Going Crazy with the Loot! Back to Seclusion

At 5:31 PM, the warriors from all factions across Earth finally ushered in their greatest harvest yet.

A total of eight Wood Bud Crystals appeared all at once.

In an instant, within a mere ten seconds, the rich and astonishing fragrance of rice emitted by the eight Wood Bud Crystals attracted eighteen Planetary Level powerhouses.

A terrifying chaotic battle seemed about to erupt right there.

Li Qingxu, however, appeared to have merged with space itself, watching silently from a great distance.

By this time, whether by picking them up or snatching them, he had already harvested a total of twenty Wood Bud Crystals.

To be honest, he felt a bit embarrassed to make another move after taking so many.

"Forget it, I'll take four more and leave the other four for the Limit Dojo."

A brilliant, shimmering golden ocean instantly covered the area for a hundred miles around.

In a flash, everything within the golden ocean seemed to have been hit by a pause button.

Those eighteen Planetary Level powerhouses stood frozen in place like golden statues.

Li Qingxu, dressed in white, suddenly appeared before the eight Wood Bud Crystals and swept them into his sleeves.

As the Wood Bud Crystals were taken away, the golden ocean vanished as abruptly as it had appeared.

"It's him! This guy is here again!"

"It's over, we've done the work for him again."

"Shit!"

Glances filled with resentment were cast toward the figure in white.

Yet, they only dared to curse inwardly, not daring to utter a single word aloud.

"You are still as fast as ever."

At this moment, Hong finally arrived late.

Looking at Li Qingxu in the center, he shook his head with a hint of helplessness.

He had rushed over at his top speed upon receiving the news, but he was still too slow.

"Whoosh!"

Suddenly, four points of white light shot straight toward Hong.

"This is!"

Hong caught them instinctively, only to discover they were four Wood Bud Crystals.

"Luo Feng discovered them first, so he gets the lion's share of these four, and those three also get a portion. I won't be participating anymore."

Li Qingxu said with a smile.

In an instant, everyone present looked delighted.

With this terrifying fellow stepping out, their chance had finally arrived.

"Thank you, Councilor Li!"

Luo Feng and the three personal guards of the Limit Dojo looked overjoyed and thanked Li Qingxu.

Seeing Li Qingxu take all eight Wood Bud Crystals, they had assumed there was nothing left for them, so they hadn't expected him to share four.

"Are you really leaving?"

Hong looked at Li Qingxu with a suspicious expression.

"Haha, I'm going back to continue my seclusion."

Li Qingxu chuckled; it seemed he had been too aggressive in his snatching, as even Hong didn't quite believe him when he told the truth.

"Very well, I hope you achieve a breakthrough soon."

Hong breathed a sigh of relief inwardly.

In an instant, Li Qingxu's figure vanished from the spot.

At that moment, Luo Feng's expression changed suddenly, but he recovered in an instant.

Fortunately, Li Qingxu's departure had caused everyone else to relax, so no one noticed him.

Because just a moment ago, a voice had suddenly appeared in Luo Feng's mind.

"There are still some deep underground. Remember to avoid others before you go down."

"So there really are more."

Luo Feng sighed inwardly; it seemed Councilor Li was a good person after all.

In the blink of an eye, three days had passed.

Most of the Councilor-level powerhouses within Mist Island had already departed, as they had barely found a trace of any Wood Bud Crystals over the past three days.

Only a small number of Councilors were still searching on their own.

Luo Feng was also searching alone, still keeping the words from his mind in heart: there were more underground!

At a depth of over three thousand meters underground, he unexpectedly encountered a blood-red blade fragment capable of easily slicing through SS-grade combat boots.

Under the control of his spiritual telekinesis, this blade fragment even managed to breach his Black God Set with some difficulty.

In an instant, Luo Feng realized that there were truly treasures hidden beneath the earth!

With this thought in mind, Luo Feng continued to delve deeper into the underground.

He reached a depth of fifteen thousand meters.

After blasting through the rock layer in front of him, he was stunned to discover a door constructed of silver-white metal.

Could this be an ancient civilization ruin never before discovered on Earth?

Luo Feng felt a surge of excitement.

Recalling what Councilor Li had told him earlier, he finally understood; it was no wonder Councilor Li was so powerful—it must have been related to this ancient ruin!

