been triggered!

Su Jing kept repeating to himself, "I must have Pansy! I must have Pansy! I must have Pansy!"

After all, without Pansy, all his efforts would have been in vain.

The next moment, the system popped up again: "[Scan complete, generating a copy—]"

[Copy successfully generated————]

[Instance: The Child Holding Gold]

[Level: Eternal Star to Domain Lord Level]

[Monsters: Ironvine Grass, Pansy, Mason, Crow, Henry —]

[Dropped Items: World Silver Medal, Seven Kill Blades of Asura - Ground Cotton Ginkgo Fruit, Starry Sky Blade]

[First Clear Reward: Bodhi Enlightenment Fruit]

it is good!

Upon seeing the dungeon's level and name, Su Jing breathed a sigh of relief. A dungeon at the Domain Lord level, coupled with its name, it was definitely Panxi. And "Child Holding Gold"—didn't that say something?

Sure enough, he saw Pansy's name among the next group of monsters, and among the loot was a World Silver Token. This World Silver Token was a world ring used to store the Locke Divine Water. It looked like an ordinary token, and most people wouldn't even notice it, but it contained a small world, which contained the Locke Divine Water.

After confirming that the dungeon had indeed taken Pansy in and that the loot included the Locke Divine Water that he wanted most, Su Jing was completely relieved. His week-long plan had not been in vain!

Without returning to the hotel, Su Jing went straight to Star Harbor, intending to leave. After all, it was too risky to stay under Pan Xi's nose, especially since he was not yet strong enough to resist a Domain Lord.

As Su Jing flew towards the starport, he continued to check the information in the dungeon. The strongest creature in this dungeon was not Pansy, a fifth-level domain lord, but a plant life form called Iron Vine Grass. This Iron Vine Grass was cultivated with Locke's Divine Water. After all, Iron Vine is a very common plant life form, a common commodity among plant life forms, and very cheap. Moreover, at the same level and rank, the strength of Iron Vine Grass is far weaker than other plant life forms, at most slightly better than humans of the same level and rank.

Generally, cultivating Iron Vine Grass to the ninth level of the Constant Star is considered the limit.

Currently, this Iron Vine Grass is at the Domain Lord level, and there's no other possibility besides Locke's Divine Water. If nothing unexpected happens, this will be the only World Lord Iron Vine Grass Luo Feng will encounter in the future. After all, Iron Vine Grass is a very weak plant life form. If it wasn't cultivated from the beginning, it could have been cultivated into a powerful plant life form once Panxi's realm was higher, just like Panxi's other World Lord plant life form in the future. Back when Panxi was a slave, it was Iron Vine Grass that helped him seize that slave planet, so it's normal for it to be cultivated with Locke's Divine Water now. It's just unknown what the strength of the Iron Vine Grass in the dungeon is. If it's at the ninth level of Domain Lord, its strength is definitely not to be underestimated, since it is a plant life form after all, much stronger than humans of the same level.

However, these are not things he needs to think about right now. His strength is still far from sufficient, and he will have to break through to the cosmic level before considering this matter. As for the reward for clearing the dungeon for the first time, after confirming that it is not a rare treasure he recognizes and that he cannot find it in the virtual universe, he will stop searching for it. He will naturally know the function of the treasure when he successfully clears the dungeon for the first time.

He had already obtained his biggest gain: if he could defeat Pansy, he could obtain the Locke Divine Water, worth 63 billion Chaos Units!

Whether he uses it to cultivate plant life or auctions it off to exchange for other treasures, it's fantastic!

And the most crucial point is not even that, but that the Rock Water appears as a drop item by the system. As long as I can kill Pansy in the future, I can refresh it repeatedly, and then I will have a continuous supply of Rock Water!

That's why he went to such lengths to trigger the dungeon!

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