TL: Etude
Ye Tian no longer focused on the fusion of talents or the Eternal Light Divine Ability. Instead, he turned his attention to the second treasure.
The second treasure was a talisman. When Ye Tian picked it up and examined it, he understood its use.
“Immortality Talisman!” Ye Tian was astonished.
This talisman was extremely powerful, as it granted immunity to death for a certain period, determined by one’s cultivation level. For example, at the Dominator level, it could keep one alive for a whole day. Even if the Master of the Primordial Era attacked Ye Tian, once he activated this talisman, he wouldn’t be able to be killed for an entire day.
“What an incredible talisman. If Harmon had this talisman that day, I wouldn’t have been able to kill him. He would have had enough time to hide in a secret realm.” Ye Tian felt fortunate.
He stored the Immortality Talisman and looked at the third treasure.
The third treasure was a sword stele. With just a glance, Ye Tian felt an endless amount of sword dao principles.
This sword stele was undoubtedly a supreme treasure for a sword cultivator. However, it was not of much use to Ye Tian. He couldn’t start cultivating sword dao now, as it would overlap with his saber dao and be redundant.
“This can be given to Yue’er. This sword stele is enough to rapidly enhance Yue’er’s sword dao!”
Ye Tian, filled with excitement, stored the sword stele.
After collecting all three treasures, Ye Tian decided not to stay any longer.
Shortly after.
Ye Tian emerged from the secret realm. In truth, he could have stayed and let his fourth avatar collect the innate light source. However, to collect such a primordial source item, he needed a certain identity, which would require revealing his true identity.
He didn’t want anyone to know he possessed his original talent, as few in the universe had the ability to create avatars, and most strong beings’ avatars were quite weak and flawed.
If it became known that he had an original talent like Primordial Supreme, others might suspect he had a talent for replication, which would be troublesome.
Therefore, he decided to collect the innate light source himself.
However, before collecting the innate light source, he needed to visit another secret realm to retrieve the items in its final chamber. Otherwise, he wouldn’t feel at ease.
Subsequently, Ye Tian left the territory of humanity. After over a day of travel, he arrived at another secret realm and entered it using a similar method.
He then proceeded to the core of the hall and spent nearly half a day breaking the barrier.
The final chamber in this secret realm contained different treasures than the last one on Earth. Although there were still three treasures, they were not the same.
The three treasures here were as follows: the Virtual God Incense, which, once ignited, could burn for a year, enhancing the user’s comprehension by a thousandfold for that period. This was invaluable for understanding secret techniques and skills, making it a rare disposable treasure.
The second treasure was the Void Escape Talisman. Once activated, it allowed for instant escape across multiple star fields, making it one of the strongest talismans for fleeing.
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The third treasure was a black stone called the Heaven Concealing Stone. It could obscure cause and effect as well as destiny. Unless faced with a Destiny Realm expert proficient in divination or the paths of cause and effect and destiny, no one could deduce Ye Tian’s background or any information about him.
For Ye Tian, the Heaven Concealing Stone was the greatest gain.
After acquiring these three treasures, Ye Tian returned to the Holy City of humanity.
Soon after, Ye Tian arrived at the Holy City’s Tian Pavilion.
Following that, Ye Tian contacted Kunwu Supreme.
Kunwu Supreme held a high status among humanity and was very active, often interacting with other supreme beings from different races. Therefore, Kunwu Supreme had extensive knowledge and was aware of many secrets.
Ye Tian wanted to ask Kunwu Supreme where or in whose possession he could find the innate light source.
Supreme Pavilion of the Holy City.
Ye Tian met with Kunwu Supreme here.
Currently, Ye Tian possessed the strength of a Supreme level. Naturally, Kunwu Supreme treated Ye Tian with greater respect, almost considering him an equal. As such, he welcomed Ye Tian warmly.
“Ye Tian, what do you need from me this time?” Kunwu Supreme asked.
“Kunwu Supreme, I want the innate light source. Does our human race possess such a primordial source item?” Ye Tian inquired.
“What, you want a primordial source item!!!” Kunwu Supreme was shocked.
At the Heavenly Venerable level, many were unaware of primordial source items and often mistook objects containing some source as primordial source items. However, only those with extensive knowledge, like the supreme beings, truly understood what primordial source items were.
“Ye Tian, do you know what a primordial source item is?” Kunwu Supreme asked seriously.
