Sanctuary Paradise

Chapter 565: Yuan Mo Mutation [6.1k words]

What is the netherworld?
In the information about the structure of the astral world, the netherworld is often referred to as the 'bottom of the astral world'.

If the astral world is compared to a big tree rooted on an isolated island, then the real world is the part of the island that is located above the water and supports the tree, while the netherworld is the layer of silt that is immersed below the water surface and deposited on the bottom of the water.

It is precisely because of this that the overall environment of the Netherworld is extremely different from other world layers in the Astral Realm. It can even be said that it has completely different rules from those world layers located on the "water surface".

This means that once a life form born in the world layer above the real world enters the netherworld, it will be like a creature that has lived on land all its life suddenly falling into the water. It will become difficult to even "breathe". As for what it will feel like in a more specific way, it is probably like...

so--

[The launch is complete, the pioneer has returned to the exclusive room. ]

boom!
In the quiet room, a spider web-like crack suddenly exploded, and then two figures, one large and one small, slammed into the wall with a bang, and finally slid to the ground in the gradually healing space crack, covering their mouths and vomiting violently:
"vomit--!!"

[Tip: Pioneer space resistance has been increased by 2 points]

[Reminder: Samsara Paradise has paid for this treatment]

Two violent vomiting sounds were accompanied by a cold prompt tone. After more than ten minutes, Xin Lailai staggered up from the ground with the support of Ling Yuzi. His pale face looked like someone who had been pushed head into water for several minutes and finally pulled out on the verge of death.

——In fact, if they had simply teleported 79 times, with their current spatial resistance and blocking master level, they would not have been in such a mess.

——But out of the 79 stations they were teleporting to this time, a full 39 were all to the Netherworld, and every time they arrived in the Netherworld, the time for the next teleport would be deliberately delayed for a long time, forcing them to vomit stomach acid several times.

“Hoo…! Hoo…! Hoo…!”

Finally, the two of them fell onto the bed, breathing heavily, while Xin Lailai moved his eyes with difficulty, looking at his mailbox which showed that there were mails to be collected, and barely concentrated his consciousness to operate:
[Tip: All mails have been received and the following items have been obtained]

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Yuan Mo (world-class weapon) *1
World Seed (Level 1)*
……

The next second, a huge black sword fell beside the bed with a dull thud, and Xin Lailai looked at Yuan Mo in front of him, mobilized the last of his mental strength, took out a small bag of World Seeds and threw it on, then he didn't bother to care about anything else, just closed his eyes, relaxed his mind, and let the fatigue erode his consciousness.

——Although they logically still have a lot of important things to do, right now, he just wants to find a place to have a good sleep.

……

……

The next day.

"Huh! As expected, sleeping immersively in your own room is the most enjoyable!"

Simulated sunlight poured down from the ceiling. Xin Lailai sat up on the soft bed, feeling refreshed. She stretched herself comfortably and felt unusually light all over.

This was the first time they had a proper sleep since returning to Paradise. The two times they had rested before, they either fainted during deep treatment or slept on the floor all night while upgrading their skills. The experience was nothing compared to this active sleep.

"Good morning~Lai Lai~!"

Ling Yuzi's confused voice came from Xin Lailai's arms, and he poked his head out from the quilt, rubbing his eyes and greeting Xin Lailai.

"Well, good morning."

Xin Lailai looked at the sleepy girl in front of him with a gentle smile on his face. After touching her head, he looked at the pitch-black sword leaning against the wall with a burning look in his eyes:
[Tip: The Pioneer's currently bound main weapon has been upgraded, and the current equipment score has been raised to the Pioneer's tolerable score limit]

After a night's rest, Yuan Mo also successfully completed his promotion and reached the 500-point rating level, which is equivalent to legendary full-point equipment!

Not only that……

[World Seed (Level 8)]

Xin Lailai looked at his storage space. At the top of the item list, an extremely conspicuous item was quietly sitting there.

——Yes, Yuan Mo’s repair and promotion did not use the eighth-level world seed.

After all, using the eighth-level world seeds to feed Yuan Mo, whose growth could only reach a maximum score of 400, was originally an act of helplessness. Therefore, after reaching a cooperation with Yamu and the Dead Man, the first thing Xin Lailai did was to ask Yamu to help him collect native world seeds from the top of the fourth level to around the fifth level.

And the final result is just as we see before our eyes. As a core member of the Elemental God Cult, Yamu is simply not comparable to Chijia and others in terms of channels. In the end, he successfully helped them to solve the problem in just half a day. In exchange for a World Tree Fruit, he helped them get a top-level fourth-level native world seed, allowing them to successfully save the eighth-level world seed.

