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Chapter 304 Kindness from the Ancient God (Subscribe Please)

"The World Gate."

Lin Yuan's attention was piqued.

The World Gate was Lin Yuan's ultimate trump card, without question. Even the mysterious gourd had to take a back seat.

Lin Yuan paid close attention to the changes in the World Gate.

"This black sphere, can it make the World Gate react actively? Does it contain world coordinates inside?"

Lin Yuan speculated. In the past, only when approaching coordinates of other worlds could he trigger changes in the World Gate.

Of course.

Other possibilities couldn't be ruled out.

Lin Yuan's understanding of the World Gate was still limited.

Mainly because his strength was too weak to control the World Gate.

In the face of the changes in the World Gate, he could only make guesses.

"Can I take a look?" Lin Yuan looked at Xilan and asked.

"What's the big deal?" Xilan tossed the black sphere directly to Lin Yuan.

Buzz.

The moment Lin Yuan's right hand touched the black sphere, a stream of information entered his body through the skin and finally merged into the World Gate.

At the bottom of the World Gate, behind nine world coordinate imprints, new world coordinate information slowly emerged.

"Indeed, it's world coordinates."

Lin Yuan's spirit was lifted.

"Are these coordinates from other dimensional worlds?"

Lin Yuan was even more delighted.

With the World Gate, world coordinates were an undefended treasure trove for him.

"Is my most precious treasure world coordinates? Perhaps these world coordinates are the hometown of the owner of that place of opportunity?"

Lin Yuan speculated inwardly.

According to Xilan's suggestion, the owner of the place of opportunity was a life form from another dimension who accidentally entered a dimensional rift and later became a follower of the great 'His Majesty.'

Being trapped in a strange dimensional rift, the owner of the place of opportunity must have been deeply attached to their home world. However, different dimensions were like a huge barrier, even for the strongest beings.

Even with the world coordinates of their home world, it would be meaningless.

Lin Yuan didn't believe that the owner of the place of opportunity hadn't begged the great 'His Majesty.'

With world coordinates, powerful beings could lock onto any world within the same dimension, but they were powerless across different dimensions.

"Do you see anything?" Xilan looked at Lin Yuan expectantly.

He almost had a blind admiration for Lin Yuan now. After studying it for half a day without understanding, he hoped Lin Yuan would see something with just a glance.

"No," Lin Yuan shook his head.

In fact, he already knew what this black sphere was and had replicated the most precious world coordinates from it into the World Gate.

But such things couldn't be said outright.

Lin Yuan wouldn't reveal any information about the World Gate to others.

"I see." Xilan sighed. In that place of opportunity, there were many treasures, and he had taken the most precious one according to the owner's suggestion.

As for the other treasures? With Maduo chasing after him, Xilan only had time to take one.

He had thought it was a great opportunity, but now it seemed useless.

This made Xilan somewhat depressed. He risked this avatar being destroyed and was chased by Maduo for so long, but now it seemed like it was all for nothing?

"After we go back, I'll show it to the three goddesses. Maybe they can figure out what it is?" Lin Yuan returned the black sphere to Xilan.

This black sphere was no longer meaningful to Lin Yuan. The most important world coordinates inside had already been replicated into the World Gate.

"That's a good idea."

"Just because I don't recognize it doesn't mean the three goddesses won't."

Xilan nodded slightly. Many of the treasures contained in the various places of opportunity in the Xuanhuang Secret Realm were of rare origin.

It was normal for him not to recognize them now.

After the two examined the black sphere for a while, they talked about the main topic.

"Galactic Lord, what are your plans next?" Xilan asked.

"I'm planning to go to the core area," Lin Yuan said.

Many strong individuals were curious about the core area of ​​the Xuanhuang Secret Realm and wanted to explore it.

Lin Yuan's plan to go to the core area was nothing special, just routine exploration.

"The core area?" Xilan pondered for a moment. "I also plan to enter the core area this time."

"How about we go together?"

Xilan suggested.

The Xuanhuang Secret Realm had opened many times.

Xilan had also entered several times and explored many places in the outer and inner regions.

It was just that he hadn't been to the core area yet.

Now was a good opportunity to take a look.

"Galactic Lord, although my frontal combat strength is far inferior to yours, I'm not bad at escaping and surviving," Xilan said actively.

Just now, he had easily escaped from Maduo, who had strength close to a million layers, which indeed proved this.

At least Lin Yuan wasn't sure he could do it.

In the face of Maduo's pursuit, Lin Yuan could stand still and blast him away.

But using the layers upon layers of space to avoid Maduo would still be difficult.

"That works."

Lin Yuan thought for a moment, and didn't refuse.

Now it's still far from the core area, at least ten or twenty years to traverse the vast inner region.

Having a companion during this time wasn't bad either.

As for the feeling of being called upon after entering the core area, Lin Yuan could easily find a reason to separate from Xilan at that time.

Galactic Lord.

Lin Yuan opened his eyes, a joyful expression spreading across his face.

"A great harvest." Lin Yuan's mind sank into his thoughts, looking at the new world coordinate imprint at the bottom of the World Gate, a smile appearing on his face.

The purpose of Lin Yuan's entry into the Xuanhuang Secret Realm this time was for that feeling of being called upon.

But unexpectedly, there was a pleasant surprise. He actually recorded world coordinates from another dimensional world?

World coordinates from other dimensional worlds were useless for any strong individual, even for the strongest.

They were of no use.

They couldn't break through the dimensional barrier, so what use were world coordinates?

But Lin Yuan was different. With the World Gate, he could easily arrive in any world, even across multiple dimensions.

What even the strongest couldn't do, Lin Yuan only needed to consume a strand of interdimensional force.

Of course, using a strand of interdimensional force could only allow Lin Yuan to randomly traverse. As his strength grew, the drawbacks of random traversing would also increase.

When Lin Yuan was at the first and second tiers, no matter which world he descended into, it would bring him great help.

Because his strength was too low, and the upper limit of improvement was very high.

But at the fifth, sixth, eighth, and ninth tiers, the worlds that could help Lin Yuan would become fewer and fewer.

That's why, during the eighth traversal, Lin Yuan directly chose the "Spirit Realm" instead of aimlessly traversing.

In case he ended up in a low martial world like the seventh traversal, unable to even recover to the sixth tier or manifest physical abilities, wouldn't it be a waste of interdimensional force?

"Let's see what level of world is connected by these world coordinates."

Lin Yuan stared at the world coordinates under the World Gate.

