Archean Eon Art c1-766

by I Eat Tomatoes, Wo Chi Xi Hong Shi, 我吃西红柿

  The Heart of Immeasurable was fist-sized. It constantly expanded and contracted, and countless runes appeared on its surface.

  Meng Chuan only recorded the appearance of what he had seen before.

  “Confirm the bounty commission?” asked the giant eye.

  “Yes,” said Meng Chuan. He felt mixed emotions. The first Eighth Tribulation treasure he exchanged from Ancestral Master Archean Eon’s treasure vault was used for selling.

  If he succeeded in transcending the tribulation, he would definitely repay Archean Eon Realm. This was the only way to repay Ancestral Master Archean Eon.

  In just a few seconds, the giant eye above said, “The bounty has been issued.”

  Meng Chuan left the Eternal Tower branch and landed on a mountain peak on Thousand Mountain Star. He looked at the large number of cultivators in Eastcalm City from afar.

  If I fail to transcend the tribulation, Eastcalm City will be gone, and Three Bay River System will return to its former chaos. Meng Chuan suddenly sighed. This was how the outer realm was. An Eminence decided the order! Once the Eminence passed away, the order would collapse.

  The weak could abide by the order that existed.

  The weak suffered the most when there was no order. In the best-case scenario, they would be squeezed dry. Their precious items could only be sold at low prices. In the worst-case scenario, they would be hunted and slaughtered.

  I’m selling the Heart of Immeasurable this time. Meng Chuan still felt some pressure. After all, it was an Eighth Tribulation treasure. The Heart of Immeasurable is the cheapest Eighth Tribulation treasure in Ancestral Master Archean Eon’s treasure vault. Ancestral Master Archean Eon set the price of this treasure as 180,000 cubes for his descendants. It’s not a loss to exchange it for a grain of Ninth Tribulation Lightning Sand.

  An Eighth Tribulation treasure could only be refined by an Eighth Tribulation Eminence.

  There were very few Eighth Tribulation Eminences in the history of the outer realm. Eternal existences were even more ethereal legends. Therefore, the number of Eighth Tribulation treasures was limited. At the very least, most Sixth Tribulation Eminences yearned for them but couldn’t obtain them. Typically, they had a starting price of 150,000 cubes. It was normal for the prices of good treasures to increase by several-fold.

  Most importantly, very few of such transactions would occur in the outside world.

  The Heart of Immeasurable that Meng Chuan had taken out this time was an introductory step to the Immeasurable lineage. It contained complete spatial laws and temporal laws!

  Every Eighth Tribulation treasure came equipped with complete spatial laws and temporal laws. This was also one of the reasons why Eighth Tribulation treasures were so valuable. It was also why Seventh Tribulation Eminences desperately sought them. To Seventh Tribulation Eminences, different Eighth Tribulation treasures allowed them to study time and space from different angles. Since Seventh Tribulation Eminences desperately searched for such treasures, demand outstripped supply. Thus, Eighth Tribulation treasures were naturally expensive. Although Ninth Tribulation Lightning Sand was more special and rare, it was ultimately just a raw material. According to his understanding of the outer realm, Ninth Tribulation Lightning Sand was slightly less attractive than an Eighth Tribulation treasure.

  When the bounty was announced, all the Eminences in the River of Spacetime learned about it.

  In a mystic realm, a sleeping scarlet dragon opened its eyes amidst the endless flames. An Eighth Tribulation treasure, the Heart of Immeasurable?

  As a Sixth Tribulation Eminence, he had long been monitoring the available Eighth Tribulation treasures through his Eternal Tower token. He was the first to know anything about Eighth Tribulation treasures.

  He was willing to use all his treasures to exchange for an Eighth Tribulation treasure suitable for him.

  A bounty for a grain of Ninth Tribulation Lightning Sand? The scarlet dragon frowned slightly, feeling somewhat indignant. It’s another barter!

  The more precious and rare an item was, the more likely it would be bartered.

  He couldn’t buy an Eighth Tribulation treasure. He didn’t have a grain of Ninth Tribulation Lightning Sand either.

  It’s said that all Eighth Tribulation Eminences in history have sought Ninth Tribulation Lightning Sand. Most of Ninth Tribulation Lightning Sand grains have landed in various high-level worlds. The scarlet dragon sighed. I knew it wouldn’t be easy to obtain an Eighth Tribulation treasure.

