Chapter 339: A Massive Harvest

To some extent, "Mystic Yellow Strike" was more like a 'passive' secret technique.

Of course, activating the "Mystic Yellow Strike" consumed a massive amount of energy, but what Lin Yuan feared least right now was consumption.

With such a massive Internal World, whether in terms of intuitive size or spatial depth, it was countless times larger than that of an ordinary Tier 9.

"If I stack the 'Mystic Yellow Strike' with the Divine Ability 'Reinforcement', my instantaneous burst attack…" Lin Yuan's heart raced.

Up until now, Lin Yuan's defensive methods far exceeded his offensive ones, as the Divine Ability 'Reinforcement' could not be used casually.

But with the "Mystic Yellow Strike", it could greatly compensate for Lin Yuan's offensive capabilities.

As for the defensive secret technique, the "Profound Yellow Body", it was a Body Refining secret technique.

A body like the Profound Yellow, unfalling and immortal.

This secret technique was also divided into four stages.

Once Cultivated to Perfection.

One's Physical Body and vital energy would span tens of millions of light-years. Even for someone as strong as an Ultimate Existence, destroying it would be extremely difficult to achieve.

Lin Yuan remembered that among the secret techniques left behind by the Moyu Tower Master, there was one named the "Black Jade Undying Body", which was also an extremely terrifying Body Refining method.

He just didn't know which was stronger or weaker when compared to the "Profound Yellow Body".

"Good, good, good."

Lin Yuan was delighted.

Although he had two major Physical Body Divine Abilities protecting him, as well as the Origin Bell guarding his Physical Body, Soul, and mind.

However, Rebirth from a Drop of Blood only enhanced his power of Rebirth and did not increase his Physical Body's strength, while the Elemental Body only provided an immunity effect and likewise did not increase Physical Body strength.

Although the liquid in the Mysterious Gourd increased Physical Body strength, it was not a secret technique.

Most importantly, secret techniques were universally applicable; both his true body and Primordial Spirit could Cultivate them.

For instance, the Origin Bell could only be kept with his true body as a trump card. As for his Primordial Spirit, Lin Yuan was unwilling to part with the Origin Bell for it.

If the Primordial Spirit died, it died; Lin Yuan didn't care. But if the Origin Bell was lost, his heart would absolutely bleed.

"Remember, there are no taboos regarding the 'Mystic Yellow Strike' and the 'Profound Yellow Body'. You can Cultivate them according to your own situation. However, even if you master the 'Space-Time Step', you must use it with caution."

The Six-Armed Figure suddenly spoke.

"The 'Space-Time Step'?"

Lin Yuan's expression turned solemn as information about this secret technique instantly flooded his mind.

This was an escape secret technique. Its most remarkable aspect was that this escape secret technique was a combination of the Time Rule and Space Rules.

The Time Rule and Space Rules were the two pillar rules. The Time Rule, in particular, was obscure and difficult to comprehend, let alone creating a secret technique based on these two rules.

"The 'Space-Time Step' allows you to instantly traverse vast expanses of space, but you must understand that you can only take a maximum of nine steps. Even a Supreme Powerhouse can only take nine steps."

The Six-Armed Figure said solemnly.

"Even a Supreme Powerhouse can only take nine steps?"

Lin Yuan understood.

If the consumption of the "Mystic Yellow Strike" on oneself was based on 'quantity', then the "Space-Time Step" was based on 'proportion'.

No matter what level of expert one was, activating this secret technique and taking a single step would consume one-ninth of all their power, including vital energy, Soul, and mind.

Taking nine consecutive steps would plunge everything of one's own into a state of complete exhaustion.

If one took another step at this point, it would cause irreversible damage to oneself.

Of course.

The price was heavy.

But the effect was also staggering.

With Lin Yuan's current Realm and strength, activating the "Space-Time Step" allowed him to traverse several million light-years with each step.

Several million light-years.

In a single step?

One had to know that with ordinary Great Teleportation techniques, even if Lin Yuan exerted all his strength, he could only cross several thousand light-years in a single step.

Several million light-years?

