Daily Fishing

Su Yu was unaware of the secret meeting taking place within the All-Races Cult. He did know, however, that the cult had increased the bounty on his head once again. He was now worth three hundred thousand contribution points, an amount on par with the reward for slaying a Sun Moon realm combatant. At the same time, over in Great Xia Prefecture, Yuan Qingdong had actually stepped forward to offer a public apology! Yes, an apology. It was entirely outside Su Yu's expectations! Inside the Primordial Spirit Research Institute, Su Yu received a recording and played it. This was the first time he had seen what Yuan Qingdong looked like! On the screen, Yuan Qingdong was speaking. Judging by the background, he was standing in the academy's Preaching Area. "I am deeply sorry. Before conducting a thorough investigation, I made rash judgments that brought tremendous trouble and distress to Researcher Su! "Regarding Feng Qi's identity, it has also been confirmed that he is a hero of our human race, an undercover operative who infiltrated the Six-Winged God Cult... I am deeply sorry for the immense peril I brought upon Feng Qi. Great Xia Prefecture, including Great Xia Civilization Academy and myself personally, will rescue Feng Qi and take responsibility for our prior transgressions!" On screen, Yuan Qingdong wore an expression of sincere contrition. "The Primordial Spirit Cultural Art and the Double Wu Aperture Fusion Art disseminated by Researcher Su have brought tremendous help and impact to humanity. To make them publicly available without selfish reserve is a blessing for the human race. I am deeply sorry that because of me, the three civilization academies of Great Xia Prefecture suffered an unwarranted calamity. Here, I apologize to Su Yu, and I apologize to everyone. It was I who brought immense trouble upon all of you! "My original intention was never to target anyone. As for the matter concerning Feng Qi, I was genuinely unaware beforehand. Yet even though I did not know, I must still take responsibility for my mistake. "I know an apology cannot make amends for anything. However, I will do what I ought to do. Starting today, I will search across the entire Human Realm to rescue Feng Qi. I will save him and not allow him to die at the hands of the All-Races Cult beasts! "Regarding the cultivation arts... concerning the one million merit points demanded by Su Yu... I am truly sorry, but I do not possess such a reserve of merit points. Nevertheless, I am willing to pay the price. Perhaps it can be paid in installments—ten thousand merit points each year to Su Yu, cleared within a century. No matter what, I hope Su Yu can consider his former classmates and grant the dissemination rights for the arts. "I know that many have made mistakes, including myself and those traitors who died. But many people are innocent. I hope Researcher Su will not punish everyone over the faults of a few individuals... Once again, I offer my apologies to Researcher Su!" On screen, Yuan Qingdong's demeanor appeared utterly earnest. A dignified Sun Moon realm expert had repeatedly apologized to Su Yu. In the eyes of ordinary people, Sun Moon realm combatants were like deities. Yet now, Yuan Qingdong had apologized and proposed a plan: paying compensation in installments to settle the score for his past words—one million merit points repaid over a century! As for Feng Qi, he would personally scour the Human Realm to mount a rescue. Of the various conditions Su Yu had laid out concerning him, he had agreed to them all! *** Inside the screening room, Su Yu watched for a moment, then smiled. Beside him, Wu Lan curled her lip. "Not a shred of sincerity!" Behind them, Wen Zhong chuckled. "Yuan Qingdong... is a Sun Moon realm expert, after all. When it is time to bow his head, he can swallow his pride. Right now, the students of Great Xia's three academies are furious with him. Now that he has stepped forward to apologize, offered compensation, and promised to rescue Feng Qi... if you still refuse to authorize the arts, you'll be the one in the wrong!" He had thrust Su Yu onto the fire! Would you permit the arts to be taught, or wouldn't you? If you refused, the blame no longer lay with him. He had accepted the conditions Su Yu himself had set forth. Su Yu smiled. "It is a bit of a surprise. I thought he would never do it. Who knew he possessed such forbearance?" It truly was unexpected! He had assumed the man would stubbornly hold out to the bitter end! "He is a Sun Moon realm powerhouse, after all," Wen Zhong said with a faint smile. "Don't think him a fool just because of a few missteps. Back