Free Web NovelChapter 286: Chapter 167: Conversation and Secluded Cultivation
He was using the power of projection to cross the dimensional barrier between two universes.
Even with the power of the Cosmic Demon Pool, Zorn still felt immense pressure from the outside world.
’My strength is still a bit weak.’
He muttered to himself. freёweɓnovel.com
’If only the Divine Kingdom could absorb more of the Cosmic Demon Pool Root Source, or if the Tree of the Magic Ring were stronger, then there wouldn’t be any problem.’
Lost in thought, Zorn looked toward the somewhat hazy and blurry "door."
After fumbling for a moment, he opened the door.
The blurry silhouette of Holy Crown Female Blade Master Reya appeared before Zorn.
Although he couldn’t see her clearly and her aura was faint, Zorn was still able to recognize her.
"Lady Reya!"
Zorn greeted respectfully.
"How are things on your end?"
"On my end..."
Zorn briefly explained his situation.
"Although I died twice, my situation is safe for now."
"Next, I just need to focus on my cultivation and improve my strength. Then, I’ll naturally be able to deal with those Holy Crown powerhouses from the Dark Cosmic Realm."
"It might even... be possible to burn down two more of their Dark Demon Trees."
Upon hearing this, Reya pondered for a moment before letting out a long sigh of relief. Then, her voice full of concern, she said,
"As long as your current situation is safe, that’s what matters."
"As for your future actions, you must act within your capabilities. Don’t take any unnecessary risks."
"After all, they are a powerful realm with Divine Spirits, and they even have Ancient Gods."
Ancient God
These are powerful Divine Spirits above Level 30.
To ascend, they must break away from the current timeline and enter the ancient Era Era.
The higher the Level one wishes to achieve, the more ancient a timeline one must trace back to obtain Cosmic Essence.
Those powerful Ancient Gods possess the terrifying Ability to trace back to the very origin of time.
Upper Rank Gods are no match for Ancient Gods at all.
"I understand. I’ll be careful!"
After a moment of thought, Zorn slowly said,
"Lady Reya, I have something important to tell you."
"What is it?"
"Earlier..."
Zorn went on to explain in detail about the Level 17 Shadow Female Assassin who had offered to defect.
Reya’s brow furrowed as she listened.
"This... I’m afraid it’s a trap."
"They know you have the power of Resurrection. What if they set up a ritual designed to counter your Resurrection method? You’ll be in grave danger."
Although Zorn knew his Resurrection was empowered by the Cosmic Demon Pool Root Source and that even a powerful ritual from the Exotic Cosmic would struggle to restrain him, this was something he would never, ever reveal.
He thought for a moment before saying in a low voice,
"The Divine Kingdom’s strategy failed to achieve its objective this time, and it’s been difficult to expand on our victories."
"It’s dangerous, but it’s worth a shot."
"If the offer to defect is genuine, and we can persuade a few more people, we might be able to coordinate an attack from both inside and out to take down the Dark Gate."
"Gaining control of the Dark Gate with a plan like this would be far better than expending vast resources and sacrificing the lives of numerous Upper Rank Level Transcendents."
Holy Crown Female Blade Master Reya was not one to be indecisive.
Seeing Zorn’s insistence, she gave it a moment’s thought before replying decisively,
"This matter is indeed of great importance. I will discuss it in detail with Lord Orwell."
"It won’t be too late to discuss the details with you once we have made a decision."
"Okay!"
Zorn nodded slightly.
Zorn’s main purpose in telling Lady Reya was to get them to prepare for this possibility.
Regardless of how her discussion with the Middle Rank God, Orwell, turned out...
...Zorn was determined to go to White Calamity Demon City to contact Bai Esi and persuade her to defect.
The cost of failure was minimal—just one use of his Resurrection.
But if he succeeded, the rewards would be immense.
’In any case, first I need to raise my Level to 15.’
After slaughtering his way through nearly half the Demon City in the last battle, the Evil Spirit Essence he had collected was already off the charts.
Advancing to Level 15 would be no problem at all.
About half a day later, Zorn had found a suitable place to cultivate in seclusion.
In a hidden corner,
Zorn placed down his Steam Magical Castle and silently entered it.
He followed the Divine Kingdom Passage into the Calamity Divine Kingdom.
A dense wave of Spiritual Essence and Magic Ring Essence washed over him.
Taking a deep breath, Zorn felt the power of the resources, which sent a slight tremor through his spirit. He couldn’t help but sigh in awe.
’Truly worthy of being called Cosmic Level resources.’
At this stage, no one had quite figured out the right way to approach the Dark Cosmic Realm yet.
Although they could harvest resources here, the more important task was to connect the Dark Cosmic Realm with the Cosmic Demon Pool’s Ancient Ruins. Only then could a qualitative transformation occur.
In the beginning, it would be the Holy Crown and Legendary Powerhouses fighting to seize the Demon Tree’s resources.
Next, the Divine Spirits would enter the Dark Cosmic Realm en masse to attack the immortal Dark Divine Trees.
Finally, the Ancient Gods would vie to sacrifice the ultimate Cosmic Tree.
Their battles would even cause the Cosmic Dimension’s timeline to collapse.
Throughout this protracted collision between different universes,
Zorn would continue to reap the crucial rewards from the sacrifices.
His Sequence Level cap would reach a height no Divine Spirit could ever hope to attain.
Of course,
that was something he wouldn’t need to consider for at least another thousand years.
But for now!
Cultivate! Level up!
’Even with a high cap, I still have to do the Climbing myself, step by step.’
’My Level won’t increase just by sitting around.’
As Zorn continuously absorbed a massive amount of Spiritual Essence,
his Sequence Experience rose at a rapid pace.
At the same time, Zorn also began absorbing large quantities of Magic Ring Essence to comprehend and form the Calamity Rune Magic Ring.
Previously,
Zorn had been quite conservative when absorbing and digesting Magic Ring Spirit Fruits. freewebnσvel.cøm
He would consume one a week at most.
At his previous rate of digestion, his supply could have lasted him ten or even twenty years of cultivation.
But now, there was no need to be so conservative.
The faster he increased his strength, the more Dark Demon Trees he would be able to burn.
Once the Divine Kingdom’s many Holy Crown powerhouses arrived and established themselves,
they would be the ones to dismantle the Dark Demon Trees, and Zorn would lose his chance to sacrifice them.
At this stage, every tree he could burn was a bonus.
It was all pure profit.
With the consumption of large amounts of Magic Ring Essence,
Zorn’s efficiency in comprehending the Calamity Rune Magic Ring skyrocketed.
’It’s about three times as efficient as before!’
’Before, I could form about five Rune Magic Rings in a year.’
’Now, I can form fifteen in a year.’
’Although the difficulty increases the further I progress, this rate is still astonishing.’
’Moreover, after sacrificing that Dark Demon Tree, my Divine Kingdom and my Tree of Calamity Magic Ring are also growing at an accelerated rate.’
’With these effects balancing each other out, my comprehension and formation speed won’t slow down much, even if the difficulty increases.’
’I’ll get my Level up to 15, then cultivate in seclusion for two or three years. That should be enough time before I go find Bai Esi.’
Zorn mused silently as he cultivated.
’First, I’ll let the Calamity Court Divine Kingdom invest more resources and realize how difficult it is to conquer the Dark Gate. Then, when I make my move to coordinate an attack from the inside, it will better demonstrate my usefulness and the value of my methods.’
’Only then can I get an even more generous reward.’
