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Chapter 318: Me, Running Away?
Chapter 318: Me, Running Away? (Seeking Subscription)
"Continue expanding the spatial layers," Lin Yuan gathered his thoughts.
In fact, ever since he had reached a thousand layers of spatial depth, Lin Yuan could have attempted to breakthrough to the Tenth Order.
According to the countless Ninth Order beings in the Main World who had successfully ascended to the Tenth Order, a thousand layers of spatial depth were sufficient to meet the threshold for breakthrough.
However, Lin Yuan was unwilling to give up on the greatest opportunity that came with this journey through the cosmos.
After breaking through to the Tenth Order, the internal world would continue to metamorphose and begin to'solidify' to a certain extent.
By then, it would no longer be as easy to expand the spatial layers as it was in the Ninth Order.
Thus, it would be better to expand as many spatial layers as possible while still in the Ninth Order.
Why did Hun Yi, the strongest Ninth Order life form among the Tianyu Clan, refrain from breaking through to the Tenth Order even after he had opened up over thirty million layers of spatial depth? Was he stupid?
Of course not.
The spatial layers represented the thickness and depth of a world, an abstruse foundation beyond its superficial size.
The more spatial layers one cultivated in the Ninth Order, the easier it would be to step into the Tenth Order and even the Eleventh Order, as their internal world metamorphosed into an internal cosmos.
This was the reason behind Lin Yuan's current frenzy of expanding spatial layers. Although he couldn't say that this opportunity wouldn't present itself again, he knew that he had to seize it while he could.
Moreover...
Lin Yuan had another reason for not attempting to break through to the Tenth Order, and that was the Xuanhuang Secret Realm.
The Xuanhuang Secret Realm did not permit the entry of Tenth Order and above powerhouses; this had been the rule since the realm's inception.
Even the strongest beings were unable to force their way in, and Lin Yuan feared that if he were to ascend to the Tenth Order during his cosmic journey, the fundamental change in his spirit and will would be detected by the Xuanhuang Secret Realm, leading to his'rejection' from the realm.
Of course,
This possibility wasn't very high.
Even if Lin Yuan's will manifested and truly broke through to the Tenth Order, it wouldn't have much to do with his main body.
The manifestation of his will served another purpose for Lin Yuan – a 'trial and error' process.
However, to be cautious and take into account various factors, Lin Yuan temporarily decided to focus on expanding his spatial layers.
With his current accumulation, he could choose to break through to the Tenth Order whenever he wanted; there was no need to rush.
Those Ninth Order powerhouses who had just barely reached a thousand layers of spatial depth and were eager to attempt the Tenth Order breakthrough were driven by their impending lifespan limit.
They had no other choice but to take that risk.
Lin Yuan, on the other hand, still had ample lifespan left, so there was no need for haste.
"Xuanhuang Secret Realm." Lin Yuan once again used the Myriad Worlds Gate to sense the situation with the Solar Nascent Soul.
"Xilan's aura has weakened by almost a quarter," Lin Yuan was aware that Xilan could still hold on for a while longer.
As for the damage caused to the main body by burning the spirit and will? It wasn't irreparable. At most, after Lin Yuan finished his journey and returned to the Xuanhuang Secret Realm, he could offer Xilan some more opportunities to make up for it.
Lin Yuan could foresee that by the end of this journey, with his current strength, he should be able to sweep through all the Ninth Order powerhouses in the Xuanhuang Secret Realm.
At that time, all the resources in the secret realm would be his for the taking.
In fact, Lin Yuan didn't need to complete this journey to do so; even if he returned now, he could sweep through the entire Xuanhuang Secret Realm.
* * *
Sea of Light.
Hundreds of True Gods sat in a spacious hall.
The prolonged absence of a large number of Demigods by Lin Yuan's two Nascent Souls had thoroughly enraged the gods of the Sea of Light, especially with the addition of the theft of a large number of divine crystals three hundred years ago.
Old and new grudges made the gods itch with anger.
"My most devout follower, a seventh-level Demigod named Yin Mosi, has been missing for over two hundred years now. I can sense that he's still alive, but I have no idea where he is,"
A True God with a single horn scanned the surrounding True Gods and spoke.
"My two Demigod followers are in the same situation. Who is it? How dare they block our perception?" Another True God with white wings asked.
"My follower has also gone missing."
"By blocking our perception, could they have fallen into another divine kingdom?"
"Is it the work of those gods from the Dark Abyss?"
"No, the Dark Abyss also has a Main God who keeps them in check. They wouldn't do something like this."
The hundreds of True Gods continued their discussion and finally concluded that their followers might indeed be in another divine kingdom; otherwise, it would be impossible to block the gods' perception of their followers.
However, the divine kingdom in question might not belong to a living god. In the distant past, the shattered divine kingdoms of fallen gods also possessed similar abilities.
