Chapter 518: Scheming for Xue Luo Crystals

"So… the fate of Earth is entirely up to me?"

Chu Yang looked at the Chaos City Lord, and this result surprised him slightly.

Because the benefits Earth can generate are enormous—so great that even the Universe Lords are enticed, and the Five Great Giant Powers cannot ignore it.

The Mountain‑sitting Guest did not originally create a race, but transformed Earth.

After the transformation, the lifeforms born on Earth possess a special quality in their souls.

Imagine a race already of noble blood, living and reproducing on Earth for generations—what a scene that would be!

Indeed, this soul alteration cannot be perfectly wielded by everyone, and only after attaining immortality does its advantage gradually manifest.

But for the Five Great Giant Powers—or the families and peoples of the Universe Lords—cultivating strong individuals adept in will and mindset who can transcend immortality is hardly difficult! Thus Earth is a huge cake, and perhaps only the Great Axe Founder can intimidate everyone; otherwise the cake would have already been divided and devoured.

Of course, the Virtual Universe Company is also involved.

Chu Yang is an Earthling and the Original Ancestor's Fourth Disciple, effectively backed by the four Universe Lords of the Virtual Universe Company; no one dares to slight him.

The Chaos City Lord nodded and said, "Yes, the company's senior administration expressed discontent and even tried to forcibly purchase Earth from you."

"However, at the high‑level meeting, the senior administration received no support and even had some of its powers stripped."

He shook his head and laughed, "I haven't meddled in senior management for many years; I didn't expect this time to rouse that…"

Chu Yang's eyes flickered; he vaguely guessed who the Chaos City Lord meant by "that one."

Only the Core AI of the Virtual Universe could bypass the five Universe Lords and directly strip the senior administration of powers! Know that the Core AI is itself a Universe Lord, a Mechanical Race Universe Lord, and also the Original Ancestor's servant.

Thus, strictly speaking, the Virtual Universe Company actually has six Universe Lords.

After a moment, Chu Yang said, "If so, let Earth remain as it is!"

"However, I can allocate two zones on Earth to Luo Feng, rent‑free to the Great Axe Combat Arena and the Virtual Universe Company."

"As for other forces or strong individuals wishing to enter Earth, they must purchase residency rights!"

Chu Yang's eyes brightened as he spoke, suddenly realizing a business opportunity, and continued, "I will hold an auction in the Virtual Universe, selling the residency rights for an epoch on a hundred islands each ten thousand square kilometers!"

"Starting price: one hundred billion Hun Yuan units! Every epoch, the auction restarts!"

"Senior Brother, what do you think?"

The Chaos City Lord was stunned; he never expected Chu Yang to devise such a money‑making scheme.

A ten‑thousand‑square‑kilometer island, with an epoch's residency right starting at one hundred billion Hun Yuan units, truly costs an arm and a leg! Yet given Earth's uniqueness, the price seems justified.

Moreover, participants in this auction are at least Universe Venerables; spending a hundred billion or even several hundred billion to secure their peoples' future development is certainly worthwhile.

The only problem is…

The residency right even requires renewal! Every epoch triggers a new auction, meaning each epoch costs several hundred billion, even tens of trillions of Hun Yuan units—perhaps even Universe Venerables would find that hard to bear…

The Chaos City Lord could even imagine that once people further verify the benefits of living on Earth, the price would soar again.

The Chaos City Lord smiled, "I suddenly think assigning you to manage the Commerce Department might be a good choice!"

Chu Yang spread his hands, "There's no way around it; the Insect Race Mother Nest is a gold‑selling den. Raising immortal‑level warriors is manageable, but cultivating large numbers of Universe Venerable‑level beings without sufficient wealth accumulation is impossible!"

The Chaos City Lord nodded, "That makes sense, but I'm curious—why are you so confident you can train that Insect Race Mother Empress into a Universe Venerable?"

"Also… I heard about the Laso World; you've actually been scheming against that Huosa Giant Beast, right?"

"You pick races with extremely high cultivation difficulty—aren't you afraid you'll end up wasting resources?"

Chu Yang laughed, "Senior Brother, it may not be long before facing my Insect Race army, even you will have a headache!"

The Chaos City Lord replied with a hearty laugh, "I look forward to that day!"

Chu Yang fell silent for a moment, then shifted tone, "There's another tricky matter, very important to me, and I'll need Senior Brother's help…"

The Chaos City Lord's eyelid twitched, recalling the previous incident, and suddenly thought this junior disciple might be more trouble‑making than Liang Wei!

But he waved his hand and said, "Speak!"

Chu Yang smiled, "I want Xue Luo Crystals! A large quantity of Xue Luo Crystals!"

