Chapter 207: Treasure Exchange

Luo Feng had been in the Infinite Treasure Space for over two hundred cycles, accumulating profound depth in the Dao of Birth and Death; alone, he had crafted nineteen secret techniques of the Nascent Soul First-Stage level of the Dao of Birth and Death, yet he cared nothing for the number of techniques—each arose naturally from his own enlightenment.

When he now pushed the "Void Imperishable Light" to the Nascent Soul Second-Stage, his accumulated foundation finally underwent a qualitative transformation.

One after another, branches of the Dao of Birth and Death surfaced in his mind; Luo Feng carefully pondered and integrated them.

Three more days passed before Luo Feng finally stopped.

"I've enlightened six branches of the Dao of Birth and Death… but clearly, it's still incomplete," Luo Feng frowned slightly. "My accumulation isn't enough—I can't yet perceive all the branches."

How many branches does a primordial Dao possess? That is uncertain.

For example, the Space Primordial Dao has nine branches—easier to enter, yet increasingly difficult beyond the threshold; one must eventually fuse all nine into one to achieve the Ultimate Realm.

The Time Primordial Dao has only three branches—extremely hard to enter. But once one becomes a God-King through this path, their power becomes terrifying.

Luo Feng had seen the perfect inheritance "The Space-Time Traveler" in the Infinite Treasure Vault—it fused Time and Space into the far more terrifying Space-Time Dao… though its cultivation threshold was unimaginably high.

"Life and Destruction are two Daos inherently existing within the Supreme Rules, each with six branches."

"I've built my Dao of Birth and Death upon these two. The Dao of Birth and Death… should have nine branches!"

Luo Feng had now enlightened six branches; the remaining three were faintly taking shape, yet to fully comprehend them, he still needed more accumulation.

"The six branches I've enlightened are…"

"Blooddrop Line, Crimson Sun Line, Stillness Line, Eternity Line, Black Smoke Line, Traveler Line."

Having enlightened these six branches, Luo Feng felt a quiet sigh.

"I'm ultimately limited—I've abandoned too many paths in merging Life and Destruction," Luo Feng knew this well. Each of Life's six branches and Destruction's six branches could, when blended, form countless possibilities by drawing even a little from a few.

Thus, the branches of the Dao of Birth and Death… held countless possibilities—perhaps thirty, fifty, even over a hundred. Could there be thirty-six? One hundred and eight? Only then would the full mystery of Birth and Death fusion be revealed? But exhausting every possibility was beyond the reach of a single God-King.

At this point, one must choose.

Seek perfection? Luo Feng had never reached its end.

One must abandon!

Abandon what holds no interest; choose what one truly desires.

Follow the path you've set, then determine each branch one by one!

"I've abandoned much, choosing only the core I want," Luo Feng thought. "Even so, I still need nine branches."

Each branch is stronger than any of Life's six branches or Destruction's six branches.

The foundation is already immensely deep.

"Huh."

Luo Feng sat cross-legged on this lake-island, then rose and looked around.

"I've enlightened the Dao branches, yet the Infinite Space gave me no reward points?" Luo Feng suspected. "Must I manifest them?"

The Infinite Treasure Space could not probe a cultivator's thoughts at every moment.

"Traveler Line."

Luo Feng casually pointed.

Hum!

Countless secret runes surfaced, naturally forming a dark humanoid figure.

This dark figure seemed to contain boundless power, yet all of it was condensed into this tiny form—every movement capable of destroying heaven and earth. Merely this one branch, at the Nascent Soul First-Stage, was already at an extremely high level.

The dark figure was formed from countless secret runes, their flow revealing the Dao's mysteries.

The Infinite Space perceived this, and immediately, information flowed into Luo Feng's palm mark—

"Trialist: Luo Feng of the Origin Continent."

"Having built a new Dao upon Life and Destruction, your new Dao is rated: Superior. Reward Points: 10, 00. You've taken your first step on this new Dao—keep striving."

"Chaos-Body state, reaching Nascent Soul Ultimate-Stage willpower, willpower evaluation: Superior. Reward Points: 10, 00. Your willpower is excellent—maintain it after becoming a God-King."

"Total Reward Points: 20, 82. 1."

Luo Feng sensed this information—it was exactly as expected. His Master, Emperor Chu, had long ago told him the reward points for opening a Dao branch.

"Try again."

Luo Feng pointed again; countless Dao runes gathered, finally forming the shape of a single drop of blood.

This drop of blood, formed from Dao runes, faintly radiated boundless life energy, yet also felt impossibly heavy, utterly immovable.

This was the Blooddrop Line. "Only the first branch of a new Dao grants reward points—subsequent branches yield none… these reward points are too hard to earn," Luo Feng mused inwardly.

Simply fighting the Infinite Space's mental beings took too long, and the core zones were all occupied by major factions—he could only find isolated mental beings in remote areas alone.

How many reward points could he get from those unclaimed mental beings?

Thus, the only way to earn massive reward points remained: opening new Daos and cultivating willpower.

