Chapter 2223

The Light Crow, Xiao Hei, went back with Lin Moyu. Lin Moyu did not force it; everything was of its own free will.

On the way back, Lin Moyu pondered Lei Guang's words. Integrating what he knew with what Lei Guang had said, the situation in the Eastern Continent gradually became clear to him.

“The entire Eastern Continent is actually a giant chessboard, with various forces playing against each other on it.

“The chessboard is divided into the open and the hidden. Figures like us are the chess pieces on the open surface.”

“And the Dongling Empire is a chess piece hidden in the dark. Among the chess pieces on the surface, very few know that in the Eastern Continent, there is still

a hidden piece.”

“The pieces on the surface constantly fight each other, while also having to guard against sudden sneak attacks from the hidden pieces.

“As a result, the situation in the Eastern Continent becomes even more intricate and complex. To achieve ultimate victory on this chessboard, in addition to powerful strength, one also needs exceptional planning and strategizing abilities.

For countless years, the Eastern Continent has experienced endless chaos, yet no force has ever been able to truly reign supreme.

The Human Race cannot, the Monster Race cannot, and neither can the Dragon Race or the Bug Race.

The root cause is still the existence of the Dongling Empire as a hidden piece.

Lin Moyu finally sorted everything out, and his vision became clear.

Before long, his Yudao City would also join this game of chess.

In fact, he was already in the game.

Since that was the case, Lin Moyu wanted to achieve ultimate victory.

Lin Moyu thought of what the Green Robe elder had said: 'Behind every game of chess, there must be a chess player. Who exactly is the chess player behind the Eastern Continent?'

Chapter 2730: Fifty Years of Seclusion

Returning to Yudao City, Lin Moyu handed the Light Crow Xiao Hei over to Gu Qingxuan.

Faced with Lin Moyu's selfishness, the Human Emperor raised no objections.

This was Lin Moyu's privilege. Given Lin Moyu's status, exercising some privileges was beyond reproach.

The Human Emperor adhered to his own sense of fairness, yet could also allow the existence of certain privileges.

Gu Qingxuan was incredibly grateful to Lin Moyu. She knew how much the Light Crow could help her, saving her a vast amount of time.

With the Light Crow around, she estimated that it wouldn't be long before she could ascend to a Heavenly Venerable.

Currently, the number of Heavenly Venerables in Yudao City was not large; having even one more would be beneficial.

Lin Moyu returned to his residence and continued his cultivation step by step.

Comprehending formations, sensing the Great Dao, and raising his realm…

After understanding the situation in the Eastern Continent, Lin Moyu knew even better that strength was everything.

No matter how good a plan or strategy was, without the Support of corresponding strength, it was all in vain.

In any case, one had to at least become a Dao Venerate first to be qualified to participate; otherwise, one wouldn't even have the qualification to be a chess piece.

“First, find a way to become a Dao Venerate!”

Lin Moyu set his first goal in his heart: to become a Dao Venerate.

In the Southern Continent, within the Core Area of the Hanshui Holy Land, glaciers shrouded this world.

Saint Master Gu Hanyu stood beneath the Lunar Origin, coldness radiating from her body as bursts of powerful aura filled more than half of the glacial world.

In the farthest reaches of the glacial world, streams of cold water turned into fine threads, dripping down from the sky.

Vaguely, an indescribably high mountain could be seen.

Saint Master Gu Hanyu gazed into the distance, her eyes directed precisely toward the Eastern Continent.

“You should have arrived by now.”

“The chaos in the Eastern Continent is actually not as simple as you think.”

“With the open and hidden forces intertwined, it won't be that easy for you to build a power there.”

With the lianli branch on her, Saint Master Gu Hanyu could sense that Lin Moyu was safe and sound.

Calculating the time, Lin Moyu should have already arrived in the Eastern Continent. She knew some of the situation there, especially the Dongling Empire hidden in the dark, which was the true disrupter of the Eastern Continent.

Although there were opportunities in the Eastern Continent, it was also fraught with difficulties.

Saint Master Gu Hanyu was currently very conflicted. She hoped Lin Moyu would succeed, yet she was also somewhat worried about his safety.

She could no longer tell whether this worry of hers was because Lin Moyu was her first man, or because she was influenced by the lianli branch.

Occasionally, Saint Master Gu Hanyu would have the urge to go to the Eastern Continent to find Lin Moyu.

