Dao Origin Hall, Crowdfunding Cultivation

He bowed slightly to the four Dao Lord, then stood up straight without saying a word.

The first to speak was Dao Lord Lan Chen.

"Lin Yi," Dao Lord Lan Chen said, "I remember that the Constant Fusion Mark's inter-dimensional teleportation should have quite a few limitations regarding carrying living beings?"

Lin Yi was not surprised that Dao Lord Lan Chen would ask this question.

Given Constant Fusion's strategic value, it's perfectly reasonable for the Dao Lord to ask about this.

He gathered his thoughts briefly before replying, "Yes, for inter-dimensional teleportation, my inner Divine Kingdom can only carry a maximum of life forms at the Eternal Source Realm or below, and there's a limit to the number—roughly no more than one hundred. If that's exceeded, teleportation cannot be initiated."

"As for inter- Constant Domain teleportation, the restrictions are even stricter; it can only carry life forms at or below the True Source Realm."

After listening, the four Dao Lord exchanged glances, showing a hint of regret, but quickly regained their composure.

It's regrettable, but this result was actually within their expectations.

Dao Lord Lan Chen coughed lightly, no longer asking about Constant Fusion, and instead said, "You should also know that after reaching the Constant Source Realm, you need to accept missions regularly, right?"

Lin Yi nodded, "I understand."

This is a well-known rule, and basically all experts above the Eternal Source Realm are aware of it.

The origin of this rule can be traced back to the post -Emperor era, after the emergence of the Black Mist Sea.

No one knows why the Black Mist Sea appeared, but whatever the cause, one thing everyone agrees on.

If no one stops the spread of the Black Mist Sea, the remaining few Constant Domain will eventually be swallowed up.

When the sky falls, there's always someone tall enough to hold it up.

When the Emperor was alive, the Emperor was the tallest.

After the Emperor disappeared, the Dao Lord and the Constant Lord became the tallest figures in their respective Constant Domain.

Therefore, the remaining Dao Lord in the remaining four Constant Domain gathered together for a meeting to discuss their future direction.

The Dao Origin Hall was established at that meeting.

As the highest deliberative body in the post-imperial era, the Dao Origin Hall is composed of all Dao Lord from the Four Constant Domain. Any major decision involving the overall strategy of the Black Mist Sea must be approved by the collective vote of the Dao Origin Hall before it can take effect.

The first major decision made after the establishment of the Dao Origin Hall was the task rule that all Dao Lord and Constant Lord must abide by.

Every ten Universal Epoch, each Dao Lord and Constant Lord must perform the task of reviewing a cosmic cycle for a period of time.

The missions can be broadly categorized into three types: holding strategic locations, collecting rare resources, and eliminating the Black Silence Beast and eradicating the Black Mist.

Of these three types of tasks, eradicating the black mist is of paramount importance.

Only by recovering as many areas as possible that would normally be eroded by the black mist as possible can there be room for strategic buffer when the Black Mist Sea erupts.

Only those at the level of Constant Lord or higher can use their Origin Law True Body to manipulate the power of the Origin Law and obliterate the black mist.

Of course, when the Black Mist Sea erupts, it is not subject to the rule of one Universal Epoch task for every ten Universal Epoch- yuan.

Dao Origin Hall can directly assign tasks whenever needed.

As long as the tasks assigned by the Dao Origin Hall aren't too outrageous, even the Dao Lord can't refuse them.

Of course, the tasks aren't done for free; the Constant Lord will receive corresponding rewards for completing them.

The rewards will be distributed through unified resource allocation by the Dao Origin Hall.

These rewards are quite substantial for Constant Lord.

As for the Dao Lord, there are basically no rewards.

The Dao Lord is the highest-ranking one, and their role is primarily one of selfless dedication. But there's no other way; if the Dao Lord doesn't step in, even the Constant Lord can't handle those Fourth-Order Black Silence Beast, right?

Of course, not all Dao Lord are willing to make selfless contributions, but even if they are unwilling, they still have to accept missions. If they do not accept missions, they will be united against by all the other Dao Lord who have accepted missions.

After all, the problem isn't scarcity but inequality. If everyone else is doing it and you're not, then others will take advantage of you.