As for the market value of a World Tree Fruit, it is actually 100 to 200 soul coins higher than a top-level fourth-level native world seed. When they are in urgent need of a transaction, such concession is inevitable, especially when it comes to such extremely rare resources.

What's more, on one hand, there is a price difference of at most 200 soul coins, and on the other hand, there is saving an eighth-level world seed worth tens of thousands of soul coins. Xin Lailai can still tell which one is more important.

"In this way, we only need to go to the ragtag boss to get the goods."

Xin Lailai glanced at the contents of the message record and looked at the message sent 6 hours ago, with a glimmer of anticipation in her eyes.

Finally, he took a deep breath, put away the Yuan Mo placed in the corner, quickly changed into a decent set of clothes and a human skin mask, and said to Ling Yuzi:

"I'm going to go to the ragtag boss first, I'll leave the house to you."

"Ah."

Ling Yuzi smiled and nodded. Seeing this, Xin Lailai smiled gently, with a hint of warmth in her eyes. She then opened the branding interface, selected the destination, and disappeared on the spot.

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……

One minute later.

"The rag boss!"

"Haha, you are finally here, come and see if you are satisfied?"

In front of the blacksmith shop that was emitting waves of heat, a man with bare upper body put down the forging hammer in his hand, wiped the sweat on his body with the sweat towel hanging on his shoulder, grabbed the large iron box beside him that was more than two meters long, threw it on the table, and lifted the heavy iron cover that was like a coffin, revealing the things inside. Seeing this, Xin Lailai was stunned:

……

[Devouring Great Sword]

Origin: Universal Forge
Quality: legendary
Category: Epee

Attack: 10
Durability: 1/1
Equipment requirements: True strength and true intelligence should not be less than 100 points.

Equipment Effect 1, Devour (Core Passive): This weapon is made of active materials and can devour the power of the world. After devouring, it can restore its own durability, and each weapon score can increase the devouring speed by 1%.

Rating: 500
Description: A weapon with a rather bizarre use.

Price: 500000 park points.

……

[Unbreakable Great Sword]

Origin: Universal Forge
Quality: legendary
Category: Epee

Attack: 10
Durability: 3/3
Equipment requirements: True strength and true intelligence should not be less than 100 points.

Equipment Effect 1, Indestructible: When the Notary Block behavior is triggered, the weapon toughness and weapon firmness are temporarily increased by 45%, and the weapon durability loss caused by this block is reduced by 90%.

Rating: 500
Description: Pure is powerful.

Price: 500000 park points.

……

"Kid, at first I was planning to help you build a weapon that would be powerful enough after switching, but after thinking about it all night, I felt that this route was not really suitable for your current situation."

"If I'm not mistaken, you should have fewer and fewer opportunities to switch weapon forms in battle, right? And after using it over and over again, do you two often feel that the initial form of that thing is the most convenient to use?"

In front of the forge, Scrap Metal looked at Xin Lailai, who was half a head shorter than him, crossed his arms and asked with a grin.

When Xin Lailai heard the other party's question, he was stunned. The battles he had experienced along the way flashed through his mind. He nodded and acknowledged the other party's guess.

Just as Broken Copper and Iron said, in fact, since the Black Bullet World, they have rarely had the opportunity to switch to the Yuanmo form in real high-intensity battles, and when they were fighting with the Extreme Blade Yuanying, they only used the Shenji form throughout the whole process. Even the Shenji form's own Star Breaking Cannon mode was only switched out once. The rest of the time, they were either holding up the shield or using the greatsword form to attack frantically. They couldn't switch back and forth between several forms at all.

As for the question of which initial form is the most convenient, they had actually discovered this as early as when Yuan Mo obtained the twin form. It was okay when they were fighting as a pair, because at that time the advantage of the twin form was definitely greater than the initial form. But once they entered the single-player combat mode such as the elf fusion state, the initial form of Yuan Mo was obviously much better in feel than other forms.

"So, Boss Broke, what you mean is..."

"Well, it's just what you thought. After thinking about it carefully, I feel that the idea I came up with before is not right. At first glance, your thing does seem to be very suitable for some fancy things, but after really thinking about it, I found that it is too fancy and loses its priority."

"Of course, if you think my suggestion is inappropriate, I can still re-forge these two things and make them into what you wanted in the first place."

The rag-and-bone man smacked his lips and spoke carelessly.

Upon hearing this, Xin Lailai froze in place, with a stunned look on her face, and then...

Snapped--! !

