When Zuo Zhidao heard that Xu Feng wanted to use spirit stones to buy the Chaos Ore Crystal, his face suddenly turned serious and he pretended to be angry and said, "If you want to use your own things, just use them. Why are you talking about whether to buy them or not? If others hear it, they will laugh at our City Defense Office!"

Chu Fugui just smiled and said nothing.

Xu Feng was speechless and said helplessly: "Deputy Director Zuo, just tell me what conditions you have. If you keep saying this, I'm afraid you'll get carried away and really treat the City Defense Office's warehouse as your own."

“Hahaha, we are a family!” Zuo Zhidao laughed and said, “It’s nothing. Comrade Xiao Xu’s file is still in the Songtao City Defense Office. With your current strength, it’s a waste of talent for you to stay in the local area. I want to transfer you to the Yanjing headquarters and start with the title of deputy section chief!”

Before Xu Feng could speak, Zuo Zhidao continued, "You don't need to come to work every day. You just need to show up when the City Defense Office needs you to contribute. How about that?"

"Then my dad and I will have to live apart!" Xu Feng frowned.

"Nantian has been in the local area for so many years. He has worked diligently and made great contributions. Logically, he should be promoted. However, his rank and strength..." Zuo Zhidao frowned.

Level is a hard rule. No matter how great your achievements are, if your strength level cannot keep up, you will not be able to move up. The peak of level three is okay for a local director, but if you are transferred to the headquarters, the level is a bit low. You need to be at least a mid-level apostle.

Moreover, the headquarters conducts assessments every year, and those who fail to keep up will still be assigned to local areas.

"It's just the apostle level, easy!" Xu Feng said with a smile.

He took out a direct-ascension pill from the space package and handed it to Xu Nantian, saying, "Within a year, I guarantee that my dad will be promoted to a high-level apostle!"

Xu Feng has been in the Wanfa Sect for so many years that he has long mastered the method of mass-producing high-level apostles. However, the combat effectiveness of the apostles forcibly promoted in this way is the lowest among the same level. However, with Xu Feng around, Xu Nantian does not need to go out and fight hard. He just needs to sit in the office and help Xu Feng with logistics.

Since he has agreed to go to the Yanjing headquarters, Xu Feng is busy outside every day, so he must have someone of his own in the headquarters. At least, if there is any movement, he can report to Xu Feng in time.

"High-level apostle within a year?" Zuo Zhidao showed a look of surprise on his face.

"Direct Ascension Pill, Breakthrough Pill, Primordial Qi Pill, Apostle Experience Formation..." Xu Feng smiled and said, "As long as you have spirit stones, it's easy to upgrade to a high level!"

…

After negotiating the deal for the Chaos Source Mother Ore Crystal, Xu Feng also completed the largest transaction with the Dawn Chamber of Commerce. More than a dozen Saint-level materials, plus a Heart Demon Order, were sold for a final price of eight thousand spirit stones. Although it was not tens of thousands, such a large transaction was enough to ensure that Chu Fugui would take the position of the manager of Tongtian Island.

Xu Feng was unable to take out eight thousand spirit stones at once. The spirit stone mine could only mine more than a hundred low-grade spirit stones a day. In desperation, Xu Feng had to trade some special products from his secret realm, such as the energy crystal core of the water monster, purple jade grapes, ghost face clam beads, etc. with Chu Fugui.

At the same time, all the hundreds of acres of poisonous weeds in the "Earth Vein Spirit Bowl" were sold to Chu Fugui.

When Chu Fugui saw the "Earth Vein Spirit Bowl", he couldn't help but feel jealous. Not only was this space magic weapon, but the hundreds of acres of spiritual soil inside it were also priceless. It was a pity that Xu Feng would never sell it.

Now the level of the portable secret realm is too low, and the area is too small to accommodate the "Earth Vein Spirit Bowl". Once the level of the portable secret realm is upgraded and the "Earth Vein Spirit Bowl" is integrated into the portable secret realm, not only can hundreds of acres of spiritual fields be obtained, but the Earth Vein Spirit Bowl can also be integrated into the portable secret realm to enhance the earth vein spiritual power of the portable secret realm. By then, what was originally just a small spiritual mine may be able to grow into a medium or even large spiritual mine.

"Manager Chu, it's a pleasure working with you!" Xu Feng said with a smile.

"Hahaha, thank you for your patronage. I look forward to the next transaction with you!" Chu Fugui said with a smile on his face.

…

After leaving the Dawn Chamber of Commerce, Xu Feng reunited with a group of people from the City Defense Office. That night, under Xu Feng's protection, Xu Nantian was promoted to a fourth-level apostle.

"This is the only way for now..." Xu Feng shook his head and said, "The Apostle Experience Formation can only be obtained by returning to the Wanfa Sect. As for the Direct Ascension Pill..."

The direct-ascension pill in Xu Feng's hand is the reward for passing the trial of the Tower of Babel, but there is only one. However, Xu Feng believes that other apostles will definitely receive similar rewards.

"Just buy it here with spirit stones. I believe other people will also get the direct-ascension pill reward!" Xu Feng said.

