Ling Xuan, I Congratulate You on Getting Rich

Ling Xuan used the force of the recoil to flip in mid-air, flames surging around his body as he gripped the Three-Pointed Double-Edged Spear tightly, diving toward the giant bear's neck like a bolt of crimson-gold lightning.

The giant bear tilted its head back, opening a maw large enough to swallow a city, and gathered dense earth-yellow energy into a hundred-meter-wide sphere, crashing it toward Ling Xuan with the momentum of a collapsing sky.

The earth sphere collided with the flaming blade, and with a thunderous "boom," energy ripples spread out like a tsunami.

Flames and earth-yellow light intertwined, heat waves and dust blotting out the sky, while the purple moss within a kilometer radius was instantly vaporized and the glowing vines were reduced to ash in the energy storm.

As the light dimmed, Ling Xuan landed steadily on the ground, while a deep, bone-reaching wound appeared on the giant bear's neck, blood flowing out like a waterfall.

The giant bear was thoroughly enraged, its eyes, red as blood moons, filled with killing intent as earth-attribute energy condensed frantically around its body, forming nine materialized earth bears that perched upon its mountain-like frame.

"Your hide is thick enough, but you can try this move of mine." Ling Xuan's expression remained indifferent as he casually stored the Three-Pointed Double-Edged Spear into his World Ring.

He slowly raised his right hand and flipped his palm; in an instant, the laws of heaven and earth trembled violently, and the entire cloud layer was torn apart as if by an invisible giant hand, revealing the pitch-black, profound void.

A black hand, several thousand meters wide, descended from within, radiating a heart-stopping pressure.

"Void Great Hand Seal!"

The handprint was as black as ink, blotting out the sky as it slammed down toward the giant bear with an overbearing, peerless force.

Sensing this world-destroying strike, the giant bear let out a heaven-shaking roar, and the nine earth bears shrieked in unison, lunging toward the Void Great Hand Seal.

Rumble--

The sound of the impact was like the collapse of the heavens; the nine ferocious earth bears were instantly shattered into dust under the handprint.

The momentum of the handprint did not diminish in the slightest, continuing to press down upon the giant bear.

The giant bear raised its arms with all its might, attempting to block this fatal blow, but in the face of such destructive power, its resistance appeared utterly insignificant.

With a mournful cry, the giant bear's massive body was flattened into a meat patty, blood and gore splattering across the earth in a shocking display.

"The power of this Void Great Hand Seal is truly overbearing; with my Star Level strength, I can easily crush a Universe Level monster."

The Zhetian Method was currently only cultivated to the Four Poles Realm, not yet enough to amplify his combat power.

The Void Great Hand Seal he had just unleashed relied solely on his Star Level strength.

"All form and no substance; the Great Emperor's killing technique has far more power than this." The Void Mirror Deity snorted coldly from within the Origin Core world.

Ling Xuan scratched his head, a simple, honest smile on his face, and without a hint of rebuttal, he bowed respectfully: "I ask that you please enlighten me, Senior."

"Of course I will teach you, otherwise, as the only successor to the Great Emperor, using the Void Secret Technique so poorly would only tarnish the Great Emperor's reputation."

Under the guidance of the Void Mirror Deity, Ling Xuan began a month-long period of secluded cultivation and enlightenment.

During this month, Ling Xuan was like a tireless warrior, shuttling through various parts of the secret realm by day to hunt targets and collect rare materials, while immersing himself in the insights of the Void Sutra by night, constantly attempting to comprehend the laws of space with the help of the Void Mirror.

Puff helped him pilot the spaceship to explore the secret realm, waking him up whenever she found something good and steering clear of danger whenever the detector encountered powerful beings.

On this day, a happy Puff found something good again: "Master, Master, I found a Spirit Essence Crystal Core!"

Ling Xuan quickly ended his cultivation and stepped out of the training chamber.

Puff projected the scene from outside; in the depths of a valley entwined with vines, a Spirit Essence Crystal Core the size of a millstone floated in the void, the runes flowing on its surface like a cascading galaxy, its faint glow dyeing the entire valley in a hazy purple mist.

"Good stuff! Is this the most valuable thing we've found on this trip?" Ling Xuan's eyes burned with heat, his breathing quickening.

