Chapter 740

Millennium Lei Guang Copper.

This was the precious material discovered by the Small Tianyang Xingjun Xiang Zhao.

This discovery stemmed from Xiang Zhao's other identity—a Star-Gatherer.

Star-Gatherers did not appear suddenly; in fact, they had always existed.

They were an upgraded version of mountain-seekers and sea-explorers.

When Xu Jin was in the Kunling Domain, various factions often organized mountain-seeking and sea-exploring expeditions for the purpose of scouring for heavenly materials, earthly treasures, and rare medicinal herbs.

It was a way to search for resources and also to get rich.

This profession of mountain-seeking and sea-exploring had long since been established in the Dongxuan Star Realm and other star realms.

However, the threshold for mountain-seekers and sea-explorers was very low; anyone with a bit of cultivation could do it. Since many people did it, the harvest was also small.

But Star-Gathering was different.

Star-Gathering had extremely high requirements; a cultivation level of a Tenth-Tier Small Tianyang Xingjun was considered just the entry point. Beyond that, one needed at least a private starship of considerable value.

Most Tenth-Tier Guan Xiaoxing Lords could not withstand the Chaos Star Gale while traveling through the Star River for more than a quarter of an hour, so they needed a starship to cross the Star River.

It was precisely because of this high threshold that the income of Star-Gatherers became very high.

There were many legends circulating in the Star Realm about Star-Gatherers becoming rich overnight.

Xiang Zhao was precisely a Star-Gatherer, spending half of every year on Star-Gathering.

Exploring those uninhabited star domains that had never been stepped upon, searching for spiritual materials, precious materials, or even innate spiritual materials—whether for personal use or selling them for Universe Star Dew—was excellent.

Of course, this kind of task, akin to looking for a needle in a haystack, did not guarantee a harvest for everyone.

But at least it was a path to getting rich.

For most Star Lords, ordinary worldly wealth was easy to obtain, but it was useless for cultivation.

As for truly high-tier cultivation resources, even if one wanted to buy them, there was no channel to obtain Universe Star Dew.

Taking precious materials as an example, a portion of Five-Elements precious material had a minimum price of ten drops of Universe Star Dew, and lightning-attribute ones started at twenty drops.

Most Guan Xiaoxing Lords had an annual salary of one drop of Universe Star Dew; if they saved it all, it would take at least ten years to obtain one item.

Thus, Star-Gatherers emerged in large numbers.

If you become a Star-Gatherer, you have a chance to get rich overnight and change your destiny.

If you don't?

You can see the end of your harvest for the next few decades at a single glance.

And this Millennium Lei Guang Copper was discovered by Xiang Zhao last year while he was drifting in his ship through the Star River to gather stars.

It was found in a lightning valley within a special, uninhabited small-world star domain where heavenly lightning struck constantly.

Moreover, it was discovered from afar.

At the time, he wanted to harvest it directly, but he hadn't expected that not only did heavenly lightning strike like rain in that valley, but because the world was incomplete, Chaos Star Gale would fall into the Star River and fuse with the heavenly lightning to create lightning carrying the aura of chaos.

He took one hit and lost half his life.

He used his life-saving skills to escape alive, returned to recuperate for half a year, and only then did his injuries fully heal. He hadn't expected to fall into Xu Jin's hands, so he confessed this.

"Since you say this Millennium Lei Guang Copper is at least a precious material and possibly even an innate spiritual material, why didn't you call your friends and find helpers to collect it?

If it were an innate spiritual material, as long as you harvested it, wouldn't that be enough cultivation resources for you to break through to a Great Tianyang Xingjun?" Xu Jin asked, looking at Xiang Zhao.

Upon hearing this, Xiang Zhao gave a bitter smile: "I did want to find helpers, but I didn't dare!

Lei Guang strikes like rain there; I only took one hit on the periphery and lost half my life.

To find helpers to harvest this Millennium Lei Guang Copper, the helpers would need a cultivation level of at least a Star-Suppressing Lord, and even a Star-Suppressing Lord wouldn't be safe; I estimate only a Star-Governing Lord would have a possibility of harvesting it.

