The Return

Beast God Armor was an unremarkable name. Even in the Primal Universe, there were probably plenty of youngsters who had given their Supreme Treasure Armor a name like that.

But the words "Beast God" represented Shi Yan's origins. That was why he had given his Origin Embryo armor this name.

As if it knew its master had named it, the newly forged Beast God Armor quivered slightly. The space around it trembled.

"Hahaha... It's quite spirited." Shi Yan laughed at the sight.

Beast God Armor was still only an Origin Embryo. Although its effects were no worse than those of an ordinary Supreme True Treasure, it had yet to reach the point where it could give birth to a spirit. For it to react like this without a spirit, it certainly deserved to be called spirited.

With a thought, Shi Yan drew Beast God Armor into his body, merging it with the surface of his skin.

At the same time, the Secret Techniques he had comprehended began to be inscribed onto Beast God Armor, and the divine armor's power gradually increased.

Of course, inscribing the Secret Patterns would take quite a while. It would be a long time before the armor reached the limit of what Shi Yan could cultivate for it.

"Let's grow together, Beast God Armor."

Shi Yan spoke softly.

Now that he had drawn the Origin Embryo armor, Beast God Armor, into his body, Shi Yan had fulfilled the purpose of his trip to the Hall of Myriad Treasures.

After equipping himself with these Supreme Treasures, he would be able to unleash peak Tenth-Order strength once he spent some time comprehending the Secret Patterns on them.

After he organized his insights and began cultivating the Path of Heart Power alongside the Space-Time Envoy lineage, he would be able to unleash Eleventh-Order strength in his True God form.

Although ordinary True God Level Supreme Treasures could not bring about a qualitative transformation in a Tenth-Order True God, precious individual-type Mechanical Path Supreme Treasures, Void Level treasures, and even higher-grade treasures could.

Aside from the Origin Embryo he had just bonded with, every piece of Shi Yan's equipment was at least a Void True God-level treasure. As long as he comprehended the Secret Patterns on them to their limit, it went without saying that his strength would rise another level.

"It's time to head back. There's no rush to cultivate. I can start once I return to my Miniature Universe."

Shi Yan had been in the Universe Boat Core Region for a long time. Though cultivating in the Guardian Tower was absolutely safe, he still wanted to leave the Universe Boat Core Region as soon as possible.

Now, Shi Yan was no longer completely at a loss about how to return to the Inner Domain of Universe Boat.

As one of the core lineages aboard the Universe Boat, the Three Saints Palace had kept detailed records about it in the Guardian Tower. Even a complete map was only a small part of that collection.

Though some regions had changed due to the Universe Boat's damage, even so, the Universe Boat was now practically a backyard to Shi Yan—at most, a long-abandoned backyard overgrown with weeds.

Speaking of leaving, Shi Yan suddenly remembered his little disciple.

I was misled by the Book of Three Lives and lost control of my mind. My Miniature Universe must have reacted too. That kid wouldn't have rushed toward the Universe Boat Core Region, would he?

At the thought, Shi Yan quickly submerged his consciousness into the True God Heart and connected with his Miniature Universe.

"Whoosh!"

Ever since he had left the Book of Three Lives, the operations of Shi Yan's Miniature Universe had returned to normal.

At the Origin Land, Origin of One had become active again. It was no longer as lifeless as it had been while Shi Yan slept.

At that moment, a vast amount of divine power gathered, and a Divine Power Avatar appeared at the Origin Land of the Miniature Universe.

"Just as I thought. Who knows where that kid has run off to?" Shi Yan's Divine Power Avatar looked somewhat helpless.

This was his own Miniature Universe. With a slight sense, Shi Yan could tell that Qing Huan was nowhere inside it.

The universe contained only a few Strange Beasts, plants, and other life forms with low intelligence, all born through natural evolution.

"Never mind. I'll ask him first."

A Communication Tablet appeared in the Divine Power Avatar's hand. Shi Yan had left it in the Miniature Universe before.

Shi Yan had crafted this Communication Tablet in imitation of the Ancestral God Sect's Communication Token. Since he was a lone cultivator without many friends, Qing Huan was the only contact on it.

"Qing Huan, where are you now?"

Shi Yan sent out a message.

The Communication Tablet was quiet for a moment. Then it was as if he'd kicked a hornet's nest: a barrage of messages began bombarding him.

"Master? You're back? Is this for real?"

"Master, you have no idea how worried I've been."

"I'm cultivating in the Black-Veined Stone Pillar Space right now, and I go out exploring from time to time."

"..."

In just a few seconds, Shi Yan had received more than a dozen replies. The Communication Tablet in his hand kept vibrating without pause, giving him a headache. He hurriedly sent his little disciple a message: "All right, I won't go into the details. The important thing is, I'm fine now. I expect to leave the Universe Boat Core Region after a while. Be careful as you explore out there."

