Chapter 315: Divine Status
Chapter 315: Divine Status (End of Chapter)
The sky was dark, adorned with twinkling stars that hung high above. Lin Yuan emerged from the cave, his heart filled with joy.
Reaching the ninth tier once again meant not only having more time to develop derivative space layers but also symbolized Lin Yuan's qualification and confidence to roam fearlessly in this world.
Compared to the gods, Lin Yuan was unburdened by the constraints of faith as long as he remained in the human realm—not even the mighty main gods would dare to lay a finger on him.
How could they? With Lin Yuan's combination of the 'Rebirth by Blood' and 'Elemental Body' ultimate defensive abilities, he could withstand a siege by twenty-four main gods for a prolonged period, if not indefinitely. At most, he might be sealed away, but the aftermath of such an event would undoubtedly affect a large portion of the human realm, leading to the deaths of countless beings.
To Lin Yuan, this was not considered a loss. At worst, he would simply give up on spreading his teachings in this world. Nothing more.
But for the gods, this would be a devastating blow to their foundation of faith. Before Lin Yuan's arrival, the main gods and gods of the Ocean of Light and the Abyss of Darkness would never have brought their divine war to the human realm. They relied on the faith of mortals for their existence and would not engage in acts of self-destruction.
Lin Yuan, however, was different. He did not care about the lives of mortals. This was the drawback of the path of faith.
Powered by the strength of faith, a level seven demi-god could easily raise a divine nation. For peak level seven evolvers in the main world to create their own internal worlds, an arduous task lay ahead. Yet, in this world, one merely needed to gather enough faith from mortals.
But just as faith could be a boon, it could also be a bane. The flaw in the path of faith was evident—just as one could be lifted by the masses, they could also be constrained by them.
Of course, going to war with twenty-four main gods was an extreme scenario, and Lin Yuan would not resort to such measures unless absolutely necessary. It could be said that Lin Yuan, with his restored ninth-tier strength, now had the qualifications to negotiate with the twenty-four main gods.
Lin Yuan preferred that, before he reached his full potential, the twenty-four main gods would remain unaware of his existence.
"All these years of frantically collecting divine crystals from the various churches must have attracted the attention of the true gods of the Ocean of Light," Lin Yuan thought to himself.
He knew that even the most reckless demi-gods would not dare to plunder the churches of true gods. Demi-gods might desire to secretly gather faith, but they were not foolish enough to openly oppose true gods.
Nonetheless, Lin Yuan did not regret his actions. Without those divine crystals, it would have taken him at least fifty to sixty more years to restore himself to the ninth tier.
Moreover, the true gods he had targeted were not particularly powerful, and he had been careful not to attract the attention of the main gods.
"The number of space layers has surpassed two hundred thousand," Lin Yuan said as he brought his consciousness into his internal world, carefully sensing the fluctuations of the layers upon layers of space.
Although each space layer had to be painstakingly created by Lin Yuan, they were similar to realms in the sense that once a layer was completed, he would have complete mastery over its intricacies.
For example, when Lin Yuan projected a wisp of his mental will into the Demon Jade space, he could easily dominate that layer of space, even without the support of the numerous space layers within his internal world.
"This world is also quite abundant," Lin Yuan continued. "The number of space layers here should exceed one hundred billion."
Upon entering the ninth tier, Lin Yuan's perception of space layers became even clearer, and he faintly sensed the presence of two extremely powerful space layers.
Those were likely the space layers where the Ocean of Light and the Abyss of Darkness, the realms inhabited by the gods, were located.
The Ocean of Light and the Abyss of Darkness were realms where gods dwelled, existing outside of the main space.
Over the long ages, many powerful demi-gods had sought to discover the whereabouts of the Ocean of Light and the Abyss of Darkness, but despite searching through much of the human realm, they had found no trace of them.
In truth, the Ocean of Light and the Abyss of Darkness were not located within the human realm.
However, with Lin Yuan's current perception of space layers, he could enter the space layers where they resided at any time, if he so wished.
"At my current rate of creating space layers, if nothing unexpected happens, I should be able to reach ten million layers by the time my stay here comes to an end," Lin Yuan thought.
This was almost equivalent to creating ten thousand layers of space per year, far surpassing countless ninth-tier evolvers in the main universe.
It had taken Tianyu Tribe's Hunyi an incalculable amount of time and resources to create over thirty million space layers. Even then, he had barely averaged more than a dozen layers per year.
