Go Find It, I Put Everything There

When Lin Yi came to his senses, he found that he and all the mark holders around him had left the bow deck and appeared in a huge cabin.

The cabin was extremely high, with the metal walls overhead extending upwards in an arc. Faint, ghostly blue energy patterns flowed across the surface, likely some kind of force field of unknown purpose. The floor was made of dark gray alloy, giving it a solid, heavy feel when stepped on, with some faint marks visible along the edges.

A figure stood not far ahead.

Not Li.

He was a warrior clad in dark red full armor, though it was unclear whether he was one of the fierce warriors they had seen before.

The soldier's face was completely obscured by a full-face helmet, making his features impossible to see, and the color of his armor was as dark as congealed blood.

Lin Yi noticed that there were obvious wear marks on the edges of his armor, and there were also seven scratches of varying lengths on his chest, shoulder armor, and Arm Armor.

He stood there, without releasing any aura, yet all the supreme beings, including Chu Yu and Dark Annihilation, tensed up in unison.

Lin Yi quickly glanced around.

The four Supreme Beings, Chu Yu, Zhaoyue, Dark Annihilation, and Frost Rainbow, stood at the front, while the Supreme Beings from the other two universes stood slightly behind.

Beyond that circle are the rulers of each universe, followed by the top lords who have obtained the One-Star Mark.

He saw the alien woman he had fought on the 59th floor. She was standing behind another Supreme Being, secretly surveying her surroundings with her pale golden eyes. She paused slightly when she noticed his gaze, then casually looked away.

Everyone remained silent, observing their surroundings.

That's normal. Everyone here has come from all sorts of dangerous environments. When facing a completely unknown environment and powerful opponents, caution has almost become an instinct.

However, the armored warrior in front of them didn't give them much time to look around.

He raised his right hand, and his fingers, covered in dark red Arm Armor, made a light sweeping motion in the air.

A dark red arc of light flashed.

Immediately afterwards, a blood-red crystal appeared out of thin air in front of each person.

The crystal was about the size of a thumb, an irregular polyhedron, with a faint red glow slowly flowing inside. It was suspended in mid-air, emitting a weak energy fluctuation.

"This thing contains some basic knowledge about the Chaos Cosmic Sea."

The armored warrior spoke, his tone relatively calm, as if he were recounting something utterly ordinary.

"You've just come out of the Cosmic Clam, you know nothing." He glanced at everyone, his tone casual. "There's a lot of content, you can't finish reading it all at once. You can stay here and read it at your own pace. If anything happens, we'll call you."

This sounds like the way they're assigning tasks to a group of newly arrived laborers.

But no one showed any dissatisfaction.

This blood-armored warrior was clearly a being above the Supreme level, and the difference in strength between him and the others was obvious.

The armored warrior continued, "The warship has limited space; the only available area right now is the warehouse."

"However, the warehouse area has been expanded, so there's enough space for you to settle down."

After saying that, he added, "By the way, don't go near the things in the warehouse; those things are quite dangerous for you."

As soon as he said that, many people turned their attention to him.

He didn't explain what the danger was.

He simply raised his hand again and pointed at Lin Yi.

"You."

Lin Yi was slightly taken aback.

The armored warrior said, "There are two empty rest cabins left; you can choose one."

No one spoke, but all eyes turned to Lin Yi.

Lin Yi paused for a moment, then bowed slightly and said, "Thank you, but I hope to live in the warehouse with everyone."

The armored warrior was silent for a moment, then said, "Whatever you say."

He didn't say anything more, but added to everyone, "By the way, don't wander around on the warship."

If you have any questions, contact Warship Intelligence. Its name is Zero Three. You can also contact me; my name is Mantaji.

After saying that, he turned and left.

The cabin was quiet for a moment.

Lin Yi reached out and grasped the Blood Crystal in front of him. Instead of using it on the spot, he first looked around, his gaze sweeping over the silent figures around him.

Primeval Cosmos Supreme remained calm, while Zhaoyue stood beside her, gazing thoughtfully in the direction where the blood-armored warrior had disappeared. Dark Annihilation's fists were clenched tightly, the scales on her cheeks undulating almost imperceptibly. Frost Rainbow, meanwhile, held the Blood Crystal between her fingertips, casually examining its facets.

