253: Primal Universe

However, Stellar River Level cultivation gave Lin Ye the possibility of controlling the Original Universe.

Lin Ye did not act rashly, hesitating whether to consult his teacher or to research it himself before making a decision.

Two thoughts constantly intertwined in his mind.

Asking his teacher, the Galaxy Lord, might not even know, and it would expose his secret.

However, researching the information was still possible; his situation was rare, but not necessarily unheard of.

Lin Ye hesitated repeatedly, but still chose to look up the information himself.

The secret of the Original Universe was too great, second only to the secret of his own panel.

His teacher was very good to him, but how could he give up an opportunity that could improve himself?

Lin Ye knew that the reason he had encountered kindness throughout his journey was not because the world was inherently good, but because he had the potential to make those around him release goodwill.

If he was useless to them, or if he was too useful to them, then what he would attract would definitely be full of malice.

Not to mention anything else, the Galaxy Territory had not abolished slavery. The hundred snake-girl maids Lin Ye chose were products of slavery.

"Then I can only rely on myself. Clone, get to work."

The two Lin Yes began to search through various books, including but not limited to cultivation-related ones. There were also many biographies of legendary figures, or records from experienced individuals.

Relying solely on the human brain, facing such a vast amount of knowledge, it would probably take an eternity; even a Stellar River Level brain wouldn't suffice. Lin Ye mainly relied on intelligence.

The data, after being filtered by the intelligence, appeared in his and his clone's hands. Both of them carefully read the relevant information, checking for possible proofs.

........

Decades passed, and after countless data were reviewed, a series of verified cases were laid before Lin Ye.

"According to the records of the Wizard World era, a wizard from Badak Province used his innate treasure as a medium. The specific type of treasure was not recorded."

"According to the travelogue of a Flame Mage, a race from a medium-level plane under the rule of the Wizard World could develop inner spaces, and their strongest individuals used these spaces as their mediums."

"The Galaxy's Billion Unsolved Mysteries recorded a Stellar River Level individual with multi-dimensional abilities who used it as his medium."

"Galaxy..."

.......

As the data was searched, approximately eight unverified pieces of information were found.

Most of these came from travelogues and some unoffical miscellaneous books.

However, after Lin Ye verified other information in these books and judged their reliability, he concluded that most of the information was likely true.

"Let's do it." Lin Ye made up his mind.

Lin Ye began his seclusion. Refining the medium required constant grinding with Star Power. At this step, Lin Ye encountered difficulties. The Original Universe was as greedy as a glutton, frantically absorbing Star Power. Fortunately, with Starlight Avenue, it could continuously gather Star Power for him.

After a long period of refining, Lin Ye discovered another problem: the Original Universe was constantly growing.

This meant that if his progress couldn't keep up with its growth rate, then the refining would be a futile endeavor.

"Even with the ten-fold acceleration from Starlight Avenue, it's not enough; I need more methods to speed it up." Lin Ye frowned slightly.

Currently, after the acceleration from Starlight Avenue, the speed of refining the Original Universe was several times faster than its growth rate, but it was still not enough; the Original Universe was too vast.

"But how can acceleration treasures be so easily obtained?" Lin Ye shook his head. Cultivation treasures had always been the most difficult to trade for.

However, since the overall speed was stable, he wouldn't interfere too much for now.

The long journey of refining began.

.......

While the main body was refining the Original Universe, the clone Lin Ye began to search for knowledge related to refining.

He mainly obtained it from the Galaxy Lord.

The Galaxy Lord would not give knowledge to his disciples for free; it required exchanging resources. Lin Ye was not short on money now, so he didn't care and exchanged for a lot of relevant knowledge.

"Seven Star Drills can speed up refining."

"Hundred Treasure Liquid can speed up refining."

"Soul Holy Water can speed up refining. Soul Holy Water?" Lin Ye stood up, a little excited.

After a quick search, he found that Soul Holy Water was the most likely thing he could obtain.

Soul Holy Water, a specialty of the Netherworld. Its exact location was unknown, but all clues pointed to the three great Undead Monarchs.

Lin Ye had not planned to go to the Netherworld again; it was a place of trouble.

Angus's ambition was clear. He wanted to become a god, and after who knows how many years of planning, he was about to succeed.

Lin Ye didn't dare to gamble on whether Angus would become a god, even if it was a clone, he would only consider it if the sacrifice was worthwhile.

So, after he was no longer short on Soul resources, Lin Ye left that place.

"Angus is probably about to become a god now. Do I really want to get involved in this mess?" Lin Ye was indecisive.

However, for cultivation resources, he still decided to take a risk.

"But before I go, I'll get some less effective resources for the main body to use first."

Some resources that increase refining speed could be mass-produced, but their effect was minor.

For example, a resource called Stellar River Sand could double the refining speed.

According to Lin Ye's current progress, it would take ten thousand years to refine the Original Universe.

But with this, the time could be shortened to over four thousand years. (The pursuit problem, I presume, needs no further explanation.)

And if he obtained enough Soul Holy Water, with its ability to increase refining speed tenfold, the time could be shortened to within nine hundred years, or even less.

Stellar River Sand was not cheap; one gram cost one hundred thousand galaxy coins and could be used for one day. Using it for a year would cost 36.5 million galaxy coins.

Not to mention Lin Ye, whose assets had doubled after betting, even the former Lin Ye could easily afford it.

Lin Ye didn't order too much, but had it delivered regularly, as he couldn't be sure when he would obtain Soul Holy Water.

The clone Lin Ye bid farewell to his main body and arrived in the Netherworld region.

With Star Gate teleportation and spaceship transport, it didn't take much effort.

At this time, the situation seemed to be a bit off.

"Hey, are you Tiya People still doing business? Why aren't you selling tickets anymore?" Lin Ye, with his identity concealed, frowned as he asked the staff member.

At this moment, outside the Star Gate, it was desolate. The once popular Tiya Star seemed unusually deserted.

"I'm sorry, customer, we Tiya People are currently maintaining the Star Gate and will not be accepting customers for a period of time." The Tiya People staff member replied.

"Did Angus break through?" Lin Ye thought.

Other than Angus, he didn't believe there was any reason that could make the Tiya People close the Star Gate.

As for repairing the Star Gate, it was simply nonsense.

The civilization's progress had not yet reached the level where it could repair such spatiotemporal tunnels between two realms.