"Mr. Ji!"

As soon as Sophia's projection came out, she was full of smiles and said very enthusiastically: "Congratulations on defeating Li Xuan and becoming the global combat power list!" ”

Compared to more than two months ago, when she was in the New Roman Empire, her words were a little more respectful.

A few hours ago, as soon as the duel ended, she sent a congratulatory message.

Moreover, Sophia is also here to watch today.

"Thank you, Your Highness." Ji Xinghuo naturally knew why she was so enthusiastic, and asked straight to the point, "I wonder if the princess is free?" ”

"Yes!"

Sophia's eyes lit up, "I'm in Chang'an." ”

"We'll meet tomorrow morning at ten o'clock." Ji Xinghuo sent her the address of his apartment.

"Okay, I'll be there on time." Sophia immediately agreed, with an unconcealed excitement in her eyes.

Ji Xinghuo hung up the phone.

Zhao Manying asked in a low voice, "Xinghuo, are you going to sell her the absolute hit?" ”

"It's just that there is an intention." Ji Xinghuo explained: "Neither of us can use it, and it's useless to keep it in our hands, so it's better to replace it with an ether crystal." Sophia had the highest bid, but it didn't have to be sold to her, and there were strings attached. ”

Zhao Manman Bingxue was smart, and immediately guessed that it was related to his overseas funds.

"I'll tell you later."

Ji Xinghuo said, looking at Su Ziyou who came over. He and Sophia called in person, and Su Ziyou naturally heard it.

"Starfire." Su Ziyou asked: "I won't tell you, I also want to be absolutely hit, I wonder if I can compete with Princess Sophia?" ”

Ji Xinghuo leaned against the pool and said with a smile: "It depends on your financial resources." ”

Su Ziyou's face was a little embarrassed.

He knew that Ji Xinghuo was not short of money, and the starfall xenomorph could not be traded with the earth currency, and he would definitely have to use ether crystals, or treasures of the same value, expand strange things, xenomorphs, weapons and equipment, etc., although he had accumulated a lot of net worth, he still couldn't take it.

"Princess Sophia is bidding, is it convenient to reveal?" Su Ziyou asked.

Ji Xinghuo didn't hide it, "2,000 ether crystals, and I didn't agree. ”

"So much!"

Su Ziyou was stunned for a moment, and then shook his head very helplessly, even if he converted all his net worth into ether crystals, it would be less than 1,000. Although he is a legendary alien with top talent, he is still dwarfed by the wealth of an imperial princess.

"Forget it, it seems that the absolute hit has nothing to do with me." Su Ziyou sighed, he could only comfort himself like this.

Ji Xinghuo nodded, "If there is a chance in the future, we will make a deal." ”

He just said it casually.

However, Su Ziyou's face moved after hearing this, and he thought for a few seconds before saying: "I have a message in my hand that can be sold to you, it is related to the expansion of strange things, which was originally intended to be used as a trading chip, but now it can only be sold alone, are you interested?" ”

"Of course I am." Ji Xinghuo sat up straight, "What expansion curiosity?" ”

For the Inhumans, the expansion of the strange object is the most precious treasure other than the alien, and there is no one.

The higher the rank, the harder it is to find the expansion artifact.

Even, the expansion of strange objects is even more valuable than xenomorphs to those Heavenly Kings and Star Shepherd Sages.

Even if it's just a clue about expanding the curiosity, it's of high value.

Su Ziyou looked around.

Here are Ji Xinghuo's family and friends, most of them are strangers, with excellent hearing, and it is inconvenient to talk.

"Let's go in and talk."

Ji Xinghuo got up and walked into a box, the walls here have a soundproof layer that will not be eavesdropped, and Su Ziyou followed.

"The expansion of strange things I want to talk about is not a 'thing' in the general sense, but it can also play a role in increasing the number of fusion xenomorphs." Su Ziyou pondered his words, his solemn expression was a little hesitant, "This is my secret, Xinghuo, you listened, please keep it secret for me." ”

"Okay." Ji Xinghuo nodded.

Su Ziyou stared at him for a few seconds, and finally continued: "What I'm going to say is a ritual, a ritual of praying to the star god. ”

"Which star god?" Ji Xinghuo chuckled in his heart, it didn't sound right.

