Chapter 504: Heirloom Secrets and Family Bargains

Torch Human Galaxy Cluster, the Chiyu Divine Dynasty.

In a particularly prosperous star domain of the Divine Dynasty, atop a seventh-tier peak Floating-land of Life.

Deep within the vast Panshi Wasteland, a man raised his clan token, glancing at it. The next second, surprise flickered in his eyes.

“A special-grade Law Crystal of Blood, huh… These are pretty rare.”

Thinking for a moment, the man lifted his left hand and tapped a few times on the slender bracelet at his wrist.

Moments later, he sent a message to the family group chat.

“Core Bloodline·Tantai Xuan: One gold-quality special-grade Law Crystal of Blood up for trade. Barter only—those interested, come to Panshi Wasteland.”

The moment his message landed, the group erupted. Plenty within the family grew quite interested.

After all, the Tantai Family specialized in the path of blood. Many among them had exceptional accomplishments with the Law of Blood. So a gold-quality special-grade Law Crystal that could still boost even fully realized Law users? The allure was obvious.

Within a short span, a wave of Tantai clansmen in the fifth and sixth tiers headed for Panshi Wasteland.

……

“Lord Baco, you actually came as well?”

Tantai Xuan was caught off guard by the first living being to arrive at the Panshi Wasteland.

The reason he called it a “being”—Baco Dracula wasn’t human, but a vampire. In fact, he was a sixth-tier duke-level vampire.

The Tantai Family was called the Blood Gate among outsiders, not just because their people walked the path of blood, but because they raised an entire major vampire clan.

“The Dracula Clan!”

So what exactly is a major vampire clan?

Simply put, it has to have a Lord-rank Vampire Prince at its helm.

Standing right before Tantai Xuan, Baco Dracula was the power behind the Dracula Clan. These days, he also served as a slave creature under one of Tantai’s elite Dreadnought captains.

At Tantai Xuan’s words, Baco’s voice came out gruff and slightly raspy:

“My master is about to attempt to ascend to a Star-Annihilator-class ship. He wants to see if this Law Crystal can finally push his long-stagnant comprehension of the Law of Blood to a new height!”

With that, Baco Dracula waved and produced a pile of items from his person.

“See if any of these are good for a trade?”

Tantai Xuan glanced over the items but gave no real reply. He merely spoke softly:

“That Law Crystal isn’t mine. I can only ask around for you!”

……

Meanwhile, Song Chi had no idea what a ripple he’d sent through the group chat with his casual message. At this moment, he’d already arrived inside the Family Ancestral Hall.

Chaos mist rolled in, cutting off the outside world completely.

“You triggered the chaos mist yourself—must be something important?”

Inside the ancestral hall, Song Wujian had arrived early after receiving word in advance. Beside him, radiating the presence of a powerful sixth-tier lifeform, stood Song Xingru.

“Grandson congratulates Ancestor Ru!”

Those were exactly the words Song Xingru had been waiting for. A brilliant smile immediately spread across her face.

Song Wujian, long since used to these antics, didn’t react. His gaze remained steady on Song Chi as he waited for the rest.

He knew Song Chi’s nature all too well. If the matter wasn’t urgent and important, he wouldn’t be so rattled.

Song Chi didn’t waste time. He produced the storage capsule containing the Evil God Blood and Primal Chaos Qi.

The moment they examined it, Song Wujian’s expression turned grave while Song Xingru gasped aloud.

“Is this high-tier Evil God Blood?”

“Chi, do you know the exact level?”

They asked one after another. Song Chi nodded in response:

“Peak seventh-tier!”

The moment those words left his lips, Song Xingru sucked in a cold breath.

Even Song Wujian’s usually reserved eyes filled with barely restrained excitement.

“Peak seventh-tier Evil God Blood could boost the Calm-Sea Dragon-Xiang’s success rate for advancement far beyond an ordinary dreadnought.”

“This is too rare. Are you sure you want to use it for the Calm-Sea Dragon-Xiang?”

In a flash, the excitement vanished from Song Wujian’s gaze. He regarded Song Chi with seriousness.

But Song Chi had already made his decision. He nodded without hesitation.

“Ancestor, I’m sure. With this drop of Peak seventh-tier Evil God Blood, your flagship’s chances of breaking through rise so much further. Only if the Calm-Sea Dragon-Xiang succeeds can the Song Clan of Dragon-Spine grow truly powerful!”