Once labeled a traitor, one essentially has no place to stand in the entire Constant Domain and can only hide in the Black Mist Sea, becoming Lightless Ones.

So here's the question.

Since reaching the Constant Source Realm means being forced to take on missions and occasionally have to risk your life on the front lines of the Black Mist Sea, doesn't that mean it's safer not to cultivate to the Constant Source Realm?

On the contrary.

Those cultivators who are not part of the Imperial Army are not usually assigned tasks by the Dao Origin Hall, but every time the Black Mist Sea erupts, the Constant Domain Office will conduct a large-scale emergency mobilization.

People at the Eternal Source Realm, True Source Realm, and Cosmic Source Realm were dragged to the Frontline lines one after another, and died in droves.

Lin Yi already had a thorough understanding of these circumstances.

To be honest, he has been cultivating himself all this time, and he has never thought of living in the shadows of others.

Looking at Lin Yi's calm face, Dao Lord Lan Chen nodded slightly and continued speaking.

"You are now the newly Constant Lord, and according to the rules, you haven't been assigned a specific task type or timeline yet. We just discussed it a bit..."

He raised his hand and waved it gently, and a pale blue light screen unfolded in the void between the four Dao Lord and Lin Yi.

The screen displayed a star map of the entire Constant Domain, with countless dots marking the locations of the capital city and key strategic nodes. Some dots were flashing red, indicating that those areas were in danger.

"Given the increasingly dire situation in the Black Mist Sea, and the unique value of your Constant Fusion Mark in strategic maneuvering, the four of us have unanimously decided not to assign you a fixed mission."

Dao Lord Lan Chen extended a finger and gently swiped it across the light screen.

The points of light marked on the capitals and strategic nodes of each cosmic domain suddenly lit up, and the pale blue light connected to form a three-dimensional network covering the entire Constant Domain.

"What we want you to do is to set up the teleportation coordinates of the Constant Fusion Mark at the capital cities of each cosmic domain, as well as at major strategic nodes. This way, if a node encounters an emergency, you can arrive at the scene in the shortest possible time to provide rapid support."

At this moment, Han Yu Dao Lord Hanyu took over the conversation.

"That's right. Constant Domain Office will grant you access to teleportation arrays in all major cities within the entire Constant Domain region, including core teleportation arrays that are not normally open to ordinary Constant Lord. When necessary, you can recruit any cultivator at the Eternal Source Realm or below to assist in missions anywhere. All subsequent issues and resource compensation will be borne by the Imperial Army and Constant Domain Office."

Dao Lord Lan Chen added, "I must remind you that places urgently requesting assistance are bound to have encountered serious problems. If you go to provide support, you must be prepared to face the worst-case scenario. Furthermore, once an emergency mission is assigned, you must depart immediately without any delay, which may disrupt your daily cultivation rhythm. Of course, every emergency mission you receive will reward you with Origin Points corresponding to the mission's difficulty. In addition, the exchange vaults of Constant Domain Office and Constant Island will also be open to you."

He looked at Lin Yi and said slowly, "Therefore, we are giving you the right to choose. You can accept this arrangement, or you can choose to follow the established procedures and perform fixed tasks like the other Constant Lord. It's up to you to weigh the options."

After listening, Lin Yi had only one thought in his mind.

Isn't this like someone bringing you a pillow when you're sleepy?

His current cultivation relies on Spiritual Enlightenment Qi, which can be started and stopped at any time, so there is no issue of "interrupting the rhythm of cultivation".

For him, having tasks come to him is always better than searching for tasks on his own. How long would it take to accumulate origin points step by step like an ordinary Constant Lord?

As for Origin Points, they are the reward given by the Dao Origin Hall to the Constant Lord who perform missions. They can be used to exchange for various treasures on the exchange list developed by the Dao Origin Hall. Even if there is nothing to exchange, one Origin Point can be exchanged for a hard currency called an Origin Constant Crystal.

As for the risks?

With Constant Fusion He by his side, and since he was traveling across cosmic domains anyway, he could always use the Constant Domain teleportation opportunity to return if he encountered any unforeseen circumstances.

Furthermore, he had already made up his mind that once he acquired the second True Treasure, he would condense the Constant Fusion True Treasure, at which point his life-saving and teleportation abilities would be greatly enhanced.

