Mo Wangchen and Li Rao were speechless; this guy pretended that the reward was irrelevant, but then asked how much the reward would be?

"How much do you typically earn?" Mo Wangchen asked offhandedly.

"Thirty to sixty Divine Crystals, but on good days, it can go up to seventy or eighty..."

At this, Mo Wangchen nodded and then said, "Alright, I’ll give you a hundred Divine Crystals every day from now on. You won’t need to do anything else, just stick by my side."

"A hundred?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Wenyuan was overwhelmed with joy; for someone like him, receiving a hundred Divine Crystals a day was already an exceptionally high income.

Compared to those cultivators who risk their lives battling monster beasts outside the city, this was far too easy.

Soon, led by Jiang Wenyuan, the trio came to a street somewhere in the west of the city. Compared to the bustling marketplace, this area was noticeably quieter, but the residential district on either side of the street indicated it was suitable for living.

Mo Wangchen directly counted out a full ten thousand Divine Crystals, handing them to Jiang Wenyuan to take care of things.

After not too long, Jiang Wenyuan returned, "The house is rented now; not far ahead, it’s the courtyard on the left."

According to Mo Wangchen’s requirements, the rented courtyard wasn’t large, just enough to accommodate a few people.

The courtyard had an ancient tree planted in it, with lush, foliage, and stone brick houses on the front and both sides. Mo Wangchen, Li Rao, and Jiang Wenyuan each chose a room and went off to rest.

Soon, he sat cross-legged under the old tree in the courtyard. Having exchanged for so many Heavenly Crystals at the Holy Tower this time, Mo Wangchen naturally aimed to completely repair his Divine Sea and also use these Heavenly Crystals to enhance his power quickly, ideally breaking through to the second realm of the Reverse Life Realm.

This way, his strength would surely rise to an unprecedented level.

"Buzz..."

As time passed, the aura in the courtyard grew denser and richer. Mo Wangchen summoned large quantities of Heavenly Crystals, extracting their pure energy to absorb into his Divine Sea.

"Bang!"

Each Heavenly Crystal drained of energy transformed into ordinary stones, cracking apart.

It was a lengthy process — the pure energy within the Heavenly Crystals ordinarily required a certain amount of time for absorption after extraction, but Mo Wangchen was entirely different; he continuously extracted one Heavenly Crystal after another without a hint of stopping.

Thanks to his powerful Divine King Physique, he managed to withstand such pure energy extraction; an average person would have long succumbed, suffering injuries at best or dying from exploding at worst!

Time flew by, and before knowing it, night fell; unlike other ancient cities, Holy City at night was bustling and lively.

Industries flourished within the city, tea houses and taverns were scattered throughout Holy City, and at this time, cultivators who had ventured out to hunt monster beasts nearly all returned, gathering in tea houses and taverns to discuss the day’s various experiences.

But compared to the hustle outside, the courtyard where Mo Wangchen stayed was much quieter.

He remained seated under the old tree, never opening his eyes.

During this time, Jiang Wenyuan accompanied Li Rao to stroll through the night market, returning near midnight, and upon seeing Mo Wangchen still cultivating, they wisely refrained from disturbing him.

After playing all night, they were tired and went to bed early.

Yet within the courtyard, Mo Wangchen’s extraction of energy from Heavenly Crystals never ceased.

A blink, an entire night passed, until dawn the next day; Bright Sun had risen, and a few birds landed on the old tree, chirping nonstop, seemingly singing an ode to the earthly joy.

"Buzz..."

Suddenly, the space shook, startling the birds on the old tree to fly away. At that moment, Mo Wangchen finally awoke from his meditative state.

"Huff..."

He exhaled deeply and then stood up, speaking to himself, "The injuries to my Divine Sea are finally fully healed, and having absorbed so much pure energy, my strength has reached an unprecedented peak; it won’t be long before I can attempt to break through to the second realm of the Reverse Life Realm..."

The efforts of the entire night led Mo Wangchen to extract nearly five hundred Heavenly Crystals. After the first two hundred or so, his Divine Sea was completely restored, and the energy absorbed into the Divine Sea from the remaining three hundred largely transformed into Reverse Power, causing his cultivation to skyrocket like never before.

He now had over two thousand Heavenly Crystals left on him, and Mo Wangchen was confident that with so many Heavenly Crystals, breaking into the second realm of Reverse Life wouldn’t be difficult.

But he dared not rush it; elements like Heavenly Crystals, containing pure energy, wouldn’t allow an average person to absorb dozens in one night without bearing the consequences. Yet Mo Wangchen had absorbed as many as five hundred.

Even with his unrivaled Divine King Physique, he had now reached the limit; continuing extraction was bound to result in energy backlash.

Thus, Mo Wangchen had to temporarily stop and wait until he fully adjusted to this energy absorption before proceeding to extract the remaining Heavenly Crystals.

"The nightlife of Holy City must be extremely lively, right? How was last night’s venture?"

Looking around, Li Rao and Jiang Wenyuan also woke up early and entered the courtyard, causing Mo Wangchen to smile and start talking.

Although he had been extracting Heavenly Crystal power, he hadn’t channeled all his attention there; he was still aware of some outside matters, such as last night’s outing of Li Rao and Jiang Wenyuan.

"Truly bustling, quite different from outside, plus all of the universes’ geniuses are gathered in Divine Domain, creating a unique atmosphere," Li Rao exclaimed excitedly and sincerely.

On the other hand, Jiang Wenyuan seemed much more calm; he was among the first wave to arrive in Holy City, long accustomed to such events.

"While out last night, we heard some news — the Four Great Powers might host a gathering in the eastern city today, welcoming talents from all directions," Jiang Wenyuan suddenly mentioned.

"Oh?"

Mo Wangchen squinted upon hearing this, "According to what you’ve said before, the Four Great Powers should be competing against each other; why would they coordinate a gathering? What’s their agenda?"

Jiang Wenyuan shook his head, "Not entirely clear, though I heard some news two days ago — someone discovered a Divine Spirit Tomb outside the city, and the one buried there is likely a powerful Divine King from ancient times within this realm."

"God King Tomb?"

Upon hearing this, Mo Wangchen and Li Rao couldn’t help but display shocked expressions.