Chapter 596: Breakthrough
Chapter 596: Breakthrough
A miniature sun blazed on Chi Yang Tian Zun's forehead, its fiery radiance matching his enthusiastic cooperation with Lin Yuan's takeover of the Black Jade Nest.
"When I first sensed the flaw in my spiritual will, I expended a great deal of effort to obtain the opportunity to temporarily oversee the Black Jade Nest, and now I've finally managed to rectify that flaw," Chi Yang Tian Zun thought to himself.
The unique resource of the Black Jade Nest, black jade, was incredibly beneficial to the spiritual will of all sentient beings.
However, black jade was exceedingly rare, and not only Chi Yang Tian Zun but also the other Tian Zuns desired it.
Only by becoming the temporary guardian of the Black Jade Nest could one reliably obtain black jade.
Now that he had addressed the issue with his spiritual will, Chi Yang Tian Zun saw no reason to continue occupying the Black Jade Nest, especially with the recent arrival of the renowned Galaxy Grand Lord to take over.
"With my spiritual will strengthened, it's time to prepare for the next crucial step," Chi Yang Tian Zun mused.
In this universe, the Tian Zuns of the six ancient kingdoms all yearned to take that pivotal step.
Legend had it that in an era long forgotten, there was only one ancient kingdom, and it was only later that the second and third ancient kingdoms came into existence.
And so it continued until the present day, with the six ancient kingdoms standing side by side.
"If I can take that step, I will establish the seventh ancient kingdom and shine like the progenitor, illuminating this universe forever and gaining knowledge of the past and future," Chi Yang Tian Zun's heart burned with desire.
The reason Tian Zuns served the ancient kingdoms was to increase their chances of taking that pivotal step.
"Over the years, I've accumulated enough merit to exchange for a chance to possess the body of the progenitor and experience the height of power and perspective," Chi Yang Tian Zun reflected on his long service to the Lie Yang Ancient Kingdom. With his strength as a Tian Zun, he had endured hundreds of all-out wars with the other ancient kingdoms, and his tenure overseeing this resource-rich land had added to his merits.
He had amassed a trillion merits, more than enough for a single possession of the progenitor.
"I've lived long enough. To continue living is merely to repeat the same cycle," Chi Yang Tian Zun was keenly aware of the risks involved in taking that crucial step. Even with his years of preparation and the final boost of possessing the progenitor, his chances of success were minuscule.
But no matter how slim the chance, it was still a chance, and Chi Yang Tian Zun felt it was worth the gamble. At worst, he would be immersed in a time loop, but even that held some appeal.
Chi Yang Tian Zun offered a few more words of advice to Lin Yuan, feeling a sense of liberation now that he was preparing to take the pivotal step.
What were the struggles between Tian Zuns and the imperial family compared to the potential of succeeding and establishing the seventh ancient kingdom? If he failed, he would be lost in the cycles of time, and those struggles would become meaningless.
So, Chi Yang Tian Zun's words of advice to Lin Yuan were sincere, without any hidden agendas or misleading intentions.
After imparting his final words, Chi Yang Tian Zun departed, stepping into the spacetime transmission array and vanishing from the Black Jade Nest.
Lin Yuan successfully took control of this top-tier resource-rich land, commanding all the grand formations and killing arrays of the Black Jade Nest.
"We have Chi Bao Wang to thank for how smoothly this went," Lin Yuan said with a smile, looking at Chi Bao Wang.
"Strange," Chi Bao Wang furrowed his brows in thought. "Chi Yang Tian Zun has always been extremely domineering in his actions. In his bid to secure the opportunity to temporarily oversee the Black Jade Nest, he nearly offended several other Tian Zuns. That's why the outside world speculated that he had a great need for black jade. But now he's giving it up so easily?"
Chi Bao Wang's expression was filled with doubt. "But he has indeed relinquished control of this resource-rich land without any tricks or hidden agendas. You now have complete control over all the grand formations and killing arrays of the Black Jade Nest, Galaxy."
"Regardless of Chi Yang Tian Zun's personality and behavior, he has treated me well," Lin Yuan acknowledged. "The advice he gave me earlier also made a lot of sense."
"It did indeed," Chi Bao Wang nodded. "That's why I remained silent throughout. The things Chi Yang Tian Zun told you are all matters that one needs to be aware of when overseeing a border resource-rich land."
"Never mind," Chi Bao Wang shook his head after a moment's thought. "It's a good thing that we were able to take control of the Black Jade Nest so smoothly. It has saved us a lot of time. I had originally planned to have a serious talk with Chi Yang Tian Zun."
"Yes, it's a good thing," Lin Yuan agreed, nodding.
To acquire such a valuable resource-rich land without any struggle was indeed fortunate.
Even with the ancient imperial edict in hand, a powerful figure like Chi Yang Tian Zun could have caused trouble behind the scenes, but none of that had come to pass, and Lin Yuan was content.
"Galaxy, how do you plan to oversee this resource-rich land?" Chi Bao Wang asked, looking at Lin Yuan expectantly.
