"Blood Luo Crystals only exist within the Blood Luo World."
"They are one of the most mysterious and most important crystals in our vast universe."
"Within our human race, Blood Luo Crystals are classified as 'Forbidden Items.'"
"'Forbidden Items' refers to items absolutely forbidden from being sold."
"Once someone is found selling them, the Virtual Universe Company, the Giant Axe Dojo, the Universe Mercenary Alliance, the First Universe Bank, and the Star River Bank will all take action directly, confiscate the Blood Luo Crystals, and deliver severe punishment."
Luo Fan knew that the restrictions on Forbidden Items were extremely strict.
Far stricter than Restricted Items.
Restricted Items such as laser guns, star-annihilation cannons, and bloodline medicines could still be bought.
Just with difficulty.
But Forbidden Items were essentially impossible to obtain through ordinary methods.
Most Immortal beings did not even have channels to purchase them.
"You obtained Blood Luo Crystals through legitimate and proper channels. We will not seize them."
"However, you absolutely may not sell Blood Luo Crystals to others. You may only use them yourself."
"If you wish to gift them to someone, you must first submit an application to the Virtual Universe Company. Only after the application is approved may you give them away."
"If you want to sell Blood Luo Crystals, the Virtual Universe Company will handle the purchase. The price is six hundred points per Blood Luo Crystal."
He already knew all of this.
But hearing that the purchasing price was only six hundred points still made Luo Fan want to complain.
The price was far too low.
However, Luo Fan could understand.
The Blood Luo World was essentially the Virtual Universe Company's private property.
Like an orchard owned by the company.
They let you enter the orchard and pick fruit for free.
Not only that, as long as you pick enough and eat enough, they even give you money.
In the end, they still buy back the fruit you bring out.
Is it not normal for the purchase price to be low?
So…
"I do not intend to sell any Blood Luo Crystals for now."
Luo Fan said without hesitation.
What did the purchase price have to do with him?
He was not selling.
He even left many of his avatars in the Blood Luo World to continue collecting Blood Luo Crystals.
The avatars he had brought before, he had no intention of taking them away.
Because after the Space Worm avatar broke through to the World Master level, the number of avatars he could create increased again.
After hearing Luo Fan's answer, the other party's tone showed no change.
"Our conversation ends here. What we discussed today is confidential and must not be disclosed."
After those final words, the other party fell silent.
As the electronic voice in the room indicated the task submission was complete, the door to the room automatically opened.
Luo Fan then followed the guide who had brought him here and left the Sky Eclipse Palace.
…
On the spaceship.
A three-dimensional projection was displayed before Luo Fan.
It showed the task list for core members of the Virtual Universe Company.
He did not pause on any other pages and directly opened the Despair-Level task list.
"Beep!"
"Beep!"
"Beep!"
The harsh sound rang in Luo Fan's ears.
"Luo Fan, this is a solemn reminder. These are Despair-Level Tasks."
"Many members of the Primal Secret Realm and the Initial Secret Realm in the history of the Virtual Universe Company have lost their lives after accepting these Despair-Level Tasks."
"It is recommended that you participate in several Qualification Battles first before attempting a Despair-Level Task."
The electronic voice echoed inside the ship.
"To withdraw, select Cancel. To accept a Despair-Level Task, select Confirm."
"Once confirmed, there is no turning back."
"You must carry out the Despair-Level Task."
Luo Fan did not even think about it. He clicked Confirm.
Then he ignored all other training tasks and directly opened the Demon Mountain Task.
Demon Mountain Task:
Survive inside Demon Mountain for three months. Reward: 100,000 points.
Survive inside Demon Mountain for three years. Reward: 300,000 points.
Yes, both tasks within Demon Mountain were survival tasks.
No other conditions.
Demon Mountain was an ancient and mysterious place within the Primal Secret Realm.
It floated in the void.
Around Demon Mountain were nine ancient planets, each inhabited by large numbers of natives.
Countless native powerhouses would leave their planets to challenge Demon Mountain.
Because only by entering Demon Mountain and coming out alive would they truly be recruited by the Virtual Universe Company and become one of its members.
These natives of Demon Mountain were willing to risk everything to join the Virtual Universe Company.
Only then could they gain a certain degree of freedom.
Otherwise, they would be trapped on those nine small planets for life.
To ordinary people, that might not matter.
But to powerhouses, that was unbearable.
Like a whale forced to live in a small swimming pool.
Therefore, the strong natives of the nine planets around Demon Mountain would do anything to join the Virtual Universe Company.
If they succeeded, they also had the chance to bring their families out.
The Demon Mountain tasks required only survival for a set period, yet very few completed them.
The tasks were simple, yet the mortality rate exceeded ninety percent.
