The Decaying World

First, Jiuyou.

He focused his senses but felt no change in his body. However, when he raised his hand, he could indeed smell an extremely faint, elegant fragrance wafting from his pores.

As the fragrance drifted out, his own Heart and Spirit also seemed to undergo an extremely subtle fluctuation.

It appeared to be growing slowly.

It was just that he had been practicing a spell to train his Heart and Spirit for a long time, so his Heart and Spirit was already extremely strong. In addition, the Body Tempering amplification from the Star Breath Sword Manual also honed the strength of his Heart and Spirit.

So, the single unit of total Heart and Spirit that the Jiuyou Demon Fragrance added each day was almost negligible to him.

’Clearly, this Demon Fragrance is purely a perk for newcomers, prepared for newly initiated disciples.’

Lin Hui turned his attention to the second one.

Cold Palace.

With a flicker of his form, he left the Zhenlong Divine Palace in the next second and appeared high in the sky above the Jade Sea.

MOOO.

A colossal beast, hundreds of meters long, happened to be flying past in the distance.

The beast looked like a great goose, but its body was pure white and it trailed a long, brilliant tassel of white light from its tail.

As he watched the giant beast, information about it naturally surfaced in Lin Hui’s mind.

’Sky Deviancy Bird, a High-Risk Level, large-scale siege monster... On the surface, it’s a wild monster at the Priest or High Priest Level. But in reality, this thing has a tough hide and immense strength. It would take at least ten Priests working together to even suppress it.’

He didn’t draw his sword. He just floated naturally in mid-air and released the suppression on the second Demon Fragrance on his body.

HSSS...

Instantly, a cool, clear fragrance spread out in all directions.

MOOO...

The Sky Deviancy Bird’s head twitched as it looked around, searching. Its speed unconsciously began to slow.

It shook its head, seemingly unaware of why it was decelerating.

Soon, after spotting Lin Hui floating in front of it, the Sky Deviancy Bird let out a deep cry and charged straight at him.

These Fog Area monsters had almost no fear of death. Besides, they would be restored by the night fog the very next day after dying, which made them extremely difficult to deal with.

Normally, Lin Hui couldn’t be bothered with it, but this time...

With a thought.

The last Demon Fragrance, Formless, was no longer suppressed.

SWISH!

In the next instant, he vanished from his original spot and teleported to a point in the distant sky.

This was the purpose of the Formless Demon Fragrance. Besides allowing free entry and exit from the Sea of Consciousness and the River of Memory, it also came with the effect of short-distance teleportation.

This flash of movement made the Sky Deviancy Bird’s charge miss completely.

It turned around in a rage and lunged at Lin Hui again.

POOF.

And once again, it hit nothing but air.

Then a third time, a fourth, a fifth...

As it missed again and again, Lin Hui became increasingly proficient at using the Formless Demon Fragrance.

This move activated instantly with a thought. There was only an extremely brief delay between disappearing and reappearing, on the order of about a thousandth of a second.

In combat, that duration might still be a bit long. Some Fog People-level experts, upon entering super-high speeds, could easily exploit that delay.

But if the Micro-flash Special Effects were added to the mix...

Everything would be perfect...

Micro-flash could stack to cover the thousandth-of-a-second delay. He could teleport away, then activate Micro-flash the instant he reappeared to protect himself from attack.

In this way, he could achieve what was, in theory... an absolute-evasion teleport!

After a dozen or so attempts, the Sky Deviancy Bird found it couldn’t do anything to Lin Hui and finally turned away in anger and flew off.

Lin Hui didn’t continue testing. The three Demon Fragrances from the Demon Fragrance Sect had given him a tremendous survival ability.

He suspected that the founding ancestor of this demonic Sect had probably created it from the very beginning for the purpose of seeking refuge and escaping.

Just look at the Sect’s characteristics. The headquarters was in the Sea of Consciousness, the most hidden place imaginable. The Three Greats Demon Fragrances were for defense or slowing, or slowing and evading. Not a single one was for offense.

