Lu Yuan's Generous Haul

The historical illusion shattered once again at this point. Everything became like flowers seen through mist, blurry and indistinct.

Lu Yuan could not help but sigh. "Summit Civilization... it truly lived up to its name..."

"Ah, what a pity they were unwilling to take action."

"If they had acted, they could have spent ten years blasting the Yin World straight into cosmic dust. There wouldn't have been so much trouble..."

Lu Yuan felt somewhat vexed. A civilization at the level of the Summit Civilization, even with only four individuals left, could absolutely have destroyed the Yin World within ten years.

However, there was nothing he could complain about...

After all, a civilization of that level was already completely different from an ordinary civilization.

By the end of the Fifth Era, the individuals of the Summit Civilization were already gone. After the Yin and Yang Worlds intersected, Pangu Continent still suffered a disaster.

But no matter what, the opportunities of the Fifth Era had left the Sixth Era a Generous Legacy.

"The Sixth Era, the Hou Tu Civilization... what happened there?"

Lu Yuan had originally been waiting for the next illusion to appear, but after waiting for quite a while, nothing came.

Only a small pale-blue Light Sphere appeared before him.

When he lightly touched it, a vague sensation arose in his heart.

Through this ball of light, he could leave the illusion and record certain information for those who came after him.

"Why is there no further content? In theory, every Jade should have left behind some information..." Lu Yuan frowned and pondered bitterly.

In the end, he could only conclude that the war of the Sixth Era had been too tragic, erasing vast amounts of information.

"What happened in the Sixth Era?"

"The Summit Civilization's moon had already been completed. In theory, it should have been able to guide Pangu Continent out of the danger zone. Why did the plan still fail?"

"In other words, during the war of the Sixth Era, those Fallen Ones actually occupied the moon?"

His pupils dilated, and his body temperature rose.

The best outcome was that the Hou Tu Civilization and the Fallen Ones had both suffered devastating losses. The worst outcome was that the Hou Tu Civilization had been completely crushed...

"My trouble is huge. I picked up a hot potato, and I can't even throw it away..."

Lu Yuan clenched his fist. He had no idea what the current situation truly was and could only make wild guesses based on the information he had.

Based on the clues so far, the Era Disaster had become quite clear.

It contained both natural disasters and man-made calamities.

The natural disaster alone was troublesome enough. The more people who knew about it, the greater the idealistic gravity became.

Lu Yuan vaguely realized that the Boundless Realm might also have been designed to resist idealistic gravity.

Then there were the man-made calamities. Information on that front was extremely scarce, yet they were even more terrifying than the natural disasters.

"The destruction of most eras was actually caused by man-made calamities. The Fallen Ones must maintain their self-awareness through blood sacrifices. As long as they stop making blood sacrifices, they immediately become muddled and delirious."

"Over the past several eras, the Fallen Ones have won again and again. Like a snowball rolling downhill, their combat power has grown greater and greater. Their current strength is already impossible to estimate."

It felt as though Mount Tai were pressing down on Lu Yuan's heart, unbearably heavy.

"No, don't panic. There should still be hope."

"In the First Era, those who possessed Infinite Qi were slaughtered by the nether beings. During the wars of the Third and Sixth Eras, the Fallen Ones must also have suffered enormous casualties. Those eras bought us a great deal of time."

"But those eras are still too far removed from mine. The enemy has harvested at least the Seventh and Eighth Eras. If I prepare for the worst, the pressure on the Ninth Era truly is immense."

"Once I expose the Jade inherited from the Ink Sect, I'll definitely be besieged by the lingering scourges..."

"Their combat power is absolutely no weaker than that of the nether beings. I need to be careful. Hide in plain sight; the less I show myself, the better. Human Civilization only needs to develop normally. My identity absolutely cannot be exposed."

"Oh, right. What mission did I have again... salvage the Hero Remains..."

"I should finish the mission and head back as soon as possible."

After considering it for a while, Lu Yuan confirmed that the historical illusion had indeed ended and touched the ball of light.

A muddled sensation immediately washed over him, and he entered that subconscious state once more.

