My skills have mutated again!

Chapter 433 Symbolic Revelation, Man-Made Heavenly Way

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Xia Lin: Brother, what's your name?

Mr. Zhang, AAA Tobacco and Alcohol Wholesaler: Just call me Lao Zhang.

Xia Lin: Brother Zhang, I was introduced by Boss Wang.

Mr. Zhang: Yes, I know. Get straight to the point.

Xia Lin: I have a batch of goods I'd like to sell...

Mr. Zhang: Xiao Wang has already told you the rules, right?

Xia Lin: I roughly know.

Mr. Zhang: The items are in Room 301 of the Dongxiang Hotel. Once they're there, you don't need to worry about them; just wait for my message. Please provide your bank card number in advance, and I will handle all the necessary paperwork for you. Don't worry about any risk of unexplained wealth.

Zhang's overall work style has a touch of swiftness and efficiency.

I don't talk much, and I won't chat with you about anything else. Just deliver the goods and wait to collect the money, that's all.

Of course, the handling fees are also high.

Xia Lin didn't care about the handling fee.

Because, whether from a factual or symbolic perspective, the 50 kilograms of gold in Xia Lin's possession cannot be fully converted into equivalent cash.

Even if they really want to reap the rewards, they'll have to see what Xia Lin does in reality.

To put it bluntly, Mr. Zhang's channel is also a symbol.

It's a symbol that Xia Lin can benefit from Yang Zhe's death!
In reality, Xia Lin received many benefits, and consequently, he amassed a considerable fortune through this windfall. Since Xia Lin did nothing in reality, this batch of gold was naturally useless.

In the shadows, Xia Lin dragged her suitcase out immediately and headed to the designated location.

In reality, Xia Lin also walked unhurriedly towards the time-space teleportation channel.

Beyond the stars, with Yang Zhe dead and the Demon Emperor appearing, the war between immortals and demons erupts once more.

Little did they know that on the planet beneath their feet, there was another old man waiting to scavenge for their loot.

In the shadows, Xia Lin arrived at room 301 of the Dongxiang Hotel, placed her suitcase in the corner of the room, and turned to leave.

In reality, Xia Lin arrived at the vicinity of the hyperspace teleportation channel.

He glanced up at the battle between immortals and demons, and, confirming that without external interference, it was still a drawn-out affair, he stopped paying attention.

As the light of time and space slowly emanated from his hand, Xia Lin activated the essence of time and space!

The essence of time travel is essentially the technical manifestation of time travel channels; the two share the same underlying principle.

At this moment, as Xia Lin activated his skill, he immediately established a connection with the hyperspace teleportation channel.

An unremarkable, independent spatial portal quickly appeared before Xia Lin. As soon as Xia Lin stepped into it, a dizzying sensation instantly overwhelmed him.

The next second, Xia Lin opened his eyes and found himself in a magnificent city.

……

On the other side of the hyperspace teleportation channel lies Yang Zhe's home turf.

Every military leader has their own home ground, which is their territory and land.

In the past, Saint Lin's main arena was the Saint Lin Ash District.

As a level twelve military lord, Yang Zhe's home ground is vast and boundless, consisting of an entire hidden giant plane!
Of course, we don't need to consider how big this giant plane is or how many inhabited planets it contains.

Because the core power and essential treasures of a military leader are inevitably gathered together.

Many of the skills of the military lord have the concept of an area of ​​influence. The areas of influence of different treasures and skills overlap and interact with each other to achieve the effect of quantitative change leading to qualitative change.

Yang Zhe's "essence" lies in this ancient city called Lanyang.

Lanyang City was also the capital of Yang Zhe's Empire.

But Lanyang City, which should have been prosperous and thriving, is now in turmoil.

Because the pillar of support has died.

The military leader is the core of the military leader's power.

When the military leader dies, the buffs he provides to his forces will instantly disappear.

Therefore, the moment Yang Zhe breathed his last, the forces affiliated with him had already received news of his death.

Thus, the united forces instantly turned into a disorganized mess.

Yang Zhe did not have any level 12 experts among his subordinates, but his level 11 subordinates were quite a few.

Among them were some level eleven Lords of Ten Thousand Armies...

