Swallowed Star 2: Land of Origin

Luo Feng finished scrutinizing the treasures one by one, besides the 'Eye of Life and Death', there was another treasure that suited both Life and Destruction. The Secret Treasure 'Undying Heart', exchangeable for 43,000 Reward Points, has the characteristics: indestructible, unlimited vitality. It can also enhance the physical body, additionally condensing a supremely powerful War Body. Suitable for the Cultivation of the Path of Life and Destruction. In the entire treasure trove, only these two treasures were suitable for both the Path of Life and Destruction. "This one is quite a bit cheaper," Luo Feng was also somewhat tempted, "But still, it's pretty good." The Secret Treasures in the Infinite Space Treasure Vault all possess conceptual abilities. Hence, Emperor Qing and the others speculated that these must have been refined by Primordial Lives that escaped the Braided Cage. "Treasures above a hundred thousand Reward Points all aid in escaping the Braided Cage." "Two-thirds of these treasures that aid in escaping the Braided Cage cannot be taken out of the Source World." Luo Feng read through that information. Especially the powerful treasures refined from the remains of Primordial Life Forms like Primordial Ancestors and World Level Primordial Life creatures' corpses, none could be taken out. "It's evident, Senior Yuan and the others truly hope that the later generations can escape from the Braided Cage," thought Luo Feng. Infinite Space filters for Spiritual Will and the opening of Great Daos and selects many dazzling geniuses from the Source World. It bestows inheritances and treasures upon these geniuses. Senior Yuan and the others gain nothing from this process. Perhaps the only benefit... is that there might be a few more among the later generations who could escape the Braided Cage! "I only have a little over 180,000 Reward Points to exchange, what should I choose?" Luo Feng pondered. He still needed to consider future inheritance exchanges, so the Reward Points he could actually use weren't abundant. He carefully reviewed the information in the treasure trove. "As for the item of Spiritual Will, I'm not certain whether I can receive rewards in the future." "But for the Great Dao of Life and Death, as long as the complete Great Dao is mastered, there should be more Reward Points." Luo Feng made up his mind; mastering the complete Great Dao of Life and Death would certainly be extremely tough. But it was countless times easier than escaping the Braided Cage. If even the Great Dao of Life and Death cannot be fully mastered, there's no need to think too far ahead. "Exchange for the Eye of Life and Death!" Luo Feng decided on the spot. "Reminder to the Trialist, after the exchange, the Trialist can use the Eye of Life and Death permanently. However, if the Trialist dies completely, the Eye of Life and Death will automatically return to Infinite Space." An information message came, "Please confirm, do you still wish to exchange?" Luo Feng was stunned. As long as one is alive, one can keep using the Eye of Life and Death. But if one dies, it gets reclaimed? The exotic treasures refined by Senior Yuan and the others—if one truly dies, and one's descendants are not powerful enough, not talented enough, they indeed do not have the qualifications to use such treasures. "Exchange." Luo Feng did not hesitate. "Exchange successful! Reminder to Trialist Luo Feng, this is the thirteenth exchange of the 'Eye of Life and Death'. Among the previous twelve exchangers, one managed to escape the Braided Cage and became a High Level Primordial Life Form, but ultimately still perished in battle." Luo Feng's heart stirred. He was the thirteen exchanger of the Eye of Life and Death? ... Land of Origin, within Huyang City, within the Quiet Room of the city owner's mansion, space within the Star Tower. "Buzz." Luo Feng was sitting cross-legged, as a ripple traversed through the spatial obstacles, appearing before him. It was an eye of colossal size, even after being refined and greatly reduced in size, its body was still much larger than Luo Feng's World Life Form. In this eye, ninety percent of the area was pitch black, like thickly inked clouds. Only the central area emanated dazzling Golden Light, which originated from countless golden Secret Patterns. After the successful exchange, Luo Feng also obtained detailed information about the 'Eye of Life and Death'. "According to the detailed information, the World Level Primordial Life Form 'Life and Death Pupil Beast' is in the shape of an eye. It even reaches the size of one thousandth of a regular Source World. Afterwards, its entire corpse was refined into a Secret Treasure." "After refining, it only requires Divine Emperor Level Will to control it." Luo Feng immediately touched the colossal eye before him with a strand of consciousness. The moment he touched it— Boom! In a trance, Luo Feng saw