Devouring the Stars: The Lord of the Sky

Chapter 151 Huge Wealth
"After you are sent out, remember to visit my Heavenly Frost Temple in the real world."

Seeing Lu Jin's firm attitude, the King of Tianshuang gave him a word of advice.

After a pause, the Heavenly Frost King continued, "Your clone is already a Realm Lord, and the Realm Lord level is the best stage of cultivation. There is a lot to learn. I will arrange a set of secret techniques for you later."

As for the Path of the Beast God, we'll discuss that once you've fully mastered the "Heavenly Frost Secret Manual."

Lu Jin bowed and said, "This disciple thanks you, teacher."

"Okay, I'll have AI send you information about those treasures later. Is there anything else?"

The King of Tianshuang waved his hand, preparing to hang up the video call.

"Teacher, I have another question for you."

"What's the matter?"

Lu Jin asked, "How can non-members of the five major powers purchase high-level secret manuals?"

He could definitely make a fortune by selling these treasures.

Zi Ni Chang's divine body is already a top-tier cosmic overlord, but her secret techniques are quite lacking. It is very necessary to provide her with some ultimate secret techniques so that she can create her own ultimate secret techniques.

The King of Tianshuang Kingdom said, "Generally speaking, the secret manuals that can be bought from the outside world are at most top-level secret techniques."

The top-tier secret techniques are also sufficient for immortals below the rank of King.

If one's strength reaches the King level and is demonstrated under the witness of the virtual universe, one will receive an invitation from the 'Hongmeng'.

The Hongmeng is a highly inclusive alliance organization composed of human powerhouses and powerhouses from many other races in the universe. Each member possesses at least the strength to be crowned a king.

After joining the Hongmeng, one can purchase higher-level secret techniques within the Hongmeng.

Upon hearing this, Lu Jin's heart skipped a beat.

Damn it, how could we forget about the Hongmeng, such a super organization? That's so wrong of us.

At this moment, the King of Tianshuang Kingdom jokingly asked, "Has your girlfriend reached the level of a queen?"

Tsk tsk~, luckily this kid is talented, otherwise he would really become a gigolo.

Lu Jin: "."

King?

No, no, no, once the shortcomings in treasures and secret techniques are made up, Zi Ni Chang will be able to rank as a super strong person, number 24 on the human race's strength ranking!

The two then ended the video call.

Not long after, Fatty said, "Master, your teacher has sent over the information about those treasures."

"Show it on the screen so I can see it."

Lu Jin gave the instructions.

The next moment, descriptions of many treasures appeared on the virtual screen in front of them.

[Purgatory Demon Stone, a key material for a powerful treasure, valued at 600 billion Chaos Units per ton]

The Netherworld Demon Tree yields 99 Netherworld Demon Fruits every 10,000 epochs. These fruits enhance one's talent in cultivating spatial laws; repeated consumption is ineffective. Each Netherworld Demon Fruit is worth 10 billion Chaos Units, and the Netherworld Demon Tree is worth 90 Treasure Points.

[Abyssal Demon Iron, a key material for powerful treasures, price: 30 billion Chaos Units/ton]

[Black Nirvana Stone, a key material for powerful treasures, valued at 3000 billion Chaos Units per ton]

The Twilight Purple Tree grows 10,000 Twilight Purple Leaves every thousand epochs. Consuming Twilight Purple Leaves can enhance one's talent in cultivating the Law of Light. Each Twilight Purple Leaf is worth 1 million Mixed Yuan Units, and the Twilight Purple Tree is worth 10 Heavy Treasure Points.

[Fire Prison Stone Marrow, a key material for a powerful treasure, valued at 1200 billion Chaos Units per ton]

【Nine Abyss Pure Sand, a supreme auxiliary material, value: 5 Treasure Points/ton】

[The Space Bead, condensed by a Space Master using secret spatial techniques, possesses the ability to stabilize the surrounding space and can be used for positioning in special environments.]

After quickly flipping through the pages and reviewing the value descriptions of the dozen or so treasures sent by Teacher Tianshuang, Lu Jin was overjoyed.

However, after seeing the description of the 'Space Bead' on the last page, Lu Jin's eyelids twitched again.

He got two of these. The first one was obtained when he discovered the Blood Lake Treasure and destroyed the World Lord-level Guardian Demon. The second one was found in the world ring of that Demon Venerable.

When I first saw that this thing was emitting spatial law fluctuations, I thought it was some kind of treasure. But I never expected it to be a 'missile target'?
nmmp~, thankfully he stuffed all his seemingly extraordinary gains into an external storage space that was completely isolated from the outside world.

