Chapter 603 'Treasure'
The border of empire.
On a 'black planet' somewhere near the darkest sea of stars.
Elena, the former successor of the Sarnak family, was walking in the underground palace of this planet.
This black planet is not included in the records of the empire. In other words, it is an illegal planet.
That's why it's called the 'Black Planet'.
There are actually many such planets and planetary systems in the universe. Their own galaxies are on the verge of extinction, or have already been extinct, leaving only the remnants of the transformed life-bearing planets. These planets themselves do not have the value of further exploration, and therefore are abandoned and removed from the list by the empire, becoming black planets.
Generally speaking, no one would take the initiative to come to a black planet, because such a planet could be destroyed at any time, either by natural disasters or the occasional "garbage cleanup" by the empire.
Unless... this black planet itself is the 'white glove' of some big shots in the empire.
"Your place is still as smelly as ever, Baker. How about cleaning it up once in a while and throwing out all the garbage?"
Elena, with her white hair, red eyes, and silver-white noble robe, is out of place in this environment.
She did not hide her disgust, pinched her nose with one hand, looked at the surrounding environment, and said to the hunched old man with gray hair in front of her.
The old guy looked very old. He was half bald, his glasses had no lenses on his eye sockets, and there was a piece of modified metal on his forehead. It looked like he didn't have many years left to live.
But it is precisely this old fellow who is now the vice-president of the empire's Council of Elders, in charge of most of the state affairs.
The empire's system was a centralized one, with the empress at the center and the princes who had the right of inheritance as subordinates, and a government system with a prime minister and various ministers.
The head of the Sarnak family is usually the prime minister of the empire, and is considered the second in command of the empire. As a result, the Sarnak family is extremely powerful.
But in addition to this, there is also a Council of Elders behind the empire.
The original purpose was to restrain the imperial power and prevent the emperor from becoming the only one in power. If a tyrant ruled, the whole country would be doomed. But later, the power became greater and greater, and it gradually suppressed the royal family.
It was not until the rise of this Queen that the power of the Council of Elders was suppressed to its initial level, and the power in its hands was greatly reduced.
But even so, many elders in the Senate, especially the dean and vice-dean, are only second in power to the Queen, the Prime Minister and several important ministers.
In other words… if this guy was just based on power, he would be ranked in the top ten of the empire.
As a result, he is now dressed here like an old man, and there is no trace of his majesty at all.
"Hehe, that's not necessary." The deputy elder named Baker laughed after hearing Elena's disdain and said, "After this meeting, this planet will be 'cleaned'. You don't have to worry about smelling the smell here anymore."
"Oh? So, your plan is almost complete?"
"It's the last minute... Please come in, Elena-sama. Everyone is waiting for you."
Baker spoke mysteriously, but did not continue. He bowed slightly to Elena and made a gesture of invitation.
Elena didn't care and didn't ask any more questions. She followed Baker's guidance and walked into the depths of the underground palace.
This underground palace is a legacy of the civilization that originally belonged to this planet. After that civilization was taken over by the empire, it was abandoned.
But because the technology here is pretty good, with systems like automatic cleaning, it actually doesn't seem as bad as imagined.
It’s just that Elena has been pampered for so many years, and the life of the nobility has long been engraved in her bones. She would be dissatisfied if the treatment was slightly worse, and in her eyes, this place is no different from garbage.
It’s a relief that Baker has been able to endure until now, and...those guys who chose to hold the meeting here are also admirable in a sense.
Elena thought in her heart but didn't say it out loud.
Her identity as the former heir to the Sarnak family is of no use here. Anyone here, regardless of strength and status, is stronger than her.
"Oh, Elena is here."
When Elena walked into the parliament hall, a man sitting next to the round table in the middle of the hall raised his hand and greeted Elena with a smile.
Elena glanced at him, her expression unchanged.
There are three major ducal families in the empire, and the three major ducal families firmly control the three important positions in the empire.
The Sarnak family in politics, the Andrade family in the military, and the Callerog family in justice.
The one who greeted Elena at this moment was the third young master of the military Andrade family.
Luan Andrade.
"You're a little late. What's wrong? Did your mother scold you again?" A woman sitting opposite Luen greeted Elena after Luen.
This time, Elena didn't even look at the man. She found her seat, sat down, and looked up at the main seat.
The person who spoke after Luen was also a member of a big family in the empire, and was even a family elder. But because that family was not one of the three dukes, Elena chose to ignore her.
