Devouring Stars: Master of Evolution

Qin Mu spent an astonishing amount of money to purchase intelligence.

The 820 million units of cosmic sand I just received were almost gone before I could even warm them up.

Information from the Dark Temple is extremely valuable.

For example, a basic intelligence report on various countries originating from the continent would require 10 pieces of cosmic sand.

The information is very simple, consisting only of basic details such as maps and city locations.

For example, the Kingdom of Food only has one sentence: "There are five rulers in total." Not to mention any information about their methods, secret treasures, or even their names.

This kind of information is so commonplace that any Eternal God who has lived on the Origin Continent for a long time would not know it.

Detailed information would be even more expensive.

Detailed intelligence on the Kingdom of Yun.

It cost Qin Mu a full 400 million units of cosmic sand!

expensive.

But it must be admitted that this intelligence is worth the price.

The basic information about the origin continent of the 10th Universe Sands is different.

This intelligence contains detailed records of the generals, legions, and families of every major city in the 118 Chaos Provinces of the Cloud Kingdom, as well as every Eternal True God and Chaos Ruler.

For example, in the Chaotic State of Lin Yuan, the city lord of Dingyuan City, Yan Yuewu, is at the ninth level of the Eternal True God realm. He possesses the mechanical treasure, the Mad Flame Blade, and is skilled in the secret technique "Crimson Flame Whirlwind Blade," among other things.

His family has a total of 12 eternal gods, each with their own strengths, achievements, and other details.

They stripped almost everything bare.

He even kept a record of the places he frequented, such as the Illusionary Sound Pavilion, and who he liked to patronize.

This broadened Qin Mu's horizons.

In addition, the names, strengths, characteristics of the eight legions of Dingyuan City, and the families behind them are all clearly known.

Of course, this is information about the Eternal True God. Information about the Chaos Ruler is not so detailed. It only introduces his general preferences and the strength he has shown on the surface.

Not to mention the god-king level of the Yun Kingdom's ruler.

It's not that there aren't more detailed options, it's just that Qin Mu can't afford them.

Besides these, what delighted Qin Mu even more was a document worth 200 million cosmic sands containing intelligence on the distribution of exotic beasts throughout the Cloud Kingdom.

This intelligence accurately marks the location of the eternal true god beasts in the wilderness.

There are tens of thousands of Eternal True God Beasts in the Chaos Continent alone!

It even clearly recorded his strength, bloodline talent, and so on.

"The lairs of these eternal true gods and beasts are almost all quite extraordinary, allowing them to better exert their strength."

It is also an excellent choice for housing insect nests.

Looking at the information on an Eternal True God Beast named Winged Serpent in the intelligence report, Qin Mu smiled.

The winged serpent possesses strength comparable to a seventh-level cultivator of the Eternal True God realm.

Living in a huge lake called Jiuzong Lake not far from the insect swarm, it possesses three bloodline talents: Water Spirit Illusion, Abyss Energy Absorption, and Water Thorn Assault.

They are born with the ability to grasp certain fundamental laws of water.

Further down, there are introductions to three more bloodline talents.

For example, the Water Spirit Illusion can transform itself into fluid water, allowing its form to move freely and change shape in the water, thus easily avoiding enemy attacks.

In its illusory form, it can also create multiple illusory water shadows, making it difficult for enemies to pinpoint its true form.

The Winged Serpent, with its innate ability to draw energy from the great lakes or other bodies of water it inhabits, possesses an endless supply of energy.

In the unique environment of Jiuzong Lake, even ordinary powerhouses at the ninth level of Eternal True God are helpless against it.

In a head-on confrontation, the Pteranodon would most likely be no match.

However, escaping using the innate water spirit clone is not difficult.

"Swarm, begin the hunt!"

A slight smile curved Qin Mu's lips as his consciousness lingered within the insectoid network.

Immediately, the swarm units that had spread out changed direction and flew off according to the locations provided in the intelligence.

With this precise intelligence, the insect swarm no longer needs to search the wilderness in a scattershot manner; it can directly and precisely hunt down the insects.

Efficiency has increased by more than a hundredfold.

Hunting 2000 eternal true god beasts would allow the Beast King to break through to the next level in a short time.

Most of the eternal true gods and beasts that can survive in the wilderness have special characteristics, such as being good at escaping or good at fighting.

However, in the face of a swarm of insects, it is almost impossible to escape by using this method!

Although Qin Mu's breakthrough time is not long, both the Life Heavenly Dragon and the Destruction Demon Ape are extremely powerful, ranking among the top among the Eternal True Gods.

Furthermore, there is Jinluo Tiandi, as well as a large number of insect swarm units for support.

If all else fails, one can directly mobilize the massive soul power of the insect swarm and, in conjunction with the Divine Suppression Pearl, instantly kill it.

"It's a pity that there are no Chaos Ruler-level beasts in the Lin Yuan Chaos State, otherwise we could try to hunt them down."

