Swallowing the Stars: Starting with Family Revitalization

Chapter 91 Digging for Cosmic Crystals

The herd of Iron Rhinoceroses participating in the mercenary assessment missions inhabits the area near Demon Moon Lake in the Longsuo Mountains. By descending directly here, they can save a lot of time traveling and avoid many dangers. After all, in the Thunder World, dangers come not only from other teams, but also from the natural dangers within the Thunder World itself, such as death sandstorms and lightning.

Whizzing.

With the detector that Babata dismantled from Meteorite Star, there is nothing missed within a 20,000-meter diameter range, so there is no need to worry about ferocious beasts attacking.

Therefore, Shen Ping and Luo Feng were extremely fast.

An Xueyi has spent a considerable amount of time on Earth over the past two years and is aware that there are some traditions on Earth. However, she did not inquire about them out of curiosity. It was precisely this personality that made Shen Ping feel at ease bringing her back to Earth to live and nurture life.

We arrived at Demon Moon Lake.

After waiting for a few days, a herd of more than thirty one-horned rhinoceroses came to the lake to drink.

Thor couldn't help but say, "Eight of these Iron Rhinoceroses are at the ninth level of the Eternal Star realm, and the rest are at the seventh or eighth level. They're quite strong; we can't possibly defeat them by brute force."

Hong and Luo Feng remained silent, instead looking at Shen Ping.

Shen Ping was the strongest in their group.

Shen Ping laughed and said, "It is a bit strong, but it's not a big problem. Xueyi, you will be in charge of coordinating the six level-nine guards of the Hengxing star to keep the leader, the Iron Rhinoceros, in check. Leave the rest to me."

An Xueyi, Luo Feng, and the others were all stunned.

"Junior brother, can you... do it?"

"Master, those are more than twenty Iron Rhinoceroses with a single horn, the lowest of which is a seventh-level Constant Star."

Under normal circumstances.

Elite geniuses from various organizations and forces can fight and kill each other across levels, let alone a genius like Shen Ping who is a master of the fundamental laws of the universe. They have no doubt about this. But the problem is that it is really dangerous for Shen Ping to deal with more than twenty of them at once.

Shen Ping shrugged and grinned, "None of the opponents I encountered in the killing arena were strong enough to make me use even a fraction of my strength. Even setting up opponents in my personal space wasn't a problem. It's perfect to use these twenty-odd Iron Rhinoceroses to test my skills."

"As for safety, you don't need to worry. The auxiliary plant life on my body has already broken through to the cosmic level."

As they were talking.

The Flame Star Flower covering his body emitted a cosmic aura.

"Cosmic level!"

Luo Fenghong and Lei Shen's eyes lit up.

Babata clicked his tongue and said, "Luo Feng, I told you long ago that the inheritance you, the master of this pavilion, have obtained is definitely not simple. It is probably even stronger than your teacher. Although your teacher inspected it when he came to Earth, he was too rushed and did not examine it carefully. Now it seems that Earth has many secrets. This is the immortal auxiliary plant, the Flame Star Flower. It takes a lot of resources to cultivate it to the cosmic level."

What Babata didn't know was that Shen Ping had not only cultivated the Flame Star Flower to the cosmic level, but also the Star-Eating Grass and Iron Vine Grass to the cosmic level. After all, with plenty of Locke Divine Water, he wasn't worried about consumption at all; he simply let them absorb and grow to their fullest potential.

An Xueyi said enviously, "Junior brother, you've kept it well hidden. I didn't even know you had auxiliary plant life within you."

In the universe.

Support plants like the creeping vine and the star-eating grass are relatively expensive to grow and require a lot of resources to cultivate.

An Xueyi's body is equipped with metal-based life support.

Whizzing.

Knowing that there was a cosmic-level Flame Star Flower, the group rushed directly towards the herd of more than thirty Iron Rhinoceroses.

Six level-nine guards of the Hengxing rank immediately engaged the eight strongest unicorn iron rhinoceroses. Although killing these unicorn iron rhinoceroses would take some time, simply restraining them was very easy.

kill!

Luo Feng, Hong, and Lei Shen also attacked one of the Hengxing-level 8th-tier Iron Rhinoceros, relieving some of the pressure on Shen Ping.

