Chapter 46: Direct Disciple

"Luo Feng, Xiao Yu, you finally arrived," the demon Baba Ta said in Mandarin.

"Who are you?" Luo Feng asked cautiously, looking at the demon Baba Ta before him.

"I have been waiting for you fifty thousand years," Baba Ta shook his head. "Your Earthly human qualifications are so poor that it took fifty thousand years for me to find suitable candidates."

"You say suitable people?" Xiao Yu asked.

"For fifty thousand years I have been searching for a suitable heir for my master, and now the one finally appears—you, Luo Feng," Baba Ta said excitedly.

"Me?" Luo Feng pointed at himself and asked.

"Not bad. Let me introduce myself first: I am called Baba Ta! You may call me 'Demon Baba Ta,' which is the Earth language term," Baba Ta said. "In essence, I am a form of intelligence."

"Then why did you bring me here?" Xiao Yu asked, puzzled.

"You, although you cannot become the master's heir, can still become the master's direct disciple," Baba Ta said.

"Oh." Xiao Yu fell silent.

"Intelligence?" Luo Feng was puzzled.

"Intelligent cores are graded! Only those whose problem‑solving is not inferior to humans can be called intelligent. For example, the intelligent core of the No. 9 ancient civilization ruins you know qualifies as true intelligence," Baba Ta said. "And I, being called an intelligent life, exist as a life form just like you humans."

"So you, like humans, possess joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness," Xiao Yu said.

"Correct. Now, Luo Feng, Xiao Yu, come forward and worship the master," Baba Ta said.

In the semi‑circular ornate hall, the demon Baba Ta's pale fingertip pointed to the center of the floor, and a hissing sound rang out as the metal floor split open, revealing a passage.

"Follow me."

"Let's go," Xiao Yu said.

Xiao Yu did not mind worshipping such a powerful being, and becoming its direct disciple was no problem; after all, the whole

The two leapt down together with the demon Baba Ta, and when they landed on the lower floor, the dark hall below lit up.

The hall was empty, its walls octagonal, and there was no object inside.

"Open!" Baba Ta pointed at the floor.

"Clack clack clack~~~"

The floor trembled slightly, slowly cracking as a crystal coffin rose, its corpse inside still vivid and lifelike.

The corpse stood about three meters tall, with two supple antennae on its forehead; aside from the antennae and its larger size, everything else was identical to Earth humans.

Its appearance was exceedingly handsome, with a pair of narrow eyes that possessed a strange allure that stirred the human soul.

The two quickly completed the worship before the demon Baba Ta.

Afterwards, Baba Ta imparted some universal knowledge to the two.

The Milky Way Galaxy alone contains over 210,000 planets inhabited by many humans, and the Milky Way, Beta Star System and other neighboring seven star systems together form the Silver Blue Empire.

The Silver Blue Empire is merely a primary‑level cosmic civilization, and above it lies the Black Dragon Mountain Empire. The Black Dragon Mountain Empire directly controls over six thousand star systems and also has more than five hundred 'primary‑level civilization' vassal states; the Silver Blue Empire is just a negligible member among them.

The Black Dragon Mountain Empire belongs to a middle‑level civilization.

Above that are higher civilizations, the Qian Wu Universe Country, which occupies an entire Qian Wu Great Star Region.

In the cosmos, star regions and star districts are map units; typically one star region contains roughly 1,000–20,000 star systems. One star district, on average, comprises about 10,000 star regions, roughly equivalent to 100 million star systems.

The Qian Wu Great Star Region governs more than 13,000 star regions, with a total star count exceeding one hundred million.

"Earth belongs to the Qian Wu Great Star Region, the Black Dragon Mountain Star Region, and the Milky Way Galaxy," Baba Ta said.

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"Luo Feng's brain domain breadth is 22, the highest among all Earth humans, and he is also a controller among Spiritual Mind Masters, making him suitable to be cultivated as the master's heir," Baba Ta kept saying. "And Xiao Yu, you have managed to cultivate to Planetary Rank Ninth Level in a short time and have even grasped a Domain; even in the universe you are of genius caliber, so I can, on behalf of the master, accept you as a direct disciple!"

"Will you agree? Decide! This universe is vast, and only with my assistance can you go farther," Baba Ta continued.

"I agree," Xiao Yu said, having no reason to hesitate; in his previous life he had no teacher and walked alone, the road being very arduous.

Luo Feng hesitated briefly, then also agreed, nodding.

"The apprenticeship ceremony is simple: just bow eight times before the master's crystal coffin."

Xiao Yu and Luo Feng completed the apprenticeship ritual according to Baba Ta's instructions.

After the apprenticeship, the demon Baba Ta gave Luo Feng a black wristband; within the inner layer of his left wrist lay a crystal core where Baba Ta now resides. This crystal core also has some storage space, containing many Mu Ya Crystals, Arc Blade Disks, and other treasures—it serves as Baba Ta's purse.

Baba Ta gave Luo Feng a Storage Ring measuring 612 meters long, 521 meters wide, and 108 meters high. The space of this Storage Ring is created by a powerful being cleaving a piece of cosmic space and integrating it into an object—a process of extreme difficulty.

"Xiao Yu, most of the items the master left behind are for cultivating controllers. As for warriors, I have some secret techniques; I will leave a duplicate within the auxiliary light brain of your left hand, along with the warrior‑related secret knowledge."

"Good, that's fine then," Xiao Yu said.

