Swallowing the Starry Sky for Billions of Years

Chapter 760 The Old Man
As the great war was about to end, Gu En spent the last time refining a powerful treasure in the Jiehai Tower. During this period, the universe was too turbulent, and many universe venerables were innocently swept away by the aftershocks when they went out. Nowhere was as safe as home.

Seeing that Gunn was somewhat distracted while handling the materials, the headless energy entity asked, "What's wrong? You don't seem very focused."

"The great war is over, but the storm was too fierce. Ten eras have passed, but it feels like an eternity," Gunn sighed.

"It's not a storm," the headless energy entity said calmly. "Only a dozen or so universe lords have died, and you call that a great war?"

“Many avatars of the Lords of the Universe have been annihilated, and many primordial treasures have been exhausted. Isn’t this war enough?” Gunn disagreed.

"I said, it's not a war. How many universe lords have died in your human race? How many have died in the demon race? How many universe lords have died in the Northern Frontier Alliance and the Ancestral God Cult?" The headless energy entity's questioning immediately made Gu En ponder, but the headless energy entity did not intend to let him go. "It was just a scheme to make those troublesome universe lords die, to consume the high-level resources of the universe as a whole, and to make most universe lords unable to resist seeking a backer."

"The greatest significance of this great war is that it made the Lords of the Universe realize the possibility of their demise. More importantly, it cleared out the reserves of primordial treasures. This is the only real benefit of this great war. Without enough primordial treasures, the Lords of the Universe will feel insecure to some extent, and will naturally band together and join certain alliances."

"Such calculations are more harmful than beneficial to the alliance, aren't they?" Gunn immediately understood, but his expression changed as soon as he said it.

"How could that be? If most universe lords have powerful backers, then naturally a tacit understanding will form. This tacit understanding is the order of the original universe, a peaceful order. Lacking a sense of security, everyone will try to maintain peace. Those lone wolves will no longer be important. Once they become a minority, they can only obey. Moreover, some have had their treasures stolen, and some have had their clones destroyed. Naturally, opposing positions will emerge. This is what most people want to see. With positions, beings with the same position can have a little more trust on the basis of cooperation."

The headless energy being spoke eloquently.

"You didn't react immediately because your status wasn't high enough, meaning your strength wasn't strong enough, so you couldn't see the whole picture. But you must remember, in the universe, there are no conspiracies, at most there's just an information gap. But at this point, it's hard to say how much information gap still exists in the original universe that can affect the overall situation. What remains constant in the universe is suppression."

"The strong suppress the weak, the knowledgeable suppress the ignorant. If you want to see the situation clearly in the storm, then you should ascend to the position of the Lord of the Universe as quickly as possible. If you want to stand at the center of the storm and influence the situation, then you must first obtain the inheritance of our Lord. You must be strong, strong enough, to do it."

"I understand." Gunn was initially hard to accept, but after thinking it through, everything became simple. This was probably a tacit agreement among all of humanity. That's why the headless energy entity said that the current shortage of primordial treasures in the original universe was a real issue. Since it was an open conspiracy, it was naturally carried out openly. Looking at the universe lords who had died, they were mostly those who had committed many evils, did not abide by the rules and were difficult to control, or had hastily joined the alliance after provoking enemies.

At the same time, I had some other thoughts on my mind.

'Perhaps, Dan Chan's clone should go back.'

……

"It's really not easy to see you." Femor invited Gunn and others to a gathering at Thunder Hill, and he was still able to chat and laugh with Gunn.

"Tsk tsk, the wine brewed by Snow Frontier Wood Heart, the delicacies made by Wood Prosperity Star Dragon in the Glory Secret Realm... I heard about these things when I was on a mission during my Realm Lord days. It takes about 10,000 epochs to mature. These are not things that can be bought with money. In the Primitive Universe, even Kings have to queue up to buy them! Even in the Virtual Universe, they are so expensive that they make my heart race." Wu Di Shilang's eyes lit up as he picked up a piece of thigh meat and stuffed it directly into his mouth.

