Departure, Welcoming the Inspector

Lin Yi placed the diamond-shaped emblem back into the wooden box. As the lid closed, the natural wood grain briefly shone before returning to its original brightness.

He solemnly stored the wooden box into his inner Divine Kingdom, then leaned back in his chair and let out a long breath.

The Constant Source Summit.

It would be a lie to say I wasn't tempted.

The supreme trial ground in the hearts of all the Constant Source Realm experts in the entire Chaos Tribunal Sea, the highest-standard trial ground personally built by the Imperial Court.

However, despite being tempted, Lin Yi was not overwhelmed by this sudden surprise.

He silently considered the matter in his mind.

His original plan was very simple.

After the celebration ended, he returned to the Left Silent Cosmos Domain to assume the post of Inspector, and then secluded himself in the Silent Giant City for closed-door cultivation.

He currently has enough Origin Constant Crystal to sustain his cultivation for a long time. With the combined effect of the enlightenment provided by the Purple Mist Crystal and the slow increase in his soul comprehension, he can steadily advance his Origin Law comprehension in the Silent Left Giant City.

Unless Dao Origin Hall sends him an urgent mission, or the routine duties of the Constant Guard require him to appear, he plans to continue his seclusion until his Origin Law comprehension level reaches a point where resources are insufficient before considering other options.

But now that the Constant Source Summit thing has happened, the plan needs to be adjusted a bit.

I definitely want to go.

Having already obtained the entry permit, it would be a disservice to Dao Lord Wei Shuo not to go. Moreover, the rewards at the Constant Source Summit were said to be personally allocated by the Emperor from the Imperial Treasury. Some of these items would even make a Dao Lord envious. If he, a Early Constant Source Realm, could manage to obtain something from there, it would undoubtedly be of great help to his subsequent cultivation.

But not now.

Lin Yi silently drew a line in his mind.

You need to raise your Origin Law comprehension to at least 9% and be close to the perfection of the first tier before you go.

He has just entered the First Order of the Constant Source Realm, Origin Law comprehension is only 1.15%, so there is still a lot of room for improvement.

Although the Silent Nether Soul-Rending Flame is already considered a rather powerful technique among those at the Early Constant Source Realm, what kind of place is the Constant Source Summit?

Which of the Constant Lord went in to challenge the trials wasn't a leader of their respective era?

Although the Constant Source Summit can be challenged multiple times, the current First Constant Domain is not so easy to enter. One must at least gain something from the trip.

Therefore, to be on the safe side, one should at least cultivate to the first level of perfection, push the comprehension of the Origin Law to above 9%, and further refine the Origin Law True Body before considering entering the Constant Source Summit.

In addition, a lot of preparatory work needs to be done.

First, we need to take a closer look at the specific information about Constant Source Summit.

The information should be in the Constant Guard's database; with his current Constant Source Realm -level privileges, accessing this information shouldn't be a problem.

He needs to know the types of levels, scoring rules, and reward mechanisms at the Constant Source Summit, and ideally, he could also find some tips and experiences from previous players.

Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated.

Secondly, one must prepare a technique to conceal the aura of life, as well as a treasure that can shield the aura of life.

The location of the Constant Source Summit is in the First Constant Domain, which is now the heart of the Black Mist Sea.

To enter the First Constant Domain, one must venture deep into the Black Mist Sea.

In the Black Mist Sea, the presence of life will continuously attract attacks from the Black Silence Beast. Without sufficient and effective means of concealment, the Black Silence Beast encountered along the way alone can wear you down to death.

Therefore, methods to conceal the signs of life are necessary, and it is best to have multiple layers of protection.

He now possesses the Silverblue spaceship. Dao Lord Lan Chen has stated that this spaceship has undergone numerous modifications, making it fast, robust, and durable.

He'll have to study the spaceship's various functions carefully later to see if there are any stealth modes that can be used in conjunction with it.

If I buy another technique to conceal my aura, and add a special concealment Constant Treasure, with these three layers of protection, I should be able to travel safely through the Black Mist Sea.

