Seclusion and Gains

Richard once again switched into frenzied uploading mode, becoming a porter of cultivation manuals and ancient texts.

The Chat Group's shared files gained tens of thousands of new documents, and Richard's points surpassed one hundred million.

The other group members had only just managed to bury Richard's previous files beneath a few hundred of their own, only for them to be drowned again in an instant.

Of those few hundred files, more than half were Alchemy uploaded by Xia Mi. Wan Wan seemed to have figured something out and contributed all of her Demonic Sect martial arts, including the Heavenly Demon Secret Art, amounting to more than a hundred files in total.

As for the others, they wanted to contribute but lacked the means. Ye Zhen had nothing. He had previously survived entirely on handouts from the other group members. He had wanted to offer a few Ghosts in return, but once the others learned what those things were, they all politely declined.

Only Xia Mi had asked for one some time ago for research.

Richard was also rather interested, but he did not dare let that thing appear in the Coiling Dragon World.

Lin Feng had long since uploaded all the martial arts he had collected.

Kuina had not yet gone to sea. After stripping her old man clean, she had nothing left to upload. Besides, there was not much in the Pirate World that could be uploaded in the first place, aside from things like the Six Powers and Three-Color Haki. After that, she would probably only be able to trade Devil Fruits for the other group members' points.

There was no need to mention Feng Baobao. He really did not understand what Xu San and Xu Si were thinking.

The Slug Sage had already uploaded the Ninjutsu and other things it had collected. It had wanted to discuss with Tsunade whether they could fleece the Senju Clan a little, since there were many things in the group files that interested it recently, and it was running out of points.

Unfortunately, Tsunade wanted to learn the Chat Group's secrets even more. It had already agreed to let Tsunade meet everyone the next time someone went to the Ninja World.

Lin Feng: Damn, fellow countryman, you've struck it rich lately. @Richard

Xia Mi: What happened now?

Lin Feng: Look at the group files.

Wan Wan: Didn't you say you'd already finished uploading? Why are there so many more?

Richard: I robbed a Low-level God. These are part of the spoils.

Lin Feng: 666. Did a Godhead drop?

Richard: It did. Death Attribute. Want it?

Lin Feng: Forget it. Can't afford it.

Xia Mi: Death Attribute? I want it. Hinting wildly.jpg

Richard: You've already embarked on the path of comprehending Laws. What do you need a Godhead for? That thing comes with a pile of restrictions.

Xia Mi: Is that so? Are you lying to me? Lin Feng, tell me, is that true? @Lin Feng

Lin Feng: You two definitely have something going on.

Lin Feng: Godheads do have restrictions. For example, if you become a god through a Godhead, you can only become a god within your body. From then on, you can't have a Divine Clone, and you won't be able to comprehend the Laws of other elements. In other words, if you use this Death Attribute Godhead, you can only comprehend the Death Law from now on.

Lin Feng: And because you become a god using someone else's comprehensions, your foundation is unstable. You basically can't independently comprehend Laws anymore. You can only continue refining God Divine Sparks and High-level Godheads. Your combat strength will also be the weakest among those at the same level.

Xia Mi: Those drawbacks are way too severe, aren't they?

Richard: What else did you expect? How could a shortcut be so easy to take?

Wan Wan: With so many downsides, who would use it?

Lin Feng: But it can make you a god. Even the weakest god is still a god. If you don't care about the future, this is an opportunity to soar to the heavens in a single step.

Slug Sage: It's somewhat like a God Tree Fruit with a lot of flaws.

Lin Feng: That's actually a pretty fitting description.

Wan Wan: How do you know what your natural attribute affinity is? For example, with the Magic and Battle Qi you uploaded, how do you know what attribute you have?

Richard: You probably can't use them, can you? Don't Battle Qi and internal energy conflict? As for magic, if the differences between world rules are too great, you probably won't be able to learn it.

Although he had never been to the Twin Dragons of Tang World, that kind of Eastern worldview should differ greatly from the Western worldview he lived in. Richard could guess without going there that it was probably unusable.

Richard: If you really want to know, you can ask Xia Mi to make something for testing attributes, like a crystal ball. I'm not as proficient in Alchemy as she is.

Xia Mi: Not a bad idea. I'll go study it right away.

Lin Feng: I tried it. Battle Qi really does conflict with internal energy, but after modifying that Warrior Cultivation Method, it can barely be of some use. Our world emphasizes Yin-Yang and Five Elements. How could the human body have an attribute affinity? We can only make an attribute-free True Qi version ourselves. Magic really can't be cast at all. Even the simplest first-tier spell doesn't work. The underlying rules probably don't support it.

Lin Feng: The most useful things for us should be the Meditation Method, which purely cultivates spiritual power, and comprehending the Momentum of Heaven and Earth.

Lin Feng: We don't need to strictly follow his cultivation system. We can skip things. Energy systems and magic incantations are not important. What we ultimately need is to comprehend the Laws of Heaven and Earth, to comprehend the Dao.

Richard: Exactly. Across the Heavens and Myriad Worlds, countless arts and methods ultimately lead to the same destination: the comprehension and application of the Dao.

Wan Wan: Then why did you upload so much?

Richard: There are points in it. Besides, not every world is unable to use them. Xia Mi's world can use almost all of it.

Richard: And besides, didn't I upload my own understanding and application of Laws too?

Xia Mi: A little person, happily poor.

Lin Feng: Keep showing off. Sooner or later, some big shot from an Eastern worldview will show up and leave you staring helplessly.

Xia Mi: We'll talk when that happens. Besides, just these things alone are enough for me to digest for hundreds or thousands of years. Who knows what things will be like by then? Bye-bye, I'm off to research crystal balls.

