I picked up attributes in Swallowing Star.

Luo Yuan gave them an opportunity; whether they can seize it depends on themselves. Luo Yuan can't always provide them with treasures; the resources he gives are only within a normal range. There's no such thing as unconditional kindness in this world; after all, relationships between people are often built on the basis of mutual benefit.

If there is no conflict of interest, there is basically no need for contact. So if these people are of no value to Luo Yuan, it is possible that Luo Yuan will eventually make them give up or even eliminate them directly, since these people know too much about Luo Yuan.

Luo Yuan would not let them go easily. Of course, he would only do this as a last resort, since it takes him a long time to control a strong person. Whether it is observing their talents and abilities or finally controlling and training them, it all comes at a price.

Therefore, Luo Yuan was very cautious when choosing to use soul control methods. Not everyone is qualified to control them. When Luo Yuan led these ten people to the entrance of the middle area, he found that there were people here who were deliberately vomiting, and Luo Yuan only sensed it.

He discovered that these so-called beings were actually planetary-level existences. Normally, this wilderness area is a world controlled by monsters, and it is impossible for a human powerhouse to be in control of it. However, Luo Yuan witnessed this, which further proves that the entire planet has already been controlled by that lord-level powerhouse.

Therefore, to some extent, these demonic beasts are merely tools used to hone and help these geniuses grow. To put it more bluntly, these demonic beasts are free-range and will not be allowed to pose a threat to the entire human race, because their strength will be kept within a certain range.

Once different stages of monsters appear in the wilderness, they will be driven to the corresponding areas. Luo Yuan believes that there are probably no star-level monsters on this planet, because such monsters would pose a huge threat to the entire planet. So if such a creature appears, the lord might directly take action to eliminate it.

However, it is still possible for planetary-level monsters to exist, and such monsters can only appear in the core area. But this is also a good thing, after all, Luo Yuan does not want to see monsters ravaging the entire planet, because for human powerhouses, their existence is actually very contradictory.

They can provide more cultivation resources for humanity and help those who are strong grow, but there are concerns that if their strength becomes too great, they may threaten human safety. Therefore, it is necessary to keep them within a certain range to prevent them from threatening humanity.

When Luo Yuan arrived at the gate with ten men, the guards only glanced at him and knew that Luo Yuan was a true planetary-level being. Moreover, the aura he exuded was much stronger than that of the guards, which made the guards treat Luo Yuan much better.

Because respect for the strong comes from the heart, no matter where you are. Only in this way can you truly become strong and survive better. As for the ten people Luo Yuan brought with him, the gatekeepers didn't care at all, because to them, these ten people were just people that Luo Yuan had trained and raised.

If any problems arise, the responsibility will fall on Luo Yuan, and they won't say anything, so they let him pass directly. When Luo Yuan led his ten subordinates into the central area, he discovered that there were many powerful individuals here. Of course, not all of them were planetary-level beings, because some of them, like Luo Yuan, had many followers with them.

While these followers may not be very strong in the central region, they are definitely top-tier in the peripheral regions. They often seek refuge with a planetary-level powerhouse because they find it difficult to find resources to improve their strength in the peripheral regions. After arriving in the central region, they can obtain more resources and have hope of breaking through to a higher realm.

Luo Yuan had already learned that breaking through a realm was not an easy thing, especially since even with the corresponding resources, it was not guaranteed that he could truly reach the breakthrough level, because there was no treasure in this world that could guarantee that he could definitely break through a realm.

The reason Luo Yuan was able to break through so smoothly was because he was an extremely powerful being. His cultivation experience and various methods were top-notch, surpassing most of the strong in this universe. Therefore, he faced no obstacles when breaking through his realm.

Now, Luo Yuan discovered that although most of the powerful individuals gathered here were below the planetary level, their aura was definitely stronger than those he had encountered before. On the contrary, Luo Yuan noticed that the planetary level experts seemed to be very low-key and did not have any arrogant or complacent emotions.

That's because they are well aware that there are many people in this intermediate zone who are at the same level as them and are also very powerful. If they offend some people because of their arrogance, something might happen during their adventure. In an unfamiliar environment, when they don't know much about other people's strength, they should keep a low profile.

And by giving others enough respect, they can better integrate into any situation. In fact, this is the principle of conduct that wise people possess, because they also know that the strong cannot be judged by common sense, because different people have different virtues.

If one's own wrong words and deeds lead to some seemingly ordinary conflicts, once they escalate to a very high level, they will pose a huge threat to them in terms of force. This is because some strong individuals encounter various problems during their cultivation process, which may lead to psychological issues over time.

