Zhang Junbao was flying over Sand Halberd Island in a spaceship when Suodun's words made him realize that he didn't know much about the area around the Central Star Core.
"I have the support of the Human Race. Humans possess Virtual Universe Network, making them the most information-rich race in the universe. Why would I need to investigate the Central Star Core myself if I wanted to learn about it?"
"Let's choose that mountain range for Feitian."
Having chosen a relatively safe spot, Zhang Junbao stored the spaceship and then quietly entered the mountains alone. Deep within the mountains was a massive cave, suggesting that a large force had once been stationed there, transforming the area into its current state.
"Since there are no signs of damage around, this place is relatively safe. Feitian and keep watch."
"Yes, Master!"
Numerous small mechanical devices flew out from the World Ring in Zhang Junbao's hand and quickly disappeared into the surrounding mountains. These were small detection devices that Zhang Junbao had purchased from the Virtual Universe Company, ensuring his relative safety while he was there.
" Cloud-Touching Vine, come out and fill this cave. You can move around freely, just leave this main hall where I am."
In an instant, the Cloud-Touching Vine that had been attached to Zhang Junbao grew rapidly, completely filling the surrounding cave. It should be noted that the Cloud-Touching Vine, with its 360 main vines, when fully extended, was comparable in size to the Sun; filling a mountain cave was incredibly easy for it.
Soon, countless blades of grass spread out, turning the entire cave into a green ocean.
Although Zhang Junbao was confident enough, it didn't mean he could let his guard down. This was Outer Domain Battlefield; he wasn't Undying Body. If he were ambushed by Marquis Immortal, he could still perish.
Large-scale detectors monitor a range of 1 billion kilometers, while small-scale, high-intensity detectors probe a range of tens of thousands of kilometers. The smaller detectors that appeared earlier were monitoring activity within the mountains.
Even a mosquito flying by will be scanned three times by Zhang Junbao's detector, which can clearly tell whether it is male or female.
In addition to the monitoring by instruments, there is also the protection of the Cloud-Touching Vine, which is very thorough.
At the same time, he also released the two Immortal Demon Race, Baituo and Yanling. The Cloud-Touching Vine usually attached itself to his body, so he didn't need them. But now that the Cloud-Touching Vine had spread out, these two flower-growing tools had a use.
After witnessing the power of the Cloud-Touching Vine, the two diligently began to cultivate Cloud-Touching Vine using their own Innate Secret Technique.
Zhang Junbao then took out the dragon head from the Nine Dragons Marquis Marquis's promotion document and examined it carefully.
"Nothing useful was found in the Nine Dragons Marquis's World Ring. It is estimated that the only treasure he obtained was that thing that emitted light."
It could involve Innate Secret Technique, but with my current level of understanding of the Law, analyzing such a level of secret technique would be extremely difficult.
Although Zhang Junbao's current understanding of the Space-Time Law is comparable to that of King-level Immortal, it is still far inferior to the Innate Secret Technique and runes bestowed upon him by the universe.
"If I could obtain information about the Eight Gods Clan's heritage, it might provide me with a good idea. Unfortunately, even on the Virtual Universe Network, there's very little of this kind of information."
Suddenly, Zhang Junbao, who was deep in thought, caught sight of Baituo and the other two.
"Do you two know anything about the fact that the King-level Immortal of Sand Halberd Island is leading a team to the Central Star Core?"
Startled by Zhang Junbao's sudden call, Baituo and his companion were momentarily taken aback, but quickly recovered and approached Zhang Junbao with great respect.
"Reporting to Master, King-level Immortal generally don't invite us Immortal Army Lord to lead their teams. However, I did hear Kongshan mention this matter before. At that time, Kongshan wanted to obtain the title of Marquis because only a true Marquis was qualified to explore the Central Star Core with King-level Immortal." Baituo replied respectfully.
He is stronger than Yanling and knows more information.
" Kongshan?"
"But Kongshan has long since become fertilizer for the Cloud-Touching Vine. How could we possibly obtain this information?" Zhang Junbao frowned slightly. Kongshan had long been drained dry by the Cloud-Touching Vine, and even its soul had been annihilated.
"Master, our Demon Race's information is not as advanced as yours humans, so usually when we want to know something, we purchase that information through the information hall or offer a reward for it."
"Oh? Purchase information!"
Zhang Junbao's eyes lit up; this was indeed a good idea.
In fact, within the military system, not only can military merits be used to purchase treasures and cultivation techniques, but there are also people trading information. He just hadn't noticed it before, but Baituo's words reminded him of it.
In this day and age, what's the most valuable thing? Information!
Humanity possesses Virtual Universe Network, so naturally there will be no shortage of transaction information.
