Chapter 691: Ambush! Chaos Mansion

"2000 Immortal Merit? Actually, that's not a small amount."

"That's only because it was your first kill. If I were to strike, I fear one Abyssal Lifeform would only yield a few hundred Immortal Merit."

King Master Dongmang sighed. "I have roamed the Immortal Heaven and Earth for long years and have only accumulated about 100,000 Immortal Merit in total... wanting to accumulate Immortal Merit is much harder than accumulating Eternal Crystals."

"Indeed." Li Yuan couldn't help but nod.

Through intelligence, he also knew the difficulty of obtaining Immortal Merit.

First, it is not a physical object like Eternal Crystals, but merely a 'record' within the Immortal Order, so it is impossible to seize Immortal Merit by slaying other powerhouses.

Second, Immortal Merit can only be used by oneself and cannot be transferred.

Third, when slaying 'Otherworldly Lifeforms' of the same level, the more you slay, the less Immortal Merit reward you will receive.

"Moreover."

"Junior Brother, you are a newcomer, so you won't consume Immortal Merit within ten thousand years..." King Master Dongmang shook his head. "But for old-timers like me, who have spent over ten thousand years in the Immortal Heaven and Earth, one point of Immortal Merit is consumed every hundred years."

"Therefore, after a certain time, one must go fight for their life, go battle otherworldly lifeforms."

Li Yuan sighed to himself.

Eternal Relics like the Immortal Heaven and Earth shelter many cosmic powerhouses, allowing them to exist in this realm even after their lifespans approach their limits... but where in the world is there a free lunch?

For many reasons.

It is extremely difficult for cosmic powerhouses to accumulate Immortal Merit... One must know that otherworldly lifeforms descending into the Immortal Heaven and Earth are also there to slaughter and seize treasures. They are not fools.

Fighting these otherworldly lifeforms is very dangerous, and the true bodies of powerhouses often fall.

Like Li Yuan and King Master Dongmang, they only encountered one Abyssal Lifeform ambush on this journey... the main reason was that King Master Dongmang specifically took a more remote route.

Therefore, taking major channels would have a much higher probability of encountering ambushes by otherworldly lifeforms.

If one is unlucky, they might encounter a fifth-rank Quasi-Saint or even a sixth-rank Quasi-Saint... such existences are not something Li Yuan and King Master Dongmang could withstand.

"Eternal Crystals are easy to earn."

"But supreme treasures and rare items must be exchanged for with Immortal Merit," Li Yuan sensed the massive 'Treasure Catalog' transmitted by the Immortal Order.

From 'Top-tier Emperor Weapons' worth over 10 billion Immortal Merit.

To 'Ordinary Emperor Weapons' worth millions to tens of millions.

From Eternal Supreme Learnings and Supreme Learnings, to a massive number of Overlord and peak God Emperor secret techniques... and many supreme treasures that assist in deducing the Great Dao.

It was simply everything one could wish for.

For example.

Spacetime Eternal Source: Exchange requires 10 billion Immortal Merit. Used by Emperor-level powerhouses, once integrated into the body, it will provide a deep-level experience of spacetime mysteries, and the probability of opening a 'Spacetime Path' will greatly increase... If used by practitioners below the Eighth Rank, it can directly comprehend the eight basic laws, but it will form a spacetime cognitive barrier, so use with caution...

Or for example.

Fifth-rank Quasi-Saint Puppet (Destruction Path): Exchange requires 100 million Immortal Merit. One can obtain a special puppet that is absolutely loyal and possesses the strength of a fifth-rank Quasi-Saint. If it stays within the Immortal Heaven and Earth, it can exist forever. If brought into cosmic spacetime, it can exist for 100 million years, after which its origin will collapse and perish.

There were massive amounts of treasures, many of which exceeded Li Yuan's imagination and understanding. He even saw Emperor Weapons similar to those in the Ancient Cosmic Realm, though there seemed to be a certain gap in power compared to those outside the Ancient Cosmic Realm.