Chi Chi.

Shen Ping had already emerged from the herd of Iron Rhinoceroses, leaving behind a series of afterimages. His Flame God Blade unleashed streaks of fiery blades, each flash precisely killing an Iron Rhinoceros.

Puff puff puff!

In just two or three breaths.

More than eight celestial-level seventh and eighth-tier iron rhinoceroses fell.

This scene shocked Luo Feng, Hong, and Lei Shen, who stared wide-eyed.

They knew Shen Ping was strong, but they didn't expect him to be so ridiculously strong. He was a seventh or eighth-level Hengxing Iron Rhinoceros, yet he couldn't even last a breath.

Puff puff!

The flames and blades flashed incessantly.

Shen Ping's figure was like a ghost, and his swordsmanship was so smooth that the Iron Rhinoceros could not even touch his body. After a dozen or so breaths, the remaining Iron Rhinoceros fell down again.

The remaining eight level-nine Iron Rhinoceroses of the Eternal Star level went berserk. These ferocious beasts were of low intelligence and did not understand any roundabout tactics. They charged directly at Shen Ping.

"Be careful!"

An Xueyi couldn't help but remind her.

Shen Ping's eyes, however, revealed excitement. "Good timing!"

Flame Slash!

The instant his body left an illusion in place, nine fiery blade shadows burst forth, then converged into a single blade that stood on the front of the ninth-tier Hengxing Iron Rhinoceros, instantly killing it. Then, Shen Ping's movement technique seemed to sway to the side along the spatial traces, easily dodging the attack of another Iron Rhinoceros.

Puff puff!

Before long, all eight eternal star-level ninth-tier unicorn iron rhinoceroses fell down.

"Master, you're amazing!"

Luo Feng said excitedly.

Hong and Lei Shen couldn't help but say, "Shen Ping, strong."

The six level-nine guards of the Hengxing star were dumbfounded; it was the first time they had ever witnessed such a terrifying genius.

Shen Ping casually twirled his sword, then sheathed it and stood still. "They're just some ferocious beasts with no means of attack; they're nothing special."

He was telling the truth. If it were any other elite genius at the ninth level of the Eternal Star realm who possessed a domain, it would be unlikely that he could kill eight people so quickly, unless he unleashed his full power.

"Let's go to the next assessment area, Wind and Thunder Canyon."

Shhhhhh.

The eleven of them quickly left Demon Moon Lake.

The journey from Longsuo Mountain Range to Fenglei Canyon required traversing most of the Thunder World, fraught with natural dangers and inhabited by numerous ferocious beasts. Shen Ping and Luo Feng traveled at a leisurely pace, taking more than a month to reach the destination.

They encountered many dangers along the way, but Shen Ping and Yan Xinghua easily resolved them all.

"stop."

"There are no ferocious beasts around, so let's rest and cultivate here tonight."

The nights in the Thunder World are extremely dark, with no light emanating from any part of the landscape except for the faint glow of some plants. Therefore, most teams participating in the assessments do not travel at night.

soon.

One night passed.

During the day, six enormous orbs of light descended, illuminating the entire Thunder World.

The bald Thor opened his eyes. His genetic energy had broken through to the third level of the Hengxing stage, which made him smile. "This Thunder World is really suitable for cultivation."

Shen Ping is now at the fifth level of the Hengxing realm. "The Thunder World contains the primordial energy of the universe, so cultivation will naturally be faster. However, we have all used the S-level gene bloodline evolution agent, and our bodies have a very high absorption rate."

They weren't in a hurry during their journey, so they had plenty of time to cultivate.

Both Luo Feng and Hong Ye have broken through to the second level of the Hengxing Star.

An Xueyi even broke through to the seventh level of the Hengxing star.

"Let's keep going."

Their team was extremely strong, and with their sophisticated detection equipment, they avoided many ferocious beasts and dangers along the way, making them quite fast. If it were an ordinary team, it would take them one or two years just to cross most of the Thunder World.

And a little over a month later.

Shen Ping and his companions arrived at Fenglei Canyon.

