The Great Zhou World.
In the hall of the Main God, Wu Ming’s true form showed a moment of surprise, then flickered and tore through space to arrive at the edge of the Yuanli Pool.
Boom!
The void trembled as a continuous stream of purple energy condensed and transformed into liquid world essence, nearly overflowing the Yuanli Pool in an instant.
“Didn’t expect that merely opening an interdimensional passage once would bring such gains…”
Wu Ming’s expression was somewhat stunned. “Could it be because that universe only has the world of Saier?”
Only this could explain it.
As the sole living world in the universe, it naturally became the center of the entire cosmos. Every action taken in the world of Saier would be magnified, influencing the whole universe. Almost every world’s worth of effort there equaled the gains from over a hundred worlds here.
“Especially… the bonus from newly cultivated lands…”
The brief opening of the passage and the exchange of information quickly informed the true body of everything his divided consciousness had done. “Already received knighthood, and is now cultivating the land? … Being merely a baron shouldn’t significantly affect the world line unless encountering a few fated individuals, even influencing major destinies?”
“Or… some crucial items of fortune have fallen into the hands of the divided consciousness?”
Wu Ming pondered briefly, when suddenly a notification window from the Main God’s Hall appeared before his eyes:
[Yuanli Pool Expansion! Reserve capacity increased!]
Buzz!
The pool instantly expanded, its surrounding patterns becoming increasingly intricate and delicate, absorbing the faint threads of world force entirely, transforming them into a pool of purple liquid. In the center, the liquid world force was vaguely semi-solid, clearly showing a tendency to solidify after extreme compression.
[Yuanli Reserve: 97,500 units (Yuanli Pool’s current capacity limit: 100,000 units)]
In the next moment, the newly enhanced Yuanli Pool data appeared before Wu Ming.
“The capacity has doubled?”
Although the interdimensional passage was closed, severing the connection between the two universes and ending the harvesting of the Saier world, the Main God Hall continued to issue cycle tasks. The scattered contributions from the cycle participants added a bit more Yuanli to his reserves.
Even though the majority of harvestable Yuanli from this Xianwu universe had already been collected by Wu Ming, the cumulative effect of small amounts was still considerable.
“It’s no good to keep accumulating Yuanli all the time. I need to find a place to spend it…”
A mysterious glow enveloped Wu Ming, and in an instant, he arrived in a large city.
This city was entirely built from massive stones, primitive and rugged, yet exuding a sense of security.
Inside the city, many citizens bustled about, with vendors and shops lining the streets. Hunters in rustic attire brought beasts they had captured to the market to exchange for small trinkets.
At the city’s center stood a Daoist temple, marked with the words “Emperor Temple,” written in powerful, flowing calligraphy, rich in meaning.
“The incense offerings are quite good…”
Observing many citizens coming to worship, Wu Ming arrived at the temple’s backyard. With a sweep of his divine consciousness, he saw three divine statues enshrined there, none other than Miao Yi and Ling Long, with Zhang Hao, the former Jade Emperor, in the center.
“An old friend has arrived. Miao Yi and Ling Long, come forth!”
He smiled slightly, his voice echoing.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Two streaks of light flashed, and two graceful figures flew out from the temple, bowing respectfully upon seeing Wu Ming. “Greetings, Creator!”
These two female Daoists were naturally Miao Yi and Ling Long, but their slight disguises and the establishment of such a temple as a refuge were somewhat unexpected to Wu Ming.
“It’s been a while. You two have actually chosen the path of incense-offering deities…”
Wu Ming remained noncommittal, while Miao Yi and Ling Long, former Daoist Lords, explained, “This world is fraught with danger, and our human race is weak. We had to communicate with our friend Zhang Hao to break through bottlenecks using some incense-offering power, but we didn’t necessarily have to follow the path of divinity.”
“What you choose to do is none of my concern!”
With a flick of his sleeve, a solemn middle-aged man suddenly appeared as if breaking through space, his face briefly showing confusion. Upon seeing Miao Yi and Ling Long, a slight smile appeared, but upon spotting Wu Ming, he was momentarily stunned, then bowed respectfully, “Salutations to the Creator!”
“It seems you’ve done quite well for yourself?”
Wu Ming teased.
“Humble servant has hidden his identity, mingling among these exiles, and by fortune became the chieftain of the largest clan!”
Zhang Hao calmly explained his plans: “If the Creator hadn’t come, I was planning to unify the remaining clans of Xi Di and Rong Quan, integrate the exiles of the Eight Wildernesses, perform the Heaven Sacrifice, and proclaim myself a Marquis! Establishing a feudal state!”
“The royal path? The approach of the ancient ancestors who pioneered civilization through hardship? Not bad!”
Wu Ming responded noncommittally. Zhang Hao, however, nervously watched Wu Ming, and upon seeing no obvious reaction, secretly exhaled in relief.
After all, even an emperor must declare at the start of a Heaven Sacrifice, “Your humble servant, the Prime Minister of Mountains and Rivers, addresses Heaven…” But now, the true “Heaven” stood vividly before him!
Any ruler encountering this situation would feel anxious.
“No problem, you’ve done well!”
Wu Ming waved his hand. “I have come here especially to inform you that this world will undergo a major change in seven days. You must prepare accordingly!”
“A major change? What kind of change?”