"Lingzun."

Su Ziyou whispered two words.

Ji Xinghuo's face was stunned, and when he looked at Su Ziyou's gaze, he suddenly became a little more scrutinizing and suspicious, "Brother Su, you won't become a Lingzun believer, right?" ”

If it was before, Ji Xinghuo might not have understood the meaning of the "Spirit Venerable" and only knew that this was a star god, but in the past few months, he has been taking classes every day when he is cultivating, and has learned a lot of astral knowledge, including a "Star God Overview".

According to the professor who specializes in star gods, it is unknown how many star gods there are in the astral realm, but the most terrifying will always be the four god masters.

The so-called "Spirit Venerable" is one of the four astral god masters!

His full name is "Sophistry Lingzun".

And this is just one of his most well-known titles, and the Spirit Deity is also revered by his followers as "Lord of Psychics", "King of Chaos", "Supreme Teacher", "All-Knowing", "God of Wisdom", "God of Change", "Weaver of Destiny", "Dark Prophet", "Seemer", and so on.

There are countless incarnations and images of the Lingzun.

Unpredictable and ever-changing!

Followers of the Spirit Venerable are spread across the astral realms and galactic civilizations, and he possesses wisdom unimaginable to mortals, especially psionic knowledge, and is said to have insight into the ultimate truth of the universe.

Among the four gods, the great power of the Spirit Venerable ranked second.

But he likes to hide behind the scenes, manipulate everything through intrigue and intrigues, and sow chaos in civilizations and kingdoms.

The Spirit Venerable did this for no particular purpose or reason, but simply to carry out his plans, which were often self-contradictory to mortals and believers alike, and therefore often led to failure.

Anyone can pray to the Spirit Deity and receive a response from him, as well as a test.

Believers who pass the test will receive a gift.

This gift can be an opportunity to reverse the fate of life, an answer to a difficult question that has been troubled for a long time, a way to improve strength, or even a powerful ability, etc., so Lingzun is also known as the "God of Hope".

However, Lingzun is an out-and-out evil god!

Praying to Him for the gift is a path of no return, and the more the believer prays to the Spiritual Deity, the more they become addicted, and in order to gather knowledge and power, they will do everything to satisfy their greed.

In this process, the believer's mind is eroded and distorted, and he gradually produces various hallucinations and becomes a psychopath.

In the end, he was reduced to a worthless pawn and was abandoned by Lingzun.

The Spirit Lord would enjoy being fooled by him until the mad believers were self-destructive, and that was in his plan.

The four major Astral Realm Divine Lords are all evil gods.

So is the Red Emperor.

The same is true for the Spiritual Venerable.

They are completely different from the gods in the normal cognition of human beings, of course, the so-called "evil gods" are also judged by human understanding and morality, and many races, civilizations and countries recognize the norms and dogmas of the four gods, and worship the gods without scruples.

For example, the star god "Dragon of the End" believed in by the True Dragon Dynasty is, to a certain extent, also an evil god.

But on earth, the four gods are beliefs that must never be touched.

"Nope!"

Su Ziyou immediately denied it, "The ceremony I am talking about, although it is a prayer to the Spirit Venerable, but it is not as a believer, but a sacrificial ceremony, exchanging power with the Spirit Venerable at a sufficient price, and the two sides are in an equal relationship." ”

"Sacrificial Ritual ......"

Ji Xinghuo immediately thought of the Red Emperor believers.

The many tribes on the bloody plateau have killed each other for countless years, offering their own blood to the Red Emperor in exchange for blood crystals.

Sure enough, they are all evil gods, and they all behave in the same way.

But he was very skeptical of Su Ziyou's words, how could a mortal be equal to a great Astral Divine Lord?

Whoever believes such a thing is a fool.

Lingzun is the most calculating believer and mortal, unpredictable and unpredictable, it is likely that this is the trap he has set, as long as the ceremony is held, it will be marked.

"Brother Su has already held a sacrificial ceremony?" Ji Xinghuo asked.

