262: Weird

After learning about Mao Qiu's, Hong Zong's, and Bai Rou Rou's peculiar needs, Qingyang thought about it and finally decided to let everyone absorb the crystal source.

Over the past few years, Mao Qiu had only gathered over a hundred thousand crystal sources through mining and slow collection, mainly because these items were too precious and rare.

Although it seemed like only a hundred thousand crystal sources, it was actually equivalent to hundreds of millions of zhen crystal.

Finally, under Mao Qiu's pained gaze, the money-grubber could only take out all the crystal sources he had collected over the years to supply everyone for absorption.

Having reunited with Mao Qiu and the others, Qingyang was now somewhat stable.

Next, Qingyang also prepared to begin advancing his strength.

Yes, currently Qingyang's strength was still at the peak of the sixteenth stage, or rather, he had only stepped into the King-level with one foot.

For this, Qingyang specifically took hundreds of crystal sources and absorbed them all, seeking a thorough breakthrough to the King-level.

After absorbing hundreds of the purest energy sources, which could even be said to be a higher tier than zhen crystal, Qingyang finally felt the opportunity for a breakthrough.

Thus, in the huge hollow beneath the central palace of the Precious Crystal Spring Mine, Qingyang's body transformed directly into his true form, beginning his thorough advancement to the King-level.

The Inner Realm could withstand a higher limit of living beings, so the moment Qingyang's massive dragon body slowly fell into slumber, his aura naturally and smoothly began to rise.

As Qingyang fell into slumber, his thousand-meter-long dragon-python body slowly began to change.

Like a regression, in just a few days, four of Qingyang's nine claws slowly disappeared, leaving only five.

Furthermore, Qingyang's dragon-python head also underwent some changes, seemingly beginning to revert towards a python head.

As the four claws disappeared, Qingyang's body gradually grew thicker and longer, eventually reaching a length of about fifteen hundred meters.

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The moment Qingyang fell into slumber to break through to the King-level, Jin Hua and Jin Sheng, the two brothers, also began to secretly travel throughout the North Faction.

Knowing that Jin Hua and Jin Sheng had Qingyang behind them, Purple Xuan immediately learned of Qingyang's request and sold all the crystal sources accumulated over three thousand years to Qingyang.

Three thousand years, a full one million crystal sources, instantly made Qingyang a "negative" tycoon.

One million crystal sources, one billion zhen crystal; Qingyang's "negative" tycoon experience card was paid off by Mao Qiu in less than ten days.

It is also worth mentioning that the King-level powerhouses Qingyang and the others killed in battle became valuable items in the eyes of various City Lords, who were trying every means to find Purple Xuan to purchase them.

After all, for ordinary Inner Realm beings, the best way to improve their strength was to devour other energies of the same level, followed by absorbing zhen crystal.

But unfortunately, the Zi Xuan Three Brothers also wanted to tell everyone that they didn't have any either; they were all with Qingyang.

The three brothers even wanted to use some items to exchange for these King-level flesh and blood to devour, but they were too embarrassed.

Qingyang, being unfamiliar with the Inner Realm, did not know the preciousness of these King-level flesh and blood, and Xuan Ming had also said that he could devour these King-level beings to improve his strength, so Qingyang did not sell them.

But for Xuan Ming and the others, with better options available, who would still eat coarse grains?

Qingyang was in slumber, and Mao Qiu, being relatively familiar with the Inner Realm, finally, after consulting Xuan Ming, waved his hand and decided to sell all the King-level flesh and blood that had been killed.

Upon learning this news, the Zi Xuan Three Brothers, who had the advantage of proximity, immediately sealed off the information and first found Mao Qiu, hoping to purchase all of them.

But the moment Mao Qiu said he only wanted crystal sources, the three brothers were dumbfounded on the spot.

In desperation, the three brothers could only rely on their network of connections to find friends and exchange for crystal sources.

While Jin Sheng was busy exchanging for crystal sources, in the third month of Qingyang's slumber, Jin Hua finally received a piece of news.

In North Desolate City, a fierce energy fluctuation had erupted not long ago, which then quickly disappeared.

The thirteenth-stage Human and his Bone Beast who provided the news happened to be in the Flowing Land at that time and personally witnessed a woman, half-bone and half-flesh, descending from the sky.

According to the description of this thirteenth-stage powerhouse, Jin Hua immediately knew that the other party should be the woman named Qian Lanlan, whom Qingyang had mentioned.

Thus, Jin Hua went alone directly to North Desolate City.

Qian Lanlan, though not an "Initial" Battle Practitioner, was a King Level One powerhouse the moment she descended from the Blue Star Surface.

And the North Desolate City Lord, after learning that Jin Hua had come to find Qian Lanlan, even though Jin Hua, the North Desolate City Lord, and Qian Lanlan met, the North Desolate City Lord was still unwilling to release her.

After all, according to Inner Realm rules, a living being descending from the Blue Star Surface belongs to whichever faction they land in.

In desperation, Jin Hua could only consult with Mao Qiu and then use his ultimate move— Krypton Gold (Krypton Gold, meaning spending a lot of money).

Since he already knew that Qian Lanlan's heart was no longer with him, and with Bei Guan City recently attracting attention, the North Desolate City Lord was unwilling to make enemies. Finally, after deliberation, Jin Hua used a full one billion zhen crystal to exchange for Qian Lanlan.

The moment Qian Lanlan returned to Mao Qiu's side, to make Qian Lanlan feel familiar, Mao Qiu immediately transformed into his true form.

Thus, Qian Lanlan, in front of everyone, hugged Mao Qiu and cried loudly.

This made Mao Qiu a little embarrassed.

However, the bond between Mao Qiu and Qian Lanlan could be traced back to the very beginning of Blue Star, so after stabilizing Qian Lanlan's emotions, Mao Qiu immediately began to teach her how to absorb blood energy and transform it into her own flesh and blood.

Within a few days, as Qian Lanlan regained her flesh and blood, she also met the familiar Xuan Ming, Huang Shan, Yin Li, and others, which gave Qian Lanlan a sense of security in the Inner Realm.

With less than a year and a half remaining until the hundred-year Change City Boundary Meet, City Lords from all Four Factions began their journey to the Middle Faction.

But because Qingyang himself was still in slumber, Purple Xuan could only anxiously inquire every few days.

During this period when all City Lords from the Southeast, Northwest Four Factions began to travel to the Middle Faction, all cities in the entire outer Four Factions fell into absolute tranquility.

But amidst this tranquility, on this day, Jin Hua received another piece of news.

This news was told to Jin Hua by a King-level Second Layer powerhouse.

The message contained only one thing.

That was: In North Pattern City, shortly after the City Lord left, a great battle occurred. The reason for the battle was that a suspected "Initial" Battle Practitioner tried to escape North Pattern City, but was quickly suppressed again.