For example, in extreme situations, different strong individuals will exhibit different behaviors. Moreover, since there is no constraint of food in the wilderness, everyone can only rely on strength to speak for themselves. Therefore, it is essential to maintain a sense of awe when one is weak.

Luo Yuan didn't want to project too much of a powerful aura in front of everyone, as that would attract attention, which didn't align with his principles of conduct. So he tried to keep a low profile, but he also couldn't let his aura be too weak, because that might tempt some unscrupulous individuals to try and steal his treasures.

Therefore, after Luo Yuan adopted the principle of keeping a low profile, he and his ten people blended perfectly into the group of powerful individuals without attracting attention, just like ordinary people.

Luo Yuan also noticed that the central area was divided into several zones. They were currently located at the very edge of the central area, but because of this, it was relatively safe, and a market had been set up here by these adventurers.

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Chapter 854. The Forest

Luo Yuan carefully observed the area and discovered that the market was basically run by these adventurers themselves. After acquiring some resources here, they couldn't stay there all the time, as that would delay their adventure.

Furthermore, during the exploration process, conflicts with others could lead to their treasures being stolen. Therefore, it's better to exchange them with other adventurers here for the cultivation resources they need, so they don't need to bring these treasures back to the base city to exchange them.

This saves them a lot of trouble. After all, whether in the border areas or the central regions, these adventurers not only use these places to obtain cultivation resources, but also hope to improve their strength here. In particular, they can also discover their shortcomings in the process of fighting those monsters.

Moreover, being able to exchange treasures with experts of the same level can save on the deductions made by intermediaries. After all, if they were to exchange treasures in the base city, they would likely have some handling fees deducted by these intermediary departments. So exchanging treasures here is very cost-effective. However, although there are many items here, their quality varies.

Therefore, to truly obtain what one needs, it depends on whether one's vision can reach the corresponding standards. Luo Yuan is not interested in most of the resources here, because the most valuable things to him are those substances that contain special powers. However, such treasures are very rare even here.

Because in this universe, most powerful beings, although they find it difficult to understand how special primal powers are formed and appear, or even know what such powers are, are very clear that such powers can make them stronger and can even improve their genetic level.

Therefore, once a treasure containing primordial power appears, it will definitely be fought over by most powerful people, and it will basically not appear on the market. So it is very difficult for Luo Yuan to find what he needs here. He only wandered around here for a while and did not find anything good, so he simply left.

However, before leaving, he had recorded all the specific map information of the central area. After all, Luo Yuan needed to explore the central area to obtain the treasures he needed. The central area was actually quite large, but it was only about one-third smaller than the edge area.

Even so, it is still a vast area for human powerhouses. Luo Yuan needs to find the cultivation resources he needs in such an environment, which is actually very difficult. This is because places with treasures and resources are often surrounded by powerful monsters or human powerhouses, who are there to seize or protect these things.

Both require great strength. Luo Yuan now knows the location of the treasure he needs by comparing some data on the map. Without any hesitation, he led his ten subordinates directly to a well-known forest area.

The reason he went there was because he already knew that there were very precious source fruits there. Such resources are actually very rare in the peripheral areas. They are mainly concentrated in the core areas of the four regions, but they are not so rare in the central areas. They can be found in many places.

However, the primordial power contained in such resources is much less than that of those closer to the center. Therefore, most powerful individuals will continuously move closer to the center to collect these important resources in order to obtain greater power.

However, since Luo Yuan and his group had just arrived, their strength level was not very high in this central area. If they went directly to the center to compete with those powerful figures, it would be very dangerous. Therefore, Luo Yuan decided to first collect resources containing primordial power, such as the Source Fruit, in the peripheral areas.

Although this resource contains very little primal power, a sufficient quantity can still achieve the desired effect. Most importantly, it is relatively safe, as there are no extremely powerful individuals there. The only powerful individuals there are those who are not very strong or those who have just come from the outskirts.

Only then would it be possible to gather there and seize such resources, and Luo Yuan's current situation perfectly fits the bill. That's why he decided to go to such a place to compete for treasures. In particular, he plans to cultivate the powerful individuals he brought along, as long as he helps them truly break through to become planetary-level beings.

Then you'll essentially have ten planetary-level subordinates to solve a lot of problems for him, which is quite troublesome. After all, you have to do everything yourself, which is a huge waste of time. Otherwise, you wouldn't spend time and resources training them in the future. These people haven't really grown up yet, so you have to acquire the corresponding resources.

However, Luo Yuan was unwilling to take too much risk, so going to the safer areas around the city was a good option. According to the map, the outermost part of the central area was definitely the area near the city wall, and it was full of various markets.

