NOVEL ONLINE FREE Chapter 232: Divine Source
Chapter 232: Divine Source
Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, a month had passed.
It was once again time for the Heavenly Mystic Sacred Land’s first-sequence genius training camp.
Xu Lian had O take him to the Heavenly Mystic Sacred Land.
As usual, he returned to his residence and used his last progression point to see what materials he needed to advance to the Divine Source Realm.
He was currently at the 9th stage of the Void Realm, two small levels higher than the first ranked silver-haired senior brother, who was at the 7th stage of the Void Realm. Winning first place and becoming a Heavenly Mystic Holy Son seemed almost certain.
However, it would be safer to advance to the Divine Source Realm in order to sweep through the Holy Sons of the other eight Sacred Lands.
[Progression point successfully added. Adding a Void God Flower will allow you to advance to the 1st stage of the Divine Source realm].
Xu Lian left his residence and headed to the grand warehouse. Without needing to queue up, he went straight up to the warehouse elder and said, “Give me five hundred and eleven Void God Flowers.”
As expected, the warehouse elder was shocked. “You’re about to break through to the Divine Source realm?”
“Soon,” Xu Lian nodded. After several training sessions in the second and first sequence, he had already made quite a name for himself, so there was no need to hide his progress anymore.
“The Divine Source realm is essentially beyond the scope of the younger generation and begins to catch up with the middle-aged and older cultivators,” the warehouse elder said, shaking his toad-like head, which was larger than a hut.
“I only have cultivation resources for those below the Divine Source realm. Resources for the Divine Source realm and above are controlled and require the approval of the Elder Council before they can be obtained.”
Xu Lian was puzzled. “Controlled cultivation resources?”
The warehouse elder explained, “This means that these resources cannot be purchased with Spirit Stones. They are tightly controlled by major powers and are only given to core members for cultivation. They rarely leak out to the outside world, so no matter how many spirit stones you have, you can’t buy them.”
Xu Lian understood. It seemed that Spirit Stones weren’t omnipotent – some things couldn’t be bought. This made him both happy and frustrated.
Happy because he had reached this point and was beginning to catch up with the older generation, but frustrated because he had just managed to accumulate thirty billion Spirit Stones, only to find that the “version” had been updated.
Of course, he didn’t need them for himself, so he could save them for the women in his life to buy cultivation resources, which wouldn’t be a waste.
He asked, “How do I apply to the Council of Elders for Void God Flowers?
The warehouse elder replied, “Have your master, Elder Cheng Pu, submit the application for you. He is a member of the Elder Council, so it will be more convenient for him to apply.”
Xu Lian thanked the Elder and left.
He found the Untraceable Wanderer, Elder Cheng Pu.
“To advance to the Divine Source realm so quickly, not only has the Goddess of Time taught you well, but you are also a rare talent in the cultivation world,” Elder Cheng Pu said with a satisfied smile, readily agreeing to help Xu Lian apply to the Elders Council.
Gu Xiangzhen looked at him with envy.
“Being personally instructed by the Time Goddess is indeed different. Junior Brother, you’re not even twenty and you’re about to enter the Divine Source realm.
I’ve been cultivating for decades, and I’ve only reached the 5th stage of the Divine Source realm. In a little while, you’ll probably surpass me.”
“Senior sister, you’re the type who accumulates strength over time… There’s no need to compare your cultivation speed with people like us,” Xu Lian comforted her with a smile before leaving.
Gu Xiangzhen was speechless. His words were more of a blow than a consolation. Why didn’t he accumulated his strength over time?
Xu Lian went to the home of the elder of the Law Enforcement Hall to visit his granddaughter, Senior Sister Tao Qian, to build up their rapport. Through his diligent efforts, Senior Sister Tao Qian’s favorability towards him increased from 75 to 80, and he was close to earning another progression point.
Two days later.
Just before the first-sequence genius training session began, the Elder Council quickly approved his request for Void God Flowers. Elder Cheng Pu sent Gu Xiangzhen to deliver them to him.
However, Xu Lian frowned. “I requested five hundred and eleven Void God Flowers. Why did the Elders only approve one hundred?”
Gu Xiangzhen looked at him strangely. “Master submitted the application for five hundred and eleven as you requested, but the Elder Council didn’t approve it. They said that one hundred was enough for the entire 1st to 9th stages of the Divine Source realm. To give more would be to risk leaking the resources to the outside world.
According to the experience of the elders in the Divine Source realm, one hundred is more than enough.
Based on my own experience in the Divine Source realm, one hundred is also enough. Why do you need five times as much?”
Xu Lian explained, “My cultivation method is special… so I need five times the resources of a normal cultivator for each major realm.”
Gu Xiangzhen was shocked. “No wonder you cultivate so fast. You’re truly unique.”
“…” Xu Lian said, “I’ll tell Master what I just told you and ask him to reapply.”
Gu Xiangzhen shook her head. “I’m afraid that won’t work. Master has already thrown a rare fit to argue for five hundred and eleven Void God Flowers for you. He even got into a heated argument with the elders and used his incredible escape technique to kidnap the elders’ female family members to pressure them. But the elders were sure that the Master wouldn’t dare harm their family members, so they still didn’t agree.”
Xu Lian was stunned. He hadn’t expected Elder Cheng Pu to be so “loyal,” nor had he thought that escape techniques could be used in such a way… This gave him some new ideas on how to use his own escape techniques.
Gu Xiangzhen sighed. “Master has done all he can. You’ll have to find another way.”
“Alright, please thank the Master for me,” Xu Lian nodded. He was already grateful that Elder Cheng Pu had gone so far for him.
