Origins

Could the advent of new technologies possibly prevent the world from drying up?

Is this even possible?

The Lord of Lingchou Realm immediately began reading, carefully examining every detail.

This is a report written by a person named 'Mo Xiao', which details the technical capabilities of the Witchcraft Silkworm. Although the core operation of this technology is unclear, the specific principles and methods to prevent the world's resources from being depleted through this technology are all presented.

It was a perfect report, yet it sent a chill down the spine of the Lord of Lingchou Realm.

What happened?

At this critical juncture, after Human Path produced a genuine Law Treasure production line, this terrifying technology suddenly appeared.

Shall we have a boxing match?

You say it has nothing to do with Shaman Path? Who would believe that?

The Lord of Lingchou Realm immediately placed his hand on the sample attached to the report, and then cast Technique Method to begin divination and prophecy.

Although she wasn't a cultivator specializing in divination, as a fifth-rank cultivator, she would always learn all sorts of things, since their lifespans were so long that they could learn whatever they wanted.

Following the thread of cause and effect, she began to trace back, and her gaze instantly fell upon Mo Xiao.

Then, we continue tracing back.

One world after another, even crossing world clusters, leaving the Heart Mansion, and rushing towards even more distant outer realms!

Only after tracing back through seventeen world groups and over six hundred worlds, and after the causal connections became extremely weak due to constant disturbances, did she finally put down the Witchcraft Silkworm used as a sample.

"Cough cough..." The Lord of Lingchou Realm coughed twice and rubbed his temples.

Such a level of deduction and divination was very stressful for her; it was not a simple matter. Continuing to deduce further even exceeded her limits.

However, after going through more than six hundred worlds and twists and turns, she could not find any flaws.

This technology, like all technologies circulating outside the domain, is simply traded and disseminated by people based on business logic or other means.

Use it if it works, don't use it if it doesn't. If you can sell it for money, that would be even better.

After all, to be honest, the idea behind this kind of Gu worm is not new. There are similar technologies in many places. But the difference is that the internal operating Technique Method of this Gu worm are quite mysterious, making the Lord of Lingchou Realm feel that he can't see through it.

Such profound Technique Method could not possibly originate from an ordinary world; they must be products of a high-level world, possibly even from the true 'upper realm,' the legendary 'world.'

"No, I'm not comfortable with that." The Lord of Lingchou Realm shook his head, feeling that his deductive skills were too poor.

Even though divination revealed that there was indeed no hidden force behind it, she was still a fifth-rank official and not a fool, so she dared not believe it so easily.

Therefore, further review is required.

Thinking this, she picked up the Witchcraft Silkworm, and prepared to leave.

She was going to another world to find a friend.

Calling them friends isn't quite right; they're more like business partners.

The other party was extremely skilled in divination and had even traveled the world. His son had defeated countless opponents among billions of world-class candidates, becoming one of the top few and thus gaining entry into a prestigious sect.

I heard that the other party's son originally wanted to study at the Imperial Academy, but he was rejected in the first round. So he had to settle for second best and entered the prestigious Dongshan Academy, becoming a scholar. I heard that the headmaster of the academy is a fourth-rank official.

This is far more powerful than the offspring of the Lord of Lingchou Realm. For someone from outside the realm to be able to join a major sect in the world is nothing short of a meteoric rise.

It is precisely because of this that his Art of Divination are also extremely powerful, and it is said that he learned them from all over the world.

This time, let's be willing to make a painful sacrifice to ensure our safety and let the other party do the calculations. Whether it succeeds or not, we'll get the answer.

If you get an answer from the divination, then just do what the answer says.

If divination and prophecy cannot reveal the truth, it means that this thing has a terrifyingly powerful origin. Regardless of whether it is Shaman Path or not, it cannot be used casually. On the Human Path, at least it is an open conspiracy, which is obvious. It is hard to say what kind of conspiracy this thing that suddenly appears is.

Let's set off then.

The Lord of Lingchou Realm quickly took these items to another world group.

Through the Golden Platform on the other Human Path, even those of the fifth rank could travel quickly, but the cost of paying for the Golden Platform was extremely high for them.

Golden Platform is essentially free for internal use within the Human Path; only a small amount of operational personnel costs need to be paid, which is also very cheap when calculated in silver.

But for people from outside the realm, especially mid- to high-level cultivators, that price was truly painful...

However, it's impossible not to use it on long-distance trips, so you can only grit your teeth and get ripped off, and you'll get ripped off twice on the way back and forth.

