Chapter 495 - 314: The Saint Heir’s Overt Scheme: Human Greed is a Cage (Part 2)

Once the first layer of the Cultivation Technique reached Perfection, the thirty-six Longevity Sword Seeds would form a self-sustaining cycle, granting him the ability to actively absorb external Vitality Power to restore himself.

By then, his endurance and survivability would take a quantum leap.

’It’s just a bit of a money sink...’

He had estimated that opening each acupoint required consuming vast amounts of Vitality-type Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures.

To open the remaining sixteen acupoints in a short period, it would take well over a hundred thousand Contribution Points.

Fortunately, he wasn’t short on money right now.

"Purchase!"

Han Feng no longer hesitated and began his frantic shopping spree.

[Tier Three Upper Grade·Red-eyed Bull Heart Blood (1000ml bottle)]: Contains immense Qi Blood and Vitality. Price: 1,200 Contribution Points.

’I’ll take it! Ten of them!’

[Tier Three Upper Grade Purple Jade Spirit Grass]: Nourishes the meridians and stabilizes acupoints. Price: 900 Contribution Points.

’The one Long Xiao gave me was good quality. I’ll get another twenty; the more, the better.’

[Tier Three Top Grade Deep Sea Blood Coral]: An essence of Life Force, can slowly repair damage to the Divine Soul. Price: 2,500 Contribution Points.

’This is good. I’ll buy five.’

His fingers tapped rapidly across the screen. His Contribution Points dropped at a visible rate, but he didn’t even blink.

Soon, conventional Tier Three resources could no longer meet his needs. His gaze shifted to the rarer and more expensive Tier Four materials.

[Tier Four Lower Grade·Life Source Stone (Fragment)]: A core fragment from a high-level life world, containing the purest Life Origin. Price: 8,000 Contribution Points.

’Even a fragment is this expensive?’ Han Feng clicked his tongue but decisively placed the order anyway. ’I’ll take three to test them out.’

[Tier Four Middle Grade·Dragon Blood Body Tempering Ointment]: Brewed from the essence blood of a lesser dragon species mixed with dozens of Spirit Medicines. Tempers the physical body and stimulates potential. Price: 3,000 Contribution Points.

’This one’s cheap, a great value. I’ll get ten boxes and use them over time.’

[Tier Four Lower Grade·Clear Heart and Spirit Nourishing Jade Dew]: Rapidly recovers Spiritual Power and clears negative statuses. Price: 1,000 Contribution Points/bottle.

’This is a must-have, so I need to stock up. I’ll need it for condensing Sword Seeds, and it’ll be useful for my usual cultivation and deductions.’

Han Feng thought for a moment, then directly entered the quantity "30." Thirty thousand Contribution Points, gone just like that.

’Spending money like water...’

Han Feng looked at his balance and sighed at the cost, but inwardly, he was ecstatic.

These were all solid investments that would soon be converted into the capital he needed to dominate Dragon Abyss.

Less than ten minutes after he completed his purchases, a notification arrived on his Tinder Terminal.

[Dear A Level Member, Sequence 009, the goods you purchased have been delivered. Please collect them.]

’So efficient!’

Han Feng walked to the main entrance, where the butler, Old Liu, was carrying a case into the courtyard.

Seeing Han Feng come out, Old Liu immediately jogged over and respectfully presented the case. "Sir, the items you ordered."

"Yes, thank you for your trouble."

Han Feng took the case, then waved his hand, signaling for Old Liu to go about his business.

Old Liu bowed slightly, then turned and walked away quickly.

Han Feng returned to the basement with the case.

He took a deep breath, pushing all distracting thoughts from his mind.

’Alright, time to begin my seclusion!’

The aftershocks of the Zhao Tianlan incident were far greater than Han Feng had anticipated.

No sooner had he left the research institute than a joint announcement from Jiangbei City and Kunlun Holy City sent ripples—neither large nor small—through the upper circles of the major powers.

「Broken Star Reef Cave, Kunlun Holy City Temporary Command Post.」

A young man wearing Kunlun Standard Silver-White Battle Armor, with three golden cloud patterns on his chest, transferred a digital document to the pale-faced Zhao Heihu standing before him.

"Commander Zhao, this is the final investigation report on the Broken Star Reef incident, jointly prepared by the elders of our Kunlun Array Hall and several Celestial Human Realm seniors."

The man’s tone was cold, tinged with a condescending, strictly-business attitude.

"The conclusion is that a rare phenomenon known as ’Spatial Overlap’ exists within the Broken Star Reef Cave.

What your Jiangbei Fleet broke into was a demi-plane of ruins belonging to the Ancient Giant Civilization, one that overlapped with the real world."

"The energy-rich mine we are currently in is another facet of it.

The two spaces happened to coincide, then shifted apart due to an energy tide.

Your men and their Battle Armor were, unfortunately, left behind in that ruin space."

After speaking, the man retracted his terminal, as if he had just been reading an unimportant weather forecast.

"It is regrettable, but that is the fact of the matter."

Zhao Heihu stared at him, his single eye shot with blood.

"Special Envoy Wang, are you telling me that my men... died for nothing?"

Zhao Heihu’s voice was hoarse, each word seemingly forced from his throat.

"General Zhao, please watch your words,"

Wang Xuan said dismissively.

"We weren’t the ones who told you to explore those Titan Ruins. Everything is a consequence of your own arbitrary actions.

So don’t try to complain to us. It’s pointless.

I will emphasize this one more time.

Encountering an unfortunate ’Spatial Overlap’ phenomenon while exploring unknown territories is a perfectly normal occurrence."

"Our Kunlun Celestial Secret Pavilion has many similar records of such events."

He spread his hands, his expression saying, ’This is just science; it’s not to be questioned.’

’Spatial Overlap?’

Zhao Heihu repeated the unfamiliar term, the muscles on his face twitching uncontrollably.

"Then what about the men who escaped with me?

What about the ships that were waiting outside the cave for support?

Did the ’overlap’ get them, too?"

"This..."

Wang Xuan was at a loss for words for a moment but quickly regained his composure. "Spatial phenomena are inherently mysterious and unpredictable. It’s possible for there to be some deviation in their area of effect.

General Zhao, you are not a professional in this field, after all. There is no point in getting hung up on this."