Chapter 298: Who Calls Me?
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Whoosh!
In an instant, Lin Yuan and Xilan arrived on the second transit planet.
"This spatial passage..."
Lin Yuan turned back, a hint of surprise in his tone. "It must require a considerable price to establish such a stable spatial passage, right?"
Creating a spatial passage was relatively easy. Any ordinary peak Eighth Tier being could do it.
When Lin Yuan had broken through to the Sixth Tier, his senior brother had appeared, intending to escort Lin Yuan back to the Red Kun Main Star. The crystal Rubik's cube he had crushed instantly created a spatial passage to the Red Kun Main Star.
The challenging part about spatial passages was stability and maintenance.
Especially the latter—the crystal Rubik's cube created by the Red Kun Star Master had consumed a lot of energy, and even then, the spatial passage it created only lasted for two minutes.
The main universe has a self-healing ability. Unless a supremely powerful being caused it, any spatial rift would slowly return to its original state.
Therefore, to maintain a stable spatial passage for an extended period, energy support was required at all times.
This was also the reason why spatial passages were only prevalent in the Central Star Domain. The cost of widespread implementation and maintenance throughout the human civilization's territory would be astronomical.
Of course, in emergency situations, like a battlefield where alien races had infiltrated human civilization, they could instantly establish stable spatial passages across the entire human domain.
"Yes, since there are no fees charged, the cost of maintaining the spatial passages is borne by the human civilization." Xilan explained.
Aside from the Central Star Domain, private spatial passages might exist in other star domains or alliances. If one didn't want to travel by conventional means, they could pay a hefty price in civilization coins to use these passages.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
After passing through dozens of transit planets, Lin Yuan and Xilan finally arrived at the Mother Planet.
"This is the Mother Planet?" Lin Yuan asked, taking in his surroundings.
The Mother Planet was tiny, even smaller than an ordinary medium-sized life planet. However, as the origin of human civilization, it held a special status and was now, in a sense, a political center.
Many unique and precious treasures, like the Twelve-Star Universe rarity 'Eternal Spring,' were kept on the Mother Planet.
Due to its small size, anyone who wanted to enter the Mother Planet had to go through rigorous checks.
On the Mother Planet, anyone you brushed shoulders with might be a Ninth or Tenth Tier Evolver.
Of course, regardless of their tier, all Evolvers were prohibited from releasing any aura while on the Mother Planet. Even an Eleventh Tier Evlover would have to abide by this rule and walk like everyone else.
"The location of the Eternal Spring is at the peak of the Green Mountain on the Second Continent. I don't have the permission to go any further, so you'll have to go the rest of the way alone." Xilan had accompanied Lin Yuan for a while, but now she stopped and spoke.
"Alright." Lin Yuan nodded.
During their journey, Xilan had already provided Lin Yuan with a detailed map of the Mother Planet and informed him of various taboo matters. As a Ninth Tier Evlover, Lin Yuan could understand and absorb this information instantly.
Now, Lin Yuan's familiarity with the Mother Planet was no less than that of the Galaxy Main Star.
Before parting, Xilan suddenly remembered something and asked, "Galaxy Star Master, are you interested in entering the 'Xuan Huang' secret realm when it opens soon?"
"The Xuan Huang Secret Realm?" Lin Yuan had heard about the 'Xuan Huang' secret realm before. His teacher, the Red Kun Star Master, had mentioned it when he came to find him earlier.
Moreover, the 'Xuan Huang' evolution path that Lin Yuan was cultivating had a significant connection to this secret realm.
"When does it open, roughly?" Lin Yuan inquired.
"In about half a year," Xilan replied.
"At that time, many of our human Evolvers will go in to explore, and there will also be other alien races entering," Xilan added.
The 'Xuan Huang' secret realm was not under the control of human civilization. Powerful beings from other alien races could also enter.
As a result, the most dangerous aspect of entering this secret realm wasn't the realm itself but the presence of other alien races.
The human civilization had been locked in a bitter struggle with these alien races for who knew how long, and the enmity between them ran deep. If they encountered each other in the secret realm, they would most likely clash unless there was a greater threat present.
"I understand."
"I'll decide then." Lin Yuan nodded.
He was indeed interested in the 'Xuan Huang' secret realm, as the 'Xuan Huang' evolution path he was cultivating was derived from there.
Even though the 'Xuan Huang' evolution path was only half-complete, stopping at the Eighth Tier, Lin Yuan was certain that this evolution path held immense potential.
It was almost on par with the immortal cultivation system of the Spirit Realm. In the context of the main world, that was a supremely powerful evolution path with an ultimate existence.
