Constant Island Seethed, Everything Was Ready

Inner Island of Constant Island, Seventh Court.

Lin Yi walked through the courtyard and returned to his cultivation room. He sat cross-legged on the central stone platform and silently reviewed everything that had just happened.

Six drops of essence blood from the top ten.

This outcome was even better than the best-case scenario he had anticipated before coming to Constant Island.

His initial intention in coming to Constant Island was merely to use his status as an exchange student to get a feel for the inner island's situation and see if, as Wen Xiao had said, there was a suitable channel for essence blood.

At the time, he thought that getting even a drop or two would be a pleasant surprise.

Who would have thought that in just tens of thousands of Epoch, not only did he complete a high-level trial mission, but he was also selected by the Dao Lord Xi Mo to participate in the top-level trial, and incidentally received an advance payment of six drops of essence blood.

All I can say is, it was a huge profit.

However, Lin Yi was also well aware that the item wasn't so easy to take.

Without a word, the Dao Lord Xi Mo gave him six drops of his essence blood. Because of this trust, he absolutely could not fail in the trials that followed.

If he fails the trial, not only will he lose face, but Constant Lord Eric and Dao Lord Xi Mo, who recommended him, will also be disgraced.

"So..." Lin Yi thought to himself, "There's no need to hold onto those contribution points I've accumulated over this period of time anymore."

He had originally saved those contribution points for a rainy day.

If you happen to hear about the blood essence of a beast ranked first or fourth outside, you can exchange it for some good items and then barter with it.

But now that I have the six drops of essence blood, my need for it is no longer so urgent.

On the contrary, their own combat strength needs to be improved as soon as possible.

His current fighting methods are indeed somewhat limited.

The Light of Eternal Silence is indeed a top-tier divine item; a single strike from it can leave almost no opponent of the same level standing. But the problem is, what if it misses? What if you're facing a large number of opponents in a team trial?

He cannot place all his hopes on the Light of Eternal Silence.

With this in mind, Lin Yi focused a wisp of his consciousness on the Constant Guard badge.

Pale golden light flowed from the surface of the emblem, spreading out a semi-transparent light curtain in front of him.

The interface of the Constant Guard's internal contribution point exchange system appeared on the light screen, with densely packed items arranged neatly according to category and price.

He glanced at his contribution point balance.

10812.

"More than 10,000 contribution points should be enough to buy some good items."

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Lin Yi nodded slightly, immediately locking onto the first target.

<The Nine-Seal Vast Cosmos: A Collection of the Eternal Source Realm Secret Methods>.

Exchange Price: 5000 Contribution Points

He had actually been eyeing this collection of secret techniques for a long time.

The Nine Seal Cosmos Art, a top-tier cultivation method created by the Emperor himself, is virtually invincible among its peers at the True Source Realm stage. Furthermore, once one reaches the Eternal Source Realm, it can assist the Nine Source Eternal Pact Art suppressing the soul impact within the essence blood.

Although the Emperor did not create a matching combat technique for the Nine Seal Cosmos Art Eternal Source Realm the Eternal Origin Realm, the powerful individuals who had mastered the Nine Seal Cosmos Art and successfully advanced to the Eternal Source Realm throughout history, especially those who did not subsequently cultivate the Nine Source Eternal Pact Art, were unwilling to see their Nine Seals, which they had spent a great deal of time and energy to cultivate, become mere decorations.

Therefore, based on the Nine Seals, they combined the combat characteristics of the Eternal Source Realm to create many derivative secret techniques.

This book, "The Nine-Seal Vast Cosmos: A Collection of the Eternal Source Realm Secret Techniques," contains eleven of the strongest offensive and defensive techniques created by generations of Nine Seals masters at the Eternal Source Realm throughout countless Universal Epoch.

Each one of them is a top-tier secret technique. If it weren't for the extremely high prerequisites, requiring the Nine Seal Cosmos Art to be fully mastered, the contribution points needed to exchange for it would be at least ten times higher.

The reason Lin Yi hasn't redeemed it is quite simple.

He needs to save money to buy his sperm.

5000 contribution points is not a small amount. If he were to switch to this secret technique, it would mean that his reserves of essence and blood funds would be significantly reduced.

Moreover, with his Blue-Armored Machine Servant at his disposal, he can usually handle most situations using the normal mode of Light of Eternal Silence. Besides, if the Blue-Armored Machine Servant can't defeat him, he still can't defeat him even if he learns these secret techniques. Therefore, the collection of secret techniques is more of a bonus than a necessity for him, so its priority is naturally lower.

