Lin Dong didn't know what it was used for, but if Elder Autumnfrost valued it, then it had to have unimaginable effects.
But a few days later, he realized that he had been wrong. The battles between the top experts had ended, and countless black crystal fragments had floated around in space. Many people had obtained them, but no one cared about them at all.
They were just trash. In the end, they were destined to become works of art. The black crystal fragment that Lin Dong had obtained was actually quite symmetrical; it was a hexadecagon.
Beep beep beep!
His gadget beeped rapidly. Lin Dong sat in his spacecraft and looked outside in a daze. He didn't know when he would be able to roam the universe again, even though he was confident in himself.
Lin Dong glanced at his gadget, and his eyes narrowed. His breathing quickened as he stared at the message on his gadget in disbelief. "Are you selling your black crystal fragments?
A thousand star essences. "
Lin Dong was stunned. 1,000 star essence?
He rubbed his eyes. Yes, there was no mistaking it; it really was star essence.
To a low-level Limiteer like him, star essence was an unattainable cultivation resource. He had always used star crystals, so when had he ever seen star essence before?
One cube of star essence was equivalent to 100,000 cubes of star crystals, so wouldn't 1,000 cubes of star essence be equivalent to over a hundred million cubes of star crystals?
Lin Dong was excited. More than a hundred million star crystals?
What kind of astronomical sum was that?
Lin Dong's wealth had never been more than 200,000 star crystals.
This couldn't be a scammer, right? Lin Dong was on guard, but then again, that shouldn't be the case. Why would a scammer try to trick him?
Just for these black crystal fragments?
There were so many of them in the universe.
Hold on. Lin Dong's expression changed. If there were so many black crystal fragments in the universe, why would this person spend so much money to buy them?
Something wasn't right.
At that moment, his gadget beeped again. "Not enough?
How about 2,000 star essence? "
Lin Dong's eyes widened. Two thousand?
Two hundred million star crystals?
This … This … He didn't know what to think. He looked at the number on the message and really wanted to reply, "Did you make a mistake?"
Star crystals and not star essences?
"Still not enough?
Three thousand? "
Lin Dong was enraged, and his expression turned sinister as he gritted his teeth. He was sure that this person was definitely a scammer who was deliberately trying to trick him. There were so many black crystal fragments in the universe, so why would this person spend so much money to buy them?
And so much money?
Something was wrong.
He was just a puny Limiteer, and yet someone had dared to toy with him like this. It was like a normal person who had been told that he had won a grand prize, only to be told that it was all a scam. This roller coaster of emotions made Lin Dong want to vomit blood.
He was so angry that he wanted to send a long greeting to the other party's parents to vent his anger.
At that moment, another message appeared. "Such a symmetrical shape is indeed rare. How about this? 4,000 star essence."
Lin Dong stared blankly at the message. Symmetry?
He took out the black crystal shard. Yes, it was indeed symmetrical. Could this be the purpose of the other party's purchase?
At this moment, another message appeared. "It seems like you're an expert. Alright, I won't waste any more time. My price is 50,000 star essence. If you can do it, then I'll find someone else. There should be someone else who can obtain such a symmetrical black crystal fragment."
Lin Dong replied without hesitation, "Deal. Fifty thousand … fifty thousand star essence."
In less than ten seconds, the cold winter passed.
He stared at his bank account for a long time, and with a soft beep, he stared blankly at his account information. His account had been upgraded to the highest level, and at the same time, he had received an invitation from the Mavis Bank to become their VIP guest.
Lin Dong felt as if he was in a dream. Everything had happened too suddenly and unexpectedly. Had he become a super-rich person in an instant?
Even a Hunter would find it difficult to obtain so many star essence, let alone a Limiteer. He remembered that a senior who had just become an Enlighter had once said that he needed to absorb more than 60,000 star essence to complete a single cycle of star energy.
Did that mean that his 50,000 star essence was equivalent to the total amount of star energy in an ordinary Enlighter's body?
Becoming an Enlighter was an unreachable dream. Lin Dong had his pride and believed that he could become an Explorer, but he had never thought of becoming a Hunter, let alone an Enlighter.
"Send the black crystal fragment to this address. Don't play any tricks, or else I have a way to find you."
The other party had offered 50,000 star essence, so Lin Dong did not dare to play any tricks.
If the Autumnfrost family had still been around, he would not have been afraid, as no one would have dared to cause trouble there. But now that the Autumnfrost family was gone, and he had become an independent cultivator, no one cared.
"Contact me if you have any more black crystal fragments that are as symmetrical as this one. I guarantee that you'll be satisfied with the price. Happy cooperation."
Lin Dong ended the call, as he needed time to digest what had just happened. Was this a dream? He slapped himself in the face, as he was too excited. This was not a dream. He stared at his account balance for a long time, as if he could see it until the end of time.
The next day, Lin Dong packed up his things and headed to the galaxy where the black crystal fragments had been found. The Cape Solar System was a place that he had once despised, but now, it had become a treasure trove in his eyes. No one wanted the black crystal fragments, so he decided to go pick them up. There were so many fragments that he did not believe that he would not be able to find a symmetrical one.
Lin Dong had thought that he had silently made a fortune, but he had forgotten a truth: there was no free lunch in the world.
