Chapter 272: I Am Called Yuan

On an island in the middle of a lake within the 'Infinite Space' treasure land.

Luo Feng sat cross-legged on the grass, pondering, "My path of life has reached its ultimate state, but my path of destruction is still lacking."

With the help of those ultimate-level primal chaotic creature materials, his strength had significantly improved, so naturally, most of his energy was devoted to the path of life. Moreover, with the assistance of those life materials, his comprehension of the path of life progressed more smoothly. "Nine Stages of Annihilation," a perfect-level legacy of the Great Path of Destruction!

The first stage only required 100 reward points to exchange. The second and third stages required 10,000 reward points, and merely attempting to cultivate them demanded a spiritual will that surpassed even that of a God King. "It's only a hundred reward points; I'll exchange for the first stage and see," Luo Feng thought, filled with curiosity about this perfect-level legacy. He wondered how powerful a legacy had to be to be deemed "perfect."

With a thought, Luo Feng exchanged for it. His reward points decreased slightly, becoming 64093.03.

*Hum* A vast amount of information flooded Luo Feng's mind."Nine Stages of Annihilation," First Stage: Path-Peeking Realm. In this stage, one can glimpse the memories of destruction imprinted on the 'Great Path of Destruction' within the current source world. When all such destructive memories have been fully glimpsed and one remains clear-headed, the first stage is considered mastered."Warning: Only those with a will surpassing that of a God King should attempt this, otherwise, they will be assimilated by the Great Path of Destruction's origin." "Warning: Even with a strong will, one might still succumb to madness while peeking at the imprinted destructive memories. Cultivators must control their progress and not rush."Following this were the detailed cultivation methods.

Luo Feng stared, somewhat dumbfounded. "What is this? The entire legacy offers no detailed guidance on any branch of the Great Path of Destruction. It only instructs me to glimpse the memories imprinted on the Great Path of Destruction?" Luo Feng was a little confused.

He hadn't even known that the Great Path of Destruction had destructive memories imprinted upon it. Luo Feng carefully studied the detailed cultivation content of this first stage. This first stage was merely about peeking! It was primarily for "refining the mind," as even wills surpassing that of a God King could succumb to madness, necessitating controlled progress. "Refining the mind?" Even if it was just a method for refining the mind, 100 reward points was worth it," Luo Feng mused.

"Luo Feng of the Origin Continent?" A voice suddenly sounded.

Luo Feng shivered and turned his head. An old man stood smiling about a dozen meters away, looking at him.

"How is this possible? With my spiritual will, how could a cultivator approach me without my slightest awareness? Even now, my spiritual will senses nothing but emptiness before me." Luo Feng couldn't believe it. His eyes clearly saw the old man, yet all other methods failed to detect him. "My name is Yuan," the old man said with a smile. "This space was created by me."

"Senior Yuan." Luo Feng immediately understood the identity of the visitor and respectfully bowed. "Luo Feng greets Senior Yuan." In the Origin Continent's source world, every ultimate-level cultivator had received favors from Senior Yuan! The treasure lands, special lifeform remains, secret techniques, and more were all left behind by Yuan.

"You're quite daring, to exchange for these 'Nine Stages of Annihilation'," the old man chuckled.

"Only the 'first five stages' of this legacy are available for exchange at the God King level. Even with these first five stages, countless talented cultivators have attempted them over endless years, yet none have mastered them." "The highest achievement has only been cultivation to the fourth stage, and many have even gone mad or succumbed to demonic influence," the old man shook his head. "My friend created a full nine stages, believing that mastering them would at least allow one to escape the cage and become a 'World-level Primal Chaos Lifeform.' But he was too deranged; his legacy is simply not suitable for cultivation."

"I came to see you because I meet with every ultimate-level cultivator," Yuan said, looking at Luo Feng. "Those who can reach the ultimate level in the source world are all promising talents. It was only after seeing you that I discovered the nine-story miniature tower had fallen into your hands." "The nine-story miniature tower... the Star Tower?" Luo Feng guessed.

"You call it the Star Tower? Yes, I refined it," Yuan nodded. "Back then, we teamed up to kill a Primal Chaos Ancestor. On that Primal Chaos Ancestor's body were three blood scales. I put one blood scale inside that miniature tower and simply refined it to make the tower a vessel for the blood scale." "In fact, that blood scale remains completely intact, hidden deep within the tower. Even with my power, I cannot destroy it; I can only barely utilize it," Yuan said with a smiling sigh. "We usually leave materials from Primal Chaos Ancestor corpses for the most brilliant and talented cultivators, but among them, those who can escape the cage are still too few."

"So I thought of trying to cultivate some young ones among the weakest cultivators. That's how this miniature tower came to be; it went to that primitive universe, searching for its master among countless beings." "To become its master while still weak, you are already excellent enough." Yuan rarely spoke so much, as this ultimate-level cultivator was indeed more outstanding than usual, having even obtained a treasure early on.

"Thank you, Senior Yuan." Only then did Luo Feng fully understand that, strictly speaking, the Star Tower was refined by Senior Yuan.