"Once I reach the ninth tier with ten million layers, Hunyi will be nothing to fear," Lin Yuan said confidently. With this journey, he had also awakened the 'Elemental Body,' an immensely powerful physical ultimate ability.
The most terrifying aspect of the 'Elemental Body' was its growth potential. In theory, once Lin Yuan reached the twelfth tier, he would be able to immune to ninety percent of rule attacks from even the strongest beings.
"Xuanhuang Secret Realm," Lin Yuan murmured as he sensed his solar Nascent Soul within the Myriad Worlds Gate.
Xilan was still desperately fleeing from Hunyi's attacks, and Lin Yuan noticed that his brother's aura had weakened. This weakening was not due to physical or soul damage but rather a weakening of his mental will, an affliction that would affect his other incarnations.
"Brother Xilan, hold on for another two years," Lin Yuan thought. "Even if this incarnation perishes, I will bring the treasures back to you."
Although he had deceived Xilan about their 'senior,' Lin Yuan intended to keep his word if Xilan could endure until the end of his journey.
As a 'senior,' Lin Yuan possessed the ability to deal with Hunyi.
Ocean of Light.
Within a vast and winding palace, a group of true gods had gathered.
In the Ocean of Light, the twelve main gods of light held supreme authority, wielding control over a portion of the rules.
The other gods were divided into lower gods, middle gods, and upper gods based on their power, realm, and type of faith they represented.
Among the true gods assembled at this moment were eighteen lower gods and one middle god.
"How audacious!"
"They dare to steal even the 'divine crystals' bestowed by us!"
"It seems the heretical gods of the human realm have forgotten the might of our gods!"
The true gods were filled with rage. In recent years, the churches they had established had been plundered, their divine crystals stolen.
While their churches might not have been as well-guarded as those of the main gods, which were protected by demi-god-level forces, they were not easy targets.
The perpetrator had to be a powerful demi-god who had left no traces behind.
And the theft of divine crystals was not an isolated incident—many true gods were still asleep, unaware that their churches had been targeted as well.
"What should we do now?"
"The thief is extremely cautious and has not left any clues."
"And why would the heretical gods want our divine crystals? What benefit does it bring them?"
One of the true gods spoke with a hint of confusion. Why would level seven demi-gods, who should be focused on gathering faith, go to the trouble of stealing divine crystals?
As for the demi-gods, who dwelled in the mortal realm and had no need for divine nations, what was the point of stealing so many divine crystals?
"Regardless of their purpose, openly robbing our churches is an act of provocation. I suggest we immediately launch a full-scale investigation with all our might."
"Yes, we must find out which heretic god did this. I will extract their soul and burn it in my divine nation for ten thousand years."
The True Gods spoke with icy voices, their dignity and authority unchallenged since they had ascended to the Ocean of Light. How dare someone inflict such humiliation upon them?
"I will inform my followers and ask other demi-gods to look into this matter."
At that moment, the only Middle God among them spoke up. While the twenty-four Main Gods restricted their movements, they could still send their demi-god followers to investigate on their behalf.
After all, it would be a waste of resources to maintain their divine power incarnations for such a lengthy investigation. The divine power incarnations were meant for decisive actions, such as suppressing the culprit behind the church robberies once they were identified.
Thus, sending demi-gods to investigate was the best option.
Many demi-gods in the mortal realm had pledged their allegiance to various churches, especially the more powerful ones.
Dragon Mountain Ridge.
Underground Cultivation Room.
Lin Yuan sat with his legs crossed.
Within his mind, the Gate of Myriad Worlds emitted a faint glow.
A grayish-green gourd slowly materialized from within the Gate, traversing endless dimensions to arrive in this world.
In addition, a bell-shaped weapon also passed through the Gate of Myriad Worlds, landing in Lin Yuan's hand alongside the gourd.
Now that he had regained his peak strength and could protect himself in this world, Lin Yuan naturally summoned the mysterious gourd.
Absorbing the liquid from the mysterious gourd not only enhanced the size and strength of his internal world and physical body but also improved his 'Rebirth by Blood' ability.
At a higher level, 'Rebirth by Blood' allowed Lin Yuan to synchronize his absorption progress of the gourd's liquid between his different incarnations.
For example, in the main world, Lin Yuan was about to completely absorb the green liquid from the gourd.
