Lu Yin stared at the palm of his hand where the two drops of poison had just entered his body.
“Don’t think that you can find someone to get rid of the toxin. It’s something that comes from the Aeternals, and not even the Hall of Honor can help you remove it,” Yang Kong warned.
Lu Yin looked over at Dojo Master Si, and the woman nodded to him.
“Where’s my star essence?” Lu Yin asked.
As soon as the poison entered Lu Yin’s body, a look of relief appeared on Yang Kong’s face as he looked at Lu Yin. In fact, Yang Kong looked as though he was looking at one of his own followers. This was because he was absolutely confident in the poison that he had just given Lu Yin. Yang Kong’s confidence also came from the fact that he had not only given Lu Yin Vitality Poison, but also Samaritan’s Tears. It was impossible to know what would happen when these two poisons combined.
However, regardless of how strong a poison might be, it was impossible for any to surpass a Progenitor’s battle technique. Progenitor Ku had been known as a very powerful Progenitor who had researched the mysteries of aging and immortality. Extremes Must Be Reversed had allowed Lu Yin to recover from injuries that a Semi-Progenitor had inflicted upon him, so this poison should not be an issue.
“Come with me,” Yang Kong ordered as he started moving away.
Lu Yin quickly followed.
Lu Yin actually knew almost nothing about how the Aeternals cultivated and what sorts of resources they used. He had suspected that he might make out well from this deal, but what met him far exceeded his expectations.
He was completely stunned, as he was staring at an endless amount of star essence. “This- this is?”
He had followed Yang Kong deep beneath the Aeternus Kingdom. Lu Yin had expected to find another pit that transformed humans into corpse kings, and he certainly had not expected to instead find a storage area for countless resources. Naturally, there was not as much star essence as what he had seen on the Junior Progenitor Planets, but it was still a very impressive sight. There had to be tens or even hundreds of billions of star essence here!
He blankly stared ahead, and it almost looked as though he was seeing the world for the first time.
Yang Kong was completely unmoved by the sight. “Just take it.”
Lu Yin looked over at the young man. “Are the Aeternals this rich?”
Yang Kong answered solemnly, “This isn’t from the Aeternals. Everything that’s been gathered here is from the Starfall Sea.”
Lu Yin instantly understood why there was such a mountain of resources in this place; it was the total sum of the Starfall Sea’s resources, and if all of the various powers in such a large place pooled their resources together, it would be an astronomical amount, much like if the entire Innerverse’s resources were compiled.
“Can I take all of it?” Lu Yin asked.
Yang Kong became contemptuous. “Do what you want. I’ll wait for you in the West City.”
He turned around and left while still speaking.
Lu Yin was left alone in the storage space.
He could not believe that they were being so casual with such a massive amount of wealth! Could he really just take it?
There was no one watching him! This should be impossible.
However, Lu Yin could also understand Yang Kong’s mindset regarding this matter. It all stemmed from the fact that everyone assumed that Lu Yin was an Envoy. Even if he could use star essence for his battle techniques, there was no need to take too much star essence. After all, taking too much would be pointless, and besides, how much could his cosmic ring possibly hold?
Lu Yin licked his lips, and excitement lit up his eyes. Since this was real, then he would happily help himself! With this thought, he buried himself beneath the mounds of star essence. If he was going to take as much as he could, then he would naturally try to keep anyone from observing his actions.
Ever since Lu Yin had first started cultivating, this was the first time that he had felt this content with his available resources. Everyone hoped for others to be generous, but despite all the time he had spent cultivating, Lu Yin realized that this was the first time that he had been given such a gift. It felt absolutely amazing.
For Lu Yin, acquiring enough resources for all of his various needs was a massive, never-ending struggle.
He continuously stuffed star essence into his cosmic ring, all the time painfully aware of the fact that this was nothing.
There actually was not nearly as much star essence as Lu Yin had assumed, but because the underground space was so sprawling, it had given him the illusion of there being an endless amount of star essence.
He ended up taking more than 30 billion star essence. That was more than 30 billion, not 30 million.
It was an amount that made his heart tremble.
Never before had Lu Yin carried so much wealth in his cosmic ring. In fact, it was questionable if all of the star essence that he had obtained over his entire life so far would amount to what he had just taken.
He had more than 30 billion star essence on him, and Lu Yin was already thinking about how to best spend it.
However, after he had learned that all of the wealth in the Starfall Sea had been gathered by the Aeternals, he realized that this was not enough to account for all that had been taken. There had to be a great deal more elsewhere.
Lu Yin took a deep breath before turning around and leaving. He moved quickly, hoping to avoid attracting any attention.
When Lu Yin saw Yang Kong again, he could not help but feel that Yang Kong was quite pleasing to look at. The young man was truly a god of wealth.
Yang Kong looked at Lu Yin in a questioning manner. “Did you get enough?”
Lu Yin nodded. “It’ll work.”
“Go ahead and take more. As long as you contribute to our mission, you’ll have as many resources as you can dream of when we get back,” Yang Kong said.
Lu Yin clenched a fist and said, “Sounds good to me.”
The truth was that he did not need any more, as he had not left much star essence behind.
Lu Yin did not wander around the West City like he had before, but was instead led to an isolated area where he saw the gate to Burial Garden.
Lu Yin was almost unable to resist charging straight through the gate.
“This is a gate of death. In the Human Domain, they’re also known as Burial Garden’s gates. Passing through a gate will take you into Burial Garden, which I’m sure you’ve heard of before.” Yang Kong looked at Lu Yin as he calmly explained the situation.
Lu Yin answered in a somber tone, “One of the Three Dark Hands?”
“Burial Garden has opened up, and there are many inheritances that can be found inside. Our mission is to hunt down people who have found an inheritance and steal the inheritances. If we can’t, then we need to kill the people, especially anyone with an ancient bloodline,” Yang Kong became very serious as he continued to explain.
Lu Yin was surprised by this bit of news. “Ancient bloodlines?”
Yang Kong shared a bit of information about how people with ancient bloodlines were being chased and killed by desiccated corpses. “There were also some ancient bloodlines in the Starfall Sea, but they’ve already been cleaned up. The existence of people with ancient bloodlines might open up an inheritance that could harm the Aeternals, so make sure you attack and kill anyone you meet with an ancient bloodline. Doing so will earn you merit, and when the Aeternals conquer the Fifth Mainland, such accomplishments might be enough for you to remain human.”
Dojo Master Si had never mentioned any details regarding the mission that she had been given, and Si Xiao’er was not able to ask about such a thing either. But at this moment, Lu Yin was finally learning that all of them were being sent into Burial Garden to hunt down anyone with an ancient bloodline.
The Aeternals’ corpse kings were unable to enter Burial Garden. It was a forbidden place for all corpse kings, as entering would invariably lead to their deaths. Only humans could hunt down and kill the possessors of ancient bloodlines once they entered Burial Garden. This was why the Aeternals needed some human minions.
“Conquer the Fifth Mainland? I heard that there are three Progenitors standing guard at the passage to the Fifth Mainland. How can the Aeternals possibly get in?” Lu Yin suddenly asked.