  He closed his eyes and continued sleeping. He knew that an Eighth Tribulation treasure was nothing but a pipe dream for him.

  An Eighth Tribulation treasure as a bounty reward issued through Eternal Tower? I wonder who the owner of the Heart of Immeasurable is. In a mysterious place in the Chaos Void, endless gray fog spread out. A gray-robed man took form. His robe had blood-colored patterns on it. His three eyes were gray. If I know who the owner is, I can snatch it directly.

  The benefit of transactions through Eternal Tower was its confidentiality. The administrator of the Eternal Tower branch was Meng Chuan himself, so he didn’t need to worry about the news being leaked.

  “I’m willing to pay 250,000 cubes to buy the Heart of Immeasurable.” In an Eternal Tower river zone branch, the administrator was a short, fat elder. His hair was disheveled, and his eyes were bloodshot. He said anxiously, “Eye of Eternal, send a message to the bounty issuer. I’ll buy the Heart of Immeasurable for 250,000 cubes.”

  In the Eternal Tower trading network, the Eighth Tribulation treasure attracted the attention of many Eminences. Even several Seventh Tribulation Eminences paid attention to this matter. However, the bolt of Ninth Heavenly Tribulation Lightning contained in Ninth Tribulation Lightning Sand was equally important to Seventh Tribulation Eminences.

  The Heart of Immeasurable was only at the bottom of Eighth Tribulation treasures. They typically had several Eighth Tribulation treasures in their possession, so there was no need for them to use a grain of Ninth Tribulation Lightning Sand to exchange for it.

  As for Sixth Tribulation Eminences? They wanted the Heart of Immeasurable fervently, but most of them didn’t have a grain of Ninth Tribulation Lightning Sand. After all, they were treasures of the same level.

  A high-level world—Cosmos Realm.

  The Cosmos Body cultivation system was one of the best in the outer realm.

  “Everyone, the bounty Eternal Tower has just announced is for a grain of Ninth Tribulation Lightning Sand. The reward will be an Eighth Tribulation treasure, the Heart of Immeasurable,” said a silver-haired man sitting in the second seat of a grand hall. “The Immeasurable law is the core of our Cosmos Body cultivation system! I think we have to obtain this Eighth Tribulation treasure that will guide us in our Immeasurable lineage.”

  “Haha, our Cosmos Realm has more than one Eighth Tribulation treasure that provides guidance for the Immeasurable lineage,” said an elder with a laugh.

  “Different Eminences have different refining methods. This Heart of Immeasurable might give us different insights,” said the silver-haired man.

  “Our Cosmos Realm only has 15 grains. I think we should weigh the pros and cons carefully.”

  “Be careful.”

  “Teng Jiuyu, you already have an Eighth Tribulation treasure. There’s no need for you to obtain the Heart of Immeasurable anymore.” Most of the experts in the hall objected.

  The silver-haired man sat there and coldly said, “Seniors, you have already escaped Samsara. You are undying and indestructible. I’m the only Sixth Tribulation Eminence in Cosmos Realm presently. I still hope to advance further… I hope to grasp the Immeasurable law completely and reach the Seventh Tribulation realm. I can sense that this Heart of Immeasurable is completely different from the Immeasurable Divine Spear that I have. I must obtain this Heart of Immeasurable.”

  The surrounding Eminences hesitated.

  Teng Jiuyu was the strongest expert in Cosmos Realm presently, so he was natu
rally special.

  “I shall use the 120,000 credits I have accumulated, together with a 30,000 credit debt to my homeworld. Can I use this as a price to exchange for a grain of Ninth Tribulation Lightning Sand?” Teng Jiuyu’s gaze swept across the various Eminences.

  “Debt? You wish to owe credits?” asked the elder.

  “Alright.” The only tall man sitting in the hall looked down and smiled. “I’ll add 30,000 credits to Jiuyu’s account. As such, he shall exchange 150,000 credits for a grain of Ninth Tribulation Lightning Sand. I doubt anyone has any objections, right?”

  “We naturally have no objections to His Majesty’s request.” Everyone present bowed respectfully. “Thank you, Your Majesty.” The silver-haired man was extremely respectful.

