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However, searching for other worlds was clearly no easy task and could not be completed in an instant.

As Gu Yi waited, night fell.

Unable to bear his hunger, Gu Yi could only wash rice and cook himself a meal to fill his stomach.

Just then, the old village chief, Tom, brought Gu Yi some good news.

The Work-Study Student slots from several nearby villages this year had been confirmed for him!

Gu Yi was not surprised.

After all, in the original story, there had only been a dozen or so Work-Study Students at Nuoding Academy over six years.

Tang San's year had only him and Xiao Wu.

Tang San had Holy Soul Village's slot. Xiao Wu had likely taken a slot from another village, but certainly not one near Maple Leaf Village.

Even if Xiao Wu wanted to, as an outsider, she could never compete with Gu Yi, who had grown up here.

Gu Yi thanked Old Tom and invited him to stay for dinner.

Old Tom gladly agreed.

Although Gu Yi was young, his cooking was the best in Maple Leaf Village, and the dishes he made were wonderfully delicious.

After all, Gu Yi came from a great nation of cuisine. In his previous life, he had often cooked for himself at home and developed excellent culinary skills, capable of making most home-style dishes.

That was why Old Tom had come by quite often over the past year or two to sample Gu Yi's cooking.

At the dinner table, Old Tom sighed. "Xiao Yi, Maple Leaf Village hasn't produced a Soul Master in many years. I never expected a genius like you, with Innate Full Soul Power, to appear this year. You only need to absorb one soul ring to become a respected Soul Master."

"Someday, your name will surely be known throughout the Douluo Continent."

Gu Yi nodded firmly. "Grandpa Tom, I remember all the help everyone has given me over the years."

"Once I become a powerful Soul Master, I'll definitely repay everyone."

A drop of kindness should be repaid with a gushing spring.

What the people of Maple Leaf Village had done for Gu Yi was far more than a mere drop of kindness.

Gu Yi was not Tang San.

Once he became powerful enough, Gu Yi would certainly not forget everyone in Maple Leaf Village!

For example, once he became strong in the future, he would give the villagers of Maple Leaf Village, especially the younger generation, a chance to become Soul Masters as well.

The claim that one needed Innate Soul Power in order to cultivate was utter nonsense to Gu Yi.

After all, if he could travel through the Myriad Heavens and Worlds, obtaining a few cultivation techniques would not be difficult.

Gu Yi remembered that in the original story, Tang San had taken in a disciple by the sea who possessed no Innate Soul Power and taught him the Mysterious Heaven Skill, allowing him to become a Soul Master.

Gu Yi believed that techniques from high-martial worlds would surely be countless times more profound than Tang San's Mysterious Heaven Skill, and would naturally allow the villagers of Maple Leaf Village to embark on the path of cultivation as well.

Of course, before he had sufficient ability to protect himself, Gu Yi would not rashly spread cultivation techniques.

After eating and drinking his fill, Old Tom left Gu Yi's home.

After tidying up, Gu Yi began trying to absorb the energy of heaven and earth to cultivate while waiting for feedback from the Myriad Worlds Gate.

However, Gu Yi did not even possess the most basic meditation method and had no idea how to efficiently absorb the energy of heaven and earth.

After cultivating diligently for several hours, the Soul Power in his body remained as scant as ever, with only negligible growth.

Gu Yi could only give up helplessly and pull up the covers to sleep.

"Alas, I can only place my hopes on other worlds and see whether I can obtain a cultivation technique within these three months."

If the Myriad Worlds Gate connected to an ordinary world with no cultivation methods, or if it connected to a high-martial world but Gu Yi could not obtain a technique within three months...

Then he could only go to Nuoding Academy and learn the Basic Meditation Method.

As he continued thinking, Gu Yi's consciousness gradually blurred, and he drifted into sleep.

The night passed without incident. When Gu Yi woke up refreshed, it was already the next morning.

Gu Yi hurriedly checked on the Myriad Worlds Gate.

To his astonishment, a dazzling golden orb had appeared on the Myriad Worlds Gate, like a star in the night sky, illuminating the depths of Gu Yi's soul.

A message came through, and Gu Yi immediately understood. The Myriad Worlds Gate had found its first world and established a connection with it!!

