Chapter 489 Star Gazing

[Yuanshi Tianzun: Don't put too many treasures in your inventory. Consider building a vault at home. If you're worried, give your items to your elders for safekeeping before entering a dungeon.]

[Yuanshi Tianzun: In short, never bring Dominator-level items into a dungeon. Lingjing will screw you over. I almost didn't make it back this time.]

The four people in the group thought about the Dominator-level items and materials in their inventories and became secretly vigilant. They decided to take these things out before entering dungeons in the future.

[Xiahou Aotian: Now that you mention it, I remember. Ever since the family allocated me a Dominator-quality energy pack, the difficulty of the dungeons I enter has indeed increased. Last time, I was even matched with an S-level dungeon, but the family didn't tell me about this.]

*Could it be that your character is so bad that the elders of the Xiahou family deliberately didn't tell you?* Zhang Yuanqing slandered inwardly.

[Zhao Chenghuang: Based on the style of the Lingjing aristocratic families, I suspect they're raising gu. Carrying an energy pack increases your hidden rating, and the difficulty of the dungeons you enter increases. Once you grow up, you'll be a strong person.]

[Zhao Chenghuang: If you don't grow up, it means you don't have enough talent, and it's no pity if you die. Lingjing aristocratic families must ensure that stable talents are born in each generation if they want to last. The reason for not publicizing it is probably because this matter is not glorious and belongs to unspoken rules.]

[Tianxia Guihuo: Zhao Chenghuang's analysis makes a lot of sense. @Yuanshi Tianzun, who did you encounter?]

Zhang Yuanqing was waiting for someone to ask this and immediately typed away:

[Yuanshi Tianzun: The enemies in this dungeon were quite strong: Greed General, Ichikawa Bi, Snake Woman, and a Level 5 psychic and a Level 5 Mist Master, all in the Fifth to Sixth level transition state.]

*No wonder he said he almost died in the dungeon. He was actually matched with a God General-level figure…* Sun Miaomiao and the other three were shocked.

The God Generals of the Soldiers of Light are the most powerful small group of experts below the Dominators. Even though they have now become Saints, the God Generals are still existences they look up to.

They are the bottom and peak of the same stage.

Besides Greed General, Ichikawa Bi and Snake Woman were also Saints who had been famous for a long time and were on the official Saint-stage wanted list.

[Tianxia Guihuo: Wait, since you've returned, it means the evil faction was defeated. Who were your teammates?]

Sun Liushui, Zhao Chenghuang, and Xiahou Aotian suddenly reacted and realized this was a big deal. Greed General, Ichikawa Bi, and Snake Woman had all died in Lingjing.

Such an achievement would definitely shake all directions after it was announced. Who did it?

[Yuanshi Tianzun: Huang Taiji, Jiang Ju, and Cai Longshen.]

Xiahou Aotian, Sun Miaomiao, and Zhao Chenghuang suddenly understood. Huang Taiji and Jiang Ju were among the official Four Young Masters and had been Level 6 experts for a long time. The latter was even competing with Qian Gongzi, who was close to mastering the Dao.

Only such a lineup could defeat Greed General and Ichikawa Bi and other well-known evil professionals.

[Zhao Chenghuang: So it was them, no wonder… Yuanshi Tianzun, have you advanced to Level 5?]

He was eager to know Yuanshi Tianzun's level.

*He should be Level 5, right? Completing such a difficult dungeon must have given a lot of experience rewards…* The other three thought to themselves, staring at their phone or computer screens.

[Yuanshi Tianzun: I'm Level 6.]

Seeing this reply, the four people in the group had a string of question marks flash through their minds.

[Yuanshi Tianzun: Greed General, Snake Woman, and Ichikawa Bi were all killed by me. I'm planning to refine them into Yin corpses. @Zhao Chenghuang, you can touch them when they're done.]

[Sun Miaomiao: Haha, let me touch them too.]

She was almost fooled. Only after seeing this last message did she realize that Yuanshi Tianzun was joking.