’Looks like I really made the right choice this time. I just need to go back, activate the array, and spread The Three Greats Demon Fragrances. That should greatly increase everyone’s survivability. Then they’ll have slowing, evasion, and life-saving abilities. The array will provide defense. As long as we can stall for time, Jiuyou will naturally strengthen everyone’s Heart and Spirit over time. This is all perfect. The only thing missing is the final material guarantee...’

Lin Hui was satisfied. He glanced at the pile of Treasure Medicine, of which he had used less than a tenth.

His mind immediately started racing again.

’Next, I have refuge, defense, and evasion covered. The last thing to enhance is...’

He narrowed his eyes.

’The Sealing Array!’

The Nine Eyes Spirit-Sealing Array had helped him a great deal when he was weak. Now that he wasn’t short on Treasure Medicine, it was time to upgrade this trump card.

He immediately reached out and touched the nine small eyes on his neck.

’Spirit-Sealing Array: Originates from a certain mysterious ruin...’ The Blood Seal quickly brought up the same introductory information as before.

But this time, there was an additional line at the end of the information.

’...Evolvable Options: 4.’

He quickly tapped to view them.

’1—Sealed Spirit Mystic Crystal Array.’

’2—Eternal Crystal Pillar.’

’3—Black Prison Furnace.’

’4—Celestial Father Seal.’

Lin Hui tapped to view the details.

’1 Sealed Spirit Mystic Crystal Array: An enhanced version of the Nine Eyes Spirit-Sealing Array. The sealing duration is extended from nine hundred years to nine thousand years, with all other conditions remaining unchanged.’

He shook his head slightly and set it aside for now. In hindsight, the previous limitations of the Nine Eyes array were somewhat too dependent on external conditions. If an opponent’s strength far exceeded that of the surrounding environment, it would be very difficult for Nine Eyes to lock them down.

After all, the array’s specialty was to gather power from other experts, strengthen it, and then combine forces to seal an even stronger foe.

Lin Hui then looked at the second option.

’2 Eternal Crystal Pillar: Using various types of crystals as a medium, it seals enemies defeated by the user. They can be sent into the Eternal Crystal Cloud to have their souls disintegrated.’

The description was vague, so he set this one aside as well.

Then, the third one.

’3 Black Prison Furnace: Can seal enemies defeated by the user and send them into the furnace to be incinerated, melting away impurities to obtain essence to nourish the user. The sealing condition is hatred and hostility. The stronger the hatred and hostility, the more essence can be obtained. This has no connection to Cultivation Realm or other factors.’

’This one...’

Lin Hui pondered for a moment. To be honest, he was tempted. It didn’t depend on Cultivation Realm, only on whether the enemy hated him. As long as the hatred was strong enough, he could capture them and turn them into nourishment for himself...

’I’ll keep looking.’

He continued to the last option.

’4 Celestial Father Seal: This Seal Technique originates from the first-generation Eternal Life Sect Leader. Due to his extremely benevolent and gentle nature, he advocated that Heaven has a virtue for life, and thus acted on Heaven’s behalf to carry out punishment, forbidding the taking of life.

Before using this Seal Technique, the user must swear an oath to never take a life as a prerequisite. After swearing the oath, the user automatically obtains the Celestial Father’s Mandate (allowing them to receive one percent of the daily Cultivation of those who practice the Dharma Gates they have passed down).

At the same time, the user’s overall strength will be greatly amplified when facing those with hostility towards them. The stronger and more intense the hostility, the greater the amplification.

After obtaining the Seal Technique, the user can freely seal anyone who is hostile to them.

Sealing duration: 100,000 years. After 100,000 years, the sealed person will have one opportunity to be evaluated for repentance. If they pass, the seal is released. If they fail, they will automatically be sealed again for another 100,000 years.

Note 1: After taking the oath, if the user takes a life, they will not get a second chance to activate the Seal Technique.

