Everyone left the cave slowly. Alm and Bruno knew they needed the Starry Sky Trees to reach their goals, and now they had an irresistible bait.
"Ervly, gather all your soldiers, divide them by race, and give them the Near-Overgrowth Dao. Sesel, share your Dao with your people so they can cultivate together. They might help you complete it or even create something new in the future." The whale spoke calmly. "Afterward, we need to put on a show for the disciples."
Sesel gathered the elves, while Ervly split her soldiers into 33 distinct races. Leafar’s beasts, however, weren’t connected to nature, so they couldn’t use the Near-Overgrowth Dao.
Leafar, whose cultivation was shallow, knew that a pure beast would never accept serving someone weak. To get around that, he recruited hybrid demonic beasts. The whale then gave him the Beast Blood Refinement Technique, a method that would completely change the power of his beasts.
Everyone focused on cultivation, and under Ervly’s guidance, in less than a month, the first race connected to nature managed to create a unique, specific Dao. The heavens acknowledged it, marking it as a potential deity. This left everyone else astonished and motivated.
His entire race received the Dao to further improve their abilities, so the whale ordered both them and the elves to isolate themselves, training with Chaotic Enlightenment.
Soon after, the other races began creating their own specialized Daos. In three months, all of them possessed a Dao far superior to what the sect had offered. They were now refining it and training in the illusionary world.
Three more months passed, and Nebai sent all the resources that Ruri and the others had gathered from the sealed worlds. Thanks to their efforts in the illusionary world, all the soldiers transformed into Ancestral Empyreans.
When everyone gathered again, they looked at each other in awe of their own power. In just a few months since the whale’s visit, the army had multiplied its power hundreds of times. Everyone who had become part of their religion was now marked forever.
But the whale still put them through one final test. All the resources were burned to advance their cultivation. The whale forced them to evolve to the Heavenly Saint Realm, but with no celestial runes left in stock, the process wouldn’t be perfect.
Still, with everyone together, they could turn the tribulation into a heavenly punishment, maximizing its potential to strengthen their advancement.
On an ordinary day, all the cultivators on that planet awoke in panic. The sky was covered with black clouds, and a destructive force descended to punish the mortals.
Thousands of warriors, following the whale’s orders, fiercely attacked the heavens, increasing the intensity of the tribulation. When the scale became terrifying, just a step away from celestial annihilation, they paused and pulled out weapons with Heaven-Defier rune seals.
The world collapsed upon them, but most of the wrath was absorbed by the runes, stored for future use. With that, they focused on stealing the celestial runes.
From afar, Alm and Bruno watched, satisfied. They would achieve 70% of what the cultivators from the Yinblood Sect had accomplished, and that gap could be closed in other realms by enhancing other aspects. Everyone there was now brave and didn’t hesitate to challenge the heavens.
In the end, the rune seals couldn’t withstand it all, and each person had to survive on their own. Fortunately, with their specialized Daos, they managed to overcome the heavenly punishment.
When it was all over, the main cultivators of the planet rushed to the epicenter, utterly shocked to see those young people radiating a massive, powerful aura.
Practically fantastical rumors began to spread across the planet and then throughout the Nine Star Tree Sect.
But within days, what were rumors turned into facts. Those young disciples started challenging and defeating their sect mates with ease, even beating opponents from higher realms. The most incredible thing was that everyone could tell they were holding back.
Then the time came to visit the sealed worlds. Alm and Bruno strategically sent them to different areas, avoiding the Yinblood Sect. There were many galaxies and sealed worlds, and Ruri and the others wouldn’t be missed in that one.
Soon, the cultivators from that sect began completely dominating the sealed worlds, shocking the other sects.
Ervly and Sesel started receiving numerous offers from disciples wanting to join them. They declined, but the curiosity among the races and powerful cultivators of the sect only grew. Everyone realized that these young ones had recently created their own Daos.
How had so many appeared all of a sudden? There had to be a secret. Soon, Noak learned everything. He was one of the few who knew the whale was present in the sect, and since his arrival, everything had changed.
Noak reflected deeply. The whale was the God of the Forge, and as the sect leader, he had access to very secret information. He knew that, in the distant past, a Fey had used the sect’s incomplete Dao to create a unique Dao for the Feys.