With the powerful leader gone, who wouldn't want to inherit Yang Zhe's family business and become a king?

Furthermore, Yang Zhe had thirty-nine sons and sixty-two daughters throughout his life.

With their father dead, the brothers vying for the throne was naturally nothing new.

Furthermore, Xia Lin had previously burned down Yang Zhe's office and bedroom in the shadows.

Some of the items symbolize the people of this dimension and certain celestial objects.

—Fire fell from the sky, the rebel army entered the city, the strong clashed, and they burned, killed, and looted.

This is what is happening right now in Lanyang City.

Xia Lin, however, was unconcerned about the tragedies of this chaotic world; he was still pondering this very question.

What could he possibly gain from Yang Zhe's corpse?

……

Gold symbolizes Yang Zhe's strength.

However, strength is just a general term, which includes both one's own strength, such as skills and attributes, and external strength, such as items and subordinates.

Now, Xia Lin has obtained Yang Zhe's gold reserves in the shadows, and in considerable quantities at that.

This might mean that Xia Lin in reality could benefit from Yang Zhe's corpse.

But to be honest, Xia Lin had been thinking about it all the way here and still couldn't figure out what he could possibly get out of Yang Zhe...

There will definitely be some gains – Yang Zhe must have a few six-pillar level items, right? Now that the Heavenly Dao Equation has returned, Xia Lin can use it to temper the power of the six pillars.

So what else is there?
That seems to be it...

Xia Lin didn't care much about skills—Yang Zhe's corpse was in the hands of the Immortal Emperor, which Xia Lin couldn't obtain, and Yang Zhe's subordinates, being only level 11, were unlikely to possess the super skills Xia Lin desired.

The rest were nothing more than some reserve items, reserve immortal jade, and heavenly source essence, but Xia Lin guessed that the majority of these were probably in Yang Zhe's own personal space, and he was destined not to be able to get them.

"So no matter how you calculate it, the benefits aren't that great, at least not comparable to the 3500 million gold in the Dark World."

3500 million gold is a huge fortune in the hands of Yang Zhe, the underworld boss!
The fact that Xia Lin was able to obtain it probably proves that if she were to take a trip in reality, she could also gain a great deal.

This recurring discrepancy between reality and its darker aspects sparked a flood of thoughts in Xia Lin.

Trusting in the power of the ancients, Xia Lin tried to find the problem within his own thought process, but he hasn't found it yet...

He didn't feel that he had overlooked anything.

"Forget it... since you think there's something wrong with this, why not just pack up the whole plane and take it with you?"

Muttering to himself, Xia Lin abandoned his thoughts and decided to use his super power.

He stood up, opened his arms, and made a gesture of embracing the world.

The next second, the Unity Core emerged from Xia Lin's body and obediently reattached itself to Xia Lin's forehead!

Skill: Material Mimicry, activated!

Even before this, Xia Lin had already completed the integration of the county magistrate through material mimicry.

The long-unseen Black Origin Martial God form has been activated once again.

Then, the light of the Heavenly Dao Equation skill flashed.

The black energy field, centered on Xia Lin, spread wildly outwards, engulfing everything!
……

The unified boundary core itself is the core center of the boundary beyond the boundary.

As Xia Lin initiated the material mimicry fusion and unification of the core, it was equivalent to bringing the entire outer realm into his body.

The world is me, and I am the world!
This is similar to a martial artist's inner world system—opening up acupoints within one's body to cultivate an inner world, thereby unleashing powerful strength.

Of course, Xia Lin's method is much simpler and weaker than the Super Star Martial Arts.

However, in the current situation, none of that matters.

Without Yang Zhe, this plane is like an unclaimed cake, which Xia Lin can manipulate however he wants—no one would think that a group of level 11 beings without a master could cause Xia Lin any trouble, right?

And when the all-powerful support skill: Heavenly Equation shines.

The ending of this dimension was, in fact, predetermined.

Xia Lin activated the Heavenly Dao Equation, piecing together skills with skill atoms to strengthen the outer realm that had merged with him, granting it the ability to devour!
What he is doing now is using this plane as nourishment to strengthen his own outer realm!
—Don't you feel there's a secret here to uncover but no clue how? Well then, I'll just move the whole place away, won't that solve everything...?

