You asked Feng Yi what a Special Lifeform was.
Feng Yi sent you some information about Special Lifeforms through the Virtual Universe. It was the kind of confidential information that was usually very difficult to find.
Unfortunately, there was no information about the Wood Spirit.
But you knew that Xie Huan did. You felt there was something off about the way he looked at you, though, and in this situation, you couldn't ask him directly.
Afterward.
The Ancient Tree World was sealed away, and both you and your teacher, Feng Yi, were forbidden from leaking any information about the Wood Spirit. If you were caught divulging it, the Universe Country would hunt you down without end.
You asked Feng Yi for information about the Wood Spirit.
Fortunately, Xie Huan later told Feng Yi some basic information about the Wood Spirit, and as someone who knew about it, you were allowed to know as well.
Feng Yi told you that the Wood Spirit was a Special Lifeform with a Gene Level of up to sixty times the norm, and a favored child of the Wood and Space Laws.
You sighed. If only you could take possession of it.
Feng Yi consoled you. A Special Lifeform like that was completely beyond the reach of either of you. Even Ganwu Universe Master took the Wood Spirit very seriously.
You were bitterly disappointed.
After leaving the Ancient Tree Secret Realm, you used the Dojo treasury to buy many treasures that could help Plant Lifeforms break through to immortality. It was only a tiny amount of money, but you wanted to give it a try.
But you forgot.
Even though the two Spirit Silk Grass plants you'd exposed were the worst of their kind, raising them to that level would have cost at least 100,000 Hunyuan Units, even if you'd been as frugal as possible.
Your teacher would only be happy for you, but how could Xie Huan, who had witnessed it too, feel the same way?
Xie Huan was a Marquis Immortal in the Ganwu Secret Realm and had also earned the favor of Ganwu Universe Master. Neither in strength nor status could your teacher, Feng Yi, compare to him.
At 172, your understanding of the Wood Law deepened, but you still couldn't comprehend World Force and break through to World Lord.
You decided to head to Imperial Capital Planet.
Your spacecraft had only just flown a short distance from where you'd been in seclusion when a terrifying energy directly destroyed it.
Xie Huan had secretly arranged for another Marquis Immortal, Blood Heart Marquis, to attack you. Blood Heart Marquis was a lone Immortal, and was usually domineering in his dealings. Most importantly... he was skilled in the soul.
An invisible force penetrated your soul. Though you urged the Illusion Tower to resist with all its might, the gap was too great. In the end, you couldn't even send a single message.
You were subjected to Soul Enslavement.
This simulation ended.
"Xie Huan!"
Han Han murmured the name to himself. Both simulations had ended at Xie Huan's hands, and if nothing unexpected happened, the next one might end the same way.
The first time had made sense. To protect the secret of the Wood Spirit, even Ganwu Universe Master would have allowed him to take action.
But this time...
As a personal disciple of Feng Yi, an Immortal of the Ganwu Dojo, Xie Huan obviously wouldn't dare act himself. But he'd sent Blood Heart Marquis, a lone Marquis Immortal, to do it for him—and used Soul Enslavement.
I remember there's an Auxiliary Lifeform that can merge with the soul... I wonder if Locke Divine Water can be used to cultivate one, Han Han thought.
He had suffered at the hands of the soul many times already.
Even if resisting enslavement wouldn't save him from dying in the end, at least he wouldn't die so helplessly.
I'll look into it later.
[Evaluation: G-63]
[Though you had no chance of competing in the Strongest Tournament, you were fortunate enough to become the disciple of a good teacher. Unfortunately, protecting your teacher exposed your secret and brought disaster upon you.]
[You may choose three of the following rewards]
[One: Domain Lord, Eighth Order]
[Two: Extensive insights into the Wood Law]
[Three: Extensive combat experience]
[Four: Insights into Nine Line Flow and the first three strikes of Falling Wood Seven Kill Blade]
[Five: 70 Hunyuan Units]
[Six: One E5-Grade Battle Suit, one weapon, and one spacecraft]
[Seven: Many treasures from the Ancient Tree Secret Realm]
[Eight: The Wood Spirit's coordinates]
"What a pity."
Han Han shook his head.
He'd hoped that the option related to the Wood Spirit would be different this time, but it was still the same as before: the Wood Spirit's coordinates.
I probably only know about the Wood Spirit, but it has nothing to do with me, Han Han thought. I choose two, four, and five.
Combat experience wasn't essential, and he wouldn't be able to use the high-grade equipment yet. He could only leave it sitting around.
Besides,
70 Hunyuan Units could buy a lot.
And as for the many treasures in the Ancient Tree Secret Realm, he could tell from the simulation that he'd sold them. They probably wouldn't be as useful to him as Locke Divine Water.
[Rewards distributed]
Han Han's consciousness entered the System Space. After checking, he couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief. "Good thing they didn't give me Cosmic Coins."
He'd been thinking about those 70 Hunyuan Units—700 trillion Cosmic Coins. Just imagine taking that to a bank. Who wouldn't think something was wrong?
He flipped his hand, and a bank card appeared.
It was a bank card from the Universe Galaxy Bank. Han Han didn't know who the cardholder was, but the system had somehow assured him that there would be no problem.
He entered the Virtual Universe to make a transfer, and the money was soon deposited directly into his account.
"Ding!"
A notification arrived from the bank system.
"Your account balance exceeds 10 Hunyuan Units. You have automatically been upgraded to a three-star customer. You are now entitled to participate in the Ganwu Auction and to sell or consign treasures through our bank. May your life be eternal."
"Consign!"
An idea came to Han Han, but he quickly pushed it aside.
His Locke Divine Water was simply too risky.
The Virtual Universe Company's general headquarters in the Ganwu Universe Country was only overseen by a Marquis Immortal, while even a King Immortal would be tempted by his Locke Divine Water.
Neither his own experience nor the original story suggested that the upper echelons of major powers were all upright.
If he couldn't carefully control the amount, he might as well not sell any.
"Let's look at soul-type Auxiliary Lifeforms first. I'll start with the Universe Galaxy Bank's treasury."
Han Han teleported to the Universe Galaxy Bank's main branch. Three-star customers were usually powerful World Lords, so he was certainly qualified to enter.
As he walked into the lobby, a beautiful Universe Rank woman approached him. "Hello. How may I help you?"
"I'd like to buy some items," Han Han said.
"Sir, you need to be at least a three-star customer to purchase treasures through the Universe Galaxy Bank," the employee reminded him with a smile. After all, Han Han was only at Planetary Rank, and didn't look like a three-star customer at all.
"I know."
Han Han recited a special string of characters, one unique to three-star customers.
"Please forgive me, sir. This way, please."
The employee became even more respectful and quickly led Han Han to an elegant room.
Han Han was using the special privileges of a three-star customer, so no one would know he was there. At least, no one outside the senior management of the Universe Galaxy Bank branch would know.
"Beep~"
A light screen appeared.
"Sir, this is the list of treasures available at the Universe Galaxy Bank. Regulations place purchase limits on certain items. Thank you for your understanding," the employee said respectfully.
Han Han nodded.
There weren't that many three-star customers, but there were still quite a few. Only four- and five-star customers counted as truly high-end. He'd only just crossed the threshold.
Then Han Han began searching through the items on the light screen.
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