He was quite looking forward to the world behind these world coordinates. The owner of the place of opportunity in the Xuanhuang Secret Realm was a follower of the great 'His Majesty.'

And someone who could become a follower of a strong individual couldn't be weak, right?

From this, it could be inferred that the hometown world of the owner of the place of opportunity couldn't be too low-level.

If it were too low-level, it would probably have been crushed by the internal aura before passing through the dimensional rift.

Hmm!

"Some powerful beings saw that the Galactic Lord had fought with Maduo?" Huyi immediately began to contact Maduo.

The relationship between the Tianyu Clan and the "Ancient God" ancestor of Maduo was good; several heavenly lords were his close friends.

Before long, the shadow of Maduo appeared in front of Huyi.

"Maduo."

Huyi looked at Maduo. "I heard you had a confrontation with the Galactic Lord?"

"Some time ago, indeed, I had contact with the Galactic Lord over a treasure," Maduo did not deny.

"Since you've had contact, with your methods, using the rules of cause and effect, you should be able to roughly pinpoint the Galactic Lord's location, right?" Huyi continued to ask.

Maduo had faced the Galactic Lord head-on, generating significant causality. By utilizing the connections between causality, he could roughly pinpoint the opponent's location range.

Of course, this kind of pinpointing had to be on an equal level of strength.

"If you tell me the range of the Galactic Lord's location, I will definitely reward you generously," Huyi said gravely.

"Huyi, it's not that I don't want to tell you."

"It's just that I truly don't know. That Galactic Lord is also deeply accomplished in the rules of cause and effect, and I can't lock onto him," Maduo shook his head.

"Better at cause and effect than you?" Huyi sounded surprised.

"Yes," Maduo nodded.

"In that case, forget it," Huyi didn't suspect anything.

He cut off contact with Maduo.

Elsewhere in the universe.

Maduo breathed a sigh of relief as he saw the shadow of Huyi disappear.

"Ancestor."

"Is it really okay for us to deceive Huyi like this?" Maduo looked towards a larger figure sitting beside him.

It was Maduo's "Ancient God" ancestor.

After his encounter with Lin Yuan, Maduo had informed the ancestor of everything. Because he felt that Lin Yuan's talent was too terrifying, even if he revealed information about Huyi, he still felt unsure and needed the ancestor's advice.

Just now, when Huyi contacted him, Maduo was considering whether to agree or not.

After all, Huyi came from the Tianyu Clan, and he was currently the strongest nine-tier life form of the Tianyu Clan, and might become the existence of a heavenly lord in the future.

However, before Maduo could decide, the ancient god ancestor beside him signaled him not to reveal the whereabouts of the Galactic Lord.

"Deceive? What do you mean deceive?" The ancient god ancestor gave Maduo a stern look. "What have I relied on during my long journey through the universe?"

"I've relied on insight!"

The ancient god ancestor's expression was solemn. "If the strength of the Galactic Lord is really as you described, surpassing even the rumors, then he's achieved such strength in just a short time after reaching the ninth tier, and has even repelled you? Only Huyi."

Maduo still had some worries.

Using the excuse that the Galactic Lord was also good at the rules of cause and effect, he rejected Huyi. This could easily be proven false if another nine-tier strongman who had fought with the Galactic Lord and was also good at the rules of cause and effect appeared.

Then, by using the lock of causal induction, it could be verified whether the Galactic Lord was truly proficient in the rules of cause and effect.

Maduo was worried that if Huyi found out he was just dealing with him...

"Just Huyi?" The ancient god ancestor rolled his eyes. "At most, Huyi has reached the tenth tier, but the Galactic Lord has a high probability of reaching the eleventh tier. Given humanity's esteem for him, he might even have a chance to break through that step."

"If you offend Huyi, the ancestor can still protect you."

"But if you offend the Galactic Lord, in the future, I might even be implicated by you," the ancient god ancestor glanced at Maduo.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 305 Fifteen Years Later (Subscribe)

Time passed, and in the blink of an eye, fifteen years had gone by.

On the main star of the galaxy, in the Grand Hall of the Lord.

Lin Yuan's true body sat cross-legged. In the small area in front of him, the space faintly trembled, and time gradually twisted.

Hummm!!!

The flow of time in the area sometimes accelerated and sometimes slowed down.

"Since I entered the realm of time rules nine years ago, the speed of my subsequent insights has been getting slower and slower," Lin Yuan looked at the areas with different time flows in front of him. "It seems that the hope of fully comprehending the complete time rules at the ninth-tier level is not great."

"Even if I forcefully comprehend it with my extraordinary comprehension, it would probably take tens of thousands of years. With that effort, I could have broken through to the realm of the strongest long ago," Lin Yuan thought silently.

The time rules had no significant impact on breaking through from the ninth tier to the tenth tier, nor did they contribute to enhancing one's foundation.

Normally, ninth-tier powerhouses wouldn't invest too much of their time and energy into the time rules. It was a bottomless pit, and only Lin Yuan, with his extraordinary comprehension, had tried for several years, concluding that it would take him ten thousand years to fully comprehend the time rules.

Of course, these ten thousand years referred to the time at the ninth tier.

Once Lin Yuan stepped into the tenth or even eleventh tier, under a broader perspective, the time needed to comprehend time rules would significantly shorten.

"In fact, compared to spatial rules, the effectiveness of time rules is quite limited. It's tied to one's own foundation. Without a sufficiently high life essence, it's basically useless," Lin Yuan shook his head.

For example, some ancient eleventh-tier beings had also comprehended the time rules. However, would they dare to enter the river of time, swim against the current, and revive lives that had passed away?

No, they wouldn't.

Even if it was to resurrect the weakest sixth-tier life form, they wouldn't dare.

They had the ability to do so, but they didn't dare.

Because it violated the rules of the primary universe's operation, and once done, it would face the backlash of the primary universe.

The incredible thickness of the life essence of a powerhouse could withstand the backlash of "resurrection", but eleventh-tier beings were far from having this ability.

With Lin Yuan's current understanding of the time rules, he could only accelerate or decelerate time, and compared to the time flow of the primary world, it could reach a maximum of three times.

Whether accelerating or decelerating time, it could only be maintained for up to twenty breaths. Once the coverage area exceeded about three meters around him, the duration of maintenance would significantly decrease.

If the life essence of the powerhouse covered by the accelerated or decelerated time was higher than Lin Yuan's, it might collapse prematurely.

It was like trying to catch a whale with a small fishing net.

As for slowing down the flow of time on one's own body, achieving a unique "longevity" ability, it could only achieve extending one's life.

