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Chapter 338: Treasures of the Xuanhuang Secret Realm
Chapter 338: Treasures of the Xuanhuang Secret Realm (5000 characters, please subscribe)
"Is that all there is to it?" Lin Yuan asked, somewhat bewildered.
He could sense the uniqueness of the earthen-yellow crystal before him.
That subtle connection to the entire Xuanhuang Secret Realm convinced Lin Yuan that the six-armed figure was not lying.
By refining this crystal, one could inherit the entire Xuanhuang Secret Realm.
At that time, even the strongest beings would not be able to locate the Xuanhuang Secret Realm, and it would become Lin Yuan's private sanctuary.
However—
Wasn't this too easy?
There was no battle, no trial, no obstacle.
Had he truly gained all of this just by entering the Xuanhuang Secret Realm and reaching its core?
"Easy?" The six-armed figure paused to think. "Yes, it is indeed simple."
In truth, Emperor Xuanhuang had left behind numerous trials and tribulations.
But after glimpsing a portion of Lin Yuan's strength, the six-armed figure knew that those trials and tribulations would be utterly meaningless.
Therefore, it didn't bother replicating them and instead chose to hand everything over to Lin Yuan directly.
"Your aptitude and talent deserve the gifts of my Xuanhuang lineage." The six-armed figure stated plainly.
It seemed to be quite pleased with Lin Yuan.
"I can sense that the true length of your existence isn't very long, definitely not exceeding four millennia."
"In such a short time, you've managed to create so many spatial layers. This kind of foundation is something I've never seen before. I believe you have a great chance of becoming a Twelfth-Stage being."
The six-armed figure gazed at Lin Yuan. "His Majesty should be happy to have a successor like you."
"I understand now." Lin Yuan finally realized that the six-armed figure had been observing him all this time.
After all, as the 'Tao' of the Xuanhuang Secret Realm, nothing that happened within the realm could escape its notice.
"What can I do for His Majesty?" Lin Yuan asked as he put away the earthen-yellow crystal.
"You don't need to do anything." The six-armed figure replied meaningfully, "You only need to remember Emperor 'Xuanhuang's' name and, in the future, spread the evolution path of Xuanhuang."
"I know that the cultivation requirements of the Xuanhuang evolution path are high, but it doesn't matter. With your talent and aptitude, you will live a very long life, and you can accomplish this with ease."
The six-armed figure explained.
"Remember Emperor Xuanhuang's name."
"And spread the evolution path of Xuanhuang?"
Lin Yuan didn't think it would be difficult, and the six-armed figure hadn't set any standards, such as a timeframe within which he had to accomplish this task.
This left the criteria quite flexible, and even if Lin Yuan didn't actively work towards it in the future, there wouldn't be any issues.
"That's right."
"At His Majesty's level, the concepts of life and death no longer apply. As long as future generations remember his name and his cultivation method continues to be passed down, perhaps in an unimaginably distant future, there may be a day when he returns once more."
A glimmer of hope tinged the six-armed figure's voice.
"Return?"
Lin Yuan's heart skipped a beat.
Although the six-armed figure hadn't explicitly stated it, and the human-shaped stone statue, Shen Ji, in the Demon Jade Space hadn't reached a conclusion either, Lin Yuan subconsciously believed that Emperor Xuanhuang had perished, and the owner of the Demon Jade Pavilion had met the same fate.
After all, if they hadn't died, why would they remain absent for so long? Even if they were trapped, they should have had a way to contact the outside world.
But according to the six-armed figure, even if Emperor Xuanhuang had truly died, was there a chance for him to return?
To return meant to be resurrected.
The strongest beings could resurrect others, but what about themselves?
Resurrection, at its core, involved reversing the river of time and plucking fallen beings from the past, bringing them back to the present.
However, the strongest beings had long since transcended the river of time; they existed outside the boundaries of past and present. If a strongest being died, there was no way to resurrect them because their life imprint couldn't be found in the past.
And even if it could be found, who could bear the cost of resurrecting a strongest being?
Resurrecting a being wasn't without cost, but the strongest beings bore the brunt of it themselves. The stronger the resurrected being, the greater the backlash.
Normally, resurrecting an Eleventh-Stage being would be enough to significantly impact a strongest being. As for resurrecting another strongest being? It would result in the death of the strongest being attempting it.
