Zhang Junbao's palace had only been completed a short time ago, and unexpectedly, the first person to come and offer his congratulations was Venerable Ganwu.
"Congratulations, Aurora King, on reaching the summit! Our Human Race has gained another exceptionally powerful expert." The Ganwu Country Lord congratulated him with a smile.
Generally speaking, unless Universe Venerable is paying homage to a Universe Master or Universe Overlord, they cannot come to the mountaintop. This made the Ganwu Country Lord feel as if he were paying homage to a senior.
"It's the Ganwu Country Lord, you're too kind. It's been many years, and Your Majesty's demeanor remains as impressive as ever. Back in the Genius Battle, I was fortunate enough to receive Your Majesty's favor and Law Comprehension, which I still remember vividly." Zhang Junbao smiled upon seeing the Ganwu Country Lord.
The Ganwu Country Lord was the first to visit, seemingly intending to set aside his arrogance as Universe Venerable. In Zhang Junbao's view, those Universe Venerable were unreasonably arrogant. Had these ancient Universe Venerable forgotten that in this universe, the strong reign supreme?
Strength is the ultimate measure of everything. If he didn't possess the corresponding strength, would the Chaos City Lord be foolish enough to place him in this position, subject to everyone's scrutiny?
Did they even doubt the way the Chaos City Lord operated? Since the Chaos City Lord ordered him to build a palace on the mountaintop, it proved that the Chaos City Lord was certain that he possessed the strength of Universe Overlord.
They haven't even figured out this relationship, yet a group of Universe Venerable are so angry that they're rejecting him?
Anger clouded their judgment, making Zhang Junbao realize that the task of moral education on Earth is arduous and has a long way to go!
It was the Ganwu Country Lord who was able to put aside his arrogance immediately, making Zhang Junbao look at him in a different light.
Of course, it's also possible that they've been poor for so long that they no longer care about saving face.
"Not at all, I only made a small investment back then, I didn't expect you to give me such a big surprise so quickly. The second person in my Ganwu Universe Country to reach the mountainside of Thunder Island, I believe will soon be able to enter the Supreme Council, it's truly a remarkable story!" The Ganwu Country Lord was also an old fox, he didn't forget to mention the Ganwu Universe Country while speaking.
Genius, especially one like Zhang Junbao who values his hometown so much. As the ruler of his hometown Ganwu Universe Country, he naturally benefits from its glory.
Let me casually mention my investment from back then. Although Virtual Universe Company has already rewarded me for nurturing a genius, Zhang Junbao personally hasn't repaid me yet, has he?
Zhang Junbao was well aware of the Ganwu Country Lord's intentions.
" Ganwu Country Lord believe I am qualified to build a palace on this mountaintop?" Zhang Junbao looked at him with a half-smile.
"Well, since it was permitted by the Chaos City Lord, there must be a reason. How could we ordinary Universe Venerable compare to the Chaos City Lord's vision?"
"Haha, it's rumored that the Ganwu Country Lord is very skilled at making friends. Seeing today, it seems his reputation is indeed well-deserved." One has to admire the Ganwu Country Lord's talent for flattery; he's truly remarkable.
Of course, it wasn't flattery of Zhang Junbao, but rather flattery of the Chaos City Lord. As the head of the Virtual Universe Company, the Chaos City Lord had never abused his power for personal gain; his actions were always within the bounds of propriety. Given this, why would a group of Universe Venerable suspect Zhang Junbao's decision to build a palace on the mountaintop?
In the workplace, if a group of middle managers openly questioned the decisions of the company's leader, they wouldn't have an easy time, even if they weren't retaliated against.
On the contrary, the Ganwu Country Lord saw things clearly. Since it was the decision of the Chaos City Lord, there must be a reason behind it. Could he possibly see things more clearly than the Chaos City Lord?
Anyway, any problems will be the responsibility of the Chaos City Lord. It's just that he'll have one more palace above his head. As for the Ganwu Country Lord, do he have too many palaces? He won't miss one more.
" Ganwu Country Lord, besides offering congratulations, you must have come here today for something else. Please speak freely."
Zhang Junbao invited the Ganwu Country Lord to tour the palace, and then asked a question.
"I heard from Venerable Zhen Yan that you are capable of refining Supreme Treasure. Is that true?" the Ganwu Country Lord asked with anticipation in his eyes.
"That's right. Does the Ganwu Country Lord want me to forge Supreme Treasure for you? You treated me well back then, so I can prioritize forging treasures for the King."