Under the circumstances of different time flows from the primary universe, the perception of many rules and avenues of the primary universe would become blurred.

Since time was a fundamental rule, it was under the influence of time that life could perceive the fluctuations and changes of many avenues and rules.

When the time rules were inconsistent with the primary universe, it was equivalent to actively disconnecting from the comprehension of the universe's rule operation.

Unless in a time flow area, new avenues and rules of operation were rebuilt.

In Lin Yuan's eight travels, the time flow of each world he traveled to was different from that of the primary universe, but he could still comprehend the avenues and rules.

This was because the avenues and rules of operation in the time flow area were adapted to it.

"Xuanhuang Secret Realm."

Lin Yuan glanced at the depths of the starry sky. Fifteen years had passed, and the Sun Divine Spirit had already traveled through most of the inner region.

In another five or six years, it could enter the core region.

Xuanhuang Secret Realm.

Deep within the layers of space.

Lin Yuan and Xilan were on the road.

It had to be said that with Xilan's company, Lin Yuan's efficiency on the road had improved significantly.

Although Xilan's combat power was average, she was extremely skilled in "teleporting" between spatial layers. With Lin Yuan by her side, they often avoided a lot of trouble.

For example, when encountering a tough indigenous life form, as soon as it sensed the fluctuations in the depths of the spatial layers, Xilan would lead Lin Yuan away.

The indigenous life form couldn't even catch up.

"The Xuanhuang Secret Realm has been open for more than twenty years," Xilan said with a slightly solemn tone as she traveled.

"Many of my friends who entered the Secret Realm have died."

Xilan sighed, "If I hadn't listened to you, the Galactic Lord, and stayed away from those places of opportunity, I might be in danger now too."

Places of opportunity were where great treasures were born, presenting both great opportunities and great risks.

Because many powerful beings from other races rushed there, and if you tried to compete for treasures, you might end up dead in the hands of those powerful beings from other races.

Xilan had already gained considerable gains from this trip to the Xuanhuang Secret Realm. Apart from the black sphere of unknown depth, she had previously fortunately entered a place of opportunity.

Now, for Xilan, the most important thing was to land smoothly.

"Indeed," Lin Yuan nodded.

For over twenty years, he had also befriended some human ninth-tier evolvers and learned some information about entering the Xuanhuang Secret Realm.

"Nowadays, nowhere in the Xuanhuang Secret Realm is safe. Those strong beings lurking in the outer regions have probably gained a lot. To survive and leave the realm alive," Xilan said with a hint of mockery, "But now, hundreds of millions of ninth-tier beings from various races have started sweeping the outer regions."

Upon hearing this, Lin Yuan wasn't surprised.

The Xuanhuang Secret Realm had been open for over twenty years. Those who could survive until now at the ninth tier had probably made some gains. They were targets hunted by those hundreds of millions and tens of millions of ninth-tier beings from various races.

Instead of painstakingly exploring places of opportunity, it was better to directly find those who had found such places.

In the primary universe, hunting a ninth-tier, even one who had just entered the ninth tier, required considering many factors, such as whether the other party's affiliated group would support them.

The most important thing was, even if one killed a ninth-tier being, it was likely just a clone, not carrying too valuable treasures.

But in the Xuanhuang Secret Realm, it was different.

To those ninth-tier beings who had survived until now, they were walking treasure troves in the eyes of those ninth-tier beings from various races. Killing any one of them could yield considerable gains.

Even Lin Yuan, who tried to avoid places of opportunity as much as possible, had gained quite a bit, let alone other powerhouses?

In addition, the outer regions had the smallest area and were the first to be swept away.

By actively moving towards the core region, Lin Yuan and Xilan had avoided the first wave of hunters' sweeps.

"Once you enter the Xuanhuang Secret Realm, the only way to leave is to wait for the day it closes and then be forcibly expelled from the outer regions," Lin Yuan said somewhat ruefully.

The Xuanhuang Secret Realm had three hundred and thirty-three entrances in the primary universe, but those were just entrances, not exits.

Once it closed, those who weren't in the outer regions would be trapped inside, and the fate awaiting them would be to be crushed to death by the realm's power.

"You, Galactic Lord, must have made some breakthroughs in these fifteen years?" Xilan asked curiously after chatting for a while.

If it were any other ninth-tier powerhouse, Xilan wouldn't bother asking. Fifteen years? A breakthrough in fifteen years?

For ninth-tier powerhouses with long lifespans, fifteen years wouldn't even be enough for a nap.

But this was Lin Yuan.

Xilan had witnessed Lin Yuan's growth rate with her own eyes.

Decades ago, Lin Yuan was still fighting against those eighth-tier beings on medium-sized alien battlefields.

How long had it been before he could repel someone like Maduo, a ninth-tier powerhouse close to the millionth level?

And that was just fifteen years ago.

Now, another fifteen years had passed.

Lin Yuan would only be stronger.

"Indeed, I have made some breakthroughs," Lin Yuan said with a smile, not denying it.

"You're too monstrous," Xilan sighed.

The feeling of watching a once small person catching up to and quickly surpassing oneself, pulling away the gap, made Xilan feel somewhat complicated.

Living in the same era as the Galactic Lord, she didn't know if it was lucky or unlucky.

Although Xilan didn't continue asking because delving into further detail would seem somewhat 'intrusive', in Lin Yuan's mind, many breakthroughs over the past fifteen years still flashed through.

First was the entry into the realm of time rules, an achievement most ninth-tier beings could not attain.

Even if a ninth-tier being happened to enter the realm of time rules, it was usually when they had reached the pinnacle of the ninth tier, combined with some luck and accumulation, barely making it.

For Lin Yuan to enter the realm of time rules after only twenty or thirty years at the ninth tier was inconceivable.

While the entry into the realm of time rules didn't directly boost combat power significantly, its auxiliary effect was rare and valuable.

Second was the expansion and derivation of spatial layers. In fifteen years, Lin Yuan's spatial layers had expanded and derived to nearly one hundred and ninety-eight thousand levels.

In terms of spatial layer levels, even in a hundred-thousand-layer realm, Lin Yuan wouldn't be considered weak.

With his one billion plus miles of internal world overlaid with layers upon layers, Lin Yuan's frontal killing power could probably skyrocket to two million spatial layers.

Of course, this was just in terms of frontal killing power. In other aspects, Lin Yuan was still far from those with two million spatial layers.

Furthermore, Lin Yuan occasionally continued to comprehend the body of the powerhouse, trying to understand more paths of demonic evolution.

