Swallowing the starry sky, my clones can evolve infinitely.

Chapter 38 The Difficulty of Comprehending Laws at the Planetary Level

While Babata was explaining things to Hong, a wisp of Shen Mu's consciousness was connected to the virtual universe network and was checking information about water-attribute treasures.

Of course, the main focus is on A9-level treasures, which are used for the Azure Dragon clone to devour.

Grade A resources are generally not expensive, and can even be described as very cheap.

For example, A8 grade metal black iron only requires 4 silver blue coins per ton, and less than 4 black dragon coins per thousand tons.

Among them, Shen Mu values ​​the Azure Wave Fruit the most, which is the raw material for the Azure Wave Marrow mentioned by Babata. One ton costs 10 silver blue coins, and its price is not even in the same league as the Azure Wave Marrow.

Because to produce 1 gram of Azure Wave Marrow, it is necessary to refine 10 tons of Azure Wave Fruit plus other materials, and the material cost is less than 3000 Black Dragon Coins.

The inner world of Shen Muqinglong's clone is similar to that of the Golden Horned Beast; it can rapidly evolve by consuming water-attribute resources corresponding to its current realm.

It only needs to consume about one hundred tons of water-attribute resources of the same level each day to be "full".

If one is "fully fed" every day, it will take at most one and a half years to advance from Planetary Level 1 to Constant Level 1.

The Azure Dragon clone has now reached the seventh level of the Planetary Realm. As long as it consumes enough resources to "satiate" itself every day, it will not be long before it advances to the Constant Realm.

"To be conservative, let's assume a year. If we consume 100 tons of Azure Wave Fruit every day, it would take about 3.5 tons, which is 350 Black Dragon Coins. That's nothing."

……

After enjoying some unique delicacies from the universe, Shen Mu and Hong set off to purchase the resources needed for their cultivation.

There are many places in the universe that sell cultivation resources, and the closest one to Shen Mu and his group is a rare treasure shop.

This treasure shop occupies a vast area, comparable to a large plaza on Earth.

The store sells everything, divided into sections, including combat suits, tamed beasts, telekinetic weapons, strange fruits, robots, spaceships, and many other miscellaneous items.

Of course, everything is just a virtual projection; you can only see the actual product after you choose to purchase it.

As soon as Shen Mu and Hong Gang stepped into the hall, a female servant from the Jade Core Clan came over.

"Gentlemen, how may I help you?"

Shen Mu casually glanced around and said, "I want to buy some cultivation resources. The transaction price should be over ten million Black Dragon Coins."

"Please, please wait a moment. Your supervisor will be happy to assist you."

A transaction involving tens of millions of Black Dragon Coins is beyond the capabilities of a mere Planetary-level service staff member; it requires the personal intervention of a Constant-level supervisor.

A moment later, an elderly man with red and blue markings on his face, standing about 2.6 meters tall, walked over with a smile.

"Gentlemen, what treasures are you seeking to purchase?"

Shen Mu asked, "Shouldn't you sell Azure Marrow here?"

"Of course." The old man waved slightly, and the virtual projections beside Shen Mu and Hong changed, transforming into strange green, mercury-like liquid phantoms that faintly shimmered with strange light, with a price tag next to them.

"9000 Black Dragon Coins per gram, the price is okay, I'll take 5 kilograms."

The old man's smile became even more sincere: "No problem. Five kilograms of Azure Marrow will cost 45 million Black Dragon Coins. May I ask how you intend to pay?"

At this moment, Hong said calmly, "We don't have Black Dragon Coins, we only have Cosmic Coins and Qianwu Coins."

Upon hearing Hong's words, the old man's expression changed slightly, and he said, "If the guest uses Qianwu coins for the transaction, it will only cost 3.75 Qianwu coins."

"If we use Cosmic Coins, we can offer a price of 9 standard Cosmic Coins."

This price is reasonable, calculated based on the black market exchange rate of 1 Qianwu Coin to 1500 Black Dragon Coins. Multiplying this by the exchange rate of over 3000 between Cosmic Coins and Qianwu Coins, roughly 1 Cosmic Coin can be exchanged for 5 million Black Dragon Coins.

However, if the official exchange rate is 1 Qianwu Coin to 1000 Black Dragon Coins, then 1 Universe Coin can be exchanged for a maximum of 350 million Black Dragon Coins.

"Okay, no problem."

Hong gently raised her hand, and the spatial ring on her fingertip flashed with a faint light. Then, a crystal-clear and strange object appeared in her palm.

"Please wait a moment, I will now cut this cosmic crystal for you two."

Ultimately, Hong's cosmic crystal was cut into 21 standard cosmic coins, with some fragments and powder remaining, worth about 1000 Dry Witch Coins.

About ten minutes later, the 5 kilograms of Azure Wave Marrow that Shen Mu had purchased, along with the remaining Cosmic Coins, were delivered to him.

Do you have Bibo fruit here?