"I'll station an avatar here." Lin Yuan's thoughts stirred, and the Taiyin Primordial Spirit stepped out, entering the very core of the Black Jade Nest to take control of all the grand formations and killing arrays.
It was rare for the overseers of resource-rich lands to station their true bodies; usually, they would use avatars, incarnations, or their subordinates.
Each resource-rich land was protected by spacetime transmission arrays, grand formations, and killing arrays. In the event of any unexpected situations, the overseer only needed to hold out for ten breaths, enough time for reinforcements to arrive.
"An avatar is the best option."
"After all, this is a first-rate resource-rich land."
Chi Bao Wang nodded. Even Chi Yang Tian Zun, the overseer of the Black Jade Nest, had stationed an avatar here.
First-rate resource-rich lands were incredibly valuable, and it would be unsteady to station an incarnation or subordinate to guard them.
"Let's go to the next treasure land."
Chi Bao Wang immediately led Lin Yuan into the spacetime transmission array and headed towards Lin Yuan's second resource-rich land.
Deep within the Black Jade Nest.
Lin Yuan's Taiyin Primordial Spirit sat with his legs crossed.
"So this is black jade?"
A pitch-black and profound jade floated before Lin Yuan.
Within it, an enchanting aura flowed, bewitching one's soul.
It would be tens of thousands of years until the next black jade condensation, but the black jade here had undergone a complete and thorough condensation.
Nowadays, a small portion of black jade had also condensed prematurely, similar to an early 'maturation'. As the overseer, Lin Yuan could naturally take it for himself.
Merely by being in close proximity to the black jade, Lin Yuan felt as if he had experienced countless illusions, and his spiritual will was unknowingly tempered and enhanced.
"My spiritual will index is now at about seventy million points," Lin Yuan thought to himself.
After stepping into the twelfth stage, Lin Yuan's spiritual will index had skyrocketed to sixty million points.
Now, after several thousand years, he had improved by ten million points, an advancement speed that could be described as astonishing.
With seventy million points in spiritual will, he had reached the peak of the Dominator realm and even entered the realm of the Chaotic realm.
However, compared to Lin Yuan's current strength, a spiritual will index of seventy million points was considered a weakness.
After all, Lin Yuan's current battle prowess could match that of a regular Chaotic Grand Sage. Among Chaotic Grand Sages, seventy million points in spiritual will was insignificant and could even be considered weak.
Every Chaotic Grand Sage had experienced countless cosmic eras, and their spiritual will indices had all surpassed one hundred million points.
However, spiritual will didn't have as much of an impact on strength as physical body cultivation, and its effects weren't as visible.
"Next, the task of this primordial spirit is to refine as much black jade as possible and enhance my spiritual will."
Lin Yuan looked at the black jade floating before him and began refining it.
Instantly.
A stream of awe-inspiring auras surged into Lin Yuan's soul, tempering his spiritual will.
Although spiritual will didn't play a significant role in battles, it couldn't be too weak, especially when it came to breaking through bottlenecks. Weak spiritual will could lead to failure during breakthroughs.
The stronger the expert, the more they valued their spiritual will. Chi Yang Tian Zun was willing to offend several other Tian Zuns to occupy the Black Jade Nest to compensate for the flaws in his spiritual will.
Another first-rate resource-rich land was called the Green Waves Cliff, and its caretaker was Chi Kui Wang.
Unlike Chi Yang Tian Zun, Chi Kui Wang was a core imperial family member who had reached the limits of his growth.
"Hahaha, Galaxy, I just received the Emperor's command to hand over the Green Waves Cliff to you. I've been waiting here for a while now."
Chi Kui Wang was a majestic man; his laughter was hearty and passionate as he said, "Come, come, try this fine wine I've collected over the years. Chi Bao has never tasted it before."
"Chi Kui, are you talking about him behind his back?" Chi Bao Wang rolled his eyes.
"What's wrong with talking behind his back?" Chi Kui Wang asked nonchalantly.
"Thank you, Chi Kui Wang," Lin Yuan said from the side.
In Chi Bao Wang's initial estimation, the most challenging treasure land for Lin Yuan to take control of would be the Black Jade Nest, involving a Tian Zun who was about to become a king, and one who was extremely domineering at that—Chi Yang Tian Zun.
As for the other two resource-rich lands, there shouldn't be any problems.
The caretaker of the Green Waves Cliff was also a member of the imperial family.
The three of them drank fine wine and chatted for a while.
Then, Chi Kui Wang took the initiative to hand over control of the grand formations and killing arrays of the Green Waves Cliff to Lin Yuan.
After rising, Chi Kui Wang left through the spacetime transmission array.
Once Chi Kui Wang disappeared, Chi Bao Wang smiled.
"Chi Kui must be feeling very frustrated," Chi Bao Wang said with a smile.
"Frustrated?" Lin Yuan looked at Chi Bao Wang, deep in thought.
"How could he not be frustrated?"
