Use first and repay later: Advance the future cultivation fruits

At this point, he took a deep breath, "In any case, I'll give it a try."

...

While returning to the surface aboard the high-rank Void Boat, Lin Qing suddenly received a voice transmission from Villor:

"Mr. Jing Guang, I have something important I want to discuss with you. Do you have time later?"

Lin Qing turned to look at Villor not far away and responded via voice transmission, "Can't we talk now?"

Villor hesitated for a moment and then said, "How about we talk in a private space on the Second Cosmic Network? Is that okay?"

"Sure." Lin Qing nodded slightly.

After they added each other as friends on the Second Cosmic Network, Villor immediately pulled Lin Qing into an attached space.

This attached space turned out to be an extremely large estate.

The place where Villor and Lin Qing met was a reception room within the estate.

"Mr. Jing Guang, let me get straight to the point."

Villor took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "Did Mr. Jing Guang obtain a special metal plate in the Endless Pool with the characters 'Proof of the King' on it?"

As he spoke, with a touch of his fingertip, a virtual projection of a light golden metal plate appeared in the air.

Lin Qing slightly raised an eyebrow, squinting his eyes as he looked at him and asked, "How did you know?"

The other party asked so clearly, it was evident he was already sure of it.

"I have the other half of the token, so I can sense it when it gets close."

Villor said helplessly, "I brought people to the Endless Pool this time to look for it, but I didn't expect Mr. Jing Guang to find it first."

"I see." Lin Qing seemed to understand.

Meanwhile, his Black Flame Clone left in the Vacuum Tomb had already gone to consult Lord Su.

"I also understand that since Mr. Jing Guang obtained this item first, it naturally belongs to Mr. Jing Guang."

Villor looked at Lin Qing sincerely and said, "But I have spent a great deal of effort searching for this for many years. If Mr. Jing Guang is willing to give it up, consider it as me, Villor, owing Mr. Jing Guang a favor and offering five trillion Void Coins."

"Five trillion?" Lin Qing looked at him.

...

The Vacuum Tomb floated on a platform in endless darkness.

Lin Qing's Black Flame Clone stood in front of Lord Su, respectfully saying, "Please guide me, Lord Su."

He could see that this Lord Su's position in the Primordial Realm was clearly special, and she didn't seem very keen on talking much with him, so he wasn't foolish enough to ask her about everything and unnecessarily trouble her.

For things he could investigate himself, or information that wasn't so important, he would rather spend the extra effort to find it out himself.

It was only for unknown treasures with potentially significant origins that he would seek her advice.

"Oh?"

Lord Su casually glanced at the projected item Lin Qing provided and said, "Not bad luck, you actually got the Proof of the King?"

"Proof of the King?" Lin Qing listened carefully.

"It's a pass to the Third-Level Civilization 'King Realm' ruins that once appeared in the universe, but it's only half of it."

Lord Su said casually, "The King Realm is probably the closest Third-Level Civilization to your era and still exists, so in some ways, it is certainly stronger than the Primordial Realm. If you can enter the King Relics, it would be quite good for you."

"King Realm..." Lin Qing pondered for a moment, then asked with some doubt, "Since it still exists as a Third-Level Civilization, why is it a ruin?"

"Relative existence." Lord Su laughed and said, "If you can reach that step, you will naturally understand."

"Relative existence?"

Lin Qing didn't quite understand, but Third-Level Civilizations were inherently mysterious, so it was normal for him not to understand.

Lord Su was also too lazy to explain further and merely said, "The King Relics were left by the various kings of the King Realm. Inferring from the method of this Proof of the King, it's likely that the Flame Demon Emperor left a Star-Level test, the Ice Emperor left a Void-Level test, and the Light King left a Dominator-Level test."

She glanced at Lin Qing and said, "Your Black Flame Clone hasn't evolved into Void yet, so you can try the Star-Level test from the Flame Demon Emperor; your main body can also try the Void-Level test from the Ice Emperor. Even if the attributes don't match, you can gain some benefits."

Lin Qing memorized this and immediately thanked her, "Thank you, Lord Su, for your guidance."

He then asked, "May I ask what level of strength is roughly needed for the tests?"

"That's hard to say." Lord Su replied, "In any case, the stronger you are, the better, but these tests often focus on potential. It's not just about potential."

