Chapter 470 Hope

On the surface, the black wooden box looked like just an ordinary wooden box holding three portions of Immortal Source.

But in reality, it was formed by condensing layer after layer of sealing techniques.

Completely isolating the inside and outside of the wooden box, completely cutting off space-time and Karma.

Only in this way could the dissipation of the 'Immortal Source' be reduced as much as possible.

In terms of value, not to mention the Immortal Source inside the wooden box, the wooden box itself alone…

was worth no less than one hundred thousand top-tier Immortal crystals, equivalent to the entire net worth of an ordinary Jade Immortal.

Hum.

Inside the black wooden box,

a fist-sized crystal was placed, with points of light flowing inside, resembling endless stars.

As the seal of the wooden box was opened, the crystal began to emit wisps of aura. These auras spread in all directions, faintly shrouding Lin Yuan in a mysterious Realm.

And within this Realm—

fluctuations of various Dao rules rushed towards him like waves.

"This—"

Lin Yuan's mind shook. The feeling he was experiencing at this moment was akin to someone who had been thirsty for dozens of days suddenly plunging into water, with countless numbers of his yearned-for water sources surging toward him.

[You have Heaven-Defying Comprehension. By observing the mysterious Origin, your comprehension of the essence of various rules has improved.]

Almost instantly, Lin Yuan immersed himself in Cultivation. The Space-Time Fusion Rule and many other Pillar-level fusion rules were all improving at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Half a day later,

Lin Yuan looked at the 'Immortal Source' in front of him, which had shrunk by a circle, and immediately closed the wooden box.

Immediately, the inside and outside of the wooden box were isolated, the dissipation of the Immortal Source's aura stopped, and the surroundings returned to their original state.

"This Immortal Source comes from the Immortal Realm Source Land, and is condensed from the aura of the Source Land. Once it comes to the outside world and loses its condensation environment, the Immortal Source will 'volatilize' and 'dissipate'."

"And the aura of the Immortal Realm Source Land that volatilizes and dissipates will briefly replicate the environment of the Immortal Realm Source Land."

Lin Yuan's eyes lit up.

It was just like water turning into ice in a sub-zero environment.

But as long as it returned to above-zero temperatures, the ice would turn back into water.

The Immortal Source worked on a similar principle.

Simply put, what Lin Yuan just did was equivalent to briefly Cultivating in the Immortal Realm Source Land for a while.

That feeling of Dao rules falling like rain helped Lin Yuan far more than the gains other Jade Immortals obtained when comprehending the Immortal Source.

After all, Lin Yuan's Heaven-Defying Comprehension allowed him to achieve a Cultivation speed sufficient to crush other Jade Immortals.

When the same apple hit people on the head, some would only think the apple was really hard or not very tasty,

while others could directly comprehend a certain essence of heaven and earth. This was the gap caused by different Comprehension Ability.

The brief environment formed when the Immortal Source dissipated gave Lin Yuan unimaginably massive gains.

In just that short half-day, Lin Yuan felt that his comprehension of the Space-Time Fusion Rule had advanced further, and the same was true for other Pillar-level fusion rules.

If it merely accelerated the comprehension of rules, even with the help, it wouldn't have shocked Lin Yuan so much.

After all, with his Heaven-Defying Comprehension right there, even without the Immortal Source, what should be comprehended would still be comprehended eventually, it would just take a bit longer.

However,

through the brief comprehension of the Immortal Source just now, all of Lin Yuan's rule comprehensions—including those within the Space-Time Fusion Rule—progressed side by side, giving him an inexplicable feeling that all rules and Daos converged into one, which was Chaos?

"Chaos Rules?"

Lin Yuan's expression was radiant with spirit.

Up to now, Lin Yuan did not have much confidence in whether he could comprehend the Chaos Rules at the Eleven-Tier, because there was no direction whatsoever. Neither Your Majesty Xuan Huang nor Moyu Tower Master could give any guidance.

All Lin Yuan could do was comprehend as many Dao rules as possible.