But things are different now.

In the Eternal Source Ring Trial, nothing external can be relied upon. Although the Light of Eternal Silence is powerful, its methods are too limited. This "Nine-Seal Vast Cosmos: Collection of Secret Techniques of the Eternal Source Realm" can make up for his shortcomings in this area.

Buy it directly!

The contribution points balance has increased to 5812.

Then comes the second item.

<Pact Condensation>.

Exchange price: 4200 contribution points.

This secret technique is considered one of the essential secret techniques for the Constant Guard. Various major forces have similar secret techniques, which are all similar, but differ in difficulty and effect.

Its main solution is to address the issue of the excessively large power difference between the normal mode and the burst mode of the Chaos Seal Pact.

As the core technique of the Eternal Source Realm, the Chaos Seal Pact has an awkward situation: its burst mode is too powerful, but it can only be used once in a short time, and once used, it is useless. The normal mode, especially the normal mode of those high-grade seals, is also quite powerful, but it is still a bit lacking compared to the burst mode.

Especially during the long lifespan of the Eternal Source Realm, there are often situations where the normal mode of the seal attack is not powerful enough, but using the burst mode would be too much of a waste of its potential.

Through the dedicated research of a group of exceptionally talented and powerful individuals, secret techniques such as <Pact Condensation> were developed.

Once the <Pact Condensation> is mastered, it has only one use: in non-combat states, it can extract a trace of the contract's aura from the Chaos Seal Pact each year and store it in a special storage space constructed by a secret technique.

The energy stripped away is extremely weak and will hardly burden the incantation itself; it only requires a little time each year to complete the stripping.

Over time, these extracted auras will gradually condense into a "virtual contract," which can be used at any time during battle.

The power unleashed by each virtual contract is roughly equivalent to one-third of the power of a complete massive eruption.

In other words, if the Great Explosion of the Light of Eternal Silence is a sixteen-fold increase, then the Small Explosion of a Void Contract is a little over five times the increase.

It is more powerful than the normal mode, but it doesn't cause the Intimacy to become dormant like the Burst Mode, making it a very practical intermediate method.

Other secret techniques for condensing virtual contracts are similar to <Pact Condensation>, except that they differ in the difficulty of cultivation, the rate of success, and the number of virtual contracts that can be stored.

The <Pact Condensation> technique is the most advanced of these secret techniques, with extremely high difficulty in cultivation. However, in return, its power is one-third that of the complete version, and it can condense one virtual contract per Epoch. Once you enter the basics, you can store up to ten virtual contracts, and once you reach perfection, you can store up to thirty virtual contracts.

This was a secret technique that was originally part of the plan and that Lin Yi had to learn, so he didn't hesitate and simply chose to exchange for it.

Finally, he spent 1500 points to buy a secret technique that combined burst damage, flight, and evasion, named Swift Thunder.

The reason he bought this secret technique was quite simple: he currently lacked the necessary incantation.

Although the Eternal Dark Constant Fusion Beast gave him an incredible trump card for survival, Constant Fusion is a one-time use technique; once it's used up, it's gone. It's a true trump card, and even if he can later condense Constant Fusion Void Contract, it's only for escaping or as a return-to-town spell, not for use as a movement technique in battle.

This Swift Thunder was the most suitable secret technique for him among those priced similarly, and it was considered one of the more powerful ones below the top-tier secret techniques.

It can move at near-instantaneous speed over extremely short distances. Although it cannot penetrate law barriers or spatial blockades, when combined with the Nine Seals Secret Technique, it is sufficient to avoid fatal attacks or seize advantageous positions in battle.

Products with similar effects generally sell for over 3500 points.

The reason why Swift Thunder is sold cheaply is mainly because although this secret technique does not require additional resources, it is too difficult to cultivate and requires a high level of comprehension.

"Eating enlightenment points is good, I'm not afraid of eating enlightenment points. I wouldn't even want a secret technique that costs resources..."

Lin Yi muttered a few words to himself and decisively chose to exchange.

With these three items combined, he only had a little over 100 contribution points left, not enough to exchange for anything good, so he exited the exchange interface.

Near Constant Island lies the Silent Constant Great City, where the Constant Guard will send someone to deliver the information crystal to him; he just needs to wait patiently.

"We have attack power, burst damage, and mobility, but we're still missing one thing..."

defense.

