214: Chapter 217 Yuanhe's Personal Instruction, Hunyuan Tower

Inside the Yuanhe Divine Palace, the star map still hung in mid-air.

The Nine Provinces were just a faint point of light, like a speck of dust in a dark ocean.

But beyond the Nine Provinces, the star map unfolded layer by layer, filled with dense points of light; the further outward, the brighter the light became.

In the very central area, there was a vast Divine Kingdom spanning across the starry sky.

Above the phantom of that Divine Kingdom, four ancient characters were marked: "Suiyue Divine Kingdom."

Lin Yi stood before the star map, watching for a long time.

For the first time, he felt so clearly just how small the Nine Provinces truly were.

In the past, when he was in the Nine Provinces, a single province, a single prefecture, or a single sect was a world that countless Martial Artists found difficult to transcend in their entire lives.

But now, the entire Nine Provinces, within this star map, was merely a remote Small World.

Yuan Yi squatted to the side, flicking its tail.

"Do you understand now?"

Lin Yi said, "The Suiyue Divine Kingdom is the core of the Star Domain where the Nine Provinces are located?"

"You could say that."

Yuan Yi said, "The Beicang Divine Dynasty is very large, so large that there is no need for you to think about it right now."

"The Suiyue Divine Kingdom is a Divine Kingdom opened up by a True God under the command of the Northern Cang Divine Emperor, governing countless surrounding Small Worlds, Middle Realms, and starry lands."

"For the Nine Provinces, the Suiyue Divine Kingdom is already a behemoth."

"As for the Beicang Divine Dynasty, that is an order on a higher level."

Lin Yi nodded.

He did not ask about the Beicang Divine Dynasty again.

One must eat one mouthful at a time.

One must walk the path one step at a time.

His current goal was not to rush directly to the highest level of the Beicang Divine Dynasty, but to make a name for himself within the Suiyue Divine Kingdom and let the Nine Provinces obtain a legal status.

Yuan Yi looked at Lin Yi and suddenly said, "Actually, according to the original rules, I should have observed you for a while longer."

Lin Yi turned to look at it.

Yuan Yi snorted.

"The Yuanhe Divine Palace Personal Disciple title is not given out casually."

"An Outer Sect Disciple only counts as having obtained the qualification to enter."

"A Core Disciple is truly considered to be cultivated by the Yuanhe Divine Palace."

"As for a Personal Disciple..."

It paused, its tone becoming uncharacteristically serious.

"That means you have the qualification to truly inherit the things left behind by True God Yuan He."

Lin Yi did not speak.

Yuan Yi continued, "Originally, I intended to watch you for a year."

"To see if you were just having a momentary burst or if you could continuously break common sense."

"But what you have done during this period is already enough."

"Innate Realm slaying a Divine Body Realm Triple Stage."

"Forging a Top-grade Divine Body ahead of time."

"Just entering the Divine Body Realm and already slaying a Peak Undying Realm First Stage."

"If I continue to hold back and not grant you the Personal Disciple title, it would only mean I am blind."

It raised its claw.

A golden token emerged from the Void Realm and slowly descended toward Lin Yi.

The front of the token was engraved with a rushing long river.

On the back were two characters: "Yuan He."

"From now on, you are a Personal Disciple of the Yuanhe Divine Palace."

"Your authority has been increased."

"You can mobilize more Cultivate resources, enter the exclusive Legacy hall for Personal Disciples, and receive the highest standard of cultivation that I can provide."

Yuan Yi looked at him and added, "But don't think too much."

"The Yuanhe Divine Palace is not in its prime right now; what I can give you is far less than when the Master was still around."

"Moreover, the Yuanhe Divine Palace cannot be easily exposed."

"Once the outside world knows that a True God Divine Artifact has fallen into your hands, let alone the Suiyue Divine Kingdom, even True God Realm beings or even higher existences within the Beicang Divine Dynasty might be drawn here."

Lin Yi took the token.

It was slightly heavy in his hand, as if he were holding a flowing river.

He could feel that a deeper connection had formed between himself and the Yuanhe Divine Palace.

"I understand."

Yuan Yi said, "It is good that you understand."

It raised its claw and tapped, and the star map changed.

The phantom of the Suiyue Divine Kingdom rapidly enlarged.

A vast city appeared before Lin Yi's eyes.

That city hung in the starry sky, with countless streams of light entering and exiting all around it; each stream of light represented a flying boat or a powerhouse traversing the starry sky.

In the center of the city, there was a tall tower.

That tower went straight into the Void Realm, and its end could not be seen.

Even though it was just a projection on the star map, Lin Yi could feel an ancient pressure rushing toward him.

"Hunyuan Tower," Yuan Yi said.

Lin Yi looked at that tower.

"Is this the fastest route you mentioned?"

"Correct," Yuan Yi said.

"The Suiyue Divine Kingdom is too large."

