Chapter 343: 《Advancing in Darkness – Can He Reach Primordial City Alive?》

Boshu, Chi Zheng, and Bai Yin exchanged glances with one another.

“What’s wrong?” Luo Feng sensed that something was off with the three of his friends.

“Brother Luo Feng,” the red-robed youth Chi Zheng said, “this time you sold goods estimated at 7.3 trillion Primordial Crystals. But you’ve only spent a small portion buying treasures. The remaining more than 7 trillion Primordial Crystals—you’re planning to take them to the large-scale Primordial Hall in Primordial City, aren’t you?”

Luo Feng nodded. “Across the entire Dark Sacred Realm, the truly valuable treasures are mainly in the large-scale Primordial Hall.”

That most ancient Primordial Hall contained everything imaginable. The sheer number of treasures surpassed even Infinite Space.

Entire cities could be exchanged for, various bloodlines could be exchanged for—treasures like the Eye of Life and Death and even more precious secret treasures were all available for exchange! Even living Primordial Prisoners could be exchanged!

“Of course, these Primordial Crystals of mine will be used in the Primordial Hall,” Luo Feng said.

“Carrying over 7 trillion Primordial Crystals with you…” Boshu shook his head lightly. “Do you think you can reach Primordial City alive?”

Luo Feng was startled. “What do you mean?”

At the side, God Emperor Bai Yin poured him a drink and said, “Brother Luo Feng, the Dark Sacred Realm is named for ‘darkness.’ The chaos and darkness here—you don’t know about it?”

“I’ve heard of it.” Luo Feng nodded.

God Emperor Bai Yin continued, “At present, the two strongest individuals in the Dark Sacred Realm—Dao Lord Long Jiu and God Emperor Jike—each, in terms of individual strength, are only comparable to the three of us joining forces. So in the Dark Sacred Realm, unless one is an Invincible Level existence, individual strength alone is far from enough.”

Luo Feng pondered.

“In Chengfeng City, there are exactly three major factions capable of buying your batch of goods. These three factions… are also the most influential forces in the city,” God Emperor Boshu said. “The first is led by the City Lord, consisting of twenty-nine peak-level existences. They are quite united. Their actual leader is Dao Lord Long Jiu. However, Dao Lord Long Jiu resides long-term in the large-scale Primordial Hall in Primordial City, so this faction is managed by the City Lord.”

“The second faction is led by God Emperor Mixu, consisting of fifteen peak-level existences. God Emperor Mixu ranks among the top three in the entire Dark Sacred Realm in terms of Formation mastery. Under his Formation capabilities, the combined power of those fifteen peak-level existences becomes extremely terrifying.”

“The third faction is the Eight Friends of the Heavenly Wolf, a group of eight peak-level existences. They may seem the weakest, but in truth, they were once followers of the Invincible Level existence ‘Heavenly Wolf Wanderer.’ The Heavenly Wolf Wanderer was an Invincible existence in the history of the Dark Sacred Realm—he rose rapidly and reached Invincible Level in a short time. We haven’t seen him, but we’ve heard of him! It’s said he has already Escape the Prison Cage.”

Boshu, Chi Zheng, and Bai Yin all looked at Luo Feng.

The three of them also harbored thoughts of following Luo Feng! Because they believed Luo Feng had the potential to become an Invincible Level existence.

Once one truly became invincible, they would be guided away and no longer needed followers!

So one had to choose early and follow wholeheartedly.

The Eight Friends of the Heavenly Wolf were exactly such a case! They followed the Heavenly Wolf Wanderer in his early days. After he became invincible and Escape the Prison Cage, even a slight reward from him elevated their status in the Dark Sacred Realm to something extraordinary.

“Right… cultivators in the Dark Sacred Realm who have connections with those who have Escape the Prison Cage should be quite numerous,” Luo Feng realized.

For example, Elder Xingyi from Rainlan City was a disciple of an Invincible existence.

