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Xiao Huo stood upright, his pair of pure golden eyes showing no emotional fluctuations.
Seeing this, Lin Yuan was not surprised.
For him, Sītú Míng was the perfect vessel; a single thought could take control of his body.
After all, everything about Sītú Míng was bestowed upon by Lin Yuan; the former couldn't resist, not even having the thought of resistance.
Likewise, in the eyes of the lofty World Consciousness, the most perfect vessel was naturally the Son of Fortune.
As long as the World Consciousness was willing, it could descend upon the Son of Fortune at any time and take control of everything.
Faced with the arrival of the World Will, the Son of Fortune couldn't resist; even if they were strong, it would be meaningless.
Years ago, Lin Yuan had planned to force the World Consciousness to appear through those three Sons of Fortune.
Unfortunately, the three Sons of Fortune had disappeared from the Five Domains a hundred years ago.
Until just now, when the aura of the three Sons of Fortune reappeared, Lin Yuan rushed over immediately.
Actually, Lin Yuan had no intention of killing the Sons of Fortune.
He was just pretending to have murderous intent to try it out.
Even if the World Consciousness didn't show up in the end, Lin Yuan would still hold back.
After all, the Sons of Fortune were favored by the grand destiny of the world; they were the "spokespersons" of the World Consciousness, and it would be a waste to kill them directly.
Instead, it would be better to slowly extract the threads of grand destiny from them; who knows, it might be useful for him.
But Lin Yuan was lucky; with just a little probing, he forced the World Consciousness to appear.
Lin Yuan speculated that the reason why the World Consciousness attached so much importance to these three Sons of Fortune was entirely because of the many investments made in them.
If it were a hundred years ago, when these three Sons of Fortune only had the strength of the Ninth realm, even if Lin Yuan had intervened, the World Consciousness might not have appeared.
The ninth-realm Son of Fortune was easy to replace even if one died, and it wasn't difficult to nurture another.
It was just the Tenth realm. Especially these three Sons of Fortune, at the peak of the Tenth realm, just a hair's breadth away from the Eleventh realm. Lin Yuan even sensed a kind of similar aura from them.
If the three of them were to join forces and activate the similar aura within them, they could completely erupt with the strength of the peak of the Eleventh realm, or even the Twelfth realm.
To cultivate these three Sons of Fortune, the World Consciousness had evidently invested a lot, so it wouldn't allow them to die so easily in Lin Yuan's hands.
"State your demands," Xiao Huo's eyes were pure gold, his tone flat.
At this moment, his consciousness had fallen into sleep, completely replaced by the World Consciousness, making him the most powerful existence in this world.
Powerful to the point where even Lin Yuan couldn't compare.
However, the World Consciousness was not a living being; everything it did had to follow rules, far from being as unrestrained as Lin Yuan.
"I want the martial arts cultivation system to perpetually flourish in this world, prospering for tens of thousands, even millions of years," Lin Yuan spoke.
If he didn't get the tacit approval of the World Consciousness, even if Lin Yuan made many preparations, it would be difficult for the martial arts cultivation system to survive for long.
While Lin Yuan might not encounter any accidents during his time, once he left this world, under the suppression of the World Consciousness, there might be another Son of Fortune born, specifically to eradicate the martial arts cultivation system.
"Impossible," Xiao Huo directly refused.
As the absolute master of this world, "he" knew very well that from the first realm to the tenth realm was the most suitable cultivation system for this world.
As for the martial arts cultivation system, although it was not inferior to the native cultivation system, the World Consciousness subtly realized that allowing this system to rise in the Five Domains was not a good thing.
Such an obviously distinctive cultivation system, if allowed to develop for a long time in this world, might have an impact on "himself."
Compared to the third world Lin Yuan traversed, the world consciousness of this world was much more intact and capable of making decisions most favorable to itself.
"Impossible," Lin Yuan's expression remained unchanged.
Since the World Consciousness didn't leave immediately, it meant there was still room for negotiation. Lin Yuan had just made a big move, but he actually had a lot of room to retreat.
Outside the purple bamboo forest.
Yang Bixing and Shen Lang looked pale.
When the World Consciousness descended on Xiao Huo just now, it casually threw them out.
Apparently, it didn't want these two to overhear Lin Yuan's direct conversation with it.
Lin Yuan had no objection to this.
"He..." Yang Bixin's lips trembled.
The strength of Xiahou Yuan, the big demon emperor, far exceeded their imagination.
Before seeing Xiahou Yuan, the three of them were full of ambition and made a series of plans.
Such as what to do if Xiahou Yuan made the first move.
What to do if they made the first move.
How to survive if they couldn't beat Xiahou Yuan, and so on.
However.
When they truly faced Xiahou Yuan, the three of them realized how unrealistic their ideas were.
Ambition?
A series of plans?
No matter how much preparation they made, it couldn't make up for the absolute gap in strength.
