Swallowing the Starry Sky: Qin Feng

"How did it go? Did you get any useful information?"

Seeing Qin Feng standing there in a daze for a long time with a variety of expressions on his face, the monkey woke Qin Feng up with a face full of curiosity.

"Ah! I've obtained some useful information. That guy sacrificed himself to help me reincarnate here, but he never asked if I wanted to do it, so I don't know whether I should thank him or not?"

"So you were also forcibly dragged here by that guy. That's why I said that annoying guy deserves his comeuppance. He just takes advantage of his strength to order people around without even asking if they want to."

"Yeah! You're right, Monkey King. That guy is a real scoundrel. Let's not talk about him anymore. Let's talk about the palace up there."

Qin Feng stared at the palace floating in the air with shining eyes. This was a treasure! As a fan of the book Swallowed Star, who wouldn't be envious? Moreover, that guy had said there was a surprise inside.

Qin Feng swallowed hard and quickly shifted the monkey's attention to the palace.

"Okay! Just talking about that unlucky guy makes me angry, let's not talk about him anymore."

Let me introduce you to this palace treasure. But before I do, I need to know how much you know about the universe.

"I currently only know about the major realms of the cultivation system and the levels of weapons; I don't know much about other details."

"Then do you know what a treasure is?"

"I know, the Supreme Treasure is a weapon that even the Lord of the Universe desires."

"That's right. The so-called supreme treasures are just the conventional weapons used by the lords of the universe. Only such powerful beings can truly unleash the full power of these supreme treasures."

The Medicine Master Hall before you is a true treasure, and a rare, top-tier flying palace treasure among treasures.

Palace-type treasures are generally the rarest. Remember, when you are weak, you must never let anyone know you possess a treasure. Otherwise, it will bring about your death. Keep this in mind.

And what good is possessing a supreme treasure? My old master, for example, was hidden in a palace of supreme treasures when his soul was directly annihilated.

It's a pity that this is a material defensive treasure. If it were a soul defensive treasure, perhaps the old master wouldn't have died.

"Come on, I'll show you inside."

A flash of golden light appeared, and the monkey shrank to the size of a fist and sat on Qin Feng's shoulder. Then, the two of them flashed and arrived in a spacious hall.

Nearly a hundred figures sat cross-legged on both sides of the main hall, motionless like statues. At a glance, those sitting on the ground were nearly four meters tall. They had golden hair and golden eyes, and an arrogant and domineering aura emanated from them. Just sitting there gave people a sense of oppression. And this was from a distance. I can't imagine what it would feel like to face such an opponent up close.

What kind of feeling is it to look across the two sides and onto the only throne in the very center of the hall?

It was scorching, explosive, and frenzied, like watching a blazing sun up close. Although the figure was not much different in appearance from the people sitting cross-legged below, it gave people the feeling of facing a towering giant.

The overwhelming sense of pressure made Qin Feng subconsciously use his movement technique to retreat dozens of meters before patting his chest, covered in sweat.

"Wow, what level is this Monkey King at? He's so terrifying!"

"It's rude of you to look directly at someone who is far stronger than you, even if they are already dead. If your will isn't strong enough, you might be crushed into an idiot by the pressure they casually exude."

"Okay, I'll remember that. I'll be more careful in the future."

"Remember this, especially since you are so weak right now, if a strong person has even the slightest ill intentions towards you, they won't even need to glare at you before you're finished."

"Is it really that exaggerated?"

"This is not an exaggeration at all. What level are you at now? Do you know what level my old master was? A top-tier Cosmic Venerable. Although he can't be called a top-tier Cosmic Overlord, he was still considered very strong among Cosmic Venerables. Even within the Hong Alliance of the human race, he was a figure of considerable importance."

"Hongmeng? Is this senior also a member of the human race?"

"I could be considered an ally of the human camp, albeit in a somewhat precarious way. My former master was the strongest member of the Carlos ape-man clan, the Sky-Splitting Venerable. His clan was not completely integrated into the human camp; they were merely a member of the human alliance, the Hong Alliance. Perhaps if my former master had fully integrated into the human camp, they might not have been wiped out."

Ugh!

Seeing the monkey's dejected expression, Qin Feng felt a pang of pity and couldn't help but ask, "Even if you haven't completely joined the human camp, you're still considered allies of humanity, right? Didn't you ask the human race for help back then?"

"Why not? But everything happened so suddenly, there was no time at all."

There was once a genius alchemist in the clan who was at the Immortal Realm and unexpectedly obtained a special inheritance. I just told you the name of this palace—the Hall of Alchemists.

This palace was acquired along with that inheritance.

"Was it this treasure that led to the extermination of our clan?"