The other supreme rulers had solemn expressions, some were talking quietly with their companions, and a few had already turned around to survey the environment of the huge cabin.

Everyone was very restrained, but this restraint itself conveyed a sense of oppression.

That's quite normal; the difference between being a top figure in the universe and living in a warehouse is indeed quite significant.

"Let's go check out our accommodations first," Lin Yi said, "Let's sit down and talk."

No one objected.

After all, other powerful beings in the universe also knew that he had a two-star mark, and this warship came specifically for him. Strictly speaking, everyone else was just an extra, benefiting from his fame.

Furthermore, judging from the Blood Armor Warrior's attitude just now, in his eyes, only Lin Yi can be considered a "person," while the others are currently just "goods."

"Zero Three," Lin Yi tried calling out.

A soft Light Sphere suddenly appeared in front of him.

What are your orders?

Lin Yi understood immediately; it seemed this was Zero Three.

Please show us the way to the warehouse area.

"Received. Please continue straight in the current direction. You will need to cross three corridors to reach the target area. Estimated travel time..."

At the same time, the front bulkhead slid open silently, revealing a wide passageway.

The corridor lights were warm white, bright but not glaring. The two walls were made of a grayish-white alloy of unknown material, with a faint blue energy pattern embedded at intervals, like some kind of breathing vein.

A group of people walked through it.

No one spoke.

After the last hatch slid open, Lin Yi entered the warehouse area.

Vast.

This was everyone's first impression.

An endless array of silver-gray alloy frames intertwined to form a dome high overhead, with countless pale blue light bands embedded in the gaps of the dome like blood vessels, stretching from near to far, enveloping the entire space in a slightly chilly halo.

The floor beneath my feet was still dark gray alloy, but it was wider and darker in color than the outside floor.

The group exchanged a quick glance and instinctively slowed their pace.

Because one side of the warehouse was piled high with countless items.

Some of them were scattered on the alloy floor, while others were piled together like a small mountain, without any apparent pattern.

For example, not far away, huge crystal cores were haphazardly stacked together, their surfaces covered with cracks, and viscous energy visible to the naked eye was slowly dripping down along the cracks, spreading all over the ground.

The grayish-brown animal carcasses stretched like mountains deep within the warehouse. The stark white skeletons were frozen in a struggling posture, but even the outline of the skeletons exuded a sense of oppression that made one's soul tremble. Dried blood stained the gaps between the bones, mixed with some kind of black residue.

There were also some kind of unidentified gray-black rocks piled up into hills.

The rock surfaces were covered with irregularly shaped holes, emitting chaotic and violent energy fluctuations, as if they had been corroded by something and then reformed.

Further away was a blurry, enormous outline, where the light was distorted into eerie arcs by something, and one could vaguely see something constantly changing inside.

Just watching from afar, all the rulers and even supreme beings present felt a shiver rise from the depths of their souls.

Those crystal nuclei.

Those skeletons.

Those rocks.

The aura emanating from each of them far exceeded their comprehension.

This terrifying thing was just piled up haphazardly in a corner of the warehouse, without even the most basic sealing or categorization.

"Those... are they just left like that?"

A ruler from another universe couldn't help but murmur.

Primeval Cosmos Supreme stared silently at the terrifying mountain of materials.

Lin Yi glanced at it and then looked away.

After all, he had only been a top-tier powerhouse in the universe for a short time, and he was confident in his abilities, so his mindset was relatively calm.

He turned around, looked at the group of powerful figures with varying expressions behind him, and warned, "Don't go near those things."

No one objected.

Even the impetuous and arrogant Dark Annihilation merely snorted coldly, shifting his gaze away from the crystal cores that made him feel physically uncomfortable, which was considered tacit agreement.

The group quickly chose a relatively open area deep inside the warehouse to settle down.

A pale blue band of light overhead cast a half-light, half-shadow effect on everyone's faces.

Some stood, some sat cross-legged, each with a different posture, but all waited silently, their eyes following Lin Yi almost imperceptibly, clearly waiting for him to speak.

Clearly, the Supremes also understood that here, in the eyes of Lord Li and the Blood Armor Warriors, whether or not someone was a Supreme was completely irrelevant; only Lin Yi, with his two-star mark, could command their respect.

