blogombal Chapter 302 Endless Sea and Star Tower, 3rd Floor
Chapter 302 Endless Sea and Star Tower, 3rd Floor
Xiao Qi couldn't wait to transform into a golden light and wrap around his wrist.
"Brother! Come with me quickly!" The little guy's voice leaped excitedly in his mind, "The Myriad Transformations Mountain Range has become unrecognizable!"
Before Lin Yan could respond, the surrounding space rippled slightly, and teleportation was initiated.
The next moment, they found themselves on the edge of the Wanyan Mountains. Even though Lin Yan was mentally prepared, the scene before him still shocked him.
"This..." He looked up and saw that the already majestic mountain range had expanded several times over! The main peaks were like giant weapons that cleaved the sky and opened up the earth, piercing through the swirling sea of clouds. The snow on the peaks shimmered with a dazzling cold light under the eternal light of space, and the exposed rocks on the mountainside had a more metallic bluish-black color, as if they contained infinite power.
"How is it, brother! Isn't the mountain taller and more imposing now!" Little Seven flew out from his wrist, transforming back into the size of a lion. It proudly pointed ahead with its paw, "Our old master said that the stronger you are, the stronger the space becomes! You're a Golden Core Grandmaster now, so this Myriad Evolution Mountains must be worthy of your status!"
Carrying Lin Yan, it teleported to the top of a bottomless canyon. Mist swirled at the bottom of the canyon, and faint, chilling roars could be heard.
"Look, the big guys in the mountains have become more powerful too." Xiao Qi flicked its tail. "The most powerful ones now probably have the cultivation of the Great Perfection of the Golden Core stage. Brother, when you come in to practice in the future, you'd better choose a place carefully, lest you crash into their lair."
Lin Yan's divine sense stirred slightly, and he indeed sensed several powerful auras lurking deep within the mountains. However, having survived the Golden Core tribulation, he didn't pay much attention to them.
"And there's more!" Xiao Qi teleported again, bringing Lin Yan to a cliff face. Purple vines entwined the cliff, bearing fiery red fruits the size of longans. "Look at this 'Dragon Blood Vermilion Fruit'! It used to be only second-tier, but now it's a proper third-tier spiritual herb! And underground, many mines have been upgraded too. If you want to refine more powerful magic weapons in the future, you can mine the materials here!"
It spoke with great familiarity and excitement about the growth of the space.
Finally, Xiao Qi carried Lin Yan through several ultra-long-distance teleports, arriving directly at the other end of the Wanyan Mountains, a brand new boundary of space.
"Brother, look over there!" Little Seven raised its front paw and pointed into the distance.
Lin Yan gazed into the distance and saw an endless expanse of azure blue unfold at the end of the mountains! It was a vast ocean, its blue waves stretching to the very edge of his divine sense, merging with the hazy horizon. The sea breeze, carrying a salty, damp scent, rushed towards him, and the waves crashed against the rocks at the foot of the mountains, producing a deep, resounding roar.
"It's the 'Endless Sea' that the old master mentioned!" Xiao Qi introduced, her tone carrying a hint of curiosity about the unknown. "There seem to be a lot of strange creatures inside. Even from this distance, I can sense some formidable auras."
Upon hearing this, Lin Yan cautiously probed the seawater with his divine sense. Sure enough, even in the nearshore area alone, he "saw" countless bizarre and fantastical life forms: colossal beasts covered in bone armor, like mobile fortresses, lurking in the deep sea; strange schools of fish shimmering with phosphorescence, forming underwater galaxies; and even enormous shadows hidden in the dark trenches, emanating chilling fluctuations…
This newly emerged ocean is magnificent and abundant, but it is also full of unknown dangers and opportunities.
Xiao Qi nuzzled Lin Yan with her head, her big golden eyes full of anticipation: "Brother, this ocean and the Wanyan Mountains are both your territory now! We'll have lots of fun to play with!"
Lin Yan gazed at the world that had become increasingly complete and vast because of him, and a slow smile crept onto his lips. With his Golden Core complete, the world was now even more expansive; his path of cultivation was undoubtedly about to enter a new and even more magnificent chapter.
Lin Yan's mind raced, and he smiled at Xiao Qi, "Let's go, little guy, to the Starshine Tower. My Golden Core cultivation technique is still waiting."
Before the words were even finished, golden light swirled around Xiao Qi, causing a slight ripple in the space around him. In the next instant, the two of them, one human and one of the Qilin, found themselves on the third floor of the Starshine Tower.
The layout inside the tower remained simple, with several jade slips containing core cultivation techniques for the Golden Core stage floating in the center, and several storage bags placed beside them. Lin Yan waved his sleeve, first putting all the jade slips and storage bags into his storage ring, intending to study them carefully at his leisure.
"Brother, over here!" Little Seven seemed even more eager than him, running to a seemingly intact tower wall and gently scratching it with her little paw. The wall rippled like water, revealing a portal of light, behind which was an auxiliary space where the flow of time was almost frozen.