This showed how dangerous Demon Mountain truly was.
Not only because of the creatures and environment inside Demon Mountain.
Even the strong natives from the nine planets who entered Demon Mountain all eyed these core members greedily.
Every core member who entered would receive a red token.
If a native killed a core member and obtained the token, they would be allowed to join the Virtual Universe Company.
To break free from control and join the company was the lifelong desire of many natives of Demon Mountain.
And these natives entering Demon Mountain were not only Universe Level.
There were even Domain Lords and World Masters among them.
These powerhouses would actively hunt these young geniuses.
However, Luo Fan did not care at all.
He accepted without hesitation.
"Beep!"
"Please confirm acceptance of the Demon Mountain Training Task."
"Task accepted successfully."
"Please enter your departure time. The Virtual Universe Company will arrange transport to Demon Mountain."
Just like before, Luo Fan did not enter a departure time but applied to go on his own.
After receiving approval, he piloted his ship back to the Law Source Secret Realm.
After all, regenerating avatars again would consume unnecessary energy.
So Luo Fan returned to retrieve his avatars.
He also replaced the Earth-side avatar with a World Master Level one.
Naturally, he stayed on Earth for a few days and completed some... Ahem, special tasks with his wife. He had not practiced in a long time.
Although he had been away and cultivation this whole time.
Luo Fan's technique had not diminished at all.
Fang Xueyi was defeated again and again.
After finishing these tasks, Luo Fan piloted his spaceship toward Demon Mountain.
Luo Feng and the other two also submitted their Blood Luo World tasks.
Furthermore, they accepted the Demon Mountain Task as well.
…
Soon, a few days passed.
Luo Fan piloted his ship and arrived at the location of Demon Mountain.
Through the external virtual display he could clearly see the distant void, where a massive black mountain shrouded in faint pale green and white mist floated.
Even in the void, the mountain was overwhelmingly majestic, clearly enormous.
Far beyond it, he could faintly see several ancient planets.
From his angle, Luo Fan could see six giant planets. The remaining three were on the other side.
Demon Mountain stood 1.8 billion kilometers tall, and the widest part of its base was about 3.2 billion kilometers.
To Luo Fan, this size was far too small.
Not to mention the Space Worm avatar.
Even an ordinary avatar could easily reach any location inside Demon Mountain.
At that moment, a black spherical spaceship with a diameter of about eight hundred meters approached Luo Fan.
"Greetings, Your Highness Luo Fan. I am Karas, the guide for Demon Mountain."
"I will lead you to the entrance of Demon Mountain."
Hearing this, Luo Fan followed the spherical ship.
Soon, the spherical ship brought him into a massive canyon.
Demon Mountain floated majestically in the void.
It was so enormous that any random platform or canyon at its base could match the land area of Earth.
Therefore, many magnificent palaces had been built at the foot of Demon Mountain. Some of them rose close to ten thousand kilometers high. Anyone who could live in such palaces was an Immortal existence.
Within the canyon, many figures were present. Some were seated cross-legged, some leaned against rocks, and some stood in small groups chatting.
These people looked almost the same as humans from Earth.
Except they all had white or black curved horns on their heads.
At that moment, nine white-robed Guardians and several hundred silver-robed Attendants entered the canyon.
The natives who had been chatting fell silent immediately.
The silver-robed Attendants were already lofty figures in their eyes.
Yet today, nine white-robed Guardians arrived together. Their rank was even higher than the silver robes.
And it looked as if they were waiting for someone.
What kind of figure could make so many appear to greet them?
As the natives wondered, a spherical spaceship and a mechanical-race ship descended into the canyon.
A white-robed Guardian stepped out from the spherical ship. The nine who had arrived earlier gathered together and walked toward Luo Fan's ship.
Luo Fan's ship door opened slowly.
"Greetings, Your Highness Luo Fan!"
The ten white-robed figures and several hundred silver-robed Attendants bowed respectfully.
Luo Fan, standing in midair, gave a slight nod, then followed them toward a palace.
Once the group departed, the natives who had been holding their breath finally dared to speak.
"Hiss…"
"Who was that person?"
"That young man arrived, and ten white-robed Guardians and hundreds of silver-robed Attendants greeted him together."
"A white-robed Guardian is a peak World Master recognized by the laws, second only to a deity."
"But that person just now seemed to be only Universe Level."
These natives had not yet processed what they had seen.
Living around Demon Mountain for so long, they knew exactly how much authority white-robed Guardians and silver-robed Attendants possessed.
It was no exaggeration that they held countless lives in their hands.
Just then, a native who had been frozen in shock finally spoke.
"Did you… notice something?"
His voice trembled slightly.
"That Universe Level youth… seemed to have been recognized by the laws."
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