Furthermore, Lin Yi could have stayed in a rest cabin alone, but he chose to squeeze into the warehouse with them, which shows that he did not intend to sever ties with his fellow villagers who bore the one-star mark.

As a result, everyone naturally accepted Lin Yi's leadership position.

Lin Yi also noticed the underlying atmosphere. After a moment's thought, he slowly said, "Our hometown is gone."

Some people lowered their heads, some clenched their fists, and some closed their eyes slightly.

Lin Yi waited a few seconds before continuing.

"Now we're all the same, rootless wanderers. As far as I know, that Origin Universe Tower is shared by all three of our universes."

His gaze swept over Chu Yu and Zhaoyue, landing on the few relatively unfamiliar Supremes. "Although we weren't familiar with each other before, we're still from the same hometown. Let's get to know each other first, and then study the contents of this Blood Crystal together."

No one raised any objections.

Lin Yi continued, "Let me explain. My name is Lin Yi, but you can also call me Star Abyss. By the way, I suggest we skip the honorific titles."

"Those titles are an honor to use inside, but using them here is just asking for trouble."

There was a moment of silence in the crowd. Everyone was smart enough to quickly understand what Lin Yi meant.

Using terms like "ruler" or "supreme" here is inappropriate.

Primeval Cosmos Supreme nodded slightly. "That's right. Here, you can just call me Chu Yu."

Dark Annihilation Supreme snorted coldly.

He crossed his thick arms over his chest, remained silent for a moment, and then spoke, "Dark Annihilation."

Frost Rainbow kept her eyes lowered, her slender fingers seemingly casually fiddling with the Blood Crystal. After a few moments, she said slowly, "Frost Rainbow, as for what I was originally called, I've long forgotten."

"Bai Su." A voice rang out.

He was a tall, slender man with long, silver-white hair that reached his waist. His face was cold and stern, revealing little emotion.

He comes from the third universe, the supreme being there.

Compared to Chu Yu and Dark Annihilation, he appeared much more taciturn, and even his voice sounded hoarse, as if he hadn't spoken in a long time.

An elderly man with a hunched back stood in the corner, remaining silent the entire time.

He wore a tattered dark gray robe, his face was withered, and his eyes were sunken, but when he occasionally looked up, the glint in his eyes caught Lin Yi's attention.

The old man noticed Lin Yi's gaze and slowly said, "Wu Qi."

The Sovereign and Venerable Lord Rank also spoke up one after another.

"Heng Shi."

"Wanling."

"Prison Suppressor."

"Xuan Yan."

The foreign woman standing behind Bai Su's pale golden eyes flickered, then she gave a polite smile, "Xi Luo."

Her voice was clear and melodious, like jade beads falling onto a plate. Her gaze met Lin Yi's for a very brief moment before she casually looked away.

Lin Yi silently memorized these faces and names, some familiar, some unfamiliar.

As the sounds gradually faded away, he snapped out of his thoughts, and the Blood Crystal in his hand gleamed.

"Now that we know each other," he said, "Let's first learn about the basics of this Chaos Cosmic Sea, and then discuss what to do next."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

Lin Yi applied slight pressure with his fingertips.

The Blood Crystal shattered.

A torrent of information, so powerful it was almost violent, surged directly into the depths of his consciousness.

Approximately one standard hour has passed.

Lin Yi opened his eyes and let out a long breath.

Suppressing the last vestiges of chaotic perception in his mind, he scanned his surroundings.

Hengshi, who was closest to him, had a solemn expression on his face and his brows were furrowed into a slight frown. He had obviously already finished digesting the food, but he never said a word.

Beside him, Dark Annihilation his arms, chin slightly tucked in, his thick knuckles tapping rhythmically on his Arm Armor, producing a dull, soft sound.

Frost Rainbow continued to lower her eyes, toying with the shattered fragments of the Blood Crystal. Her slender fingers rubbed back and forth along the sharp edges, her thoughts unreadable.

The other rulers and lords were either still digesting the information with their eyes closed, or had already opened them, but were simply staring silently at their fingertips or the void; no one spoke.

Lin Yi waited for a while.

It wasn't about waiting for them to speak, but about waiting for those rulers and lords whose Soul Power was weaker than his to finish digesting the information.

After a while, he saw the brows of several Venerables with one-star marks in the corner gradually relax, knowing that they had almost digested it.