Thinking of this, Lin Yi bowed slightly to the four Dao Lord: "It is my duty."

Seeing that Lin Yi agreed almost without hesitation, the four Dao Lord silently nodded in their hearts almost simultaneously.

In their view, this sense of responsibility and courage is even more valuable than talent.

Then, Han Yu Dao Lord raised his hand and waved it gently, and a stream of light floated to Lin Yi's side.

Lin Yi reached out and took it, then looked down at it.

This is an antique-style circular emblem with a ring of fine, serrated engravings around the edge.

"This is a high-grade Constant Treasure," Han Yu Dao Lord explained. "It can facilitate communication throughout the entire Constant Domain. If there are urgent missions requiring your execution, the Dao Origin Hall will contact you through it."

Lin Yi nodded and carefully put the badge away.

Then, Dao Lord Lan Chen raised his hand and waved it, and a dark blue gift box suddenly appeared in front of Lin Yi.

"This is a congratulatory gift for you."

Lin Yi accepted the gift box with both hands, bowed slightly, and said, "Thank you Dao Lord Lan Chen."

Immediately afterward, the Dao Lord Xi Mo also made a move.

She sat gracefully on the jade platform, and with a flick of her right index finger, a slender crystal box shot towards Lin Yi.

The crystal box stopped abruptly in front of Lin Yi, hovering in mid-air and emitting a faint purple mist.

Lin Yi accepted it with both hands as well, saying, "Thank you Dao Lord Xi Mo."

The gift from Han Yu Dao Lord was a square, azure crystal box with flowing water patterns engraved on the lid. A faint chill emanated from the surface of the box, and Lin Yi even felt a slight coldness on his fingertips when he received it.

The gift box Dao Lord Wei Shuo was dark green, and the material looked like some kind of unknown ancient wood. There were several natural wood grain patterns on the surface of the box, and a faint fluorescent light shimmered between the grain patterns.

Lin Yi accepted the gift with both hands, bowed slightly in thanks, and expressed his gratitude.

After the four Dao Lord had presented their gifts, Dao Lord Xi Mo Ximo nodded to Lin Yi. Then, the mist around him suddenly expanded and contracted, and his entire figure vanished into the void without leaving a trace.

Han Yu Dao Lord and Wei Shuo Dao Lord also stood up.

Han Yu Dao Lord nodded slightly to Lin Yi, while Wei Shuo Dao Lord smiled, and then their figures disappeared almost simultaneously.

Only Dao Lord Lan Chen hadn't left yet.

Dao Lord Lan Chen stood on the jade platform, not in a hurry to leave.

He looked at Lin Yi and said, "There's one more thing. Your Silent Cosmos Domain's inspector, Wen Xiao, has gone deep into the Black Mist Sea for other important matters and will not be able to return for a while. As Frontline universe, the Left Silent Cosmos Domain cannot remain without an inspector indefinitely."

Now that you have reached the Constant Source Realm, from this day forward, you will assume the position of Inspector of the Silent Cosmos Domain.

Lin Yi's expression turned serious. He bowed again and said in a deep voice, "Lin Yi obeys."

Dao Lord Lan Chen nodded slightly, a smile appearing on his face, before his figure also vanished.

The entire Central Plaza fell completely silent.

Lin Yi breathed a sigh of relief; the pressure of dealing with the Dao Lord was still quite significant.

"I still need to cultivate as soon as possible, strive to reach the Constant Source Realm Completion, and then... Dao Lord!"

Thinking of this, he turned and looked towards the entrance of the square.

The dark gold crystal statue still stands quietly beside the entrance. Guests left their gifts inside as they departed, and the gifts accumulated throughout the day have yet to be counted.

Lin Yi raised his hand and made a grasping motion towards the entrance of the square.

The crystal statue seemed to be grasped by an invisible giant hand, rising from its base and drawing a dark golden arc in the night sky. When it flew to Lin Yi, it quickly shrank, eventually becoming a small crystal statue the size of a palm.

He absorbed the crystal image into his Divine Kingdom, then transformed into a pale golden stream of light, and returned to his own courtyard in the blink of an eye.

Lin Yi walked through the path in the front yard and entered the main hall.

Aurelia and Xuanji were both waiting.

