Chapter 813 - 807: Hierarchy of Divine Items, Gaining the Initiative
Upon hearing Elder Liuling’s teasing, Qin Feng was somewhat embarrassed!
He knew that what Elder Liuling said was true. It was impossible for all the good things to fall into his lap. Besides, he hadn’t even visited the other three worlds, yet he hoped that the opportunities in those worlds would wait for him to take them?
Elder Liuling said, “You know the situation of Biluo. Back then, the ancestors set the expedition to the void mainly to collect treasures from various realms containing Origin and the Power of Laws to replenish the Biluo Origin.
As for other cultivation resources, they are only supplementary. It’s certainly good to have them, and it wouldn’t matter if we didn’t, because as long as we gather enough treasures to replenish the Biluo Origin and enhance the foundation, the Biluo Great World can continuously produce ordinary cultivation resources.
So, in the eyes of the ancestors, the primary goal of the expedition is Origin Divine Objects.
When Ancestors Beimang and Chaotian assigned armies to battle in the other two realms during the expedition, they had already instructed the leading Profound Immortals to focus on searching for Origin Divine Objects, even though it was uncertain if those two small worlds had such treasures at that time!”
Here, she paused slightly and then continued, “Later, after communicating with the Canglan God King, we learned that these five nearby worlds each belong to one of the Five Elements and are worlds with a dominant single Law, making it possible to nurture Origin Divine Objects. So, we were instructed to search carefully.
Initially, I discussed with the Five Ghost Kings, intending to first completely crush the resistance of this realm before searching carefully, but to our surprise, we managed to gain it in the Flowing Gold World in no time!”
Saying this, she couldn’t help but shake her head and said with some emotion, “Actually, from all the sects on expeditions, those with strong power mostly choose medium-sized worlds.
Because the chance of Origin Divine Objects appearing in a small world is too small, only a medium world can guarantee the birth of Origin Divine Objects. Even if a certain Origin Divine Object has been consumed by strong individuals in the realm, there will still be other divine objects remaining.
Just like the Spiritual Lake and Divine King Palace within the Divine Mountain of Canglan Realm, these treasures are continuous divine objects capable of ceaselessly nurturing Origin power. However, the speed is slow, requiring years of accumulation.
Unlike small worlds, the birth of divine objects is entirely a matter of chance, and often out of a hundred or so small worlds, maybe not even one can nurture an Origin Divine Object!”
“Then why do many major sects still target small worlds?”
Qin Feng asked curiously, “To my knowledge, many major sects clearly have the option to choose a medium world as their expedition target, so why do they still do this?”
“That’s because those sects aren’t very strong. Do you think any sect can have the strength like our Beast Taming Sect?”
Elder Liuling explained to him, “Some sects are also counted among the major sects, but more of them rely on Golden Immortal Ancestors to support them. Without a Golden Immortal in charge, based on the sect’s strength alone, they can’t match many major sects and can’t even compare to our Beast Taming Sect.
Some sects, because the ancestors themselves are not good at teaching disciples, have few who become immortals, or occupy limited resources, have restricted development, and have relatively few members and disciples!
Even Chaotian Palace is considered good among the major sects. Besides Chaotian Ancestor, the sect’s strength ranks mid-to-upper among the sects, yet even so, it doesn’t dare to expedition a medium world solo!
After all, many medium worlds have Immortal Realm powerhouses in charge. In addition to having the home-ground advantage and a vast army, a slight mistake could lead to disaster, burying the entire Expeditionary Corps in the Otherworld, inadvertently enhancing those worlds’ foundation, adding new vitality and cultivation techniques!
Chaotian Palace dare not rush in, so those powers that are only major sects by virtue of Golden Immortal Ancestors in charge can only choose a small world to try first!”
Elder Liuling said, “Doing so brings numerous benefits for those sects; firstly, they can use those small worlds to hone the disciples within the sect and cultivate synergy with allied sects.
Secondly, by taking advantage of the resources in small worlds, they can massively cultivate lower and middle-level disciples, enhance the sect’s foundational strength, preparing for the future to expedition more powerful worlds!
Additionally, they can use this opportunity to boost the confidence of the disciples within the sect, ensuring that when they expedition again with the momentum of a great victory, the disciples will be bursting with confidence and eager to fight!
The most important thing is gaining an early advantage in the development at Biluo!”
“An early advantage?”
“That’s right!”
Elder Liuling nodded, “Just like the Beast Taming Sect’s first successful expedition to the Red Flame Demon Realm, receiving infinite benefits, naturally other sects also want to do this!”