Little Seven stood in the void, its expression unusually solemn. It raised its front paw and gently waved it at the countless figures standing like statues below, calling out, "Awaken!"
Like the thunder of spring awakening insects, or like an invisible tide sweeping by, the five thousand figures below trembled simultaneously. The dormant aura around them instantly became active, and their immense spiritual pressure began to resurface. They opened their eyes one after another, their gazes initially slightly dazed, but quickly becoming clear and sharp.
When their gazes focused on Lin Yan outside the portal, without any command, the five thousand Nascent Soul cultivators, as if they had rehearsed beforehand, moved in perfect unison, bowing deeply in Lin Yan's direction. Their voices coalesced into a torrent, echoing within this special space:
"Greetings, Master!"
The sound contained immense power and absolute respect.
Lin Yan remained calm and accepted the bow with composure. He then gently waved his hand, and a gentle yet irresistible force lifted everyone up.
"There's no need to call me master," he said gently. "From now on, just call me 'young master'."
"Yes, young master!" The response from the five thousand men was still uniform and unwavering.
Lin Yan nodded slightly, his gaze sweeping over the five thousand Nascent Soul cultivators, and said, "This is not the place to talk. Please come out with me."
Having said that, he turned and stepped out of the portal first, returning to the main space of the third floor of the Starshine Tower. Xiao Qi followed closely at his feet, while the five thousand Nascent Soul cultivators, like a silent torrent, walked out of the portal in an orderly fashion, standing quietly in the vast space inside the tower, waiting for their "young master's" further instructions.
Lin Yan looked at the five thousand Nascent Soul cultivators standing solemnly before him, and with a slight thought, his grand voice clearly entered the consciousness of each and every one of them:
"Since you all serve me as your master, you must each perform your duties and utilize your strengths. Now, please divide yourselves into the following groups based on your areas of expertise: alchemy, talisman making, weapon crafting, and array formation. If you have other special skills, such as controlling spirit insects, being proficient in swordsmanship, understanding restrictions, or being skilled in escape techniques, you may also form your own group."
The command was given, and the space within the tower rippled slightly as the Nascent Soul cultivators moved with remarkable efficiency. Figures flashed, and they moved swiftly, like streams flowing into the sea, quickly dividing into more than a dozen square formations of varying sizes. The largest groups were naturally the four main categories: alchemy, talisman, artifact crafting, and formation, each with nearly a thousand members. Special groups such as "Beast Taming," "Sword Cultivation," "Shadow," and "Spirit Plant Cultivation," though smaller in number, were all exceptionally skilled, clearly possessing unique abilities.
Lin Yan nodded slightly and used his divine sense to summon Lin Gang and Wang Yuling, who were handling matters elsewhere in the space.
The two arrived in an instant and were shocked to see five thousand Nascent Soul cultivators before them, even though they were mentally prepared.
"Young Master." The two bowed respectfully.
Lin Yan pointed to the square formation below and instructed Lin Gang and Wang Yuling:
"Based on their respective group assignments and your usual management experience, you two should select a leader for each group who is capable and has a good character that commands respect. Once the leaders are selected, you should name them for easy management and deployment in the future."
"Yes, young master!" Lin Gang and Wang Yuling responded in unison, knowing that this was a great trust the young master placed in them, and immediately began to take action.
Lin Yan watched the two who had begun their work and the orderly Nascent Soul cultivators, and he made his decision. He did not intend to deploy the strength of this group of Nascent Soul cultivators to the outside world at this stage. Currently, the arrangements outside the world were being steadily advanced by the thousands of Golden Core cultivators led by Lin Yi and Lin Er. If five thousand Nascent Soul cultivators were suddenly added, the power disparity would be too great, and it could very likely cause unpredictable chain reactions.
More importantly, he clearly remembered the merciless "special attention" shown by the Heavenly Dao during his Golden Core Tribulation. If he recklessly used his extradimensional power to disrupt the balance of the mortal world, the "petty" Heavenly Dao would probably deal with him far more than just the Purple Heaven Divine Lightning during his next tribulation.
"For now, let them stay in this space," Lin Yan thought. "This place is rich in spiritual energy and has unlimited resources, making it an ideal place for them to cultivate, produce, and accumulate power for the future. Unless there are thorny problems that only Nascent Soul cultivators can solve, this power will remain my trump card, hidden deep within this world."
With that in mind, he gave final instructions to Lin Gang and Wang Yuling, who had already made preliminary arrangements for the group assignments:
"You are in charge of all subsequent matters. Their cultivation, resource allocation, and even the division of responsibilities within the space are all your responsibility. Report to me if you encounter any difficult decisions."
"We will obey your orders, young master!" Lin Gang and Wang Yuling solemnly replied.
Lin Yan nodded, his figure slowly disappearing into the Starshine Tower, entrusting this newly generated powerful force to his most capable assistant for integration and management.