Whatever it is, it's all mine anyway.

Before everyone in Lanyang City could see, a black sun suddenly rose from the sky above the city.

The black sun radiated a chilling power, and its black radiation instantly spread out, covering the entire city of Lanyang and rapidly spreading into the distance!
Once the black light covered the city, the entire Lanyang City was essentially incorporated into the outer realm by Xia Lin—including its population, natural resources, and all the treasures and secrets within the city.

Of course, most people find it difficult to understand their current situation.

They only knew that Yang Zhe was dead, but they didn't know what that black sun was, let alone what the radiation it emitted meant to them.

However, this does not include Yang Zhe's eldest son, Yang Changyu.

As an eleventh-level military commander and Yang Zhe's most valued son, Yang Changyu is quite capable. However, his greatest advantage over his brothers lies in his relationship with the Grand Preceptor.

He was the Grand Preceptor's nephew and only direct disciple.

Just as Xia Lin made his move, Yang Changyu and the Imperial Advisor had just met and were preparing to temporarily ascend the throne when they were suddenly swept by the light from the outer realm.

This scene caused Yang Changyu and the Imperial Advisor to pause their conversation and turn to look out the window.

After a long while, the two finally looked at each other.

Yang Changyu gave a wry smile and took the initiative to speak.

"It seems I'll never be emperor in this lifetime..."

He turned around and bowed.

"But in order to preserve the bloodline of my Yang family, I beg you, Uncle, to lend me one last helping hand!"

Yang Zhe's national advisor is also an eleventh-level expert, possessing considerable strength.

At this moment, he also sensed that Xia Lin's strength far surpassed his own.

Upon hearing Yang Changyu's words, the Imperial Advisor frowned and made a calculation with his fingers.

After a moment, the Imperial Advisor's brows relaxed.

“A way out has appeared. This person is destined to be connected with that great secret. Offering that item will ensure the safety of the Yang family bloodline.”

Without saying a word, Yang Changyu transformed into a dragon and rushed towards Xia Lin.

……

Xia Lin, who was sitting cross-legged, suddenly frowned.

The process of devouring planes has not gone smoothly.

The entire plane was dominated by Yang Zhe. Now that Yang Zhe is dead, theoretically Xia Lin will not encounter any resistance when he devours this plane.

However, in terms of actual efficiency, this plane seems to have some special rules.

It was this special rule that reduced Xia Lin's devouring efficiency by more than half.

Of course, this is not a big problem.

Even if it's reduced by half, it's still unstoppable.

The spreading black light was devouring everything; mere obstacles were destined not to affect the final outcome.

However, the secret contained within piqued Xia Lin's interest.

He was already extremely sensitive to matters of harvest, and with the dark symbolism as a reference, all the anomalies happening here now were worth Xia Lin's in-depth investigation.

However, Xia Lin didn't need to take any action; someone proactively revealed this secret to him.

A dragon's roar echoed through Lanyang City. Xia Lin glanced to the side and saw a golden dragon soaring into the sky. It slowed down as it approached his warning range, and finally, with a flash of golden light, it transformed into a handsome man in a brocade robe, standing not far from him.

"I've met my lord."

Yang Changyu bowed respectfully, not daring to be negligent.

Xia Lin raised an eyebrow: "And who are you?"

"My name is Yang Changyu, son of Yang Zhe. I presume you are, sir..."

Yang Changyu didn't say anything more, but just sighed softly, silently blaming himself for speaking carelessly.

Xia Lin sensed the unfinished words in Yang Changyu's speech.

"Your father didn't die at my hands, but I was indirectly involved. So you've come to see me to avenge Yang Zhe?"

Kill the father and the son will come.

Therefore, the idea of ​​eradicating the root of the problem is indeed based on facts.

But Xia Lin wasn't in a hurry to make a move.

Right now, the entire city of Lanyang, and even the entire planet, has been incorporated into the outer realm.

Xia Lin scanned the entire planet with his senses and confirmed that there was no combat power that could threaten him. He could also clearly see that Yang Changyu did not have much killing intent towards him, and therefore his words were mostly teasing.

As expected, Yang Changyu just gave a wry smile and got straight to the point.

