Swallowed Star: Wish Fulfillment System

"So this is what the Devouring Beast looked like before it was conceived, a black stone?" Xiao Yu looked at the virtual image in the void and suddenly realized.

He was very familiar with black stones.

He even personally found a black stone in his hometown, the Origin World. It was because that black stone contained endless vitality that he went to ask Elder Meng about it and learned that the black stone foreshadowed a terrible disaster.

But after experiencing many things, he buried this disaster deep in his heart.

Now, thanks to the demonstration by the Lord of Tianyuan Palace, Xiao Yu finally remembered and became nervous.

He still remembers clearly everything that Master Meng said back then.

These black stones are very common; even with Elder Meng's power at the time, he couldn't destroy them.

"Black stone?"

"Such a terrifying existence was actually born from a black stone?"

Yuan, Xingmang, Luofeng, Shazhou, Bingfeng and other Eternal Ancestral Gods all felt it was novel. This black stone looked too ordinary, without any strangeness.

It is astonishing that such a terrifying being could bring destruction to the entire Hengyuan Heavenly Realm.

"As you can see, this Devouring Beast was born from a black stone. This black stone looks very ordinary, just like any ordinary stone in any world," the Lord of Tianyuan Palace continued. "But this black stone is not ordinary. It contains terrifying vitality. Any living being that touches it can feel the terrifying vitality it contains. That vitality contains endless temptation, yet it is also very dangerous."

"Ordinary black stones contain endless vitality, which can only be felt by touching them."

The words of the Heavenly Abyss Palace Master left all the Eternal Ancestral Gods speechless.

They might have encountered such black stones before, but even if they did, they would only consider them useless, not treasures, and certainly wouldn't touch them themselves.

"These Devouring Beasts and these black stones are related to the survival of the Hengyuan Heavenly Realm. They may exist in any world, and some of the black stones may have already given birth to Devouring Beasts." The Lord of Tianyuan Palace ordered, "From today onwards, you thirty-three people need to explore the entire Hengyuan Heavenly Realm, find all the Devouring Beasts, and find all these black stones one by one. Do not miss a single one."

"Yes, Hall Master."

Xiao Yu, Yuan, Xingmang, Shazhou, and other Eternal Ancestral Gods all involuntarily accepted the order; faced with such a crisis, none of them refused.

"Of course, it's unrealistic to expect you to actually touch and identify them one by one. We have created a secret method for you to remotely investigate, greatly narrowing down the range of these black stones," said the Lord of Tianyuan Palace. "This investigation method, along with a lot of information about the Devouring Beast, will be transmitted to you."

"Thank you, Lord of the Palace."

The founders of Shazhou, Bingfeng, Yuan, Luofeng, and others were all deeply grateful.

Faced with such life-or-death missions, they would automatically accept them. However, if they were to touch and identify each one individually, the efficiency would be too slow. Even if they tried hundreds of millions of people, they might not be able to explore even one ten-thousandth of the spacetime range of Hengyuan Heaven.

With a wave of his hand, the Lord of Tianyuan Palace summoned thirty-three beams of light that appeared out of thin air and then flew toward the thirty-three Eternal Ancestral Gods.

A beam of light flew toward Xiao Yu's body at great speed, and a large amount of information instantly entered his mind.

These messages contain countless details about the Devourer Beasts, including their various stages of development, abilities, and weaknesses, and also contain a secret method for investigation.

"The Devouring Beast contains terrifying vitality. At the Lord level, its vitality can only be sensed by touch. Only after cultivating the Exploration Technique can one explore a black stone within the diameter of a Source World. Although it cannot be seen directly, it can indicate the location." Xiao Yu pondered the information carefully.

"Great."

"With this secret method of investigation, efficiency can be greatly improved."

"Not only can it directly lock onto the Devouring Beast that has been conceived, but it can also guide the location of the black stone. Following the guidance, you can then touch and identify it, which is indeed very convenient."

Luo Feng, Sha Zhou, Bing Feng, and the other Eternal Ancestral Gods were all very happy. With this exploration technique, the efficiency of exploration naturally increased countless times.

Although the exploration distance was not large, it made things much easier.

"The reason you can only sense the life force contained within the black stone by touching it is because your strength is too low. If you reach the level of a second-step Eternal Ancestral God, you can sense it from a distance. And if you reach the level of a third-step Eternal Ancestral God, you can recognize it naturally with just a glance. The higher your strength, the more you can sense its presence." Xiao Yu continued browsing the information and quickly understood.

He had previously discovered stones containing terrifying vitality in various source worlds, which he could sense from afar without touching them.

The Lord of Tianyuan Palace had already noticed this phenomenon.

But why don't the lords of the Eternal Land search for it themselves? With the strength of a sixth-step Eternal Ancestral God, even if they searched the entire Eternal Origin Heaven Realm, it probably wouldn't take them more than a day.

Even here, if they wanted to, they could know the specific information directly without having to explore each place one by one.

