Lord of the Rending Stars

After carefully putting away the Time-Space Dao Fruit, Qingyang planned to take it when he broke through to the Universe Venerable level; it was too early to use it now.

After thinking about it, I realized I needed to go to the human treasury to see if there were any treasures or resources that I needed.

In the Holy City of Humanity, a side hall next to the core area of ​​the Chaos Stele is the location of the Humanity's treasure trove.

After quickly passing through the area guarded by layers of guards, Qingyang arrived at the treasure vault light screen in front of the side hall.

Qingyang's fingers slid rapidly across the categories of secret techniques, precious treasures, supreme treasures, materials, and other special items, creating a dazzling display.

Qingyang clicked on the "Treasure" category out of curiosity, only to find a warning pop up saying he didn't have enough permissions. He shook his head, a slight embarrassment on his face, but quickly recovered.

"It's normal that the Realm Lord stage cannot view treasure-type items. After breaking through to Immortal, I tried to apply to the Chaos Venerable, the guardian of the Human Race's treasure trove, for permission to view and exchange treasure-type items."

Qingyang took out the top-tier treasure armor bestowed upon him by the Ancient God Venerable, wanting to see the value of top-tier treasure armor in this era.

"Black Flame Armor, contributing it to the clan will grant 55 Treasure Points. Do you wish to contribute?" Qingyang saw a line of small text appear on the light screen.

"55 Treasure Points? That's normal for a decent quality battle armor. If it's a top-tier Treasure Armor Set, its value would definitely be several times higher. Of course, it would also be more difficult to forge and would consume more materials," Qingyang replied after having a reference in mind. "I won't contribute."

Qingyang then took out the soul-type treasure bestowed upon him by the giant axe, curious about its value. Unbeknownst to Qingyang, a towering figure deep within the hall wore a puzzled expression, then cast his gaze upon him, only to vanish just as quickly.

The intelligent white light of the light screen quickly provided an answer: "Annihilation Soul Pearl, contributing it to the clan will grant 52 Treasure Points. Do you wish to contribute?"

"No contribution," Qingyang said slowly, somewhat surprised but not unexpected. Looking at his Human Treasure Vault account balance, 0 Treasure Points, 0 Heavy Treasure Points, Qingyang felt that apart from the treasures he possessed, he was even poorer than the Lord of the Qianwu Kingdom, the most destitute ruler in the universe, after dying several times.

After a moment's thought, Qingyang kept the ordinary soul treasures, the top-tier heavy treasure armor, the commonly used king-level immortal weapon armor, the special treasure Time-Space Source Fruit, some Locke Divine Water, and some ordinary heavy treasure refining materials.

The remaining miscellaneous materials were all processed by the treasure vault. Looking at the account balance, there were 0 treasure points and 5 heavy treasure points.

"One million cubic kilometers of Locke Divine Water is worth about 4 Treasure Points, and the remaining large amount of miscellaneous materials are worth about 1 Treasure Point in total."

He shook his head. He was still too poor. However, an ordinary Realm Lord would only have a few dozen Chaos Yuan in wealth. Qingyang's wealth far exceeded that of an ordinary King-level Immortal. The reason for this was that his cultivation level couldn't keep up with his strength and his vision was too high.

For now, only weapons can be exchanged for treasures. Qingyang doesn't really care about ordinary treasure swords, and top-tier treasure swords are beyond the exchange range.

"The Heavenly Flame Blade, the Dark Demon Blade, and the Netherworld Ghost Blade are all suitable for my current situation, but unfortunately I'm short of money."

Qingyang turned to check the secret techniques category, and the top-ranked item was "Virtual Universe." The points required to redeem it were also shockingly high, reaching one trillion points. The long string of zeros after the number 1 was dazzling, and it was estimated that no one could afford to redeem it at present.

The "Virtual Universe" secret technique is arguably the strongest soul-type secret technique below the strongest in the universe, and it has an extremely strong attraction for powerful practitioners of the Illusionary Realm Martial Arts style who follow the path of the soul.

The secrets of the Virtual Universe are all-encompassing, and those who are strong in the path of the soul can easily find a path that suits them through it, and it is indeed worth the price.

In the original work, the Lord of Darkness should have gone very far down this path, and can be considered a true direct descendant of the original ancestor.

After shifting my gaze from the secrets of the virtual universe, I continued reading. "The Creation of Heaven" must have been created by Giant Axe. The entire set requires hundreds of billions of points to redeem. Hmm, it seems that the Nine Forms of Creation of Heaven can be redeemed separately, which is in line with Giant Axe's style. He truly deserves to be the patriarch who is devoted to the human race.