That golden orb represented the new world!!

"It finally found the first world!"

Gu Yi's eyes lit up. His consciousness hurriedly connected with the Myriad Worlds Gate, wanting to learn more about the new world and see whether he could determine what kind of world it was.

When Gu Yi's consciousness touched the golden orb, he vaguely saw the scenery of another world.

The image showed lush greenery, seemingly deep in a mountain forest. From time to time, birds chirped and insects buzzed.

Gu Yi observed for over half an hour and found no signs of any large creatures moving about apart from the sounds of birds and insects.

From the image alone, he could not tell what kind of world the Myriad Worlds Gate had connected to.

Whether it was an ordinary world, a martial arts world, or a fantasy or magical world, such scenery was everywhere.

"Looks like I'll have to go to the new world myself to gather information."

Gu Yi muttered to himself, "But judging from this image, with birds chirping and insects buzzing, the connection point shouldn't be some dangerous place. It's an ordinary forest, so I probably won't run into danger the instant I cross over."

With that thought, Gu Yi's heart settled.

Besides, even if he encountered danger in the other world, Gu Yi was not afraid. He could use the Myriad Worlds Gate to return to the Douluo Continent at any time.

After exploring the previous night, Gu Yi had already figured out that once the Myriad Worlds Gate discovered and connected to a new world, it would automatically set his current location—his home—and that forest in the new world as Anchor Points.

In the future, the Source Power required to travel between worlds would be greatly reduced.

If the two worlds were compared to two cities...

Then the ten thousand points of Source Power used the first time to activate the world-crossing function and explore a new world were equivalent to the cost of building a highway.

The Anchor Points were the toll stations on that highway.

Thus, after the 'highway' had been built, Gu Yi only needed to pay a little 'highway toll' to travel between the two worlds, rather than spending ten thousand points of Source Power every time.

For Gu Yi now, activating world-crossing once required ten points of Source Power.

From now on, regardless of whether Gu Yi was in Maple Leaf Village, Holy Soul Village, Nuoding City, Heaven Dou City, or anywhere else on the Douluo Continent, when he activated the Myriad Worlds Gate to travel to the other world, he would appear in that unknown forest.

Likewise, if Gu Yi went to the other world, then regardless of where he activated the Myriad Worlds Gate to return to the Douluo Continent, he would appear in his home.

Of course, Anchor Points were not fixed forever.

Gu Yi could use the anchoring function to set new Anchor Points or change the connection locations.

—Adding or changing an Anchor Point required one hundred points of Source Power.

Each world could have at most five Anchor Points set by Gu Yi.

Once that number was exceeded, the previously set Anchor Points would become invalid in order.

Gu Yi glanced at his Source Power: 990 points—after one night had passed, his Source Power had increased by another ten points.

"Good thing I accumulated so much Source Power before this. Otherwise, at the Myriad Worlds Gate's current rate of absorbing Source Power, I could activate the world-crossing function at most once a day. I wouldn't even be able to add or change Anchor Points."

Gu Yi's thoughts turned. After hesitating for a moment, he ultimately decided to travel to the new world through the Myriad Worlds Gate.

Of course, before heading to the new world, Gu Yi made as many preparations as he could.

A moment later, Gu Yi had finished preparing.

As a six-year-old orphan, Gu Yi's preparations were extremely simple.

He held a small hoe used for gathering herbs and digging soil in his hand, with a sharp woodcutter's knife tucked at his waist for self-defense;

He carried a bundle on his back containing medicinal powder and pills he had ground himself for stopping bleeding and treating injuries, along with three Silver Soul Coins he had saved over many years.

Although Silver Soul Coins were currency from the Douluo Continent and would not be recognized in other worlds, they were ultimately made of silver.

Gu Yi believed that so long as the world had people, those three silver coins would eventually prove useful.

After making his preparations, Gu Yi resolutely used his consciousness to select the world-crossing function of the Myriad Worlds Gate.

Buzz~

The countless intricate patterns on the surface of the Myriad Worlds Gate lit up with a faint glow, enveloping Gu Yi's entire body from within outward. The next second, Gu Yi vanished from the room.