"Yes." Su Ziyou said calmly, "The sacrificial ceremony of the Spirit Venerable needs something that contains knowledge, creativity or wisdom, the more sacrifices you make, the more feedback you can get, I have only held one sacrifice and got two opportunities to expand my capacity." ”

He saw the suspicion on Ji Xinghuo's face and laughed.

"Don't worry."

Su Ziyou was full of confidence, "I held the sacrificial ceremony ten years ago, and I am fine now, and I will not hold a second sacrificial ceremony in the future, let alone be given the 'Wisdom Talisman' by the Spirit Venerable." ”

Ji Xinghuo's face slowed down slightly.

Lingzun's "Wisdom Talisman" is similar to the Red Emperor's "Blood-Drinking Fury", and it needs to pass multiple prayer tests before it can be granted by Lingzun.

It can improve the talent of mortals, become more focused in cultivation and combat, greatly improve efficiency, especially effective for psionic energy, and often burst out of inspiration in the mind, with the creativity that mortals dream of, and become a true genius.

With the Wisdom Sigil, he can be regarded as the Chosen One of the Spirit Venerables.

At the same time, it is also more dangerous.

Because the sigil of wisdom will erode the mind more quickly, and the believer will accelerate to the end of self-destruction.

"If you're interested in the Spirit Venerable's sacrificial ceremony, I can arrange one for you." Su Ziyou said, "The ceremony requires a special venue and Spirit Venerable believers, including sacrifices, which can also be prepared for you, you only need to pay for the ether crystal." ”

Even the sacrifices were arranged!

This sacrificial ceremony sounds like a one-stop service, and Su Ziyou will definitely not be able to handle it alone, he is just an introducer.

Ji Xinghuo thought in his heart and asked, "How many ether crystals do you want?" ”

"300 to 2,000 Aether Crystals, the price ranges." Su Ziyou replied, "It depends on your needs." ”

This is even more straightforward.

Ji Xinghuo asked directly: "Brother Su, is this the way you found?" ”

"That's right." Su Ziyou didn't hide it, "You know the 'Jueluo Kingdom', right? ”

Ji Xinghuo nodded.

There were many vassal states in the southern part of the True Dragon Dynasty, and the Heavenly Feather Court was one of them, as was the Jueluo Kingdom.

This astral realm is located to the east of the Heavenly Feather Royal Court, starting from Olympia, it has to pass through the territory of the Northern Falling Sect Clan, about 12,000 kilometers away from Olympia, and the area is not large, only half of the Thousand Peaks Abyss Forest.

"More than ten years ago, I went to the country of Jueluo, where I met some spiritual deity believers, who were in high positions and could provide services for sacrificial ceremonies." Su Ziyou said, "If you want, I can take you to Jueluo Kingdom." ”

"I'll think again."

Ji Xinghuo didn't agree, but he didn't refuse either.

The opportunity to expand is very precious, and the sacrifice ceremony of the Spirit Venerable can even get two chances, which is very attractive.

However, with Ji Xinghuo's understanding of the Spirit Venerable, he must not get involved with this evil god unless he has to.

Whether the sacrificial ceremony is really as safe as Su Ziyou said must also be a question mark.

"I'm just telling you that you have this opportunity, and it's up to you whether you want to use it or not." Su Ziyou said.

"Thank you, Brother Su."

Ji Xinghuo thought about it for a few minutes and said, "If you need it in the future, I'll look for you again." ”

The two didn't talk much and walked out of the box.

It wasn't until three o'clock in the morning that the celebration party ended and everyone went home.

This place is very close to Weiyang Building, Ji Xinghuo flew back to her home directly with Zhao Manying in her arms, both of them had no sleep, released their passions to the fullest, enjoyed the beautiful world of the two, and did not sleep for a while until dawn.

Before ten o'clock in the morning, Ji Xinghuo and Zhao Manying got up and washed up in good spirits, changed their clothes and came to the center of Tianwu Qindu.

"Your Highness the Princess."

Ji Xinghuo picked up Princess Sophia downstairs, accompanied by two legendary bodyguards, the three of them sat in the same car, low-key travel, and dressed very ordinary.

"Mr. Ji."

Sophia stepped forward to shake Ji Xinghuo's hand.

