"Disciple, I know your concerns. Once you enter the divine court headquarters, you’re worried that being a core member of two major Saintdoms simultaneously will affect your status in the Eldritch Court?" Sovereign Kua Chi looked at Wu Yuan.

"Master, please enlighten this disciple," Wu Yuan replied.

"There's no need to worry too much. First, you are extremely talented. As a future Overlord powerhouse, supreme beings will be quite tolerant of such matters," Sovereign Kua Chi said. "If your ultimate potential was only the Sovereign level, True Saint Taiyuan wouldn’t bother."

Wu Yuan nodded slightly.

Sovereigns were indeed great existences – among the numerous living beings across the tens of millions of immortal continents in the entire Greenridge Macrocosm, only dozens of Sovereigns had emerged since the beginning of heaven and earth.

But greatness and nobility was relative. To supreme beings who observed the samsara cycles of heaven and earth, a Sovereign was hardly anything special.

"Your potential is sufficient; there’s no need to worry about these matters," Sovereign Kua Chi said. "Furthermore, according to the Great Eldritch, a supreme Eldritch Progenitor has already communicated with True Saint Taiyuan, and both sides have reached an agreement."

"Eldritch Progenitor?" Wu Yuan held his breath.

He recalled Eldritch Progenitor Hou Tu. According to what his Master had said earlier, his heavenly endowed eldritch tattoos meant he had some mysterious connection to Eldritch Progenitor Hou Tu.

An agreement? Two supreme beings had reached some kind of agreement because of him?

"I don't know the specifics of the agreement," Sovereign Kua Chi shook his head. "The Eldritch Progenitor wouldn't tell me. But the main point is, you needn't have these concerns."

Wu Yuan nodded slightly.

"Moreover, you needn't worry too much about conflicts between the Taiyuan Divine Court and our Eldritch Court," Sovereign Kua Chi suddenly smiled. "Forget the Eldritch Court headquarters, even our Ling Jiang Saintdom alone is slightly stronger than the Taiyuan Divine Court.

The Taiyuan Divine Court is merely a Saintdom within the Ling Jiang Universe, while our Eldritch Court spans the entire megaverse," Sovereign Kua Chi said.

Wu Yuan sighed inwardly.

Indeed! From his Master's earliest explanations, he understood that across the megaverse, most Saintdoms were limited to a single universe, with only very few able to expand into different universes.

The Eldritch Court and Immortal Court were most special, as these two factions far surpassed any other Saintdom.

Fortunately, the Eldritch Court and Immortal Court were constantly at war, and most other Saintdoms were unwilling to provoke them.

In short, the Taiyuan Divine Court was not in the same league as the entire Eldritch Court.

"On another note, if your qi refiner self joins the Taiyuan Divine Court, it also means having their supreme being as a backer," Sovereign Kua Chi said. "You'll have access to more resources and channels. ŕ₳ŊꝊ𐌱Ɛs

“Though the Eldritch Court is powerful and has abundant resources, it also has to support a massive number of powerhouses. Some cultivation resources you can't obtain from the Eldritch Court may be available to you in the Taiyuan Divine Court," Sovereign Kua Chi said.

"Mm, I understand," Wu Yuan nodded slightly. "I am willing to follow Master's arrangements."

He thought of something else - the Ancestral Pagoda.

This was something that could determine whether he lived or died at a whim. If he could get help from more supreme beings, perhaps there would be greater hope of completely breaking free from its constraints in the future.

"Good," Sovereign Kua Chi smiled. "Having defeated Mu Long, your name will spread across the realms.

“I've already reported the news to the Great Eldritch. His instructions are for you to continue cultivating in the Cang Feng Eldritch World. When the time is right, you'll be escorted to the Ling Jiang Saintdom," Sovereign Kua Chi said. [1] "For now, continue cultivating here. Your true self must not leave the Cang Feng Temple. Without the temple's protection, it will be dangerous for you."

"Yes, Master," Wu Yuan said.

Eldritch Sovereign Kua Chi soon left the Cang Feng Temple. Meanwhile, Wu Yuan who remained in the worldlet immediately sent a strand of consciousness into the Eldritch Court Voidrealm.

In the Eldritch Court Voidrealm, Cang Feng Plane.

One hundred billion eldritch merits? Sixth-rank member?

Wu Yuan stood on a grass plain, looking out at the prosperous city in the distance.

He was checking his eldritch merits. The Eldritch Court rewarded Wu Yuan with one hundred billion eldritch merits for his contributions in this battle, granting him a smooth promotion to the sixth rank. 99% of Astral Monarchs were unable to reach this rank.

The fifth rank was the average rank for Astral Monarchs, requiring one billion eldritch merits. Meanwhile, one hundred billion eldritch merits was required for promotion to the sixth rank. Such members were worthy of being called the top tier among Astral Monarchs.

Among my senior brothers, it seems only Senior Brother Xuan Yun reached the sixth rank, while several other late-stage Astral Monarch Senior Brothers are only at the fifth rank.

Wu Yuan thought to himself.

Astral Monarchs who could reach the sixth rank had either cultivated for an extremely long time or were incredibly powerful and could quickly rake in merits.

As for Wu Yuan, the merits he gained from killing Archimmortals and Archdeities this time only made up a small portion of his overall reward. A major portion was from the wager between the two forces.

The Voltari Temple would cede the spacetime territory of an immortal nation, equivalent to thousands of immortal continents.

With the army’s victory, we’ve captured an immortal nation from the enemy. The Eldritch Court judged that I deserve 30% of the total share due to my contributions.

Wu Yuan revealed a slight smile.

