webnovelfull Chapter 392 Exploring the Cosmic Sea, the Tower of Primordial Beginning Completed
Chapter 392 Exploring the Cosmic Sea, the Tower of Primordial Beginning Completed
Chapter 392 Exploring the Cosmic Sea, the Tower of Primordial Beginning Completed
"The Lord of Gaki-Oku is dead!"
The speaking being had a metallic body, somewhat resembling the mechanical father god of the primordial universe.
The difference lies in the fact that the eyes of this metallic life form are composed of two constantly rotating fireballs, which is also a characteristic of the Fire Source Clan.
The one who just spoke is the king of the Fire Source Clan, the strongest being in the universe during the first cycle of reincarnation, King Zhenjia!
Besides King Zhenjia, the identities of the other two are also quite clear—Lord Haolei Star and Ancestral God Qiuyan. The three of them are now subordinates of the Beast Morosa.
"This Lord of Yuan'ao is too useless; he died not long after returning to the primordial universe."
A giant made of lightning boomed, "That fool! He just got his hands on the artifact and couldn't resist using it in the primordial universe. Does he think no one can do anything to him?"
"Haolei, do you have any concrete information?" The last being, resembling a mountain range, also spoke up: "I can only sense the fall of the Lord of Yuan'ao, but I can't get any more specific information."
"I don't know the specifics of what happened."
The Thunder Giant—also known as the Lord of Hao Lei Star—shaked his head and said, "But Yuan Ao has only been back in the Primal Universe for a few years. Logically speaking, as long as he doesn't use any magical artifacts, he shouldn't be noticed by the Primal Universe for at least tens of thousands of years."
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"The crisis of the primordial universe made it impossible for him to perish."
"Therefore!" Lord Hao Lei said with absolute certainty, "Only Yuan Ao actively using the artifact would attract the attention of the Primal Universe and its strongest beings."
"With the strongest being in the universe intervening, it's not surprising that the Lord of Yuan'ao has fallen."
"That makes sense," said the mountain spirit, the Ancestral God of the Rocks. "It seems that the 'Thread-Connecting Diagram' we distributed has fallen into the hands of some of the strongest beings in the universe."
"Even if it falls into the hands of the Lord of the Universe, it doesn't matter."
The metallic life form Zhenjia King said calmly, "A solitary universe lord is simply powerless to protect this Thread-Connecting Diagram, while a universe lord with a race, even if he obtains the Thread-Connecting Diagram, will most likely still hand it over to the strongest member of his race in the end."
"In this way, our goal has been achieved."
"King Zhenjia is right," said Lord Haolei. "Now, all we need to do is wait patiently."
"No matter who ultimately obtains the Thread-Pulling Map, they will be unable to resist exploring it, and as long as they proceed according to the directions on the map—they will inevitably fall into a dark place."
At this point, the three strongest individuals couldn't help but exchange glances, and a hint of fear appeared on their faces as they recalled the terrifying scene inside the dark place.
The three of them—in fact, were all survivors who had stumbled into the dark place.
They were just lucky; the creatures they encountered didn't choose to kill them, but instead chose to cooperate with them. Yes, in the eyes of the three, their relationship with Morosa was one of cooperation.
They were granted the magical "Black Power" by Morosa, and their task was to gather intelligence and create traps to lure more of the universe's strongest beings into the Dark Land.
Of course, the three Star Lords of Haolei were not stupid. They knew that this so-called black divine power was a means for the World Beast to control them. Once they used this power, they would most likely become the World Beast's servants.
Therefore, they avoid using this divine power if possible, thus gaining some freedom.
"Faced with the temptation of the most powerful treasure, it will take at least a thousand years, or even ten thousand years, for the strongest person to obtain the Silk Thread Diagram to explore it."
Lord Hao Lei said, "We just need to wait patiently, and at the same time, we should find out who has fallen into the hands of the Thread-Pulling Diagram."
"If this person doesn't fall for it—then we should switch to another plan."
"clear."
King Zhenjia nodded. "I will instruct my people to inquire about this news from the life forms of the primordial universe."
"Me too," Qiuyan Ancestral God replied.
"Then it's settled," said Lord Haolei. "We'll discuss the rest once we have more concrete information."
"it is good."
After a brief discussion, the three strongest beings in the universe chose to wait and see for the time being, while sending people to gather information.
Unfortunately, they were destined to be disappointed, because there were no witnesses to Chen Yuan killing the Lord of Yuan'ao.
The creatures of the Yuan'ao Secret Realm have no way to leave the secret realm; those who were capable of leaving have long since perished along with the Lord of Yuan'ao!
Furthermore, since the Lord of Yuanao was a loner with few friends, it meant that, barring any unforeseen circumstances, news of his demise might not spread for many years.