"Eat less!" Lant was so distressed he almost snatched a piece back from his mouth. "This dragon isn't even as big as me, and you ate a whole thigh in one bite?"

"Delicious." Udi Shilang licked his lips.

Femor waved his hand: "It's alright, we'll just have another one after we finish eating."

Kander, who was sitting next to Aya, was surprised: "You're really Femo?"

The Han from the Wild God Clan also picked up the wine with suspicion and examined it closely: "It's genuine. It's truly rare. When has Fei Mo ever treated someone to more than one Hunyuan unit?"

“I remember there was one, but it was Dota who paid for it. After Dota fell, that guy never treated anyone,” Alingtu said.

As soon as the room fell silent, everyone stood up.

“My sister is about to give birth, I’m going to go see her.” Wudi Shilang stood up.

"Ah, it's almost my turn to comprehend the Chaos Stele." Lant and the others also quickly stood up.

Kander moved quickly, grabbing the still somewhat bewildered Aya and preparing to run, but was stopped by Femor: "You don't have a sister."

Without batting an eye, Candri said, "I'm planning to have the baby."

Upon hearing this, everyone burst into laughter, and Fermoe gritted his teeth: "How could you do this? Even though it's still about borrowing money, you should have looked at this first."

Femor didn't dare to linger, knowing he was afraid of being borrowed again. He took out a piece of crystal, in which a pale purple liquid rippled, revealing a captivating light.

“Your Excellency, only you among us have the authority to temporarily lift the physical restrictions here and restore our divine bodies,” Femor said, looking at Gunn. This is Thunder Mountain!

Even if not, in the corresponding areas, everyone maintains the most basic cosmic-level physical strength. Only Gunn can be temporarily unsealed in the virtual universe or even Thunder Mountain. This is the privilege of a cosmic venerable. Of course, it can only be unsealed temporarily and on a small scale.

If we have to name one, we could include Ying Jun. After things settled down in the core area, Ying Jun gradually found his own path. Some time before the destruction of the Pantheon, he became a Space Venerable. However, he and the members of the first Cosmic Genius Battle were only familiar with Gu En and Wu Di Shi Lang, so they were naturally not invited.

Gunn nodded, and Femor tried it out. Sure enough, after the restriction was lifted, he raised the strength of his divine body to the level of a beginner-level king.

"Look, everyone."

Femo opened the crystal and poured out the purple liquid inside. About 1 gram of the purple liquid landed on Femo's body, and his divine body began to show a trace of purple, obviously being eroded. As the liquid dripped, his divine body gradually annihilated. However, after 100 grams of a piece of crystal had been poured out, Femo's divine body had lost a full 3%.

"Let's see." Femo took out another piece of crystal. After restoring his divine body, he adjusted it to a high-level Marquis. It only weighed about 10 grams, but Femo's divine body lost more than half of it. However, because it was a virtual universe, everything was simulated, so it did not have any effect on Femo.

"This is the potion I've concocted, capable of annihilating a divine body. It's not the kind I use myself; it's a poison. It only needs to be applied to certain objects to take effect, and anyone can use it. However, I'm currently facing two difficulties. One is that it's difficult to increase the concentration further, meaning the effect can't be enhanced any more. The other is the difficulty of extraction. We need to overcome the basic substance, otherwise the cost of refining even one gram is too high, and no one will buy my potion." Femor was very honest this time. "I won't hide it from you. This time, the requirements are very difficult. Both the concentration and the extraction may be the wrong approach. To improve the effect, I will first try the existing methods. If that fails, I may need to start all over again."

"What's your name?" Candri asked.

“I plan to name it after myself.” Fisher was still quite proud of this, a smug look on his face.

"If successful, it will be more efficient in the process of bestowing titles, so it is indeed worthwhile. How many are needed?" This time it was Wudi Shilang who asked.