"In other words, someone has kidnapped our Demigod followers and hidden them within a shattered divine kingdom?"
"What does this person hope to achieve? Why not just kill them? Why go through all this trouble?"
The True Gods were puzzled. Although this conclusion seemed incredible, they couldn't explain what had happened to their followers in any other way.
"Could it be that there are powerful Demigods in the mortal world who have obtained divine favor and acquired a shattered divine kingdom? Have they started targeting our church's Demigods, kidnapping them one by one and placing them within that shattered divine kingdom for some purpose?"
Soon, one of the True Gods speculated the cause of the incident.
Although there were still many unanswered questions, at least they now understood the general reason behind it all.
"Now what do we do? Where are our Demigod followers, and who is the main culprit behind all of this? Do we have any clues?"
One of the True Gods voiced his doubts.
"Rest assured."
Just then, the True God sitting in the highest position spoke up.
He was an Upper God, one of the highest-ranking and most powerful gods below the Main God. He scanned the hall filled with True Gods and slowly said, "I have already sent your followers' auras to the God of Divination for him to deduce the location of their final existence, over a hundred years ago."
Upon hearing this,
The True Gods in the hall were reassured.
The God of Divination was one of the twelve Main Gods of the Sea of Light.
The ability possessed by the God of Divination was extremely unique – divination and foresight.
The God of Divination could merge with the heavens and earth and observe the changes and evolution of all things in the world from a special perspective.
In simple terms, as long as the God of Divination was willing to pay the price, he could know anything that happened in the world.
However, asking the God of Divination to intervene would also require a huge price. If it weren't for the serious loss of their Demigod followers, this Upper God wouldn't have sought the help of the God of Divination.
"The God of Divination told me that he will provide an answer soon." The Upper God sitting in the highest position spoke slowly.
"Good."
"Then we shall wait."
"We are also willing to bear some of the price for asking the God of Divination to intervene."
The True Gods looked at each other and spoke one after another.
Upon hearing this, the expression of the Upper God sitting in the highest position eased slightly.
Time passed slowly.
In the blink of an eye, several months had passed.
Suddenly, the expression of the Upper God sitting in the highest position changed.
The other True Gods noticed his change in expression and turned their gazes towards him.
After a moment,
The Upper God's expression gradually returned to normal.
He then looked at the True Gods and slowly said, "The God of Divination has given his answer."
"As expected of the God of Divination."
"This is the source of the aura that we couldn't find no matter what!"
"Where is the final place where the Demigod followers disappeared?"
The True Gods looked at the Upper God with anticipation.
"The God of Divination said that the last place where the followers' auras disappeared is in the Longshan Ridge area of the Si Lan Empire in the Plateau of Ten Thousand Nations."
The Upper God said directly.
"Divine favor? I understand now. The culprit behind the abduction of our demi-god believers is the lord of Longshan Ridge, and this is consistent with our earlier speculation that all the believers are hidden within a shattered divine kingdom."
"The lord of Longshan Ridge, the patriarch of the Longshan Family, is a demi-god under 500 years old. How dare he secretly act against us!"
"If not for the God of Divination, we would still be kept in the dark. That patriarch of the Longshan Family deserves to die."
The gods spoke with indignant tones, but they did not act rashly.
After all, Longshan Ridge fell within the sphere of influence of the Order Church, which was the church of the Main God of Order.
Without knowing whether this incident had anything to do with the Main God of Order or if he was aware of it, these True Gods, despite their anger, had to maintain their rationality.
"Let's go."
"We shall personally descend with our divine power and avatars to Longshan Ridge to see if the great Main God of Order will address this matter."
"Indeed, the great Main God of Order upholds order, and the actions of the patriarch of the Longshan Family are tantamount to creating chaos. I do not believe the Main God of Order knows about this."
The gods exchanged glances and quickly came to a decision.
The twelve main gods of the Sea of Light were highly exalted, and the Main God of Order was even more so. Given the Main God of Order's stature, how could he possibly care about demi-gods in the mortal world?
This incident was most likely the doing of the patriarch of the Longshan Family and had nothing to do with the Main God of Order.
However, regardless, the Longshan Family was within the territory of the Order Church, and even if they were in the right, it was only proper to inform them.
"I have had dealings with the Pope of the Order Church in the Silan Empire. Let me first inquire if he knows anything about this matter."
As a True God spoke, he immediately sent out a strand of divine power to make contact.
Any pope of a True God's church had an extremely special connection with the True God and might even be a direct descendant.
In the case of the Order Church, a main god's church, the pope was directly linked to the will of the Main God of Order's subordinate divine spirit.
Only in this way could the church be controlled more effectively.
Although the subordinate divine spirits lacked freedom, they were still considered divine beings. It was not unusual for the True God in the Sea of Light to have had dealings with the pope.