Lin Yuan would have to take a thousand steps without stopping.

Even if one step took a single breath, a thousand steps would still take a thousand breaths.

With this secret technique, even if he faced an Eleven-Tier powerhouse, as long as Lin Yuan had not finished taking his nine steps, the opponent would not be able to catch up.

By the time Lin Yuan finished his nine steps, he would likely have reached safety long ago. Several million light-years per step meant nine steps were equivalent to tens of millions of light-years.

Even in the vast Cosmic Starry Sky, tens of millions of light-years was no short distance.

"If a Supreme Powerhouse were to perform this secret technique, a single casual step could bring them to any location in the Universe," Lin Yuan thought to himself.

The stronger one's strength and the higher one's Realm, the greater the distance covered with each step of this secret technique. While Lin Yuan could cover several million light-years in one step, a Supreme Powerhouse could probably cross more than half the Universe in a single step.

No matter how far the destination was, they would arrive in two steps.

However, for a Supreme Powerhouse, consuming one-ninth or two-ninths of their own power was still no small figure.

"You have already fully obtained His Majesty's Legacy," the Six-Armed Figure looked at Lin Yuan. "Next, there is one more thing you need to do."

"What is it?" Lin Yuan asked immediately.

"Make an oath," the Six-Armed Figure said. "The path of the Profound Yellow Evolution Path may be spread at your discretion, but the three secret techniques left by His Majesty are the dao-protecting methods of the Xuanhuang Lineage. Except for His Majesty's successor, outsiders must absolutely never learn them."

If the three major secret techniques—for attack, defense, and escape—became known to many, others would use that knowledge to target their weaknesses.

No secret technique is perfect. For instance, the "Space-Time Step" seems Heaven-Defying and absolute, but its flaw is also very obvious: it can only take nine steps.

After nine steps, one will fall into absolute weakness.

It is fine if the enemy does not know this, but once they do, what if they specifically wait for you to take nine steps before tracking you down?

The "Mystic Yellow Strike" and the "Profound Yellow Body" also have weaknesses and flaws, though they are not as significant as those of the "Space-Time Step", so they must absolutely never be leaked.

This is not just a matter for Lin Yuan, a successor of the Profound Emperor, but also concerns the other successors of the Profound Emperor across other Universes.

"No problem," Lin Yuan agreed without hesitation.

It was merely not leaking them.

Lin Yuan had never intended to leak them anyway.

For such extremely private, life-saving secret techniques, wouldn't leaking them be equivalent to voluntarily exposing his own weaknesses?

"Good," the Six-Armed Figure nodded. "Repeat after me."

"I, a Disciple of Your Majesty Xuan Huang, swear by the Profound Emperor Mark that I will absolutely never leak the dao-protecting secret techniques of the Xuanhuang Lineage. If I violate this oath, my Soul shall be annihilated."

The Six-Armed Figure looked at Lin Yuan.

"I, a Disciple of Your Majesty Xuan Huang, swear by the Profound Emperor Mark that I will absolutely never leak the dao-protecting secret techniques of the Xuanhuang Lineage. If I violate this oath, my Soul shall be annihilated."

Lin Yuan thought about it and repeated the words.

The instant Lin Yuan finished speaking, an imprint shaped like a majestic, earthy-yellow mountain condensed in the depths of his Soul, then quickly vanished.

"The Profound Emperor Mark?" Lin Yuan's heart stirred slightly.

In addition to the Profound Emperor Mark, there was also the Mo Yu Mark in the depths of his Soul.

"Very well," the Six-Armed Figure let out a soft sigh of relief.

"Since you Cultivate the Profound Yellow Evolution Path, you will naturally condense the Profound Emperor Mark. I know you are a living being within the Universe who can be resurrected by an Ultimate Existence. However, this oath is rooted in the depths of your memory. If you die because of the oath, even if you are resurrected, as long as the memory remains, you will continue to die without end."

"Rest assured," Lin Yuan nodded.

"But don't worry, as long as you do not spread the secret techniques, nothing will happen," the Six-Armed Figure added.

