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"A top-tier secret treasure?"
The Great Venerable Tear Heaven was somewhat surprised; it seemed that this secret technique had satisfied Ancestor Fan.
"Extra?" Lu Yunhe asked.
"Ah…"
Fan Zu chuckled: "You can only choose one of the two. If you have the secret technique for the second level of the Void Realm Dao, then I can grant your wish."
"Never mind then, I'll stick to my original request." Lu Yunhe shook his head. After thinking about it, he felt that the Dao was more important.
The power granted by the ultimate treasure also has sufficient substitutes for him.
"it is good!"
Fan Zu nodded in approval of the deal. Although his focus was on the Void Realm Secret Manual, the other secret techniques were also quite valuable, but this one had a special added value.
"It seems you have great confidence in yourself, worthy of being a reincarnated being. I will personally bestow upon you another 30,000 merit points. If you need anything else, you can purchase it directly!" Fan Zu said.
For an invincible being, resources and treasures are merely external things; one's own path is the most important.
It was enough to make him pay a price simply for being touched by it.
So-called cultivation is something that comes step by step, accumulating little by little.
"Thank you, Master Fan!"
Lu Yunhe nodded. Thirty thousand merits, if converted, would be enough to exchange for 30 billion cosmic crystals.
However, Fan Zu was definitely not at a loss either, as it contained his slight understanding of the Origin World, which in some ways was equivalent to a record of the existence of Hunyuan, and its value could not be measured by money.
Lu Yunhe's transactions were actually quite simple, consisting of three parts.
One is to visit the Secret Techniques Pavilion of the Xiafeng Ancient Kingdom. This is also very simple. The truly valuable secret techniques are not placed there. The main purpose is to provide a large quantity of them.
For the cosmic gods, it's mainly about learning from others, enriching their knowledge and accumulation.
The second requirement is materials for ten sets of the second-level secret treasures of the Cosmic God.
This requirement isn't too high. For the entire Xiafeng Ancient Kingdom, there are more than ten top-tier treasures, not to mention the materials for a second-level cosmic god treasure.
Moreover, Lu Yunhe wanted the most common resources, such as the Five Elements and the Three Phases, while the more precious ones were those related to time and space, as well as the Hunyuan Sand.
However, if it was just a material before, it was still within the acceptable range.
The reason why it is difficult to measure with the price of great merit is Lu Yunhe's third request: he wants to observe other original Dao secret techniques, and only one of each type is needed.
This is quite complicated, as the external value of different secret techniques is also difficult to measure.
One reason is that the secret technique itself is of high value, and another is that the requirements for cultivating this technique are very high.
For example, the "Hunyuan Daowen" created by Xia Zu is a secret method. Simply understanding its contents is not very useful, and a considerable amount of resources are needed to get started.
Once purchased, the Xia Kingdom will assist in learning and completing the initial stages of this secret technique; the price of the major achievement includes this part.
Many top-tier secret techniques also include this price, which is why they have a value comparable to top-tier treasures.
Even so, it's not worth it for the vast majority of people.
Even if you learn it, the requirements for your level of attainment, or even mastery, are still quite high, and you will still have to rely on yourself for further cultivation.
It's not as practical as a secret treasure. As long as you have a suitable top-tier secret treasure, you can completely complete challenges beyond your level.
As for Lu Yunhe's third request, if it was to observe all the top-level secret techniques, that was simply impossible.
However, limiting the quantity and merely instructing people to acquire knowledge is not necessarily a bad thing.
However, since even the Great Venerable Tear Heaven couldn't make the decision, he chose to report it to the higher authorities.
That's why Fan Zu thought the Chaos City Lord was too ambitious. All these great achievements combined were enough to buy one or two complete top-level secret manuals, which included secret techniques, battle tactics, and so on, making them very comprehensive.
However, for the Lord of Chaos City, such a transaction would only result in him gaining some knowledge, and the actual significance of it would depend on his own efforts.
Even so, Fan Zu was reluctant to agree, since these were all things they had worked hard to collect. However, considering the secret technique "Heart Realm Origin Tree," he chose to agree and even gave them an extra large amount of merit.
However, neither side is at a disadvantage. For the Xiafeng Ancient Kingdom, the main material contribution was only a batch of Cosmic God materials and 30,000 merit points.
They gained a batch of resources sufficient for inheritance, and even a secret technique of the Void Realm Dao that could be used as a reference for Fan Zu's cultivation. From the latter's perspective, it was enough to be called a huge profit.
For Lu Yunhe, it was simply a matter of exchanging some knowledge that didn't cost him anything, yet he still made a huge profit.
That's how knowledge-based transactions work; as long as it's appropriate, no one will lose out.
"The Path of the Void, the Path of the Void, the Path of Flames, the Path of Thunder..."
After the transaction was completed, Lu Yunhe handed over the secret techniques on the scroll to the Great Venerable Tear Heaven, who in turn gave him a book-like secret manual.
The secret manual contains the inheritances of various fundamental paths collected by the Xiafeng Ancient Kingdom, but it has also removed a large number of combat techniques and training methods, limiting it to the fundamental paths.
It's like when you're learning martial arts, they only teach you internal strength, but they don't teach you any fighting techniques, training methods, or lightness skills.
"But that's enough!"
For Lu Yunhe, the greatest significance of these secret techniques was their sufficiently high level.
Just like the Void Realm Path and the Flame Path, both contain insights into the ultimate realm. Even the Void Realm Path has the realm of the second level of the Cosmic God.
These things do not exist on the Origin Continent at all. Apart from himself, the only ultimate realm product he is involved with is the Destruction Dao Secret Technique in the Great Millstone of Annihilation.