In front of Xiahou Yuan, the three of them had no ability to act other than waiting for judgment like ants.
If it weren't for Xiao Huo in the end...
At this point, Yang Bixing and Shen Lang exchanged glances.
As peak-level tenth-realm experts, they were far inferior to Xiahou Yuan, and with just one glance, they couldn't tell that Xiao Huo had been replaced by the World Consciousness.
But they also realized that Xiao Huo seemed to have changed.
And Xiao Huo's change directly made Xiahou Yuan stop, and even drove them out, preventing them from overhearing their conversation.
"Could it be..."
There was a faint guess in Shen Lang's heart.
He had received the inheritance of an eleventh-realm expert from fifty thousand years ago and knew many secrets of the world, including descriptions of the World Consciousness.
But in the description of that eleventh-realm expert, the World Consciousness was called by another name.
The Heavenly Dao.
Or the Heavenly Sovereign.
"What should we do now?"
Yang Bixing asked softly.
She glanced in the direction of the purple bamboo forest, which was now hazy, as if it were another world.
"What should we do?"
Shen Lang thought for a moment and said helplessly, "Let's wait here."
He understood Yang Bixing's meaning, asking if they should take the opportunity to leave.
But...
They had just come out of the underground world, and Xiahou Yuan appeared in less than a moment.
This meant that Xiahou Yuan's desire to find them was extremely obvious. With Xiahou Yuan's strength, even if they took the opportunity to leave now, they couldn't escape as long as the former still harbored murderous intent towards them.
Instead of that...
It was better to continue waiting for the conversation between the two inside to end.
If 'Xiao Huo' convinced Xiahou Yuan, they could stay even if they didn't escape.
If he couldn't convince him, even if they escaped to the ends of the earth, they would still die.
Yang Bixing fell silent at these words.
With her intelligence, she could also think of these things, but she was too shocked to speak for a moment.
Half an hour later...
Under the gaze of Yang Bixing and Shen Lang...
The hazy space in the distant purple bamboo forest gradually became clear.
Seeing this scene, Yang Bixing and Shen Lang didn't move rashly. Instead, they waited for another two hours before gathering the courage to approach.
Soon...
They found Xiao Huo lying unconscious in the original position.
As for Xiahou Yuan, he had long since disappeared.
The two hurried forward, helped Xiao Huo up, and used their respective methods to heal him.
Before long...
Xiao Huo woke up faintly.
"What happened?"
Xiao Huo felt a splitting headache, as if he had been stirred by some huge creature for days and nights.
Yang Bixing and Shen Lang immediately told him everything they knew.
"I seem to have changed just now."
Xiao Huo calmed down, frowning in thought.
The three of them talked for a while.
Different from when they had just come out of the underground world.
Xiao Huo and the others no longer dared to mention Xiahou Yuan.
Under the sky...
Lin Yuan was in contemplation.
Just now, he had spent half an hour chatting with the World Consciousness, reluctantly reaching a consensus.
The World Consciousness promised to allow the martial arts cultivation system to spread in this world and not directly or indirectly interfere with it.
This also met Lin Yuan's expectations.
As long as the World Consciousness didn't intervene after he left, with the trump cards left by Lin Yuan, it would be enough to ensure the stable inheritance of the martial arts cultivation system for tens of thousands of years.
As for after tens of thousands of years? There were probably already a large number of people who had gone through many trials in the martial arts cultivation system, enough to ensure its continued inheritance.
Of course...
The reason why the World Consciousness made such concessions was also because Lin Yuan made a promise.
"The Eye of the Northern Sea."
Lin Yuan raised his head slightly and looked towards the north.
To be precise, it was north of the boundless sea.
More than a hundred years ago, Lin Yuan had sensed the appearance of a 'black hole' there, which constantly devoured the aura of this world.
And this black hole was what the World Consciousness referred to as the 'Eye of the Northern Sea.'
The Eye of the Northern Sea appeared suddenly tens of thousands of years ago in this world.
Since then, the aura of the world had begun to decline slowly. Without the support of aura, the upper limit of the world gradually decreased.
The World Consciousness had also made efforts. For tens of thousands of years, every time a tenth-realm expert was born, under its hint, they would go to the Eye of the Northern Sea to try to seal or suppress it.
But the results were minimal. At most, they could only stop the expansion of the Eye of the Northern Sea, but it continued to devour the aura of this world at every moment.
Lin Yuan also learned from the World Consciousness that the area where the most strong people gathered in this world was not the Five Domains.
But the area around the Eye of the Northern Sea.
For tens of thousands of years, the World Consciousness had continuously hinted to the strong to go there.
Over generations...
Those strong people gradually took root in the area around the Eye of the Northern Sea.
As a result, in the area around the Eye of the Northern Sea, there was no shortage of tenth-realm experts, and even eleventh-realm experts.
"The reason why the World Consciousness is cultivating those three Sons of Fortune is probably to use them to suppress the Eye of the Northern Sea."