But just now, Lin Yuan finally had the feeling of all things returning to Chaos.

"The Immortal Source, the Immortal Source can help me comprehend the Chaos Rules."

Lin Yuan thought to himself that comprehending the Chaos Rules at the Eleven-Tier would not only cause his strength to skyrocket, but also significantly increase the probability of success when breaking through to the Ultimate Realm.

Compared to the former, Lin Yuan valued the latter even more.

"Unfortunately, the consumption speed of the Immortal Source is too fast."

Lin Yuan looked at the wooden box in front of him; after being opened for just a short half-day, it had shrunk by a circle.

If he were to comprehend it to his heart's content, these three portions of Immortal Source would probably dissipate completely in just over ten days.

"No wonder the Hall Master of Feixian Hall told me to only open the wooden box when Cultivating and comprehending," Lin Yuan thought to himself.

Even a brief opening would likely consume one-millionth or one-ten-millionth of the Immortal Source. This was definitely a clear loss.

"During my subsequent Cultivation, I can only use the Immortal Source at critical moments. At all other times, I will comprehend normally."

Lin Yuan raised his head and glanced at the irregular cracks above the firmament.

"In addition, I must obtain as much Immortal Source as possible."

If there was enough Immortal Source, Lin Yuan's Cultivation speed would definitely far exceed the present, and comprehending the Chaos Rules would no longer be an extravagant hope.

"The Tianshui Sanctuary also wants Master to refine a batch of Nine Revolutions Golden Pills? They are only willing to pay twenty million top-tier Immortal crystals?"

"Too stingy. Reject them directly."

"Cangliu Palace wants to ask Master to refine a Life and Death Reincarnation Pill, using thirty million top-tier Immortal crystals as compensation?"

"The Life and Death Reincarnation Pill is even rarer than the Nine Revolutions Golden Pill. For an Alchemy Great Master to refine it, they themselves need to experience the danger of life and death Reincarnation. And they only offer thirty million top-tier Immortal crystals? I can't even be bothered to reject them."

"The Sun-Moon Sect is willing to pay one portion of Immortal Source and request Master to open the furnace once. This can be considered. Master said that matters involving Immortal Source should not be rejected so easily."

Inside the grand hall, Yun Zhenzi looked at the letters from various forces, browsing through them quickly and flatly rejecting the ones lacking sincerity.

Ever since Lin Yuan successfully refined the first batch of Nine Revolutions Golden Pills, which triggered the descent of the Heavenly Tribulation and successfully formed the pills in the end, his reputation as a top-tier Alchemy Great Master had completely spread out.

Because of this, numerous forces within the Thirty-Three Immortal Realms, and even forces in the barren regions outside the Thirty-Three Immortal Realms, wanted to ask Lin Yuan to help them with Alchemy.

After all, in the Immortal Realm, the importance of an Alchemy Great Master was unquestionable. Various types of Immortal Pills had become an indispensable part for almost all Immortals.

For many Immortals, the importance of Immortal Pills was even above Immortal Artifacts.

"What on earth is Master's strength?"

Yun Zhenzi quickly finished reading all the letters, and his mind couldn't help flashing back to when he wanted to perform Possession and invade Lin Yuan's mental world, only to see that towering, supreme, and magnificent hazy figure.

At that time, Yun Zhenzi's first reaction was whether he was trying to possess a Dao Ancestor, because apart from a Dao Ancestor, whose mental will at the Jade Immortal level could make him feel such despair?

"However, ever since I submitted to Master, my strength and Realm have improved quite a bit." Yun Zhenzi steadied his mind. In these five hundred years, just the things that slipped through Lin Yuan's fingers had benefited him immensely.

Especially when Lin Yuan did Alchemy, he would occasionally refine 'waste pills'. What Lin Yuan defined as 'waste pills' already had quite decent quality in Yun Zhenzi's eyes.

Inside the Immortal Cave,

Lin Yuan sat cross-legged.

