The Ten Thousand Year Willow Heart

Time ticked by, and Wang Cheng gradually felt his heartbeat quicken.

Finally, after about a minute, Number One spoke again.

"No material harder than G-class metal has been detected!"

"Nothing?" Wang Cheng nodded slightly. For some reason, he felt a weight lift from his heart.

Wang Cheng had asked the detector to search Earth for materials harder than G-class metal because he wanted to find the most precious treasure on the planet: the Sky Soul Crystal, which contained a fragment of the Nine Tribulation Scripture!

Of course, Wang Cheng had no intention of cultivating the Nine Stages Secret Manual. For one thing, cultivating the Nine Tribulation Scripture could cost him his life. Although he had the ability to create a clone, his clones couldn't revive his true self. If his true self died, he would be dead for good. Even if he mastered the Nine Tribulation Scripture through a clone first, something could still go wrong when his true self tried to use it!

It was a gamble with his life. With the Opportunity Grasping System, Wang Cheng had no need to risk his life just to cultivate a technique.

Before reaching a gene level of 10081 times, there were plenty of treasures inside and outside the Original Universe that could increase his gene level besides the Nine Tribulation Scripture.

The Primal Embryo Wang Cheng had consumed earlier was the perfect example!

And after reaching a gene level of 10081 times, the Nine Tribulation Scripture would be useless anyway. If he could break through that limit, becoming a True God would be no problem. No ordinary technique or treasure could achieve that!

So Wang Cheng had absolutely no intention of risking his life to cultivate that thing!

Besides, everyone knew that the Nine Tribulation Scripture had been prepared by the former God King, now known as the Life-Preserving Great God, Zuo Shan Ke, for his Third Disciple. Anyone who cultivated it would have to make a trip to the Star Tower.

Wang Cheng didn't think his willpower was anything special, and he had no interest in messing with something as deadly as the Star Tower.

Still, although he had no intention of cultivating it, he had the detector search for it out of curiosity.

"Not finding it is a good thing, too. I don't want Zuo Shan Ke to notice me!" Wang Cheng thought to himself, then gave up on searching further.

Although Zuo Shan Ke had created Earth, he hadn't paid much attention to it. Even if Earth were destroyed, a new planet would form here countless years later.

Earth's uniqueness didn't lie in the planet itself. The environment around Earth had been altered, and any planet born in Earth's position could give rise to life with a unique will.

Zuo Shan Ke might not usually care, but if someone touched the Sky Soul Crystal containing the Nine Tribulation Scripture, he might. Wang Cheng felt that even a visit from Zuo Shan Ke to take a look would be dangerous.

Wang Cheng had always been a person who felt insecure, and that was even more true now that he had the Opportunity Grasping System.

Seen in that light, not finding it was a good thing!

"Enough of that." Wang Cheng shook his head, then got up and left his room.

He went to check on Jiang Mingyue, only to find that she was still inside a giant cocoon. It didn't look like she would emerge anytime soon.

"I'll have to manage on my own for a while!" Wang Cheng sighed. After being looked after for three months, he wasn't used to fending for himself again.

Over the next few days, Wang Cheng worked hard to help Luo Feng inherit Hu Yanbo's legacy as soon as possible.

On the eighth day of the first lunar month, Luo Feng was training at home when he suddenly received a message from Wang Cheng. Without hesitation, he went straight to Wang Cheng's home.

"Brother Wang, you wanted to see me?" Luo Feng asked, looking at Wang Cheng in confusion.

"Luo Feng, how strong are you now?" Wang Cheng asked directly.

"My strength..." Luo Feng thought for a moment, then continued:

"Before the new year, I went to the Limitless Martial Arts Hall for a test. My punching power and speed were already close to Intermediate General level, and my nerve reaction speed was at the upper end of Intermediate General level. On top of that, I've reached the sixth level of the Nine Heavens Thunder Blade, so I should be far stronger than an ordinary High-level War General. I'd guess I've just about reached the threshold of Primary War God!"

"You've improved pretty quickly!"

Wang Cheng nodded. Luo Feng's progress was indeed much faster than his counterpart's at this point in Swallowed Star. The reason was simple: the Nine Heavens Thunder Blade included a Guidance Technique, and the higher its level, the faster it absorbed Cosmic energy. Luo Feng had already reached the sixth level, so he was absorbing Cosmic energy quickly. As a result, his basic physical attributes alone were close to Intermediate General level.

With the Nine Heavens Thunder Blade on top of that, it wasn't surprising that Luo Feng was far stronger than an ordinary High-level War General!

Of course, Luo Feng was actually a Mental Master. His Mental Master strength should already be at War God level!

"I have to thank you for your guidance, Brother Wang!" Luo Feng scratched his head. Wang Cheng's guidance had been indispensable in helping him master the sixth level of the Nine Heavens Thunder Blade. Luo Feng figured that if he'd relied on himself, he'd be lucky to have learned the first two levels by now. The third would've been a matter of luck!

"Still, you're not improving fast enough!" Wang Cheng suddenly shook his head.

"This isn't fast?" Luo Feng was slightly taken aback. He'd been a Warrior for only a little over six months, and he was already nearly on par with a War God. His rise in strength had been lightning-fast. How was that not fast?

"Then let me give you a hand!" Wang Cheng smiled. Without Luo Feng noticing, a mesmerizing green glow had appeared in Wang Cheng's hand.

"What's that?" Luo Feng stared at the green glow in Wang Cheng's hand. He could feel an astonishing pull coming from it.