Firstly, these paths of demonic evolution were beneficial to Lin Yuan. Even after reaching the ninth tier, they could still be beneficial.

Secondly, Lin Yuan wanted to continue to elevate the ranks of his core members of the Devil Jade Tower.

After the core members of the Devil Jade Tower, there would be the sequence members.

Compared to regular members and core members, sequence members truly wield power in the Devil Jade Tower.

If Lin Yuan could become a sequence member of the Devil Jade Tower, it was highly likely that he could gain some portion of the authority in that Devil Jade space.

In this way,

Even if in the future, there were alien powerhouses who gathered Devil Jade imprints and became regular members of the Devil Jade Tower, using the imprints to enter the Devil Jade space,

Lin Yuan could still use his sequence disciple authority to expel them.

This would eliminate the possibility of aliens benefiting from opportunities in the Devil Jade space. Lin Yuan was well aware of how precious and rare the treasures in the reward vault of the Nine-layered Black Tower were.

In fact, Lin Yuan speculated that as long as he continued to elevate the ranks of his Devil Jade Tower members, perhaps one day, he might be able to take control of the Devil Jade Tower and become its new master.

Although the Devil Jade Tower had declined since the disappearance of its owner, and many members had scattered and gone into hiding,

Even a random layer of the reward vault of the Nine-layered Black Tower could make Lin Yuan's eyes light up, let alone the Devil Jade Tower itself?

Lastly, there was the absorption of the liquid inside the mysterious gourd.

Lin Yuan had already absorbed six types of blue liquid, and he had completed the absorption of most of the blue liquid. The size of his internal world had reached one hundred and eighty million square miles.

It should be noted that after opening up multiple layers of space, with each increase in the size of the internal world, the power of each layer of space would also increase.

The impact on Lin Yuan's strength could be described as qualitative.

Of course, the internal world of one hundred and eighty million square miles could only be reached by Lin Yuan's true body. As for the Solar Divine Spirit in the Xuanhuang Secret Realm,

The size of the internal world remained the same as before entering. After all, Lin Yuan couldn't send the mysterious gourd to the Xuanhuang Secret Realm for the Solar Divine Spirit to absorb.

In fact, there was no need to send it. It could be done through the 'Gateway of Myriad Realms' as a 'transfer'.

While traveling through worlds, one could expend Boundary Breaking Source Power to send items from the primary world to the traveling world.

Similarly, while in the primary world, items could be instantaneously transmitted between Lin Yuan's true body and Divine Spirit through the 'Gateway of Myriad Realms'.

It just required expending Boundary Breaking Source Power.

As for the isolation of the Xuanhuang Secret Realm? If even dimensional barriers could be crossed, let alone the mere Xuanhuang Secret Realm?

However, Lin Yuan still didn't do so because if the mysterious gourd appeared in the Xuanhuang Secret Realm, there would be a risk of loss.

What if, while the Solar Divine Spirit held the mysterious gourd, it encountered a powerful enemy that Lin Yuan couldn't resist, or the dangers of the Xuanhuang Secret Realm itself, and lost the mysterious gourd? Wouldn't that be regrettable?

"Boundary Breaking Source Power?"

Lin Yuan let out a sigh of relief. Fifteen years ago, he had accumulated seventy-one strands of Boundary Breaking Source Power.

Now, Lin Yuan's Boundary Breaking Source Power had reached a whopping one hundred and twenty strands.

With such a large number of Boundary Breaking Source Power, Lin Yuan could even 'custom make' a trip through the 'Gateway of Myriad Realms'.

By expending a hundred strands of Boundary Breaking Source Power, the 'Gateway of Myriad Realms' could select a world for transit based on Lin Yuan's specified conditions.

"If it weren't for the need to conserve energy and focus due to the urgency of our journey, I would want to make a transit now," Lin Yuan shook his head slightly.

When on the brink of breaking through a bottleneck, Lin Yuan was reluctant to travel, fearing it might impede his breakthrough.

But now? It was a time when a large amount of time accumulation was needed, and opening up layer after layer of space consumed nothing but time.

It could be said that now was the best time for Lin Yuan to travel.

Unfortunately, he was currently in the Xuanhuang Secret Realm, and to quickly understand the reason for the 'call', he decided to postpone the opportunity for transit.

Anyway, it wouldn't affect anything.

There was no loss of Boundary Breaking Source Power either.

"It will take another five or six years to reach the core area."

Beside him, Xilan couldn't help but speak softly. He also wanted to personally see the core area of the Xuanhuang Secret Realm.

"That's right."

Lin Yuan nodded.

Just as the two were hurrying along,

Boom!

A terrifying celestial phenomenon wave came from a distant place, affecting layer after layer of space.

"Hmm?"

Lin Yuan's expression changed slightly as he looked towards the source of the celestial phenomenon wave.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 306: You Hang On, I'll Go Put on a Shuttle (Subscribe for More)

"Another opportunity land has appeared?"

Xilan looked shocked. "This kind of celestial phenomenon is the most intense I've ever seen. The treasures inside are at least comparable to ten-star universal wonders, or even reaching the level of ten-star supreme treasures."

With his many experiences in the Xuanhuang Secret Realm, Xilan had encountered several opportunity lands and was quite knowledgeable about them. So, the moment he sensed the celestial phenomenon, he made a fairly accurate judgment of its value.

"Ten-star, or even ten-star supreme universal wonders?" Lin Yuan's interest was piqued.

The World Tree itself was only a ten-star supreme treasure. Could the treasures in the distant opportunity land possibly reach the level of ten-star supreme?

Treasures of this caliber were extremely rare, even within the Xuanhuang Secret Realm. They weren't born every time the realm opened.

While Lin Yuan and Xilan were observing from within numerous layers of space, two powerful auras suddenly pierced through countless layers of space in an instant.

Boom! Boom!!!

"Hahaha, this opportunity land is mine!" Accompanied by terrifying laughter, a tall figure clad in black robes appeared above the opportunity land.

With a casual reach of his right hand, he retrieved an item emitting a hazy gray aura.

Seeing this scene, Lin Yuan and Xilan trembled inwardly. The tall figure in black robes emitted an aura far surpassing the Ninth-order realm, and the number of space layers he had opened was at least two million.

"That treasure, I seem to see a galaxy gestating within it," Xilan murmured to himself.

Such treasures were not found in the primary universe. However, the fact that they could provoke the intervention of a powerhouse who had opened two million layers of space indicated their immeasurable value.

"We need to leave quickly," Lin Yuan, who had a stronger resistance to treasures than Xilan, immediately prepared to depart upon confirming that the treasure had been taken.