Otherwise, if it were placed in the World Ring, the Venerable Evil Flame, as the aggrieved party, would definitely come knocking on our door.

Without hesitation, the Netherworld Blood Sea clone, whose body had transformed into a sea of ​​blood within the Great Luo Heaven, turned its mind and took out two spatial beads. It used the Kunlun Mirror to teleport them to a Kunlun Token, and then retrieved the Kunlun Token.

This Kunlun Token was deployed by Lu Jin through the random space travel mode of the Kunlun Mirror when he was exploring the universe on Earth. He didn't know its exact location, only that it was not within the territory of the human race.

"Fatty, according to the prices listed above, how many Treasure Points are these treasures I acquired worth?"

Lu Jin asked the fat man.

"Master, what is the exchange rate between Treasure Points and Primordial Units?"

"One to ten trillion."

"Reporting to Master, your batch of treasures is worth a total of 112.23 Treasure Points!"

"very good!"

Lu Jin nodded in satisfaction.

112.23 Treasure Points, if exchanged for Hunyuan Units, would amount to over a quadrillion Hunyuan Units!
Several years ago, the price of the Zerg Queen, a Lord-level being in the treasure vault of the Virtual Universe Company, was so high that it made him hesitate.

But for him now, it's just a drop in the ocean.

"Fatty, contact the Virtual Universe Acquisition Department. Sell all the treasures except for the Netherworld Demon Tree and the Twilight Purple Tree."

Lu Jin gave the instructions to Fatty.

With the Qiankun Cauldron in hand, Zi Nishang will not need any high-level refining materials for her subsequent treasure refining.

These collected materials for refining treasures shouldn't be kept to themselves; exchanging them for points is the right way to go.

However, unlike materials for refining treasures, the Netherworld Demon Tree and the Twilight Purple Star Tree are no different from 'money trees'.

The value of the Treasure Tree is only equivalent to the output and income of the Treasure Tree itself over ten million epochs.

If it were just a matter of "being full myself and not having any family to worry about," Lu Jin would definitely have sold it.

After all, these two money trees can only shake off a small amount of money each time, and it takes a full ten million epochs to accumulate the value of the money trees themselves, which is too long.

However, since the Heavenly Court is planned to grow stronger in the future, these two precious trees cannot be sold; they must be kept to enrich its foundation.

Before long, the virtual universe.

Inside the manor's attic, on a sofa, Lu Jin sat opposite a beautiful woman wearing a long, sheer dress, with colorful scales on her forehead and long, wavy golden hair.

"Your Highness Lu Jin, these treasures total 120 trillion Chaos Units. What is Your Highness's opinion?"

After careful evaluation, the blonde woman spoke to Lu Jin.

The acquisition price of 120 trillion mixed units is not much different from the reference price of 12.23 heavy treasure points, and Lu Jin can accept this price.

However, Lu Jin shook his head and said, "Manager Olivia, I want points."

The acquisition department of Virtual Universe Company is generally handled by AI, but for high-end goods, it is handled by members of the acquisition department.

The blonde woman in front of him, Olivia, was a manager in the acquisition department. Lu Jin couldn't tell her exact strength, but he figured that even if she hadn't reached the level of a king, she was at least at the peak of the level of a marquis.

Olivia said, "These treasures are extremely valuable, and the acquisition department can use internal company points to purchase them."

However, Your Highness Lu Jin, you should be aware that the true value of points is higher than that of mixed units. If you were to purchase using points, the price would decrease to some extent.

"How much exactly?"

"Acquisition at a 9% discount, 108 trillion points."

Lu Jin said, "100 trillion points, plus 10 trillion mixed units."

Although the value of points is higher than that of mixed units, points can only be used within the Virtual Universe Company.

When purchasing items from outside sources using mixed units, it's still necessary to save some.

After a moment's thought, Olivia nodded and said, "The treasure will be traded offline. May I ask where Your Highness is now and when you have time?"

“I am within the territory of Wuchen Time and Space, and I can do so right now.”

"Very well, Your Highness, please wait a moment. I will arrive at Your Highness's territory within two hours."

Although she was currently at the headquarters of the Virtual Universe Company, she was not close to the original secret realm of Wuchen spacetime.

However, the headquarters of the Virtual Universe Company has a fixed divine kingdom passage to the original secret realm. By taking the fixed divine kingdom passage, it won't be long before you arrive at Wuchen Time and Space.

After finalizing the purchase agreement, Lu Jin was preparing to exit the virtual universe and wait for the arrival of many people.

Just as he brewed a pot of tea, Fatty reminded him, "Master, Ettore, the administrator of the Primitive District's trivial matters, sent you an email saying that your secret manual has arrived."

