Chapter 169: Chapter 169: The ’Convergence’ Theory, the Saintess of the Divine Continent

Half an hour later.

Aboard the Ghostly Flood Dragon, in the captain’s quarters.

Fluctuations of Magical Power surged, and a faint spiritual pressure began to spread out.

Su Ye slowly opened his eyes.

Within them, a magnificent, azure halo flickered and surged with light.

It only receded after several dozen breaths.

"Hooo..."

’Two hundred fifty-one drops of Liquid Magical Power...’

Su Ye finished his cultivation and performed an Inner Observation of the Dantian and Qi Sea, a pleased feeling rising in his heart.

After devouring the Sewn Corpse and the remains of numerous Secondary Formless Demons,

the Ghostly Flood Dragon had benefited greatly, its spirituality growing!

At the same time, the dense spiritual energy it fed back to him from converting the remains had caused Su Ye’s cultivation to advance by leaps and bounds.

He had increased his Liquid Magical Power by ten drops in one go, a result comparable to consuming the highest quality Spirit Pills!

According to the Taiqing Cold Jade Skill, three hundred drops of Liquid Magical Power was the minimum requirement to attempt advancing to the Crystal Stage.

’A Crystal Stage Adept...’

’I’m really looking forward to it...’ Su Ye couldn’t help but smile.

Just then, as joy filled his heart,

several blood-red tentacles emerged from the floor of the Ghostly Flood Dragon, affectionately rubbing against his hand like a puppy.

Seeing this, Su Ye was touched and stroked the blood-red tentacles.

The blood-red tentacles swayed happily.

It seemed to want him to stroke them again.

"How cute..."

’The Ghostly Flood Dragon’s spirituality has increased quite a bit...’

Su Ye mused.

During this time, he had summarized the necessary elements for the Ghostly Flood Dragon’s advancement.

They were: spirituality, materials, and living souls!

’And these three major elements, during this Reverse World crisis in Weiyuan Immortal City...’

’Perhaps... I can gather all of them?’ Su Ye pondered.

Spirituality, needless to say, could be obtained by devouring monsters from the Reverse World.

Materials could also be gathered through trade with Weiyuan Immortal City, combined with what Su Ye had already accumulated himself.

As for living souls...

a vague semblance of a plan had already begun to form in Su Ye’s mind.

’However, the Reverse World...’

Su Ye murmured as a memory surfaced before his eyes.

Before leaving the Reverse World, he had gazed into the depths of the black fog and seemed to have faintly glimpsed some kind of existence...

It looked like...

A tree?

Su Ye frowned, uncertain.

’In any case... the stench of conspiracy around this Reverse World is too thick!’

’I have to be extra careful when trying to profit from this...’

Su Ye warned himself, remaining vigilant.

...

「Chaotic Reef District.」

Deep within an indigenous island.

Numerous stone pillars rose from the ground, forming a strange and eerie altar, which formed a kind of Orbit.

A slender, gaunt figure in a dark robe sat at the center of the altar.

Her features were delicate, her face pale and thin.

Most notably, her eyes were pure white, as if... she were blind?

Yet, in the presence of such a pitiable and seemingly harmless blind girl,

Priestess Marina, who had reached the ’Second Tier’ and was an equal to Navasen,

stood by like a handmaiden, her head bowed and her demeanor utterly respectful.

Suddenly, the blind girl slowly raised her head, looked to the north, and murmured softly, "Mm..."

"Your Excellency, the Saintess... did you see something?"

Marina asked attentively upon seeing this.

Gazing at the blind girl, a hint of curiosity appeared in Marina’s eyes.

Back in the ’Divine Land’, Marina had heard rumors about her.

The Blind Saintess!

It was said that she had lost her sight during a ritual, but because of it, she could now perceive much more...

"A few hours ago, someone left the Inner Realm... This is a little faster than I expected, but... it’s not bad,"

the Blind Saintess said indifferently, her voice devoid of any emotional fluctuation.

