"The Cultivation mission on Blood River World this time was well worth the nearly forty years I spent on it; I've gained a lot!"
Inside the E9-level Spaceship, Ender's consciousness swept over his world ring and space ring, revealing all the gains from the past forty-odd years.
There were 1,314 Blood River Crystals, a slightly incomplete gray jade beast god statue, some seawater from the Blood River and outer sea, and finally, thirty jars of the low-value cloud mist wine.
"The biggest gains this time are the 1,314 Blood River Crystals, and a Grey jade statue that's slightly incomplete but still possesses the Beast God's Artistic Conception."
Taking out the 1,314 Blood River Crystals, Ender thought, "Blood River Crystals are treasures even among King-level Immortal. I remember in the original work, Blood River Crystals were auctioned in the Hong Alliance, causing a huge sensation at the time."
"The highest Fusion limit for Blood River Crystals should be one hundred Blood River Crystals. With my continuously strengthening life gene level in the future, fusing Blood River Crystals will be easier."
He pondered, "Additionally, only Immortals can integrate Blood River Crystals into their divine bodies. If my human main body perishes and I don't recover the body remains, I can only fuse Blood River Crystals to regain Blood River Power."
"So, the Blood River Crystals must be kept. In the future, when I become a Powerhouse, I can also let outstanding juniors of the Family use them."
With a wave of his hand, Ender put the 1,314 Blood River Crystals into his world ring, then took out the incomplete Beast God Grey jade statue.
He felt it was a pity, "Although this beast god statue is currently complete, a broken mirror is hard to mend. Once this beast god statue was incomplete, it will always remain incomplete."
"I wonder if the Golden Horned Beasts has joined our Human Race at this time?" Ender mused, "If the Golden Horned Beast is already under our Human Race, then I can go to the Golden Horned Beasts in the future to comprehend the beast god statue, as well as the insights and engravings left by the Universe Overlord-level Powerhouse, Golden Horn Master."
"For now, this incomplete beast god statue should be sufficient. Perhaps it can last until I Breakthrough to become an Immortal."
With a flip of his hand, Ender put away the gray jade beast god statue. A blood-red badge appeared in his hand. "Blood River Medal, proof of fusing three Blood River Crystals to become a Blood Warrior, worth 100,000 points!"
After putting away the Blood River Medal, he took out dozens of storage devices from his world ring. Nearly eighty percent of these devices contained seawater from the Demon Ocean outer sea, while the remaining twenty percent contained seawater from the Inner Sea.
"Demon Ocean seawater has a strong will-tempering effect, but the side effects are too great. With the Family currently having only one or two Universe Level members, they can't yet use Demon Ocean seawater."
Ender Cultivated in the Ancient God Ruins for over thirty years, and his will improved from passing the fifth level of the Fantasy Ocean to passing the seventh island.
Besides the blood mist constantly tempering his will, this also involved using a small bottle of Blood River water and Cultivating the Soul secret technique, Eye of Distortion. Both had good will-tempering effects.
"Harvest summary complete."
The spaceship had already left the outer perimeter of Blood River World. Ender could already see an incredibly tall palace in the distant Void, shrouded in mist.
That was the Tian Shi Palace, and the spaceship was heading towards the Tian Shi Palace, which suppressed the Blood River World.
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Blood River World, Yunwan World City, City Lord's Mansion.
The current City Lord of Yunwan World City, Sang Kuang, a World Master Level three, was in a secret room. Besides him, there were two others in the secret room: Kaxiu and his father, Colan.
If it weren't for these two, one being his teacher's favored junior Disciple and the other his recently accepted Disciple, both having deep connections with him.
He truly wished he could push them out to take the blame, so he could clear himself completely and avoid affecting his future Immortal Shrine audit.
Sang Kuang asked, "I've already reported to the Immortal that Atlas is from an extraterrestrial race. Now, what we need to consider is how to face the Immortal Shrine's inquiry?"
