Chapter 66 The Sixty-Sixth Day of the Rare Item Crafting Game...

After Donghuang Taiyi rushed out with great momentum, all he could think about was upgrading the Chaos Bell.

After all, his card skill, [Chaos Returns to One], is based on the power of the Chaos Bell, which briefly traps the opponent within the Chaos Bell and deals damage. The stronger the Chaos Bell, the stronger the burst damage of the card skill.

Having made up his mind, Donghuang Taiyi opened the Myriad Things Pavilion in "Three Thousand Guests of the Purple Cloud" intending to take out some treasures to trade the Five Elements Origin with players from different worlds.

The five elements of metal, wood, earth, and fire were quickly gathered, but the source of water was missing. Donghuang Taiyi searched for half an hour but couldn't find it. Was there anyone willing to come out and exchange it?

He frowned in confusion; he had never seen such a scarce source of water before, even though the source of water was scarce.

Suddenly, a Three Lights Divine Water appeared on the screen, but below it was a long string of 999999999. Before Donghuang Taiyi could even see it clearly, someone immediately bought the Three Lights Divine Water, and it was sold out.

Donghuang Taiyi rubbed his eyes in disbelief. How could such an expensive source of water be sold out in a second? In the past, this price would have been enough to buy hundreds of the five elements' sources.

He then clicked into the player forum, intending to see what other players were saying.

But once the discussion turns to the origin of water, the forums below are filled with groans and lamentations.

[I've been stuck on this breakthrough for half a month now, just missing a single drop of Xuanming True Water. I can't seem to find it anywhere in the Myriad Things Pavilion. Does anyone have any connections to help me?]

[Despair! After seven days and seven nights of waiting, we couldn't even snag a single drop of the Water Essence. Is there any hope for ordinary players?!]

Who bought the source of water? How many shady dealings are hidden in these anonymous transactions? We demand the release of some of the transaction records!

[It's not that we don't want to sell! It's just that the yield of Water Essence is ridiculously low! We don't even have enough for our own breakthroughs, let alone any extras to put on the auction house.]

[Fellow Daoists Assistance: Seeking the Origin of Water at a high price! Can exchange it for Daoist insights/innate magic treasures/opportunities gained through daily practice! Sincere offer!]

[In-depth analysis of the Water Essence's production: The Myriad Things Pavilion only releases thirteen Water Essence items every seven days? No wonder they're so sought after! Is this setting reasonable?]

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Aside from these posts that were just endless wailing and complaints about the lack of water essence, Donghuang Taiyi actually saw some interesting posts.

[A Real-World Test of "100 Methods to Obtain the Essence of Water"! The Results Are Heartbreaking... 90% of the Methods are Inefficient, and the Remaining 10% is All About Luck!]

Stop fooling around in the Pavilion of All Things! The real shortcut to obtaining the essence of water is...

Is a "rising tide lifts all boats" scenario already a certainty? Analyzing the future price trends of water-based products – don't miss out now!

Hoping for a solution, Donghuang Taiyi clicked on the first two posts, only to find them filled with clichés about how to connect the waters of the four seas in a world with a severely imbalanced water system, so that the source of water could be condensed during the coldest and driest times.

Donghuang Taiyi frowned. With his understanding of the world, he could tell at a glance that this was just a fabricated story, but there were still many comments below that suggested trying it out.

He decisively clicked on the second post, only to find it was even more of a scam. It claimed to avoid the Myriad Things Pavilion, then went on and on about how bad it was, only mentioning in the last two sentences that it would be better to make some private exchanges with friends in the Water element, shamelessly asking, "That's my idea. What are your thoughts, fellow Daoists?"

Donghuang Taiyi was so angry he laughed. What brilliant ideas did he have? He was just bored and came here to amuse people.

This forum is really unreliable. Without any expectations, Donghuang Taiyi clicked on the last post.

Unexpectedly, the post offered a refreshing and detailed account of the probability of obtaining Water Essence and its trading price over the past month, analyzing the reasons for its scarcity.

[...Firstly, the source of water has too many uses, and most players need it; secondly, the conditions for the source of water to be generated are too demanding, and there are too few worlds that can produce it. Since the worlds with imbalanced five elements have been corrected, the conditions for the natural generation of the source of water have become very difficult to meet...]

Donghuang Taiyi read through the text and found that the man's words were very logical and insightful. He quickly continued reading.

[The source of water is becoming increasingly difficult to obtain. Based on my analysis of the event's promotional video, if the Dragon-Phoenix Calamity is involved, a large amount of water source will be needed to serve the dragon race, making it even harder to purchase in the future. Moreover, a large number of dragons in the real world have entered "Purple Cloud Three Thousand Guests," snapping up nearly half of the water source on the market. It will definitely be even more difficult for ordinary players to obtain water source in the future.]

At this point, the post took a different turn.

[However, from my observation, someone will put up a bottle of Taiyin Divine Water every day at 3:45 AM. Everyone can take this opportunity to buy it. Even if you don't need it immediately, you can stock up, since the value of water essence will definitely rise in the future, becoming a hard currency that will never depreciate in the game. Seize this opportunity, and you won't have to worry about the Heavenly Pearls you consume in the game in the future! I wish all fellow cultivators who read this all their wishes fulfilled and great fortune.]

Interspersed throughout were countless data analyses and comparisons. The poster also meticulously posted several well-known experts' comments on the origin of water. From beginning to end, the posts were seamless and flawless, leaving no room for criticism.

Although some parts were still not very clear, they truly convinced Donghuang Taiyi.

Upon closer inspection of the poster's name, it seemed strangely familiar.