Of the three secret techniques he just exchanged, although there are two defensive moves in the <Nine-Seal Vast Cosmos · Eternal Source Realm Secret Technique Collection>, one is a weakening and delaying move, and the other is a defensive support and amplification move; neither of them specializes in defense.

Therefore, he needs a sufficiently robust defensive technique.

After all, for a defensive support amplification technique, you need something to amplify it, right?

Although the Constant Guard had basically exhausted their contribution points, Lin Yi was not worried at all. He directly activated the Constant Island Emblem and then began searching for defensive secret techniques available in the Eternal Source Realm.

His 85,000 Points have been credited to his account, and he still has one advanced trial completion attempt left, enough to exchange for a decent secret technique.

Lin Yi's gaze swept quickly across the list, soon settling on a secret technique called <Liu>.

This is a defensive secret technique based on the Chaos Law. It condenses a layer of flowing golden armor on the body surface, providing excellent defense. Moreover, it does not require special external resources. Its only drawback is that it is extremely difficult to cultivate.

Exchange price: 68,000 Points, requires consuming one additional advanced mission completion attempt.

"It's tough, but you're the one."

Lin Yi submitted the exchange request directly.

After doing all this, he closed the exchange interface and let out a long breath.

Meanwhile, on the Inner Island of Constant Island, in the main hall of the mission.

The atmosphere inside the main hall was no different from usual.

On the huge circular light screen in the center, the densely packed task entries continued to scroll slowly at a constant frequency.

On each level of the circular staircase, groups of students sat around round tables. Some were whispering amongst themselves, some were frowning and deep in thought as they stared at the light screen in front of them, and others were introducing the mission overview to their new teammates.

In the middle of the circular staircase near the sunset, several senior members of the Eternal Source Realm were sitting around a round table.

"We can't delay any longer!" the blond man said gravely. "I just inquired, Talia Squad is also eyeing this mission. They have one more high-level Eternal Source Realm member than us. If they submit their application first, we'll have to find someone else, and who knows how long that will take!"

A short-haired female student sitting opposite him nodded, about to say something, but her gaze suddenly froze.

It wasn't because of anything the captain said.

Instead, when her peripheral vision caught sight of the circular light screen in the center of the hall, she saw an extremely glaring color.

It was an extremely deep purple, so deep it was almost like solidified amethyst, standing out starkly against the light screen.

The text appeared line by line from the top, and with each additional line, the short-haired female student's pupils contracted even more.

She instinctively reached out and tugged at the blonde captain's sleeve.

"Team leader..

"Um?

"Look at that!"

The blond man looked in the direction she was pointing, and his heart skipped a beat.

Dark purple.

That's the identifier for top-tier trial missions.

"Purple..." The blond man stood up subconsciously, muttering, "How long has it been since Constant Island released a top-tier mission?"

Soon, more people noticed this situation.

"The ultimate trial?"

A black-robed man leaning against a stone pillar at the edge of the main hall stared intently at the deep purple marker, exclaiming in surprise, "I've been on Constant Island for so long, and this is the first time I've ever seen a top-tier quest refresh!"

No one responded to him.

Everyone's attention was drawn to that deep purple color.

The text appeared line by line, gradually revealing the complete task information.

[Trial Name: Eternal Source Ring (Seventh Phase)]

[Trial Level: Top Tier]

[Trial Type: Large-Scale Team Trial]

[Trial Description: Participate in the trial at the Eternal Source Ring Ruins of the First Constant Domain Imperial Army, undergoing three individual and three team trials. During the trial, core team members will record and analyze the Law Inscriptions exposed during the operation of the Eternal Source Ring to improve the lost inscription technology system of our Constant Domain. Other team members must at least pass the three individual trials and ensure the safety of core members during the team trials. The trial ends if a core member withdraws.]

[Registration Requirements:]

[1. Age not exceeding one Universal Epoch.]

[2. After registration, applicants must undergo at least one round of screening tests to confirm their basic ability to complete the individual trial.]

[Membership Composition:]

[Sole core member: Lin Yi (already confirmed)]

[Team Members - Eternal Source Realm Completion - Number of Spots: 9 (Registration Pending) Requirements: At least seven Divine-grade Seals, completion of at least five Advanced Trials.]

[Team Members - High Order of the Eternal Source Realm - Number of Spots: 30 (Registration Pending)] Requirements: At least six Divine-grade Seals, and completion of at least four Advanced Trials.