"That's a good idea. You guys get back to work."
"Yes, Master!"
Baituo and Yanling returned cautiously to Cloud-Touching Vine's side and began to vigorously spit out the mud. The reason was simple: they had discovered that the mechanical dragon head Zhang Junbao had thrown on the ground was actually a Machine Race Marquis Immortal.
In other words, Zhang Junbao possessed at least the fighting power to fight against a true Marquis Immortal. His decision to surrender back then was absolutely wise!
These two Immortal Demon Race couldn't help but sigh, realizing that they were indeed clever Demon Race since childhood. Look at a brute like Kongshan, what use is strength alone? He just became fertilizer for the Cloud-Touching Vine.
Information regarding the King-level Immortal Conferment Ceremony can be obtained through bounties offered by the military system.
" Feitian, post a bounty in the military system for me. I need information about the recent mission to the Central Star Core that Nine Dragons Marquis participated in. I need to know which Immortal were involved, which region of the Central Star Core they went to, and what exactly happened," Zhang Junbao ordered.
"Yes, Master. How much is the reward?"
"Information at this level is only available to those who have reached the Marquis Immortal. The reward for hunting down an Immortal at the Early Marquis is 10 billion military merits, but I don't have that much right now. Let's offer a reward of 2 billion for now."
For Marquis Immortal, selling a piece of information for 2 billion military merits is equivalent to killing two Immortal Army Lord Peak —it's practically free money.
"Yes, Master!"
A new bounty notice quickly appeared among the information offered by the military system. Zhang Junbao offered a high reward, but required the information to be absolutely true, accurate, and complete.
"Information concerning Innate Secret Technique is something that I can't comprehend very slowly with my current strength. Even if I spent a thousand or ten thousand years trying, I probably wouldn't understand anything. It would be better to sell it and exchange it for more useful information."
Zhang Junbao stared at the dragon head of the Nine Dragons Marquis's statue and made a decision.
He needs a lot of time to cultivate and hone his skills, and it's really not worth it to try to comprehend the Innate Secret Technique, which may not even yield any results.
" Feitian and contact the Chaos City Lord."
Zhang Junbao dialed the video communication with the Chaos City Lord.
" Junbao, you are currently in the Outer Domain Battlefield, what brings you to contact me?" the Chaos City Lord asked.
Instead of calling for help, Zhang Junbao requested to communicate with him through normal means. The Chaos City Lord knew that there was no danger, but rather that something had happened.
" Senior Brother Chaos, I found something strange here in the Shattered Star Ring of the Ninth Battlefield, and I want to sell it to the company."
"Sell it to the company? If it's an ordinary treasure, you can directly contact the military system to assess its value. Why bother coming to me?" the Chaos City Lord asked doubtfully.
He wasn't so idle as to have nothing better to do than appraise the value of Zhang Junbao's treasures.
"Because this involves the transplantation of Innate Secret Technique!" Zhang Junbao said mysteriously.
"What?" The Chaos City Lord frowned slightly. Cracking the Innate Secret Technique was something that all the top races were constantly researching.
However, to this day, no race has been seen to have truly deciphered the mysteries of the Innate Secret Technique. The Innate Secret Technique are gifts bestowed by the Universe Origin, and even the simplest Innate Secret Technique cannot be truly copied by anyone, as this involves the Universe Origin Will.
Zhang Junbao recounted his battle with the Nine Dragons Marquis in detail and showed the Chaos City Lord the Nine Dragons Marquis's core wisdom.
"If such a thing is true, then this information is indeed quite valuable."
However, your choice is correct. The company has a large number of masters who research esoteric arts. If you were to research it on your own, you would probably spend countless epochs and still find it difficult to achieve anything.
You are passing on such crucial information to your people. If they gain inspiration from it and unlock the secrets of your Innate Secret Technique, you will be a hero to all of humanity.
"Haha, it was nothing, no need for verbal praise. There's no need for such formalities between us."
However, I need to share the research findings. Any secrets and Law that Virtual Universe Company discovers must include a copy for me!
"Since you contributed the item, I can agree to this condition. However, don't have too high hopes. The analysis and imitation of the Innate Secret Technique are being done by the six top races, but after billions of epochs, there has been no progress to date."
"I can vaguely sense that this is a limitation of the universe. If we can even freely imitate the Innate Secret Technique bestowed by the universe, we will not be far from unlocking the mysteries of the universe. This is what my teacher has been pursuing all his life," the Chaos City Lord sighed.
The Virtual Universe Secret Technique used by the Original Ancestor was itself a simulation of the Original Universe's state.
