TL: Etude
In the Realm of Origin, Ye Tian had genuinely worried that a True Monarch from the True Monarch Ranking might disregard their status and try to kill him. If that happened, he would be doomed.
Fortunately, such a thing did not occur, and he safely reached his own territory.
In the Void Sky True Nation, even other True Monarchs from the ranking would not dare to recklessly attack him. Moreover, no one should have known about his acquisition of the Innate Origin Lifeforms, which meant he was quite safe.
Upon his return, the first thing Ye Tian did was organize his spoils.
Not counting the other treasures he had obtained from other True Monarchs, when he tallied up just the innate origin items, he was shocked to find that he had an overwhelming amount of them.
High-grade innate origin items: around 260,000 pieces.
Top-grade innate origin items: approximately 371 pieces.
Innate Origin Lifeforms: a total of 6.
These were all the innate origin items he had!“With these resources, I won’t lack anything for cultivation at the True Monarch level!” Ye Tian thought.
Not only did he have enough for himself, but he could even nurture others.
In the days that followed, Ye Tian refrained from wandering outside and chose to enter seclusion.
He even declined several invitations from other True Monarchs of the Void Sky Hall to attend various meetings.
Ye Tian was acutely aware that he was still too weak. Despite his noble status, others might not necessarily respect him. In the Void Sky Lineage, there were undoubtedly many who harbored hostility toward him.
After all, some people’s thoughts revolved around envy. They couldn’t comprehend how a mere native could become the personal disciple of Dao Ancestor Void Sky. They wouldn’t acknowledge Ye Tian’s monstrous talent, and even if others pointed it out, they wouldn’t believe it, their minds filled with jealousy and resentment.
Without sufficient strength, if he got involved in too many matters, there was a chance that one day he would be betrayed by his own people within the Void Sky Lineage.
Thus, Ye Tian didn’t concern himself with the numerous happenings in the outside world and focused solely on his secluded cultivation.
In the days that followed, Ye Tian consumed vast amounts of resources and high-grade innate origin items as he continually cultivated the third layer of the Profound Void Technique: True Spirit Chapter. With the assistance of such plentiful high-grade resources, it took Ye Tian merely three million years to successfully master the third layer of the Profound Void Technique: True Spirit Chapter, causing his strength to surge dramatically.
At the same time, the embryonic form of Ye Tian’s Grand Dao also continued to make progress, steadily approaching the perfected level of 100,000 meters.
During this period, not only was Ye Tian in seclusion, but many other True Monarchs were also focusing on their cultivation. It seemed as though the number of True Monarchs in the quasi-Dao Realm had suddenly dwindled significantly.
It could be said that the True Monarchs who had made great gains in the Realm of Origin were all using this time to improve their strength.
Soon after, a piece of news arrived.
True Monarch Luo Hai from the Chaos Merchant Guild had used an Innate Origin Lifeform to break through his shackles, advancing his cultivation of the Grand Dao to the perfected level of 100,000 meters, instantly stepping into the Half-Step True Ancestor realm.
The difference between 99,000 meters and 100,000 meters might seem like only a small gap.
However, the disparity was as vast as the heavens and earth.
A mere one-meter difference was enough to boost True Monarch Luo Hai’s strength by at least tenfold. A Half-Step True Ancestor was practically a seed for becoming a True Ancestor. In the future, becoming a True Ancestor would only require time to complete the fusion of the Grand Dao and the divine soul. Once the fusion succeeded, he would become a True Ancestor.
This step was similar to that of a Half-Step True Spirit. However, the time required to reach the Half-Step True Ancestor level was even longer, and the resources consumed were even greater.
But the Chaos Merchant Guild did not lack resources, and with True Monarch Luo Hai’s acquisition of the innate origin items, resources were naturally not a concern.
As long as True Monarch Luo Hai had enough time, he would undoubtedly become a True Ancestor.