Lin Yuan thought to himself.
Those three Sons of Fortune, when they join forces, can erupt with the peak power of the eleventh realm, or even the twelfth realm. Even in the area of the Eye of the Northern Sea, they can be considered top-notch experts.
"The Eye of the Northern Sea."
Lin Yuan's eyes were deep.
His promise to the World Consciousness was to try to repair the Eye of the Northern Sea as much as possible, but there was no guarantee of success.
However, even without the conversation with the World Consciousness, Lin Yuan would eventually go to the Eye of the Northern Sea.
After all, letting the Eye of the Northern Sea continue to devour the aura of this world, constantly causing the upper limit of the world to decrease, would also be detrimental to Lin Yuan. At least, cultivation would be suppressed.
Moreover, if this continued, there would come a day when this world would be devoured.
By then, what would be the point of Lin Yuan passing down his teachings and painstakingly laying down the martial arts cultivation system, only to be swallowed up along with the world?
"Let's go."
"Visit the Eye of the Northern Sea."
Without even returning to the underground palace, Lin Yuan flew directly north.
Nowadays, the Five Domains have stabilized, and even if there are occasional remnants of forces from a hundred years ago rebelling, it doesn't affect the overall situation.
Nuan Shu, the Demon Lord Moyang, and others strictly govern the Five Domains according to the rules set by Lin Yuan, so there shouldn't be any major problems.
Swish! In the blink of an eye.
Lin Yuan left the range of the Five Domains.
He arrived above the boundless sea.
The terrifying waves were raging, making it difficult for ordinary sixth or seventh realm experts to move an inch.
However...
All the waves quieted down within a hundred meters of Lin Yuan's body.
On the raging sea, the area around Lin Yuan seemed to form another world.
"No wonder only the tenth realm is called by the World Consciousness."
Lin Yuan thought to himself.
It would be impossible for ninth realm experts to pass through this sea.
North of the boundless sea.
A white tower stood tall.
On top of the tower, a chubby man sat cross-legged.
"It's been twenty years, and I can finally go back. I'll take a good rest when the time comes."
The chubby man sighed.
Even tenth realm experts who spent ten or a hundred years here with the vast sea as their companion would find it boring.
"I wonder when the Eye of the Sea will disappear. I heard that in that direction, there is the Five Domains, which is much larger and more vast than the Northern Sea Island."
The chubby man thought silently to himself.
He was born and lived on Northern Sea Island, naturally yearning for the so-called Five Domains.
"It's just that the Island Lord and a few Vice Island Lords forbid us from leaving," the chubby man sneered.
The Island Lord and Vice Island Lords were the heavens of Northern Sea Island and the boundless sea, high-ranking eleventh realm experts who commanded many strong people on Northern Sea Island to join forces to suppress the Eye of the Northern Sea.
"Huh?"
"It seems like someone's coming?"
The chubby man seemed to have noticed something and immediately stared at a certain direction to the south.
On the vast sea, a streak of light was rapidly approaching.
"Could it be a tenth realm expert coming from the Five Domains?"
The chubby man's eyes lit up.
He had long known that every so often, tenth realm experts from the Five Domains would come over to join the ranks of suppressing the Eye of the Northern Sea.
However, with the passage of time, the number of tenth realm experts coming from the Five Domains had become fewer and fewer.
The most recent one came nearly ten thousand years ago.
"I heard that these experts from the Five Domains are very unruly at first, thinking highly of themselves. They need to be reminded."
The chubby man suddenly thought.
Tenth realm experts coming from the Five Domains were basically invincible in the Five Domains, with extremely proud personalities.
Suddenly arriving in Northern Sea Island, they would surely have a hard time adapting.
"Swoosh."
The chubby man immediately flew up, ready to greet the new tenth realm expert who had just arrived, and at the same time, to teach him not to make any mistakes on Northern Sea Island, especially not to offend the Island Lord and Vice Island Lords.
The chubby man was thinking about it.
At that moment.
Boom!
Several streaks of light flew over from behind.
Surprisingly, just like the chubby man, they flew towards the new 'tenth realm' that had arrived?
"Huh?"
The chubby man widened his eyes.
"Nalan Island Lord, and a few Vice Island Lords."
The chubby man took a deep breath, recognizing who the streaks of light flying from behind were.
They were the high-ranking eleventh realm experts, the heavens of Northern Sea Island and the boundless sea.
"That person, does he have a grudge against the Island Lord and Vice Island Lords?"
Seeing Nalan Island Lord and several Vice Island Lords coming personally, the chubby man couldn't help but mourn for the new 'tenth realm' that had just arrived.
However...
In the next moment.
Under the shocked gaze of the chubby man.
Nalan Island Lord and several Vice Island Lords flying towards the new 'tenth realm' all stopped.
And they slightly bowed, showing respectful attitudes towards the new 'tenth realm,' saying in unison:
"Greetings, Lord."
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