Donghuang Taiyi switched to his friends list, and after carefully checking, he suddenly realized, "Isn't this Fellow Daoist Kunpeng?!"

He flapped his wings. A few days ago, when he was drawing cards, he had made a special trip to visit Fellow Daoist Kunpeng's world. Although he didn't draw anything particularly good, he had a pleasant chat with Fellow Daoist Kunpeng and exchanged a lot of Water Essence to balance the five elements in his world.

Now that he happens to lack the source of water, Fellow Daoist Kunpeng has such insightful views, why not ask him if he has any good methods to obtain the source of water?

Without hesitation, Donghuang Taiyi immediately sent a message to Kunpeng: "Fellow Daoist, I have seen the forum post and wish to inquire about the method to obtain the essence of water. Would that be convenient?"

The other side replied instantly: 【Of course it's convenient, fellow Daoist, you're welcome to come to my world for a chat.】

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Kunpeng is currently riding high. Since entering the game, he can now play with all kinds of water-based magical artifacts that he had only heard of before but never seen.

Moreover, not everyone can be like him. Only an unparalleled master like him can absorb so much water-based spiritual energy and create a magnificent scene of a vast ocean from the very beginning.

So when everyone was following Kong Xuan's advice and rushing to find their own unique essence to balance the five elements when the server first opened, only Kunpeng scoffed at it.

The world he created from the very beginning was naturally the most suitable and best for him, yet he went to great lengths to find the origin of the Five Elements and created something that was neither fish nor fowl.

The game's development over the next month truly proved that Kunpeng's idea was correct.

While everyone on the forum is frantically searching for the source of water to develop and level up in the game, only Kunpeng possesses a treasure trove: the source of water, inexhaustible and boundless.

Later, he regarded the source of water as his own, and took all the water-type monsters around him under his command. He went to all the stores that sold the source of water offline, and now he has the source of water in most of the game under his control.

Kunpeng found it amusing to see those so-called players jumping around in a frenzy over ordinary items that they could easily obtain.

But of course, his plan was not as simple as just lording it over others in the game.

He was now going to take advantage of this opportunity with his whole family to settle scores with his old enemies over the abdication of the throne at Zixiao Palace.

He still remembered the grudge he had inflicted on the Wu Clan and Hongyun in Zixiao Palace, when they forced him to give way to Jieyin and Zhunti.

Thinking of this, Kunpeng's eyes grew even darker. If these people hadn't forced him to give up this futon in Zixiao Palace, he would naturally have had a share in the opportunity to become a saint.

There's no need to painstakingly accumulate points like we do now, striving for that wisp of Primordial Purple Qi.

Although he wanted revenge, Kunpeng wasn't stupid.

Jieyin and Zhunti are currently disciples of the Dao Ancestor, and Zhunti will become a sage in the future. They should not be provoked, but rather befriended.

Thus, this pent-up hatred could only be directed at the kind-hearted Hongyun who readily offered him his seat and the Twelve Ancestral Witches who used their numbers to coerce him.

This idea had been with him since he first heard the Dao, but he had never had the opportunity to realize it. Now, everyone was so engrossed in games that they hardly ever went out. Kunpeng could only start his revenge through the game.

What a coincidence! As far as he knew, both Hongyun and Xuanming, the Rain Ancestral Witch among the Twelve Ancestral Witches, belonged to the water element in the game. This element of water was indispensable for leveling up and playing the game.

Now that the source of water is entirely in our hands, we might as well take advantage of this excellent opportunity to scheme against them.

With this idea in mind, Kunpeng summoned his subordinates, and after much deliberation and advice, he finally settled on a method.

On the one hand, he began to strictly control the amount of Water Essence flowing out of the market, and even if others were selling it, he would rush to buy it back immediately.

At the same time, he had his monsters constantly promote the topic of the rarity and preciousness of the Water Essence on the forum, and artificially inflated its price.

During this period, there were indeed some short-sighted cultivators who bought several 999999999 Water Essences that were listed, allowing Kunpeng to make a good profit and no longer have to worry about the currency for upgrading.

Having tasted the sweetness of success, Kunpeng became even more ruthless. This time, he not only controlled the supply of goods in the market, but also, through a suggestion from a little demon from Bailuo, created a narrative that water-type cultivators needed to buy the Source of Water, and that non-water-type cultivators needed to buy the Source of Water even more.

He even personally stepped forward to promote this claim, just waiting for one of the few great cultivators of the water system in the prehistoric world to come to him for materials.

Kunpeng counted the 999 Water Essence he had stockpiled in his warehouse, a smile playing on his lips. No matter how hard the other foolish players in the prehistoric world tried, they could never imagine that the Water Essence they couldn't even buy was just a pile of junk in Kunpeng's warehouse.

But what's the point of simply swindling in-game currency? If you're going to make a fortune, you should aim for real-world wealth and even your life.

He had already found a good place at the junction of the Nine Provinces and the Four Seas, and set up a trapping formation that could hold even a Great Luo Golden Immortal, just waiting to lure the culprits in.

However, just as the plan was about to begin, Kunpeng received a message from Donghuang Taiyi.

Donghuang Taiyi's Chaos Bell is quite a treasure.

Although there was no real enmity between them, and with the Sun and Moon figures standing behind him, he wasn't in a hurry to kill them. He would first use this golden crow to test his strategy.

Kunpeng's eyes gleamed with uncontrollable greed. He immediately replied to the other side: "[I do indeed have some Three Lights Divine Water.]"

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Author's Note: Kunpeng: Why is everyone playing games? Well, I'll use games to lure you out. Hey, let's test the waters with my trap first, maybe trick Donghuang Taiyi into giving it a try [doge emoji]