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Chapter 502: Jack of All Trades
Chapter 502: Jack of All Trades (End of Chapter)
In the dimly lit grand hall, the twelve peak existences had gathered once more.
Unlike their confident selves a hundred years ago, each of their expressions now carried a hint of worry.
For a full century, they had attempted to pinpoint the location of the Galaxy Master using the rules of causality. Yet, their efforts had borne no fruit. Within their causal vision, the Galaxy Master was indeed somewhere in the universe, but his exact whereabouts remained elusive.
If they hadn't been certain that Lin Yuan's causal body didn't exist within the Galaxy Master, some of the twelve peak existences might have already taken action against him.
"What's going on?"
"Why is the Galaxy Master's causal perception so vague?"
The twelve peak existences exchanged glances. If the Galaxy Master's main body, clones, and incarnations were hiding in the ancestral land of the Central Star Domain of Human Civilization, they wouldn't be so perplexed.
After all, that was the stronghold of Human Civilization.
However, that didn't seem to be the case. At the very least, the Galaxy Master's clones and incarnations were often seen traversing the universe.
"There are two possibilities," the Tianyu Clan's progenitor spoke up. "First, the Galaxy Master's understanding of the rules of causality surpasses ours, allowing him to obscure his own causality and repeatedly foil our attempts to locate him."
"Second, the Galaxy Master is using a causal treasure to isolate his causality. With the foundation of Human Civilization, it wouldn't be difficult for them to obtain such a treasure."
After speaking, the Tianyu Clan's progenitor fell silent for a moment before continuing, "I believe the second possibility is more likely."
The other twelve peak existences nodded in agreement.
The idea that the Galaxy Master's understanding of causality surpassed theirs was simply too far-fetched. They were, after all, at the peak! Even if they weren't particularly adept at causality, they shouldn't be surpassed by an eleventh-level existence.
"It's a pity that we don't have any of his blood or hair as a medium. Otherwise, even with a causal treasure protecting him, he wouldn't be able to escape our causal tracking," the ZHOU Clan's ultimate shook his head.
The rules of causality placed great importance on 'mediums'. Whether it was casting a curse or locating someone, having a 'medium' made it infinitely easier.
"Given the Galaxy Master's strength and status, as well as the importance Human Civilization places on him, it's impossible for any of his blood or hair to be left outside," the Insect Queen said. "Even a typical eleventh-level existence would be cautious in this regard, ensuring that nothing related to them is left behind."
Even on the battlefield, when high-level existences found themselves in a desperate situation, they would self-destruct without hesitation, turning their physical bodies and souls into ashes, leaving nothing behind.
This was done not only to avoid capture by foreign races but also to prevent their remains from becoming a 'medium' for others to use.
"It seems we won't be able to find the Galaxy Master through normal means," the YU Clan's ultimate said thoughtfully. "Can we force him out?"
Forcing him out meant using the Galaxy Master's loved ones and friends as leverage to compel him to reveal himself.
The Galaxy Master was young, and his parents and elders were still alive, including the various peak masters of the Chi Kun lineage and the Chi Kun Master.
"That won't be very effective," the ultimate of the Star Alliance shook his head. "The Galaxy Master isn't the type to value emotions and familial bonds overly much."
"Indeed," the Insect Queen nodded. "When Taibo Ancient God tried to threaten the Galaxy Master by targeting his friend, the Galaxy Master personally killed that friend."
Each of the twelve peak existences had investigated the Galaxy Master, so they were naturally aware of his conflict with Taibo Ancient God.
Based on how the Galaxy Master had handled Taibo Ancient God, they believed that even if they captured his parents or teachers, he wouldn't bat an eye.
For twelfth-level existences to personally get involved in such matters might be worth it if it succeeded, but it would be somewhat embarrassing if it didn't.
Moreover, they would also have to face the reckoning of Human Civilization's strongest beings afterward.
It simply wasn't worth the risk.
"Fan Hou," the YU Clan's ultimate said, turning to the ZHOU Clan's ultimate, "your clan obtained a unique secret art at the dawn of the universe."
"You?" Fan Hou, the ZHOU Clan's ultimate, frowned slightly. "Are you talking about the secret art 'Worship the Nine Suns'?"
'Worship the Nine Suns' was a secret art in the domain of causality rules. By performing a ritual of worship, one could forcibly strengthen the causal connection between two beings, eventually leading to the ability to curse or locate the target.
However, this secret art required a significant price. If used on the Galaxy Master, the practitioner would need to worship him for nine consecutive days, and with each day, their origin would diminish.
While the origin could be restored over time, it would require a considerable amount of time, during which their combat strength would be less than optimal.
