602: How about just hiding until the end?

Old Fu chuckled and candidly said, "I once broke a rule of Saint Xuan Grotto Heaven and was forbidden from entering."

"Uh..." Lin Yang was stunned.

Broke a rule?

"What rule?" Lin Yang pressed.

"It's simple, you're not allowed to kill the Princes inside. Once, I couldn't resist and attacked a Prince," Old Fu explained nonchalantly.

"Alright," Lin Yang understood.

The Saint Xuan Ancient Country encouraged competition internally, but killing royalty was forbidden.

Attacking was fine, but killing was prohibited.

Old Fu probably almost couldn't suppress his killing intent.

"What's the situation with Saint Xuan Grotto Heaven then?" Lin Yang asked again.

Since he had to go, he might as well understand the situation first.

"Saint Xuan Grotto Heaven is a trial ground with various trial missions. The missions are ranked, and rewards are settled based on the final ranking. The higher the ranking, the better the reward."

Old Fu explained:

"The rules are also very simple: try to get a better ranking. The best rewards are helpful for Transformation Dao Realm!"

Lin Yang was surprised: "Helpful for Transformation Dao Realm?"

The situation with Saint Xuan Grotto Heaven wasn't complicated, but the rewards astonished him.

They were too generous!

Generous to the point of being heaven-defying!

"Yes, helpful for Transformation Dao Realm!"

Old Fu nodded, emphasizing:

"Therefore, the competition in Saint Xuan Grotto Heaven is very fierce each time. Princes in the Ten Thousand Laws Realm can enter, and each can bring one Ten Thousand Laws Realm guest with them."

"That means there are only Princes from the seven lineages and each of their guests inside, so the number of people isn't large."

"This time, the number is even smaller, because Saint Xuan Ruler Xuanming Wilderness suddenly advanced, and the rotation of power was brought forward. Many Princes haven't broken through to the Ten Thousand Laws Realm yet, or some Princes can't find suitable Ten Thousand Laws Realm guests, so they won't really go in."

"Oh, then how many Princes from Saint Xuan Ruler Xuan Xiao's lineage are entering this time?" Lin Yang asked.

"This time, besides Prince Xuan Xiao, our lineage only has one other Prince Xuan Ling who is already in the Ten Thousand Laws Realm," Old Fu said.

"What about Saint Xuan Ruler Xuan Lie's lineage?" Lin Yang asked again.

"Their lineage... probably also has two Princes. Saint Xuan Ruler Xuan Lie is definitely going in, and the other is probably Xuan Yan."

Old Fu knew all these situations like the back of his hand, explaining them to Lin Yang one by one:

"The strongest overall is still Prince Xuan Huang's lineage. At least four Princes from their side will enter. However, this time they will probably yield the first place to Saint Xuan Ruler Xuan Lie, to give Saint Xuan Ruler Xuanming Wilderness some face."

Lin Yang frowned: "They are willing to give up such an important reward?"

Old Fu nodded: "The reward is very important, but ultimately, the ones who truly hold the power of life and death in this world are the Saint Xuan Rulers. Saint Xuan Ruler Xuanming Wilderness's opportunity this time is too great. Saint Xuan Ruler Xuanzhao Wilderness, to whom Prince Xuan Huang belongs, will probably give him face. Anyway, their lineage is the strongest overall, and they don't lack this one first-place reward."

"I see, it's about human relations," Lin Yang smiled.

Old Fu also smiled along: "More or less. So this time, Saint Xuan Ruler Xuan Lie will definitely be first; there's no dispute about that. As long as you and the Prince aren't kicked out, it's a victory!"

Old Fu had also changed his mind. Initially, he was thinking of the middle to upper ranks, but now, just being able to steadily hold on until Saint Xuan Grotto Heaven ended would be good enough.

"Kicked out?" Lin Yang grinned, "Old Fu, according to you, Saint Xuan Ruler Xuan Lie's lineage doesn't even need to deliberately compete. They'll have plenty of time to target Prince Xuan Xiao and me. Others who want to give them face will probably also unite to target us. It'll be very hard for the Prince and me not to be kicked out."

