Swallowing the Stars, I am the Lord of the Galaxy

"In this way, even if I encounter the Lord of the Universe, as long as I don't fight him head-on, they won't be able to see my true identity!"

Xingchen put away the Illusionary Body Pearl with satisfaction.

His consciousness connected to the virtual universe, and countless streams of information immediately appeared before his eyes. He quickly browsed through the recent news, most of which were discussions about the opening of the primordial star and the movements of various races.

Just as he was about to close the interface, a special message caught his attention.

From: Lord of Qianwu Kingdom

Content: Lord of Star Palace, I apologize for disturbing you. I have heard that Star Palace has opened its treasure vault. I wonder if I could borrow a top-tier domain-level treasure? I am willing to offer contribution points or future earnings as collateral.

Xingchen raised an eyebrow and slightly curled the corners of her mouth.

"Is Qianwu... planning to gamble again?"

He certainly knew about the situation of the Qianwu Kingdom Lord. This cosmic venerable of the human race was not weak, and could even be considered a strong one among the high-level venerables. However, his luck was ridiculously bad, and he repeatedly perished in secret realms and primordial stars, resulting in huge debts.

In the original story, he owed a full 3.8 Treasure Points, and now, although he owes less than in the original story, he is still a penniless wretch.

"It's quite an achievement that they can be so poor despite their considerable strength."

Xingchen shook his head and chuckled. The ruler of Qianwu Kingdom was considered a "legend" among human venerables—while others became richer the more they ventured out, he became poorer.

That's right. The current Qianwu only owes less than three treasure points, which is less than what he owed in the original story.

It's likely that something unexpected will happen this time as well.

To be honest, Qianwu is really not weak. As a blank Venerable, he has reached the level of a high-level Venerable, and he is not the weakest. On the contrary, he is a very strong high-level Venerable.

Being this poor is purely due to extremely bad luck.

He somehow managed to keep dying.

"but……"

After pondering for a moment, Xingchen finally decided to meet the ruler of Qianwu Kingdom in person.

Virtual universe, the secret realm of the Qianwu.

The figure of Xingchen appeared before a magnificent palace. This was the residence of the Qianwu Kingdom's ruler in the virtual universe. Although it was not as vast as the real Qianwu Universe Kingdom, it was still quite imposing.

"The Lord of the Star Palace".

A voice came, and Xingchen turned his head.

The person who came was indeed a shaman.

"The presence of the Star Palace Master in person truly brings honor to my humble abode, the Qianwu Secret Realm."

The ruler of Qianwu Kingdom smiled and cupped his hands in greeting.

Xingchen smiled slightly: "Qianwu, we are both human, why be so polite?"

After the two were seated, a servant served them "Golden Soul Tea," a specialty of the virtual universe. The tea was fragrant and carried a faint fluctuation of the laws of nature.

"I heard you want to borrow a top-tier domain-level treasure?"

The stars get straight to the point.

The ruler of Qianwu Kingdom gave a wry smile, picked up his teacup but didn't drink it: "Yes, with the opening of the Primordial Star this time, I want to give it another shot."

He paused.

"You know my situation."

"The debts of the Three Treasures Points?"

Xingchen raised an eyebrow.

"2.8 Treasure Points".

Qianwu sighed.

"It's a little better than the original story, but not by much."

Xingchen thought to himself.

Xingchen couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Your luck is one of a kind in the entire human race."

Qianwu shook his head helplessly: "Who says otherwise? Last time, I finally found a great treasure, but I ran into the Lord of the Heavenly Wolf of the Demon Clan."

"died?"

"died."

"What about the time before that?"

"Encountering the top cosmic overlord of the machine race."

"Dead again?"

"Ah."

Xingchen sighed, "Your mortality rate isn't much lower than that of those world lords who venture into the secret realms of the universe."

The ruler of Qianwu Kingdom blushed. There was nothing he could do; if he had even a clone, he could have survived. The problem was, he didn't have one, and his luck was truly terrible.

Qianwu sighed: "So this time I want to borrow a better domain-type treasure or palace-type treasure, at least, I'll have something to run away with."

Xingchen did not answer immediately, but instead picked up her teacup and took a sip.

Chapter 145 The Witch Enters the Star Palace

"Qianwu, do you know why you're always so unlucky?"

Xingchen suddenly asked.

Qianwu was taken aback: "Bad luck?"

"Do not."

Xingchen put down his teacup, his gaze sharp and intense.

"You're too reckless, and you're also too poor."

"Me, reckless?"

The shaman's eyes widened.

He'll accept being poor, but he might not be so reckless.

"He always rushes to the front in every adventure, gets greedy when he sees treasure, and insists on fighting against strong enemies."

Xing shook her head.

"This isn't treasure hunting, it's practically suicide."

Qianwu wanted to refute, but opened his mouth and couldn't utter a word. Upon closer thought, he realized that Xingchen was indeed right.

"I can lend you a top-tier treasure."

Xingchen changed the subject.

"I can even lend you a few more items."

Ganwu's eyes lit up: "Really?"

"But I have a condition."

Xingchen raised a finger.

"After this trip to the Primordial Star, you will come to my Star Palace to serve as a guest elder."

The ruler of Qianwu Kingdom was stunned. A guest elder? This meant he had joined the Starry Sky faction.

Seeing Qianwu hesitate, Xingchen slowly added, "As long as you join the Star Palace as a guest elder, you will be given a top-tier treasure, and there will be additional rewards for your contributions later."

"what?!"

The shaman suddenly stood up.

"A top-tier treasure."

Xingchen nodded with a smile: "And you don't need to handle any specific matters, just lend your name. Of course, you'll still need to contribute when needed."

Qian Wu's breathing quickened. This offer was far too generous! Keep in mind, all he possessed was a single ordinary treasure, which he had borrowed.

"I...I need to think about it."

Qian Wu forced himself to remain calm and said.

"Not urgent."

Xingchen stood up.

“You can take your time to think about it. But…”

He looked at Qianwu meaningfully: "If you miss this opportunity, you might not get this price next time."

The shaman only thought for a second.

"I promise!"

Xingchen smiled slightly: "A wise choice."

"but……"

The shaman scratched his head.

"Could I get a few valuable treasures in advance? This time on Primordial Star..."

Xingchen laughed heartily: "Don't worry, I'll prepare a suitable set of equipment for you. However..."

He deliberately put on a stern face.

"We need to be careful this time, lest someone die again."

Qianwu patted his chest and assured him, "With the Star Palace Master lending us the treasure, we will definitely be careful this time!"

"Alright, I will arrange for someone to deliver the treasure to the Qianwu Secret Realm."

Xingchen nodded.

As Xingchen's figure disappeared into the virtual universe, the Qianwu Kingdom ruler breathed a sigh of relief, his eyes gleaming with excitement.

"This time, we must turn things around!"