While he was heading to the Cape Solar System to search for the black crystal fragments, his transaction records had already been posted on the network.
Suddenly, countless people boiled over.
50,000 star essence! If Lin Dong could go crazy over this, then so could everyone else.
Many people would never see a single star essence in their entire lives, but now, such a huge benefit had been placed right in front of them. As long as they went to the Cape Solar System and found a symmetrical black crystal fragment, they would be able to obtain at least 50,000 star essence.
This was a great deal, and everyone was willing to do it.
Suddenly, regardless of whether it was the Sixth Mainland or the Fifth Mainland, countless people flocked to the Cape Solar System.
This was especially true after another successful transaction, which made countless people even crazier.
There were also some people who saw the value behind the symmetrical black crystal fragments.
Since someone was willing to pay such a high price for them, they would definitely be useful, and those families who did not lack money would think of ways to obtain them and research them.
The Cape Solar System became famous. First, there had been a battle between absolute experts that had caused the entire system to collapse. Then, there had been a sky-high transaction, and now, it was rumored that even the Four Sovereigns were there. Countless people looked towards the Cape Solar System, which had become a treasure trove for countless adventurers and rogue cultivators.
At the border of the Great Eastern Alliance, Lu Yin put down his gadget. He had been the one who had purchased the black crystal fragments at such a high price. He wanted to lure people to the Cape Solar System and disrupt the Neohuman Alliance's line of sight to prevent them from finding out that he was the culprit.
That bubble would definitely be useful, and if it was discovered that he had it, then his future days would not be peaceful.
The purchase of the black crystal fragments was just a prelude, and Lu Yin erased all information about the payment to prevent the Neohuman Alliance from finding out about it. At the same time, he also informed Big Pao and Little Pao to hide and not reveal themselves.
If Lu Yin represented the Neohuman Alliance, he would not only investigate those who had visited the Cape Solar System during this period of time, but he would also investigate everyone who knew about the device and the black crystal. Those people were all suspects, and since Big Pao and Little Pao had recently escaped, it was very likely that they would be investigated.
Fortunately, they were hiding in Astral-10, and the Autumnfrost family probably did not have any specific information about them. After all, they were too weak to be recorded. As long as they did not appear and were not recognized as having participated in the construction of the device in the Cape Solar System, they would be fine.
Besides that, Lu Yin also ordered the Great Eastern Alliance to speed up their retreat to the Innerverse.
He had once wanted the Great Eastern Alliance to stand tall in the east of the Outerverse and think of a way to negotiate with the Sixth Mainland. However, he had overestimated himself. At present, he still did not have the qualifications to negotiate with the Sixth Mainland, and the Four Sovereigns would not appear to negotiate with him.
The only thing he could do was relocate the Great Eastern Alliance and try his best to preserve Frostwave Weave.
Not far from the Autumnfrost family, there was a small family in the same weave that lived between the cracks of the Autumnfrost family's territory. They paid tribute to the Autumnfrost family all year round and served them.
Following Elder Autumnfrost's death and the revelation of his identity as a Corpse King, the Autumnfrost family had completely declined, and they had even been investigated by the Daosource Sect.
This small family had taken this opportunity to absorb some of the people who had escaped from the Autumnfrost family and strengthen their family. The news of the sky-high price for the black crystal fragments had also filled them with enthusiasm, and they had mobilized their family's resources to head to the Cape Solar System to collect the fragments.
One day later, the family's blood flowed like a river, and not a single person was left alive. Many people had experienced terrifying things before their deaths, and it was as if they had been interrogated. Some people's bodies had even been torn apart in an extremely cruel manner.
Similar incidents continued to occur in the western weaves, and many people were massacred. These people all had one thing in common: they had more or less interacted with the Autumnfrost family.
However, these were all small powers and did not attract much attention.
Several days later, however, a piece of news spread that shook the entire region. Regardless of whether it was the Fifth Mainland's Hall of Honor or the Sixth Mainland's Daosource Sect, they were all shaken. Even the Astral Beast Domain and the Technocracy were shocked.
Old Man Cangqiong had died.
The Sixth Mainland's Daosource Sect's Four Reverends had a lofty status, great strength, and a Celestial Imprint. No one had expected that such an absolute expert would suddenly die. His death was extremely strange, and it could even be considered bizarre. It did not seem like he had experienced a battle, as his body stood in outer space motionless. It did not seem like he had experienced a battle, but he had died just like that.
Even if a Celestial Imprint powerhouse died, it would be a spectacular death. Aside from a Progenitor, who else could silently kill a Celestial Imprint powerhouse?
However, there were only three Progenitors in the current universe, and all of them were from the Sixth Mainland. They could not have killed Old Man Cangqiong, and even if they had, they would not have done it silently.
When news of Old Man Cangqiong's death spread, it completely shocked everyone.
Lu Yin could not believe it when he heard the news.
Master Yuanshi's expression turned grave, and his eyes were filled with disbelief. "It's true. Old Man Cangqiong has indeed died, and he died peacefully."
Lu Yin's hair stood on end. A Celestial Imprint had died just like that without even causing a splash. How was this possible?
"You can't find the culprit?"
Master Yuanshi looked at Lu Yin. "We can't find any clues, but we all suspect that it was done by the Neohuman Alliance. It should be the Seven Skygods."