Chapter 832: The Contest For Providence (1)

Why would Eldritch Court geniuses suddenly pay a visit?

Wu Yuan frowned slightly.

I'll know when I see Master later. It won't affect my qi refiner self anyway.

Every thousand years, the Taiyuan Divine Court gathers a batch of imprint bearers from thousands of macrocosms under its control and sends them to the Spacetime Island.

Wu Yuan mused.

There’s only a few decades left till the next batch arrives. I'll meet Grandmaster Bei You then.

There’s no need to return to the Spacetime Island. My true self and mana body can split up and wander the Dao Realm separately.

Wu Yuan decided.

There are still many Dao Master battle relic sites that my mana body hasn't fully comprehended.

Once I leave the Dao Realm this time, I won’t be able to return unless I become a supreme being.

At this point, Wu Yuan's qi refiner self could now walk through the Dao Realm without any fear.

Firstly, Wu Yuan was already powerful enough that ordinary dangers posed no threat to him.

Secondly, upon becoming a Dao Master successor and arriving at the Snowlight Mist Realm, he sensed that he had acquired a trace of the Dao Realm's essence, empowering him in some mysterious way.

At the very least, he now feared nothing below the Sovereign level.

Even if I do encounter great danger, I can immediately notify the three Sovereign Custodians.

Wu Yuan thought to himself.

Additionally, Wu Yuan's upgraded teleportation array permissions allowed him to return to Spacetime Island at any moment.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Wu Yuan's true self carried numerous treasures, including the Black Devil Blood Hollow, the Myriad Stars Celestial Chain, and more.

His mana body, on the other hand, only carried the Hundred Swords Silver River and some ordinary treasures.

For artifacts like the Hundred Swords Silver River, it would take Wu Yuan a long time to decipher them to his satisfaction.

There are still thousands of years until the Megaverse Crossroads opens. By then, my mana body should be able to wield the power of the Hundred Swords Silver River to a basic degree.

Wu Yuan mused.

On another front, his qi refiner self had also begun to refine the Space Essence Stone gifted by Sovereign Lan Yan in an effort to propel the evolution of his lifebound flying swords.

Back in the Snowlight Mist Realm battle, if my true self hadn't used the nine lifebound flying swords, allowing my true self's power to far surpass my mana body, I wouldn't have been able to sweep through hundreds of Astral Lords.

Wu Yuan recalled with anticipation.

At that time, the lifebound flying swords were only low-grade celestial artifacts.

If the lifebound flying swords evolve along the optimal evolution pathway to high-grade celestial artifacts, by the time the Megaverse Crossroads open, they would certainly rank among the top-tier offensive artifacts even among the countless geniuses of the entire megaverse.

Below the supreme level, the most formidable killing artifacts were all lifebound flying swords at the level of high-grade Dao Instruments.

And in the broad category of mortal life, the strongest offensive artifacts were lifebound flying swords that had been upgraded via the optimal evolution pathway into high-grade celestial artifacts.

Moreover, Wu Yuan had a full set of nine.

The only concern is time. With less than six thousand years left, I wonder how many I can successfully upgrade.

Wu Yuan pondered.

Upgrading lifebound treasures was like cultivating mana, both took increasingly longer as one progressed.

Let's go.

Wu Yuan's qi refiner self and mana body vanished from the Core Region of the Snowlight Mist Realm, taking different routes.

...

Wu Yuan's qi refiner self and mana body embarked on their final tour of the Spacetime Dao Realm along different paths.

Meanwhile, in the Greenridge Macrocosm, on the Cang Feng Continent, in Sovereign Kua Chi’s temple.

Sovereign Kua Chi sat in lotus position atop a jade platform.

“Master.” A black-robed figure entered the hall, his demeanor reserved, emanating a powerful vital aura.

It was Wu Yuan's ether body.

"You're here. Please, sit," Sovereign Kua Chi said with a smile, secretly observing Wu Yuan.

He found Wu Yuan increasingly inscrutable. Earlier, when Wu Yuan's qi refiner self received the Spacetime Dao Master's inheritance, his body refiner self had also undergone a strange transformation.

However, seeing that Wu Yuan was safe and unharmed, Sovereign Kua Chi and Sovereign Cang Feng had not interfered.

Only after Wu Yuan awoke did the two Sovereigns depart, without ever questioning him about it.

Therefore, Wu Yuan was unaware of the turmoil caused by that majestic pressure emanating from his body refiner self while he slept in the Cang Feng Temple.

And it had only been a year since that disturbance.