Zhao Chenghuang, Tianxia Guihuo, and Xiahou Aotian had the same thought as her.

*Don't want to scare you guys…* Zhang Yuanqing opened the camera and took a photo of Greed General and Hundred-Man Slayer on the ground. Then, he saw Fu Qingyang reply with a message:

[Fu Qingyang: The strategy report is fine. I'll forward it to Huang Taiji.]

[Yuanshi Tianzun: Thank you, boss. By the way, I brought back the corpses of Greed General and the others. I'm planning to refine them into Yin corpses. Three Level 6 Yin corpses, one Level 6 spirit servant. Two of the Yin corpses are transitioning from Level 5 to Level 6. About how much money will that cost?]

[Fu Qingyang: Not considering the possibility of failure and wasted materials, it will cost about two hundred million.]

Two hundred million… My material quota is only one hundred million. I'm still short by a small goal, but the merit points for killing Greed General, Ichikawa Bi, and Snake Woman should be more than enough to exchange for money and materials… Zhang Yuanqing typed a message and replied:

"Boss, refining Yin corpses should be done as soon as possible. The headquarters' review process takes time. Can you lend me some money?"

At the same time, he @Xiahou Aotian in the group:

[Yuanshi Tianzun: @Xiahou Aotian, were the antiques auctioned off?]

[Xiahou Aotian: I'll go to Wanbao House tomorrow to get the money. They were auctioned off for a total of sixty million, and each person gets twelve million. Lian Sanyue was conquered by my handsome appearance and kingly aura and decided not to take a cut.]

Sun Miaomiao, Zhao Chenghuang, and Tianxia Guihuo were all very happy and looked forward to the huge sum of money arriving.

Although the former two were from wealthy families, having money at home and having money of their own were two different concepts. As for Tianxia Guihuo, who was from a humble background, there were not many channels for him to make money. A huge sum of twelve million would allow him to be extravagant for a while, whether it was to improve his quality of life or buy materials.

And they still had many such antiques.

*Conquered by your kingly aura? Lian Sanyue doesn't seem like a kind person…* Zhang Yuanqing complained inwardly. Then, he saw Fu Qingyang reply:

"Give me a list, and I'll gather the materials for you tomorrow."

Zhang Yuanqing replied with an expression of "frantically kowtowing."

Then, he sent the photo to the "Protagonist Squad Striving Group."

The photo contained two corpses: an old man with disheveled white hair and a strong man with a face full of tattoos.

The two were lying side by side on a warm-colored elm floor.

Sun Miaomiao and the others did not recognize the strong man with the tattooed face, but they had seen information about the famous Greed General, an evil professional who was high on the wanted list.

[Sun Miaomiao: ???]

[Xiahou Aotian: !!!]

Zhao Chenghuang and Tianxia Guihuo sent a string of ellipses.

…

Beijing.

At his desk, Zhao Chenghuang stared at the photo in the group, stunned.

As one of the Eight Great God Generals of the Soldiers of Light and an evil professional with a long criminal record, Zhao Chenghuang naturally knew Greed General.

Without a doubt, the old man with white hair down to his shoulders in the photo was Greed General.

*Could it be that the people from the Righteous Alliance gave the God General's corpse to Yuanshi Tianzun?* Zhao Chenghuang still didn't believe that Yuanshi Tianzun had advanced to Level 6.

He thought that Yuanshi Tianzun had exchanged corpses with his dungeon teammates, but then he thought that it was impossible for a Level 4 Star Official to refine a Level 6 Yin corpse.

Level 5 was the limit.

At this moment, he saw Sun Miaomiao private message him:

[Sun Miaomiao: Hurry up and go to the Five Elements Alliance forum.]

The Five Elements Alliance forum? Zhao Chenghuang opened the Five Elements Alliance forum with doubt.

As a member of the Taiyi sect, he had permission to access it, but he could not post or comment.

The interface flickered, and the forum popped up. Zhao Chenghuang's pupils immediately shrank.

On the homepage of the forum, a red and pinned post was titled:

#Yuanshi Tianzun Jumps Two Levels and Kills High-Level Executives of Three Major Organizations#

The poster was the Songhai branch.

