364: Busy Ye Su

The pheromone network began its frantic development.

The spirit net side was unwilling to fall behind either.

This marked the beginning of the Great Clans' business war.

First, the most ruthless move was subsidies.

The spirit net initiated it first.

The costs for various services began to drop drastically.

They even launched a trillion-crystal coins subsidy campaign.

This meant that the Mechanical Race would provide a 30% to 50% subsidy for items purchased on the spirit net.

The so-called trillion was just a figure; the actual total amount would far exceed this number.

Instantly.

The entire Universe erupted.

A large volume of goods started shipping out. With the subsidies, this was a huge benefit for the populace.

30% to 50%!

This was an unimaginable investment.

But the Mechanical Race truly dared to invest heavily for the spirit net's monopoly.

The pheromone network side was similar.

Li Dehai was completely ecstatic.

Various methods emerged endlessly: lotteries, fee reductions, subsidies, and lobbying merchants to join.

It had a strong momentum to compete head-to-head with the spirit net.

The overall signal was: let's fight, do I look scared of you?

Of course.

The Bug Race could not sustain such terrifying consumption.

Covertly, other Great Clans began participating.

Especially the Star Spirit Clan, which directly participated by taking shares in the pheromone network.

They threw money around lavishly.

This allowed the nascent pheromone network to contend with the spirit net.

Furthermore, the pheromone network possessed a unique advantage.

The Unity of Heaven and Man Module.

This ensured its stable position.

Even if the spirit net's attacks were fierce, they couldn't truly defeat it.

Aside from commercial competition.

The war between the Mechanical Race and the Bug Race was also in full swing.

But—this held little significance.

After all, both were Great Clans.

Moreover, both relied on human wave tactics, making it impossible to determine a winner in just a few years or even a few hundred years.

Therefore.

What was the point of fighting so hard?

It was merely a way of stating their position.

That is, core monopolized resources must absolutely not be coveted by others.

Thus.

The fighting would likely continue indefinitely, perhaps even becoming the new normal.

None of this concerned Ye Su much anymore.

Great Xia was stirring up trouble in the middle of it all, yet managed to extract itself.

Especially Ye Su.

Utilizing his identity on the Bug Race side, he continuously acquired the timing of both races.

Ascension Three had already achieved full Transcendence.

He was even—beginning to charge toward Ascension Four.

This breakthrough attempt went off without a hitch.

In a fully equipped state, Ye Su easily reached Ascension Four.

"A figure in Great Xia once said that if you stand at the eye of the storm, even a pig can fly."

Ye Su sighed emotionally.

The competition between the two Great Clans' networks.

Was the massive eye of the storm.

Since he was also stirring things up within it, merely opening his mouth meant inexhaustible gains.

Ascension Four was too simple.

Simpler than his Ascension One had been back then.

"Stirring the general trend and following it makes seemingly difficult things become very easy."

Ye Su nodded.

It seemed he had learned something new.

Next.

Was the matter concerning Ascension Four.

Ascension Four.

Is divided into ten stages.

Ye Su knew this.

Because he had already experienced the rules of Ascension Five.

Now that he was at Ascension Four, he had absolutely no clue about Ascension Five.

Even if he was given more timing, it would be meaningless.

Having no choice, Ye Su temporarily detached from the Baby Queen Mother and went to find Lu Yiyi.

—"Speaking of which, your Ascension Four is a bit slow."

That was the first thing Lu Yiyi said after seeing Ye Su;

"With the high level of authority the Bug Race gave you, advancing to Ascension Four should have taken minutes, yet you dragged it out until now."

Ye Su sneered slightly.

Lu Yiyi.

She really got ahead of herself.

Indeed, Ye Su couldn't figure out her current status.

Her increase in Cultivation was truly unreasonable.

All he could say was.

Great Clans, resources, background—these factors determined that she was powerful.

"Alright, stop laughing at me."

Ye Su said;

"I want to know, what exactly is going on with Ascension Four?"

"Why do I currently have no clue about how to advance?"

"It feels like I'm completely stuck?"

Ascension Four is the qualitative change for Ascenders, and also the Ascenders' biggest hurdle.

After all, if it wasn't difficult, why would this thing be divided into ten Ranks?

"Alright, this is normal."

Lu Yiyi said;

"Many Ascenders are confused themselves about how they reached Ascension Five."

"It's hard to explain the situation clearly."

"Specifically, it's because Ascension Five requires touching upon rules. The transition from Ascension Four to Ascension Five is a process of seeking rules, becoming familiar with them, utilizing them, and wielding them."

"The difficulty of Cultivation is no less than learning a system from scratch."

"You just advanced and already expect to have a clue? Are you kidding? Do you think you're the ancestor of a Great Clan?"

Ye Su spread his hands.

"Fine, I know the difficulty is immense. Just give me a path."

Time was getting tight.

Ye Su needed to find a way.

Because the next solar term was in three days.

He would be very busy during these three days.

He needed to find the path to Ascension Five, and then contact the Ascension Five who acquired the Calamity Aura to see if he was currently being lured into Calamity Chaos.

Next was the Realm below the Huihai Realm.

The Huihai Realm in Martial Dao is merely Ascension Three.

The Martial Dao Realm for Ascension Four needed to be developed.

Martial Dao is a major pathway.

The Star Spirit Clan was secretly developing it, and since he now had the conditions, he couldn't possibly give it up.

Therefore.

Once things were mostly settled.

He would return to Blue Star.

He would open his own Unity of Heaven and Man Realm, then log into the pheromone network, and reinforce Li Dehai's Unity of Heaven and Man Realm.

Utilizing the terrifying computing power and comprehension ability of the pheromone network.

He would directly force the development of the Realm after the Huihai Realm.

"Actually, it's not that hard."

Lu Yiyi said;

"Heaven's Will is the power of Heaven, and man is the power of the human heart."

"Using one's own heart to seize Heaven's Heart is the beginning of rule control."

"Of course, we say it nicely, calling it conforming to Heaven's Will."

"As for the rules, that is the core key."

Lu Yiyi was speaking theory.

Yet, in the Universe, the theories of Ascenders were genuinely valuable.

Ordinary people couldn't even access them, let alone have someone break them down and explain them clearly.

"The sky wants to rain, water wants to turn to ice—these look like phenomena, but in essence, they are rules, the rules of Heaven and Earth."

Lu Yiyi continued;

"However, what Ascenders master is not like this."

"We are more inclined towards... creating a rule out of thin air."

"This is the core concept of using one's own heart to seize Heaven's Heart, ruling on behalf of Heaven."

"Ascension Four follows this path: how to create a rule out of thin air."

"Remember, this rule might actually exist, but when it is in your hands, you are the one who created it."

Ye Su nodded repeatedly upon hearing this.

But he was still confused.

It seemed—he might have understood a little.