"This is a Ten Thousand Year Willow Heart!" Wang Cheng explained.

"This Ten Thousand Year Willow Heart has been specially cultivated by me. It can increase a person's physical attributes by about six to ten times! With your physical attributes already close to Intermediate General level, using it will most likely bring you to Mid-level War God. If you're lucky, you might even become a High-level War God!"

"What?" Luo Feng wondered if he'd heard correctly.

"You heard me right!" Wang Cheng nodded firmly.

Earlier, Wang Cheng had obtained a Wood Essence Crystal through the Opportunity Grasping System. He'd found a willow tree in the Wilderness Area, ground up the Wood Essence Crystal, and fed it to the tree.

Nourished by the Wood Spirit Crystal Powder, the ordinary willow tree had immediately become extraordinary and produced this Ten Thousand Year Willow Heart.

A Wood Essence Crystal could easily create a Planet level being. That willow tree had received an entire crystal to itself, so the Ten Thousand Year Willow Heart it produced was top quality. Wang Cheng's estimate that it could increase physical attributes by six to ten times was merely conservative. The actual effect might be even more astonishing!

Looking at Wang Cheng's serious expression, Luo Feng gradually accepted the fact that this Ten Thousand Year Willow Heart might really be that incredible!

In fact, Luo Feng had already suspected that Wang Cheng was the one who had unleashed that endless wind and thunder in the Wilderness Area. If that was true, then it wasn't surprising that Wang Cheng could casually produce such an incredible treasure!

"Brother Wang, I can't accept this!" Luo Feng hurriedly tried to refuse.

"Don't rush. I'm not giving it to you for free!" Wang Cheng smiled, then continued, "This Ten Thousand Year Willow Heart is one of the finest of its kind. Since you and I are close, I'll give you half off. I'll price this Hundred Thousand Year Willow Heart at three hundred billion Earth Coins!

"You can use it now and pay me back three hundred billion Earth Coins later, or give me materials of equal value!"

"Three hundred billion?"

Luo Feng blinked. The last time he'd gone to Base City No. 003, he'd risked his life and gotten lucky just to earn less than thirty billion. Now he'd suddenly be in debt for three hundred billion.

"Still, if I get this Ten Thousand Year Willow Heart, my physical attributes aside, my Mental Energy will definitely reach High-level War God. I might even be stronger than a normal High-level War God. Then earning three hundred billion won't be as hard as it sounds..."

The stronger he was, the faster he could make money. Luo Feng understood that, but he was still hesitant. Even though Wang Cheng had named an astronomical price of three hundred billion, Luo Feng still felt like he was getting an incredible bargain!

Three hundred billion was an astronomical sum, but under normal circumstances, even for six hundred billion, there probably wouldn't be anywhere to buy a treasure that could increase a person's physical attributes nearly tenfold!

"..."

Seeing that Luo Feng was still hesitating, Wang Cheng considered it for a moment, then brought out his trump card.

"Luo Feng, you killed the son of the Li Yao couple, didn't you?" Wang Cheng suddenly asked.

Luo Feng's expression changed at Wang Cheng's words, but when he saw the Hundred Thousand Year Willow Heart in Wang Cheng's hand, he relaxed again. If Wang Cheng could casually produce a treasure as precious as the Hundred Thousand Year Willow Heart, he probably wouldn't care about that billion.

"Brother Wang, how did you know?" Luo Feng didn't deny it. Instead, he asked in confusion.

"I'm not the only one who knows. Li Yao probably knows by now, too!" Wang Cheng didn't hesitate to explain how Silvia had discovered that he was a Mental Master.

Of course, Wang Cheng didn't mention his real relationship with Silvia. He said they were just ordinary friends.

"Li Yao was crippled by you, Brother Wang?" Luo Feng stared at Wang Cheng in astonishment.

"His bones were shattered, that's all. With a Warrior's physical attributes and the nourishment of treasures like the Water of Life, Li Yao might already be able to get out of bed. In another month or two, he'll probably be back to full strength!" Wang Cheng said with a smile.

"You've been at home for the past two months, so you haven't noticed. If you went to the Wilderness Area, even if Li Yao couldn't act himself, he'd probably pay someone to test you!"

"..."

Luo Feng suddenly felt enormous pressure. After all, the Li Yao couple were both bona fide High-level War Gods. They were far beyond anything he could handle right now!

Although Luo Feng was improving quickly, he still didn't think he could deal with the Li Yao couple two months from now!

"But if you use this, then someone like Li Yao won't be a problem!" Wang Cheng made another pitch for the Ten Thousand Year Willow Heart in his hand.

"Brother Wang, thank you!" Luo Feng said earnestly.

"No need to thank me. I hadn't planned to help you deal with Li Yao in the first place. Since I'm helping you now, I naturally have my own reasons!" Wang Cheng said frankly.

"Reasons?" Luo Feng asked, puzzled.

"You'll find out when the time comes!" Wang Cheng didn't elaborate. He tossed the Ten Thousand Year Willow Heart to Luo Feng, then said, "Cut through the surface and drink the liquid inside. It'll feel very comfortable, so don't worry!"

"Okay!"

Looking at the Hundred Thousand Year Willow Heart in his hand, Luo Feng made up his mind.

Although Wang Cheng had openly said that he had his own reasons, their long acquaintance had made Luo Feng trust him deeply. He instinctively felt that Wang Cheng meant no harm, and with the threat from Li Yao so close at hand, Luo Feng had no reason to hesitate any longer if he wanted to protect his own life!