565: The life of an immortal cultivator, today I am an actor

“So, what’s next?”

Following the coordinates left by the Dimension Butterfly, Yang Dian opened a spatial gate and stepped through it into a primeval forest that was incredibly lush but otherwise unremarkable.

The Star Core, used as an anchor point, was tucked by the Dimension Butterfly into the roots of an inconspicuous large tree in the forest.

Let alone others.

Even Yang Dian, who knew of the Star Core’s existence, would find it as difficult as ascending to the heavens to locate such a small item on Azurewave without the Dimension Butterfly's guidance.

Even if he shredded Azurewave into pieces, he might not find that Star Core among them.

“The little thing knows how to hide~”

Stepping into the Star Core Space, Yang Dian narrowed his eyes, looking at the words on the gatehouse: [Artifact Refining], [Alchemy], [Spirit Field], [Talisman], [Beast Pen].

“I guess I now have hundreds of millions of private soldiers?”

Amidst his thoughts, Yang Dian flicked his wristband again:

“Zero, dispatch nano-electronic insects to collect information from these Blessed Lands.”

As his voice fell, Yang Dian proactively opened the spatial wristband containing the nano-electronic insects.

The next moment, countless nano-electronic insects flew out of the wristband like dust, transforming into wisps of smoke that drilled into the Blessed Lands.

With nothing else to do, Yang Dian glanced at his panel, then took out two walnuts and began to rub them.

With nothing to do, he would grind the progress bar of Dragon Claw Hand.

“If nothing unexpected happens, in just a few hours, I’ll be able to grind out the next trait for Dragon Claw Hand.”

“However…”

“Should I look for other Cultivation Techniques to grind out different traits?”

“After all, traits, like the awakened talents of ability users, are derivations of rule runes acting on the human body. Each trait should eventually evolve into a rule.”

“And the Heaven's Transformation trait requires countless rules to exert its maximum power…”

While Yang Dian was contemplating, Zero’s voice sounded in his ear:

“Commander, some information about the Blessed Lands has been collected, and some operating rules have been clarified.”

“Would you like to display these operating rules?”

Yang Dian nodded slightly:

“Display.”

As his voice fell, a chart appeared before Yang Dian’s eyes.

Yang Dian then found that the operating logic of these Blessed Lands, hidden underground by Yu Tian, was much as he had expected.

[Spirit Field Blessed Land] was the foundation, occupying the largest area, nearly sixty million square kilometers of land, almost one-tenth of the enlarged Earth.

Various Spirit Grains, Spirit Medicines, Spirit Plants, and Spirit Fruits were planted within the Spirit Field Blessed Land.

Spirit Grains were used to refine Grain Abstinence Pills. The Spirit Medicines had never been harvested, generally possessing tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of years of medicinal age, clearly prepared by Yu Tian for himself.

Spirit Plants were used as Materials for Artifact Refining and Talismans, while Spirit Fruits were generally used as rewards by Yu Tian to bestow upon others.

The Spirit Beasts and Yao Beasts in the [Beast Pen Blessed Land] were all Materials.

They ate Grain Abstinence Pills refined from Spirit Grains, never having a good meal in their lives.

But their own flesh, bones, and Soul would all become raw Materials for the Cultivators in the Blessed Land to improve.

Their fur was taken to make brushes, their essence blood became Talisman ink, and their hides could serve as Talisman paper.

In the [Weapon Forging Grotto-Heaven], countless Artifact Refining Materials were stored.

Artifact Refiners were like oxen and horses, working tirelessly day and night, every minute and second dedicated to Artifact Refining.

Cultivators had abundant energy.

When hungry, they took a Grain Abstinence Pill; when tired, a Spirit Awakening Pill; when sick, a Disease Dispelling Pill; when their magic power was depleted, a Qi Recovery Pill… In short, all kinds of Medicinal Pills were supplied in unlimited quantities. Once one became an Artifact Refiner and started on the assembly line, they had to live for Artifact Refining.