then, if Chen Yong and Wan Tiansheng hadn't confirmed Feng Qi's identity, and Yuan Qingdong had moved against you to brand you a colluder with the All-Races Cult, you would have found yourself in serious trouble." He paused, then added, "I know of this Yuan Qingdong. He is from the Yuan family of Dayuan Prefecture! Some Invincible families branch into two parts. If an Invincible who founded a prefecture has many descendants, one branch manages the prefecture, while another takes up residence in the sacred lands! If they have even more descendants, yet another branch is stationed on the All-Heavens Battlefield! "Spreading their branches and multiplying their foliage! "Yuan Qingdong is a descendant born from the branch of the Yuan family stationed in the Quest Realm. He isn't too old—just over a hundred years—and counts as an exceptional genius of the Yuan family's Quest Realm branch. His father is King Dayuan's youngest son, and currently the head of the Yuan family in the Quest Realm." Su Yu nodded, curious. "From what I've seen, the Xia and Zhu families don't seem to station people in the sacred lands?" "Those with few descendants don't always station people there. King Daming only has two sons, as you know. The situation in Great Xia Prefecture is similar. When the eldest son of the Xia family fell in battle, Marquis Xia was still quite young." Wen Zhong smiled and added, "Furthermore, within the two sacred lands, there is another category of Invincible descendants: the descendants of newly ascended Invincibles! "Back then, only thirty-six Invincible experts founded prefectures. Later, some died, while new Invincibles emerged. But these newly arisen Invincibles did not establish new prefectures—there simply wasn't room in the Human Realm to carve out more territories for them. Thus, many of them took up residence in the Twin Sacred Prefectures and the All-Heavens Prefecture. "Consequently, certain Invincible families developed growing influence within the two sacred lands! Meanwhile, among the prefecture-founding Invincibles, some had fewer heirs and generally paid little attention to the sacred lands, caring only about their own prefectures. "In name, all Invincibles belong to the War God Hall and the Quest Realm. In reality, some Invincibles might have never set foot in either sacred land. It is merely a formality; humanity requires an overarching power to coordinate the various factions, or at least keep the human prefectures from plunging into civil war." Su Yu understood. Then he asked curiously, "Senior Brother, how many Invincible experts does humanity actually have?" "Nobody knows, perhaps not even the Invincibles themselves!" Wen Zhong chuckled. "Until you reach that level, you won't know the truth. With truth and deception interwoven, who can say for sure? But it is true that several prefecture-founding Invincibles have perished." Wen Zhong sighed. "Three hundred and twenty years ago, King Dawei fell in battle, and Dawei Prefecture went into decline. Dawei Prefecture was once an exceptionally powerful realm. After King Dawei's death, his eldest son took charge. Though quite capable, he never managed to step into the Invincible realm, and the prefecture gradually withered... "Two hundred and forty years ago, King Dawu fell, and Dawu Prefecture declined as well. That little girl Wu Lan's family has some connection to Dawu Prefecture..." Beside them, Wu Lan, who was kneading her fur-ball, turned around. "Senior Brother, you know so much! But the Wu family was only a collateral branch of Dawu Prefecture. We migrated to Great Xia Prefecture two hundred years ago." Su Yu looked at her in surprise. "Then what relation is King Dawu to you?" "To me?" Wu Lan calculated mentally. "My eighth-generation ancestor!" "..." Su Yu was speechless. It sounded like a curse, but she said it with absolute seriousness; he likely was indeed her eighth-generation ancestor! Wen Zhong smiled and continued, "Then, one hundred and sixty years ago, King Daqi fell in battle. "Seventy years ago, King Dachen fell as well!" Wen Zhong sighed. "These are the four known prefecture-founding kings who died in battle. As for whether there are others, no one can say! Some kings were daring enough to sneak deep into the realms of the gods and demons. If they were killed there, the celestial phenomena might have been vast, but no one in the Human Realm would know. That lies beyond what we can track." On the surface alone, four founding kings had fallen. Adding in the Invincibles who had not founded prefectures, humanity had lost many experts at the Invincible realm over the years. Su Yu nodded