Swallowing the Stars: I Have a Primordial Dao Seed

Fifty years have passed since Zhou Yuan killed that third-tier Realm Lord beast. In the past half-century, he has gradually advanced into the inner circle of the Sixth Continent, collecting many rare and precious materials along the way, and encountering no fewer than ten Realm Lord-level beasts.

If they were lucky enough to encounter a first or second-tier Realm Lord, they would be forcibly killed by him, relying on the advantages of the Suppressing Sky Blade and Suppressing Sky Slash.

There were also terrifying beings at the peak of the realm lord level. They were chased and fled in a sorry state, along with their ships. They destroyed two spaceships in succession. Several times, they only managed to escape from the beasts by using the ever-changing secret technique to turn themselves into an inconspicuous meteorite.

"Luckily, these ferocious beasts aren't very intelligent." Zhou Yuan sat in the spaceship's cockpit, still feeling lingering fear as he recalled his experience of being chased and forced to jump off the ship and turn into a meteorite. "If it were an intelligent life form, seeing me suddenly disappear while running and leaving behind a meteorite, they would definitely have guessed that something was wrong."

"Master, we have received a message from the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance." Bebe's voice suddenly rang out. "The Alliance has established outposts around each continent of the Cloud Rock Secret Realm, providing places for mission posting, acceptance, and trading. All human mercenaries entering the Secret Realm can use them."

Zhou Yuan's eyes lit up: "Where is the outpost on Continent Six?" You know, basically every strong person who ventures out into the world will register a mercenary identity, and Zhou Yuan naturally did as well.

"Master, the outpost is about thirty light-years away from our current location, located in the innermost orbit of Continent Six." Beibei immediately brought up the star map and projected a clear flight path in front of Zhou Yuan.

"Alright, change direction and head towards the outpost," Zhou Yuan immediately ordered. He had already lost two of his spaceships, bringing his total to four, which was half of his fleet. Moreover, he had accumulated a considerable amount of unused resources and was worried about where to trade them.

He traveled for several more decades, getting closer and closer to the mercenary alliance's outpost. The further he went into the inner circle, the more planets he found that had been plundered. Most of the resources on the super-giant planets had been completely extracted, and the few scraps he could find were of little value.

On this day, just as Zhou Yuan's spaceship flew over a planet covered with craters, a huge figure suddenly appeared at the edge of his field of vision.

It was a space fortress comparable in size to the sun, made entirely of a special dark gold metal. Countless cannons protruded from the surface of the fortress, densely packed like a honeycomb, and the outermost layer was covered by a constantly flowing colored energy shield.

The base also has airways for spaceships to accelerate, and a large number of spaceships are constantly entering and leaving the fortress. Some are huge transport ships, some are agile and small reconnaissance ships, and some are F-class warships, which look like they are not to be trifled with.

"The Cosmic Mercenary Alliance really has a lot of resources!" Zhou Yuan muttered to himself as he looked at the base that was practically a mobile fortress. Just maintaining the operation of such a large base would consume astronomical amounts of resources every day; only a superpower spanning the universe like this could manage it.

"Beibei, request to enter the base."

"Yes, Master, the application has been sent."

Not long after, Bebe's voice rang out again: "Master, the Mercenary Alliance has replied, allowing us to enter. They also attached the base's rulebook."

As Beibei finished speaking, a detailed list of rules was projected in front of Zhou Yuan:

1. Any form of combat is strictly prohibited within the base area. Violators will be expelled from the secret realm immediately, and those with serious offenses will be killed on the spot.

Second, the base provides a secure trading venue and official guarantees for all transactions, taking 5% of the transaction amount as a handling fee;

3. The mercenary mission area now features mission posting and acceptance functions, with mission difficulty ranging from three to five stars, and rewards commensurate with the difficulty.

IV. The base's maintenance area provides spacecraft repair, upgrade, and purchase services, with a full range of spare parts available.

