Gao Wu: Become stronger by grinding Erlang Shen's talents

After the banquet, Lin Qi left Canghai Residence.

"Lin Qi, what you lack most right now is time."

"Given enough time, you can keep getting stronger."

"What our human race needs most right now is time. The intensity of the five races' encirclement will only increase. Our human race needs you to become stronger."

Lin Qi could hear the words that the Azure Sea Ruler had said to him.

The main point was to urge him to cultivate diligently and not to relax just because he had become a ruler.

On the contrary, they need to cultivate themselves even more.

Especially for someone as talented as him, every bit of effort yields results.

Lin Qi felt that the other party was right. Every time he thought he could relax after a breakthrough, he eventually found that he still needed to work harder to cultivate.

Perhaps only when one becomes the supreme being, completely integrates all the talents of the template, and possesses the most outstanding combat power, can one truly relax.

He returned to Tianhai Residence, where someone was already waiting for him at the entrance.

It was none other than his senior brother, the Master Kongming, who was wearing a green robe, had a handsome face, and exuded vitality.

At this point, he had returned to his peak condition. His injuries had completely healed, and he had even improved further.

Upon seeing Lin Qi, he immediately smiled and said:

"Junior Brother!"

Lin Qi asked in surprise, "Senior brother, what brings you here?"

During the previous banquet, he also chatted with the other party, the Void Lord, the Crimson Flame Lord, and the Thunder Lord.

The group left beforehand, and Lin Qi assumed they had gone to cultivate.

Why are you suddenly coming to find me again?

Could it be?
A thought suddenly came to Lin Qi's mind.

The Lord of Kongming smiled somewhat embarrassedly:

"Junior brother, I have something to discuss with you."

A moment later
In the main hall of Tianhaiju, the air is filled with the rich aroma of tea in front of the tea table.

"Gurgle~"

Xiao Chan poured a cup of hot tea for the Lord of Kongming, and Lin Qi watched as the other party took a sip, and then they chatted for a while.

"Junior brother, your senior brother has come for a great treasure."

The Sovereign of Kongming slowly spoke, revealing the purpose of his trip.

"As you know, all I have now is the precious Life-Saving Blade, a gift from my teacher."

"It's really too difficult to obtain a valuable treasure, so I thought I'd ask you, junior brother, to buy one for me."

"Don't worry, I'll definitely give you the highest market price."

After hearing this, Lin Qi fell into deep thought. He would never agree to buy it if any other ruler wanted to.

But if it's the Lord of Kongming, it's a different story.

Actually, he would have preferred to sell the treasure to Teacher Zhenlei, because they were closer.

However, during the banquet, Thunder Lord also revealed that his teacher, Profound Thunder Lord, was returning.

The Thunder Lord is also one of the invincible rulers, and is also an existence who has mastered nine complete laws.

He and his senior sister, the Xuanzhou Ruler, are on the same level, and he is even older.

He is incredibly close to becoming a supreme being, and is one of the most promising rulers of the entire human race to break through and become a supreme being.

Over the long years, unable to break through, the other party chose to travel in the universe, seeking a chance to break through.

And this invincible ruler is about to return.

The Thunder Lord had only a few disciples, and the Thunder Lord was the most talented and the youngest among them.

The other party had already prepared a powerful treasure for the Thunder Lord, so he no longer needed to sell it.

Then the Lord of Kongming sighed again:

"Of all the disciples under our master, Hongyan and I are currently the poorest."

"Only the two of us have one precious treasure; everyone else has a complete set."

"Junior brother, you absolutely have to help me!"

Lin Qi replied, "Alright then."

"Buzz!!"

After Lin Qi finished speaking, he took out five powerful treasures from the source core, each radiating a heavy and formidable pressure. These treasures were enveloped in black destructive power and floated in mid-air.

The Blood Tomb Overlord's blue-purple wings and Blood Tomb armor were not among them, because Lin Qi had refined them himself, which meant he now possessed a high-level treasure.

As for the Thunder Armor, he abandoned it and selling it to other rulers would be a good idea.

Thus, five treasures exuding unique auras appeared before the Lord of Kongming.

"Junior brother, you are really too strong."

"I can't believe you've managed to get so many valuable treasures."

The Sovereign of Kongming's eyes shone brightly, and his gaze immediately locked onto the Thunder Armor and the two soul treasures.

What he needs most are armor and soul treasures. He already has offensive treasures, so he's just missing these two.

He also benefited greatly from the Ancient Saint Secret Realm, and together with Lin Qi and the Void Lord, he killed several Lords, although they were all ordinary Lords, not top-tier Lords.

However, little by little, the accumulated wealth is quite considerable, and it also unlocks the racial points as a currency unit.

With the rare and precious materials he had collected from various ruins and continents, he was confident he could buy two priceless treasures. Of course, after the purchase, he might become penniless overnight.