At present, the attention of that powerful figure should still be on the treasure, so leaving now should pose no problem.

"Right."

"We need to hurry."

Xilan also realized this. Though unclear about the identity of the figure in black robes, he was certain that it wasn't a Human Evolver. If it were, it would have triggered the reaction of the black disk—a treasure given by human civilization to each Human Evolver for mutual identification of their positions within the Xuanhuang Secret Realm.

Since it wasn't a Human Evolver, once the figure noticed Lin Yuan and Xilan nearby, it probably wouldn't mind earning some extra income.

"Let's go, go, go." Xilan tried to calm the fluctuations between the layers of space as much as possible and quickly led Lin Yuan away in another direction.

At that moment, another burst of aura erupted. Far away, another figure bathed in milky white aura appeared, looking somewhat dissatisfied at the figure in black robes.

"I'm a step too late again," the figure bathed in milky white aura frowned but didn't make a move to snatch.

The strength of the figure in black robes was not inferior to his own. Even if he acted, he wouldn't be able to snatch it. At most, it would be venting his frustration, which would be meaningless.

"Hahaha, Hunyi, I'll be leaving first. The most valuable treasure in this Xuanhuang Secret Realm should be mine now." The figure in black robes laughed heartily and disappeared once again.

Only the figure with twelve pairs of wings, bathed in milky white aura, named 'Hunyi,' remained standing there.

As the strongest Ninth-order of the Heavenly Feather Clan in this generation, Hunyi's gains in this Xuanhuang Secret Realm journey were not substantial. The Silver Galaxy Master he most wanted to find was like a mouse, hiding somewhere unknown.

"Hmm?" 

Hunyi's expression changed slightly as he sensed the pervasive spread of energy in all directions, permeating through numerous layers of space, intending to catch a few ants to vent his anger.

Suddenly, his gaze shifted towards a direction.

That direction happened to be where Xilan and Lin Yuan were fleeing.

"The human aura... Is it the Silver Galaxy Master?" 

Hunyi's spirit stirred, and with a light spread of his twelve pairs of pure white wings behind him, his figure disappeared from the spot.

"Quickly, the powerful figure behind us should be 'Hunyi' of the Heavenly Feather Clan."

Xilan's expression was solemn. He didn't recognize the figure in black robes, but the figure bathed in milky white aura that appeared later most likely came from the Heavenly Feather Clan among the many powerhouses who had entered the Xuanhuang Secret Realm this time. And with such strength, it was highly probable that it was 'Hunyi.'

"Hunyi?" 

Lin Yuan also felt the pressure. He had long learned from Maduo that Hunyi was searching for his whereabouts to avenge the humiliation he suffered in the foreign battlefield.

However, the Xuanhuang Secret Realm was so vast, and coupled with Lin Yuan's lack of interest in those opportunity lands, it was like finding a needle in a haystack for Hunyi to lock onto his position. It's just that he didn't expect his luck to be so bad, coincidentally encountering an opportunity land opening on the way to the core area.

Even Lin Yuan found the coincidence somewhat unbelievable.

Was he just too unlucky?

"Hahaha."

"Silver Galaxy Master, do you think you can escape?" 

Soundlessly, a voice rang in their ears, accompanied by a massive, sacred aura rapidly approaching.

"Hunyi is coming after us, isn't he?"

Xilan's heart trembled. In fact, he had somewhat hoped that Hunyi wouldn't find them.

From beginning to end, both he and Lin Yuan had hidden deep within numerous layers of space. As long as Hunyi didn't actively probe into those layers, he wouldn't detect their lingering aura.

In just a few breaths, their aura dissipated, and even someone as powerful as Hunyi wouldn't know where they had fled to.

But unfortunately, Hunyi didn't act as he had hoped.

"He's catching up?"

Lin Yuan glanced back, his brows furrowing involuntarily.

With his current strength, he was confident he could withstand hundreds of thousands of layers of experts. However, Hunyi had opened over thirty million layers of space.

Not only was he the strongest Ninth-order of the Heavenly Feather Clan in this generation, but even in the entire universe, there were few who could suppress Hunyi at the Ninth-order level.

Lin Yuan, as confident as he was, didn't believe he could hold off Hunyi.

At least for the next fifty years, Lin Yuan had no assurance of defeating Hunyi.

"This is troublesome."

Lin Yuan's expression grew heavy.

Although he was just a spiritual entity now, even if he died, it wouldn't be much of a loss for his true self. He could quickly reassemble himself in a short time.

But what about the three Ninth-order treasures he carried and the many gains he had obtained since entering the Xuanhuang Secret Realm? Would they all go to waste?

Most importantly, time was wasted.

The Xuanhuang Secret Realm only opened for a hundred years. To ensure he had enough time to come and go, Lin Yuan had to enter the core area within fifty years.

Then, he would need another fifty years to return to the periphery, waiting until the Xuanhuang Secret Realm closed and he was expelled back into the primary universe.

Any life not in the periphery when the realm closed would be trapped inside and perish.

Now that the Xuanhuang Secret Realm had been open for over twenty years, if Lin Yuan's spiritual entity died at the hands of Hunyi, it would basically mean the failure of exploring the 'calling sensation' from the Xuanhuang Secret Realm.

Unless Lin Yuan had no intention of returning from the core area at all.

But if he obtained some crucial treasures through the calling sensation in the Xuanhuang Secret Realm and didn't return to the primary universe, wouldn't he have to wait until the next realm opened?

Given the frequency of the Xuanhuang Secret Realm's openings, once every two hundred thousand years, and considering Lin Yuan's growth rate, even if he obtained the strongest weapon, it would be almost useless after two hundred thousand years.

Meanwhile, at the rear,

Hunyi was extremely pleased.

Obtaining something effortlessly after searching fruitlessly was truly a stroke of luck.

He had been troubled by the fact that the treasures in the opportunity land had been taken by the figure in the black robe, but in the blink of an eye, he found the trace of the Silver Galaxy Master.

The Silver Galaxy Master!

This was an absolute shadow in the hearts of Eighth-order lives of the Heavenly Feather Clan.

Everything that happened on the foreign battlefield, where the invincible Eighth-order beings of the Heavenly Feather Clan were slaughtered like chickens by the Silver Galaxy Master, had caused some Eighth-order beings to mentally collapse.

Dying at the hands of a Ninth-order expert or some 'external force' was not strange.

But dying at the hands of the Silver Galaxy Master, another Eighth-order being, and in that manner—caused the morale of the Heavenly Feather Clan to decline to a certain extent.