"The master also left a huge fortune in the Cosmic Star River Bank; once Luo Feng's strength reaches the required standard and he withdraws it, I will have him allocate a portion to you," Baba Ta reassured.

He also felt a bit biased; Xiao Yu's talent was remarkable—still young yet already at Planetary Rank Ninth Level and even grasping a Domain, feats that would be considered genius even in the universe—but unfortunately Xiao Yu is not a Spiritual Mind Master.

"Luo Feng, Xiao Yu, let's go. This Yin Mo Star Ship is damaged beyond flight; even the Silver Blue Empire cannot repair it. For now we must store it away and deal with it later," Baba Ta sighed.

When the two, guided by intelligence, stepped out of the ship, Baba Ta folded the massive Yin Mo Star Ship into the crystal core.

The ship's disappearance created a huge void, causing a cascade of rocks to fall.

"Xiao Yu." A crisp child's voice rang in Xiao Yu's mind.

"Baba Ta, this is your duplicate, right?" Xiao Yu thought.

"Exactly. From now on I will guide your cultivation," Baba Ta said. "Earlier I saw you had obtained the Mo Yun Vine, so I didn't give it to you; later I will have Luo Feng give you more Mu Ya Crystals."

"Hmm, okay," Xiao Yu nodded.

This teacher can't be worshipped for free, right?

"Our Yin Mo Star not only holds secret techniques of spiritual controllers but also many warrior secret techniques; under my guidance you will soon break through to Stellar Level," Baba Ta said confidently. "Unfortunately, you are an Earthling, still a black‑listed user in the universe; otherwise you could connect to the Virtual Cosmic Network. To connect to the Virtual Cosmic Network, you still need to open an account in reality."

"Baba Ta, as an intelligent life, you should be able to easily hack the spaceship's defense system, right?" Xiao Yu asked.

"It can be done, but I am not the main body; functionally I'm far inferior," the duplicate Baba Ta replied.

Xiao Yu nodded, said nothing more, already having a plan in mind.

"Let's go."

Xiao Yu and Luo Feng flew toward the surface.

The two had been in the underground for three days and three nights; they were not present when Hong distributed the Woodling Crystals during the harvest.

When the two reached the surface, they found Hong still there.

Xiao Yu handed the two Woodling Crystals he had previously found directly to Hong.

"According to the rules this time, Xiao Yu, you receive a 60% share, which is 1.2 Woodling Crystals."

"Luo Feng, you personally obtained six Woodling Crystals; at 60% that is 3.6. In four joint group battles, based on varying contributions, the total is 2.1. So the sum is 5.7," Hong said.

"For each Woodling Crystal, I can offer you '20 Stars' as the price! Do you want the Woodling Crystals or will you sell them to me," Hong continued.

"We'll sell them to you," Xiao Yu said. This time, together with the Woodling Crystals given by Baba Ta, his total harvest exceeded three hundred.

Luo Feng shook his head, also indicating he no longer needed Woodling Crystals.

"Fine, then this operation can be considered a perfect conclusion," Hong said happily, and with that he earned an additional eight Woodling Crystals.

"Brother Hong, in a couple of days I plan to kill the Thunder Dragon Emperor and the Octopus Beast Emperor in the ocean; please help locate their positions," Xiao Yu said with a smile.

Now, on Earth, aside from that Insect Tribe Mother Nest, there is no creature he worries about, even if the Golden Horn Giant Beast emerges from the seabed, it cannot.

"Alright." Hong said after a moment of contemplation.

"Xiao Yu, would killing the two Beast Emperors drive those King Level monsters mad?" Luo Feng said anxiously.

"Perhaps some King Level monster groups will launch retaliation against humanity, but the overwhelming majority of King Level monsters dare not come ashore," Hong said calmly. "We humans possess numerous laser cannons that can threaten King Level monsters; without the Beast Emperors, they will become even more docile, and eventually even some King Level monsters on land are expected to flee to the ocean."

"Alright, then it's settled. In a week, I will begin the operation," Xiao Yu said.

Having finished speaking, Xiao Yu flew toward his Qiankun Smart Fighter.

"Qiankun, return home," Xiao Yu ordered.

Inside the fighter, Xiao Yu sat in the seat.

In his mind, Baba Ta's voice kept echoing.

"Xiao Yu, I haven't asked you earlier: as a pure‑blood Earth human, how did you raise your genetic tier?" Baba Ta asked.

From the speed of Xiao Yu's previous battles, Baba Ta concluded that Xiao Yu's genetic tier is not comparable to that of ordinary Earth humans.

"I happened to obtain an ancient relic that contained a fruit full of vitality; after eating it, this is what happened," Xiao Yu lied.

"What fruit? I've never heard of it," Baba Ta said skeptically.

"Sure, the Storage Ring on my right hand is from that harvest, but that kind of fruit exists only as a single piece," Xiao Yu said, pointing to the Space Ring on his right hand.

With a flick of his right hand, a jade box engraved with Secret Patterns appeared in his hand.

"This is one of the harvests," Xiao Yu said as he opened a slit.

In an instant, the entire cabin was filled with abundant life force.

"This, this is a life fruit. Quickly, close the lid," Baba Ta said anxiously.

The jade box was closed again the moment it had been opened.

"Xiao Yu, this time you really made a fortune! I was previously worried that the quality of the Mo Yun Vine I obtained wasn't as good as the one I gave Luo Feng, but now with this life fruit, the Mo Yun Vine's quality can rise several levels."

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