Chapter 570: Opening A Path

“I don’t understand…” Huang Yu groaned while standing behind Lou Yi. “Brother Lou, this is an amazing opportunity! Why are we allowing those foreign cultivators to do as they wish? Not to mention the fact that they’re merely cultivators from lower worlds!”

From the way Huang Yu was talking, it was clear that he had already assimilated into his role as an expert from the Spirit Abundance World. He also managed to gain the trust of Lou Yi, an expert from a superpower in the Spirit Abundance World.

They stood in a certain region of space that was miraculously solid as they observed the huge islands floating through space. They watched at the side as the various islands swarmed towards the core of the world that contained the World’s Will.

Lou Yi’s countenance was much better than before. It was obvious his injuries were no longer as serious as before. After coughing lightly, he chuckled to Huang Yu, “We can’t help it. We’re the ones who used the forbidden art to create fate dipper fragments from the Manyu Continent. The World’s Will sees us as its mortal enemy at the moment. If we appear to fight for world origin, the World’s Will will probably sacrifice itself to drag us to hell. To play safe, we should distance ourselves.”

A frown appeared on Huang Yu’s face. “Brother Lou, is this really worth it? I’m talking about extracting fate dipper fragments at the expense of the world. It’s a little…”

“It’s a little evil, right?” Lou Yi said what Huang Yu was hesitating to mention.

Pausing slightly, Huang Yu continued, “That’s right… If we didn’t gather fate dipper fragments back then, would the World’s Will not reject us if we join in the fray now?”

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Breaking out into laughter, Lou Yi sighed softly while explaining, “A mere Barbaric World is nothing to us. The same can’t be said for those Azure Worlds… They have sufficient qualifications to become our Spirit Abundance World’s prey. In order to lock on to their position in space, sacrificing a mere Barbaric World is worth it.”

“So that’s the reason… That is why we refined fate dipper fragments. It was to hasten the destruction of the Manyu Continent!” Huang Yu nodded and he seemed to have understood the reason behind their actions. There was a look of admiration on his face.

Glancing at him from the corner of his eye, Lou Yi smiled, “There might be some other classified reasons, but that’s the general idea.”

Hearing what Lou Yi said, Huang Yu knew that he couldn’t continue digging deeper. Moreover, the way they harvested fate dippers was taboo in the Spirit Abundance World and Lou Yi seemed to be warning him not to reveal too much after they returned.

As a crafty old expert, Huang Yu shifted the topic away immediately. He hesitated slightly before asking, “Brother Lou, are we really able to refine fate dippers from those fragments?”

He didn’t expect Lou Yi to answer as casually as he did. “Hahaha! I knew you were always interested in this topic. I didn’t think that you would wait so long before asking your question…”

An embarrassed look appeared on Huang Yu’s face and he stuttered, “I… I thought that it would concern some secrets…”

Waving his hand nonchalantly, Lou Yi replied, “It’s an open secret among the experts of the various superpowers in our Spirit Abundance World. There are many miraculous uses for a fate dipper fragment but only the purest of them all can be used to nurture a fate dipper.”

Pausing slightly, he continued to explain, “It’s actually a huge shortcut to obtain a fate dipper. In order to not affect the cultivator’s future cultivation, only the very first fate dipper fragment produced by our forbidden formation should be used to nurture a fate dipper. It’s the only one that has the qualifications to absorb a fate dipper essence for the transformation to take place.”

A look of shock appeared on Huang Yu’s face. “So… If we use the other fate dipper fragments to nurture fate dippers, wouldn’t that…”

A smile that didn’t really resemble one hung on Lou Yi’s face as he stared at Huang Yu. “The fate dippers produced from them wouldn’t be pure. Neither would they be complete. They might harm the cultivator when they advance. The moment one steps into the Martial Dipper Realm with the impure fate dipper, they will never be able to improve any further. If the effects are a little more serious, they would severely impact the strength of the Martial Dipper Realm expert. Their cultivation might have reached the Martial Dipper Realm, but their actual combat strength might forever remain stuck at the peak of the Martial Extermination Realm. They would be a Martial Dipper Realm expert only in name. In the most serious of cases, they would lose control of their inner qi completely and die after suffering cultivation deviation.”

