Chapter 151: Compete with One's Own Ability

Luo Feng stood alone on the pavilion, looking down at Xiangjie City under the night sky. He lowered his head, gazing at the token in his hand, pondering every word spoken by the Vice Palace Master of Two Worlds Palace, 'Walker'.

"Once I join, I can be sent to a treasure land left by Yuan?" Luo Feng was indeed tempted. He possessed a legacy related to Yuan, the 'Liejuan Art,' and naturally desired similar opportunities.

However, Luo Feng remained very cautious.

Two Worlds Palace claimed that everyone had equal status, cooperated, and exchanged fairly. But were their words truly reliable?

"I should ask my master first," Luo Feng thought.

Chudu, Emperor Chu Palace.

That night, Luo Feng went to visit his master.

"The Vice Palace Master of Two Worlds Palace, 'Walker', has invited you?" Emperor Chu sat there, nodding with a sigh. "Two Worlds Palace acts quickly. You're still a Chaos Realm Transcendence, yet they've already invited you and are willing to grant you an opportunity to enter a treasure land. That's quite a generous offer."

Luo Feng listened intently.

If even his master called it a generous offer, this opportunity must indeed be significant.

"What he said wasn't wrong either."

Emperor Chu nodded. "The resources of the two ancient kingdoms are primarily allocated to the imperial family. Non-royals must exchange them with merit or acquire them by paying a certain price."

Luo Feng understood that the Vice Palace Master hadn't lied.

"This is also a rule set by the Ancestor," Emperor Chu said. "The Ancestor commanded that the treasures he brought back, after strict screening, could be used to heavily cultivate the clan's elites. Thus, the clan's elites can receive significant benefits. First-class marquises of the imperial family receive a good portion, and imperial Divine Kings receive even more! This has also made many other Divine Kings on the Origin Continent envious."

"However, the Ancestor stated that powerful individuals not of the imperial family... the Ancestor would provide opportunities to 'exchange for legacies and resources'. But this must be through merit exchange or fair exchange at other costs."

"It's impossible to grant them for free; there must be a fair exchange."

Emperor Chu looked at Luo Feng and smiled. "Even if you're accepted as a direct disciple, any benefits given to a direct disciple must be borne by the master. For example, the resources I've given you, and even your future acquisition of legacies like 'Seventy-Two Blades of Annihilation' and 'Eight Tribulation Lifeform' within the Divine King realm, are all my responsibility."

Luo Feng understood.

The two Ancestors, for those outside their own families, also believed in fair exchange. They wouldn't simply give away resources for free.

"Thank you, Master," Luo Feng said gratefully.

The exchange value for these two legacies, especially their content at the Divine King Ultimate Realm level, accumulated to hundreds of millions of merit points.

"So, my help to you is also limited," Emperor Chu said. "Moreover, I still owe the family a significant amount of merit."

"Owe the family merit?" Luo Feng asked, puzzled.

"The resources left by the Ancestor are indeed distributed to a certain extent," Emperor Chu explained. "But if you apply for exceptionally high resources beyond the family's quota, that means you owe the family. To become an Emperor Lord, I applied for an enormous amount of resources."

"The resources for becoming an Emperor Lord or a Monarch, the two Ancestors are willing to exchange fairly with other cultivators, but the other Divine Kings on the Origin Continent simply cannot afford them," Emperor Chu stated. "This is the true reason why only the two imperial families have Emperor Lords and Monarchs."

"Having debt means I must undertake many missions, which I cannot refuse."

"The resources left by Yuan are extremely valuable. Any portion I acquire must also go to the family until I've fully repaid my debt," Emperor Chu said. "The thirteen Emperor Lords of the imperial family, by their strength, indeed secured the most precious resources on the Origin Continent. But they all had to return them to the family. Except for Emperor Qing, the other twelve Emperor Lords owe the family," Emperor Chu stated. "Emperor Qing has some authority to bestow resources left by Yuan that the family possesses upon his disciples. But we twelve Emperor Lords do not have this power."

Luo Feng understood.

"You are my disciple and also an honored guest of the Blazewind Ancient Kingdom," Emperor Chu said. "Unless the Ancestor personally invites you and provides sufficient promises, there's no need for you to fully join the Blazewind Ancient Kingdom. While joining offers some benefits, it also significantly increases restrictions on you. For powerful Divine Kings, it's better to remain freer."

"I understand," Luo Feng nodded. "Master, then do I need to join Two Worlds Palace?"

"Do not join," Emperor Chu said.

Luo Feng was puzzled.

"Throughout the Origin Continent, while the imperial families of the two ancient kingdoms are powerful, in terms of sheer numbers, there are more Divine Kings outside the imperial families," Emperor Chu stated. "They certainly also have the right to contend for resources left by Yuan. Thus, they've formed various forces, large and small, some overt and some clandestine."

"Among them are three clandestine forces you should not join: Two Worlds Palace, Myriad Law Pavilion, and Space-Time Solitary Boat," Emperor Chu said. "Why can't I join?" Luo Feng asked.

"These three clandestine forces were likely established by foreign races," Emperor Chu stated. "By foreign races, I mean cultivators from beyond the cage."

Luo Feng was startled: "Foreign races?"

"You don't need to worry; foreign races are suppressed by the supreme rules. The power of any of their moves will be limited, unable to exceed a certain boundary of the Chaos Realm," Emperor Chu said. "Once their power is limited, no matter how profound, they are at most a somewhat troublesome first-tier Divine King."

Luo Feng breathed a sigh of relief.