But the problem is, would I dare to cooperate with a Star-Governing Lord?

I'm afraid that when we went, there would be two of us, but when we returned, I wouldn't be there anymore."

After finishing, Xiang Zhao added: "To tell you the truth, if I hadn't run into you today, I had planned to sell the information about this precious material after a while; I estimate I could have sold it for two or three drops of Universe Star Dew."

Xu Jin nodded upon hearing this; this explanation was reasonable and logical.

"Then you haven't told anyone else about this intelligence, right?" Xu Jin asked.

"Absolutely not! But I can't guarantee that no one else knows that location," Xiang Zhao said.

"How so?"

"There are quite a few Star-Gatherers, and there is a not-insignificant probability of discovering that place. Moreover, when I went up, I found white bones on the periphery!

It must have been a Star-Gatherer who wanted to harvest it before and died there, but whether the news spread, I don't know," Xiang Zhao said.

"That's true."

The next instant, Xu Jin's palm fell onto the back of Xiang Zhao's head without warning, and Dream-Warming was activated once again.

For the sake of caution, Xu Jin interrogated him about the relevant intelligence, including the location and so on, once more within the Dream-Warming, confirming that this wretch was not lying or deceiving him, before he began to ponder, his eyes full of anticipation.

Millennium Lei Guang Copper is a rare precious material. According to Xu Jin's understanding, it is essentially a special raw ore with spiritual nature that, under the baptism of lightning during various different heavenly times, is constantly tempered and finally achieved through the great power of time. It has extremely strong compatibility, and its power is not weak.

It couldn't be better for use as the main material for a lightning-attribute natal spiritual treasure.

If he could obtain it, then the main material for Xu Jin's lightning-attribute natal spiritual treasure would be gathered, and the innate crystal egg could be saved for the harder-to-find space-attribute natal spiritual treasure.

The key is that its rank might be even higher.

Because Xiang Zhao only judged it from afar; at the very least, it is a precious material.

It is also possible that it is an innate spiritual material.

If it is an innate spiritual material, it is definitely a killing weapon, and in the future, it has the possibility of growing into an Imperial Weapon. As for the difficulty?

According to Xiang Zhao's description, the greatest difficulty in taking this treasure is the lightning that has become super-powerful after fusing with the Chaos Star Gale.

For other Star Lords, the Chaos Star Gale is too terrifying.

But for Xu Jin, the semi-chaotic Heaven-Earth Cloud Tower can absolutely withstand it and win an opportunity for Xu Jin.

If even the semi-chaotic Heaven-Earth Cloud Tower doesn't work, Xu Jin still has a major killing move.

Even if that small star domain is incomplete, it is ultimately a small-world star domain, and Xu Jin is very skilled at dealing with them.

Once he thought of this, Xu Jin made his decision.

Take it!

This Millennium Lei Guang Copper must be taken!

A dozen breaths later, Xu Jin obtained the star domain coordinates of that Lei Guang-Steel small world from the hands of the awakened Xiang Zhao, and then released Xiang Zhao as promised.

Xiang Zhao bowed to Xu Jin with some nervousness, and then returned to Hanzhouzhoucheng.

Xu Jin remained hidden in the void, waiting for Zhu Linxiao's men to arrive.

Half an hour later, a starship bearing the insignia of the Dongxuan Star Realm Punishment Hall arrived at Hanzhouzhoucheng.

When the Punishment Hall handles a case, who dares to block them?

Because Xu Jin had already given instructions to Wu Bei's mother, the Punishment Hall personnel successfully picked up the family of four.

They would be taken to the Punishment Hall in the name of witnesses, and after the case was handled, the Yutang Tianyang Zhenjun's Mansion would quietly settle them.

Subsequently, the Punishment Hall's deacon began to arrest the members of the Wu clan, and in the end, even the Hanzhou City Lord, the Small Tianyang Xingjun Xiang Zhao, was taken away.

Regarding this point, Zhu Linxiao had also explained it to Xu Jin.

