Inheritance and Exchange

"What? An Ancient Civilization Ruins!" Jia Yi's voice over the communicator was slightly distorted by his excitement and surprise.

"That's right. Although the ruins self-destructed after I cleared them, I still gained quite a lot from them," Lin Qingyu said.

An inheritance ruins from an Ancient Civilization that had self-destructed after Lin Qingyu cleared it—this was the explanation Lin Qingyu and Bata had agreed upon for the outside world.

Both Bata and Lin Qingyu knew that Demon Hand King was still alive. Therefore, the Yunmo Star lineage's inheritance had to be kept strictly confidential.

Lin Qingyu had indeed selected several Secret Methods from Meteorite Star's inheritance that could be passed on. In truth, these Secret Methods and techniques were widely circulated throughout the Universe and could not represent the Yunmo Star lineage.

"This could be a tremendous opportunity that determines the future of Human civilization." Jia Yi's voice still carried a trace of excitement. "Xiao Yu, I may need to inform the First Speaker about this."

"Of course. The reason I reported this to you was precisely because I hoped you could pass the news on to Senior Hong." Lin Qingyu nodded.

Although Lin Qingyu was a Councillor, the awkward thing was that he had barely visited the War God Palace. Moreover, because the identities of Councillor level experts were kept confidential, few people in the world knew him aside from Huaxia Country's upper echelons and the War God Palace Council.

Besides, he had genuinely been busy with his own affairs lately and had not met any other experts. That was why he did not even have Hong's contact information and had to rely on Jia Yi to convey the message.

Most experts had a path of growth, and it was impossible not to meet other experts along the way. But Lin Qingyu's Planetary level strength had come from his talent. Strictly speaking, he truly had no so-called "path of growth." Naturally, he knew few experts as well.

Lin Qingyu directly sent Jia Yi his coordinates, then waited where he was for Hong to arrive.

Before long, a roar sounded from the sky, and a red triangular fighter jet appeared on the horizon.

The fighter landed not far from Lin Qingyu. Its hatch opened, and a figure stepped out.

He stood around 1.9 meters tall, dressed in black trousers and a black coat, with sharp, short hair. His entire bearing was like a long spear thrusting into the heavens.

He looked like a young man in his twenties, yet his eyes were not those of a young man. They were like an ocean, capable of embracing Myriad Things—even that sky-piercing aura was contained within them.

This was Earth's current strongest expert—Hong!

"Greetings, Hall Master Hong." Lin Qingyu took the initiative to speak.

Lin Qingyu still held respect for this expert who had intimidated countless Monster Kings and ushered humanity into the Base City era.

Hong looked at Lin Qingyu as well, and a flicker of surprise and delight appeared in his eyes.

"You're Lin Qingyu, right?" Hong looked at him, hesitated, then asked, "You... have mastered a Domain?"

"Yes." Lin Qingyu had no intention of concealing his strength. "I gained a little from that inheritance ruins."

He was not lying. He had indeed gained a great deal within the inheritance ruins; he had merely obscured how he had truly comprehended his Domain.

"Heh, hahaha! Good, very good. This is humanity's fortune. If the timing weren't wrong, I'd want to have a match with you." Hong laughed heartily.

After becoming Earth's strongest expert, his progress had slowed considerably. One major reason was that he could not find an opponent with whom he could truly fight at full strength.

Thor was strong, but a Domain was indeed a qualitative transformation!

"Don't worry, Hall Master Hong. There will be an opportunity," Lin Qingyu said. "And what I gained this time is no less valuable than the emergence of a genius. It may be of considerable help to you as well."

Hong's eyes lit up. "Is that so? Then it seems we need to discuss this properly!"

Lin Qingyu and Hong boarded the Limitless Martial Arts School's crimson fighter jet together.

"This is the inheritance I obtained from those ruins. Hall Master Hong, you can look through it first." On the fighter jet, Lin Qingyu directly laid out all the inheritance materials he could reveal before Hong.

"Thank you." Hong did not stand on ceremony. He picked up a book describing force exertion and began reading.

"So that's how it is. So force exertion can reach such a level." Not long afterward, Hong put down the book and sighed. "Councillor Lin, the inheritance you've provided is priceless. My request may be a little excessive, but I hope you can state the conditions for making these inheritances available."

"Hall Master Hong, the reason I reported the ruins to Commander Jia was because I intended to make these inheritances public." Lin Qingyu said, "Of course, I will set some conditions."

"Good. Just state whatever conditions you have," Hong said.

"First, there are requirements for learners. They must have four-star Contribution Points and have killed a monster of the same level before they can purchase them," Lin Qingyu said.

"That won't be a problem." Hong nodded. "Only experts who have contributed to humanity may purchase these manuals."

"Then there is the method of purchase." Lin Qingyu said, "They cannot be bought directly with money. Instead, they must be exchanged for monster materials of equivalent value. The prices of the monster materials will be calculated according to the Limitless Martial Arts School's purchase rates."

"Monster materials? That is indeed a good way to motivate martial artists. But how do you plan to handle the monster materials collected?" Hong asked.

"One portion will go to the research institute under my name as research materials, and another portion will go to the country." Lin Qingyu did not hesitate.

He was not spreading the inheritance in order to earn Earth's money.

Hong looked at Lin Qingyu. "What other conditions are there? Consider yourself as well. Your own advancement in strength is also very important."

"Mm. The next one is my personal request." Lin Qingyu said, "I hope Hall Master Hong can grant me access to exchange for the items within the Ancient Civilization Ruins held by the Limitless Martial Arts School."

"That won't be a problem. Not only will the Limitless Martial Arts School be open to you, but so will the Lightning Martial Arts School's treasury." Hong said, "Both the Limitless Martial Arts School and the Lightning Martial Arts School use 'stars' as their unit for exchanging items. For the inheritance you have provided this time, including the precious method for reliably breaking through to the Planetary level, I can offer you 600 stars in total."

Then Hong sent Lin Qingyu some information. "This is the catalog of our Limitless Martial Arts School treasury. You can take it back and look it over carefully. Once you've chosen, tell me."

"Thank you, Hall Master Hong," Lin Qingyu said.

The treasuries of the Limitless Martial Arts School and the Lightning Martial Arts School were well worth examining. After all, they might contain some high-grade Origin Force Weapons or Mental Power Weapons, all of which could be sold for money in the Universe.

Only with money could he buy resources in the Universe, accelerate his growth, break through to the Star level sooner, and withdraw the wealth in Huyan Bo's account to purchase Earth.