While the strongest beings had eternal lifespans, it didn't mean they were incapable of dying.
"It's just a possibility. In the end, His Majesty did not take that final step." The six-armed figure shook its head.
"That final step?"
Lin Yuan stared at the six-armed figure, intrigued by this ultimate secret.
"You should know that the evolution path contains the founder's Tao." The six-armed figure began to explain.
"As long as His Majesty's 'Tao' still exists, it means that he has not completely perished."
"Additionally, His Majesty's name is unique. Remembering his name can also aid in his return."
"So that's how it is," Lin Yuan mused to himself. The significance of a ultimate being surpassed even his imagination.
Of course, Emperor Xuanhuang had undoubtedly ventured far in the ultimate realm and possessed certain characteristics that transcended the ultimate, which was why there was a chance for him to return even after death.
It was unknown whether the owner of the Demon Jade Pavilion had reached this level. The Demon Jade Space was merely a place of tempering left behind by its owner; it wasn't the core of their legacy, unlike the Xuanhuang Secret Realm.
"Alright."
"You'll probably need some time to refine the core of the secret realm, so now, let me introduce you to the treasures and legacies within this Xuanhuang Secret Realm."
The six-armed figure was in a good mood, having found such an exceptional successor for Emperor Xuanhuang. Even though Lin Yuan appeared weak at the moment, the future held endless possibilities.
Perhaps, before this secret realm faded away, it would get to witness Lin Yuan stepping into the ultimate realm?
He stored the earthen-yellow crystal into his internal world, intending to refine it with the power of his world. Lin Yuan realized that it would indeed take some time to completely refine it.
However, it probably wouldn't take too long.
Based on the sensation he was getting from the crystal, once it was thoroughly refined, Lin Yuan would become the 'sovereign' of the Xuanhuang Secret Realm, possessing all the 'privileges'.
"First is the 'Origin of Xuanhuang', also known as the 'Crystal of Xuanhuang' in the outside world." The six-armed figure's thoughts stirred, and the heavens and earth transformed, bringing Lin Yuan to a spacious space.
"That mountain over there?"
Lin Yuan first noticed a small mountain in the distance.
The mountain was earthen-yellow and only a few hundred meters tall, looking rather inconspicuous.
But—
"Is that mountain made of Crystals of Xuanhuang?"
Lin Yuan was astonished. In the outside world, a Crystal of Xuanhuang the size of a fist was already enough to fetch a sky-high price of ten million universe crystals.
Yet now, the small mountain before him, hundreds of meters tall, was also made of Crystals of Xuanhuang?
How many universe crystals would that be worth? Lin Yuan's thoughts raced as he quickly calculated the value of the mountain, which amounted to thousands of billions of universe crystals.
Thousands of billions were not in the form of civilized currency or universal coins but in universe crystals.
The entire wealth of an eighth-stage powerhouse would only amount to about ten thousand universe crystals, while the peak of a ninth-stage powerhouse's wealth would not exceed three billion.
By peak, he meant those special ninth-stage beings who had lived for an extended period.
And here, the Crystals of Xuanhuang were worth thousands of billions?
"Actually, these Crystals of Xuanhuang are what's left after the indigenous lives of the secret realm pass away of old age." The six-armed figure shook his head and said, "And as time passes, a large portion of the Crystals of Xuanhuang will naturally dissipate as well."
"Old age?"
Lin Yuan was amazed.
Among beings below the strongest, unless they were 'puppets' or 'artifact spirits' like the human-shaped stone statue Shen Ji, any life would have a finite lifespan.
Only by achieving the ultimate could one attain eternity.
"Are all these mine?" Lin Yuan asked.
"They're all yours." The six-armed figure smiled.
Although Lin Yuan had not yet refined the core of the secret realm and thus couldn't be considered the master of the Xuanhuang Secret Realm, in the eyes of the six-armed figure, he had already been chosen.
"I have a suggestion." The six-armed figure hesitated for a moment before speaking.
"Please go on." Lin Yuan immediately responded.
"It's best not to take these Crystals of Xuanhuang out in a short period of time." The six-armed figure said.
"Every time the Xuanhuang Secret Realm opens, there will be more than one strongest being trying to lock down its specific coordinates."
"But how could they decipher the means left behind by His Majesty?" The six-armed figure scoffed, "Those strongest beings want to obtain the legacy left by His Majesty, but they have never succeeded."