and soon steered the topic back. "Is this Yuan Qingdong part of the Single Divine Character Faction? Or is he acting on someone else's orders?" "Who knows?" Wen Zhong chuckled. "We don't really understand the attitudes of the Invincibles. No one knows where King Dayuan stands either. He hasn't shown himself in a long time; he hasn't even attended Dayuan Prefecture's founding anniversary celebrations in recent years." Su Yu nodded. Beside him, Wu Lan turned and asked, "Su Yu, are you going to grant the cultivation arts to the three academies then?" "Of course!" Su Yu smiled. "A Sun Moon realm expert apologized in public—how could I not give him face?" Wu Lan huffed. "That's so unsatisfying!" Why listen to him? Just because he asked, you give it to them? If you did, people in the three academies might even attribute the credit to Yuan Qingdong. Su Yu laughed. "Don't worry. From what he said, it sounds like he has no intention of leaving Great Xia. He's staying put, which is great! Didn't he offer to compensate me with one million merit points? Forget it, I don't want it! Let's subsidize the students of Great Xia's three academies instead! A cultivation art sells for seven hundred merit points to those students. We'll charge them two hundred, and the remaining five hundred can come out of Yuan Qingdong's pocket! That can subsidize two thousand students. All two thousand spots will go to the Single Divine Character Faction. They'll be charged seven hundred points, and once the students redeem the art, they can go demand their five-hundred-point subsidy directly from Yuan Qingdong!" "..." Wen Zhong stared at him, and so did Wu Lan. After a long pause, Wen Zhong chuckled. "He already said he has no money!" It was a clever idea, but the man had publicly claimed poverty. Pulling this stunt wouldn't do much. Su Yu smiled. "No money? Let's do the math for everyone. The Yuan family's annual income from the Myriad Characters Scripture alone exceeds five hundred thousand merit points. Factoring in other revenues and their earnings from the Quest Realm, their lineage comfortably pulls in over a million merit points a year! Dayuan Prefecture has separate income sources. How could a family pulling in over a million merit points a year have no money? He is a Sun Moon realm expert, and how many Sun Moon experts does the Yuan family have stationed in the Quest Realm? "Just him and his father." Su Yu grinned. "So how could he possibly have no money? Who would believe that? Reluctance is simply reluctance. We'll lay out the accounts for all to see. Great Xia's Single Divine Character Faction must pay seven hundred points. As for the rest, go ask Yuan Qingdong for the subsidy! If he refuses, that's Yuan Qingdong's business—I won't take his money!" Su Yu chuckled merrily. "As for the students who aren't part of the Single Divine Character Faction, charge them two hundred merit points, and have the Xia family subsidize the remaining five hundred. The Xia family isn't short on money. Just from my aperture fusion art, they made a fortune. We can't shift the costs onto the students' shoulders, right?" "..." The others were at a loss for words. Su Yu continued, "The Xia family raided several elders' households and raked in plenty of wealth. Consider it a subsidy for the students! The students only need to spend two hundred merit points. It's more than in other prefectures, but far less than the Myriad Characters Scripture, so it's still a bargain! They won't lose out. As for those who can't afford it, that's their problem. Great Xia Prefecture should be willing to cover the five hundred points. As for whether Yuan Qingdong pays his share... what does that have to do with me?" How many students were in the three academies? Not that many in active classes! Of course, if you counted alumni, the number was staggering. In Great Xia Prefecture alone, older practitioners in the Character Nurturing Realm numbered in the tens of thousands. Most of them probably wouldn't bother learning it at their advanced age, though one could never say for sure. Ten thousand people, subsidized at five hundred points each, would amount to five million merit points. It would depend on how Marquis Xia negotiated with him later! Wu Lan asked, "What about the god and demon corpses, and that Sea of Consciousness Mystic Realm?" Was he dropping those demands? "The god and demon corpses shouldn't be an issue. As for the Sea of Consciousness Mystic Realm..." Su Yu shook his head. "The chances were slim from the start. I only threw that out to intimidate them. If they won't give it, so be it. If Yuan Qingdong wants to play games