The liver is a late bloomer!

Xu Chen listened quietly to the shopkeeper's words, rapidly deducing a complete story outline in his mind.

“Those two Holy Venerables used this bit of authority to create an area within the Dao Network that was not monitored by the Heavenly Dao of the Divine Race.”

"Upon entering that area, half of one's true spirit from the river of time will be extracted and combined with one's consciousness to form a true body. If the true body dies in that area, the original body will also die."

"Within it, all things forbidden by the Divine Race can be done."

“Aside from actively revealing their identity or having their words and actions guessed, even the two powerful Saint Venerables with authority cannot deduce their true identities through the Dao Network.”

"This should meet the senior's requirement to conceal his identity."

"In addition, life-or-death gambling is also one of them. You can win or lose in the casino, or you can join in yourself. As long as you can keep winning, you can earn as many Great Dao Origin Immortal Crystals as you want."

The shopkeeper paused for a moment, then hesitated before continuing.

"However, if the alien races want to enter, they must complete a task for the Dark Dao Network or pay ten million catties of Great Dao Origin Immortal Crystals."

"Although our shop can find out this kind of information, we still need to pay three million catties of Dao Origin Immortal Crystals to the middleman in order to find the specific entrance."

"The cost is quite high."

Upon hearing these two prices, Xu Chen fell silent, picked up the immortal tea on the table, and took a sip.

"Can you help me find out what types of missions the Dark Path Network requires us to perform?" Xu Chen asked.

"There are many different paths to follow, depending on one's cultivation level and the path one chooses."

"As a Saint-grade alchemist, you should be able to get relatively easy tasks among them," the shopkeeper said.

"In that case, we'll have to wait a while."

"Also, where can I take on some orthodox alchemy or Qi refining missions?" Xu Chen decided to gather three million catties of Great Dao Origin Immortal Crystals first.

"There are too many to list. Senior can receive missions from the Dao Network, right in the birth hall."

"With the Heavenly Dao of the Divine Clan, we can intercept missions issued by various major powers and merchant guilds, as long as we pay a certain deposit."

"Okay, I'll go try it first."

Xu Chen nodded slightly, then took his leave and left the cave.

In the Dao Net world, Xu Chen sat in the main seat of the birth hall.

A giant light screen hung above the main hall, displaying tasks suitable for Saint-grade alchemists and weapon refiners.

"Although the God Clan is very powerful, they are not much stronger than the human race in unorthodox methods."

"Saint-grade alchemists and weapon refiners are considered top-tier, high-paid talents here."

Looking at the rewards listed after each task, Xu Chen felt that it wouldn't be difficult to gather three million Great Dao Origin Immortal Crystals.

"Accept all the top 300 alchemy tasks on the list for me," Xu Chen said, waving his hand dismissively.

As soon as Xu Chen finished speaking, three hundred spatial artifacts were teleported into Xu Chen's main hall, containing the formula and materials for refining the Saint Pill, with a countdown timer.

Inside the temporary cave dwelling, the Dao Net Immortal Artifact emitted a special light, manifesting three hundred spatial Dao artifacts, each with a number corresponding to a specific task.

Xu Chen waved his hand, and a post-natal spiritual treasure alchemy furnace appeared in the cave.

"Let's get to work and earn three million catties of Great Dao Origin Immortal Crystals as soon as possible."

The spatial artifact, numbered one, flew into Xu Chen's hand.

The materials, piled up like a small mountain, floated in mid-air. Xu Chen picked up the pill formula, glanced at it a few times, and then began to refine it with the immortal fire inside the Acquired Spiritual Treasure Pill Furnace.

For a period of time afterward, Xu Chen transformed into a ruthless alchemy machine.

They accomplished all the tasks brilliantly in just one hundred years.

The total reward for the mission was 390,000 catties of Dao Origin Immortal Crystals.

"The first time I've earned hard-earned money with the Great Dao Origin Immortal Crystal."

Looking at the rewards for these tasks, Xu Chen couldn't help but sigh. He couldn't remember how many years it had been since he had worked like a beast of burden.

"continue!"

"Accept three hundred more Saint Pill missions!"

Time flies, and nine hundred years have passed in the blink of an eye.

When Xu Chen looked at the three million Dao Origin Immortal Crystals he had collected, he did a quick calculation and suddenly realized that these Dao Origin Immortal Crystals were only enough for him to cultivate in that secret realm for a hundred years.

Take your time!

Xu Chen left the cave and arrived at the Alien Know-It-All Shop.

"The three million catties of Dao Origin Immortal Crystals have been gathered. You can make the contact now."

A spatial artifact containing three million catties of Dao Origin Immortal Crystals appeared before the shopkeeper.

After checking it over and confirming that everything was correct, the shopkeeper nodded to Xu Chen and then began to connect with him telepathically.