He suddenly stretched out his hand and slapped himself hard, shocking the rotten copper and iron, and almost extinguished the cigar he had just lit. "Fuck, what's wrong with you, kid? I was just saying that. You two are the ones who are fighting. If you don't agree..."

“Haha! Hahaha! So that’s how it is. The people involved are confused. This time, the people involved are really confused!!”

Before Broken Copper and Scrap Iron could finish his words, Xin Lailai suddenly laughed excitedly as if he had gone mad. Then he bowed deeply to Broken Copper and Scrap Iron and said gratefully:
"Thank you, Boss! If it weren't for your advice, we would probably still be stuck in this pit!"

After saying that, Xin Lailai shifted his gaze to the two big swords placed in the iron box, and an extremely hot look appeared in his dark pupils.

Just like what he said to the scrap metal, after being reminded by the other party, he finally realized what a huge misunderstanding he had fallen into before.

For a long time, Yuan Mo's form switching and weapon devouring effects have been too powerful, which made them obsessed with the forms after the switch. Even the idea of ​​cultivating Yuan Mo has gradually shifted from cultivating the numerical value of Yuan Mo's initial form to wanting Yuan Mo to obtain a more powerful weapon form.

But just like what the old saying goes, putting the focus on various weapon forms can indeed do a lot of things, but it loses sight of the main points and is completely putting the cart before the horse.

Unlock a powerful form and then switch to another form to keep using it? No, this is not the correct way to use Yuan Mo. The real strength of Yuan Mo lies in its ability to integrate the strengths of hundreds of schools! Rather than imitating hundreds of schools with its own strength!
——This is the true meaning of "infinity", not the infinite form, but the infinite upper limit.

- In other words, what they should pursue is not to make Yuan Mo have a very powerful form, but to find a way to take advantage of these opportunities of swallowing to make Yuan Mo's initial form have one basic effect that is strong enough after another.

"What a pity! If I had figured this out earlier, I should have lowered the grade of Yuan Mo back to white and washed off the twin forms and reforged them."

Xin Lailai looked at Yuan Mo in the storage space with a hint of regret in her eyes.

When he realized that Yuan Mo's initial form was the core, he instantly realized that the original twin forms should focus on how to make Yuan Mo have the ability to split into two weapons in the initial form, rather than pursuing a so-called damage increase...

[Tip: It is detected that the equipment effect of the Pioneer's currently bound main weapon "Yuan Mo" has changed! ]

Suddenly, a cold reminder sounded, which stunned Xin Lailai.

Then, he took out the Yuan Mo directly in the puzzled eyes of the Scrap Metal, and this time, the Yuan Mo, which had originally maintained its original form, had somehow turned into a dark liquid state like when it was promoted.

"Huh? So you haven't finished upgrading this thing yet... Oh my god, what the hell?!"

Looking at the liquid Yuan Mo in front of him, Scrappy muttered something at first, then suddenly noticed something, his eyes widened, he took a deep puff of the cigar in his hand, and then started coughing violently because the smoke choked his throat.

Xin Lailai, who was standing in the same place, seemed to be stunned. Looking at Yuan Mo, who was changing little by little in front of him, her eyes were full of disbelief.

……

[Yuan Mo (initial form)]

Origin:? ? ?
Category: Epee

Quality: world class
Equipment requirements: Designated pioneer Xin Lailai/Ling Yuzi is available.

Attack: 300
Durability: 200/200
Equipment Effect 1, World Devourer (Passive): Weapon durability can be slowly restored, and weapon strength (attack power, durability, equipment effect) can be increased by devouring the seeds of the world.

Equipment Effect 2, King's Sword (Passive): For each world favored, all damage caused increases by 15%, currently a total of 45% damage increase.

装备效果3：同源（被动）：每10点意志力可提高3点坚固度与3点锋利度，当前共提升45点坚固度与45点锋利度。

Equipment Effect 4, Infinite (Passive): You can obtain and store different [Weapon Forms] by devouring different heavy sword weapons, and generate corresponding "Form Effects" based on the weapon formation. The [Weapon Form] storage limit increases with the score, and cannot be reset or overwritten after obtaining. The current storage limit is: 3.

Storage form: "Twin form", (none), (none)

Form Effect 1, Twins (Passive/Active): Slashing damage +30%, spell and magic damage +30%, and can be actively separated into "Yuan Mo (God)" and "Yuan Mo (Devil)". When separated, the slashing damage bonus and spell and magic damage bonus will be separated into "Yuan Mo (God)" and "Yuan Mo (Devil)" respectively, and the bonus will be doubled.

Form effect 2, (none).

Form Effect 3, (None)
*Tip: After acquiring the form, an inherent form effect will be generated that can be fully effective in any form, and the form effect will be strengthened or weakened according to the current strength of [Yuan Mo].