"Opening a new Dao branch is harder than reaching Nascent Soul Second-Stage," Luo Feng thought. His accumulations in Life and Destruction were sufficient to reach Nascent Soul Second-Stage in short time with even slight study.

The Dao of Birth and Death was the path Luo Feng had chosen since his Original Universe days—his heart's true path. Yet even opening one branch was this difficult.

Thus, the difficulty of earning reward points was clear.

Many ancient God-Kings on the Origin Continent understood why the Infinite Space was considered the least valuable among all treasure realms.

Even with Luo Feng's extraordinary talent, he had only just over 20, 00 reward points! Converted into guest merit in the two ancient nations, that was roughly hundreds of millions of merit. Those ancient God-Kings earned far fewer reward points than Luo Feng.

Of course, the Infinite Space's value lay in its inheritances and treasures unattainable elsewhere—this was why its slots still held a value of fifty million merit.

"Let's see what treasures are available," Luo Feng immediately checked the Infinite Treasure Vault.

!.

The vault's resources were divided into inheritances and treasures.

Most ancient God-Kings came to the Infinite Treasure Realm at any cost for its inheritances—here were "Superior Inheritances" and even "Perfect Inheritances" unobtainable elsewhere.

On the cultivation path, inheritances were always more important than treasures.

With few reward points, one must spend them wisely—Luo Feng had never bought a treasure before.

"The Nascent Soul Second-Stage sections of 'World Lifeform' and 'Void Beast Body' each require 3, 00 reward points. I must reserve 6, 00."

With too few reward points, he could only temporarily select one Superior Inheritance for each of Life and Destruction.

The Ultimate-Stage sections of Superior Inheritances were too expensive to access for now.

"After exchanging a treasure, I can be instantly teleported to my Origin Continent body's location."

"Mind-Flight Vessel?"

Luo Feng examined the treasure information.

Ranked first was the Mind-Flight Vessel, requiring 20, 00 reward points to exchange—a vessel surpassing God-King level, stable and unbreakable, indestructible within the Source World, capable of instantly traveling to any location within the Source World.

"Indestructible within the Source World!" Luo Feng was deeply tempted. The Infinite Space's reward points were practical—even treasures surpassing God-King level could be exchanged. Such items would make the Emperors and Lords of the two ancient nations envious.

"Buy it? And dare not use it," Luo Feng shook his head lightly.

Ranked second was the treasure "Dao Map," requiring 20, 00 reward points to exchange. The Dao Map could deduce secret techniques suited to oneself and analyze Daos to aid cultivation, greatly improving Dao comprehension efficiency. The weaker one's power, the better the Dao Map's assistance! It could relatively easily guide one to the peak of Nascent Soul Second-Stage.

Warning: Mastering a complete Dao still requires self-enlightenment—the Dao Map offers no help. Furthermore, relying on the Dao Map early on will make achieving full Dao enlightenment far more difficult—choose carefully. Only deducing secret techniques suited to oneself carries no downside.

…

Ranked ninth was a single "Lotus Heart Seed," requiring 18, 00 reward points to exchange. The Lotus Heart Seed could grow a "Life Lotus" within one's internal universe, making the internal universe more stable, filling the body with boundless vitality, and greatly enhancing physical power. The body becomes exquisitely compatible with the Life Primordial Dao, accelerating cultivation as if favored by the Life Primordial Dao itself.

"This Lotus Heart Seed is excellent," Luo Feng was deeply tempted—this Life Lotus would greatly enhance his body as a cultivator of the World Lifeform.

More importantly, it would make him a favorite of the Life Dao!

The only problem: it was too expensive. Luo Feng hesitated to spend all 18, 00 points.

…

Treasure: "Destruction Scale," one scale, requiring 12, 00 reward points to exchange. Fusing the Destruction Scale into one's body transforms it into a Destruction Demon Body, making it exquisitely compatible with the Destruction Primordial Dao, greatly accelerating cultivation as if favored by the Destruction Primordial Dao itself.

Warning: 1. Fusing the Destruction Scale will unleash a killing will that strikes the mind—only those with Nascent Soul Ultimate-Stage willpower can successfully integrate it.

2. Recommended only for those with a body double! If you have only one true body, transforming into a Destruction Demon will hinder cultivation of other Daos.

"Transform into a Destruction Demon Body?" Luo Feng was tempted—he had a body double, and his willpower met the requirement.

Among all the treasures he'd seen, the Lotus Heart Seed and Destruction Scale most attracted him, as both aided Life and Destruction cultivation. The Lotus Heart Seed offered greater benefit with no danger.

But the Destruction Scale was significantly cheaper.

"Become a favorite of the Destruction Primordial Dao? Let me try the taste of being a Dao-favored one!" Luo Feng carefully reviewed all treasure details, made his decision, and selected the Destruction Scale.

"Exchange!"

Luo Feng gritted his teeth.

All 12, 00 reward points he'd painstakingly saved vanished in an instant.

Soon, an invisible ripple descended—a "Destruction Scale" appeared in the quiet chamber of the Wei Yang City Lord's mansion, landing in Luo Feng's hand.

(End of Chapter)