As Shen Mu put away the Cosmic Coins and Azure Wave Marrow, he looked at the old man and asked him a question.

The old man paused slightly, then asked, "Are you looking to train a planetary-level beast?"

Normally, planetary-level martial artists don't directly consume Azure Wave Fruit during cultivation. Only some water-attribute tamed beasts eat Azure Wave Fruit to accelerate their own evolution, making it extremely cost-effective.

"Yes, it's a pet I keep. 5 tons will suffice."

5 tons of Azure Wave Fruit is only worth a few hundred Black Dragon Coins. The old man waved his hand, indicating that he could give it away for free.

After leaving the Qibao store, Shen Mu and Hong planned to return to Earth.

Before leaving, he also bought an anonymous virtual network account for Thor and Luo Feng, so that they could use it temporarily and register their own accounts when they went to space together again.

An anonymous virtual network account can only be used for 100 years, but it costs as much as 1.6 Qianwu coins, twice the price of a real-name user account.

Finally, Shen Mu and Hong registered a Cosmic Galaxy Bank account, deposited their meager funds into the account, and then returned to Earth.

……

The Heilongshan spaceship sped through the universe, while Shen Mu and Hong's consciousnesses entered the virtual universe.

"This virtual universe can be logged into from anywhere, that's incredible."

Inside a restaurant, Hong was talking with Shen Mu.

Unlike the real world, communication in the virtual universe can be chosen so that only the other party can hear it, so there is no need to worry about being eavesdropped on by others.

"Brother Hong, I've got something good for you."

Shen Mu lightly tapped his finger in mid-air, and a virtual screen appeared, displaying an introduction to the Killing Field.

The Killing Field is an extremely luxurious place for combat training in the virtual universe.

Payers can submit their requests to the "Virtual Universe System" at will, but the fees are very high, varying depending on the user's level and realm.

For example, if Hong is a Planetary Level 9, then the cost of using the Killing Field for one day would be 500,000 Black Dragon Coins or 350 Qianwu Coins.

Shen Mu, being a fourth-tier planetary-level being, possessed only one-sixteenth of Hong's basic strength, and the cost of using the Killing Field for a day was just over 30,000 Black Dragon Coins.

Meanwhile, the cost of a mentalist is five times that of a martial artist.

"This fee is outrageous. We only have less than 13 Cosmic Coins in total. Even if we exchange them for Black Dragon Coins on the black market, it would only be around 6500 million, which wouldn't last more than a few months."

Shen Mu reached out and tapped the virtual screen, which then displayed an introduction to the functions of the dueling space inside the killing arena.

"Although the Killing Arena is expensive, there is a Final Battle Space within it, which is much cheaper and allows you to fight against planetary geniuses from across the universe."

The Killing Arena is designed specifically for one person. It allows you to create a variety of opponents, making it the ideal training ground.

The Duel Space, similar to matchmaking battles, is a place where martial artists duel with each other!

The battle is between two real humans, not virtual beings. Furthermore, the spending limit in the "Duel Space" is only one-tenth of that in the "Killing Space."

Most importantly, battles in the Duel Space can be wagered.

After both parties agree to the wager, the winner will receive 90% of the loser's bet, with the remainder going to the duel space's cut.

"Now we have a way to make money!"

For Shen Mu, making money was one aspect, and another was gaining the attention of powerful figures in the virtual universe company through a winning streak in the dueling space.

In the six months following the evolution of the Azure Dragon of the East Sea, Shen Mu focused on comprehending the domains and laws.

His realm has already touched three thresholds, and he may break through them at any time.

More importantly, after half a year of study and reading the secret manual on the introductory principles of the Water Law from the Meteorite Star lineage, Shen Mu barely grasped some of the mysteries of the fundamental laws of water.

The Azure Dragon clone's understanding of the ocean and water over the decades was originally unsystematic. However, after Shen Mu sensed the fluctuations of the laws, he received clear guidance and connected his decades of insights, finally comprehending some truths. This can be considered a breakthrough after years of accumulation.

Although this glimpse into the laws was shallow, there was no doubt that Shen Mu had successfully stepped into the threshold of the laws, and the biggest obstacle to becoming a realm master had been overcome.

According to Babata's description, a planetary-level being comprehending a law is an achievement that is probably unparalleled in the entire Qianwu Universe. Among all planetary-level beings in the entire universe, perhaps a few similar freaks can be found.

Anyway, its old master, Hu Yanbo, had lived for more than 60 million years and had never personally seen a super genius at the planetary level who had comprehended the laws; at most, he had only heard of them.

Once such a genius appears, he will almost always be taken in by a powerful figure and carefully taught.

I set the difficulty of comprehending a lower-level law at the planetary level to be roughly equivalent to comprehending a higher-level law at the eternal level. This should be reasonable. What do you guys think? Generally speaking, comprehending a higher-level law at the eternal level can secure a spot in the top ten of the genius battle. Luo Feng's generation was an exception.

(End of this chapter)