The six-armed figure implied something.
Upon hearing this,
Lin Yuan immediately understood.
The Xuanhuang Secret Realm had been opened many times.
Each time it opened, a certain amount of Crystals of Xuanhuang would flow out, and the quantity would not vary too much.
If Lin Yuan were to bring out all the Crystals of Xuanhuang from this small mountain in a short period, and the news spread,
it would undoubtedly attract the attention of the various peak races. They would wonder why this time the Xuanhuang Secret Realm had released so many Crystals of Xuanhuang.
Even if the possibility was small, there would definitely be peak races wondering if a ninth-stage powerhouse had gained the recognition of the Xuanhuang Secret Realm, hence obtaining such a large quantity of Crystals of Xuanhuang.
Once such speculation arose, all the ninth-stage powerhouses who had entered the Xuanhuang Secret Realm during this opening would be scrutinized, and Lin Yuan, as one of the most dazzling figures, would undoubtedly be the prime suspect.
Even if the Human Civilization protected him, and other peak races couldn't interfere, there was still a small possibility that the Human Civilization would inquire about this matter.
How would Lin Yuan respond then?
Lie? The higher-ups of the Human Civilization might not believe him.
Tell the truth? What if the Human Civilization then asked Lin Yuan to open the Xuanhuang Secret Realm for their evolvers to train, or demanded that he hand over the legacies and harvests from the Xuanhuang Secret Realm?
Lin Yuan's strength was still too weak. Being in charge of the Xuanhuang Secret Realm, a place coveted even by the strongest beings, was a position he didn't deserve yet.
Of course,
the above scenario was only a small possibility.
The more significant possibility was that the Human Civilization would still value Lin Yuan's potential and wouldn't let something like the Xuanhuang Secret Realm dampen the spirit of the most powerful genius in human history.
But Lin Yuan wouldn't let himself be put in such a predicament.
"You can take out a portion of the Crystals of Xuanhuang every ten million years, dividing it into hundreds or even thousands of batches. That way, it shouldn't attract too much attention."
The six-armed figure spoke up.
Each time the Xuanhuang Secret Realm opened, a portion of the Crystals of Xuanhuang would flow out, and the quantity might fluctuate. As long as the increase in quantity wasn't too drastic, it wouldn't cause too much of an impact.
"I understand."
Lin Yuan nodded.
At that moment, a yearning for strength welled up within him. If he were a strongest being, he wouldn't need to hide anything. Even if he announced to all the peak races of the universe that the Xuanhuang Secret Realm was his, who would dare to say otherwise?
Without a strongest being presiding over it, the Xuanhuang Secret Realm was already something that many strongest beings couldn't pry into. If a strongest being were to take charge, who among the other strongest beings would dare to have any objections?
"There are also some weapons, secret treasures, minerals, plants, blood, and corpses of special lives, etc." The six-armed figure said, "These are the belongings of the ninth-stage powerhouses who tried to stay in the secret realm during previous openings."
The Xuanhuang Secret Realm opened once every twenty million years and remained open for a hundred years.
Within, there were many opportunity grounds, as well as the Crystals of Xuanhuang within the indigenous lives.
Twenty million years wasn't a long time for a Ninth-Stage being.
Thus, during the first few openings of the Xuanhuang Secret Realm, most Ninth-Stage alien races would try to stay behind after the realm closed.
Even now, there were still Ninth-Stage powerhouses who hadn't given up and were attempting to find ways to remain within the Xuanhuang Secret Realm.
After all, the rewards were immense. In just a hundred years, one could achieve as much as others would in tens of thousands of years. What about two million years, then?
"So many?" Lin Yuan's eyes lit up.
At a glance, Lin Yuan noticed that there were a total of about two hundred and forty-eight Ninth-Stage secret treasures, as well as the corpses of some special lives.
The corpses of special lives were extremely valuable, as one could extract their bloodlines to create bloodline elixirs. Lin Yuan had previously hunted down some special lives during his sweep of the Galaxy Star Domain and turned them into bloodline elixirs.
Lin Yuan could predict that with the rise of the bloodline cultivation branch of the evolutionary path, the exploration of bloodlines within Human Civilization would be greatly advanced.
At that time, bloodline elixirs derived from special lives would become extremely sought-after.
"Lastly..."
"...is the inheritance left by His Majesty."