"I'll take care of it in a bit... and deal with the gifts too."

Thinking of this, Lin Yi turned to Xuanji and said, "Xuanji, help me make a list and remember who gave what."

"And..." Lin Yi thought for a moment, then added, "The people from the Origin Universe, and the Sixteenth Squad. I specifically instructed them not to bring any gifts, so you don't need to remember that."

Xuanji nodded and replied, "Yes, Master. Master wants to see who didn't give a gift, right?"

She tilted her head slightly. "I've already checked for the host. Apart from the people you specifically mentioned, all the other guests brought gifts; none were missed."

Lin Yi was speechless upon hearing this.

"What are you thinking? I just want to remember so I can return the favor later. Social interactions need to be reciprocated."

Aurelia, who had been listening to their conversation, finally couldn't help but cover her mouth and chuckle.

Lin Yi turned to look at Aurelia and saw her smiling with her eyes crinkling. He couldn't help but chuckle as well.

He cleared his throat, deliberately put on a serious face, and said in a solemn tone, "Ellie, don't laugh. If any of the guests here are hosting an important celebration, and I can't attend..."

Lin Yi paused slightly, his gaze falling on Aurelia's face, "Then I'll have to trouble you to do it."

Aurelia was taken aback at first, and then a very subtle ripple spread across her ice-blue eyes.

She smiled, her eyes reflecting the soft light streaming from the dome of the training room, and also the man before her who had risen from the Star Source Realm to the Constant Source Realm, yet remained unchanged. Finally, she whispered, "Okay."

Lin Yi also laughed.

After a moment's thought, he said, "I'll take anything we don't need to the merchant guild to dispose of later. The exchange period on Constant Island is still tens of thousands of Epoch away, but since we've already reached the Constant Source Realm, we've essentially graduated from Constant Island, so there's no point in staying any longer. Once we've dealt with these things, we'll return to the Silent Cosmos Domain."

Aurelia and Xuanji nodded simultaneously.

"Ellie," Lin Yi said, "You stay in the courtyard and cultivate for now. Take this time to absorb the new True Source Soul Crystal and supporting resources I gave you. I'll take you back with me after we've dealt with things here."

Aurelia nodded seriously.

She knew that Lin Yi had asked her to stay and cultivate for two reasons: first, to allow her to absorb the True Source Soul Crystal in a relatively safe and quiet environment; and second, because she wouldn't be of much help at those business transactions and miscellaneous events, and would only attract unnecessary attention due to her low cultivation level.

This is not disdain, but a kind of silent protection.

"Xuanji," Lin Yi turned his head, "Come with me. I'll also help you purchase some necessary supporting equipment for reinforcement."

Xuanji responded.

The Inner Island of Constant Island.

The two streaks of light dissipated, revealing Lin Yi and Xuanji.

With a slight thought, Lin Yi revealed a small, silver-gray spaceship, no bigger than a palm, hovering silently in his palm.

What the original name was is no longer important; now that it's in his hands, it deserves a new name.

It will be called "Silverblue".

Lin Yi gently lifted the miniature spaceship in his palm.

A silvery-gray light suddenly shone from the surface of the spaceship, and wherever the light passed, the crystal ground of the docking area was reflected into a flowing silvery-gray sea of light, and the hulls of the surrounding docked spaceships were also coated with a faint silver glow.

As the light finally faded, a slender, silver-gray spaceship silently hovered above the docking area.

Lin Yi looked at the Silverblue and nodded. "Let's go to the Nokhan Commerce."

A moment later, the Silverblue rose from the Constant Island anchorage, its hull turning gracefully. The three sets of dark gold rings arranged in a triangular pattern at the stern simultaneously lit up with a soft dark gold light. Then, the entire spaceship transformed into a silver-gray streak of light and shot into the sky towards the Silent Constant Great City.

Just one day later, the Silverblue passed through the layers of Protective Light Screen surrounding the Silent Constant Great City and landed at a dedicated berth on the outskirts of the commercial district.

