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 Chapter 2524: Truly Struck It Rich!

The Origin Spirit Beast, which somewhat resembles an insect, is actually afraid of the insect race. This was unexpected. 

But since it's afraid, that's a good thing; at least I know how to deal with it. 

Now, both the large and small Lingxu Insect Beasts are trapped in the rule world. 

Next, it will be easy to 'reform' them. 

Lin Moyu once again expressed his intention, "I have no ill intentions." 

However, the Lingxu Insect Beasts clearly didn't understand Lin Moyu's words. 

"There's no way to communicate. They have such strong abilities but no intelligence." 

"Truly, the Great Dao is fair; this is too fair." 

The more gifted one is, the harder it is to awaken intelligence; this has become an accepted rule. 

In the Great World, it was like this, and on the Origin Continent, it remains the same. 

Although communication is impossible, the large Lingxu Insect Beast has calmed down. It landed on the star, standing beside the small Lingxu Insect Beast. 

Seeing its child happily eating origin crystals, the mother didn't stop it. 

However, it didn't eat any itself. It's unclear whether it didn't like the low-grade origin crystals or was just being cautious. 

Lin Moyu thought for a moment and threw two high-quality fourth-order origin crystals over. 

The small Lingxu Insect Beast immediately cheered and switched its focus to the fourth-order origin crystals. 

The way the Lingxu Insect Beasts eat origin crystals is quite unique. They don't eat directly with their mouths but use their whiskers to scrape some powder off the origin crystals and then inhale the powder through their noses. 

The tips of their whiskers have dense tiny teeth that can scrape powder from the origin crystals. 

However, the fourth-order origin crystals are very hard, and they can only scrape a little bit at a time. A single fourth-order origin crystal can last them a long time. 

The small Lingxu Insect Beast ate happily, but the large one still didn't move, resisting the temptation of the origin crystals. 

However, Lin Moyu felt it was already tempted. 

Lin Moyu thought for a moment and took out a high-quality fifth-order origin crystal, throwing it to the large Lingxu Insect Beast. 

This time, it couldn't resist. 

Facing the enormous temptation of a high-quality fifth-order origin crystal, it finally moved. 

"That's more like it!" 

Lin Moyu smiled slightly. It's good that you're eating; I was afraid you wouldn't take the bait. 

As the saying goes, once you eat someone's food, you become more compliant. 

Just like how stray dogs and cats are gradually tamed by being fed, Lin Moyu wanted to tame these beasts to use them for himself. 

By feeding them origin crystals, he could help them evolve and transform, and in return, they would nurture origin spirit veins for him. 

"If only we could communicate." 

Lin Moyu thought of the spirit flowers, but unfortunately, they could only be used on members of the undead legion. 

Unless he killed them, turned them into resurrected beings, and then used the spirit flowers for a second nurturing to give them intelligence. 

However, doing so might lose their ability to nurture origin spirit veins, which would be a significant loss. Lin Moyu didn't want to take that risk. 

After leaving ten fourth-order origin crystals and ten fifth-order origin crystals, Lin Moyu turned and left. 

This is his rule world; no matter what happens, he will know immediately. 

Here, he has enough power to control everything, and the Lingxu Insect Beasts can't cause any trouble. 

Returning to the core area of the rule world, Lin Moyu began to inventory his gains under the World Tree. 

There were only three things in the Origin Secret Treasury: killing intent, inheritance, and origin crystals. 

The killing intent and inheritance belonged to Gu Nianshui, while the origin crystals belonged to Lin Moyu. 

Additionally, there was a secret technique for manipulating killing intent. 

This secret technique came from the Horned Jiao Star Lord's inheritance and was called "Heaven-Splitting Slash." 

Its effect is to gather killing intent into a weapon. As long as the killing intent is strong enough, the weapon's power is nearly limitless, capable of splitting the heavens. 

The number of origin crystals in the Origin Secret Treasury was considerable, forming a small mountain, all of high quality, including both fourth and fifth-order crystals. 

Perhaps the Horned Jiao Star Lord's level was too high, and he didn't care for low-grade origin crystals, not even ordinary ones. 

Only high-quality origin crystals caught his eye. 

There were 220 fourth-order origin crystals in total. Including the 32 Lin Moyu obtained himself and subtracting the 10 left for the Lingxu Insect Beasts, Lin Moyu now had 242 fourth-order origin crystals. 

There were fewer fifth-order origin crystals, totaling 106. 

This is an enormous fortune, something the Blue family of Linhai City couldn't even dream of. Even the Huang family of Guanhai City, which is stronger, couldn't come up with such a sum. 

Based on Lin Moyu's current understanding of the Origin Continent, forces below five stars would find it very difficult to gather so many high-quality origin crystals. 

"Truly struck it rich!" 

Lin Moyu thought to himself, putting away the origin crystals and starting to study the Heaven-Splitting Slash. 

There are two types of techniques: those awakened naturally during cultivation, like Lin Moyu's techniques, which are innate and belong to one's life techniques. 

The other type is learned later, not naturally understood, and is called secret techniques, like the soul-splitting technique of the dragon race. 

Secret techniques can be either techniques that form technique stars or simply methods of use that don't form technique stars. 

The Heaven-Splitting Slash is a method of manipulating killing intent and doesn't require forming a technique star. 

Many major sects have such secret techniques that don't require forming technique stars to master. 

After learning them, one can combine them with their life techniques to form their own combat system. 

Many people's life techniques and acquired secret techniques complement each other. 

The compatibility between life techniques and secret techniques can sometimes affect a practitioner's combat power within the same realm. 

Mastering the Heaven-Splitting Slash wasn't difficult for Lin Moyu. After reading it a few times, he already had some understanding. 

The first step is to refine the killing intent, making it pure. 

The second step is to gather the killing intent into a weapon, which can take various forms depending on the user's will. 

The entire process isn't complicated but requires some time. 

Lin Moyu multitasked, refining his killing intent while also paying attention to the legion commanders constructing their rule worlds. 

After so many days, the rule worlds of these legion commanders were nearing completion. 

The intelligent Dragon Cavalry Corps was about to be born, and their combat power would soon surpass the Skeleton King, becoming the strongest force under Lin Moyu's command. 

... 

On the Origin Continent, in the southern continent, near the vast southwestern region. 

Here, countless forces and strong individuals exist, but no matter which force, they all ultimately fall under the control of the Cold Water Holy Land. 

The Cold Water Holy Land is the uncrowned king of this region. No matter how other forces fight or how strong they are, once the Cold Water Holy Land speaks, all forces in this region must obey. 

In the Cold Water Holy Land, Gu Nianshui, who was cultivating the Horned Jiao Star Lord's inheritance, suddenly stopped. 

Her beautiful eyes opened, shining brightly, "Senior Lin, you finally opened the storage ring. How do you like the Heaven-Splitting Slash?" 

"Now, you can't escape. When we meet again in the future, you'll be greatly surprised!"