Protection

Time flowed differently in Swallowed Star and A Mortal's Cultivation Journey. Yue Ming was not surprised by this, because the worlds the Chat Group members traveled to almost all had different rates of time flow. Only when everyone logged into the Chat Group would time temporarily synchronize.

As for why this was the case, and what patterns lay behind it, that was beyond Yue Ming's knowledge. Perhaps only Ninth Order Transcendents, or even Tenth Order progenitors, knew the reason.

[A Mortal's Cultivation Journey] Liu Ming · Second Order: [The Swallowed Star world is still the best. Not only is its cultivation environment better than that of most worlds, but its cultivation resources are also extremely abundant. It would be great if I could visit the Swallowed Star world.]

[Swallowed Star] Yue Ming · Second Order: [There will be opportunities in the future. When the time comes, you're welcome to visit the Swallowed Star world.]

Yet Yue Ming thought to himself, Come if you're not afraid of me killing you! One world only needed one transmigrator. If two transmigrators who both knew the plot ended up in the same world, conflicts of interest would almost certainly arise.

People were selfish when it came to benefits. At the very least, Yue Ming could not coexist in the same world as another transmigrator. If the Swallowed Star world truly had another transmigrator, he would definitely find every possible way to kill them.

[Nine Cauldrons Chronicle] Teng Qingyun · Second Order: [What did Cult Master say about Zhuo Fan's death?]

[A Realm of Gods] Li Shanhe · Fifth Order: [How would I know what Cult Master is thinking? Besides, Transcendents like Cult Master often go into seclusion for tens of thousands, even hundreds of thousands of years. How would he have the time to care about the Chat Group's affairs...]

Li Shanhe sighed inwardly. He could hardly tell everyone that Cult Master simply did not care whether they lived or died, and could not be bothered with Zhuo Fan's affairs. It was true that he and Cult Master had attended the same school, but that was all. He did not have enough influence to ask Cult Master to help resurrect Zhuo Fan.

Even if he truly had that kind of influence and could ask Cult Master to resurrect Zhuo Fan, he would not do so. Favors were a finite resource; every one used was one less to call upon. It was not worth wasting his favors on someone else's business. As for Zhuo Fan, he could only blame his own bad luck!

[God Tomb] Liu Shanshan · Fourth Order: [Let's leave the matter of Zhuo Fan at that for now! None of us has the ability to help, after all. Once we are capable in the future, we can find a way to resurrect him. There's no use saying any more now.]

[Global High Martial Arts] Li Jing · Third Order: [Sister Shanshan is right. But Zhuo Fan's death has also sounded a warning for us. Before we have truly grown stronger, everyone should lie low as much as possible. Don't end up like Zhuo Fan, dying before accomplishing anything.]

[A Mortal's Cultivation Journey] Liu Ming · Second Order: [Now that Zhuo Fan is dead, what about his Golden Finger? Could it have fallen into that strange world?]

Yue Ming's heart stirred at those words. Just as Liu Ming had said, if Zhuo Fan's Golden Finger had fallen into that strange world, then if they went there, might they have a chance to obtain it?

As for how they could travel to that strange world, the Chat Group might not have the ability to travel to other worlds, but they could ask Sect Master Tongtian for help. As a Ninth Order Transcendent, he surely had a way to send them there. For a Golden Finger, even paying hundreds of millions of Origin Points would be worth it!

Of course, that depended on whether Sect Master Tongtian was willing to help, and whether he would allow Yue Ming to owe hundreds of millions of Origin Points and repay them gradually later. But Yue Ming had no relationship with Sect Master Tongtian, so the latter would likely ignore him. Unless Yue Ming could demonstrate extraordinary potential and a chance of breaking through to the Ninth Order in the future. Perhaps only such potential would make Sect Master Tongtian regard him more highly.

[A Realm of Gods] Li Shanhe · Fifth Order: [What wishful thinking. Once a Chat Group member dies, their Golden Finger is reclaimed by the Chat Group. It is impossible for anyone else to obtain it.]