"If we conduct 10,000 experiments on the existing path, we would need 30 billion mixed units. Of course, this is only a small-scale modification experiment. There will be many such repeated experiments, and we would need about 30,000 more before I make large-scale modifications. In total, we would need 150,000 attempts to determine whether the existing path is successful or not. If we were to start over, we would need at least 80 billion mixed units to get results."

"It's too expensive." Both Kandri and Aya are at the limit of the King level, but their net worth is only a few hundred billion. Aya is favored by the founder of the Chaos Monument and her net worth is several times that of Kandri, but even she can't support this kind of research.

“That’s why I called everyone here. Once this medicine reaches a profitable level, I can pay it back very quickly,” Femor assured.

“That’s for sure. But in the universe, there are countless pharmacists, and the number of mature potions is always limited. It’s destined to be difficult, and it’s easy to end up with nothing,” Han also began to express his opinion.

Lant and Alingtu remained silent.

Lant was only a high-ranking marquis, while Alingtu was stronger but barely reached the high-ranking king level. Alingtu was more daring than Lant. When the Ghost Tomb Clan was still around, he dared to venture into the outer battlefields, which he deserved. However, with a net worth in the tens of billions, there was even less he could actually contribute.

Although they were close, the difference in their strength meant that even when they occasionally got together, they would feel awkward. This was why Gunn rarely spoke; whenever he did, no matter what he said, everyone would choose to listen, which would affect the atmosphere of the gathering.

"I'm offering the pre-sale rights to this potion in exchange for investment. For every 0.1%, I'll get 5 million Chaos Units, with a maximum of 100 billion Chaos Units per person. I won't sell to anyone else. Even if my potion formulation fails, I'll compensate 35% within one hundred million epochs, and then gradually repay 15% over time, guaranteeing to pay back half." Femo also knew that no matter how good the relationship, he couldn't get something for nothing; he had to share the risks and rewards.

With this guarantee, everyone quickly invested some money.

After the main events were over, everyone started chatting. The members of the first Genius Battle have now basically determined their futures. Among them, only Kandri and Aya have a clear chance of pursuing the Venerable level. After that, Han, Fei Mo, Qi Tong and others are in another tier. It is possible, but the chances are very slim.

Especially Aya, although she was resurrected once through time reversal, she also fought against the Zerg Queen once in the Queen's Nest. The mental training she underwent was extremely intense. Among everyone, her mental will is the strongest. In everyone's eyes, she is probably also the most outstanding.

Besides these, there are Kandri and Han. Han is a member of the Wild God Clan, whose talent increases with cultivation. He can be traced back to the originator of the Giant Axe, so he also has a good chance.

After chatting for a while, Gunn left first, followed by Candri and Aya. Only then did the remaining people feel much more relaxed.

"Qi Tong really didn't expect that when she was chosen for the Chaos Stele, everyone thought she was content with mediocrity, but now she's also trying to reach the peak of the King-level realm. It's truly terrifying," Wu Di Shi Lang sighed. "It's a pity she still goes it alone. Of the 1000 people in our first Genius Battle, only a little over a hundred remain. How many years has it been?"

“Those who survive are less likely to perish. My wish is to create a profitable potion that even kings can use, so that I won’t lack cultivation resources in the future,” Femo said viciously.

Lant shook his head: "I won't argue with you. The current extraterrestrial battlefield isn't that scary. It's basically impossible to find a Venerable. I plan to go and try my luck. If I can break through to the King level, I'll return to my universe kingdom and cultivate slowly."

Alingtu pondered, "I want to create a secret technique that others can learn by simply studying, but I myself have only recently mastered teleportation. How should I do it?"

Udi Shilang smiled.

His close friend Gu En, brother-in-law Ying Jun, and ancestor Han Gong Wang (now Han Gong Venerable) are his three great backers, plus his teacher. When he reaches a bottleneck in his cultivation, he can just ask for a little something. Effort? What's the point of effort? He can slowly beg his way up to the peak of the King-level realm before he starts talking about it.