"Do you have any questions?" Yuan asked. "Anything I can guide you on, I will do my best to."

Luo Feng knew how rare this opportunity was. Even with exceptional talent, this might be his only chance to meet Yuan.

"Senior Yuan," Luo Feng respectfully said, "I wish to escape the cage. How should I cultivate from now on? Please provide guidance."

"This is what many cultivators wish to know," Yuan nodded. "In the treasure vault of my Infinite Space, all perfect-level legacies were created by beings at my level, and all special-grade legacies were created by World-level Primal Chaos Lifeforms!" "That's why the exchange for these two types of legacies is limited to the God King level."

Yuan looked at Luo Feng. "Do you know why you cannot exchange for the later stages?"

Luo Feng listened. "In the past, we did release some later legacies, but these later legacies had too great an influence on cultivators, even affecting their ability to explore their own paths," Yuan explained. "In cultivation of the Great Path, those who learn from me live; those who imitate me die!"

"Every being who can escape the cage is unique. Blind imitation leads only to a dead end," Yuan said. "After discovering this, we restricted the exchange of later legacies, limiting them only to God King level legacies."

Luo Feng understood.

Senior Yuan and the World-level Primal Chaos Lifeforms were at an incredibly high realm. The legacies they created were too complete; later generations cultivating along these paths would naturally be influenced by them.

"The Infinite Space treasure vault does contain some legacies that directly point towards the Half-Primal Chaos level," Yuan continued. "The creators of those legacies themselves never succeeded, and the legacies are still very rough. However, they offer immense benefits. If later cultivators can refine these benefits on their own, they might still have a chance to escape the cage."

Luo Feng understood. For example, the "Eight Tribulation Lifeform" was recorded in the treasure vault. "However, even these are still subtly influenced by previous explorers," Yuan said. "The best method is to completely grope your way through the darkness on your own."

"Wouldn't one lose direction in the darkness?" Luo Feng asked. This was also the greatest obstacle after surpassing the God King level.

"That's why all of you can obtain special lifeform remains," Yuan stated. "These special lifeform remains are those of World-level Primal Chaos Lifeforms, and the profound mysteries within them are at the World-level Primal Chaos tier."

"These remains are like a lamp in the distant darkness. Moving towards that lamp, even if the light is dim and you might take many detours while fumbling in the darkness, your ultimate destination will still be that lamp."

Yuan looked at Luo Feng. "Your fortune is even better. Your nine-story miniature tower contains a blood scale from a Primal Chaos Ancestor. As you grope through the darkness, you can hope to go even further." Luo Feng nodded gently.

"The remains of a World-level Primal Chaos Lifeform, if you merely kill one, can be divided into billions of portions," Yuan said. "We can ensure that every ultimate-level cultivator in the source world receives at least one portion."

"However, Primal Chaos Ancestor-level remains are extremely rare, so obtaining them is much more difficult," Yuan continued. "You'll understand once you leave the source world, so you should cherish that Star Tower even more." Luo Feng nodded.

A single portion of special lifeform remains could fetch an extremely high price in the outside world. What price would Primal Chaos Ancestor-level remains command, and how fierce would the competition be? "For this perfect-level Nine Stages of Annihilation legacy, you only need to exchange for the first three stages at most; anything more would be of little significance," Yuan advised. "There's no need to exchange for other legacies either."

By exploring and creating on your own, your legacy can go further. Accumulate reward points; the more you have, the more precious treasures you can exchange for.

Yuan smiled faintly. "Everything that needed to be said has been said. The rest is up to you to walk your own path." After speaking, Yuan vanished into thin air. Luo Feng immediately bowed in gratitude to Senior Yuan. Yuan's visit this time was purely a broad outreach, treating every ultimate-level cultivator in the source world the same way. At least for now, Yuan hadn't discovered how truly outstanding Luo Feng was.

Across numerous source worlds, billions of worlds, and the endless river of time, Yuan had witnessed many cultivators whose performances were far more astonishing than Luo Feng's at this moment. Yet, how many of them ultimately managed to escape the cage?

Just as Senior Yuan had advised, Luo Feng would exchange for the first three stages of the "Nine Stages of Annihilation." After completing the exchange, he would stop using his reward points and save them for now. This encounter with Yuan confirmed for Luo Feng that other legacies in the Infinite Space treasure vault held little significance. His greatest gain was learning the origin of the Star Tower. Inside Huyu City, Luo Feng gazed at the Star Tower in his hand. The blood scale was hidden deep within the Star Tower, completely intact, unblemished even by Senior Yuan and his peers.

He had always thought the twelve-colored blood-red scales on its edge were merely an aggregation of rules and profound mysteries. Now he knew it was so powerful that even Yuan and his group couldn't destroy it.

According to Senior Yuan, the mysteries of the Star Tower's blood-red scale were even more profound, and he should primarily rely on it for cultivation while groping in the darkness. Luo Feng understood that other special lifeform remains would be supplementary. "I wonder if I can escape the cage," he thought.