One Hundred Thousand Years

After Aier's testing, he discovered that the time required to refine a Mid-God Divine Spark was related to the number of Laws and Profound Mysteries contained within it.

For one containing two Laws and Profound Mysteries, it took three years and three months.

For one containing three Laws and Profound Mysteries, it took three years and nine months.

For four Laws and Profound Mysteries, it took four years and three months.

For five Laws and Profound Mysteries, it took four years and nine months.

It appeared that the Equipment Slot calculated the refinement of a Divine Spark based on the number of Laws and Profound Mysteries inside; for every additional Law and Profound Mystery, it required an extra six months.

If Aier wanted to increase his physical strength, refining a Demigod Divine Spark was the most cost-effective method, as it only took two years and nine months to extract the essence from one.

However, what Aier wanted to attempt now was to see what kind of changes he would undergo if he absorbed Laws and Profound Mysteries after refining a Mid-God Divine Spark.

"Since I'm going to test it, I might as well use a Mid-God Divine Spark containing five Laws and Profound Mysteries!"

"Besides, at most, it's only a waste of five years."

Aier's current increase in strength had given him a sense of composure, and he no longer felt the desperate need to boost his power as he had before.

"Equipment—"

"Refine!"

To Aier, who was nearly two million years old, five years could be described as passing in the blink of an eye.

But when he actually started waiting, Aier realized that five years felt quite long indeed.

Thus, in his spare time, Aier began wandering around Caeles City with his Earth Element divine clone, seeing all sorts of things he had never encountered before, eating food he had never even heard of, and listening to gossip that made him chuckle...

During this period, Aier naturally sensed quite a few people who were keeping an eye on him, including the leader of the Crimson Blood Tribe, Olga.

Aier didn't have any particular feelings toward these people.

Give him a little more time, and they would all become mere passing clouds on his path to rising to power.

"Absorb!"

Sensing the five yellow light clusters that had appeared in the Equipment Slot, Aier calmed his mind and directly fused these five clusters into his soul.

In that instant, countless Laws and Profound Mysteries of the Earth emerged within Aier's soul.

These five mysteries were essentially no different from the six Laws and Profound Mysteries of the Earth that Aier had already fully comprehended.

However, each one was slightly different from the mysteries Aier had already grasped.

A thousand people, a thousand faces!

Everyone had their own unique understanding of the Laws and Profound Mysteries.

After absorbing these insights, Aier did not see any improvement in the depth of his Laws and Profound Mysteries.

However, he gained significant insights into the breadth of his Earth Element Laws and Profound Mysteries.

Once Aier had fully absorbed all these insights, he could feel that among the six Earth Element mysteries, five of them had vaguely developed a slight connection.

Perhaps, if he settled his mind and continued to cultivate, he might successfully complete the fusion of the Laws and Profound Mysteries!

"Hahahaha..."

In the cultivation room, Aier ran his right hand through his hair and laughed wildly.

As long as he absorbed enough insights into the Laws and Profound Mysteries, allowing his breadth in the Earth Element Laws and Profound Mysteries to continuously expand, he would be able to fuse the Laws and Profound Mysteries he had comprehended.

In this light, becoming a Paragon was not a realm beyond his reach!

"Hehehe, hehehe..."

After a long while, Aier calmed down.

"In that case, I will temporarily pause refining Divine Sparks of other elements and first raise my own ceiling!"

At this moment, having a few more High-God divine clones would not significantly boost Aier's strength.

On the contrary, if Aier's Earth divine clone was strong enough, he could cultivate the other elemental divine clones at any time.

Having made his decision, Aier did not hesitate. He fused that strand of Divine Spark essence into his body, and after his physical strength had increased slightly, he placed an Earth Element Demigod Divine Spark into the Equipment Slot.

Just like that, one hundred thousand years passed.

On this day, Olga finally saw Aier emerge from the small cabin once again.

Without any attempt at concealment, Olga left his house and followed behind Aier.

"Lord Olga, it has been a long time. You are still as hale and hearty as ever."

Seeing Olga, Aier smiled and nodded in greeting.

Both Olga and Aier knew that as soon as Aier left Caeles City, a battle between them would be inevitable.

Olga could not let Aier go.

That Heaven and Earth Wonder was something he was determined to obtain!

Aier, likewise, did not want to let Olga go.

Although Olga could not lay a hand on Aier within Caeles City, he had certainly made Aier's life miserable over the years.

Now, he didn't even bother to hide the fact that he was tailing him.

"Hmph, you brat, you've managed to keep your cool, I'll give you that."

"However, with the Crimson Blood Tribe backing me, I can stay in Caeles City for as long as I please."

"What about you? That ten million or so Inkstone you had, I imagine there isn't much left, is there?"

The killing intent in Olga's eyes as he looked at Aier was practically overflowing.

To hunt Aier, he had lived in Caeles City for one hundred thousand years, just like Aier.

Even just for renting a residence, he had spent nearly ten million Inkstone.

It could be said that the entire earnings of the Crimson Blood Tribe over these one hundred thousand years had been poured into this, and he had even consumed a large portion of their previous profits.

If he couldn't extract enough profit from Aier, he would be taking a massive loss.

"Mm, Lord Olga is wise."

Aier nodded with a smile, "Look, isn't that why I'm heading out to earn some Inkstone now?"

"Lord Olga, I am planning to participate in the Fiend assessment of Caeles City. Would you like to come along?"

"I imagine that with Lord Olga accompanying me, my safety would be guaranteed."

Olga took a deep look at Aier.

This guy, is he really this bold?

Or is it that after one hundred thousand years, Aier has finally gained the confidence to rival him?

In that instant, Olga hesitated.

However, thinking of the resources he had invested over these years to stake out Aier, as well as the potential Heaven and Earth Wonder that might be in Aier's possession, Olga finally made up his mind.

"Rob him!"

"Fine, regardless of anything else, you did come out of my Crimson Blood Tribe, so let me see you off on your final journey!"

"Then many thanks, Lord Olga."

Aier acted as if he hadn't heard the killing intent in Olga's words and thanked him.

Afterward, Aier and Olga headed straight for the Fiend Castle of Caeles City.

When the staff at the Fiend Castle respectfully handed Aier a Demon Badge, Aier suddenly remembered that the Fiend Castle assessment was only for Mid-Gods and Low-Gods.

Any High-God who wished to join the Fiend Castle could obtain a Demon Badge, starting at the rank of Three-Star Fiend.

To increase one's Fiend star rating, one had to demonstrate sufficient strength by completing missions corresponding to that star level.

"By the way, are there any Five-Star Fiend level missions in Caeles City?"