Lin Qing thought for a moment and nodded.

Lord Su didn't say much more and disappeared.

"It's actually a pass to the Third-Level Civilization ruins..." Lin Qing took a deep breath.

...

"What does Mr. Jing Guang think?"

Villor looked at Lin Qing sincerely and said, "I originally planned to spend the cost of five trillion Void Coins to slowly search for this item in the Endless Pool. Since Mr. Lin found it, offering these five trillion Void Coins is only right."

Lin Qing looked at him and suddenly smiled.

"Villor, I know you're from a corporate civilization, but must you be so adept at business?"

He shook his head slightly and said, "The ruins of the Third-Level Civilization King Realm, a half-pass, and you want to buy it for just five trillion Void Coins?"

Even though he didn't know the exact details, he knew the value of Third-Level Civilization ruins.

Many Void Level Divine Officers yearn for them but can't obtain them. As long as one can inherit anything from a Third-Level Civilization, they would not hesitate to pay most of their wealth.

Five trillion Void Coins.

For many Void Creatures, even among the stronger ones, it's an extremely large sum.

But for a Void Dominator, five trillion is just a drop in the bucket, let alone for a Void Level Divine Officer.

With just five trillion Void Coins, you want to buy a chance to enter the Third-Level Civilization ruins?

"...Didn't expect Mr. Jing Guang to know so much."

Villor took a deep breath, "No wonder you are a Star God from the Holy Land; you know more than I imagined. My apologies, Mr. Jing Guang."

He sighed and said, "But offering five trillion is already my limit; I even need to borrow a portion from the group to cobble together five trillion, and this is all I can offer."

Of course.

In reality, as the first heir, if he were willing to mortgage all his treasures and credit, he could borrow tens of trillions of Void Coins.

But the cost is just too great, and he naturally doesn't want to push himself to that extent.

Five trillion is indeed the limit of what he could typically offer.

It's just... he didn't expect this Star God, who seems to come from the Tianyuan Civilization, to know so much?

"Since Mr. Jing Guang knows, let me speak frankly."

Villor said in a deep voice, "I understand that no amount of Void Coins, even if I offer everything, can outweigh the opportunity to enter a Third-Level Civilization ruin, but this opportunity is something I must obtain at all costs."

Lin Qing calmly looked at him, "So?"

He had already caught a whiff of his slightly threatening tone.

"Mr. Jing Guang, as a noble Star God from the Holy Land, I cannot offend you."

Villor looked at Lin Qing and slowly said, "I can't afford the price of exclusivity, so let's cooperate instead."

"Cooperate?" Lin Qing observed him without revealing his emotions, "Tell me how we'll cooperate."

Villor said, "As far as I know, the tests and treasures of the King Relics are usually divided into three parts, corresponding to the Star-level, Void-level, and Dominator-level."

Lin Qing slightly nodded.

He also knew which three kings these three tests specifically corresponded to.

"I originally planned to cooperate with a Void Dominator from Mr. Jing Guang's home civilization." Villor said, "I would take the Star-level test while that Dominator and their disciple would take the Dominator-level test and the Void-level test."

Lin Qing slightly raised an eyebrow and said, "You have half of the Proof of the King and came searching for the other half, yet you're only taking one?"

Villor sighed and said, "With my current ability, I originally wasn't confident about passing the Star-level test, but that Void Dominator is willing to help me, greatly enhancing my Genetic Index and teaching me special secret techniques, giving me a great chance of passing the test. Naturally, I was willing to let them have it."

Lin Qing seemed to understand.

"However, since Mr. Jing Guang is also involved, I have to give in."

Villor looked at him, "I'll negotiate with that Void Dominator to let Mr. Jing Guang have the Void-level test, how about that?"

Lin Qing pondered for a moment and nodded, "Alright."

This Master Villor is, after all, the first heir to the Tianze Group. He couldn't possibly kill him, so cooperation was the only option.

Though he was a fake Holy Land genius, the fact that he had the other half of the Proof of the King was genuine.

"When do we start?" Lin Qing asked.

"At least after four thousand years." Master Villor said, "The Void Dominator needs some time to prepare."

"Four thousand years..." Lin Qing nodded slightly.