"Generate the Pioneer Certificate?"

"Of course!"

Su Ye focused his thoughts.

Without a moment’s hesitation, he pressed ’Yes’.

HUM!

Following his command,

specks of iridescent white light appeared in the void, like floating embers.

Su Ye had expected the lights to condense into a physical object, manifesting as the [Pioneer Certificate].

But...

To his surprise,

once the iridescent light coalesced, it transformed into a streak of light and shot off into the distance!

"Hm?"

Su Ye’s eyes flickered.

His expression calm, he summoned his Escape Light and gave chase.

The streak of light wasn’t moving fast, only about the equivalent of Foundation Establishment Tunneling Speed.

Dozens of breaths later,

the iridescent streak of light stopped over a stretch of wilderness.

As Su Ye gazed down at the ground, a hint of surprise appeared in his eyes.

He could see that,

on this stretch of wilderness,

what had once been a dense, endless sea of emerald-green tallgrass, with stalks twice the height of a man.

But now, centered on a single point, all the tallgrass for several miles around had withered and died!

This dead and withered tallgrass formed a stark contrast to its vibrant counterparts, creating a vast, dim gray circle that was slowly expanding outward.

It looked somewhat like the ’crop circles’ Su Ye had seen on the internet in his previous life.

’This is...’ He swept the area with his Divine Sense and found the culprit.

At the very center of the strange circle of tallgrass, he spotted a broken spear plunged into the ground, glinting an iron-gray color!

Su Ye’s expression was odd. He raised an eyebrow and instinctively touched his chest... The extremely familiar aura made his healed wound throb with a faint pain.

’The Eternal Hunting God’s... Divine Artifact?’ Su Ye guessed.

’Not quite.’

’The Eternal Hunting God’s true Divine Artifact resides with His main body, watching over the divine kingdom; it could not be moved so easily.’

’The broken spear thrown by the Divine Incarnation was a replica, created by capturing a wisp of the true Divine Artifact’s aura.’

’In other words, one could consider it a sort of "divine artifact incarnation"?’

And at that moment,

the iridescent streak of light scattered like a river of stars and flowed into the broken spear.

SWISH.

The broken spear trembled lightly.

Dozens of breaths later, the transformation was complete. In Su Ye’s vision, the broken spear flared with a brilliant light, emitting fluctuations similar to the [Key of Earth].

’So... the vessel for a [Pioneer Certificate] also has to meet certain quality requirements?’

Su Ye’s eyes flickered as he more or less understood.

Then, he used his Magical Power to retrieve the broken spear.

A panel immediately appeared!

[Pioneer Certificate: Aino]

[Charting heaven and earth, illuminating the four directions.]

[Holding this Pioneer Certificate grants 2 experience points per day.]

[Completion: 10%]

After placing the broken spear into his Storage Ring, a faint smile appeared on Su Ye’s face.

He had obtained another Pioneer Certificate!

For him, the value of a Pioneer Certificate could not be overstated!

After all, it was a fantastic item that automatically generated benefits every day without any cost!

’The short-term returns might not be obvious,’

’but in the long run, the total gains from the [Pioneer Certificate] are bound to reach an astronomical figure over time!’

Su Ye murmured to himself, full of confidence.

He was a cultivator, after all.

His lifespan was long, and he sought eternal life!

’Even if it’s only 12 experience points a day, it will accumulate into a substantial return over time.’

’What’s more, based on my deduction, this [Pioneer Certificate] should be upgradeable, right?’

Su Ye’s gaze fell upon the panel.

[Completion: 10%]

He immersed his consciousness in the panel, sifting through the fragmented information and translating it to understand its meaning.

Su Ye was already quite proficient at this.

Furthermore, thanks to the explosive growth of his Divine Sense, Su Ye’s efficiency at interpreting the panel’s information had improved by leaps and bounds compared to his time in the Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment stages.

HUM!

In just a few breaths,

Su Ye opened his eyes with a look of realization.

Just as he expected, this [Pioneer Certificate] was only a half-finished product!

Su Ye understood why.

’After all, a [Pioneer Certificate] clearly corresponds to a specific region.’

’And compared to the Cyan Profound Sea Region—where the natives had been all but assimilated and the area completely turned into a Yaoguang, an immortal cultivation territory—

Aino City’s territory was a purely untamed land, with an extremely low level of development!’

’After all, I only subjugated Aino City through sheer force. I haven’t actually pioneered or colonized this territory... so it’s perfectly normal for the [Pioneer Certificate]’s completion rate to be low.’ 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

’Once I return to Yaoguang, I can initiate the colonization plan... to develop the Far South Continent...’

Su Ye murmured to himself as he thought.

Based on his recent personal explorations,

Su Ye knew the Far South Continent was still quite rich in resources.

Establishing strongholds around the Spiritual Springs and developing colonies would definitely be very profitable!

At the very least, he wouldn’t lose money on the venture!

’Once the pioneering is complete, this [Pioneer Certificate] might grant me 20 experience points a day?’

’With two [Pioneer Certificates], that’ll be 30 points a day!’

At that rate, Su Ye could gain over ten thousand experience points in a single year!

A smile couldn’t help but spread across his face at the thought.

...

After claiming the [Pioneer Certificate] and sorting through the information on the panel,

Su Ye returned to the Ghostly Flood Dragon.

His expression turned solemn, his eyes grave.

’Next... it’s time to refine the divinity!’

HUM!

Like a sky lantern,

the resplendent, golden-red Eternal Hunting Divinity bloomed with light.

Su Ye examined the Eternal Hunting Divinity.

He compared it to the divinity from within the Fertile Divine Abomination.

’If the amount of divinity from the Fertile Divine Abomination counts as one unit,’

’then what I have here is at least six units worth!’

Su Ye muttered softly to himself.

[Ownerless Power of Rules detected.]

[...Analyzing...]

[Analysis successful.]

[Eternal Hunting Divinity (Contaminated)]

[Compatibility: 93 (High)]

[The following options are available:]

[1. Purify (Requires 6,621 experience points)]

[2. Decompose (Requires 2,454 experience points)]

’So expensive...’

Su Ye glanced at the number of experience points required for [Purify] and couldn’t help but click his tongue.

Six thousand points!

However, Su Ye knew,

he absolutely had to spend this experience.

After all, the compatibility with the Eternal Hunting Divinity was a staggering 93!

It was more than enough to serve as his fifth Divine Seed!

Moreover, during the battle to slay the Eternal Hunter Incarnation, he had faintly realized that the contamination within this divinity was not just from the blood sacrifice—it also contained the hatred of an entire world!

If he refined it directly without purification, it would be tantamount to willingly shouldering a portion of the Eternal Hunting God’s sins...

The very thought made Su Ye’s scalp go numb!

HUFF.

He shook his head and sighed.

’Oh well. The wool comes from the sheep’s own back.’

The experience points he’d gained from slaying the Eternal Hunter Incarnation far exceeded this expense.

"Purify!"

Su Ye didn’t dwell on it. With a single thought, he pressed the ’Purify’ button.

HUM!

Over six thousand experience points vanished in an instant.

As if meticulously drawing silk from a cocoon, the filthy sins within the Eternal Hunting Divinity were separated out, purified, and dispersed.

Ten minutes later,

the Eternal Hunting Divinity, now as pure as glazed crystal and flawlessly clear, floated in mid-air!

Su Ye reached out and took it.

He sat down cross-legged and began to refine it!