  The tall man sitting in the hall smiled as he looked down. He nodded and said, “It’s been a long time since our Cosmos Realm has produced a Seventh Tribulation Eminence. Jiuyu, it’s up to you.”

  “I’ll naturally do my best,” replied the silver-haired man respectfully.

  Ten hours after Meng Chuan issued the bounty.

  The bounty has been answered? On the ninth floor of Eternal Tower, Meng Chuan was filled with delight. Using an Eighth Tribulation treasure as a bounty reward is very efficient!

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  With a flip of his hand, Meng Chuan took out the Eighth Tribulation treasure—Heart of Immeasurable.

  The black-brown heart floated in the hall on the ninth floor of Eternal Tower. It expanded and contracted rhythmically.

  Badump! Badump! Badump!

  The sound of a beating heart echoed in the hall. Meng Chuan felt uncomfortable when he heard the sound. This was without a master controlling the treasure.

  Teleport. Meng Chuan activated the item teleportation function through Eternal Tower.

  Any Eternal Tower branch could teleport items.

  Meng Chuan didn’t need to pay any price for the bounty. However, he needed to pay 100 cubes to teleport the item to a distant river zone.

  However, be it Meng Chuan or Teng Jiuyu from Cosmos Realm, they would close the deal through Eternal Tower’s teleportation function. Firstly, it was safe. They didn’t need to worry about information leaks. Secondly, the items would be appraised by Eternal Tower. They didn’t need to worry about receiving fakes.

  Of course, this was only the cost of teleporting items. The price of teleporting cultivators was much greater.

  The other party accepted the bounty. According to the rules, they have to hand over the treasure within two hours. Meng Chuan sat cross-legged and waited. No one dared to accept a bounty and not hand over the treasures. If they broke the transaction rules, they would be severely punished by Eternal Tower.

  Time slowly passed.

  After nearly an hour, Meng Chuan felt the void distort as an item appeared out of thin air.

  It’s here. Meng Chuan suppressed his excitement and stared at the item excitedly. The grain of Ninth Tribulation Lightning Sand was a stone the size of a finger.

  At a glance, he could see many distorted patterns on the surface. The patterns looked like ripples on the surface of a lake. When he looked at them with the naked eye, he could even vaguely sense the ripples moving. These ripples aren’t moving. It’s a distortion of spacetime. Meng Chuan quickly confirmed.

  The stone remained suspended in midair. Spacetime around it changed, making it seem like it was moving. Ninth Tribulation Lightning Sand? It looks very ordinary. Meng Chuan examined it. However, it has many similarities with Primordial Stones.

  Primordial Stones were extremely round.

  When the Power of Essence Soul viewed it with microscopic vision, a tiny particle could appear bigger than a Grand Yang Star. However, when one looked at a Primordial Stone’s surface, it remained smooth at every magnification.

  This grain of Ninth Tribulation Lightning Sand is similar to Primordial Stones. It also has the Eternal characteristic. However, there are ripples on its surface. In fact, the more magnified it is, the more complicated the patterns are. Meng Chuan didn’t sense the Ninth Heavenly Tribulation Lightning Punishment contained within the Ninth Tribulation Lightning Sand. However, the more he looked at the patterns, the more he liked them.

  Just like how some mortals liked flowers and grass, while others liked cats and dogs.

  As a Tribulation Eminence that grasped a lightning law, Meng Chuan instinctively liked these ripples. He felt that they were more beautiful than any other painting in the world.

  Zoom in. Meng Chuan used his microscopic vision to examine the Ninth Tribulation Lightning Sand. Thankfully, there aren’t many patterns on it. When I magnify it to the size of a 5,000-kilometer-wide planet, the smallest pattern is akin to a strand of hair.

  At first glance, there were many patterns. However, an Eminence like Meng Chuan could memorize all of them with one look.

  If I continue zooming in, the surface of the Ninth Tribulation Lightning Sand grain will appear very smooth, as smooth as a Primordial Stone. Therefore, it only has more ripples than a Primordial Stone on the surface. Its color will also change. Meng Chuan was somewhat puzzled. With his ability, he could only discover such tiny differences.

  I’ll send it back to my homeworld. Meng Chuan didn’t think too much about it. He immediately left Thousand Mountain Star and returned to Archean Eon Realm via the River of Spacetime.