"Let's go now."
"We'll pay a visit to Longshan Ridge and demand an explanation."
The hundreds of True Gods in the grand hall immediately descended their divine power avatars and set off toward Longshan Ridge in the Silan Empire.
Silan Empire.
Order Church.
The Pope suddenly opened his eyes.
"Is the Longshan Clan Chief the culprit behind the abduction of numerous demi-god level experts from various churches over the past few hundred years?"
"A large number of True Gods have descended their divine power avatars and are heading this way?"
The Order Pope's brows furrowed deeply. His true body was a divine spirit in the Sea of Light, tasked with managing the mortal church under the command of the Main God of Order.
The Main God of Order had given him two tasks: to manage the church and to find demi-gods with sufficient potential to be inducted into the Sea of Light as subordinate divine spirits.
Over the years, the Order Pope had his eyes on the patriarch of the Longshan Family as the most promising candidate.
The patriarch was young and had immense potential. Additionally, his lack of interest in faith made the Order Pope eager to recruit him.
And so, the Order Pope had been working toward this goal for many years.
"Preposterous!"
"Isn't it preposterous for so many True Gods to descend their avatars and stir up such a commotion?" The Order Pope immediately stood up and made his way toward Longshan Ridge.
He also felt uneasy, as the True Gods wouldn't have dared to make such a fuss unless they had solid evidence. If this matter blew up, it would not bode well for the Longshan Patriarch.
The Main God of Order valued order above all else, and order included rewards and punishments.
If Lin Yuan was indeed the culprit behind the disappearances of demi-gods from various churches over the centuries, the Main God of Order, upon learning of this, would surely uphold the rules and show no bias.
The Main God of Order was known for his ruthless impartiality.
"We must not let the Longshan Patriarch meet those divine spirits." The Order Pope decided to protect Lin Yuan.
As long as the two parties did not meet face-to-face and confront each other directly, there would be room for compromise, and it would be easier to plead their case to the Main God.
Whoosh.
In the blink of an eye, the Order Pope arrived at Longshan Ridge.
"I wish to see the Longshan Patriarch." The Order Pope stood before the grand hall of the Longshan Family.
"See the Patriarch?" Longshan Ling and the others quickly greeted him, recognizing the Order Pope and understanding his status and influence, so they dared not show any negligence.
"Yes."
"It seems the Longshan Patriarch may be related to the disappearance of demi-gods over the past few hundred years, and now a large number of True Gods have descended their divine power avatars and are on their way here to demand an explanation."
The Order Pope briefly explained the situation.
"What?"
"Pope, there must be some misunderstanding here."
Longshan Ling and the others' hearts trembled. Hundreds of True Gods descending their divine power avatars? Just a slight leak of their aura would be enough to raze Longshan Ridge to the ground.
Longshan Ling and the others also quickly realized that the True Gods were willing to come to their door to demand an explanation because they were considering the face of the Order Church.
Otherwise, given the domineering nature of the True Gods, they could have simply wiped out Longshan Ridge without bothering to ask any questions.
"The most important thing now is to bring the Longshan Patriarch to the church to take refuge before those True Gods arrive."
The Order Pope spoke quickly.
The True Gods dared to come to Longshan Ridge to demand an explanation,
But they would never dare to do the same at the Order Church.
That was the authority of the Main God of Order.
"Yes."
"We seek refuge in the church."
Longshan Ling and the others quickly found their resolve and led the Order Pope into the grand hall of the Longshan Family, heading straight for the cultivation chamber.
"Patriarch, something big has happened."
Longshan Ling immediately activated their means of communication to try and contact Lin Yuan, who was currently in seclusion.
"Hmm?"
Inside the cultivation chamber, Lin Yuan quietly opened his eyes.
Creak.
The doors swung open.
Lin Yuan walked out with a calm expression.
"Patriarch."
Longshan Ling quickly explained the situation.
"Patriarch, you must go to the church to take refuge now!" Longshan Ling urged anxiously.
No matter how much she admired her clan's patriarch, she didn't believe he could survive against the avatars of hundreds of True Gods.
How could Longshan Ling not be anxious or flustered in the face of such a crisis for the Longshan Family?
"Longshan Patriarch, as long as you take refuge in the church, I assure you that those divine spirits will not dare to act rashly." The Order Pope also spoke hastily.
"Take refuge?"
Lin Yuan's gaze was calm and distant as he walked out of the grand hall of the Longshan Family and looked toward the distant horizon.
Vaguely, strands of terrifying and majestic auras were rapidly approaching from far away, like a mighty heavenly might descending upon them.
"Me..."
Lin Yuan raised his right hand, his sleeves fluttering as he gently waved forward. When he brought his hand back, there were hundreds of 'quarks' in his palm.
"Should I need to take refuge?"
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