In his subconscious state, the Greedy Demon God blindly fumbled through the Boundless Realm. Like a glutton that only swallowed and never spat anything out, it frantically searched for treasure.

From time to time, the sound of Bronze Doors shattering came from the depths of the Boundless Realm, along with... ecstatic nether shrieks!

The Greedy Demon God was like a fish in water, nearly crazed!

For the turtle people guarding every corner of the Boundless Realm, however, it was an entirely different scene.

Every day, they lived in constant fear. If no one inherited the Jade, they would have to safeguard it on his behalf. The responsibility was simply too great. Their Turtle Civilization had survived until now by clinging to powerful backers. Becoming the main pillar themselves was absolutely out of the question!

"Is he willing to become the Jade?"

"Are we handing over this inheritance a little too early?" The turtle people could not help but doubt and hesitate.

Later, however, they no longer trembled in fear. It was replaced by intense anger and the occasional burst of profanity.

"Reporting to Elder, a door imprisoning a nether being has been opened. Please issue instructions!"

"The culprit is suspected to be the Greedy Demon God! Elder, your surface-consciousness sealing technique has released a huge problem!"

"Did that nether being escape?" Number 12 Turtle Person, Turtle Gu Zi, was frantic with worry.

They still had some combat power. The spacecraft beneath their feet was a creation of a Level Six Civilization!

Furthermore, there were several nether beings nearby who had been possessed by demons. Their combat power was not low.

But damn it, if all the nether beings were released, who the hell could handle that?!

"No, it did not... Perhaps his subconscious was wary of nether beings. After opening the door, it immediately closed it again." The turtle people nervously reported the information.

Several spacecraft contained large screens, and the red dots displayed on them represented the imprisoned nether beings.

The turtle people remained in the Boundless Realm and had to maintain all kinds of equipment. Their responsibility was immense.

"Then... then that's good!" Turtle Gu Zi patted his chest. "He still knows his limits."

Before his words had even faded, another urgent report arrived. "Reporting to Elder, the Greedy Demon God rushed into the Turtle Grave and killed all the corpse-transformed monsters inside!!"

In the core region of the Boundless Realm, bursts of light like nuclear explosions erupted, while enormous shockwaves continuously spread in every direction.

One could vaguely hear the Greedy Demon God's excited roars, like a hyena that had been starving for three days and three nights and suddenly caught the scent of rotten intestines!

Turtle Gu Zi's eyes flew wide open, and he wailed, "That damned Greedy Demon God! Those were my good brothers! You dug every last one of them out of their graves!"

The Turtle Grave imprisoned a great number of polluted monsters.

Many of those monsters had once been their relatives and friends. Polluted by Chaos Wind, they had lost their self-awareness and undergone extensive mutations.

The turtle people were long-lived and deeply sentimental. Even if they had become mutants, they were unwilling to kill them.

Thus, they found a way to imprison all those monsters together, so they would have something to remember them by. They had even buried the monsters' former treasures with them, treating them as burial goods.

This was a boon for the Greedy Demon God. Its frenzied roars only grew louder as it wildly scavenged through the turtle people's tombs, completely unable to stop.

A large group of turtle people were so anxious that tears streamed down their faces. They rolled about on the ground and cried, "Turtle Gu Zi, this is all your fault!"

"That was my blood brother! He was slaughtered just like that! He died so horribly!"

"Enough!" Turtle Gu Zi slammed the table hard. Seeing their rage turn toward him, he hurriedly defended his authority. "Although the newly appointed Jade is a little greedy, look on the bright side. His combat power is high! He killed all those monsters in the Turtle Grave. Isn't that a good thing?"

"Mm, high combat power means he is less likely to be assassinated. You should understand that this world has countless abilities. Things like curses are impossible to guard against... One Jade suddenly died in the middle of the process."

"A good thing, a good thing!"

The turtle people were unconvinced. Was he really trying to turn a funeral into a celebration?

Turtle Gu Zi continued, "Enough. The people in the Turtle Grave died long ago. They are no longer the people we once knew."

"Tell me yourselves, how long has it been since you last thought of them?"

