184: Chapter 184 Guanglan Star

357 Star Sector.

Guanglan Planet.

Guanglan Civilization is a Golden Civilization.

Its overall development leans toward ancient China.

Cultivation can only reach the Golden stage.

There are only about ten million guanglan people on the entire planet.

Guanglan Planet.

Xueyu Town.

At this moment, night falls across the sky, and the stars twinkle.

For Guanglan Planet, which has no satellites, there is no such thing as a moon.

"Clang!"

A sound came from the pitch-black night, as if something had been kicked.

This was a village.

Under the starlight, brick walls made of earth mounds could be faintly seen.

As the sound traveled, the cries of animals immediately rang out.

A sound like barking dogs echoed far into the night sky, sounding extremely harsh.

"What are you barking for? Keep it up and I'll slaughter you all for meat. Can't you see I'm annoyed..."

Staggering to a steady stance, the man opened his bleary, drunken eyes and cursed incessantly.

He reeked heavily of alcohol; it could be clearly smelled even from several meters away.

Ai Chang steadied himself and adjusted the long saber at his waist; the pitch-black night before him suddenly didn't seem so frightening anymore.

Feeling the few ounces of gold in his robes, a smile instantly appeared on his face.

Thinking of this, he pulled a gourd from his waist, uncorked it, and guzzled several mouthfuls of wine.

He had struck it rich today, earning a large sum of gold.

This single sum was more than he usually earned in a year.

The utility of gold on Guanglan Planet was far more important than in other civilizations.

To date, cultivation in the Guanglan Civilization consists of only three stages: Bronze, Silver, and Gold.

These three stages were spread here by extraterrestrial civilizations.

Specifically, they were spread by the people of the Cosmic Union.

However, not all cultivation civilizations can fully follow the Cosmic Union's breathing techniques to walk the universal path of cultivation.

Every civilization has its own unique characteristics.

The uniqueness of Guanglan Planet lies in its abundant geomagnetism; once one enters cultivation, they can stimulate a type of Guanglan Power.

Over a long period of evolution, the guanglan people formed their own unique path of cultivation.

In the Bronze stage, one absorbs the power of the magnetic field to stimulate Guanglan energy.

In the Silver stage, the energy reaches Major Achievement, allowing one to cleave giant boulders with a wave of the hand.

But to truly become a match for ten thousand, one must reach the Gold stage.

It is unknown how the early guanglan people determined their path of cultivation, but now, to promote to a Golden Warrior, one needs to absorb gold.

Using this to forge a Golden Indestructible Body, also known as a Golden Body.

This has made gold incredibly scarce throughout the entire Guanglan Civilization.

Ai Chang was a Silver Warrior with Guanglan Power at Major Achievement; that he could earn several ounces of gold at once was thanks to his cultivation level.

He had completed a mission issued by the county.

Though there was an element of luck involved.

But isn't luck also a part of one's strength?

"I really didn't expect that thing would actually get me the bounty!"

"Still, that thing was quite sinister. If not for my good luck, I might not have been able to beat it!"

Ai Chang's eyes were hazy with drink as scenes from yesterday surfaced in his mind.

Yesterday, he had entered the mountains to hunt for a bounty.

The bounty was for a Martial Artist who was said to have killed people from several villages and sucked everyone in those villages dry.

The county's warriors had suffered significant losses, so a bounty was issued.

Ai Chang only thought to try his luck in the mountains; he never expected to actually encounter him.

It was raining at the time.

Thunder rolled.

When Ai Chang found him, he was holding a Vicious Beast and sucking its blood.

That person was very strange—one couldn't even really call him a 'person' anymore.

Upon discovering Ai Chang, the man immediately ran toward him in excitement.

With his Silver-level strength, Ai Chang was confident in his superior martial prowess and immediately drew his iron sword to engage in combat.

But then, a terrifying scene occurred.

His iron sword couldn't kill him.

Black fleshy sprouts gushed out from every wound.

Those sprouts even seemed to be alive, as they began to entwine themselves around his iron sword.

Even when he erupted with Guanglan Power, he couldn't completely shake them off.

In his great shock.

He let go of the sword and retreated explosively.

But perhaps his luck was at its peak, because by pure coincidence, a bolt of lightning struck straight down.

Attracted by the iron sword, it struck the monster with its full force.

The monster instantly lost its vitality.

And so, Ai Chang completed the bounty in a daze.

"Hehe, with these few ounces of gold, I can also try to Breakthrough to the Gold stage!"

"If I really become a Golden Warrior, I'll be able to walk tall in Xueyu County from now on!"

The drunken Ai Chang laughed as he fantasized about the future.

He picked up the gourd and took another heavy swig of wine.

*Burp!!*

Perhaps because he drank too fast, he let out a loud burp.

After a brief pause, he shook his head and continued walking forward unsteadily.

The starlight shone down.

Everything appeared hazy.

What Ai Chang didn't notice was that the iron sword at his waist suddenly twitched.

The blade rose slightly, reflecting a cold glint in the dark night.

However, this glint was nearly imperceptible and failed to catch the attention of the drunken Ai Chang.

It was a strand of flesh.

Or rather, a pitch-black fleshy sprout.

At this moment, that strand of flesh was like a caterpillar, constantly wriggling its body as it crawled out of the scabbard, paused for a moment, and then crawled up Ai Chang's body.

Under normal circumstances, Ai Chang would surely have noticed it.

But today, he was far too excited and had drunk way too much wine.

When one drinks too much, the body naturally becomes somewhat numb.

This slight movement naturally failed to attract his attention.

The black fleshy sprout continued to wriggle and ascend, finally reaching Ai Chang's shoulder.

Without Ai Chang noticing, it bored directly into his ear.

A sharp pain came through.

Ai Chang jerked his head and subconsciously reached out to dig at his ear.

However, he didn't find anything.

Despite finding nothing, the sharp pain grew more intense.

Even as the Guanglan Power within his body surged, it was unable to stop the pain.

Not only that, but a strong wave of dizziness hit him.

Ai Chang staggered and stood in place, tilting his head and slapping his ear.

But nothing came out.

"Huh!? Did a bug get into my ear?!"

Ai Chang shook his head and began to rub it again.

He even manipulated strands of Guanglan Power to swirl inside his ear.

It seemed that doing this actually worked.

Ai Chang's ear stopped hurting.

"Seriously, daring to crawl into your grandpa's ear..."

Ai Chang cursed angrily.

Then, he continued to walk unsteadily.

Under the quiet, dark starry sky, Ai Chang walked toward his home.

Only now, he couldn't see his own face.

His complexion began to turn pale and even gaunt at a speed visible to the naked eye.

His expression also began to stiffen.

However, the persistent dizziness in his mind prevented Ai Chang from noticing this at all.

Just like that, he continued to stagger toward his home.

Upon returning home, a deep sense of fatigue washed over his body.

Without thinking much of it, Ai Chang shook his head, collapsed onto his bed, and fell asleep.

What he didn't know was that after he fell asleep, black fleshy sprouts began to emerge from his scalp.

Like dancing nematodes, they continuously appeared on his scalp.

And Ai Chang, with his Silver-level strength, was already in a deep sleep and could not sense this at all.