Third Prison, known as the most terrifying prison in the Black Dragon Mountain Empire. Even a Cosmic Level being could go mad after spending a year or two there, let alone the pampered Ninth Prince, Brolyn.
"Grandfather, I don't want to go to Third Prison!"
"Grandfather, I did this for you!"
"Grandfather, save me…"
Hearing Brolyn's final cries, Hargreaves ground his teeth, a hissing sound escaping his lips, and closed his eyes in agony.
He then dialed Jiang Tianchen's communication: "Jiang Tianchen..."
"I agree to your terms, I'll exchange the final password with you!"
Originally, Brolyn had used his advantage to acquire the first two passwords of the Inheritance Crystal Ball. However, he dispatched a large number of people to pursue Jiang Li, which allowed other forces to take advantage and, along with Thunderstone, exchange for the third password of the Inheritance Crystal Ball.
To obtain the Inheritance Crystal Ball left by Lord Kabu, one must collect three sets of passwords; otherwise, the storage account cannot be opened.
Therefore, Jiang Tianchen offered an outrageous price, even one that Hargreaves found difficult to accept.
Now, hearing his grandson's miserable wails, Hargreaves could no longer suppress his inner guilt. He decided to trade all his assets with Jiang Tianchen, seeking a sliver of opportunity to break through to Immortal.
On Canglan Star, at the top floor of a skyscraper in the ancient city.
"Jiang Tianchen, this is what you wanted!"
Hargreaves threw a spatial ring to Jiang Tianchen, speaking with hatred, "You are ruthless; a single password cost me my entire fortune!"
"Haha, if you're willing, I can also buy two sets of passwords from you for 500 Mixed Yuan Units!"
Jiang Tianchen accepted the spatial ring and smiled faintly, "I've already transmitted it to you."
"Alright!"
Both were Domain Lords from the Black Dragon Mountain Empire. Hargreaves believed that Jiang Tianchen wouldn't stoop so low as to tamper with the password.
After completing the transaction, Hargreaves' figure flickered, and in just a few seconds, he arrived at the Cosmic First Bank on Canglan Star.
"Lord Hargreaves."
In the Black Dragon Mountain Empire, Hargreaves held a significant position. He was also a three-star customer of the Cosmic First Bank, so the bank president personally received him.
"I wish to retrieve a deposit," Hargreaves said coldly, "It's an item from ten million years ago!"
"Items from tens of millions of years ago?"
The Canglan Star branch manager was slightly taken aback and explained, "Lord Hargreaves, items from tens of millions of years ago are definitely transported to the 'Qianwu Universe Department' for safekeeping. You'll need to provide your account and verify your password before they can be delivered to the client's designated location."
"Understood."
Hargreaves was familiar with the Cosmic First Bank's procedures. He quickly provided his account number and then entered the three-part password.
"Beep!"
"Password verified. System is distributing."
Hearing the system prompt from the bank, Hargreaves's eyes narrowed. Jiang Tianchen was indeed a man of his word.
"Distribution complete. This account has no stored items, only a recording."
"Hmm?"
Hargreaves was taken aback by the prompt.
"Lord Hargreaves, since it's a recording, I'll take my leave," the Canglan Star branch manager said, wisely exiting the room, leaving Hargreaves alone to listen to the recording.
Immediately.
Hargreaves opened the recording file on the screen, and the muscles on his face twitched.
"I'm happy to announce to you, you... have been played by me!"
"Hahaha, how is it? Feeling annoyed? Quite a few people died, and a lot of wealth was wasted, all because of my triple password?"
"You must be wondering why I know?"
"Because I never planned to give the password to the same faction. I just wanted you, you unlucky bastard, to suffer the same fate as me, nyah nyah!"
Hargreaves stood before the screen, his eyes practically spitting fire, his teeth chattering.
"BOOM!"
Hargreaves slammed his fist onto the screen, blasting through half a floor. The cold wind from outside whipped in, a chilling sensation that seeped into every inch of Hargreaves's flesh.
"Could the Inheritance Crystal Ball also be..."
