691: Ancient Battlefield Credit (4k)

“I don’t want to wait anymore!”

When they heard Lin Yang say that, Heavenly Balance and the others fell silent for a moment.

For them, cultivation had always been a slow process.

But Lin Yang’s cultivation speed was too fast, so he had never experienced such an agonizing wait at a single realm.

Therefore, Lin Yang didn’t want to wait through the long period of secluded cultivation, and they could all understand him.

Heavenly Balance sighed, “Your Excellency Lin Yang, sometimes I really feel that comparing people is infuriating, especially when compared to you. My Half-Step Dao Above was purely ground out over time.”

He was genuinely emotional and envious of Lin Yang’s cultivation speed.

Of course, at this moment, he also felt a bit more admiration.

Because Lin Yang had not yet reached Half-Step Dao Above, but he was going to venture into the Ancient Battlefield.

This kind of courage was admirable.

Heavenly Balance and the others didn’t have such daring.

Therefore, after their exclamations, Heavenly Balance and the others stopped trying to persuade him, only reminding Lin Yang to definitely pay attention to his own safety.

“Your Excellency Lin Yang, you are still young and have plenty of time. If things are impossible in the Ancient Battlefield, you must withdraw in time and early!”

After Heavenly Balance finished his last instruction, he watched Lin Yang leave… Half a day later, Lin Yang’s figure appeared in the Ancient Battlefield.

Beside him stood Azure Mountain Dao Lord.

Azure Mountain Dao Lord looked at the vast Ancient Battlefield and said slowly, “This place gathers all Half-Step Dao Above cultivators and various geniuses from the entire Wind Shadow Time-Space Domain, and even neighboring Time-Space Domains. Of course, there are also Other Species.”

“Everyone yearns to carve out that one unique path here.”

“Lin Yang, are you sure you’re ready? Your cultivation here doesn’t give you an advantage.”

Lin Yang nodded, “Green Mountain, I have already decided that I want to find an opportunity for breakthrough here.”

Azure Mountain Dao Lord nodded slightly, “Your courage is admirable, but I must remind you that the dangers here are beyond imagination. All the dangers you face will be at least at the Half-Step Dao Above level. If you want to find an opportunity for breakthrough here, you must be mentally prepared for a forced retreat.”

Azure Mountain Dao Lord also greatly admired Lin Yang’s courage, but he was even clearer about the dangers of this Ancient Battlefield.

There were a large number of Half-Step Dao Above powerhouses here, seeking opportunities to break through to Dao Above.

They were a whole major level higher than Lin Yang.

Lin Yang was indeed too dangerous here.

To be honest, Azure Mountain Dao Lord was also somewhat conflicted at this moment.

On one hand, Lin Yang’s cultivation speed was too fast, astonishingly brilliant. Azure Mountain Dao Lord hoped Lin Yang could continue to maintain such speed.

Seeking an opportunity for breakthrough in the Ancient Battlefield was indeed much faster than secluded cultivation.

But on the other hand, he also truly didn’t want Lin Yang to take such a risk.

Lin Yang could be said to be the most promising person in the entire High-Level Spacetime to reach Dao Above at present.

Entering the Ancient Battlefield prematurely carried great risks.

Therefore, Azure Mountain Dao Lord still made a final reminder, hoping that Lin Yang could consider it more carefully.

“Thank you, Green Mountain, for the reminder. If things are impossible, I will withdraw in time,” Lin Yang thanked him.

Seeing this, Azure Mountain Dao Lord said no more, only saying, “Then I wish you an early breakthrough.”

“Thank you,” Lin Yang cupped his fists, then walked into the battlefield.

Azure Mountain Dao Lord looked at Lin Yang’s retreating figure, sighed softly, and his figure slowly dissipated from where he stood.

In the Ancient Battlefield, there were not only cultivators but also Other Species.

Here, one could also kill Other Species to earn battle merit and exchange it for resources that aid in cultivation breakthroughs.

Of course, there were also some special places within the Ancient Battlefield, which came with unique opportunities.

Those special places contained treasures and resources, any of which would not be lower in quality than Half-Step Dao Above. If acquired, they would greatly assist one’s cultivation.

However, the difficulty of acquiring treasures and resources from special places was also very high.

Once a special place appeared and opened, one would have to face the joint competition and snatching from Other Species and cultivators.

In short, the situation in the Ancient Battlefield was very complex and chaotic.

Lin Yang walked towards the Ancient Battle City, while reading the intelligence on the Ancient Battlefield.

Ancient Battle City was the only stronghold of the cultivator side within the Ancient Battlefield.

This was somewhat similar to the Tai Shi Battlefield.

The difference was that there was an additional trial ground here called “Inquiring Dao Above.”

As long as one could pass the specific trials of Inquiring Dao Above, one could receive fixed resource and treasure rewards.

At the same time, if one could fully complete all the trials of Inquiring Dao Above, one could also get a chance for Dao Above existences to personally guide one’s cultivation.