[Team Members - Mid-Level Eternal Source Realm - Number of Spots: 30 (Registration Pending)] Requirements: At least four Divine-grade Seals, and completion of at least two Advanced Trials.

[Team Members - Early Stage of the Eternal Source Realm - Number of Spots: 30 (Registration Pending)] Requirements: At least two Divine-grade Seals, and completion of at least one Advanced Trial.

[Mission Reward: Complete at least one team trial. Specific rewards will be Dynamic determined based on the trial's progress and team contributions. Upon successful completion of the trial, all members will receive 1 million Points and one attempt at the top-tier trial.]

The voices that had been exclaiming and discussing in the main hall all fell silent when they saw the words "the only core personnel".

Countless eyes focused simultaneously on those two words.

Lin Yi.

This name isn't particularly unfamiliar to the students on Inner Island of Constant Island.

Constant Guard).

Exchange students who arrived on the island less than 30,000 Epoch ago.

It is said that his cultivation level is only at the early or middle stage of the Eternal Source Realm, but it is definitely not at the high stage. Although he has received many offers of goodwill, he has not received any invitations from teams because of his low cultivation level.

Later, I heard that a small team of beginners went to visit them, but they said they had accepted a solo mission and were just getting familiar with the place first.

And then, that was it.

Originally, everyone thought that even a beginner-level trial mission would take at least 50,000 to 60,000 Epoch, but unexpectedly, it suddenly appeared on a top-level mission and is currently the only fixed core member!

The core of the entire team.

The meaning expressed in the task description couldn't be clearer.

This team was built around this person; the success or failure of the entire top-level trial rested on his shoulders.

"Nine spots for the Eternal Source Realm Perfection stage, thirty for the high-level, thirty for the mid-level, and thirty for the beginner stage, totaling ninety-nine. Ninety-nine top students at each level, all for Lin Yi?"

A student standing near the entrance to the main hall looked shocked.

"One million Points, one chance to participate in the top-tier trial!" Another excited voice came from high up on the circular staircase.

Everyone gets a share if it can be done!

On the fourth level of the circular staircase, beside a round table, Vika was holding a glass of freshly poured nectar, ready to put it to her lips.

When he saw the line "Core Personnel: Lin Yi", his hand, which had been hovering in mid-air, stopped, and the fine liquid in the cup rippled out in a fine circle before returning to calm.

He remained silent in that position for a moment, then slowly placed the cup back on the table with a dull thud.

"This is really..."

He muttered something to himself, a bitter smile or a self-deprecating expression on his face.

He recalled that day in the mission hall when he heard Lin Yi announce his cultivation level. Although Lin Yi verbally exchanged contact information, he knew perfectly well that it was just a polite formality.

In his view, this Constant Guard at the Early Order of the Eternal Source Realm had absolutely no chance of cooperating with him.

But now...

He was absolutely right.

There is no opportunity for cooperation.

However, the reason was exactly the opposite of what he thought.

It's not that Lin Yi is unworthy of his team, but rather that he is unworthy of Lin Yi's mission level.

He did not meet either the requirements of at least six divine-grade seals or four advanced trials required for the Eternal Source Realm advanced level.

Vika picked up the glass of fine wine, drank it all in one gulp, then stood up and walked towards the exit of the mission hall.

On the other side, beside a round table in the northwest corner of the main hall, Luo Sen was also staring blankly at the circular light screen.

"So, it became the sole core of the top-level mission through just one task?"

He didn't know what to say for a moment.

Luo Sen remembered that he ran into Lin Yi at the entrance after leaving the mission hall that day.

He casually asked, "You're out so soon?" Lin Yi replied, "Almost, I'm getting ready to take on a solo mission to practice."

He didn't think much of it at the time, assuming that this young Constant Guard was indeed pragmatic, knowing that he wasn't ranked high in the inner island's strength hierarchy for the time being, so he chose to do some low-level tasks to accumulate experience.

Looking back now...

"It seems my judgment back then was a little off."

The news spread like wildfire, and the entire Constant Island was practically in an uproar.

One by one, the students rushed back from outside. Those veteran students who rarely appeared in public also showed up in the mission hall.

Some people came to register.

Some people came just to watch the excitement.

Others, having learned more details through familiar fellow trainees, came specifically to see just who this young Constant Guard named Lin Yi was.

At the entrance of the Seventh Court, curious figures began to appear on the stone paths that were usually deserted.

Even a few beings at the level of Constant Lord strolled over. They didn't stay long; most of them just glanced at the quiet courtyard from afar before turning and leaving.

