The whale and the elder crossed the channel together, surrounded by a spatial distortion that enveloped them for a few seconds.
"The journey from the planet to the sacred world is safe, and the crossing can be done immediately, as the spatial laws of the planet are simple and incomplete. But to return from the sacred world to the planet, it’s necessary to wait a few minutes for the channel to stabilize. Otherwise, anyone, regardless of who they are, will be immediately destroyed by spatial power," explained the elder to the whale as they arrived on the other side.
’Hmm... good to know.’ Alm mentally spoke, having sinister ideas.
As soon as the whale arrived, his vision was covered by a multicolored sky. Infinite laws and dense divine Qi covered the entire horizon, a weight as if a sea was on his back hit him. There definitely contained pure Qi and divine laws, being inferior to what existed on the demonic planet, but still thousands of times better than on the planet they were.
The elder observed the whale, waiting for an extreme reaction from him, but he didn’t change at all, as if it were something common in his daily life.
The whale soon asked, "So, to open the channel, I need to consume a crystal from the divine world, correct?"
"Yes. We’ll give you the equivalent to open the portal three times. After that, you’ll have to mine a bit in this place and you’ll find it without any major problems," explained the elder, while a spatial ring floated towards the whale. "This is the currency used in the divine world, called Essentia Crystal. It contains the three life energies within and, obviously, is rare and valuable with many different uses."
The elder nodded, and an intricate set of millions of runes, accumulated in a one-meter sphere, appeared. It floated towards the whale slowly, and the elder spoke again calmly:
"This is the mechanism to use a part of the overall formation of the moon. By using the crystal, it will be absorbed, and then you just need to give the command and choose the point on the planet; it’s quite simple. Obviously, the mechanism’s channel will only bring you to this place in the formation."
He paused briefly and seeing the whale indifferent continued. "All the Qi here comes from the divine world and flows naturally without needing your command. But by using the mechanism and depositing more resources, you can increase efficiency and improve density. You can multiply the amount in this separate world by tens of times."
The whale listened silently, but internally was excited, reflecting on everything he had just heard. The elder interpreted his silence as astonishment and continued.
"Everything has a cost, and I assure you that you won’t be able to mine enough here. That’s why, by using this mechanism, you can get in touch with the families and request a job. We’ll reward you with Essentia Crystals, so everyone’s happy," explained the elder, smiling faintly.
The whale almost let out a sarcastic smile. First, the elder offered a sweet but scarce treasure, and now he was dangling the bait, showing how to get more. All to make him dependent on the families and keep him under control.
"All traces of the twelve families that lived here have been removed for investigation. Only empty ruins remain. You can bring talented people here and do whatever you want. But remember, it’s only a thousand years; after that, you’ll need people to work for the sacred families. Creating descendants in these thousand years is a good choice; there are no dangers here, and they can become strong easily. Anyway, I’ve said all I had to say. Goodbye," concluded the elder, not caring if the whale had any doubts.
He departed through another channel, shortly after waiting for two minutes. The whale was completely alone. Alm and Bruno immediately pushed their divine souls to the limit and began to carefully investigate the entire place.
They couldn’t fly quickly in that place; the space was too dense. In the ascending planet, only releasing their power could make space tremble and begin to break apart. But in the divine world and in this place, which was an imitation, he needed to be hundreds of times stronger to cause a similar effect.
The area covered about a dozen square kilometers, equivalent to a small city. The land was full of Qi, but it wasn’t full of life or pure.
Common cultivators could easily progress through the mortal realms there; in less than a hundred years, it was possible to achieve divine cultivation without much effort. Alm and Bruno could progress even faster in that place, at a speed five times greater. However, the difference between five years and just one to advance a level made no difference to them.
They sensed something in some places that didn’t surprise them. The elder had mentioned that they had taken the traces of the twelve families for investigation, and this was confirmed. However, the four families also made sure to completely sweep all the minerals and important resources, almost depleting all the Essentia Crystals from the place. They left only a small trace for him and covered everything with their cultivation; but the whale, using the behemoth’s bloodline, clearly felt everything.
’We won’t gain anything decent here. Well, screw it,’ Alm spoke dryly after meticulously investigating everything for several hours.
They retrieved the Essentia Crystal and analyzed it. They had never seen anything similar in the other universe where they lived. Just like everything in the queen’s universe, this crystal was incredible, with the three energies intertwining within it.
Although it wasn’t a large quantity, if any cultivator tried to absorb it, impurities would drastically decrease their combat power. But for formations and many other things, it was an unparalleled treasure. Crystals with only Qi were a currency used in ascending planets; in the divine world, their little Qi was irrelevant, the real treasure was something useful in many situations.
Then, they analyzed the mechanism connected to the main formation. It didn’t take more than a few minutes for a sinister smile to appear on the whale’s face.
’The energy used for everything, both in this mechanism and throughout the lunar formation, is none other than soul power and a bit of the other two,’ Bruno said excitedly. ’Almost everyone from the families has a soul with divine fragments. They should be able to manipulate the formation using that easily. Excellent, they have no idea who they’re dealing with.’
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They spent hours studying and testing the uses with their divine soul. They burned through all the few Essentia Crystals to analyze the flow in the mechanism and the formation. In a few days, the whale abruptly opened his eyes.
Whooosh!
A spatial channel opened before them and began to stabilize slowly. They watched attentively as the other side took shape gradually. Suddenly, from above, they glimpsed a place the size of a small continent. It was surrounded by colossal mountains, active volcanoes spewing lava, and even areas with dense vegetation. At the same time, they detected no Qi whatsoever. It all lasted for three seconds and then...
CRACK!!!
An infinite suppression destroyed the spatial channel as if it were nothing. The entire connection broke abruptly. However, the whale’s wicked smile didn’t fade from his face.
’Great, we managed to open the channel just with our souls. With time, we’ll become more experienced and I feel like we’ll be able to manipulate the entire lunar formation to some extent. They brought the virus into their system, and we’ll quietly cause chaos,’ commented Alm with a villainous laugh.
Bruno reflected on their plan, and everything seemed clearer now. ’We can use this formation to take everyone to a place near that location. Even better, we don’t need to be stuck there for long. The channel can stabilize for three seconds; crossing from the planet is safe, and the time is enough. We have an emergency escape route, and everyone can return and replenish resources; here will be a legitimate checkpoint.’
They took a deep breath and pondered over all the possibilities and things they needed to prepare. In that place, any lack of attention would be fatal, but a peculiar and instinctive feeling made them even more thoughtful. Something awaited them there; they didn’t know if it would be exactly good, but the sense of danger and reward were balanced. Either they would gain everything, or nothing.