Chapter 1110: 533 I'm Unwilling

Chapter 1110: Chapter 533 I’m Unwilling

The Fifth Palace Master, Si Wu, wearing a loose robe and with sunken eyes, looking like a skeleton, stepped into the hall.

Given his status in the Pantheon, logically, if there was an issue, he should summon others to come and see him.

Yet today he personally came to see Li Yuan, which conveyed an unusual nuance.

“Brother Li Yuan,” the Fifth Palace Master said with a smile, though with his appearance, his smile looked more like a grimace.

“Grand Palace Master.” Li Yuan stood up and said with a smile, “Please, have a seat.”

Whoosh!

Li Yuan waved his hand and laid out a table, upon which were various fine wines and delicacies.

“Heavenly Branch Burning Fruit Wine? Not bad, this wine is quite hard to come by,” the Fifth Palace Master said, smiling as he sat down.

Li Yuan also sat down and said with a smile, “While fighting abroad, I passed by the Heavenly Branch Life Spring Realm and casually bought some. If the Grand Palace Master likes it, I still have plenty here.”

As Li Yuan spoke, a hint of curiosity arose in his heart.

From what he knew of the Fifth Grand Palace Master, the man was considered an ascetic, never associated with any rumors of indulgence.

Gourmet food? Fine wine? The allure of women? Absolutely none!

The Fifth Grand Palace Master spent his life either cultivating or managing the Pantheon… It was because of his selflessness that he held such high esteem within the Pantheon, with no one contesting his reputation.

Why was he being so courteous today?

“There’s no need to give them to me, just a taste is enough,” the Fifth Grand Palace Master said, tasting a sip of the Immortal Brew before placing it back down.

“Brother of the Seven Stars, I specifically came to inform you today that, according to the decision of the Elders’ Council,” said the Fifth Palace Master, “you have officially become the thirteenth Elder Palace Master of our Pantheon.”

Li Yuan felt a stir in his heart.

It’s finally here!

Li Yuan was not surprised about becoming an Elder Palace Master, nor could he claim to be excited, as in his plans, he was soon to leave.

Whether or not he became an Elder Palace Master didn’t really matter much.

Nonetheless, Li Yuan maintained an appearance of excitement on the surface: “Thank you, Grand Palace Master, and the esteemed Elder Palace Masters for your trust.”

“This is what you deserve; your strength and merits warrant all of this,” the Fifth Palace Master said with a smile. “Upon becoming an Elder Palace Master, you are qualified to learn about the ultimate secret of our Pantheon. Come with me.”

The Fifth Palace Master stood up directly and flew towards the Hall Master.

The ultimate secret? Li Yuan felt a stir in his heart and hurried to follow.

…

Whoosh! Whoosh! The two of them continued onward, flying upwards continuously, passing through many True God Palaces and Elder Palaces, eventually reaching a very high point on the World Tree.

This place was always a restricted area; even ordinary True Gods were not allowed to come, perpetually concealed by countless World Tree leaves.

And here, on the gigantic, sturdy trunk of the World Tree, there was actually a large opening.

“Inside the World Tree?” Li Yuan thought with slight amazement.

“The Holy Tree has a spirit,” the Fifth Palace Master introduced, “hence some of our Pantheon’s true secrets are hidden within the Sacred Tree. The Spirit of the Sacred Tree, while only able to mobilize a small amount of might, can still easily slay a Heavenly Monarch… At least, if there are external invaders, it can notify us immediately.”

Li Yuan nodded slightly. In fact, as his strength gradually increased, he could sense the life origin of the World Tree was perhaps far beyond that of a Heavenly God… but a spirit tree of this nature is akin to the origin of a world.

It’s unable to casually mobilize its own power.

Even to mobilize a small amount of might to slay a Heavenly Monarch is already quite rare.

Buzz~ On the trunk above the tree hole, a large face faintly appeared, and a voice emanated: “Hall Master of the Seven Stars, welcome to the ‘Life Sacred Hall.’

“This is the Spirit of the Sacred Tree, and also the guardian spirit of our Pantheon,” the Fifth Palace Master said. “Not long after the World Tree was born, its origin developed consciousness.”

“I have met the Spirit of the Sacred Tree,” Li Yuan said, thinking that the other might be a presence like Senior Meng.

“Hmm, this is our first meeting. From now on, if you are ever within the Life Divine Realm, you can contact me directly,” said the large face on the trunk. “I hope you won’t disappoint the Life God King.”