Puff pulled up the life-form fluctuation map from the detector: "Master, there are many monsters lurking around, so there might be some danger. There are several Universe Level monsters nearby, and a human Domain Lord is also heading this way."

"They haven't discovered us, have they?" Ling Xuan asked, staring at the data.

"Don't worry, Master. The Crimson Flame is no ordinary D9-class spaceship, and the detector equipped is also top-tier. Puff is confident in shielding us from their signals," Puff said, patting her chest with a confident tone.

"That's good."

The Crimson Flame descended silently into a large crater at the edge of the valley like a falling withered leaf.

The moment the hatch opened, the humid air filled with the scent of humus rushed in, and Ling Xuan took a deep breath, stepping out only after confirming there were no monsters nearby.

The closer he got to the depths of the valley, the heavier the air became.

The dew condensed on the vines shimmered with an eerie purple light under the glow of the Spirit Essence Crystal Core, moving without wind, the rustling sound accompanied by the faint friction of bones.

Ling Xuan's pupils constricted slightly; he always felt something was wrong. Where there were treasures, there were bound to be fierce beasts guarding them, yet this place was terrifyingly quiet.

He gripped the Fire God Absolute Domain Blade in his hand, ready to strike at any moment, while communicating with the Void Mirror in his Origin Core.

As he rounded a moss-covered boulder, the sight before him made his breath hitch—the Spirit Essence Crystal Core was just thirty meters ahead, floating on a naturally formed stone platform, its faint glow spreading like ripples, coating the surrounding vines in a dreamlike color.

However, before he could take another step, the ground beneath his feet suddenly trembled slightly.

Ling Xuan's internal alarm bells rang, but it was already too late to retreat.

"Boom!" With a loud crash, the ground arched violently, and a giant maw filled with sharp teeth burst from the earth, dark green scales shimmering with a cold metallic light, and bone spurs on its back pulsing with ghostly blue electricity.

A nauseating stench emanated from that gaping maw, and Ling Xuan could even see the flesh writhing in the giant lizard's throat.

"Damn it!" Ling Xuan's pupils shrank, and he instantly activated the Great Void Art, his entire body merging into the void like ink dropped into water.

The giant lizard's teeth snapped shut, grazing his clothes, and the powerful suction of its bite plowed a deep trench into the ground, sending gravel flying.

Ling Xuan shuttled rapidly through the void, his heart pounding wildly in his chest, cold sweat sliding down his back.

When he reappeared several thousand meters away, the detector on his arm flashed red frantically, and a piercing alarm sounded—this was actually a World Lord Level monster!

"How could this be..." Ling Xuan muttered to himself, his back instantly soaked in cold sweat as memories flooded back like a tide; the unprovoked ambush during his coming-of-age ceremony was exactly like this.

Those demonic beasts had approached them without any warning, just like this, and were only detected by the sensors after they launched their attacks.

"Master, I'm sorry." A soft, tearful voice rang out. Puff's eyes were red-rimmed, her ears drooping, and her tail hung limply behind her. "It's Puff's fault for not detecting it. Puff is too useless..."

Ling Xuan reached out to stroke her head and smiled. "Silly girl, it's not your fault that this beast can mask its presence. I suspect there is some secret behind it."

Just then, the beast noticed Ling Xuan's side, its cold, icy pupils filled with killing intent.

"Go." Ling Xuan quickly returned to the Crimson Flame, preparing to pilot the ship away.

"Roar~" The World Lord Level beast's explosive speed was immense. In an instant, it crossed the short distance, its blood-stained maw opening wide, ready to swallow the entire ship in one gulp.

"Master, what do we do? The speed of the Crimson Flame is no match for this beast."

"You beast, since you're looking for death, don't blame me for being ruthless." Seeing that the creature wouldn't let him leave unless he killed it, Ling Xuan was suddenly enraged.

"Senior, please take action." He communicated with the Void Mirror inside his Origin Core.

In an instant, the entire world seemed to be manipulated by an invisible giant hand. All light twisted and bent, converging toward where Ling Xuan stood.

The originally azure sky was instantly shrouded in ink-black. Within the darkness, electric arcs danced like spirit snakes; these were no ordinary lightning bolts, as each one carried an ancient and weathered aura.

A pitch-black bronze mirror, covered in ancient Dao patterns, slowly floated out from Ling Xuan's body.

