Chapter 1227

Blackstone Star, Base 107, Trading Hall.

This is the official trading venue; most adventurers come here to sell their harvested beast materials.

Many people were waiting in the hall when suddenly, the manager's office door opened.

Three people emerged—two women and one man—followed by Manager Harold.

"Mr. Xu, Young Lady Lu, Young Lady Ye, please take your time, and welcome back next time!"

Harold's face was beaming with smiles, his fat body slightly leaning forward in respect.

Behind him stood more than twenty staff members, all bowing at ninety degrees—a spectacular sight.

"Who are they? Why is 'Iron Rooster' Harold being so attentive?"

"Shh, keep your voice down! That's Xu Jingming from the Noah Holy Land! The two beside him are Young Lady Lu Yunji and Young Lady Ye Lan!"

"Good heavens, Young Lady Ye Lan is even more beautiful than her virtual image."

"What did they trade? Why did they need twenty clerks to count it all?"

"......"

The adventurers in the hall all turned to stare, whispers rising in waves.

Iron Rooster Harold, Level 1 Manager, primarily handles the purchase of beast materials.

He's infamous for his stingy pricing; few ever walk away with a good deal, and he's always stern-faced.

Yet now, he seemed like a different person—his face covered in smiles, even bordering on flattery.

"Let's wait in the lounge for a bit."

Xu Jingming ignored the murmurs around him and walked steadily toward the lounge.

He wore a black combat suit; his 1.95-meter height stood out sharply in the crowd.

Lu Yunji and Ye Lan beside him were equally striking.

The former's crimson eyes gleamed like rubies, her blue combat suit accentuating her perfect figure.

The latter wore a silver-white combat suit; her cold, aloof aura made others hesitate to approach.

Only after the three reached the second-floor lounge did the crowd in the hall finally look away.

"Harold, how much material did they trade? Why did you personally escort them out?"

After Xu Jingming and the others left, an adventurer who got along well with Harold asked with a grin.

"More than all you've ever sold me in your entire career."

Manager Harold straightened up, smugly saying: "Just the materials from Starlight Rank Six and above totaled over a thousand pieces! Not to mention the lower-rank beast materials.

We needed all our staff plus thirty smart robots, and it still took us two full hours to count!"

"Holy shit? Over a thousand pieces?! That's insane?!"

"No wonder he's a direct disciple of the Immortal Deity—I'll probably never kill that many in my lifetime!"

"So powerful—how many Noah Coins must he've made?"

"At least fifty billion Noah Coins?"

"You're underestimating the price of high-rank Starlight beast materials—I'd guess at least a hundred billion!"

"......"

A chorus of sharp intakes of breath filled the air.

The vast majority of professional adventurers here had spent decades on Blackstone Star.

None of them had killed as many beasts in their entire time as Xu Jingming had in just two months.

Harold ignored the murmurs and turned toward his office.

He needed time to fully absorb today's gains.

Xu Jingming's transaction alone would secure him the top spot in this year's performance evaluation.

"Here, this is your share."

Inside the VIP lounge,

Xu Jingming used his smart armguard to transfer two massive sums to Ye Lan and Lu Yunji respectively.

"Eight billion Noah Coins? Why did you give me so much?"

Ye Lan frowned slightly.

During these past few days with Xu Jingming, she had barely fought at all.

After all, Starlight-rank beasts weren't common as cabbage—they were hard to come by.

Lu Yunji stared at the sudden number in her account, her crimson eyes wide open:

"Twenty billion Noah Coins? That's way too much! I only helped you kill a few beasts..."

"Not too much. If not for Young Sister Ye, I wouldn't have dared to hunt so freely."

Xu Jingming smiled slightly, then turned to Lu Yunji:

"As for Young Sister Lu, during the Black Sand Storm, if you hadn't taken the pill and helped me shake off that Starlight-rank beast,

I'd have been forced to use my Thunder Talisman. This payment is well deserved."

This sale of beast materials earned him a total of 124.5 billion Noah Coins!

The amounts given to Ye Lan and Lu Yunji were truly insignificant.

"Alright then."

At the mention of the pill, Lu Yunji's fair complexion flushed slightly.

She recalled the scene in the cave when she accidentally revealed herself—and Xu Jingming openly admitted he hadn't seen enough.

"Still, your stamina is incredible.

Twenty-four hours a day, you managed four straight hours of intense combat without stopping."

Lu Yunji spoke with a hint of awe.

This is indeed an extremely terrifying ratio.

If it were her, she could barely last two hours before exhausting her Nascent Soul energy.

"That's true," Ye Lan also nodded slightly.

Even among the Level 1 geniuses of the Sacred Grounds, none are as insane as Xu Jingming.

Xu Jingming smiled and offered no further explanation.

The Purple Nightmare Demon Body optimized his bloodline, granting him comprehensive enhancements.

Before cultivating the Purple Nightmare Demon Scripture, he could not have achieved this.

"Mr. Xu, these are the cultivation resources you just ordered."

At that moment, a server respectfully knocked on the door and handed Xu Jingming a space ring.

Xu Jingming took the ring, scanned it with his spiritual force, confirmed its accuracy, and nodded slightly: "Thank you for your effort."

After deducting the 28 billion Noa Coins given to Lu Yunji and Ye Lan, 96.5 billion Noa Coins remained.

He used 60 billion Noa Coins to purchase various cultivation resources.

Of course, most of them were prepared for Ling Shuang, Su Qingli, and the others.

With these cultivation resources, they should soon reach the Starlight Stage.

As for Emers, who was already at the Starlight Stage, he also procured corresponding resources.

"It is our honor to serve Mr. Xu."

The female server smiled sweetly, then respectfully closed the door and left.

"Let's go. We should set off."

With all matters settled, Xu Jingming did not linger further on Black Stone Star.

He boarded Ye Lan's spaceship and headed toward the Empire's homeworld.

Ye Lan's spaceship was Class C4, capable of reaching the homeworld in just over an hour.

An hour later, the spaceship arrived at the homeworld; Ye Lan and Lu Yunji returned to the Noa Sacred Ground.

Xu Jingming, however, went alone to the Imperial Academy on the Fifth Planet.

When the spaceship landed behind the Imperial Academy's villa, night was deep.

Yet inside the villa, lights blazed brightly—Ling Shuang and the others had already been waiting for a long time, having received word in advance.

"Jingming, you're back!"

As Xu Jingming pushed open the door, a chorus of delighted cries arose, and several graceful figures rushed toward him.

Soft, delicate bodies pressed against him, and several jade hands began to wander unrestrainedly—he responded without restraint.

Having cultivated the Purple Nightmare Demon Body, he needed to properly release his negative emotions.

By the time everything ended, six hours had passed.

Emers and the others were satisfied, but Xu Jingming remained in a state of unfulfilled tension.

With his rank elevated to Starlight Stage Seven, combined with the Purple Nightmare Demon Body, his physical strength was terrifyingly formidable.

Even Emers at Starlight Stage Two, together, could not satisfy him...

PS: Catching up yesterday's update. Two more updates tonight.