" The Nine Dragons Marquis you captured is of great significance. At least it's clear that the treasure Nine Dragons Marquis consumed did indeed grant him the Innate Secret Technique of Time Acceleration."
It is very likely that the Nine Dragons Marquis lost his mind because his core intelligence was originally unable to withstand such Innate Secret Technique.
I will send someone to the Outer Domain Battlefield to find you and bring back the Nine Dragons Marquis for analysis by the company's internal research institute.
"I'm currently in a mountain range on Sand Halberd Island, outside the Central Star Core of the Shattered Star Ring. Also, I need all the information on the Eight God Race, who were wiped out back then," Zhang Junbao said.
"Are you going to continue investigating this secret? The Central Star Core of the Shattered Star Ring was once home to the Eight God Race, a high-ranking race in the universe. Unfortunately, it was located at the intersection of the territories of our Human Race, the Demon Race Machine Race, and the Zerg Race."
After our teacher was suppressed by the Universe Origin, our Human Race went to war with the other Three Great Peak Races. The Eight God Race race was located in the center of the battlefield and was affected. The entire territory of our race was affected by the war and turned into ruins.
And their sole Universe Master has also vanished.
"What? The Eight God Race has Universe Master?" Zhang Junbao exclaimed in surprise. This Destruction clan was actually so powerful.
In the universe, a race that possesses Universe Master can be considered a superior race, and there are only a few hundred such races in the universe.
Don't think that hundreds of universes are a lot. When divided among the countless races in the entire universe, they are just a drop of water in a vast ocean.
In the Original Universe, they were already at the Peak Battle power, a race possessing a Universe Master. Unless they encountered an immense calamity, they would absolutely remain standing.
The six top races— Human Race, Machine Race, Demon Race, Zerg, Crystal Race, and Prison Race —are all beings with the Universe Supreme Master, which is why they are considered top races.
"Even with Universe Master, their race was still Destruction!"
"This is not surprising. After our teacher was suppressed, the three major races joined forces to attack our Human Race. I and Giant Axe unleashed our strongest combat power and killed many of their Universe Master, which is how we managed to protect the Human Territory."
How could a single Universe Master from the Eight God Race possibly stop a battle involving dozens of Universe Master?
Recalling the great battles fought to protect Human Race, the Chaos City Lord's eyes were still filled with murderous intent. The mountains of bones lying in the Chaos Ruins showed that the Chaos City Lord had killed countless Alien Race races over countless eras, including many beings at the level of Universe Master.
Zhang Junbao could hardly believe that a battle involving dozens of Universe Master, including the Universe Supreme Master, could be so devastating. No wonder it turned the territory of the advanced race, the Eight God Race Clan, into ruins.
In this sense, the Eight God Race was also unlucky. As the Universe Master, they should have been top-tier beings in the universe, but they were caught in the middle of the Four Peak Races. When the great war broke out, they became pitiful victims.
One can imagine how tragic it must have been when the Eight God Race Clan detonated their home planet, forcing everyone to evacuate their territory and wander the universe.
But war is cruel. If it weren't for the Giant Axe and the Chaos City Lord fighting to the death to defend their territory, it would likely be the Human Race wandering the universe today.
" The Eight God Race actually harbors such secrets. How could the vanished ruler of the Eight God Race's Universe Master possibly accept this?"
"We don't know for sure, but he hasn't appeared for so many eons. Perhaps he's hiding in some corner of the universe, preparing to take revenge on the four races, or perhaps he's wandering in the Universe Ocean."
"I haven't seen the Master of Eight Gods since that great battle." The Chaos City Lord shook his head. It's very difficult for a Universe Master to hide himself.
"Senior brother, I plan to explore the Central Star Core the Eight God Race ' home planet ruins," Zhang Junbao said.
" The Central Star Core, although it contains Marquis Immortal, is primarily explored by Central Star Core -King Level beings. With your current combat strength, it's quite dangerous."
"I possess Heavy Treasure Armor and a soul-defense Heavy Treasure bestowed upon me by you, Senior Brother. Attacks from ordinary King-level Immortal cannot kill me. If even I dare not go, wouldn't that be an insult to the prestige of my Virtual Universe Company?"
"Very well, I will dispatch a team of King-level Immortal to investigate the Central Star Core. You are to go now; if you encounter any difficulties, you can ask them for help."
"Thank you for your kindness, Senior Brother!"
After confirming the handover method with the Lord Nine Dragons Marquis Chaos City Lord, Zhang Junbao withdrew from the Virtual Universe Network. He had already recorded the Secret Pattern Diagram in the core of the Nine Dragons Marquis, but like the Innate Secret Technique patterns of the Golden Horned Beast, he could not unleash their full power.