Zhao Chenghuang's breathing stagnated, and he quickly clicked on the post to read it.

"A few days ago, Yuanshi Tianzun encountered the Soldiers of Light's Greed General, the Nihility Sect's (Southern Branch) Ichikawa Bi, the Spirit Energy Society's Western Branch Snake Woman, the Northwest Saber Alliance Leader Hundred-Man Slayer in a dungeon…

"Yuanshi Tianzun turned the tide at a critical moment, consecutively killing three Level 6 practitioners, reversing the situation. This battle is the peak battle of his life since his debut, and it is also a great victory for the Five Elements Alliance…"

*Yuanshi Tianzun…* Zhao Chenghuang leaned back in his chair, his expression dazed.

[Sun Miaomiao: This kid is really a pervert. He's really Level 6. He was lower level than you during the arena competition, but now he's crushing us, sob sob sob…]

The corners of Zhao Chenghuang's mouth twitched. Sun Miaomiao's words stabbed at his heart.

He felt a strong sense of anxiety and couldn't wait to enter the dungeon and advance two levels in a row.

…

"I don't believe it, I don't believe it, this is not true, I must be under a illusion."

In the bedroom of a villa, in front of the computer, Xiahou Aotian excitedly slapped the table, his expression distorted: "Yuanshi Tianzun is clearly my little brother, even I, the protagonist, haven't made such a feat, why can he do it."

"Why can he make a feat that only belongs to the protagonist." Xiahou Aotian repeated, gritting his teeth.

He was also looking at the Five Elements Alliance forum. When he saw the content of the post, he was a little stimulated, especially the official members who were blindly licking Yuanshi Tianzun in the post below.

"Lord Tianzun is awesome!"

"This record surpasses Qian Gongzi!"

"The number one person in the Saint stage!"

"I'm looking forward to the high-level executives of the evil organizations trembling."

Comments like these made Xiahou Aotian, who considered himself the protagonist, envious to the point of quality separation.

The mental fluctuations of the Qin Dynasty magician came from the ring: "This son is indeed a genius. The chaos of the Five Elements? The Five Elements…"

Xiahou Aotian restrained his emotions, "What's wrong with the Five Elements?"

The Qin Dynasty magician said with emotion:

"Haven't you been asking me for information about the First Emperor? Heh, the First Emperor was the first genius in history to comprehend the mysteries of the Five Elements.

"He created a sacrificial dress. Legend has it that he wore the sacrificial dress to Mount Tai to consecrate Zen and communicated with Haotian. From Haotian's oracle, he obtained the secret of immortality."

Xiahou Aotian scoffed, "Then why did the First Emperor still die?"

The Qin Dynasty magician laughed, "I heard it from Xu Fu, but that kid is full of lies, and the First Emperor never responded directly. Who knows if it's true or false?"

…

Kangyang District Public Security Bureau.

Tianxia Guihuo silently browsed the official forum, his brows furrowed.

"He leveled up too fast…" The Shame of the Fire Master sighed.

In the past few days, he had diligently cultivated the Scarlet Flame Fire Saber, and had already mastered it. He believed that he was a first-class Level 4 Fire Demon and would be able to advance to Level 5 within two months.

But compared to Yuanshi Tianzun, he was still too far behind.

This made the pride in his heart disappear, and his anxiety soared.

It's too competitive!

…

Beijing, Thousand Bird Lake.

Thousand Bird Lake is an artificial lake named after the many water birds in spring and summer. It is not large, with an area of only seven acres. The water is clear and there are no fish or grass. Through the water dozens of meters deep, you can directly see the stones at the bottom of the water.

The water here is directly drinkable because Elder Cai of the Water God Palace is sleeping at the bottom of the lake.

On the greening side of the lake, a group of people walked quickly and stopped at the bank of the artificial lake. The leader was a middle-aged man with a white face and no beard, and gloomy eyebrows.

"Give me the report, you all step back." Cai Shuishi said with a gloomy face.

