"Disciple wishes to present the Sword River Luo Divine Sword to the Clan," Luo Feng stated respectfully. The City Lord of Chaos smiled and nodded.

"Very well. Proceed to Chaos City immediately.

All offerings of treasures to the Clan must be made within Chaos City at designated locations, where the Virtual Universe System will meticulously inspect and assess their value, assigning contribution points." "The Virtual Universe System?" Luo Feng paused, surprised. "No one is better at assessing value than the Virtual Universe System," the City Lord of Chaos chuckled.

"Furthermore, having the system judge it ensures absolute fairness, as it is a perfectly executed intelligent system, free from personal emotion or selfish motives. All powerful beings trust its judgment." Luo Feng nodded.

"Understood. I shall depart for Chaos City at once." "Go then." That very day, Luo Feng arrived at the headquarters of the Virtual Universe Company and boarded a starship, passing through the 'Cosmic Passage' toward Chaos City.

Inside the starship. "Ah~~" "This is truly uncomfortable." "The flow of time is erratic; it’s agonizing." People within the starship muttered to themselves.

Luo Feng occupied a private, secluded chamber deep within the ship. Hearing those complaints, he couldn't help but smile faintly.

When he first traveled to Chaos City, he too had found the fluctuating time flow extremely distressing. The Primal Universe and the Origin Universe were fundamentally different, and the passage connecting them had highly turbulent temporal flow.

Many of the geniuses in his cohort back then had even collapsed upon arrival. "In the blink of an eye, nearly one hundred thousand years have passed." Luo Feng sighed inwardly.

The self who first journeyed to Chaos City was so naive, unable to even pass the first layer of the Tongtian Bridge. Back then, Bolan was the most dazzling among that group of geniuses.

Then... He ventured through the Blood Luo World, adventured in the Demon Sound Mountain, served as an Inspector Envoy for the Ganwu Branch of the Virtual Universe, roamed the exterior battlefields for thousands of years, endured bitter asceticism in the Ice Prison, rose to prominence within the Ancestral God Sect, explored the Nine Nether Time-Space...

researched the ultimate secret arts, wandered the universe for fifty thousand years—through this long expanse of time, he finally ascended to Immortality! In these nearly one hundred thousand years, the current him no longer considered figures like the highly esteemed Venerable Scorching Fire as worthy opponents.

He had even clashed with Universe Overlords such as Palace Lord Qi Blood, Venerable Bei Juan, and Venerable Tian Chang. "In almost one hundred thousand years, the Genius Battle must have convened quite a few times by now." "Twice every ten thousand years," Luo Feng murmured.

"I simply haven't paid attention." "Lord Luo Feng, we have arrived at Chaos City," the captain of the starship transmitted respectfully. "En." Luo Feng snapped out of his memories, glanced at the deferential captain, nodded, and headed for the exit.

Down the corridor... Luo Feng stepped out of the hatch amidst the respectful salutations of the Sector Lord Undying-level captain, the Undying-level crew, and the Sector Lord-level crew.

Only then did the other passengers begin to disembark one by one. They were whispering among themselves.

"Who is that? Even the captain is so respectful?" "Perhaps a Universe Venerable." "Incredible." "Look, even the black-clothed emissary from Chaos City sent to receive us is bowing respectfully to him." The passengers exchanged hushed comments.

Among these passengers were servants of Chaos City, as well as Universe-level, Domain Lord-level, and Sector Lord-level cultivators who had exhausted every effort to secure a chance to cultivate there. More than half of them were visiting Chaos City for the first time, and they stared fixedly at the figure in the distance.

To them, a Universe Venerable (or Universe Country Master) represented an absolute, supreme existence in the universe. Upon arriving in Chaos City, Luo Feng proceeded to the City Lord’s Mansion.

"Lord Luo Feng." "Lord Luo Feng." Many guards and servants within the mansion naturally recognized Luo Feng. They were well-informed; they knew Luo Feng had slain King Fainting Mirror, his palace was situated halfway up Thunder Island, and he had earned a seat in the Clan’s Supreme Council.

Consequently, every one of them was exceedingly respectful. Before arriving, Luo Feng had already reviewed the procedures for offering treasures to the Clan via the Virtual Universe.

The location for offering treasures was within an ancient side hall of the City Lord’s Mansion in the Origin Universe City. One had to apply through the Virtual Universe beforehand, as that ancient side hall remained closed most of the time.

Only after an application was made... the side hall would automatically open upon arrival.

Luo Feng walked up to the side hall. "Rumble~~" The ancient door slowly parted, the hundred-meter-wide bronze gateway opening fully.

Luo Feng stepped inside. Boom~~ The door closed once more.

"This is where treasures are offered to the Clan," Luo Feng observed the vastness of the side hall. In the very center sat a massive stone disk, roughly a hundred meters in diameter.

Placing a treasure upon this disk allowed the Virtual Universe System to conduct a thorough inspection of the item. Luo Feng flipped his hand, and the black sword body—the Sword River Luo Divine Sword—appeared.

"Ten birds in the bush are not worth one bird in hand." "I only have this one Sword River Luo Divine Sword; it's useless by itself. Obtaining the other divine swords and stone disks is as difficult as ascending to heaven.

As for haggling with the Thorn Ring Alliance, I lack the capability for that." Luo Feng stepped forward, simultaneously erasing his life imprint from the divine sword, and placed the Sword River Luo Divine Sword onto the stone disk. Vwoom~~ Streams of cyan threads coiled up from the disk, enveloping the divine sword entirely, beginning a meticulous examination.

