The old man took out a total of eleven items, but everyone’s gazes were attracted by the three weapons. Although he couldn’t tell exactly what grade it was, he could at least confirm that it was a spirit artifact.

These three weapons emitted a faint glow and were filled with spiritual energy. From the looks of it, they looked extremely extraordinary. It was possible that they were high-grade spirit artifacts or even higher!

Everyone’s hearts skipped a beat when they thought that they might be high-grade spirit artifacts. Even if it was a Void Realm expert, most people didn’t have a high-grade spirit artifact in their hands!

High-grade spirit artifacts were too precious. There were very few in the world, and they were hard to come by even if they were as powerful as Void Realm experts. Now that he had suddenly seen these three suspected high-grade spirit artifacts, how could he not be excited?

Apart from these three weapons, the rest were books, scrolls, and other items. It was unknown what kind of treasures they were. However, since these items could be ranked alongside those spirit artifacts, they should not be ordinary items.

“I wonder how these treasures will be distributed?” Someone asked. They were all staring at the three spirit artifacts with greed in their eyes. They were all aiming to seize the three spirit artifacts as their first goal. As for the rest of the items, they directly ignored them.

The old man looked at the excited expressions of the crowd and sneered, “According to the extent of your previous efforts, whoever is the most dedicated will be the first to choose the item!”

“Oh? How can I tell who is more diligent?” Everyone couldn’t help but ask.

“During this period of time, I already know who has contributed more and who has contributed less.” The old man then pointed and said, “You will be the first to choose that young man.”

The young man the old man was referring to was Li Qing.

Everyone cast their gazes over in astonishment. They could not understand why this mere Xiantian eighth layer fellow was the one who had contributed the most?

Li Qing was also a little confused about the situation. He remembered that he wasn’t working very hard, so why was he chosen the first one? There shouldn’t be any misunderstandings, right?

“Senior, why is this Han the first to choose an item? Could it be that with his Xiantian 8th layer cultivation, this person is actually more powerful than us Void Realm experts?” Someone was unconvinced.

The old man laughed and said, “Although this young man’s cultivation is not too high, he has exerted quite a bit of strength, enough to be ranked in the top three.”

“So formidable? He’s actually inferior to many Void Realm experts.” Everyone was shocked.

“Even so, he definitely isn’t the one who contributed the most. Why should he choose first?” Someone argued.

The old man sighed and said, “He is at the eighth level of the Xiantian realm, but he is able to enter the top three. He must have used all his strength to export his True Essence to be able to compare to you Void Realm experts. I am truly touched by his hard work. How can I not praise him properly?”

When the Void Realm experts heard this, they immediately felt that their faces were shameful. On the one hand, the old man praised Li Qing for his hard work, but on the other hand, he was mocking the many Void Realm experts for their negligence, not even being able to compare to a Xiantian Realm expert.

Li Qing’s expression was very strange. He was not as great as the old man said.

In fact, the reason why he was able to rank in the top three was mainly because his True Essence was extremely rich, and he was no weaker than Void Realm experts in the slightest. In addition, his True Essence was of unparalleled quality, and his refinement was exceptionally high. This was why he was able to perform so prominently.

He didn’t expect that the old man would mistakenly think that he had worked very hard and praised him greatly, causing him to feel a little embarrassed.

The old man looked at Li Qing with admiration and said with a smile, “Young man, you are so outstanding. You should not give way to the first place. Let you choose one thing first.”

Li Qing naturally couldn’t explain the misunderstanding. He followed the old man’s words and said, “Thank you senior for your appreciation. This junior can only obey orders respectfully. However, I don’t know what these treasures are. I actually don’t recognize any of them. It’s really difficult for me to make a choice.”

The old man pointed at the three spirit artifacts and said, “These three weapons are all high-grade spirit artifacts. Their quality is not ordinary, so it will definitely not be a loss to choose them.”

“This junior uses a saber. I might not be able to use these weapons. I want to see what the other items are.” Li Qing said calmly. He had too many treasures on him, so he simply couldn’t use them all up. It wouldn’t be useful to choose a high-grade spirit artifact, so he might as well look at a few other items.

“To be able to face the temptation of a spirit artifact with such determination, your will is quite outstanding.” The old man nodded in satisfaction. He pointed out the four scrolls and said, “The value of these four scrolls is inestimable. They may not lose to those spirit artifacts. If they are obtained by someone in need, they will be priceless treasures.”

“What exactly is it?” Li Qing asked.

