Whoosh!
Zhang Dong set off toward the turbulent zone.
The entire sea was in constant motion, and its water was extremely dense. Even at its normal current speed, it could annihilate most Realm Lords.
The turbulent zone was even more dangerous.
After all, even ordinary water could knock someone unconscious if it flowed fast enough, let alone the Illusory Light Sea.
Each drop of water weighed as much as a planet. With the added force of the surging current, even a Marquis-level Immortal would be swept apart and struggle to keep his footing.
But the chances of finding a Heavy Treasure were only high in the turbulent zone.
After flying for two years, Zhang Dong finally reached the turbulent zone. He would have liked to use Teleportation, but he was worried he might lose control of the spatial fluctuations and end up somewhere off course.
The Heart of Space was, after all, not a local space law. Even Peak Kings who had mastered part of the law of space could easily make mistakes when teleporting.
Only Cosmic Venerables who had mastered the complete law of space dared to teleport here.
The turbulent zone in the Illusory Light Sea was tiny, only ten million kilometers across.
Within that ten-million-kilometer area, there were three Cosmic Venerables and one King-level Immortal.
In fact, even High Kings could establish themselves in the turbulent zone, but only Invincible Kings dared to come here. Ordinary Peak Kings wouldn't even consider it.
They simply couldn't get involved in battles between Elementary Venerables and Invincible Kings.
"Hm?"
A beast that looked like a blob of mud come to life suddenly opened its eyes and looked toward Zhang Dong.
Its entire body seemed to be coated in mud. Its eyes were cloudy gray, and its skin was covered in bumps like a toad's.
Zhang Dong sensed its presence and looked over as well. Their gazes met. The mud beast didn't know who he was; it merely glanced at him before looking away.
"Swamp Erosion Venerable?" Zhang Dong recognized the mud beast. "So it's him."
Swamp Erosion Venerable was the one who had tried to assassinate Luo Feng in the Ancestral God Sect. After one of his Clones was killed, the Five-Colored Aurora Lake had annihilated him outright.
A Venerable who took assassination jobs like that couldn't have much strength or status. In the eyes of the alliance of races, he simply wasn't as useful as Luo Feng.
The Swamp Erosion Venerable here was only an Elementary Venerable.
Blade River King—Luo Feng's threat back when he was a Realm Lord—wasn't enough to make a true Cosmic Overlord take action.
The other two Cosmic Venerables and the Invincible King also glanced at Zhang Dong. But when they saw he was an unfamiliar face, they paid him no mind and went back to cultivating and waiting.
From past experience, a Heavy Treasure would appear in the turbulent zone at most once every ten million years. During a particularly productive period, more than ten might appear within a million years.
Those present were either Invincible Kings or Elementary Venerables, so they naturally had a great need for Heavy Treasures. If an Invincible King had great potential and his race was willing to cultivate him, he wouldn't lack for treasures.
The real problem was when someone like King Zhenyan had been stuck at the Invincible King level for too long. His potential would diminish, and his race would invest less in him.
Elementary Venerables were even poorer. Before breaking through, most of them had only been Peak Kings and hadn't accumulated many treasures. They still had to apply to their race for a few free treasures.
Their cultivation was slow, too. Advancing one level in tens of millions of years was already good. They had to slowly work for their own treasures, waiting in these relatively safe secret realms and accumulating a few over time.
Even ordinary Heavy Treasures, if accumulated in sufficient numbers, could be traded for something better.
No one could replicate Luo Feng's experiences. In the universe, most powerful beings had no choice but to steadily advance, work for treasures, and patiently endure. Those who couldn't stand the wait became Robber Cultivators.
But Robber Cultivators couldn't do it too often. If they kept bullying weaker beings, sooner or later a powerful expert would deal with them.
The countless islands in the turbulent zone were constantly swept around by the currents. Zhang Dong often scanned newly arrived islands, and whenever he spotted a World Ring, he collected it.
The Cosmic Venerables and Invincible Kings saw him doing this and looked down on him. Unless an island happened to drift nearby, they couldn't be bothered to pick up those World Rings.
At their level, weapons that could be bought with Hunyuan Units were nothing special. Even those that claimed any Cosmic Venerable below a certain rank would surely die couldn't threaten an Invincible King.
Sixteen years after arriving in the turbulent zone,
an island about four thousand kilometers in diameter drifted over on the raging current.
As usual, Zhang Dong cast his Inner World Projection over it. In the center of the island, he spotted three purplish-gold treasure chests made of G-Grade Metal.
The chests were covered in strange patterns and oddly shaped writing.
"An Aboriginal Relic?!" The words flashed through Zhang Dong's mind. "It's an Aboriginal Relic!"
The universe was fair. Except for the rare times when someone was extremely lucky and found a great treasure in a safe area, most of the time, treasures appeared in dangerous places.
It was a rule of how the universe worked.
The Primordial Universe's origin—or the Supreme Rule—hoped that the life it nurtured would give rise to true super experts who could protect it.
That was why secret realms with higher levels of safety were less likely to yield good treasures. Treasures had to drift into dangerous areas so that true powerhouses could obtain them.
"Treasure chests. An Aboriginal Relic!"
"The chests might be worth a trillion Hunyuan Units altogether. I might as well make a move."
The three Cosmic Venerables and the Invincible King all considered fighting for the treasure. They couldn't be bothered with ordinary World Rings, but a trillion Hunyuan Units was worth acting for.
Whoosh!
Swamp Erosion Venerable moved first. His enormous, toadlike body sprang up, reaching incredible speed. Wisps of mist coiled around him, but they could barely restrain him.
The other two Cosmic Venerables followed one after another.
The only Invincible King didn't rush to move. An Invincible King could only protect himself in a fight against an Elementary Venerable. He was still too weak to get involved in a battle at this level.
He would have to wait for the right opportunity.
"A trillion Hunyuan Units could buy more than three kilograms of Fermo Venom." Zhang Dong's eyes burned with eagerness, too.
When the time came to act, he had to act.
His aura was that of an Immortal. If he revealed his Special Lifeform divine body, everyone present would take him for a Special Lifeform King.
All four powerhouses raced toward the island.
And just then—
Rumble!!!
At the edge of the sea, endless waves rose and fell, surging to a height of a hundred thousand meters. The water began to change color, and golden-blue waves boiled beneath the mist, casting countless rays of light.
"A treasure is appearing?!" Zhang Dong had checked the records and knew this was a sign that a treasure was about to appear.
He didn't really need to check. This was how it worked in both the Primordial Universe and the Cosmic Sea.
Whenever a treasure appeared, there was usually some disturbance. The rarer the treasure, the greater the spectacle.
The Cosmic Venerables might not have taken the fight over the Aboriginal Relic too seriously, but the commotion before them meant the treasure emerging was surely extraordinary.
"The real bloodbath is about to begin," Swamp Erosion Venerable said coldly.
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