Zhou Ming looked into Liu Yuan's probing eyes and calmly gave his answer.
"I'm a rogue cultivator. I don't belong to any major domain."
The moment those words left his mouth, Liu Yuan froze.
A rogue cultivator?
How was that possible!
A rogue cultivator without the backing of any major domain or vast resources had actually reached such an unfathomable cultivation realm?
In the Hongmeng Universe, rogue cultivators faced the harshest conditions. Without the protection of powerful factions or a steady supply of fortune, they could only struggle for survival in the cracks.
How could a rogue cultivator possibly reach hunyuan wuji?
Storm-tossed waves surged through Liu Yuan's mind, but when he looked into Zhou Ming's cold eyes, he forcibly swallowed all his questions.
He dared not ask.
Whether Zhou Ming was telling the truth or not, this was not something a late-stage hunyuan taiji cultivator like him had any right to investigate.
Ignoring Liu Yuan's shock, Zhou Ming gave his orders directly.
"The war between realms is indeed an opportunity," Zhou Ming said evenly.
"But there's still some time before the next epoch. We can't waste it."
Zhou Ming looked at Liu Yuan.
"Start with the first method you mentioned. Collect all the fortune from those small worlds on the fringes of the Flowing Light Domain, as well as the lower-ranked Great Worlds, and bring it to me."
"That won't be a problem, will it?"
Liu Yuan's expression shifted when he heard the assignment.
"Senior, visiting those small realms will be easy enough for me."
A troubled look appeared on Liu Yuan's face.
"But those Great Worlds... almost all have hunyuan taiji realm experts guarding them."
"Though they rank near the bottom, some of their realm lords have reached late-stage hunyuan taiji, just like me."
Liu Yuan lowered his