Following that are "Eternal Bloom of Flowers", "Eight Desolations", and "True Explanation of Time and Space". Qingyang thought for a moment and realized that it was reasonable for the secret techniques created by the Lord of the Universe to be ranked at the top according to the strength ranking. Therefore, "Eternal Bloom of Flowers" should have been created by the Mother Ancestor, "Eight Desolations" was probably created by the Lord of Dragon Journey, and "True Explanation of Time and Space" should have been created by the Lord of Chaos City, who is now the Chaos Venerable.

"Hmm, the secret technique created by the teacher is also among the top thirty. The 'Ancient God Transformation' should be a body amplitude-type secret technique created by the teacher," Qingyang analyzed.

"Qingyang, come see me after you've exchanged the treasures," a majestic voice, like thunder, resounded directly in Qingyang's mind, interrupting his thoughts. Qingyang rose, bowed slightly towards the depths of the hall, and then headed straight there.

Upon entering the inner palace, two immortal guards stopped Qingyang. After inquiring about the reason, their expressions turned to smiles. "Since it is Lord Chaos who has summoned you, please allow me to report."

Generally speaking, without Lord Chaos's instructions, it is difficult for ordinary Kings and Immortals to meet Lord Chaos. This person must have been summoned.

After entering the inner palace, Qingyang ignored the whispers of the group of immortal guards behind him.

In the eyes of these immortals who had not yet been granted titles, it was quite intriguing that a great being like the Chaos Venerable would summon a mere realm lord.

At this point in time, the Chaos Venerable was the number one person below the Lord of the Universe. The special life gene level of the possessed being should be several thousand times higher. Moreover, he followed the path of spacetime fusion. In all other aspects, he was top-notch. He should be able to fight against an ordinary second-order Lord of the Universe.

Deep within the inner palace, space and time distorted, and Qingyang felt as if the scene before him had suddenly transformed into a ruined world. There, he saw a tall, burly man wearing dark red, ancient armor and with a scaled tail, turn to look at Qingyang.

Their eyes met, and Qingyang seemed to see the vast laws of the universe at work. The man exuded a suffocating aura of killing intent, making Qingyang's soul tremble. Qingyang even felt that the Chaos Venerable could easily annihilate his soul with a single thought.

After a brief moment of distraction, Qingyang made a judgment in his mind: "According to the original work, the Lord of Chaos City has three clones. This one sitting in charge should be the clone of Qianbaohe. It feels more oppressive than my teacher. The strength of a top universe overlord should be beyond doubt."

Qingyang bowed deeply and respectfully said, "Qingyang greets Lord Chaos." Qingyang's heart trembled slightly. "Such terrifying strength. Every move he makes seems to trigger the active convergence and fusion of the laws of time and space. Observing him is like directly observing the laws of time and space. The effect is even comparable to a cultivator of the Path of the Beast God directly observing a statue of the Beast God. I estimate that he is about to take the step of becoming a Lord of the Universe."

"You're quite good. That ancient god has a good eye for choosing disciples, and you've had many opportunities," the Chaos Venerable said with a smile.

Qingyang listened respectfully, knowing that the Lord of Chaos City, like the Giant Axe, was a patriarch of the human race, with a transcendent mind who would not covet the secret of geniuses. Qingyang did not feel the panic of being exposed.

"I have reviewed your records in the virtual universe. You have passed the 18th level of the Bridge to Heaven. You should have already mastered the 108 essences of the laws of space. In addition, I observe that you have mastered the three great mysteries of the laws of space: spatial sealing."

"In just a few hundred years in the Holy City, you have created a supreme technique at the level of a King-level Immortal. Your strength at the Realm Lord stage is comparable to that of a beginner King-level Immortal. Qingyang, you are quite impressive."

The Chaos Venerable continued speaking, and Qingyang continued listening.

"You should have already comprehended the fundamental laws of fire and be fully capable of breaking through to immortality, so why are you still stuck at the Realm Lord stage?" Chaos Venerable asked in confusion.

Qingyang replied, "In response to your question, my lord, I still have one last clone to be conceived, but I have not yet found a suitable target."

The Chaos Venerable nodded and said, "I understand your situation. The human race is currently lacking in geniuses, let alone geniuses with the ability to create clones."

Qingyang continued to listen, not daring to show the slightest disrespect. He then heard the Chaos Venerable sigh, "Qingyang, do you know the current predicament of the human race?"

Qingyang replied with a puzzled look, "I don't know."