81: After all the spiritual work is done, eat meat and drink soup to calm yourself down

Polos was in despair at this moment.

This time, his rebirth was even worse than his previous life.

In his previous life, he at least had some joyful times with the three Dragon Girls, but in this life, less than half a day after it began, he had to die, with no chance of starting over.

"Mother of Heavenly Dao, did you let me start over just to re-experience a desperate death?"

The Ten Thousand Spirits Heavenly Dao did not respond to Polos's question.

The Ten Thousand Spirits Heavenly Dao had already given up, even contemplating surrender.

Human Fire had already taken root in the Wanling World, becoming a part of it, and the Ten Thousand Spirits Heavenly Dao was naturally influenced by Human Fire, so it was not surprising that it had thoughts of surrendering.

"It's you again, you Heavenly Demon! I've fallen into your hands twice. Why do you have to be against me?!"

"Why can't you invaders spare the Wanling World?!"

"Blah blah blah... (untranslatable expletives)"

Polos turned his spearhead and began to rant at Lin Chen.

"Stop, I need to tell you a truth. This is our first meeting. Your so-called previous life was merely a false memory implanted by the Heavenly Dao. Your existence is solely to oppose us, and in fact, you shouldn't even exist."

"I imagine in your previous life, you weren't born at the ninth stage of Immortal Transformation, but rather achieved that cultivation after a period of time. However, it might take less than a month for our human race to pacify the Wanling World."

"Therefore, you fundamentally shouldn't exist in this world. Your life, in reality, is only less than half a day long. You haven't experienced anything and are about to die immediately."

Lin Chen calmly spoke the truth about Polos's existence.

Polos fell silent.

He understood that what Lin Chen said was true.

He was just a clown; his past was false, his future was nonexistent, and he was about to die in the present.

Nangong Old Geezer casually suppressed Polos, who did not resist, allowing Lao Deng to suppress and collect him, his sorrow greater than his despair.

"Sigh, ingredients with such a mindset won't taste good. I'll have to process them with an illusion later to enhance the food's flavor."

Nangong Old Geezer mumbled, and Lin Chen was noncommittal.

What Polos thought was not important.

Whether he tasted good or not was the most important thing.

After dealing with Polos, Nangong Old Geezer put away the Dragon Transformation Pond and casually posted its information in Lao Dengs Team group, asking the other members to help find a buyer.

Among the people they knew, there were no dragon-blooded individuals, so they could only see if other Lao Deng had connections in that area.

The Dragon Immortal Ruins contained only one Dragon Transformation Pond, with almost no other gains. After a brief investigation, Lin Chen and his companion chose to leave.

Because the Ten Thousand Spirits Heavenly Dao had given up and lay flat, the difficulty for Nangong Old Geezer to analyze the world coordinates was greatly reduced.

Half a month later, the coordinates of the Wanling World were successfully analyzed.

With the coordinates, Nangong Old Geezer immediately contacted the academy and the Federation. With their coordinated efforts, a super-large cross-world teleportation array was completed in half a month.

The first Expeditionary Force fleet, numbering millions of people and thousands of warships, arrived in the Wanling World through the teleportation array.

As the Expeditionary Force pacified the Wanling World and monitored all races with Ascension to God combat power, subsequent Federation departments, carrying large amounts of stability forces and official fleets, stationed themselves in the Wanling World.

For intelligent races, the Federation would conduct evaluations; whether they were to be annihilated or subjugated would be determined by the Foreign Affairs Department's evaluation report.

For the Wanling Human Race, various departments naturally handled their resettlement, division, migration, and secondary education.

During this period, Lin Chen's Essence Clone and Gods Avatar also returned to the Wanling World with the fleet.

Before the team mission ended, his four Copy Bodys thoroughly plundered resources, believing that no amount of resources was ever enough.

"The mission is over, we should leave."

After the situation in the Wanling World stabilized, Nangong Old Geezer felt it was inappropriate to let his team members continue to wreak havoc, so he announced the end of the mission and led the team away.

With the Wanling matter concluded, there were still 5 anomalous regions that needed to be pacified.

Lao Dengs Team struck while the iron was hot, pacifying the remaining 5 anomalous regions in just half a month. During this period, they encountered no unexpected events or particularly noteworthy resources; everything was peaceful.

Phase one of the pioneering mission officially ended.

Lao Dengs Team had a farewell dinner, after which everyone returned home to digest the gains from this mission.

"Little Lao Deng, what are you still doing here?"

"The Seven-Colored Dragon, I haven't eaten it yet."

