Treasure: Earth

September 17, 2071.

Lin Yan was about to board a spaceship and leave Earth, and a large group of people came to see him off.

"I've said what I needed to say. Take care of yourselves." Lin Yan said with a bright smile, "If you need anything, send me an email through the Virtual Universe Network. I'll try to come back to Black Dragon Mountain Island to see everyone when I have time."

Reluctant to part.

In the past, although Lin Yan devoted himself to cultivation, he still spent most of his time on Earth. But this time, everyone understood that this departure would last for a very long time.

"Brother!" Lin Tangtang threw herself into his arms, her lips pouting and her eyes red.

Lin Yan smiled and patted her hair, "After I leave, you'll be taking care of Mom and Dad, you know? Our little Tangtang has grown up a lot. If you're unsure about anything important, remember to discuss it with your sister-in-law."

Lin Tangtang nodded gently, took a step back, and looked up, saying, "Brother, I know."

"Also, cultivate diligently." Lin Yan smiled and said, "Your talent is still very good, and you don't lack resources. You should also set your goals for the long term. You are my sister, Lin Yan's sister, so you must excel."

"Yes!" Lin Tangtang nodded emphatically, her bright eyes full of fighting spirit.

Looking at the people in front of him, Lin Yan felt a sense of gratitude, as if he were saying goodbye to the life he had experienced before.

Finally, he looked at Wen Zhi'an, walked up to her, and hugged her.

He said gently, "I'm leaving."

Wen Zhi'an nodded gently, her brows furrowed slightly. Although Lin Yan had left a clone in her World Ring, which could ease some of her unease and reluctance, she still couldn't help but worry about the person far away.

She gently reminded him, "Be careful out there."

Yes, it will.

Lin Yan smiled, waved to everyone, then wiped away the sorrow of parting, flew onto the spaceship, and resolutely embarked on his future.

Spaceship rest cabin.

Looking at the blue planet through the virtual reality camera, Luo Feng said with some reluctance, "I don't know when I'll be able to come back this time..."

"Don't worry, Luo Feng, Brother Hong and I are in the Ganwu Secret Realm, not as far away as you are. Moreover, the management there is relatively relaxed, so we can take care of Earth," Thunder God said, patting his chest.

The Ganwu Universe Country will also be taking them to the Ganwu Secret Realm soon, probably in three days. However, since Lin Yan and Luo Feng are leaving now, they will set off together.

Lin Yan shook his head and chuckled, "Just focus on your cultivation."

"My two Soul Servant, Ke En and Wu Tu, will probably break through to the Domain Lord level in about ten or twenty years. Moreover, I have other preparations, so Earth will not be in trouble."

At this point, he grinned and said, "By the time I come back next time, Earth will probably be all Planetary level. It's kind of interesting to think about... Let's just consider this departure as a surprise for the future."

Luo Feng and Thunder God's eyes lit up.

Think back to ten years ago, when they were still Planetary level, they were already considered the strongest group of people on Earth. But now, is Earth heading down this path?

"Planetary level are becoming widespread..." Hong remarked with emotion, "Now that you mention it, I'm even more looking forward to that day."

Dressed in black, Hong's gaze was distant.

"Over the past few decades, we have experienced the calamities of monsters and Devouring Beast. Looking at the entire universe from the perspective of the planet's natives, we have witnessed the bloody rules of this universe: the survival of the fittest, and countless races being enslaved and sold!"

"But now that you've entered the 'Original Secret Realm' or 'Primordial Beginning Secret Realm' at the Core Layer the Virtual Universe Company, your status is extremely high. Who would dare to bully our Earth?"

"But there is a difference between geniuses and strong people," Hong said in a deep voice. "Right now we are just relying on the halo and status of geniuses. If we fall one day, the situation will be even worse. Countless jackals will seize us by trickery and tear apart what we cherish."

Hong's expression was extremely solemn. "But there are four of us. If we work together and support each other, the day will truly come when more strong people are born on Earth and our overall strength increases."

This is Hong's wish.

It is also their shared wish.

They are never alone; they must think more and think further ahead.

