6.3 Billion Hunyuan Units

In the magnificent hall of the Yunmo Star Ship, Hu Yanbo sat upright on his throne, his fingertips tapping rhythmically against the metal armrest.

Wu Ying, Jiu Xia, and Green Vine, the three Immortal Servants who had recovered much of their strength, stood solemnly in the hall. Before them, a gaunt human man in a shabby space adventurer's outfit floated in the air, bound by invisible spatial laws. Extreme terror and bewilderment mingled on his face-it was Panxi.

Yet Hu Yanbo's gaze did not linger on Panxi for even a second.

His attention was riveted on an object Wu Ying respectfully presented with both hands.

It was an antique-looking silver plaque about the size of a palm.

Wu Ying reported, "Master, after capturing this little fellow, I immediately deployed my Law Domain to conduct a thorough search."

A Law Domain was a fundamental ability the laws governing the universe granted to powerful beings. Within its reach, a god ruled over everything.

"I immediately sensed that this was the most extraordinary object this little fellow possessed."

"Well done!" Hu Yanbo nodded approvingly and beckoned.

The silver plaque left Wu Ying's hands and hovered steadily in the air three feet before Hu Yanbo.

His gaze swept across the intricate yet plainly unsophisticated patterns on its surface, and a knowing smile curled his lips.

"The craftsmanship is exquisite, but unfortunately, these outermost secret patterns were the work of a secret-pattern master at the Domain Lord level, at best."

A seal of this caliber might trouble many Domain Lords, but to a Marquis Immortal, it was practically nonexistent.

With the slightest stir of Hu Yanbo's will and a mere thread of divine power, the seemingly complex spiral patterns rapidly crumbled!

As they unraveled, Hu Yanbo casually branded the plaque with his own spiritual imprint.

Then his divine sense followed that thread of divine power, penetrating the mysterious space deeper within the silver plaque.

It was a tiny world roughly a hundred kilometers across. Apart from its flat plains, there was only a lake at their center, over ten kilometers in diameter. The water was bitterly cold, releasing a chill that permeated the entire world.

Hu Yanbo's divine sense swept through the small world in an instant, taking in the entire irregular lake, approximately sixteen kilometers across and 3.2 kilometers deep.

An icy chill filled the air, and the pure aura of life and soul origins was almost tangible!

With the perception of a Marquis Immortal, he instantly calculated its exact volume-712 cubic kilometers!

In the original story, Panxi still had enormous quantities of Locke Divine Water tens of thousands of years later to nurture two ninth-stage World Lord Level plant lifeforms. It seemed the consumption really was minimal. Now this entire lake belonged to me!

"6.3 billion Hunyuan Units!" Sitting on his throne, Hu Yanbo finally could not suppress a flicker of excitement.

An ordinary Marquis Immortal God had assets of only ten million Hunyuan Units. He had enjoyed a few fortunate encounters himself, but even so, his wealth had amounted to only a few tens of millions!

Compared with the fortune before him, which rivaled the entire wealth of many King Level Immortal Gods, that was a mere drop in the ocean!

Of course he was thrilled.

Especially since, after his battle with Demon Hand King, he was now so poor that all he had left was the Yunmo Star Ship!

There was nothing to describe it but excitement!

"With this lake of Locke Divine Water, buying a place in the Initial Universe will be more than affordable. Even nurturing another Immortal Level plant lifeform will no longer be a pipe dream!"

With a thought, he perfectly sealed the small world containing the lake of Locke Divine Water and stored it deep within his World Ring.

Only after finishing all this did he calmly turn his gaze toward Panxi below, still restrained, his face deathly pale and his eyes filled with terror.

Panxi's mind was completely blank. Even now, he had yet to grasp what was happening.

All he knew was that the aura of each of the three beings who had captured him made his soul tremble.

He had seen World Lords before, but they came nowhere close!

Only the legendary Immortal Gods could be so powerful! And a being who could make Immortal Gods bow and obey... he was not even qualified to imagine such an existence!

Watching Panxi's utterly terrified expression, Hu Yanbo considered his options.

Kill him?

He was just a Universe Level slave trader, an ant. Killing him would be nothing. Countless slave traders died in the universe every day.

Although I had taken my disciple Luo Feng's opportunity ahead of time, I had still obtained such an enormous windfall from Panxi. Killing him outright seemed a little... unbecoming.

The strong ought to have the bearing of the strong.

Besides, according to the intelligence, Panxi seemed to have only recently defeated the slave trader who had enslaved him and become an "evil dragon" himself. He had yet to commit the grave wrongs he had in the original story.

Of course, the most important reason was that Hu Yanbo was in a very good mood.

Surely anyone, even a more powerful King Rank god, would have been all smiles after receiving such a tremendous windfall.

"Panxi." Hu Yanbo's voice was calm, yet carried unquestionable authority as it rang directly within Panxi's soul.

Panxi shuddered all over and raised his head in terror.

"Since you unwittingly kept this object safe for me for many years, you have rendered a small service," Hu Yanbo said slowly. "I will therefore give you a chance."

A fierce desire to live instantly blazed in Panxi's eyes!

"First, release every slave in your possession immediately! This instant! Not a single one is to remain!"

"Yes! Yes! Great god! I obey! I'll do it immediately! I would never dare offend again!" Panxi all but prostrated himself on the floor, babbling incoherently with excitement, tears and mucus threatening to spill down his face.

I could live! And this great being would even forgive me? This was an unimaginable blessing!

As for that treasure?

It must have been something the great god had left in the mortal world, which I had been lucky enough to find! Returning it to its rightful owner was only natural!

Hu Yanbo felt nothing as he watched Panxi's overwhelming gratitude, as though the man wished he could tear out his heart to prove his sincerity.

With a casual flick of his finger, an ordinary Memory Crystal Chip containing cultivation methods and some basic knowledge of the universe flew into Panxi's hands.

"This is yours. Once you have done what you must, take this chip to these coordinates and wait there. If you reach them safely, I will give you a chance to cultivate within my Divine Kingdom."

This was unlike the original timeline, in which Hu Yanbo had fallen, Yunmo Star's Divine Kingdom had gone dormant, and the sect had dwindled until only Babata remained, waiting on Earth!

Now, Hu Yanbo was not only alive, but stronger than before! His Divine Kingdom, Yunmo Star-the embodiment of his legacy-was not merely intact, but flourishing at the height of its prosperity!

For a Universe Level slave trader like Panxi, struggling at the bottom of society, entering a cultivation sanctuary founded by an Immortal God, with a genuine Immortal presiding over it and abundant resources, was nothing short of ascending to heaven in a single step!

He had leaped from the muck into a celestial pool!

Panxi trembled violently!

"Thank you, my lord! Thank you for giving me a new life! I, Panxi, will never forget your kindness for all eternity!" Overcome with excitement, Panxi kowtowed repeatedly.

Hu Yanbo stopped looking at him and signaled to Wu Ying.

Understanding his intention, Wu Ying picked up Panxi, swiftly left the hall, and returned him to the surface of Green Algae Star.

As for how Panxi would release the slaves and make his way to Yunmo Star, that was his own business.

Hu Yanbo had simply offered him a chance while in a pleasant mood. Nothing more.