Facing the Apocalypse with My Other Selves
Chapter 620 - 346: Stagnation in Development (2)
If it is integrated into other Extraordinary Paths to become a whole, it would be extremely powerful.
Even in the Primordial World, there is the concept of achieving sainthood through one's physical body.
The pinnacle of powerful flesh was once the Wu Clan.
For instance, Kuafu chasing the sun.
This kind of power is purely physical, to the extent that it can't even fly, yet it is still incredibly powerful.
And if this Extraordinary Rule can be fully analyzed, mastered, and integrated into the cultivation system of the Primordial World, perhaps it could awaken the Wu Clan path that has been lost or even create a new powerful path.
Moreover, the resources originating from this unique world are also very important.
Using these flesh resources to pile onto a person, turning them into a "Saint" or "Daluo Golden Immortal" with massive flaws, is a complete waste.
However, if used merely as support, they are simply treasures for cultivation.
The vast majority of extraordinary paths, at most stages, require this type of power.
Even those focused more on spirit, like Wizards and Mages, are the same.
Therefore, High-Level Martial Artist Shen Yu is considered a typical member of the Association who got rich by exploring.
Even though he wasn't the original explorer and only captured less than half of the resources of this world, even after sharing some with the original explorers, the teams of Erlang Shen, Nezha, and the Great Sage Equalling Heaven still earned a great deal.
As for the unfortunate team of the three explorers who were caught and nearly perished, they also turned misfortune into a blessing, accumulating vast resources.
Their power climbed another level.
The once Great Sage Equalling Heaven was subdued single-handedly by the Tathagata Buddha, but today's Great Sage Equalling Heaven, even if not able to defeat the Tathagata, could definitely battle it out for three hundred rounds without a clear winner.
Clearly, he has approached the pinnacle of the Daluo Golden Immortal.
This thoroughly illustrates what "high risk, high reward" means.
This will undoubtedly bring even more enthusiasm to the explorer market.
Some who weren't considering taking risks are finding the courage anew.
Especially those madmen from the Wizard World."
Originally willing to venture for truth, improvement, and profit, they now can't sit still.
All Level Ten Wizards, off they go!
Even five of them have formed a team specifically to seek powerful worlds.
Although the probability of powerful worlds appearing isn't high, with such might, the benefits supplied by All Heavens exploration to the Association are growing annually.
In a flash, thirty years have passed.
"This is a relatively special year," Shen Yu said directly to all members of the presidium at the daily meeting of the Association, "because it is this year, we've obtained a quantity of Gray Mist from exploring the All Heavens that has completely surpassed the amount harvested from each member world."
The common resources started surpassing more than twenty years ago.
The reason for this situation boils down to two main points.
First, the number of explored All Heavens Worlds is growing.
Even if they're not Doomsday Worlds, most Extraordinary Civilizations inherently suffer oppression and death. Saving these people could also reap Gray Mist.
Second, the member worlds are gradually stabilizing.
Before, even after saving a world completely, they could still obtain a good amount of Gray Mist, naturally because many would still die in chaos and in the natural extraordinary ecological society.
But as order is increasingly established, everything is becoming more and more perfect.
Respect for life has also led to a continuous decrease in fatal destinies.
Similarly, the amount of Gray Mist harvested also continues to decrease.
"I just feel like this rule of Gray Mist Space is dictating our general direction for development," interstellar world Shen Yu couldn't help but interject, "we still haven't found the specific connection between saving lives and obtaining Gray Mist."
Indeed, they now know they can directly transform the Gray Mist permeating the cracks of All Heavens Worlds into the omnipotent Gray Mist of the Gray Mist Space.
However, they have not found out the exact reason why saving lives yields Gray Mist.
The value of life, in fact, cannot be compared to the value of Gray Mist.
This is evident even in the world discovered thirty years ago related to a certain All Heavens Force.
A force from the All Heavens, yet it still uses this method, farming life.
Simply treating all civilizations and life in that world as livestock.
This indicates that they certainly don't have a means of obtaining Gray Mist like the Association, perhaps only a similar method.
"Gray Mist Space is still somewhat mysterious to us, which drives us to move forward quickly," Shen Yu said slowly, "a force that can't understand its core essence, or even its greatest essence, has always been walking a tightrope. Thus, I am here to propose a fund request for High-Level Martial Artist Shen Yu—he has already found some traces left by that unknown All Heavens Force, but lacks methods for reverse tracking."
Yes, that was the focus of this meeting.
The past thirty years, for many Shen Yu, didn't feel slow.
Had they really wanted to pass the time quickly, they could simply close their eyes, then open them again.
Thirty years, gone in a blink.
But they didn't do this. Instead, they closely observed, even intervened in, the development of civilization and the Association.
And the result was just as predicted.
In these thirty years, the Association's development was minimal.
Even though it gave birth to hundreds of Daluo Golden Immortals, only one New Saint was born.
That one came from a Wizard Civilization wizard who already walked the flesh path.
After paying a gigantic price, applying to study in the High-Level Martial World's controlled flesh path world, he completed this last step of research, achieving a life-level breakthrough.
Other than this, there was none.
Even those Great Immortals in the Primordial World who originally stood at the pinnacle of Daluo Golden Immortal were no exception.
Even the Jade Emperor hadn't taken that final step.
While Shen Yu doesn't doubt that the Jade Emperor will take that step—that is almost a certain result.
However, just this certain result at this level requires at least thousands of years.
This is the promotion efficiency of high-level Extraordinary Life Forms; the path is not faster than pure material field technology research.
Therefore, many in the presidium, including Shen Yu himself, have placed their hopes for rapid growth on High-Level Martial Artist Shen Yu.
Or rather, it's no longer about considering "rapid growth."
It's about whether growth is even possible.
If they never explore a higher level of All Heavens Force, relying solely on themselves to explore and break through…
It is not about thousands of years, saying it will take billions is not shocking.
It might not even be a definite outcome.
So, when Shen Yu proposed High-Level Martial Artist Shen Yu's request, unlike thirty years ago when there would be opposition, at this moment all Shen Yu of the presidium unanimously agreed.
"Indeed, it is time to take risks."
"This should be made an Association focus."
"We can no longer wait. Otherwise, the Association can only grow in size without longitudinal growth."
"..."
So, the large sum for this was decided directly.
It is indeed very large.
Because this isn't about randomly searching for a high-level world, it's directed, targeted, and conditional searching.
If High-Level Martial Artist Shen Yu hadn't found clues, this cost might have even depleted the Association's Gray Mist reserves.
Of course, having clues, though still a substantial figure, it isn't enough to bankrupt the Association.
"This All Heavens Force's technology level isn't much higher than ours, at least not before they completely lost contact with this world," High-Level Martial Artist Shen Yu stated confidently.