Zhang Hao, along with the Daoist Lords Miao Yi and Ling Long, seemed to recall the previous calamity of the eon-ending catastrophe and the destruction of the world, their faces darkening.
“It’s not an eon-ending catastrophe or the destruction of the world, but the expansion of the world itself…”
“The world… expansion?”
Miao Yi and Ling Long exchanged glances. As former Daoist Lords, their insight surpassed that of ordinary beings. Immediately, they were seized with alarm: “We must swiftly inform our followers and prepare for refuge, avoiding the calamity of the earth dragon’s upheaval!”
“And the army must not march out immediately; it must assist in city defense and relief efforts afterward!”
Zhang Hao added promptly.
This was the benefit of having a Creator as a patron.
No matter what natural or human disasters occurred, they could be forewarned. If, even with such forewarning, the human race in this paradise could not develop, then it would truly be a case of Heaven decreeing its destruction.
“On the whole, the Huangting Paradise has developed quite well…”
After giving a few brief instructions to the three, Wu Ming stood outside the paradise, gazing at it with a look of sentiment on his face.
An ordinary Celestial Immortal would need at least a century to develop their paradise, painstakingly collecting heavenly and earthly energies, refining them into Yuanli to enhance the paradise’s foundation, then transplanting various living beings to grow and multiply—an extremely troublesome process.
Therefore, when a Celestial Immortal’s paradise collapsed, there were always many opportunists ready to loot it, treating it like a feast.
After all, it was about plundering another’s accumulation.
But how powerful was the Great Zhou World?
Even within its own universe, once a Celestial Immortal drew too much Yuanli from the world, it would be suppressed. The so-called heavenly tribulations and human calamities faced by cultivators arose precisely from this.
A world cannot endure endlessly taking from it without giving back, no matter which world it is.
But Wu Ming’s Huangting Paradise was different!
It was rooted within the Hall of the Main God, directly drawing nourishment from the Yuanli pools of myriad worlds. Just this single advantage made it surpass other paradises by an immeasurable degree.
Plundering countless worlds to nourish a single paradise naturally led to rapid progress.
And now, with ample Yuanli at his disposal, Wu Ming immediately chose to enhance his own foundation.
Boom!
The unfathomable Main God Palace trembled, the Yuanli pool rippled, and vast amounts of world essence boiled up, pouring into the Huangting Paradise.
Even the Main God Hall, as magnificent as it was, could not compare to the growth of his own power.
With the continuous infusion of Yuanli, the Huangting Paradise suddenly expanded, its light flickering as it extended its radiance.
Within the paradise, the land area rapidly increased, even giving rise to several oceans. The concentration of spiritual energy in the heavens and earth abruptly surged nearly twofold, bringing joy to Daoist Lords Miao Yi and Ling Long.
When spiritual energy is thin, the path of immortality becomes difficult, leaving reliance only on incense-offering power.
But now, after a slight upgrade to the paradise, various supernatural forces flourished.
Only with rich spiritual energy could more rare birds and beasts, as well as talents in the paths of immortality and martial cultivation, be nurtured.
…
Main God Hall! Display current data!
The paradise’s advancement signified the Celestial Immortal’s own growth.
At the moment the paradise was upgraded, Wu Ming entered a state of deep meditation. When he regained consciousness, he discovered that his Daoist cultivation had been refined, his magical power had surged, and even his Celestial Immortal strength had become overwhelmingly potent. Realizing that his power had grown too rapidly, he immediately halted the Main God Hall’s energy infusion to gradually assimilate his gains.
Other Celestial Immortals feared insufficient progress and a lack of world essence. Cases like his, where the paradise was nearly overwhelmed by excessive infusion, were practically unheard of.
Ding!
The Main God Hall processed swiftly, and a flood of data appeared before Wu Ming.
[Main God Hall]
[Number of Cycle Participants: 2,500!]
[Explored Worlds: Star World, Spirit and Ghost World, Fusang World, Phantom Spirit World, Divine Warrior World…]
[Buildings: Main God Hall, Yuanli Pool, Great Luo Hall, Creation Hall]
[Yuanli Reserve: 53,000 units (Current Yuanli Pool Capacity Limit: 100,000 units)]
…
“So a single paradise upgrade consumed nearly half of the reserves?”
Wu Ming sighed, deeply feeling the difficulty of progress.
If even he faced such challenges, how could other Celestial Immortals, striving to gather enough world essence to evolve their paradises before their lifespans expired, possibly rely solely on arduous cultivation?
Thus, resorting to plundering or even deviating into forbidden paths became a natural course.
He then turned his gaze to his own data:
[Name: Wu Ming]
[Cultivation Level: Celestial Immortal (Level 6)]
[Fortune Land: Huangting Paradise (Main God Space · 0.2%)]
[Equipment: Spirit Beast Garden, Su Hou Pearl, Gluttony Pouch]
[Unique Title: Sovereign]
…
“The Huangting Paradise has expanded nearly twofold, occupying 0.2% of the scale of the Main God’s Hall?”
Wu Ming couldn’t help but marvel at the incredible artifact that was the Main God’s Hall.
A single Main God Hall was composed of infinite space and worlds. Even a Celestial Immortal’s paradise was but a mere thousandth of its size.
This meant that, conservatively speaking, this artifact alone equaled the strength of five hundred to a thousand Celestial Immortals! And this was only considering paradises, not accounting for the power of Great Luo and Creation!
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