Chapter 236: The Resolution of the Two Great Ancient Countries

Within the Thunder Ancient Kingdom lies the sacred land, 'Thunder Mountain'.

All nine monarchs reside here, either in their true forms or as avatars. The Thunder Ancestor spared no expense in setting up a terrifying array, making this place the most dangerous in the entire Origin Continent. It is more formidable than any capital city in the Blazewind Ancient Kingdom.

"Whoosh."

As the wind blew, a black-robed figure with a golden mask appeared at the foot of Thunder Mountain.

"The Emperors of the Blazewind Ancient Kingdom live separately, but most of the Thunder Ancient Kingdom's rulers are gathered here."

Luo Feng looked up at the sacred mountain, where endless lightning bolts streaked across its entirety. "Deep within this Thunder Mountain, there should be a primal lightning path hidden."

Although the nine primal paths contained within the supreme rules of the Origin Continent do not include a lightning path, with Luo Feng's spiritual will, he could perceive a hidden lightning path within the sacred mountain before him. The original universe can contain a primal path of life! Realm Beasts also contain a primal path of destruction! Given the Thunder Ancestor's methods, it's understandable that a primal lightning path could be concealed here.

"Hm? The black-robed, golden-masked expert!"

"That mysterious black-robed, golden-masked expert, he's come to Thunder Mountain?"

Thunder Mountain's array covered an extremely vast area. Although Luo Feng appeared to be only at the foot of the mountain, he was already within Thunder Mountain's observation range, immediately startling several monarchs.

Endless lightning gathered at the foot of the mountain, eventually forming a white-robed elder. Lightning still coursed over his body, and the power of each bolt surprised Luo Feng.

"Of the nine monarchs of the Thunder Ancient Kingdom, I hear three are from the Thunder lineage," Luo Feng thought. "Monarchs of the Thunder lineage can unleash incredible power from their Primordial Bloodline."

For instance, the white-robed elder before him, the lightning naturally emanating from him, each strike possessed the power of a Guixu Emperor or a Witchheart God-King. In terms of tapping into the Primordial Bloodline, the Thunder lineage is the most powerful in the Origin Continent. Their cultivation methods allow them to remain clearer-headed and better unleash the bloodline's power; even their secret treasures perfectly complement their bloodline.

"I am Lei Fu," the white-robed elder said with a smile, looking at Luo Feng. "I've long heard of the Black Robe's renown." As he spoke, an invisible will spread out, subtly probing Luo Feng.

Luo Feng's spiritual will was vast and profound. With just a slight contact, the white-robed elder immediately withdrew his probing spiritual will.

"To think your spiritual will can surpass that of a God-King, I'm impressed," the white-robed elder said with a smile.

"The Thunder lineage of the Thunder Ancient Kingdom is widely recognized as the strongest in Primordial Bloodline cultivation across the entire Origin Continent. Who would have thought their spiritual will secret arts are also so extraordinary?" Luo Feng praised.

"You flatter me."

The white-robed elder was very curious about the identity of the black-robed, golden-masked expert before him. After all, across the entire Origin Continent, those whose spiritual will surpasses that of a God-King are extremely rare, far fewer than even Emperors or Monarchs. Moreover, they are highly effective against Emperors and Monarchs who cultivate the Primordial Bloodline! In front of Luo Feng, these Emperors and Monarchs who cultivate the Primordial Bloodline, even with their secret treasures and Ultimate-level life forms, would suffer great losses in strength even if they managed to remain conscious! Furthermore, some Emperors and Monarchs with weaker spiritual will already find it difficult to maintain consciousness normally; once attacked by Luo Feng's spiritual will, they could very likely lose control.

"Monarch Lei Fu, I coincidentally obtained a rare treasure called the 'Thousand Dream Fruit'," Luo Feng said. "I wonder if the Thunder Ancient Kingdom would be interested?"

"'Thousand Dream Fruit'?" Monarch Lei Fu smiled. "Of course, we're interested."