If the whale, a deity from the past, knew how to create a Divine Dao... And the Fey had already shown it was possible...
"He really did it..." Noak muttered, shocked.
At that moment, an elf approached calmly, curious. Noak saw her face and took a deep breath. That round figure had been responsible for saving her. Noak felt indebted to him and sensed that he wouldn’t harm his sect.
He looked kindly at the elf and said softly, "Come. I want to introduce you to someone very important. We should thank him properly."
Alm and Bruno were meditating on the immortal knowledge of the laws of Chaos when Sesel approached with a message. "Sir, the sect leader has finally arrived."
The whale got up and calmly left the cave. He spotted the couple and analyzed the Elf. She was quite slim and short, looking at him with curiosity. She was smaller than Ruri and didn’t have many standout feminine features.
She wasn’t really attractive, but she wasn’t striking either. Her appearance was typical for an elf, making it clear that it wasn’t her beauty that had caught the hero’s eye. Most likely, her talent was extraordinary enough to move him.
"Lord God of the Forge, I know you’re busy, but my ancestor wishes to meet you. She’s too old to move... but I feel like you won’t regret visiting her. She knows many things about the world that aren’t written in libraries. You might find it interesting."
Moak spoke softly, while Alm sighed, finally seeing some progress after so much effort. It was then that Bruno, surprised, commented:
’This Elf has a pure Yang body.’
Alm was shocked. A pure Yang or Yin body was a rare and deadly condition that could arise in various races. In the past, they had Loeus create an identical body with the help of tattoos; but Langrum could use the Yin tattoo to balance the body and avoid any harm.
As for this elf, though her race naturally leaned towards Yang, she probably lived with death constantly looming over her. If her talent was great enough to cultivate quickly, she could still live a little longer...
"This is my companion, Arien," Noak introduced her quickly.
The whale looked at her seriously, and then Alm had an idea.
The whale looked at Arien and Noak with a light gaze. "A pure Yang body… it must be hard to live with that," Bruno commented.
Her eyes trembled slightly, and her expression became a bit pained. "The Lord God of the Forge has good eyes," she responded.
"I’ve met a few like you in the past. Some died depressed, others chose to live intensely, enjoying every second," the whale commented calmly.
Arien sighed, "In the past, I was very afraid of death. I lived in despair and even accepted anything just to extend my life a little longer. But today I’ve learned that the only certainty we have in life is the present. I’m no different from anyone else; no one knows the future. So now I want to live to the fullest, without worrying."
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She spoke, casting a loving glance at Noak by her side. Bruno nodded in understanding. It seemed like the hero hadn’t needed to capture her; she had probably given herself willingly. Moreover, that variant spiritual root must have been very beneficial to her.
A pure Yang body only brought death to its owner, but in dual cultivation, it was an ultimate treasure for the partner. It appeared that Maelik’s root could stabilize her and prevent her early death. The hero had really hit the jackpot and could use her in many different ways. It was like having a supreme and impossible herb, capable of providing infinite resources.
Bruno sighed. In the underworld, a place of pure Yin, the races were born from Yin, and while they lived short lives, there was a chance they could stabilize by cultivating. This happened because their lineages and bodies were adapted to Yin, making it part of their nature—it wasn’t a disease, just a challenge that could be overcome.
For an elf, however, a race that should have a balance between the two sides, having a pure Yang body was a disease that rejected the opposite. There was no complete solution to this. Even if she reached the peak of divine cultivation, she would, at best, live only a third of a normal person’s lifespan.
During this brief conversation, Alm was busy with the inventory. He took one of the thousands of Void Pills made by Almin and used his soul to infuse it with a pure Yin rune.
The whale then waved his hand, and a pill appeared in his palm. Instantly, an aura of Yin so dense and incredible filled the air.
Noak and Arien widened their eyes, shocked.
"I also have this with me, and I haven’t found a proper use for it yet," the whale said slowly, observing the two of them, completely dumbfounded by the pill. "Since it’s a high-level pill, I think you can use it to gradually balance your body. Maybe it’ll give you another ten thousand years of life."
"My Lord!" Noak quickly exclaimed. "What do you desire in return?"
"Hmm… I don’t know yet. Let’s go see your ancestor," the whale replied with a slight smile, putting the pill away. He now had plenty of cards to play.