However, as the current Holy Master of Hanshui, she could not leave at will.

Saint Master Gu Hanyu said softly, “No matter what, I hope you can return safely, even if you fail, it doesn't matter.”

Saint Master Gu Hanyu closed her eyes slightly, seemingly offering a prayer.

Yudao City grew more and more bustling. About a hundred days after Gu Qingxuan and the others came out, the Human Emperor sent out the third batch of people.

The number of people in Yudao City suddenly increased to over two thousand, making it much livelier.

At some point, Xiao Yue and Mist also came to Yudao City.

In Yudao City, many people knew Mist and knew that her status was extraordinary, and that she herself was also a Heavenly Venerable.

Xiao Yue was a fresh face, and many people assumed she had also been brought out from the Rule World by the Human Emperor.

Following Lin Moyu's instructions, Xiao Yue practiced her boxing every day. Other than that, she just played wildly everywhere with Mist.

The Human Emperor did not arrange any tasks for Mist and Xiao Yue. Their identities were too special and did not fall under his jurisdiction.

Soon, Xiao Yue became familiar with the people in Yudao City, and many grew fond of this simple girl.

Xiao Yue possessed a Natural Jade Soul, and her cultivation speed progressed by leaps and bounds.

Her realm would increase significantly every once in a while. For her, making a breakthrough was as simple as eating or drinking.

Just ten years later, Xiao Yue's realm had already reached High-stage True God. Such speed was incredibly astonishing.

Those who came out of the Rule World and were once at the same realm as Xiao Yue had made very limited progress over the ten years, and had already been left far behind by her.

Even more abnormal than Xiao Yue was Mist. When Xiao Yue cultivated, she would drag Mist along to cultivate with her.

Mist had no choice but to put on a show and cultivate a bit.

The advantage of achieving the Heavenly Venerable Realm through the Void Great Dao was demonstrated at this moment; Mist's realm soared like a rocket.

She easily reached the Mid-stage Heavenly Venerate realm, not lagging behind Lin Moyu in the slightest.

Aside from the two of them, the one with the fastest cultivation progress was undoubtedly Gu Qingxuan.

With the Light Crow Xiao Hei constantly demonstrating the Speed Great Dao to Gu Qingxuan, her speed of comprehending the Great Dao was astonishingly fast.

Just ten years later, her realm had completely stabilized. It was estimated that in a few more years, she could make a push for Peak Supreme, followed by the Heavenly Venerable Realm.

Others' cultivation was measured in thousands or even tens of thousands of years.

For Gu Qingxuan to break through at this speed was already extremely shocking.

Of course, being able to progress so quickly was also inseparable from the seventh-grade origin spirit vein.

With the Support of the seventh-grade origin spirit vein, everyone in Yudao City cultivated much faster than those outside.

In the blink of an eye, another forty years passed, marking Lin Moyu's fiftieth year since arriving in the Eastern Continent…

Lin Moyu's eyes, which had been tightly shut for fifty years, finally opened slowly.

A powerful aura radiated from his body, and then, with his breathing, was drawn back inside.

After fifty years of cultivation, his cultivation realm had made significant progress, almost reaching the peak of Mid-stage Heavenly Venerate, not far from High-level Heavenly Venerable.

The origin spirit vein contaminated by the hell fragment played a massive role, making the speed at which Lin Moyu comprehended the Undying Great Dao more than ten times faster.

Coupled with his status as the Son of Taiyin, as well as the Support of various treasures and spiritual food, Lin Moyu's cultivation speed increased dramatically.

While cultivating, Lin Moyu also did not neglect his comprehension of formations and runes.

By now, he had already mastered the sixth-grade formation given by Daoist Tianlei, the Tianlei Fire Formation,

and integrated runes into the fire-lightning formation, significantly boosting its power to almost the seventh grade. During the cultivation process, not only did his formation skills improve, but he also gained a deeper understanding of runes.

Lin Moyu discovered that Rune Arrays and Artifact Arrays actually shared many similarities.

He could completely use runes to replace the bases of Artifact Arrays, temporarily achieving the effect of an Artifact Array with runes.

Aside from cultivation, formations, and runes, Lin Moyu also multi-tasked to refine the origin spirit vein.

Little Three had been sent out and spent over a decade thoroughly sorting out this origin spirit vein from the inside out.

