Humans are devouring and selling off the heavens.

Chapter 104 Klein: I Want to Kill the Crow

Instead of answering directly, Xu Qing first posed a question: "What level of existence do you think the night belongs to?"

Klein was somewhat surprised that he would ask this, but after thinking carefully based on his guess, he replied, "True gods should all be at the fourth level, right? I've seen various myths and legends, but they don't really describe how strong the power of true gods is."

Xu Qing smiled upon hearing this: "You guessed wrong, and quite wrong at that—a true god is a seventh-order being."

Klein was taken aback: "Seventh tier? Isn't that the immortal level? But whether it's the ancient gods of antiquity or the righteous and evil gods of today, how can this world accommodate so many beings?"

“The power of a true god may be comparable to that of an ordinary immortal, but in terms of status, they actually surpass ordinary immortals,” Xu Qing explained. “Of course, because they each favor different fields, true gods may not be as good as immortals in a head-on fight, but if they want to, destroying a planet is just a matter of turning their palms.”

He paused, then looked at Klein: "But like you said, why do they insist on staying on this planet?"

At this point, Xu Qing tapped the counter lightly with his fingers: "The reason is related to the source matter I mentioned to you."

"You must have heard about the Creator."

“Since the ‘Origin’ awoke on Earth, destroyed your era, and split itself, leaving behind some things—perhaps kingdoms derived from a part of its body, or creations it made… These things all contain primal essence, and there are nine in total: the ‘Chaos Sea,’ the ‘Source Castle,’ the ‘River of Eternal Darkness,’ the ‘Wilderness of Knowledge,’ the ‘Shadow World,’ the ‘Mother Nest,’ the ‘Kingdom of Disorder,’ the ‘City of Calamity,’ and the ‘Key of Light’…”

"And these nine primal substances are all buried on Earth."

Xu Qing looked at Klein as he finished speaking:

"Among them, the Source Castle and the Chaos Sea, which you control, are the strongest. Once they are absorbed, they can become pillars above the Old Ones."

Klein, upon hearing this, said:

"Tsk, so my cheat code is pretty powerful after all?"

Xu Qing smiled upon hearing this:
"Is the cheat really that powerful? Maybe it is in your world."

"But Mr. Zhou, have you forgotten the basic principles of your world? Everything in the universe is created by the Creator and contains the Creator's divinity, and the Source Castle is no exception."

"Do you think it's a good thing to be included as a part that split off from the Creator?"

“As part of the Creator, the Source Castle contains the Creator’s personality, the most powerful personality, which is what you call the Heavenly Venerable of Blessing and Prosperity.”

Upon hearing the name of the Heavenly Venerable of Blessing and Prosperity, Klein felt a chill run down his spine.

Isn't that the name he used for his fortune-changing ceremony?
Could it be that I've already been arranged for this?
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but ask:
"So, Pavilion Master Xu, did I ultimately accept the Source Fortress? And did I defeat the Heavenly Venerable?"

Xu Qing smiled as she looked at Klein, who was curious about her future:

"Uh, Mr. Zhou, I'm sorry to say this, but your author has a bit of a literary pretentious streak. Although he didn't say it, your ending is probably a sudden death..."

Klein: "…………"

Indeed, one should never have had any illusions about this messed-up world and its messed-up authors...

Xu Qing then said:
"Since their initial awakening, the most powerful ancient and outer gods in the entire universe have gathered in this small star system. Some of them want to retrieve their own source matter and characteristics that were attracted here after being torn apart, while others hope to obtain source matter and higher-level characteristics that are similar to their own and can be contained."

"'Fallen Mother Goddess', 'Mother Tree of Desire', 'Child of Chaos', 'Primordial Hunger', 'Ring of Destiny', 'Superstar Overlord', 'Unceasing Whispers', 'Decaying King', 'High-Dimensional Overlord'..."

"They can't get in. The world isn't that bad yet. It's just that the barrier set up by the original Creator keeps them out."

"The so-called doomsday prophecy says that the moment the barrier disappears, an outer god will descend and the planet will be destroyed."

"This is why the true gods must reside on this tiny planet." "And it was because of this that you, in the original storyline, caused the Night to ascend to the Old Ones."

"Not to mention the Yellow River, even the vast majority of the source matter is located within the Western Continent, but you still have to give it up, because we cannot allow the entire Earth to be destroyed."

Klein's lips twitched slightly upon hearing this: "No, what I originally did was no different from being a traitor?"

"Even if I am possessed by the Celestial Venerable after absorbing the Source Castle, wouldn't I still be an existence above the ancient times? How can this be so undignified?"

Hearing this, Xu Qing laughed: "At first, maybe so. One sentence scared away nine ancient beings, claiming to turn Earth into a forbidden zone for outer gods."

"But the author changed the setting, the later setting overshadows the earlier setting, and a pillar can only defeat one Old One at most, and fight against two Old Ones."

"So if you're all alone, my advice is that you should first beg the Outer Gods for mercy, so you don't get torn apart by the nine Outer Gods."

Klein: "…………"

"Damn, what an idiot author."

Unable to resist cursing, Klein had already given up hope on this idiotic author.

"Forget it, let's not talk about this anymore. What can I exchange all this stuff for?"

Putting aside his worries, Klein was more concerned with these things. Now that he was the protagonist of the All-Heavens Pavilion, there was no need to get bogged down in the potion system.

Xu Qing listed the prices:
“Mr. Zhou, I see that you have now reached the peak of the fourth tribulation, so I will give you three options.”

"The first option is to take one billion pills for your cultivation."

"A billion pills?" Klein nodded. This price was quite fair. A top-grade magic weapon only cost tens of millions of pills, and a low-grade Dao artifact refined by a giant of longevity only cost about a billion pills.

He then asked, "What about the remaining two?"

Xu Qing said, "The second option is that there are no pills, but I can bring you the tribulation lightning and let you pass through six tribulations."

"The third option will allow you to survive five tribulations of lightning, and you will also receive 5 million pills."

"No matter what kind of tribulation it is, I can make sure you survive it 100% of the time."

After thinking for a moment, Klein said, "Then I will choose to undergo six tribulations of lightning."

If things are guaranteed, then of course we should improve our combat capabilities first.

The deal was finalized. Xu Qing waved his hand, and clusters of lightning flashed by, emanating the aura of six tribulations. If they weren't inside the Zhutian Pavilion, a single bolt of lightning would probably have reduced Klein's thoughts to dust.

This was naturally not something Xu Qing obtained through trading points, but rather a tribulation brought by Hong Yi.

Not only six tribulations of lightning, but Xu Qing also possesses a considerable amount of lightning capable of advancing to the level of an eight-tribulation Ghost Immortal.

Sigh, another day in this vast world where people act as "unfilial children".

The relationship between Heaven and Earth, the parents of this vast world, and those who cultivate the Yang Spirit is as harmonious as that between Hong Xuanji and Hong Yi (not really).

(End of this chapter)