Xu Chen sipped his immortal tea, silently easing the frustration he had accumulated from refining pills over the past nine hundred years.

An hour later, the shopkeeper looked up at Xu Chen again.

"The senior has already made the arrangements."

"Do not log in to the Dao Network for three days. After that time, a black portal will appear in your main hall."

"You only need to change your appearance before entering. Once you enter the Dark Dao Network, even a Saint Venerable expert will not be able to detect your identity."

"Okay." A smile appeared on Xu Chen's face.

"Come on, since we're in a good mood today, I'll treat you to some drinks, and we can chat about some interesting things that have happened to the God Clan."

Xu Chen stood up and, without allowing the shopkeeper and waiter to refuse, led them directly to their favorite restaurant.

Nine hundred years later, that restaurant has developed many new dishes.

The private room was filled with birdsong and fragrant flowers, a truly enchanting scene.

Xu Chen sat at the head of the large table in the space, looking at the somewhat reserved shopkeeper and waiter opposite him.

"We've known each other for so many years, there's no need to be so formal."

The miniature teleportation array on the large table in the space began to transmit dishes one after another.

There are also some special dishes that are served by the restaurant staff themselves.

An extremely tempting aroma of food tantalized Xu Chen's taste buds, and he couldn't resist picking up his chopsticks and gesturing to the shopkeeper and waiter to eat quickly.

After a few cups of the immortal wine, the shopkeeper's complexion became rosy, and he started talking more.

His words were filled with gratitude towards Xu Chen.

"Senior, our shop has been here for over 190,000 years, and this is the first time we've encountered such a generous and powerful clan leader as you." The shopkeeper raised his wine cup to Xu Chen.

"No need for that. Your service has satisfied me, which has saved me a lot of trouble."

"You got the money, and I got the information. It's a win-win situation, which is what I like to see most," Xu Chen said with a slight smile, raising his glass.

After downing a glass of wine, the shopkeeper's complexion became even rosier.

"Actually, there is still one piece of information that I haven't told you yet, senior. Given the current situation, even if it's uncertain, I would like to tell you about it." The shopkeeper's ruddy face showed a slightly formal expression.

Xu Chen, who was enjoying his meal, put down his chopsticks, his expression turning serious. The fact that even the shopkeeper of this small restaurant hadn't confirmed the news must be very important to him.

"When I chatted with the senior before, he once said that he wanted to find a way to return to his clan as soon as possible, but the Star Chart Tower can only travel half the distance." The shopkeeper paused at this point.

Xu Chen nodded slightly.

"The Star Chart Divine Tower is a supreme innate treasure, and its owner is one of the three great holy masters of our race."

"It is rumored that if our clan's Holy Lord were to personally control it, its power would be dozens of times greater than the range that the Star Chart Divine Tower could transmit. Of course, I have only heard this news occasionally and have not yet verified it."

When the shopkeeper saw Xu Chen's "You dare to mess with me" expression, he quickly continued, "Besides our clan's Holy Lord, there is another Holy Venerable expert in our clan who can control the Star Chart Divine Tower."

"I only heard about it by chance, and I haven't found out who it is yet."

"I believe that with your strength, you should be able to get that Saint Venerable expert to take action."

"Next time, just get to the point," Xu Chen said, frowning.

For him to expect an invincible Saint Venerable level expert to take action was simply wishful thinking.

However, if it's a Saint Venerable Realm expert, he might have some solutions, but first we need to determine who it is.

"This news is very important to me, thank you for your help, shopkeeper."

"A generous reward will be given if you find out the details."

"We have known each other for thousands of years, senior. There is no need for any further thanks. This is all as we should do," the shopkeeper said righteously.

At this moment, the waiter who had been eating the rice next to him stared blankly at his boss, with an expression that said, "You're kidding me."

"Haha." Xu Chen laughed heartily.

Three days later, in the Dao Net world, Xu Chen saw a small black teleportation portal in the corner as soon as he entered the main hall.

"Let's go take a look."

Xu Chen created a temporary clone, attached his divine sense to it, and controlled the clone to transform into the appearance of an ordinary young man from the Divine Race.

Stepping through the portal, Xu Chen found himself on a grand avenue paved with black crystals.

"Enter my Dark Dao Network, hand over ten million catties of Great Dao Origin Immortal Crystals or accept a mission."

Xu Chen was faced with two choices.

"I choose to accept the mission."

In an instant, a black light screen appeared in the sky, displaying tens of thousands of tasks in white light.

"Completing one of them will allow you to enter the Dark Path Network."

Xu Chen looked at the tasks above and searched for a long time before finding one that suited him.

Refine ten thousand Netherworld Luoshui Sacred Pills.

“Mission number 13,764,” Xu Chen said, looking at the black light screen.

