Chapter 835: The Deal Is Over

It took ten days for Su Che to complete this transaction with the glowing sphere. He paid it a large amount of special resources in exchange for eight treasures, including the Chaos Map. The enhancement of the Giant Wealth and the Demon-Slaying Spear counted as two more treasures, bringing the total to ten. Even after the deal was finalized, Su Che still couldn’t think of anything else he could offer to pique the glowing sphere’s interest and obtain more treasures he desired. With no other choice, he asked, “Apart from these special items, is there anything else you desire the most?”
He posed this question full of hope, only to receive this answer…
The glowing sphere replied without hesitation, “I’m only interested in such special items from various universe worlds. I don’t want any other so-called treasures. Young man, this transaction between us must end here.”
“Very well.”
Su Che could only nod in agreement, comforting himself that encountering such an opportunity was already great luck. Desires are endless; one must control greed…
Still, he asked, “May I ask if I’ll have the chance to see you again in the Chaos in the future?”
“The chances are slim,” the glowing sphere replied. “Over countless ages, only two travelers have met me twice. In the vast Chaos, such a probability is extremely low.”
“That’s truly unfortunate,” Su Che sighed sincerely.
“However…” the glowing sphere added, “you still have a chance to meet my kin, who are also Chaos merchants. And you can trust them completely. Our Mordel gods are the most reputation-conscious merchants in the entire Chaos.”
“Is that so? That’s great!”
His initial disappointment turned into joy instantly. Su Che nodded and said, “All the Mordel gods are like you, Chaos merchants… Alright, I’ll remember that.”
“Young man, if there’s nothing else, I must leave now,” the glowing sphere said, its light flickering as it indicated it was time to go.
“One last thing!”
After much hesitation, Su Che made up his mind. He gathered a sphere of Origin Magic in his palm and asked tentatively, “Have you seen this kind of energy before?”
This was a risky move. If the other party had ties to the Origin Magic race or some other unexpected connection, it could lead to serious consequences. If such a Chaos-level powerhouse turned against him, there would be no chance of survival.
“Origin Magic!”
A bright flash erupted from the glowing sphere, extremely dazzling. Its reaction was clearly intense.

Su Che grew anxious, fearing that the other party might unleash a chaotic-level ultimate attack to destroy him… Fortunately, the light sphere did not turn hostile; it merely replied in a deep voice, “So, your universe has already caught the attention of the Origin Demons?”
“Yes.”
As Su Che nodded in response, his mood grew even heavier. From the light sphere’s reaction, he could guess that the Origin Demons were infamous throughout the Chaos and must have destroyed countless universes.
Su Che was indeed right. The telepathic message from the light sphere was filled with sympathy: “I’m very sorry. All I can say is that your home universe is doomed. Once the true strong ones among the Origin Demons arrive in your universe, all life will come to an end. Only a few strong individuals like you, who can survive in the Chaos, might manage to escape by chance.”
Su Che quickly asked, “Isn’t there any force in the Chaos that can oppose them?”
“As far as I know, absolutely not!”
The light sphere’s answer was firm. It said, “In fact, the Origin Demons aren’t as evil as you think. They represent the force of death in the Chaos. Whether it’s a living being or a universe, once chosen by them, it means the end of life. As long as there is life and death in the Chaos, they remain invincible and immortal. No one can kill ‘death,’ right?”
“But…”
Of course, Su Che wasn’t willing to give up. Just as he was about to express his views and doubts, the light sphere interrupted him.
It said, “Let me repeat: birth and death are equally sacred forces. No one can erase the birth of life, nor can anyone hate the end of life. These are the two greatest forces in the Chaos. You can avoid them, but you cannot oppose them.”
Mustering his courage, Su Che shouted defiantly, “Fine! I respect the laws of nature and the greatness of life and death. I just want to know—why can the Origin Demons simply end others’ lives? Who gives them such power? Who can decide their life and death?”
“If you want to uncover this truth…” the light sphere replied in a deep voice, “then take out the map you just bought.”
Su Che immediately took out the map.
Whoosh!
A faint light shone on the map. The light sphere said one last time, “Perhaps you should go there to find the answer… Goodbye, young man.”
After that, it retracted its light and slowly drifted back into the thick mist of the Chaos, disappearing completely.