At this thought, Hargreaves roared in near despair, "Kabu!! I will definitely..."
What will you do to me? What are you going to do?
Lord Kabu has been dead for tens of millions of years!
At this moment, Hargreaves could only vent his impotent rage, smashing the Cosmic First Bank's property in a frenzy to express his unwillingness and fury!
Of course, he would eventually have to compensate the Cosmic First Bank for the losses.
On the other side, after Abyssa escorted Trola to the headquarters of the Universe Mercenary Alliance, he returned to the Henglan Star System.
Space trembled slightly, and Abyssa appeared directly in front of the Divine Mountain Palace, then released Luo Feng, Hong, Thunder God, and Ye Changge from the God Country.
"My god, what kind of mountain is this?"
The three of them were stunned the moment they saw the towering Divine Mountain, which pierced the clouds.
At a glance, the mountain soared into the sky, its peak invisible even to a Star Level's vision.
It was as if the mountaintop led to the celestial realms of mythology.
Ye Changge trembled, never having witnessed such a terrifying scene as a Star Level warrior.
Beneath the enormous Divine Mountain, in front of a magnificent palace, hundreds of guards patrolled. Each one of them radiated an aura even more terrifying than her Domain Lord Level teacher.
Oh my god, what place was this?
Then, a familiar figure gracefully flew out from the magnificent palace, followed by a chorus of voices, all respectful and uniform: "Your Highness!"
The person who came was Jiang Li.
He was still clad in white, looking like a celestial being as he gracefully descended before Luo Feng, Thunder God, and the others.
"Your Highness."
Upon seeing Jiang Li, Abyssa bowed slightly, apologizing, "I am sorry, it was Abyssa's carelessness, which put Your Highness in danger…"
"Please, Your Highness, punish me!"
Trola had launched a sudden attack. If Myriad Mountains Venerable hadn't appeared, Abyssa couldn't imagine what the consequences would have been!
In any case, it was his negligence.
"Alright, I'll punish you by having you wait for us here."
Jiang Li smiled slightly, then said, "You, come with me."
After speaking, Jiang Li beckoned Luo Feng, Thunder God, and Hong to enter the Divine Mountain Palace directly, while Ye Changge remained outside.
Even though she was a sworn friend of Hong and Thunder God, she was still an outsider to Jiang Li.
Stepping into the palace, the splendor inside opened their eyes.
This splendor wasn't due to lavish decorations, but rather the internal structure of the entire palace, with subtle secret patterns of laws flowing throughout. Some carvings, writings, or displayed objects pulsed with a mysterious rhythm, making it extremely peculiar.
"I've briefly screened Lord Kabu's treasures. I want the Fifth-Order Force Weapon, Wind Thunder Cloud Sword, the Kui Dragon Battle Armor, and the Fifth-Order Mental Power Weapon, Starfall…"
After walking into the inner hall, Jiang Li waved his hand casually, and a list of treasures obtained from the world within the world appeared.
Seeing this.
Hong suddenly had a sense of déjà vu, and couldn't help but laugh in surprise, "This feeling, it's really strange..."
Last time, it was him letting Jiang Li choose the treasures, and now the tables had turned! It was Jiang Li's turn to pick out treasures for them…
"Brother Jiang, I contributed the least, so I'll only take one."
Luo Feng knew when to back down, his gaze sweeping over the holographic screen. "I want the Heart of the Stars!"
Hearing this.
Jiang Li chuckled wryly. "How about this, let me calculate. These treasures are worth a total of 85.2 million Thunderstone, hmm?"
"Let's just say 852…"
"According to our martial arts school's rules, I'll take thirty percent first, which is 255. The rest will be split evenly among the three of you, 199 each."
With that, Jiang Li had Babata refresh the item list, reducing all the prices by ten thousand units and then dividing them by ten.
"Too much…"
Facing Jiang Li's generosity, the three of them looked at each other, even Thunder God felt a little embarrassed.
To be honest, most of what they did was hard labor, and mainly involved mining cosmic crystals.
Most of the Thunderstones were collected by Jiang Li.
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