Swallowing the Stars: Starting with Family Revitalization

Virtual universe.

Hongmeng.

open bar.

Many cosmic venerables gathered here chatting.

Every powerful individual has their own circle, and the circle of Cosmic Venerables is basically all within the inner city of the Hong Alliance. Most of the time, Cosmic Venerables don't stay in their own palaces or exclusive planes; they are mostly in the Hong Alliance.

Because here one can gather information about countless races, form teams, or make friends with other powerful individuals. As for those who come to visit, it's usually for banquets or celebrations. Normally, no one would visit unless there's a specific reason.

Unless you have a close relationship, you won't visit them frequently.

The news that Shen Ping lent two supreme treasures to Palace Master Mengluo, and that they were treasures of the soul and high realms, had already spread among the higher-ups. It was mainly spread by the two kings, Gu Ting and Noah. Such things can spread quickly as soon as someone mentions them.

Of course, Gu Ting and Noah also knew that since Shen Ping didn't try to hide it, he must have intended to publicize it.

"Tsk tsk, a supreme treasure of the advanced realm! Palace Master Mengluo is already a cosmic overlord; with such a treasure, she'll be able to do whatever she wants!"

"I heard that Palace Master Mengluo is going to a secret cosmic realm within the territory of the Prison Clan. It's extremely dangerous; even cosmic Venerables have perished there. Now that she has a high-level treasure, she'll likely gain a great deal!"

"How enviable! With a soul and a domain, one wouldn't fear even a top-tier cosmic overlord!"

Palace Master Mengluo possesses a high-grade armor treasure, and high-grade treasures alone have high offensive power. Coupled with domain suppression, she has a great advantage, and top universe overlords cannot get close to her. She can leave or fight as she pleases.

If flying palace-type treasures are the top choice for physical survival, then domain-type treasures are the preferred treasures for battle.

No matter how strong you are, it's all for nothing if you can't find someone to fight.

The Nine Rivers that Luo Feng exchanged is just an ordinary domain treasure. Relying on such treasures, combined with the speed of his wings, he has a great advantage in battle.

Not to mention the higher-level class treasures!

"Luckily, King Barking Mirror didn't dare accept the challenge, or he would be dead by now."

"The Nine-Ring King possesses a high-level treasure without revealing it. By the way, I remember his previous domain treasure was a cloud river condensed from cloud crystals, but last time it turned into a starlight current. I wonder which one is considered a high-level treasure?"

"What do you mean, which one? Could the Nine-Ring King possibly have two domain-type treasures? He probably only has one. Domain-type treasures are incredibly easy to disguise and use for attacks!"

"Not necessarily. It's also possible that the Nine-Ring King used his previous domain-type treasures, along with high-level domain-type treasures he exchanged for from his spoils of war."

"No matter how they did it, it's enviable. No wonder they dare to be so arrogant in the face of the covetousness of those cosmic overlords. It turns out they have advanced realms."

The group of cosmic venerables in the bar sighed with envy.

Now, no one says that the Ice Peak Lord bestowed it. They're not that foolish. No matter how protective the Ice Peak Lord is of his disciples, he wouldn't bestow a high-level treasure. Clearly, Shen Ping obtained that high-level treasure himself.

Suddenly, Venerable Niu Zhou appeared. As soon as he arrived, he sat down at the table and said, "Big news, big news!"

The other cosmic venerables all looked over. "Niu Zhou, what big news is it?"

On Hongmeng's side.

The Venerable Niu Zhou has the best information. In fact, many Venerables of the universe also make friends, but this kind of thing cannot be achieved by making friends alone. It also depends on the accumulation of one's own network of connections. Once others recognize that you have good information, then many Venerables are willing to buy information from you or sell information to you.

"Why isn't this wine poured more!"

"I am a wise and composed person," said the Venerable Niu Zhou.

The Cosmic Venerable immediately instructed the bartender to refill his drink. The drinks here were not cheap, but for the Cosmic Venerable, the cost of drinks was just a drop in the ocean.

I drank several mouthfuls of wine.

Niu Zhou Venerable squinted his eyes, looking quite pleased.

A venerable one urged, "Niu Zhou, you've drunk the wine, hurry up and tell us, what big news is it?"

The cosmic venerables have long lifespans, and for them, gossiping and listening to all sorts of news is a kind of fun. For example, after the Primordial Star was opened, many cosmic venerables who dared not go to the Primordial Star were willing to listen to the battles and killings for the treasures.

Niu Zhou felt that it was about time, and then slowly said, "You all know about Palace Mistress Mengluo borrowing the treasure, right?"

Many cosmic venerables nodded; they had just been discussing it.

"Hehe, just before, Palace Master Mengluo, relying on the Soul Treasure and the High-level Category Treasure Starlight Realm borrowed from the Nine-Ring King, wreaked havoc in the cosmic secret realm of the Prison Clan's territory, and it's said that she killed two cosmic overlords and five cosmic high-level Venerables!"

