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Chapter 159 [The Second Holy Seal] Which one is the strongest?

After the progress of the [Soul Crystal] reached 99.99%, Yuan Zhu, feeling slightly exhausted, let go of the riddled [Disease Garden] and turned back to the attic of the haunted house to rest.

Today, this "Garden of Disease" still holds great value in his eyes, but it is no longer so unattainable.

This space can continuously nurture a large number of highly polluted, diseased crops and fruits. Accumulating these resources would be a valuable asset; moreover, the value of the [small, independent grotto-like space] itself is immeasurable.

The [Triple Dimension. Pastoral Village] (Law Domain/Inner World/Dreamland) that he painstakingly created in the underground world is far inferior to this [Garden of Disease]. One is a makeshift operation, while the other is a complete 'fragment of independent space', even somewhat resembling the prototype of the legendary [Yellow Heaven. Small World].

Unfortunately, the biggest problem now is that my major doesn't match my job.

First, he has dual degrees in [Shadow/Holy Light], leaving him with a treasure trove of [Disease] skills that he can't utilize. He also has no intention of investing his energy in [Disease] skills.

Secondly, he couldn't openly sell these disease-causing products, which were clearly contaminated and prohibited, on the market. He could only use the least effective 'Holy Light Purification' to recover the embers, resulting in extremely low utilization.

Now that he has become stronger, looking back at this garden, although the quantity of 'disease-related resources' nurtured in the flesh and blood farm is large, the upper limit of their quality is ≤ [Holy Light System. 1 Seal].

The person who built this garden had the intention of secretly creating a 'low-end, disease-contaminated farmland' to deliberately lower the level of 'contaminated crops' so as to harvest large quantities of entry-level disease-contaminated crystals.

Perhaps it's for rapid troop buildup, mass-producing disease-based cannon fodder? Or perhaps it's to ignite a sudden outbreak, relying on the 'spread of disease contamination' to disrupt and collapse the order of Runing City? Or maybe it's simply to produce 'medicinal herbs and spiritual fruits' to sell to other disease-based cultivators?
In short, regardless of the conspiracy, for Yuan Zhu, who is about to advance to [Seal 2], the flowers and plants in the garden, which he had long bullied (burned) and dared not speak out against, are gradually falling behind his leveling speed.

The 'Embers' obtained from destroying these disease-polluted materials can still be used to forge a second seal, but the quality will be greatly reduced.

If a Holy Light cultivator wishes to break through the 7-time limit and advance to the 8-time limit, like the [Sanctuary], then the only option is to challenge and defeat even more powerful monsters and use higher-quality 'Embers' to forge their seal.

So he once again considered selling the Disease Garden.

Instead of guarding this ticking time bomb whose value is dwindling, wouldn't it be better to find a good buyer, sell the [Garden], and use the proceeds to upgrade the [Shadow Domain] with some usable 'high-level resources'? Wouldn't that be wonderful?

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He sighed, "Snake, it's a pity that [Mao Mao] isn't interested in the [Garden of Disease]. The only one who has the power to take over this garden and whom I can talk to is that Thai Huangdao Temple Master who seems to have some background. Selling the [Garden of Disease] to the [Holy Temple] for incineration and purification would be a good fit for his profession and would also improve his reputation and contributions within the [Holy Light Path].

"We can't rush things. We don't know the reputation of [Taihuangdao]. Will they try to cheat us? Or do we lack connections? If I can contact the underworld in Running, [the Reverse Life Immortal Sect, the Insect City Ruler, and the Technician Alliance] will definitely be interested in the appearance of the Spirit Tablet. This is the real way to break through the void and find a path to survival."

Just as Yuan Zhu was figuring out how to monetize the [Disease Garden] and quickly accumulate initial capital...

Little Spicy Stick suddenly advised, "Boss, I think you're confused. You haven't realized the hidden potential of this [Garden]. Let alone the second-stage Seal Forging, even if you want to break through to the [Third Sacred Seal. Great Perfection], this garden is more than enough!"

Yuan Zhu's first reaction was disbelief.

He carefully recalled the scene of himself wreaking havoc in the garden, leaving it riddled with holes. Then he firmly shook his head in denial: "Impossible, absolutely impossible! I admit that the [Disease Garden] has a precise structure and extremely high quality, but the 'contamination' it produces has its upper limit locked. It can only increase the number of 'contaminated fruits,' but cannot continue to improve their quality."