The hatch slid open, Lin Yi stepped out first.

He wasn't wearing his Constant Ban Golden Armor today; instead, he wore a relatively casual dark blue robe.

This robe was a gift from a student when we were on Constant Island. Although it wasn't combat gear, the materials used were extremely exquisite, and it had a very stylish feel to it.

Xuanji followed behind him, still wearing that light blue palace dress.

As the two approached the Kan Merchant Guild, before they even reached its massive archway, sharp-eyed servants inside the chamber spotted Lin Yi from afar.

When Lin Yi came last time, Inspector Luo Mi personally accompanied him, and Lord Moke Constant Lord personally received him, even giving him a high-class VIP jade token on the spot.

This matter had already spread throughout the Kan Merchant Guild. All the waiters had been repeatedly instructed by their supervisor that this newly Constant Lord was a distinguished guest of the Nokhan Commerce, and that they must inform Constant Lord Moke whenever he arrived, without the slightest negligence.

So when Lin Yi reached the archway, before he could even take out the VIP pass, a figure came out to greet him.

It was Moke Nuokan.

"Lord Lin Yiheng!"

Moke's face was beaming with a warm smile, and he quickened his pace even more than last time.

When Lin Yi came last time, he was only at the tenth level of the Eternal Source Realm. Although he had already demonstrated the combat power to kill Constant Lord was above his level, his realm was still the Eternal Source Realm.

At that time, Moke was polite to him mainly because of Luo Mi's reputation as Inspector, and also because he was betting on Moke's future potential.

But things are different now.

Lin Yi is already a genuine First Order of the Constant Source Realm. He is also a combat powerhouse who single-handedly defeated five Lightless Constant Lord at the Constant Lord celebration. He is a rising star who was personally kept behind by the four Dao Lord for a private talk.

Therefore, his smile was very warm at that moment.

"Constant Lord Moke." Lin Yi nodded slightly in return.

"Master Lin Yiheng, please come in, please come in."

Moke personally led Lin Yi and Xuanji through the long corridor paved with dark purple crystals, and they arrived once again at the extremely spacious private room from before.

The private room was the same as before, with two Waveglow Race female waitresses already waiting inside. Upon seeing the three of them enter, they immediately stepped forward to arrange the fine wine, fruits, and snacks.

However, this time Lin Yi did not sit down to drink tea. Instead, he stood directly by the round table and said to Moke directly, "Constant Lord Moke Ke, there are two main reasons for my visit. First, I received a lot of gifts at the celebration, most of which are useless. I would like to exchange them for Origin Constant Crystal."

He said this and waved his hand.

Dozens of storage crystal boxes of various sizes flew out from the Divine Kingdom within his body and lined up neatly in several rows on the black jade round table.

These crystal boxes contain the gifts presented by the guests from the Eternal Source Realm and the Constant Source Realm at the celebration, which Xuanji and Aurelia have determined are unnecessary.

"The second item," Lin Yi continued, "Is for purchasing. We need a mid-tier Constant Treasure that can conceal one's life force, a secret manual with the same effect, some consumables for cultivation, and a treasure that can quickly restore Chaos Power during battle."

Moke nodded and began to check each of the items Lin Yi had shown, while silently calculating in his mind.

The inventory and valuation of those gifts were not troublesome. He had been the head of the Chamber of Commerce in countless times and had seen all sorts of strange and unusual things. Although these things were of various kinds, he could roughly estimate their value with just a glance.

However, the few items Lin Yi wanted to purchase made him hesitate in his heart.

The secret texts and Constant Treasure that conceal the aura of destiny in this world?

Putting these two things together, an idea involuntarily popped into Moke Kexing's mind.

Is Lin Yiheng going to enter the Black Mist Sea?

Moreover, judging from this shoulder arrangement, it's not the kind of thing that just wanders around the periphery; it's about planning to go deep into the heartland.

Mo Ke, being quite sensible, didn't ask a single question, but simply bowed slightly and said, "Lord Lin Yiheng, please wait a moment. I'll first estimate the value of these gifts, and then bring over the other items to be purchased."