What shocked many was that not only True Monarch Luo Hai had stepped into the Half-Step True Ancestor realm, but several other True Monarchs had as well, including one who wasn’t even on the True Monarch Ranking.
Clearly, True Monarch Luo Hai wasn’t the only one to obtain an Innate Origin Lifeform. There were others as well, but the news of their acquisitions hadn’t spread.
However, even if these non-ranked True Monarchs reached the Half-Step True Ancestor realm, their strength might not necessarily surpass that of those on the True Monarch Ranking.
True Monarchs on the ranking generally had records of either killing or fighting True Ancestors to a standstill. For an ordinary True Monarch, even advancing to the Half-Step True Ancestor realm— or even becoming a True Ancestor— wouldn’t be enough to rival the powerful True Monarchs on the ranking.
In the territory of the Human Race.
Ye Tian also received the news that several individuals had advanced to the Half-Step True Ancestor realm.
He murmured to himself, “It seems I’m not the only one with good luck. But that makes sense; the number of Innate Origin Lifeforms in the Realm of Origin certainly isn’t limited to just a few. It’s not surprising that others have managed to obtain them as well!”
He didn’t pay too much attention to this matter and continued to focus on his secluded cultivation.
In the blink of an eye, six million years had passed.
During this time, Ye Tian consumed tens of thousands of high-grade innate origin items, finally cultivating the sixth layer of the Profound Void Technique: True Spirit Chapter. His overall strength multiplied many times over.
Now, he could easily suppress his former self, and even killing the past version of himself wouldn’t be a problem.
With the Profound Void Technique: True Spirit Chapter reaching the sixth layer, Ye Tian’s cultivation naturally advanced to the mid-stage peak of the True Spirit Realm. Both his divine soul and divine power were far beyond what they had been before.
Additionally, the embryonic form of Ye Tian’s Grand Dao had also lengthened, now measuring over 950 meters.
The closer he got to the 100,000-meter length, the more difficult it became to extend the embryonic form. Moreover, since Ye Tian’s Grand Dao embryonic form far exceeded that of others, the difficulty in its growth was even greater.
What thrilled Ye Tian the most was that his Blood River True Body, one of his Origin Divine Abilities, had reached the realm of major accomplishment.
Because Origin Divine Abilities were self-created, their difficulty in improvement wasn’t particularly high. However, due to the high tier of his Origin Divine Ability, advancing it to the major accomplishment realm had been very challenging.
Ye Tian’s enlightenment was extraordinarily high, and with his super god-level Super Enlightenment Talent, he had been able to cultivate it to the major accomplishment realm in such a short time.
With the Blood River True Body at major accomplishment, not only did Ye Tian’s survival ability increase exponentially, but his physical strength also surged, further enhancing his overall power.
By Ye Tian’s estimation, with his current defense and recovery abilities, even if he stood still and allowed True Monarch Wuhen to attack him, the latter wouldn’t be able to kill him.
In terms of strength, he had already surpassed True Monarch Wuhen.
Moreover, as his Profound Void Technique: True Spirit Chapter reached the sixth layer, his combat power should have already reached the level of the True Monarchs on the True Monarch Ranking.
As for whether that was true, he would know soon enough, without needing to test it himself.
Not long after.
True Monarch Sundragon sent a message, and several True Monarchs from the Void Sky Hall also reached out to him.
Ye Tian first responded to True Monarch Sundragon’s message—
“Master, you’ve ascended to 988th on the True Monarch Ranking!”
True Monarch Sundragon’s voice was filled with endless shock and joy. After all, the stronger Ye Tian became, the more benefits he, as Ye Tian’s servant, would reap.
The other True Monarchs from Void Sky Hall also sent congratulatory messages regarding his promotion to the True Monarch Ranking, congratulating him on becoming one of the ranked True Monarchs.
However, Ye Tian was well aware that his inclusion in the True Monarch Ranking had likely stirred up a massive storm in the quasi-Dao Realm.