"Really?" the Ganwu Country Lord asked in surprise.
The difficulty of crafting Supreme Treasure is extremely high, requiring the Treasure Refiner to have a profound understanding of the Universe Laws, as well as to understand the relationship between various materials and these Law. Furthermore, to achieve perfect harmony with the user, it is also necessary to have some understanding of the user's secret techniques.
Those who can use Supreme Treasure are basically Universe Venerable. Those who possess Supreme Treasure treasures and are King-level Immortal generally have strength comparable to ordinary Universe Venerable, just like Barking Mirror King and Insect-Chasing King.
Therefore, in the eyes of most powerful individuals, it is simply impossible to refine Supreme Treasure without reaching the level of Universe Venerable.
Without even the Law Comprehension of Universe Venerable level, how could one possibly forge Supreme Treasure used by Venerable?
"Of course, I would never lie about this. I once crafted Supreme Treasure on the Craftsman God Star. If the Ganwu Country Lord investigates carefully, he should be able to understand."
"Hahaha, very good, very good! The geniuses from my Ganwu Universe Country are indeed remarkable!" The Ganwu Country Lord laughed loudly.
"Do you know anything about the Primal Star?"
"Huh? What does this have to do with the Primal Star?"
"You don't know, the Primal Star is the Core Land of our vast universe, a place fought over by billions of races."
"Your Majesty, could you please give me a detailed introduction to this Primal Star?"
"You haven't been cultivating for very long, so it's normal that you don't know. Judging from the timeline, the Primal Star should be opening soon." The Ganwu Country Lord proudly explained the situation of the Primal Star to Zhang Junbao. After all, he had ventured onto the Primal Star several times and was very familiar with the land there.
His presence still lingers on that land.
"The most Core Land in the entire universe is the ' Origin Land of the Universe '. However, since the birth of the universe, apart from the occasional descent of consciousness to the Origin Land of the Universe when breaking through realms, no powerful being has ever truly reached the Origin Land of the Universe."
It was as if it were an unreal place.
"But the Primal Star does indeed exist. There are 10,081 Primal Star in total, which revolve around the ' Origin Land of the Universe,' making them the closest places in the entire universe to the ' Origin Land of the Universe.'"
"These 10,081 Primal Star have nurtured countless treasures, but also numerous dangers. And each time Primal Star opens, it is a grand gathering of all the powerful beings in the entire universe!"
"There are countless Supreme Treasure there, and you can find Heavy Treasure just by walking around. Judging from the timeline, the Primal Star should open within the next hundred years. At that time, the super beings of billions of races will fight fiercely here, vying for treasures for their respective races!"
"I have ventured into the Primal Star several times!" The Ganwu Country Lord was extremely excited when he spoke of the Primal Star, a place that was highly desirable and full of treasures.
"Oh? Then the Ganwu Country Lord must have seized quite a few Supreme Treasure, right? Perhaps he sees that I am weak and wants to lend me a few?" Zhang Junbao listened quietly to the Ganwu Country Lord showing off. This feeling, well, it was quite strange.
"Cough cough cough..."
Zhang Junbao's words startled the Ganwu Country Lord. He immediately stopped, his face flushed red.
He actually got a lot of Supreme Treasure? The truth is, he lost a lot of Supreme Treasure.
After his first fall, he was resurrected by Reverse Time and Space and borrowed Supreme Treasure to venture into the Primal Star, hoping to turn his fortunes around. Tragically, he fell again, not only failing to find the Supreme Treasure but also Supreme Treasure it away.
After several trespasses on the Primal Star, he lost all the borrowed Supreme Treasure and finally became docile.
Now that he's heard Zhang Junbao can refine Supreme Treasure, he's mustered up the courage to humble himself and come to inquire. It's like a gambler who's lost everything, always thinking he'll win it all back next time.
What made a Universe Venerable relinquish his arrogance?
Is it a failure?
No, it's poverty!
For countless millennia, Venerable Ganwu has dared not venture out recklessly. He can only teach geniuses within his clan or venture into low-risk secret realms, with very limited gains. Each time he goes out, he feels immense pain thinking of the debt he owes to his six Universe Venerable friends. Even if his friends don't urge him to repay the debt, he has no face to indulge in unrestrained enjoyment.
It can be said that for millions of years, the Ganwu Country Lord has lived a life of utter misery.
