Devouring Stars: Master of Evolution

Chapter 531 Plotting Against the Mountain Hermit, Refining the Ultimate Treasure

A pristine and hidden realm within the human territory, located in the Qianbao River region.

Wandering in the universe, one is ultimately a wanderer. But upon returning to human territory, a sense of belonging naturally arises... I'm home!

After being silent for tens of thousands of years, Luo Feng finally stepped out of the palace. As he walked, Luo Feng wore a smile, a smile that came naturally from the depths of his heart, a smile born of joy in his heart.

"Is a breakthrough finally imminent?"

Not far away, one of Qin Mu's insect hive tyrant clones looked down at Luo Feng.

Just like in the original timeline, Luo Feng traveled through the primordial universe for a full 50,000 years.

Seeing the look in Luo Feng's eyes, Qin Mu knew that Luo Feng's state of mind must have undergone a tremendous transformation.

Just as Qin Mu had predicted, the surging divine power poured down wildly, alarming all the immortals and cosmic venerables within the entire Qianbao River region.

"The fundamental law of metal has descended; could it be that someone has stepped into immortality? But why would stepping into immortality cause such a commotion?"

Throughout the entire Qianbao River region, some cosmic venerables and a large number of immortal attendants stared in astonishment at the palace above Luo Feng in the distance, where endless golden light almost enveloped the entire Qianbao River.

"Luo Feng has entered the realm of immortality..."

The Lord of Chaos City stood atop the main hall, leaning on the railing and gazing at the sky. The fundamental law of gold had completely enveloped the entire Thousand Treasures River, its oppressive power... simply unbelievable. This was already the oppressive power manifested by a Universe Venerable.

"It seems that Luo Feng also has a great opportunity. Although his breakthrough is not comparable to yours, it is far superior to that of others."

The Lord of Chaos City smiled at Qin Mu beside him.

The Lord of Chaos City was of course aware that Luo Feng possessed the Nine Netherworld Avatar.

This is nothing special among the human race today; there are plenty of geniuses who possess Nine Netherworld clones.

But for those geniuses, the scenes of their breakthroughs were far less exaggerated.

Of course, this is not on the same level as Qin Mu.

When Qin Mu broke through, the eight fundamental laws descended upon the Thousand Treasures River and even the entire primordial universe.

The entire primordial universe trembled, directly triggering a great war between the most powerful races within it.

"Luo Feng's breakthrough is naturally unmatched by others; he achieved a breakthrough at the 10081st perfect level!"

Otherwise, he wouldn't have been stuck at the Immortal level for so long; Thor, Hong, and Jia Yi had already broken through long ago.

Qin Mu looked at the sky above the Thousand Treasures River. The universe seemed to be overturned, and the endless ocean of laws seemed to be tilting, with divine power and seawater pouring into the void.

This is clearly an outward manifestation of Luo Feng frantically absorbing endless divine power.

"A perfect breakthrough to level 10081? His willpower is that strong?"

The Lord of Chaos City was taken aback.

Although Qin Mu can elevate the life level of others, this requires an extremely high level of willpower.

Earth geniuses like Jia Yi, Thor, and Hong all broke through after their life levels increased thousands of times, but this is still a huge gap from the 10081 level.

To reach level 10081, one's willpower must be at the level of a universe master!

"Haha, this has something to do with me, but not much. It's another opportunity for him, related to the Mountain Hermit."

Qin Mu said with a smile.

"The hermit?"

The Lord of Chaos frowned slightly; he didn't have much affection for this extremely mysterious and solitary strongest being in the universe.

When Emperor Yan betrayed them, the human race would have killed him long ago if they hadn't been wary of the Mountain Dweller.

It's been dragging on for so long that it's become a joke in the universe.

Even when the Yan Emperor was being hunted, the Mountain Hermit appeared, attempting to stop them.

"Yes, his situation is very special; it's related to an ancient civilization."

Qin Mu suddenly dropped a bombshell, causing the Chaos City Lord, who had been focused on Luo Feng's breakthrough, to abruptly turn and look at Qin Mu.

"Ancient civilization?"

The Lord of Chaos City exclaimed in shock.

Anyone who has ever ventured into the vast ocean of space knows the true value of the phrase "ancient civilization".

For example, the Divine Eye Clan of the first era inherited the legacy of an ancient civilization, or the Cosmic Ship among the three forbidden zones is suspected to be a creation of an ancient civilization.

"Yes, that's right. I learned about the Mountain Dwellers through some special channels."

Due to some special reasons, I cannot speak about ancient civilizations. Please forgive me, teacher.

I will also be traveling to the cosmos in a few days to meet with him and discuss cooperation.

Qin Mu continued.

Over the course of tens of thousands of years, Qin Mu helped the insect swarm transform by devouring the divine body of the Lord of the Nine Netherworlds, while also elevating the life level of batches of human universe lords.

After the second round of upgrades, a group of human universe lords, having experienced a surge in power, rushed into the cosmic sea, causing quite a stir.

With tens of thousands of years of accumulation, the insect swarm's strength had become formidable, giving Qin Mu enough confidence to face the Mountain-Sitting Guest.

However, matters concerning the Origin Continent cannot be discussed before one has traversed the cycle of reincarnation.

"Special reason?"

The Lord of Chaos City nodded thoughtfully. Qin Mu seemed to know a lot about ancient civilizations, which might be some kind of special inheritance related to ancient civilizations.

However, the Lord of Chaos City did not delve into Qin Mu's opportunity, but instead asked a question.

"Cooperating with Zuoshanke? In what areas?"

Qin Mu's expression also became more serious, and he spoke.

"It mainly concerns weapon crafting."

