Chapter 407 - 403: Collect Em All

Chapter 407 - 403: Collect 'Em All

"..." Wei Wuyin was digesting all this newfound information, sitting himself before the steps of the Myriad Element Dao Palace. He comfortably sat in the lotus position, his silver eyes brightening and dimming intermittently.

The old man, whose name was Wang Yutian, was quietly observing Wei Wuyin with sparkles within his eyes. ’This child is unfathomable. It’s too unfortunate that I still have roughly two thousand years left on my service, otherwise I would take him as a foster son. Too unfortunate!’

Wang Yutian had discussed numerous things with Wei Wuyin, including his origin and glorious life before this. Wang Yutian was thoroughly shocked at the nascent state of the starfield’s knowledge of cultivation, especially considering there was a Mortal Sovereign Alchemist and numerous Ascended born here. This would normally suggest the rise of the starfield’s society and culture, elevating its cultivation foundation, but it still lacked some of the fundamentals, essentially being completely blank of the world beyond the Mortal Limits.

Wei Wuyin didn’t react too intensely, losing himself in the grandness of it all, but calmly accepted and dissected this information, even delving further with extremely precise questions. Wang Yutian had never seen someone with such a level of mental intelligence and stability before, especially when newly exposed to this information.

There were some cultivators amongst those within the Mortal Limit who would go insane or even kill themselves after hearing this. It was that intense. It was enough to provoke an existential crisis of self, and it was far worse for cultivators.

This was one of the reasons why, in his region, there was a rule that suggested that keeping certain aspects of cultivation, of the cultivation world, limited to descendants and mortals was preferred lest madness propagate without end. To clarify, unless a person reached a certain degree of cultivation, they would be kept largely ignorant of the grander world by design unless they were absolutely required to know to further their cultivation path.

But Wang Yutian didn’t hold back with Wei Wuyin, disregarding that rule and revealing everything while holding nothing back. He expected Wei Wuyin to have a mental breakdown, even curious to see how he handled it, but he wasn’t even shaking. In fact, Wei Wuyin calmly accepted this all as if it was unable to disturb his mind one bit.

This marvel was rare, nigh impossible to witness.

But how was Wang Yutian to know that Wei Wuyin had been exposed to the Heavenly Daos, the Bloodline of Sinners, the Calamities of Hell, traveled across time, and even observed the Yellow Springs due to the Celestial Eyes of Spiritual Divinity. He outran heaven’s wrath, escaped from the purgatory of his own mind, and witnessed reincarnation.

He had long since shattered his Heart of Cultivation, deciding to live his life with a time limit, and had reforged it even stronger as his will to survive thrived within him, creating a new Heart of Cultivation that was nigh unbreakable.

There wasn’t much that could shock or disturb him at this point to the point of insanity.

After a few more minutes, Wei Wuyin breathed out an air of turbid air as his silver eyes regained a light of normality. He slowly rose to his feet, looking at Wang Yutian with a faint smile. He clasped his hands and bowed, "Thank you."

"Thriving? Are there any Mystic Ascendants there?" Wei Wuyin’s eyebrows lifted in surprise.

Wang Yutian chuckled while waving his hands, "Nope. But there’s some upper-phase Astral Core Realm cultivators present there. There’s no way a world realm of this quality could give birth to an Ascended. Anyhow, the nirmal goal is to locate and acquire the other eight tokens held by others. There should be at least four held by guardians, the two held by competitors, and each leads to another cache that is only unlocked when the outside tokens arrive. I think that’s what that so-called Divine King said."

Wei Wuyin furrowed his brows. Four guardians? Four competitors? Caches? This trial was quite complicated with obstacles. He can imagine that whatever awaited these Successors were likely life-threatening. If at peak design, there should be two other external competitors, two internal competitors, and four guardians that likely held their own trials with cultivation bases beyond the trial participants.

With the age restriction set, this was quite harsh.

"And this core? Is this the core of the world realm that stabilizes it?" Wei Wuyin asked.

Wang Yutian nodded, "It should be."

"I see. In that case, I’ll enter this trial. All I have to do is collect all nine tokens, that shouldn’t be too difficult, right?" Wei Wuyin smilingly said.

Wang Yutian looked at Wei Wuyin, feeling like his desire to collect the tokens wasn’t aligned with others. A sense of foreboding entered his heart, but he swiftly abolished it. That doesn’t concern him. He wasn’t even here, merely an incarnation. Furthermore, he wasn’t obligated to handle anything outside of his service.

"Since you haven’t chosen a Core Element Dao, you’ll be at a disadvantage. The internal competitors have already entered the palace, obtaining their high-grade arts, spells, and armament months ago. They’ve been thoroughly prepared. I can send you through without entering the Forge, but are you certain?" Wang Yutian could tell that Wei Wuyin was a genius in regards to Intent, but his cultivation base was extremely lacking.

Those internal competitors weren’t at the Soul Idol Phase, but far higher, let alone those guardians. Their trials would definitely not be an easy task for a Soul Idol Phase Cultivator to complete safely. Furthermore, they’ve all obtained Elemental Origin Intent.

Wei Wuyin was unbothered and unconcerned, "I’m quite certain. Send me through. I’m quite curious about this world realm that’s a tenth the size of my starfield and has such an advanced cultivation society." With a brilliant smile, he urged Wang Yutian.

"So be it." Wang Yutian didn’t hesitate. He waved his grey arm and enshrouded Wei Wuyin in multicolored rays of light. After a bright flash, Wei Wuyin vanished. After he vanished, Wang Yutian smacked his forehead.

"I forgot to tell him about the tokens’ ability to locate each other! Well, I’m sure he’ll find...a token." Realizing he missed out on an important detail, he shrugged. Wei Wuyin didn’t seem incapable. If his goal is to find all nine, then he’ll be able to find at least one, right?

Even...if...the...world was massive...

...Right?