Steady Cultivation: Starting With the Perk “Work Hard, Rest Hard”

The difficulty of cultivation was unexpectedly great.

But Su Yuan was already mentally prepared for it.

“It shouldn’t be long now before I fuse the first strand of fused Dao Principle!”

Su Yuan’s state of mind was calm; this path wasn’t difficult.

Since the resources were exhausted,

Su Yuan ended his seclusion.

He summoned Wang Ming.

“Has anything happened during this time that requires my attention?”

Su Yuan asked lightly.

Wang Ming replied respectfully, “Palace Lord, the Miluo Heavenly Palace has issued an edict regarding official appointments. Three different positions have been assigned to you. Please choose one among them to take up.”

“Oh? Bring it for me to see!”

Su Yuan thought to himself, ‘As expected.’ While enjoying benefits, one naturally had to fulfill duties.

Wang Ming presented an edict.

Three options appeared before Su Yuan.

[Position One]: Spacetime Guardian Envoy: Responsible for guarding the safety of an independent spacetime, preventing sudden attacks and harassment by Spacetime Demon Venerables, commanding the many cultivators within the independent spacetime, and nurturing powerful individuals.

[Position Two]: Guardian of the Super-Giant Dao Yan Mineral Vein: Responsible for guarding the super-giant Dao Yan mineral vein, overseeing all matters related to the vein’s mining, transportation, sale, and other affairs.

[Position Three]: Resident Ambassador to the Taihao Chaos City: To be stationed at the Taihao Chaos City, representing the Miluo Dao Court, responsible for negotiations, conflicts, cooperation, and other dealings with other forces.

Su Yuan examined the specific information for these three positions.

These three positions represented three immense powers. For instance, guarding a super-giant Dao Yan mineral vein would undoubtedly allow one to reap substantial profits; just a slight move could yield many benefits.

The third position was also special; in confrontations with representatives of other forces, one could similarly gain enormous profits, such as through gambling duels and the like.

But Su Yuan was even more curious about the first task.

Because guarding an independent spacetime meant suppressing one of the eighteen spatial-temporal rifts owned by the Miluo Dao Court. This was the most crucial resource for a Dao Venerable.

He checked the benefits of this position. One of them was the authority to allocate quotas for controlling various types of Dao Principles!

This was the highest resource concerning power, something he hadn’t expected to be assigned to him.

Su Yuan thought for a moment and clicked on this edict.

In the next instant, more information about guarding an independent spacetime was transmitted into his mind.

Su Yuan fell into deep thought.

Wang Ming, who was bowing his head, also began to speculate in his heart about Su Yuan’s choice.

In his view, the safest choice was the third one. He had learned about the Taihao Chaos City; it was a neutral city established by the legendary Taihao Dominator, where true death was not permitted. Going there guaranteed absolute safety!

The second option wasn’t bad either. Mining areas usually had a large number of cultivators stationed there, so the safety level could also be assured.

The first one was the most dangerous, with crises potentially occurring at any time. Simultaneously, this choice also required the most manpower. The Palace Lord had just joined the Dao Court and had very little force under his command. Choosing this one would be the most disadvantageous. So…

“This Sovereign chooses the Spacetime Guardian Envoy!”

Su Yuan pointed his finger on the edict. A reply instantly shot toward the Miluo Heavenly Palace.

Upon hearing Su Yuan’s words, Wang Ming’s expression froze in shock. “Pa-Palace Lord, this choice… requires a massive amount of manpower. We don’t seem to have many people!”

Su Yuan said calmly, “That’s simple. During this time, there should be people intending to join the Seven Stars Dao Palace, right? Have all those people come over!”

Wang Ming gulped and said, “You mean… all of them?”

“Naturally!”

Su Yuan replied indifferently.

Wang Ming immediately said, “Currently, the number of people who have submitted applications intending to join the Seven Stars Dao Palace totals 1.8 billion. Among them, there are 30 million at the Dao Yan Realm, and 400 peak Dao Yan Realm experts. So many people… how should they be managed?”

Su Yuan chuckled and said, “No need to worry. Go and recruit them!”

“As you command!”

Wang Ming dared not ask further and immediately withdrew.

He returned to the front hall of the heavenly palace, took out a stack of golden notices,

and then with a wave of his hand, these notices transformed into countless golden lights, scattering to various places throughout the entire Eastern Continent region.

They appeared posted in prominent locations as public notices.

Cultivators who saw Wang Ming’s notice immediately called their friends and companions, heading together toward the Seven Stars Heavenly Palace.

After disseminating the message, Wang Ming took out some communication tokens from people who had specifically asked him to obtain particular information.

These people were all peak Dao Yan Realm experts who wanted Wang Ming to inform them in advance about the news of the Dao Venerable’s official position.

This kind of position news was supposed to be made public anyway; giving advance notice wasn’t a big deal.

But after thinking about it, Wang Ming did not notify these people in advance. Instead, he put these tokens away.

He knew that once he informed these people, he could gain some minor favors or small benefits, with even greater implicit advantages.

But he was well aware that everything he had now was brought by Su Yuan. If he made a mistake and lost that trust, he would have no future.

Therefore, he simply followed Su Yuan’s instructions and publicized the announcement. As for the specific news about which position was chosen, naturally, they would wait for the official announcement from the heavenly palace.

“How will we manage these peak Dao Yan Realm experts when the time comes?” Wang Ming felt a headache coming on for Su Yuan.

Meanwhile, Su Yuan’s consciousness descended into the Primordial Chaos.

Nine Stars Land.

Su Yuan’s consciousness descended upon this place.

He immediately sensed something different.

He discovered that within the Nine Stars Land, he could already sense all the Dao Principles of the Primordial Chaos, and all these Dao Principles were in an unclaimed state, not yet controlled by anyone!

This state was very much like the Nine Stars Land being independent from the Primordial Chaos, forming a state of independent spacetime.

“Huh?”

Su Yuan was somewhat surprised. Previously, after he evolved the [Nine Stars Land] into a Chaos Trait, he hadn’t noticed any changes in the Nine Stars Land and thought it hadn’t produced any special effects.

Now, descending here again, especially combined with the relevant information from the earlier edict, he finally confirmed what change had occurred in the Nine Stars Land.

That was, the Nine Stars Land had transformed into an independent spacetime rift!

Just like the independent spacetime rifts owned by the Miluo Dao Court, it possessed an independent Dao Principle network, allowing people to grasp new Dao Principles!

“Wait, isn’t the so-called Dao Realm just another spacetime rift?”

Looking at the Dao Realm again, Su Yuan immediately realized it was another independent spacetime rift.

So, in a sense, the Nine Stars Land had already transformed into a place of the same level as the Dao Realm.

Discovering the true nature of the Dao Realm, Su Yuan felt he understood more about the Dao and its principles.

And now, Su Yuan was pondering a question: whether to transfer the Nine Stars Land to this Taihao Chaos.

That’s right, the Nine Stars Land could be transferred. It was originally a derivative of the [True Name Jade Disc].

If the Nine Stars Land was deployed within the Primordial Chaos, it could replicate all the Dao Principles of the Primordial Chaos. But if transferred to the Taihao Chaos, it could replicate all the Dao Principles within the Taihao Chaos.