The Dark Sacred Realm was, after all, the core of the Surrounding World Clusters! Throughout history, many Invincible existences had Escape the Prison Cage, naturally leaving behind traces—disciples, friends, and legacies.

“Over 7 trillion Primordial Crystals,” Boshu said softly. “If you carry them out of Chengfeng City just like that, even if the three of us join forces to help you, we won’t be able to protect you.”

“The City Lord’s side is relatively moderate—the probability of them taking action is about fifty percent. But the other two factions will almost certainly act,” said the red-robed youth Chi Zheng. “God Emperor Mixu’s group urgently needs resources—they’re very likely to act. As for the Eight Friends of the Heavenly Wolf, they aren’t short on resources, but after receiving a gift from the Heavenly Wolf Wanderer, they seem to have suffered slight soul contamination. Their temperament changed drastically, becoming extremely greedy and ferocious.”

“In the Dark Sacred Realm, the most dangerous thing is not individuals, but groups. After all, the gap between peak-level existences isn’t that large,” Boshu said, looking at Luo Feng. “Any one of these three factions, once united, cannot be resisted without Invincible strength.”

Luo Feng nodded slightly.

“So I suggest: first, buy everything you can, and have the seller deliver the treasures directly to the Teleportation Sacred Mountain,” Boshu said. “Arrange for a clone to receive them there, then take them back to the Source World.”

“Second, convert most of your Primordial Crystals into War Merits. Because in the large-scale Primordial Hall of Primordial City, only relatively ordinary treasures can be purchased with Primordial Crystals. Everything else requires War Merits.”

“Convert them into War Merits under your own name—then no one can take them away.”

Boshu laid out all his suggestions.

“For peak-level existences like us, after endless years of accumulation, we usually only have a few hundred billion Primordial Crystals—and most of that is already converted into War Merits! What you have equals the accumulation of ten peak-level existences. And it’s all in Primordial Crystals, which can be directly seized—how many wouldn’t be tempted?” the red-robed youth Chi Zheng said.

The three of them had already decided they wanted to follow Luo Feng, so they suppressed their greed and sought to build goodwill.

But over 7 trillion Primordial Crystals—how many resources could that be exchanged for?

“Thank you, all three of you,” Luo Feng said gratefully.

After thinking for a moment, Luo Feng said, “I’ve heard that high-rank Primordial Bloodlines in the large-scale Primordial Hall can be purchased with Primordial Crystals. I also need to buy high-rank Primordial Bloodlines centered on the Path of Life and Death.”

“You can ask the City Lord’s faction to purchase them on your behalf,” Boshu nodded. “High-rank Primordial Bloodlines, as priced by Senior Yuan and the others, are not expensive—generally no more than 10 billion Primordial Crystals.”

“I once collected information on all high-rank Primordial Bloodlines available in the large-scale Primordial Hall,” God Emperor Bai Yin said. “Those centered on life and death should number 73 types. They require 533 billion Primordial Crystals in total.”

“Then those will do,” Luo Feng said. “Have the City Lord’s faction deliver all the bloodlines and auxiliary cultivation treasures I purchase to the Teleportation Sacred Mountain.”

At this moment, Luo Feng’s clone far away on the Origin Continent had already split into another clone and was traveling through a canyon lake, teleporting toward the Dark Sacred Realm.

“As for the remaining Primordial Crystals, please have the City Lord’s faction help me purchase 30 million War Merits,” Luo Feng said.

“Do you want them urgently, or not?” Boshu asked.

“What’s the difference?” Luo Feng asked.

“If you’re not in a hurry, the City Lord’s faction can slowly gather them. 30 million War Merits… it will likely take over 100 million eras,” Boshu said. “For many cultivators, that’s acceptable. At that pace, each War Merit costs 110,000 Primordial Crystals.”

Luo Feng nodded.