Other beings on the Origin Continent are at most products of the second level of the Cosmic God realm.
Afterwards, Lu Yunhe also visited the Secret Technique Pavilion of the Xiafeng Ancient Kingdom. The vast amount of secret techniques passed down there, even if they were not of high level, were enough to shock people.
The value of the Mystic Arts Pavilion is greater than Lu Yunhe imagined, because it has so many different kinds of artifacts.
Although the level of those related to the Origin Dao was not high, their quantity was extremely exaggerated, completely exceeding the number of Origin Daos he had comprehended.
Because there is no reincarnation, it is indeed possible for some Chaos Realm cultivators to try the less common Origin Path.
These fundamental Daoist secrets are difficult for others to even enrich their own knowledge base, but they have extraordinary significance for Lu Yunhe.
"I stumbled upon a bargain!" Lu Yunhe smiled, completely absorbed in his insights.
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Chapter 652 Divine Body Flow
The ancient kingdom of Xiafeng, the Demon Mountain of the Fan Clan!
"City Lord, it seems you've reaped quite a harvest this time!" The Heaven-Tearing Grand Venerable looked at the Chaos City Lord, who was faintly exuding a profound aura, and was somewhat surprised.
Could he really gain so much from just reading about the origins of the Dao? Or is there something he doesn't know?
Cultivation is an extremely difficult thing. If one could make rapid progress simply by having a deep enough foundation, then there wouldn't be only so many Venerable-level figures in the ancient kingdom.
Reaching the level of a Cosmic God, every step forward is incredibly difficult.
"We've certainly gained a lot!"
Lu Yunhe nodded. Given the longevity and strength of the Xiafeng Ancient Kingdom, what he gained from the Secret Method Pavilion was, in some ways, even greater than the accumulation of an entire Origin World.
Without the interference of reincarnation, countless cosmic gods also placed their secret techniques into the Secret Technique Pavilion of the Xiafeng Ancient Kingdom.
This amount is so vast, it's even relative to the universe's gods.
If it were any other cosmic god, it would probably take a lot of time to digest it. However, Lu Yunhe was not alone; his numerous clones digested and absorbed it in different ways.
At this moment, Lu Yunhe used his Ultra clone as the core to simulate himself as a source world, and then placed various different source techniques in their proper places within the world.
It's like building a skyscraper, constantly adding bricks to make it taller.
The fundamental Tao that each practitioner comprehends is like a brick, integrated into the whole.
The sheer volume of basic materials used also makes this skyscraper even more imposing.
"I never expected that the first deal I made would be the one that would be the most important to me."
Lu Yunhe thought to himself, the massive amount of Origin Dao secret techniques combined with the realm of Ultraman clones produced a kind of chemical reaction, making him like a supercomputer, constantly deducing and gaining something almost every day.
This trip to the Xiafeng Ancient Kingdom accelerated his accumulation of billions of years.
"It seems that it won't be long before another Venerable Lord will be born on the Realm Heart Continent."
The Great Venerable Tear Heaven laughed, "The other party does indeed have the qualifications. Just the fact that he was able to block the Lord of Nine Absolutes Island is enough to prove his strength."
As for whether he became a Venerable Lord through external means or through breakthroughs in the primordial Dao, that remains unclear.
"Thank you for your kind words, Your Excellency!"
As the face of the Fan family in charge of affairs, the Heaven-Tearing Venerable was indeed not arrogant at all, and he was approachable and easy to talk to, giving people a good impression.
However, merely reaching the Venerable Lord level is not Lu Yunhe's goal; it's something he can easily achieve.
"City Lord, I have finished communicating with them. From now on, you can cultivate under the Burning Heart Divine Tree. No one will disturb you," said the Great Venerable Tear Heaven.
"Thank you!"
Lu Yunhe cupped his hands and said that he still had 30,000 merit points left after the transaction, a moderate amount, so he thought of the Burning Heart Divine Tree, which was beneficial to his spiritual and mental enlightenment.
The Burning Heart Divine Tree has a good amplifying effect on the mind and soul; even with 10,000 great merits, one can only cultivate under the tree for 100 million years.
This price is already a bit outrageous. A mere 100 million years, or tens of thousands of epochs, requires 10,000 great merits, which is 10 billion cosmic crystals.
In other words, only those who have made great contributions and are wealthy, or those who have little need for the Fan family, are likely to engage in transactions.
It seems that in order to increase the value of the Burning Heart Divine Tree, it was even rumored that Fan Zu's cultivation under the tree had a great effect, which was why the ultimate secret transmission was finally completed.
In reality, the Burning Heart Divine Tree is usually guarded by the Great Venerables of the Fan Clan in turns, which is essentially just its use.
After all, the Burning Heart Divine Tree isn't a consumable item; it's free to leave it there.
However, over countless eons, these great beings have remained unchanged.
"Haha, it's nothing, I'll be leaving now!" The Heavenly Venerable Tear-Sky led everyone away, leaving behind an empty space.
"The Lord of Chaos City was willing to use great merit to exchange for cultivation under the Burning Heart Divine Tree, so he probably also cultivated the Void Realm Dao. That secret technique may be his own."
The Great Venerable Tear Heaven looked in the direction of the Burning Heart Divine Tree, feeling a sense of anticipation.
If the other party's Void Realm Dao could advance further, it might be of greater help to Ancestor Fan.
Therefore, even if Lu Yunhe hadn't brought it up, the Heaven-Tearing Venerable would have wanted to recommend the Burning Heart Divine Tree to him; it's just that the former brought it up first.
"I believe he will like the effects of the Burning Heart Divine Tree," said the Great Venerable Tear Heaven. A mere hundred million years is nothing; it will pass in the blink of an eye.