Li Yuan felt a slight stir in his heart, having some vague understanding.

“Brother of the Seven Stars, come in,” the Fifth Palace Master did not elaborate further but led Li Yuan into the large tree hole.

The tree hole was several hundred meters wide.

Time passed.

The interior of the World Tree was a different world, complete with many array formation restrictions, various secret halls, housing all kinds of weapon treasures, and a large number of legacy teachings.

Among them, many were Heavenly God absolute skills and even God King inheritances.

This also solved many of the doubts in Li Yuan’s heart.

The Pantheon was passed down from the God King, and logically, it shouldn’t be as impoverished as it appeared now.

“Over the long years, no new Heavenly Gods have been born, and even the number of Seven-star True Gods is very few. Additionally, the Myriad Spring Void is narrow, resources are scarce, so even crafting True God Divine Weapons is difficult… these Heavenly God Artifacts have to be used sparingly,” the Fifth Palace Master sighed slightly. “The same goes for those absolute skills legacies… If we allowed unrestricted transmission, soon the ‘Conception’ contained within the Jade Scrolls would be completely exhausted.”

“Therefore, usually only the Hall Master is eligible to receive Heavenly God transmissions.”

“An Elder Palace Master is qualified to access the God King legacy teachings,” said the Fifth Palace Master. “In the past, the Divine Realm had countless strong individuals, but most legacies have been lost, and our Pantheon has only collected 39 God King legacies in total.”

Li Yuan nodded lightly.

After all, this place had once been the accumulation of a Divine Realm. Even if only a bit remained, it was still astonishing.

“However, bringing you here today is not just to tell you this; this doesn’t yet count as the ultimate secret,” the Fifth Palace Master looked at Li Yuan. “Brother of the Seven Stars, with your talent, you are regarded as the first since the founding of our Pantheon. Do you know what was the slim chance of survival the Life God King pursued in those days?”

Li Yuan shook his head: “I do not know.”

These matters weren’t mentioned in the Pantheon’s archives.

“Back then, in that war within the Divine Realm, Heavenly Gods were barely qualified to participate,” the Fifth Palace Master sighed. “We kept losing battles, one Star Domain after another was destroyed, and we ultimately retreated to the home star domain of the Life God King, which was the last bastion.”

“In the home star domain, the God King was nearly invincible, along with the Life God King’s already immense power, rendering the Immortal Ancestor helpless.”

Li Yuan listened attentively.

To his knowledge, a God King in their home star domain could mobilize extremely terrifying forces, seemingly not even fearful of a God King.

The Immortal Ancestor, whether a person or a group of people, was unknown.

But to incite such an enormous war, it should at least possess the power of an ‘Emperor’ grade.

“The region where our Myriad Spring Void and the Nine Thousand Realms are located is the hometown Star Domain of the Life God King,” added Hall Master Si Wu.

Li Yuan was taken aback, vaguely understanding something.

“But the Life God King, no matter how strong, will eventually die, and he too faced a great calamity,” Hall Master Si Wu said slowly, “Many things…we do not know the truth of.”

“As a result, the Life God King and all the Heavenly Divines went to their deaths, the Myriad Spring Void was established, and even the power of the Immortal Ancestor could no longer penetrate directly…thus the false heavenly rule was established, entering the ‘Dao Destruction Era.'”

“Then the Seven Great Ancestors were born, the Nine Thousand Realms were pioneered, and they have stood against us until now.”

“Originally, according to the Life God King’s prediction, once the Myriad Spring Void was established and as long as another God King was born, there would still be a chance… but you know what happened later, not even one more Heavenly Divine was born,” Hall Master Si Wu said gravely, “The geniuses with High Star Veins are extremely rare.”

Li Yuan sighed inwardly.

Indeed! The operation of the Great Dao in heaven and earth is lacking, making it impossible for True Gods to break through—how then to Ascend to Heavenly God?

The overall Law Comprehension is insufficient, resources are insufficient—how can there be High Star Vein geniuses?

This is a great sorrow.

“Like me, comprehending the Wood Great Dao to the Ninth Rank Perfection, I still cannot take the last step,” Hall Master Si Wu said slowly.

His high prestige is related to his behavior, and also to his strength.

“However!”