“Good!”

A look of deep satisfaction and pride shone in Song Wujian’s eyes.

He’d built the family from scratch, through hardship and blood, but the Song Clan had never let him down. Everything matched the vision he’d dreamed of millennia ago: unity, progress, and a single-minded drive. Their forces only grew stronger with time.

Thinking of this, Song Wujian couldn’t help but feel not just satisfied, but genuinely happy and fulfilled.

Once he snapped back to the present, he immediately refined that drop of Peak seventh-tier Evil God Blood.

He knew better than anyone—the Calm-Sea Dragon-Xiang needed this more than anything right now.

Still, he didn’t just take it outright. First, silvery light shot from between his brows, sinking into the foreheads of everyone present.

This was the silver Confidentiality Protocol Component activating. It wasn’t about distrust—signing this protocol was only to ensure total secrecy.

A single drop of Peak seventh-tier Evil God Blood was at stake. If word got out, even the old Immortal Houses wouldn’t be able to restrain themselves.

Once the protocol was signed, the chaos mist inside the hall began to fade.

Led by Song Wujian, the three of them made their way to the family’s hidden vault.

Compared to the Pan Family’s vault, theirs was clearly much larger. Every counter was piled with rare treasures, not a single space left vacant.

Red Upgraded Fire Source

Orange Advancement Fire Source

Silver Super Main Cannon: Star Death Ray

Silver Hull Plating: Heavenly Glaze Stone Armor

Sixth-tier Cosmic Plant: Devouring Star Vine Core

……

One item after another passed before Song Chi’s eyes. He was inwardly amazed.

While none of these were the true trump cards like a Golden Sanctum Oddity, the sheer value and quantity were staggering. If all were distributed to the core family members, the Song Clan could quickly assemble a terrifying fleet.

This was three thousand years of inheritance, plus the spoils from the expansion wars and plundering the Doomstar Civilization’s wealth.

Of course, this was hardly the entirety of their heritage. Whether even half was here was unknown.

Without stopping, Song Wujian led them deeper into the vault.

At last, to Song Chi’s surprise, a special mechanism opened the door to a second layer within the vault.

This inner vault was at least ten times smaller than the first—fewer items, but the quality was far, far higher.

Song Chi glanced around. He even saw flashes of gold.

Right then, Song Wujian spoke up:

“Chi, you can choose any one item here—including that gold-quality energy shield over there.”

Song Chi followed his ancestor’s finger and spotted the only Golden Sanctum Component in the second vault.

His companion, Song Xingru, had a clear glint of desire in her eyes as she looked at it, but Song Chi was far more composed.

Dark Energy Fission Constraint Shield Lv0

Quality: Gold

Attribute: Dark Energy Constraint Damage Reduction

Attribute 2: True Shield

……

He shook his head gently, passing up on the gold-quality sanctum energy shield.

This caused both Song Wujian and Song Xingru to pause in surprise. But Song Wujian quickly understood, a knowing light in his gaze as he looked at Song Chi.

Barely two seconds later, the less perceptive Song Xingru finally realized:

“Chi, don’t tell me your flagship is already equipped with a golden energy shield?”

Seeing Song Chi didn’t deny it, Song Xingru’s eyes went wide. She was clearly stunned.

Song Chi ignored their reactions. He let his gaze roam the second vault and, half a minute later, stopped at a particular item.

Feeling the clear aura of space laws radiating from this crystal—far larger than any Law Crystal—he asked curiously:

“Ancestor, what’s this?”

Song Wujian answered immediately.

“Space God Crystal!”

Space God Crystal?

Song Chi still looked confused—it didn’t ring any bells in his memory.

As if expecting this, Song Wujian continued his explanation:

“Space God Crystal—a special resource sometimes found in high-tier space ore veins. It’s similar to a Space Law Crystal, but more direct in its effects.”

“Depending on one’s understanding of the Law of Space, a single crystal can boost your comprehension by 1% to 5%!”

On hearing this, Song Chi’s eyes lit up. This was just what he needed—he’d just reached 60% mastery over the Law of Space, and progress only got harder from here.

Using this Space God Crystal could shave decades off his cultivation.