Using it against an existence of the same level might be acceptable to Fan Hou, but to use it just to locate the Galaxy Master's position?
"The Galaxy Master has already reached the perfect eleventh level and could break through to the peak at any time. Once he enters the twelfth level, he will likely become a pinnacle existence of the Dao-Breaking realm before the end of this universe era," the YU Clan's ultimate said.
"At that time, you know what will become of our races," he added.
"Fan Hou, if WanHua is willing to offer that drop of bizarre blood to deal with the Galaxy Master, why hesitate to use the secret art?" the Insect Queen said from the side.
If one were to discuss the price to be paid, the insects had clearly paid the highest price.
However, the insects also held the greatest grudge against Human Civilization and were the most eager to prevent the Galaxy Master from smoothly reaching the twelfth level.
"Very well," Fan Hou, the ZHOU Clan's ultimate, said after a moment of contemplation. "I shall begin the worship ritual for the Galaxy Master. Nine days from now, my causal connection with him will be at its strongest, and I will be able to tell you his exact location."
"Rest assured, once we have locked down the Galaxy Master's location, the rest will be up to us," the YU Clan's ultimate said with a smile.
In truth, the secret art 'Worship the Nine Suns' was a curse-casting technique. By worshipping for nine days, one could establish the strongest causal connection and then cast a curse.
However, cursing the Galaxy Master wasn't a foolproof plan, especially when they knew he possessed a causal treasure for protection. Even with the 'Worship the Nine Suns' secret art, there were no guarantees.
And even if they managed to curse him to death, what then? As long as the Galaxy Master hadn't reached the twelfth level, his life essence imprint would remain in the River of Time, allowing Human Civilization's strongest beings to resurrect him.
Therefore, the safest approach was to use the 'Worship the Nine Suns' secret art to pinpoint the location of one of the Galaxy Master's clones or incarnations and then have all the twelve peak existences converge with overwhelming force, striking with lightning speed and using that drop of bizarre blood to corrupt him.
This was the perfect strategy to deal with the Galaxy Master.
"We don't need to aim for a complete defeat of the Galaxy Master," one of the twelve peak existences said. "We just need that drop of bizarre blood to affect him, causing him to falter at a critical moment."
The twelve peak existences exchanged glances and nodded slightly.
"Then I shall begin," Fan Hou, the ZHOU Clan's ultimate, said, taking a deep breath. His true body, located deep within the ZHOU Clan's territory, knelt down, his mind filled with various information about the Galaxy Master.
"But why haven't these twelve peak existences made a move against my teachers and family?" Lin Yuan's eyes narrowed as he thought back to a hundred years ago when he learned of the foreign races' plot against him from the Jie Clan. Ever since then, he had asked Xia Qinzhi, the strongest being, and others to keep a close eye on Chi Kun Star Master, as well as his parents and relatives.
Furthermore, Lin Yuan had also taken a strand of their spiritual will and placed it within the Primordial Mystical World as a precaution for the worst-case scenario.
"Twelve Peaks..."
Lin Yuan's thoughts converged as he began his final preparations for the breakthrough to the twelfth level.
At this moment, within the River of Time, Lin Yuan's physique had grown to nearly surpass the river itself. If he hadn't curled up as much as possible at the bottom of the riverbed, the entire River of Time might not have been able to contain him.
"I feel that if I stand up, the depth of the entire River of Time will only reach my waist," Lin Yuan thought to himself.
Other perfectly cultivated eleventh-level powerhouses could briefly leap out of the River of Time and hover above it for an instant by exerting all their might.
Even so, it would cost them nearly all their mental strength as eleventh-level powerhouses. To increase their chances of success in breaking through to the twelfth level, they would first have to endure the influx of chaos void origin energy before mustering the courage to make that leap.
But Lin Yuan?
He didn't need to exert any effort at all. He only needed to stand up slightly, and more than half of his body would tower above the River of Time.
"With my current life essence and myriad foundations, the probability of me reaching the twelfth level is at least ninety-five percent," Lin Yuan thought to himself.
As for the remaining five percent, it was due to the uncertainty of the vast chaos void.
"Hmm?"
Lin Yuan's expression stirred.
"The martial path evolution route has finally produced its first eighth-level practitioner?"
At this moment, with his temporal sense reaching the seventh level, Lin Yuan, as the founder of the martial path, could vaguely sense all the martial path cultivators in the entire universe.
"Indeed."
A smile appeared on Lin Yuan's face.
In the millions of years since the establishment of the Spirit Realm and the Divine Realm, the limit of martial path cultivators had only reached the seventh level. It was only through Lin Yuan's forceful nurturing that an eighth-level cultivator had emerged.