Lin Yi nodded and sat down on the black jade chair.

Xuanji stood behind Lin Yi.

After a while, once the celebration was over, Moke mentally calculated the acquisition price and purchase price several times, and finally came up with a fairly stable figure.

He then looked up, smiling, and said, "Master Lin Yiheng, most of the items you provided are finished treasures or materials, and these generally have market prices to refer to. However, the damaged Hengbao spoils and other items will need to be dismantled, sorted, and reprocessed by the Merchant Guild before they can be sold. So, this batch of items is worth a total of 389 Origin Heng Crystals. We'll take it all. What do you think of this price, Master Lin Yiheng?"

Three hundred and eighty-nine pieces.

Lin Yi quickly checked the accounts in his mind.

This number was not much different from his initial estimate, after all, he had left some things behind.

The price Moke offered was neither deliberately inflated to the point of near-loss as it was last time, nor was it so low as to make people uncomfortable; it was a fairly fair market buyback price.

"Okay." Lin Yi nodded.

Seeing Lin Yi nod, Moke Ke's smile deepened.

"As for Lin Constant Lord purchases... First, the secret manual for concealing the aura of destiny transformation. There's a technique in the warehouse called <Concealed Breath>. Once mastered, it can shield one from the aura of destiny transformation of Third-Order Black Silence Beast. The price is four million Eternal Cosmos Crystal."

"Secondly, there's a mid-tier Constant Treasure of the World-Concealing category in the warehouse called ' Voidshadow Veil.' It only has the effect of concealing the aura of a World-Concealing Fate, but it's much stronger than ' Concealed Breath.' The two can be stacked; if used together, even Fourth-Order Black Silence Beast won't be able to detect the aura of a World-Concealing Fate unless they're very close. Its price is twenty-one Origin Constant Crystal."

"As for treasures that quickly restore Chaos Power during battle, the warehouse contains Returning Tide Pearl, which are one-time consumables. Using one can quickly restore Chaos Power equivalent to 40% of a third-tier Constant Source Realm cultivator. Each pearl contains one Origin Constant Crystal. If you buy more than ten at once, you'll receive one free."

After listening, Lin Yi silently considered it in his mind.

The Concealed Breath technique costs four million Eternal Cosmos Crystal, which is a reasonable price. The Voidshadow Veil costs twenty-one Origin Constant Crystal, which isn't expensive for a mid-tier Constant Treasure. Although the Returning Tide Pearl is expensive, it's still necessary.

"The Concealed Breath Technique, the Voidshadow Veil, plus ten Returning Tide Pearl," Lin Yi said directly.

"Alright." Moke nodded with a smile. "In addition, there are those consumables for regularly restoring Chaos Power... So, all of them together, supplied at a 10% discount for VIPs, originally priced at a little over thirty-two Origin Crystals, rounded down to twenty-nine. Lin Yiheng, is this number suitable?"

Lin Yi nodded slightly; the price was fair.

"Suitable. Thank you, Constant Lord Moke."

Moke immediately began arranging the shipment.

He quickly issued several commands on the light screen, then looked up again, his gaze lingering on Lin Yi's face for a moment, and he sighed inwardly.

When Lin Yi came last time, he spent more than 200 million Eternal Cosmos Crystal in one go, and 130 million of them were spent on Stellar Radiance Water alone.

At that time, he felt that although this person was extremely talented, he spent money too recklessly.

When Yan Tian looked at the result, he found that not only had he not become poorer, but his wealth had actually increased nearly a hundredfold!

When Moke arrived here, he recalled the congratulatory gifts he received when Lu Ji broke through to the Constant Lord, which totaled less than thirty Origin Constant Crystal. He couldn't help but feel a little bitter.

He could only keep comforting Lu Ji in his heart. "Others are Dao Lord level geniuses, we can't compare, we can't compare."

2

The process of genital malformation is very quick.

Before long, the hidden door to the private room slid open silently.

