Stronger with Crimson Modifier

Chapter 214 - 210: Spirit Realm [3]

Such people might suddenly display skills they have never learned.

For example, someone who has never touched painting might pick up a brush and skillfully create an exquisite work of art.

Or someone who has never studied other languages might naturally speak the tongue of another country, or even a special, ancient language.

These skills seem to be innate, mastered without any learning or training.

Unfortunately, according to Xuanqing, the memories he obtained from his awakened past-life wisdom were limited. Most were fragmented and incomplete.

He did not know the location of that Spirit Realm Sea Eye.

Of course, only Xuanqing himself knew how much truth there was to his words.

Hu Qi didn’t press the matter.

Instead, he moved on to another question.

"Then what did you mean earlier when you said it might not exist?"

"Although every world with living beings has a Spirit Realm Sea Eye, worlds themselves differ.

Some worlds consist of only a single planet, so the Spirit Realm Sea Eye must be on it.

But some worlds are vast, even encompassing entire galaxies. In that case, the Spirit Realm Sea Eye could be located on any one of its planets."

Xuanqing explained slowly.

Upon hearing this, Hu Qi had a moment of realization.

A world would definitely have a Spirit Realm Sea Eye, but not necessarily every planet.

The size of each world varies. Some have only one planet, while others include entire galaxies or even universes.

The Earth Star he was on now wasn’t too different from the one in his past life; the concept of a universe still existed.

This meant that besides Earth Star, this world contained other planets.

That was why Xuanqing had said the Spirit Realm Sea Eye might not necessarily be here.

Because it could very well be on another planet.

"Of course, this is just the worst-case scenario.

"This poor Daoist has asked you all to stay behind because I wish for you to go to the Inner Earth World to search for the Spirit Realm Sea Eye. There is still some time before the true calamity arrives, so we still have a chance."

Xuanqing continued.

"What exactly is this so-called calamity? With the power of just those Food Masters, even if we were outmatched, it shouldn’t be possible for our civilization to be completely destroyed, right?"

Hu Qi pressed on with his questions.

He had been curious about this for a long time.

The Food Masters were powerful, but they were only comparable to humanity’s Refining God Venerables.

Even if they were numerous, it shouldn’t be possible for them to successfully wipe out the world every time.

Setting aside others, just look at the Miwu Civilization. According to records from their ruins, during its Late Stage, it had twenty to thirty Refining God Venerables—far more than we have now—yet they were still defeated.

Logically speaking, that should have been impossible.

Unfortunately, information like this was not recorded in any of the databases.

He had come here today hoping to get an answer to the doubts in his heart.

"No one knows what that thing is. Basically, everyone who has seen it is dead.

Based on excavations of prehistoric civilization ruins, the descriptions of it vary.

However, the ruins of the Miwu Civilization called it: Mother Earth!

"That Mother Earth, if this poor Daoist’s guess is correct, should be a powerful existence surpassing the Refining God level.

To fight it, one would need to reach the Void Realm—a state that exists only in theory—to have even a sliver of a chance."

Xuanqing shook his head and paused.

He then asked the group.

"Right now, the most reliable method is to find the Spirit Realm Sea Eye. That is our only surefire way. What do you all think?"

Hearing this, the others’ eyes flickered, but no one answered immediately.

Refining God Venerables, though incredibly powerful, were existences that stood at the apex of Earth Star.

If not for the threat of the Black Blood Species, they could live exceptionally free and untroubled lives.

Unfortunately, reality was often disappointing.

For all of them, the existence of Mother Earth was like a Sword of Damocles hanging over their heads.

Based on past experience, when a civilization was destroyed, ordinary humans might have a chance of survival.

But as the strongest and most elite group within that civilization, they would certainly be purged and killed.

But going to the Earth Core was not without its dangers. If they were exposed, they would likely be besieged by numerous Food Masters.

Yet if they stayed here and did nothing, what awaited them was Mother Earth’s cleansing.

They didn’t believe they could stand against a powerful existence that had effortlessly wiped out four consecutive human civilizations, especially one as strong as the fourth Miwu Civilization.

Rather than wait here, it was better to take a gamble.

Everyone present was a Refining God Venerable. To have reached this stage meant, if nothing else, that none of them were indecisive.

After clarifying the reasoning behind it, everyone quickly agreed.

Hu Qi was no exception.

This was exactly what he wanted, so naturally, he wouldn’t refuse.

Although his promotion to the Refining God level now allowed the Shexin Sect’s forces to move freely in and out of other provinces, and some Schools were even helping to capture and collect Exotic Beasts and Black Blood Species, their efficiency had increased considerably, and the growth of his Modification Points far surpassed what it was before.

But compared to the astonishing gains to be had in the Earth Core, it was still somewhat lacking.

Even if this matter hadn’t come up, he had been planning to make another trip into the Earth Core in a few days anyway.

Soon, after a brief discussion of the general situation, the Federation council meeting was officially over.

And one by one, the figures rose from their seats and left.

"Haha, well done, Your Excellency! I’ve long found that son of a bitch Shi Xiao to be an eyesore. Great minds really do think alike."

Just as Hu Qi was about to leave, Lei Bao, who was beside him, let out a hearty laugh.

He looked at Hu Qi and gave him a thumbs-up.

Then, as if remembering something, his expression turned serious, and he added a word of caution.

"But you’d better be careful. You’ve offended Shi Xiao and Li Xianyu. Those two are petty and not good people. There’s no guarantee they won’t try to pull something during this trip into the Earth Core."

"Thanks! I’ll be careful."

Hu Qi nodded.

The man’s gesture was clearly a friendly overture.

Of course, one reason for this was that he liked Hu Qi and appreciated his way of handling things.

But the bigger reason was that he also had a conflict with those two.

After all, as the saying goes, the enemy of my enemy is my friend.

"Amitabha. I have heard that Your Excellency practices the Ghost Slaying Saber. This Sword Technique has great drawbacks and easily builds up killing karma. If you are willing, you may come to the Golden Buddha Temple where this humble monk resides, and I can help you by chanting sutras to eliminate your killing intent!"

Just then, the Sect Leader of the Golden Buddha Temple, the only one besides Hu Qi and Lei Bao who hadn’t left, suddenly spoke up.

He first chanted a Buddha’s name before turning his gaze to Hu Qi.

His gaze was peaceful and compassionate, as if it could embrace everything in the world.

"Heh, I appreciate Master Wang Jing’s kind offer, but there’s no need for sutra chanting. I feel just fine right now."

Hu Qi gave him a deep look and replied with a faint smile.

With that, he turned and left.

However, he hadn’t gone far when he felt the phone in his pocket vibrate slightly.

He took it out and saw it was a text message.

Both the phone and the SIM card were newly purchased. Not many people knew his number, only a handful.

When he saw the contents of the message, a strange expression appeared on Hu Qi’s face.