V. The base's rest area offers services such as nutrient chambers and training rooms, charged by the hour; ...

There were over sixty regulations, each one focused on ensuring the safety of martial artists and the fairness of transactions. Zhou Yuan quickly scanned them and found no unreasonable clauses; he found them completely acceptable.

"Beibei, proceed to port."

The spaceship slowly flew towards the base's airport. Upon closer inspection, it became clear that the colorful energy shield was not completely sealed; an opening would automatically open for authorized entry and exit. Once inside the energy shield, the interior space was astonishingly vast.

"Let's go to the Alliance's official trading office first and sell the resources we have," Zhou Yuan said to Bei Bei as he packed up the spaceship. "Selling directly to the Alliance is worry-free, safe, and will keep our secrets."

The resources he possessed were all scavenged from the lairs of Domain Lord and Realm Lord level ferocious beasts. His current simulated aura was only at the Realm Lord level two. If he were to sell them in the public trading area, it would inevitably attract the covetousness of others.

Selling directly to the alliance officials not only offers a fair price but also allows them to take advantage of the alliance's confidentiality rules, preventing the leakage of their wealth and power.

The Cosmic Mercenary Alliance outpost is located in the core area of ​​the base. It is a magnificent, independent building with a squad of tall combat robots guarding the entrance. They exude a powerful aura and are all at the peak of the Realm Lord level.

Zhou Yuan first arrived at the mission area, where there was a huge light screen terminal with densely packed mission information scrolling on it.

"Beibei, bring up the list of treasure acquisition missions from the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance that I own," Zhou Yuan said to the AI ​​assistant.

"Yes, Master."

The next second, a light screen was projected into the void in front of Zhou Yuan, clearly listing the information on the treasures he possessed that the alliance currently needed to acquire:

[Acquisition] Flaming Sun Grass (3-star): Mission ID YQW-1205634803, acquisition price 4.8 trillion cosmic coins/plant, 10 slots remaining.

[Acquisition] Star Marrow Ganoderma (World Lord Level): Mission ID XDF-1249246517, acquisition price 4 trillion cosmic coins/ganoderma, 5 slots remaining.

[Acquisition] Mystic Ice Lotus (World Lord Level): Mission ID BAS-0668564149, acquisition price 5 trillion cosmic coins/plant, 3 slots remaining.

Zhou Yuan's eyes lit up. "Beibei, help me take on the acquisition tasks for Flaming Sun Grass, Star Marrow Ganoderma, and Mystic Ice Lotus."

"Yes, Master, the quest has been accepted and the information has been synchronized to your adventure card."

Zhou Yuan walked to the service desk and said to the receptionist, "I want to submit a mission. Mission IDs: YQW-1205634803, XDF-1249246517, BAS-0668564149."

The receptionist was a smiling female robot who bowed slightly and said, "Dear guest, please follow me to the VIP room."

Following the robot to the VIP room, Zhou Yuan was led to a tall metal platform, where the robot said, "Honorable guest, please place the treasures you wish to submit on the platform."

Zhou Yuan walked to the scanning table and first took out the Flaming Sun Grass obtained from the lair of the Realm Lord Beast and placed it on the table.

The instrument immediately emitted a pale blue scanning beam, and in just one second, the screen displayed: "Scan complete. Flaming Sun Grass (World Lord level, 3,000 years old), meets the requirements of mission YQW-1205634803. Confirm submission?"

Zhou Yuan clicked "Confirm," and the next second, 4.8 trillion cosmic coins appeared in his cosmic bank card, while the Flaming Sun Grass was automatically stored in the storage compartment below by the instrument.

He then took out the Star Marrow Ganoderma and the Mystic Ice Lotus and scanned them one by one, completing the identification and transaction in just one second each time. After the submission was completed, his account instantly gained 13.8 trillion cosmic coins.

Next, he went to the trading area and sold the remaining treasures that couldn't be used as mission items to the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance. He received a total of over 50 trillion cosmic coins.