With the Primal Star about to open, Venerable Ganwu knew this was his chance to turn things around. He wanted to repay the Supreme Treasure he owed, and this was the moment to do so.
"This time, I will definitely be able to obtain the Supreme Treasure!" Venerable Ganwu said confidently.
"Alas! Ganwu Country Lord, greed is not necessarily a bad thing. The premise is knowing one's own capabilities. If one blindly borrows Supreme Treasure to venture into the Primal Star, one is probably just giving those Supreme Treasure the Alien Race powerhouses." Zhang Junbao shook his head.
"I've heard about your situation. How many Supreme Treasure Point do you owe?"
"This..." The Ganwu Country Lord's eyes widened, not expecting that Zhang Junbao would know about his debt to Supreme Treasure.
Like an elder whose secrets have been exposed in front of a junior, the Ganwu Country Lord was filled with shame.
"The place on Earth for cultivating the mind— the Ganwu Country Lord could experience it if he had the time; it would be of great help. It's just a small debt, what's there to be afraid of?"
For a strong person, facing their past mistakes with equanimity is a form of self-cultivation.
Hearing Zhang Junbao's words, the Ganwu Country Lord took a deep breath and completely let go of his resentment, saying, "Alas, I have perished three times, and each time I was resurrected by my clan. The clan does not do good deeds; the price for each resurrection must be paid by ourselves."
Three times I perished, and all my Supreme Treasure were lost.
"I owe six Universe Venerable friends, some with several hundred Heavy Treasure Point, others with two Heavy Treasure Point. Together, they amount to about 16 Supreme Treasure Point," the Ganwu Country Lord sighed.
"As for those owed to the clans, there are a total of 22 Supreme Treasure Point."
"Do you think I'm a failure? A dignified Universe Country Lord, reduced to this." The Ganwu Country Lord looked dejected, seemingly having let go of his worries and no longer caring.
"A total of 38 Supreme Treasure Point, enough to exchange for two or three Ordinary Supreme Treasure, is equivalent to the wealth of an average Universe Overlord," Zhang Junbao said nonchalantly.
Most Universe Overlord only around three Supreme Treasure. For example, Venerable Pei Feng left three Supreme Treasure for Zhang Junbao.
"Being able to incur debt is a skill of yours, there's nothing to say about it. The fact that your friend is willing to lend you so many Supreme Treasure shows that your friend is truly a good person."
"Yes, they are all my sworn brothers. I may not have much else, but I have lived for countless years and made many good friends. It's just a pity that I'm too useless and have been a burden to them."
" The Primal Star is about to open, and they are preparing to search for the Supreme Treasure. I need to find a way to get more supreme Supreme Treasure to return to them, so I won't disturb you any longer." After saying this, the Ganwu Country Lord had no face to continue talking to Zhang Junbao about refining Supreme Treasure, and turned to leave.
He was heavily in debt; it was obvious he couldn't afford to forge Supreme Treasure.
"Wait a minute, Ganwu Country Lord, who said you're useless? Your friends are your wealth; you just haven't realized it yet," Zhang Junbao said.
"Huh? What do you mean?"
"I won't help you pay back the Supreme Treasure you owe. However, I have a way to earn Supreme Treasure Point that you can use to pay back your Supreme Treasure Point yourself. I wonder if you're interested."
"Earn Supreme Treasure Point?" Upon hearing this, the Ganwu Country Lord immediately perked up.
He was interested, very interested!
Zhang Junbao also knew that even if he lent some Supreme Treasure Point to the Ganwu Country Lord, it would only be a change of creditor for him, without any real help.
Giving a man a fish is not as good as teaching him how to fish. In that case, it would be better to let the Ganwu Country Lord obtain the Supreme Treasure Point himself and become self-reliant. That is the key.
"With the opening of the Primal Star imminent, I'm sure the powerful members of our Human Race all desire Supreme Treasure. However, there are only so many Supreme Treasure within our race. Even if we were to borrow them, from whom could we turn?"
The strong will go to the Primal Star themselves, so they naturally won't lend out their Supreme Treasure. The weak don't have many powerful Supreme Treasure to begin with, so even if they did lend them, the effect would probably be poor.
"If that's the case, why don't the powerful members of our Human Race forge their own supreme Supreme Treasure?"
"Refining it yourself is no easy task. The few masters in the clan who can refine Supreme Treasure are all extremely arrogant. Not only are the conditions extremely demanding, but the refining time is also very long."