"You, a Divine Body Realm cultivator from a Small World, even if you have forged a Top-grade Divine Body, if you have no fame or background, trying to push for the legal registration of the Nine Provinces will get you stuck in layer after layer of red tape."

"But the Hunyuan Tower is different."

"There, they only look at strength, potential, and how many levels you can clear."

"As long as you clear high enough, those truly big figures within the Suiyue Divine Kingdom will naturally see you."

Lin Yi asked, "How is the Hunyuan Tower divided?"

"By Realm," Yuan Yi said.

"The Divine Body Realm has its own Hunyuan Tower, the Undying Realm has its own Hunyuan Tower, and the Grotto Heaven Realm and World Realm also have corresponding levels."

"You are currently in the Divine Body Realm First Stage, so naturally, you will challenge the Divine Body Realm Hunyuan Tower."

Lin Yi said, "No age limit?"

"None," Yuan Yi shook its head.

"This is also where the Hunyuan Tower is truly formidable."

"Different backgrounds, different starting points. Some are born in Small Worlds and don't even know what the Divine Body Realm is. Some are born in True God families and have top-tier resources for baptism the moment they are born."

"If one only looks at age, it is fundamentally unfair and meaningless."

"Learning a bit faster or slower in the early stages makes little difference when placed in the context of endless eons."

"What is truly important is how far you can go at critical junctures."

"Whether you can forge a Top-grade Divine Body. Whether you can comprehend high-level dao concept. Whether you can break through your own limits. Whether you can display battle power far beyond common sense within the same Realm."

"The Hunyuan Tower will provide the answers to these."

Lin Yi asked, "Clearing how many levels counts as useful?"

Yuan Yi waved its claw, and lines of information appeared beside the tower projection.

"The Divine Body Realm Hunyuan Tower has a total of one hundred levels. Many who are in the Divine Body Realm Triple Stage with an ordinary Mid-grade Divine Body cannot even clear the first level."

"Ten levels: hopeful for Grotto Heaven Realm. Thirty levels: hopeful for World Realm. Fifty levels: hopeful for True God Realm. Above seventy levels: that is the aptitude of a God Emperor."

Lin Yi's eyes flickered.

God Emperor.

This was a Realm that he was still far from touching.

Yuan Yi glanced at him.

"Don't think too far ahead. You have just entered the Divine Body Realm; although you have a Top-grade Divine Body, your accumulation is still shallow."

"The opponents in the Divine Body Realm Hunyuan Tower are not those Martial Artists from the Nine Provinces, nor are they ordinary Undying Realm cultivators like Sanshan Helong."

"It will place the standards of geniuses from countless worlds and countless eons before you."

"How high you can clear, I cannot say."

Lin Yi said, "What about Xiang Longwu back then?"

Yuan Yi was silent for a moment, then sneered.

"If the Master could have entered the Hunyuan Tower back then, his results would not have been too bad."

"But do not overestimate him. He was a Martial God in the Nine Provinces, but placed in the Suiyue Divine Kingdom, he could only be considered to have some talent."

"Want to clear thirty levels? Difficult. Very difficult."

If the people of the Nine Provinces heard this, they would likely be shocked speechless. The Martial God Xiang Longwu was almost a myth in the Nine Provinces. Yet in Yuan Yi's words, he was merely "having some talent."

Lin Yi, on the contrary, was not surprised.

The larger the world, the more geniuses there are. Being number one in the Nine Provinces does not necessarily mean being number one in the Suiyue Divine Kingdom. This is normal.

Yuan Yi looked at Lin Yi and said, "You are different from him. You have a Top-grade Divine Body. You have baji rank Will Talent. You have nine luminaries level Water Dao Body. And you have the Yuanhe Divine Palace."

"Therefore, you must go to the Hunyuan Tower. Not to try your luck. But to tell those big figures in the Suiyue Divine Kingdom that Lin Yi, who came out of the Nine Provinces, is worth their bet."

Lin Yi held the Yuanhe token, his gaze falling on the tall tower in the center of the star map.

"When do we set off?"

Yuan Yi said, "Now."

It tapped its claw again. An ancient teleportation array appeared in a corner of the star map.

"Although the Yuanhe Divine Palace is dilapidated, it was a True God Divine Artifact after all, and it still retains several ancient teleportation paths leading to the core territory of the Suiyue Divine Kingdom."

"I can send you directly to the teleportation platform outside the Hunyuan Divine City. That is where the Hunyuan Tower is located."

Lin Yi nodded.

"Let's go."

Yuan Yi looked at him.

"Once you go there, you will no longer be the invincible Lin Yi of the Nine Provinces."

"You will encounter descendants of True Gods, World Realm Disciples, and prodigies cultivated by Grotto Heaven Realm families. There will also be people stronger, more ruthless, and more disdainful of Small World origins than Sanshan Helong."

Lin Yi's expression was calm.

"Then let them watch."

Yuan Yi was stunned.

Lin Yi looked up at the projection of the tall tower.

"Watch clearly. Just how far a person from the Nine Provinces can go."