Therefore, in this Xuanhuang Secret Realm, Hunyi temporarily put aside the search for opportunity lands and made killing the Silver Galaxy Master his top priority.

"Silver Galaxy Master, if you stop now, I can give you a quick death," Hunyi said, closing the distance while communicating through sound transmission.

Actually, in the Xuanhuang Secret Realm, the stronger one was, the greater the limitations.

For example, in the primary universe, with Hunyi's strength, he could simply teleport a few times to catch up to Xilan and Lin Yuan.

But in the Xuanhuang Secret Realm, teleportation was impossible, and the maximum speed was limited to the 'speed of light' boundary.

This meant that in order to catch up with Xilan and Lin Yuan, Hunyi could only maintain a certain distance between them and slowly approach by leveraging his occupation of the spatial layers.

During this time, the other party couldn't slip away from the spatial layers he occupied, or else they would have to start over.

However, Hunyi didn't mind, because even so, he was confident he could catch up with Xilan and Lin Yuan; it would just take a bit more time.

"Stop obediently?"

Lin Yuan naturally wouldn't give up. He raised his right hand, using the power of the world and many spatial layers to unleash an attack towards Hunyi from behind.

"Silver Galaxy Master, even if you just entered the Ninth-order, I'll let you attack me while I stand still," Hunyi grinned, unperturbed.

As a Ninth-order being who had opened over thirty million layers of space, Hunyi was extremely confident in his own thickness of life.

Any attack would be dispersed and neutralized by the over thirty million layers of space, so how much power would actually land on his body?

However—

When Lin Yuan's attack hit Hunyi, the latter's face changed slightly.

"At least a full-force blow of two million layers of space?" Hunyi couldn't believe it, not because he was injured.

But because the power of Lin Yuan's full-force blow was unexpectedly so great. How long had it been since he had just entered the Ninth-order? Other beings who had just entered the Ninth-order were still mastering control over multiple layers of space, yet Lin Yuan could unleash such power?

Hunyi was full of incredulity, and his desire to kill Lin Yuan grew stronger.

Such a bizarre monster, who knew how much damage he would cause to the Heavenly Feather Clan in the future. For now, he had to kill this avatar of his to delay and hinder his growth.

"It's no use."

Lin Yuan realized that his full-force attack had no effect on Hunyi. Immediately, he realized that he couldn't stop him with his current strength alone.

"What should we do?" Xilan was also anxious.

He carried many treasures on him.

"Should we split up? Hunyi's target is me," Lin Yuan suggested.

"Silver Galaxy Master, what do you mean?" Xilan frowned. "It's just a mere avatar. Do you think I, Xilan, can't afford to lose it?"

"True."

Lin Yuan nodded.

Even if they separated, Xilan wouldn't be able to escape. Being chased and hunted by a powerhouse like Hunyi, who had seen and pursued him before, meant that his aura had been locked in. As long as he was in this realm, he couldn't escape.

"I've contacted many friends. Among the Human Evolvers who entered this realm, two can hold off Hunyi."

"However, these two are extremely far from our location. It will probably take twenty or thirty years for them to arrive."

Xilan spoke softly.

The Heavenly Feather Clan had Hunyi, a Ninth-order who had opened more than thirty million layers, and naturally, the human civilization had Ninth-order powerhouses of the same level. However, the distance was too great, and without the ability to teleport in the Xuanhuang Secret Realm, it would take too much time for them to arrive.

Twenty or thirty years?

By then, the avatar would almost certainly have formed.

"Xilan, how long do you think you can hold out against Hunyi's pursuit alone?" Lin Yuan suddenly asked.

"Hold out? For how long?" Xilan was slightly taken aback.

Even in the Xuanhuang Secret Realm, facing the terrifying pursuit of Hunyi, a Ninth-order under a million layers of space, holding out for several days was rare.

But Xilan was different. He was highly skilled in escaping, adept at jumping through layers of space, and he was confident he could hold out longer.

But what was the point?

No matter how long he held out, he couldn't surpass twenty or thirty years.

By then, he would still fall into Hunyi's hands.

Instead of that, it would be better to reveal himself proactively, reform his avatar, and come back in.

"I have an elder who only needs three years. Three years is enough for him to come and save us," Lin Yuan thought for a moment and casually made up a reason.

"An elder?"

"Three years?"

Xilan's eyes lit up.

He didn't doubt the truth of what Lin Yuan said. As the strongest genius in human civilization's history, having a powerful elder wasn't surprising.

"Three years should be more than enough time. If I burn everything, including my avatar and my willpower, I'm confident I can hold out," Xilan said seriously after some thought.

This depended on the special environment of the Xuanhuang Secret Realm and his adeptness in evolution.

If it were outside, he wouldn't last even three seconds.

"Are you sure your elder will arrive within three years?" Xilan asked nervously.

Burning his avatar wasn't a big deal for him, but burning his willpower would have a huge impact on his true self.

Of course, the strength gained from this sacrifice was also tremendous, enough to allow Xilan to withstand Hunyi's pursuit for three years.

Xilan was confident he could endure, but he feared that Lin Yuan's elder wouldn't make it within three years.

By then, he would have burned his willpower, lost the treasures carried by his avatar, and it would be a loss.

"Don't worry."

"Three years will be more than enough."

Lin Yuan continued, "Take me into your inner world, and I'll contact my elder."

"Okay."

Xilan nodded.

At the same time, Lin Yuan's figure disappeared.

Inside the inner world.

Lin Yuan sat cross-legged in a corner.

"Three years."

"The flow of time during this shuttle will at most be two and a half years in the main world."

Lin Yuan thought to himself.

The 'three years with an elder to rescue' he told Xilan was naturally not true.

In reality, Lin Yuan planned to use these three years to make his ninth shuttle. With the new world mark coordinates he obtained, Lin Yuan gained some information, including the time flow in both worlds and the duration of his stay after the shuttle.

With a little calculation, he could determine how much time the main world would pass during the entire ninth shuttle period.

"Xilan, you hold on."

Lin Yuan slowly closed his eyes, and the Gateway of the Myriad Realms in his mind began to radiate light.

(End of Chapter)

Chapter 307: The Ninth Shuttle! The Divine World (Please Subscribe)

Silver Galaxy, the main star.

Lin Yuan also closed his eyes.

His mind sank deep into the depths of his consciousness, before the majestic Gateway of the Myriad Realms.

At this moment, the Gateway of the Myriad Realms radiated light, and the final world mark at the 'threshold' below also glowed.