Ye Zhen: @Richard, when will you have time to come to my world?

Richard: No rush. I'm planning to enter seclusion for a while longer. There are still many gains from the Dragon World that I haven't digested. Afterward, I'll see which world to visit.

Richard: For a while after this, I'll probably shut down the Chat Group completely and make use of the enormous difference in time flow between my world and the Chat Group. If anything comes up, wait until I'm online again.

After saying that, he closed the Chat Group and began another round of seclusion.

However, only his main body entered seclusion, while his Water Element Divine Clone remained behind as a guard.

His Wind Element Divine Clone, on the other hand, prepared to travel the world. After all, he had never properly explored the Tara Plane. Previously, his strength had been insufficient, so he had focused entirely on hiding away in seclusion. At most, he had only wandered around the vicinity of the Osiris Empire.

Alchemy analysis and practical applications, an introductory study of the Laws of Time and Space, comprehension of the Life Law, an in-depth analysis of the Laws of Fate... So many endless tasks occupied all of his time at once.

Beside him, the Water Element Divine Clone quietly comprehended the various Profound Mysteries of the Laws of Water, searching for points where the Profound Mysteries could mesh together.

In the blink of an eye, several decades passed.

Richard could only say that he had made modest gains. He had not even fully digested the gains from his last trip to the Dragon World.

After all, these were peak technologies developed over tens of thousands of years in the Dragon World. Wanting to completely digest them in a few short decades was far too arrogant.

However, Richard had now achieved something in five of the Seven Kingdoms of Alchemy: Elemental Transmutation, Conceptual Armament, Spatial Creation, Life Creation, and Causal Separation.

He reforged his Azure Forest Sword, adding a causality attribute that guaranteed hits, a spatial-jump attribute, and using Life Creation techniques to awaken its spirituality.

The Azure Forest Sword was now completely different. Sword qi unleashed by it could jump through space and strike from anywhere within a hundred-mile radius. It also had a guaranteed-hit effect. Enemies could not evade it and could only withstand it head-on. Because of its abundant spirituality, it even possessed the ability to automatically protect its master.

It could be said that although it was still a Low-level Divine Artifact, its effects had already become vastly different from the divine artifacts of the Coiling Dragon World. The differences would only grow greater over time.

As his Laws of Time and Space, Life Law, and Laws of Fate grew increasingly profound, one day he would eventually awaken a true sword spirit.

No matter what, this was the first divine artifact of his life. He was a sentimental person, and if possible, he hoped this sword could accompany him onward.

After the Azure Forest Sword was successfully reforged, the two Divine Clones each handed the bow and sword in their possession to the main body for reforging as well.

Besides that, there was the Nibelungen experiment. He spent enormous effort opening up a Small Space spanning several dozen kilometers, combining the Magic Arrays of this world as nodes to stabilize it. He placed it behind Duke's Mansion, encompassing the entire estate. Within the Duke's Mansion grounds, he could enter the space at any time.

He had originally thought it would attract Hongmeng's attention, but it did not. The Four Rules Supreme Gods did not appear, and Hongmeng did not appear either.

He did not know whether Hongmeng truly had not noticed, or had noticed and was merely watching silently.

In any case, since no one appeared, Richard treated it as though Hongmeng had not noticed. He absolutely would not waste his energy overthinking it.

After that, the Wind Element Divine Clone returned.

Over several decades, the Wind Element Divine Clone had traveled across the Tara Plane.

His gain was that his comprehension of Laws had deepened again. The Dimensional Blade, which he had previously only had some insight into, had finally reached the beginner stage and advanced further. This was the only high-level Profound Mystery among the Laws of Wind, and it was also considered the strongest single-target material attack among all Law Profound Mysteries.

Besides that, several more Godheads had appeared in his Space Ring. He swore that he had absolutely not struck first. Unfortunately, there were too many bad people in this world. As for the result, one only needed to look at the Godheads in his Space Ring. Not a single one of those who dared attack had escaped.

On the Water Element Divine Clone's side, progress was neither fast nor slow. He had not newly comprehended any Law Profound Mysteries, but the Profound Mystery of Water Elements and the Profound Mystery of Fog Illusion had begun to fuse. The Profound Mystery of Ice Sharpness progressed steadily.

His Life Law had reached the level of an experienced Saint Domain expert, while his Laws of Fate had unknowingly reached the Saint Domain Limit. He was only one step away from becoming a god.

As for the Laws of Time and Space, they could not be measured. The Coiling Dragon World did not have such a thing, but the main universe did. Unfortunately, the Coiling Dragon World was a subsidiary universe.

In the Coiling Dragon World, they were scattered throughout many Laws and rules. For example, the Laws of Wind had Wind Space, while the Laws of Earth had Gravity Space. Both were related to space. Meanwhile, the Fast and Slow Profound Mysteries within the Laws of Wind were related to time.

At this point, he had more or less digested everything that could be digested in a short time. What remained could not be digested quickly. That required his Law comprehension to advance further.

So he opened the Chat Group.

Richard: I'm back online. How much time has passed for all of you?

Xia Mi: Not that long, just over three months. Oh, right, Erii asked when you could come back.

Lin Feng: Everyone keeps the Chat Group open, so it should be just over three months for everyone, right? Only Kuina often closes the Chat Group. She wants to grow up and become stronger as soon as possible so she can go out adventuring.

Sister Bao: I closed it for a while too. I can't calculate how long it's been. It was already closed when you sent your last message.

Slug Sage: How were your gains?

Richard: I made a little progress.

Richard: @Slug Sage, I'm preparing to go to the Ninja World. Approve it.

Slug Sage: All right. Welcome.