Chapter 113: Mission

Luo Feng immersed himself in comprehending the first stage of "Eight Tribulations Life Form," so engrossed that he lost all sense of time.

Although he possessed a great opportunity to directly face the complete Dao of Life Origin. It was like the Eternal True Gods living near the 'Chaos Remains,' where they could observe the materialized Laws of Chaos, yet how many could truly comprehend them? They saw it, but still couldn't understand it!

Across the entire Origin Continent, there were many ancient beings who could directly confront the complete Origin Dao. They had legacies and resource support, but most never fully comprehended it in their lifetime.

"With a legacy, comprehension is indeed easier."

"All life possesses spirituality, and those with strong spirituality are full of infinite possibilities."

"If one fully masters the branch of life spirituality, they can even bring life into being! Even stubborn rocks, weeds, weapons, or rivers could be awakened, gain consciousness, and become true life forms."

"For instance, to awaken a majestic large city, which is too immense, one would need to grasp the complete Dao of Life Origin! Only by thoroughly dissecting the 'majestic city's' life structure and perfectly integrating it with spirituality can a city be awakened."

"Vast rivers, towering mountains, powerful corpses... all could be awakened into life."

"Those who master the complete Dao of Life Origin can awaken numerous powerful life forms. It's even possible for them to possess God-King level strength immediately upon being awakened." Luo Feng was quite shaken by the information in the legacy.

The methods of anyone who mastered a complete Origin Dao were incredible. For example, Morosa, as a World Beast, after mastering the complete Dao of Destruction Origin, his internal 'world' could also breed a large number of subordinates, even cultivating combat power at the God-King level.

Of course, the more powerful the subordinate, the higher the difficulty of cultivation. For those who master the Dao of Life Origin, awakening God-King level combat power is also extremely difficult.

"One awakening, reorganizing the life structure, granting spirituality, and directly achieving God-King combat power?" Luo Feng secretly sighed, "I haven't even reached the God-King level through my cultivation so far."

Those who were awakened or cultivated by external forces, and possessed God-King level combat power immediately upon birth, had far inferior comprehension abilities compared to normal cultivators. Those who normally become God-Kings are filtered from countless beings and have accumulated realm experience over long periods. For those who directly possess God-King level combat power, their consciousness isn't naturally conceived, and they have no accumulation whatsoever. Their chances of comprehending and improving are almost zero.

"My transformation technique is based on creatures from the Chaos Layer, transforming directly into them." Luo Feng mused, "And according to the legacy, the stronger a life form's spirituality, the more extraordinary it becomes."

"The forms of these Chaos Layer creatures don't necessarily represent their most perfect state."

"I can try to enhance their life spirituality."

The first stage of "Eight Tribulations Life Form" did not include transformation techniques. This was because it was a special ability Luo Feng gained after possessing a perfect divine body, an ability granted by the supreme rules.

"With my formless and intangible ability, I can better experiment and research the connection between a life form's body and its life spirituality."

The Dao of Life Origin has a total of six major branches, and each branch is highly interconnected. For example, to enhance life spirituality, there's an upper limit to how much a single life form's spirituality can be improved. One must alter the life structure to further increase life spirituality. And the life structure is linked to the 'Life Body branch.'

"Brother Luo He." Suddenly, Luo Feng received a message.

During his seclusion, Luo Feng had almost cut off all contact with the outside world; only Marquis Chu Yu and the Original Ancestor could reach him. Of course, Morosa could also contact him directly via telepathy.

"Brother Luo He, you must have checked the guest elder missions using your guest elder token, right?" Marquis Chu Yu said.

"None of them were good missions, either guarding frontier cities for ten thousand eras, or involving some conflicts with the Ancient Thunder Kingdom." Luo Feng replied. He had just received the legacy and was in a period of accumulation and improvement, so he naturally didn't want to get involved. Even small conflicts with the Ancient Thunder Kingdom were at the Chaos Realm level. However, the Ancient Thunder Kingdom also had some 'Chaos Realm Transcendents.' Those who reached this level usually cultivated Primordial Force or utilized Primordial materials for cultivation, making their methods unpredictable and bizarre. Luo Feng had no interest in fighting them.