Whether the Punishment Hall would deal with this Xiang Zhao or not would be decided later.

But for now, he had to be detained first, locked up for a few days, and cut off from contact, waiting for everything Xu Jin needed to handle to settle down, so as not to bring danger to Xu Jin.

It must be said that Zhu Linxiao's way of doing things was still very thorough.

Seeing Old Madam Wu board the Punishment Hall starship with her grandson and daughter-in-law, Xu Jin also took a step out in an instant and vanished on the spot.

This matter was considered concluded here.

Once he went back and explained the twenty-year agreement to Zhu Linxiao, he could put it completely out of his mind.

Inside the Yutang Wangcheng Offering Mansion, Xu Jin, who had rushed back immediately, was discussing with Zhu Linxiao the matter of taking this Millennium Lei Guang Copper.

Zhu Linxiao was, after all, a Star-Suppressing Lord and was familiar with the situation in the Dongxuan Star Realm; Xu Jin felt it was better to discuss it, as many heads are better than one.

"Since my husband is confident in obtaining this Millennium Lei Guang Copper under that chaotic lightning light, then I will fully support my husband in handling this matter.

In handling this, I believe it is better to be early than late.

Currently, it seems Xiang Zhao has not sold this intelligence to others, but Xiang Zhao did indeed find white bones, so it is better to take it early," Zhu Linxiao said.

"That is as it should be. I will prepare a little, and set off in half a day," Xu Jin said.

"Hmm, but beyond that, my husband must also be prepared to face accidents," Zhu Linxiao said. "According to Xiang Zhao, that place has already been explored; it is possible one or two people know, or it is possible many people know, and it is even possible there are arrangements, so my husband must be extra careful."

"Hmm, rest assured, I will."

"Husband, for the sake of caution, please take my Suppressing-Artifact split-body with you. Once there is danger, signal immediately, and I will immediately use my Dao-Fetus to control the artifact and go to support my husband."

"That is absolutely impossible!"

This time, Xu Jin refused extremely firmly. "That place is full of heavenly lightning, and chaotic lightning light is dense; it is essentially a dead zone for a Dao-Fetus. If you go, you are just throwing your life away.

Rest assured, I am confident!

And I won't take risks," Xu Jin said.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Linxiao felt incomparably sweet, but she was still somewhat worried about Xu Jin's safety.

"You and I are cultivators; how can we not take risks? Rest assured, my life-saving skills are even stronger than my combat power!" Xu Jin laughed.

A few breaths later, Zhu Linxiao left, but Xu Jin began his final preparations.

Xu Jin's so-called final preparations were to strengthen the Heaven-Earth Cloud Tower as much as possible and once again increase the progress of the Heaven-Earth Cloud Tower's chaos-transformation.

In this way, the possibility of withstanding that chaotic lightning light would also be greater.

As his thoughts moved, eight types of special rhythmic power surged out instantly, among which the space rhythmic power was only one hundred strands.

It had been exactly one hundred days since the last time he used it, and the accumulation was about enough.

However, even a mosquito's meat is meat; more or less, it was an improvement.

In the blink of an eye, one hundred strands of each of the eight types of special rhythmic power condensed into a fist-sized ball of chaotic rhythmic power.

The Heaven-Earth Cloud Tower flew out simultaneously, and half an hour later, it once again absorbed this ball of chaotic rhythmic power.

The chaos-transformation progress of the Heaven-Earth Cloud Tower after the absorption did not change significantly, but it had definitely improved.

Two hours later, after Xu Jin had made all preparations, he arrived at the Star Gate Hall of the Yutang Tianyang Zhenjun's Mansion together with Zhu Linxiao.

Subsequently, he injected the star domain coordinates of that Lei Guang-Steel small world into the space star gate array disk that had been prepared long ago.

Before long, the star gate within the array disk lit up.

"Husband, I wish my husband success and a safe return!"

Xu Jin stepped forward and hugged Zhu Linxiao gently, then stepped into the temporary star gate and vanished instantly!

(End of chapter)