with me, then let's play. Let's see if he pays the subsidy or not!" Su Yu didn't care either way! If he paid, Yuan Qingdong would weep tears of blood. If he refused, even if the Single Divine Character Faction knew Su Yu was deliberately disgusting them, they would still be furious. Yuan Qingdong had promised Su Yu a million merit points, and his family was swimming in wealth—so it was all just an empty promise? If they had to pay extra because of Yuan Qingdong and received no compensation, five hundred merit points was no small sum. Even a Tengkong realm expert would feel the sting. How could they not despise him? Su Yu laughed. "Looks like I'll need to pay the Governor a visit. He'll need to arrange people to publicize this so everyone knows! "Keep him tangled in trouble so he doesn't have time to look for faults every day!" He couldn't be bothered with him! Su Yu had plenty on his plate right now. Let them squabble amongst themselves. He wasn't even in Great Xia Prefecture anymore; why should he care about their infighting? I'll slap you across the distance and let you stew in your own anger! Dealing with a Sun Moon realm expert—especially one who was an Invincible descendant—was no simple matter. Even Zhu Tiandao or Xia Longwu couldn't simply strike Yuan Qingdong dead over a few spoken words! If they acted recklessly, the other side had an Invincible ancestor too, and the result would be mutual ruin. Unless there was ironclad evidence, just like when Jin Yuhui was killed and not a single soul dared utter a peep. With solid proof, killing him was beyond dispute. For someone like Yuan Qingdong, unless you produced definitive evidence of collusion with the All-Races Cult, you couldn't touch him. Even collusion might not suffice; you had to guard against his ancestor stepping in to claim he had been planted inside the cult as an undercover agent, making it espionage rather than treason. It had to be like Jin Yuhui, where he had openly attacked Su Yu. Only that counted as irrefutable proof, allowing him to be killed without consequence. Thus, Su Yu never expected to crush him with a single blow. Take it slow. He wasn't the one in a rush! The one panicking right now ought to be Yuan Qingdong. Humiliated again and again, dragging the Yuan family's reputation through the mud... Public condemnation was a formidable force. If King Dayuan learned of this and was a fair man, he would discipline Yuan Qingdong himself. If he knew and chose not to discipline him, but instead stepped forward to shield him... then he was no righteous man. At least, not a righteous man in Su Yu's eyes! And if he wasn't, one shouldn't expect fairness from him anyway. They would just take things one step at a time. As they were speaking, the Suanni on guard duty downstairs suddenly let out a roar. "Lord, guests have arrived!" Down at the main entrance, the Suanni and the Mountain-Boring Ox stood flanked on either side, tasked with guarding the gate. There was no helping it; their strength was too meager, so what else could they do besides watch the door? Could they just loaf around and wait to die? They were actually glad to guard the entrance. Inside the institute, whenever they caught sight of those dissecting instruments, both demons shivered in terror, dreading the day they might end up under the blade. Around the institute, several students looked over in curiosity, clearly impressed by the spectacle. The Suanni and the Mountain-Boring Ox belonged to powerful races and were both at the ninth stage of the Tengkong Realm. Having two great demons standing guard truly gave Su Yu tremendous prestige! And the arriving guests carried an imposing presence of their own! A troop of soldiers! Encased head to toe in black armor, bristling spears gleaming with cold light, their gear was spattered with bloodstains as though they had just marched straight off the battlefield. When Su Yu stepped out the door, the general leading the unit spoke in a chilled, booming voice, barking as if delivering a military report: "Are you Researcher Su Yu? I am a vice-general of Great Qin Prefecture's Iron Eagle Guards, here to conduct the handover!" "It is I..." Su Yu was slightly taken aback. He glanced over the company—thirty people in total, none of them weak. Twenty-nine in the Tengkong Realm, and one in the Lingyun Realm! An elite battalion indeed! The vice-general wasted no words. He promptly produced a storage ring and presented it with both hands. His face was concealed behind his visor as he said in a deep voice, "Researcher Su, please present your credentials to verify your identity, complete the transfer of