“Haven’t the benefits already been grabbed by us, and even the Heavenly Dao has already descended with great Qi Fortune, greatly raising our Beast Taming Sect’s fortune, how…”
“Do you think that just relying on our Beast Taming Sect, we could gobble up all the benefits?”
Elder Liuling smiled faintly, “Biluo is a Great World; it’s not only vast, but has infinite benefits. We’ve just taken a first step, sipping the soup, more benefits should fall to those sects with foresight!
Even though a small world is small and lacks top-level resources, those ordinary resources are enough for some sects to squander for a time.
Any sect recognizing the current situation in Biluo and having a not-so-strong strength would choose a small world as their target.
Only by doing so, in the burgeoning development phase of Biluo, can they take a step ahead, utilizing the resources to massively recruit disciples. The more disciples recruited, naturally, some talents will emerge, enhancing the sect’s foundation from all angles, laying a solid groundwork for future rise!”
“Even if the rulers of those sects don’t have such a long-term vision, simply replicating the Beast Taming Sect’s rise is enough to secure a development opportunity in their respective regions!
However, if from the start they set their sights on a medium world, for powerful sects it’s another story. If several major sects form an alliance and expedition together, they could achieve a relatively easy victory!
But if their strength isn’t enough, it might plunge the war into a stalemate, and even if they win in the end, it might take decades or even a hundred years!
Just like before our Beast Taming Sect’s first expedition, a few major sects had already been on expeditions.
In the end, we seized the initiative, and those sects, until now, still have two that haven’t returned, which shows that the medium worlds they targeted are all tough nuts to crack. In this period, it’s far less advantageous than benefiting more from attacking small worlds!”
“I see!”
Qin Feng was enlightened and nodded repeatedly.
As Elder Liuling said, even if some sects mimic the Beast Taming Sect’s development model, as long as nearby sects haven’t returned from expeditions, they can gain an early advantage locally.
The only thing inferior to the Beast Taming Sect is that the Heavenly Dao will no longer easily descend with great Qi Fortune for those sects. At the time, the fortune descended upon the Beast Taming Sect was mainly to inspire the factions, simply using the Beast Taming Sect as an example.
Of course, it’s not that there aren’t opportunities for factions to increase fortunes. Not mentioning that obtaining resources to strengthen a sect’s power is a way to enhance Qi Fortune, moreover, they have the chance to seize Origin Treasures and bring them back to Biluo.
Any sect or individual bringing back Origin Divine Objects to Biluo will be rewarded by the Heavenly Dao. The more they bring back, the more bountiful the rewards. If they take over a high-level world, gathering all Origin Treasures and bringing them back to Biluo, even a dominator-level power such as the Ten Directions Ghost City will reap significant benefits.
However, there are still things he did not understand, so he continued to ask, “Elder, now that I have acquired the Metal Heart, if I bring it back to the sect, will there be an increase in fortune?
Additionally, this treasure has already been refined by me, consuming quite a bit of its power. If it’s mostly consumed or entirely absorbed with nothing to bring back, will the Heavenly Dao not grant the reward?
If in the future I acquire such treasures, should I preserve them and bring them back to Biluo first before deciding how to handle them?”
“As long as you can bring the Origin Divine Objects back, both you and the Sect will benefit. The Heavenly Dao will reward with Qi Fortune based on the amount of Origin Energy and Power of Laws sensed.
However, the Metal Heart is considered very ordinary among various Origin Divine Objects; otherwise, I wouldn’t have allowed you to refine it casually back then.
This item is beneficial to you, but the Qi Fortune from a single Metal Heart is just a drizzle for our Beast Taming Sect, better than nothing, but far less than the treasure we previously obtained from the Red Flame Demon Realm!”
Upon hearing this, Qin Feng’s eyes lit up: “The Sect also found an Origin Divine Object from the Red Flame Demon Realm?”
“Indeed, otherwise the Heavenly Dao wouldn’t have bestowed such vast Qi Fortune as a reward.
In part, it’s to establish the Beast Taming Sect as a beacon for other sects in the Cultivation World, but without the support of Origin Divine Objects, the Sect’s Qi Fortune couldn’t have improved so much instantly!”
Elder Liuling spoke: “However, at that time your strength was too low, and even your master only achieved True Immortal status after crossing tribulation upon returning to the Sect, so you weren’t qualified to know these things back then.
It’s a pity that the World Origin Divine Object acquired by Luo Zhancheng was long plundered clean by the gods of the Light God Realm and the Natural Divine Realm, or else, even a Medium World wouldn’t struggle so much to birth a single divine being!
Even the few remaining divine beings either cling to life in remote corners or secretly pledge allegiance to powerful external gods, willing to be their vassals!
