"This thing in your hand is called a Wood Bud Crystal. It's a pretty good treasure in the universe and can be used for cultivation."
Xu Ai interjected, wrapping an arm around Xu Xin's slender waist as she looked at Luo Feng with disdain.
Luo Feng didn't mind. His sister-obsessed sister-in-law had disliked him more than once before.
He looked at the Wood Bud Crystal, then turned to Xu Ai in surprise.
"Wood Bud Crystal? You... learned about it from Ruthless Councilor?"
In Luo Feng's eyes, only Ruthless Councilor, who had inherited the Ancient Civilization, could know things comparable to Hong.
"Hmph! That's right!"
When in doubt, blame Ruthless Councilor!
Wasn't it perfectly normal for Ruthless Councilor to know all this!?
Xu Xin looked at Xu Ai. She knew she was little more than a tagalong as far as Ruthless Councilor was concerned.
After all, her talent wasn't particularly outstanding. Being taken on as a disciple by Ruthless Councilor was practically a miracle.
Xu Ai was Ruthless Councilor's true disciple. She was sure Xu Ai knew far more than she did.
"Xiao Ai, how do you use it?"
Hearing Xu Xin's question, Xu Ai naturally explained it to her sister.
"It's simple. Just circulate your cultivation method, and you can absorb the energy inside it. But..."
After thinking it over, Xu Ai decided to explain more carefully.
"First, your physical abilities have to reach... the mid-level or high-level War God rank. Otherwise, when you absorb the Wood Bud Crystal's energy, it'll overwhelm you and make you explode on the spot."
"Explode on the spot?"
Luo Feng recalled the few Lord-level Monsters that had eaten Wood Bud Crystals and then exploded on the spot. He couldn't help nodding.
They seemed to have barely reached Primary Warlord Level. No wonder they'd exploded after eating the Wood Bud Crystals.
But one high-level Lord-level Monster had eaten a Wood Bud Crystal and then transformed into a King-level Monster...
"So if you're a mid-level or high-level War God, absorbing a Wood Bud Crystal lets you break through and become a councilor!?"
Luo Feng exclaimed in shock.
"That's not wrong..."
Xu Ai nodded.
"Wood Bud Crystals are better suited to raising Monsters or certain plant life. They're not as effective for human cultivation."
"What do you mean?"
Luo Feng asked.
"Monsters can swallow them and absorb them directly. Plant life can absorb them directly too, but humans can't."
Xu Ai answered plainly. This was the most basic explanation.
"You've seen Monsters eat Wood Bud Crystals and transform in a short time, right?"
"Yeah, I have."
More than once or twice. Though most of them had exploded on the spot.
"When a Monster eats a Wood Bud Crystal, it can transform in a short time, breaking through from mid-level or high-level Lord Level to become a King-level Monster.
"But humans can only circulate a cultivation method and absorb the energy slowly. It takes about a month to absorb it all, after which they can break through to Planetary Level."
"Planetary Level?"
Hearing a new term, Luo Feng couldn't help asking about it.
"Planetary Level is the level beyond War God. All councilors are Planetary Level."
"So, after absorbing a Wood Bud Crystal, you can become a councilor in a month?"
Well, that was pretty incredible...
Luo Feng was speechless. Breaking through to Planetary Level in a month was exactly what he'd dreamed of!
"Remember to save one for my sister, so she can break through to Planetary Level."
"No need..."
"Sure!"
Luo Feng smiled. He'd wanted to give Xu Xin something for a long time, but he'd never had anything suitable to offer.
Now he happened to have two hidden away. He'd save one for Xu Xin, and they could break through to Planetary Level together!
"No, it's too valuable..."
Xu Xin refused. If it had just been some little trinket, she would've accepted it.
But a treasure that could help a War God quickly grow into a councilor was far too valuable. She couldn't accept it!
"Sis, don't worry about it being too valuable. I'll give Luo Feng a Spirit Reader secret technique to make up for it. Don't worry—we're much richer than Luo Feng."
Well, just in terms of knowledge, even with Hu Yanbo's inheritance and the Golden Horned Beast's inherited memories, Luo Feng was nowhere near Xu Ai!
After all, Xu Ai had a peak-level race backing her. Luo Feng would have to enter the Primal Secret Realm before he could barely hope to compare.
Luo Feng watched Xu Ai persuade Xu Xin as they walked through the underground passage, smiling.
Suddenly, as he was walking along, a sharp pain shot through his foot. He broke into a cold sweat and instantly flashed dozens of meters away.
"What was that!?"
He was wearing SS-Grade Battle Boots, with a Black God suit underneath!
Something had managed to hurt him through all those layers of protection! What was it? Who was it!?
Luo Feng looked around, but saw no people or creatures. He then released his Spirit Force and swept over the spot where his foot had been injured.
What was that?
A palm-sized, blood-red shard was stuck in a rock.
Luo Feng cautiously approached. He sent his Spirit Force to the shard and gave it a gentle tug. It came free of the rock and floated up.
"It's so heavy—more than a ton."
A tiny shard weighed over a ton. Could Earth really have a material like this?
Feeling his Communication Watch vibrate nonstop, Luo Feng had to put off examining it.
"Luo Feng, what happened?"
"It's nothing. I just got the wrong idea."
Luo Feng smiled and reassured Xu Xin.
He really had overreacted just now and worried her.
He chatted with Xu Xin for a few moments, then ended the call.
Next, Luo Feng would meet Babata.
Xu Ai thought to herself that this was what she'd planned. Fortunately, nothing had gone wrong.
With Babata to provide him with Hu Yanbo's inheritance and knowledge of the universe, Luo Feng would later be able to take over the Golden Horned Beast and begin his journey through Swallowed Star.
But that had nothing to do with her. All she needed was for Luo Feng to enter the universe soon, become Earth Lord, and get her a Virtual Universe account.
With a Virtual Universe account, she could take part in the Genius Tournament.
As for now, there was still a long wait ahead. The Genius Tournament was many years away.
And it was only July of the year 57...
"Sis, come to bed!"
Xu Ai had finished showering and was lying in bed, beckoning Xu Xin over.
Once she was sure Luo Feng was safe, Xu Xin stopped worrying so much.
At Xu Ai's call, she picked up a sexy nightgown, took a shower, then returned to bed.
How far along Luo Feng was had nothing to do with Xu Ai. All she had to do was hold her sweet-smelling sister Xu Xin while she slept!
Meanwhile, Luo Feng followed Babata's directions, continuing downward.
Ten thousand meters underground, ten thousand and one meters underground...
"You're searching pretty carefully..."
Babata was speechless. Though he could influence Luo Feng's subconscious, he couldn't stop him from searching carefully...
It took Luo Feng quite a while to reach the underground level of meters.
"We're finally here..."
"Camouflage off. Open the hatch."
At Babata's command, a massive rock shifted a few times, then crumbled away like foam and vanished.
In its place was a half-open metal door, sleek and futuristic.
Luo Feng used his Spirit Force to push through the layers of rock, opening up a passage wide enough for two people to walk abreast.
Huh?
Luo Feng's Spirit Force couldn't push the rocks and soil any farther!
Puzzled, Luo Feng aimed the flashlight on his Communication Watch down the passage. At its end, he saw not rock and soil,
but a half-open, silver-white metal door.
"Ancient Civilization Ruins!"
That was the first thing Luo Feng thought when he saw it!
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