Soon, Lin Yuan arrived at the 'Green Mountain' on the Mother Planet via a fixed passage.
"Peak of Green Mountain." Lin Yuan began climbing the mountain path.
"Is this Green Mountain also a treasure?" Lin Yuan's expression turned thoughtful.
Peak of Green Mountain.
After passing through numerous identity verifications, Lin Yuan finally arrived at the 'Eternal Spring.'
This Twelve-Star Universe rarity appeared as a white pool about ten meters in size.
Milky white spring water continuously gushed out from the center of the pool.
Even just by looking at it, Lin Yuan could feel a pure and gentle force washing over him.
"The Eternal Spring contains an aura of eternity. Any life that bathes in its waters will gain at least an additional 500,000 years to their lifespan." Lin Yuan recalled the information about the 'Eternal Spring' in his mind.
An additional 500,000 years to one's lifespan was a huge deal. Aside from supremely powerful beings, all Evolvers had limited lifespans. Even those who mastered the time rule and could alter the flow of time on their bodies, slowing down their aging, would eventually reach the end of their lifespan.
For example, they could make one day in the outside world equal to a year for themselves, but their lifespan would still deplete.
An additional 500,000 years—for Ninth or Tenth Tier Evolvers, that might be just what they needed to break through to the next tier.
Moreover, aside from extending one's lifespan, the Eternal Spring also had numerous wondrous effects on one's physical body, enhancing its foundation and potential.
This was a unique trait of human civilization. Ninth Tier and above Evolvers from human civilization had a lifespan limit that was 500,000 years longer than their counterparts from other races.
It might not be noticeable in the short term, but over an extended period, the difference would become apparent.
However, the cost of activating the Eternal Spring was immense. There were only two ways for a member of human civilization to bathe in the Eternal Spring.
One was to reach the Ninth Tier.
The other was to spend five million merit points.
There were no exceptions.
Once, a supremely powerful being from an alien race had wanted to borrow the Eternal Spring to enhance the foundation of a junior whom he favored.
This supremely powerful being was willing to offer an Eleventh-Star top-grade Universe rarity in exchange.
An Eleventh-Star top-grade rarity was on par with the World Tree in terms of value. Each of these rarities was priceless and could be passed down as a foundation for the entire race.
Yet, in the end, human civilization had refused.
It wasn't because they looked down on the Eleventh-Star top-grade Universe rarity, but because they didn't want to 'aid the enemy.'
The junior favored by that supremely powerful being had immense potential and the hope of becoming a supremely powerful being themselves. If they gained an additional 500,000 years to their lifespan, the consequences could be far-reaching.
Even if this alien race had not come into direct conflict with human civilization, it would never be permitted.
Human civilization is always on guard against alien races that have submitted or allied with them, let alone any others.
Those not of their kind will always have different intentions.
"Begin, begin."
Lin Yuan put away his Eighth Tier armor and stepped into the pool, his body bare.
The instant he soaked in the milky white spring water, he felt a cool power seep into his skin and quickly spread throughout his body.
"What is this feeling?"
Lin Yuan carefully observed the changes in his body and found that each of his cells was frantically absorbing the spring water. In just a moment, he noticed that his physical potential was beginning to increase.
What is physical potential?
Whether an Eighth Tier or Ninth Tier Evolver, the body has its limits and will not endlessly grow stronger. As one approaches this limit, the rate of improvement slows down and eventually stagnates.
This is physical potential.
And enhancing this potential means that physical strength can continue to increase, breaking free from shackles and allowing for further advancement in strength.
Lin Yuan's physical strength was already far beyond that of ordinary humans, and with the boost from the mysterious gourd's liquid, it was now over ten times greater.
With such a high upper limit, further enhancement would be increasingly difficult. However, as he soaked in the Eternal Spring, his physical potential began to slowly rise once more.
"And there's also lifespan."
Lin Yuan narrowed his eyes as he felt his lifespan beginning to extend.
Ten years.
A hundred years.
A thousand years.
Ten thousand years.
Every Evolver who soaked in the Eternal Spring had their lifespan extended, and the amount varied depending on their absorption and adaptation to the spring water. However, the minimum increase was still an impressive five hundred thousand years.
"No wonder it's a Twelve-Star Universe rarity," Lin Yuan smiled. With this treasure that could extend the lifespan and enhance the foundation of any Evolver, it was no wonder that human civilization had risen to such prominence in just over two million years.
The World Tree, though versatile and able to help Evolvers open up their internal worlds with its fruits, paled in comparison to the Eternal Spring in terms of value.