This is a significant era for the Earth.

An era of change.

The same applies to them; they must traverse these glorious moments, hone their spirits anew, and embark on this arduous and challenging journey once more.

Wow!

Ripples seemed to spread across the starry sky as a D3-class spaceship made its Cosmic Shuttle and returned to its Primordial Universe.

"Activate the outdoor simulation," Lin Yan commanded.

Brush!

The surrounding control rooms disappeared, and Lin Yan and the others immediately saw the vast starry sky around them.

"That is..." Luo Feng's eyes gleamed with surprise as he looked ahead.

Hong and Thunder God also looked in that direction.

In the distant starry sky, two seemingly colorful planets were orbiting a star.

Viewed from outer space, the two planets appeared to be shrouded in a thin mist, one faintly appearing pale green and the other faintly appearing bluish-green.

However, these planets and stars are much larger than the celestial bodies in our Solar System. The size of those two planets is comparable to that of ordinary stars.

"What a beautiful planet," Luo Feng praised softly. "Is this the Canglan Star you mentioned, Lin Yan? Is there another one?"

Lin Yan gazed at the two distant planets, his eyes distant and wistful, and smiled slightly:

"Because of the agreement made by the Black Dragon Mountain Empire, I broke into the top 1000 in the entire universe, and all the star systems that formed the 'Silver Blue Empire,' a nascent civilization in the universe, belonged to the Jiuzhou Company. Therefore... the Silver Blue Empire of the past no longer exists."

"This bluish-green planet is 'Canglan Star,' which will be the Imperial Capital Star of the reorganized 'Canglan Empire.' Its main responsibilities will be administration, culture, and education. The light green planet is 'Jiuzhou Star,' which is the commercial center I plan to establish to expand the offline business of the Jiuzhou Company."

"It is still under construction and is expected to be officially put into use in ten years."

These two planets alone took him a lot of effort. In fact, he even asked the World Master of the Virtual Universe Company for help to move them to this location, 30,000 light-years away from Earth, by incorporating World Fluctuation into the World Ring he had prepared, and then adjusting their orbits.

Why use the World Ring?

The Inner World of a normal human World Master is generally only about 10,000 kilometers in diameter because their Life Core cannot support it. However, the creation of a "World Ring" can use precious materials to support A World, thus allowing the construction of extremely large worlds.

Lin Yan's World Ring is the most luxurious one, with a diameter of 100 million kilometers.

The one he gave to Wen Zhi'an was bought at an auction in 2068. It didn't have such a large space; its diameter was only 100,000 kilometers, because it was really unnecessary.

Luo Feng and the other two couldn't help but take a few more glances, their eyes filled with surprise.

Lin Yan turned off the outdoor simulation, instructed Wind Queen to turn on the detector to ensure the confidentiality of his words, and then said, "I have something I want to tell you."

He said solemnly, "It's a very important matter."

Luo Feng was taken aback. Lin Yan rarely acted so seriously. He asked, "What is it?"

"Have you noticed anything special about us?" Lin Yan asked seriously, pursing his lips.

"Speciality?" Luo Feng frowned slightly. "You mean, we can all achieve such a ranking in the Genius Battle?"

"In fact... our cultivation time is much shorter than theirs."

He had actually thought about this for a long time. After all, the territory of a Universe Country is so vast. For example, the Ganwu Universe Country has more than 13,000 star domains. Among the four of them, Hong and Thunder God can enter the top 1,000 in the Ganwu Universe Country, while he and Lin Yan can enter the top 10 in the entire universe.

They actually came from the same era, the same Life Planet, and... their cultivation time was even shorter than those cosmic geniuses. If it had been any longer, it would have been unimaginable.

If he were alone, he could understand it as an opportunity presented by the Golden Horn Beast. However, Lin Yan was far superior to him. How could this be explained?

"Not only that," Lin Yan then looked at Hong and Thunder God, and asked, "Have you realized that?"

A glint flashed in Hong's eyes, and he pondered, "You mean... state of mind?"

"State of mind?" Luo Feng asked, somewhat puzzled.