“Don’t worry, just listen to me carefully. Back then, I rode the Ancient Desolate Warship and brought all my troops to the starry sky to fight in the endless starry sea.” The old man paused for a moment. “These four maps depict the four great star maps drawn by the Desolate Ancient Army!”

“Star map? What’s the use of this thing?” Everyone was puzzled.

“Of course it’s not that simple! During the Desolate Ancient Army’s expedition to the Endless Star Sea, we found a total of four star worlds. There are human civilizations living on them, and they were all conquered by my subordinates.” The old man said proudly, “The coordinates of these four star worlds are hidden in these four star maps!”

“So it’s the coordinates of the Star World! Doesn’t that mean that a star map represents the wealth of a world?” Their hearts raced.

Li Qing said in surprise, “So the stars in the sky also have human civilizations! The humans in our world are not the only ones in the world?”

The old man smiled and said, “There are indeed some stars in the depths of the starry sky that exist as human civilizations. However, they are basically small in scale and weak in strength. They are much weaker than our own world.”

Dongfang You Long also explained, “This place is the center of the Great Thousand Worlds. Its territory is vast and almost boundless. Among them, the five domains are the quintessence of heaven and earth. There are hundreds of millions of humans living there, and there are many experts that are not comparable to the Star World.”

“That’s why!” Only then did Li Qing understand.

“You can compare those stars to small worlds, so it’s easy to understand.” The old man added.

“I see.” Li Qing nodded. It could only be said that the levels were different, and the things they came into contact with were also different. Through communicating with these powerful figures, Li Qing learned more.

The secrets in the depths of the starry sky weren’t something a Xiantian expert could explore, and Void Realm experts could only get close to them. Only a Dao Realm expert would be able to truly roam the galaxies without restraint and explore the mysteries of the universe.

“In the course of my expedition to the Endless Star Sea back then, I only encountered these four star worlds where there were human civilizations. All of them were under the rule of my Ancient Desolate Dao.” The old man said.

“I wonder what the combined strength of those worlds is? If we obtain a star map but can’t rule that world, it doesn’t seem to be of much use.” Someone said.

“Back then, when I ruled those worlds, the human strength there was still very weak. There were no Qi Refining methods, and the spiritual energy in the world was not sufficient. Cultivation methods were mainly used to polish the strength of the flesh, to the extent that the palm was capable of hacking fierce beasts. The strongest ones were probably comparable to those at the Xiantian level. “Of course, after so many years, my strength will definitely improve. I’m not too sure about the specific situation,” the old man said.

“Senior ruled those worlds in ancient times. Now, 70,000 to 80,000 years have passed. In such a long time, they will definitely develop. I’m afraid our sect will not be able to rule such a world.” They all sighed.

“Anyway, the star map is here. As for whether you have the ability to rule those worlds, it depends on your own abilities.” The old man chuckled.

Li Qing said, “I wonder what the origins of those last few books are?”

The old man said, “These four books are also extraordinary items. Two of them are cultivation techniques!”

“May I know what technique it is?” Everyone hurriedly asked.

“The origins of these two cultivation techniques are two of the Ancient Dao Sect’s ten palaces’ divine arts! You can imagine how big their origins are!” The old man deliberately sold out a key point.

“It’s actually a technique from the Ancient Dao Sect! I wonder which two halls it belongs to?” They were shocked.

The cultivation method passed down from the Ancient Dao Sect was definitely the highest level in the world, comparable to the cultivation method of the World’s Sacred Grounds. Anyone would be tempted to see it. Even though they already had their own path, if they could use it for reference, learn by analogy, or pass it on to their descendants, it would still be a very worthwhile thing.

“Three Talents Hall and Four Symbols Hall!” The old man said, “The names of these two cultivation techniques are Heaven, Earth, and Human Dao, and Four Symbols Ancient Seal Technique!”

“Senior, why do you have these two divine arts?” Everyone couldn’t help but ask.

“Hmph, are you questioning me?” The old man said discontentedly, “I personally killed the masters of the Three Talents Hall and the Four Symbols Hall to obtain these two divine arts. It is absolutely true!”

“He actually killed the masters of the two palaces of the Dao Sect! As expected, he is worthy of being an overlord of the ancient era!” Everyone was shocked. Such earth-shattering strength had truly frightened them. One had to know that the hall masters of the Ancient Dao Sect were all Dao Realm experts, but they were killed by Ancient Desolate Lord. This showed how powerful this person was!

Ancient Desolate Lord snorted coldly, “What’s so strange about this? Someone else was even more earth-shattering than what I did back then!”

“Who?”

“Primordial Great Emperor! What he has done is much more exaggerated than mine.” The old man’s eyes flashed with memories.