Six days later, Luo Zhiyuan arrived at the residence of Luo Feng and the others on Biyan Planet. During his trip through the Dark Universe, he had consumed another Azure Fruit, becoming a Planetary Level Seven Spirit Reader. His Mental Power Amplitude reached 30, and his body reached Planetary Level Five.
After they met, they exchanged no pleasantries and went straight to Luo Feng's cultivation room. Luo Zhiyuan asked Bulieni to find the energy fruit that could help someone advance to a higher level, then take it out of the World Ring.
It was a purple fruit about the size of an egg. Bulieni told Luo Zhiyuan, "This fruit is called a Purple Star Fruit. According to what Old Mystic said, it tastes pretty good. He found it years ago as a snack.
"It's usually used to cultivate Immortal Level plant life, but it can also help youngsters below the World Lord Level break through. At most, it can help someone break through to the Domain Lord Level.
"Old Mystic was a glutton back then. He got his hands on all kinds of energy fruits, and tried each one. He threw away the ones that tasted bad and kept the tasty ones, then stuffed them all into his bottomless stomach.
"Tell Luo Feng he can just eat this Purple Star Fruit and start cultivating right away. He should be able to break through to Star Level within two days."
Luo Zhiyuan was rather speechless. He could only marvel at the Light Beast God's extraordinary level. This energy fruit's primary purpose was to cultivate Immortal Level plant life, and it could also help people break through. It was obviously a treasure, and shouldn't have been cheap, since it could help someone at the Domain Lord Level break through to the World Lord Level.
But the Light Beast God had gotten it simply because it tasted good. Luo Zhiyuan could think of nothing to do but admire him, then pass on the instructions for taking it to Luo Feng.
Luo Feng accepted the Purple Star Fruit in both hands, then gave Luo Zhiyuan an apologetic look. Without hesitation, he swallowed it and sat down cross-legged to cultivate.
Once Luo Feng began cultivating, Bulieni regaled Luo Zhiyuan with amusing stories from back in the day, telling him about all the ridiculous things the Light Beast God had done for a bite to eat. At the same time, he checked on Luo Feng's progress.
He had only wanted to see how talented Luo Zhiyuan's old man was. But after checking, he found something interesting and said to Luo Zhiyuan, "Huh? Kid Luo, do you know what's going on with your cheap old man's body? There seems to be something wrong with it."
Luo Zhiyuan thought about it. There seemed to be no need to hide Luo Feng's situation from Bulieni, so he said, "Oh, he possessed a Golden Horned Behemoth two years ago. This body is just a clone that the Golden Horned Behemoth produced, but he hasn't told anyone. He's still keeping it from us."
Bulieni suddenly understood. "Oh, oh, oh! I get it. So that's where you got the Golden Horned Behemoth's scales. They're from the one he possessed, right? But if he never told you, how did you know? Was it another one of those things you just happened to know?"
"Uh... yeah. I basically know everything about my dad. He can't hide anything from me. But I've kept my Innate Secret Technique from them. You're the only one who knows about it now. You know more about my background than anyone else.
"By the way, don't tell him where I came from. I survived by taking over the body of his child in my mother's womb. And somehow, I ended up turning his twin sons into me. Their souls were also fused together by my Soul Fusion Technique while I was unconscious. If I told him all that, I'm afraid he wouldn't be able to take it." Luo Zhiyuan gave Bulieni a pained look and briefly explained.
He had thought Bulieni would just take it as a joke, but, unusually, Bulieni asked in a serious tone, "Taking over a body—possession? Never mind, we can talk about that later. It's not important right now.
"What matters is, kid Luo, you know everything about Luo Feng? Then what level will he reach in the future? Will he surpass the Immortal Level? And do you know what would originally have happened to his twin sons?"
Luo Zhiyuan's heart lurched. He hurriedly said, "I know. He won't stop at the Immortal Level. And his original twin sons would both have become powerhouses who surpassed the Immortal Level!"
"Hiss—" Bulieni sucked in a breath, astonished. "Luo Feng and both his sons would have surpassed the Immortal Level? That's bad news!
"Kid Luo, Old Mystic must have told you that changing the History Trajectory of someone at the Immortal Level could cause a chain of adverse consequences, right? You've changed the History Trajectory of three people who would have reached at least the Immortal Level! This could cause serious trouble!
"How much time has passed? We have to find a way to fix this, fast. If too much time passes without setting things right, you'll be in deep trouble!"
Luo Zhiyuan broke out in a cold sweat. He remembered that the Light Beast God had indeed said something like that. He had simply forgotten that his own birth had changed the course of history. Thankfully, Bulieni had reminded him.