"Yes," Lin Yuan also understood.

As he made that oath, a great deal of information surfaced in his mind, every word precise and leaving no room for any doubt.

"This is the safest place in the Secret Realm. Stay here and refine the Secret Realm's core," the Six-Armed Figure said, then vanished.

"Refine the Secret Realm core."

Lin Yuan let out a soft sigh.

He immediately sat cross-legged, took out that earthy-yellow crystal, and began to infuse his World Power into it, slowly refining it.

"Huh?"

"So this is what the entirety of the Profound Yellow Secret Realm actually looks like?" Through the Secret Realm core, Lin Yuan saw the true, complete picture of the Profound Yellow Secret Realm.

The full picture of the Profound Yellow Secret Realm consisted of three vast continents. Currently, the many Tier 9 Experts from the Cosmic Starry Sky who entered had only stepped onto one of these continents.

As for the other two continents, they were not open and were shrouded in layers of thick mist. Aside from Lin Yuan and the Six-Armed Figure, not a single expert had noticed them.

"This Profound Yellow Secret Realm is truly incredible. No wonder it managed to evade the detection of all Supreme Powerhouses." As he continuously refined the Secret Realm core, Lin Yuan's understanding of the Profound Yellow Secret Realm grew deeper.

The Profound Yellow Secret Realm was not located within any single spatial layer, but rather in the gaps between spatial layers, shifting its position along with the movement of the Universe's countless spatial layers.

It could be said.

That the position of the Profound Yellow Secret Realm changed at every single moment, which was precisely why the Supreme Powerhouses could not accurately pinpoint it.

Galaxy Main Star.

Lin Yuan sat cross-legged.

His Solar Nascent Soul, located in the Profound Yellow Secret Realm, was exerting all its strength to refine the Secret Realm core, striving to gain control over the entire Profound Yellow Secret Realm as soon as possible.

Meanwhile, Lin Yuan's true body was comprehending the three major dao-protecting secret techniques of the Xuanhuang Lineage.

As for the Time Rule? There was no rush for the Time Rule; breaking through from Tier 9 to Tier 10 had no requirements regarding the Time Rule.

However, with the three major secret techniques, each level he Cultivated would boost Lin Yuan's strength by a notch.

"To master the Profound Yellow Body, I need a large amount of the 'Profound Yellow Source'? Which is the 'profound yellow crystal'." A smile appeared on Lin Yuan's face.

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Currently, what he had the most of was profound yellow crystal. With the accumulation of the Profound Yellow Secret Realm over so many tens of thousands of years, the profound yellow crystal was like a small mountain in size.

"Once I completely take charge of the Profound Yellow Secret Realm, I will let the Solar Nascent Soul bring out a portion of the profound yellow crystal." Lin Yuan made his decision in his heart.

As long as these profound yellow crystal did not circulate outside, there would be no impact. If he just used them to Cultivate himself, how would others know?

Time passed.

In the blink of an eye, two years passed.

Virtual World.

Within the personal space.

Lin Yuan and Xi Lan sat facing each other, tasting delicious food.

"This Scorching Dragon meat, even as food in the Virtual World, is not cheap, right? It must take at least several cubic cosmic crystal to eat it?" Xi Lan looked at the half-meter-large meat leg in front of him and couldn't help saying.

The Scorching Dragon was a special life forms deep within the Cosmic Starry Sky, reaching the fifth tier upon adulthood.

The Scorching Dragon was most famous for its flesh and blood. The meat was tender and delicious, and after specific cooking, its deliciousness was peerless throughout Human Civilization.

The pity was that such life forms as the Scorching Dragon could not be raised in captivity, so every single catty of Scorching Dragon meat eaten required a battle.

This resulted in the price of Scorching Dragon meat remaining consistently high.

The Scorching Dragon meat in the Virtual World only retained the deliciousness without any real-world effects, but even so, it still cost several cosmic crystal per head.

"Hahaha." Lin Yuan took a bite of the Scorching Dragon meat, an expression of enjoyment appearing on his face.