"I'm back." Lin Yi walked up to Aurelia and said with a smile to the two of them, "Come on, let's see what everyone brought."

The three of them then entered the cultivation room together.

Lin Yi took out the shrunken crystal statue and placed it in front of him.

He raised his hand and pointed, and a soft halo immediately lit up the surface of the crystal statue. The entrance to the storage space slowly unfolded in front of the three of them, inside which hundreds of various gift boxes were neatly stacked.

The three began to count the items one by one.

The first items to be counted were the congratulatory gifts from guests below the Constant Source Realm. This part had the largest number of gifts, and their quality varied, but the people who gave the gifts had clearly put some thought into it.

Lin Yi casually picked up a palm-sized purplish-red crystal box, opened it, and found a thumb-sized crystal bead inside. It was perfectly round and its surface was covered with fine silver patterns.

He examined it for a moment, raising an eyebrow slightly. "Interesting. Memory Crystal Bead, a specialty of the Silver Silk Clan of the Xiluozi Cosmos Domain. It stores three advanced inscription weaving techniques of the Silver Silk Clan, secret clan techniques not to be circulated outside. The Silver Silk Clan's inscription techniques are famous throughout the entire Constant Domain. If this level of technique were traded outside, it would be worth approximately two million Eternal Cosmos Crystal."

Lin Yi put the Memory Crystal Bead back into the crystal box, and then picked up another flat crystal box.

The moment the lid was opened, ten dark brown incense sticks, each about the thickness of a chopstick, lay side by side inside. A very faint, exotic fragrance wafted out, mixed with a scent similar to sandalwood and snow.

"I recognize this," Aurelia suddenly spoke up. "The Starsea Spirit-Calming Incense was mentioned in the books you gave me. The fragrance it emits when lit can help cultivators stabilize their minds when breaking through bottlenecks."

Lin Yi nodded and closed the crystal box again. "Keep it; we can use it to entertain guests later."

The three of them then spent some more time checking each item one by one.

Most of these items are between 500,000 and 5 million Eternal Cosmos Crystal. The gift-givers are clearly focusing on "novelty" and "uniqueness" rather than simply pursuing high value.

This is actually normal.

Given the wealth of those in the Eternal Source Realm, it's unrealistic to offer a truly impressive gift that would impress even Constant Source Realm experts. Rather than forcing themselves to offer ordinary cultivation resources that are unremarkable in the eyes of the Constant Source Realm experts, it would be better to bring out the unique treasures that their respective clans and families have hidden away, at least that would be something new.

The gifts were of all kinds, so strange and unusual that even Lin Yi couldn't help but take a second look.

After compiling a list of all the gifts from the Eternal Source Realm, Xuanji made a rough valuation based on the ancient texts and information Lin Yi had provided her: the total value of all the gifts was approximately 400 million Eternal Cosmos Crystal.

This number is quite considerable at the Eternal Source Realm level.

Lin Yi glanced at the list and made up his mind.

"Alright." He sorted through the mountain of gift boxes and storage equipment in front of him, pointing to one pile and saying to Xuanji and Aurelia, "You two take a look and keep anything you can use. Keep the rare and precious items, like Starsea Spirit-Calming Incense and Crimson Crystal Brew, for entertaining guests later; it'll make a good impression. Put the rest into one storage box, and I'll deal with them later."

Xuanji and Aurelia both knew Lin Yi's personality very well and knew that he wasn't the kind of person who was just being polite, so they didn't stand on ceremony.

After Lin Yi and the other two finished choosing, they put all the remaining gifts into a dark gold storage box and sealed the lid with a rune.

After counting the gifts from the Eternal Source Realm, he took a deep breath and turned his gaze to the congratulatory gifts from the Constant Source Realm.

No matter how valuable the gifts Eternal Source Realm gave him were, they were just trinket to him. He would keep the ones he could use and get rid of the ones he couldn't. Overall, he fell into the category of "it's good to have them, but it doesn't matter if I don't have them."

But the gifts from the Constant Source Realm were completely different.

Those who can cultivate to the Constant Source Realm are all formidable individuals; their congratulatory gifts are at least of some value to themselves.

Moreover, the social interactions among cultivators in the Constant Source Realm are not as frequent as those among lower-level cultivators; each gift-giving signifies an attitude.