This news came out.

An uproar ensued.

A cosmic venerable exclaimed, "Palace Mistress Mengluo actually killed a cosmic overlord... Is that true? Although she is a cosmic overlord and her strength is indeed formidable, she is not a top-tier cosmic overlord. She can run rampant by relying on high-level class treasures, but to kill someone of the same level, I'm afraid that's a bit difficult!"

The other cosmic venerables also nodded.

Niu Zhou snorted, "What do you know? The sheer power of high-level class treasures alone is enough to easily annihilate a Universe Venerable. Palace Master Mengluo is extremely strong in secret techniques, but because she is human, her divine body is only average. Her reputation was previously unknown, mainly because she didn't have good treasures. When she encountered other cosmic overlords, even if she could injure them, she couldn't kill them. But relying on the Starlight Realm, it's different. She relentlessly pursued the two alien cosmic overlords, constantly inflicting heavy damage, and finally annihilated them!"

There is a difference between cosmic overlords.

The most elite are comparable to ordinary universe masters, such as the World Tree and the Frost Whale, among other special life forms.

The worst are only slightly stronger than the peak of the Universe Venerable. Like many powerful races' cosmic overlords, they have no supreme treasures, no divine body in terms of size and height. To become cosmic overlords, they can only create ultimate-level secret techniques, such as a hundredfold increase in divine body amplitude.

"Treasures are indeed very important!"

"Palace Master Mengluo had never killed a cosmic overlord before, but now that she possesses a high-level category treasure, she immediately unleashed her power. Although this strength is still not comparable to a top-tier cosmic overlord, it is considered above average among cosmic overlords!"

"Yes, the reason why there are so few top cosmic overlords among our human race is mainly because they possess god-like bodies. As for secret techniques, hmph, those who can become cosmic overlords have all created their own ultimate techniques, and some are even said to have created secret techniques at the level of cosmic lords!"

"Now that Palace Master Mengluo has killed two cosmic overlords and several high-level cosmic venerables, she must have gained a great deal. At least the treasure she promised to King Nine Rings should be secured!"

Speaking of which...

Many of the cosmic venerables in the open-air bar were immediately envious. Damn it, they couldn't even get a single treasure despite working themselves to the bone, but the Nine-Ring King only borrowed two treasures and immediately earned one!

"Sigh, I wonder if the Nine-Ring King would be willing to lend his treasures to others. If other universe overlords also possessed high-level category treasures, wouldn't they be able to become as strong as Palace Master Mengluo?"

This statement came out.

The other cosmic venerables' eyes lit up. Yes, if the Nine-Ring King was willing to lend the treasure, then when the Primordial Star opened, they might also be able to try their luck.

They don't dare to dream of domain-level treasures, but what about high-level armor-type treasures? Having such a treasure would immediately change their ability to protect themselves.

Thinking of this.

Many cosmic venerables are eager to try. There is still a lot of time before the original star opens, but they can build a good relationship with the Nine Ring King in advance. It will be much easier to borrow it when the time comes.

……

Milky Way.

Not far from Earth, in a palace floating in the starry sky.

Shen Ping met Palace Master Mengluo. Compared to the virtual universe, his third senior sister had a more ethereal temperament in reality. Her dreamlike and illusory appearance was captivating at first glance, especially her star-like eyes, which carried a cool and gentle charm.

At this moment, an undisguised smile played on her lips. "Junior Brother, thank you so much this time. If it weren't for the Starlight Realm, a supreme domain treasure you lent me, it would have been incredibly difficult for me to kill those two alien cosmic overlords, Po Nan. They didn't have high-level armor treasures, but they were very skilled at soul attacks, and their speed was extremely fast. Although I could suppress and injure them before, I couldn't catch up, and they always managed to escape!"

"Actually, it would be possible to kill them by paying a price, but I would also be in danger. However, with the domain-type treasure, I suppressed them throughout the fight, and the other powerful figures did not dare to easily step into the Starlight Realm. In the end, they were worn down to death by me."

As the Palace Mistress Menglu drank her wine, she spoke with a carefree air, "This is truly exhilarating. I haven't had such a satisfying battle since I became the overlord of the universe."

The stronger a person is, the more they value precious treasures.

Because this thing has a truly significant auxiliary effect.

When powerful individuals of the same level fight each other, it is difficult to kill each other without a supreme treasure. After all, their divine bodies are roughly the same, and their secret techniques are only one or two levels apart at most. If you burn your divine body, I will burn mine too. Even if I am suppressed, you cannot kill me instantly, so I can call for reinforcements.

But with a supreme treasure, things are different.

Treasures can be powerful or weak.

