Chapter 593 - 300: Origin Stone (Water Prison)

Baiyi also sensed Xia’s recovery, but he did not pay much attention, focusing on creating the soul-restoring potion.

He walked out of the laboratory and headed towards Luoning’s room.

Within five days, his Light Side would ascend to Legendary, while the Dark Side... he planned to enter the Nightmare World.

Giving up the benefits of a world cycle, he aimed to first elevate the Dark Side to counter a Demigod at its peak.

Such a huge improvement required his soul to advance further.

"Phew~ I’m back, my friend."

Baiyi paused slightly, using his spiritual power to send the potion to Luoning’s room. He turned and asked, somewhat surprised, "You didn’t actually go after the Sea Race’s Treasury, which doesn’t seem like your style."

"Uh... haha, my friend, I didn’t know the Sea Siren’s King actually possessed the Sea God’s Divine Artifact. That artifact almost discovered me." Sabo shrugged, a bit helpless.

But then he showed a strong excitement on his face, "But, my friend, guess who I encountered?"

Baiyi paused, "Pu Sheng?"

Sabo chuckled mischievously, "Look at what this is?"

Sabo reached out and pulled out a space, then poured out treasures with a clattering sound.

Baiyi was stunned, looking at a large Soul Crystal Core, along with seven medium Soul Crystal Cores, and more than ten small Soul Crystal Cores, remaining silent.

He even saw more Abyss resources. To Xia’s people, these were supreme treasures.

And the minerals were quite abundant, giving the City Lord’s Mansion’s backyard an aura of treasure.

In the confrontation between Sabo and Pu Sheng, it seemed Sabo had won completely.

Baiyi could imagine the scene of Pu Shengzai Seed making a series of strange cries after returning to the Abyss.

A slight smile appeared on his face, "So, are you thinking of sharing with me?"

Sabo grinned, "I’ll give you all of these, and then all the profits we need to split belong to me, how about that?"

Baiyi was taken aback and immediately said very seriously, "There’s no need, this is your extra profit. I won’t covet a friend’s belongings."

Sabo: ....

He was a bit helpless, "Alright, alright, I’ll give this to you. That Pu Sheng still has some tricks up his sleeve. I never thought of taking advantage of the rules collapsing to get this stuff...."

[You received Origin Stone (Water Prison) ×1]

Baiyi looked at the object in front of him, taken aback. Oh, that’s why this cunning dwarf was so generous; he intended to mess with him....

[Name: Origin Stone (Water Prison).

Attributes: Origin Stone.

Quality: Root Source.

Introduction: A Rule Stone formed during the world’s collapse, containing crystallized rules.

Tip: Submitting the Origin Stone (Water Prison) to the panel can skip the Legendary ascension task and gain the specialty corresponding to the Water Prison Origin Stone.]

Baiyi was silent for a moment, "You’re really not honest."

Sabo laughed awkwardly, "Didn’t I see you lacking Soul Resources?"

He smiled and said, "How about this, each small Soul Crystal Core for a billion, medium for five billion, large for ten billion, I’ll sell them all to you, how about that?"

Baiyi: ....

He pondered, this price was undoubtedly very high.

But... these items belonged to a market with value but no availability.

The Federation set the price, primarily as a reward.

If Gold Coin didn’t have purchasing power in the Federation, no one would want to trade Soul Crystals for a material like Radiant Gold.

The two sides were not on the same level.

It’s just that the asking price was too high. Although Baiyi could afford such an amount, as Dongwu City grew more prosperous and its residents’ rights improved, the expenditure and income also increased.

Throwing tens of billions at it at once, for the now-wealthy Dongwu City, wasn’t that big of a deal, but... the price was too high.

He might as well continue gathering in the black markets of various cities. Although due to his sweep, the black market price of small Soul Crystal Cores had already reached a hundred times the Federation’s price.

That’s still ten times cheaper than Sabo’s pricing.

Baiyi thought of something and smiled, "How about I trade with you for other items? Like a Demigod’s remains + a complete and harmless Demigod Power."

Sabo paused, thought for a moment, and shook his head, "My friend, demand determines value, that might not be enough."

Baiyi: ...

"Sabo, excessive greed isn’t good."

"My friend, saying that isn’t quite right either."

Baiyi gritted his teeth, "Add ten billion."

"Deal!"

Sabo began to retract all materials and Soul Crystals except for the Soul Crystal Cores with a smile.

Most of his resources were sacrificed to the Evil God in exchange for things, so having Soul Crystal Cores or not wasn’t much of an issue.

Initially, Pu Shengzai Seed wanted to take all four rules in the end, but Sabo managed to reclaim his rightful two. Feeling Pu Shengzai Seed guarding the last two rules tightly, he could only settle for second best, using the curse he infiltrated during a handshake to empty his vault.

After packing everything, Sabo looked at Baiyi with a grin. When Baiyi summoned a Demigod’s arm from the void, Sabo’s expression suddenly changed.

Because... the Demigod’s arm was visibly dissipating.

Behind him, a figure with wings and a vacant look appeared, wrapping its arms with devilish wings covered in black feathers.

He let out a long sigh: "My friend, you’re really unscrupulous, actually deceiving a poor and pitiable dwarf."

"Isn’t this a demigod’s remnant limb?" Baiyi ’asked’ in confusion.

He hadn’t dealt with the demigod ghost’s remnant limb just because of this; it would dissipate at any moment, and he hadn’t had time to make a targeted container.