The little spicy snack transformed into a white-haired girl with a feather fan and a silk turban, saying, "Your understanding is just the most superficial and shallow one. It's looking at the problem from the perspective of a garden builder's management, pursuing long-term and stable returns. But the problem is, you're not a cultivator specializing in diseases. Why do you care about maintaining stable returns? You don't need it. Even if you cause the sky to fall and the earth to crack, what then?"

"I ask you, why does the builder forbid any animals from appearing in the [Garden], only allowing plants to grow freely, locking the upper limit, and condensing batches of fruit to wait for harvest? Isn't it because they are afraid that if animals appear, they will inevitably be twisted and demonized by 'disease contamination,' then go berserk and frantically devour the fruit, proliferating into an uncontrollable and powerful monster in a short period of time, while destroying the diseased farmland, making it unable to produce anything anymore?"

"Boss, what are your requirements for [Seal Forging]? High-quality Soul Ashes must come from high-level monsters. So, since we can't use these 'Disease Contamination Crystals,' why not cultivate powerful 'Disease Monsters' to our heart's content? Use them to hone our combat experience, and use their ash to refine the quality of [Seals], wouldn't that be better?"

Yuan Zhu's eyes lit up, and he praised, "You're so clever and resourceful! This idea is definitely feasible! We don't need to rush to sell this garden, but we should find a buyer in advance and negotiate an agreement. If necessary, we can sell it swiftly to a willing buyer and settle the matter. Perhaps we can use it to exchange for the core lineage of the Taihuang Dao?"

He had limited interest in the [Huangtian System], but was very interested in the [Taihuang Shengguang Dao Fa], which was completely integrated into the [Shengguang System] and also had the characteristics of the [Huangtian System].

The old temple keeper had repeatedly hinted to Yuan Zhu that he possessed a unique method that allowed him to invoke Yellow Heaven magic (Holy Light Divine Art) using the Holy Seal and Soul Crystal without needing to "re-bone the bones, re-establish the roots, build a temple on the spot, and confine himself to a corner."

If the Old Yellow Heaven is an extinct dinosaur, then the Holy Light of Taihuang is the birds that have spread across the earth. It is pure-blooded Holy Light, and also the remnant of the Yellow Heaven.

In fact, the other members of the "Eight Saints Kings" also joined the group with their own capital, just like the "Taihuang Daozhu," becoming the original major shareholders of the "Holy Hall."

They each integrated their systematic and complete [Yellow Heaven Dao Law, Buddhist Dharma System, Burning System, Law System] into the Sanctuary and offered them as sacrifices to the [Source of Holy Light], greatly expanding the territory and choice of the 'Sanctuary Platform'.

If the Holy Light is a "Great Heavenly Path," then the eight major Holy Light factions are like the Mahayana and Hinayana sects in Journey to the West, splitting into "Lesser Heavenly Paths" with different cores.

If I could exchange for a portion of the core inheritance of the [Taihuangdao], it would be a hundred times better than my current 'Holy Light Wild Fox Zen', which relies entirely on my own guesswork and groping.

Little Spicy Strip: "Aren't you considering anything else? There are eight [Holy Light Kings] to choose from alone. In addition, powerful high-ranking archangels also have their own 'unique paths,' which may not be inferior to the eight Holy Kings."

Yuan Zhu: "[Holy Seal King, Great Moth, Tongue of Fire, Lord of the Yellow Emperor, Buddha of Light, Heavenly Mountain, Great Law Heaven, Fallen Seal King], the traditional [Seal Casting Method] leads one down the path of the [Holy Seal King] without the right opportunity. Therefore, it is necessary to additionally contact the [Dharma] of a 'Holy Light King' or 'Archangel' to achieve balance and oscillate between the two. My first impression of [Buddhism] was terrible. I am now somewhat interested in [Great Moth and Lord of the Yellow Emperor] and will find an opportunity to learn more about them."

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Not long ago, Yuan Zhu made a special trip back to [Happy Home], firstly to probe the progress of solidifying the spatial passage in [Pastoral Village]; and secondly to prepare for [Second Holy Seal].

Currently, the highest quality holy seal that [Yuyuan.Taihuangdao] can provide is only 6 ke (a unit of measurement).