"Haha, the best missions are taken by us seven First-Rank Marquises first. Only the missions nobody wants are available for viewing with a guest elder token." Marquis Chu Yu chuckled. "I just found a good mission. If you have no objections, I'll assign it directly to you. You just need to accept it."

"What good mission?" Luo Feng asked.

"Taking on the role of Chu Capital Inspector," Marquis Chu Yu said. "There are three inspectors in Chu Capital, all held by Chaos Realm guest elders."

"In reality, Chu Capital itself has an army; minor troubles are handled by the various military forces. As for major troubles... God-Kings will personally take action! It's very rare for a Chaos Realm inspector to actually need to intervene," Marquis Chu Yu stated. "Serving in this position earns significantly more merit than guarding the frontier; it's a thousand merit points per era. This position can be held for a maximum of one hundred eras, after which one must be replaced."

"One hundred eras means a hundred thousand merit points. Cultivating in Chu Capital for one hundred eras grants a hundred thousand merit points! This is a mission all Chaos Realm guest elders scramble for," Marquis Chu Yu said.

Luo Feng understood: "Are there any requirements for serving as a Chu Capital Inspector?"

Merit was hard to earn. Guarding a frontier city for ten thousand eras only yielded one hundred thousand merit points! Serving as a Chu Capital Inspector for one hundred eras also gave one hundred thousand merit points. The latter took less time and was less dangerous. Therefore, guest elders scrambled for the latter mission. The former mission... was only accepted as a last resort.

"To be a Chu Capital Inspector, you must reside in Chu Capital. If you need to take leave to depart Chu Capital, you cannot be away for more than one thousand days within one era," Marquis Chu Yu explained. "If you have no objections, I will assign the mission to you now."

"Thank you, Brother Chu Yu." Luo Feng accepted the mission without hesitation. Having only recently become a Chaos Realm being, he wasn't keen on troublesome endeavors. When his cultivation reached a bottleneck, progress became difficult, and he needed merit to exchange for legacy resources, it wouldn't be too late to take on dangerous missions.

Soon, Luo Feng's guest elder token received an assigned mission, specifically designating Luo He.

Luo Feng naturally chose to accept!

Time flowed by, and Luo Feng had been in Chu Capital of the Ancient Flame Wind Kingdom for half an era in the blink of an eye! During this time, as a 'Chu Capital Inspector,' Luo Feng had only received one deployment order, personally taking action to capture a group of brawling imperial descendants. Those imperial descendants were all Eternal True Gods, strong and rich in treasures. When they truly went berserk... a Chaos Realm guest elder still had to intervene.

Inside Chu Capital, within a pavilion situated above the clouds.

Luo Feng and the Original Ancestor sat opposite each other.

"This wine is truly excellent," the Original Ancestor said, surprised. "It feels like it nourishes both the divine body and the soul." With just one cup of wine, the Original Ancestor felt his divine body had been nourished and became somewhat stronger.

"This is Hundred Oddities Wine," Luo Feng explained with a smile. "I heard it's brewed using the blood of over a hundred Chaos Realm exotic beasts, supplemented with various rare natural treasures. This pot costs a hundred cosmic sands."

The Original Ancestor was astonished. An ordinary Eternal True God couldn't afford to drink it for long, even if they spent all their wealth.

"The blood of over a hundred Chaos Realm exotic beasts?" The Original Ancestor was stunned.

"It's nothing much. There are many Chaos Realm exotic beasts imprisoned in Chu Capital," Luo Feng explained. "And some common blood is negligible for a Chaos Realm exotic beast. They recover naturally by absorbing the energy of heaven and earth. So, for merchants, the cost isn't high! This pot of wine costs a hundred cosmic sands, but the estimated production cost is only one or two cosmic sands. It's just that sixty cosmic sands from each pot are fixed and must be given to First-Rank Marquis 'Chu Ying Hou'."

The Original Ancestor nodded. He had long known that every First-Rank Marquis of the Di Chu lineage held immense power. Luo Feng was on the side of First-Rank Marquis 'Chu Yu Hou'.