"As for the wealth inside, it is useless to us as well. We should care about the living. It is enough to keep the dead in our hearts. Stop wailing here. The Greedy Demon God even gave us a Vegetable Garden!"

His voice was extremely imposing. After all, he was the highest-ranked turtle person here.

Yet some remained dissatisfied. "Can one Vegetable Garden compare to our brothers from the past?"

Number 12 Turtle Person, Turtle Gu Zi, sighed. "You're eating the vegetables he planted with such relish, yet you're still complaining. Do you know how much effort it takes just to painstakingly build a Vegetable Garden in the Boundless Realm? How many kind people would come all the way to the Boundless Realm just to bring you vegetables..."

That was indeed true.

Turtle Gu Zi added, "He is talented, and he is a kind person. What more could you ask for? The subconscious and surface consciousness are fundamentally different things. The subconscious is bestiality, genetic instinct. Surface consciousness is humanity... What makes intelligent life stronger than ordinary animals is surface consciousness."

"If he can become the Jade, this wealth should support him anyway... This is the final era. What use is wealth..."

Since he had put it that way, the others could only restrain their emotions and sigh, "For the Vegetable Garden's sake."

Days passed one after another.

In the blink of an eye, eighteen months had passed. Lu Yuan still had not returned from the core region of the Boundless Realm, and the turtle people could not help but grow troubled.

"Has it been a little too long? Did he become the Jade or not?"

"Could he have been polluted to death while scavenging for wealth?"

Everyone was worried, yet helpless.

"Want a napa cabbage? It was just picked, still dripping with water."

"Give me one, give me one!"

Fresh napa cabbage was wonderfully crisp when eaten raw. If boiled in water with just a sprinkle of salt, it became an incomparable delicacy.

Everyone ate and drank, enjoying their wonderful turtle lives.

"What if he refuses to become the Jade?"

"Ah, it's no big deal. We'll find someone else. If he refuses, he'll forget most of the information. As long as he salvages the Hero Remains, it'll be a great achievement."

"What if he can't even salvage the remains?"

"Then... let him carry out the mission again... He has already salvaged so much wealth. No matter what, he must complete this task!" Turtle Gu Zi looked into the distance and thought to himself, He's at least a fairly top-tier Mythical being. He shouldn't be that useless, right?

As they spoke, a red light appeared in the distance.

Turtle Gu Zi's face immediately brightened. He sensed a familiar Bloodline Power. This was the bloodline resonance brought by the Jade, meaning Lu Yuan had accepted the inheritance of the First Era.

Of course, only high-ranking turtle people could sense this Bloodline Power. Low-ranking turtle people did not even know what the Jade was, so naturally they could not sense it.

The Greedy Demon God, its body as large as a small hill, returned to the vicinity of the spacecraft with vacant eyes.

Because it was too large to enter, its subconscious did not forcibly break through the door. Instead, it chose to squat nearby.

The Greedy Demon God seemed to realize that it had returned to a safe place. It closed its eyes and drifted into sleep.

"He's back. I'm conducting a safety inspection on him. Some parts of his body have been polluted... but overall, the problems aren't serious. His soul is satiated, and his greed is strong enough. Not bad." Turtle Gu Zi took out a small mirror and examined Lu Yuan's soul.

"From now on, he is the qualified successor of the Ink Sect. Watch your words, everyone. Do not be discourteous."

"He's becoming our leader just like that?!" Everyone became somewhat reserved.

"Mm, almost certainly. This matter must remain confidential. We can interact normally."

Turtle Gu Zi said, "Even if he reaches the outside world, high-ranking turtle people will still sense the bloodline resonance. They will know what to do."

"The Ink Sect is rising again... th-this is truly wonderful!" Several elderly turtle people could not help shedding tears. "Even if our graves were dug up, it was worth it."

The Ink Sect's contributions to the world were beyond description.

Yet there truly had been no one left. If their Turtle Civilization had not been so adept at preserving their own lives, even the inheritance would likely have been completely lost.

The reason their Turtle Civilization had endured for so long was because they clung to the Ink Sect's thigh.

