Chapter 840: Bountiful Harvest! Ling Shuang Breaks Through!

"Xu Senior, wouldn't this be too aggressive? There might be trouble afterward..."

Luo Lan, upon hearing this, couldn't help but flinch, whispering a warning.

Seizing all the space rings of every nation means offending every single country.

After leaving the secret realm, Xu Jingming may face targeted opposition during international events.

"I didn't kill them—that's already not aggressive enough." Xu Jingming's voice remained steady and powerful.

"Xu Senior, you're wise!"

Luo Lan quickly chimed in agreement, inwardly astonished.

Everyone says Blood Kill Lord is notoriously bloodthirsty, but now it seems Xu Jingming's killing intent isn't low either.

"Xu Senior, these are all the space rings from my nation, Xiong."

"Senior, these are all the space rings from my EU."

Though deeply reluctant, the powerful individuals from each nation gradually handed over their space rings.

A few minutes later, Xu Jingming held over two hundred space rings.

Space rings cannot be stored inside other space rings; all of them were piled on the ground.

Looking at the mountain of space rings, everyone's eyes filled with envy.

Last time in the Ye'er Secret Realm, Da Xia harvested over a thousand tons of rare herbs and flowers—the most of any nation!

This time, with Xu Jingming seizing all the space rings, the total quantity of rare herbs and flowers must exceed four thousand tons!

This was undoubtedly a terrifying figure.

"For the next period, Da Xia will likely enter a golden age of development."

A powerful figure murmured in awe.

Most of these rare herbs and flowers are below B-rank.

But for low-rank energy users, they're more than sufficient.

The more low-rank energy users Da Xia has, the more powerful individuals it will produce in time—this is an eternal truth.

And Xu Jingming alone achieved this goal—truly a miracle!

"Ling Teacher, help me sort through the rare herbs and flowers—pick out all the SSS-rank ones."

With so many space rings, checking each one individually would take at least half an hour.

So Xu Jingming simply called Ling Shuang over—his goal was straightforward: find the SSS-rank rare herbs and flowers inside.

After all, once taken out of the secret realm, these rare herbs and flowers can only be exchanged for contribution points.

Contribution points and the true value of rare herbs and flowers are not equivalent—likely only about one-tenth of their actual worth.

If so, it's better to consume the SSS-rank rare herbs and flowers now rather than hand them over to the state.

"SS-rank Flame Flower, SS-rank Frost Snow Lotus..."

Although Xu Jingming knew these space rings likely held many treasures,

when he finally used his spiritual force to scan every single one, he was still stunned.

There were eight SS-rank rare herbs and flowers alone—and two SSS-rank ones!

Combined with Ling Shuang's tally, there were fifteen SS-rank rare herbs and flowers and four SSS-rank ones!

"Pity—I didn't find any SSR-rank rare herbs and flowers."

Xu Jingming shook his head, though he wasn't overly disappointed.

After all, SSR-rank rare herbs and flowers aren't found in every Ye'er Secret Realm opening.

Having this many SSS-rank ones is already excellent.

Of course, most SSS-rank rare herbs and flowers were probably already consumed by their first discoverers.

"Ling Teacher, you pick one first." Xu Jingming smiled at Ling Shuang.

Before being refined into pills, rare herbs and flowers carry significant side effects.

For Ling Shuang, herbs below SS-rank are useless; between SS and SSS, she naturally chose the latter.

After a moment's thought, Ling Shuang's crimson lips parted softly: "I'll take the SSS-rank Yuan Neng Ling Shen."

Yuan Neng Ling Shen allows an energy user to absorb massive amounts of spiritual energy in a short time.

It's a rare herb required by eighth- and ninth-rank energy users to break through bottlenecks.

She had already been stuck at mid-eighth rank for nearly two years and had previously consumed an SSS-rank Fengwei Flower.

If she consumes this Yuan Neng Ling Shen now, she may break through to upper-eighth rank.

"Alright."

Xu Jingming had already noticed this too—he nodded and handed the Yuan Neng Ling Shen to Ling Shuang.

Ling Shuang immediately swallowed it.

Boom—

Instantly, vast amounts of yuan energy surged from the air, forming a tangible yuan hurricane that poured into Ling Shuang's body.

Ling Shuang quickly sat cross-legged and began practicing her energy cultivation method.

As she trained, her aura grew stronger and stronger, absorbing ever greater quantities of yuan energy.

After another half hour, her aura, having reached its peak, suddenly surged again—ascending to an entirely new level!

"Has she... broken through?!"

"I thought Ling Shuang was still under thirty-seven? A thirty-seven-year-old upper-eighth rank? Unbelievable!"

"And she possesses an S-rank space ability—henceforth, Da Xia will have another terrifying figure."

"..."

Amid murmurs of awe, envious glances turned toward Ling Shuang.

Many among them had been stuck at mid-eighth rank for four or five years without any breakthrough.

Yet Ling Shuang, empowered by rare herbs, broke through directly—how could they not envy her?

"Congratulations, Director Ling, on your breakthrough!" Luo Lan also offered her praise.

Ling Shuang's ascent to upper-eighth rank meant she now stood on the same level as herself.

Not to mention her husband was Xu Jingming—she needed to treat her with even greater respect.

Ling Shuang nodded, smiling with delight as she stepped beside Xu Jingming:

"Jingming, I feel my space ability's range has expanded even further."

"Mm, let's test the maximum teleportation distance after we leave the secret realm."

Xu Jingming nodded slightly.

Space ability is extremely rare; S-rank space ability is even rarer.

On today's Blue Planet, Ling Shuang is the only one—and the higher her rank, the more invaluable she becomes.

"Three SSS-rank rare herbs and flowers remain..."

Xu Jingming glanced over them briefly and selected one for himself to consume.

It was a rare herb called Yuan Qi Ling Zhi—its effect was similar to Ling Shuang's Yuan Neng Ling Shen.

But its effect was milder, merely accelerating absorption efficiency during energy cultivation.

"With this, the energy points I need to reach eighth rank will drop dramatically."

He practiced his energy cultivation method briefly.

Feeling the cultivation speed boosted by over a hundredfold thanks to the rare herb, Xu Jingming smiled in satisfaction.

"Two SSS-rank rare herbs and flowers remain... neither Ling Teacher nor I can use them.

Handing them back would be a waste—how can we maximize their benefit?"

After a moment's thought, noticing Luo Lan beside him, Xu Jingming suddenly had an idea and asked with a smile:

"Luo Lan, would you like a rare herb and flower?"

PS: Updates during National Day are unstable, and I'm stuck on the plot—apologies. Unposted chapters are pending...