*Tip: After obtaining a form, if "Yuan Mo" is damaged or downgraded, causing the upper limit of the form to decrease, the corresponding form effect will be "permanently" lost.

Rating: 500+
Introduction: Are you really ready to bear the weight of the world?

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The void, somewhere.

"Oh ya~! Haha, hahaha! It seems that our 'hero' has finally discovered the true use of his 'sword'?!"

In a luxurious private room, the black figure who was holding a half-eaten roasted leg seemed to suddenly realize something and laughed excitedly.

"Oh, this is something I haven't heard of. I wonder if you are interested in telling me about it."

A chuckle was heard, and the white-robed scholar was seen sitting at the dining table, gently shaking the half-filled teacup in his hand. The whirlpool swirling on the surface of the tea was reflected in his grayish-white pupils, making it impossible to see his true thoughts hidden under the whirlpool.

"No~! No~! No~! My unpleasant old friend, your first sentence is wrong. You have obviously seen the 'sword' unsheathed, so why lie?"

When the black shadow heard the question from the white-robed scholar, a playful smile appeared on his face. He stretched out his index finger and shook it gently, revealing the truth.

"Really? Then just assume that I have a bad memory and accidentally forgot about it. Compared to that, I'm more curious about the real use of the so-called 'treasure sword'. What is it?"

When the white-robed scholar heard the black shadow's revelation, he smiled indifferently and continued to ask in a nonchalant tone.

"Haha, my unpleasant old friend, isn't the answer to this question obvious? In this world, does a 'sword' have any other uses for a 'hero' besides assisting the 'hero' in achieving 'great deeds'?"

"It's impossible to ask the 'hero' to adapt to his 'sword'? That would be too ridiculous~! Haha, hahahaha~!"

As the black shadow spoke, he couldn't help but burst into laughter as if he had thought of something funny.

"Indeed, so the greatest advantage of the 'treasure sword' you mentioned is that it can 'adapt' to the 'hero' who uses it?"

"Haha, flattery is not a good habit, my not-so-lovable old friend~!"

"Really? Then I won't ask any more questions."

The white-robed scholar smiled, glanced at the man in a suit who was sitting there motionless like a puppet, his eyes unfocused and his expression dull, then looked at the black shadow, narrowed his eyes slightly, and said:

"What's in the Dead Sea ruins?"

In an instant, the atmosphere in the entire box seemed to quiet down, leaving only the sound of tea shaking in the cup.

The shadow looked at the white-robed scholar in front of him, and the smile on his face gradually widened, and finally turned into a creepy smile:

"You know this better than anyone else, my not-so-lovable old friend!"

As soon as the words fell, everything fell silent again. This time, even the sound of the tea sloshing in the cup was frozen.

Bang!

Finally, with the sound of a teacup being gently placed on the table, the frozen atmosphere in the box began to flow again. The scholar in white robe had disappeared from his seat at some point, leaving only a cup of tea there.

"Hiss...where is this?"

Suddenly, a somewhat confused and painful voice came from the side, and the man in a suit who had been sitting there motionless gradually regained his brightness in his distracted eyes. At the same time, he subconsciously covered his forehead and let out a painful groan.

Why...is he here?
He remembered... he should have taken the teleportation array to Cang Ling Star, right?

Cang Ling Star...

That’s right! Cang Ling Star!!
Suddenly, as if a switch was touched, the man in the suit felt a large number of memories emerging uncontrollably in his mind.

He...he remembered!

He is the "talker" and the vice president of the "Tea Party", an organization of violators in the Sanctuary Paradise!!

He had originally planned to go to the void to conduct a deal with the "Embassy", an organization of violators in the Samsara Paradise. However, on the way back to the base camp of the tea party, he suddenly encountered a space storm. Then, he seemed to see...

"Oh my, he woke up already? This is really a headache. I should have eaten faster~!"

A creepy laugh came from beside the man in the suit, sending a bone-chilling chill down his spine. He instinctively wanted to escape from here, but his mind uncontrollably turned towards the source of the sound.

"Oh, let me think about it, what did my dear old friend ask me to say before he left... Ah! I remember it now!!"

A voice with a hint of surprise sounded in the mind of the man in the suit. A strong sense of fear rose in his pupils. He struggled desperately, but his body was completely out of control.

Finally, he saw—

That face that swallowed up all light like a bottomless abyss.

"Welcome to be the 'playwright', dear Mr. Talker. How does it feel to personally deliver the news of the tea party to the military commander?"

"besides……"

"farewell."

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(End of this chapter)