materials, and stamp the receipt of acknowledgment!" Su Yu complied without fuss, retrieving his researcher credential. The officer inspected it closely, then handed the storage ring to Su Yu. Su Yu swept his willpower inside to inspect the contents. He was inwardly startled! They truly were freshly slain corpses. Inside the storage ring lay one god and one demon, both freshly killed, their remains still warm—corpses of the Primordial Demon Race and the Primordial God Race! In addition, there was a substantial quantity of sealed blood essence! Also freshly harvested! Naturally, they hadn't provided any other corpses, as Su Yu hadn't asked for them, and Great Qin Prefecture wasn't about to give extras. "Thank you, General! The count is correct..." Su Yu brought out his specialized seal. It was exclusive to researchers, unique to each individual and crafted through special means so that outsiders could never forge it. He stamped the document and handed over the acknowledgment. Soon, Su Yu said politely, "The general has had a grueling journey. Have you just come from the battlefield? Why not come inside for a brief rest..." "No need!" the vice-general answered in a deep voice. "We are under military orders. Lord Su, please forgive our haste!" "You honor me too much..." The vice-general said solemnly, "If this aperture fusion art proves to be of great utility, addressing you as 'Lord' is only right and proper! We only hope the art truly benefits our soldiers! As of now, the Qin Army has begun promoting the aperture fusion art across the entire force! A group of prodigies is rapidly expending vast resources to open their apertures, even consuming Earth Yuan Fruits and Sky Yuan Fruits. Results will be seen shortly. If rapid aperture fusion is truly feasible, Lord Su's contribution will surpass the slaying of Sun Moon realm gods and demons!" Su Yu was astonished by Great Qin Prefecture's efficiency! He had handed over the aperture fusion art not long ago, yet they had already begun promoting it across the entire military. Not only that, they had even pushed a batch of prodigies to rapidly force open their apertures. That meant some might already be attempting fusion. "Has anyone begun fusing apertures yet?" "Yes, the fusion speed is remarkably fast. Before I departed, someone had already fused twelve apertures in four days. But since he hasn't reached the ninth stage of the Wanshi Realm yet, we dare not place complete faith in it. If he can rapidly reach the ninth stage of Wanshi, Lord Su's merit will be etched into the hearts of the million soldiers of the Qin Army!" At these words, several surrounding students gasped! Fused twelve apertures in four days? Terrifying! That meant in little over a month, one could advance from the ninth stage of Qianjun to the ninth stage of Wanshi? The aperture fusion art... Some had been cultivating it at a leisurely pace, but now they felt a sense of urgency. They needed to try it as soon as possible! Su Yu smiled. "That cultivator's talent must be exceptional. Fusing twelve apertures in four days means three apertures a day, which is remarkably swift. Under normal circumstances, fusing two apertures a day—taking around six days—is the standard." *Damn!* What difference was there? The watching students were speechless. That still meant under two months! Incredible! Su Yu soon added, "The general has worked hard. In truth, for prodigies capable of opening a hundred and eight apertures, advancing too rapidly after cultivating the aperture fusion art feels like a waste. Down the line, my Primordial Spirit Aperture Opening Art may be deduced and released publicly. It opens apertures three times faster than ordinary arts, opening a total of one hundred and twenty-six apertures. It is a Heaven-rank mid-grade art, but the time required to cultivate it is roughly on par with an Earth-rank mid-grade art. With abundant resources, it will be even faster!" Su Yu smiled. "It is suited for soldiers with decent aptitude. If everyone cultivates a Heaven-rank art, rapidly fuses apertures, and steps into the ninth stage of Wanshi, they could even take on former Tengkong realm combatants, boosting their strength by three minor realms out of thin air!" "..." At this, the light in the vice-general's eyes shifted, and his voice trembled. "Lord, are your words true?" "They are true, but it still requires some time. Your prodigies needn't rush either; they can open the thirty-six apertures first, then take things slowly..." "Lord... if Lord can disseminate this art, the Great Qin Army will be eternally grateful!" A Heaven-rank art! Cultivated at the speed of an