Chapter 1151

"Director, and that creature—it looks like the legendary Ironclad Dragon. This beast is monstrous in attack, defense, and speed alike; its flesh and blood could bring us immense benefits!"

"And that's the Black-Crowned Golden Eagle—it flies at four times the speed of sound, yet no matter how it flies, it can't escape that tiny bubble?"

"That nest gives me an overwhelming sense of dread—it seems to contain something terrible. What exactly is inside?"

All of Hong and Lei Shen's top experts displayed stunned expressions; even Hong and Lei Shen themselves grew solemn, sensing that something here could kill them.

At their cultivation level, when something threatens them, they can sense it intuitively.

Now, within this Dao Inquiry Palace, they felt something that truly could threaten their lives.

"Director Hong, Lei Shen, and all of you—welcome to my Dao Inquiry Palace."

Fang Yu's figure appeared, a faint smile on his face.

"Are you the Master of the Dao Sect? Fame falls short of reality—I've heard of you, but meeting you now, I'm overwhelmed by the presence of Dao. Truly, a man of the Dao."

Lei Shen's gaze fixed on Fang Yu; as he looked, he immediately sensed this legendary Daoist was indeed a true man of Dao. Merely seeing him stirred countless insights within Lei Shen, as if his Ninefold Thunder Blade would ascend a step—becoming a Tenthfold Thunder Blade, or even higher.

It was pure spiritual intuition—upon seeing this Daoist, he involuntarily felt the emotion of Tao Yuanming: "Long trapped in a cage, now returned to nature."

"Truly, a man of the Dao."

Hong also praised him, then asked curiously: "Master, your Dao Inquiry Palace has only been here one day, yet already so many rare treasures have appeared—it's miraculous."

"Let me introduce: this is the Black-Crowned Golden Eagle—you all know it. This little snake, however, mutated into a two-headed form, so I brought it back. Those willow trees are now tens of thousands of years old and have become sentient. And that nest? It was originally the Queen of the Insect Clan from Ruin Site #31. I saw it was dangerous, so I brought it back to keep it contained, to prevent it from harming Earth."

"Sentient willow trees?"

"The Insect Clan's Queen?"

Lei Shen and Hong's expressions changed instantly; the arriving men and women also turned pale, as if stunned by what they'd heard.

"So plants have mutated too? Where did the Master find these willows?"

The woman named Yao Rao asked curiously.

In this era, mutations mostly affected animals—including humans—and most plants remained unchanged during the Great Nirvana. Yet here, plants had become sentient.

"There's an Insect Clan Queen on Earth!?"

Hong's shock centered on this—he knew far more than others. He understood what it meant if the Insect Clan Queen appeared on Earth; if she began reproducing, not just monsters but the entire planet would be lost.

"Don't worry—I've already controlled the Queen. As for the mutated plants, there are more in Australia. Perhaps you should go see for yourselves."

Fang Yu smiled, and as he spoke, the space before them shifted, revealing a scene from Australia.

Everyone saw a wondrous place in Australia, filled with numerous plant spirits.

Their expressions changed. Some longed to rush there immediately and seize those plant spirits.

But Hong asked another question:

"Did the Master eradicate today's Level-One Beast Tide for our human race?"

When Hong posed this, even Lei Shen and his top warriors turned to look, eager to hear the answer.

Fang Yu smiled: "Those things from the ocean? They're better as seafood. If they dare invade, they only deserve death."

"Truly, the Master!"

Hearing Fang Yu's answer firsthand, Hong's face lit up with awe. He still couldn't fathom how the Master had executed that move—it left no trace, yet its power was terrifying beyond measure.

"Master, this place is steeped in Dao resonance. May I be permitted to train under you for a time?"

Lei Shen, deeply shaken, bowed to Fang Yu.

"Since this is the Dao Inquiry Palace, all are welcome to seek the Dao. Seeking the Dao—seeking the Dao—I seek the Dao, and all seek the Dao."

Fang Yu nodded.

"Thank you, Master!"

Thus, Hong and Lei Shen decided to settle down here in the Dao Inquiry Palace to cultivate. They sensed countless opportunities here, as if their cultivation bases could advance further. Meanwhile, several of Hong and Lei Shen's top experts left the Dao Inquiry Palace, heading for Australia to find plant spirits.

The plant spirits here in the Dao Inquiry Palace were immobile, but those in Australia must be secured—they would bring immense benefits to all human warriors.

So they must go to Australia.

"The Woodya Crystals in Australia seem ripe."

Inside the Dao Inquiry Palace, Fang Yu watched Hong and Lei Shen sit down to cultivate. He reached out with a sweep of his hand, plucking from some unknown void a handful of white crystal-like substances.

"Woodya Crystals? In Australia?"

Hong and Lei Shen had just sat down; upon seeing the white crystals, their eyes blazed with fierce, greedy light.

Others might not know Woodya Crystals, but they did. This was a treasure for cultivation, and for nurturing and taming beasts and plant life. A single Woodya Crystal could elevate a War God-level expert to beyond War God within a month. In the cosmos, such crystals were primarily used to nurture beasts and plant life, greatly enhancing their abilities.