The mirror's surface was simple and unadorned, yet it was engraved with obscure and difficult-to-understand runes. These runes seemed alive, each one containing the supreme truths of the void.

The moment the Void Mirror appeared, an ancient, weathered, and boundless aura surged forth. Wherever it passed, space shattered like fragile paper, layer by layer, revealing bottomless, ink-black spatial rifts. Endless void turbulence whistled out from within, only to be tamed the moment it neared the Void Mirror, swirling slowly around the ancient mirror to form a massive vortex composed of void energy.

This was the Imperial Might of the Ultimate Path, a terrifying power that forced all things in the world to prostrate and worship.

Under such terrifying pressure, the World Lord Level beast's massive body trembled violently. Its hard scales stood on end, and golden-red blood seeped from the gaps between them.

It exhausted all its strength to let out a dying, desperate roar. The sound waves rolled outward, but upon touching the Imperial Might emitted by the Void Mirror, they collided with an invisible wall of copper and iron, instantly distorting and dissipating, leaving only an eerie whimpering in the air.

The Void Mirror hummed three times, the sound seeming to come from the dawn of chaos, each note carrying the power to create the world.

"Kid, watch closely. I will only do this once. This is the true Void Great Hand Seal."

The runes on the mirror's surface shone brilliantly. Mysterious void runes detached from the mirror, rapidly condensing and intertwining in mid-air along an incredibly profound trajectory.

In the blink of an eye, the outline of a massive palm that blotted out the sky took shape in the void.

On this palm, runes flickered; each rune was like a miniature universe, containing endless starlight and the laws of the void. This was the supreme divine ability that the Void Emperor used to sweep across the past, present, and future--the Void Great Hand Seal.

"This... what is this power!" Puff's voice was filled with shock and awe, her soft ears trembling violently from fear.

Though she did not know the Void Emperor, the terrifying scene before her made her instinctively sense the horror of this power, as if all things in the world would turn to dust before it.

The Void Great Hand Seal descended with the force of world-destruction, slamming down hard toward the World Lord Level beast.

Wherever it passed, space was thoroughly twisted, and the flow of time became chaotic; everything lost its original order under the might of this palm.

The beast struggled frantically, mobilizing every ounce of its strength to raise a thick shield of world energy to defend itself. Its eyes were filled with terror and despair, and it let out bursts of roars, but it was all in vain.

Before the Void Great Hand Seal, the shield that the beast had spent all its effort to condense was as fragile as paper, pierced through in an instant.

The hand seal struck the beast without obstruction. A dull, thunderous boom followed, as if the heavens and earth were collapsing. The sound surpassed all others in the world, shaking the very souls of all living things.

The beast's massive body was slammed down from the sky, embedded deep into the earth by an irresistible force, creating a bottomless, giant crater.

Around the crater, the ground cracked like a spiderweb, with fissures spreading to the horizon as if to tear the entire world apart.

Dust filled the sky, refusing to settle for a long time, shrouding the entire battlefield in chaos.

When the dust finally settled, the beast lay at the bottom of the pit, devoid of all life.

Its massive body was covered in terrifying cracks, deep enough to see bone, as if it had been sliced by countless sharp blades simultaneously.

Blood gushed out, pooling into a river and dyeing the surrounding land into a sea of blood. The stench of gore permeated the air, lingering for a long time.

"Come to think of it, this world of yours is quite peculiar; it actually allows me to remain in a state of long-term awakening," the spirit of the Void Mirror murmured.

"If the Emperor could also come to this world, perhaps he could truly reach the pinnacle of the Immortal Dao. The time in that other world was far too precious."

"Don't worry, Senior. This world will soon see the rise of an Emperor who inherits the Emperor's supreme arts, which can be considered a continuation of the Emperor's life," Ling Xuan said.

The Void Mirror remained silent, turning into a streak of light and returning to Ling Xuan's Bitter Sea.

"Uh~ did I say something wrong just now?" Ling Xuan turned to ask his intelligent lifeform, Puff.

"Master, your way of comforting people seems a bit like 'having your cake and eating it too'," Puff ventured cautiously.

"Bold Puff, how dare you defy me!" Ling Xuan, 'enraged', flipped his hand and suppressed the poor little Puff under an evil Void Great Hand Seal.