Li Yuan was also quite eager for these treasures.

But they all had to be exchanged for with Immortal Merit. Eternal Crystals? The Immortal Divine Palace seemed to have no need for them at all.

"Li Yuan, the treasure catalog in your Immortal Order is very attractive, isn't it?" Xiao Mu's voice sounded, carrying a hint of teasing.

"Yes." Li Yuan nodded.

"When you promote to a six-star Immortal Order or even a seven-star Immortal Order in the future... you will be qualified to exchange for more and richer treasures... some treasures, even Big Brother Beihe would marvel at upon seeing them," Xiao Mu said. "This is the foundation of the Immortal Divine Palace."

Li Yuan sighed inwardly.

Indeed!

He only had a five-star Immortal Order. The treasures that Overlords or even Supremes could exchange for would only be more powerful and magical.

"Precisely because of this, throughout endless years, in this vast universe, even though no cosmic powerhouse has ever seen Eternity, no one has ever doubted the existence of the Eternal Realm," Xiao Mu sighed. "If there were no Eternal Realm beings, how could these Eternal Relics give birth to so many supreme treasures?"

"However!"

"Don't let treasures blind your eyes."

"No matter how good the treasures are, you must ultimately be strong yourself," Xiao Mu said solemnly. "Secondly, the treasure catalog that the Immortal Divine Palace shows to many cosmic powerhouses is actually to seduce you, so that you will try every means to offer up rare treasures."

"Can't we just rely on slaying otherworldly lifeforms?" Li Yuan couldn't help but ask.

If one were an Emperor-level powerhouse, theoretically, by slaying a large number of otherworldly lifeforms over long years and accumulating billions of Immortal Merit, there should be hope.

"Naive!"

"For Eighth-Rank practitioners, the Immortal Heaven and Earth is more encouraging. After all, being able to accumulate millions of Immortal Merit is already not bad."

"But for the Emperor level? It is completely different."

"When slaying otherworldly lifeforms, the rewards are very high at the beginning... but as time passes, the rewards will become less and less, and eventually even become zero," Xiao Mu said. "Like Emperor-level powerhouses, if they slay a first-rank Quasi-Saint, I fear they will only be given one or two points of Immortal Merit."

"One or two points?" Li Yuan was dumbfounded.

This was simply too outrageous.

This was forcing Emperors to try every means to contribute rare treasures to the Immortal Divine Palace!

"Of course." "If one has sufficient strength, breaching an Abyssal Demon Cave brings extremely generous rewards, a fixed 50 billion Immortal Merit," Xiao Mu said. "Of course, after Big Brother Beihe reached the Supreme level, he swept through eight Abyssal Demon Caves with his own strength, obtaining a total of 400 billion Immortal Merit."

400 billion? Li Yuan was stunned.

Is this what a Supreme is?

"These are still too far away for you."

"Your advantage right now is actually the five-star Immortal Order... which shows that the Immortal Divine Palace values you highly," Xiao Mu said. "Moreover, the Immortal Divine Palace should have seen that you are in the Heavenly God realm and wants to cultivate you additionally, in the hope that you will make great contributions to it in the future."

"Therefore, in the coming years, when you slay otherworldly lifeforms of the same level, the Immortal Merit reward you receive should not decrease."

Li Yuan's heart stirred.

No wonder Xiao Mu said this was a great advantage... The Immortal Divine Palace's goal was for him to find more rare treasures to offer to it once he became strong in the future.

But at the very least, for now, with this special advantage, his growth speed would be faster.

Time passed day by day.

On the subsequent journey, perhaps because King Master Dongmang chose a remote route, the two never encountered another ambush, and they were getting closer and closer to Qing Tian Luoxingcheng.

Until they were less than a day's journey from Qing Tian Luoxingcheng, their moods became increasingly relaxed.

As they approached the Star City, they occasionally encountered other practitioners' warships in the starry sky, but after initial sensing, both sides mostly steered far away.

"Every Star City is opened by an Overlord."