a towering and enormous creature shaped like an eye. Facing its direct gaze, it felt like his own secrets no longer existed, everything was penetrated. "Buzz." Luo Feng's Spiritual Will quickly permeated, touching the deepest part of the Eye of Life and Death. Within the deepest part of the Eye of Life and Death, countless Secret Patterns were contained. There were two types of Secret Patterns. One was of Life, the other was of Destruction. Both types of Secret Patterns were immensely vast and interwoven with each other, interdependent, eventually converging into the origin in the shape of an eye. "Although Life and Destruction are not fused, their cooperation is extremely mysterious. This treasure is perfect for me," Luo Feng was astounded; he was pursuing the complete fusion of both. But observing how Life and Destruction cooperate still brought Luo Feng significant enlightenment. Whether it's the Star Tower or the Eye of Life and Death, it's the combination of numerous Secret Patterns, not a fusion into one entity. As for fusion, Luo Feng would have to explore on his own. "From the inner Secret Patterns, the Eye of Life and Death is a large level weaker than the mystery of the Star Tower," Luo Feng could see at a glance. The gap between the two. It was like the difference between a star and the sun. The disparity was clear. But even as a star... the profundity was vast and deep like an ocean. After all, it was refined from the corpse of a complete World Level Primordial Life, it was full of endless obstacles for Luo Feng to thoroughly study. "Buzz!" When his Spiritual Will was completely imprinted within the inner origin eye, the entire Eye of Life and Death acknowledged its master wholeheartedly! After all this was a Secret Treasure refined by Senior Yuan and others, it was easy to utilize. ``` Huh! The colossal Eye of Life and Death rapidly shrunk and simultaneously flew towards Luo Feng, entering the spot between his eyebrows. In fact, as a Secret Treasure, this Eye of Life and Death can be placed separately, such as on the palm of the hand or other positions. However, being a creature from Earth, Luo Feng was accustomed to placing his third eye at the spot between his eyebrows. "Open your eye and take a look at this world." Luo Feng's Eye of Life and Death between his eyebrows slowly opened. The Eye of Life and Death was comprised of ninety percent blackness, with only the pupil emanating a piercing golden light. Under Luo Feng's control, the walls of Star Tower posed no hindrance, and with a single glance, he could already see the outside world and its heavens and earth. The first thing he saw was Huyang City! Within Huyang City resided billions of creatures. With just one sweep of his vision, Luo Feng completely saw through their lives, whether it was their physical bodies or souls, including their most basic life composition; there were no secrets. It was only the Ultimate Realm Beasts that posed a slight hindrance. "Morosa." Luo Feng looked over the entire city. The slightly concealed Ultimate Realm Beast, with its Great Dao Perfection, was beyond his ability to probe all of Morosa's secrets. Under the Eye of Life and Death. Luo Feng still saw the world within Morosa—a world whose essence was a complete Path of Destruction in motion. Just like the essence of the Primordial Cosmos, which was a complete Great Dao of Life in motion. The world within Morosa, having reached its pinnacle state, could now rival that of the Primordial Cosmos. "The strongest aspect of Morosa is the world inside him. If he could use the 'world' inside him more ingeniously, his power could advance even further." "However, his destruction weakness is also the world inside him. The operation of a world has its weak points; by targeting these weaknesses, the operating rules can easily collapse. If the world is annihilated, it means the complete extinction of Morosa." Luo Feng still had some confusion regarding the world inside Morosa. Yet from what he could only partly probe, he found at least seven weaknesses in its operation. He was confident that with a blink of an eye, he could destroy the functioning of the world within Morosa, leading to Morosa's demise. "To be able to see the most powerful aspects of life, as well as the fatal weaknesses." Luo Feng looked beyond Huyang City. Under the Eye of Life and Death. All the mightiest beings across the Land of Origin could no longer hide. The Lord of Shadow Sky Realm, Pu Xin Godly King, and other mysterious entities—all were exposed under Luo Feng's Eye of Life and Death. Breaking through formations' obstructions, through hidden spatial barriers, he saw these powerful beings. "Creatures with Primordial Bloodline!" Luo Feng also observed the Primordial Bloodline Creatures cultivated by the two Ancient Countries. Although these creatures were usually hidden in independent spaces and further concealed by formations, none could avoid his