Sabo: ....

After catching the pitch-black divine power in a transparent test tube, he said helplessly, "Alright, alright, next time I’ll ask a few more questions. I’ll allocate an extra ten billion from the finance department, sigh... Really, people’s hearts are not what they used to be."

Baiyi, with a smile, put away a total of twenty-five Soul Crystal Cores, glanced at the Demon Realm, and said casually, "There’s another one with fewer leftovers; if you want it, I’ll give it to you together."

Sabo’s eyes lit up: "I take back what I said; you’re really generous, my friend."

Baiyi raised his hand, and the Power of the Dimensions from the Demon Realm suddenly appeared, revealing an arm that was even more severely dissipated.

A Golden Skull behind Sabo instantly enveloped the arm, and then Sabo eagerly took the two remnant limbs and left, feeling very pleased as he did.

Baiyi looked down at the Origin Stone; the panel displayed a price, something akin to a unique specialty.

But to give it directly to the panel, isn’t that somewhat extravagant?

The real rules of Xia are within this thing; if... thrown into the Demon Realm, could it evolve into a real world?

As long as the spiritual energy is abundant, relying on the Rule of Time within, Baiyi’s materials would be inexhaustible, and it doesn’t seem comparable to just a specialty....

If by some chance, it evolved the ability allowing his consciousness to perfectly enter the Time Acceleration Zone, he would be invincible.

Once an Alchemist has an extended time to study knowledge, if he secludes himself for a year... having learned twelve hundred years’ worth of knowledge, wouldn’t even gods bow before Baiyi?

The more Baiyi thought, the more possible it seemed. The Demon Realm was a part of his body, and investing in it wouldn’t be a loss.

Moreover... even if some of the Origin Stone gets consumed, it could still be retrieved...

Thinking of this, Baiyi decisively threw the Origin Stone into the Demon Realm.

Buzz~

The world rumbled suddenly, some illusory chains continuously rose, hooking the entire Origin Stone and sinking it into the earth.

A powerful wave kept flashing by.

As the master of this world, Baiyi could easily read the information given by such rules.

[The Demon Realm requires three thousand years to advance, after which the time limit becomes two thousand times, the magic power concentration multiplies by thirteen, reaching 0.6 of Xia’s current level.

Simultaneously, you will gain a unique long-term Epic-level resource, [Earth Spirit Spring], which can generate a full spring every thousand years.]

Baiyi’s eyes filled with contemplation, and soon he discarded the bit of heartache over using the precious resource of the Origin Stone.

Here, Baiyi only saw the words that an Epic-level material could be harvested twice a year, and the magic power directly transformed.

He was somewhat moved, no wonder the Ancient Gods pursued the Origin Stones so fervently; was this the effect of the Origin Stone?

If he could get two more, wouldn’t the Demon Realm directly become an Immortal Realm?

Glancing back, Baiyi turned and entered the laboratory.

As some covers enveloped the Heart of the Giant, the Demon Realm began to absorb it.

Baiyi didn’t stop and began researching the manufacturing method of Plague Gold.

The initial idea for this thing was to simulate the manufacturing process of brain nerves, but later it turned into simulating cells, that is, a metal with regenerative capabilities.

This metal, in combination with the [Nanomechanics] created by Moon Side....

But currently, the progress of Moon Side’s [Nanomechanics] hasn’t reached real nano-level yet.

After all, for ten million nanomachines to form a straight line neatly without any gaps, they would only be one centimeter long.

Such truly micro mechanics are terrifying, Baiyi calculated, with two special skill points, plus the already Legendary-level Yang Xiong’s corpse.

This truly nanomachine cluster might really take shape.

Not to mention considering an evolution slot from the Mechanical God Attachment, the nanomachine swarm... could directly replace the Gold-devouring Insect Swarm...

Thinking deeply, Baiyi gradually sank into a focused state.

Meanwhile.

Luoning also woke up, staring blankly at the sky, a complex mix of thoughts emerging in her eyes, taking a deep breath, and sat up.

"Uh, Master, Lady Ding Ziyuan, why are you both here?"

"How’s your body? You’ve depleted the Power of Destiny, don’t use your premonition for the next three months, you need to rest properly, why are you so foolish? The City Lord is Dawn’s strongest Alchemist, what’s there he can’t achieve, why would you forcibly fix the future? You..."

Luoning retracted her neck, hiding half of her face under the quilt, muttering softly: "Master, I’m still a patient, please don’t scold me...."

Aisha paused, sighed: "Sigh, you.... I’ll have Lady Alena make you something to eat, what do you want?"

Luoning squinted her eyes, showing she was smiling: "Thank you, Master, anything is fine."

Aisha looked at her for a while, shook her head, and went out.

Luoning breathed a small sigh of relief in her heart, her eyes quietly turning to Ding Ziyuan: "Lady Ding Ziyuan, is there something you need from me?"

Ding Ziyuan’s smile was warm: "Yes, let’s talk while your master isn’t here...."

Luoning was slightly puzzled: "Talk about what? Do you need my help with something? Just tell me, I can do it."

"Let’s talk about... the City Lord."

At the mention of Baiyi, Luoning’s eyes lit up, quickly gripping the quilt nervously, her voice trembling slightly: "Brother? What about him?"

Ding Ziyuan sighed, confirming just how severe the dependency was....