The assistant respectfully handed over a folder, and then left with the bodyguards.

After the people left, he bowed to the lake and said loudly:

"Father, Longshen died in the dungeon."

The calm lake suddenly set off a stormy sea, restless.

Although it was just a small lake, the surging waves gave people a terrifying pressure like a tsunami.

A figure condensed from clear water rose from the waves, and a low voice echoed on the lake: "Longshen has teleportation props, how could he die?"

The voice was filled with anger and questioning.

Cai Shuishi's body trembled instinctively, his face turned pale, and his father's powerful aura even made his breathing difficult.

Cai Longshen was his father's favorite grandson, and he valued him far more than his sons and daughters.

Faced with his father's question, he lowered his head even lower and offered the folder with both hands, saying:

"This is the mission report of Jiang Ju, Huang Taiji, and Yuanshi Tianzun."

The folder flew up automatically, opened, and hovered in front of the figure condensed from clear water.

Elder Cai's water body quickly read the mission report and was silent for a long time.

"What do you think?" Elder Cai said slowly.

Cai Shuishi said with a face full of grief, "Longshen was too careless. If he had left the dungeon earlier, it wouldn't have happened…"

He knew his own son best.

What the report said should be the truth, and that was indeed what Cai Longshen would do.

"Hmph!"

Elder Cai snorted coldly.

In an instant, a majestic pressure descended from the sky, directly pressing Cai Shuishi to the ground.

"Fa, Father?"

Cai Shuishi, with gloomy eyebrows, knelt on the ground, both dazed and aggrieved.

"Yuanshi Tianzun was deadlocked with the boss, and Longshen went to get his suit, huh, if he was going to lose, why did he have to lose when Longshen was acting?" Elder Cai's voice was stern:

"If the boss could kill Longshen in seconds, he could kill Huang Taiji, why didn't Huang Taiji die? He failed when Longshen was acting, Longshen died, and he immediately leveled up and backstabbed the boss, what a coincidence."

Cai Shuishi was shocked, "Father, do you mean…"

"I'm not a diviner, and I'm not a Star Official." Elder Cai retorted his son coldly, and then said: "Take my seal and write an application, mobilize the tiger seal, and you personally go ask Yuanshi Tianzun and Huang Taiji."

"Yes!" Cai Shuishi said in a deep voice.

…

7:00 PM.

Zhang Yuanqing spent the whole night bombarded by text messages and phone calls, most of which were from colleagues who had advanced to the Saint stage together during the killing dungeon.

Xie Su of the Xie family, as well as non-official contacts such as the Palace Master of Zhisha, also sent congratulatory text messages.

Then there was Xiao Yuan's reminder:

[Magic Aunt Xiao Yuan: Liang Chen chooses a master to kill, saying that the three major evil organizations have promoted you from the Earth List to the Sky List, ranking sixth.]

The current Yuanshi Tianzun is worth 300 million, plus a top-quality Saint-stage item, and three fine items.

It is worth mentioning that the Fear King of the Soldiers of Light personally called him.

The Fear King expressed dissatisfaction with Yuanshi Tianzun, he believed that Yuanshi Tianzun and the Soldiers of Light were naturally incompatible, from the Devil Eye King to the Lust God General, and now the Greed God General, three high-level executives had been harmed by him.

Zhang Yuanqing immediately replied at length with his understanding of freedom, which was deeply appreciated by the Fear King, who euphemistically reminded Yuanshi Tianzun that the one-month period was almost up.

If he didn't want to return to Lingjing with the Greed God General, he should use his brains to save the Devil Eye.

Zhang Yuanqing had no appetite for dinner.

On the rooftop of the villa, a starlight rose, and Zhang Yuanqing glanced at the gloomy night sky and sighed.

"Use the Star Gazing Technique to deduce the pros and cons of saving the Devil Eye. If the disadvantages outweigh the advantages, I will use the Perfect Human Skin to offset the curse…"

Zhang Yuanqing looked at the dark night and opened his Star Eyes.

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ps: I will correct the typos after updating first.