Suddenly, a gentle and heart-soothing voice echoed in the side hall. "The Sword River Luo Divine Sword, offered to the Clan, is valued at 12 Treasure Points.

Luo Feng, do you consent to offering this treasure to the Clan?" "Naturally," Luo Feng smiled. Click~~~ The center of the stone disk violently cracked open, splitting to the sides.

Under an invisible manipulation, the entire Sword River Luo Divine Sword slowly descended into the void beneath. Immediately, the disk closed, returning to its original state.

"This is the detailed exchange ledger for precious treasures of the Human Clan," the gentle voice continued. Simultaneously, a vast, hazy grey ledger suddenly materialized in the air above the side hall.

The ledger displayed four massive categories: Treasure Class, Heavy Treasure Class, Material Class, and Special Resource Class... Luo Feng looked up at the gigantic grey ledger floating in the air.

"Special Resource Class," Luo Feng stated. Whoosh!

The ledger transformed, revealing a wealth of complex resource exchanges. Luo Feng began to study the Human Clan's treasures in detail.

What seemed like four simple categories concealed, upon deeper inspection, something that stunned Luo Feng—this ledger likely listed the entirety of the Human Clan's core wealth! Of course, much of it was inaccessible to him.

For instance, the Treasure Class was divided into five tiers: Common Treasures, High-Grade Treasures, Top-Grade Treasures, Peak Treasures, and Supreme Treasures. Luo Feng could currently only view Common Treasures and High-Grade Treasures.

As for Top-Grade, Peak, and Supreme Treasures... he lacked the qualification to even look.

Regarding whether the Human Clan possessed Supreme Treasures redeemable for exchange, Luo Feng harbored doubts, but they were only suspicions, as he had no access to view them. As for Materials, those skilled in crafting weapons, concocting potions, and so forth would find numerous precious materials listed here.

The Special Resource Class was a complete miscellaneous collection. It even included dormant Undying-level Insectoid Mother Queens, and even Sector Lord-level special life forms available for soul transference!

Naturally, the prices varied according to rarity and importance. In essence, Special Resources encompassed everything that didn't fit into "Treasures," "Heavy Treasures," or "Materials." Luo Feng meticulously reviewed the ledger for over three hours, finally gaining a general understanding.

"I have the divine power supply from the Endless Undersea, so I don't need those precious resources. I'm neither crafting weapons nor potions, nor do I have other specialized cultivation needs," Luo Feng shook his head.

"It’s most economical to exchange for Treasures." Contribution points were divided into two tiers. When offering treasures to the Clan, the Clan bestowed either Heavy Treasure Points or Treasure Points.

For the most common Heavy Treasure, offering it to the Clan would yield between 0.5 and 1.5 Heavy Treasure Points. However, special Heavy Treasures, sets of Heavy Treasures, or even domain-type Heavy Treasures or flying palace-type Heavy Treasures or soul-type Heavy Treasures—those comparable in value to Common Treasures—commanded higher prices.

As for Treasures, offering the most ordinary one to the Clan would yield approximately 1 Treasure Point. The exchange rate between Heavy Treasure Points and Treasure Points constantly fluctuated.

Generally, 1 Treasure Point was equivalent to 3000 to 4000 Heavy Treasure Points, fluctuating moment by moment. Currently, 1 Treasure Point could be exchanged for 3220 Heavy Treasure Points.

"Treasures." "High-Grade Treasures." Luo Feng examined the prices for the High-Grade Treasure tier. A High-Grade Treasure battle knife required between 8 and 30 Treasure Points, the cheapest needing 8 Treasure Points.

A High-Grade Treasure armor demanded between 12 and 60 Treasure Points. As for High-Grade Domain Type Treasures, Luo Feng could only view the pricing data for the cheapest one, which required a staggering 80 Treasure Points!

For all other High-Grade Domain Type Treasures... Luo Feng was unqualified to view the detailed information.

In summary, among High-Grade Treasures, the cheapest items were melee weapons, while life-saving treasures were relatively more expensive. Flying palace types, soul types, and domain types were the priciest.

"I should look at Common Treasures," Luo Feng decided. "The High-Grade melee weapons, mental force weapons, and armor I could afford—I already possess the Star Tower, the Wing of Wu-Shik, and the Robe of Calamity, so there’s no need to buy them." He flipped to the Common Treasure section.

The prices were noticeably lower... about one-tenth the cost of High-Grade Treasures, and there were significantly more items listed.

It was likely that most of these were obtained by Universe Masters who had no use for them and thus offered them to the Clan. "So cheap." "Truly cheap," Luo Feng kept murmuring.

But when he saw the Flying Palace, Soul, and Domain types, he was dumbfounded. Common Flying Palace Type Treasures ranged from 18 to 80 Treasure Points.

Common Soul Type Treasures ranged from 36 to 120 Treasure Points. Common Domain Type Treasures ranged from 16 to 80 Treasure Points.

"So expensive." Luo Feng looked at his meager 12 Treasure Points with some helplessness; he couldn't afford a single one. "I'll look around first.

The cheapest Common Domain Type Treasure is 16 Treasure Points; there are 13 Common Domain Type Treasures priced at 16 Treasure Points..." Luo Feng studied them carefully, and his gaze soon locked onto one of the 16-Treasure-Point items, a Domain Type Treasure named 'Nine River...'!