The Path to the High Realm (Savior of Destiny)
Foundation Guidance: 200,000 Destiny Points, 20 Divine Crystals
Foundation Conditions: Omitted
Foundation Ritual: Omitted
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The Path of XX
1. The Original Lamp Lighter: Cleave through thorns and illuminate the dark path ahead. Please sow the seeds of hope and influence at least 10 billion humans.
2. Destiny Mentor: Observe destiny, alter destiny, control destiny. As a mentor, you must change the destiny of a sufficient number of significant individuals.
3. Candlelight Galaxy: Become a candle yourself, leading billions of candlelights to leap across the gate of the high realm.
This was Mentor Fang's own path to the high realm. The conditions were much stricter than Liu Feng's Sword Path. However, he had already completed a part of the requirements for this path. The first condition was the most detailed, showing the current completion progress: 11.1%. This meant he had influenced 1.1 billion people. Yet, a single Blue Star had far more than eleven hundred million people.
Mentor Fang frowned, "Indeed. Influence can be direct, indirect, and indirectly indirect. As an individual, the number of people he can directly influence is limited. However, creating the 'Xin Huo,' establishing base cities, constructing the Dawn Beacon defense perimeter, and so on, have indirectly influenced countless others." He speculated that there were some weighting coefficients, with indirect influence further removed having a lower coefficient. He didn't know the specific coefficients, nor did he need to explore them. This path was about forging ahead through thorns and darkness. Upon reaching the end, the light would naturally appear. "Of course, to sow the seeds of hope and influence a vast population, one must find the right direction."
That direction was the worlds beyond. Only in the worlds beyond were there enough populations. Moreover, those worlds, ravaged by the gray fog and persecuted by abominations, needed him to bring them the seeds of hope. The act of passing on the flame was something Xin Huo had always been doing. However, the main force used to be members of the Guidance Group, such as Yi Yue Luoxi, who spread hope in various worlds beyond, established resistance fronts, and migrated affected humans. The 11.1% progress on Fang You's first item for the high realm path likely came partly from this. The worlds beyond did have considerable populations. It was just that no prosperous world with a population comparable to Blue Star had been discovered yet. A world with several hundred million or over a billion humans was considered densely populated.
"In short, for a while now, I won't need to go into seclusion to cultivate. I need to 'gain experience' and 'pass on the flame' everywhere." The information for the second condition of the high realm path was much vaguer. Perhaps the specific metrics for the second condition would only become clear once he completed the first? "The second condition can be pursued simultaneously with the first. This is, after all, what I should be doing. Once the organizational affairs are arranged, I can set off."
With this thought, he remembered that the secret realm had already been upgraded to Level 8. No, it had been upgraded three months ago. But in the blink of an eye, completely immersed in the cultivation of a demigod and the sensations of the high realm path, he had almost forgotten about the secret realm. He looked around. Liu Shang had already organized various personnel to begin surveying the terrain and resources of the secret realm's newly formed continents and seas. She had also started cultivating the soil on the new continent and sowing plant seeds. What Liu Shang was planting were delicate, high-grade mysterious crops. Thanks to the radiation from Yi Duola's Tree of Life, they did not require constant tending. All that was needed was land planning before planting and harvesting when the time was right. With the complete Yi Duola's Tree of Life, Xin Huo would no longer be scarce, from legendary-grade medicinal herbs to ordinary-grade crops. Fang You planned to export some of the crops. After all, Xin Huo couldn't consume that much. He knew that processing them into finished potions before exporting could quadruple the profit, but unfortunately, their production was limited. These were happy troubles. After the secret realm was upgraded, special buildings like the training ground and apostle dormitories could also be upgraded to Lv8. Fang You glanced at them. Neither had gained new abilities, but enhancement effects like 'focused improvement' and 'restoration' had significantly increased with the upgrades. The growth bonus from special soil had also increased considerably. However, the planting zone couldn't cover the entire world, so it could only be used for cultivating particularly delicate high-tier plants.
