One hundred array discs were auctioned off, and in exchange, Lu Ye received a hundred storage rings. With so many storage rings, it was inconvenient for Lu Ye to carry them all, so he had to rearrange things.

First, he transferred some spirit jades from the storage rings into the storage space of the rune tattoo on the back of his hand, but he couldn't fit much, and he had to leave some space for emergencies.

Continuing to shuffle things around, Lu Ye soon found himself faced with a dilemma, staring at the ten or so storage rings in front of him.

He never thought that one day he would be troubled by having too much wealth; this was truly a happy problem.

Cultivators typically don't carry too many storage rings while traveling; like himself, he only had three, all worn on his left hand since his right hand was to wield a knife in combat. It's not very convenient.

Some cultivators may carry more, but not too many.

Wondering how to deal with these ten or so storage rings filled with spirit jades, Lu Ye couldn't help but feel a headache. He couldn't wear them all on his hands; that would be absurd, and there weren't enough fingers for them anyway.

Thinking it over, he rummaged through one of his storage rings and found a thin string. It was a spirit treasure, but Lu Ye wasn't clear about its specific effects; it was just another trophy he had acquired who knows when.

Using this thin string, he tied the storage rings together and hung them around his neck.

He felt slightly uncomfortable, constantly sensing something pressing against his chest, so he took it off and wrapped it around his waist, feeling much better.

Thinking it over, he dispersed the Thousand Faces Spirit Runes he had been maintaining and restored his original appearance.

Lu Ye planned to make another trip to Grand Hall 88; with so many spirit jades in hand, he needed to spend some.

He intended to select some fire-type treasures for the Talent Tree to devour so that once the Constellation Palace closed, he could return to the All Phenomena Ocean and cultivate without restraint, hoping to advance to the Constellation Late Stage as soon as possible.

Although he knew for a long time that the Constellation Realm was the starting point for entering stellar space, to be honest, he hadn't felt much of it until now.

It wasn't until he came to this All Phenomena Galaxy!

In stellar space, the number of Constellation Realm cultivators was enormous. A cultivator from a distant domain like Lu Ye, without any backing or background, found Constellation Realm strength inadequate. He may be able to dominate in the Constellation Palace, but that's only because his opponents are also at the Constellation level.

But walking in the stellar space, one may not only encounter Constellations but also Moon Jade or Sun Blaze. If faced with unreasonable Moon Jade or Sun Blaze, he might not even know how he died.

He couldn't always rely on the red talisman, and he only had one left.

The higher the cultivation, the more he craved powerful strength. Only by reaching the Moon Jade Realm as soon as possible in this vast universe would he have the means to protect himself.

He had unique advantages in cultivation; as long as he was willing to spend, and for him, the Talent Tree only needed sufficient fuel reserves, the All Phenomena Ocean was undoubtedly the best place to cultivate.

Returning to Grand Hall 88, Lu Ye felt relaxed; without having to keep Fa Wuzun's face, he naturally didn't have to worry about being targeted.

The auction had ended, but this place was still crowded, with cultivators discussing the previous auction's excitement, everyone expressing amazement.

Lu Ye passed stall after stall, buying any fire-type treasure that the Talent Tree could devour. Even though the prices of goods here had returned to their original levels, slightly more expensive than over at the All Phenomena Ocean, Lu Ye, now wealthy, didn't mind this loss.

Moreover, this place gathered so many merchants and stalls, making it much more convenient than searching for fire-type treasures at the flea market on All Phenomena Island.

He browsed for three consecutive days, visiting every stall, spending nearly ten million spirit jades, and collected a heap of various fire-type treasures!

He wasn't in a rush to refine and devour them since the Talent Tree's fuel reserves were still rich, so Lu Ye naturally didn't want to waste time on this matter.

However, he soon realized a somewhat awkward problem.

Originally, he came to buy things intending to spend some spirit jades to reduce the number of storage rings he had, but after buying, while the spirit jades were spent, the number of storage rings seemed to… increase!

Things didn't go as planned.

No longer lingering there, Lu Ye went to another hall and glanced at the Cumulated Points Ranking.

Before the Melee Battle Meet, his ranking was beyond three hundred on the Cumulated Points Ranking, but afterward, he charged back into the top ten, ranking eighth. It's fair to say that the Melee Battle Meet not only brought him immense mystic light but also incredibly rich cumulated points.

But after being delayed for three days, he had dropped to beyond seventieth place.

Since the Constellation Palace opened, it had been two months, and according to the intelligence he previously received, there was about one or two months left before the Constellation Palace closed. When the last half-month arrives, typical cultivators' journeys in the Constellation Palace conclude, and they naturally return to where they came from.

Only cultivators who remain on the Cumulated Points Ranking need to participate in the final half-month of fighting.

This is the final Ranking Battle!

During this half-month, cultivators on the Cumulated Points Ranking with lower rankings can challenge those with higher rankings. Winning doesn't immediately replace the opponent's rank but depends on their performance during the contest; the victor will take a certain amount of cumulated points from the loser.