"Their true strength should be beyond the Divine King Ultimate Realm," Emperor Chu stated. "So, even if only a weak clone crosses vast primordial spaces to descend here, a first-tier Divine King who cannot be completely killed and possesses mysterious, unpredictable methods still causes much trouble for the two ancient kingdoms." "What are they doing on the Origin Continent?" Luo Feng asked.

"The resources left by Yuan," Emperor Chu replied. "You might not fully understand how precious the resources left by Yuan are. They are resources that even beings beyond the Divine King Ultimate Realm still covet."

"I forbid you from joining those three foreign race forces for two reasons: Firstly, the foreign races are the ones most eager to acquire the resources left by Yuan. Your actions would be under their scrutiny, and they would be your direct competitors. Secondly, who knows what hidden dangers might arise from prolonged contact with them."

"For instance, the so-called Two Worlds Palace, Myriad Law Pavilion, and Space-Time Solitary Boat are all secret treasures beyond the Divine King Ultimate Realm. It's hard to say if there are any hidden dangers from your consciousness being in such places for extended periods," Emperor Chu said, looking at Luo Feng. "As for other forces, you can join whichever you like."

"I understand, Master," Luo Feng acknowledged, now clear in his mind.

Knowing that these three forces were established by foreign races, Luo Feng immediately dismissed the idea.

Perhaps some long-lived Divine King Second-tier beings, trusting in their own strength and eager for breakthroughs, might dabble with foreign races, 'seeking skin from a tiger'. But Luo Feng was still young and had no need to do so. "Although there are some treasure lands left by Yuan, very few allow access to Chaos Realm cultivators," Emperor Chu said. "Perhaps only these three forces possess the magnanimity to directly grant you an entry opportunity."

Luo Feng nodded.

Indeed, there's no such thing as a free lunch. The more tempting the 'pie' appeared, the bigger the hidden problem. Who would have thought that Two Worlds Palace was backed by foreign races?

"Let me think."

Emperor Chu sat there, thinking quickly.

On the Origin Continent, resources were already clearly divided, and it was difficult to obtain them except by force. As the top Chaos Realm Transcendence, Luo Feng couldn't simply seize resources from those ancient beings.

"If you're in the Chaos Realm and wish to obtain a great opportunity left by Yuan, besides cooperating with foreign races, I've thought of only one other way!" Emperor Chu realized. "What way?" Luo Feng's eyes lit up.

"You should know that certain rare treasures are nurtured along the borders of the two ancient kingdoms, and Chaos Realm cultivators from both kingdoms will contend for them," Emperor Chu said. "Such contests are usually restricted to the Chaos Realm."

"And you are a Chaos Realm cultivator! Furthermore, you are the top Chaos Realm Transcendence, unequivocally the first," Emperor Chu said, looking at Luo Feng. "As a Chaos Realm cultivator, your contention for resources in various locations along the Thunder Ancient Kingdom's border is in accordance with the rules of both ancient kingdoms."

Luo Feng nodded.

"The border between the two kingdoms is very long, and many rare treasures of heaven and earth are nurtured there," Emperor Chu said. "I will send you information on the maturation times of all these rare treasures, and you can contend for them repeatedly."

"Each time you contend, these rare treasures are only worth a few thousand merit points. However, within one era, you could probably seize them hundreds of times, accumulating hundreds of thousands of merit points. Over a hundred eras, that's tens of millions of merit points. Over a thousand eras, that's hundreds of millions of merit points," Emperor Chu said, looking at Luo Feng. "Because each time it's just a naturally formed rare treasure, typically worth a few thousand merit points, Divine Kings won't personally descend for such a small amount of merit. It won't escalate into a Divine King level war."

"As long as you continue to contend, with your overwhelming strength, you will succeed every time. After seizing them a few dozen times, the Thunder Ancient Kingdom will realize the seriousness of the problem, and they will come to negotiate with you," Emperor Chu said. "At that time, you can demand a quota to enter the treasure land left by Yuan."

"As an honored guest of the Blazewind Ancient Kingdom, you cannot act against your own. So target them, make them feel the pain, and force them to grant you the opportunity," Emperor Chu said with a smile. "This is the only method I've thought of."

"Thank you, Master," Luo Feng's eyes lit up.

Chaos Realm Transcendent cultivators, with realms below Divine Kings, naturally find it difficult to improve their combat power. For instance, the top five Chaos Realm Transcendent cultivators currently, their differences seem to be merely in their varied methods.

It was in this era that a being like Luo Feng emerged. The battleground where the two ancient kingdoms' Chaos Realm cultivators originally contended became a harvesting ground for Luo Feng to sweep through. "Go," Emperor Chu said.

Watching his disciple leave, Emperor Chu sighed inwardly.

He wanted to help his disciple, but unfortunately, he himself was quite poor and could at most spare a small portion of his own resources for his disciple. As for the precious resources left by Yuan, he had no authority to distribute them at all.

In the end, he could only offer a plan, letting his disciple contend for himself.

"The border between the two ancient kingdoms is truly long."

Luo Feng stood high in the sky. With his master's strategic advice, he naturally began to act.

The two ancient kingdoms occupied the most vital areas of the entire Origin Continent, and their border region was the very core of the Origin Continent! Many places nurtured rare treasures, but these treasures also had growth cycles.

Only during their maturity period did they require strict guarding. "Strict guarding? Even with the help of formations, how many can stop me?" Luo Feng's current body carried a full nine billion black rivers. "Let's begin."

The border, accustomed to the regular contests of Chaos Realm cultivators, now saw the entry of 'Luo He', the top Chaos Realm Transcendence, starting from this day.