"I wish to exchange it for parts of Ultimate-level Primordial Bloodline creatures' corpses," Luo Feng said. "The more corpse material, the better, and it can come from different Ultimate-level Primordial Bloodline creatures."

Upon hearing this, Monarch Lei Fu exclaimed in surprise, "Corpse material? Even if you obtain a small amount, you won't be able to extract a complete Primordial Bloodline. It's extremely difficult for even an Ancestor to extract an Ultimate-level Primordial Bloodline."

"I know, I only need a small amount of corpse material," Luo Feng said. "I've also contacted the Blazewind Ancient Kingdom and the three alien races simultaneously. Whichever party provides more corpse material, that's who I'll ultimately trade with."

"Negotiating with five parties simultaneously?" Monarch Lei Fu nodded slightly. "Alright, our Thunder Ancient Kingdom will discuss this internally."

For treasures of this caliber, simultaneous negotiations with five parties are quite normal.

"I hope the Thunder Ancient Kingdom can give me an answer within three days," Luo Feng said, throwing out a talisman. "You can contact me through this talisman then."

"Our Thunder Ancient Kingdom is willing to pay a hefty price for the four most precious items," Monarch Lei Fu said, taking the talisman. "Rest assured, we will offer you a very satisfactory deal."

Luo Feng nodded, then silently vanished.

Monarch Lei Fu watched the scene. "His avatar completely self-destructed, and even contact must be through a talisman? The Black Robe is very cautious."

Monarch Lei Fu glanced at the talisman. He was very curious about the identity of the black-robed, golden-masked expert, but it was clear that Luo Feng acted with extreme caution, making it exceedingly difficult to uncover his identity.

"I've contacted both Monarch Lei Fu and Emperor Xuan, now I just await the results." Luo Feng thought in Huyang City.

Emperor Xuan possessed clone techniques, and due to his extreme arrogance, he cared greatly about his reputation. Because of this, other Emperors often entrusted many matters to Emperor Xuan, as he disdained enriching himself. Thus, it was easy to find Emperor Xuan's clones.

"I wonder what terms these two parties can offer."

Luo Feng claimed to be negotiating with five parties, but in reality, he was only dealing with two.

Inside a majestic hall on Thunder Mountain, the nine monarchs sat separately, either in their true forms or as avatars.

"Everyone," said Monarch Lei Xiao, the current executive, looking around. "Just now, the black-robed, golden-masked expert offered to sell us a 'Thousand Dream Fruit'. Since its value doesn't exceed 3 billion contribution points, there's no need to report it to the Ancestor; we nine can discuss and decide."

The four types of treasures most valued by the Ancestors of the two kingdoms and the three alien races are:For the first two—remains of special life forms and secret arts left by Yuan—both Ancestors would personally negotiate, attaching immense importance to them.For rare treasures valued over a billion contribution points: if under 3 billion contribution points, the monarchs can collectively decide. Only if the value exceeds 3 billion contribution points would the Ancestor personally negotiate.For innate secret treasures: the monarchs would first determine their value. Only if their mystic patterns surpassed the complexity of 'Thunder Mountain' would it be reported to the Ancestor. Otherwise, the monarchs could decide, as secret treasures inferior to Thunder Mountain would be of little use to the Thunder Ancestor.

"Is it true that the Black Robe's spiritual will surpasses that of a God-King?"

"His spiritual will is that strong?"

The monarchs were less concerned with the rare treasure and more interested in the strength of the black-robed, golden-masked expert.

"I used a spiritual secret art to try and make contact with him," Monarch Lei Fu said. "I can confirm that his spiritual will indeed surpasses that of a God-King."

"Such an expert is the most troublesome."

"Another one has emerged."

Many monarchs of the Thunder Ancient Kingdom were quite displeased. Such experts restrained them too much! Perhaps only the three monarchs of the Thunder lineage would fare better; they were conscious enough, likely only experiencing a slight reduction in strength.

"Let's get back to business," Monarch Lei Xiao said. "The Black Robe stated that he needs 'corpse material from Ultimate-level Primordial Bloodline creatures', which can come from different creatures, and the more, the better. He's negotiating with five parties simultaneously, and he'll trade with whoever offers the most."