After Gu Xiangzhen left, Xu Lian thought about it. O had already left the Heavenly Mystic Sacred Land, so he couldn’t pressure the Elder Council. Among the people he knew, only the Goddess of Nine Heavens and the Heavenly Mystic Holy Lord could help him.
Unfortunately, he didn’t have the “contact information” of the old Supreme Being, or else he could have asked him to reprimand the “stubborn elders” of the Elders Council for hindering his cultivation progress.
“Should I ask the Goddess of Nine Heavens or the Heavenly Mystic Holy Lord?” Xu Lian pondered. If he asked the Goddess of Nine Heavens, he didn’t need to think hard to know that she would seize the opportunity to demand the laws of the Divine Kingdom from him… She had been eyeing them for a long time.
“Then I can only try to ask the Heavenly Mystic Holy Lord.”
He took out the token that the Heavenly Mystic Holy Lord had given him. It happened to have the “contact information” of the Holy Lord. Could this thing be used to communicate?
Focusing his mind on the token, he tried it, and sure enough, it activated a communication channel.
Before he could even speak, his vision blurred and the black-robed, faceless Heavenly Mystic Holy Lord appeared before him. Having connections really made a difference in treatment.
“Is this about the Void God Flowers?” the Holy Lord asked.
Xu Lian nodded. “Has the Holy Lord heard about it?”
The Holy Lord smiled. “Elder Cheng Pu made such a fuss. How could I, the Holy Lord, not know?”
Xu Lian clasped his hands. “Could the Holy Lord please speak to the Elders for me? I really need five hundred and eleven Void God Blossoms. One hundred is far from enough.”
The Holy Lord shook his head. “It’s not that I won’t help you, nor is it that the Elder Council is being stingy. It’s just that we can’t give you that much. There’s a deeper reason behind it that you don’t understand.”
Xu Lian was confused. “Please enlighten me.”
The Holy Lord explained, “According to the feedback from the Storage Elder:
When you were in the Transcendent Realm, you purchased five hundred and eleven Goldstones.
When you were in the Void Realm, you bought five hundred and eleven Nine-Aperture Pills.
Now, for your ascension to the Divine Source realm, you need five hundred and eleven Void God Flowers.
Do you know what this means?
It means that the cultivation resources you need for each major dimension are enough for five to six people!
In other words, if we were to cultivate you all the way to the realm of the Supreme Being, it would consume enough resources to cultivate five to six Supreme Beings!
So why not use the resources we spend on you to cultivate five or six Supreme Beings instead?
So cultivating an ‘expensive’ supreme being like you is simply not cost-effective. It’s better to cultivate five or six ‘cheaper’ beings. Do you understand this logic?”
Xu Lian fell silent, finally understanding why the Elder Council wouldn’t approve his request for five hundred and eleven Void God Flowers. It was a matter of “cost effectiveness”.
Should they choose to cultivate him alone to the level of the Supreme Being? Or should they choose to cultivate five or six top geniuses to the level of the Supreme Being? The Nine Heavenly Sacred Lands would obviously choose the latter. Although he was currently outstanding and undefeated among his peers, once he reached the realm of the Supreme Being, who could say who would be stronger?
“Does this mean that the Elder Council will not approve any more cultivation resources for me in the future?” Xu Lian asked.
The Holy Lord replied, “They will still approve, but only for one portion of the resources. They won’t approve five portions.”
Xu Lian had no choice but to accept this, even though he also found it understandable.
After all, as a top-tier major force, the Heavenly Mystic Sacred Land couldn’t place all its bets on him alone.
What if, like O, he were to betray the Nine Heavens?
What if he were to die prematurely during his growth?
The risks were too great.
Cultivating talents was like a risky investment-this was the first thing to consider.
Even if everything went smoothly, it still wasn’t cost-effective. Rather than piling a massive amount of cultivation resources onto him alone, it was better to distribute them among five or six top-tier geniuses and achieve multiple successes.
The Holy Lord patted Xu Lian’s shoulder and said with a smile, “During the meeting of the Elders, Elder Cheng Pu requested five hundred and eleven Void God Flowers for you. I voted in favor of it, which drew criticism from the elders. I withstood a lot of pressure for you.
I have my own reasons. I believe that cultivating five or six mudfish is not as good as cultivating a true dragon.
As a result, the elders scolded me and angrily asked me if I considered the top geniuses among their descendants to be mudfish.”
“…” Xu Lian almost laughed out loud, and his somewhat gloomy mood lightened a bit. Although the Holy Lord might have been trying to curry favor with the Goddess of Time, he still expressed his gratitude. “Thank you for your assistance, Holy Lord. Xu Lian will remember this.”
The Holy Lord lowered his voice. “Actually, I have some personal motives as well. You’re about to break through to the Divine Source realm, so becoming the Heavenly Mystic Holy Son shouldn’t be a problem.
My daughter, you’ve met her before. She’s the one who’s second in the first rank, with long hair down to her waist, and she’s very beautiful. Do you remember her?
With her strength, she will undoubtedly become the Heavenly Mystic Sacred Maiden.
You two are destined to be a couple, which makes us a family. Who else would I help if not for you?”
So that’s what this was all about… Xu Lian could only nod. “I remember her. She’s very beautiful indeed.”
“I have high hopes for you,” the Holy Lord laughed heartily, patted Xu Lian’s shoulder once more, and then disappeared.
Xu Lian took out one Void God Flower and added it as material to advance to the 1st stage of the Divine Source realm.
The one hundred Void God Flowers would be enough for him to advance to the 5th or 6th stage of the Divine Source realm. As for the rest of the Void God Flowers he needed, he would have to find another way.