Earth-rank art! Combined with the aperture fusion art, it would accelerate even further, effectively rivaling the speed of a Profound-rank art! In other words, in the time previously needed to complete a Profound-rank art, one could now master a Heaven-rank mid-grade art... Everyone would become a genius, a monster! Normally, only monstrous prodigies would cultivate Heaven-rank arts! Yet now, even ordinary talents who previously cultivated Profound-rank arts could do so! It was simply terrifying! Between Heaven rank and Profound rank lay a disparity of six minor stages in combat power! This meant raising everyone's strength by six minor stages out of thin air! If one person did it, ten thousand people did it, a million people did it... the former Wanshi legions would become Tengkong legions, and the former Qianjun legions would become Wanshi legions! Unthinkable! The vice-general asked with difficulty, "Lord, does this art possess any drawbacks?" "A minor one!" The vice-general's heart skipped a beat, but Su Yu chuckled. "It expends origin qi much faster, requiring an origin-qi-dense environment! After all, opening apertures at three times the speed of normal arts naturally demands greater consumption." "Ah!" The vice-general breathed a sigh of relief. That was a minor matter; origin qi on the All-Heavens Battlefield was exceptionally dense. "Then Lord... approximately how long before it can be distributed?" "At least a month!" Su Yu still needed someone to disguise its origins! He was referring to the Body Strengthening Art. That technique opened apertures astonishingly fast; his ability to open hundreds of apertures in such a short time was largely thanks to it. Of course, the Origin Qi Mystic Realm had played a crucial role as well. Yet cultivating the Body Strengthening Art, a Heaven-rank mid-grade technique, truly felt no different from practicing an Earth-rank art—perhaps even faster. However, it required modifications. Even if he didn't alter the apertures, he had to change the descriptions, and the accompanying martial technique, Mountain-Breaking Strike, had to be tweaked slightly. He couldn't let people realize it resembled the Mountain-Breaking Ox race's technique; that would invite trouble. Deducing too many techniques of the myriad races would eventually draw their scrutiny. Su Yu had already revealed quite a few. Any further releases would have to be thoroughly disguised before being introduced. "Many thanks, Lord!" The vice-general expressed his gratitude repeatedly, having shed all of his earlier aloofness. He did not linger, saying swiftly, "Lord, I must return to Great Qin Prefecture to report our mission. May I report this matter to the Governor?" "You may!" "Thank you!" The vice-general was overjoyed. A moment later, divine eagles appeared beside all thirty soldiers. In the next instant, the troop mounted the colossal birds and took to the sky! Iron Eagle Guards! Their mounts were Tianhong Eagles, extraordinarily fast. A Tengkong-realm Tianhong Eagle flew faster than an ordinary Lingyun cultivator. Combined with the soldiers of the Great Qin Army, they formed a formidable aerial force on the battlefield! The Tianhong Eagle race wasn't ranked particularly high—only hovering around the thousandth spot among the myriad races. They had no Invincible experts watching over them, but they boasted quite a few Sun Moon realm experts. It was said that Qin Zhen possessed a Sun Moon realm Tianhong Eagle whose battlefield speed was astonishing, making it elusive even to Invincibles. Watching them depart, Su Yu felt a twinge of envy. He kicked the Suanni beside him! *Useless creature!* It couldn't fight well, couldn't fly, and couldn't turn invisible. Was this trash really from a top-hundred race? The Suanni looked up at the departing Tianhong Eagles, feeling utterly aggrieved! *Damn it! I could bite ten of those garbage birds to death in one mouthful!* *And yet I'm getting looked down upon over this?!* *There's no justice in this world!* *Life is just too hard!* On the other side, the Mountain-Boring Ox quietly burrowed into the ground. *I'm useful! Far more useful than the Suanni! I can burrow underground and drill through mountains—impressive, right?* Su Yu didn't bother to scold them further. Frowning, he asked, "You two are too weak. Is there any hope of reaching the Lingyun Realm? If not, we might as well..." Before he could finish, the Suanni panicked and blurted, "There's hope! Great hope! Lord, the chances are huge! I was too heavily wounded before, but I've almost fully recovered lately. Give us a few more months, and we'll break into Lingyun immediately!" The Mountain-Boring Ox nodded frantically as well! *Give us a few months, we can do it!