It seemed that once it realized this place had been targeted by the Origin Demons, it too knew it wasn’t safe to stay long and had to leave as soon as possible to avoid trouble. Su Che didn’t even have time to say goodbye or thank it before it left… “This guy was clearly scared off,” Lao He said quietly, sticking out his tongue in the Immortal Prison. Though his tongue was three feet long, it still took a while for him to stick it out and pull it back… In fact, from Lao He’s perspective, the survival or demise of any other universe had nothing to do with him. As long as their own Immortal Prison universe remained intact, that was enough. If the universe where their master lived perished, they could simply embark on a long journey to explore those other universes one by one—what’s wrong with that? As long as their master was safe and the Immortal Prison was peaceful, Lao He could eat well, sleep soundly, stay strong, and have no worries at all… Regarding Lao He’s carefree attitude, Su Che could only say, “Having no cares is also a kind of happiness.” “Haha,” Lao He laughed. “I can tell you’re envying me.” “That’s right, I am,” Su Che admitted frankly. “I can’t force myself to ignore the fate of ‘her.’ It’s beyond my conscience.” “She” referred to the Mother Universe that had nurtured him, shaped him, and always supported him in secret. Su Che could only sigh—being a truly heartless and selfish person wasn’t that easy either. “Of course, if I were really heartless and selfish, ‘she’ wouldn’t have chosen me, nor would she have bestowed the Immortal Prison upon me.” Su Che understood this logic. As his mind penetrated into the Chaos Map, he saw that the beam of light emitted by the orb had marked a specific area in the upper left corner of the map. This area was completely empty, with no universe or world present at all. This proved it was an unknown region—even their Mold God clan avoided it and had never explored it. “Could the truth of life and death be found there?” Su Che folded up the map, trying to keep his composure. There was no need to be overly sentimental. He would do his best in whatever needed to be done, but he wouldn’t get stuck in frustration over one thing. Then, he took out another light gray stone slab engraved with what appeared to be a simple hexagram pattern. This was a detection rune he had bought from the orb earlier. Its function was quite simple, yet extremely important.

Su Che placed the rune on his forehead and gently activated it with his immortal energy.
Whoosh!
The rune emitted light and slowly sank into the space between Su Che’s eyebrows.
Done!
From now on, his divine consciousness would possess considerable detection capabilities in the chaos, with a range of over a million miles.
Previously, both vision and divine consciousness were ineffective in the chaos, forcing him to rely on his primordial spirit’s power as a detection tool—though this method had limited range and posed great risks. It was like a blind person crawling on the ground, bumping into things and easily getting injured, or even worse…
Of course, to strengthen his primordial spirit, he would also release its power while using his divine consciousness to explore. This had become a form of training and wouldn’t delay his journey.
The era of slow progress, with frequent stops, was completely over.
“Overall, it’s truly my luck to have met such a merchant from the Mordel clan,” Su Che said, boosting his morale and adjusting his mood to one of optimism. “With these ten treasures I’ve just obtained, in this chaos, whether it’s an Immortal Lord or a Demon Ancestor, playing hide-and-seek with them will exhaust them to death.”
Lao He added, “If we ever fight any of them in the future, we should lure them into the chaotic realm controlled by the Heavenly Dao. That way, we’ll have both timing and location advantages. Even if we can’t win, we won’t die.”
Su Che nodded silently before entering a meditative state in a sitting position, unwilling to wander around.
After all, his ascension process had been interrupted, and he still needed to merge his remaining clones.
Fifty years passed, and Su Che completed the merger of the remaining thirty-plus clones, successfully advancing to the later stage of Great Luo Golden Immortal. His strength improved further, ensuring that no one could surpass him beneath the Immortal Lords. Even the most senior Nine Heavens Immortal Emperors like Guang Yi could be defeated in just a few rounds.
There was no need to try—Su Che was fully confident.
However, to confront an Immortal Lord, he was still far from ready. It would likely be difficult even if he reached the level of an Immortal Emperor in the first or second heaven. Unless…
“Enough. These assumptions are meaningless. I must keep moving forward step by step.”
After ascending, Su Che resumed exploring the chaos. Inside the Immortal Prison, the first clone at the later stage of Great Luo Golden Immortal was created and had already entered the Time Wheel.
As his cultivation level rose, the time flow rate in the Time Wheel increased as well, becoming one to 2,400 years. Creating a hundred clones would take nearly 400 years in the outside world, possibly even longer.

After all, after each advancement, the cultivation process would stretch out exponentially. Even if one consumed enough Imperial Yuan Fruits to keep going, more and more time would still be required. When he left, he told Xiao Luotian that he wouldn’t return for at least a thousand years, but it seems this time will have to be extended even further. In any case, Su Che’s decision was clear: he would never return unless he became an Immortal Emperor!