"I am willing to offer you a precious treasure in exchange for the continuation of my Yang family bloodline."

These words made Xia Lin's heart itch with curiosity.

He gently licked the corner of his mouth and said with a smile.

"That depends on what you've brought out..."

There's no need to completely eradicate them.

Even if you lose your skills and your attributes and racial stats, what harm is there in sparing the lives of your Yang family members?

Even if I, Xia Linbao, guarantee you a lifetime of wealth, that's a trivial matter...

The premise is that they can actually offer something that will move Xia Lin.

"My lord, please follow me."

Xia Lin stood up and followed Yang Changyu, who had transformed into a golden dragon once more, toward the imperial palace located in the heart of Lanyang City.

……

Yang Zhe's palace is magnificent and luxurious, with S-level to profound-level architectural/decorative props everywhere along the way.

This adds a few points to leadership stats, and that adds a few points to the attributes of the troops under your command.

The chaotic combination of elements created the imposing presence and power of the military lord.

Unfortunately, these things were of little use to Xia Lin, and due to Xia Lin's actions in the shadows, most of them were damaged.

As they traveled deeper into the palace, a dry well came into Xia Lin's view.

Xia Lin was stunned when he first saw this item.

Because he actually smelled a rich aura of immortal power from the dry well.

"It seems that you also have some knowledge of the Dao of Immortality."

The one who spoke was the Imperial Advisor, who had arrived earlier and was standing by the dry well.

The Imperial Advisor bowed to Xia Lin and said softly, "This humble one, Meng Hao, greets Your Excellency."

Xia Lin nodded and said nothing more, only staring at the dry well with a deep, melancholy look in his eyes.

It wasn't until he saw the dry well that Xia Lin realized what the resistance he had just encountered had been...

"The way of heaven."

Xia Lin said this.

Yes, what slowed down Xia Lin's devouring speed was a power similar to the Heavenly Dao!
Of course, the term "Heavenly Way" is a term used exclusively by those who follow the Immortal Path.

This force can also be called the will of the world, the will of the universe...

In short, they are just different names, but they probably refer to the same kind of thing.

At that moment, Xia Lin suddenly missed Scarlett a little.

If Scarlett O'Hara, being a celestial being, were here, she would probably have spoken up to answer Xia Lin's questions beforehand.

As the thought crossed his mind, Meng Hao suddenly interrupted.

"It is a man-made way of Heaven."

Xia Lin raised an eyebrow and looked Meng Hao up and down.

Meng Hao, Level 11, Immortal Path Profession, Celestial Realm.

His skill level is roughly similar to Scarlett Johansson's.

This level of skill is far from the ability to create a natural order.

The profession of Lord of All Armies is more aligned with the divine path, and Lords of All Armies who also cultivate the immortal path are truly rare...

Upon realizing this, Xia Lin suddenly understood.

He took a few steps forward and approached the dry well, and heard Meng Hao's voice in his ears.

"This is not the work of a villain or the late emperor; it is an experimental sample left here by the Seventh Prince."

In fact, Xia Lin had already come to her senses long ago.

If you say there are no armies that can be subdued by cultivating immortality... that's not entirely true.

Because there is precedent for this.

—The profession created by the Heavenly Soldier God Lord, the creator of the Heavenly Dao, is a precedent.

Xia Lin also learned from the Three Phases Gang's intelligence channels that Wang Laoqi, Wang Yanqing, seemed to have embarked on the path of merging immortality and military leadership.

Furthermore, considering that Yang Zhe himself is Wang Yanqing's man.

Therefore, there is a reason why this thing appeared here.

Before Xia Lin could ask another question, Yang Changyu and Meng Hao had already stepped into the dry well.

The sound lingered in Xia Lin's ears.

"Please follow us deeper, sir."

Without much hesitation, Xia Lin took another step and followed closely behind.

……

The dry well is deep and leads directly to the Earth's core.

Furthermore, it clearly utilizes space technology that shares the same origins as the essence of time travel, transforming it into a dimensional space dependent on this planet.

In the deep downward passage, Xia Lin quickly caught up with Yang Changyu and Meng Hao, unafraid that the two might set a trap.

As they walked, Xia Lin listened to Meng Hao speak slowly.