"While a single treasure might cause a struggle, it wouldn't be enough to wipe out the human race. What's truly deadly is the inheritance."

That inheritance from some unknown era is too incredible; someone actually managed to increase the number of human genes using the methods of a pharmacist.

Do you know about gene multiplication? It's something that's determined at birth for all races in the universe. Although there are ways to improve it later in life, the price is generally too high for ordinary people to afford.

However, that inheritance broke with convention, allowing pharmacists to enhance gene multipliers without incurring significant costs.

This was only a small portion of the information contained within the inheritance that the little guy had absorbed. Do you know how happy the old master was? It was insane!

Holy crap! This is insane! It can actually increase gene multiplier! Qin Feng recalled what he had read in the original novel.

In the original work, the only things that can enhance genes are Blood Crystal and the Beast God's Blood extracted from Blood Crystal. There may be other treasures with the same effect, but they are not mentioned in detail. But that's why they are so valuable. Even a powerful force like the Virtual Universe Company has strict control over Blood Crystal.

No wonder they were wiped out. If that thing had really become widespread, what kind of power would it have created? It's insane to even think about it.

"At that time, that little guy wasn't the only one who came into contact with that inheritance, but in the end, he was the only one who succeeded."

That's how the news leaked out. The little guy had just returned to the clan to report the good news to his old master when the enemy attacked the clan's territory. Moreover, it was a multi-force attack, and the result was predictable. They didn't even have time to ask the human race for help.

In a moment of desperation, the old master took away a group of geniuses from the clan in an attempt to preserve the lineage, but unfortunately, their souls were destroyed by a group of people using a combined soul attack.

Even the group of geniuses brought out by the old master have all perished. What you see now are the corpses of those at the Immortal Realm; those below the Immortal Realm have long since turned to ashes over the long years.

"Ah! When they fled, did they bring any cultivation resources or anything like that with them?"

"You're dreaming, kid. Of course you brought some cultivation resources with you, but unfortunately, too much time has passed. Apart from a few resources that inherently possess immortality characteristics, all the other low-level resources are gone."

"Completely gone? At your level, there's absolutely nothing left you can use."

"Depend on!

What should we do then?

Monkey King?

"You've been awake for a few days now, you should have seen my cultivation aptitude. At this level, how long would it take to reach the Planetary level? Do you think I can even break through to the Planetary level?"

"That's definitely a problem. The bloodline ranking of you Earthlings is truly indescribable! And not only is the Earthling bloodline ranking low, but you're not even ranked as average among Earthlings. I'm quite helpless about it!"

"Ah! I'm so sorry, I'm not very talented."

Qin Feng was somewhat overwhelmed and speechless, gazing at the heavens.

Ugh! Cultivation is such a hassle. Maybe I should just laze around like I did in my previous life. Even though I accomplished nothing in my 30 years in my previous life, I lived a carefree life! Anyway, if I stay on Earth and don't go far, there won't be any danger. Aren't Luo Feng and the others there to protect me?

Hmm! No, no, this idea is a bit dangerous.

Qin Feng shook his head violently, and in an instant, the strong will he had honed over the past five years of fighting and killing in the wilderness took over, suppressing the chaotic thoughts in his mind.

"Brother Monkey, with your vast knowledge and experience, do you think I can still be saved?"

"To be honest, with the resources I have right now, I really can't help you. After all, your cultivation level is too low. Even if you were a little stronger and broke through to the planetary level, catching up with those two little guys who went to fight the Golden Horned Beast a few days ago, I could support you in terms of cultivation techniques."

Right now, all I can do for you is give you a complete set of basic martial arts techniques, including movement techniques, channeling techniques, weapon usage, and most importantly, power generation techniques. That's all I can do for you.

"Sigh! What's the use of just having cultivation methods? With my current physical aptitude, how long would it take to cultivate to the planetary level?"

It took me five years to reach the fourth level of apprentice cultivation. How long will it take to reach the planetary level? If I could have awakened my memories earlier, things would have been better. Back then, Earth wasn't in chaos, and I could have cultivated in a stable environment and even managed to find some resources.

Now that Hong and Thor are both asleep, without them keeping things under control, Earth will descend into chaos. Anyone who stands out without sufficient power will be doomed.

"Kid, your mentality is not right! Think about how you spent the past few years? Why do you seem less determined than before after regaining your memories?"

"With your current conditions, the only way to break through quickly is to struggle for survival on the edge of life and death. While the fear of death is immense, it's also your only way to evolve rapidly."

"With my current strength and the lack of a team, I can only train in some small towns, but the monsters there are too weak to be effective. Going to a big city like No. 003 alone would be like delivering food to someone else; it's too dangerous."