While seemingly only one quarter below the [Sanctuary] level, it contains a vast amount of information. It also holds special significance, serving as proof of entry into the [Taihuang Holy Path] and ordination, granting the status of both 'Holy Light Priest' and 'Holy Light Taoist'. Is its value even higher?
Forging this [Holy Seal] establishes a direct and close connection with the [Taihuang Path], allowing access to the 'Divine Spell List' via the [Huangtian Register]. By pre-stocking Holy Light Spells with [Soul Crystals], one can unleash nearly 30 different spells.

At the same time, one will gain the qualification to cultivate the "Holy Light Primordial Spirit Technique" and can use the [Soul Crystal] as the core to refine a unique 'Holy Light Body. Yang Spirit' to travel in the [Sea of ​​Consciousness]; or use 'Star Projection' to travel in the [Star Realm].

However, after receiving the [Huang Tian Lu], a superior-subordinate relationship was established with the [Taihuang Daozhu] in advance.

He learned from the captain that a rare, unaffected wild cultivator like himself, untouched by the Eight Saint Kings, should not rashly choose any stance or affiliation before reaching the 3rd Seal (Foundation Establishment stage). From the 4th Seal onwards, he would be qualified to condense and shape an 'independent foundation (Golden Core)', preparing for his future attempt to reach the 9th-tier independent Title Angel (Celestial Immortal).

If one is branded by a certain 'Holy Light King faction' early on, future cultivation will be smoother, strength will be greater, resources will be more abundant, and the inheritance of cultivation techniques will be freely available; however, if one is pre-selected by a powerful figure, one will become a 'lower angel' under their command and lose their freedom.

The captain also mentioned that among the many [Holy Light Kings], [Taihuangdao] is said to have an extremely high reputation, ranking alongside [Holy Seal King] and [Great Law Heaven]. Furthermore, His 'Angel System' is said to offer the best prospects and benefits within the [Sanctuary], bar none.

It is rumored that He added the unique "Immortal System" of the "Yellow Heaven System" to the traditional "Holy Light Angel".

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The Kunlun Immortal Path cultivates immortality through Qi refining techniques, consuming elixirs of immortality, and cultivating spiritual roots, giving rise to five categories of immortals: Heaven, Earth, Human, Ghost, and God. Their relationships are intricate and intertwined, forming a vast 'Celestial Court Pantheon'.

The [Huangtian Immortal Path] is based on 'root bones (bone china)', enabling one to instantly become a god and create the [Cave Heaven World]. Step by step, it nurtures the [Huangtian World], ultimately becoming the master of a realm (a low-level Pangu), establishing [the Ranks and Registers of Immortals], and allowing even one's chickens and dogs to ascend to heaven.

Before the Great Cataclysm, the Old Yellow Heaven consisted of countless independent Yellow Heaven World Clusters, which together formed an extremely prosperous Yellow Heaven Immortal Universe.

Currently, the structure of the 'Angel King' controlling a large number of lower-ranking angels in the [Holy Light System] is perfectly suited to the [Yellow Heaven. Immortal Rank System].

Thus, [Taihuang Daozhu] thrived and managed to create a highly efficient [New. Holy Light Celestial Court] (New. Heliansheng) within the original 'Angel System' of [Sanctuary].

Soon, another member who joined the group with investment, the Buddha of Light, was also inspired. Not to be outdone, he used his supreme Buddhist teachings to seize territory and establish a kingdom within the Holy Hall, creating the Third Holy Spirit Platform Mountain and the New Holy Light Immortal Court as rivals. Through business competition and tacit alliances, they squeezed out the living space of other Holy Light Kings.

As a result, many wild angels in the wild, and faction angels who were not valued and had no future, could not resist the temptation and switched sides to join or came to infiltrate.

In other words, if one is not confident that they can forge a new path within the [Sanctuary], then selling oneself into the [Taihuangdao] early on will still grant one a title of nobility.

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Unfortunately, Yuan Zhu was never truly committed to joining the [Holy Hall] from the very beginning. The Holy Light was merely a disguise used by the [Great Wilderness Immortal Scripture] to present a human image. Compared to offering one's soul as a pledge of allegiance, embracing the Holy Light King, deeply integrating into a 'Minor Heavenly Path of Holy Light,' and pursuing the ultimate [Celestial (Envoy) Immortal Status]...

Yuan Zhu preferred to stay as far away as possible from the super source of pollution, the Eight Saint Kings, to maintain his independence and autonomy, and then secretly explore the Holy Light, happily undermine its members, enrich the spy database of the Great Wilderness Immortal Scripture, all without being detected by the outside world.