Although there are many resources here, they were all found by powerful individuals through adventures during their explorations. They wouldn't give them away for free, so it's impossible to obtain anything without treasures of equal value. Therefore, it's absolutely impossible to get the resources you need here. In that case, you must go to more dangerous places to find treasures.

Near these markets is a lush forest. It is far from the core of the central region, so there is generally no danger here. Even if there are some monsters or human experts here, their strength is generally below the planetary level.

Even some planetary-level powerhouses have only just broken through to the next level and haven't stabilized yet, so their combat abilities are very lacking. Moreover, with Luo Yuan's strength, he would definitely have more advantages if he were here. He would be able to seize important resources more easily, and the people he follows are also very powerful.

Luo Yuan has experienced countless things in his life, and he must have seen all kinds of outstanding talents. Those who can be spotted and controlled by him must have very good talents and abilities, although their strength and talents may not be the strongest in the entire universe.

However, they are undoubtedly top-tier beings on this planet, which is why Luo Yuan decided to give them space to grow on their own. If they had to handle everything themselves, they would not be able to truly grow. Luo Yuan was only responsible for giving them opportunities to grow and break through their limits.

Whether these people can be truly captured depends on themselves, especially Luo Yuan. He will also observe them during the continuous training process. If he finds that any strong person does not meet his requirements or has the expected potential for growth, then he will choose to give them up directly in the future.

This is not to say that Luo Yuan himself is heartless and ungrateful, but rather that he understands very well that in the universe, strength is everything, and everyone establishes connections based on the value of each other. If someone has no value to him, then there is no need for contact or cultivation.

Luo Yuan and his group moved quickly, arriving at a very lush forest in less than half a day. Luo Yuan also discovered that there were quite a few powerful individuals gathered here, although their strength was probably among the lowest in the entire central region.

However, any one of them placed on the edge of the area is the most powerful existence, so Luo Yuan absolutely cannot underestimate them. Perhaps these people are not strong enough to fight against Luo Yuan individually, but if they can unite, they can pose a threat to Luo Yuan. Therefore, after arriving here, Luo Yuan also observed the surrounding situation very discreetly.

Then he discovered that there was a forest of Source Fruits growing here. Judging from the quantity and scale of the resources here, it was indeed richer than the resources in the edge areas. Moreover, Luo Yuan only needed to observe briefly to find that the number of Source Fruits in this forest alone exceeded the total amount of Source Fruits from the four major regions in the edge areas combined.

Moreover, the area covered by such forests in the entire central region is quite vast. So, if we're talking about it, it means that there are actually a lot of resources like Source Fruits in this central region. This also explains why we don't see many powerful individuals in the peripheral areas.

That's because they also know that it's better to come directly to the middle area than to fight each other for such a small amount of resources there. It's safer there, and the chances of obtaining resources are even greater. However, Luo Yuan's idea is different from these people's. He knows very well that the dangerous environment in the middle area is definitely more than that in the remote areas.

Moreover, Luo Yuan would never have come here to take the risk before he had truly improved his strength. He only made this plan now that he had reached his current level of strength. If Luo Yuan had not obtained a lot of resources in the border area to help him improve his realm, he believed that after he brought a group of people here, he would likely have been targeted by other powerful figures immediately.

They might not get any resources here, and instead, other powerful figures might steal all their treasures. When Luo Yuan arrived with his subordinates, he immediately attracted the attention of the surrounding powerful figures, who also noticed that the aura emanating from Luo Yuan was extremely strong.

This made them restrain their thoughts and not take immediate action. In fact, in the eyes of all the powerful individuals, both the natural resources here and other powerful individuals who were in competition with them could be seen as resources. Moreover, if they could defeat or eliminate their opponents, they would gain a lot of benefits.

After all, in order to grow together, everyone needs various resources during the cultivation process, and it is impossible to consume all of these resources. Everyone will have some on them, which is especially chaotic here without any rules or constraints. Therefore, only by relying on one's own strength can one ensure one's safety.

Luo Yuan and his group had been constantly on the move, and they looked like a group of people who had just been brought here from the margins. After all, most of them had gone through the same process, so the others could tell what Luo Yuan and his group were made of at a glance.

For those powerful individuals who have lived here for a long time, these newcomers are very easy to bully. This is because the newcomers are not familiar with the environment and their strength has not reached a high level. So, as long as they find an opportunity, they can eliminate these people.

Many powerful individuals have already arrived around this forest. However, the pattern of these powerful individuals is very similar to Luo Yuan's current situation. They are all led by one or two planetary-level experts, followed by some subordinates whose strength has not yet reached the planetary level.