The same attendant who had led the way earlier entered carrying a dark purple crystal tray. On the tray were several storage boxes and a few treasures lined with pale purple velvet.

At the very top was a jet-black tulle, the material of which looked like some kind of extremely fine dark silk fabric, without any superfluous patterns.

This is the Voidshadow Veil.

In addition, Ding Bian also had a memory crystal and ten thumb-sized azure beads.

Further in, there were several storage crystal boxes containing various common cultivation consumables.

Lin Yi stored everything into his Divine Kingdom within his body, then stood up.

"Constant Lord Moke, thank you for your trouble this time."

Moke quickly stood up and escorted Lin Yi and Xuanji all the way to the Chamber of Commerce archway. Only when he watched the Silverblue rise from its berth and transform into a streak of silver-gray light that shot into the sky towards Constant Island did he turn his gaze away, stand there in silence for a moment, and then shake his head.

The Silverblue returned to Constant Island at a speed that was also incredibly fast.

When the ripples from the three ring-shaped structures at the stern subsided again, the spaceship had landed steadily on the berth of the inner island.

Lin Yi led Xuanji back to the manor. As soon as they entered the main hall, Aurelia came out from the training room to greet them.

"Is everything taken care of?"

"It's all taken care of." Lin Yi sat down in front of her and briefly explained the general details of the transaction, then changed the subject, "There's no point in us staying any longer; we should go back."

Aurelia nodded slightly upon hearing this.

When do we set off?

"No rush." Lin Yi shook his head. "Before I leave, I need to say goodbye to Constant Lord Eric and the others, as well as to the students I fought alongside in the trials. We've spent so much time together; it wouldn't be right for me to just leave without a word."

He paused, then added, "Continue your cultivation for now, I'll call you later."

Lin Yi became busy as soon as he took over the business.

When E Lan, You Na, Tai Huan, all at the Eternal Source Realm Completion, learned that Lin Yi was leaving, they each prepared wine and drank with Lin Yi.

The last person to resign was Constant Lord Eric.

This veteran master of the Constant Source Realm inscriptions stood on the stone path outside the courtyard gate. Uncharacteristically, he did not put on his usual solemn expression, but instead smiled and patted Lin Yi on the shoulder.

"If you encounter any difficulties with the inscriptions in the future, feel free to contact me. The ancient inscription records of the Eternal Source Ring you sent have a very interesting structure; they'll keep me pondering them for quite some time. When you come next time, I might be able to show you something good."

"Must."

Lin Yi bowed slightly, then turned and left.

He had originally intended to pay his respects to the Dao Lord Xi Mo before his departure, but upon learning that the Dao Lord had already left and was not on the island, he had no choice but to give up.

Next step.

As the Silverblue rose from the Constant Island berth, the giant ring-shaped island shrouded in a pale purple Energy Waterfall was slowly receding into the distance through the arched portholes of the bridge.

The towering cultivation towers on the outer islands gradually shrank into tiny specks of light, and the manors and gardens scattered around them also gradually blurred in the void.

In an instant, the three ring-shaped structures at the stern of the Silverblue Ship lit up simultaneously. The entire ship trembled slightly before transforming into an extremely fast silver-gray streak of light, hurtling towards the Silent Cosmos Domain.

Lin Yi stood by the porthole, gazing at the ever-shrinking sea of pale purple light. He remained silent for a moment before finally returning to the spaceship's training room.

The ten historical corridors passed in the blink of an eye.

As you stand there, at the end of the void channel outside the porthole, a massive city appears, suspended in the chaotic energy tide.

The Silent Giant City.

With Lin Yi's blind-like access, Zi Yi could move freely without hindrance.

Soon, the Silverblue passed straight through the layers of Protective Light Screen surrounding the Silent Left Giant City and landed steadily in the dedicated berth of the Constant Guard Tower.

The hatch slid open, Lin Yi stepped out first.

Two rows of Constant Guard in golden armor stood at the edge of the dock area. When they saw Lin Yi step out of the spaceship, they clenched their right fists and bowed in salute.

"Welcome, Envoy Hengcha!"