"Aydor?"

Raising an eyebrow, Lu Jin remembered the secret manual that Teacher Tian Shuang had mentioned before, and then logged into the virtual universe again.

A few minutes later, in the attic of the virtual universe manor, Lu Jin opened the two silver briefcases that Eto'er had sent.

Inside the two silver briefcases were six secret manuals.

All six manuals are made of metal, measuring approximately 50 cm in length, 40 cm in width, and 10-20 cm in thickness.

'The last six volumes of Time and Space Essays? That saved me a lot of points.'

Lu Jin raised an eyebrow.

After sending a thank-you email to Teacher Tianshuang, Lu Jin opened the fourth volume and began to study it.

As for the third volume, Lu Jin had already mastered it quickly after comprehending the mysteries of the 108 fundamental laws of space.

The nine volumes of "Time and Space Essays" correspond to the nine pictures on the Nine Universes Chaos Stele. Once you understand each picture on the Nine Universes Chaos Stele, you can quickly master the corresponding volume of "Time and Space Essays" in a short period of time.

Time flew by, and Lu Jin felt that he had only been studying the notes on time and space for a short while when he had to stop.

For no other reason than Olivia from the acquisitions department arrived with two subordinates.

Inside the territory's attic, after exchanging greetings, Lu Jin handed a world ring to Olivia, saying, "Manager Olivia, the treasures are all inside."

"Your Highness, please wait a moment."

Olivia took the World Ring from Lu Jin and used a device to examine it carefully.

Olivia narrowed her eyes slightly, a smile playing on her lips, and said, "The treasure is flawless, Your Highness. Shall we sign the contract?"

Having personally facilitated such a large acquisition, her bonus as manager will definitely be substantial.

"sign!"

Lu Jin nodded.

The contract was signed quickly.

When Olivia left the territory, Lu Jin's virtual universe company internal points account had already gained a massive 100 trillion points.

At the same time, he also gained 10 trillion mixed units in his account at the Cosmic Galaxy Bank.

In other words, the highest account level of the two major banks is only five stars. Otherwise, if the deposit level were increased by one star for every thousand times the deposit, his 10 trillion mixed units of deposits would be rated as a seven-star account.

Lu Jin then eagerly logged into the virtual universe.

"Fatty, search the treasure vault for the Zerg Queen."

Lu Jin said to the chubby boy, "Yes, Master!"

The next moment, an image and text of the sleeping Zerg Queen appeared on the virtual screen in front of Lu Jin.

[World Lord-level Zerg Queen XXX, has crossed the threshold of the Upper Space Origin Law, Price: 100,000,000 points (70% off Primordial Secret Realm, 80% off Primordial Secret Realm, 90% off Heaven and Earth Secret Realm, Full price for Doomsday Secret Realm)]

[The Zerg Queen XXX, a Realm Lord-level being acknowledged by the fundamental laws of time, is priced at 300,000,000 points (70% off the Primordial Realm, 80% off the Primordial Realm, 90% off the Heaven and Earth Realm, and full price for the Apocalypse Realm)].

"Huh? There are seven?"

Lu Jin raised an eyebrow.

More than a hundred years later, the number of Zerg Queens listed for sale in the Virtual Universe Company's treasury has increased by one.

However, judging from the laws they comprehended, one of them was bought by someone, but two new Zerg Queens were added to the treasure vault.

Upon closer inspection, Lu Jin discovered that the seven Zerg Queens had all comprehended different lower-level laws.

Among the eight lower-level laws, only the Zerg Queen is missing to comprehend the Earth Law.

"Fatty, buy all seven Zerg Queens! Fill in Wuchen Spacetime Territory as the delivery address."

Without hesitation, Lu Jin packed up all the Zerg Queens in the treasure vault.

The Zerg Queen is extremely powerful at the Realm Lord stage. If she has a million Realm Lord level 9 peak Zerg Kings under her command, even peak Kings would have to give way.

Otherwise, a single combined attack from the Zerg army could severely damage a peak-level King.

The Immortal stage is also powerful. Even without considering the soul servants, the Queen herself plus her Zerg army can basically reach the limit of the King level, or even approach the level of being invincible as a King.

However, as the level increases, the proportion of Zerg forces under the Zerg Queen's command will gradually decrease.

Once a Zerg Queen surpasses the level of an Immortal, she becomes less powerful.

There's no other reason than that manufacturing Zerg warriors requires a lot of resources.

The higher the resource level, the fewer the number of such entities in the universe.

A Zerg Queen of the Realm Lord level can easily obtain the resources to cultivate Realm Lord level Zerg warriors.

