Leaving the Garrison, Yun Ji's expression was still a little dazed.
The strength of the Silent Night Garden was not particularly strong in the Great Oasis, but it had completely inherited the knowledge of the Shrine of Night. Therefore, Yun Ji's insights and knowledge were not much inferior to those of the heirs of super powers. If it was about understanding the evil god faction, Yun Ji was sure she knew better, because this intelligence was exchanged by their ancestors at the cost of the oasis's destruction.
Faced with such terrifying minions and servants of the evil gods, the Blazing Fire Chamber of Commerce not only completely blocked the offensive of the evil god faction but also routed them.
This... was it possible?
She felt it was impossible.
It was extremely difficult for oasis powers to give birth to a Mythical. It required talent, resources, and luck, all indispensable.
In the past, when the Shrine of Night was at its peak, it had several Mythicals, and its prestige had already spread across several tens of Great Domains. But what about the evil god faction? Their Mythicals were merely servants of unspeakable evil gods.
The vast gap could only be understood by facing it directly.
That being said, the mystery of the Blazing Fire Chamber of Commerce also surprised her greatly.
Outsiders only thought that the Blazing Fire Chamber of Commerce had two or three Mythicals, but she had seen a fourth, and this Mythical was not the actual president.
The mysterious president was not here.
How much more strength did the Blazing Fire Chamber of Commerce possess? Were they truly fighting the evil god faction in the Outer World?
Yun Ji did not ask these questions.
She was well aware of her identity and, more importantly, the task at hand – to promote to Mythical with all her might, return to her homeland to resist the disaster, and then repay her debts for the rest of her life.
Even if it took her more than nine hundred years to repay her debt, she had no complaints. Yun Ji knew that without the investment from the Blazing Fire Chamber of Commerce, she would have had no possibility of advancing to Mythical.
She knew she lacked the talent and had even suggested replacing her with her third uncle.
But Your Excellency Iluxi had rejected it.
Could she succeed in breaking through with her meager talent? Filled with apprehension, Yun Ji first reported her safety to her third uncle and others, then settled down in the Garrison, and began to train her body and adjust her state.
However, no matter how she adjusted, she remained somewhat anxious and uneasy. The emotions of worry and fear were almost written on her face.
"I'm telling you, awakening to Mythical is very easy. A simple pop and you break through, it's incredibly simple," Iluxi comforted her, acting like an elder sister who had been through it all.
Yun Ji felt bitter.
You are a prodigy of heaven, how can you understand the difficulty and danger of awakening and breaking through? However, when she advanced to the sixth awakening, she had almost died, let alone the seventh awakening to Mythical.
She had also seen three elders in their Silent Night Garden, whose talent and accumulation were stronger than hers, all fail in their seventh awakening.
Difficult, difficult, difficult!
She couldn't say these words. She could only follow the plan devised by Your Excellency, cultivate, cultivate, and cultivate further, solidifying her foundation, and making the final preparations for Mythical awakening.
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While Yun Ji was cultivating, Instructor Fang was observing... Bah, remotely guiding via video.
When this girl signed the contract, her information appeared on the panel. Her secrets, if not entirely transparent, were presented in a summarized form on her personal panel.
Among them was the relationship between the Shrine of Night and the Silent Night Garden. This was akin to a distant legend suddenly descending into reality.
Yun Ji was naturally not a 'legendary prodigy' like Xitina or Qianqiu. However, she possessed epic-level talent, and her foundation was quite solid.
She primarily cultivated sword techniques, and her basic sword techniques had already reached...
Her eyes were filled with lingering fear, followed by confusion and realization. As Yun Ji reviewed her memories and sorted out what had just happened, her eyes were filled with shock.
Just now...
She had failed, but she was unharmed!
Not a single scratch! Moreover, even in her weakened state, Yun Ji felt that her mental state was more perfect than ever before!
The occasional murmurs she heard in her ears and the illusions that appeared before her eyes had all vanished.
She only felt an unparalleled clarity and exhilaration at this moment, as if her entire body had been cleansed and reborn!
This, was this the great power of that 'Instructor'?
This was by no means the power that a Mythical or demigod could possess, nor was it even the power that a human could possess!
In that case...
A possibility immediately emerged in Yun Ji's mind.
Master Instructor must be an ancient and great existence.
In the era of evil god rampages, many ancient gods had perished, but some beings had also hidden in corners of the world, worshipped by certain powerful factions.
Their Shrine of Night had once worshipped an ancient and great being, the "Lord of All Sprouts," in exchange for faith and resources, and had obtained some protection from this ancient being.
However, when their oasis was attacked by more than ten Mythicals and demigods, for some unknown reason, this ancient Lord of All Sprouts did not appear.
Soon, the Shrine of Night was destroyed, and only their clan members, who had been arranged to be outside in advance, managed to survive.