In the cities of the Nine Rivers Sacred Realm, the general purchase price was 100,000 Primordial Crystals per War Merit. But after accounting for the efforts of various factions, the price naturally increased slightly by the time it reached Luo Feng.

“Over 100 million eras?” Luo Feng asked. “What about urgent purchase?”

“For urgent purchase, 30 million War Merits would still take over ten thousand eras. Each War Merit would cost 120,000 Primordial Crystals,” Boshu said. “That’s already a relatively low price after competition among all factions in the Dark Sacred Realm.”

“Still too slow,” Luo Feng said. “Can it be faster?”

“Offer a higher price! Centered on the Dark Sacred Realm, across multiple worlds… many War Merits will be prioritized for you,” Boshu said.

“I’ll offer 130,000 Primordial Crystals per War Merit. How long will it take?” Luo Feng asked.

“With profits reaching thirty percent—that’s already very high. It should be completed within a thousand eras,” Boshu said. “After all, the amount you need is too large. Gathering 30 million War Merits in a short time requires collection across multiple worlds.”

Luo Feng nodded. “Deliver them in batches of 10 million War Merits.”

Given his strength, once he left Chengfeng City and lost the protection of city regulations, Luo Feng had no confidence in surviving a siege by a group of peak-level existences.

He indeed needed to convert as much as possible into War Merits under his name.

“I also need some powerful secret treasures,” Luo Feng said. “Anything related to the Path of Life and Death—powerful ones—can be negotiated.”

“Life-and-death types? Those are relatively rare. In the entire Chengfeng City, there probably aren’t many willing to sell such secret treasures,” Boshu said.

“I’m willing to pay a high price,” Luo Feng smiled.

Secret treasures at the level of the Heart of Immortality and World-in-Palm—even the Ancestors of the Two Kingdoms possessed them.

Half-Primordial experts usually had a few as well. Even Hall Master Wei Yang’s clone in Rainlan City had two!

Peak-level existences typically possessed even more! Some might even have treasures at the level of the Eye of Life and Death—but such treasures would never be sold and couldn’t even be taken out of the Source World.

“If you’re willing to pay a high price, then it’s easy to discuss,” Boshu smiled.

Such powerful secret treasures were fairly common in the Dark Sacred Realm—Source World experts generally possessed two or three.

……

Chengfeng City, City Lord’s Mansion.

City Lord Feng Qiao had a towering physique like a rock giant. His golden eyes swept across those present.

He was a peak-level existence! The lord of Chengfeng City, one of the five cities of the Dark Sacred Realm! Also the most trusted junior brother of Dao Lord Long Jiu! He commanded twenty-eight other peak-level existences. This faction was immensely powerful and renowned throughout the Dark Sacred Realm.

“7.3 trillion Primordial Crystals! This God Emperor Luo Feng is ruthless.”

“Intelligence shows his strength is extremely powerful—he suppressed four Transcendent Limit Existence alone. Yet he didn’t hold the city! He allowed four Low-Rank Primordial Lifeform Legions to invade. Only when they reached the Core Region did he ‘coincidentally’ complete his Formation. Under the Formation, those legions had gone too deep… and during their retreat, he defeated them one by one, ultimately slaughtering ninety percent!”

“In my opinion, this was all his plan.”

“He deliberately allowed the city to fall, lured the enemy deep, then harvested them all! He wiped out nearly half of the core clan members of the Low-Rank Primordial Lifeforms in the Nine Rivers Sacred Realm, which is why he gained such enormous spoils.”

“What terrifying scheming!”

“He arrived in Rainlan City only a little over two thousand eras ago. I suspect his previously displayed weakness was all a disguise. He likely discovered the birth of a Transcendent Limit Bewitching Heart Worm and set up an ambush in the weakest Rainlan City, waiting for the Low-Rank Primordial Lifeforms to attack.”

The peak-level existences sat scattered around.

Only because of this transaction did they begin investigating Luo Feng’s intelligence.