But it could be replaced by a true god-level Zerg Queen. Uh, the reason why the Zerg Queen can create Zerg warriors is because of her innate secret techniques.

After achieving true godhood, the innate secret technique disappears, so the Zerg Queen is unable to cultivate true god-level Zerg warriors; the level of the Lord of the Universe is the upper limit.

Moreover, resources at the level of a Universe Lord are extremely scarce. By using precious materials or the corpse of a Universe Lord, a Universe Lord-level Queen can create Zerg warriors of the same level.

However, the former is a precious material, and using it to create Zerg warriors is too extravagant.

In the latter case, the divine body of a universe master is still an energy body. Unless the soul is destroyed, it is difficult to obtain the corpse even if a universe master is killed.

Resources are extremely scarce, and even a Zerg warrior at the level of a blank universe master is no stronger than a Zerg warrior enhanced to the level of a top overlord.

Therefore, from the perspective of resource acquisition and cost-effectiveness, the top overlord is the pinnacle of Zerg warriors.

However, just because the queens within the Zerg are like this does not mean that their queen servants will be the same in the future.

Needless to say, there are plenty of World Lord-level insect corpses in the nine garbage star regions, and the prices are very favorable.

As for those at the Immortal, Venerable, and Universe Lord levels, each of their subordinate Queen servants would receive a ginseng fruit, allowing them to nurture their Nine Nether Sea clones.

The clone is at the same level as the original, and given the size of the Nether Sea clone, if a little blood is shed when needed, wouldn't it be possible to obtain resources of the same level?
In Lu Jin's view, if the Zerg were capable of making the Lord of the Nine Netherworlds act as a sycophant...

So as long as the Zerg can withstand the decapitation tactics of the powerful races and kill the endless number of Zerg warriors at the level of the universe's master, they will be able to sweep across the entire primordial universe.

"Transaction successful!"

"77 billion points deducted!"

"Please wait, your purchased items will arrive within 24 hours."

The five Zerg Queens' Ascension Rules have been implemented, each costing 10 billion points, for a total of 50 billion points.

The two Zerg Queens have gained recognition from the superior laws, each priced at 30 billion points, for a total of 60 billion points.

Seven Zerg Queens of the Realm Lord level, totaling 11 billion points; members of the Primal Secret Realm received a 30% discount, paying 77 billion points.

Having purchased seven Zerg Queens, Lu Jin did not stop spending money.

"Fatty, open the Secret Techniques category and purchase the 'Ten Thousand Hearts Control Soul' Secret Technique."

Lu Jin didn't buy the "Ten Thousand Hearts Controlling Soul" secret technique for his own use. He already had the ability to control spirits, so he didn't need this secret technique. It was mainly for Zi Ni Chang and the seven insect queen servants he was about to acquire.

As for the copyright of the secret techniques?

When the secret technique of soul enslavement is cast, it is invisible and intangible. Even if there are powerful witnesses present, they cannot tell what kind of secret technique of soul enslavement you are casting.

After memorizing the secret method, I will pass it on to others. Who will know about this?

"Master, the 'Ten Thousand Hearts Control Soul' secret technique costs 1.5 million points. After a 30% discount, you will need to pay 105 million points."

"Search for the secret method to change body size."

"I recommend the 'Thousand Transformations' secret technique, which requires no additional resources to cultivate. It costs 100,000 points, but after a 30% discount, you will need to pay 70,000 points."

As Fatty spoke, the screen changed again.

The "Thousand Transformations" secret technique is divided into three levels.

First Level: Ten Transformations

Second level: The Realm of Ever-Changing Transformations

Third layer: Ever-changing
Upon reaching the first level, one can scale their body size tenfold without affecting their strength. The cultivation requirement is to exert physical force at 100 times the normal level.

Upon reaching the second level, one can scale their body size by a hundred times without affecting their strength; the cultivation requirement is a 10-fold increase in body amplitude.

Upon reaching the third level, one can undergo countless transformations, but cannot alter one's own life force; one can freely change the size of one's body, but exceeding a thousandfold will affect one's strength. The higher the transformation multiplier, the greater the impact. The cultivation requirement is a 30fold increase in body amplitude.

Note: The body type mentioned in the secret method refers to height or body length, not volume.

"Purchase the 'Ten Thousand Hearts Control Soul' secret technique and the 'Thousand Transformations' secret technique."

Lu Jin gave the instructions to Fatty.

"Transaction successful!"

"112 million points deducted."

"Please wait, someone will deliver the secret method soon."

A series of prompts appeared on the projection screen.

Purchasing secret techniques in the virtual universe is very efficient. Less than fifteen minutes after placing the order, Eto'er, the manager of trivial matters in the original area, delivered two secret manuals to Lu Jin.