gaze. "The Land of Origin, in its entirety, has nine kinds of Ultimate Realm Primordial Bloodline Creatures," Luo Feng saw clearly. "The weakest only has three forms." "The strongest possesses twelve forms." With the Eye of Life and Death, Luo Feng could break through many formation obstructions and spatial barriers, seeing those Primordial Bloodline Creatures, even to the core of their life composition. These Primordial Bloodline Creatures had low intelligence, with the most special feature being their bloodline within them! Under Luo Feng's insight, these bloodlines were completely unguarded. Not to mention the stronghold of vitality and the destruction weakness, he could see through their entire being, inside and out. "I don't even need to gather materials from these bloodline creatures to comprehend their life forms; even their matter, I understand and can transform into," Luo Feng marveled. He had previously collected materials from three Ultimate Realm Primordial Bloodline Creatures. But now, there's no need to collect anymore. As long as he was in the Land of Origin, under the observation of the Eye of Life and Death, it was as if he had them in his hands for close inspection, with no difference! "The Three Alien Clans, both Ancestors of the countries, and the East Extreme Domain Ancestor!" Luo Feng also saw them, frowning slightly, "However, observing them is too obscure." These Divine Emperor Level existences had realms much higher than those of the Primordial Bloodline Creatures; their lives were more mysterious, protected by various secret techniques. Even Luo Feng could not see their core life composition. He could only see the basic capabilities—the stronghold of vitality and the points of destruction weakness. "Even with the weak points identified, they pose no threat to them," Luo Feng realized just by looking, because the avatars of the Primogenitor Yan Feng, Thunder Ancestor, and the East Extreme Domain Ancestor were too mighty. With the ultimate power on the Land of Origin, targeting their fatal weaknesses would be useless against them! Luo Feng continued to observe other areas. He observed the functioning of the Land of Origin! The functioning of the Universe Ocean! He looked at the Primordial Cosmos across three thousand dimensions, each one as if he were observing it closely. With a blink of his eye at the brow, Luo Feng clearly saw the core of the Land of Origin, the nine Origin Great Dao that formed the Supreme Rules. The Great Dao itself allows Godly Kings to glimpse, not setting barriers against the creatures within the Source World. Thus, with the Eye of Life and Death, Luo Feng saw the complete Supreme Rules. "This is Supreme Rules." Luo Feng watched, "To comprehend the Supreme Rules, one must first understand these nine Origin Great Dao, and then penetrate the perfect cooperation between the nine Origin Great Dao, ultimately forming the Supreme Rules." "Once the Supreme Rules are comprehended, naturally one would have already escaped the Braided Cage and might even hope to create a new Source World." Luo Feng speculated. He could see it, but it was of no use. Like how mortals can see the sun and speculate about its life cycle. Yet, to create a sun is billions of times more difficult than simply observing it. "Observation, however, is indeed the most important step taken," Luo Feng now understood the significance of the Eye of Life and Death. Most cultivators are fumbling in the dark, gaining a bit more awareness of the world outside the Braided Cage through methods like studying the bodies of high-level Primordial Life and such. But the Eye of Life and Death allowed Luo Feng to peer beyond the Braided Cage and understand the greater secrets of higher levels. Such an opportunity at this level would only be bestowed upon the most dazzling geniuses amongst countless worlds by entities like Yuan! Huh. With another blink of an eye, the probing of the Eye of Life and Death already broke through the membrane wall of the Source World, seeing the vast and boundless Primordial Force outside. "Even though after death, the Eye of Life and Death will return to Infinite Space, this is still a tremendous opportunity," Luo Feng understood. In terms of complexity, the Eye of Life and Death is not as profound as Star Tower. But in terms of assisting in cultivation, the effects of the Eye of Life and Death are much better. "Even so, the previous twelve Exchangers were each considered peerless geniuses, but only one managed to escape the Braided Cage, and even the one who escaped ended up dying in battle," Luo Feng also understood, the road was hard. In Infinite Space, he had seen dozens of treasures ranked higher than the Eye of Life and Death. As for those of even higher value, he was not yet qualified to see them. Of the Exchangers of those treasures in history, likely many were astonishing talents, but how many could successfully escape the Braided Cage? ```