Immediately, the black membrane on Luo Feng's body flowed, covering him from head to toe.

This ruin was massive; he had to enter it personally to explore it thoroughly!

Luo Feng narrowed his eyes slightly and stepped quietly toward the hatch.

Inside the hatch was a passage about twelve meters wide and eight meters deep, leading to a spacious corridor that branched off to the left and right.

"That, that is!"

Luo Feng was momentarily dumbfounded, and then his eyes became bloodshot with excitement.

Right there on the floor of the passage at the hatch entrance, crystals emitting a faint white halo were all gathered together.

Ten, twenty, thirty... they were densely packed, and the moment he stepped into the hatch, the rich, rice-like fragrance made Luo Feng feel suffocated!

"Councilor Li is truly a good man!"

Without a shred of hesitation, all his previous caution was thrown to the back of his mind.

He quickly gathered these semi-levitating Wood Bud Crystals, which were clustered into a mass, and tucked them one by one into the black backpack on his back.

"Finally here, are you."

Inside the spaceship's main hall, a trace of helplessness flashed in Babata's eyes.

At the top floor of the Limit Dojo headquarters.

In the training hall, Li Qingxu sat cross-legged with 24 Wood Bud Crystals laid out before him.

From this day on, mysterious Daoist chants echoed in the room, as if someone were reciting supreme scriptures of the Great Dao.

The pure cosmic energy within the Wood Bud Crystals, along with the thin cosmic energy of Earth, gathered like a tidal wave.

The Western Emperor Scripture lived up to its name as a supreme scripture, effectively guiding this dense cosmic energy like a rainbow and a tide, all of it pouring into his body.

Within his Dao Palace, the five great divine organs vibrated in unison; the "Past Self" and the "Dao Self" seemed to truly exist, connecting with heaven and earth to perceive the natural Great Dao.

Reciting scriptures for the self of the present life to exist alongside heaven and earth; making wishes for the self of the current age to pierce through the master of fate and remain immortal in the present world.

Whether it was the self of the past or the self that existed with the Dao, at this moment, they were all stirring the world of the Great Dao, allowing his own body to undergo a transformation.

The sounds of the Great Dao resonated throughout the room, as if someone were chanting supreme scriptures, expounding the profound mysteries of the Dao.

However, it was difficult to truly discern the sounds or understand their meaning; it was as if an ancient Great Emperor were chanting, or as if ancient ancestors were praying to a supreme Saint King.

A month and a half later, the 24 Wood Bud Crystals had been completely absorbed, yet he still had not ascended to the fourth heaven of the Dao Palace.

But Li Qingxu did not choose to come out of seclusion immediately; instead, he continued to cultivate, absorbing the cosmic energy from Earth.

Although it was very thin and its quality was not as good as the Wood Bud Crystals, it had the advantage of quantity, requiring only a vast amount of time.

Three months later, Li Qingxu, who had been sitting cross-legged like a stone statue, saw his entire body suddenly become crystalline and brilliant; he looked like a god that had existed since the dawn of time.

Within his Dao Palace, the sounds of the Great Dao became even more magnificent, as if they were about to pierce through this thousand-square-meter training hall and spread to the outside world.

It was as if an ancient Great Emperor were truly discussing the Dao, reciting supreme ancient scriptures, or as if a Saint King had descended upon the world, with countless ancient ancestors praying in extreme piety.

Time passed, and in the blink of an eye, another three months went by.

The phenomena surrounding Li Qingxu vanished, and he sat there like an ordinary mortal of flesh and blood, possessing an aura of returning to simplicity.

He had finally entered the fourth heaven of the Dao Palace. Just as he had expected, he had cultivated the Spleen Divine Organ, which belongs to the Earth element in the Five Elements; he was cultivating the Dao Palace by reversing the Five Elements.

The Spleen Divine Organ governs transformation, manages essence and blood, transports the essence of water and grain, serves as the source of qi and blood generation, nourishes the internal organs and bones, and is the foundation of the postnatal body.

This divine organ was extremely important, as much of what is required postnatally is generated through it.

At this moment, the qi and blood in his body were even more vigorous, and the strength of his physical body had reached a terrifying level.

Inside the training hall, cosmic energy continued to pour into his body in an endless stream.