Thus, the stronger you are, the more cumulated points you can obtain.

That's why Lu Ye never paid much attention to his ranking on the Cumulated Points Ranking, because he only needed to ensure his presence on the ranking itself. When the Ranking Battle starts, he can continuously challenge cultivators ranked ahead of him until he claims the top cumulated points!

Regarding this, he felt somewhat confident; what he needed to be cautious of were some treasures with peculiar and rare effects.

However, the battle to finalize the ranking has yet to begin. With nothing else to do, I might as well continue participating in the Constellation Palace's competitions. Regardless, the rewards of mystic light I get from every victory are real, exceedingly pure stellar space energy that any cultivator can freely absorb.

Just as Lu Ye was about to go through a portal to participate in the competition, his audio talisman suddenly vibrated.

Chu Shen sent a message: "Big brother, that Ghost Cultivator who's been following you during the Melee Battle Meet is looking for you!"

Chu Shen was undoubtedly referring to that specter fellow.

With this woman, Lu Ye was also at a loss. During the previous Melee Battle Meet, she robbed him of quite a few gains, and in the end, she even tricked him.

But admittedly, this woman is quite capable, and her ranking on the Cumulated Points Ranking isn't bad right now either.

"What does she want?" Lu Ye asked.

The specter had no interaction with Fa Wuzun before the Melee Battle Meet, but she was acquainted with Li Taibai, so there was a slight connection between them.

Lu Ye wondered why she was looking for him.

"She says she has a business proposal for you. If big brother isn't interested, I'll just turn her down."

Undoubtedly, the specter wanted to contact Lu Ye directly, but unfortunately, she couldn't find his whereabouts and happened to come across Chu Shen, so she asked him to pass the message.

Lu Ye had just received over a hundred million spirit jade and casually spent ten million in one go, as if money was no object. He wasn't interested in doing business with the specter, whom he remembered as a pauper.

Though, now she might not be anymore; she got a substantial amount of loot during the Melee Battle Meet.

However, after a brief consideration, Lu Ye found that there were indeed some things on the specter that intrigued him: "Where is she?"

Chu Shen reported a number.

When Lu Ye arrived, he found not only Chu Shen and the specter standing there but also an acquaintance.

Piao Ke!

To be honest, Lu Ye felt he'd always underestimated Piao Ke a bit because this person gave off an air of frivolity. Besides being interested in fishing and beautiful female cultivators, all he seemed to do was drink; it seemed like he never cultivated and had a somewhat aimless air.

But as it turns out, not only was the specter named on the Cumulated Points Ranking, but so was Piao Ke, and his ranking was even higher than the specter's.

Lu Ye vaguely felt that Piao Ke must hail from some major power, which is why he didn't lack for anything.

This was interesting, two people named on the Cumulated Points Ranking had gathered together and sought him out, yet he didn't know what they wanted.

"Big brother!" Seeing Lu Ye arrive, Chu Shen quickly greeted him.

Lu Ye was currently wearing the face of Fa Wuzun. He stepped forward and coldly stared at the specter, then took out an object and threw it at her.

It was the garbage ore that the specter had swapped out previously.

The specter caught it casually, her eyes crinkling into a smile: "Thank you, Fellow Daoist, for the gift!"

She acted as if she was shameless, then happily stored the garbage ore into her storage ring. For her, even if it only sold for a few pieces of spirit jade, it was still good stuff.

Chu Shen sensed that the atmosphere wasn't right and quickly took his leave: "You all chat; I'll be going ahead!"

He disappeared in an instant.

"What business?" Lu Ye asked.

The specter's expression relaxed, looking somewhat serious: "Good business!"

Lu Ye turned to leave.

The specter hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed his sleeve: "Don't go; it's really good business, or else I wouldn't have asked someone to call you over."

Lu Ye stopped in his tracks, frowning: "There's no connection between you and me; we only met a few times during the Melee Battle Meet. If it's good business, why call me?"

The specter replied, "I naturally value Fellow Daoist's strength! Fellow Daoist swept through the Melee Battle Meet, which left me in awe. If it weren't for the fact you had four beautiful companions at the time, I might have asked you to take me in too."

"If you say one more word of nonsense, I'm leaving!" Lu Ye was a bit impatient. If it wasn't for Piao Ke also being there and his interest in certain things from the specter, he really didn't want to get involved with this woman.

Such a pauper, and also a Ghost Cultivator, nothing good could come from getting involved.

"Alright then, it's mainly that I want to borrow the power of your array disc!" The specter finally spoke the truth upon seeing Lu Ye's stern expression.

The As-Close-As-Siblings Array Disc is incredibly useful. Fa Wuzun, with four Constellation Early Stage companions, swept through the Melee Battle Meet. If the three of them, all named on the Cumulated Points Ranking, teamed up, they'd be even stronger!

The specter had some affairs to deal with and needed the power of the array disc to accomplish them.