Chapter 1716: The Vast, The Pure, and the Utmost (2)

Chapter 1716: The Vast, The Pure, and the Utmost (2)

While Wei Wuyin had the requisite and advanced knowledge of piloting by scouring the memories of others, it couldn't be forgotten that Wei Wuyin himself was not only exceptionally young, only giving the illusion of great knowledge and experience by his acquisition of memories, but inexperienced in so many matters. To emphasize this detail, he hadn't discovered his passion for piloting a voidship personally or the exciting thrill of dynamic maneuvering and adaptive navigation.

As his tri-status as the founder of the Ascendants, the Ascendant Emperor, and a prominent Alchemist, he had never taken it upon himself to pilot a skyship, voidship, or another void vessel himself. Instead, he relied on Bai Lin's slender back, his Infinite Void Wings, or Void Portals to carry himself from point A to point B.

It was as if Wei Wuyin was a teen who had only known the backseat of a vehicle or horseback his entire life and was suddenly introduced to high-speed racing. While Wei Wuyin was developing his new interest while approaching the distant and aesthetically pleasing Utmost Purity Galaxy, White Sky kept acting as a guide by informing those on board the finer details of the Utmost Purity Galaxy and its seven galactic zones.

She delved into the topic of control and ownership, including dominant rulers. The Utmost Purity Galaxy was territorial but highly competitive and civilized. While somewhat pretentious, their way of acting was very like nobles staring at wars from afar from the safety of horseback, seeing the inevitable outcome.

Fights for territory were completed through wars of wealth, auctions with hefty, ridiculous bids, or deeply complex and often devastating to the Heart of Cultivation Alchemic Clashes, or the most popular game of the entire galaxy that was highly celebrated throughout the world and largely popularized its usage in this portion of the Dark Void called Mystics. It was an ancient, prideful game that Creationists, Heavenly Seers, Oracles, Fortune Tellers, and high-level cultivators participated in. It was formerly known as Heaven, but due to certain developments, its name was changed.

Entire territories and an unsettling amount of wealth and resources were hinged on these three games that were treated as the lifeblood of the Utmost Purity Galaxy's civilization. Additionally, Dao Discussions of Alchemy were often used as tools to outright discredit or invalidate entire lineages, eradicating them from history, or crushing an Alchemist's will.

White Sky tried her best to paint a picture, and at times, her eyes glistened with a deathly pale horror that could shake the soul, yet she shook herself free from those memories and gave it her best. She had said earlier that the Utmost Purity Galaxy was rife with incessant and furious competition, and after hearing her explanations, it was hard not to feel as if she was downplaying the savagery of the Alchemic Dao, especially when it was weaponized.

The Utmost Purity Galaxy only had a few genuine wars involving full-blown factions with alliances and violence within the galaxy itself over the last million or so years. The four Sages had only heard rumors or bits of developmental news explaining the beginning, end result, and any interesting tidbits between, not understanding the true depths of events like bystanders reading the printed news on a Spiritual Jade. Only Sage Oasis River had experience with the Utmost Purity Galaxy, and she rarely explained much more than the results of her shopping and the losses they repeatedly suffered.

"Within the Utmost Purity Galaxy, the Alchemic Dao reigns supreme. But there are a few rules that must be known before you enter. Firstly, and most importantly, killing an Alchemist of any status who possesses an Alchemic Spirit of Cultivation is a violation of natural law and is punishable by horrific death. This, however, does not affect another Alchemist with an Alchemic Spirit of Cultivation or during an Alchemic Clash.

"To clarify, many Dao Clashes often end in the death of an Alchemist due to the wagers placed, the exceedingly difficult stress of the event, or the dangers it involves. Sometimes, they would directly undergo Cultivation Deviation and die then and there. These are called Life & Death Dao Clashes.

"They're far more frequent than you think." White Sky slightly shuddered, her petite body shivering as her eyes grew increasingly distant with horrifying memories. She added with clenched teeth, "Life & Death Dao Clashes are not like ordinary Alchemic Clashes, and they involve Dao Protectors. Moreover, they're not limited to Alchemic Clashes. All Creationists have the right to initiate a Dao Clash in their respective fields such as Forgers competition to create a Heavenly Treasure or Mystic-graded armaments against others."