He had only just broken through. Although his combat power was comparable to veteran Ten Thousand Laws Realm experts, he hadn't truly fought yet.

Moreover, those entering this time were all veteran Ten Thousand Laws Realm powerhouses of the Saint Xuan Ancient Country, including at least two Invincible Emperors. He had no confidence at all.

"Haha, it's alright if we get kicked out. Who told us our luck was bad!" Old Fu also smiled helplessly.

"How much longer until the Prince comes out of seclusion? How much longer until Saint Xuan Grotto Heaven opens?" Lin Yang asked again.

"Probably about a thousand years," Old Fu said, "The exact time still needs to be announced, but it won't be more than a thousand years at most."

"A thousand years? Then I'll go back to Zhu Cang Country first," Lin Yang said.

He planned to go back first and use these thousand years to refine a clone.

"Alright, I'll let you know when the Prince comes out of seclusion," Old Fu nodded. "Your Excellency Lin Yang, you're already in the Ten Thousand Laws Realm now, and a powerhouse from the Universe Zone. You should also refine a clone. Having an extra clone is secondary for combat power; it's mainly for self-preservation."

"That's exactly what I was thinking. I'll just happen to refine a clone during these thousand years," Lin Yang chuckled.

"A thousand years? That's probably far from enough!" Old Fu laughed, "Normally, it takes tens of thousands of years to condense a clone."

"I'll refine as much as I can," Lin Yang wasn't too demanding... Zhu Cang Country.

After talking with Old Fu, Lin Yang directly rushed back.

He didn't use a teleportation array; he still used his Absolute Domain to return covertly.

Although he no longer needed to care whether his identity was exposed or not, the later it was exposed, the better.

According to Old Fu, he could just expose it when entering Saint Xuan Grotto Heaven.

After all, he had just broken through and still needed to consolidate his strength.

Moreover, it was very likely to attract assassination attempts from Quality Glutton and others.

Subsequently, Lin Yang circled Zhu Cang Country and found that not only had the population not decreased due to Quality Glutton's previous assassination attempt, but it had actually increased.

Several surrounding Little Countries had also merged into Zhu Cang Country.

This was somewhat unexpected for Lin Yang. He had thought that after experiencing an attack from a Myriad Laws Emperor, the people of Zhu Cang Country would be frightened and flee.

Immediately, he found Bai Zi and others to inquire.

"Country Lord, you've come out of seclusion?" Bai Zi and the others were very excited.

Lin Yang hadn't appeared for a thousand years, but none of them thought he had run away. Instead, they firmly believed that Lin Yang was definitely in seclusion.

"Yes, in these thousand years, you all have been startled," Lin Yang said.

"Country Lord, you're too kind. We're not afraid," Bai Zi and the others all shook their heads.

"I'm fully aware of Quality Glutton's assassination attempt. I will avenge this," Lin Yang's voice grew colder.

"Country Lord, that Quality Glutton is from the Saint Xuan Ancient Country and a veteran Emperor..." Bai Zi hesitated, wanting to say that Lin Yang didn't need to rush for revenge.

Lin Yang understood his meaning and immediately said, "Let alone that he's just a guest; even if he were a Prince of the Ancient Country, this revenge must be taken!"

"As for an Emperor?"

As Lin Yang spoke, he revealed a trace of the power of law circling around him.

Bai Zi and the others were instantly both surprised and delighted: "Country Lord, you... you've also become an Emperor?!"

"Yes," Lin Yang nodded with a smile.

"This, this..."

Bai Zi and the others were all greatly shocked!

This was too fast!

It had only been a little over three thousand years since Lin Yang last defended the Universe Zone.

At that time, Lin Yang had just broken through to the Returning Origin Realm.

But now, he was already an Emperor!

He was the Emperor they all yearned for!

This cultivation speed made their hearts tremble!