"How is your cultivation in the Cang Feng Temple going?" asked Sovereign Kua Chi.

"Fairly good," replied Wu Yuan. "I haven't encountered any assassination attempts in the past few years."

"Mm, the Voltari Temple suffered such great losses, they'll certainly lay low for a while," Sovereign Kua Chi said. "Moreover, their goal is likely to eliminate you during the Megaverse Crossroads."

"The Megaverse Crossroads?" Wu Yuan was puzzled. "But sempiternal lifeforms aren't allowed to enter the Crossroads, are they? They are confident in killing me?"

Even though Wu Yuan was powerful enough to rival an Astral Monarch, his Yuan Soul had not truly merged with the Dao essence, so he was still considered a mortal lifeform in the broad sense.

Beings like Archimmortals, Archdeities, Astral Monarchs, and Sovereigns were all fundamentally sempiternal lifeforms. For Astral Monarchs and Sovereigns, their lifespans would only end when heaven and earth was destroyed and the river of space and time completely annihilated.

Above the sempiternal lifeforms were the supreme existences, who belonged to the category of eternal lifeforms. They had transcended heaven and earth, no longer bound by constraints, truly existing for eternity.

"Their odds aren't great, but they do have a chance.

Two points. First, mana bodies can enter the Divine Domain, the outer domain of the Megaverse Crossroads. Even if one perishes, a new one can be created in ten years using an Immortal Life Pill," Sovereign Kua Chi explained. "But the final stage, the Heavenly Domain, which holds the greatest opportunities and treasures, requires one's true self to enter.

The situation in the Divine Domain can still be somewhat perceived by supreme existences. But peering into the Heavenly Domain is forbidden. It's formed from the rules of the megaverse itself, and even supreme existences cannot probe it," Sovereign Kua Chi continued. "Each time the Megaverse Crossroads opens, monstrous prodigies perish within."

Wu Yuan nodded slightly.

No matter how many life-saving measures one had, the Megaverse Crossroads was formed by the rules of the entire megaverse. As long as one's true self entered, there was always a possibility of perishing.

"Second, if the Immortal Court wants to kill you, they do indeed have the capability," Sovereign Kua Chi said gravely. "After all, prodigies from many rivers of space and time across the megaverse will participate in the Megaverse Crossroads. Geniuses will gather in droves.

According to the intelligence we've gathered, at least ten Supreme Geniuses from the Immortal Court will be participating. So if these monstrous prodigies decide to hunt you down, it wouldn't be difficult for them to kill you."

"At least ten? Supreme Geniuses?" Wu Yuan was utterly shocked.

The Supreme Geniuses his master spoke of were certainly not referring to those with the potential to reach Sovereign-level Dao comprehension. Rather, they were monstrous prodigies who already possessed Sovereign-level Dao comprehension at the High Immortal or High Eldritch stage.

Either they had fully grasped a Greater Law, or their comprehension of a Great Dao had reached the Dao Field stage.

"How can there be so many?" Wu Yuan couldn't asking.

For one to be called a Supreme Genius, they truly had to be unrivaled in an era across a river of space and time.

"You think that's a lot?" Sovereign Kua Chi shook his head with a smile. "Actually, it's not. Wu Yuan, you need to understand that these monstrous prodigies don't come from a single river of space and time, but from thirty-six rivers of space and time."

"Thirty-six rivers of space and time?" Wu Yuan's pupils contracted.

"Yes, what we call a river of space and time is actually a vast and boundless hospitable universe," Sovereign Kua Chi explained.

"The entire megaverse contains thirty-six hospitable universes. Each hospitable universe has around eight or nine thousand macrocosms.

Moreover, when the Megaverse Crossroads opens, providence intertwines and turmoil ensues, resulting in more geniuses being born than in normal eras," Sovereign Kua Chi added.

Wu Yuan nodded slightly, now understanding.

In normal eras, the High Immortals and High Deities from the various hospitable universes across the megaverse, including the top-tier geniuses among them, would never engage in dialogue or battle to determine their superiority.

Firstly, they were too far apart; secondly, there was no need.

In special eras when the Megaverse Crossroads opened, an abundance of treasures and opportunities were up for grabs– gifts bestowed by the operation of the megaverse.

Only this could attract the most monstrous prodigies from the various hospitable universes to engage in a series of dazzling confrontations, battling to the death with their true selves, to determine who claimed the Saintcrests! To determine the strongest among them.

Only by overwhelming the masses and becoming peerless among one's generation at the Megaverse Crossroads can one become an undisputed supreme genius!

A yearning gleamed in Wu Yuan's eyes.