“I do!”
Ye Tian explained the primordial source item briefly, showing that he even knew more about it than Kunwu Supreme did.
Upon realizing that Ye Tian truly understood the nature of primordial source items, Kunwu Supreme continued, “Ye Tian, primordial source items are extremely rare. The entire universe only has a handful, no more than you can count on both hands. Some even exist only in legends, and it’s uncertain if they truly exist.
The innate light source, among primordial source items, isn’t the most precious, but it still holds significant value, comparable to five or six of the Strongest Supreme Treasures.
But even if someone possesses the innate light source, you wouldn’t be able to exchange it for five or six supreme treasures.”
“Is it really that valuable?” Ye Tian frowned. “So, the human race doesn’t have it?”
“No!” Kunwu Supreme assured, “I can guarantee we don’t have it. The human race doesn’t have a Supreme of the Light Dao. If we had the innate light source, it would’ve been traded long ago, not kept hidden.
The most likely places in the universe to possess primordial source items are the Holy Light Race and the Angel Race. These two races have many Light Dao cultivators. Most Supremes of the Holy Light Race practice the Light Dao, making them highly compatible with the light source. The innate light source is most useful to them.
Therefore, these two races might have the innate light source.
But even if they do, it’s nearly impossible for you to trade for it. You’d have to annihilate these two races to obtain it.”
“Besides these two races, where else might have it?” Ye Tian asked.
“I’m not sure!” Kunwu Supreme shook his head. He was only a fourth-tier Supreme, with limited knowledge of such secrets.
Suddenly, Kunwu Supreme said, “There might be one force that possesses the innate light source!”
“Which force?” Ye Tian’s expression shifted.
“The Supremes of the Twelve Cosmic Eras!” Kunwu Supreme smiled. “The Supremes from the Twelve Cosmic Eras must have amassed a vast amount of treasures through trades or plunder before the Great Cosmic Catastrophe. It’s possible that they nurtured the innate light source during those eras.
However, you’re only at the Dominator level, so you can’t converse or trade with them. Even if I had enough treasures for the trade, I wouldn’t dare approach them!”
Ye Tian nodded quietly. The Supremes of the Twelve Cosmic Eras were indeed formidable. The weakest among them had the strength of a second-tier Supreme, while Kunwu Supreme was merely a fourth-tier Supreme, not even top-tier among his peers. He wouldn’t dare trade with such powerful beings, fearing they’d simply rob him of his resources.
“Thank you, Kunwu Supreme. I’ll figure something out myself,” Ye Tian said.
“Ye Tian, what do you need the innate light source for? Your main cultivation is the Chaos Dao, which includes the Light Dao, but there’s no need to obtain the innate light source for it,” Kunwu Supreme asked, puzzled.
“Kunwu Supreme, it’s a secret. I can’t really say,” Ye Tian replied helplessly.
“Fair enough, I won’t pry,” Kunwu Supreme understood. Everyone had their secrets, even himself, and not everything could be shared, no matter how close they were.
Thus, he didn’t ask further.
After parting ways with Kunwu Supreme, Ye Tian returned to the Tian Pavilion and began to ponder.
As Kunwu Supreme mentioned, the Holy Light Race and the Angel Race’s desire for the innate light source probably surpassed everything else. They wouldn’t trade it even for seven or eight supreme treasures, let alone fewer.
Moreover, if they had the innate light source, they likely would’ve used it to boost their power, not kept it unused.
Trading for the innate light source from the Holy Light Race and Angel Race seemed less feasible than obtaining it from the Supremes of the Twelve Cosmic Eras.
“If I trade with the Supremes of the Twelve Cosmic Eras, my true self mustn’t go. It would be too dangerous. But I can send my fourth avatar. With the Heaven Concealing Stone, even if the fourth avatar appears before those Supremes, they won’t be able to deduce anything.
At worst, I can abandon the fourth avatar,” Ye Tian gritted his teeth.
This was undoubtedly a gamble. Cultivating the fourth avatar had been resource-intensive, and he valued it highly. Losing it would be a severe blow.
Had he not just acquired a secret realm, substantially increasing his wealth, he wouldn’t take such a risk.
But even sending the fourth avatar, it couldn’t go as a Dominator. It wouldn’t qualify for equal dialogue.
“Then I’ll have the fourth avatar advance to the Heavenly Venerable level soon!” Ye Tian decided firmly.
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