"Several years ago, the Seventh Prince personally built this place, and I am the executor of this plan and the maintainer of this place."

Because of the different flow of time, Xia Lin didn't bother to compare the "several years" Meng Hao mentioned with how long ago it was for her; it was meaningless.

Meng Hao continued, "That is precisely why I think the secrets of this place might be useful to you, sir... at least you might be able to find the Seventh Prince's weakness in this plan."

He seemed to have sensed the hostile relationship between Xia Lin and Wang Laoqi—which wasn't hard to guess, of course.

Yang Zhe is, after all, Wang Laoqi's dog. Even when beating a dog, you have to consider its owner, right?

Xia Lin nodded in agreement.

The so-called artificial Heavenly Dao seems to have no meaning for Xia Lin.

The reason for this curiosity is mostly due to the inspiration drawn from the symbolism of the dark side, and partly, as Meng Hao said, that there might be a secret about Wang Laoqi involved.

Wang Laoqi was pure and innocent, showing little hostility towards Xia Lin, and could even dismiss Yang Zhe's pursuit as a personal grudge. However, Wang Laoqi probably didn't understand the effects of the past's arrival, unaware that Xia Lin had already figured everything out through clues hidden in the shadows and regarded him as a thorn in her side.

Considering that they will inevitably become enemies sooner or later, it would be beneficial for Xia Lin to learn about Wang Laoqi's secrets in advance.

Seeing Xia Lin's expression, Meng Hao exchanged a glance with Yang Changyu and felt relieved.

They really made the right bet...

The secrets here are enough for Xia Lin to spare their lives—after all, their lives are really not that valuable.

Knowing that a way out had appeared, Meng Hao became even more talkative and willingly revealed more information.

"As a subordinate of the late Emperor... no, Yang Zhe, I have a certain understanding of the Way of the Military Commander. Furthermore, because I am a cultivator, I also have a certain understanding of the Heavenly Dao."

"More than a decade ago, the Seventh Prince had already transformed into the Heavenly Soldier God Lord. The Heavenly Soldier God Lord is a fusion profession of cultivator and lord of ten thousand armies. Having undergone transformation by two Six Pillars, in theory, he can truly be considered a superior replacement for cultivator and lord of ten thousand armies."

The two pillars refer to the Creator of Heaven and the King of Kings.

The profession of Heavenly Soldier God Master was created by the Creator of Heaven.

Later, this profession fell into the hands of the King of Kings, who incorporated the old king's understanding of the military lord, making it even stronger.

Xia Lin remained silent, only listening to Meng Hao continue: "The way of the military leader lies in the way of the king and the way of the hegemon. But in essence, it is still about control."

All under heaven belongs to the king, and all within the four seas are the king's subjects.

Controlling everything—this is the purpose and essence of the military commander's profession!

Just as Meng Hao finished speaking, the three of them landed on the ground, and what appeared before Xia Lin was a giant gaseous dragon curled up into a ball!
This is the artificial Heavenly Way that Meng Hao spoke of!
Xia Lin could only vaguely sense that this thing was a mixture of dragon energy and immortal power, but he couldn't see anything more.

His understanding of immortal power and dragon energy was really quite superficial.

Meng Hao continued, "The essence of the Immortal Path lies in comprehending the Heavenly Dao, becoming the Heavenly Dao, and ultimately transcending the Heavenly Dao."

Cultivators ascend to immortality and become immortals.

Transcendence seems to be their pursuit.

"But what exactly constitutes transcendence? And how far can you transcend to?"

Meng Hao gave a wry smile and spoke disobediently, but Xia Lin nodded in agreement: "Even the creator of Heaven cannot transcend it, so the very purpose of the immortal cultivator profession has nothing to do with the word 'transcendence'."

Meng Hao: "Therefore, the purpose of the profession of cultivator is not actually to transcend, but to be omniscient and omnipotent."

Xia Lin nodded: "This is more realistic."

Throughout history, the Way of Heaven has been synonymous with destiny, fortune, and omniscience and omnipotence.

Although the Heavenly Dao is not considered a significant force in the known universe, cultivators still strive to achieve it because even if the Heavenly Dao is not considered a significant force, the omniscience and omnipotence it represents are.