There was also a silver-quality Doomstar Terracotta Warrior Tree component here, which he found tempting, but after some thought, Song Chi chose the Space God Crystal.

With so many Doomstar slaves already aboard the Heavenly Ruin, there was no rush to get more terracotta warriors yet.

Seeing his choice, Song Wujian nodded approvingly.

“This Space God Crystal was sent over by the Hidden Lineage. There were four in total—I used two, Shiyuan used one, and this is the last one. Just use it once you’re back!”

“Got it!”

Before leaving, Song Chi made sure to take the sixth-tier Devouring Star Vine Core from the first vault.

It would be a big help for the Silver Apple Mother Tree’s future growth. Though he still hadn’t collected all the sixth-tier Void Crystals, and couldn’t yet upgrade the No.004 Cultivation Secret Realm of Chicang to seventh-tier, best to be prepared.

He also asked about Titanite Crystals along the way, but the answer left Song Chi a bit helpless.

With the newly expanded territory, the clan’s output of rare upgrade resources had gone up. Plus with the Tri-Eye Spirit-Lock Ring as insurance, more and more clan members were attempting to upgrade their flagships.

But once they’d made a breakthrough, every ship needed even more upgrade components.

Because of that, the clan’s consumption of Titanite Crystals in the past century had been staggering. Even with annual production on the rise, demand always outstripped supply.

After leaving the family vault, Song Chi was about to head back to the Market and start strengthening his ship when Song Wujian suddenly stopped him.

“Chi, don’t rush off Dragon-Spine Continent just yet. Afterwards, come with me on a trip!”

Song Wujian didn’t say where they were going, but Song Chi had a strong hunch it was connected to the Black Devourer King Beast.

……

After parting ways with his ancestor, Song Chi piloted the Heavenly Ruin back to the Qingyue Lake base. But before he could enter the Market, the Yaoguang Star Order in his mind flickered with a prompt.

He took out his Star Order and found that someone was actively tagging him.

“#18 ‘Blood Soul’: @#32 ‘Jingzhe’—Interested in any of these?”

Right after, #18 ‘Blood Soul’ sent a screenshot of several valuable components and high-grade resources.

Song Chi looked—the list was full of expensive parts and high-tier materials.

Gold-quality special-grade Ice Law Crystal

Gold Super Main Cannon: Bloodthirsty Streamlight Cannon

Eighty strands of Seventh‑Tier Floating-land Origin

Silver Upgraded Fire Source

……

All top-shelf stuff, but none of it suited his current needs.

Only the super main cannon caught his eye. He already had a gold super main cannon, it was true, but when the Heavenly Ruin eventually upgraded to a dreadnought, it would have two main cannon slots. Two super main cannons firing at once would be a game-changer.

Still, he was only mildly interested. In the end, Song Chi shook his head and declined.

After all, the Heavenly Ruin wouldn’t be advanced for a while yet, and who knew what new treasures might turn up?

“#32 ‘Jingzhe’: Sorry, I’m not looking for any of these at the moment.”

“#18 ‘Blood Soul’: No problem. One of the higher elders is interested in that special-grade Law Crystal of Blood. Let me check!”

……

Seeing there was Star Tower member interest in the gold Blood Law Crystal, Song Chi gave up on entering the Market for now. He didn’t want to miss any updates from the group chat.

He headed to the battleship summoning chamber beneath the courtyard. In no time, the Heavenly Ruin appeared before him.

Surveying his choices, Song Chi finally selected several components for upgrade.

Celestial Authority Ring, Taiyi Quantum Swordlight Battery, Deathstar Tracking Mark, Voidlock Skyseal Sigil, and Timepiece Chess.

All five were ready for immediate upgrade and Song Chi wasted no time.

Soon after, each component was upgraded in turn.

Celestial Authority Ring Lv69→Lv70

Taiyi Quantum Swordlight Battery Lv69→Lv70

Deathstar Tracking Mark Lv60→Lv70

Voidlock Skyseal Sigil Lv60→Lv70

Timepiece Chess Lv40→Lv50

He couldn’t upgrade Timepiece Chess further, not for lack of trying—the Time Essence Liquid he’d saved from fifty years of closed cultivation was just enough to take it to Lv50.

Fortunately, the stats were great. Now, cooldown reduction on all ship components had reached 40%.