In fact, the Scorching Dragon meat in front of him was not bought by Lin Yuan, but given by the Virtual World.

It was one of the implicit benefits of Eighth Level Citizens, which came every month. Not to mention the Scorching Dragon meat of the Virtual World, even the real-world Scorching Dragon meat would be sent.

However, the weight was much less.

"Galaxy Star Master, your current prestige in the Tier 9 circles can already be considered top-tier. Those special Tier 9s all turn pale when they see you, and the Tier 9 alien races in the Profound Yellow Secret Realm don't dare to show their heads at all now."

Saying this, a smile appeared on Xi Lan's face.

Although the Tier 9 Evolver of Human Civilization hadn't suffered much loss across the many times the Profound Yellow Secret Realm opened, they hadn't taken much advantage either.

Even during certain special periods when a powerful Tier 9 Evolver was born in Human Civilization, it would cause other special Tier 9s to join forces to resist within the Profound Yellow Secret Realm.

But Lin Yuan?

Did those special Tier 9s have the guts?

"Right, there is something I must tell you." Xi Lan seemed to think of something and said, "Doco and some special Tier 9s of our Human Civilization asked me to tell you whether we need to join forces to completely sweep the other alien races out of the Profound Yellow Secret Realm."

Saying this, Xi Lan's tone carried a hint of emotion.

If it were in the past, an ordinary Tier 9 Evolver like himself would never catch the eyes of those special Tier 9s in Human Civilization, let alone Doco, once the strongest Tier 9 of the Human Civilization era.

But because of Lin Yuan—because he, Xi Lan, had a good relationship with the Galaxy Star Master—Doco contacted him personally, and with a kind tone, treated him as an equal.

What Xi Lan regretted the least at this moment was bringing the Galaxy Star Master into the Profound Yellow Secret Realm to evade Hun Yi's pursuit for those two or three years.

"Sweep the alien races out of the Profound Yellow Secret Realm?" Lin Yuan fell into deep thought.

"No problem." Lin Yuan nodded.

As a member of Human Civilization, naturally standing on the opposite side of those hostile alien races, Lin Yuan had no psychological burden whatsoever in doing these things.

"However, it probably won't be possible for the next few years."

Lin Yuan spoke.

His Solar Nascent Soul was fully refining the Secret Realm core and had no time to do other things.

"No problem."

"Doco and the others also said that any time within twenty years is fine."

Xi Lan smiled. The Profound Yellow Secret Realm still had forty years before closing, and starting to clear out those Tier 9 alien races within twenty years was just about enough time.

For the Tier 9 Experts of Human Civilization and the follower races to join forces and search for the locations of those Tier 9 alien races was not a difficult task.

In the past, they didn't do this because it was easy to provoke other Tier 9 alien races into joining forces. But now, with the Galaxy Star Master around, the more those Tier 9 alien races joined forces, the greater their losses would be.

Profound Yellow Secret Realm.

Lin Yuan sat cross-legged.

The Secret Realm core floating in front of him had already been mostly refined.

"Right now I—"

While refining, Lin Yuan opened his eyes and sensed himself.

Although he still hadn't completely refined the Secret Realm core, Lin Yuan now possessed many special privileges within the Secret Realm.

For example, teleportation and shifting.

The Profound Yellow Secret Realm suppressed all teleportation and shifting. Even an invincible Tier 9 like Lin Yuan, who had opened up over two billion space layers, had to fly slowly on his way.

This was not because Lin Yuan's spatial comprehension was inadequate, but because the rules dictated it.

Just like within the Main Universe, the flight speed could at most reach the speed of light, and any faster required entering a wormhole.

These were the rules of the world.

But now, with the gradual enhancement of his control over the Profound Yellow Secret Realm,

many restrictions originating from the world had vanished. This was also the 'privilege' that a Secret Realm master should have.

Virtual World.

Dozens of Tier 9 Evolvers gathered.

These Tier 9 Evolvers had powerful auras, being Experts who had opened up at least tens of millions of space layers.

"Do you think the Galaxy Star Master will agree to our plan?" a Tier 9 Evolver of the tens-of-millions-layers Realm couldn't help saying.

