Floating in the vast, nigh-endless Dark Void atop a large, earthen sphere was a middle-aged man. His chiseled features, sword-like eyebrows, unfathomable eyes of imperialistic presence, and refined mustache completed with a chin strap created an incredibly handso visage that would swoon the hearts of endless won.
Without doing anything, he naturally gave off a domineering aura that demanded respect and incited caution. At this mont, he firmly held a hand-seal as spiritual light swirled around him in a gorgeous, srizing fashion.
Wu Yu had diligently and patiently stayed with the Terra-Mystic Ore for several months as its guardian. Earlier, he had relocated the Terra-Mystic Ore closer to the Treasured Light Starfield after the spiritquake shook the entire Grand Cyclic Stellar Region. He had not spent this ti idly. His cultivation efforts hadn't ceased since his role as a Dharma Protector of the motherlode of Terra-Mystic Ore was given to him.
The cultivation of Mystic Ascendants was unlike the Mortal Realms, especially the lower-stages. It focused heavily on comprehension of Mystic Intent, affinity with Mystic Energies, accumulation and formation of Mystic Runes, and bravery to tackle their Ascensions. Wu Yu's recent resurrection via the Ever-Rebirth Pill had changed his bodily affinity with Mystic Energies, enough to instill imnse confidence to re-attempt the Third Ascension.
However, he had thoroughly learned his lesson regarding the utmost difficulties of the Mystic Ascendant Realm; thus, Wu Yu refused to go headlong into his next attempt. He no longer had the King of Everlore to bring his talents to fruition, so he needed to take things slowly.
Long ago, the King of Everlore was a firm and stable crutch that allowed him to walk fast and further down the path of cultivation. But when it was removed, his legs were too weak to handle the pressure that descended from the cultivation path. He nearly lost his life from this mistake.
While he knew that his talents were not ordinary, after observing Long Chen, Wei Wuyin, Wu Baozhai, and various other geniuses closely from the ring, he learned he lacked what they had: Work Ethic. While Long Chen was driven to madness and inevitably t his end by the hands of his lack of foresight, insecurities, and inner demons, he had put enormous effort into proving himself and consolidating his cultivation, only moving forward after obtaining a firm foothold.
His talents were definitely no lesser than Long Chen, but that crutch was both a great benefit and its removal was a needed reminder. Thus, he spent the last couple of months consolidating his thousands of years of cultivation insights. He felt enlightened and far lighter than before.
Thanks to the peak Mystic-Earth grade Terra-Mystic Ore, he had a fascinating reference to observe the fluctuations of mystic essences and aura. This provided a bountiful harvest towards consolidating his insights of Mysticism. This allowed him to learn of his deficiencies as an Ascended cultivator.
Suddenly, his eyes flashed with spiritual light with ethereal runes swimming within his pupils. He turned his gaze towards an area and felt space begin to shift and change, and a void black sphere the size of a pea ford. His eyes honed onto the pea-sized sphere and observed it thoroughly.
"Void Portal!" He instantly realized what was happening, and a wisp of elation erged in his heart. While the King of Everlore was a clutch that taught him an unforgettable lesson, he didn't dismiss the utmost importance of an Alchemist to cultivators and their cultivations. He wouldn't dare dilute his own valued opinion of them, and Wei Wuyin wasn't like the King of Everlore.
He felt...different.
The Void Portal manifested fully as a small-sized white Voidship pushed through it and arrived. Wu Yu halted his cultivation efforts as he stood upright and awaited. When he did this, he couldn't help but think about how his internal thoughts had changed. In his life before, he wouldn't dare follow an Alchemist as a subordinate; even his union with the King of Everlore was mutually beneficial. He never considered the King of Everlore his leader, master, or anything far beyond his own status.
But now, he had fixed his posture and patiently waited for a person to appear, even cancelling his cultivation. The illustrious Grand Monarch that had once dominated an entire Starfield and ruled over trillions of living beings no longer had an issue being a subordinate. If Long Chen were here, he would've never acted the sa for him.
'I guess I should rena myself to Grand Knight,' he internally joked, but there was no discomfort in his mind towards it. Wei Wuyin wasn't just an Alchemist of astonishing talent and skill, but he was a cultivator with boundless talent. If there was soone he would willingly serve, then it could only be a person like this.
Wei Wuyin stepped towards the railing of the Voidship, sending his spiritual sense outwards to notice the earthen sphere with his spiritual marking. He gave a faint smile and drove forward.
When he finally arrived, he and Bai Lin left the Voidship. He initiated his draconic transformation to survive in the Dark Void, stored the Voidship, and descended upon the earthen sphere. Wu Yu looked towards Wei Wuyin and realized that his outfit had changed, yet the aura emitted from it carried traces of mystic qualities. He'd only felt this fluctuation from Terra-Mystic Ore, yet the outfit was clearly cloth. Furthermore, it had an elental aura that he couldn't pinpoint.
"Young Lord," Wu Yu greeted.
The Young Lord appellation was randomly decided by Wu Yu to state his status, adding a bit of allure to Wei Wuyin's na. Wei Wuyin didn't have an issue with it, especially since it was better than Tuo Bihan's sporadic title changes, even calling him little lass once before. Hearing Wu Yu's respectful words and his stable aura, Wei Wuyin sighed with a hint of relief that this wasn't damaging his Imperial Heaven Qi.