"Ah?!" Marina’s expression was one of shock.

"Calm yourself. This was bound to happen..."

The Saintess’s voice, melodious and clear, seemed to possess the power to calm the mind.

Marina took a deep breath. The agitation in her heart was soothed, as if by a pair of invisible hands, and she calmed down.

"Hah... I apologize, Your Excellency..." Marina nodded.

But she still seemed to be hesitating, wanting to say more.

"Ask whatever you want to ask," the Blind Saintess said.

Marina hesitated for a moment before saying, "The Inner Realm... what exactly is it?"

"Also, Your Excellency... you stepped into the ’Fourth Tier’ a long time ago, didn’t you?"

"But why did you deliberately lower your cultivation, dropping to the ’Third Tier’, before crossing the Sea of Fog?"

"I’ve made inquiries. The Yaoguang people of this sea region don’t even have a single Golden Core cultivator... If you had maintained your Fourth Tier strength, you would surely be able to..."

Marina spoke quickly, asking a series of questions.

Clearly, these questions had been weighing on her mind for a long time.

Faced with Marina’s confusion, the Blind Saintess shook her head and began speaking of a seemingly unrelated matter.

"Do you know what the essence of the ’Endless Sea of Mist’... is?"

"Hm?"

Before Marina could answer, the Blind Saintess spoke.

"It is the wreckage of the Boundary Wall."

"Eh... what?" Marina said in surprise.

Then, the Blind Saintess continued, speaking as if to herself.

"Did you know?"

"In the distant past, this archipelago and the Divine Land all belonged to our world."

"Until one day, as the sea of worlds flowed, another, unfamiliar world ’converged’ with the Divine Land World."

"And with this ’world convergence,’ invaders from the other world followed..."

"Cultivators?"

Marina asked subconsciously, her expression grave.

"Mmm..." The Blind Saintess nodded.

"The course of the war is lost to history... but it is clear that we lost."

"We could only abandon the archipelago, retreat to the Divine Land, and use the remnants of the Boundary Wall to construct the ’Endless Sea of Mist’..."

After a long moment, having understood the Blind Saintess’s words, Marina asked nervously,

"Then... is what’s happening now the start of another ’convergence’?"

"Heh..." The Blind Saintess gave a bitter smile. "It’s... even worse than that."

"The Divine Land World has already been captured by this world."

"It is only by relying on the ’Endless Sea of Mist’ that we have barely managed to retain our autonomy."

"But now, the ’Endless Sea of Mist’ is also gradually disintegrating. It cannot be sustained..."

"Once the Endless Sea of Mist dissipates, the Divine Land World will likely be completely assimilated by this world within just a few hundred years."

"And right now, the first step of assimilation, ’coverage,’ has already begun..."

"Like this..."

She took out two pieces of paper and overlapped them.

"The rules of the Divine Land World have been completely covered... and these covered rules, combined with the present world, have formed an ’Inner Realm’ hidden within reality."

"This is the origin of the Inner Realm... the crushing pressure between worlds!"

"And this is also why I lowered my cultivation..."

"This world’s Celestial Dao is too dominant compared to the Divine Land World’s... It is instinctively maintaining its advantageous position."

"I can sense that as I crossed the Sea of Fog and attempted to act,"

"this sea region has given birth to at least one new Crystal Stage cultivator and more than ten Foundation Establishment cultivators!"

"If I had maintained my Fourth Tier strength, I’m afraid several Golden Core cultivators would have been born in an instant..."

"At that point, the situation would be even worse."

"Is it really like that?" Marina’s face was filled with fear.

World convergence, rule coverage... these unheard-of concepts made her heart race with panic.

"Don’t panic... This world may be dominant, but we still have a chance to win..."

"The covered Inner Realm, as long as we use the right method..."

"...is not without a chance to... reverse the two worlds!"

the Blind Saintess said in a low, serious voice.

SHK.

With a flick of her hand, the two overlapping pieces of paper suddenly flipped over!