"Master is a tyrant." Little Puff was teary-eyed, being kneaded and flattened by Ling Xuan.

After suppressing Puff, Ling Xuan returned to the valley and took the Spirit Essence Crystal Core.

The power of the Void Mirror's strike had long since scared away all the surrounding competitors.

Once the Imperial Might of the Ultimate Path appeared, no creature dared to come forward to test it.

Even the Domain Lord Level humans who had previously approached the area had quickly left in their ships.

The power they had just witnessed was beyond their comprehension.

After taking the Spirit Essence Crystal Core, Ling Xuan came back out to collect the beast's carcass.

"What is this?" Ling Xuan rummaged through the corpse of the World Lord Level beast and pulled out a World Ring.

This ring contains a space over a thousand kilometers in length and width.

Inside the ring, there are quite a few treasures, including a detector that is relatively high-end yet somewhat outdated.

I call it high-end because this detector can effectively mask life fluctuations and signals while a lifeform is dormant, to the point that even the sensors on the Crimson Flame cannot detect it.

It is considered outdated because the model is too ancient, and the moment any action is taken and intense energy fluctuations occur, the detector can no longer conceal anything.

This is likely due to the materials being quite precious while the technology itself remains too primitive.

Ling Xuan compared the map and discovered that the location of this beast was not far from the Mangu Temple, less than 100 million kilometers away.

So that's it. That beast tide was the work of this animal. It was truly cautious, never showing its face during the tide; otherwise, it would never have escaped the killing blow of an Immortal Elder.

The corpse of a World Lord Level beast is not only extremely valuable, but its body also contains many materials that serve as raw ingredients for crafting precious weapons and battle armor.

Even its meat is a potent tonic, and there are plenty of people willing to purchase it.

Finally, within this beast's World Ring, there are quite a few treasures and materials. They were likely relics left behind by some powerhouse who fell during the ancient war era, which were never cleared out by the human race.

He slipped the World Ring onto his finger. "Not bad, it fits well."

"Puff, continue searching this secret realm. I still have a few Universe Level beasts to kill," Ling Xuan ordered, then continued to inspect his spoils.

That Spirit Essence Crystal Core is massive, a full cubic meter in size, enough to be used by ten people.

Ling Xuan took a deep breath and used the Fire God Absolute Domain Blade to carefully slice a palm-sized crystal from the edge of the core.

As the crystal touched his hand, a warm and surging power flowed through his palm, as if he were holding a mass of energy about to erupt.

He sat cross-legged on the ground, cupping the crystal core in his hands, and circulated his Genetic Origin Energy to stimulate the surface of the core, allowing its energy to flow along with his own.

The crystal immediately melted into a liquid, merging with Ling Xuan's Genetic Origin Energy, and began to flow into his body.

But the next second, shortly after the liquid entered his body, it was expelled and reverted into the shape of a small 'Spirit Essence Crystal Core'.

"What's going on?" Ling Xuan wondered. "I can't absorb it?"

His steps just now were absolutely flawless, so where exactly did the problem lie?

Filled with questions, Ling Xuan decided to seek outside help and sent an email to the Temple Envoy to ask what was happening.

Before long, a call request from the Temple Envoy came through.

Ling Xuan chose to accept.

"Ling Xuan, I congratulate you on striking it rich."

As soon as the call connected, he heard a congratulatory remark that made Ling Xuan jump.

Fortunately, the Temple Envoy did not act like the old brigade commander and demand he keep one person's share while sending the rest to him.

"Although this Spirit Essence Crystal Core is peculiar, it is not considered rare in the universe; otherwise, our clan wouldn't have been able to maintain control over it for so long," the Temple Envoy explained. "It has an upper limit for enhancement. Once you exceed that limit, it no longer provides any benefit. You currently fall into that category."

"I see," Ling Xuan realized. "Then can I sell it for money?"

"Of course you can, but this Spirit Essence Crystal Core is extremely precious. You can keep some for your family, but the rest must be sold to the clan as a priority."

Ling Xuan nodded. "That goes without saying, though I don't plan on selling it for the time being."

"Very well. Whenever you want to sell it, just let me know." The Temple Envoy hung up the call.

"Master, I have discovered three Universe Level beasts," Puff said.

"Let's go."

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