Yuan's Ascension

Chapter 571: Preparations Before Setting Off (2)

Wu Yuan claiming the title of heaven-tier member of the Fourth Origin Eldritch Field caused no small commotion, sparking a massive wave of discussion particularly in the Fourth Origin Eldritch Field.

However, no one connected Wu Yuan with Ming Jian. After all, the Daos they displayed were not the same. And in terms of performance, Ming Jian's talent was far, far superior.

A monstrous prodigy suspected of possessing a first-degree immortal root was Wu Yuan's qi refiner self? Almost no one would believe it. The probability was too small.

In the Fourth Origin Eldritch Field, on Wu Yuan's void continent, inside the Essence Tower.

I underwent a simulation of the Law of Life in the Dao Temple, which gave me some insights. My understanding of the True Domain Dao has advanced further, but my grasp of the Law of Life is still very vague. Wu Yuan sighed inwardly.

With the Heaven and Earth Tournament concluded, he immersed himself once again in cultivation.

Faced with a bottleneck in the Life Dao, Wu Yuan chose to visit the Dao Temple, using up one of the opportunities Master Kua Chi had given him.

However, reality taught Wu Yuan that the Dao Temple was only able to guide immortal cultivators in their cultivation, similar to the Qiankun Divine Stele of the Immortal Belvedere. It was not omnipotent.

Law of Life, Life. Wu Yuan strove to recall and comprehend what he had learned, then deduce new insights. Yet, he didn’t make much progress.

Hmm? Wu Yuan's eyes flickered, and in a flash, he flew out of the Essence Tower. Not far away stood the red-robed Cen Jiang and several Void Refiner Eminences, who were waiting respectfully for him.

"Master, the treasures you instructed me to collect from the Origin Eldritch Continent are all here," Cen Jiang said, flipping her palm to present several storage artifacts. "These are the treasures, please inspect them, Master."

Wu Yuan accepted them, probing them with his Soul Force. The storage artifacts were sealed by restrictions on their surfaces, requiring the corresponding method to remove them. Wu Yuan, having purchased the treasures through the eldritch voidrealm, naturally knew the method to undo the restrictions.

Swiftly, Wu Yuan claimed ownership of the four storage artifacts, imprinting them with his vital aura, while also conducting an initial inspection of the treasures within. Everything seemed to be in order.

"Very well, you may go now," Wu Yuan said, before transforming into a stream of light and flying back into the Essence Tower.

Cen Jiang and the others remained behind.

"Earth Immortal, what do you think Master purchased? Back at the Origin Eldritch Continent, a High Immortal came to deliver the goods," one of the Void Refiner Eminences whispered inquisitively. "It must be some great treasure."

"Don't be such a blabbermouth," Cen Jiang frowned. "Remember, as servants, we must be absolutely loyal to our master. Master's potential is astounding, and he is destined to become an Archimmortal or even a great Astral Monarch in the future.

There must be many in the world outside who wish to pry into Master's secrets. Don't say I didn't warn you." Cen Jiang's gaze swept over the three Void Refiner Eminences behind her, the threat in her eyes clear.

"Understood," the three Void Refiner Eminences said solemnly.

They had all sworn oaths, ensuring their absolute loyalty. Yet, secrets could still be unintentionally leaked, even without deliberate intent.

...

Inside the Essence Tower, Wu Yuan stood in midair rather than sitting in lotus position, gazing at the four storage artifacts before him.

Silently, a multitude of artifacts floated in the void, including battle armor, helmets, boots, arm guards, sabers, shields, chains, and more.

A complete set of high-grade spirion artifacts, 62 pieces in total. This cost about 100 divine crystals. Wu Yuan thought to himself.

He began to claim ownership one item at a time. To do good work, one must first sharpen one's tools. Since he was about to embark on a risky expedition, Wu Yuan naturally had to make thorough preparations.