Money can be earned back, but once a treasure is lost, it's not so easy to get it back.

Therefore, he must seize the opportunity. Once he possesses two powerful treasures, his combat strength will soar. If he also masters the true meaning of time reversal, he can become a supreme ruler.

At this level, he would be among the strongest few, a significant improvement indeed.

He quickly selected his target and said:

"Junior brother, I want these two."

Lin Qi put away the other treasures, keeping only the two treasures chosen by the Sovereign of Kongming.

These are the Thunderclap Armor and the Blood Tomb Overlord's Soul Treasure.

Lin Qi nodded and said:

"Senior brother, a low-level treasure costs 100 race points. Armor-type treasures are more valuable than attack-type treasures, and the cheapest one costs at least 150 race points."

"As for soul treasures, the worst one is a high-level treasure, priced at 300 race points."

"I'll give you a discount, 450 race points, and you can take it all."

Upon hearing this, the Lord of Kongming was stunned and gasped.

Although he knew that treasures were valuable, he did not expect them to be this valuable.

Even though I was mentally prepared, I was still shocked by the exorbitant price.

He sold off a large amount of rare and precious materials this time, selling almost 90% of what he had acquired, before I finally broke through to the race point level and barely managed to accumulate 300 race points.

That's not enough at all!

He's still short 150 billion race points. Does he really have to sell all the remaining rare and precious materials?
That batch of rare and precious materials was also the most valuable.

After hearing this, Lin Qi continued:

"Senior brother, I don't need race points, and I don't lack them."

“You can give me metal ores of equivalent value.”

After he finished speaking, he projected a large screen, on which a large number of metal ores appeared.

Lin Qi had already decided that these treasures could help him cultivate the "Eight-Nine Arcane Arts".

However, other metal ores can also be used for cultivation.

However, some precious metal ores are relatively rare and are generally only found in the World of Myriad Things.

It would be too much trouble to spend time making multiple trips to MixC World to buy things.

At the same time, some metallic substances need to be continuously refined from large quantities of ore, which takes a lot of time.

He preferred to devote his time to cultivation, and it would be best if someone else did that for him.

The Sovereign of Kongming looked at the list projected by Lin Qi and then nodded, saying:
"These metal ores?"

"Then leave it to me!"

Lin Qi nodded and said, "Senior brother, I can give you the treasure first. You just need to gather 450 race points."

Upon hearing this, the Sovereign of Kongming said with delight, "Junior Brother, thank you very much."

"But don't worry, I will collect all the metal ores you need very soon."

“If they are rare, I will personally go and search for them.” Lin Qi nodded and said, “Then I’ll have to trouble you, Senior Brother.”

The Sovereign of Kongming accepted the two treasures and also took out a portion of the metal ore from his own source core and gave it to Lin Qi.

The rest can be collected when he gets back.

Not long after, the Lord of Kongming departed.

Lin Qi watched the other person's departing figure, knowing that the strength of the Kongming Overlord would soon undergo a qualitative leap.

This kind of improvement is a good thing for the entire human race.

But their progress can't keep up with mine.

The Sovereign of Kongming was already strong enough, but he had been cultivating for more than two million years.

Senior Sister Red Flame Sovereign has only broken through tens of thousands of years, and is currently only a top-tier Sovereign. In a million years, she will most likely still be a top-tier Sovereign, unless she masters three great treasures.

To possess the strength of a peak ruler, one would need to cultivate for two to three million years.

He may have already become the supreme being.

If even a top genius like the Crimson Flame Overlord is like this, then it goes without saying that geniuses like Qin Ling are even more so.

Although they are celestial deities, the gap between them and themselves is widening.

Even after they become supreme beings, they may still be in the realm of star deities.

The gap will only widen in the future.

This is an unavoidable fact; the human race is currently in a dangerous situation, and all the geniuses are working hard to cultivate.

Now that he has become a tall figure among humans, he must support the future of humanity.

With that in mind, he quickly returned to his cultivation.

His next goal is to completely master the true meaning of time reversal within 5 years.

……

Time flowed slowly, and ten thousand years passed quickly.

Thunder Residence, in the garden.

Two figures walked among them. One was wearing a purple robe, with a burly body and a majestic face. He was none other than the Thunder Lord.

At this moment, he looked respectfully at the man beside him, a tall and strong man with well-defined features, wearing a long black-purple robe.

He also has a pair of purple horns, and his forehead bears the marks left by several laws, now totaling nine, with patterns flowing across the marks.

Its eyes are white, with purple lightning flashing in and out.

He exuded an aura of divine lightning descending upon the world to purify everything.

He raised his glass, took a sip, and exclaimed:
"I never imagined that so many things would happen to our human race in just a few hundred thousand years of traveling the universe."