However, these planetary-level powerhouses are generally not very strong. It is precisely for this reason that they only dare to come to this edge area to obtain the corresponding resources. But Luo Yuan noticed that these people did not enter this forest. Instead, they kept wandering around the edge area, which seemed to be because there was some danger inside.

Therefore, they dare not move forward. No matter where they are, as long as there are resources, there are likely to be some guardians, such as powerful monsters that have already occupied the area. These monsters will consider many factors, especially how to protect their original territory and resources.

Luo Yuan has noticed that the monsters in this universe generally possess high intelligence, so there must be a great conflict between them and human powerhouses. Moreover, these monsters can be regarded as the true rulers of this region, because they have lived here for a long time and have a very good understanding of the terrain and environment.

In particular, these demonic beasts, having occupied this place for a long time, are certainly able to obtain important resources at any time, making it relatively easy for them to grow. Now that so many powerful humans have gathered here, it's impossible for those demonic beasts to be completely unprepared. However, not a single demonic beast has come out from here yet.

This shows that they had already made preparations, and may have already set up various traps inside, just waiting for the human powerhouses to enter. Moreover, judging from the emotional fluctuations expressed by the leaders of these human powerhouses present, it can be known that they may have sent out scouts beforehand, but none of them came out alive.

This naturally made these powerful humans very wary, because they felt that there must be something extremely dangerous inside. Logically speaking, the people they sent out to investigate were all very capable, and even if they didn't find anything, it shouldn't be difficult for them to leave alive.

However, no matter what their purpose was, none of them succeeded in the end, which means that the monsters gathered here must be extremely powerful.

Even if these source fruits have limited value in the central region, they are treasures for the monsters living here to survive. It is not easy for human powerhouses to snatch these resources from them.

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Chapter 855 Exploration

With so many powerful humans gathered here, and they not knowing much about the specifics of the forest, it's impossible to ask them to risk going in to explore.

After all, the fact that everyone came here shows that they have a very clear understanding of their own strength. At the same time, they also know how dangerous this middle area is. Therefore, in order to ensure their safety, they are willing to risk exploring in this outermost area rather than immediately going to the more dangerous core area.

This shows that these people were actually very cautious and prudent. That's why they chose to investigate the situation first before taking any further action. However, none of the people who went to investigate came out alive, and they didn't obtain any specific information about the forest.

So far, many powerful figures have remained in the outer areas, not daring to move forward. Luo Yuan didn't know how long these people had been waiting here, but he knew that if things continued like this, they would ultimately gain nothing. However, he was unwilling to take the initiative to explore.

Because if he really sends people to explore, he might end up losing himself like those other powerful figures. He finally found these capable subordinates, and if Luo Yuan really gets some relevant information from them, then he might immediately be targeted by all the powerful figures here.

They will try every means to get Luo Yuan to share the information inside. Then Luo Yuan will become the target of everyone's attack. If Luo Yuan has this idea, then the other powerful people must also think so. This explains why no powerful person has made a move so far.

Luo Yuan felt helpless about this situation, but he also knew that if things continued like this, he would only waste a lot of his time. He was different from these people. As local strongmen, they were more concerned with improving their strength as much as possible and obtaining corresponding status and resources. Even if they did not get the final result, they would still have experienced a very exciting life.

However, for Luo Yuan, this so-called experience was just a test, and he wouldn't stay here forever. In particular, this planet was just a beginner's village for Luo Yuan to start exploring. If he stayed here for too long, it might affect his evaluation in the later tests.

Therefore, after thinking it over, Luo Yuan decided to take the initiative to explore. He did not send his subordinates in, because he knew very well that their strength was no different from that of the local experts, and if they went in, the chances of them dying were very high.

However, Luo Yuan is different. His strength is greater than that of most of the powerful people present. Even if he does find something inside, he can immediately snatch it away. After he goes in and takes the treasure, he can leave directly without lingering.

Even if the powerful figures outside wanted to obtain relevant information from him, they couldn't stop him from leaving just because he wanted to. However, it would be different if Luo Yuan sent his subordinates in. It was hard to say whether these people would have the ability to obtain resources and information inside. Furthermore, even if they did obtain relevant information, they would definitely report back to Luo Yuan as soon as they came out.

During this timeframe, the surrounding powerful figures would choose to launch a joint attack. Therefore, Luo Yuan instructed his subordinates to wait quietly outside. Once he emerged, they were to leave immediately without lingering. This way, before the surrounding forces could react, they could escape to a more dangerous area.