"Senior Brother," Colan said, "Atlas hid himself very well. So many Domain-level Cultivators in the entire City Lord's Mansion didn't discover he was an outsider. It was Senior Brother who saw through him."
"Hmm." Sang Kuang nodded with satisfaction, then turned to his Disciple, Kaxiu, and asked, "What do you think?"
"Teacher, Atlas first…" Kaxiu said respectfully. Seeing his teacher frown slightly in displeasure, he quickly changed his address, "Why did Atlas kill Senior Martial Uncle Chengfeng? This is a question worth considering. There was no enmity between them."
Hearing this, Sang Kuang glanced at the two of them, not stating it directly, but his meaning was clear.
That is, Atlas and Chengfeng had no enmity, but he had some connection with them. Perhaps he killed Chengfeng for their sake.
"Did Senior Brother Chengfeng have something Atlas wanted?" Colan speculated, "I once mentioned that Chengfeng had a rather peculiar statue."
"I also mentioned that Senior Martial Uncle Chengfeng had a mysterious statue," Kaxiu also said. "And Ender is very interested in rare items. Perhaps he acted for the statue in Senior Martial Uncle Chengfeng's possession."
Sang Kuang looked at the two of them, knowing that they had probably agreed on their story. He then thought back and recalled that 'Atlas's' actions after killing Junior Brother Chengfeng seemed to be exactly as they described.
"That's it. Atlas learned that Junior Brother Chengfeng had a rare statue, so he seized the treasure and killed him." Sang Kuang nodded, "If the Immortal Shrine asks, that's how we'll answer."
With Sang Kuang finalizing the outcome, the matter of Atlas, an outsider, killing Chita City Lord, was concluded.
…
Whoosh!
The Tian Shi Palace in the Void, larger than an average planet, now saw a small dot flying out of it, speeding towards Ender's E-level Spaceship. It was a black triangular spaceship.
"Your Highness Ender, hello." A message came from the black triangular spaceship, "I am Merlock, the welcoming Messenger of the Tian Shi Palace. Congratulations, Your Highness Ender, on completing your Blood River World training. Please follow me into the Tian Shi Palace now, Your Highness."
Under the guidance of the black triangular spaceship, Ender quickly arrived at a vast hall on the first floor of the Tian Shi Palace.
This hall was about several thousand kilometers long and wide. Coming out of the spaceship, he saw many different types of spaceships. The worst of them, and the most numerous, were E-level Spaceships, while f-class spaceships were fewer in number.
"Your Highness Ender." World Master Merlock, wearing a silver battle suit, with blue skin and a rather 'sturdy' build, was leading the way, his words barely concealing his envy as he said, "Your Highness, please follow me. Our Tian Shi Palace Master has already arranged a spaceship to send you back to the Primal Secret Realm."
"A spaceship arranged by the Tian Shi Palace Master?"
Ender was astonished. The Tian Shi Palace Master was a Human Race Top-tier Universe Overlord, whose status was only slightly lower than a Universe Master. Why would he personally arrange a spaceship?
Soon, he was led by World Master Merlock to a sword-shaped spaceship. At the hatch of the sword-shaped spaceship stood a handsome, purple-haired man exuding the aura of an Immortal.
Upon seeing the purple-haired man, World Master Merlock respectfully saluted, "Greetings, Immortal."
"I am Marquis Lixiao," the handsome, purple-haired man said. "By the Palace Master's order, I am to send Your Highness Ender back to the Primal Secret Realm."
Ender bowed slightly, "Thank you, Marquis Lixiao."
Marquis Lixiao turned sideways and said, "Your Highness, please."
Under World Master Merlock's respectful gaze, the spaceship hatch closed and it started flying out of the Tian Shi Palace.
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Tian Shi Palace, Ninth Floor Hall.