But immediately after, Bai Zi and the others all offered their congratulations:

"Congratulations, Country Lord, on becoming a Myriad Laws Emperor!"

They were shocked, and even more excited!

Myriad Laws Emperor!

The Lord they followed had actually become a Myriad Laws Emperor!

And a Myriad Laws Emperor with such rapid cultivation speed!

This made Bai Zi and the others all feel that their future was bright.

And they felt even more that their decision to follow him back then was wise!

After all, if they hadn't followed Lin Yang back then, they probably wouldn't have had another chance in the future.

Lin Yang waved his hand and smiled, "Next, I'm going to condense a clone, and I'll continue to go into seclusion."

"Yes! We wish the Country Lord a successful clone condensation!" Bai Zi and the others said.

"I noticed that there are more people in the country? What's going on?" Lin Yang then directly asked the doubt in his heart.

"Oh, that..." Bai Zi smiled and explained, "This is because, although an Emperor attacked, it's well known that it's only a matter of time before you, Country Lord, become an Emperor. Plus, with Lord Lu Zhaolin guarding us, even more people have joined our Zhu Cang Country instead."

"Alright, I understand," Lin Yang nodded, then entered the seclusion chamber.

This time, he would seclude himself within Zhu Cang Country.

He wasn't worried about Quality Glutton coming to assassinate him again.

He even somewhat looked forward to it.

However, before condensing his clone, Lin Yang still sent a message to Lu Zhaolin, thanking him for previously protecting Zhu Cang Country.

"Haha, Little Brother Lin has come out of seclusion? I wonder if your seclusion went smoothly?" Lu Zhaolin immediately changed his address and laughed heartily.

"Thank you for your concern, Brother Lu. Everything went smoothly on my side. Now, I am already in the Ten Thousand Laws Realm," Lin Yang also followed suit and changed his address, and spoke truthfully.

Lu Zhaolin had helped him twice before, repelling Emperor Qing Ying last time and Quality Glutton this time.

He had nothing to hide.

Lu Zhaolin was immediately somewhat surprised: "You're already an Emperor?"

He wasn't surprised that Lin Yang became an Emperor, because that was a foregone conclusion.

He was surprised that the speed was a bit too fast.

Like Bai Zi and the others, he was astonished by Lin Yang's rapid breakthrough speed.

"Just luck," Lin Yang smiled.

"That can't be called luck; that's entirely strength!" Lu Zhaolin exclaimed, then said, "Little Brother Lin, how is your strength now? Do you have the confidence to escape from Quality Glutton? If he fails to assassinate you, he probably won't give up. Now that he knows you're out of seclusion, he'll most likely make another move."

Back when Lin Yang had just broken through to Returning Origin Realm, he already had the combat power of a peak Returning Origin Realm expert. He was now very curious about Lin Yang's combat power after breaking through to the Ten Thousand Laws Realm.

Lin Yang smiled slightly: "I haven't fought Quality Glutton, but from intelligence, I feel that preserving my life under him shouldn't be a problem."

This was, of course, a humble statement.

Lu Zhaolin, hearing this, once again sighed with emotion: "As expected of Little Brother Lin! Just like when you were in the Returning Origin Realm, as soon as you broke through, you had strength no weaker than veteran powerhouses. In that case, I can be much more at ease."

"Brother Lu, you flatter me. I also want to thank Brother Lu for saving Zhu Cang Country," Lin Yang thanked him.

"Haha, Little Brother Lin, you're too polite. Come visit my Lu family when you have time," Lu Zhaolin extended an invitation.

"Certainly," Lin Yang agreed.

"Then I won't disturb Little Brother Lin as you condense your clone. We'll talk later," Lu Zhaolin said with a smile, ending the communication.

Lin Yang then adjusted his state before beginning to condense his clone.

"To condense a clone, one must shape the body with materials, and then infuse the primordial spirit to complete it."

"It's not that troublesome, but it requires shaping the body little by little, which is very time-consuming. As for the difficulty, it's easy to fail when infusing the primordial spirit, requiring multiple attempts."

