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 read 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 current true gods..."

"Evil gods, how can this world tolerate so many beings?"

"The power of a true god may be comparable to that of an ordinary immortal, but in terms of rank, 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' awakened on Earth, destroyed your era, and split itself, leaving behind some things—perhaps kingdoms derived from parts of the body, or creations made—all of these things contain primordial essence; there are nine in total."

These are: 'Chaos Sea', 'Source Castle', 'River of Eternal Darkness', 'Wilderness of Knowledge', 'Shadow World', 'Mother Nest', 'Land of Disorder', 'City of Calamity', and '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:

"Pfft, so you're saying my cheat is pretty powerful?"

Xu Qing smiled upon hearing this:

"Are cheat codes really that powerful? Maybe they are in your world."

"But Mr. Zhou, have you forgotten the fundamental principles of your world? Everything in the universe is created by the Creator and contains the Creator's divinity, and this is especially true of Source Castle."

"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 Profound Yellow, 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 Castle? And did I defeat the Celestial Venerable?"

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

"Well, 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 will probably be a sudden death..."

Klein: ......

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

Xu Qing then said:

"From the moment they first awakened, the most powerful Ancients and Outer Gods in the entire universe gathered in this small star system. Among them,..."

Some seek to reclaim their original essence and characteristics that were drawn here after being torn apart, while others hope to obtain essence and higher-level characteristics similar to their own that they can accommodate.

"The Fallen Mother Goddess, The Mother Tree of Desire, The Child of Chaos, The Primal Hunger, The Ring of Destiny, The Super-Star Overlord, The Unceasing Language of Consumption, The Decaying King, The 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 dwell on this small planet."

"And it was because of this that you, in the original storyline, caused the darkness to ascend to the ancient days."

"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 was the difference between what I originally did and 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? Isn't that a bit low-class?"

Hearing this, Xu Qing laughed: "At first, maybe so. One sentence scared away nine ancient beings, and he claimed to have turned 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 Great Old One at most, and fight against two Great Old Ones."

"So if you're all alone, my advice is that you should first consider begging 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 obtain 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 secure, then of course we should prioritize improving our combat capabilities.

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).