Devouring: Starting with an innate sacred body and Dao embryo

Chapter 40 Star Units, Apology and Compensation

These holographic projections resemble power, categorized into different types, including fighter jets, weapons, and elixirs...

Each variety is abundant and extremely precious.

"Jiang Chen, you should also know that those precious treasures are generally not sold with money, but bartered."

Hong explained the various prices marked with "stars" below.

"And stars are a unit I designed specifically to anchor the value of those precious treasures."

"For example, the dragon blood that sells for 80 billion on the market is only worth 1 star unit."

"How about I exchange 1000 star units for the Cloud Vine?"

Looking at these treasures, Jiang Chen couldn't help but nod in approval.

As expected of the world's number one powerhouse, the accumulation of various treasures is simply unimaginable. No wonder he is known as the world's richest man; he truly deserves the title.

"Although in the universe, the value of a single Moyun Vine is more than a hundred times greater than the total value of all your treasures, Master Hong."

"But this is Earth after all, and it's still far from other alien forces. Besides, Master Hong has helped me a lot in the past, so let's just accept the price Master Hong quoted for this Cloud Vine."

As Jiang Chen spoke, he tossed the Moyun Vine in his hand directly to Hong.

Although he had subdued the Moyun Vine, it did not recognize him as its master and could still be sold.

Once a creature recognizes its master, the Moyun Vine will follow that person for life and can no longer be traded or sold.

Hong quickly caught it, looking at the constantly moving vine with great care, a smile appearing on his face.

"Jiang Chen, thank you very much."

"Master Hong, you're too kind." Jiang Chen shook his head.

"No need to be so formal. I'm a bit older than you. If you'd like, you can call me 'Big Brother'."

Hong Bing's cold face revealed a hint of gentleness.

"Okay, Brother Hong."

Jiang Chen readily agreed.

"Um."

Hong nodded with satisfaction and pointed to the treasures on the holographic projection, saying, "Brother Jiang Chen, take a look at what you need here. A thousand star units are enough to buy most of the treasures on this screen."

"Let me see."

Jiang Chen clicked on these holographic projections to browse them.

Ultimately, he chose a Primordial-class fighter jet of the same type as Hong, worth 60 Stars.

Then, he purchased some spiritual herbs similar to plant spirits, spending 300 star points.

Next, he bought all the manuals in the manual category, spending 200 stars.

Then I bought a battle sword excavated from an ancient civilization site. It was much better than an SS-grade battle sword in terms of both sharpness and sturdiness.

However, it was also quite valuable, costing him 20 stars.

The purchase cost a total of 580 star points. Jiang Chen planned to keep the remaining 480 star points for when he needed them later.

"I will put the secret manuals, elixirs and battle swords you purchased into the Primordial-level intelligent fighter jet you bought. You can go to the headquarters of the Ultimate Martial Arts Academy to retrieve them later."

Hong was secretly surprised to see that Jiang Chen had bought all the cultivation manuals on the list.

"Jiang Chen, you've bought so many cultivation manuals, are you planning to create your own?"

"That's right, Brother Hong is really experienced; he recognized it at a glance."

Jiang Chen nodded: "My Nine-Fold Thunder Blade has been cultivated to the highest level, and there is no way to go any higher."

"Moreover, the Nine-Fold Thunder Blade is the path of the Thunder God, not my path. If I want to further improve my swordsmanship, I must create my own swordsmanship."

Seeing Jiang Chen's ambition, Hong nodded in agreement: "That's right. In the early stages, a martial artist can learn from the paths of others, but in the later stages, they must ultimately forge their own path to become a top expert."

"For example, in my early days, I practiced the Hanxia Internal Martial Arts, and eventually I broke free from it and created my own spear technique to destroy the world."

"Thor, on the other hand, practiced both internal martial arts and ancient Indian yoga, and eventually created the Nine-Fold Thunder Blade."

"I hope your comprehension goes smoothly and that you successfully create your own unique cultivation method."

Jiang Chen chatted with Hong for a while before disembarking from the fighter jet.

At this moment, the four councilors, including Far, were still standing there, waiting expectantly for Jiang Chen.

Upon seeing Jiang Chen appear, they immediately flew over.

"Brother Jiang Chen, we were the ones who spoke incoherently just now. The fault lies entirely with us. I hope you won't take it to heart."

Far and the others behaved very humbly, with smiles on their faces, appearing extremely obsequious.

There was nothing they could do; Jiang Chen was simply too powerful.

They had personally fought against the Mo Yun Teng. When the four of them attacked together, not only did they fail to do anything to the Mo Yun Teng, but they almost lost one or two of their lives.

Jiang Chen, however, subdued the Moyun Vine with a flick of his wrist.

This stands in stark contrast to them.

Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!

Based on the strength Jiang Chen just displayed, if someone were dissatisfied with them and made a move, they would probably be instantly killed.

They had only ever seen such terrifying combat power in Hong.

But now, I see it in another person, and I have offended him.

This made them extremely uneasy, and naturally they wanted to do everything they could to resolve the previous grievances.

"This is the apology and gift we just discussed to you, Brother Jiang Chen. Please accept it."

Far handed over a blank sheet of paper with various compensation measures written on it.

For example, compensation could be awarded to more than a dozen companies with market capitalizations exceeding 10 billion, vast mineral resources in various countries, luxurious and valuable luxury goods and mansions, and news of ancient civilization relics, etc.

Looking at what was written on the paper, Jiang Chen nodded slightly. "This matter was originally a misunderstanding, but since you councilors are so generous, then I will accept it without further ado."

"That's right, it's just a misunderstanding. These gifts are also meant to congratulate Brother Jiang Chen on breaking through to the planetary level."

Following Jiang Chen's words, Far said, "If Brother Jiang Chen has any requests in the future, we will do our best to assist you."

"Thank you all very much. I have to go now, we'll talk again later."

Jiang Chen turned and flew into the air, heading deeper into the Australian region.

He once said that he would kill a king-level monster as proof of his becoming a councilor.

Now that his strength has broken through to the planetary level, he naturally has to fulfill the words he once spoke.

Australia is a world-renowned monster-infested region, so it's no surprise that it has no shortage of King-level monsters, which would be perfect for him to easily kill one or two.

Far and the others breathed a slight sigh of relief as they watched Jiang Chen leave.

"Fortunately, Jiang Chen is not a petty person. Although he paid a price, he eventually resolved the feud smoothly."

"That's right. Just thinking about being hated by a powerful expert who possesses a domain is terrifying."

"I thought Thor would be the second person in the world to reach the realm of mastery, but I never expected that someone would surpass him."

"Do you think Jiang Chen's strength is comparable to that of First Speaker Hong?"

"Although both possess domains, Hong has cultivated for a longer period of time, so I think Hong is still more powerful."

"That's right. Jiang Chen has only just entered the planetary level, while Hong is already at the sixth level of the planetary level. Even with his domain, Jiang Chen is probably no match for Hong."

"No matter what, someone has achieved the same level of success as Hong. Perhaps Jiang Chen will be able to challenge Hong's position in the future."

"Even now, Jiang Chen, who possesses a domain, is probably stronger than Thor. In other words, even if Jiang Chen isn't as strong as Hong, he's still the second strongest person in the world!"

"I just had someone check Jiang Chen's information. It is said that he is only nineteen years old and has been in the elite training camp for less than half a year. He has already become so accomplished. I really look forward to seeing what the future holds."

Far and the others were filled with emotion. While talking about Jiang Chen's situation, they boarded their fighter jet and left.

(End of this chapter)