From last night's phone call to now, she hasn't slept all night, thinking about a lot of plans, but when she really saw Ji Xinghuo, she calmed down and seemed very calm.

"Please follow me." Ji Xinghuo took her upstairs and into his apartment.

In the living room, Sophia greeted Zhao Manying again, two legendary bodyguards, one standing at the door and the other by the window, both of them were from the Roman Janissaries, motionless like sculptures.

After the guest and host sat down, Ji Xinghuo didn't talk nonsense, and directly took out the "absolute hit" xenomorph and put it on the low table in front of the sofa.

Sophia's face moved slightly, but she didn't touch it.

"Her Royal Highness the Princess......"

"Just call me Sophia, please." Sophia corrected with a smile on her face, "Mr. Ji, we can be regarded as friends, so we don't have to see each other like this." ”

"Yes, Sophia." Ji Xinghuo said: "If you want this starfall xenomorph, in addition to the 2,000 ether crystals that I offered before, I have one additional condition. ”

Sophia couldn't help but sit up straight, "Please." ”

"I have a sum of money in the New Roman Empire, and I want to use it all to buy ether crystals, but I am limited by personal connections, and I am not enough manpower, and I am a citizen of the Asia-Pacific Community, so it is inconvenient to come forward for many things, I hope Sophia can help me." Ji Xinghuo said his request.

"It's not difficult." Sophia's heart jumped, "How much money do you have?" ”

Ji Xinghuo replied: "200 billion Asian dollars." ”

This is the amount decided to take out after discussing with Manying last night, and the remaining more than 40 billion will be placed in the international market to purchase ether crystals in various countries.

"Huh?"

The smile on Sophia's face froze.

She was stunned for a few seconds, and said with an embarrassed expression: "According to the average transaction price, 200 billion Asian dollars can buy 10,000 ether crystals, and such a large amount of money will definitely push up the transaction price, and I expect to only buy about 8,000 at most." ”

"It doesn't matter the price, as long as you can buy it." Ji Xinghuo said.

Anyway, this money can't be spent, and no matter how expensive it is to exchange it for an ether crystal, it will be earned for itself.

Sophia still shook her head, "In the global circulation market, there are not so many ether crystals in a whole year, and even fewer in the Empire. ”

Ji Xinghuo laughed.

"All I want are those aether crystals that don't circulate."

Everyone knows the true value of the ether crystal, and they have kept it themselves, and they will sell it unless they are really short of money.

Only a small fraction of the ether crystals that flow into the earth are circulating in the market.

Most of them are collected by Inhumans.

Countries have also built "Ether Crystal Reserves", which are huge in number, but it is difficult for ordinary people to get their hands on them.

So, this requires the identity of Princess Sophia.

With her position of power, whether it is to buy Aether Crystals from Inhumans or directly use the reserves of the New Roman Empire, it must be much more efficient than her own collection.

"Mr. Ji really has a problem for me." Sophia smiled bitterly, but she couldn't say no when she saw the xenos on the table.

Who made you a princess, or the Iron Emperor's favorite princess.

Ji Xinghuo and Zhao Manying glanced at each other.

"200 billion Asian dollars is too much." Sophia confessed, "Please forgive me for not being able to do it in the short term. ”

"I don't ask for all this money to be exchanged for ether crystals at once, and it can be traded in batches." Ji Xinghuo said, "The longest cannot exceed three years. "Within three years, I can afford to wait for 8,000 to 10,000 ether crystals in exchange for money.

Sophia was impressed.

She thought about it for a long time, and finally nodded, "Yes!" You give me a week, and I will buy 2,000 ether crystals from xenomorphs, and use your funds to buy at least 1,000 crystals, a total of 3,000 ether crystals, and hand them over to you. ”

"Deal!"

Ji Xinghuo smiled and shook Sophia's hand.

"I'll go back to Ivan grad now." Sophia reluctantly glanced at the xenomorph and left in a hurry.

Yesterday I took a shower and caught a cold.,I fell asleep in a daze.,Today's headache hasn't been good.,The code word conditions at home are not good.,I'll go back to the city tomorrow.,The day after tomorrow should be able to restore stable updates.。

(End of chapter)