The Chaos City Lord frowned; Xue Luo Crystals are a 'forbidden item' of the Virtual Universe Company and the entire Human Race, regulated extremely strictly.

But for him, obtaining some Xue Luo Crystals is not difficult.

In fact, not only him; with Chu Yang's standing and permissions in the Virtual Universe Company, he could directly apply to senior management and purchase them.

But the condition is…

The company must ascertain what he will use the Xue Luo Crystals for. "Give me a reason," the Chaos City Lord said directly.

Chu Yang thought and said, "First, my own need—I want to attempt breaking the limits of life's genetics."

The Chaos City Lord narrowed his eyes, "You intend to follow the Divine Power Path?"

Few know about the Divine Power Path, and even most Universe Lords are unaware of it.

Or perhaps they have not yet reached a realm where such matters need consideration! Yet the Chaos City Lord is one of the few who know.

Chu Yang nodded, "Exactly!"

He gave no further explanation; the matters of the Four Divine Kingdoms are too complicated and involve the Soul Palace and the Secret of Traversal.

Once these secrets leak, not even Universe Lords, even True Gods, would want to investigate.

He paused, then continued, "Secondly, I intend to use them on the Huosa Giant Beast."

"Xue Luo Crystals are related to Beast Gods; the Starry Sky Giant Beast aligns perfectly with them."

The Chaos City Lord frowned and shook his head, "If it's just for you, that's no problem; I can give you some directly."

"But acquiring Xue Luo Crystals through unofficial channels means you cannot transfer them to others."

"This is the Human Race's iron rule on forbidden items; breaking it leads to endless repercussions."

As one of the highest authorities of the Human Race, the Chaos City Lord cannot embezzle; otherwise chaos would ensue.

Chu Yang had long anticipated this; he smiled, "What if it's obtained through official channels?"

The Chaos City Lord was stunned, "You mean the Xue Luo World?" "You intend to let a universe‑level core member enter the Xue Luo World, obtain Xue Luo Crystals, and then have them transfer them to you?"

Chu Yang nodded, "Exactly!"

"Is it Luo Feng? But he has already broken through to domain lord level, he can't go on executing universe-level missions anymore!" The master of Chaos City furrowed his brows.

After starting to pay attention to Luo Feng because of the Earth matter, the Master of Chaos City has taken a liking to this youngster and already has the idea of taking him as a disciple.

The reason he thought of Luo Feng, rather than guessing someone else, is because wanting to obtain a large amount of Blood Luo crystals in the Blood Luo World is not an easy task; at the very least it requires a long time.

Furthermore, he heard the Lord of the Heaven Eclipse Palace say that back then Luo Feng seemed to have caused quite a commotion in the Blood Luo World, leading the company to not issue any Blood Luo World missions to core members for a long period.

If it happens again, the negative impact will only increase exponentially, and it might even provoke the natives of the Blood Luo World to attempt a counterattack.

I want to send more people in; that would minimize the impact as much as possible, and I learned from Luo Feng that the natives of the Blood Luo World seem to be secretly accumulating strength...

Chu Yang said softly: "Giving them a warning will also be conducive to later stability."

The Master of Chaos City replied unhappily: "You actually make sense and have evidence!"

I'm afraid that little fellow you brought back from the Lasuo World is intended for use in the Blood Luo World, right?

Chu Yang, having his thoughts seen through, wasn't embarrassed either; he just smiled and said: "Indeed..."

The Golden Horn clan are vassals of the Human Race; if he shows sufficient talent, and with this company's high-ranking opening a back door for him, I wonder if he could become a core member?

The Master of Chaos City was somewhat speechless, but still nodded and said: "It's possible, but isn't he a peak Domain Lord?"

Chu Yang didn't answer, but continued with a smile: "There's also the Destruction Sand Beast; I want him to enter the Blood Luo World as a mount, following Bihu."

The Master of Chaos City became even more puzzled: "Isn't the Destruction Sand Beast a peak World Lord?"

Exceeding the universe-level scope, let alone having an existence comparable to an immortal deity, the company would not allow them to intervene in core member missions!

Chu Yang shook his head: "No! It's a clone of the Destruction Sand Beast! Its cultivation will absolutely not exceed the Domain Lord level! At the same time, I will suppress Bihu's realm to the universe level!"

"A clone?" The Master of Chaos City became even more puzzled.

Having the realm-suppressed Bihu carry out a mission as a core member is hardly objectionable.

Although doing so amounts to provoking the rules of the Virtual Universe Company, out of face for Chu Yang, the high-ranking administrators will only turn a blind eye.

But what's the deal with the Destruction Sand Beast's clone?