"You've finished watching it? What are your thoughts? Share them with us."

Heng Shi raised his head, a bitter smile curving his lips.

"There are too many thoughts to list. The Seven Realms of Cultivation, the Black Silence Beast, the Black Mist Sea, the Eternal Cosmos Empire, the Nine Constant Domains, the Nine Hundred Cosmic Domains, the Ninety Thousand Cosmic Sea Cities... and that Imperial Treasure Trove that drives countless cultivators mad..."

As he spoke, his brow furrowed more and more, as if he were talking about a bunch of things that had nothing to do with him, yet each and every one of them was actually relevant.

Chu Yu took over the conversation.

Her voice remained gentle, but there was a hint of melancholy in that gentleness.

"I never imagined that the suppression from the true Chaos Cosmic Sea would be so immense. The cultivation we were so proud of in the Main Universe is now barely enough to qualify us for any activity."

Lin Yi nodded silently.

According to the information in the crimson crystal, there are seven realms of cultivation, from lowest to highest: Star Source Realm, Cosmic Source Realm,...

The True Source Realm, the Eternal Source Realm, the Constant Source Realm, the Path Source Realm, and the highest, the Chaos Source Realm.

Among them, those at the Star Source Realm don't even qualify to survive in the Chaos Cosmic Sea.

The message was very straightforward, just like a fetus cannot live without its mother.

Once a cultivator at the Star Source Realm leaves the Cosmic Clam or a similar protective environment and is exposed to the energy of the Chaos Cosmic Sea, they will be decomposed in a very short time.

In the Chaos Cosmic Sea of the Cosmic Source Realm, one only possesses the most basic qualifications for survival.

The reason is simple.

The environment of the Chaos Cosmic Sea is too stable. So stable that even the most powerful beings in the Main Universe, who can easily tear apart space, have their most basic energy release suppressed by the chaotic environment here, requiring a great deal of effort.

Furthermore, the invocation of the Origin Law is so slow that it's outrageously slow, making combat completely impossible.

Therefore, in the Chaos Cosmic Sea, those at the Cosmic Source Realm can only perform non-combat tasks due to the different Origin Law they master, such as logistics and infrastructure work.

This isn't a matter of talent; it's a difference in the underlying rules.

The Cosmic Source Realm has three levels, corresponding to the Sovereign, Ruler, and Supreme of the Main Universe.

The message is quite straightforward: comprehending the Origin Law in the Cosmic Source Realm is actually about training the soul and thinking abilities; accumulating divine power is for strengthening the foundation of the physical body.

In simpler terms, one is for exercising the mind, and the other is for exercising the body.

These two things don't exert much power in the Chaos Cosmic Sea, but they form the foundation.

The better one trains their mind, the higher the chance of mastering the Chaos Origin Law in the future; the more solid one's physical foundation, the greater the power one can bear when opening up the chaotic origin universe in the future.

If the foundation is not solid, everything behind it will be a castle in the air.

The thicker the foundation, the higher the ceiling.

There is only one way to gain combat ability in the Chaos Cosmic Sea: break through to the True Source Realm and begin to touch upon the Dao of Chaos.

Because the Dao of Chaos is subject to much less suppression in the Cosmic Sea.

The so-called True Source Realm refers to cultivators in the Cosmic Source Realm who, after the nine Origin Law have been completely integrated and perfected, glimpse and master a trace of the Chaos Rules.

Further on, one fully grasps the Chaos Rules and further comprehends deeper Chaos Law, which is the Eternal Source Realm.

Going further, condensing and sublimating the Chaos Law, and mastering the Chaos Origin Law, leads to the Constant Source Realm.

Above these are the Path Source Realm and the Chaos Source Realm, but these were not mentioned in the information.

The Eternal Beginning Dominator sighed slowly, "I never expected that mastering the Origin Law spacetime would have another advantage. Even if I can't break through to the True Source Realm in the future, I can still serve as a human communicator. The treatment I receive is actually quite high among those in the Cosmic Source Realm."

Lin Yi smiled wryly upon hearing this.

According to the information in the crystal, at the level of the Cosmic Source Realm, different combinations of Origin Law have two main effects.

Most importantly, the foundation of Origin Law comprehended in the Cosmic Source Realm determines that one will be more proficient in certain aspects later on.