No one would be foolish enough to barge into the private residence of a Constant Guard to investigate.

Moreover, this Constant Guard has just been identified as the sole core member of the top-level trial.

Lin Yi was not entirely unaware of this within the Seventh Court.

He knew he had become the center of attention on the Inner Island of Constant Island, but he didn't care.

Let them watch if they want to.

Anyway, once their curiosity is satisfied, they'll naturally disperse.

He only cares about one thing now: when his things will arrive.

Fortunately, he didn't have to wait long.

The Silent Constant Great City has a teleportation channel on Constant Island. On the third day after he submitted his application, he received a notification from the Constant Ban Badge.

Lin Yi raised his hand and gently swept it in the air, and the scene outside the courtyard gate unfolded in front of him in the form of a light screen.

A Blue-Armored Machine Servant stood quietly outside the courtyard gate.

Lin Yi got up, walked out of the cultivation room, crossed the courtyard, and opened the courtyard gate.

The Blue-Armored Machine Servant took out a silver box and presented it with both hands.

The box lid was engraved with three nested ring-shaped sealing patterns. Lin Yi naturally recognized this as the sealing method of the Constant Guard. If an unauthorized person forcibly opened it, the information crystal would be automatically destroyed.

Lin Yi extended his finger and gently pressed it in the center of the box lid, injecting his Chaos Law power into the sealing patterns.

The three ring-shaped patterns lit up in sequence, then silently disappeared.

The lid popped open.

Inside the box were three translucent, pale gold information crystals, each with the name of a corresponding secret technique engraved on its surface.

After verifying that the three crystals were correct, Lin Yi stored them in his Divine Kingdom and nodded to the Blue-Armored Machine Servant, "Thank you for your hard work."

The Blue-Armored Machine Servant bowed slightly, said nothing, and turned to leave the Seventh Court along the path he had come from.

Lin Yi didn't rush back to the cultivation room, but waited at the door.

Coincidentally, just now, Constant Island Emblem also sent a message.

His redeemed items have arrived.

"I wonder if it was pre-arranged, it's such a coincidence..."

Lin Yi muttered to himself.

Before long, a Mechanical Servants dressed in a deep purple robe entered the Seventh Court, walked straight over, bowed slightly before him, and then took out two deep purple crystal boxes, saying, "By order of the Lord of Xi Mo Island, I am delivering the essence blood, along with the <Liu> secret technique."

Lin Yi extended both hands and solemnly accepted the crystal box.

He did not open the box to check it on the spot, which was both a basic courtesy and a sign of respect for the Dao Lord Xi Mo.

Besides, the Dao Lord had no need to deceive him; if he wasn't willing to give it, he could have simply refused in the first place.

"Thank you, Island Lord." Lin Yi stored the crystal box into his Divine Kingdom, then nodded slightly to the purple- Mechanical Servants. "Thank you for making this trip."

The purple- Mechanical Servants bowed slightly again, said nothing more, and turned to leave.

Lin Yi watched the purple- Mechanical Servants disappear at the end of the road, then closed the courtyard gate, turned around and returned to the cultivation room, where he sat cross-legged on the stone platform.

The secret techniques are complete, and the essence and blood are also obtained.

Everything is ready.

Lin Yi thought for a moment, then waved his hand, opening all the boxes containing the secret techniques and placing the crystals one by one between his eyebrows.

Countless pieces of information about the laws governing the operation of secret techniques, the methods of energy condensation, and practical application skills flooded into his consciousness like a tidal wave.

He closed his eyes and silently went through all the information to make sure nothing was missing before opening them and turning his gaze to the deep purple crystal box containing six drops of essence blood.

According to the mission notification, the team will not officially set off until 20,000 Epoch later.

The reason for the long delay is twofold: firstly, the elite trainees who are on missions elsewhere need time to return for the selection process; secondly, Constant Island also needs to conduct a series of small tests on them to ensure that the final selected members of the Ninety-Nine Jing team are the most suitable for the team.

There is no doubt that Constant Island attaches great importance to this top-level trial.

After all, according to the rules of the Eternal Source Ring, a cultivator at the Eternal Source Realm can only enter once in their lifetime.

If the wrong personnel are selected, leading to failure, who knows how long it will take to find a suitable core member again.

Ge Yi was not opposed to these arrangements.

On the contrary, he felt that 20,000 Epoch was just right.

"Twenty thousand Epoch should be enough to transform Pai Jingkui's blood essence into Chaos Seal Pact."