If one could devour a Chaos Ruler-level beast, the Beast King level should be able to break through directly.

After scanning through all the information on the strange beasts in the Chaos Continent of Lin Yuan, Qin Mu felt somewhat regretful.

Unlike cultivators, the strange beasts are all lone wolves, and they have a high chance of being overwhelmed and killed by a swarm of insects.

Thirty thousand Jinluo Heaven and Earth, 10081 top-tier units at the level of Destruction Demon Apes, and the swarm's overwhelming soul and willpower.

How could an ordinary ruler of chaos withstand it?

"My Lord, all the information you need has been given to you."

"In addition, the Dark Palace has a large number of bounty missions, which you may also take a look at, Divine Lord." The attendant said respectfully to Qin Mu.

With a wave of his hand, he acquired three Eternal True God-level mechanical treasures and purchased intelligence worth 600 million cosmic sands.

Having just one such big client is enough to make him incredibly wealthy.

Qin Mu nodded.

He easily found a large number of bounty missions, including protection missions, mercenary missions, assassination missions, and so on.

"Tsk, they even have assassination missions for Marquis Lin Yuan."

Qin Mu looked at the top of his bounty missions and couldn't help but click his tongue in amazement.

They launched an assassination mission against the Marquis of Linyuan on someone else's turf, yet received no punishment whatsoever.

This shows just how arrogant the Yanfeng Club is.

Looking further down, almost all the city lords, legion commanders, and even heads of large families, as well as some leaders of dark forces, are on the bounty list.

The bounty amounts range from thousands to millions of cosmic sands.

"As long as a client dares to assign a task, my Yanfeng Guild dares to offer a reward." The waiter smiled and said, "Even if it's a God-King, my Yanfeng Guild will still offer a reward."

His words were full of confidence.

"The strength of the Flamewind Guild goes without saying."

Qin Mu nodded, flipping through the various bounties. With the power of the insect swarm, if they accepted these assassination missions, they could obtain a massive amount of cosmic sand in a very short time.

But Qin Mu did not have such thoughts.

It's okay to come here occasionally and make a little money.

A large-scale assassination would inevitably attract the attention of Marquis Linyuan, and even the ruler of Yun Kingdom.

If you really want to make big money, weapon crafting is more suitable.

Suddenly, Qin Mu's gaze sharpened slightly as he looked at one of the assassination missions and couldn't help but smile.

"Killing Streams and Marshes, a Million Cosmic Sands."

The bounty for the eight legion commanders of Ningyuan City is only around one million cosmic sands, while Jian Shuize is just a powerhouse from Chijin City who has just stepped into the level of Eternal True God.

Clearly, there's a problem with this.

However, considering the detailed information about the recently purchased Lin Yuan Chaos State, it's not hard to understand why.

The Jian Shui family was a large family in Chijin City, but it was suddenly wiped out recently.

The reason is quite simple: they have discovered a super-large mineral vein!

Earth Mother Mystic Crystal Ore!

This is a precious mineral vein worth at least billions of cosmic sands!

The entire Crimson Gold City was thrown into turmoil.

This has sparked more than one war, causing several powerful families to break ties, and even the Marquis of Linyuan is paying attention.

Even neighboring countries have seen powerful figures intervene.

Billions of cosmic sands—this is an enormous fortune that even the ruler of chaos would covet.

Red Gold City is located at the border between the two countries.

Jianshuize is the only direct descendant of the family who has fled.

In name, the mine belongs to him.

On the continent of Origin, strength reigns supreme. The sudden acquisition of such wealth by the Jian Shui family, and the subsequent exposure of it, naturally led to their demise.

Within the cloud computing industry, there are still some rules in place.

Naturally, no one wanted him to be alive.

"Now, we have an opportunity to enter Crimson Gold City."

Qin Mu's will followed the insect network and saw the Eternal God fleeing in panic across the wilderness, eventually hiding in a remote valley, desperately concealing its presence.

An eternal god, entirely aquamarine, with six arms and a serpentine tail.

That was none other than the Jianshui Marsh!

In order to expand the swarm, Qin Mu continuously sent out batches of swarm units to extend outward from the swarm domain and lay out mother nests.

At this moment, the place where the stream is hidden is actually above a mother nest!

Earth Mother Mystic Crystal Ore is an extremely precious refining material, used to refine Chaos Realm treasures and even God King treasures.

More importantly, this is one of the essential materials for the first three levels of the Xuan Yuan Body Refining Secret Method in the Xuan Yuan Technique!

Qin Mu was determined to succeed!

"I still need to purchase some refining materials. Here's the materials list," Qin Mu said, handing a prepared materials list to the other party. "The total price of the materials is 200 million cosmic sand!"

The cosmic sand obtained from selling mechanical treasures has all been spent.

"Two million units of cosmic sand, all for these materials?"

The waiter examined the materials carefully. "Except for a few types, most of these materials are quite ordinary."

According to the list, the quantity is enormous.

