Chapter 534 - 494: Just by Lying Down, Treasures Come
’It’s really not expensive!’
’This is the second-ranked treasure in the Divine Treasure Vault!’
Even if there were no other way to obtain Civilization Stones in the Tomb Star Realm, with the high subsidy from being an [Heir of the Gods], Shi Ming could get his hands on this second-ranked treasure at a discount in just 3,000 days!
Moreover, the Tomb Star Realm was currently a completely undeveloped, ownerless territory. If he found some warehouses storing Civilization Stones, Shi Ming could easily and justifiably perform a "zero-cost acquisition" and inherit this unclaimed wealth.
Shi Ming felt that the future was full of hope!
He was brimming with motivation!
He continued to browse the other treasures. Nothing in the Divine Treasure Vault was ordinary, especially the top ten items on the exchange list. They were a dazzling array of titles, consumables, and special items, enough to make even a pseudo-god drool.
[1. Title "God’s Descent"]
[2. Treasure "Apocalypse Divine Artifact"]
[3. Treasure "The Eternal Scale"]
[4. Consumable "Fragment of the Mirror of Old Days"]
[5. Title "Life Furnace"]
[6. Consumable "The Unwritten Epic"]
[7. Treasure "The Seventh Original Sin"]
[8. Consumable "Knowledge Trap"]
[9. Treasure "Fate’s Spinning Wheel"]
[...]
[19. Secret Art "Unnamed" (Limited to one viewing)]
[...]
Shi Ming scanned the list from top to bottom for a long time. Near the top of the vault’s list, he spotted a familiar item: the 19th-ranked Secret Art, *Unnamed*.
This secret art, once engraved on a great stone monument, was extremely difficult to begin learning. Even Shi Ming would only be qualified to practice it after completing the "Explore the True Self" quest. He was still unable to practice it now.
*Unnamed*’s position at rank 19 wasn’t a reflection of its intrinsic value; rather, its extreme restrictions had diminished its worth.
The exchange description also clearly stated that to begin learning *Unnamed*, one had to complete a "trial" that varied from person to person. Past cases showed a wide range of trials: some involved analyzing eight types of Nirvana Origins, others required achieving ultimate evolution, and still others involved obtaining and absorbing blood gifted by a god. The trials were unique to each individual, but none were easy to complete. That was why there was a warning in red text: [Exchange with caution]!
[Secret Art: Unnamed]
[Tags: Super Unpopular Item, Secret Art, Attack, Spiritual, Legacy, Difficult]
[Description: Endless possibilities flow between the fingers. When it sounds, the universe falls silent. They bear heavy fruit and blossom into splendid flowers, returning to the first seed.]
[Original Price: 3,000,000 Civilization Stones]
[Discounted Price: 900,000 Civilization Stones]
[Note:]
[Exchange with caution. This secret art is extremely difficult to begin. One must complete a trial to gain the qualification to learn it. Historical Exchanges: 9,211. Number who barely managed to learn it: 3. All three were personally granted a Divine Rune and the hidden title "Heir of the Gods" by a god.]
’In other words, as long as you barely manage to learn it, you’re guaranteed to become an Heir of the Gods.’
At the high price of 3 million Civilization Stones, those willing and able to redeem it were undoubtedly the most confident elites from various eras in the history of the First Civilization Cosmic Country. Even so, the success rate of nearly three in ten thousand was abysmally low. The secret art *Unnamed* could be called the biggest money pit with the worst value in the entire treasure vault.
Looking further down the list, he saw that the secret art *Hundred-Floor Celestial Tower* was also available for exchange.
It was ranked 31st and cost 2 million Civilization Stones to redeem.
This price was much more reasonable.
This was because practicing *Hundred-Floor Celestial Tower* had almost no prerequisites. Anyone with a Spiritual Power of 100 could begin laying the foundation and build the first floor of the Heaven-Reaching Tower. While cultivating it to the perfect 100 floors might not be simple, reaching a respectable forty or fifty floors was not considered difficult. With an original price of 2 million and a discounted price of 600,000, it was a bargain compared to *Unnamed*.
To prevent theft and crowdfunding, all secret manuals from the vault could only be read once after obtaining a copy. Upon finishing, the manual would automatically dissipate.
The value was far inferior to the great stone monument.
The Civilization Prologue on the great stone monument, spanning thirty-three thousand characters, contained information that could be reviewed multiple times without disappearing, saving Shi Ming a direct 1.5 million Civilization Stones. The pseudo-god who left the monument had clearly gone to great expense to cultivate a suitable "guinea pig" to draw out the Eye of the Divine. Unfortunately for him, a moment of negligence meant the best time to reap the rewards had already passed.
Three months to reach the Holy Hall, five months to reach Nirvana.
’That kind of speed was nothing to scoff at.’
Shi Ming had already come face-to-face with that pseudo-god. The being controlled the authority ’Light of Enlightenment’ and the numbered skill [Void], making him a tough opponent indeed. Shi Ming had a premonition that a fierce spark was bound to fly between them.
’It didn’t matter.’
’Your sword may be sharp, but mine is no less keen.’
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In the Divine Treasure Vault, the lowest-priced treasure was the [Teleportation Order].
It was a one-time-use item.
The discounted price was 30 Civilization Stones.
Consuming one Teleportation Order allowed for a free ride on a [Teleportation Vortex] to the next civilized planet. Since Shi Ming could already travel for free, he had no need to exchange for these items. The best plan was to save his scarce Civilization Stones to trade for the few items he coveted most.
At the edge of the vault’s interface, there was also a channel to exchange [Cosmic Crystals] for [Civilization Stones].
One hundred Cosmic Crystals could be exchanged for one Civilization Stone, but the reverse was not possible. Each individual had a daily exchange limit of 5,000 Civilization Stones. Shi Ming had 800,000 Cosmic Crystals on him, obtained by selling out both himself and Rui Liang. Even if he exchanged all of them, he would only get 8,000 Civilization Stones—equivalent to just eight days’ worth of his subsidy as an Heir of the Gods.