"Yes!" a loud voice rang out.

A spatial artifact and a jade slip containing a pill formula fell into Xu Chen's hands.

Inside the temporary cave dwelling, Xu Chen looked at the recipe for the Netherworld Luoshui Sacred Pill with a somewhat strange expression.

He had refined this sacred pill before in the Chaos Gate of the Sacred White Space. The pill formula was exactly the same, the only difference being the name.

In the Sacred White Space, this sacred pill is called the Oath of Death Pill. If one takes this pill and makes a vow to the Heavenly Dao, and fails to fulfill it, even a Great Venerable Realm expert will surely die.

Xu Chen closed his eyes, recalling his alchemy insights after successfully refining this pill.

"Forget it, now is not the time to explore this. Let's refine the pills first." Xu Chen looked at the pill refining hall in the distance.

Xu Chen, familiar with the process, didn't even need to know the pill formulas. He simply took out the materials and transformed into a ruthless pill-refining machine.

In order to speed up the completion of the mission, Xu Chen had Da Xu specially modify the acquired spiritual treasure separately.

Xu Chen can now refine hundreds of Saint Pills and ten thousand Netherworld Luoshui Pills in one batch. He only needs to refine one hundred batches.

"Based on the time calculation, it should take about 150 years to complete the mission. In the meantime, should I learn some other supernatural abilities and disguise myself a little?" Xu Chen pondered while refining pills.

"Unfortunately, there is no way to learn the supernatural powers and techniques of the Yushen Clan. Now we can only settle for second best and learn the supernatural powers of the surrounding great clans."

"When the time comes, they'll use their supernatural powers to create a huge commotion inside, and they won't even think about me." Xu Chen's eyes grew brighter as he spoke.

One hundred and fifty years passed in the blink of an eye. When Xu Chen finished refining the last batch of Netherworld Luoshui Pills, he couldn't help but shout out.

"The life of an ox or horse is finally over!"

After carefully storing the last batch of holy pills, Xu Chen couldn't wait to head to the Alien Know-It-All Shop.

The once quiet little shop was now crowded with Nebula Clan members, all surrounding the shopkeeper and inquiring about various news from the outer realm capital world, especially interested in the news of the various geniuses of the Divine Race.

At the waiter's invitation, Xu Chen entered the back room of the shop.

"Why are there so many alien races today?" Xu Chen asked curiously.

"Internal strife within the Nebula Clan has resulted in the formation of three factions, all of which are evenly matched and none can gain the upper hand."

"Therefore, the most important factor in vying for dominance over the Nebula Clan is the opinion of my God-Controlling Clan."

"Those Nebula Clan outside are one of the forces that want to visit the various Saint Venerable-level forces within the Divine Guardian Clan. They are currently gathering information here." The waiter's face was beaming with smiles; the more customers he had, the more salary he would receive.

Upon hearing this, Xu Chen became somewhat interested.

"Tell me about the Nebula Clan."

"The Nebula Clan originally had three Saint Venerable experts. Later, they were ordered by our clan's Saint Lord to explore the deep space of the Star Sea. As a result, they encountered an invincible Saint Venerable level behemoth along the way."

"Originally, the giant beasts had no intention of paying attention to them, and they could have escaped."

"But in order to gain merit, the three Holy Venerables actually devised a plan to steal one of the giant beast's divine eyes and returned it at the cost of exhausting all their own resources."

"The giant beast was furious and swallowed the three Saint Venerables whole. It came to settle accounts with the Nebula Clan, but was blocked by our clan's three Saint Lords."

"And that divine eye was refined into a supreme innate treasure, becoming a part of our race's Heavenly Dao."

"Since then, the Nebula Clan has become the chief subordinate race of my God-Controlling Clan, receiving massive amounts of resources every year, just so that the Nebula Clan can produce a Saint Venerable Realm expert again."

“In an environment of absolute peace, with no external enemies, chaos arose within the Nebula Clan.”

"As for the detailed information, I can find it if you need it," the shop assistant said respectfully to Xu Chen.

"Okay, have your shopkeeper send me a portion when he's not busy." Xu Chen nodded, feeling that his problem seemed to be solved.

The shopkeeper dealt with the Nebula Clan until late at night before hurriedly coming to the back room to see Xu Chen.

"Sir, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting," the shopkeeper said apologetically.

"It's alright, I'll just have some free time anyway."

"I came here to ask you, among the alien races with Saint Venerable Realm experts in the vicinity, which race's supernatural abilities are easiest to obtain, preferably top-tier immortal supernatural abilities?" Xu Chen asked directly.

Without saying a word, the shopkeeper gently raised his hand, and a ray of light appeared in his palm, which slowly condensed into a black teleportation portal.

"Understood." Xu Chen smiled slightly. (End of Chapter)