Although the Galaxy Star Master was in the same Tier 9 as them, at this moment, the many Tier 9 Evolvers present already treated Lin Yuan as a Tier 10 powerhouse.

That kind of powerful strength to instantly kill special Tier 9s—who else could achieve it besides a true Tier 10?

"Unclear." Doco shook his head slightly. His request for Xi Lan to pass on the message that they would join forces to clear out other Tier 9 alien races was merely his own plan and did not belong to the planning of Human Civilization.

Therefore, the Galaxy Star Master could agree or refuse.

Swish.

Right at this moment.

Within this personal space.

Xi Lan's figure appeared.

"Brother Xi Lan, how is it?"

"What did the Galaxy Star Master say?"

One Tier 9 Evolver of at least the tens-of-millions-layers Realm after another looked toward Xi Lan.

"This—" Xi Lan had never been watched by so many Experts, and for a moment felt some pressure. He paused and said in a deep voice, "The Galaxy Star Master agreed, but it will have to be in a few years."

"Agreed?"

"The Galaxy Star Master agreed?"

"In a few years, completely no problem."

The many Tier 9 Evolvers of the tens-of-millions-layers Realm breathed a sigh of relief. Although the Galaxy Star Master's age couldn't even compare to a fraction of theirs, among Evolvers, strength was supreme. Since the Galaxy Star Master was strong, he had already won the respect of all Evolvers.

"Only, to put it upfront, when the Galaxy Star Master makes a move, he must take ninety percent of all gains," Xi Lan added.

Regarding the division of gains, although Xi Lan hadn't discussed it in detail with Lin Yuan, it was impossible to make concessions either.

"Ninety percent?"

"Alright."

"Small matter. Not to mention ninety percent, even ninety-five percent is fine."

The many Tier 9 Evolvers of the tens-of-millions-layers Realm had no objections. If this matter left the Galaxy Star Master, it couldn't be accomplished at all. Relying on them to sweep out the Tier 9 alien races within the Secret Realm? That was no different from daydreaming.

Therefore, no matter what conditions the Galaxy Star Master proposed, they would agree.

Clearing out the Tier 9 alien races was mainly for their own prestige, as for the gains? They had to be ranked behind.

Galaxy Main Star.

Lin Yuan quietly opened his eyes.

"Mystic Yellow Strike. The first stage can be considered successfully cultivated."

Lin Yuan raised his right hand, misty light flickering. A casual strike erupted with double his full-body strength.

The Profound Emperor's secret technique, Mystic Yellow Strike, was divided into four stages. Cultivating the first stage allowed one to casually erupt with double strength, and cultivating the fourth stage allowed one to casually erupt with five times strength.

"Too powerful."

Lin Yuan continuously circulated Mystic Yellow Strike. The exact same strike, when driven and operated through the secret technique Mystic Yellow Strike, could erupt with power far exceeding limits. This kind of complex and mysterious conversion and blessing made Lin Yuan somewhat surprised.

Profound Yellow Secret Realm.

The Solar Nascent Soul, which was refining the Secret Realm core, likewise opened its eyes.

"Mystic Yellow Strike." While refining, Lin Yuan also tried this secret technique.

Refining the Secret Realm core had no difficulty; it mainly consumed time. Usually, while refining, Lin Yuan would occasionally do other things.

Hum hum hum.

A terrifying aura oscillated across the surface of Lin Yuan's body.

"Hmm?"

"Mystic Yellow Strike actually has a facilitating effect on refining the Secret Realm core?" Lin Yuan's eyes lit up slightly.

At the same time.

Not far away.

The Six-Armed Figure was observing Lin Yuan.

When a hazy yellow light lit up on Lin Yuan's body surface, an expression of astonishment appeared on the Six-Armed Figure's face: "Mystic Yellow Strike, this little fellow has already successfully cultivated the first stage of Mystic Yellow Strike?"

"Only a few years have passed? Since when did the Guardian Secret Technique of my Xuanhuang Lineage become so simple?"

The Six-Armed Figure couldn't believe it.