"Spirit stones? Haven't you used up all your spirit stones?" Xu Nantian asked curiously.

"There is a small spirit stone mine in my portable secret realm. I can mine about a hundred low-grade spirit stones every day. When I have time, I will upgrade the level of the portable secret realm and integrate the 'Earth Vein Spirit Bowl' into the secret realm. Then I will upgrade this spirit stone mine to a medium-sized one, and I will no longer be short of spirit stones in the future!" Xu Feng said casually.

Xu Feng can harvest more than a hundred a day, which is equivalent to...

Xu Nantian felt his head buzzing for a long time, then a bitter smile appeared on his face: "I've heard before that high-level apostles are as rich as a country. I thought it was a joke, but I didn't expect it to be true!"

"It's the same. The more I earn, the more I spend. Just like today, I spent eight thousand low-grade spirit stones..." Xu Feng shook his head.

"By the way, I haven't asked you yet, what are you spending so many spirit stones on? I heard that you bought a lot of holy-level materials. Are you planning to forge holy-level equipment?" Xu Nantian asked curiously.

Xu Feng hesitated for a moment. He still couldn't let the matter of the evolved holy body leak out. After all, even the transcendents were afraid of it. If it got to the ears of some transcendent...

"The artistic conception I comprehended is now evolving into a realm. It won't be long before I become a realm-level expert..." Xu Feng whispered, "Once I master the power of the realm, it is only a matter of time for me to become a transcendent. I am now collecting Saint-level materials in order to build a Saint Body after I become a transcendent!"

The Transcendent Ones are comprehending the realm and building a holy body. This news is known to everyone, but no one would take it to heart even if they knew it. At most, they would sigh that Xu Feng could comprehend the realm at a high level and value him more.

At this time, Xu Nantian didn't know what to say. After not seeing his son for a few years, he suddenly felt that his son had become a little strange.

The next day, Zuo Zhidao handed the Chaos Source Mother Ore Crystal to Xu Feng. He had someone take it out from the warehouse of the Yanjing City Defense Office headquarters overnight. It was just a saint-level material. Although it was valuable for the current City Defense Office, it was not something that could not be discarded.

After picking up the Chaos Source Mother Ore Crystal, Xu Feng said goodbye to everyone and flew towards the entrance to the seventh-level water world secret realm. Xu Feng believed that no one would be able to break the record of the 300th floor of the Tower of Babel. In his previous life, Lu Yuchan spent more than ten years to reach the 379th floor. Now, it would be impossible for anyone to reach the 300th floor for at least two years.

There is no wrong version in the 1619 book forum!

Zuo Zhidao looked at Xu Feng's receding back, patted Xu Nantian on the shoulder, and sighed: "Old Xu, you gave birth to an amazing son. You will enjoy the good life in the future!"

…

The entrance to the secret water world is near a small island in the Pacific Ocean. According to the electronic navigation, Xu Feng flew for three days and three nights and finally saw the island.

The island was deserted, with a forest in the middle and steep cliffs all around. There was only a white sandy beach on the west side. After Xu Feng flew to the island and took a short rest, he dived into the depths of the ocean.

The entrance to the secret realm of the water world is on the seabed near the island. Without Chu Fugui's guidance and the electronic navigation he gave, it would be like looking for a needle in a haystack to find the entrance to this secret realm! Xu Feng dived to the bottom of the sea and found the entrance to the secret realm in a piece of red coral.

The pale blue light gate stood quietly on the seabed. Circles of gravitational fluctuations stirred up slight waves, giving Xu Feng an inexplicable feeling.

Xu Feng swam towards the light gate. The moment he entered the light gate, he suddenly felt dizzy. His eyes turned black and he passed out.

After an unknown amount of time, Xu Feng slowly regained consciousness. Since becoming a high-level apostle, Xu Feng had never fainted again when entering the secret realm. He could stay awake every time he entered. But he didn't know why it happened this time.

Xu Feng opened his eyes and saw darkness in front of him. He could hardly see his hand in front of him. Just as Xu Feng was about to use his spiritual sense to check the surrounding conditions, he suddenly discovered that his spiritual sense could not leave his body.

Not only his spiritual consciousness, but even his own body became extremely heavy. The personal attribute interface could not be opened, and the apostle system seemed to have disappeared.

It was as if Xu Feng had been knocked back down to an ordinary person from being a high-ranking, powerful apostle and a powerful person at the realm of artistic conception.

"This, what is going on?" Xu Feng frowned slightly, feeling a little panicked, but he knew that he became like this after entering the secret realm. It should be some rules that restricted his strength, and he did not turn back into an ordinary person.

After thinking it through, Xu Feng suddenly became calm. Only then did he realize that he was tied up alive with a fishy and smelly rag stuffed in his mouth.

"First, I need to figure out where I am now!" Xu Feng said to himself.

Soon, he smelled a strong fishy odor, as if he was in a warehouse that had just been filled with live fish. The next moment, his body began to shake violently. It was not that he wanted to move, but that the floor beneath him was shaking violently, so that he almost rolled back and forth on the floor.

"I am... on a boat that has just loaded fish?" Xu Feng finally understood.

…

(End of this chapter)