After all, the World Tree could only benefit a single Evolver, and its fruits only helped Sixth and Seventh Tier Evolvers in creating their internal worlds.
But the Eternal Spring was a boon to Ninth and Tenth Tier Evolvers.
"I wonder, which is more valuable, this Eternal Spring or my gourd?"
Lin Yuan pondered as he soaked in the spring.
Ever since he obtained the mysterious gourd, he had never been able to uncover its origins, and even a thorough search through human civilization's records yielded no similar information.
"It's far inferior," Lin Yuan's expression turned solemn.
Here, 'far inferior' referred to the Eternal Spring being far inferior to the mysterious gourd.
The Eternal Spring could enhance physical potential and extend one's lifespan by five hundred thousand years.
But compared to the miraculous effects of the mysterious gourd, these benefits were insignificant.
The Eternal Spring could only enhance physical potential, but the mysterious gourd could directly enhance the body's upper limit. In theory, after absorbing all seven types of liquids, the gourd would increase his physical strength by 23.31 times.
And this increase was a base multiplier, not just a fixed amount.
While lifespan extension was indeed valuable, it was dwarfed by the gourd's ability to directly increase the size of one's internal world by 23.31 times.
The importance of a large internal world to an Eighth Tier powerhouse was undeniable. A hundred-li increase in size could lead to a significant boost in strength, let alone a 23.31-fold increase?
As for Ninth and Tenth Tiers...
Although they began to explore the depth of their internal worlds by creating layers of space, the original size of the internal world was still the foundation.
A powerhouse with a billion-li internal world, even with only ten layers of space, could easily crush a Ninth Tier powerhouse with a thousand layers of space in a thousand-li internal world.
"I must protect my gourd."
Lin Yuan's heart tightened.
If the Eternal Spring was a Twelve-Star Universe rarity, what grade was the mysterious gourd that far surpassed it? Thirteenth-Star?
Time slowly passed.
In the blink of an eye, half a year went by.
Any newly advanced Ninth Tier Evolver was limited to soaking in the Eternal Spring for only six months.
After that, the spring's effects on them would rapidly diminish, rendering it pointless.
"That's enough."
Lin Yuan stood up and stepped out of the white pool.
"My physical potential has probably increased by eighty percent, and my lifespan... by about seven hundred thousand years?"
Lin Yuan was in a good mood.
Although lifespan meant little to him, as he could always rely on his heaven-defying comprehension talent to break through at the last moment, one could never have too much lifespan.
After leaving the spring, Lin Yuan was led to a room.
In addition to being able to soak in the Eternal Spring, newly advanced Ninth Tier Evolvers were also allowed to stay for a night on the peak of Green Mountain, next to the spring.
In the room, Lin Yuan, for once, did not cultivate or seek enlightenment.
Instead, he sat quietly, absorbing the mysterious aura that permeated the Mother Planet.
This aura was vast and profound, and even Lin Yuan, who could now toy with stars, felt as if he had returned to the embrace of his mother.
"I've heard that our human civilization's clan-protecting weapon is located on this Mother Planet. This is also the reason why, for so many years, the Mother Planet and the entire Central Star Domain have never been invaded by alien races," Lin Yuan thought to himself.
With that clan-protecting weapon, even if supreme powerhouses joined forces, they would gain nothing within the Central Star Domain.
They could only retreat in defeat.
This clan-protecting weapon was the absolute foundation of human civilization.
Every peak clan had a way to restrict the power of supreme powerhouses.
Otherwise, if supreme beings could come and go as they pleased, how could they be considered a peak clan?
"It's so comfortable," Lin Yuan murmured as he closed his eyes, soaking in the Mother Planet's essence.
Suddenly, at that moment, a faint call from the depths of the distant starry sky crossed countless lightyears and, in a mysterious way, reached out to Lin Yuan.
Only Lin Yuan could sense this call, and even the Mother Planet, the heart of human civilization's nest, had not captured it.
The clan-protecting weapon, which constantly monitored all changes on the Mother Planet, also detected nothing.
None of the powerful Evolvers on the Mother Planet, be they Ninth, Tenth, or Eleventh Tier, noticed anything amiss.
Even the ever-present senses of the supreme powerhouses failed to detect anything.
Nothing had changed.
Only Lin Yuan.
Only Lin Yuan felt that faint yet unwavering call.
"Who is it?"
Lin Yuan silently opened his eyes and looked towards the depths of the starry sky, the source of the call.
"Who is calling me?"
(End of Chapter)
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