Note 2: Once the sealing is complete, it will automatically draw upon the Source Power left by the Eternal Life Sect Leader. To break the seal, one’s strength must surpass that of the Eternal Life Sect Leader; otherwise, it is absolutely impossible. The seal does not restrain the body or mind internally, and no food or drink is provided. Before sealing, please confirm whether the target possesses an immortal constitution.

Note 3: Death during the sealing process does not count as taking a life.

A message from the Eternal Life Sect Leader: Father is Dad, and Dad is Heaven. The will of Heaven is eternity. The Earth Mother nurtures all things, and Father restrains all immortals. Father will not kill you; I am only waiting for you to repent...’

"....." Lin Hui was speechless. Looking at this final option, the Celestial Father Seal, it was truly terrifying. The description didn’t even mention an upper limit to the power boost this Seal Technique provided.

And that final message from the Eternal Life Sect Leader... this was the first time he had encountered a powerhouse who could leave their own mark within the Blood Seal’s information descriptions.

One could only imagine that this person was likely the most powerful expert he had encountered to date.

’But this message...’

From this message alone, he could already sense the profound mental issues of this Eternal Life Sect Leader.

’Of course, to say someone has mental issues is to have one’s own so-called standard for normalcy.’

’But in this day and age, who gets to decide what’s normal?’

Thinking of this, Lin Hui had no reason to hesitate. This last option was undoubtedly terrifyingly powerful.

The sheer amount of information in the description was telling. As long as there was hostility, he would receive an amplification. The greater the hostility, the stronger the amplification.

What was even more terrifying was that the more he spread his teachings and the more disciples he had, the more feedback he would receive from their Cultivation. This Celestial Father’s Mandate was undoubtedly horrifying.

So, Lin Hui barely hesitated and directly confirmed the last option.

’Evolve into the Celestial Father Seal?’ The Blood Seal’s query appeared as expected.

’Required Resources: 1,800 years of stored stamina, 2,000 years of stored Heart and Spirit.

Time Required: 9,000 years.’

".....!!?" Lin Hui blinked, thinking he had misread it.

But after checking it several times, he had to admit that he hadn’t seen it wrong...

It really was nine thousand years...

He quickly scanned the others; they were all 300 or 400 years. Only this last one had soared to the height of nine thousand.

No wonder the evolution requirements were so steep and the amplification so terrifying. The evolution time alone far surpassed the others.

But looking again at the large pile of Treasure Medicine next to him, Lin Hui gritted his teeth.

’Yes!’

In an instant, the Blood Seal’s characters blurred and then reappeared with new information.

’Celestial Father Seal: Time Remaining: 8,999 years, 11 months, and 30 days.’

Lin Hui looked away from the Blood Seal. He reached out and grabbed, and a row of Treasure Medicines automatically flew toward him, lining up to enter his hand one by one. He began a new round of consuming medicine.

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「The far north of the Federation.」

The Bright Heart Association Leader floated above a colossal white warship, his hands clasped behind his back.

Behind him were six powerful Fog Spirits who had just completed their abyssal transformation.

The power of these six had already far surpassed the scope of great Divine Power. Under the corruption of the abyssal transformation, they had actively accepted a massive amount of Sea Roar Power and finally succeeded in gaining the recognition of the Supreme Sea Abyss. They had now transformed into true Sea Abyss Lords.

Their original Divine Power had been corrupted and converted into the even more terrifying power of the Sea Abyss.

At this moment, before the warship, a massive, top-shaped, platinum floating island was slowly flying closer, approaching.

On the floating island, a tall man, ice-blue all over and clad in exquisite, openwork crystal armor, was looking down from above at the Bright Heart Association Leader and his entourage.

"It seems you have chosen the same path as I..." The man’s voice was like thunder, rolling out and shaking the air.

"I approve of your methods, but I do not approve of your faction," the Bright Heart Association Leader said flatly.

"Extreme Cold Heaven and Haiming... You want to fight me?" the ice-blue man asked.

"The time is not yet right... We have started things, but there are others who will not be content to remain idle..." the Bright Heart Association Leader smiled.

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