Space and time in all directions warped slightly. When comprehending Dao rules, even though Lin Yuan tried his best to minimize his interference with the surroundings, he could not completely stop it.

Over the past five hundred years or more, under Lin Yuan's subtle influence, the space of the entire Cultivation area had been widened by goodness-knows-how-many times.

A magnificent space-time labyrinth, centered around Lin Yuan, filled every inch of space in the Cultivation area.

However, only Lin Yuan could enter the Cultivation area. Yun Zhenzi could occasionally approach, but since the latter had Lin Yuan's aura brand on him, he didn't suffer any negative effects.

On this day, the Hall Master of Feixian Hall paid a visit to Lin Yuan.

"Hahahaha, Great Master Yun Zhenzi, I wonder if you are interested in refining another batch of Nine Revolutions Golden Pills?"

The Hall Master of Feixian Hall smiled. After taking the fifty Nine Revolutions Golden Pills refined by Lin Yuan last time back and carefully screening them, he discovered that their effects were even greater than imagined.

"It is an honor."

A smile appeared on Lin Yuan's face. Transactions with the Hall Master of Feixian Hall were extremely hassle-free, and they even used Immortal Source as Alchemy compensation.

Lin Yuan naturally wouldn't refuse.

Next,

the two discussed some Alchemy details. Lin Yuan opened his mouth to ask: "I wonder if the Hall Master has a channel to purchase Immortal Source?"

For Lin Yuan, naturally the more Immortal Source the better. However, apart from a few forces like the Hall Master of Feixian Hall who were willing to use Immortal Source as transaction compensation with Lin Yuan,

other forces requesting Lin Yuan for Alchemy were basically only willing to pay top-tier Immortal crystals or other treasure resources.

"The Great Master wants Immortal Source?"

A trace of astonishment appeared on the face of the Hall Master of Feixian Hall. Judging by the Immortal Source he had traded with Lin Yuan, it should have been enough for a normal Jade Immortal's Cultivation.

The use of Immortal Source wasn't a case of the more the better. If one contacted the temporary environment formed during the volatilization of Immortal Source for a long time, even a Jade Immortal would face the risk of self-'Daoization'.

The so-called 'Daoization' meant that everything about oneself returned to the heaven and earth Dao.

To resist the Daoization of the Immortal Source for a long time, one could only rely on the Jade Immortal's own mental will.

But under normal circumstances, even the top-tier Jade Immortals would not dare to Cultivate in the environment formed by the Immortal Source for too long.

Of course, even if they could only briefly contact and Cultivate in it, the help was huge to any Jade Immortal. This was also why Immortal Source was extremely rare.

Anyway, Jade Immortals had a long Lifespan, and it didn't hurt to comprehend the Immortal Source again after a long period of time.

"I will help the Great Master inquire more about it," the Hall Master of Feixian Hall said, nodding.

"Thank you," Lin Yuan said.

The two continued talking for a moment.

As if remembering something, the Hall Master of Feixian Hall lowered his voice and said: "Right, does the Great Master want to hire some top-tier Jade Immortals to protect yourself?"

"Protect myself?" Lin Yuan was slightly stunned.

"Correct," the Hall Master of Feixian Hall explained: "With the Great Master's current Alchemy attainments, while attracting some seekers of pills, you will inevitably also attract many malicious gazes."

Although the Hall Master of Feixian Hall didn't state it directly, the meaning was very obvious.

A top-tier Alchemy Great Master was undoubtedly wealthy, and the accumulated wealth was even more terrifying, which naturally attracted the attention of some terrifyingly powerful Jade Immortals.

As long as one could kill a top-tier Alchemy Great Master, the wealth acquired would be enough to support their own Cultivation for a very long time.

Since ancient times, plundering has been the fastest shortcut to accumulating wealth. Lin Yuan was unwilling to plunder because he had Alchemy—a method even more efficient and safer than plundering.

But for those other Jade Immortals, that might not be the case.

"Do they dare to make a move within the Immortal City?" Lin Yuan asked.