With that, Shi Yan cut off the connection and couldn't help letting out a long breath. "That kid really is impulsive. Fortunately, he didn't go to the Universe Boat Core Region."

With his current Fifth-Order Universe Master strength, Qing Huan had some chance of making it through the Inner Domain of Universe Boat. But if he entered the Core Region, his chances of survival would be negligible.

Fortunately, Universe Masters couldn't exceed the speed of light, so crossing the Inner Domain of Universe Boat would take a long time.

After assuring his disciple that he was safe, Shi Yan stepped out of the Guardian Tower.

With a thought, the two-story silver pavilion standing in the City of Metal rapidly shrank and was drawn into his body.

At the same time, an exquisite silver pendant appeared in Shi Yan's hand. A strange Beast pattern was carved into it.

Any knowledgeable expert who had been here would have recognized it as the Silver Token, one of the three kinds of tokens produced by the Universe Boat—and the highest-grade one.

The City of Metal where this Guardian Tower stood was, in fact, a Silver Token Space within the Universe Boat.

"According to the rumors, only the Two Great Holy Lands have Silver Tokens. But I've always wondered: with their lack of True God-level strength, how could they have collected all the Universe Boat's Silver Tokens? Now it seems I was right."

Shi Yan looked at the silver pendant carved with a Strange Beast and shook his head with a smile.

He had long been suspicious of the rumors circulating through the Universe Ocean.

The True Gods of the Two Great Holy Lands had no Miniature Universes. Even with Supreme True Treasures, they could only be considered average in the Universe Ocean.

Their Universe Master-level fighters were elite, with a fair number of Sixth-Order Universe Masters. But they were still only Universe Masters, incapable of exploring the Universe Boat Core Region.

All things considered, only the Eastern Emperor Ancestor and Purple Moon Ancestor, those two Void True Gods, could have explored the Universe Boat Core Region extensively before entering the cycle of reincarnation, countless ages ago.

Perhaps it was then that the two of them obtained some Silver Tokens and gained some benefits from the Silver Token Spaces. But it was certainly impossible for them to have collected every Silver Token.

"It's a pity that my Silver Token belonged to the Three Saints Palace before the Universe Boat set out. It never changed hands along the way, so no other experts stored treasures in this space..."

Though he said it was a pity, Shi Yan's face was full of smiles.

Could the treasures left behind by any number of experts really compare to the Three Saints Palace's Hall of Myriad Treasures?

With the Silver Token in hand, Shi Yan soon crossed the City of Metal and reached the exit of the Silver Token Space.

Before him was a spiral staircase made of purple, liquid-like metal, winding deep underground.

Curious, Shi Yan examined the unknown liquid metal, then stepped onto it. A chill immediately spread through his body.

Shi Yan couldn't help shivering. His mind instantly grew clearer.

"How remarkable. It can affect even my Void Level will to this extent?" Shi Yan exclaimed in wonder.

For an ordinary True God, simply staying on this liquid metal would probably provide some assistance in cultivation.

And yet, this material was being used to make the staircase at the exit of a Silver Token Space?

Shi Yan couldn't help marveling. He quickly followed the spiral staircase to the bottom.

A golden archway appeared before him. The magnificent palace surrounding it was also built of an unknown golden metal. Its walls and arch were covered with exquisite carvings, most of them depicting towering weapons of war. The whole place looked imposing.

Shi Yan glanced around, then walked straight toward the archway ahead. As the archway rippled, he passed through it as if sinking into water.

The scene around him changed. Shi Yan found himself in a massive maze, its walls stretching from heaven to earth and filling his entire field of vision—he was now outside the Silver Token Space.

The entire maze was made of countless rays of light. Even its walls were radiant barriers of light.

He lightly tapped a finger in the air. Ripples spread out from his fingertip, distorting the space around him.

"According to the map, this maze is not only complex, but its space is full of traps. If you're not careful, you may seem to be heading in one direction, only to be shifted somewhere else without realizing it." Sensing the distortions in the spatial ripples, Shi Yan nodded to himself.

If it were merely a maze, then forget True Gods—even undying beings and little Venerables could escape with their excellent memories if they spent enough time.

Only the traps that shifted throughout the space could leave even True Gods lost here.

In fact, without any help, even Shi Yan, whose mastery of the Path of Space had reached the Ninth Order, would not be confident of escaping.

"No wonder Silver Token Spaces are so rare. Even True Gods would struggle to get through the maze around one."

Of course, the owners of Silver Token Spaces had the privilege of using their Silver Tokens, which made it much easier to navigate the maze.

As for Shi Yan, he had not only the Silver Token, but also the Universe Boat records preserved in the Three Saints Palace. He was fully confident he could escape the maze.

"Go this way."

With the Three Saints Palace's records, his Silver Token privileges, and his mastery of the Path of Space, Shi Yan quickly determined the correct route.

A figure sped through the maze.