"Could it be..." In the intelligent space, Babata's blood-red eyes lit up upon hearing this, "This is why Lin Yan and the others possess domains at the Planetary level?"

"Luo Feng, let Babata come out," Lin Yan said.

"What I said today has entered your ears, and no one else must know it."

The black-robed child Babata, asked impatiently, "What is this state of mind you're talking about? I, Babata, have traversed the universe for tens of millions of years and have never heard of such a thing!"

"Moreover, not only you, but I discovered a long time ago that many people on your Earth have reached the level of 'Conception' at the Apprentice Level and Planetary level, which is much higher than the level in the universe."

"You should know that your Earth's cultivation civilization has only been around for a few decades!"

Below the Immortal realm, the World Master divided into four levels: Foundation, Conception, Domain, and World.

Even those at the Cosmic level may not necessarily possess a domain, meaning that many Cosmic level powerhouses are merely at the level of "Conception".

The fact that Earthling are generally of a higher spiritual level surprised it.

"The state of mind is... Thunder God can instantly enter a state of Calm as a Still Pond, Sincere and Natural, and Unity of Heaven and Man, and I can instantly enter a state of utter tranquility and become one with the natural environment, combining all my senses and domains with nature to unleash their maximum power."

Hong's gaze was calm. "So when I was at the eighth level of my domain, my strength was even greater than that of someone at the Domain Nine Layers, because in that state, I was far more adept at controlling power than they were."

At this point, he looked at Lin Yan.

He said, "During your two-year Heart Cultivation Journey, you must have also touched upon the levels of your state of mind."

Babata blinked.

What is he saying? It sounds so sophisticated.

I have traversed the universe for tens of millions of years, how could I be so easily fooled by them!

But then it chickened out...

Things are different now. Their status is much higher now. Lin Yan's status in the Original Secret Realm has even surpassed that of his former master, Huyan Bo, the Yun Mo Star Master barely managed to Marquis.

Lin Yan nodded slightly, then suddenly said, "Excuse me."

Moment--

An invisible wave of psychic energy invaded the consciousness of the three of them, and Luo Feng was immediately trapped in an illusion. Due to the cold nature of the Golden Horn Beast and the protection of the Tower of Void, he quickly realized that this was Mental Illusion.

"Wake up! Wake up! Wake up!"

Luo Feng's will roared repeatedly, but he was unable to break free from the illusion.

"Waaah!"

Within the Inner World, the three sharp horns of the Golden Horn Beast emitted a dazzling light. Immediately, golden light rapidly flowed along those strange Golden Secret Patterns to the Golden Horn Beast's entire body, causing changes to its scales, wings, hooves, horns, and tail.

One of the three great talents—Enhancement!

Talent Enhancement is a comprehensive enhancement, with both body and soul evolving!

Double it all!

His Consciousness Strength, and then the entire illusionary world began to tremble and shake.

Boom!

The illusionary world shattered.

Luo Feng regained consciousness and looked around at everyone, only to find that they were all staring at him.

Lin Yan said, "This is my Mental Illusion. Even the Illusion Demon Galesi would be completely trapped in it. In fact, now that I am at the Cosmic level, the power I unleash is even stronger. Luo Feng, you haven't entered the stage of cultivating your mind, so you were the last to wake up. Thunder God was only momentarily dazed, while Hong... was completely unaffected."

Luo Feng's heart skipped a beat.

He instantly realized the seriousness of the problem.

He was well aware of his own will. As Cosmic Level Nine Golden Horn Beast, Mental Master, Tower of Void, he was the one with the strongest resistance to illusions, while Hong and the Thunder God were only Stellar level nine martial artists.

Martial artists are very vulnerable to illusions.

Moreover, his understanding of the Origin Law far surpassed that of the two of them. As a result, he had to rely on his Talent Enhancement to escape the illusionary world, while the two of them were enjoying a carefree life.

What does this mean?

Completely incomprehensible, unbelievable!

"We Earthling may really be about to rise up," Lin Yan suddenly chuckled. "It seems we possess treasures that even the highest beings in the universe cannot imagine."

"Our home planet—Earth."