Chapter 742 - 373: Urgency; Designing the Immortal Realm

Chapter 742: Chapter 373: Urgency; Designing the Immortal Realm

Cheng Zongyang fell silent for a long time, unable to speak.

Finally, he let out a deep sigh. "How long will that take, roughly?"

The Ring Spirit said, "One of the rules of the Three Talents Reversal Array is that the unsealing speed of the Acceleration Formation is triggered by certain conditions. The more complete the Rules of Heaven and Earth, and the larger the population and higher their fortune, the faster it unseals. The fewer people there are, the slower it becomes.

Perhaps that’s why the previous master established the Underground Cultivation Immortality Realm—to allow both groups to develop independently. This prevented the Cultivators’ cultivation from impacting the survival of ordinary people, which would have reduced the population. Therefore, the exact time cannot be determined."

After more than two months of hard work, this was the answer he got. Cheng Zongyang was internally screaming, ’What the fuck!’

He felt utterly helpless. ’To think getting a system would cause so much trouble.’

’This just goes to show you should never use things that belong to someone else.’

’It’s like getting into a second marriage; it’s best if there are no kids from the previous one, or you’re just asking for trouble.’

But a moment later, something caught his attention. He asked doubtfully, "Did you just say that the more complete the Rules of Heaven and Earth and the higher the Human Race’s fortune, the faster it unseals?"

The Ring Spirit: "Yes."

Cheng Zongyang’s eyes lit up. "So that’s the root of the problem? Is there any way to weaken the Rules of Heaven and Earth? Or reduce the Human Race’s fortune? For example, could we find something to absorb and store the Human Race’s fortune?"

The Ring Spirit: "The Rules of Heaven and Earth are not something you or I can interfere with at our current level. As for reducing the Human Race’s fortune, that’s easy enough. War! If the Seven Kingdoms go to war, the fortune of each nation will diminish, the population will be decimated, and the overall fortune of the Human Race will weaken.

As for absorbing the Human Race’s fortune, only a Heaven and Earth’s Supreme Treasure can do that. A single Initial Tier Heaven and Earth’s Supreme Fortune Treasure costs over ten million Points, and that’s for a common one. Besides, weakening the Human Race’s fortune would affect population growth and the cultivation environment. These things aren’t isolated; they’re all interconnected."

Cheng Zongyang was instantly speechless.

’No wonder the Ring Spirit didn’t bring any of this up,’ he thought. ’It’s because these methods are either impossible or they conflict with my plans.’

If he didn’t care about the consequences, instigating a war would indeed be the best solution.

"Does that mean that no matter where I move people, as long as they’re within the Martial Arts Realm or the Realm of Ten Thousand Races, the effect will be the same?" Cheng Zongyang asked finally.

"Correct," the Ring Spirit replied.

"Fine," Cheng Zongyang sighed. He stood up, boarded the Flying Cloud Shuttle, and headed back to the Immortal City.

He wasn’t discouraged, though.

The goal of all his efforts was to rapidly increase his own strength and help the Ring Spirit improve as well. ’No need to overthink it. I just have to seize this time to get stronger.’ He and the Ring Spirit were in the same boat.

If there was no better solution, then he would just have to accelerate his own development plans.

Back in the Immortal City, he didn’t go to hear Zhou Zhendong’s report just yet. Instead, he went to the Teleportation Array.

Since the seal specifically targeted the Three Talents Reversal Array, opening a new channel on his end shouldn’t cause much of an issue.

Thus, with the Ring Spirit’s assistance, the channel was officially opened. He didn’t activate the teleportation function yet, however, intending to take care of the remaining preparations first.

But at the very moment the Ring Spirit officially opened the channel, an invisible barrier between the two realms was breached and vanished.

In that same instant, the Ring Spirit, located in the Realm of Ten Thousand Races, immediately sensed a change in the other four of the five channels.

It was as if a few cracks had appeared in what was once a perfect wax seal.

This unexpected development instantly put the Ring Spirit on high alert.

Although it now controlled the entire Realm of Ten Thousand Races, it had no way to deal with these five arrays.

The existence of these five channels was tied to its very future, so it couldn’t afford to be the least bit careless.

After a quick assessment, it confirmed that its senses hadn’t been mistaken. The four channels had indeed loosened, which meant that opening the new channel had a knock-on effect on the other four.

The situation was comparable to a steel ring fixed to a wall by five screws. Even though one of the screws had been removed, the structure remained stable.

But his newly established channel was equivalent to drilling a new hole in the ring and driving in a new screw.

It didn’t shatter the equilibrium, nor did it affect the overall structure.

However, the vibrations from drilling the hole and fastening the screw disturbed the unwavering stability of the other four screws, causing them to loosen.

This situation might seem insignificant, but for the Ring Spirit and Cheng Zongyang, the subtle changes it caused were not a good sign.

They had been hoping the channels would become even more secure. How could they not be worried when the appearance of the new channel was causing them to loosen instead?

The Ring Spirit immediately informed Cheng Zongyang of its discovery.

When Cheng Zongyang heard this, he simply asked, "Can we place our own seal on the outside of the channel?"

The Ring Spirit said, "That would be futile. A seal like that wouldn’t affect the channel’s operation. And if things truly reach that point, breaking our seal would be instantaneous. It wouldn’t be difficult at all."

Cheng Zongyang sighed softly. "In the end, it all comes down to our own strength. You need to be strong yourself to have the confidence to do anything."

He didn’t dwell on things he couldn’t change for now and continued with his tasks.

The Ring Spirit would keep a close eye on the situation with the four channels in the Realm of Ten Thousand Races; he didn’t need to worry about it. He just had to handle his own affairs.

Returning to the top floor of the Commerce Association, he found Zhou Zhendong and the others already waiting.

"Boss," they all said, clasping their fists in salute.

Cheng Zongyang said, "No need for formalities. Who’s first?"

Because of the issue with the Three Talents Reversal Array, he wasn’t in high spirits and felt a new sense of urgency. As a result, he skipped the usual pleasantries.