* *If there's no hope, are you going to slaughter us for beef?!* *Too terrifying!* Su Yu nodded. "Good. I was thinking that if you couldn't advance, I'd send you over to Yuexin Island. Head Niu enjoys good food, and you two would suit his palate nicely." *Fuck!* Both great demons cursed internally. *Are we meant to be eaten?!* *Utterly heartless!* Yet they dared not argue. They truly were close to breaking through. Their injuries had been healing rapidly of late, and whenever Su Yu cultivated at night and activated his 'Fire' character, they benefited from it. Both great demons had once been geniuses among their clans. Now that their injuries were mending and origin qi was plentiful, advancing to the Lingyun Realm would not take long. In truth, if the Suanni hadn't been captured back then, it likely would have broken through within months. Shortly after emerging from the Star Universe Mansion, it had the misfortune of running into Hong Tan. Otherwise, even if the Shanhai Realm remained out of reach, it would be at the seventh or eighth stage of Lingyun by now. Su Yu had no desire to pay them further attention. His heart surged with excitement. God and demon blood essence! Primordial Demon Race, Primordial God Race, along with blood essence from several other god and demon lineages—this time, he could test the results! Had he ever been killed by gods or demons in the dream world? Most certainly! If he activated their arts, could he locate the remaining two apertures he needed? *** Unable to contain his eagerness, Su Yu hurried into the institute, began extracting the blood essence, and prepared to consume it to unlock the manual. Meanwhile, the conversation he had just held with the vice-general quickly spread through the observing students! *** On Yuexin Island. Niu Baidao laughed. "This fellow is getting ready to fish!" Why else would Su Yu say all that right out in the open if not to bait the hook? Fish for whom? Whoever wanted him dead! It was hard to say whether any idiots would take the bait, but there might well be. Great wealth favored the bold. Even knowing the danger, Su Yu was now preparing to release another technique—a Heaven-rank mid-grade art that was as easy to cultivate as a Profound-rank art... That was simply terrifying! If this continued, the advantages that powerful races like the gods and demons held in the low-to-mid tiers would be completely erased! Coupled with humanity's massive population base, once vast numbers of such warriors emerged, the low-to-mid-tier battlefield would undergo an earth-shattering upheaval. Decades down the line, the Shanhai and Sun Moon tiers would feel an immense impact as well! When there were more powerhouses, powerful Shanhai and Sun Moon combatants would naturally follow. And with more experts at those levels, the birth of new Invincibles was only a matter of time. While it seemed not to affect the Invincible realm right now, over time, it would gradually reshape the highest echelons. Opposite him sat Zhu Tiandao. At this moment, Zhu Tiandao had a large tortoise pinned down and was busy flipping its shell. Hearing this, he laughed. "Let him fish! What's there to fear? Since I dared let him disseminate the basic cultural art, I'm certainly not afraid of him releasing a few more cultivation arts. Slaying a few Sun Moon experts as a deterrent will also display our worth and show how much we value him!" With that, he grinned from ear to ear. "We're going to strike it rich again! No more cash—what good are merit points? Next time, we'll trade for prime treasures from the various prefectures: mystic realms, cultural weapons, origin qi liquid, Sky Yuan Fruits, body-forging liquid, divine talismans, divine pills, demon beasts... Tsk tsk, a fortune!" *I knew it—my eye for talent is unmatched!* *Just look at Su Yu, a walking money tree!* *This fellow is worth more than conquering a minor realm, and without the immense risk. Xia the Second can go cry in a corner!* With that, he finally flipped the old tortoise over, only to kick it flying into the lake the next moment, cursing, "Damn it, it's male! I thought it was female and might lay an egg for me to eat..." Niu Baidao was speechless. *You truly have too much free time on your hands!* He looked toward the Primordial Spirit Research Institute and smiled faintly. *This kid... certainly has guts!* *When he eventually heads to the All-Heavens Battlefield, he'll be cut from the exact same cloth as those maniacs from Great Qin Prefecture. Who knows, he might even dare to fish for Invincibles.*