On the other hand, the forging workshop and medical room had gained new advanced equipment with their upgrades. Master Wang Chui and Yin Ling both praised them. Especially Master Wang Chui. He had not accepted the inheritance of Gang Tianzhu, as this inheritance only contained Gang Tianzhu's path to the high realm, with content primarily involving 'dual-purpose hammer techniques for forging and combat,' 'mechanical ascension for human modification,' and so on, focusing on combat aspects. Gang Tianzhu was the fourth-ranked Pillar of Heaven in terms of seniority and status, but his contribution to Kandela was not in his personal combat strength, but in the various high-level blueprints he developed. The Guardian Dragon Puppet was just one of Gang Tianzhu's masterpieces. Master Wang Chui had no interest in paths like 'mechanical steel modification of oneself'; he wanted to be a pure human master craftsman. However, he was very envious of Gang Tianzhu's forging techniques and blueprints. He had exchanged some of these himself, and the organization had exchanged the rest for him. Master Wang Chui gave him a thumbs up after reviewing them.
Compared to this, Kandela's research and manufacturing data for potions was not as extensive as that for equipment.
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After inspecting the changes in the secret realm's land and base buildings, Fang You began to utilize the power of the secret realm again. The power of an Level 8 secret realm was not inferior to world power, and he could wield it more effortlessly. "Even though the power of a Level 8 secret realm is vast, using it seems to impose no burden on me? It's as if it's my own power." Within the secret realm, he could control the rotation of the sun and moon. Outside the secret realm, this power, resembling a great river, gently wrapped around his wrist and, at his mental command, transformed into various weapons such as knives, swords, and spears. He now stood in the boundless world beyond. On the vast and bright barrier of Blue Star, a giant sword appeared, its scale no less than that of a world. He wielded it as if it were an extension of his arm. Was this the power of the secret realm? "Moreover, unlike world power, the secret realm's power had no consumption in mere shaping and transformation." It was as if the Xin Huo Secret Realm had transformed into a supreme divine weapon, which he held aloft to fight. He had truly lifted it. The Xin Huo Secret Realm transformed into a ball of light and merged into his body. Instantly, power surged, and golden light blazed. Fang You felt as if he possessed infinite strength, as if he could shatter the Lord of Stagnation with a single punch. This was, of course, an illusion. One punch wouldn't be enough to shatter the Lord of Stagnation; it would take at least a few punches.
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Time flowed by ceaselessly. In the blink of an eye, two and a half years had passed. Since the incident in the Central Trial Ground, the Ghastly Realm had enjoyed a rare period of peace. Evil God Calamity Sceneries still appeared from time to time, hanging in the sky for several hours or days before gradually dissipating. But let alone ordinary citizens, even mythological and demigod beings who knew of approaching disasters had become remarkably calm. Weren't they just Evil God Calamity Sceneries? Having seen them so often, they had grown accustomed to them. The origin of the Evil God Calamity Sceneries was undoubtedly in the Middle Ghastly Realm. The power of the calamity sceneries had spread to the four directions of the Ghastly Realm, greatly weakened. Apart from looking a bit more terrifying, there was nothing else. The minor attacks by abominations triggered by the Evil God Calamity Sceneries could not breach the well-prepared Great Oasis and Super Oasis forces. As long as high-level servants or眷者 of evil gods did not trouble them, the major forces could remain safe and sound. However, the leaders of the major forces all knew that this stability was temporary. Information regarding the evil god faction was gradually spreading within the human forces through the hands of various trialists and was also being transmitted to the outside world. "Therefore, we cannot let down our guard." "When the signs of the second awakening of the evil gods arrive, there will undoubtedly be countless servants of evil gods emerging from the Middle Ghastly Realm, bringing endless disaster." "Taking advantage of this period when servants of evil gods cannot leave in large numbers, we must quickly accumulate strength." "Indeed, if the apocalypse is real, this is the sliver of hope left for us to prepare." "Evil gods and the Ghastly Realm have a peculiar symbiosis, and oases are part of the Ghastly Realm. Perhaps we can use the power of the oases to restrict the evil gods? After all, evil gods also rely on the Ghastly Realm to devour worlds beyond and increase their power." "Regardless of any ideas or plans, the priority is to improve personal strength. The demigod realm is too weak; our power is insufficient. We need to reach the high realm to survive." "Precisely, this King has vaguely found my path to the high realm." "Hehehe, this Emperor too." "As if only you have found it."
Human Alliance meetings were held frequently. Leaders of various factions and powerful mythological and demigod beings also exchanged ideas on this platform from time to time. Some peak demigods declared that they had found their path to the high realm and would break through soon. This invigorated the mythological beings of their respective factions. But after all the peak demigods declared they had found their paths, the mythological beings became a bit bewildered. "Are they kidding me?" If the path to the high realm were so easy to find, the great figures would have already ascended one by one, why would they have to wait until now? But since everyone claimed to have found their path, who would dare admit they hadn't? The demigods didn't want to lose face.