He hurriedly said, "It hasn't been long. I've been alive for less than three years, so we should still have time to fix things, right? But how do we do that? The twins are already gone!"
Bulieni sighed with relief. "Good, good. Three years is still soon enough to fix things. It might become a problem after a hundred years.
"Here's what we have to do: Luo Feng and his wife need to have two more sons, and they have to be twins. That should be easy; this planet's technology can screen for that.
"Also, we have to fix what happened this time. We can't let Luo Feng stray from his original path. You have to make sure he does everything he was originally supposed to do, and restore his original History Trajectory as much as possible."
Luo Zhiyuan quickly agreed, but then remembered something and asked, "Getting my dad to do what he was supposed to do is easy enough, but there's another problem. Bulieni, can someone with an Eternal Body have children? My mother has already been reincarnated with an Eternal Body."
"That's not a problem. Just pay for an Embryo Cultivation Technique. You can choose the number and sex of the children. I checked the Virtual Universe, and it can be done on this planet. The procedure costs about 20 billion Black Dragon Coins."
Luo Zhiyuan clicked his tongue. Damn, that was expensive, just to have a child! Fortunately, Luo Feng would soon receive the first part of Hu Yanbo's inheritance, which would be more than enough to cover the cost. But money wasn't the problem now. The question was how to talk Luo Feng and Xu Xin into having another set of twins!
Luo Zhiyuan racked his brains and finally came up with a barely workable plan. After discussing it with Bulieni, he waited for Luo Feng to finish cultivating so they could put it into action.
Two days passed quickly. Luo Feng successfully broke through to become a Star Level One Spirit Reader. Overjoyed, he laughed for a long time. At last, he had lifted the mountain weighing on him and could face the Nolan Mountain family's invasion with ease.
Luo Feng first went to the Universe Galaxy Bank to claim the first part of the inheritance Hu Yanbo had left him. To his surprise, it amounted to 10 billion Ganwu Coins—a fortune. One Ganwu Coin could be exchanged for 1,000 Black Dragon Coins at the official rate, or 1,500 on the black market.
Luo Feng immediately went to the Black Dragon Mountain Empire's government office to handle the paperwork for purchasing Earth. At Luo Zhiyuan's suggestion, he bribed the officials with an extra 500 million Black Dragon Coins. The process, which might otherwise have dragged on for 30 days, was completed in three and a half hours, and Earth was registered in his name.
After settling Earth's ownership, Luo Feng transferred 500 million Ganwu Coins each to Hong, Thunder God, and Luo Zhiyuan, then contacted a slave trader to buy slaves.
Once Luo Feng had decided which slaves to buy, Luo Zhiyuan found him alone, ready to talk him into having another child.
With a reluctant expression and heartfelt emotion, Luo Zhiyuan told Luo Feng, "Dad, Bulieni is going to take me into the universe to cultivate. He says Earthlings have weak bodies, and he'll find a way to improve my constitution. The only way to do that is to go into the universe."
The news had caught Luo Feng completely off guard. He hadn't expected his son to leave him at just three years old. Although Luo Zhiyuan looked seven or eight, Luo Feng knew he wasn't even three yet!
Luo Zhiyuan saw Luo Feng open his mouth to speak, but didn't give him the chance. He continued, "But if I leave just like that, I don't know how long it'll be before I can return to Earth. I don't feel right leaving Mom here alone.
"So, Dad, I have a favor to ask. Have another child with Mom!
"I remember Mom said that when she first got pregnant, she was carrying twins. Have another set of twins this time, so they can keep you company in my place.
"Dad, you'll spend more and more time cultivating in the future, and less time with Mom. If she has no one to keep her company, she'll be so sad! Please? Say yes, Dad!"
Luo Feng looked troubled. He knew Bulieni was right. Earthlings had poor bloodlines, and cultivating step by step took too long. They might even get stuck at a bottleneck. He couldn't keep his son from getting the chance to grow stronger. But how was he supposed to explain this to Xu Xin?
Luo Zhiyuan could tell from Luo Feng's expression that he wouldn't object, but he was still wondering how to broach the subject with Xu Xin. The first step in the plan had worked. Now came the second.
Luo Zhiyuan smiled and said to Luo Feng, "Dad, let's tell Mom together. You haven't been back to Earth in a long time either. Let's go back together."
Luo Feng nodded, then told Hong and Thunder God that Luo Zhiyuan would be leaving. They hadn't expected to say goodbye to Little Zhiyuan so soon, but they both had hearts set on becoming stronger. They encouraged Luo Zhiyuan to seize the chance to cultivate better, then returned to Earth with the others.
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