To achieve this goal, the second [Holy Seal] should ideally be a non-Holy Light King faction, and not a 'Archangel' mark 'loose Holy Seal, independent Holy Seal, ancient Holy Seal...'

If possible, the new Holy Seal should not only be independent and niche, but also have great potential. Ideally, it should complement and match the [Sanctuary] to create a synergistic effect where 1+1>3.

Unfortunately, after browsing through them carefully, he realized that the [Space of Gods] sold a large number of [Holy Seals] of various types, far exceeding the Temple Keeper's inventory. However, they were not complete; there was no complete 'inheritance', only cobbled-together 'parts'.

The Eight Saint Kings possessed numerous exclusive Saint Seals, including some high-grade ones at the 7th or 8th mark. However, they were incomplete and fragmented, clearly indicating that they were fragments of Soul Crystals dropped after killing Saint Cultivators.

After browsing through them, Yuan Zhu selected several relatively favorable independent [Holy Seals], one of which was a 6-mark [Thunder Punishment].

After the imprint is reforged, it can be imbued with an exclusive holy light [Thunder] attribute, and the 'holy thunder' can be condensed into a 'thunder spear' for projectile attacks. If developed to its fullest potential, it can act as 'Zeus', wielding holy light and thunder to kill people from hundreds of miles away.

However, while the [Holy Seal. Thunder Magic] is undeniably cool, granting powerful attack capabilities, exorcism attributes, and dazzling special effects, this [Holy Seal] offers no complementary or enhancing effects to the [Sanctuary].

In addition, he also unearthed an even lower-grade 5-mark Holy Seal [Armor]. Although the mark is low, it is the basic core of the [Paladin] Holy Seal set.

Forging this holy seal allows you to materialize and shape loose 'holy light' into a temporary [holy light armor] that you can wear, comprehensively increasing your strength, agility, constitution, and resistance, and greatly enhancing your physical defense.

If you subsequently forge other matching [Holy Seals], you can obtain the powerful set effect [Paladin]. Of course, if you choose an additional [Holy Seal] from the [Eight Holy Kings Faction], this [Paladin] can also be promoted to a [Hidden Paladin Template] belonging to the Eight Holy Kings.

Yuan Zhu wasn't interested in the Paladin class, but his Sanctuary provided an incredible boost to the Holy Seal Armor. This enhancement was even comparable to the strength gained from changing to the Hidden Paladin class.

Other paladins merely 'manifestation of holy light,' materializing energy; but his 'Sanctuary' allows holy light to condense into a 'pseudo-spatial barrier.'

In addition, there are many high-level holy seals in the [Exchange List], but they are either marked with the mark of certain 'Archangels' or 'Holy Light Kings'; or they have extremely obvious flaws and are 'core components' prepared for a certain special inheritance.

Lacking a 'traditional lineage', Yuan Zhu couldn't pursue the forward-looking [Holy Seal Combination Set] route. He could only be short-sighted, choosing high-quality, relatively independent [Holy Seals] one by one to achieve significant short-term improvements, while aiming to lay a solid foundation for the long term.

【Lightning Punishment】is completely unrelated, but deals powerful damage, and is worth forging on its own; while 【Armor】is relatively mediocre, but its stacking effect is amazing, and you can also consider building a 【Sanctuary. Space Heavy Armor Holy Knight】 set.

But the [Shelter] not only has rare 'spatial attributes', but also boasts comprehensive and powerful functions, and he has developed it to the 8th level!
He was unwilling to choose a mere 5-star mark as his second seal. Even if he performed exceptionally well again, he could only develop the Holy Seal to the 6th mark at most (with absolute certainty), and to the 7th mark (which was highly unlikely).

Faced with the two carefully selected [Holy Seals], Yuan Zhu was caught in a dilemma. He wasn't particularly satisfied with either one.

So he didn't rush to make a decision. Instead, he returned to Running City ahead of time to get the Soul Crystal sorted out first, then went on a relaxing trip to Taixi. It wouldn't be too late to make a decision after he returned. In fact, that would be much wiser.

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In addition to considering his future prospects within the [Holy Light System], he also needs to consider his true foundation, the [Great Wilderness Immortal Scripture], and the [Boss Template].

He wasn't a typical 'human' native, bound to the sanctuary by a single path with no other choice. He had to get perfect scores on exams at top universities like 985 and 211, time and time again, to make the most of his youth.

The initial reason for choosing the "Holy Light" was simply to disguise myself as a human and obtain a legitimate identity.

(End of this chapter)