Geniuses were all proud. The strong were never willing to admit defeat. Wu Yuan knew there was still a gap between himself and a real Supreme Genius in terms of true strength. But with thousands of years still remaining, Wu Yuan naturally wouldn't give up easily.

"Master." A thought suddenly flashed through Wu Yuan's mind. "Does the Immortal Court have branches in all thirty-six hospitable universes?"

"No," Sovereign Kua Chi shook his head.

Wu Yuan felt relieved.

"The Immortal Court only fully occupies one hospitable universe," Sovereign Kua Chi continued. "At the same time, they have branches in the other thirty-four hospitable universes.

The only universe they do not have a branch in is the one hospitable universe fully occupied by our Eldritch Court.

In the entire megaverse, among the many great powers, only the Immortal Court and our Eldritch Court fully occupy a hospitable universe each," Sovereign Kua Chi said with pride.

"Other forces at the level of Saintdom are far inferior. This is why the Immortal Court and Eldritch Court are recognized as the two greatest factions," Sovereign Kua Chi stated.

Wu Yuan held his breath as he listened.

Fully occupying an entire hospitable universe? A single hospitable universe had at least seven or eight thousand macrocosms, and they occupied all of them?

Without internal strife, and with supreme existences to guide them, how many powerhouses would emerge over the long years? And the two greatest factions each had branches in the other thirty-four universes as well?

Truly worthy of being called the two mightiest factions. No wonder so many Saintdoms were reluctant to provoke them.

"In each hospitable universe, the factions established by supreme beings are known as Saintdoms," Sovereign Kua Chi explained. "In our Ling Jiang Universe, there are twelve Saintdom factions."

"Twelve Saintdom factions?" Wu Yuan pondered.

This meant that in the entire Ling Jiang Universe he inhabited, there were at least twelve supreme beings?

"The most powerful is the Desolation Divine Court, which occupies the largest territory," Sovereign Kua Chi continued. "Next are the Immortal Court's Ling Jiang Saintdom and our Eldritch Court's Ling Jiang Saintdom.

There are also seven other Saintdom factions, including the Taiyuan Divine Court, Eight Mountains Alliance, and Nine Phoenix Alliance, all of which control extensive territories and strive to extend their influence into various macrocosms."

Wu Yuan listened intently.

He was familiar with these factions to varying degrees. Among the Greenridge Macrocosm's seven major factions, apart from the Greenridge Immortal World, the other six major factions all had the shadow of various Saintdoms behind them.

"Wait a moment. Master, that's only ten Saintdoms," Wu Yuan couldn't help but point out. "What about the other two?"

"The other two major Saintdom factions are the Immutable Land and the Spacetime Dao Realm," Sovereign Kua Chi said, looking at Wu Yuan.

Wu Yuan was taken aback. The Immutable Land? The Spacetime Dao Realm?

"The True Saint behind the Immutable Land established it and occupied vast territories. Powerhouses from other factions cannot enter that mysterious region," Sovereign Kua Chi explained.

"Only some juniors can enter with the Immutable Tokens. Apart from a few Sovereigns and Overlords who venture out to explore, there are no traces of ordinary powerhouses from the Immutable Land. Thus, the Immutable Land remains very mysterious," Sovereign Kua Chi concluded.

Wu Yuan nodded in understanding. So that's how it was.

"The Spacetime Dao Realm is the most special of all," Sovereign Kua Chi continued. "The Spacetime Dao Master is unimaginably powerful. Legend has it that he is the number one powerhouse in the Ling Jiang Universe.

Of course, I dare not confirm this. Supreme beings are far beyond my level, so it's merely hearsay.

But one thing is certain: the Spacetime Dao Master has no interest in conquering territories. He only established a single Spacetime Dao Realm, which has produced very few Sovereigns, far fewer than other Saintdom factions.

He created the Spacetime Island, willing to nurture young geniuses from various Saintdom factions. As a result, no faction wishes to offend the Spacetime Dao Realm. Instead, they send numerous geniuses, hoping to curry favor with the Spacetime Dao Master," Sovereign Kua Chi explained.

Wu Yuan nodded slightly.

In the entire universe, among the twelve Saintdom factions, many had their own characteristics.

However, while the Spacetime Dao Master appears to do nothing, he has secretly nurtured supreme beings—something many super powerhouses are likely unaware of.

Wu Yuan thought to himself.

Doing nothing, not seeking to conquer. Yet possessing immense personal strength. Naturally, this made many Saintdom factions unwilling to offend the Spacetime Dao Master.

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