The two sides had a mutually supportive relationship.

"How much power does the Ink Sect still have?"

"Ah, hard to say..." Number 12 shook his head. "But no matter what, the Jade itself is the greatest legacy. Such a spiritual treasure that can protect his cognition is rare in this world..."

"That's true."

"Send some people over. I can't handle this by myself... It would be best to move him into the Egg World. His mental power recovers too slowly in the Boundless Realm."

Lu Yuan spent a full month unconscious. Only after his surface consciousness gradually recovered did he awaken.

Looking at the large group of turtle people around him and the spacecraft, he inexplicably felt a sense of closeness.

Old Lu has come back to life, and I even became the Jade. No one would believe it if I told them!

A turtle person who looked like a doctor said beside him, "Lord Greedy Demon God, please inspect your memories. If there are any gaps, copy them from the previous backup."

Lu Yuan nodded. But as he checked, the hair all over his body stood on end, and his face filled with terror.

The turtle people thought he had encountered some great problem and anxiously hovered nearby.

The next second, Lu Yuan's hair stood on end as he let out an earth-shaking howl. "My money!! My hard-earned assets!!!"

Lu Yuan truly felt that the world had shattered at that moment. His heart began to ache violently—even though he did not have a heart at all.

"That damned subconscious! It spends money without the slightest pain. I really want to kill myself!"

After taking stock, he discovered that he had spent 19,500 Spiritual Charms alone!!

He had only spent five thousand Spiritual Charms fighting the Serpentfolk Nether!

Fortunately, he had not spent much in Civilization Points, only around a hundred.

It took Lu Yuan more than half an hour to accept reality. He let out a long breath. "What monsters did I fight to spend so many Spiritual Charms? The Boundless Realm is truly too dangerous!"

The turtle people: ...

Seeing their unpleasant expressions, Lu Yuan subconsciously glanced at the Qiankun World, and a surge of intense joy immediately rose in his heart.

His Qiankun World had changed once again. The planet had expanded dramatically!

More than half of the active volcanoes covering the mountains and plains had calmed down. Tiny jade-like blades of grass had sprouted from the Breathing Soil.

Though they were merely tender shoots, they radiated vigorous life force. These were the first producers.

Closing his eyes and sensing carefully, he found that the innate spiritual treasure had also grown a tiny bit... Yes, the amount of growth was smaller than a sesame seed, but it was incomparably precious!

Lu Yuan had originally estimated that it would take at least tens of thousands of years before life could emerge. He had not expected it to appear so quickly, and the surprise delighted him beyond measure.

"Could it be because of that Jade... No, no, it's because I poured massive amounts of Heavenly Treasures and Earthly Materials into the Qiankun World."

With a thought from Lu Yuan, a gale suddenly rose, and a battered, broken sword was turned up from the soil.

"Where did this sword come from?" He grinned, having no memory of ever putting such a thing inside.

The sword's divine essence had already been absorbed by the Qiankun World, and it was decaying rapidly.

Then he unearthed something resembling a gourd and was immediately stunned.

Immortal Level · Natural Oddity!!

It seemed to be a spatial tool. What a pity—it was damaged as well.

Its idealistic essence had been completely drained by the Qiankun World.

When he searched again, he found that the number of pieces of junk had actually reached over a thousand!

"Holy crap, where did I pick up so much junk? Didn't I, the Greedy Demon God, go salvage Hero Relics... no, Hero Remains?" Cold sweat trickled down Lu Yuan's forehead as he considered a terrifying possibility. "Was I just being greedy and fighting monsters the whole time? Is that why I spent so many Spiritual Charms?"

"Don't tell me I failed to salvage the Hero Remains?"

He hurriedly searched the Qiankun World like mad, practically digging three feet into the ground!

Finally, within one patch of soil, he found a skeleton like white jade. Its material was fine and smooth, it emitted a faint white glow, and it weighed more than a ton. Its appearance was exactly the same as the remains forged by the Boar Demon.

Dense fortune swirled around the skeleton. This was clearly an Immortal Level Natural Oddity!