But the Lord of Tianyuan Palace and the others could not do it.

At least in terms of how it appears, it's impossible.

This is different from the power I know of at the level of a Six-Step Eternal Ancestral God.

"Perhaps it's because the Palace Masters weren't born from this cycle of annihilation, and their own strength was suppressed by the Hengyuan Heavenly Realm," Xiao Yu thought to himself.

suddenly--

The Lord of Tianyuan Palace said, "Your collection of black stones will be of great merit to the entire Hengyuan Heavenly Realm. We will not be stingy and will give you some small items in exchange."

The small item that the Palace Master took out was a rare treasure even for beings like the Ice Peak Ancestor and the Heavenly Fire Ancestor.

"What treasures are there?" asked the Star Lord.

"The types of treasures include weapons, secret treasures, ancient books, auxiliary treasures, rare treasures, and various other resources," the Lord of Tianyuan Palace said with a smile. He casually waved his hand, and a list appeared in the void.

The list was filled with unique characters formed by secret runes. Although Xiao Yu did not recognize the characters, he could understand their meaning.

At the very top, NO.1, is a Miniature Chaotic Origin Space, a treasure at the level of a Seven-Step Eternal Ancestral God. It requires one trillion merit points to exchange. Due to special circumstances, it failed to form a true Chaotic Origin Space. It contains vast primordial energy, can be refined, and can be integrated into the body, granting the user certain characteristics of a Chaotic Origin Space. NO.2, is the *Abyss of Life*, a seven-step Eternal Ancestral God level tome. It also requires one trillion merit points to exchange. The difficulty of comprehending it is extremely high, requiring mastery of the highest level of life power and a mental will reaching the level of a Three-Step Eternal Ancestral God to comprehend it. (Those with a mental will below the level of a Three-Step Eternal Ancestral God are prohibited from comprehending it!)
(If the Primordial Ancestor of Chaos were to cultivate, he would need to use the Divine Fruit of Life and the Abyss Fruit, and evolve his Life Core before he could cultivate.)
NO3, "Illusion Creator", is a seven-step Eternal Ancestral God level inheritance. It requires one trillion merits to exchange and is extremely difficult to comprehend. It requires mastering the Chaotic Origin Soul Dao, Chaotic Origin World Dao, and Chaotic Origin Dream Dao. Only by mastering these three Chaotic Origin Daos at the same time and cultivating them to an extremely deep level can one truly become the "Illusion Creator". Upon completion, one can create an illusionary world comparable to the Chaotic Origin Space.

……

NO158, Crystal of Nothingness, a treasure at the level of a seventh-step Eternal Ancestral God. It requires 100 billion merits to exchange. Cultivators who have mastered the Dao of Nothingness can comprehend the Crystal of Nothingness and have a chance to reach the level of transforming nothingness into existence in one fell swoop.

……

NO10058, "Body of the Abyss", a six-step Eternal Ancestral God level inheritance, requires 30 million merits to exchange. One must master the highest level of Abyss Power and Life Power to enter the field. After mastering the cultivation, one can transform into the Abyss.

……

NO.8957123, God-Slaying Blade, a weapon treasure at the level of a three-step Eternal Ancestral God, requires [resources/resources] to exchange.
……

The list contains countless rare treasures and inheritances from the Hunyuan Space, numbering in the millions.

"So many treasures!" Xingmang exclaimed in awe.

“These millions of treasures are all incredibly precious. Even the worst of them are at the level of a third-step Eternal Ancestral God,” the Sand Boat Ancestor exclaimed in amazement.

The worst treasures listed in the exchange list by the Lord of Tianyuan Palace were all at the level of a three-step eternal ancestral god.

Treasures at the level of the Three-Step Eternal Ancestral God require one to one hundred merit points to exchange. The exchange of weapons and secret treasures is generally lower, requiring around one merit point. The power contained within them is more troublesome, such as weapons containing soul power, which require five merit points to exchange.

Defensive treasures are worth at least five merits, and some powerful defensive treasures are worth more than ten merits.

Some one-time use treasures, which can unleash the power of a three-step Eternal Ancestral God, have an exchange value between three and ten merits.

Some auxiliary treasures are worth between ten and one hundred merits.

Some inheritances at the level of the Three-Step Eternal Ancestral God usually require one hundred merit points to exchange.

Treasures at the level of the Fourth Step Eternal Ancestral God require between one hundred and ten thousand merit points to exchange. Weapons and secret treasures are the least valuable, while some auxiliary treasures are slightly more valuable. The most valuable are still the classic texts and inheritances, and some secret techniques are also extremely valuable.

Treasures at the level of a fifth-step Eternal Ancestral God require between 10,000 and 1 million merit points to exchange. Some of these treasures, capable of unleashing a one-time attack comparable to the full power of a sixth-step Eternal Ancestral God, also fall into this category.

A treasure at the level of a sixth-step Eternal Ancestral God requires between one million and one billion merit points to exchange for.