"Overlord Qing Tian Luo has set a rule: killing is not allowed within Qing Tian Luoxingcheng. An Overlord, within their own Star City, can erupt with strength that is nearly invincible, far exceeding other Overlords," King Master Dongmang said. "Therefore, in Qing Tian Luoxingcheng, even peak God Emperor powerhouses dare not act wantonly."

"It is very safe inside the Star City."

"But outside the city, there are no rules to bind anyone... Besides otherworldly lifeforms, we must also guard against other practitioners," King Master Dongmang said solemnly. "Some practitioners form teams and are unwilling to take risks in the many dangerous places, instead choosing to plunder and ambush other practitioners."

"Plunder and ambush?" Li Yuan nodded to himself.

Within a Cosmic Realm, God Kings stand at the pinnacle and can sense the entire Cosmic Realm with a single thought, calling for help from one another... they are not easily ambushed by other powerhouses.

But in the Immortal Heaven and Earth, powerhouses from many Dark Domains gather, and there are too many Eighth-Rank practitioners.

There are even more practitioners who want to reap without sowing.

Slaying a practitioner allows one to obtain all the treasures they carry... this temptation is quite significant.

"Junior Brother, we don't need to worry too much."

"We are members of the 'Chaos Mansion'... The Chaos Mansion has nearly three thousand Quasi-Saints and has sufficient deterrent power within Qing Tian Luoxingcheng," King Master Dongmang laughed. "Ordinary plundering teams dare not act against members of our Chaos Mansion."

Chaos Mansion? Li Yuan couldn't help but laugh as well.

The Chaos Mansion is essentially the name of the Chaos Divine Court's organization within the Immortal Heaven and Earth. Generations of God Kings have had true bodies stationed here for long periods, hence the large number of powerhouses.

In the dark starry sky, a warship was hidden here. The surrounding spacetime was completely calm, and its existence could not be detected at all.

Inside the warship, five figures exuding powerful auras gathered.

Among them, a black figure was blurry, and countless tiny particles could be faintly seen swimming within his body, appearing very strange.

Suddenly.

"Route 6, my incarnation has discovered a target," the black figure suddenly spoke. "Based on my destiny deduction, it should be two Quasi-Saints. Their strength is unknown, their auras are very unfamiliar. Judging by the warship's speed, they should be between second-step Quasi-Saint and third-step Quasi-Saint, with a certain probability of being fourth-step Quasi-Saint."

"The probability of being a fifth-step Quasi-Saint is extremely small."

"It cannot be determined which side they belong to," the black figure said slowly, and his words immediately caused the other four figures to open their eyes simultaneously.

"Never seen before?"

"Senior Chu Yan has seen most of the Quasi-Saint powerhouses in the Star City. He feels they are unfamiliar. It is highly likely they are powerhouses from other Star Cities, and a small probability they are contemporary powerhouses from the Dark Domain," a purple-robed figure with the most massive aura said in a low voice. "Prepare to strike."

"We have been lying in wait here for so long, we must have some harvest."

"Yes, strike, let's see who is so unlucky."

"Set off!"

The five great powerhouses within the warship quickly reached a consensus.

Whoosh!

This dark warship quickly disappeared into this void, sailing toward the warship driven by Li Yuan and King Master Dongmang.

The warship sailed through the starry sky.

Li Yuan and King Master Dongmang took turns sensing the outside starry sky.

After all, it is very strenuous for one person alone to maintain spiritual sense projection and destiny deduction for a long time.

"Hmm?"

Today, it happened to be Li Yuan's turn to sense the outside. He sensed something instantly, as if danger was approaching in the dark. He immediately transmitted his voice: "Senior Brother, the situation seems wrong."

"We are being watched. There is an ambush team approaching," King Master Dongmang also sensed it, his eyes revealing a hint of coldness. "I really didn't expect it."

"Bringing Junior Brother to Qing Tian Luoxingcheng for the first time, we would actually encounter an ambush outside the Star City."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 692 =====