They never expected such things to exist in Australia.

Their hearts now trembled slightly.

"One flower, one world. Seeking the Dao lies within the heart."

Suddenly, Lei Shen sat cross-legged, forgetting the Woodya Crystals entirely, carefully sensing the myriad Dao resonances within the Dao Inquiry Palace, as if striving to comprehend something.

"Indeed—before the Master, there's no need to ask about Woodya Crystals."

Hong nodded as well.

He too sank into cultivation.

As they cultivated, each generated a domain around them—in their domains, they were the sole masters.

"To have developed a domain at the Planetary Realm? Two geniuses."

Fang Yu gazed at Earth's two greatest experts, sensing their domains.

In the Eternal Life Realm, to comprehend a domain typically requires reaching the 10th Stage of Divine Abilities or the Wan Shou realm of Longevity Level One—where boundless spiritual abilities construct a spiritual domain. Demon Sect cultivators might forge an Ancient Demon Prison, dragon experts might cultivate a Dragon's Wrath Ocean, and divine race cultivators might form a Pure Land of the Gods. Human cultivators vary.

Of course, some supreme geniuses can forge multiple domains—these are geniuses among geniuses.

Now, both Hong and Lei Shen had forged their own domains—though from different worlds—proving their genius.

Fang Yu activated his Great Dao Abilities: the forces of the Five Elements, Yin and Yang, Thunder, Chaos, Light, Disaster, and more—all flowed in harmony. If these two could grasp even a fraction, their cultivation bases would rise dramatically.

Fang Yu continued to swirl his myriad Great Dao Abilities, deeply perceiving their profound mysteries.

As he contemplated these great Dao arts and countless other created lifeforms, he also saw Luo Feng from the Australian region—this kid had stumbled upon another stroke of fortune.

Deep underground in the Australian region, Luo Feng had entered a spaceship; before him stood an artificial intelligence resembling a child, barely one meter forty-five tall, with two sharp horns growing from its forehead, blood-red eyes, and clad in a black robe.

"Let me introduce myself first—I'm Bata! You may call me 'Demon Bata.' I've been waiting for you a long time. Now, kneel!"

The childlike AI's first words were "kneel," leaving Luo Feng stunned.

"I order you to kneel because you are of the Yinmo Star, and my master is the master of the Yinmo Star—on that alone, you must kneel."

The black-robed child roared.

"So the inheritance I received was his. On that alone, I truly should kneel."

After a moment's thought, Luo Feng knelt directly and bowed his head three times.

He had recently gained several strokes of fortune—all left behind by the master of the Yinmo Star, Hu Hu Yanbo. Especially the *Dun Tian* he had obtained, created by the master of the Yinmo Star; paying respects to such a senior was only proper.

"Luo Feng, do you wish to take my master as your teacher and become the future master of the Yinmo Star? I already know you have a master—but my master, Hu Hu Yanbo… is an eternal existence! Across more than six thousand eons, from birth to death, he roamed the boundless universe, a true peerless powerhouse of the cosmos."

The black-robed child's gaze fixed on Luo Feng.

"Another teacher?"

Luo Feng's heart stirred.

"Indeed, taking a teacher—you already have one master, but a cultivator may have many teachers in a lifetime, just as you had many teachers in school. I doubt your current master would mind."

The black-robed child spoke. "The master you are about to take—my master—is an invincible being who has lived over six thousand eons. If you become his disciple, I can transmit to you even more of the Yinmo Star's inheritance."

"Six thousand eons?"

Luo Feng did not immediately kneel to accept a master; instead, he expressed curiosity about the six thousand eons.

"One eon equals 10,0081 years of Earth time. That means my master has lived over sixty million years. Had it not been for the final battle… my master could have lived forever! In the vast cosmos, there are beings who have lived over one hundred million years—some immortal entities have outlived the very age of Earth!"

The black-robed child spoke with pride.

"Longer than Earth's existence?"

Luo Feng blinked twice.

If he remembered correctly, Earth, though seemingly small, was actually an ancient relic of 4.6 billion years. If someone's lifespan reached 4.6 billion years, what manner of being would that be?

"To tell you the truth, the Number Nine Ancient Civilization ruin you visited is merely one of countless surveillance outposts under the Yinmo Star—its records are extremely scarce! As for your Earth, it is but a tiny life-bearing planet in the Milky Way. Your Milky Way contains over two hundred billion stars. The Milky Way, Beta Star System, and six other neighboring star systems together form the Silver-Blue Empire—a nascent cosmic civilization."

"Eight star systems… one empire?"

Genuine curiosity appeared on Luo Feng's face—he had never known these things.

"The Silver-Blue Empire is a nascent cosmic civilization. Under normal development, one star system might produce one cosmic-level powerhouse. With a powerful teacher's guidance, efficiency improves—but I estimate the total number of cosmic-level experts across the Silver-Blue Empire's eight star systems amounts to no more than a dozen."

"Of course, a nascent cosmic civilization… to my master, is as insignificant as ants!"

Bata spoke confidently.

"So now you understand the greatness of my master—kneel and become his disciple!"