However, in the main universe, it had taken less than a thousand years for the first eighth-level martial path cultivator to appear.
The main reason for this was the systematic cultivation methods of the main universe's human civilization. What was once a mysterious cultivation path was now laid out in the open.
Coupled with guidance from higher-level cultivators, the development of the martial path evolution route in the main universe far surpassed that of the Spirit Realm, and even the Divine Realm couldn't compare.
"Oh well, before I attempt the breakthrough to the ultimate level, I might as well meet this young fellow."
Lin Yuan thought to himself.
Hundreds of years ago, to encourage martial path cultivators to strive harder, Lin Yuan, under the account of the founder of the martial path, had posted a dynamic.
He had promised that whoever reached the eighth level of the martial path first would get to meet him.
On a desolate planet.
A figure sat with his legs crossed.
"The eighth level of the martial path, this is what it feels like!"
The figure was vibrant, and a faint aura of a world emanated from within, as if a small world had been created within him.
The figure's name was Zhang Tianzhi, a cultivator who had just reached the peak of the seventh level of the martial path and had recently opened up his inner world, stepping into the eighth level.
Up to this point, the strongest cultivator of the martial path in human civilization was only at the seventh level, and news of an eighth-level practitioner had yet to spread.
In other words, Zhang Tianzhi was most likely the first eighth-level martial path cultivator after the founder of the martial path.
"Using the physical body as the foundation, with the coordinated advancement of qi, spirit, soul, and heart, the martial path evolution route is indeed worthy of being the fifth path for humans," Zhang Tianzhi muttered to himself as he continued to sense the changes within his body, his reverence for the founder of the martial path growing by the second.
He had only walked the path that was already laid out before him, and yet he felt that it was so profound. Then how unfathomable must the founder of the martial path be, the one who had created this evolution route?
"Someone's looking for me?"
Zhang Tianzhi was suddenly taken aback as he received a direct contact from the Goddess of Wisdom, informing him that someone was trying to reach him.
"The founder of the martial path is inviting me?"
When Zhang Tianzhi saw who was trying to contact him, his mind went blank. Was the founder of the martial path looking for him?
"That's right, the founder of the martial path once said that whoever reaches the eighth level first will get to meet him," Zhang Tianzhi recalled.
As a martial path cultivator, he had committed every dynamic posted by the founder to memory.
"But... I've just broken through, and I haven't told anyone about it. How did the founder know?" Zhang Tianzhi dared not delay and immediately accepted the contact.
In an instant,
A strand of Zhang Tianzhi's spiritual will was pulled into a personal world.
After attaining the status of an eleventh-level citizen, Lin Yuan's privileges had reached their peak, and his personal space had undergone the maximum expansion, transforming into a personal world.
"Greetings, founder of the martial path," Zhang Tianzhi exclaimed as he spotted a figure with a blurred face standing in the center of the world. He immediately rushed over to pay his respects.
"You're not bad," Lin Yuan acknowledged with a slight nod.
The advancement from the seventh level to the eighth level of the martial path was a qualitative change, involving the creation of one's inner world.
Of course, in the martial path evolution route established by Lin Yuan, as long as one achieved perfect cultivation, it was possible to create an inner world before reaching the seventh level. However, that was incredibly difficult.
"If you have any questions about cultivation, feel free to ask," Lin Yuan said as he turned to face Zhang Tianzhi.
Since he had already met Zhang Tianzhi, offering some guidance was a trivial matter.
"Thank you, founder of the martial path," Zhang Tianzhi said, his spirit shaking with excitement.
Personal guidance from the founder of the martial path? If word of this got out, how many cultivators would envy him?
"Over the course of thousands of years of cultivation, I've attempted many evolution routes, and I've found that each route has its own unique focus when it comes to the understanding of rules," Zhang Tianzhi asked, his curiosity piqued.
Before cultivating the martial path evolution route, he had already been a peak seventh-level cultivator, having tried over a dozen different evolution routes. He discovered that each route excelled in different aspects.
He wanted to know if there was an evolution route that could encompass all aspects.
"That's normal," Lin Yuan smiled. "Evolution routes are created by people, and people have their strengths and weaknesses. The same is true for evolution routes, even for the ultimate evolution routes."
"I see," Zhang Tianzhi said, enlightened.
Then, as if he had thought of something, Zhang Tianzhi cautiously asked, "Then, founder of the martial path, what about you? Do you have any areas of expertise?"
"Me?"
Lin Yuan's gaze was calm as he looked at Zhang Tianzhi, who couldn't bring himself to meet his eyes. "I know a little about everything."
(End of Chapter)
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