"During this shuttle, I must pay close attention to the situation on the Xuanhuang Secret Realm's side. If Xilan can't hold out, I can directly obliterate my Solar Divine Spirit," Lin Yuan thought to himself.

Although Xilan had told him he could hold out for three years, Lin Yuan naturally wouldn't pin all his hopes on him.

After all, their opponent was Hunyi, the strongest Ninth-order being of the Heavenly Feather Clan. Who knew what trump cards he hadn't used yet?

Lin Yuan would absolutely not let his Solar Divine Spirit fall into the enemy's hands, even if that Solar Divine Spirit was just an empty shell. The core of his will had long fled into the Gateway of the Myriad Realms, descending into other dimensions.

As for how to obliterate the Solar Divine Spirit? Lin Yuan had long arranged methods around his Solar Divine Spirit. Once triggered, the Solar Divine Spirit would quickly collapse.

Of course, by doing so, he would probably not be able to unravel the secret of that 'calling sensation' during this opening period of the Xuanhuang Secret Realm.

But for Lin Yuan, this was not an unbearable loss.

Even if he couldn't obtain the opportunities within the Xuanhuang Secret Realm, Lin Yuan could still reach the peak of the universe. It would just take a bit longer.

"This time, the duration of the stay is probably around 1,100 years, with a time flow ratio of over 300 to 1. The main world will pass over two years," Lin Yuan planned for himself.

During the thousand and one hundred years of the shuttle, he needed to cultivate to at least the ten millionth layer, opening up ten million layers of space.

With his inner world spanning nearly two hundred million miles, even if he only opened up ten million layers of space, he could still crush Hunyi, who had opened up over thirty million layers of space, with ease. This was the heritage from his inner world itself.

"Let's begin."

Lin Yuan watched as the Gateway of the Myriad Realms before him grew brighter and brighter, with both time and space subtly fluctuating. His mind and will were completely absorbed.

Lin Yuan only felt his consciousness blur, his thoughts almost collapsing. When he finally managed to open his eyes, he keenly sensed the weakness throughout his body.

"What's wrong with me?" Lin Yuan couldn't even take deep breaths.

This body was just too weak, practically rotten to the core.

"Fluctuations in many layers of space," Lin Yuan looked around the void.

At his level, even if he had no power, he couldn't possibly fall in cultivation. He could easily see the subtle changes between spaces.

Of course, he could only see them, though. To activate or use them required a strong physique and soul.

No matter in which world, the physique and soul were the foundation.

"Am I the grandson of Viscount Longshan? The third in line to inherit the Longshan family? The thing I like to do most is to indulge maids? The maids here are not limited to human women?" Lin Yuan quickly absorbed the memories. No wonder this body was so weak. Indulging in pleasures and leaking one's essence—if one didn't frequently take tonics, they would probably have 'exhausted themselves to death' long ago.

"The world I've descended into this time," Lin Yuan's expression grew slightly solemn.

Although the original body was incompetent, he still knew some common knowledge about the world.

This world was boundless. Apart from the 'human realm' where Lin Yuan was currently located, there were also two other parts: the Sea of Light and the Abyss of Darkness.

Whether it was the Sea of Light or the Abyss of Darkness, they were both places where gods resided. It was said that each had the twelve most powerful main gods.

The twenty-four main gods towered above, overlooking the human realm and all the gods.

"Gods," information about gods floated through Lin Yuan's mind.

To become a god, one must spread faith, then raise the banner of a god and enter the Sea of Light or the Abyss of Darkness.

"Gods need to raise the banner of a god. Isn't that equivalent to opening an inner world at the Eighth Order?" Lin Yuan speculated.

So far, he didn't know the true strength of the gods in this realm. He could only gauge it based on the connection between the divine country and the main world's Eighth Order.

"The strong in this world follow the path of spreading faith?" Lin Yuan pondered. The so-called faith was the purest emotion and desire within the hearts of living beings.

Scholars of the main universe's human civilization had long discovered such power, and even created some evolutionary paths that utilized this power.

However, unfortunately, relying purely on faith as one's source of power had great risks. In the end, it might even lead to the evolutionist himself becoming lost in the desires of sentient beings.

Faith could bring victory.

Faith could bring defeat.

But in this world, the path of faith seemed to be quite smooth.

At least many gods, relying on the faith of sentient beings, raised the banner of a god and ascended to the divine throne.

Even the twenty-four main gods of the Sea of Light and the Abyss of Darkness seemed to wield rule and authority by harnessing the power of faith?

"Faith."

Lin Yuan's thoughts wandered.

Spreading faith is completely different from spreading one's own evolutionary path.

The essence of faith is fervent worship, unconditional adoration, but spreading an evolutionary path is different.

Take Lin Yuan's martial path for example. Future cultivators practicing martial arts don't need to know about Lin Yuan himself.

"The Longshan family was granted the title of Imperial Viscount, and the first Viscount Longshan made significant contributions to the empire."

"The territory of the Longshan family, called Longshan Territory, covers approximately sixty million square miles. It seems that the size of this world exceeds my expectations," Lin Yuan pondered.

Just a viscount's territory covers sixty million square miles, so how large is the entire empire? And the empire where Longshan Ridge is located is just one country in the 'Ten Thousand Nations Plateau'.

Lin Yuan rubbed his temples. Just a rough estimate led him to surmise that the size of this world was at least over five hundred light-years.

And this is only the human realm; the Sea of Light and the Abyss of Darkness are not even included.

"The cultivation system in this world mainly revolves around the 'knight' cultivation system, divided from low to high into levels one to seven," Lin Yuan silently thought.

A fifth-level knight is also called a Grand Knight. The first generation Viscount Longshan was of such strength, establishing the Longshan family.

A sixth-level knight is a 'legendary' knight, and as for a seventh-level knight? At least there haven't been such strong individuals born in the empire, but occasionally their traces are found in the Ten Thousand Nations Plateau.

A seventh-level knight is also called a 'half-god'. Individuals at this level have the qualifications to establish their own 'divine name' to spread faith and attempt to break through that barrier.

"The knight cultivation system," Lin Yuan automatically recalled a knight cultivation technique.

It was the Longshan family's Longshan cultivation technique, the high-level knight cultivation method that the first Viscount Longshan relied on to dominate the eight directions.

But the Longshan cultivation technique in Lin Yuan's mind only contained the basic parts.

"It's average, roughly equivalent to a fifth-order evolutionary path in the main world," Lin Yuan glanced over and concluded.

The Longshan cultivation technique is the foundation of a fifth-level Grand Knight's cultivation, and countless knights are eager to take a look at it.