Cangwu Immortal City was riddled with countless killing Formations. Even Jade Immortals had to be cautious, let alone the Immortal Cave area, especially the Grade-A Immortal Cave where Lin Yuan lived.

As the Immortal Cave with the highest specifications in Cangwu Immortal City, safety was naturally heavily emphasized.

"The Immortal City is indeed shrouded in killing Formations, but they are not absolutely perfect. These killing Formations were also set up by Jade Immortals, and the possibility of them being cracked exists."

The Hall Master of Feixian Hall said truthfully.

The Immortal Realm was vast with countless methods. Dao Ancestors indeed stood behind the Immortal City, but after opening the irregular cracks connecting to the Immortal Realm Source Land, Dao Ancestors no longer intervened in its management.

The establishment and perfection of the Immortal City relied entirely on one Jade Immortal after another.

Those killing Formations were also the handiwork of numerous Jade Immortals. Under such circumstances, the suggestion from the Hall Master of Feixian Hall was not without reason.

If Lin Yuan were just an ordinary Jade Immortal, he naturally wouldn't need to consider these. The existence capable of cracking the Immortal City's killing Formations would likewise need to pay a huge price.

The cost itself far exceeded the entire net worth of an ordinary Jade Immortal, not to mention that one might be detected by the Immortal City's killing Formations at any time during the process, thereby causing numerous Jade Immortals to join forces and suppress them.

But Lin Yuan—

although it was unknown how much wealth Lin Yuan specifically possessed, based solely on the gains from refining Nine Revolutions Golden Pills during this period, it far exceeded that of ordinary Jade Immortals.

"So that's how it is."

Lin Yuan nodded, "I will consider it."

In reality, Lin Yuan had no intention of hiring any top-tier Jade Immortals to protect himself.

That would be too troublesome and would also carry the risk of exposing his own secrets.

The reason the Hall Master of Feixian Hall suggested hiring top-tier Jade Immortals was because he didn't know Lin Yuan's strength.

The outside world only knew that Lin Yuan was good at Alchemy and was a top-tier Alchemy Great Master. In reality, what Lin Yuan was best at was offense, especially after acquiring his sixth Physical Body Divine Ability, 'Tear of the Heavens'.

As for whether he would really encounter plundering, Lin Yuan was even somewhat looking forward to it. When the time came, who would plunder whom was still uncertain.

For this traversal, the tone Lin Yuan set for himself was to keep a low profile as much as possible, but if others delivered themselves to his door proactively, Lin Yuan could only accept it with a smile.

Thirty-Three Immortal Realms.

Beizhou Immortal Domain.

This was an Immortal Domain next to the Xuantian Immortal Domain, equally vast and boundless.

Deep within an ancient mountain range, a figure wearing beast robes sat cross-legged, emitting a primitive and terrifying aura.

"Didn't I just kill one of your offspring? Is it necessary to hunt me down like this? You are a dignified city lord with so many offspring; what does it matter if I killed one?"

This beast-robed figure gently shook his head. Not long ago, inside Beihan Immortal City, for the sake of some crucial resources, he had killed the offspring of the City Lord of Beihan.

This matter directly caused the City Lord of Beihan to fly into a rage, and countless killing Formations of the Immortal City immediately enveloped the area. If the beast-robed figure hadn't possessed talented methods to blend into Formations, he probably wouldn't have been able to escape Beihan Immortal City.

Even so, the beast-robed figure was subjected to an arrest warrant by Beihan Immortal City. All Immortal Cities within Beizhou Immortal Domain were hunting him down.

"Forget it."

"I can no longer stay in Beizhou Immortal Domain."

The beast-robed figure thought silently to himself. Although with his methods, even while carrying an arrest warrant, he could escape alive time and time again, he couldn't just keep wasting time like this.

Moreover, as a Jade Immortal, he also needed various resources for Cultivation. Being hunted by the entire Beizhou Immortal Domain, he couldn't enter those Immortal Cities to purchase resources.