For hundreds or thousands of years, they would not have a moment of leisure.

“Yu Tian is truly amazing.”

“This life is even harder than that of assembly line workers on Earth.”

“I wonder how these Artifact Refiners endured it, some even seeming to enjoy it.”

“For the sake of so-called glory?”

As thoughts surged, Yang Dian looked at the intelligence on other Blessed Lands.

He then discovered that what the Cultivators in the Blessed Lands did was simply what was written on the Blessed Land gatehouses.

Cultivators in the [Alchemy Blessed Land] practiced Alchemy.

Their treatment was slightly better; as long as they refined enough Medicinal Pills for others to use, they would get some time for themselves.

The Cultivators in the [Formation Blessed Land] were also miserable.

Compared to the physical labor of Artifact Refining, they engaged more in mental labor.

They needed to constantly evolve and improve Formations, making them even more powerful.

Besides that, the treatment of the Cultivators who created Cultivation Techniques in the [Cultivation Technique Blessed Land] was not much better than that of the Cultivators in the [Formation Blessed Land].

In short.

All living beings were like oxen and horses.

Everything was to create value for Yu Tian, the Heavenly Emperor.

“By rescuing these Cultivator-world oxen and horses from Yu Tian, I am practically a living Bodhisattva, saving suffering and hardship.”

“Working seven days a week, 12 hours a day, where is the exhaustion?”

“If you truly want to talk about exhaustion, come to Azurewave and see the Artifact Refiners in the Weapon Forging Grotto-Heaven.”

“Low-level Artifact Refiners work 24/7, 365 days a year, at high intensity, without even a moment to catch their breath…”

Amidst his lament, Yang Dian took a step and entered the [Weapon Forging Grotto-Heaven].

The next moment, the sky and clouds changed; the clear sky, clear for thousands of miles, instantly became as black as ink.

In the night sky, thunder rumbled.

Lightning flashed, and thick bolts of thunder snakes weaved through the clouds, illuminating countless gloomy volcanoes and the Artifact Refiners on them, who looked somewhat bewildered by the celestial anomaly.

Earth fire belonged to fire Qi and was averse to water Qi.

To maximize the effectiveness of the earth fire, Yu Tian had long ago set up a Formation in the [Weapon Forging Grotto-Heaven].

In short.

In this world, there were no rain clouds.

Now seeing this celestial anomaly, the Artifact Refiners, who had never witnessed dark clouds, thunder, and lightning, were naturally flustered and at a loss.

The ‘native’ Artifact Refiners had never seen lightning and thunder, but that didn’t mean outsiders hadn’t.

Not long after entering the [Weapon Forging Grotto-Heaven], Wu Wei, who had just gathered his new subordinates, saw the lightning and thunder in the sky and the dark clouds covering it, and his heart immediately tightened.

“Didn’t the Formation overview say that the Weapon Forging Grotto-Heaven only has clear skies and no other weather is possible?”

Thinking of the Great Azure and Chongming realms that had started a realm war with Azurewave, and the little Star God ‘sticking’ to Chongming, as well as the powerful expert from an unknown civilization who had suddenly appeared in the Weapon Forging Hall and could fight the Heavenly Emperor head-on without losing, an ominous feeling suddenly arose in Wu Wei’s heart:

“Could it be that something unexpected has happened outside again?”

Boom!

No sooner had the thought crossed his mind than he heard a clap of thunder from the sky.

Then the dark clouds turned into a vortex, but before the vortex could fully form, it was torn apart from within.

Scorching sunlight once again bathed the earth, and within the sunlight, two figures were locked in a fierce battle.

As the two fought, mere wisps of Qi escaping from them caused the earth to crack and space to shatter like mirror fragments.

Countless Formations sealing the volcanoes were destroyed in the battle, and with a roar from the earth, the accumulated earth fire, stored for countless millennia, erupted with a boom.

“Is the world going to be destroyed…”