Unless a powerful outsider arrives at the Mysterious Realm, or one of the beings within the realm breaks through their limits and is able to leave, this news will likely not spread.
Of course, it doesn't matter if the news gets out, because Chen Yuan disrupted spacetime while killing the Lord of Yuan'ao. Even if someone goes back in time, they won't be able to discover the truth behind the Lord of Yuan'ao's demise.
Therefore, the three Star Lords of Haolei Star would never know who obtained the Silk Thread Diagram. They could only wait for the mysterious expert who obtained the Silk Thread Diagram to enter the Peak Realm for exploration.
Unfortunately, even with this, they were destined to be disappointed, because Chen Yuan had no intention of using this map to explore the Peak Realm.
Once the virtual universe completes its upgrade, its coverage will most likely reach the three forbidden zones. Even if it doesn't reach them yet, it will eventually do so over time.
The information he would obtain from the virtual universe would be far more useful than the so-called "thread diagram," so Chen Yuan was not in a hurry.
What he's doing now is actually the same as the three Lord Hao Lei: just wait.
However, Chen Yuan was waiting for the countdown to the upgrade of the virtual universe, while Lord Hao Lei and the others were waiting for the countdown to their death.
Once Chen Yuan's mental will and primordial spirit sword intent break through, it will be the moment when these three beast lackeys perish.
As for now—let them live a little longer.
Meanwhile, while Lord Hao Lei and the others were discussing, Chen Yuan had already completed the exploration of the first ruin.
"As expected, it's an ordinary tribe."
Despite saying this, Chen Yuan showed no disappointment; instead, he wore a satisfied smile.
Because, although the tribe represented by this site was only at the very bottom of the hierarchy on the Origin Continent, it was of great importance to Chen Yuan...
He had never seen such a wealthy place before.
"As expected of an unexplored historical site, it's full of treasures."
Chen Yuan blinked. "There are over a thousand supreme treasures alone, plus various tools, materials—and even the entire ruins—which actually yielded 84 units of the Source of the Great Dao!"
Keep in mind that only a dozen minutes had passed from the start of his looting to the end, yet he had already amassed double-digit amounts of energy, comparable to more than eight years of absorbing chaotic energy!
"The key point is that there are tens of thousands of such relics among the markings given by Irelia!"
The thought of all the ruins waiting for him to explore and discover made Chen Yuan's eyes light up.
In fact, in the exploration of the virtual universe, there are certainly more relics than this number in such a large area.
However, most of the ruins have been thoroughly searched by generations of cultivators throughout countless reincarnations, and anything of even slight value has been taken away, leaving only broken walls and ruins.
Of course, Chen Yuan treats all junk the same, since they can all be converted into energy. However, the energy from these remnants is ultimately not as good as that from the proper ruins.
Following the established order, Chen Yuan would definitely cultivate these rich relics first before collecting the remains. Anyway, those dilapidated relics wouldn't run away, and he would eventually take them for himself.
But if you go too late, these tens of thousands of undeveloped historical sites might be visited by someone else.
Of course, the probability is not high, because tens of thousands of relics sounds like a lot, but in reality these relics are spread across a range of five trillion light-years beyond the original universe.
This is equivalent to half of the original universe, yet there are only tens of thousands of relics scattered in various places, which is actually quite sparse.
If one were to travel slowly, even if the speed of light in the cosmic ocean were faster than that of the primordial universe, the time to reach a destination would still be measured in hundreds of millions of years.
Cultivators in the Cosmic Sea usually travel to their destination via wormholes or by teleporting repeatedly, but regardless of the method of travel, they inevitably miss most areas.
Therefore, even after many cycles of reincarnation, there are still so many undiscovered relics around the original universe.
Chen Yuan's advantage lies in the virtual universe and the optimized space. The former provides specific coordinates, while the latter allows him to reach his destination with a single thought, saving him travel time. This is why he was able to find opportunities around the original universe.
Otherwise, he would have no choice but to travel through wormholes to the distant depths of the cosmic ocean to compete with powerful beings from various races for treasures.
"Time to raid the next site."
Chen Yuan stared at the empty ruins. Not only was it impossible to discern its original appearance, but anyone else who came here probably wouldn't even know that a ruin had once existed here.
There was no other way; the materials used in the buildings within the ruins were also extraordinary, mostly starting at the eighth tier. How could Chen Yuan let such a thing go to waste? Naturally, he converted everything he could see into energy.
call out!
With a thought, Chen Yuan's figure vanished from the spot and reappeared in the chaotic void 800 billion light-years away.
Not far in front of him was another hidden site.
However, compared to the previous relic, this relic is much better at hiding itself. Even when Chen Yuanzhen, a late-stage True God, swept it with his mental will, he couldn't find anything.
"According to the information provided by Irelia, the ruler of this ruin should be a Void God."
"If it's true, then it's a large tribe, with potentially more than 100 True Gods among its members, and even more Universe Lords."