Why compete for the heaven-tier title? Because, for an individual that had previously obtained a Legendary root establishment treasure, the reward for becoming a heaven-tier member of the Fourth Origin Eldritch Field was 20,000 divine crystals.

This was a fortune large enough to incite envy in many High Immortals. Wu Yuan could purchase a vast array of treasures with this wealth.

Artifacts? For Wu Yuan, high-grade spirion artifacts were the limit. The vast majority of Earth Immortals only possessed one or two high-grade spirion artifacts as their main battle artifacts, how could they be as extravagant as Wu Yuan?

As for celestial equipment? Even a low-grade celestial artifact would cost over a thousand divine crystals. With Wu Yuan's current mana, even if he did own a celestial artifact, he couldn't unleash much of its power.

Swiftly, he claimed ownership over all the high-grade spirion artifacts, several of which were specially prepared for Little Black.

"Master, what wonderful treasures! Wonderful treasures indeed!" Little Black was quite excited.

Its previous artifacts like the Veiled Serpent Plume were no longer suitable given its current strength. With high-grade spirion battle armor and wing guards, Little Black would be free to unleash as much power as it had.

The high-grade spirion artifact, Purple Cloud Lock, for guarding the soul. 300 divine crystals. Wu Yuan examined the illusory purple chain before him.

Soul artifacts were different from ordinary artifacts. To unleash their power, one's soul had to be powerful enough.

Fortunately, after decades, although Wu Yuan's body refiner self's soul was far inferior to his qi refiner self’s, it had still reached the peak of the Soul Will level. High-grade spirion artifacts were good enough.

Wu Yuan mused silently. With this, I can withstand ordinary soul attacks using soul defense secret arts and my soul itself. For slightly stronger soul attacks, I'll rely on the Purple Cloud Lock. And for major crises, I'll count on the black pagoda's stone pillar.

In Wu Yuan's view, it was best to avoid revealing the secret of the black pagoda unless absolutely necessary. Therefore, he made advance preparations.

Whoosh~ The illusory purple chains shot forth, swiftly entering the upper dantian lobe and encircling his soul essence.

Soul artifacts were constructed with special materials that were able to enter the upper dantian lobe.

Wu Yuan sensed the battleship stored within one of the storage artifacts. The high-grade spirion battleship, Nebula Warship, cost about 500 divine crystals.

This too was a life-saving treasure, fueled by ethercrystal. When pushed to its limits, it could reach a maximum speed of 120,000 li per second. As long as he hid inside, even a Void Refiner/Elysian Field powerhouse would be unable to harm him. At full power, its top speed could outpace even ordinary Earth Immortals.

Two Void Divine Talismans, totaling 1000 divine crystals. Wu Yuan swiftly claimed ownership of these two treasures he had purchased.

Though he had gained some insight into the Space Dao, he was still far from traveling at light-speed. For now, these Void Divine Talismans were an excellent life-saving measure.

Besides the battleship and artifacts, Wu Yuan had also acquired mobile arrays, medicinal pills for detoxification, talismans for killing enemies in special environments, as well as some eldritch poisons and special weapons. [1]

Wu Yuan had considered every contingency.

He carefully examined and claimed ownership of each item. The more techniques and trump cards at his disposal, the greater his chances of survival when facing powerful enemies in the future.

The most important treasure. Wu Yuan's gaze fell on the final storage artifact.

With a mental command from him, a figure in purple robes emerged, landing before Wu Yuan. Her features were exquisite and beautiful, her skin smooth and pale as snow, eyes tightly closed. She seemed alive, yet lacked a certain vitality and liveliness.

Wu Yuan's Soul Force surged forth, swiftly studying the purple-robed puppet's inner core, removing the restrictions and claiming ownership.

Whoosh! The previously dormant purple-robed figure suddenly opened her eyes, which were cold as ice. As her gaze swept over Wu Yuan, her aura retracted completely, her expression softening.

"Greetings, Master," the purple-robed woman said respectfully.