  After sending the grain of Ninth Tribulation Lightning Sand to Archean Eon Realm, Meng Chuan wasn’t in a hurry to refine it. Instead, he began painting.

  In the grotto-heaven where the Heaven and Earth Great Hall was located, Meng Chuan’s Essence Soul World enveloped the entire grotto-heaven.

  Whoosh.

  A huge piece of paper condensed from the void. With Meng Chuan’s current realm, his Essence Soul World could condense ordinary illusory objects into reality.

  A piece of paper floated in the air as countless patterns were drawn on it. It was completed in a moment.

  It’s easily drawn. Ordinary paper can depict it. Meng Chuan was somewhat puzzled. He waved his hand and put away the huge piece of paper in midair. He vaguely felt that his realm was still a little low. The Ninth Tribulation Lightning Sand was special. There were too many things he couldn’t figure out.

  I’ll begin refining the World Treasure. Meng Chuan sat cross-legged on the grass. He took out a flask of fruit wine and drank two mouthfuls. After feeling his Essence Soul become much more ethereal, he released his Essence Soul World.

  A huge painting enveloped the entire grotto-heaven. The painting was his Essence Soul World. However, the current painting wasn’t very compatible with his Essence Soul World.

  A painting at the Fifth Tribulation realm wasn’t very compatible with an Essence Soul World that had a lightning law as its foundation.

  Go. Meng Chuan threw out the Ninth Tribulation Lightning Sand.

  Boom.

  The Ninth Tribulation Lightning Sand flew into the painting and landed in the middle of the painting world. It stirred up a commotion in the lightning world. Thunder rumbled as the Ninth Tribulation Lightning Sand transformed into a mountain.

  It was a Lightning Mountain!

  As expected of Ninth Tribulation Lightning Sand. Meng Chuan’s eyes lit up. Refining a World Treasure was completely different from refining other treasures. It used an illusory Essence Soul World as its foundation during its pursuit of perfection.

  To others, a domain-type Sixth Tribulation treasure was worth hundreds of cubes.

  To an Essence Soul Sixth Tribulation Eminence, a World Treasure was no less important than an Eighth Tribulation treasure.

  An Eighth Tribulation treasure was extremely powerful. With one, one could roam the River of Spacetime freely. They could also comprehend its profundities and probe the mysteries of spacetime. World Treasures weren’t as useful as Eighth Tribulation treasures in battle. However, they could perfectly fuse with one’s Essence Soul World, stabilizing their Essence Soul. The chances of successful
ly transcending a tribulation would also greatly increase. This alone was enough for Essence Soul Tribulation Eminences to put in maximum effort to refine them. This was the only useful item for an Essence Soul Tribulation Eminence when it came to Tribulation Transcendence.

  Every Essence Soul Tribulation Eminence would spend the effort to refine one.

  Heart of Immeasurable.

  In Teng Jiuyu’s cave abode in the Cosmos Realm, he looked at the expanding and contracting heart in his hand. After staring at it for a long time, he grabbed the heart and pressed it against his chest.

  The black-brown heart fused with his skin and replaced Teng Jiuyu’s original heart. His original heart dissipated as energy, and his body began fusing with the black-brown heart.

  Buzz!

  Teng Jiuyu’s body turned illusory.

  With my cultivation realm, I can barely maintain my Body of Immeasurable with the Heart of Immeasurable? Teng Jiuyu’s eyes burned. This was a good purchase! This is indeed a different application of the Immeasurable lineage. My chances of reaching the Seventh Tribulation realm have increased. Presently, he was the strongest expert in the higher-level world-Cosmos Realm. In terms of talent, he was ranked in the top ten in Cosmos Realm’s long history. He reached the Tribulation realm after cultivating for 800 years. He reached the Fifth Tribulation realm in 5,000 years. He reached the Sixth Tribulation realm in 20,000 years. Even Cosmos Realm’s ruler thought highly of him and looked forward to him reaching the Seventh Tribulation realm.

  With his remaining lifespan, Teng Jiuyu had a chance of reaching the Seventh Tribulation realm.

  The 26th year after Meng Chuan obtained the Ninth Tribulation Lightning Sand grain, in Heaven and Earth Great Hall’s grotto-heaven.

  I succeeded. Meng Chuan sat cross-legged on a towering mountain. Countless lightning bolts struck the mountain with terrifying might.