The Spirit of Nothingness: "That's right, the more legendary the stories the Master experiences, the faster the Book of Nothingness will recover."
"However, if the stories the Master experiences are insufficient for the Book of Nothingness, it will continuously consume the Master's luck until everything the Master possesses is devoured."
"The previous owner of the Book of Nothingness was unable to create any more legendary stories and was ultimately consumed by the Book of Nothingness."
Hearing the Spirit of Nothingness's words, Ye Ling's brow furrowed again. "This Book of Nothingness can actually devour its owner?"
For Ye Ling now, he had experienced quite a few things that could be called legendary. But legendary stories would eventually run out, and even Ye Ling himself mostly returned to the ordinary.
If it was calculated this way, being devoured by the Book of Nothingness was only a matter of time.
The Spirit of Nothingness: "The Book of Nothingness is a supreme treasure from the void. It requires immense power to maintain its existence. Now that the Master has awakened the Book of Nothingness, you must satisfy its needs, otherwise, no one can change the Master's fate."
"How come I feel like I didn't get a treasure, but a disaster?" Ye Ling rubbed his temples in distress, having to accept this reality. He asked the Spirit of Nothingness, "How long can the things I've experienced so far sustain the Book of Nothingness?"
"Please wait a moment, Master." The Spirit of Nothingness replied politely to Ye Ling and then fell silent, seemingly retrieving Ye Ling's past.
A moment later, the Spirit of Nothingness said, "Congratulations, Master. Your past experiences are exceptionally rich, and the Book of Nothingness is very satisfied with them. With your past legends, it can sustain the Book of Nothingness for three months."
"Only three months?"
Upon hearing the Spirit of Nothingness's words, Ye Ling exclaimed, his eyes nearly bulging out.
Let alone his battles against the watchers in the Primordial Chaos, or his fight against the Remnant Evil race in the Three Thousand Universes, even his experiences dealing with the Red Dust Pavilion on Earth, or his struggles in the East Xuan Continent, any one of these stories could be written into a grand epic!
Yet, all these experiences combined could only sustain the Book of Nothingness for three months?
Then what should he do in the future to satisfy the appetite of the Book of Nothingness?
At this moment, Ye Ling finally understood how the previous owner of the Book of Nothingness, who had created the Innate Spirit of Nothingness and even shaped the structure of the void, had died.
Obtaining the Book of Nothingness was equivalent to receiving a death notice!
Thinking of this, Ye Ling felt a bit cowardly. He took a deep breath and asked the Spirit of Nothingness, "Is it too late for me to give up the Book of Nothingness now?"
The Spirit of Nothingness shook its head. "I'm sorry, the Book of Nothingness has already been bound to your soul. Until you completely disappear, you cannot escape the Book of Nothingness."
"Of course, I will do my best to assist the Master in creating legendary stories, so the Master can command me freely."
Ye Ling sighed heavily. "Since it has come to this, let's leave it for now."
Ye Ling had initially thought he had obtained a supreme treasure, and from then on, he would be able to roam the void unchallenged. He never expected that what he received was a ticking time bomb!
More importantly, using the Book of Nothingness required consuming its energy. With Ye Ling's current "story" balance, he would likely be drained by the Book of Nothingness before he could even accomplish anything with it.
The Book of Nothingness Ye Ling had obtained was even worse than the future he had initially envisioned.
At least, if you didn't use the customized future, nothing would happen. But this Book of Nothingness was a constant threat to his life!
The Spirit of Nothingness: "Master, do you wish to leave the Book of Nothingness with your consciousness and return to your physical body now?"
Ye Ling: "Yes, send me back."
The Spirit of Nothingness: "Understood."
As the Spirit of Nothingness finished speaking, Ye Ling's consciousness detached from this sea of knowledge and returned to his own body.
The Book of Nothingness, which had been emitting golden light, now appeared like an ordinary book, lying peacefully in Ye Ling's palm.
Seeing Ye Ling return to normal, everyone immediately gathered around, asking him curiously, "How is the Book of Nothingness? Is it incredibly powerful?"
Ye Ling smiled helplessly at their excited expressions and then told everyone about the Book of Nothingness feeding on stories.
After hearing about the unique energy requirements of the Book of Nothingness, everyone's expressions became quite varied, and they were at a loss for words.
The World-Destroying Spirit Fire couldn't help but complain, "What's the deal with this broken book? It feeds on stories, and not just any stories, but legendary ones. Where are we supposed to find so many legends?"
"If Ye Ling's past experiences can only sustain the Book of Nothingness for three months, then I really don't know how many people in this void can satisfy this broken book's needs!"
Tai Xu also felt quite disappointed with the Book of Nothingness and couldn't help but apologize to Ye Ling, "I'm sorry, Divine King. We have never activated the Book of Nothingness before and were unaware of its characteristics..."
Given the energy demands of the Book of Nothingness, no matter how powerful it was, anyone who obtained it was destined to die. In the end, no one would dare to touch it.
Although Tai Xu didn't say it explicitly, he had already mentally accepted that Ye Ling wouldn't live long.
No one could create legends all the time.
However, Ye Ling quickly accepted the reality. He put away the Book of Nothingness and said to everyone with a smile, "Let's put aside the discussion about the Book of Nothingness for now. When the cart reaches the mountain, there will be a way; we'll take it one step at a time."
"By the way, Tai Xu, please introduce these two items to me."
Ye Ling took out the seed and the yellow soil he had obtained from the stone pillars in the Tomb of the Buried Gods earlier and asked Tai Xu.
Both the seed and the yellow soil were treasures obtained from clearing the Tomb of the Buried Gods. Based on Ye Ling's experience in the previous three dangerous locations, treasures obtained from clearing such places would never be ordinary.
Seeing that Ye Ling still had the mind to explore treasures, Tai Xu's admiration for him grew. He immediately introduced, "Reporting to the Divine King, what you have obtained now are the Seed of the Righteous Tree and the Soil of the Azure Sky. These two treasures are also supreme treasures in the void, and they need to be used together."
"Seed of the Righteous Tree?" Ye Ling raised his eyebrows slightly. "Does this have anything to do with the Negative Tree from the alternate world?"
Tai Xu: "The void and its dark side are two sides of the same coin. The alternate world nurtured the Negative Tree in the dark side, so the void will give birth to the Righteous Tree. The Negative Tree and the Righteous Tree are like the yin and yang, opposing each other."
Ye Ling: "Then what is the Soil of the Azure Sky?"
Tai Xu: "The Negative Tree was nurtured by the Water of Thick Earth from the alternate world. Similarly, the Soil of the Azure Sky is the opposite of the Water of Thick Earth. Only the Soil of the Azure Sky can allow the Righteous Tree to take root and sprout."