"Brother Chu Yu has been a First-Rank Marquis for a short time, so his accumulation in all aspects is still much less than that of other First-Rank Marquises," Luo Feng said.

Whether in terms of strength, realm, resources, or wealth, Marquis Chu Yu was significantly inferior. But with seven equal statuses, Marquis Chu Yu would continuously improve in all aspects.

"Brother Luo He." Suddenly, Luo Feng received a message: "There's a good mission, but it requires leaving the city."

"Oh? What mission?" Luo Feng asked.

Within one era, he couldn't leave Chu Capital for more than one thousand days. As long as the mission was short, he still had enough time.

"I'll send you the mission. I believe with your strength, you can probably complete it within a few days," Marquis Chu Yu messaged. "Completing this mission grants ten thousand merit points. I just found it and claimed it. Take a look at the mission first... and see if you're willing to accept it."

Soon, detailed information about a mission was sent over.

Luo Feng put down his wine cup and carefully examined the mission.

Within the Qingchong Chaos Province of the Ancient Flame Wind Kingdom, there was an ordinary city called 'Tianqu City'. Tianqu City was specially established for mining 'Tianqu Stone Essence,' but over the past few Chaos Eras, the output of 'Tianqu Stone Essence' had drastically decreased. Furthermore, many cultivators responsible for mining had died, including dozens of Eternal True Gods. It was suspected that a Chaos Realm being was illicitly mining Tianqu Stone Essence.

The mission was to investigate the identity of the illicit miner, with a reward of ten thousand merit points. Capturing the illicit miner alive would grant an additional five thousand merit points.

"Investigate the illicit miner's identity?" Luo Feng understood. For the Ancient Flame Wind Kingdom, identifying the person was most important. Once identified, apprehension would be relatively easy.

"Tianqu Stone Essence is an extremely important cultivation resource for the Ancient Flame Wind Kingdom, used almost exclusively by God-Kings." Luo Feng knew the unique properties of this rare treasure, Tianqu Stone Essence.

The territories of the Ancient Flame Wind Kingdom and the Ancient Thunder Kingdom were at the center of the entire Origin Continent. Here, exotic beasts were much more numerous, as were cultivators and treasures.

"I'll take this mission," Luo Feng replied to Marquis Chu Yu. A mission that took little time and offered tens of thousands of merit points was indeed a rare find.

"I've sent you all the intelligence regarding this mission," Marquis Chu Yu sent.

"By the way, Brother Chu Yu, could you help me find some Chaos Layer creatures with 'Chaos Realm strength'?" Luo Feng messaged. The Chaos Layer creatures he himself had captured weren't particularly strong. The strongest ones, born with Chaos Realm strength, had long been captured by ancient beings.

"Chaos Layer creatures?" Marquis Chu Yu seemed troubled. "If you mean exotic beasts, they're everywhere in this world, and our Ancient Flame Wind Kingdom has captured many Chaos Realm exotic beasts. Buying a few wouldn't be difficult. But 'Chaos Layer creatures,' especially ones with Chaos Realm strength... as far as I know, they are extremely rare. There are probably no more than ten throughout the entire Ancient Flame Wind Kingdom, and almost all of them are in the hands of God-Kings."

"I don't need complete creatures, just some bodily materials," Luo Feng said.

"Just some bodily materials? Then I can certainly try," Marquis Chu Yu felt the difficulty had significantly decreased. "But it will take some time; I'm not even sure which God-Kings possess these creatures."

"This is very important to me. I'll trouble you, Brother Chu Yu," Luo Feng said.

"Very important to you?" Marquis Chu Yu's spirits lifted; his most important aide was in such urgent need. "Don't worry, just some bodily materials, I'll definitely get you some."

"Thanks." Luo Feng didn't mention paying cosmic sands; for a First-Rank Marquis, even billions of cosmic sands held little meaning! What he owed was a favor. But for Chaos Layer creatures born with Chaos Realm strength, Luo Feng felt owing a favor was worth it.

That same day, Luo Feng quietly departed Chu Capital, heading to Qingchong Chaos Province to investigate the illicit miner.