The Black Star fell silent for a moment.

Although the other party had tricked him, it was true that they had just saved him.

"Fine, I'll tell you what I just saw, and then the debt of gratitude for saving my life will be settled. We'll go our separate ways. You're too infuriating, old man," the Black Star said, highly dissatisfied, but still told the other what he had seen and heard.

Upon hearing the brief account of everything, Wales was shocked at heart.

This entire Crystal Series area, already incredible in being crafted into a prison.

Not to mention the presence, that the Black Star, through the crack in the door, could feel such an enormous oppressive force from afar?

Even he found it hard to believe.

Because he didn't think even in his prime, fully satisfied and satiated, he would have such power to suppress the Black Star, far from it.

Which meant, this person was stronger than him!

Even to a level he hadn't yet comprehended.

Not to mention, the possible arrival of an even more terrifying guest, the Ancient God, was imminent...

Wales' pupils contracted slightly.

Is this the world beyond?

Could this truly be the main Real Universe?

Having recently entered here, he had just paved the way when he realized through a series of successive dangers, that this world was profoundly deep and ancient, a multi-dimensional universe, endless crystal walls, the dusty world, thick fog of chaos...

Everything unfolded like a great painting of the High-tier Dao before his eyes.

This made his originally steadfast heart finally begin to crumble at this moment.

Who knows how many ages those Ancient Gods have survived!

The Crystal Wall is alive!

One multi-dimensional world after another is being constantly built, destroyed, and interwoven!

According to ancient rumors discovered by the Black Star during his imprisonment, at the center of the multi-dimensional universe lies a vast and endless Primal Tree, endlessly creating and destroying worlds?

A thought finally raised a question in his mind:

Is the world truly flat?

He murmured to himself, unable to figure it out even with careful thought, but now was clearly not the time to ponder deeply, for the crisis was yet unresolved, and he could only set aside this question for later consideration.

Wales took a deep breath and said to the Black Star, "Since we've successfully gotten inside and evaded that patroller, next we must devour the matter to fully assimilate and become natives."

"But we certainly can't like before, reach out to plunder the matter of each Crystal Wall World,"

"We'll cultivate civilizations and believers in each room in secret, letting them honor us, the ancient gods from outside!"

The two chatted casually. The Black Star was already quite dissatisfied with this old man, and thus finally finalized the agreement, proceeding to part ways.

"You go your way, I'll go mine," the Black Star said, not bothering to pay him any more attention.

...

The vast dark universe, filled with infinite stars, intertwined as silvery seas of the Milky Way.

The name "Brain Leaf Mental Hospital" was embedded in a grand super crystal structure, floating therein like a massive magic cube.

All around were various construction crews, expanding by extracting and devouring the matter from star after star, constructing and enlarging the mental hospital.

Anyone witnessing this would find it a supremely bizarre and terrifying cosmic civilization, building a cube world.

And in the outermost rooms of the Crystal Wall.

Li Qing stood at the edge of the entire mental hospital, in the dean's office, quietly observing the vast dark universe outside.

Clatter!

"Go!!" he stood at the Cosmic Crystal Wall of the mental hospital, his arm suddenly expanding, reaching out to grab star after star.

Like those at the Divine Upper level, fishing the internal cosmic eggs!

These planets were immensely huge, yet quickly seemed to enter a spatial rag, the space distorted and wrapped them like candies, pulling them into the giant hand.

"Boring."

Li Qing fished for a while, then tired of being a porter, knowing he had bioengineering teams that made personal action unnecessary.

As for Wales using the Black Star to gather intelligence...

Li Qing was also using the Black Star, providing false intelligence.

The Black Star witnessed various terrifying opressions, all powers enforced by Li Qing through subordinate access, coercively suppressing the Black Star.

Unbeknownst to Wales, who would only perceive Li Qing's dread through the information obtained from the Black Star.

"A little pressure to keep him from getting brazen."

Sitting atop the building, Li Qing gazed through the floor-to-ceiling windows at the black starry sky and the expansive blue star sea, chuckling softly,

"With his reverence, I can easily manipulate him."

"A cautious fellow like him shouldn't dare be reckless, intending to thrive and grow in this world... even if he's stronger than me now, I have a hundred ways to slowly deal with him."

A seeming time bomb, yet is it not also an opportunity?

Soon, Li Qing summoned Sylvie, casually asking, "How's the situation?"

"Reporting, Your Majesty."

Sylvie replied, "Though we haven't caught their trace, they've remained hidden. It appears they've started secretly contacting internal civilizations through the crystal wall windows, spreading faith and doctrine."

These three weren't fools either.

Each aimed to steal resources, replenish their drained bodies, and recover their original normal physical state, the best way being, of course, to secretly find internal traitors to pay homage.

Truly reaching through the window to snatch cosmic eggs caused too much commotion, easily spotted and captured by his two patrolling nurses.

"Let them be," Li Qing was indifferent to this.

"But?"

Sylvie frowned.

"It doesn't matter," Li Qing said with a smile, "Continuing your cultivation, developing your own civilization and strength, keep a casual surveillance on them."

"Understood."

Sylvie thought for a moment, then promptly took her leave.

Li Qing continued to gaze at the scenery outside.

The true form of these three couldn't be caught, and Li Qing was unconcerned.

For the mental hospital was his creation, once they had infiltrated his cage and cloaked themselves, how was it not within his control?

He cared not where they were hiding in which corridor.

Moreover, over time, with more such inmates entering, hiding in his corridors, slaughtering each other, playing hide-and-seek, wouldn't it be more interesting?

With the expansion of the Crystal Series world, more multi-dimensional worlds and Chaos Corridors grew ever larger.

Even he couldn't manage each one personally.

"Who knows how many Divine Upper levels have accumulated over the ages in the whole Subspace region?"

"Surely many, very many, all wandering travelers."

"If they could all be lured here to be cropped, wandering through the corridors like tourists, observing and visiting the worlds on both sides, wouldn't it also be great?"

Li Qing snickered softly in thought.

The entire foundational framework of the Crystal Series Cosmos had been constructed, so what was there to fear in the future?

These three would be regarded as the first test tourists!

The Brain Leaf Mental Hospital 1.0 version officially began its internal trial throughout the universe, welcoming all civilizations' trial testers to move in.

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