There are 300 treasures at the Seven Steps Eternal Ancestral God level. The merit required to exchange for them varies greatly, ranging from one billion to one trillion merits. Some precious classic texts, such as "The Abyss of Life," "The Abyss Walker," and "The Time Traveler," generally require around one trillion merits to exchange for.

Some rare items are also very valuable, such as the 'Crystal of Nothingness' ranked 158th and the 'Intent of Decline' ranked 182nd, which generally require around 100 billion merit points to exchange.

"The number one ranked miniature Chaos Origin Space, the Eternal Land actually has such a treasure." Xiao Yu was also very surprised. However, when he explored the Chaos Origin Space, he also discovered some miniature source worlds, and even some rare treasures formed from some unformed mysterious places.

Since these rare treasures can exist, it's not surprising that miniature Chaos Spaces exist in the vast and endless Chaos Space.

"One trillion merits is equivalent to one hundred billion black stones, or one trillion juvenile Devouring Beasts, or ten adult Devouring Beasts." Xiao Yu also saw the line of runes at the bottom of the list.

In the Eternal Land, 10,000 black stones can be exchanged for one merit, and a Devouring Beast in its infancy can also be exchanged for one merit.

A fully grown Devouring Beast is worth hundreds of billions of merits, enough to exchange for a Void Crystal.

“The power of adult Devouring Beasts is so terrifying that even the Palace Masters cannot completely kill them, and even if they discover them, they cannot deal with them.” Xiao Yu shook his head.

He had no interest whatsoever in the allure of a hundred billion merits for an adult Devourer.

"A fully grown Devouring Beast can have a hundred billion merits! That's incredibly tempting. How many treasures can a hundred billion merits be exchanged for?" Fang Zheng looked at the list, his mouth practically watering.

As a special progenitor of chaos, he was born immortal and at the peak of strength. Over the long years, he witnessed the emergence of one lord after another, and he was very envious and jealous.

He also hopes that his skills can be further improved.

Now he sees hope.

"The Heart of the Great Radiance can transform the life core of a primordial being, making it more compatible with the material world." Ancestor Fang Zheng was very hopeful. "Using one of these could potentially allow one to break through to the level of an Eternal Ancestral God."

"It is said that the strength of the Sand Boat Ancestor was able to transform because he had a fortuitous encounter in the Abyss of Destruction and obtained two Destruction Fruits, which allowed his life core to evolve again, thus advancing him to the level of Eternal Ancestral God and becoming a Step-Eternal Ancestral God." Fang Zheng had also heard some secret information.

The Heart of the Great Radiance is a special treasure at the level of a third-step Eternal Ancestral God, and it requires one hundred merit points to exchange for.

"The Divine Fruit of Life, a rare treasure at the level of a third-step Eternal Ancestral God, is actually like the Fruit of Destruction. After the Primordial Ancestor of Chaos consumes it, it can cause his life core to transform and evolve in a direction more suitable for the lineage of life." The Golden Lotus Ancestor was also looking forward to it. "The Divine Fruit of Life requires one hundred merits to exchange for one, which is one million black stones."

It must be said that the Life Fruit is extremely valuable.

"The Dao Fruit of Birth and Death contains a rare treasure of the Chaotic Origin Dao of Birth and Death. One must master at least one of the three Chaotic Origin Daos: the Chaotic Origin Dao of Life, the Chaotic Origin Dao of Destruction, and the Chaotic Origin Dao of Birth and Death. After use, it allows a cultivator to quickly master one of the Chaotic Origin Daos of Birth and Death, and the newly mastered Chaotic Origin Dao of Birth and Death will definitely not overlap with the Chaotic Origin Dao that the user originally mastered." Luo Feng looked at the form with great surprise. "Exchange requires 150 merits. If I use it, I can immediately master the third Chaotic Origin Dao."

Luo Feng's previous idea was to use the Chaos Origin Material Dao as the third Chaos Origin Dao to comprehend, but now that he has seen this form, he has a new idea.

“One and a half million black stones.” Luo Feng thought to himself, “The information passed on by the Lord of Tianyuan Palace indicates that there are countless black stones in Hengyuan Heaven Realm, and black stones may exist in every source world.”

Luo Feng governs nearly a trillion Origin Worlds. If all Origin Worlds possessed Black Stones, that would amount to nearly a trillion stones, which could be exchanged for hundreds of millions of merits.

With so many merits, how many treasures could one exchange for!

"If I could find all the black stones, I could exchange them for hundreds of one-time treasures comparable to a full-force attack from a six-step Eternal Ancestral God," Luo Feng thought to himself.

"The mission deadline is fifty million epochs," said the Lord of Tianyuan Palace. "If we cannot find all the Devouring Beasts and the black stone within ten million epochs, the entire Hengyuan Heavenly Realm will be plunged into crisis!!"

The Heavenly Abyss Palace Master's voice boomed, possessing a terrifying power that calmed all the Eternal Ancestral Gods. (End of Chapter)