After reaching the True Source Realm, the universe within one's body will evolve into the Chaotic Origin Universe, and divine power will correspondingly transform into Chaos Power.

The characteristic of the Chaos Dao itself is "one begets all things." It has little offensive power, but it can theoretically evolve into any form.

But theory is one thing, in actual application, cultivators have previously immersed themselves for the longest time in the nine Origin Law of the Cosmic Source Realm.

The paths with the deepest foundations are easier to use and more powerful when evolving using the Path of Chaos.

For example, Lin Yi, who laid the foundation of the Origin Law with the five elements of time, space, life and death, will be able to mobilize the Chaos Power to exert abilities such as illusion, light and darkness after he Chaos Rules. However, it is only the way of chaos that has given him the qualification to use it.

That doesn't mean he can actually use it well.

On the contrary, in the realm of life and death in time and space, he not only unleashes his full power, but also masters the relevant secret techniques and scriptures more quickly.

On the other hand, as the Eternal Beginning Dominator just mentioned... it involves employment.

According to the information in the crystal, the Chaos Cosmic Sea is vast and boundless. In the immeasurable past, a supreme expert of the Path Source Realm, Luo, advanced to the Chaos Source Realm. He was the first and only person to reach the Chaos Source Realm.

After Luo Cheng reached the Chaos Source Realm, he unified the Chaos Cosmic Sea and established the Eternal Cosmos Empire not long after.

The Eternal Cosmos Empire is divided into Nine Constant Domains, each of Constant Domain governs one hundred Cosmic Domains, and one hundred Cosmic Sea Cities have been built in each Cosmic Domain.

They were located within the Silent Cosmos Domain, under the jurisdiction of the Mist Sea Giant City.

However, the Chaos Cosmic Sea is too vast, and there is no technological product like a Virtual Network that can cover the entire territory of the Eternal Cosmos Empire. Therefore, long-distance communication can only rely on extremely expensive spatial artifacts.

But here's the problem: not everyone can afford treasures of that level, so how do you handle ordinary communication?

The answer is that one can rely on cultivators of the Spacetime Origin Law at the Cosmic Source Realm.

As the Eternal Beginning Dominator just mentioned, the job prospects are good; one can be used as a humanoid communicator.

Because the environment of the Chaos Cosmic Sea is extremely stable, it is almost impossible for cultivators of the Cosmic Source Realm who cultivate the Origin Law of Time and Space to travel back in time and space again. Resurrection and the like are all impossible to perform. But fortunately... it is still possible to barely manage to salvage the first 0.001 seconds of oneself.

In this way, although they cannot fight, cultivators at the Cosmic Source Realm can place their clones in different locations after practicing secret manuals such as <Time-Origin Unity>, thus acting as messengers.

Of course, the distance is not infinite; it can roughly maintain the area of one and a half giant cities. Beyond that, the clone will be unable to sustain itself and will disband.

However, this is actually sufficient to meet most needs. In addition, the absolute number of practitioners of the Spacetime Origin Law is relatively small, and the demand for exploration and voyages by the Chaos Tribunal Sea is currently extremely high, so they are still quite sought after.

Because, now, Luo is presumably dead.

Because now, there is the Black Mist Sea.

Because today, we live in an era of both great resistance and great exploration.

Because the most important piece of information in the crystal was about a momentous event that once occurred in the Eternal Cosmos Empire.

That was "The Emperor falls, black mist arises."

Countless Universal Epoch ago, the Imperial Capital of the Eternal Cosmos Empire suddenly and inexplicably experienced a massive explosion, instantly annihilating the entire Imperial Capital Cosmic Domain. Not only that, but black mist also emerged from the ruins of the Imperial Capital Cosmic Domain, quickly spreading and covering the entire First Constant Domain where the Imperial Capital was located, with endless Black Silence Beast spawning from the black mist.

At the same time, in the souls of all living beings in the entire Eternal Cosmos Empire, a voice from their supreme Emperor, "Luo," resounded simultaneously.

"Want to reach the Chaos Source Realm? If so, go find it! I've left everything there."

From that day on, the entire Eternal Cosmos Empire entered an era of resisting the spread of the black mist, and also an era of exploring the "Imperial Treasure Trove" within the black mist.