Even if the powerful figures outside were unwilling, they wouldn't dare follow Luo Yuan into the dangerous area. This was the solution Luo Yuan had chosen. He thought it was a very good approach. So, while the powerful figures were hesitating, Luo Yuan suddenly stepped out from the crowd and resolutely continued to advance into the forest that looked somewhat eerie in the photo.

Luo Yuan's actions surprised the powerful figures, but they weren't particularly shocked. Instead, they felt a sense of anticipation. In their view, since a powerful figure had taken the initiative to investigate, they could simply wait and reap the benefits. After all, they had already waited for so long and didn't mind waiting a little longer. Moreover, they believed that the number of these people would be very small in the future.

Even if they could obtain the information, it wouldn't be easy to leave immediately. So no matter what the outcome, it wouldn't be bad for the powerful people present; on the contrary, it would be beneficial. After Luo Yuan entered the forest alone, he found that he couldn't see a single creature around him, nor could he hear any sound. This was very strange, because logically, there should always be some creatures in any environment, and it's impossible for there to be no movement at all.

Luo Yuan didn't even hear a whisper of wind. This situation indicated that there were likely some powerful figures lying in ambush nearby. Otherwise, how could such a situation have occurred? So Luo Yuan continued forward, constantly using various secret techniques to explore the surrounding environment.

Soon, Luo Yuan noticed a very peculiar place. The information he had gathered indicated a powerful aura emanating from a corner. This aura was primarily an energy fluctuation, and it would be extremely difficult for other powerful individuals to sense it, as the energy was well concealed and perfectly blended into the surrounding environment.

If one doesn't investigate carefully, one might even think that the situation there is no different from the surrounding flowers, plants, and trees. However, Luo Yuan was able to keenly perceive the difference. Therefore, Luo Yuan immediately stopped his advance and moved closer to that corner. At the same time, powerful equipment appeared in his hands. The moment Luo Yuan reached that corner, a very powerful heavy sword appeared in his hand.

As Luo Yuan raised his heavy sword and slashed down fiercely, a ripple immediately appeared in the seemingly normal jungle, and then a very powerful-looking demonic beast appeared. Judging from its size, this demonic beast was the kind of creature with extremely strong defense and attack power. What surprised Luo Yuan was that this beast also had a very good ability to hide.

No wonder all those who went to investigate before did not come out alive. It seems that they were unable to observe the movements of these hidden monsters and were likely eliminated without any warning, without even transmitting any information. Now that Luo Yuan has taken the initiative to attack, he will reveal his true form when attacked.

Although it was only at the beginner level, the beast's inherent talent made it extremely powerful. Logically, with Luo Yuan's strength, this one move should have severely injured the beast, if not immediately destroyed. Interestingly, the beast survived the entire attack on Luo Yuan without any damage.

This shows that these demonic beasts are indeed much stronger than human experts of the same realm. Only when the difference in realm is too obvious can the strength of human experts be shown. Therefore, this is what Luo Yuan needs to focus on, because he does not know how many powerful demonic beasts are hidden in this middle area, because the intelligence they possess is no less than that of humans.

If these demonic beasts didn't possess high intelligence, even if they had powerful innate abilities, dealing with them wouldn't be that difficult. However, the demonic beasts in this universe are unique, which is why Luo Yuan felt that this universe was so extraordinary. This is what made him particularly interested in this universe. However, after exploring it based on the information he had gathered, he felt that the dimensions of this universe might be higher than he had thought.

However, he only felt that the dimension of this universe was likely only at the sixth level. Of course, this was just his own guess. But what was certain was that the dimension of this universe was definitely higher than the dimension of his original universe. It was just that after it was destroyed, the origin was damaged, which caused the dimension to decrease.

The problem is that the original core of this universe still exists, so there is a possibility of repair. It is for this reason that the life forms that appear in this universe have abilities that life forms in other universes do not have. For example, demon beasts. You should know that in the things Luo Yuan experienced, those demon beasts had strong combat power, especially some of their innate abilities were more powerful than various life forms. So, demon beasts exist in every universe.

However, although monsters are powerful in combat, their intelligence is generally low. This is because, according to the rules of the universe, strength and intelligence cannot be in a balanced state. They need to restrain each other to ensure the safety of the universe. Otherwise, if a monster possesses great strength and high intelligence, it will grow very quickly and may break the balance of the entire universe.

Therefore, races with exceptionally strong innate abilities generally do not possess high intelligence unless they continuously improve their strength through cultivation, in which case their intelligence may also increase. On the contrary, those born with only average strength possess extremely high intelligence, especially in terms of soul strength, and human powerhouses belong to such a race.