More than half an hour later.

The managers of the virtual universe company on the Wuchen Continent arrived at Lu Jin's territory.

Three black-clad stewards arrived, all of whom were Realm Lords.

After the bow, the leading red-eyed, black-clad steward said, "Your Highness Lu Jin, through the virtual universe network, we have discovered that you have reached the Domain Lord level. According to company regulations, we need to confirm this in the real world."

Lu Jin nodded slightly.

"Please release your telekinesis and Force, Your Highness."

The black-clad butler said respectfully.

Lu Jin's mind raced, and he swept his mental energy across the surrounding area. Then, a beam of blue light shot out from his hand.

"drop!"

"drop!"

"drop!"

The instruments in the hands of the three black-clad deacons sounded simultaneously. When they looked down, they saw that the psychic power and primal force released by Lu Jin had reached the level of a first-tier Domain Lord.

It wasn't that Lu Jin himself was only at the first level of Domain Lord, but rather that he had suppressed the intensity of his mental power and primal force.

Upon seeing this, the head of the black-clad stewards said, "Your Highness, please give us a drop of blood so we can test and confirm whether a life leap has occurred."

“This won’t work, and I don’t need a nutrient tank.”

Lu Jin shook his head.

If he possesses the ability to feign supernatural powers and intentionally conceals it, others will not be able to see through his life's genetic level.

However, if the blood is released and tested by instruments, it is hard to say whether perfect genes can be detected, but it can definitely be detected that his life genes are unusual.

Upon hearing this, the red-eyed steward hesitated for a moment before saying, "Since Your Highness does not need the nutrient capsule, let's put this matter aside for now. There is a second matter that I need to tell Your Highness."

Once Your Highness reaches the level of a Domain Lord, you must be sent to a post outside the region. Normally, you would be sent to your hometown.

Your Highness's hometown is in the Tianshuang Universe Kingdom. I wonder if Your Highness would be willing to return to the Tianshuang Universe Kingdom and take up an important position in the Tianshuang branch of my Virtual Universe Company?

If Your Highness is unwilling, you may choose any cosmic kingdom.

"Let's go to the Heavenly Frost Universe Kingdom."

"Your Highness, because you are a member of the Primal Secret Realm, you will hold a very high position in the company's Tianshuang branch, which will have a great impact."

Therefore, the appointment needs to be decided by a meeting of the company's senior management before it can be formally issued. This process involves several steps, generally taking at least one month and at most six months.

"Ah."

Lu Jin nodded.

"Now that the matter is settled, we will not disturb Your Highness any longer."

Afterwards, the three red-eyed deacons bowed slightly and left Lu Jin's territory.

Before long, another group of people arrived in Lu Jin's territory.

These are staff members who came to verify whether he has truly completed his training mission in the Abyss of Purgatory.

After the Gold-level Abyss Blessing Mark was revealed inside the testing chamber, Lu Jin officially completed his cultivation mission in the Purgatory Abyss World and earned one million points.

The seven Zerg Queens arrived earlier than Lu Jin had anticipated.

Six hours after the order was placed, a Sword-type F-class spaceship arrived in Lu Jin's territory.

The spaceship hatch opened, and three figures flew out into the air.

Leading the group was a bald immortal who was 2.5 meters tall, with purple markings on his face and carrying a silver briefcase. Behind him were two realm lords dressed in black uniforms.

“Your Highness Lu Jin, I am Orus, the head of the logistics department. These are the items you purchased.”

The purple-striped bald immortal handed the silver briefcase in his hand to Lu Jin.

"Manager Orus, given your position, you shouldn't need to act as a delivery person, right?"

Taking the suitcase, Lu Jin asked with some confusion.

The original text states that the auction price for a Realm Lord-level Mother Queen was over one million Chaos Yuan Units, which seems too cheap.

In the garbage star field, 10,000 Chaos Units can buy 100,000 of the ninth-tier peak Realm Lord insect corpses. Every 10 insect corpses can create one ninth-tier peak Realm Lord insect warrior, which means each one costs 1 Chaos Unit. The cost of an insect king is a hundred times higher.

Purchasing the Queen Mother cost one million Chaos Units, while building a million-strong army of ninth-tier World Lord Zerg Kings cost one hundred million Chaos Units.

The idea that an investment of over 100 million Chaos Units could yield the combat power to severely injure a peak-level King seems unreasonable, considering that a King's assets are all over 10 billion Chaos Units.

Therefore, this book has increased the price of World Lord-level Mother Empresses, with an entry threshold of 10 billion points and an acceptance threshold of 30 billion points.

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