"What does he want these corpse materials for? These fragments can't be used to extract a complete Primordial Bloodline."

"To feed a Realm Beast?"

"To use these materials to cultivate his physical body?"

"To study the mysteries of the materials and comprehend the Great Dao?"

"This Black Robe has a strong spiritual will; he might be using these materials to strengthen his physical body! If both his body and mind become powerful, he'll be even harder to deal with."

The monarchs had various conjectures. Ultimate-level Primordial Bloodline corpses have many uses, but small amounts of incomplete materials have far fewer. These monarchs weren't concerned about the Thousand Dream Fruit, but they were very concerned about whether the black-robed, golden-masked expert's strength would further increase.

"Everyone, let's talk business," Monarch Lei Xiao said again. "It's just one Thousand Dream Fruit; giving him two or three tenths of the corpse material should suffice."

The monarchs didn't care; even if they obtained the materials through exchange, they would ultimately go to the Thunder Ancestor. The Thunder Ancestor didn't reward them much for such things.

"The three alien races transport their goods from other Origin Worlds to our Origin Continent, so they always bring valuable items. These include secret treasures surpassing God-King level, refined Ultimate-level Primordial Bloodlines, or complete Ultimate-level Primordial Bloodline corpses. Low-value items like small amounts of Ultimate-level Primordial Bloodline creature corpse material, even if brought, wouldn't be in large quantities."

"Yes, the remains brought by the three alien races are usually those of lower-grade Primordial life forms."

"This Black Robe only needs incomplete Ultimate-level Primordial Bloodline creature corpse material; the three alien races can't provide much of that."

On the other hand, the Blazewind Ancient Kingdom might produce a considerable amount of incomplete materials. Small amounts of corpse material cannot be used to extract a complete bloodline and would just be left in the treasury.

"Two or three tenths of the corpse material is indeed enough."

They were unwilling to give too much, fearing it would significantly boost the strength of the black-robed, golden-masked expert.

"Then let's offer three tenths." Monarch Lei Xiao made the decision.

In the treasury, the remaining incomplete corpses from two 'Ultimate-level' Primordial Bloodline creatures accounted for twelve percent of one corpse and seventeen percent of another! Cumulatively, that's twenty-nine percent! To put it nicely, it's equivalent to thirty percent of one complete corpse's material.

In the Blazewind Ancient Kingdom, the twelve Emperors were also discussing this matter.

"The Black Robe truly obtained the Thousand Dream Fruit," Emperor Jiufeng said. "In my opinion, there's no need to give him too much. He's exchanging the Thousand Dream Fruit, which clearly shows he greatly needs Ultimate-level Primordial Bloodline creature materials. What he needs, we should give less of."

"Even the Ancestor doesn't place too much importance on a single Thousand Dream Fruit." Emperor Kong also spoke.

"Hmph," Emperor Jiu said coldly. "All four treasures are needed by the Ancestor. While the Thousand Dream Fruit's value is slightly lower and we Emperors can collectively decide, the Ancestor will eventually review every one of our collective decisions! If you're so careless, who will bear the consequences if the Ancestor becomes enraged? In my opinion, we must at least offer terms that won't provoke the Ancestor's wrath."

"At the very least, we shouldn't infuriate the Ancestor." Emperor Xi also said.

"I think two or three tenths would be sufficient," Emperor Chu said. "Two or three tenths of an Ultimate-level Primordial Bloodline corpse is certainly not a low offer."

"It must come from different corpses," Emperor Yan said. "Otherwise, he might have a special secret art to extract a complete bloodline."

The Emperors discussed amongst themselves. Emperor Fu watched the scene.

"Everyone," Emperor Fu finally spoke. "Currently, our treasury holds incomplete materials from three 'Ultimate-level Primordial Bloodline corpses,' totaling fifty percent of their combined material. I believe we can offer all of it to acquire this Thousand Dream Fruit."

"All of it?" Everyone present looked at Emperor Fu.