And what they found shocked them!

They had every reason to suspect everything was deliberately planned by God Emperor Luo Feng.

As for Luo Feng’s origin from the Origin Continent, they had not yet discovered it.

Hall Master Yuan Xiang had been able to uncover it… because he had been the master of Rainlan City at the time and knew Luo Feng’s connection to Emperor Qing, as well as Emperor Qing’s connection to the Flame Wind Ancestor. Only then was he able to trace everything.

“He purchased all low-rank Primordial Bloodlines related to life and death, including 73 types of high-rank Primordial Bloodlines, as well as some auxiliary cultivation treasures. Charge him a total of 688 billion.”

“Prepare everything and deliver it to the Teleportation Sacred Mountain, handing it to his clone,” City Lord Feng Qiao calmly ordered.

A transaction of over 600 billion Primordial Crystals was insignificant to the faction he commanded.

“He also wants to purchase 30 million War Merits, willing to pay 130,000 Primordial Crystals per War Merit,” City Lord Feng Qiao smiled slightly. “Mobilize all the Low-Rank Primordial Lifeform corpses we can access and allocate them to this God Emperor Luo Feng first to confirm War Merits.”

“Our inventory, plus what we can quickly mobilize from other factions, amounts to about 8 million War Merits,” said a black-robed elder beside him.

“Take what profit we can first,” City Lord Feng Qiao was quite satisfied with this deal.

From the massive quantity of Low-Rank Primordial Lifeform corpses worth 7.3 trillion Primordial Crystals, through disassembly, refinement, and utilization, the mid- and lower-level members under them could earn labor profits, while their upper ranks could gain profits of one to two hundred billion Primordial Crystals.

More importantly, Luo Feng’s urgent War Merit purchase—even though time-sensitive—was large in scale, yielding profits exceeding 500 billion Primordial Crystals.

No need for battle, no need for risk—yet such vast resources were gained. Naturally, they were satisfied.

“City Lord, are we really not making a move?” a seductive woman asked. Her scaled tail swayed slightly, revealing her excitement.

“If the battle of Rainlan City was truly his deliberate scheme, such a cultivator would not give you any opportunity,” City Lord Feng Qiao said. “And if it wasn’t his scheme, and his talent is truly that terrifying, then it’s even less suitable to rob him.”

City Lord Feng Qiao held a high position with abundant resources. What he needed was to maintain his status, not take risks.

Several peak-level existences present felt unwilling after hearing this.

But City Lord Feng Qiao’s influence was immense. Without his approval, the matter could hardly proceed.

……

Chengfeng City, a vast Cave Dwelling.

Inside the expansive Cave Dwelling, darkness reigned. Space twisted, and fifteen figures were faintly seated in different locations.

“We offered 7.22 trillion and still failed. Looks like the final price was even higher,” a sharp voice rang out.

“If we get the chance to rob this God Emperor Luo Feng, each of us could get several hundred billion Primordial Crystals. This is a huge deal!” a black spherical mass spoke.

Running a faction was too slow in earning.

This wealth was simply too enormous.

The fifteen of them had long been suppressed by the City Lord’s faction! Their resource gains lagged significantly behind.

“We can’t act inside the city,” said a thin man sitting cross-legged. His figure carried a trace of the Source World’s origin essence—just sitting there, he formed a rule-like source, influencing the operation of the Formation within the Cave Dwelling. “We must wait patiently for an opportunity.”

“With such immense wealth, how much War Merit can he convert? So he will inevitably carry a large amount of Primordial Crystals! And he will definitely go to the large-scale Primordial Hall!”

“So many War Merits, so much wealth—it must be converted into strength! He must go to the large-scale Primordial Hall. That will be our opportunity.”

They did not care about danger.

In the entire Dark Sacred Realm, when the fifteen of them joined forces, they feared no one!

——

Thanks to the new alliance leader ‘Peking University Beats Tsinghua’ for the reward!