After all, compared to them, the person sitting on the main seat is the focus of this meeting.
"Stop arguing." The blond boy sitting on the main seat drank the clear liquid in an elegant manner.
He put both feet on the table, leaned back in a very comfortable and relaxed posture, and smiled to quiet everyone down.
It was just one sentence, and it did not carry any pressure on consciousness, but everyone present, including Elena, who had already reached the eighth level of cultivation, shut their mouths and did not dare to say another word.
The reason why everyone is so obedient can be guessed from the hair color of this blond boy.
That’s right, this blond boy is one of the nine princes and princesses who have the right of inheritance today.
The second prince, Grysis Varenna.
He is also one of the princes most likely to inherit the throne.
Grisis is not only the second prince, but also a ninth-rank mechanic. Therefore, even without considering his identity, his strength is enough to silence everyone.
When everyone in the room quieted down, Grisis sat up straight, rested his elbows on the table, crossed his fingers under his chin, and said to everyone with a smile:
"Now that everyone is here, let's get started. This is the last time before the plan is implemented—"
Grisis paused, a cold look flashed across his smiling face, and then he said word by word:
"—Conference for Change."
Hearing what Grisis said, Elena couldn't help but smile.
Because this so-called "Reform Conference" is a rebellious conference to overthrow the current Queen's regime.
In other words, for the Queen, the people here now...
They are all traitors.
…
Endless light exploded in the mysterious space.
Then the dark green soul power came into contact and merged with the exploding light, expanding the entire space a little bit.
Li Qi's consciousness is at the core of this space.
His body was glowing. Except for his appearance, which could be barely seen clearly, every part of his body turned into light.
But this is just right. After all, in this space formed by Li Qi's consciousness, he is naked. If there is no light to cover it, the appearance formed by his consciousness will probably be seen clearly by others.
That being said...there doesn't seem to be anyone else here?
“…I’m telling you, why are you eating so carelessly!!”
…I take that back.
In this mysterious space, besides Li Qi, there is also an uninvited guest...or perhaps it cannot be called an uninvited guest.
Although Li Qi didn't recognize the person who suddenly spoke, he remembered his voice.
"Xinlian?"
Li Qi looked at the light figure in front of him with the curvy figure of a girl, looked at her pink hair, and her face that was somewhat similar to his own but more perfect and beautiful, and asked her name.
"It's me. What do you think? Am I pretty?" The girl floated in front of Li Qi, put one hand on her heart, and asked complacently.
Without waiting for Li Qi to ask, she said, "My face is formed by collecting the most beautiful parts of all the Love Heart holders of all generations. It can't be not beautiful. What do you think? Are you fascinated by me?"
“…No, I think you’re not as pretty as me.”
Li Qi told the truth.
Although Xinlian's face seems perfect, a closer look gives people a sense of incongruity.
The face composed of perfect facial features itself becomes imperfect because of this sense of incongruity. On the contrary, Li Qi's appearance may not be as good as those of the previous holders of the Heart of Love, but under the influence of the Heart of Love, his appearance is the most suitable for him.
Therefore, from a visual point of view, Li Qi is indeed much more beautiful than Xin Lian.
Is it wrong that a man is more beautiful than a woman?
"Okay, you are the holder of the Heart of Love."
Xinlian didn't argue too much. She spread her hands with a helpless look and acknowledged what Li Qi said.
Li Qi was in no mood to compare with her about who was prettier. He turned his head and looked at the light mixed with the black and green soul power around him. He frowned and asked Xin Lian, "Where is this place?"
"…You ask me about your consciousness space?"
Xinlian asked in astonishment, leaving Li Qi stunned for a moment: "You said... this is my consciousness space?"
"Of course, where else could it be? Look over there, isn't that the pattern of your consciousness?"
Xinlian pointed to a certain place in the sky.
Behind a beam of light and a ball of dark green light, at the border of this space, a faint inscription appeared.
Those were the patterns of Li Qi's consciousness. Not only were there the patterns after he had changed into a mecha master, but there were also traces of the patterns that belonged to the mechanic before the change.
But now those traces are being erased and transformed into another power that is similar to consciousness, but completely different.
Li Qi knew what that power was.
That is soul power.
All his strength was transformed from consciousness to soul power, and the consciousness inscriptions were erased, turning it into the purest soul power.
The quality of soul power is good. If all of it is absorbed, according to the standard of consciousness power, Li Qi should be able to successfully advance to the sixth level.