"I won't forget you. It's still being prepared. Food of this caliber requires some time to cook for maximum effect."

"How long exactly?"

"About a year. You'll definitely be able to eat it before you graduate from your senior year, it won't delay your military service."

"Alright then."

Having received a definite time, Lin Chen returned to his dormitory to organize the gains from the pioneering period and tally his total income.

The entire pioneering mission lasted five months, and Lin Chen had automatically entered his senior year, with 10 months remaining until graduation.

The academy awarded 200,000 academic credits and 1200 exchange points. Other personal gains were estimated to be worth around 500,000 academic credits.

1200 exchange points could be used to exchange for 12 treasures that enhance innate aptitude from the academy, each treasure costing 100 points and an additional 10,000 to 50,000 academic credits.

Lin Chen carefully selected and exchanged 12 treasures that could enhance innate aptitude, consuming 1200 exchange points and 380,000 academic credits.

With the pioneering mission over, Lin Chen temporarily stopped sending his Copy Bodys out for exploration, instead keeping them by his side to assist with cultivation.

He had an abundance of resources, and now was the time to consolidate them. While still in the academy's safe zone, he aimed to convert as many resources as possible into cultivation, combat power, and foundational strength.

Since the Three Souls Clone possessed souls, they could be used entirely to enhance cultivation.

Therefore, Lin Chen's arrangement for his Copy Bodys changed.

The Copy Body would study various knowledge to enhance the strength of the Cognitive Barrier.

The Three Souls Clone, according to their respective characteristics, would enhance their vital energy, spiritual power, and physique, with all enhancements aimed at improving cultivation.

Lin Chen's main body, on the other hand, would use various treasures that could enhance innate aptitude, raising his innate aptitude and maximizing his acquired aptitude, striving to enhance his foundational strength.

During his military service, Lin Chen's main body would have to stay near the front lines, which was not an absolutely safe area. Therefore, before his military service, he needed to raise his cultivation and foundational strength as much as possible to cope with potential dangers.

The higher the cultivation, the stronger the ability to resist danger.

Time flowed by during his secluded cultivation.

With one month left until his senior year graduation, Lin Chen was awakened by Nangong Old Geezer.

The Seven-Colored Dragon was cooked.

Lin Chen looked at the table laden with a Manchu-Han Imperial Feast, primarily cooked with the Seven-Colored Dragon, and his mouth watered uncontrollably.

Lin Chen and Nangong Old Geezer, along with the 9 Copy Bodys in total, did not hesitate and all transformed into hungry wolves, eating until their mouths were greasy.

After all, his cultivation was low. Even with his best efforts, Lin Chen only ate one-tenth, with the rest going into Nangong Old Geezer's stomach.

"That was very satisfying. This is what true gourmet food is."

"If you want to eat this kind of gourmet food, you'll have plenty of opportunities in the future. The Virtual Singer is probably about to become a God. You'll definitely be at the main table at Her God Ascension banquet."

"Then I'll have to improve my strength, otherwise, I won't be able to eat much of the good food before getting full. Lao Deng, you also work hard and prepare a richer God Ascension banquet."

"I'm close too. I'll definitely become a God within ten years. With so many opportunities, becoming a God is a foregone conclusion."

"Good, see you at the God Ascension banquet."

Bidding farewell to Nangong Old Geezer, Lin Chen returned to his villa.

Now, even if he didn't cultivate, his cultivation would still rapidly increase, and he estimated he would break through to Demigod in less than half a year.

His opportunities were too many and too concentrated, one after another, leaving him no time to digest them before new ones appeared, which was somewhat troublesome.

There was still one month until his senior year graduation.

At graduation, the academy would not hold a grand ceremony. Instead, all graduates would gather in the Martial Arts Plaza for a blessing from the academy's Gods.

The content of the God's Blessing was simple: gather the power of all Gods to condense a single Undying Blessing.

The Undying Blessing had an extremely high priority and could resist divine attacks at least at the Upper God level. It was the academy's final blessing for its graduates.

The academy was the students' last safe haven. When students left the safe haven and shed their student identity, the storms of the outside world would no longer be filtered or resisted by the academy. They would truly face the malice of the starry sky.

Lin Chen's mood, however, was very peaceful. The higher his cultivation, the more stable his mindset became.

Powerful cultivation was his confidence in facing everything.

Unease and danger all stemmed from insufficient ability.

Coincidentally, Lin Chen's abilities were quite good, and he had a clear path to follow for further improvement.

The future was promising.