145: The God Emperor's Gift

"Elder Lin... Elder Lin..."

Just then, a voice filled with panic and flattery abruptly rang out.

Several middle-aged men, dressed in the attire of City Lord's Mansion stewards, rushed down from the high platform like the most lowly servants, scrambling and crawling. Under the gaze of countless eyes filled with disdain and confusion, they knelt in front of Lin Ye with a "thud."

"We... we, your humble servants, have been... sent by the God Emperor's decree to... to welcome Elder Lin... to... to take up residence on Tianshu Peak!" The leading steward's voice trembled slightly from extreme fear, unable to speak a complete sentence smoothly.

Tianshu Peak?!

Hearing these three words, the surrounding "natives," who were still in shock, once again gasped in cold air!

Tianshu Peak! That was the second Divine Mountain among Tianxuan City's seven major peaks, second only to the "Ziwei Peak" where the City Lord resided! The Divine Qi on it was so dense that it was almost tangible, and it was rumored to be the core node of the entire Tianxuan City's Dragon Vein!

For tens of thousands of years, only God Emperor-level Guest Elders who had made astonishing contributions to Tianxuan City were qualified to reside there!

And now... it was occupied by a Wild God who had only Ascended less than an hour ago?!

This... this was simply... a step to heaven!

Lin Ye ignored the envious and unwilling gazes around him.

He turned and looked at the white figure that had remained still. Su Qingyue met his gaze, and a trace of undetectable gentleness and determination flashed in her clear, cold eyes.

"Want to go take a look together?" Lin Ye asked softly.

Su Qingyue nodded slightly.

Only then did Lin Ye turn back to the stewards from the City Lord's Mansion, who were already terrified, and slowly spoke, his voice not loud, but every word clear: "Lead the way."

"Yes! Yes! Elder... Elder and Fairy, please come this way!"

Under the gaze of thousands of eyes filled with awe, worship, and fanaticism, Lin Ye and Su Qingyue's figures slowly disappeared at the end of the square, "respectfully" escorted by the City Lord's Mansion stewards... Tianshu Peak, peak summit.

This place had long since transcended the mortal Realm.

Extremely dense, almost tangible, seven-colored divine light flowed slowly in the air like a moving rainbow. With every breath, it felt as if one could inhale the most fundamental essence of heaven and earth, making the Divine Soul... cheer with joy!

On the peak summit, there were no luxurious palaces, no exquisite pavilions.

There was only a seemingly unremarkable... thatched hut.

In front of the hut was a bluestone platform, no more than three zhang square. At the edge of the platform, clouds surged and stars revolved, as if one could reach out and... touch the vast and boundless Nine Heavens Star River!

"Elder Lin... Fairy..." The leading steward stood trembling outside the thatched hut, not daring to breathe loudly. "This... this place is the cultivation abode arranged by the God Emperor for the two of you. If... if there's nothing else, we... we, your humble servants, will take our leave now?"

Lin Ye didn't speak, merely waved his hand calmly at them.

The stewards, as if granted a great pardon, scrambled and crawled away, disappearing into the end of the sea of clouds as if fleeing.

Lin Ye slowly turned around.

He looked at the seemingly simple thatched hut before him, which in reality seemed to be integrated with the entire heaven and earth, feeling the supreme Dao charm emanating from it, enough to make all Laws submit.

He knew that this was absolutely no ordinary object!

This was probably where the Heavenly Profound Divine Emperor once... comprehended the Dao!

He slowly pushed open the hut door, woven from ordinary bamboo.

Inside the hut, it was even simpler to the extreme.

A stone bed, a meditation cushion, and nothing else.

However, the moment Lin Ye stepped into the hut!

Buzz—!!!

A vast Dao charm, indescribable and filled with endless profoundness and ancient aura, suddenly enveloped him from all directions, instantly surging into the depths of his Divine Soul!

At that instant, Lin Ye felt as if he was in a strange ocean filled with endless Law fragments!

His understanding of the God-Demon Prison Suppressing Body! His comprehension of the Nine Heavens Star Array! Even his control over the three great Laws of "Slaughter," "Devour," and "Shadow" that had just been stripped from Blood Butcher's divine personality... were all rapidly and crazily improving and advancing under the washing of this vast Dao charm, at a speed visible to the naked eye!

"What... what a terrifying place for Dao comprehension!"

Even Lin Ye's already calm state of mind couldn't help but be stirred by a monstrous wave!

Just standing here, the effect was actually more than a hundred times stronger than the top-tier Cultivation secret chambers outside!

As expected of... the God Emperor's work!

