Chapter 606 - 605: Investigation

Chapter 606: Chapter 605: Investigation

The main quest was finally complete. All the rewards popped up at once, making it the most incredible haul he had ever received. It had to be said, the rewards from main quests were the most astonishing of all.

"Ding! Congratulations to Player ’Yi Tianyun’ for successfully breaking through to the Second Level of the Spirit King Stage!"

"Ding! Successfully accepted the Main Quest ’Find Shi Xueyun.’ Completion Reward: 300,000,000 Experience, 100,000 Madness Value, five uses of the Super Lottery Roulette!"

A brand-new main quest popped up right after, leaving him stunned. He never expected the main quest would task him with finding Shi Xueyun; that was a complete surprise.

He had already planned to go find Shi Xueyun after some preparations, regardless of what the main quest was. His cultivation was now high enough, the Mortal Realm was stable, and he possessed the Transmission Divine Stone, so there was nothing holding him back.

He could return to provide support at any time, so he didn’t have to worry about the Celestial Nether Divine Kingdom attacking. Of course, he would make proper arrangements before he left; he wouldn’t depart right away.

He had initially guessed the next main quest would be to destroy the Celestial Nether Divine Kingdom, but it seemed that wasn’t the case. Instead, it was to find Shi Xueyun, which fit his own plans perfectly.

’It seems even the system wants me to go find Aunt and bring her back...’

Yi Tianyun’s eyes lit up. It seemed it was time to start getting the Celestial Cloud Empire’s affairs in order. He would only dare to leave after arranging everything properly. The empire had just been through a great war and was desperately short-handed in all areas of management, so he needed to stay and oversee things to prevent other factions from getting restless.

Of course, the management side of things had little to do with him. He could just hand it over to Ye Qingxuan and the others, as each of them was a better administrator than he was. For him, a strong fist was all that mattered. In the face of absolute power, all other factions were insignificant.

He didn’t remain idle. Instead, he started searching for the Divine King’s Treasure that the men sent by the Celestial Nether Divine Kingdom had speculated about. The Celestial Realm Continent, the Celestial Cloud Continent, and even the Earth Realm Continent could potentially hold a Divine King’s Treasure.

As for its location, not even they knew. If they had, it would have been dug up long ago, and his turn would never have come.

’Looks like I’ll have to upgrade the Eye of Investigation...’

"Ding! Successfully deducted 10,000,000 Madness Value to upgrade the Eye of Investigation!"

"Ding! Eye of Investigation successfully upgraded to Level 4. The next level requires 50,000,000 Madness Value!"

"Ding! The Eye of Investigation has been upgraded to Level 4, greatly enhancing its detection effects and range. It now covers any area within five hundred li, instantly collecting information on all Cultivators, including regions up to one hundred li underground, all with ease. It possesses an extremely strong penetration effect, able to bypass Divine Rune shielding up to and including that of a Creator, and can provide a detailed analysis of all the target’s physical data!"

"Examples include data on strength and speed. Bloodline database expanded. Weapon database expanded..."

The information popped up rapidly, detailing a comprehensive upgrade in all aspects. The difference between this and Level 3 was like night and day. It felt like upgrading from an Earth Level Martial Art to a Heaven Level one.

Its very nature had undergone a drastic change. The detection range was so much greater that even Yi Tianyun was stunned.

He had thought it would only be a minor improvement, but the results were astonishing. The massive boost left him thoroughly satisfied. That ten million Madness Value was well spent!

’It’s a pity I can’t upgrade Madness Mode, or I would’ve done it already...’

Yi Tianyun shook his head. He currently had fifty million Madness Value, so upgrading Madness Mode would have been effortless. However, he needed to reach the Fifth Level of the Spirit King Stage before he could upgrade it, which was why he had to upgrade the Eye of Investigation first.

As for the ten million Madness Value he had just spent, he was confident he could easily earn it back by the time he reached the Fifth Level of the Spirit King Stage.

"Here are some supplies and Martial Arts. Distribute these Martial Arts and equipment." Yi Tianyun took out a Storage Ring and handed it to Ye Qingxuan.

Ye Qingxuan took it and gave it a quick inspection. She was immediately stunned. "A-Are these all Heaven Level Martial Arts and Sacred Artifacts?"

She never imagined Yi Tianyun would give her so many Treasures. Her horizons had broadened considerably, so she knew what kind of shockwaves distributing so many precious items would cause.

Not even the World Dragon Empire had this many Martial Arts and Sacred Artifacts! Yet Yi Tianyun had just given them to her so casually.

The Storage Ring was packed. Yi Tianyun had obtained a great number of weapons and Martial Arts during his time in the Celestial Nether Divine Kingdom. Now, with a mountain of them piled up, it was clearly time to use them to strengthen his forces’ equipment.

"Yes. You can decide how to distribute them. I’ll leave it all to you." Yi Tianyun couldn’t help but smile at Ye Qingxuan’s dumbfounded expression.

"Aren’t you going to use any of them?" Ye Qingxuan asked.

"Do you think I’d give them all to you without keeping some for myself?" Yi Tianyun chuckled. "This is all stuff I have no use for. Use it to strengthen our forces. For now, the Empire has me to watch over it, so no one dares to invade. But one day, when I’m not here, you’ll have to rely on yourselves."

Ye Qingxuan nodded solemnly. She and the others were well aware of this and hadn’t let the good fortune go to their heads. They all knew they were a far cry from the major powers. If anything were to happen to Yi Tianyun, or if he were to become trapped somewhere, the Celestial Cloud Empire would be like a small boat on the vast ocean, easily capsized.

"We will..." From Yi Tianyun’s tone, it sounded like he was about to depart on a long journey. "Great Emperor, are you going to find Palace Master Shi?"

"Yes, but I’ll go after a while. For now, I’ll stay here and stabilize the situation," Yi Tianyun said. "Don’t worry, I won’t be leaving right away."

After receiving his instructions, Ye Qingxuan went off to handle other matters. She was busy from morning to night. The Empire was expanding so rapidly that they couldn’t afford not to be.

Yi Tianyun, the hands-off Great Emperor, had it much easier. He immediately took to the sky, scanning the land below with his Eye of Investigation, easily covering a five-hundred-li radius as he flew.

’Hm, a Spiritual Vein with over ten thousand jin of Jade Spirit Stones...’

’Here’s a Purple Crystal Ore Vein of over a thousand jin, not bad...’

’Tens of thousands of jin of Gold Stone Ore, that’s pretty good too...’

Yi Tianyun scanned the area. He didn’t find the Treasure, but he did detect quite a few veins of Rare ore deep underground. The only issue was their depth; it would take a great deal of effort to excavate them.

Ordinary Cultivators wouldn’t be able to detect them at all. Even Spirit King Stage experts couldn’t probe that deeply with ease.

A typical Spirit King could probe twenty to thirty li underground at most, which was already considered impressive. But with his Eye of Investigation, he could directly probe a hundred li deep—over five times farther!

This was the heaven-defying power of his skill. It allowed him to meticulously search for the Treasure’s location. With such an advantage, he refused to believe he couldn’t find the Divine King’s Treasure.

’I hope this doesn’t disappoint. I have to find it before the Celestial Nether Divine Kingdom does. If they get their hands on it first, things will get troublesome.’

Yi Tianyun knew that remnants of the Celestial Nether Divine Kingdom were surely still here, searching in secret. They would never give up on the Divine King’s Treasure. The only question was where it was, and finding it would take some effort.