If we could obtain one or two more Origin Divine Objects from that world, our Beast Taming Sect’s Qi Fortune would further increase!”
“As for how much of the Origin Divine Object to refine, there’s no need to worry too much!
Elder Liuling’s eyes, clear and pure like autumn water, glanced at Qin Feng with a trace of smile: “Given your current cultivation, even if the Metal Heart’s grade isn’t high, you probably couldn’t refine much, could you? Why worry?
Besides, even if you refine the entire Origin Divine Object, it doesn’t matter. If the Biluo Heavenly Dao doesn’t sense the Origin Divine Object’s aura this time and doesn’t grant Qi Fortune rewards, once you advance to Golden Immortal and achieve Immortality, the Heavenly Dao will surely sense it.
At that time, not only will there be many rewards, but you might even directly skip the Golden Immortal early stage realm and further on the path to Immortality!
Every Golden Immortal who cultivates the Dao inherently enhances the world’s foundation because they entrust their own Laws onto the Heavenly Dao, helping the world perfect its Laws, forming a mutually beneficial relationship.
The more Otherworld Origins you refine, the greater the rewards upon advancing to Immortality, although if you refine Origin Treasures early, these rewards will be distributed later instead, with no immediate benefits.”
“I see!”
Qin Feng nodded: “Looks like I need to live well, otherwise if I meet an unexpected event before reaching Golden Immortal, losing the chance to receive rewards would be regrettable!”
“The prerequisite is that you have the ability to completely refine the Origin Divine Object!”
Elder Liuling glared at him, annoyed.
This guy, dares to say anything, not realizing that at their level of cultivation, some words mustn’t be spoken, otherwise, if they inadvertently trigger the Dao’s perception, they might face tribulations.
Of course, ordinarily unless a Dao oath is sworn, it’s impossible to attract the Dao’s attention!
“No wonder the War God Palace and the dominator-level forces of Ghost City are targeting high-rank worlds, ignoring the things of Medium and Small Worlds!”
Qin Feng suddenly thought of many things.
Indeed, like the World Tree of the Nordic God Realm, like the Unending Spring that always flows True Water, like the Fire Origin that becomes the sun and moon, each one is far stronger than the Metal Heart he holds.
Even the world itself holds endless benefits, such as the divine countries above and the three major realms below.
Ghost Ancestor Cang Yang intends to refine the Netherworld of the High Rank World and bring it back to merge with the Ghost City, creating a unique Reincarnation Land for Biluo!
Although the Undead Realm of the Nordic God Realm is slightly lacking, it can surely acquire some Death Origin.
Then there’s the Mist Country, blanketed with cold ice year-round, rumored to have great interest from the Northern Domain’s Ice and Snow Divine Palace, which has already sent people to negotiate with Spring and Autumn Academy there!
Unfortunately, the East Sea Divine Water Palace Master had already set sights on the Unending Spring, so the Ice and Snow Divine Palace, being weaker than the Divine Water Palace, had to settle for competing for the Cold Ice Origin.
High Rank Worlds possess so many benefits, it’s truly a case of using a sledgehammer to crack a nut should forces like Ghost City extend their dominator-level prowess to Small Worlds!
However, this simultaneously gives many less powerful sects a chance to rise.
Many sects don’t care about the size of the worlds they invade, as long as they capture resources to strengthen the sect!
Although what the Biluo Great World most needs are the Origin Divine Objects, and as long as they replenish the Origins consumed during the Ancient Great Tribulation, Biluo can continuously spawn various Spiritual Resources, but how can this compare to the speed of capturing from Otherworlds?
Moreover, Biluo is only beginning to regain some Primordial Qi, hence all sects are reluctant to excessively mine their own world when they can acquire cultivation resources from Otherworlds, preferring to preserve these resources, allowing Biluo to amass more foundation!
“Alright, if you have nothing else, return and cultivate well!”
Elder Liuling stood up: “It doesn’t matter if you join the upcoming war, the overall situation is already set!
This battle has been prolonged for so long, and the last team has returned to reunite, so there’s no need for further delay; it’s about time to start the war.
This Elder needs to discuss the battle details with the Five Ghost Kings, so I won’t accompany you for a chat!”
Qin Feng hurriedly rose: “Thank you, Elder, for resolving my doubts, disciple respectfully sees off the Elder!”
“Hmm!”
Elder Liuling reverted to her usual calm demeanor, nodded lightly and responded softly, then stepped out of the grand hall, flying towards an Immortal Palace ahead!
There’s the headquarters where the high-level leaders of the Expedition Army from all sides discuss matters!
Qin Feng watched Elder Liuling fly away, withdrew his gaze, and after pondering for a while, began walking slowly towards his own palace!