Wu Yu frowned, "Your eyes?" To him, Wei Wuyin was now unfathomable. He couldn't determine his exact cultivation base, and inspecting him was the sa as perceiving a boundless chasm of darkness. It was inscrutable. While he was confident that invading Wei Wuyin's body with his spiritual sense would reveal details, that was an absurdly rude action, especially for a subordinate. But despite him being shrouded in mystery, the closed eyes were extrely noticeable.
Wei Wuyin wryly smiled. This was definitely the first thing people would notice about him, and for those who didn't know him, they'll think him blind. He dismissively answered, "My Ocular Cultivation thod is facing so instability issues. Have you t any…"
Wei Wuyin paused for a mont, then abruptly asked: "Wu Yu, do you know about the Celestial Eyes of Spiritual Divinity thod?" While he had recalled that mory from earlier, he just realized that Wu Yu and the King of Everlore's relationship was firm, and his sect had the Celestial Eyes of Spiritual Divinity. Since Tuo Bihan was aware of it, then Wu Yu, the founder of the Myriad Monarch Sect, should be far more knowledgeable.
"Celestial Eyes of Spiritual Divinity?" Wu Yu was taken aback by this question. He frowned for a mont as his ntal energies circulated to extract any mories of this na. Unfortunately, he shook his head. "Is that the na of your Ocular Cultivation thod?"
"...?" Wei Wuyin was confused. He pressed suspiciously, "You don't know about the King of Everlore's Ocular Cultivation thod? It was in your Martial King's Dao Palace."
"Martial King's Dao Palace? He cultivated this thod?" Wu Yu was genuinely confused as he tried hard to find any mory related to this, but he shook his head. "To my knowledge, the King of Everlore never cultivated an Ocular Spell of this na. He cultivated a wood-attributed ocular spell he nad the Everlore Eyes of Endlessness. I don't know its original na, but is yours wood-attributed?"
"What?!" Wei Wuyin was floored by this statent. How could this be true? Tuo Bihan had ntioned that the King of…
Wait, why would Tuo Bihan know this?
Silver eyes!
But…
The confusion piled on endlessly without any sign of stopping. It didn't make sense. Why was it in the Martial King's Dao Palace, and why did Tuo Bihan say the King of Everlore cultivated this spell? Or was Wu Yu mistaken?
"What can the Everlore Eyes of Endlessness do?"
Wu Yu didn't pause a single second to answer, "The eyes can grow and nurture wood-attributed materials, heightening the quality of its essence and imbuing them with a spiritual quality. It elevated his alchemy to another level. Almost all of his personal alchemic products used wood-attributed materials as core material; you haven't noticed this?"
Wei Wuyin's mind stirred fiercely as he recalled the Ever-Rebirth Pill, Everlore Ascension Pill, and the others. He imdiately realized the truth in that statent. When he was cultivating in the Scarlet Solaris Sect, it was ntioned that the King of Everlore was a wood-attributed cultivator, but Wei Wuyin learned to not fully trust records of the lowest level.
"..." Wei Wuyin's mind circulated wildly as he contemplated how this could be. He sought clarification, "Are you certain he didn't cultivate a secondary ocular thod?"
Wu Yu looked at Wei Wuyin and faintly smiled, "You should know that ocular-based cultivation thods are very, very difficult to integrate alongside another. It requires you to change your eyes on a structural level. To properly change Ocular thods, you'd need a new set of eyes or use one eye for each. But I'm quite familiar with the Everlore Eyes of Endlessness, I've even studied it myself, and it was both eyes. Can this thod of yours layer another thod atop it?"
"..." Wei Wuyin knew Wu Yu was telling the truth because he tried and failed! The Celestial Eyes of Spiritual Divinity changed his eyes permanently, so changing it would require destroying it and regrowing it into a fresh set. Furthermore, the Celestial Eyes' three formations were deeply integrated in his Sea of Consciousness, Mind's Eye, and eyes. To remove those…
But if Wu Yu was telling the truth, then why did Tuo Bihan believe this and connect it to his silver eyes? He needed to find out why Tuo Bihan thought this. He absolutely needed to.
"Will you be fine?" Wu Yu asked worriedly. He knew that certain thods had flaws that could derail a person's entire cultivation path if they plateaued at certain points without a very specific impetus. The Tang Clan's cultivation thod was an example of this, gating their ability to beco Earthly Saint.
"I'll be fine; I already have so solutions in mind. That aside, have you t any issues guarding the Terra-Mystic Ore?" Wei Wuyin decided to change the topic.
Wu Yu recounted his experience with the spiritquake. Besides that, he t with no other issues. This relieved Wei Wuyin and he glanced at the Terra-Mystic Ore. "Let's store this then," Wei Wuyin touched the earthen sphere and interacted with Cai Liuyang's forr mystic-graded spatial ring. With a whirring sound, the entire sphere vanished.
"...!" Wu Yu's eyes widened with disbelief. "Y-you!" He was fully aware that mystic-graded materials couldn't be stored in spatial rings. After all, it conflicted with spatial energies regardless of the product.
Wei Wuyin smacked his hands with a smile. "Now, I have so questions regarding the Mystic Ascendant Realm that I hope you can answer. Firstly, why didn't you ntion anything about the language—Mysticism?"
"Mysticism?"
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