Take the protective treasure armor as an example. Although the weakening ability is the same for ordinary, high-grade, and top-grade armor, the limit value is different. Once the attack exceeds the limit value of the attack that can be withstood, the weakening ability will drop significantly.

If the two cosmic overlords that Palace Master Mengluo killed had possessed a high-grade armor treasure, it would have been very difficult for her to succeed in killing them.

Shen Ping remained silent, listening attentively and sharing in the joy of his Three Worlds.

moment.

Palace Mistress Mengluo smiled and said, "Here you go, the reward I promised you."

As she spoke, she took out a domain-type treasure, a soul treasure, and a piece of armor as a reward. Actually, it wouldn't have been a big deal for her to give an attack treasure, but the armor treasure was more expensive than the attack treasure, so it was clear that Palace Master Mengluo was not stingy.

Shen Ping asked in surprise, "Third Senior Sister, you're not using the supreme treasure anymore?"

Looking at the floating Starlight Realm and the Soul Treasure, Palace Master Menglu shook her head and said, "The main reason I was able to kill two alien universe overlords this time was because of the surprise attack. They didn't expect me to be able to borrow a high-level realm treasure, so they were caught off guard and naturally perished. However, the news that I possess the Starlight Realm has also spread. Other Venerables and universe overlords in the secret realm will basically flee when they see me."

"Those who don't flee also have their own trump cards, and they might even attract the covetous eyes of some universe masters. Although the possibility is small, it's not impossible."

"I've gained quite a bit this time, so I'll know when to stop."

talking.

She smiled and said, "Of course, I might take advantage of you again in the future and continue to borrow your treasures."

Shen Ping put away the treasure and laughed heartily, "Senior sister, if you want to take advantage, go ahead."

It has only been tens of thousands of years since the opening of the Primordial Star. It was a grand gathering of billions of powerful beings from various races. For top cosmic overlords and cosmic lords, they could go to the Cosmic Sea, a place rich in resources, to obtain treasures. But what about ordinary cosmic venerables and cosmic overlords? They could only compete for food in the Primordial Universe.

Originally, most of the treasures in the primordial universe had owners. They were either left behind by powerful beings, nurtured in special cosmic secret realms, or bestowed upon other powerful beings by their clans. With so many powerful beings vying for them, the competition was naturally fierce.

In the cosmic ocean, you might go to some dangerous places, and if you're lucky, you might not even need to fight. But in the primordial universe, it's almost impossible to find a treasure by chance.

Only the primordial star has it.

Therefore, once the Primordial Star is activated, many cosmic venerables, overlords, and even cosmic masters will vie for it, since one can stumble upon treasures just by walking around.

If you don't have big ambitions, you can accumulate a supreme treasure just by acquiring heavy treasures, especially top-tier heavy treasures. If you accumulate like this for a long time, and pass through the Primal Star seven or eight times, you can exchange it for a high-level supreme treasure.

Otherwise, the ruler of Qianwu Kingdom would not have gone to borrow the treasure to venture into the Primordial Star.

However, the chances of a primordial star falling are relatively high, especially for those who are weak. They are likely to perish while vying for treasures, and bad luck can also lead to their demise.

A cosmic overlord like the Palace Master Mengluo couldn't possibly not go.

Having tasted the benefits of having high-level class treasures, they will definitely borrow more treasures in the future.

In this regard.

Shen Ping was aware of the situation and cared about it. In any case, he had originally planned to borrow the treasures. After the Primordial Star opened, he would venture out and seize the treasures himself. In addition, by lending them out and earning some interest, he would accumulate assets even faster.

I chatted with Palace Master Mengluo for most of the day.

He was in a rather pleasant mood. Firstly, he had acquired an armor-type treasure worth 2-6 treasure points without much effort. The last time the Ancient Family's evaluation of his assets totaled 10 treasure points, and judging from his previous asset acquisitions, the next time he would receive an Ancient-level evaluation, he would at least receive 50 treasure points or more.

Take it easy.

He wasn't in a hurry; there would be plenty of opportunities to acquire treasures in the future.

As for the second point, being able to talk to a cosmic overlord as beautiful and extraordinary as the Third Senior Sister is truly a wonderful thing, much better than chatting with those roughnecks every day.

After the Palace Mistress Mengluo left.

Shen Ping dealt with family affairs for a while, inquired about the cultivation progress of the younger generation, and after more than a year, he entered a state of cultivation again.

In the next millennium plan, he plans to expand the research and discussion conferences by two rounds. The last expansion has already raised the basic Law Rune Blade Technique Manual to the level of the Lord of the Universe. If the number of participants is expanded again, he believes that he can obtain the basic Law Rune Manual of the strongest beings in the universe.

At that time.

Once one has mastered the fundamentals of swordsmanship and the ultimate evolution of its principles, there will be no more obstacles. (End of Chapter)