A man in a silver robe with long, reddish-brown flowing hair looked out at the endless starry sky beyond the Tian Shi Palace, and also saw the sword-shaped spaceship depart.
"Kedi, Ender, Jiu Mengluo."
He murmured, with a hint of satisfaction in his voice, "In less than 100,000 years, our Human Race has produced three Geniuses, each appearing once every million epochs." Kedi!
Ender!
Jiu Mengluo!
These are the Geniuses born in the Human Race in the last 100,000 years, each appearing once every million epochs. The former two belong to the Virtual Universe Company, while the latter is a Genius born in the Huge Axe Dojo 50,000 years ago.
(A/N: Due to Ender's rapid progress and his recent feat of passing the seventh island of the Fantasy Ocean, he has been considered by many Powerhouses to be a Genius appearing once every million epochs.)
In Primal Chaos City, after thirty years, the number of Tongtian Bridge levels passed by the three respectively were: ten levels! Nine levels! Eight levels!
Within the Virtual Universe Company, most high-level Venerables and Immortal Kings believe that Kedi will achieve more in the future.
However, some Powerhouses also believe that Ender's future achievements will be no less than Kedi's, and a very small minority even believe he will surpass Kedi.
Because of this, many people within the Virtual Universe Company are now placing bets on the Genius they favor, hoping that their chosen Genius can surpass the others.
In such a situation, because the Tongtian Bridge record of the Genius Jiu Mengluo in Primal Chaos City after thirty years was recently broken, some high-level members of the Huge Axe Dojo were very displeased, so they also participated in the betting.
Thus, the Genius competition within the Virtual Universe Company evolved into a Genius competition between the Virtual Universe Company and the Huge Axe Dojo, and such a grand event also drew the attention of the high-level members of the other five Leviathans of Humanity.
The competition among the three Geniuses, each appearing once every million epochs, became a grand event for the Human Race.
"I wonder whose achievements will be higher among these three in the future. If Ender comes from behind, that would be interesting."
The Tian Shi Palace Master muttered with a hint of anticipation. Although he also believed that Kedi would be the highest achiever among the three, this did not prevent him from hoping that Ender would surpass the former two.
As one of the Human Race's three Top-tier Universe Overlords, he could guess that Kedi and Ender being taken as Disciples by Universe Venerables was not that simple. Perhaps there was a hidden rivalry among Universe Masters, so he did not participate in the betting.
However, since Ender came to the Tian Shi Palace, he also prepared a small gift for him, a small gift that would not affect the competition.
…
Inside the f-class spaceship.
Marquis Lixiao and Ender sat in the reception room.
"Besides arranging for me to send Your Highness back to the Primal Secret Realm, the Palace Master also asked me to give a gift to Your Highness," Marquis Lixiao said.
"A gift?" Ender was surprised. The Tian Shi Palace Master actually had a gift for him.
"One ton of Ultimate Flame Void Gold."
World fluctuations flashed, and a crystal appeared in Marquis Lixiao's hand. It was almost completely transparent, with only faint golden threads running through it.
"This Ultimate Flame Void Gold is a G-level metal. Don't let this small piece fool you; its auction price can reach 500,000 to 700,000 Mixed Yuan units."
Marquis Lixiao presented the Ultimate Flame Void Gold to Ender, a hint of envy in his eyes.
"Ultimate Flame Void Gold is a very precious Material for manufacturing weapons."
"Before Your Highness becomes an Immortal, you can purchase some standardized weapons to use."
Marquis Lixiao explained, "But once you become Immortal, you need to manufacture the most suitable weapon based on the secret technique you've created. Ultimate Flame Void Gold… is an extremely rare Material for manufacturing weapons, and it's considered precious even among g-grade metals."
"Thank you, Tian Shi Palace Master."
Ender took the Ultimate Flame Void Gold, which was only a third the size of a palm but weighed a ton, and thought, "How strange. Why would an existence like the Tian Shi Palace Master give me a gift, and one worth hundreds of thousands of Mixed Yuan units?"