Among the foreign races capable of crafting Supreme Treasure, the only one with friendly relations with our Human Race is Craftsman God Star. However, only the Craftsman Master of Craftsman God Craftsman God Star possess the ability to craft Supreme Treasure.
"So many powerful Alien Race beings on Craftsman God Star sincerely kneel on the ground begging for the Supreme Treasure, but whether they can see the Master of Craftsman God depends on his mood. If they are lucky, they might only see the Master of Craftsman God once every three to five thousand years. If they are unlucky, waiting for tens of thousands of years is common," said Venerable Ganwu.
As Universe Venerable, one is very concerned about one's reputation. Not every Universe Venerable is willing to kneel and beg the Master of Craftsman God for tens of thousands of years for Supreme Treasure; some prefer to explore the universe on their own to obtain Supreme Treasure.
Zhang Junbao would naturally not lend out his Supreme Treasure. The Zhou Heavenly Star Battle Formation on his body is closely related to his Origin Clone and cannot be lent out. The True Martial Demon-Subduing Sword, the Beast God Guardian, and the Heart of the Light Beast God are also closely related to his cultivation.
The only things they could use were the divine sword and armor left behind by Venerable Pei Feng, and a Domain-type Supreme Treasure.
While in the Jueshen Mystic Realm, Zhang Junbao met the Sitting Mountain Guest- Sitting Mountain Guest, who, before leaving, gave him a peculiar metal plate.
The metal plate is made of a material similar to the Heavenly Soul Crystal that contains the Nine Tribulations Secret Manual. Inside it are some of the insights that the Sitting Mountain Guest has about the way of Treasure Refining.
The insights of the top-tier Treasure Refining master, the Sitting Mountain Guest the God King Level, are so precious that they far surpass ordinary Strongest Supreme Treasure. The value of this inheritance alone cannot be measured by ordinary treasures.
With the Treasure Refining inheritance of the Sitting Mountain Guest, Zhang Junbao naturally needed plenty of opportunities to practice.
Just as the Primal Star was about to open, a large group of powerful Human Race were searching everywhere for Supreme Treasure, hoping to make a fortune on the Primal Star. These people were all Zhang Junbao's targets.
As Treasure Refiner, do I still need to provide my own materials for practice?
vulgar!
" Ganwu Country Lord, I wish to refine Supreme Treasure for the powerful members of my clan, but I am a complete stranger to these Universe Venerable and we are not very familiar with each other. Therefore, I need a middleman to act as a bridge between us."
I have already asked Venerable Zhen Yan to introduce me, but Venerable Zhen Yan has only recently become Universe Venerable and is not familiar with some of the older Universe Venerable. I wonder if you are capable of handling this matter?"
"If you can introduce me to twenty experts who can refine Supreme Treasure, I can refine a Supreme Treasure for you. You can also sell this opportunity to refine Supreme Treasure. As long as they are not from Alien Race, you can transfer it to whomever you want. What do you think?" Zhang Junbao stated his conditions.
"This... I do!"
The Ganwu Country Lord was shocked, feeling as if a huge pie had fallen from the sky and knocked him unconscious.
As long as you introduce other powerful individuals to Zhang Junbao to refine Supreme Treasure, you can obtain the opportunity to refine Supreme Treasure for free. Even if you don't use them yourself, you can still gain considerable profits by transferring them to other powerful individuals.
Generally speaking, the fee for commissioning a master Treasure Refining to forge a Supreme Treasure is equivalent to about 80% of the Supreme Treasure's value.
Doesn't that mean that by introducing twenty powerful individuals who can refine Supreme Treasure, he can earn at least 0.8 Supreme Treasure Point?
Other Universe Venerable don't know Zhang Junbao, making it extremely difficult for them to commission him to refine Supreme Treasure. But the Ganwu Country Lord is familiar with him; he will be Zhang Junbao's representative from now on, and wherever he goes, won't other Universe Venerable show him respect?
To get him to act as a go-between, he would inevitably have to give some gifts. The Ganwu Country Lord imagined that he could make friends everywhere and introduce them to Zhang Junbao, and he could receive a steady stream of Supreme Treasure Point. He almost drooled with envy.
I, Ganwu, am sending money!
Zhang Junbao smiled. He naturally knew that the Ganwu Country Lord was involved and would certainly gain considerable benefits. But what did it matter?
He himself didn't want to spend time dealing with those Universe Venerable, so having the Ganwu Country Lord as his agent was a perfectly good choice.