Huang Yu’s jaws dropped and he only managed to find his words after some time. “I guess some cultivators don’t have a choice if they reach a dead end. They won’t be bothered with the consequences at that point.”

Lowering his voice slightly, Lou Yi muttered, “A fate dipper fragment isn’t just used to nurture fate dippers. Even if they aren’t pure, those fragments are rank five treasures. There are many uses for them but they’re overshadowed by the fact that they could be used to nurture fate dippers.”

“It’s a pity Brother Lou’s fate dipper fragment was stolen during the chaos back then…” Huang Yu sighed regretfully.

A bitter smile appeared on Lou Yi’s face. Due to his impressive background and innate talent, he had the qualifications to enter the Martial Dipper Realm in the future.

No matter how advanced the Spirit Abundance World was, fate dippers weren’t cabbages that grew by the side of the road. If he had to wait for the power behind him to allocate him resources to breakthrough, it would take another 10 to 20 years before he was given the chance to advance.

The fate dipper fragment he lost previously was the very first one produced during their harvest and his heart was in turmoil after losing it. He was nowhere as calm as he portrayed.

What he didn’t know was that waves were also battering against Huang Yu’s heart.

Worry filled Huang Yu’s heart when he thought about Shang Xia. If he wasn’t mistaken, Shang Xia obtained 2 fate dipper fragments during the chaos that happened after the heaven and earth qi vortex was destroyed. It was no secret fate dipper fragments could nurture fate dippers once they obtained fate dipper essence, but there were many limitations. Even the experts of the Spirit Abundance World might not know about them unless they came from a superpower like Lou Yi.

He could only hope that Shang Xia wouldn’t take the risk of nurturing 2 fate dippers with the fragments he had. At the same time, he was thinking of a way to secretly transmit what he learned back to the Tongyou Institution. Unfortunately, he wouldn’t be able to do so in the near future.

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The Tongyou Island might not be the largest island that was floating about, but it was definitely the most well-preserved. With Shang Xia’s timely reminder and Yun Jing’s decisiveness, the Tongyou Island separated from the Manyu Continent and made its way towards the core of the world when the others were still dealing with the initial backlash of the destruction.

After the various factions finally managed to quell the turmoil from the destruction of the Manyu Continent, the Tongyou Island, which was located on the outskirts of the world, had already made some progress.

Unfortunately, as they got closer to the core of the world, they were bound to run into other islands. Under such circumstances, the two factions might not break out into an all-out battle due to their Martial Dipper Realm Ancestors’ backing. However, there was no way they could avoid a small skirmish. After all, delaying another faction would mean that they would be able to obtain more world origin.

As the Tongyou Island continued on its way, avoiding the fragments of the Manyu Continent the best they could, gaps of more than 2000 miles were getting harder to find. It was almost impossible for them to advance unimpeded any longer as the clusters of landmasses were getting closer and closer together. The experts on the island could only work together to forcefully carve a path from the debris.

Throughout the process, Shang Xia’s Four Constellation Palm shone the brightest as he displayed its true might.

As soon as he made his move, 2 massive palms appeared in space. They formed in front of the Tongyou Island and pushed every obstacle in their way to the side. He had the ability to clear hundreds of miles on his own.

Those broken fragments of land he pushed away might slam into others as they drifted into the distance.

As he did it over and over again, Shang Xia became even more familiar with his Four Constellation Palm. He grew more skilled when using the special move and that wasn’t all. Through the process, Shang Xia discovered that his use of inner qi grew all the more efficient. At the same time, he managed to slightly refine his Four Seasons Extermination Origins.

After shoving away the obstacles in their path, several experts came to take his place. When he returned to the island, he saw Liu Qinglan walking towards him with a solemn expression on her face.

Glancing around her, Shang Xia asked in a low voice, “What’s the matter?”

“Another island is following us. They aren’t far…” Liu Qinglan muttered.

Shang Xia raised an eyebrow in surprise. “How did you discover them?”

“When we were passing through the area, we discovered massive landmasses blocking the area we cleared. They were pushed over from a single direction.” Liu Qinglan explained.

“Are you sure it’s from the same direction?” Shang Xia asked in surprise.

Liu Qinglan nodded with a grave expression still stuck on her face.