However, being a fifth-rank official, he still had some savings. Although it hurt to pay, it wasn't impossible for him to afford it.

Upon arriving in the other person's world, she immediately noticed its prosperity.

That's really true...

I'm so envious.

Having a promising offspring is truly wonderful. Moreover, once you join a major sect, they not only don't charge you money, but they also provide you with benefits. What they want is your talent and future, and fellow travelers, not just a pittance like the apprenticeship fee.

Therefore, this is the advantage of the people of the world. It was previously said that people from outside the realm must abandon survival in order to pursue the Dao, but for the native inhabitants of the world, there is no need to worry about survival at all.

They have no pressure to survive.

The Lord of Lingchou Realm genuinely admired and respected this.

However... it's fortunate that they weren't born into this world. If they had truly experienced the lives of the Baiyue or the East Sea Merfolk, the Lord of Lingchou Realm might have envied the freedom of those beyond the realm.

Everyone has their difficulties. Li Qi, with his comfortable life, still has to face the Human-Shaman War. Thinking about the impending conflict between the Daoists, he also has a headache.

Everyone has their worries.

Putting all that aside, the arrival of the Realm Lord naturally filled the people below with trepidation, and they hurriedly tried to welcome him with a grand ceremony.

But the Lord of Lingchou Realm didn't have that much free time. He told them directly that it wasn't necessary, and then quickly went to his friend's palace.

"Lian Qing, Lian Qing," the Lord of Lingchou Realm called from outside.

The palace doors opened, and a voice came from inside. "It's you, elder sister. What's up? Why have time to come here?"

The Lord of Lingchou Realm didn't stand on ceremony at the moment and rushed in, saying, "I have a favor to ask of you, Lian Qing, please help me."

"What happened, sister?" asked Lian Qing, a fifth-rank official, with a smile.

"I wish to use divination to determine the origin of this object. This is of great importance, so please do not refuse, Lian Qing," said the Lord of Lingchou Realm as he entered.

Then you will see a handsome man, but he is not human.

The man named Lian Qing exuded a faint Yao Qi. Clearly, he was a demon who had chosen to Form Transformation and was already at the fifth rank, so his original form was almost impossible to see.

"Fortune telling? Hmm, sister, let me see?" the other person said.

The Lord of Lingchou Realm naturally handed it over.

Then came another round of negotiations and debates, but they still paid a hefty price. In the end, they agreed on a price and the other party began the divination.

The Lord of Lingchou Realm has high hopes for this.

However, after more than three days of deduction, the other party came to the conclusion that the source of this whole thing was Tianxia.

This terrified the Lord of Lingchou Realm.

It's truly something from heaven; could it be some kind of conspiracy?

However, perhaps by coincidence, at this time, Lian Qing's son, who was studying in the human Human Path, returned.

He had just returned to visit his father and happened to see the things they were using for divination.

"Hey, isn't this the Witchcraft Silkworm?" Lian Qing's son asked curiously, "Father, how did you get this?"

"My good son, you know this?" Lian Qing was a little curious. He himself couldn't recognize it, but his youngest son, who was currently only at the eighth rank, could.

"Well, this thing has become quite famous in Chang'an recently. He's the son of Liu Donghe, I think his name is... Liu Shenzhi. He's from a prestigious family in the Imperial Academy, and his cultivation has reached the seventh rank. His business is the Witchcraft Silkworm industry, which involves the production and sale of magical artifacts." Lian Qing's son said.

"The son of Liu Donghe? Is this Liu Donghe very famous?" The Lord of Lingchou Realm immediately asked anxiously.

"Of course he's famous. He's a high-ranking High Officials, a third-rank Great Scholar, and a renowned scholar of our time. As his son, how could Liu Shenzhi not be quite capable?" Lian Qing said boastfully, as if showing off his erudition.

After all, he was someone who entered one of the world's most prestigious sects through his own efforts.

"In other words, this thing was made by the son of a third-rank Confucian scholar... It's understandable that we can't figure out the situation." Lian Qing suddenly realized.

When the Lord of Lingchou Realm learned of this reason, he breathed a sigh of relief.

If this thing also comes from the Human Path, then it means that it definitely does not come from the Shaman Path. After all... would you say that a descendant of a third-rank Human Path would have a relationship with Shaman?

Isn't that ridiculous?

"In that case, I shall take my leave now, Lian Qing, farewell." The Lord of Lingchou Realm bowed and then departed.