Chen Yuan blinked. If there was a Void True God, then at least this tribe wouldn't be at the bottom anymore, which made him somewhat expectant of how much this ruin could bring him.
The energy gains were secondary; what truly captivated Chen Yuan was the Void-level runes, the runes used to conceal this relic.
"Let's begin."
Because this relic is of a high level, Chen Yuan's mental power could not detect it, but that didn't matter, he still had the virtual universe.
Irene had already analyzed the location of the runes for him, but Chen Yuan did not remove the shield, because that would damage the integrity of the runes.
Chen Yuan's eyes lit up with white light as he looked at a certain spot in the void. In his vision, a magnificent complex of buildings suddenly appeared in a place that had been empty.
Outside these buildings were incredibly intricate silver runes. Judging from how these runes appeared and disappeared, Chen Yuan estimated that the ruins were nearing their limit.
Perhaps after tens or hundreds of thousands of epochs, the secret runes of this ruin will become ineffective, thus revealing the entire ruin, which will be discovered by a passing cultivator many years later.
However, since Chen Yuanxian found this place, the ruins must already belong to the Chen family.
After several days, the Eye of Primordial Beginning finally fully deciphered the secret runes of this ruin. After mastering these hidden runes, Chen Yuan also gained a complete understanding of the ruins.
Good news, the runes here are indeed Void-level.
The bad news is that the leader of the ruins is not the Void God.
It could also be said that the tribal civilization to which this site belonged had long since disintegrated, and only a dozen or so true gods remained here.
As for the powerful beings who set up the hidden runes for the ruins, they may have already died, and the tribes that lost the protection of the Void God could not escape the fate of destruction.
Chen Yuan was somewhat disappointed. He thought he had encountered a powerful relic, but he didn't expect that apart from this secret rune, there were no other Void-level inheritances.
"So be it. If I gain it, I am fortunate; if I lose it, it is my fate."
"Even if there is no inheritance now, there will be the Duan Donghe inheritance waiting for me in the future, so there is no need to rush."
Shaking his head, Chen Yuan quickly composed himself and entered the ruins to begin sweeping.
Several days later, the once magnificent palace complex also disappeared, replaced by 147 units of energy in the system's reserves, and a small amount of proficiency in the Primordial Hand.
In the days that followed, Chen Yuan began traveling to various parts of the Cosmic Sea, exploring ruins that had never been discovered before, and converting all the items inside.
As he explored more and more ruins, the reserves of the Great Dao Source on his panel became increasingly abundant, and his proficiency with the Primordial Hand also slowly increased.
Besides the Void-level Concealment Runes, Chen Yuan also came into contact with many more Void-level Runes, including not only those related to concealment but also many related to spacetime.
After mastering this knowledge, Chen Yuan began to try to make it his own, especially during the process of refining treasures, he would occasionally add some secret runes outside of the formulas.
This resulted in Chen Yuan's creations of treasures being inconsistent, sometimes producing extraordinary works, but more often producing works far below his usual standard.
Fortunately, Chen Yuan practiced in a virtual universe, so he didn't waste any materials. On the contrary, as he practiced more and more, he became more and more adept at using these secret runes.
Gradually, Chen Yuan shifted his practice from the virtual universe to reality. With materials provided by the Primordial Hand, the failed products were converted back into energy. Through these repeated failures, his treasure-refining skills gradually approached their peak.
Ten years later, at the Shiyuan Hall.
Inside the towering refining cauldron, a faint light shone. Chen Yuan's refining process was nearing completion, with only the final fusion required to finish.
A moment later, as a dazzling light shot out from the cauldron, a majestic pagoda slowly rose up. The pagoda had thirty-three stories and was thirty-three light-years high. It was surrounded by a misty haze, with faint colorful glimmers shimmering between the stories.
"Come."
Chen Yuan raised his hand and gestured, and the pagoda shrank instantly, flying into his palm.
Gazing at the pagoda, Chen Yuan finally smiled: "It's done!"
Before him, on an invisible screen, was the condition of the pagoda.
[Tower of Primordial Beginning: Flying Palace-type Treasure, rated Void Level 4]
[Defense: Immune to attacks from Void God-level matter and reduces soul attacks to one percent]
[Changeable: Can change size and style, up to thirty-three light-years in size, down to a speck of dust]
[Suppression: Contains thirty-three layers of space, each capable of suppressing an early-stage Void True God. The combined power of all thirty-three layers can suppress a peak Void True God.]
【Concealment: Can hide one's presence; when combined with the power of spacetime, it can conceal itself in deeper dimensions of spacetime, making it immune to attacks and detection from normal spacetime】
[Teleportation: The tower's interior space can connect to the external void. Combined with a virtual universe network, it can teleport people from the outside world into the tower over long distances.]