335: Two purposes

Xun Xiuyuan did not explain anything regarding Yang Long's question; whether it was a Soul Defense Secret Treasure or something else, it was enough that he himself knew.

"What is the cosmic core?" Xun Xiuyuan asked, looking at Yang Long.

Yang Long had never seen a cosmic core either, so he handed Xun Xiuyuan a picture.

"This picture was given to us by the Vice Sect Leader. Everyone has one. The thing in this picture is the cosmic core."

Xun Xiuyuan took the picture and saw a gigantic blue gem, emitting a faint glow, suspended in the distant sky.

Because of the great distance, the picture was not very clear.

Xun Xiuyuan asked doubtfully, "This thing is the cosmic core?"

Yang Long nodded. "This is a water-attributed cosmic core. According to legend, cosmic cores correspond to the eleven main attribute laws we cultivate. After each universe collapses, a cosmic core will likely appear, but its attribute is random."

Xun Xiuyuan was very interested in these unknown things, so he asked, "What is this thing used for?"

Yang Long shook his head. "I don't know. It is said to be a treasure that even Saint King Realm cultivators would fight over."

Xun Xiuyuan asked, "You guys? Where are the others? Why are there so few people in this Cosmic Abyss?"

Yang Long looked at Xun Xiuyuan speechlessly. "My Lord World Master Xun, did you not do any research before coming? At the very least, you should understand the general situation here, right?"

Xun Xiuyuan gave an awkward smile. "I only met Master Qing Hui after entering the Cosmic Battlefield. I haven't encountered anyone else, and besides, I'm not familiar with the place."

Yang Long was momentarily stunned. 'You're amazing; everyone you meet is in the Saint King Realm.'

Then, Yang Long explained to Xun Xiuyuan, "The place you entered is the edge of the Cosmic Abyss. The cosmic stones there have already been mostly mined. To mine more cosmic stones, you must go to the very depths, to those undeveloped areas, to find them."

Xun Xiuyuan asked in confusion, "After such a long time, are there still undeveloped areas?"

Yang Long nodded. "Yes, there are many dangerous places here. Even Saint King Realm cultivators can fall there, so those places naturally haven't been developed."

Xun Xiuyuan nodded. No wonder everyone said the Cosmic Abyss was very dangerous. He guessed they were talking about these places.

Seeing that Xun Xiuyuan was no longer asking questions, Yang Long said, "Let's go. We'll meet up with them. As for your mission, if it doesn't work out, I'll have someone gather some cosmic stones for you, and then you can go back."

Xun Xiuyuan was also completely clueless about mining cosmic stones at the moment, so he nodded in agreement.

The two continued to teleport deeper for most of the day, making many turns and twists, until they finally found the main group of Yuan Ling Universe personnel.

The number of people was not large, less than thirty.

Compared to the tens of thousands of Great Saint Realm cultivators from the other two universes, it was truly insignificant.

That group of people was also stunned when they saw Yang Long.

The leader looked at Yang Long and said, "Yang Long, how did you get rid of those five Phantom Poison Universe cultivators?"

Those five individuals should have been a scout team from the main force of the Phantom Poison Universe. When they discovered Yang Long and his group, they did not call for reinforcements.

In the end, Yang Long took the initiative to lure the five away, so when Yang Long returned safely, Nangong Feiyun, as the captain, was a bit surprised.

Even he would find it very difficult to escape the pursuit of five Phantom Poison Universe Great Saints.

Yang Long did not directly answer Nangong Feiyun's question but instead said to Xun Xiuyuan, "This is Nangong Feiyun, ranked first among the core disciples. He is also leading this team. He is a strong cultivator at the Great Saint mid-stage."

Xun Xiuyuan cupped his hands towards Nangong Feiyun but said nothing.

Yang Long then said to Nangong Feiyun, "This is Xun Xiuyuan, the new disciple taken in by Vice Sect Leader Qing Hui. It was he who killed those Great Saints of the Phantom Poison Universe and saved me."

All the Great Saints looked at Xun Xiuyuan in surprise. They all knew that Vice Sect Leader Qing Hui had taken a Heavenly God as a disciple, but that this person could kill five Great Saints of the Phantom Poison Universe made everyone look at him with new eyes.

Seeing everyone's surprised gazes, Yang Long explained, "The Soul Secret Skill of those Phantom Poison Universe Great Saints didn't have much effect on Xun Xiuyuan, which is why we succeeded."

Upon hearing this, everyone suddenly understood.

Nangong Feiyun's eyes lit up when he saw this, and he said, "There's a dangerous place ahead where the number of cosmic stones is decent, but the dangerous place is surrounded by Great Saints and True Saints of the Phantom Poison Universe like an iron barrel. We were originally going to bypass it, but since Junior Brother Xun has such a powerful treasure, why not take a gamble."

Xun Xiuyuan looked at Yang Long, his eyes conveying a question.

The meaning was very clear: Is this Nangong Feiyun reliable?

Yang Long saw Xun Xiuyuan's gaze and nodded.

The answer was very direct: Nangong Feiyun was fine.

The two had a simple exchange of glances and had already confirmed many things.

Xun Xiuyuan heard that there were quite a few cosmic stones in the dangerous place ahead, which was closely related to his mission, so he immediately asked, "How many Great Saints of the Phantom Poison Universe are there inside?"

Nangong Feiyun smiled and said, "That dangerous place isn't very big. The number of Phantom Poison Universe Great Saints shouldn't exceed ours, but their Soul Secret Skill can severely reduce our strength, which is why we haven't acted yet."

Xun Xiuyuan felt it was doable. He could conveniently raise his realm to the God King Realm and also save up some exotic beast value.

Xun Xiuyuan realized that upon arriving at the Cosmic Battlefield, his strength was already falling behind. For Xun Xiuyuan, this was very easy to solve.

He was a genius without bottlenecks. If he hadn't deliberately controlled it, his strength should have already reached the Initial Saint Realm, but there was no other way. His mental power had to be improved. Even now, Xun Xiuyuan still felt his mental power was insufficient. If it reached a billion, wouldn't using Soul Pierce or Dream of a Thousand Years be like piercing a child with one stab?

Even Great Saints would be easy pickings.

Seeing Xun Xiuyuan nod, Nangong Feiyun immediately began organizing a battle plan for that dangerous place.

Xun Xiuyuan did not participate but walked to one side with Yang Long and asked, "How much mental power have you reached?"

Yang Long didn't expect Xun Xiuyuan to ask this question. He was momentarily stunned, then smiled and said, "One hundred million, the limit for Great Saint early-stage. Impressive, right?"

As Xun Xiuyuan expected, his one hundred million was only equivalent to an ordinary Great Saint early-stage.

Xun Xiuyuan continued to ask, "How much mental power can a Great Saint Peak reach?"

Foreseeing that Xun Xiuyuan was so interested in this matter, he simply gave Xun Xiuyuan a bit of scientific knowledge.

"I asked my father; his mental power also reached the limit of the Great Saint Realm, and he hasn't made any progress for many years. His mental power is one billion."

Xun Xiuyuan had a general understanding: the starting point for the Initial Saint Realm was ten million, and the limit for the Great Saint Realm was one billion.

As for the mental power of the Saint King Realm, Xun Xiuyuan was not concerned about it at all at this moment.

Having set his two goals — advancing to God King and accumulating mental power — he knew from observing the Great Saints of the Phantom Poison Universe that even in the Cosmic Battlefield, Soul Secret Skill was still effective. As long as his mental power was strong enough, Dream of a Thousand Years would remain formidable.