"However, who actually obtained the inheritance of the Eight Pillars of Heaven?" "Indeed, apart from the inheritance power of the First Pillar of Heaven, the other eight were taken, but were they taken by reincarnated ancient gods, or by ourselves?" "Most likely by us humans, of course, it could also be by the descendants of ancient gods ranked among the top, but who exactly..." Among the peak demigods who claimed to have found their path to the high realm, it was highly probable that some of them had obtained the inheritance of a Pillar of Heaven. But who was it? The demigods kept it very secret. If they had obtained the inheritance of a Pillar of Heaven, it was indeed possible that the peak demigod figures had figured out the path. Even without obtaining the inheritance of a Pillar of Heaven, one or two, or two to three, might have found the path. In this era, the world was showing favor.
"But I heard that there is still a significant distance between finding the path to the high realm and truly ascending to the high realm." "This distance could be several years, or several decades." "The high realm... alas, it is too distant. We should focus on condensing three strands of divinity and strive to break through to the demigod realm... that at least has some hope." In two and a half years, the development of human forces had also been rapid. More and more forces had successfully upgraded to Level 9 Oases, and some powerful hegemonic forces had upgraded to their second or third Level 9 Oases. Perhaps stimulated by the disasters, a large number of mythological beings and sixth-sense experts no longer dared to slack off and left their oases to explore and seek opportunities for breakthroughs. In just two and a half years, human strength had significantly improved. As for the high realm...
"Hey, hey, how much longer until you complete your path to the high realm?" Inside the Burning Flame Oasis, Yiluo Xi observed An Jianyou, as if trying to discern something from her. Well, she wanted to step into the high realm earlier than her rival, An Jianyou. She, Empress Yiluo Xi, had diligently cultivated in the Secret Realm of Time and Years for over a decade or twenty years, reaching the peak of the demigod realm and, under the guidance of her mentor, finding her own path to the high realm. Well, she called this path the Empress Path. Standing at the peak, looking down on the world, she would surely stand at the pinnacle of the Ghastly Realm. This was her grand goal. Her minor goal was to defeat the slightly stronger An Jianyou in a formal duel. She always lost in duels of the same rank, but if she could ascend to the high realm first and then challenge Youyou, wouldn't she be sure to win? Hmm. This was her wisdom. Yiluo Xi pondered her path while incessantly eating various desserts paid for by An Jianyou, and discreetly probing for information about An Jianyou. An Jianyou's eating style was much more refined. She gently picked up a piece of pastry, also contemplating her own path to the high realm. Her path to the high realm, as expected, had a slight connection with abominations! She had been very afraid of abominations back then, but after seeing them more often, she now felt that abominations were quite attractive. "It will still take a long time to complete the path to the high realm, won't it?" "Really?" Yiluo Xi asked, her tone slightly raised, drawing the attention of many people in the restaurant. An Jianyou pushed her down. "Since you have so much energy, why not take on more missions?" "My completion rate and number of missions are top-notch in the organization, thank you very much." "Then why not read more books? Mentor says your cultural courses are failing again." Yiluo Xi:orz. "Can I be blamed for this? The textbooks are getting thicker and thicker. The Ghastly Abomination Compendium alone has increased the number of abominations from a few hundred to several thousand. Remembering thousands of abominations is going to kill me! Why can't I just blast them all with a fireball?" Perhaps for this reason, the mentor didn't make her memorize everything and allowed her to memorize only content about seven-star and above abominations. An Jianyou was well aware of this. Who else was she the tutor for if not Yiluo Xi? Besides the mentor, perhaps no one understood abominations better than her, because the number of abominations in the compendium increased from a few hundred to several thousand, yes, this was the result of her efforts over the past year or so. She didn't expect it to make the cultural exams more difficult, but apart from pure slackers like Yiluo Xi, few people would be stumped by cultural exams, right?
Chi Yan sneezed. Xing Jinglei stroked his stubble with melancholy. Mentor Fang flipped through the increasingly thick textbooks. "Indeed, the Ghastly Realm is very deep. Speaking of which, there are some connections between the tribes of evil gods' minions and the abominations. Should these also be included in the textbooks?" he pondered. He suddenly looked up, gazing through the layers of nebulae towards the Xin Huo Secret Realm. There, a sword cry resounded. Golden streams of light paved a sacred path, leading directly to the heavens.