As everyone knows, the Destruction Sand Beast only has one bloodline talent: "Time Stop"! An extremely powerful Time Stop! It does not require any comprehension of laws; it can directly utilize the Sea of Laws to enact Time Stop.

And once the Destruction Sand Beast comprehends the time origin law, the effect of its Time Stop will be greatly enhanced.

Under normal circumstances, a powerhouse who has comprehended the time origin law to a certain degree can also manifest a Time Stop domain.

However, given the same level of comprehension, the Destruction Sand Beast's Time Stop effect is nearly several times, even up to ten or more times that of other powerhouses! The Master of Chaos City had never heard that the Destruction Sand Beast also possesses the talent for a clone! Isn't that the talent of the Golden Horn Beast? He glanced at Chu Yang, then waved his hand: "Forget it, forget it! You handle this matter, don't go overboard!"

Chu Yang nodded, then slightly bowed and said: "Senior Brother, then I won't disturb you."

The Master of Chaos City didn't speak, seeming somewhat depressed...

After leaving Thunder Island, Chu Yang first helped the Destruction Sand Beast and Aisha with identity verification, as well as opening an account in the Virtual Universe, before going offline on the spot.

On the spaceship, Chu Yang asked softly: "Zandu, how much longer?"

A metallic face appeared on the cabin wall; Zandu respectfully replied: "Master, we still need three days."

The Lasuo World is located at the edge of the Ganwu Universe Kingdom, far from the Primordial Secret Realm; one must perform a Divine Kingdom transfer to shorten the travel time.

However, after leaving the Lasuo World, it is obviously not possible to directly perform a Divine Kingdom transfer, after all the Lasuo World has many powerhouses; if Liangwei's Divine Kingdom coordinates were exposed, it would be troublesome.

Chu Yang wasn't worried that the Golden Horn clan would dare to act against Liangwei; rather, he clearly knew that the Zerg's spies are everywhere, and even within the Golden Horn clan there are hidden more than one Immortal-level spy.

Perhaps it's because the Luo Feng currently in the Lasuo World attracted attention, or perhaps they are wary of Chu Yang's strength, so the Zerg have not launched any action against him.

Why does Chu Yang want to expose his monstrous talent before the Elder Gods' Palace, in front of everyone?

A large part of the reason is to show it to the spies of other races! He wants to draw in some powerful outsiders, the stronger the better!

Chu Yang is very clear that the Unification Venerable, although never showing his face, is definitely following him in the shadows.

Otherwise, how could the Master of Chaos City understand his every move so well? As long as the Unification Venerable is present, he need not worry about encountering in the primordial universe an alien powerhouse he cannot resolve.

Those he can beat, he first cripples, then directly enslaves their souls!

Those he cannot beat, he leaves to the Unification Venerable to resolve...

It must be said that although humanity is one of the peak races of the cosmos, in terms of life level, compared to those powerful alien races, it is indeed inferior.

These alien races have a high starting point; either they possess a special talent, or they become World Lords upon reaching adulthood.

But for them to grow to higher realms is also more difficult than for humans, and they likewise face the problem of reproduction.

Since it's about controlling soul slaves, the latter Chu Yang need not consider at all; as for the former? No matter how hard to break through, using resources and the conveniences of the primordial universe, plus some of his "special methods," he can altogether pile up to the level of a Universe Venerable! Even if he cannot reach the Universe Venerable tier, he can at least possess the combat power of a Universe Venerable!

And this so-called special method is the One Qi Transforms into Three Purities!

The third-generation version of One Qi Transforms into Three Purities!

Combined with the rules of the Swallowing Starry Sky World to create a brand-new One Qi Transforms into Three Purities!

Its effect is no different from that of the One Qi Transforms into Three Purities of the Great Thousand Realms, yet it can be applied to all life in the Swallowing Starry Sky World.

A clone indistinguishable from the main body equates to having triple the cultivation speed, sufficient to make up for the alien races' difficulty in breaking through realms.

And that ultimate Unification realm, moreover, can play a crucial role when facing a bottleneck! This is the result Chu Yang obtained after trying it out during his seclusion.

Even he himself never imagined that One Qi Transforms into Three Purities could actually be useful in the Swallowing Starry Sky World!

And the problem of being unable to coexist with super genes and extreme substances is even more completely unnecessary to consider.

Because super genes and extreme substances inherently have no effect on the life of the Swallowing Starry Sky World, Chu Yang naturally would not constantly apply them to his subordinates.

The only regrettable thing is that the threshold for cultivating One Qi Transforms into Three Purities is immortality, and the limit is also immortality.

In other words, this secret art can only be applied in the immortal realm, and at the final moment used to break through to Universe Venerable.

But that is already terrifying enough! (End of chapter)