"Is the Divine Lord certain that 200 million units of cosmic sand will be used to buy these?"

"Of course, how long will it take to deliver?" Qin Mu had no doubt about the strength of Yanfeng Hall, after all, these were not particularly valuable items.

It's just that the quantity is large.

The waiter smiled confidently, "Please wait a moment, Your Majesty, it will be ready in the time it takes to drink a cup of tea."

"Then send it over!"

Qin Mu answered without hesitation.

These are all materials used in the first level of "Mysterious Origin Body Refinement".

"Mysterious Origin Body Refining" is a secret body refining method within "Mysterious Origin Techniques," and it consists of nine levels.

The first three levels correspond to the realm of the Eternal True God.

The middle three layers correspond to the Chaos Ruler, while the last three layers are the God King level.

The first three levels are alright, but you need some precious materials and special body-refining techniques to get started.

However, the middle three layers require a certain understanding of the Great Dao of the Origin of Life and the Great Dao of the Origin of Matter in order to cultivate!

As for the last three layers...

To fully succeed in cultivation, one needs to have complete mastery of the six major branches of the Great Dao of Life Origin and the eight major branches of the Great Dao of Matter Origin before even having a chance to begin!

The difficulty level is undeniably high!

However, according to the description, as long as one succeeds in cultivation, one can be invincible within the same realm even relying solely on the physical body!

Even defeating enemies of higher ranks is commonplace for them.

"The materials purchased with 200 million cosmic sands are enough for two top-tier Zerg units to complete their body refinement and create two powerful beings."

The rest can be considered after the swarm becomes stronger and acquires more wealth.

There was a hint of expectation in Qin Mu's eyes.

Body refinement is very similar to weapon refinement.

In other words, in the Origin Continent, body refinement is a branch of weapon crafting, essentially treating the body as a treasure to be crafted.

To make the physical body comparable to an eternal true god-level weapon!

For a true god, this is very difficult to achieve. Forging weapons is extremely difficult in itself, let alone forging one's own body.

The properties of materials, the combination of materials, the inscription of array patterns, how different array patterns are combined...

It requires a very high level of understanding and skill in weapon crafting.

Even if an ordinary eternal true god obtains a secret body-refining technique, it is very difficult to even begin to learn it.

But for Qin Mu, this was naturally nothing.

With an endless swarm of insects, he has an extremely profound understanding of the laws, and he can even refine super-large mechanical treasures.

I have already mastered the first level of "Mysterious Origin Body Refinement" and am just waiting for the materials to arrive.

"We need to seize territory as soon as possible; Crimson Gold City is my goal! Buying materials should allow a few Zerg units to complete their body tempering process?"

Qin Mu thought to himself.

We still have to rely on the insect swarm to collect it themselves!

Go dig for minerals!

The resources required for "Mysterious Origin Body Refinement" are exceptionally terrifying, and become even more astonishing as you progress.

The first layer alone requires millions of cosmic sands.

It should be known that even an ordinary eternal true god would be considered wealthy if his entire fortune were equal to ten thousand cosmic grains of sand.

This is only the first level of "Mysterious Origin Body Refinement".

The second layer requires ten times the amount of the first layer!

The third layer also increases tenfold.

And how enormous is the swarm of insects?

Even top-tier units often have numbers in the tens of thousands, and the next level has even more.

Buying them is unrealistic.

After stating his needs, Qin Mu drank his wine while sorting through the intelligence he had gathered and reviewing various missions.

call--

Suddenly, a black jade bottle appeared out of thin air, and the attendant handed it to Qin Mu: "Divine Lord, all the refining materials you need are here. Please check them."

Qin Mu could confirm it with a single scan using his mental power.

Having achieved his goal, Qin Mu did not linger and immediately left under the escort of his attendants.

……

One of the small buildings inside the Yanfeng Club.

"This Qin Mu is no ordinary person. Even my Yanfeng Guild doesn't have any information on him. He must come from some powerful force and be skilled in weapon crafting."

Upon entering the city and purchasing the cave dwelling, he modified the cave dwelling's formation in a very short time, surpassing the level of all formation masters in Ningyuan City.

He immediately produced three mechanical treasures, all of which, judging from their craftsmanship, belonged to the same person or the same faction.

Why would you buy detailed information about the entire Yun Kingdom from my Yanfeng Guild?

Could it be some secret weapon-forging sect planning to set up camp in Ningyuan City, or are they aiming for Chijin City?

Purchasing such a large quantity of refining materials at once, especially since most of them are basic materials, suggests they are intended for disciples of a sect.

A figure seemingly formed from shadows looked at the latest intelligence gathering and made guesses in his mind.

Before his eyes, all the information about Qin Mu's entry into Ningyuan City was recorded.

However, the figure didn't pay too much attention, after all, he was just an Eternal True God, nothing in front of the Flame Wind Guild.

Little did he know that the entire Origin Continent would be thrown into turmoil because of him. (End of Chapter)