Lin Ye forcibly suppressed the excitement in his heart and slowly walked to the seemingly unremarkable stone bed.

On the stone bed, two items lay quietly.

A token and a Jade Slip.

The token was made entirely of an unknown purple-gold divine jade, warm to the touch. The front was carved with the characters "Tianxuan," and the back was an "Emperor" character filled with supreme majesty! Within the token, there was an terrifying authority capable of commanding the entire Tianxuan City!

This was... the guest elder Token!

And the other Jade Slip was even more... extraordinary!

The Jade Slip, carved from an unknown material, was entirely a deep Chaos color, and its surface was covered with mysterious patterns that shone like stars! Just one glance made Lin Ye feel as if his Divine Soul was about to be... completely absorbed by it!

A supreme Dao charm, far more vast and terrifying than any Cultivation Technique he had encountered before, slowly emanated from the Jade Slip!

Lin Ye's heart pounded suddenly!

He laboriously reached out and grasped the Chaos Jade Slip, which felt as heavy as if it contained the entire Universe, in his hand!

Divine Thought, probed in!

Boom—!!!!!!!!!!

At that instant, Lin Ye felt as if his entire Divine Soul was instantly... ignited!

An endless torrent of information, filled with supreme majesty and profound aura, like the first ray of divine light at the beginning of creation, fiercely split into his mind!

That information was so vast! And so... terrifying!

Even his powerful Divine Soul, already comparable to the Middle Stage of a Demigod, let out a "buzzing" wail of unbearable burden under the impact of this information torrent, almost collapsing on the spot!

After an unknown period, when the information torrent, which was enough to completely submerge heaven and earth, finally slowly subsided, Lin Ye suddenly opened his eyes as if exhausted!

His originally calm eyes were now filled with endless shock and... ecstasy!

"Cang Xuan... God Emperor Scripture"!!!

What was recorded in this Jade Slip was actually the fundamental Great Law that the Heavenly Profound Divine Emperor relied on to prove his Dao and suppress the entire Cangxuan Divine Realm!

A genuine... God Emperor-level supreme Cultivation Technique!!!

Although the Jade Slip only recorded the Cultivation methods from Demigod to Early Stage God Emperor, the subsequent Realms were already cut off.

But this was enough to make any Demigod powerhouse... go crazy!

Lin Ye tightly clutched the warm Chaos Jade Slip in his hand, and his already calm heart once again pounded wildly!

He knew that this was the Heavenly Profound Divine Emperor's... true gift to him!

And also, a test full of endless temptation, yet... with hidden murderous intent!

Cultivate?

Or... not Cultivate?

If he Cultivated, it would mean that he would have the fastest shortcut to the God Emperor Realm!

But it also meant that he would be Cultivating the God Emperor's fundamental Great Law right under the nose of that unfathomable God Emperor! Once discovered... the consequences would be unimaginable!

If he didn't Cultivate... then he could only proceed step by step, slowly leveling up with the System, and it would take an unknown amount of time to touch the supreme threshold of the God Emperor!

What's more... Lin Ye glanced at the guest elder Token in his hand, which was full of supreme authority, and a cold glint flashed in his eyes.

He knew very well that the God Emperor was by no means a kind person.

Today, he could lift him to the clouds because of his talent.

One day, he could also cast him into the abyss because of his "uselessness"!

He needed power!

He needed absolute power, enough to protect himself, and even... enough to contend with the God Emperor!

And this "Cang Xuan God Emperor Scripture" before him was... the only shortcut!

And it was at this moment!

In his mind, the cold System prompt sounded again!

[Ding!]

[Detected God Emperor-level Cultivation Technique "Cang Xuan God Emperor Scripture" (Incomplete)...]

[This Cultivation Technique contains a trace of 'World Origin' power, which is highly compatible with the host's divine personality attributes! Do you wish to... add it to the idle list?]

[Warning!!!]

A huge, blood-red warning suddenly occupied the entire System panel!

[Idling this Cultivation Technique will consume a massive amount of 'Divine Origin'!]

[Idling this Cultivation Technique has a high probability of being detected by the original owner of the Cultivation Technique... Heavenly Profound Divine Emperor!]

[host, please... choose carefully!!!]

Looking at the blood-red warning full of death, feeling the terrifying risk that almost completely froze his Divine Soul!

Lin Ye fell silent.

For a long, long time.

He slowly raised his head, and his dark eyes no longer held any of the previous hesitation.

All that remained was a madness and determination capable of dragging all gods and Buddhas into the abyss!

"Fortune... is found in danger!"

"How can one reach the pinnacle... by being timid and indecisive?!"