But the problem is that Li Qi has never practiced any method related to soul power, so he cannot completely control the power here.
"The power that was poured into your soul was too violent. It was going to burst your soul, but then a powerful force helped you clean up this part of your soul power."
Xinlian explained and looked at Li Qi:
"This part of power is transforming into your power, but at the same time it is also changing the way you practice. But you don't have any soul power practice method, right?"
"No."
Li Qi answered truthfully.
Xinlian slapped her forehead and said, "That's troublesome. Now your entire consciousness space is transforming into soul power. Before the transformation is complete, your consciousness cannot be awakened in reality... and if there is no soul power cultivation method to assist you, you may have to stay in the consciousness space for dozens or even hundreds of years."
What kind of power has what kind of cultivation system.
Although consciousness power and soul power are of the same nature, the cultivation methods of the two are completely incompatible.
The lines of consciousness that are being erased from Li Qi's soul are the best proof.
But Li Qi didn't have any method to cultivate soul power...
No, there is one! Li Qi suddenly remembered that he actually had a method for cultivating soul power in his hand.
That was the soul cultivation method that Black Dragon left for the Soul Sect to harvest the soul power of local residents! When Lucy gave this cultivation method to Li Qi, Li Qi studied it carefully, but after meeting Black Dragon and realizing that there were traps in this cultivation method, Li Qi threw it behind his mind.
No one would want to practice a practice that has problems.
Unless he has no choice.
Now Li Qi seems to have no choice.
"Actually, there is a copy... of a method for cultivating soul power, but... I don't really want to use this secret book."
Li Qi was communicating with Xinlian.
If he had a large number of soul power cultivation methods as a reference basis, with these foundations as the core, Li Qi might be able to create his own soul power cultivation method.
But the problem is that Li Qi now has only one copy of the soul power cultivation method. Even if he breaks it down and analyzes it, Li Qi cannot escape the framework of this cultivation method.
Unfortunately, this practice method had been tampered with by the Black Dragon, and it was unclear where he had tampered with it. Even if the practice method was changed to a different form, Li Qi would not dare to practice it.
Tell Xinlian about your worries.
Xin Lian seemed to have thought of something and asked, "So what you mean is that if there are a lot of soul power cultivation methods as reference, you can quickly create your own cultivation method?"
"almost."
"You should have told me earlier!" Xinlian looked relieved, then waved her hand in front of Li Qi, and countless secret books of varying thickness appeared in front of Li Qi.
Li Qi: “?”
Where do you get so many skills?
Li Qi frowned and looked at Xin Lian. As if sensing Li Qi's confusion, Xin Lian said proudly, "My former driver was the holder of the Heart of Love. You also know the power of the Heart of Love. Therefore, it is normal for it to attract practitioners from other worlds to give her things."
"…Were these given to your former pilot by the Soul Realm monks?"
"That's right! Not only these techniques, but also many treasures, secrets, rumors and other things from that world. It's just a pity that now I can't take out anything other than knowledge-related things."
Physical things could not be passed down with Xinlian, and all Xinlian could remember were these skills.
Even this knowledge had been forgotten due to Xinlian's memory problems.
What is now in front of Li Qi is only a small part of Xinlian’s past memories.
Staring intently at the secret books that Xinlian took out, Li Qi suddenly realized something, and his eyes became extremely eager when he looked at Xinlian.
This look even scared Xin Lian: "…why…why are you looking at me like that?"
"If I understand correctly, in addition to the cultivation methods of the Soul Realm, you also have the cultivation methods of other original realms, right?"
“Yes, yes…”
"Give me!"
Li Qi took a step forward and stretched out his hand without hesitation: "Give me all the cultivation methods you know and can remember! No matter what world they are from!"
Li Qi has been collecting skills or cultivation methods from other worlds, hoping to summarize a power system that can be used in any world.
It's a pity that the skills he could collect were very limited, and he could only collect the skills of the current world, the cultivation methods of the Seven Origin Realm. He currently only had the consciousness cultivation methods of the interstellar world, and some basic immortal cultivation skills of the Cang Xuan Realm.
Originally, Li Qi thought that it would take a very long time for him to find the cultivation system of other original worlds.
But I didn't expect that the real treasure was right in front of me, in my body!
Taking advantage of this forced "seclusion and practice", Li Qi plans to squeeze out all the knowledge from Xinlian.
Squeeze it completely!
(End of this chapter)
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