Chapter 459 - 40: Two God-level Plants

Chapter 459: Chapter 40: Two God-level Plants

This time, Lin Yu’s "Enlighten" target was the territory’s Mythical Building—the Reincarnation Hall.

If a single use of "Enlighten" allowed him to select multiple entries, he would have definitely chosen the [Child of Nature] entry as well.

The attributes boosted by [Emperor], then amplified once more by [Child of Nature]... just thinking about it gave Lin Yu a thrill.

Alas... there were no what-ifs!

Lin Yu also chose not to use "Enlighten" on himself again. ’A person’s luck is finite,’ he thought. ’Since the first "Enlighten" yielded the phenomenal "Emperor," the next one probably won’t be so lucky... right?’

’In that case, I’ll use Enlighten on the territory’s Mythical Building. Who knows, maybe even its guaranteed entries will be good?’

As he used his second "Enlighten" on the Reincarnation Hall, Lin Yu learned about the three new entries it could gain.

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[Naihe Bridge]: A bridge spanning the River of Souls. At one end of the bridge is Meng Po, who brews a special soup. When the dead drink it, they forget the memories of their mortal lives. The soup also cleanses their souls, making them purer.

Purified souls that undergo reincarnation have a chance to gain new talents.

Supplements the rules of the Reincarnation Hall.

[Yellow Springs Road]: A road connecting the realms of the living and the dead. Via this road, the dead can travel to the world of the living, and the living can travel to the world of the dead.

Supplements the rules of the Reincarnation Hall.

[Wangxiang Platform]: Here, the souls of the dead can look back upon the world of the living and witness happy moments related to their past lives.

This helps eliminate a soul’s fear of death, encouraging them to proceed to the Reincarnation Hall on their own.

Supplements the rules of the Reincarnation Hall.

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"Great. All three options are just architectural add-ons for the Reincarnation Hall!"

Lin Yu didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. He had used "Enlighten" on the Reincarnation Hall to enhance its capabilities, not just to flesh out its architecture.

’Oh well, I’ll just pick the Naihe Bridge.’

’The Wangxiang Platform and Yellow Springs Road are pretty useless for me right now. My Reincarnation Hall and territory are both in the same world, so what’s the point of them?’

As Lin Yu selected the Naihe Bridge, a small bridge appeared over the River of Souls in front of the Reincarnation Hall.

In front of the small bridge, a pavilion also materialized. This must be the Meng Po Pavilion, for an old woman had appeared inside.

Lin Yu extended his senses and understood that this old woman was a pure embodiment of rules, one who acted strictly according to protocol.

Now, for souls to cross the River of Souls and enter the Reincarnation Hall, they would first have to drink the Meng Po Soup, then cross the Naihe Bridge, and finally pass through the Reincarnation Hall to be reincarnated.

These changes were all rather by-the-book and nothing special, but as Lin Yu gazed at the Reincarnation Hall, he fell into deep thought.

’Why does it feel like the Reincarnation Hall has become fainter?’

Lin Yu switched his perspective to his avatar, borrowing the senses of the World Tree to get a closer look.

Sure enough, a barely perceptible spatial fissure had appeared around the Reincarnation Hall, enveloping the entire structure along with its attached Naihe Bridge and River of Souls.

Within the spatial fissure, the rules and environment already exhibited subtle differences from the outside world.

’Holy crap, don’t tell me this Reincarnation Hall is actually going to turn into the Netherworld or Hell, is it?’

Lin Yu was stunned. This development was even more astonishing than his own transformation into a Superman.

’The territory could be considered a new planet. The undead skeletons and zombies could be called a special kind of life form based on biological corpses. But if the Netherworld or Hell were to appear, that would be something else entirely. It would represent the emergence of a vast world of the dead, and a life form truly distinct from the living—the departed.’

’I wonder if the main Cosmos has any gods related to death. According to the legends, true gods require their corresponding authority. Doesn’t this mean I might have a chance to obtain the authority over Death and Reincarnation?’

But it was too early to be thinking about all that. The Reincarnation Hall was a long way from becoming a true Hell, and Lin Yu was even further from becoming a god...

Having used "Enlighten" twice, Lin Yu was still very satisfied. One use had turned him into a Superman, while the other had revealed a new path of development for his territory.

There was just one small catch: all the attributes granted by [Emperor] were considered temporary buffs. Although these buffs were permanent as long as Lin Yu was within his territory, they didn’t count toward his own base stats.

As a result, Lin Yu’s rank hadn’t changed; he was still at the Excellent-tier.

’Looks like I still have to keep up my studies in the Jade Sanctuary!’

’I’ll set a small goal: officially break through to the Excellent-tier before the third phase settlement!’

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The next task was to use the territory’s [Space-Time Ripple] trait to draw for items. He had four draws available, and based on his principle of always keeping one in reserve, he could draw three times.

’Use [Space-Time Ripple]. Filter: "Mythical-tier."’

[You are about to draw for a ’Mythical-tier item.’ Confirm draw?]

"Confirm!"

This time, as a colorful light heralded the drawn item, Lin Yu remained completely unfazed.

When the light faded, a small seedling stood before Lin Yu.

"Ha! Just as I thought," he mused. "The [Space-Time Ripple]’s draw pool is related to the World Tree. Even if its range has expanded, how could anything related to the World Tree be too outlandish?"

"Let’s see what kind of seedling this is."

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[Name]: Peach Tree Seedling

[Tier]: Mythical

[Description]: This is a seedling from a mutated peach tree that exists in a certain mythical world. It can bear magical Peaches of Immortality.

This is the most common type of Peach Tree Seedling. It requires an environment rich in energy to grow and takes three thousand years to mature. Thereafter, it will bear fruit once every three thousand years. Eating the fruit will grant immortality and make one’s body feel healthy and light.