This could be said to be the most important place within the Ancient Battlefield!

All Half-Step Dao Above cultivators eagerly yearned to complete the trials of Inquiring Dao Above and receive personal guidance from Dao Above existences, in order to seek an opportunity for breakthrough.

Naturally, completing all the trials of Inquiring Dao Above was extremely difficult.

Almost no one could complete all the trials.

In most cases, people only completed part of the trials, obtaining some resources to assist their cultivation.

Of course, Lin Yang’s goal this time was not here.

He just wanted to find an opportunity to break through to Half-Step Dao Above, and he was not insistent on completing all the trials of Inquiring Dao Above.

Ancient Battle City was enormous.

Even before Lin Yang approached, he had already seen the majestic city situated on the earth in the sky.

The city walls were deep azure throughout, giving people a sense of inexplicable pressure.

Soon, Lin Yang approached the city gate.

There were armored guards on both sides of the city gate, but they did not stop anyone from entering the city.

However, as Lin Yang entered the city, he felt a strange power sweep over him.

“There are no checks upon entry, but inside the city, the Dao Above adults have set up detection methods, which can completely prevent any Other Species from disguising themselves and entering.”

Lin Yang thought, walking towards the residential area within the city.

To reside here, no registration was required, nor was any fee needed.

One only needed to find a temporarily unoccupied residence to move in.

That’s right.

In Ancient Battle City, except for some special areas, residences in other areas could be moved into at any time, as long as the chosen residence was currently unoccupied, which was very convenient.

As long as one did not leave Ancient Battle City, one’s power imprint could be temporarily retained within the residence.

If one left Ancient Battle City, the house would automatically revert to an unoccupied state, available for incoming residents to choose.

Lin Yang casually chose a small courtyard to move into, leaving a trace of his power imprint to indicate that this residence was temporarily occupied.

Sitting on a stone bench in the courtyard, looking at the desolate yellow sky, Lin Yang pondered.

He wanted to seek an opportunity for breakthrough in the Ancient Battlefield, and currently, there were two methods.

The first was to go to the trial grounds of Inquiring Dao Above and accept the trials.

The second was to go to the Ancient Battlefield Domain, kill Other Species, accumulate battle merit, and exchange it for treasures.

As for seeking opportunities in special places, that would only be possible if the chance arose.

Special places were not always open.

“Both methods carry strong dangers, but it seems I currently have no choice but to first choose to go to Inquiring Dao Above to accept a trial and see.”

Lin Yang murmured.

Although his strength was comparable to Half-Step Dao Above, he did not possess the absolute power to kill Half-Step Dao Above cultivators.

Other Species of the same rank were very strong, so he would have almost no chance of killing Other Species in the Ancient Battlefield Domain.

Therefore, going to the trial grounds of Inquiring Dao Above was his only option at present.

“Before that, I need to get some intelligence related to the trials.”

After making his decision, Lin Yang walked out of the courtyard, preparing to purchase some intelligence.

His walk also attracted the attention of many people.

“A guy below Half-Step Dao Above?”

“When did a guy who hasn’t reached Half-Step Dao Above also dare to come to the Ancient Battlefield?”

Someone noticed Lin Yang’s strength and couldn’t help but speak out.

Lin Yang heard these words but didn’t take them to heart.

People of his level were indeed rare in the Ancient Battlefield.

After all, almost everyone here was a Half-Step Dao Above figure.

His insufficient strength naturally attracted attention.

Walking to the Ancient Battle City branch of Star Divination Tower, Lin Yang went straight in.

Yes.

There was also a Star Divination Tower within Ancient Battle City.

The background and strength of Star Divination Tower were far greater than Lin Yang had previously thought.

It not only spread throughout the Endless Spacetime but also existed in other High-Level Spacetimes within the Time-Space Domain.

This was a true behemoth.

Lin Yang sighed inwardly, expressing to the attendant that he wanted to purchase intelligence related to the Inquiring Dao Above trials.

The attendant was about to lead Lin Yang upstairs.

However, a voice suddenly came from outside:

“King Baoning failed on the ninety-first floor of Inquiring Dao Pavilion!”

These words seemed to ignite something instantly, immediately causing a flurry of discussion.

“What? Even King Baoning could only stop at the ninety-first floor?”

“King Baoning, an invincible level below Dao Above, actually only reached the ninety-first floor?”

“Are the trials of Inquiring Dao so difficult in this era?”

“…”

Gasps of surprise reached Lin Yang’s ears, causing him to pause his steps and listen for a few more sentences.

It sounded like a powerful cultivator had failed a trial in the Inquiring Dao grounds.

Even the attendant beside him showed a hint of surprise at this moment.

Seeing this, Lin Yang asked softly, “Is that King Baoning very powerful? His failure in the trial grounds could cause such discussion among the people in the city. He shouldn’t be an ordinary person, right?”