Even if it's only the basic parts.

But Lin Yuan, who comes from the vast universe of the evolutionary path, and is already a Ninth-order powerhouse, naturally doesn't value it.

[Name: Longshan Yuan (Lin Yuan)]

[Identity: Overseer of the Gateway of the Myriad Realms]

[Bound Talent: Heaven-Defying Insight]

[Divine Ability: Blood Rebirth]

[Divine Ability: Mountain Moving]

[Divine Ability: Enhancement]

[Current Status: Conscious Descent]

[Remaining Residence Time: One thousand one hundred ten years]

Lin Yuan's thoughts converged as he looked at the illusory text below his line of sight.

"The residence time is over one thousand one hundred years, not bad," Lin Yuan nodded slightly.

He had long sensed the duration of this shuttle, but he only had a rough idea. He could only confirm the exact time after descending.

With over a thousand years, Lin Yuan was confident that with his Heaven-Defying Insight, as long as he didn't die prematurely, opening up ten million layers of space would be easy.

"Premature death?" Lin Yuan furrowed his brow slightly.

Images from last night floated into his mind. He had been invited by a friend to attend a lavish party.

The party was extremely extravagant, with beautiful women coming out one after another. In the end, Lin Yuan took a fancy to a charming fox woman, and they spent the night together.

Lin Yuan couldn't remember what happened afterward; his memories were filled with bliss. But when he woke up just now, he found that his essence had been greatly depleted.

If Lin Yuan hadn't taken over this body in time and instinctively locked up the leakage of his essence, even if he didn't die, his physical condition would have plummeted significantly. He probably wouldn't even be able to get out of bed.

"Is it just a coincidence?"

"Is it intentional?" 

Lin Yuan narrowed his eyes. The place he was in now wasn't Longshan Ridge but Ampu City.

Ampu City, where Longshan Ridge intersects with several other territories, was extremely prosperous in trade, boasting various pleasure establishments from within and outside the empire.

It was also a favorite destination for descendants of viscounts like Longshan Yuan.

Half a month ago, Longshan Yuan had arrived in Ampu City with his attendants and had been playing with a few friends ever since.

In the dim palace.

A woman in black veil with graceful contours stood under a statue, her figure ethereal.

"I've seen the envoy." Below, a fox-like woman knelt respectfully.

"How about that Longshan Yuan?" the graceful woman asked in a cold, soft voice.

"Reporting to the envoy, Longshan Yuan was drained by me overnight. Even if he didn't die, his essence was greatly damaged," the fox woman immediately replied.

"Be mindful, Longshan Yuan can only die naturally," the graceful goddess frowned.

Longshan Yuan was the grandson of Viscount Longshan. If there were any unexpected factors in his death, it would undoubtedly enrage Viscount Longshan.

By then, thorough investigation would complicate matters.

It wasn't that they feared Viscount Longshan. This generation of Viscount Longshan was already very old, and the first and second heirs were not young either.

Even if one became the new Viscount Longshan, they probably wouldn't live for long.

And their church had secretly controlled the fourth heir of Longshan Ridge.

As long as Longshan Yuan died 'naturally' without arousing suspicion from Viscount Longshan, in a few decades, the entire Longshan Ridge would be theirs.

"Envoy, rest assured, I am discreet," the fox woman's face turned pale as she quickly assured, "I only take a little each time, outsiders won't notice. At most, I'll come seven times. Longshan Yuan's cause of death can only be attributed to excessive indulgence."

Given Longshan Yuan's previous indulgence in carnal pleasures, dying from excessive indulgence would seem perfectly normal, even Viscount Longshan himself wouldn't suspect anything.

Although Longshan Yuan's parents and Viscount Longshan himself had reprimanded him many times about this matter, even imposing restrictions, it had been to no avail. Longshan Yuan remained incorrigible.

"That's good," the graceful woman nodded in satisfaction.

Once they had control of Longshan Ridge, it would greatly benefit their church's spread of faith.

Longshan Ridge covered over sixty million square miles and had over a trillion inhabitants. Such a vast source of faith, if fully captured, would surely be rewarded by the gods.

Of course.

All of this had to be done in secret, especially the spread of faith. If it leaked out, it would be hunted down by the empire.

In the empire, only one god was worshipped, the God of Order, also one of the twelve main gods of the Sea of Light, with immeasurable divine power.

Apart from the God of Order, all other faiths were considered evil gods and needed to be eradicated.

Inside the room.

Since suspecting he might be targeted...

Lin Yuan immediately began checking himself, assessing the extent of his essence deficiency.

"There is indeed a problem."

Lin Yuan's expression became slightly solemn.

Under normal circumstances, even if indulging in carnal pleasures, the body's decay rate wouldn't be too fast, especially for Longshan Yuan, as the grandson of Viscount Longshan, who often consumed some tonics to compensate for his essence deficiency.

"That fox woman?"

Lin Yuan thought of the fox woman he had spent a passionate night with yesterday, indeed a seductive beauty that had ensnared Longshan Yuan.

Now thinking back, she must have been deeply involved.

However, the fox woman shouldn't be the mastermind. Who would personally come forward as the mastermind? There must be someone else behind the scenes.

"Who could be targeting me?"

Lin Yuan felt a headache coming on. Longshan Yuan was usually arrogant and had offended countless people. Finding enemies among them was like finding a needle in a haystack.

Moreover, whoever had the cunning to use seduction to slowly drain Longshan Yuan must have a considerable force behind them.

"Hmm?"

Lin Yuan suddenly moved, raising his right hand, pressing on his forehead, and then slowly moving it away.

A faint pink aura lingered on his fingertips before slowly dissipating.

"Divine power?"

Lin Yuan was momentarily stunned, then his expression became serious.

More accurately, it was a trace of demi-divine power, the aura condensed by a seventh-level knight, which had the potential to transform into complete divine power given enough faith.

"Is someone targeting me a demi-god?"

"No, a demi-god wouldn't be interested in me. It should be a church established by a demi-god to spread their own faith."

In an instant, Lin Yuan's mind was filled with many thoughts.

In the empire, and even throughout the entire plateau, faith in the twelve main gods of the Sea of Light prevailed.

In addition, any demi-god seeking to spread their faith was considered heretical.

Even the twelve main gods of the dark abyss were no exception.

However, throughout history, demi-gods secretly spread their own faith on the plateau, which never ceased.

There was no way around it; the abundance of faith in this region was too tempting. Many demi-gods at the seventh level couldn't resist such temptation.

(End of this chapter)