Of course, because the six pillars are balanced with each other, even the creator of the Heavenly Dao cannot be omniscient and omnipotent, but it is fine to take this as a goal and to set an example for one's career.

Who can't have a wish?
Without Meng Hao needing to say anything more, Xia Lin thoughtfully spoke.

"Therefore, in essence, the lord of ten thousand armies and the cultivator have commonalities and complementarities."

The military leader wants control, while the cultivator wants to be omniscient and omnipotent.

The more you can control, the closer you get to omniscience and omnipotence. Once you are truly omniscience and omnipotence, it is equivalent to controlling everything.

And this is actually the intention of the Heavenly Soldier God Lord.

Seeing that Xia Lin easily understood the logic behind it, Meng Hao nodded and pointed to the artificial Heavenly Dao in front of him.

"The Seventh Prince is a top-level military commander at the twelfth level, and he has a profound understanding of the way of the military commander."

This is inevitable.

"But after changing professions, the Seventh Prince discovered that if he wanted to improve further in the profession of Heavenly Soldier God, he needed to focus on omniscience and omnipotence, which was the Seventh Prince's weakness."

Originally a military commander, he switched to cultivating immortality halfway through his life, so he definitely has to put in more effort.

"Therefore, the Seventh Prince created artificial Heavenly Daos in the main worlds of many of his subordinate military lords. This can be considered a kind of regional experiment."

In an environment free from the interference of the Six Pillars, the Heavenly Way can actually achieve partial omniscience and omnipotence.

The main world of the military lord can, to a certain extent, satisfy the prerequisite of "no interference from the six pillars".

At this point, Meng Hao sighed slightly.

"It's really a last resort..."

"The Seventh Prince once said at a banquet that this artificial Heavenly Dao project would most likely fail in the end."

"This kind of method can only be used within a limited scope. If it is placed in the main universe and compared with the Heavenly Dao Equation that creates the Heavenly Dao, it is simply a joke."

The familiar term made Xia Lin raise an eyebrow: "The Equation of Heavenly Dao?"

Meng Hao nodded and said, "Yes, the core skill of the Creator of Heaven, the Equation of Heaven."

He was unaware that Xia Lin also possessed the Heavenly Dao Equation, and simply remarked with a sigh.

"No matter what, the Creator of Heaven is the ancestor of us cultivators."

"And the Heavenly Dao Equation, which creates the Heavenly Dao, is the source of this profession. It can be called the foundation of the Immortal Path and the mother of the Heavenly Dao."

"In fact, in my opinion, this skill is the one that best represents omniscience and omnipotence in the known universe... analyzing all things and transforming one method into all methods."

"This so-called artificial Heavenly Dao project is essentially just a clumsy imitation of the Heavenly Dao equation..."

As soon as he uttered those words, Meng Hao's face twitched, realizing he had said the wrong thing.

Is it really okay to belittle your own lifeline?

Turning to look at Xia Lin, he found her frowning and silent.

No, it's not silence.

Instead, it's about thinking...

After a long while, Xia Lin suddenly looked up, but instead of looking at the artificial Heavenly Dao, he looked at Meng Hao.

"Do you have a deep understanding of the Heavenly Dao Equation?"

Meng Hao didn't know why Xia Lin would say such a thing.

He smiled wryly and said, "I can't really say I understand... All I know are some common sense and speculations within our circle."

Don't be fooled by the fact that Meng Hao and Scarlett are both celestial beings. Scarlett is a self-taught cultivator who gained her cultivation through possession. She has no master or social circle and is quite isolated from information.

On the contrary, Meng Hao has both a master's lineage and the authority of Yang Zhe, as well as the superior of Wang Laoqi, so he undoubtedly knows more than Scarlett.

Xia Lin plopped down on the ground, as if she had just thought of something, and stared intently at Meng Hao.

"If you know that, then tell me more... Let's talk about equations today!"

In a way, Xia Lin realized something.

The symbolism of the dark side probably doesn't reveal anything about this man-made heavenly order, or anything in Yang Zhezhu's world.

The revelation from the dark side probably points to the Heavenly Dao Equation, a core technique of the Six Pillars that Xia Lin already possesses but can only use superficially!

(End of this chapter)