Was "Instructor" an ancient and great being worshipped by the Blazing Fire Chamber of Commerce?
It was just that this title was a little different from the titles of other ancient beings?
She had also heard of the titles of some ancient, great, and hidden beings, such as "Lord of Stars," "Mother of Nature," and "Elder Fool." These titles themselves represented certain powers, but "Instructor"? She couldn't understand it.
And the relationship between them seemed to be more than just worship and protection.
Yun Ji was astonished but couldn't figure it out, so she stopped thinking about it.
Having received the "Instructor's" baptism and feeling completely cleansed and fulfilled, Yun Ji had become exceptionally obedient. After all, this was a great power bestowed upon her by an ancient being.
It was known that even when the Shrine of Night was at its peak, her ancestors' Mythicals had very rarely had the opportunity to directly converse with ancient and great beings.
This was her honor.
Perhaps this ancient being would occasionally cast her a glance.
Yun Ji patted her face, feeling a little nervous, yet also excited.
Two days later, she began her next attempt at advancement.
Another two days later, Yun Ji made her third attempt at advancement.
Pulsating waves of energy surged within the spacious training ground, like white and blue ocean waves, accompanied by roaring sounds. These waves crashed against the walls of the expansive training ground, creating blue ritual patterns that resembled ripples.
Actual water also appeared around Yun Ji, swirling and emitting the sound of flowing water.
These water flows changed their shapes, and as time passed, they subtly exuded a divine aura.
More and more wondrous phenomena appeared within this enclosed training ground.
However, under the protection of the defensive and stealth rituals, these anomalies did not leak out at all, only the booming roars echoed incessantly within.
This continued for more than half a day.
Until, the girl sitting cross-legged in the center of the energy waves, her clothes fluttering, suddenly opened her eyes.
A flash of golden light streaked across her pupils.
She was still herself, with the same appearance, yet somehow different, becoming noble, lofty, and sacred.
But her sacred eyes were still filled with shock, reverence, and faith.
"A week, I advanced to Mythical in just a week, this..."
"Praise Master Instructor."
She clasped her hands together in front of her chest and lowered her head slightly, allowing her hair to fall from the sides of her cheeks, swaying constantly in the wind. She remained still and serene like a sculpture.
The surrounding energy waves gradually receded, but the light still enveloped her, illuminating Yun Ji's respectful and devout face.
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"It actually took three guiding awakenings to successfully break through to the Mythical level. Her talent is indeed somewhat lacking," Fang You said, but he was not dissatisfied.
Three awakenings. Excluding the first, which was used to cleanse the pollution ingrained in her body and soul, Yun Ji had only truly attempted Mythical awakening twice.
Twice was a below-average standard.
Fang You, An Jianyou, Hei Dao, Xitina, Qianqiu, including Iluxi and Xing Jinglei who had recently advanced to Mythical, all passed in one attempt.
Instructor Fang just felt everyone was lucky, or perhaps he himself was very lucky.
Some had failed. Liu Shang had failed her Mythical awakening, otherwise, she might have entered the Mythical realm even earlier than Iluxi and Xing Jinglei.
Yun Ji entering the Mythical realm in two attempts was very fast, which was a manifestation of considerable luck.
After all,
The panel had estimated her probability of passing the tribulation to be a mere 30.1%. With this probability, it was not impossible for her to advance to Mythical on her third, fourth, or even fifth attempt.
And each of these attempts cost money!
Although their Mythical awakening was safer, more efficient, and cheaper than normal operations, it still required a considerable amount of Destiny Points, Strange Crystals, two legendary materials, and several auxiliary materials.
This was a huge sum.
Instructor Fang felt a slight pang of heartache, as if they failed a few more times, the materials for awakening in a certain line would be depleted.
"Mythical awakening is indeed difficult. Yun Ji's success rate was entirely due to the ritual."
"Her various indicators only met the passing line, and secondly, it seemed to be related to the contract level. The guiding benefits obtained by a subordinate apostle were slightly lower."
This was no longer a guess.
Fang You had compiled thousands of data points and could generally confirm this. However, typically, the indicators for subordinate apostles were much lower than those for Destiny Apostles, so a lower awakening success rate seemed normal.
Yun Ji's indicators were not much worse than Qianqiu's at the time, yet her awakening success rate was significantly lower.
The higher the tier, the greater the difference might be.
Let's see when the second employee who signed a subordinate contract undergoes Mythical awakening.
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After Yun Ji advanced to Mythical, she spent only one day familiarizing herself with her physical state before embarking on her return journey.
She did not bring anyone with her on this trip.
Traversing the Inter-Realm during the disaster was not an easy task even for a Mythical. Yun Ji was not confident that she could protect everyone. A large team would also greatly reduce her movement speed.
After much consideration, Yun Ji decided to travel alone.