Hearing this, the attendant quickly said, “You must have just arrived at the Ancient Battlefield, so you are unaware. King Baoning is already a powerhouse infinitely close to Dao Above, so he is naturally very strong. There are only a few such figures in the entire Ancient Battlefield in this era, otherwise, he wouldn’t be respectfully called ‘King’!”

“Oh? Are there any intelligence on him?” Lin Yang raised an eyebrow.

The information he had previously obtained was only a very superficial overview of the Ancient Battlefield.

Now Lin Yang realized he needed more detailed intelligence.

The attendant smiled slightly, “Of course there is intelligence. Our Star Divination Tower has the most comprehensive intelligence. There are several types of intelligence, from ordinary, comprehensive, detailed, to ultimate, with the content of the intelligence increasing, but the price will also be much more expensive.”

“The intelligence levels within the Ancient Battlefield are divided into so many?” Lin Yang was a bit surprised.

“Yes, because the special places and the trials of Inquiring Dao Above can change at any time, so the price of first-hand detailed information is naturally different,” the attendant explained.

“What are the prices for each?” Lin Yang asked.

“Ordinary level is one thousand battle merit, comprehensive level is ten thousand battle merit, detailed level is fifty thousand battle merit, and ultimate level is five hundred thousand battle merit!”

The attendant quoted the prices, but Lin Yang’s heart skipped a beat in surprise: “So expensive?”

These prices… even the ordinary level was expensive!

Not to mention the higher levels!

Because what was required here was not ordinary currency, but battle merit!

How difficult was battle merit to obtain?

In the Ancient Battlefield, killing an Other Species earned one hundred battle merit!

This seemed like a lot more than a single kill in the Tai Shi Battlefield.

But don’t forget, the Other Species here are basically at least Half-Step Dao Above!

Killing ten Half-Step Dao Above Other Species powerhouses could only exchange for one ordinary intelligence… This was beyond what ‘expensive’ could describe!

As for the ultimate level, it would require killing about five thousand Half-Step Dao Above Other Species!

This was completely impossible for a human to do easily!

These prices could be said to be ridiculously expensive!

Moreover, the battle merit from the Tai Shi Battlefield and the Ancient Battlefield were not interchangeable!

This meant that one had to kill Other Species within the Ancient Battlefield to count, and could not accumulate by killing low-level Other Species in the Tai Shi Battlefield.

At the same time, Lin Yang was also very surprised.

battle merit generally could not be transferred or traded.

But Star Divination Tower could actually use battle merit as currency for settlement?

This was very… powerful!

Excessively powerful!

The attendant maintained a smile and said, “Sir, the price is expensive because within one era, subsequent intelligence updates do not require additional payment.”

“Oh…” Lin Yang’s eyes flashed.

Even so, the price still felt very expensive to him.

Then, Lin Yang felt a bit awkward.

Because he couldn’t afford it!

He couldn’t even afford an ordinary one!

The battle merit from the Tai Shi Battlefield was not interchangeable here. As a newcomer, he had no battle merit from the Ancient Battlefield at all.

He also truly didn’t expect that the intelligence here would be settled with battle merit.

The attendant seemed to have noticed Lin Yang’s difficulty and immediately said:

“Sir, we also have a credit service. For someone like you, who is coming to the Ancient Battlefield for the first time, we can offer you credit for three thousand battle merit. If you repay it within ten thousand years, no additional interest is required. If it exceeds ten thousand years, only an additional three hundred points of interest are needed.”

“…” Lin Yang was stunned.

Credit?

Such an operation was possible?

And the interest… was not high.

“Aren’t you afraid… it won’t be repaid?” Lin Yang almost said instinctively.

Three thousand battle merit meant killing thirty Half-Step Dao Above Other Species.

If one accidentally fell during this process, Star Divination Tower would suffer a loss.

A super trading house actually engaged in such a high-risk, loss-making business?

The attendant still smiled, “We are all on the side of cultivators. This is also a contribution to killing Other Species. As for whether it can be repaid, it is not important!”

“…” This answer once again surprised Lin Yang.

But very quickly, he regained his composure and slowly said, “As expected of Star Divination Tower!”

“Then, Sir, would you like to use credit? You can temporarily use credit to purchase an ordinary intelligence, and later make up the difference to upgrade to a higher-level intelligence,” the attendant said with a smile.

Since he could use credit, Lin Yang was naturally not polite: “Then I’ll take an ordinary intelligence on credit for now.”

“Alright, thank you for your strong support and trust in our Star Divination Tower’s services,” the attendant took out a specially made jade slip and handed it to Lin Yang.

The jade slip contained the intelligence, and at the moment it was sensed, there was also an invisible force restraining it, preventing the intelligence from being spread!

Not long after, Lin Yang walked out of Star Divination Tower.

He had already thoroughly reviewed the ordinary intelligence.

Although it was called ordinary intelligence, its coverage was very wide, giving a feeling of being worth more than its price.

Afterward, he looked towards the trial grounds of Inquiring Dao Above — Inquiring Dao Pavilion. (End of Chapter)