Chapter 540: Arriving At The Mainland (2)

Chapter 540: Arriving At The Mainland (2)

After a moment, Wu Yuan browsed through the entire catalog, feeling as if his eyes had been opened to a world of treasures he had never encountered before.

"Redeem 10 Dao Temple points," Wu Yuan finally spoke.

"One hundred million ethercrystal laurels will be deducted, exhausting your entire exchange quota. Confirm?" The indifferent voice echoed in his personal hall.

"Confirmed," Wu Yuan replied without hesitation.

He had meticulously planned how he would use his ethercrystal laurels. Ordinary treasures, special items, and opportunities to enter certain realms were all valuable, but they were still within reach through other means, especially given the strength and status of his body-refiner self. But the Dao Temple points? Those were extraordinarily difficult to acquire.

After becoming Master Kua Chi's disciple, he had only been granted sixty Dao Temple points. Each point was invaluable.

"One hundred million ethercrystal laurels deducted, Dao Temple access granted. Access will be revoked once points are exhausted," the voice informed him. "You may enter the Dao Temple as long as you are within the macrocosm and holding the voidrealm jade."

Immediately after, Wu Yuan saw that his ethercrystal laurels had dropped by one hundred million, but he wasn’t too hung up on it. Those laurels were earned to enhance his strength, after all.

Let’s give it a try. In both Dao Temples of the Eternal Sun Immortal World and the Cang Feng Eldritch World, I chose the Celestial Body Dao simulation. This time, I should choose the Longevity Dao. Wu Yuan thought, feeling a surge of anticipation.

Though his qi-refiner self's soul was powerful, bolstered by Faith, his progress on the Longevity Dao had been slower compared to the Celestial Body Dao in recent years. The primary reason was simple: he had never encountered a particularly special opportunity while cultivating the Longevity Dao, only proceeding methodically.

With a mental command, Wu Yuan felt his consciousness leave his personal hall, swiftly arriving at a mysterious location within a higher spatial dimension.

The Eldritch Court's Dao Temple! The higher spatial dimension was reflected onto the endless river of space and time.

As with previous visits, the Dao Temple didn’t seem to connect the dots between Wu Yuan's two true selves, calculating their point tallies independently.

In the midst of the mystical illusory realm stood a towering black pagoda. Wu Yuan found himself standing in the plaza before it.

"I want to experience the Longevity Dao comprehension simulation," Wu Yuan stated directly.

"Two points deducted, eight remaining," the indifferent voice responded, and the second floor of the pagoda slowly opened.

Without hesitation, Wu Yuan flew straight in.

In past Celestial Body Dao simulations, he had observed celestial bodies, perceiving myriad saber arts imbued with the profundities of the Celestial Body Dao. But the Longevity Dao simulation was entirely different.

The origin of life! Wu Yuan's consciousness immersed itself fully in the simulation. He felt as though he had become a tiny seedling, experiencing the wonders of growth—rain and dew nourishing him, sunlight warming him, plants flourishing around him.

It seemed like only an instant, yet also decades passed.

He lived as an infinitesimal plankton, a gazelle sprinting across a boundless prairie, and a bird freezing to death in winter...

Cycle after cycle of life.

Wu Yuan lived those lives yet remained an observer, unable to unleash any secret arts. He lost himself in the simulation, overwhelmed by these unprecedented sensations that illuminated the Longevity Dao's profundities.

The so-called longevity was simply to live a long life!

"Awaken!" A faint voice echoed in Wu Yuan's mind, pulling his consciousness back.

He left the black pagoda, still feeling dazed. The myriad versions of life he had just experienced surged through his mind.

Hum~ Wu Yuan's consciousness exited the Eldritch Court's Dao Temple.

...

The Longevity Dao! Unfolding the profundities of life. Wu Yuan sat in lotus position, his eyes brimming with tears.

His mind remained engrossed in contemplation, lost in the insights he had gained. It took him a long time to pull himself out of this trance.

Wu Yuan nodded.

Soon, General Tao left with his two subordinates.

Hunting? Wu Yuan shook his head slightly, activating the array to seal off the entire manor before returning to his meditation chamber.

...

On the third floor of the war base stood an enormous hall—the general's residence.

"General, will Ming Jian agree?" one of the black-armored soldiers asked.

"Highly likely," General Tao replied confidently. "From what I've observed of his actions, he enjoys killing. With such a great opportunity, how could he refuse?"

The black-armored soldiers nodded in agreement.

"Hahaha, let's wait and see. Once he agrees, he'll go hunt the top experts from the Immortal Court camp," General Tao said with a laugh. "When that happens, our camp will easily gain an overwhelming advantage in this war zone."

"But if Ming Jian's actions grow too frenzied, it might prompt the Immortal Court to send experts to assassinate him," one of the soldiers remarked with concern.

With their level of authority, they could only view Wu Yuan's ethercrystal laurel count, not witness the battles directly. They were unaware that the Immortal Court camp had already attempted to eliminate him.

"If he gets killed, then it just means his strength is inadequate," General Tao said indifferently. "As long as he helps us remove some obstacles, that's enough."

He was merely an Earth Immortal, and the higher-ups had never given him any specific instructions.

The soldiers nodded in agreement.

But just three days later.

"General!"

"General, bad news!" A black-armored soldier burst into the hall in a panic.

"What is it?" General Tao frowned.

"Ming Jian has just activated the teleportation array with his authority as a ninth-rank fighter and teleported to Mainland War Base 93," the soldier reported hurriedly.

General Tao froze, teacup still in hand.

Ming Jian had left?

...

A mere Earth Immortal wants to use me as a spear to hunt the Immortal Court's experts?

Unfortunately, I have no interest in that. Wu Yuan thought with a trace of disdain as he stepped out of the teleportation array, immediately noticing the throng of immortal cultivators in the corridor outside.

Their numbers far exceeded those of Outer Space War Base 1294.

Indeed, it is just as the intelligence reports described. The mainland is the true heart of this battlefield, where the fighting is most intense. Most major decisive battles also take place on the main continent.

Within this continent less than a hundred billion li wide, the two camps have established a total of four thousand war bases, with an enemy base every few billion li on average.

In terms of powerhouse density, it averages dozens of times that of the outer space war zones. The area just a few million li from the war base is as dangerous as the Death Zones in the outer space war zones.

I’ll be able to accumulate blood mist much faster here.

At the same time, if I don't intentionally hunt powerhouses, the chances of the Immortal Court targeting me are minimal. Wu Yuan strode down the corridor, leaving the war base behind.