"It's all thanks to the Emperor's intervention that we were able to secure this first-rate treasure land so smoothly," Chi Bao Wang remarked casually.
"The Emperor holds a lot of influence among the imperial family, doesn't he?" Lin Yuan asked.
"What do you think? If not for the Emperor's bias, would a treasure land like this ever fall into the hands of a royal family member?" Chi Bao Wang countered.
"Probably not," Lin Yuan nodded.
Without the Emperor's favor, one would have to rely on their own strength to acquire a first-rate treasure land.
Even core imperial family members who had reached their growth limits would, at most, be able to challenge the Tian Zun who had been crowned kings. If it came to a fight, they would surely lose.
"So, the Emperor greatly favors the imperial family, and in return, the powerful members of the imperial family must support the Emperor's commands unconditionally," Chi Bao Wang explained.
Those Tian Zun who had been crowned kings might not be happy about it and could choose to disobey the Emperor's orders or create obstacles in secret.
But a royal family member? They would never dare to do such a thing.
"I see," Lin Yuan murmured, understanding dawning on him.
Indeed.
To the high and mighty Lie Yang Ancestor, there wasn't much difference between the imperial family and the Tian Zun—they were all his descendants. This was evident from the fact that he had opened up the opportunity for possession to the Tian Zun as well.
"What is the Emperor thinking? Galaxy may have great potential, but he hasn't truly broken free of the Tian Zun shackles. And now the Emperor has bestowed upon him the Black Jade Nest and the Green Waves Cliff? That's far too much favoritism," Chi Kui Wang grumbled as he stepped out of the spacetime transmission array and entered his mansion, his expression sour.
When he had been crowned king, he had only been granted a fourth-rate treasure land.
Even now, he didn't have a single first-rate treasure land under his control.
His stewardship of the Green Waves Cliff had only been temporary.
But now, the Emperor had directly bestowed upon Galaxy two first-rate treasure lands?
Those were first-rate treasure lands—even powerful Tian Zun would need to accumulate great merit to receive such a reward. While it was a little easier for royal family members, it was still very difficult to obtain such a bestowal.
"What can I do about the Emperor's bias?" Chi Kui Wang sighed. From the perspective of the entire imperial family, it wasn't unreasonable for Galaxy to be granted two first-rate treasure lands, given his potential to break free of the Tian Zun shackles.
However, the fact that one of those treasure lands had been one that Chi Kui Wang had worked hard to obtain left a bitter taste in his mouth.
With the smooth acquisition of the two first-rate treasure lands, there were no obstacles in taking over the remaining second-rate treasure land as well.
Lin Yuan stationed his Taiyin and Taiyang Primordial Spirits in the Black Jade Nest and the Green Waves Cliff, while sending an incarnation to oversee the second-rate treasure land.
Second-rate treasure lands were not as valuable as first-rate ones, and they were less dangerous, so an incarnation was sufficient to guard them.
Even if danger arose, the incarnation only needed to hold off any threats for about a dozen breaths, giving Lin Yuan's true body enough time to arrive as reinforcement.
"In addition to receiving a share of the resources produced by these treasure lands, I will also earn merit for overseeing them. Each first-rate treasure land grants one hundred merit points for every ten thousand years of stewardship, and the second-rate treasure land grants ten merit points," Lin Yuan calculated upon returning to his mansion.
That meant he would accumulate two hundred and ten merit points every ten thousand years.
While two hundred and ten merit points didn't seem like much, it was a continuous source of income, accruing every ten thousand years.
For Grand Sages and Tian Zun, ten thousand years was merely a short period of seclusion.
Many Grand Sages and Tian Zun secluded themselves for millions of years at a time.
So, earning two thousand and one hundred merit points every million years was quite a substantial income.
Many powerful Tian Zun had fought for the ancient kingdoms for billions of years and still didn't possess two first-rate treasure lands.
"Time to continue comprehending the Chaos Secret Pattern Diagram," Lin Yuan thought, refocusing his attention on the Chaos Secret Pattern Diagram.
The three Chaos Secret Pattern Diagrams that Lin Yuan had exchanged were enough for him to comprehend the Chaos Triple Realm.
Time passed.
In the blink of an eye, half a year went by.
"The twenty-seventh Secret Pattern Diagram."
Lin Yuan examined a diagram filled with swirling chaos energy.
Strand after strand of chaos energy formed secret patterns, like some kind of heavenly truth, causing Lin Yuan's mind to buzz with insights and enlightenment.
Each strand of chaos energy, though seemingly ordinary, was like the origin of the Dao, and as the strands intertwined, they gave birth to countless mysteries.
[Your comprehension ability is heaven-defying. Observing the Chaos Secret Pattern Diagram greatly enhances your understanding of the Chaos Laws.]
Gradually, the twenty-seventh Secret Pattern Diagram before Lin Yuan's eyes became clearer and easier to understand.
"I understand!"
Lin Yuan's eyes shone brightly, as if he had seen through the clouds and mist to the clear sky beyond.
(End of Chapter)
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