"Take care, sister." Lian Qing said goodbye, then patted her son's shoulder with great joy.

That's really promising.

"By the way, my son, why did you suddenly come back? Aren't you in school?" Lian Qing asked her son.

"Oh, Father, it's like this. I was originally outside the realm, but I received a message that there seems to be some kind of change happening near our home, around the Great Fire of the Heart Mansion. I can't say where this information comes from, but the other party certainly wouldn't lie, so I came back to check and give you some instructions," the young man said.

Upon hearing this, Lian Qing nodded slightly.

Oh, I see. It was just a coincidence.

It's a good thing that my son still thinks of me when things happen.

And so, everything fell into place.

Three years have passed, and the experiment in the Lingchou Realm was a success.

At the instruction of the realm lord, they spent three years testing the Witchcraft Silkworm in some lower-level worlds.

Then, a great deal of success was achieved. All seventy worlds used in the experiment alleviated the depletion situation and even began to recover, while the benefits did not decrease and even increased.

Because these produced robes improved performance by 10%, but the price increased tenfold, resulting in an incredibly high profit margin. With total revenue steadily increasing, costs were perfectly controlled.

It's simply... perfect.

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that a powerful being was behind the scenes, meticulously crafting the technology for the Lingchou Realm.

The Lord of Lingchou Realm was not particularly surprised by this effect.

This technique comes from the Imperial Academy, so it's only natural that it would have this effect. To encounter something like this is truly lucky.

The predicament of the Lingchou Realm has been temporarily relieved, and there is no longer such an urgent need for expansion and pressure.

After dealing with these matters, the Lord of Lingchou Realm looked at the daily report and thought to himself... perhaps we can continue to delay?

Yes, procrastination.

She has not yet accepted the Human Path Law Treasure assembly line, nor has she ever bothered that Shamanic Way envoy.

To be honest, even now, the Lord of Lingchou Realm is still thinking about sitting on the fence. She doesn't want to take sides until the very last lesson, because if she does, the enemy-friend relationship will become very clear, and everything will be restricted afterward.

If you don't have to take sides, then don't. Anyway, no one is forcing her to take sides.

Thinking this, the Lord of Lingchou Realm took a sip of tea.

Hmm, good tea.

Life is so pleasant.

With that thought in mind, she picked up today's report again.

However, halfway through reading, she suddenly frowned, then cast a Communication Sorcery and began to inquire about the specific situation, "How many spies have you captured? Are you going to start a war?"

The reply came from the other end, "Yes, Realm Lord, we have received definite news from several border worlds. The Fu Cao Yi Realm is preparing to wage war against us. It is said that... it is because of our current production strategy that they are extremely dissatisfied with us. They are demanding that we stop using the Law Treasure production line and change our current expansionist attitude."

The Fu Cao Yi Realm is another fifth-grade world, stronger than the Lingchou Realm, mainly because Fu Cao Yi Realm was originally an indigenous world and was not civilized from the beginning.

As an indigenous world, its world lord broke through the world barrier himself and came to the outer realm with great drive. The atmosphere of pursuing the Dao is very strong throughout the civilization. It is said that there was once a war in which they did not care about the extermination of their race in order to implement their own Dao.

Later, the Fu Cao Yi Realm was not wiped out because a Shaman descended and saved Fu Cao Yi Realm. To their surprise, the Fu Cao Yi Realm discovered that their 'Dao' (way) had a very high degree of overlap with the Shaman Path.

The reason why the Fu Cao Yi Realm is called this is because of the nature of their race. This race is a kind of innate divine soul creature that attaches itself to anything and combines with all things to generate a physical body and consciousness.

As a race capable of empathizing with all things, they have an extraordinary affinity for Shaman Path.

The Fu Cao Yi Realm still maintains its own path and has not fully joined the Shaman Path, but it has always been a supporter of the Shaman Path. People from the Shaman Path also often preach there, so they are considered fellow practitioners rather than subordinates.

Now that the Fu Cao Yi Realm has suddenly attacked, it's probably because they've realized this place's idea of fully introducing Law Treasure production line, or even that they've discovered the Human Path Envoy!

Of course, there is another possibility that the Lord of Lingchou Realm is unwilling to consider.

That is, someone is directing the Fu Cao Yi Realm from behind the scenes to force the Lingchou Realm to choose sides.

If this is indeed the case... then who is in command?

Who has the right to plunge the Lingchou Realm into war?