"From today on, you shall be called Shadow Moon," Wu Yuan smiled, a name he had long decided upon.

"Yes," Shadow Moon nodded. "Shadow Moon vows to protect Master's safety with all her might, unto death."

Wu Yuan nodded slightly.

Shadow Moon was a powerful puppet, skilled in the Wind Dao, with base mana rivaling a ninth-stage Earth Immortal and Dao comprehension on par with high-level Earth Immortals. She was powered by divine crystals.

In essence, when Shadow Moon unleashed her full power, her strength could match a ninth-stage Earth Immortal, easily slaying ordinary Earth Immortals and Earth Eldritches.

She was the trump card Wu Yuan prepared for himself after careful consideration.

Shadow Moon possessed immense strength, absolute loyalty, and independent thought. Unlike ordinary puppets, there was no need to manually control her in battle.

Thus, her price was unimaginably high, costing Wu Yuan a full 12,000 divine crystals. To ensure Shadow Moon's combat effectiveness, Wu Yuan also spent an additional 2,000 divine crystals to replenish her mana.

In truth, most of Wu Yuan's current wealth had been invested in Shadow Moon, but the results were undeniable. At the very least, Wu Yuan could now face anything below a High Immortal with confidence.

As for High Immortals? Wu Yuan harbored no illusions about contending with them now. The gap in base mana was far too vast, making it unrealistic. At most, he could attempt to escape using treasures like the Void Divine Talisman.

With all these methods at my disposal, despite being merely at the Amethyst Cradle phase, the Immutable Land of the Bronze Immutable Token shouldn't be able to trap me, right? Wu Yuan mused.

Converting all his wealth into items that could exert real power – this was the right decision.

...

Days passed as Wu Yuan gradually deciphered and familiarized himself with each treasure within the Essence Tower.

The overall strength of his body refiner self steadily increased.

In the blink of an eye, two months had passed since the Heaven and Earth Tournament of the Fourth Origin Eldritch Field.

After informing Cen Jiang and the others that he would be entering closed-door cultivation in the Essence Tower and was not to be disturbed by anyone, Wu Yuan disguised himself as an ordinary Shambhala cultivator and quietly left the Fourth Origin Eldritch Field and the Cang Feng Eldritch World.

First stop, Eldritch-Immortal Battlefield 42. Wu Yuan set his target destination.

For over a decade, he had been eager to test out the hypothesis that accumulating blood mist to its saturation limit could prompt the black pagoda to produce an Origin Blood Droplet.

Eldritch-Immortal Battlefield 42 was also an entry-level battlefield.

...

"Greetings, Fighter Thousand Mountains. Welcome to Eldritch-Immortal Battlefield 42," greeted a tall and imposing black-armored soldier.

Wu Yuan nodded slightly.

Thousand Mountains was truly a good name!

...

The various entry-level Eldritch-Immortal Battlefields were largely similar. Wu Yuan, already familiar with the environment due to his qi refiner self’s experience, didn't hesitate, directly heading to the mainland of this battlefield.

Thus began his body refiner self's journey of slaughter, fundamentally no different from his qi refiner self's years ago.

The only difference was that his killing efficiency was much lower. However, this ‘lower efficiency’ was only relative to his qi refiner self.

A year and a half later.

Within a vast mountain range on the mainland of the battlefield.

"Fighter Thousand Mountains, congratulations on becoming a ninth-rank fighter. You have gained the following privileges..." Wu Yuan received a notification from the eldritch voidrealm. Yet, he felt no joy.

As expected, the Origin Blood Droplet seems unique to my qi refiner self. Even with blood mist accumulated to its limit, there are no further changes to my body refiner self. Wu Yuan observed the vast sea of blood mist in his upper dantian lobe.

Since I can't generate Origin Blood Droplets, there's little point in staying on the Eldritch-Immortal Battlefield.

It's time to head for the Greenridge Immortal World.

1. portable array -> mobile array ☜