Territory was the cradle, capable of nurturing countless promising individuals over long ages. Thus, the Eldritch Court bestowed massive rewards upon him.

If Wu Yuan so wished, he could absolutely exchange these one hundred billion eldritch merits for ten trillion divine crystals.

Of course, Wu Yuan wasn't that foolish. Many treasures couldn't be bought with divine crystals, only redeemable with eldritch merits.

It seems like a lot, but even the Nine Star Lotus Platforms cost ten billion eldritch merits.

Wu Yuan muttered to himself.

One hundred billion eldritch merits? Not even enough to exchange for a Hundred Stars Saber.

He estimated that he could only exchange it for an artifact equivalent to the Hundred Swords Silver River from Sovereign Hong Yi. It wasn’t enough to redeem the Dao Instrument gifted by Sovereign Hei Zhen, let alone the Space Essence Stone bestowed by Sovereign Lan Yan.

In terms of wealth and treasures, my qi refiner self is far more affluent than my body refiner self.

Wu Yuan thought.

Either way, he was still delighted. These one hundred billion eldritch merits weren't bestowed by a senior, but rather earned through this great battle.

There’s no rush. Redeeming these eldritch merits can wait until I've thoroughly decided what to spend them on.

Wu Yuan calmed his mind and continued cultivating.

Now, my body refiner self has grasped the fourth step of the Will of Life and Death.

In the coming thousand years, I shall focus on comprehension, working hard to digest and integrate all insights, further enhancing the power of this step, and even breaking through to the Dao Field stage in one go.

Wu Yuan's heart was filled with yearning.

If he reached the Dao Field stage of Creation, his Dao comprehension would truly be comparable with other Supreme Geniuses. Then, even his body refiner self alone would have hope of competing for a Saintcrest.

Then, I shall continue to study ‘Creation Saint Prohibition’, striving to quickly cultivate part three to completion.

Once he cultivated part three of ‘Creation Saint Prohibition’ to completion, he could unleash ninth-stage Archimmortal mana. Combined with Beast Fusion and various grand ether arts, Wu Yuan’s ether would surpass other Supreme Geniuses.

After all, the mana of Supreme Geniuses who cultivated common supreme burst secret arts often only matched the ninth-stage Archimmortal level.

…

While Wu Yuan's ether body made his return journey, the news of Wu Yuan defeating Mu Long and sweeping all opposition on the high-level Eldritch-Immortal Battlefield had already spread like wildfire.

In no time, countless Archimmortals, Archdeities, Archeldritches, as well as Astral Monarchs who participated in the battle had spread the news throughout the entire Greenridge Macrocosm. Countless powerhouses discussed it fervently.

"Wu Yuan possesses mid-stage Astral Monarch strength."

"He's just a High Deity, how can a High Deity be this powerful? Has anyone in the entire macrocosm's history achieved this before?"

"Impossible!"

"Did he rely on some treasure?"

"The use of overly powerful treasures is not permitted on the high-level Eldritch-Immortal Battlefield. The countless troops from both armies are all witnesses, and it is said that even Sovereigns were observing the battle. He could only rely on his own strength."

"How did a High Deity do it?"

"They say he's only cultivated for just over ten thousand years!"

Ming Jian had made a huge name for himself in the Spacetime Dao Realm, but that was ultimately too distant and unverified, so the news actually only spread among circles of super powerhouses. His feats were not widely known by most Archimmortals and Archdeities, as well as immortal cultivators.

But this time, the storm Wu Yuan stirred up was completely different!

He had been cultivating in the macrocosm all along and had proven himself by defeating High Deity Mu Long under the watchful eyes of billions of powerhouses.

Within the Cang Feng Eldritch World in particular, he became an overnight sensation, his deeds spreading far and wide. There was no need for classic mythological tales anymore. Wu Yuan was the contemporary legend of the eldritch world.

And with several Sovereigns fanning the flames behind the scenes, even the most remote eldritch continents within the spacetime territory of the Cang Feng Eldritch World came to know of Wu Yuan’s name.

"Our eldritch world's peerless genius, Wu Yuan!"

"The strongest genius in all of history."

"Wu Yuan!" Countless youths and young immortal cultivators of the eldritch world remembered Wu Yuan's name and feats.

More and more sang his praises.

…

"The Progenitor has already attained Astral Monarch strength?"

"Dominating the high-level Eldritch-Immortal Battlefield, leaving billions of immortals and deities trembling in fear!" This news also reached the Summerpeak World, and the entire world boiled with excitement.

Ten thousand years had passed. The Middle Land had long since established a connection with the Summerpeak mainland, and all living beings in the world revered Wu Yuan beyond measure. Wu Yuan treated them all equally and fairly.

After the world's expansion, the human population of the Summerpeak World had reached trillions, becoming a truly vast lineage. And Wu Yuan was their undisputed progenitor, the master of their world.

"Our Summerpeak lineage is destined for greatness."

"Progenitor!" countless beings of the Summerpeak lineage exclaimed with excitement, knowing they would all benefit from his tremendous power.

"Big Brother has become this formidable?"

"Young Master?" Wu Yijun, Fang Xia, and other high-ranking figures of the Summerpeak World were dumbfounded, utterly shocked.

They knew Wu Yuan was powerful, unfathomably so. But they never imagined he would be this strong - achieving the power of an Astral Monarch in just over ten thousand years? It defied imagination.

Over these ten thousand years, Wu Yijun had already become an Earth Immortal, while Fang Xia had broken through to High Immortal, making him the first High Immortal among Summerpeak World's native beings aside from Wu Yuan.

𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

1. Likely referring to the headquarters of the Eldritch Court in the Ling Jiang Saintdom branch ☜