Here, in this world, it would only take him a short time, perhaps half a month or a few months, to reach the same level of absorption.
By the same token, if Lin Yuan completely absorbed the sixth type of liquid, the blue liquid, in this world, his main incarnation in the main world would also rapidly catch up to that progress.
It was as if their cultivation states were synchronized.
Aside from the mysterious gourd, the bell-shaped treasure was, of course, the Origin Essence Gold.
Origin Essence Gold possessed incredible growth potential, but it required a significant amount of time for nurturing.
In the main world, Lin Yuan's cultivation speed was too fast, and he didn't have much time for nurturing his internal world. He could only rely on his travels between worlds to make up for it.
After all, bringing these two treasures with him as he traversed through time only cost him two strands of Boundary Source Power, which was well within Lin Yuan's means, considering he currently possessed over a hundred strands.
Time passed.
In the blink of an eye, another two to three years went by.
"Finally."
Lin Yuan's consciousness descended into his internal world, which now spanned a vast area of nearly two billion li.
To be precise, it was one billion, six hundred and sixty-five million li.
Compared to its initial size of a thousand million li, it had expanded by sixteen and a half times.
This was the cumulative growth brought about by completely absorbing the green liquid from the mysterious gourd.
The gourd contained seven different liquids, with the green liquid being the fifth, followed by the blue and purple liquids.
"Blue liquid."
Lin Yuan inverted the gourd, its spout pointing downward, and a drop of deep blue liquid slowly condensed.
"What is the origin of this liquid?" Lin Yuan observed carefully. With his current level, he could easily see through countless layers of space.
However, the essence of the blue liquid still confused him. Even when magnified a billion times, it remained unchanged, with no signs of any microscopic structure.
This was quite extraordinary. Any substance, when magnified to such an extent, would reveal its intricate microscopic composition.
Yet, the blue liquid seemed to exist beyond the scope of microscopic examination.
In fact, this wasn't unique to the blue liquid; even the initial red liquid had the same property.
"Never mind, as long as it benefits me, I'll figure out the principle behind it eventually." After a moment of contemplation, Lin Yuan began absorbing the blue liquid.
Rumble!
As soon as the blue liquid entered his body, terrifying blue flames erupted, and Lin Yuan could barely withstand the intensity with his 'Rebirth by Blood' ability. His body turned to ashes, only to reform soon after.
Unknowingly,
Lin Yuan had been the head of the Dragon Mountain family for a hundred years.
During this time, the Dragon Mountain family had flourished, especially in the last two decades. The royal family of the Silan Empire openly bestowed generous gifts upon the Dragon Mountain family, elevating their title to that of a count.
It was worth noting that it was extremely difficult to attain a higher peerage outside of wartime. The imperial family wasn't foolish; the more counts there were, the less authority and territory they retained for themselves.
The territory of the Dragon Mountain Count encompassed the surrounding lands of several other viscounts, amounting to five hundred million li, nearly ten times the size of their previous territory of six hundred million li.
Moreover, the martial cultivation method had spread even further. Alongside the Silan Empire, which was the first to popularize it, other neighboring empires followed suit.
At the very least, the powerful experts from these empires had thoroughly studied the method and found no hidden dangers.
Since there were no drawbacks, and a single cultivation method could achieve the effects of most knight cultivation methods, why wouldn't it be widely adopted? The longer they delayed, the more knights other empires would produce, directly impacting their country's strength.
Of course,
The popularity of the martial cultivation method piqued the curiosity of countless powerful beings in the Million Countries Plateau, and they became increasingly intrigued by the Dragon Mountain Count, who was the source of this method.
Many demi-gods turned their attention to Dragon Mountain Ridge.
In the shadows near Dragon Mountain Ridge, a thin old man emerged from the darkness.
This old man concealed his aura, his sharp nose and sunken eyes giving him a stern appearance as he gazed toward Dragon Mountain Ridge in the distance.
As a demi-god-level powerhouse who had ignited his divine fire and lived for nearly a hundred thousand years, there were few things that could still capture his interest.
"Dragon Mountain Count, full name Lin Yuan, the propagator of the martial cultivation method. That cultivation method is far too exquisite to have been created by mere fourth or fifth-level knights."
"This Dragon Mountain Count harbors a great secret!"
The thin old man's figure quickly blurred, transforming into an imperceptible shadow that slipped into Dragon Mountain Ridge.
(End of Chapter)
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