"Both of these steps are very time-consuming."

Lin Yang thought, then took out the prepared materials and began to shape the clone's body.

Under normal circumstances, shaping a clone's body would take two to three thousand years.

Infusing the primordial spirit would take even longer.

The infusion process was too prone to failure; once it failed, one had to start all over again.

Normally, it would take four to five thousand years to succeed.

This meant that condensing a clone, indeed, as Old Fu said, would take nearly ten thousand years.

Lin Yang estimated that, although he had the protection and bestowal of the Universe Zone, reducing the difficulty by 30%, it would still probably take several thousand years.

A thousand years, if he could even shape the clone's physical form, would be considered an overachievement.

As Lin Yang acted, an identical clone body slowly began to take shape.

Various space-type materials were also integrated into the clone.

Time slowly flowed by.

Unconsciously, a thousand years passed.

"Phew... this is truly grueling."

On this day, Lin Yang received a message from Old Fu, informing him that Saint Xuan Ruler Xuan Xiao had successfully broken through to the Ten Thousand Laws Realm and come out of seclusion. He then temporarily stopped shaping his clone.

"A thousand years to complete the physical shaping of the clone. This speed, I estimate, would make many people envious if word got out."

Lin Yang came out of seclusion.

His speed in shaping the clone was indeed far beyond others.

Now, he only needed to infuse the primordial spirit to form the clone.

"Infusing the primordial spirit is even more troublesome. I should first go see Prince Xuan Xiao, and then talk about it after returning from Saint Xuan Grotto Heaven," Lin Yang got up, activated his Absolute Domain, and rushed to the Saint Xuan Ancient Country... within the Ancient Country.

Saint Xuan Ruler Xuan Xiao and Old Fu stood facing each other.

An aura of the Ten Thousand Laws Realm emanated from Saint Xuan Ruler Xuan Xiao.

"Congratulations, Prince!" Old Fu was genuinely happy for Saint Xuan Ruler Xuan Xiao.

Despite having just broken through, no matter what, he had made it in time for the opening of Saint Xuan Grotto Heaven.

Only Princes in the Ten Thousand Laws Realm could enter Saint Xuan Grotto Heaven.

Even if he didn't get a good ranking, getting a basic reward was still good.

"There's nothing to congratulate about. I've just broken through, and my strength is mediocre. Alas, this time I can only pray that I don't get kicked out as soon as I enter," Saint Xuan Ruler Xuan Xiao sighed.

"Prince, Your Excellency Lin Yang has also broken through. I see his aura is long and profound, and I estimate his strength can rival some veteran Ten Thousand Laws Realm experts. With him assisting you, even if you can't win, you can still run. Coupled with his stealth methods, if it really comes down to it, you two can just hide until Saint Xuan Grotto Heaven ends, and take the basic reward," Old Fu suggested.

"This..." Saint Xuan Ruler Xuan Xiao was stunned, then smiled bitterly: "That's not a bad idea. His stealth methods are indeed formidable. Old Fu, you can't detect him, and I estimate even Invincible Emperors would find it difficult to detect him. Why don't we just hide as soon as we go in?"

Old Fu nodded and smiled: "That's what I was thinking too. Just hide as soon as you go in, and stay hidden until it ends."

During their conversation.

Lin Yang arrived.

"Your Excellency Lin Yang, your stealth methods are truly extraordinary!" Old Fu, despite having witnessed them many times, couldn't help but praise him.

"Prince, Old Fu," Lin Yang greeted the two, then said to Saint Xuan Ruler Xuan Xiao: "Congratulations, Prince, on your successful breakthrough."

"Haha, congratulations to you too!"

Saint Xuan Ruler Xuan Xiao laughed heartily, not wasting any time, and directly said:

"Lin Yang, Old Fu and I just discussed it. Your stealth methods are very powerful; even Emperors can't detect you. After we enter the Grotto Heaven, why don't you just take me and hide directly, staying hidden until the end, and just get the basic reward? What do you think?"