Ming Shufeng's mind was rapidly absorbing all this information as she immediately asked, "What if a Forger or Architect wishes to clash with an Alchemist or vice versa to the death?"

White Sky lightly breathed and gave a slightly bitter smile, "That's what the game of Mystics exists for. Not just for Alchemists to fight against each other, but other professions, or pure cultivators that haven't adopted any auxiliary cultivation can challenge anyone else. Similarly, this is within the boundary of Dao Clashes."

"You're saying cultivators hinge their entire lives on these games?" Ming Shufeng was stunned. Was there something so unreasonable?

"Don't think of it as a simple game," White Sky chastised.

Nepri coughed lightly, adding: "The game of Mystics involves actual lives. Brutal wars unfold between millions, sometimes billions, and constant tests of intelligence, will, foresight, perception, the judgment of fortune, character, and timing are placed on players."

Ming Shufeng became solemn. Brutal wars of potentially billions? And those tests? She knew that Heavenly Seers used the game of Mystics to cultivate at times, and she had only practiced small-scale Mystics with only a few real-life examples. She hadn't experienced games on the level or depth that Su Nianzu or Jia Yang had. There were millions of lives within a World Realm, and their entire fate often centered around the events and experiences of a few existences.

Wei Wuyin blinked and then looked at her strangely. When the void vessels didn't give further orders while there were dozens of others beginning to approach, there was a strange atmosphere forming.

White Sky tried placating the others' worries, "It's fine. After they've grown comfortable, they'll verify my identity, and then I'll be able to smoothly allow us to enter. I'll bring you to my Institute in the Growth Zone, and give you a top-tier welcome to the Utmost Purity Galaxy for sure." She was supremely confident as she giggled at their expressions.

Overlord Tigerheart frowned slightly.

The four Sages then looked into the distant galaxy and discovered the aura of a Sage blazing towards them at rapid speeds.

Then, the Sages turned to White Sky.

"No worries, no worries. Your presence is a little shocking, that's all. Give it some time." She calmly reassured them with a smile.

"Uhm," Ming Shufeng pointed at the distant lights. "What is that?"

Pakhet looked over, and she saw a gigantic Void Vessel barreling towards their direction surrounded by a dozen smaller Void Vessels. They were similarly V-shaped in design, but of significantly higher quality. Her left eyebrow lifted. Those ships were forged using peak Mystic-World materials; Sages would find it difficult to damage them.

"It'll all be sorted out after they settle down and stop being so cowardly," White Sky said, but her voice wasn't exactly as confident as before.

"Shouldn't you communicate with them to clarify our identities and their purpose?" Nepit said coldly. Was she trying to set them up? This little witch. If so, despite being severely injured, it would take no more than a breath to kill her.

"I...I," White Sky stuttered as she tried to communicate for a fifth time through the tablet. She followed procedure perfectly, even announcing the identities of those on board, including Wei Wuyin's Alchemist title, and she was quite thorough with her transmission. Moreover, they simply told her to stand by, and each inquiring question was met with that response. She gulped slightly.

By now, there were nearly fifty vessels surrounding them with their weapons trained on them. She couldn't fathom what was happening. She asked, "Did you guys commit a crime or something?"

Wei Wuyin blinked a few times in thought. Crimes? He killed Enlightened Sage Springfield and World Prophetess Bai, and they fought Exalted World-Saint Azureriver for great fortune. But who would know? At least, for the recent scuffle for fortune, they were leagues ahead of those ships on returning or sending back a Spiritual Transmission, which would take a few days to weeks. They'll likely need a few decades to a century to even come back here without Void Portals.

Meanwhile, the Sage finally arrived with a tyrannical aura while fully armored from head to toe, wielding a great halberd! He pulled out a seven-colored scroll and unfolded it like a flowing river, unleashing a geyser of alchemical light and fragrance into the void. It was utterly divine to smell and alluring to see.

"Senior World-Saint White Sky of Sea & Sky Institute, this is an Alchemic Edict for your ARREST!"

Simultaneously, everyone looked at White Sky.

Nepit sneered, "What crime did you commit?"