Li Shanhe would never admit that when he learned Zhuo Fan had died, his first thought had been to obtain Zhuo Fan's Golden Finger. Unfortunately, when he asked Sect Master Tongtian to send him to that strange world, he was told that once a Chat Group member died, their Golden Finger would be reclaimed by the Chat Group.

[A Mortal's Cultivation Journey] Liu Ming · Second Order: [Ahem, I was just curious. Besides, Zhuo Fan is already dead. If his Golden Finger had fallen into that strange world, then as Chat Group members, we would have the responsibility and obligation to recover it. At worst, whoever obtains Zhuo Fan's Golden Finger can be responsible for resurrecting him in the future.]

[Shrouding the Heavens] Lu Ming · Third Order: [I think Liu Ming is absolutely right. No one would ever complain about having too many Golden Fingers. Who would dare say they had no interest in Zhuo Fan's Golden Finger? Just as Liu Ming said, whoever obtains it can be responsible for resurrecting Zhuo Fan later. It's a pity the Chat Group reclaimed it. Otherwise, I would definitely find a way to visit that strange world.]

[A Realm of Gods] Li Shanhe · Fifth Order: [It really is a pity that Zhuo Fan's Golden Finger was reclaimed. You may not know this, but Zhuo Fan's Golden Finger was the Great Dao Simplicity System. It ranked two hundred and forty-fourth on the Golden Finger Rankings...]

Yue Ming entered the Chat Group's public channel again and checked the introduction to the Great Dao Simplicity System on the Golden Finger Rankings. He discovered that it truly was immensely powerful, capable of simplifying any cultivation method.

For example, if Yue Ming wanted to cultivate the Nine Heavens Thunder Saber, the Great Dao Simplicity System could simplify it into merely swinging a blade. As long as he swung his blade, his proficiency would increase, allowing him to cultivate the Nine Heavens Thunder Saber to the pinnacle in just a few days.

"Zhuo Fan seems to have joined the Chat Group decades ago, right? He had such an incredible Golden Finger, yet after decades, he was only at the Second Order?"

Yue Ming could not understand it. He had no idea how Zhuo Fan cultivated. With such an incredible Golden Finger, Zhuo Fan did not know how to make good use of it and had only reached the Second Order after decades. All Yue Ming could say was that Zhuo Fan had been utterly useless.

After that, no one discussed Zhuo Fan any further. They began talking about interesting happenings in their respective worlds. After idling in the Chat Group for two hours, Yue Ming found an excuse to log off first and focused on consolidating his realm.

Half a month passed in the blink of an eye. Yue Ming emerged from the underground training room, having fully stabilized his realm. He had been in seclusion for more than half a year this time, so he planned to rest for a few days and relax properly.

"Half a year ago, the world's strongest warrior, Hong, and the world's second-strongest warrior, Thor, joined forces to venture deep into the ocean and successfully kill two Beast Emperors. Humanity has sounded the horn of counterattack, beginning to reclaim its lost lands and rebuild human homes..."

"Limit Martial Hall announced the death of War God Luo Feng one month ago..."

Yue Ming logged into the martial artist forum, where two pieces of information caught his attention. First, Hong and Thor had ventured deep into the ocean half a year ago and killed two Beast Emperors, after which humanity began its counterattack against the monsters. Second, Limit Martial Hall had announced Luo Feng's death a month ago.

If Yue Ming remembered correctly, Luo Feng had entered Ruins No. 9. Because his Brain Domain Width had reached 21, he triggered Meteor Star's special elite assessment and became trapped within Ruins No. 9. In the original work, Luo Feng seemed to have been trapped there for a year and three months before emerging.

"Perhaps I can protect Luo Feng's family and earn a favor from him..."

Yue Ming still wanted to hitch a ride with Luo Feng into the universe. If he protected Luo Feng's family now and earned Luo Feng a favor, would Luo Feng still have the nerve to refuse him later? More importantly, protecting Luo Feng's family was no difficult task for him.