"You have become the ruler now, faster than I imagined."

"Most importantly, you've taken on such a talented disciple; that's truly rare."

"The Qingyuan Overlord has only been broken through for tens of thousands of years, yet he has already reached the strength of a peak Overlord and even killed an Invincible Overlord."

"Such talent is unmatched by any supreme being except the Lord of the Primordial Holy Land."

"It's only a matter of time before it breaks through to become the supreme being."

"Perhaps we'll reach the same level in the future."

"We can meet again sometime!"

After hearing this, the Thunder Lord also sighed in agreement:

"Back then, I never imagined that Lynch's future would be so bright."

"He has completely surpassed me now."

"The future hope of our human race rests on his shoulders."

Xuanlei Sovereign nodded and said:
"Now that I'm back, it's time to meet up with some old friends."

"After we've dealt with everything, it'll be time to have a chat with Lord Qingyuan."

……

Time passed slowly, and Lin Qi silently entered into cultivation.

The other rulers also entered seclusion one after another to digest the gains from the Ancient Saint Realm.

For a period of time, the world of myriad phenomena became exceptionally lively, with a large number of rare and precious natural treasures appearing, all of which were harvested from the Ancient Sacred Realm.

For the celestial deities, this was a rare opportunity.

Many rare and precious materials that are unnecessary for the rulers are extremely valuable to them.

So everyone went on a shopping spree.

The rulers quickly quieted down and began to cultivate in seclusion. This was their usual practice; they could only be seen when something significant happened.

Lin Qi himself also began to enter a state of seclusion.

Every day, I would go to the Yanfa Academy to observe the chaotic wonders of time, the sands of time, and my understanding of the true meaning of time reversal was constantly improving.

Meanwhile, the Dominator of Kongming was also constantly buying large quantities of precious metal ores, trying to gather 450 race points for Lin Qi.

Lin Qi then used all these metal ores to cultivate the "Eight-Nine Arcane Technique".

He pursued a three-pronged approach, simultaneously cultivating his Qi and Blood levels, the Eight-Nine Mysterious Technique, and his understanding of the laws.

We are improving every day, and our strength is getting stronger and stronger.

Sixty thousand years have passed in the blink of an eye.

On this day, Tianhai was in the center.

A black cocoon of light floated in mid-air, where the true meanings of two laws of time flowed and combined. Within it, one could see a seed growing, sprouting, blossoming, and bearing fruit, eventually becoming a towering tree.

At the same time, we can see that time is flowing backward, constantly regressing from the towering tree back to the seedling, or even the seed stage.

The true meaning of these two laws forms the entire law of time.

"BOOM BOOM BOOM!!!"

Suddenly, the entire black cocoon of light exploded, and the black domain power spread outwards like a surging giant wave.

Lin Qi, dressed in a long black robe, floated in mid-air.

He opened his eyes, and black light of law flowed within them. At the same time, a large amount of information popped up on the panel.

[Your study of the "Book of Light" has greatly enhanced your understanding of the laws of time, and you have successfully grasped the 20000th profound mystery of the true meaning of time reversal!]

[You have successfully grasped the true meaning of time reversal; template integration accuracy +1%]

[Template: Erlang Shen - Yang Jian]

[Integration rate: 87.5% → 88.5%]

……

Lin Qi landed on the ground, looked at the information that popped up on the panel, and felt the black destructive power surrounding his body.

He felt that he had become stronger.

As he successfully mastered the true meaning of time reversal, the power of the entire universe underwent a transformation, and its power increased significantly once again.

His combat power surged once again, allowing him to fully enter the ranks of peak rulers.

Although he had not grasped any of the mysteries of the true meaning of time stillness, with his current strength, killing a peak ruler would be even easier.

Of course, this breakthrough was just a natural progression.

The most important thing is the degree of integration.

It has now reached 88.5%.
Only 1.5% remains. To undergo another transformation, I must upgrade the "Eight-Nine Arcane Arts" to the sixth level and simultaneously master the true meaning of time stillness.

In this way, he can awaken and transform again when he is in control.

He has now awakened the abilities of four laws, and the next awakening may be the awakening of the remaining six laws.

This will help him quickly comprehend the power of other laws.

At the same time, his comprehension, physical potential, and third eye ability will all be improved.

In the future, it may be possible to defeat the supreme being as a ruler.

However, doing so was still too dangerous. He felt safer to go into seclusion and break through to become a supreme being in one go.

Dominating and rebelling against the supreme ruler is too dangerous; one wrong move and you'll perish.

If he breaks through to become the supreme being, many crises will no longer be crises.

Therefore, he needs to continue his seclusion and cultivation to become even stronger.

He then returned to the living room, where Xiao Chan began to brew tea. Lin Qi sat on the sofa, taking a rare break, and calculated his next training session.

...(End of this chapter)