255: Immortal-grade treasure - the Tree of Myriad Paths

"Your Highness has come out!"

Above in the sky, Fu Ying and the others felt their hearts tremble.

Although restrictions prevented them from descending in person, it didn't stop them from perceiving everything happening below.

Just as everyone was preparing to welcome Lin Yan back...

Hmm? Everyone couldn't help but be taken aback.

They saw Lin Yan casually scanning his surroundings before striding toward one of the two side halls, clearly having a specific purpose.

The moment he stepped through the hall doors...

A fresh, pleasant, and soul-refreshing aura rushed toward him like a spring breeze.

This aura was pure and dense, invigorating the spirit as if every pore in the body had opened up to absorb it involuntarily.

Various profundities of martial arts emerged in his mind.

Lin Yan narrowed his eyes slightly, his gaze instantly locking onto a small tree in the center of the hall.

This small tree was only a few feet tall, but its branches were slender yet tough and powerful, its leaves a dripping emerald green, shimmering with a faint but eye-catching light.

Even more wondrously, wisps of dreamlike mist continuously drifted from around the small tree, carrying an indescribable immortal aura as they curled and spread in all directions.

"Ding!"

The System's crisp notification sound rang out.

"Detected Immortal Rank exotic treasure—The Myriad Dao Tree."

"This is a one-time Martial Skill cultivation exotic treasure. It has begun to be consumed since the Host entered this palace, with a duration of one year."

Lin Yan's eyes narrowed slightly.

Immortal Rank exotic treasure... Myriad Dao Tree... One-time Martial Skill cultivation exotic treasure... Was this the gift that Third Sister gave him?

He quickly thought of a question.

This should also count as a cultivation resource, but the System had not provided any data like the charge value consumption. Was it because he only had the 60% obtained from killing Sheng Xun and the others? Was it too little?

"Ding!"

"Yes."

"Furthermore, as an Immortal Rank exotic treasure, no matter how much charge value the Host currently possesses, it cannot be fully absorbed all at once."

"In other words."

"The evaluation of the Host's current cultivation usage: A reckless waste of God's gifts."

Lin Yan: ...Four simple words, yet they stung a bit.

What else could he do? Cultivate naturally, then.

After all, the prompt had already appeared; consumption had begun the moment he entered the palace.

But...

He thought of something and looked up slightly, his gaze piercing through without obstruction to land on Fu Ying and the others in the sky.

Since he alone was considered a reckless waste, then adding two hundred more people even weaker than him wouldn't make much of a difference.

So, as his personal guards, they should naturally share in it.

Only... he was aware of the barrier.

So, could he bring them in? It should be possible, since the teleportation array was still there in the central palace.

To his surprise, just as the thought occurred to him...

The expressions of Fu Ying and the others in the sky changed.

They only felt a blur before their eyes, and in an instant, they appeared behind Lin Yan inside the side hall.

"This..." They first looked at Lin Yan with shocked eyes, then their gazes fell in unison upon the Myriad Dao Tree.

What is this?

Having all been to the Ten Thousand Races Battlefield before, their first sensation was a continuous wave of enlightenment washing over them.

So strong! This auxiliary treasure is many levels stronger than an enlightenment stele!

Upon seeing that everyone had entered, a smile appeared on Lin Yan's face.

"Cultivate here for one year, then we leave."

He didn't explain much; after speaking, he walked straight to the spot closest to the Myriad Dao Tree and sat down cross-legged.

If he could see the System panel, he would find that his two Martial Skills were as if they had entered a rapid-charging mode, beginning to improve at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Seeing his actions, a warm current rose in the hearts of the Flame Guards, and they all began to Cultivate on the spot without hesitation.

So it was Your Highness who pulled them in.

Work hard! Don't lose face!

Just as they were fully immersed in their cultivation state, something amazing happened.

The majestic palace complex standing on the vast snowy ground began to ripple with subtle fluctuations, spreading out like ripples until they became completely transparent.

Until they seemed to pass through an invisible barrier, entering a mysterious space overlapping with the real world, completely vanishing from the snow... To the Ten Thousand Races of the Starry Sky, for whom a flick of a finger could be years or decades, a mere year was as fleeting and insignificant as a white pony passing a crevice.

However, in this seemingly ordinary year, a series of earth-shattering events occurred, shaking the entire Universe.

A year ago, the Sui Xu Forbidden Domain underwent a sudden and violent change, completely vanishing like a heavy bomb dropped into a calm lake, stirring up a thousand waves.

At that moment, the Yao Race and the Demon Race, among the Six Overlords of the Starry Sky, shouted in unison.

"Hand over Lin Yan and share the ultimate secrets of the Starry Sky Restricted Zone!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the ten thousand races were instantly thrown into an uproar.

If Lin Yan's name had previously only been heard of among the absolute top brass of the ten thousand races and Martial Artists of a certain strength...

...now even those basic-tier Martial Artists who had not yet touched the starry sky Domain had heard the name.

And through word of mouth, even without any deliberate exaggeration, they gained a clear understanding of the man and his deeds.

It was simply too brief yet too legendary... [Above the Human Race Realm, the Supreme Rank Prodigy—Lin Yan, born on a defeated star of the Human Race.]

[At eighteen years and seven months old, he entered the King Rank and the starry sky, directly breaking the records of the Human Race Martial Arts Company and even the entire Human Race, ranking within the King Rank Realm.]

[At eighteen years and ten months old, he entered the Ten Thousand Races Battlefield—the King Rank Prodigy Arena, insta-killing those of the same Realm and accomplishing the feat of slaughtering two cities, earning the name of the Flame King.]

[At eighteen years and eleven months old, he left the battlefield, broke through the King Rank to become a Venerable, and was conferred the title of Supreme One! Unrivaled throughout history! The head of all Prodigies!]

[At nineteen, while the ten thousand races were still inquiring about him, he actually dared to break through the pass alone to rescue his home star, which the Yao Race only discovered later.]

[In the same year, while the ten thousand races were still bewildered, they found that he had already followed his Revered Master, the White-Robed Great Emperor, to the Sui Xu Forbidden Domain, and had broken through from Venerable to Emperor, ranking as a One-Star Great General and beginning the flag-planting war!]

[It was also at this time that the Sui Xu Central Forbidden Zone opened, and Lin Yan fought until none among the ten thousand races dared to speak.]

[At twenty, the Inner Perimeter opened and the gods descended; Lin Yan once again shattered perceptions, slaughtering two Five-Star Great Generals and three Four-Star Great Generals in a single battle, clearly ranking at least in the God Rank Invincible Realm.]

[To this, the saints of the Human Race in the Ancient City roared: Supreme glory! None dare to bully!]

Time then arrived at the great change of the Forbidden Zone, when Lin Yan disappeared along with it, and the two races called for the surrender of the Forbidden Zone's ultimate secrets.

Not long after the two races made their call, the Human Race's Ancient Ancestor shook the starry sky with a domineering response.

"No need for nonsense; if you want to fight, then fight!"

Although this answer didn't confirm anything, it undoubtedly added fuel to the already suspicious hearts of the ten thousand races.

Could it be that Lin Yan really obtained the ultimate secrets of the restricted zone?