Lin Moyu now knew every single detail of the origin spirit vein like the back of his hand, making the refining process much faster.

The more completely he mastered the origin spirit vein, the greater the benefits to himself.

The simplest point was that he could use the origin spirit vein to travel to any refined location. Only in this way did he feel a sense of controlling the overall situation.

Lin Moyu left his cultivation room and looked toward Yudao City in the distance.

He could feel that Yudao City was brimming with vitality, and not just vitality, but also a dense concentration of fortune.

The fortune was integrated with Yudao City, Yudao City was integrated with the origin spirit vein, and this fortune simultaneously influenced his own fortune.

The origin spirit vein suppressed and anchored the fortune of Yudao City, as well as the fortune of every cultivator within Yudao City.

If one were to distinguish them individually, it could be seen that everyone's fortune had increased compared to before.

Thus, it was a win-win situation.

However, as the master of the origin spirit vein, Lin Moyu received the most benefits and harvested the most fortune. 'You're awake!' The voice of the Human Emperor sounded in his ears.

Chapter 2731: The Dongling Empire is About to Act, Help Me Guard the Tribe

The Human Emperor told Lin Moyu about some of the events that had occurred in Yudao City over the past fifty years. Every year, the Human Emperor would bring a batch of people out, with the number increasing from 1,000 to 2,000 each time.

Currently, the population of Yudao City exceeded one hundred thousand. The city had expanded significantly compared to before, becoming a true city.

They lived and cultivated in Yudao City, cultivating spiritual plants and raising spiritual beasts, forming various administrative bodies. The Human Emperor had basically brought over the system from the Rule World, with clear rewards and punishments, making it very fair.

Currently, the number of Heavenly Venerables in Yudao City exceeded fifteen.

Among them, the one with the highest realm was Mist, who had broken through to the High-level Heavenly Venerable Realm a year ago.

It took her only forty-eight years to go from Mid-stage Heavenly Venerate to High-level Heavenly Venerable. Such speed was enough to make any Heavenly Venerate feel ashamed.

Below Mist were Heavenly Venerate Wu and the others…

Heavenly Venerate Hao and the others guarded Yudao City, assisting the Human Emperor in managing the entire city, keeping its operations highly organized.

Xiao Yue's breakthroughs were unstoppable, and she broke through to the God King Realm a year ago.

To be able to reach the God King Realm in just fifty years, Xiao Yue's cultivation speed had already surpassed the vast majority of people.

Cultivating with a Natural Jade Soul indeed presented no bottlenecks whatsoever.

Gu Qingxuan was currently in seclusion, making a push for Peak Supreme.

Lin Moyu sensed through the origin spirit vein that Gu Qingxuan's cultivation was going smoothly, and it wouldn't be long before she became a Peak Supreme.

After listening to the Human Emperor's report, Lin Moyu smiled and asked, “How did your experiment go?”

The Human Emperor said, “We already had results twenty years ago. My conclusion is, the earlier they come out, the better. It is best to give birth to children directly on the Origin Continent.”

“Children born on the Origin Continent have better talent than cultivators from the Rule World. To be precise, they have a higher probability of possessing excellent cultivation aptitude.”

“There is a very peculiar power in the Origin Continent. This power has the greatest impact during infancy, and the influence weakens after reaching adulthood.”

The Human Emperor had been conducting experiments over these years, which had begun as early as when the second batch of people came out.

At that time, the Human Emperor sent out a batch of pregnant cultivators and then observed them, arriving at this conclusion.

After hearing this, Lin Moyu knew what was going on. This miraculous power came from the two great origins of the Sun and Moon, while at the same time, the seventh-grade spirit vein constantly radiated the Power of Origin. Furthermore, the spirit vein anchored the fortune, making the fortune of the people in Yudao City even stronger.

All these factors combined ultimately created the difference.

Lin Moyu asked casually, “Then what do you plan to do?”

The Human Emperor said, “I will gradually reduce the number of adult cultivators and increase the number of pregnant cultivators.”

Lin Moyu was too lazy to interfere. “Just do as you see fit. Other than that, was there anything else during my seclusion?”

The Human Emperor said, “Half a year ago, Xiao Hei brought back a message from Lei Guang, asking you to pay a visit after you finished your cultivation. Other than that, there's nothing else.”