She bid farewell to her third uncle and others, and then set off on the road home.
At the same time,
In the distant, dim and desolate ruin Great Domain, within the Silent Night Garden, a city defense battle had just concluded.
On the city walls, covered with thick roots, there were countless large holes everywhere. Some areas even showed cracks hundreds of meters long.
Scattered remains and fragments were everywhere, and foul-smelling sewage flowed.
Inside the city, the exquisite and beautiful architectural clusters now had large areas of damage and collapse. However, the powerful individuals of the Silent Night Garden were not glaring at the eerie creatures, but at a strong individual with energy wings, hovering in mid-air.
—An envoy from the 'Sunset Kingdom,' the hegemonic power of the dim and desolate ruin Great Domain.
"See, your Silent Night Garden is about to collapse. Do you still refuse the strength of my Sunset Kingdom at this time?"
"As long as you agree to a marriage alliance and cede a piece of land as a base for my Sunset Kingdom, our kingdom's support will arrive soon."
"You have the last few days to think carefully. If the oasis is destroyed, your so-called pride and persistence will be meaningless."
With that, the envoy from the Sunset Kingdom flapped his wings and flew high.
He left behind the livid faces of the Silent Night Garden's powerful individuals. However, among these livid faces, many lowered their heads, revealing hesitant expressions.
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Underground training ground of the Blazing Fire Mall.
Xing Jinglei's upper body was bare, and his entire body was covered in bruises, but he didn't feel any discomfort. His face was filled with exhilaration.
"Come on! Give me more!"
In front of him was "forced laborer" Julius. The Mythical stared at Xing Jinglei with wide eyes, displaying a typical "old man on the subway" expression.
After a string of curses and exclamations, Julius reluctantly pulled out his treasured poison and splashed it on Xing Jinglei.
The more poison, the stronger he becomes!
Xing Jinglei was undoubtedly cultivating. In addition to normal Mythical cultivation, his unique legendary skill, 'Indestructible Furnace Body,' had opened up another path of cultivation.
Cultivating through being beaten!
Being beaten not only provided temporary buffs but also left some permanent improvements. The higher the skill level, the more he was beaten, and the stronger the skill became.
This was a dual-core cultivation system!
He had fallen in love with the feeling of being beaten.
At the same time, Xing Jinglei was also perfecting his combat system. His fighting style was reckless, but he was not a reckless person!
After a battle with Julius, he realized his weakness—his body was still relatively fragile before his buffs were stacked.
Therefore, Xing Jinglei continued to study poison techniques.
Not to poison his opponents, but to use them on himself. He intended to use a poison with a sufficiently fast erosion frequency to quickly stack his initial buffs.
Fang You nodded slightly at this poison-killing method.
However, it was only spiritual support. Xing Jinglei's current green appearance made him hesitate to try it himself.
Fang You then turned his gaze to the Starfire Oasis.
There, a city defense battle had officially concluded, but today's protagonist of the defense battle was only one person.
It wasn't An Jianyou, but Liu Shang.
She stood before the city wall, her hair fluttering. Behind her outstretched arms was the phantom image of a giant tree hundreds of meters tall.
Lush greenery spread out from her, and tender sprouts emerged from the ground, growing wildly. Soon, they transformed into numerous thick and resilient vine-like giant snakes.
Under Liu Shang's control, the vine-like giant snakes swooped down, stirring up clouds of grass debris and dust, tearing the earth, and strangling the eerie creatures.
With the strength of one person, tens of thousands of eerie creatures were annihilated!
And without any assistance, and without relying on many props.
After this battle ended, the accumulated mystery within Liu Shang's body also reached the standard line. She returned to Blue Star and, after adjusting for half a day, began her breakthrough to Mythical.
At the same time, in the third oasis of the Shattered Sea.
Roaring sounds continued to echo, as if about to shatter people's eardrums.
Master Wang Chui stood on a floating platform, continuously unleashing artillery fire below. The entire oasis seemed to be experiencing an earthquake, and the flying dust even formed sandstorms, whistling incessantly.
This was a man-made disaster, but it brought a great sense of security to the oasis trainees.
Not many eerie creatures could pass through the bombardment zone. Occasionally, one or two would appear, and a giant black cat, which would instantly swell to hundreds of meters in size, would catch and crush the eerie creatures like a cat playing with a mouse.
In a blink of an eye,
"Old Master Wang also meets the conditions for the seventh awakening."
"Huh? Black Cat has also met the seventh awakening? That's not right, wasn't it always slacking off?"
Did it mean that Black Cat had been diligent when he wasn't looking?
Fang You rubbed his chin, lost in thought... Just kidding.
Since the requirements were met, let them awaken.
Liu Shang's seventh awakening, Old Wang's seventh awakening, Black Cat's seventh awakening, Yin Ling's sixth awakening.
Everyone had a bright future.