“A very special Supreme Treasure left by the Life God King still holds the last hope,” Hall Master Si Wu turned to Li Yuan, “That is, if a very powerful Demigod can gain recognition from this treasure and comprehend the Space Law at the True God stage…there is hope to break the shackles of heaven and earth and directly become a God King using the Space Law as a foundation.”

“Becoming a God King should be able to destroy the ‘false heavenly rule.’

Li Yuan’s heart trembled.

Comprehend the Space Law at the True God stage? Directly achieve the God King? What a crazy idea.

At the same time, Li Yuan also felt something was off.

Obtaining this Supreme Treasure requires Demigod recognition, but why did Hall Master Si Wu approach him?

Could it be?

“Brother Seven Stars, do you still intend to conceal your ‘Semi Divine Realm’ identity?” Hall Master Si Wu said gravely.

Boom!

Li Yuan sighed inwardly, understanding that he had been seen through.

“Though the Holy Tree Spirit cannot mobilize the World Tree’s power, its inquiry capability in life rivals that of Heavenly Divines. From the first day you arrived at the World Tree, I knew your identity,” Hall Master Si Wu continued.

The Dream Realm Stone’s ability to conceal only works below the Heavenly Divine level.

“Hall Master Si Wu, I did not intentionally conceal it,” Li Yuan said in a low voice. With a thought, he retracted the oppressive concealment of the Dream Realm Stone, revealing his true aura.

It was the unique aura of the Semi Divine Realm.

“Hall Master Si Wu, I indeed concealed some things, but I harbor no malice towards the Pantheon; on the contrary, I greatly appreciate the Pantheon’s tenets,” Li Yuan said, “I also very much wish to destroy the Dao Court.”

These were Li Yuan’s genuine thoughts.

“I know.”

“Not only do I know you wish to destroy the Dao Court, I also know you likely have a special means to plunder the Immortal Book Spiritual Light,” Hall Master Si Wu said.

Li Yuan was startled.

Immortal Book Spiritual Light?

“The immortals on the Immortal Ascension Record are controlled by it due to the presence of a trace of Immortal Book Spiritual Light,” Hall Master Si Wu said softly, “Under normal circumstances, even if this immortal dies, that trace of Immortal Book Spiritual Light will return to the Immortal Ascension Record.”

“However!”

“All the Immortal Book Spiritual Light from the Dao Court immortals killed by you has been plundered,” Hall Master Si Wu said, “This is also why the Dao Court is so urgent and frantic to assassinate you.”

Li Yuan immediately thought of the Slaughter Crystal.

Could it be that the ‘Tears of Slaughter’ contained within the Slaughter Crystal are what transforms the so-called Immortal Book Spiritual Light?

“I only learned of this recently,” Hall Master Si Wu added.

In fact, it was upon learning about the ‘Immortal Book Spiritual Light’ that Hall Master Si Wu decided to support Li Yuan.

At least, Hall Master Si Wu considered Li Yuan’s possibility of being a Dao Court spy to be very low.

“Brother Seven Stars.”

“Are you willing to attempt to undergo the final challenge of the Life God King? To gain recognition from that Supreme Treasure?” Hall Master Si Wu looked at Li Yuan, “For the Pantheon, for the sake of our portion of heaven and earth, to seize that glimmer of hope?”

“The challenge is extremely difficult.”

“But you are the most hopeful person we’ve encountered in a long passage of time,” Hall Master Si Wu said, with a hint of yearning in his voice.

“What happens if I fail?” Li Yuan asked.

“If you fail, nothing will happen to you; you will just be unable to try again,” Hall Master Si Wu sighed lightly, “But I believe you will succeed.”

“If you fail too, I can’t imagine a later person surpassing you.”

In terms of talent.

Li Yuan, in his vast and broad hometown Divine Realm,

is a rare occurrence not seen in ten million years.

In the Myriad Spring Void? Under normal circumstances, it might not appear even in a hundred billion years.

“This is the Pantheon’s last hope.”

“If it drags on longer, if another million years pass, with many Life Spring Realms declining, I’m afraid a catastrophe will befall,” Hall Master Si Wu said, “But if you succeed, once you become a God King, the entire heaven and earth will be reborn because of you.”

“Brother Seven Stars, are you willing to try?” Hall Master Si Wu looked at Li Yuan.

He believed Li Yuan wouldn’t refuse, as this matter only had benefits.

But after a long silence.

“Grand Hall Master, I’m sorry, I don’t want to deceive you,” Li Yuan said gravely, “I refuse.”