The Lord of Chaos City was puzzled again. Under Qin Mu's manipulation, many top weapon-refining masters in the Primordial Universe, including the God of Craftsmen, had joined the Hong Alliance.

In the art of weapon crafting, what kind of cooperation is needed with the Mountain-Sitting Guest?

But the Lord of Chaos City knew that Qin Mu wouldn't say such a thing without reason, so he waited for Qin Mu's explanation.

"The achievements of the Mountain-Sitting Guest in the art of weapon crafting are unmatched by the God of Crafts. He can forge the most powerful treasures! The Star Tower is one of his creations."

Qin Mu dropped another bombshell, startling the Lord of Chaos City.

Star Tower?

That towering pagoda, nine light-years high, is an ultimate treasure, known to all powerful beings.

Throughout countless eons in the primordial universe, numerous powerful beings have attempted to subdue and acknowledge a master, but none have succeeded.

Even the founder of Giant Axe had visited it more than once.

So, it was made by the Mountain-Sitting Guest?

"Our human race, apart from the Queen's Palace, does not possess a truly powerful treasure of its own, and even if we did, it might not be suitable for us."

But as long as you cooperate with the Mountain Hermit, you can refine the most powerful treasure through him!

Like the founder of the giant axe, he always wanted a suitable battle axe.

Instead of searching aimlessly, it's better to directly find the Mountain Hermit to refine it, and you can even customize it according to your own needs!

As for the materials needed for refining, my swarm of insects is about to complete its metamorphosis. At that time, it will begin to devour the entire universe from the Peak Realm to obtain countless resources.

With sufficient resources, we can continuously forge the most powerful treasures!

Qin Mu smiled.

Previously, he had not been in a hurry to go to the Cosmic Sea to find the Mountain-Sitting Guest.

Qin Mu knew very well that he could make the mountain dweller feel fear and apprehension through words.

But to truly get those who sit on the mountain to willingly work for you, you still need real strength.

Of course, if you want the Mountain Dweller to refine the most powerful treasure for you, that also requires a massive amount of resources.

No matter how powerful the Mountain-Sitting Guest is, he cannot create a supreme treasure out of thin air.

Just like crafting the Star Tower, it consumed the vast majority of the Mountain Dweller's resources.

If there is a swarm of insects, once the swarm has completely transformed, the entire cosmic sea will become Qin Mu's resource base.

Qin Mu also needs the most powerful treasure.

"As long as you have the resources, you can forge the most powerful treasures?! And even customize them?"

The Lord of Chaos City could no longer hold back.

Which weapon-refining master would dare to say such a thing!

Even more, it can be customized according to specific needs?

If the speaker wasn't Qin Mu, the Lord of Chaos City wouldn't have believed it at all, and even felt it was absurd.

Humanity has never obtained a single supreme treasure throughout countless eras, yet others can freely wholesale them?

"That's right!"

Qin Mu confirmed.

Supreme treasure?

This concept doesn't exist on the continent of origin.

The strongest being in the universe is also known as a true god. Most of the so-called supreme treasures are just treasures of true gods or void true gods.

Even treasures at the level of eternal true gods are extremely rare.

For a God-King specializing in weapon crafting, refining treasures at the level of True Gods or Void True Gods is a piece of cake.

Just like in the original timeline, when the Mountain Guest was refining the Ancient God Eye for Luo Feng, he clearly stated that it would only take three days to refine it into a typical will-impacting treasure.

It takes longer to refine it into the most powerful treasure.

"Just who is this Mountain Hermit? How can he so easily forge supreme treasures!"

The Lord of Chaos City took a deep breath.

But then the Lord of Chaos City realized that even if the Mountain Guest really had such strength, what made him think he could create the most powerful treasure for Qin Mu and for humanity?

With questions in mind, the Lord of Chaos City asked them directly.

"This involves a deal between him and me. I've already had a preliminary discussion with him through Luo Feng. I'll go to the Cosmic Sea again, and everything should be fine then."

Qin Mu smiled.

At the same time, Qin Mu briefly explained the matter of the Mountain Guest and Luo Feng.

Qin Mu never intended to hide his contact with the Mountain Dwellers from the human race.

Instead, he wants the Mountain Dwellers to become himself, to become an asset to the human race.

Therefore, it is necessary to make arrangements with the Lord of Chaos City in advance to avoid being caught off guard. This is a good opportunity.

However, when Qin Mu communicated with the Chaos City Lord, he learned that Luo Feng had already obtained the Star Tower inheritance.

Luo Feng has already broken through to the Immortal realm, but he is still some distance away from activating the Star Tower. He can only truly use it after becoming a Universe Venerable.

Now that this has been exposed, the Lord of Chaos City probably won't think much of it.

However, other universe lords inevitably have their own agendas. Qin Mu can intimidate the other universe lords, but there is no need to create such a risk.

"I see! I understand now! So when do you plan to meet the Mountain Hermit?"

After Qin Mu finished speaking, the Lord of Chaos City finally understood.

Although he was somewhat worried about the enemies of the Mountain Guest that Qin Mu mentioned, he believed that Qin Mu knew what he was doing and that with the almost endless swarm of insects, there was no danger of him perishing, so he asked.

"In a few more days, the swarm will complete its metamorphosis! Just in time, the Primal Star will be launched soon. Once the Primal Star is launched, I will make the necessary arrangements, and that will be enough."

I can plunder the treasures of the original planet in large quantities through the Zerg swarm.

My swarm already has a great need for supreme treasures, and even if we don't use them, they're still good materials for crafting the most powerful supreme treasures.

Qin Mu smiled.

"Alright, let's wait for the Primal Star to open. It should only take a few decades."

The Lord of Chaos City said excitedly.

Meanwhile, Luo Feng, who was not far away, had also completed his breakthrough and was flying towards the two of them.

(End of this chapter)