Above the massive, knife-like canyon are thunderclouds. Thunderclouds can only be seen in the Wind and Thunder Canyon. Even a Domain Lord would perish if he encountered these thunderclouds. On the mountain walls on both sides of the canyon, there are many carved caves, which hide many teams. These are teams from various organizations and forces that collect Wind Corner Stones.

Soon.

They followed a cave to a spot on the mountainside, from which they could see the howling winds swirling through the canyon and also detect the movements of other teams—a very good vantage point.

Furthermore, with the cosmic-level Flame Star Flower, along with auxiliary plants such as the Cloud Vine, it can extend into the gale to collect Wind Corner Stones.

Therefore, they collected ten Windstones in less than a month, which was very efficient.

"Haha, at most another month, and we'll be able to complete the mission."

Thor smiled.

A smile appeared on Hong's face. "This internship assessment was relatively easy for us."

The Cosmic Mercenary Alliance's apprenticeship assessment is mainly to eliminate martial artists and mentalists who are not suitable for this path. The assessment does not necessarily involve fighting. Facing various dangers and the pressure of being vigilant at all times is also an important test.

Shen Ping glanced at Luo Feng and thought to himself that with this person present, the Realm Within a Realm should open. After all, in the original story, the Thunder World had been conducting trials for so many years without the Realm Within a Realm appearing, but it did appear when Luo Feng and Hong Leishen were conducting their trials.

Only Luo Feng could have such luck.

So he wasn't worried.

really.

After collecting all the wind stones.

The entire Thunder World trembled as if the end of the world had arrived, and the Wind and Thunder Canyon mountain range split open, revealing a dark cave entrance.

"It's a world within a world!"

"Haha, we're going to strike it rich! Realms within realms usually contain a huge amount of treasures, and even if there aren't any treasures, there are still undiscovered cosmic crystals inside."

"Quick, quick, charge! Don't let them beat us to it!"

The star-level teams hiding in the canyon have gone crazy.

Wearing a bright white battle suit, An Xueyi's charming face showed excitement. She clenched her fists and said, "This Thunder World belongs to Lord Kabu. Since a world within a world has appeared, it means that Lord Kabu must have hidden all the treasures in the world within a world. Junior brother, let's go in quickly. Once we're inside, we'll find a safe place and I'll immediately notify Grandpa."

Shen Ping nodded.

Luo Feng and Hong Lei exchanged a glance, both feeling somewhat helpless. The Realm Within a Realm did have treasures, but they were not in their league. The Realm Lords of the Black Dragon Mountain Star Region would definitely come upon hearing the news.

Whizzing.

After rushing into the black hole, the group quickly found a quiet place to land.

An Xueyi connected her consciousness to the virtual universe to inform her grandfather, An Mengzi.

Luo Feng laughed and said, "Master, Hong, Thor, we can't get the treasures of the Realm Within a Realm, but we can mine cosmic crystals. Babata just told me that there are cosmic crystals more than 3,000 meters underground in this area."

"These cosmic crystals are treasures; one cosmic coin can be exchanged for more than three thousand Qianwu coins."

Hong and Lei Shen's eyes lit up, and they roared, "Then what are we waiting for? Let's dig!"

They were the two who were most in need of money.

Since entering the universe, whether in the killing field or for the resources needed for cultivation, they have relied on money from Shen Ping and Luo Feng. As powerful individuals, although they didn't say anything, they still felt somewhat aggrieved.

Now that we've reached the realm within a realm, we can finally make a fortune.

Boom boom boom.

Without hesitation, Shen Ping made the Flame Star Flower grow wildly and burrow into the ground to dig for cosmic crystals. The speed at which the cosmic-level Flame Star Flower dug for cosmic crystals was no slower than that of the Cloud Vine, which controlled the fragments of the Red Copper Mother.

Moreover, he also had a detector, and Yan Xinghua quickly put away the huge dark blue crystal.

Babata brandished his claws in his wrist storage space and shouted, "Luo Feng, there are nine thousand cubic meters of cosmic crystals. Don't let your master embezzle them."

Luo Feng was speechless. His master had even given him the Golden Horned Beast, how could he possibly embezzle such a small amount of cosmic crystals?

(End of this chapter)