The six-armed figure looked at Lin Yuan, and the surroundings transformed once more, bringing them to a space that was only a few miles wide.
"The inheritance of His Majesty is divided into two categories."
"One is the evolutionary path."
"The other is secret arts."
The six-armed figure explained.
"Evolutionary path?" Lin Yuan's spirit trembled slightly.
"Indeed."
"The Xuanhuang evolutionary path that you cultivate is the first part of the evolutionary path left by His Majesty."
The six-armed figure raised its right hand and pointed at Lin Yuan, causing a flood of information to surge into his mind.
Complete Xuanhuang Evolutionary Path: First Stage, Second Stage, Third Stage, Fourth Stage, Eighth Stage, Tenth Stage, Eleventh Stage, Twelfth Stage.
Lin Yuan swiftly absorbed the vast information of the First Stage through Twelfth Stage.
"As expected, it's a supreme evolutionary path," Lin Yuan muttered, his heart filled with joy.
This was the first time he had come across a supreme evolutionary path other than the nine supreme evolutionary paths of Human Civilization.
Among the rewards for passing the third and fourth floors of the Demon Jade Pavilion was an incomplete supreme evolutionary path, but Lin Yuan had ultimately chosen the 'Microcosmic Universe.'
"The evolutionary path left by the master has extremely high requirements, and no ultimate being has yet to be born from it." The six-armed figure said.
"No ultimate being has been born from it yet?" Lin Yuan's eyes lit up, realizing that the value of this evolutionary path was far greater than he had imagined.
Supreme evolutionary paths could be divided into two types.
One was a supreme evolutionary path that had produced ultimate beings.
The other was a supreme evolutionary path that had not.
The former was relatively common, such as the nine supreme evolutionary paths of Human Civilization. As for the latter, it was incredibly rare—a rarity that couldn't be described with mere words.
It symbolized the potential for an ultimate being.
"But don't get your hopes up too high. I can sense that in other universes, there are some who have cultivated the Xuanhuang evolutionary path to the Eleventh Stage." The six-armed figure added.
"Other universes?"
Lin Yuan nodded slightly.
Emperor Xuanhuang had initially created three million, three hundred, and thirty-three Xuanhuang Secret Realms.
Even if most of them had perished, some still remained.
The saying 'don't put all your eggs in one basket' was surely something Emperor Xuanhuang understood. If Lin Yuan had obtained the inheritance from this Xuanhuang Secret Realm, there were likely others who had done the same in other Xuanhuang Secret Realms.
"These are the secret arts."
The six-armed figure pointed again, and once more, a torrent of information flowed into Lin Yuan's mind.
After a long while, Lin Yuan finally absorbed it all.
There were three secret arts left by Emperor Xuanhuang, or to be precise, three categories.
Attack.
Defense.
Escape.
The attack secret art was called 'Xuanhuang Strike.'
The defense secret art was called 'Xuanhuang Body.'
The escape secret art was called 'Time-Space Step.'
"This..."
Lin Yuan pondered briefly and soon grasped the effects of the three secret arts, his heart filled with astonishment.
When he had become a core disciple of the Demon Jade Pavilion, Lin Yuan had also seen several inheritance secret arts left by the master of the Demon Jade Pavilion.
After much deliberation, he had chosen 'Illusory Truth,' which allowed him to fully utilize the Mysterious Gourd and greatly enhance the combat power of his two primal souls, freeing them from their useless state.
Lin Yuan's choice of 'Illusory Truth' didn't mean that the other secret arts were inferior.
Now, the three secret arts left by Emperor Xuanhuang showed him just how terrifying the creations of a supreme being could be.
First was the Xuanhuang Strike, which allowed one to gather all their power and launch an attack that surpassed their limits.
This secret art was divided into four levels. The first level allowed one to launch an attack with twice their power.
The second level allowed an attack with three times their power.
The third level enabled an attack with four times their power.
And the fourth level empowered an attack with five times their power.
Lin Yuan's physical body art, 'Enhancement,' could instantly unleash a power ten times greater than his own.
On the surface, it seemed far superior to the Xuanhuang Strike secret art.
However, this power boost was unsustainable, and it came at a cost—a brief period of weakness afterward.
In contrast, the Xuanhuang Strike had no drawbacks, and once one cultivated it to the corresponding level, they could seamlessly incorporate it into any attack.
(End of Chapter)
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