He knew that for a Top-tier Universe Overlord like the Tian Shi Palace Master, only Heavy Treasure-level items were useful. A value of hundreds of thousands of Mixed Yuan units was nothing.
"Could it be that the Tian Shi Palace Master sees potential in my future as a Powerhouse, so he casually gave me a small gift?"
He was merely a Universe Level junior. Currently, besides displaying his Talent, there was nothing else that would warrant the Tian Shi Palace Master's attention.
"Your Highness, this return to the Primal Secret Realm will take several months," Marquis Lixiao said. "Since the Palace Master's gift has been delivered, I won't disturb Your Highness's rest."
Ender nodded, "Thank you, Marquis Lixiao."
"You're welcome, Your Highness," Marquis Lixiao said with a smile as he left.
In fact, he really wanted to buy the Ultimate Flame Void Gold in Ender's hand. Such Materials were monopolized by the high-level members of the five Leviathans of Humanity, and the amount circulating outside was very small, with demand far exceeding supply.
But facing Ender, a Genius favored even by the Palace Master, and also a Disciple of a Universe Venerable, he dared not mention it.
After Marquis Lixiao left, Ender looked at the Ultimate Flame Void Gold in his hand, which was only a third the size of a palm but weighed a ton, and a smile appeared on his face.
Ultimate Flame Void Gold, a rare g-grade metal. In the future, if he wanted to forge a weapon suitable for himself, he would only need to mix some of this Ultimate Flame Void Gold into it, and the quality of the weapon would be significantly higher.
For example, when refining a weapon with f-class spaceship metal, adding this G-level Ultimate Flame Void Gold would likely upgrade a sixth-order weapon to a seventh-tier.
"Forging weapons, that's still a bit far off for me," Ender muttered as he put the Ultimate Flame Void Gold into his world ring. "My current goal is to pass the Tongtian Bridge's tenth level!"
If he passed the Tongtian Bridge's tenth level within five hundred years, he would pass his teacher Ice Summit Master's test and become a Personal Disciple, and his eldest Senior Brother would also be revived because of it.
Cultivating in the Blood River World for nearly forty years, although he spent a lot of time tempering his will, he had a Clone comprehending Space Law in the Primal Secret Realm manor, and often Cultivated secret techniques in the Virtual Universe. Coupled with three instances of guidance from his Seventh Senior Brother Venerable Lingtu, his Law comprehension progress was not slow.
"Tongtian Bridge!" Ender's gaze sharpened. "In these past nearly forty years, my Law comprehension has improved somewhat. I can try to challenge the Tongtian Bridge's ninth level!"
Thinking of this, he connected to the Virtual Universe.
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Tongtian Bridge Plane.
In the beautiful central island plaza, Guardian Bevin had been silently guarding for countless years, as if every day were the same.
Suddenly, a figure appeared out of thin air in the center of the island. It was a black-haired young man in a black battle suit.
"It's Ender." Guardian Bevin thought, "He's been away from Primal Chaos City for nearly forty years, and he's finally here to challenge the Tongtian Bridge."
"Guardian Bevin, sir," Ender asked, "Is anyone on the Divine Tree Tongtian Bridge?"
Guardian Bevin smiled and said, "There's no one on the Divine Tree Tongtian Bridge. You can go in now."
Hearing this, Ender nodded and transformed into a streak of light, flying towards the Tongtian Bridge.
Seeing Ender enter the Tongtian Bridge, Guardian Bevin mused, "Given Ender's rate of progress, he might be able to pass the ninth level of the Tongtian Bridge this time. I should inform the various sirs who are following him."
With that, he sent out a mass email to the many Powerhouses of the Human Race's five Leviathans of Humanity, and also didn't forget to send it to the Geniuses of Ender's generation, as well as the Universe Level members of the Primal Secret Realm and Absolute Beginning Secret Realm.