It's either a gesture of goodwill, an alliance, or repaying a favor owed from the past.

He first picked up the topmost flat crystal box, which was entirely silver-white, and according to the information attached to the box, it came from Yue Ji.

This is a veteran Constant Lord from the same Constant Guard system as him.

Lin Yi clearly remembered what Yue Ji had said to him at the celebration, "If you need anything in the future, just ask."

Three Origin Constant Crystal lay side by side in the box.

"Hiss... indeed, simple and straightforward."

Lin Yi carefully put away the Origin Constant Crystal, then picked up the second gift box.

This gift box is from Constant Lord Eric.

Inside was a fist-sized, silver-gray metal block, its surface covered with fine, natural patterns.

Lin Yi picked up the metal block and examined it carefully for a moment before recognizing what it was.

Aurora Constant Gold is an extremely rare auxiliary material for Constant Treasure. It can also be used as the main material. When inscribed with Origin Law Inscriptions, it becomes a one-time Constant Treasure. Such a piece will be priced no less than seven Origin Constant Crystal.

Lin Yi nodded and carefully put away the Aurora Constant Gold.

Then continue to disassemble, identify, and categorize each item.

Depending on the giver's cultivation level and the relationship, the value of the gift will vary, but generally it will be between one and five Origin Constant Crystal.

Many of these are Constant Treasure auxiliary materials, including various rare minerals, crystals, spiritual liquids, and fragments, as well as some treasures that assist in comprehending the Origin Law.

Although each of these items is only worth a few Origin Constant Crystal, the total number of gifts received from dozens of Constant Lord is quite considerable.

He had a small pile of materials that could be used to forge Constant Treasure, enough for him to forge two or three Constant Treasure with some left over.

It took Lin Yi quite a while to finish counting all the congratulatory gifts from the Constant Source Realm.

He had Xuanji write down the name, origin, and estimated value of each gift, and then silently calculated it in his mind.

All the gifts from the Constant Source Realm, when converted into Origin Constant Crystal, are worth approximately 270 Origin Constant Crystal.

Two hundred and seventy Origin Constant Crystal.

All in all, not even mentioning that the Dao Lord's gifts haven't been opened yet, the ones I've already acquired are already more than three hundred Origin Constant Crystal!

Late Constant Source Realm technology is promising! High-level technology is definitely within reach!

Thinking of this, Lin Yi couldn't help but smile, muttering to himself, "This is practically turning into a crowdfunding campaign for cultivation."

That wasn't entirely a joke.

From the Battle of Lightless City onward, almost every breakthrough he made and every accumulation of wealth he made was accompanied by some form of "crowdfunding".

Just now, five Constant Lord Mist Sea City sent heads and Origin Constant Crystal as gifts, and now the guests have presented a whole host of priceless congratulatory gifts.

After all the calculations, the resources he painstakingly accumulated through his own methodical cultivation only accounted for a very small portion of the total.

Of course, these crowdfunding funds didn't just fall from the sky.

It was all due to the recognition he received from everyone... The recognition that the Lightless Ones earned with his life can also be considered recognition.

Aurelia, sitting beside Lin Yi, couldn't help but chuckle softly upon hearing his muttered words.

Although she wasn't quite sure how valuable the gifts she received were—her cultivation level was far beyond that—she could guess from Lin Yi's expression and tone how outrageously valuable they were.

Lin Yi carefully sorted and put away all the congratulatory gifts from the Constant Source Realm.

After doing all that, his gaze finally fell on the last four gift boxes.

These four gift boxes were placed separately in the center of the cultivation room, separated from all the other congratulatory gifts by a distance.

The four Dao Lord.

Lin Yi stared at the four gift boxes in front of him and remained silent for a moment.

The congratulatory gift from the Dao Lord and the congratulatory gift from the Constant Lord are completely different concepts.

When exchanging gifts among Constant Lord, there's a general range for the value, because everyone is at the same level and knows each other's worth. Giving something too insignificant is embarrassing, while giving something too extravagant might make people think you have ulterior motives.

But the Dao Lord is different.

The wealth of Dao Lord is a number that a Constant Lord cannot even imagine. A little bit of what they casually let slip through their fingers could be an opportunity for a Constant Source Realm.