Translator: CinderTL
After submitting Li Chunjun's supply list, Wang Qian led him to another room and took his Solar Radiance Badge.
Moments later, the emblem representing "Solar Radiance" on the badge had changed from two to three.
"Third-Grade Solar Flare Medal."
Li Chunjun smiled. "Upgraded?"
"Yes, and all corresponding privileges are now open to you. You can use the map and your Solar Radiance Badge to actively contact anyone ranked below you."
Wang Qian chuckled. "This will greatly facilitate your coordination of combat operations."
Li Chunjun nodded.
"Furthermore, if True Lord Li maintains a top-three position on the Merit Ranking by the end of the Two Worlds Mountain Battlefield, your military rank will be elevated once more, advancing you to First-Grade Cosmic Radiance."
Wang Qian continued.
"Cosmic Radiance."
This rank was equivalent to a Primordial Spirit True Monarch.
While Cosmic Radiance ranks had been granted to Nascent Soul True Lords before, each recipient had been an exceptionally talented individual who had achieved Major Merit.
Li Chunjun believed that the promise of this rank was a mere bonus. The key to his success lay in slaying the Divine Spirit Envoy.
Perhaps...
It was also related to his true cultivation level and the potential it represented.
"We have a dedicated leisure area prepared here. Cultivators skilled in music, dance, and healing are available to help True Lord Li relax and rejuvenate, ensuring you are in peak condition for the challenges ahead. Feel free to visit if you wish."
Wang Qian smiled.
"Just arrange a rest room for me. Remind me when the supplies arrive."
Li Chunjun replied.
"As you wish."
The supply area was punctual.
They said four hours, and it was exactly four hours.
Wang Qian led three officials acting as witnesses to Li Chunjun's resting room and presented the materials he had exchanged.
"True Lord Li, the materials you exchanged are as follows:"
"One thousand Spirit Crystals."
"Five portions of Fifth-Tier Creation Spirit Liquid."
"Two portions of Fifth-Tier Blood Refined Flowing Gold."
"One top-tier Mystic Treasure, the Shadowless Pearl."
"And Sixth-Rank material: Ten Directions Void Particles."
As Wang Qian introduced each item, Li Chunjun inspected them one by one.
Each material held its own unique properties.
Creation Spirit Liquid could enhance a cultivator's efficiency in refining Flying Swords and Mystic Treasures. Blood Refined Flowing Gold could rapidly repair damage to Lifebound Flying Swords and Lifebound Mystic Treasures. The Shadowless Pearl, needless to say, was an excellent tool for concealment and stealth.
The final item, Void Particles, was the Sixth-Rank material Li Chunjun had specifically chosen to craft his "Great Void Destruction Sword Intent."
Though his mastery of Great Void Destruction Sword Intent was the lowest among the three Sword Intents—Void Sword Intent and Destruction Sword Intent—its profoundness surpassed the other two by a full tier.
The difference between the two was almost like that between Mystical Powers and Great Mystic Power.
Upon learning of the immense advantages of this Sword Intent, Li Chunjun naturally sought to maximize its potential.
The key to unlocking this potential lay in Void Particles.
This Sixth-Rank material allowed his Lifebound Flying Sword to shift between the ethereal and the tangible, alternating between Sword Qi and a physical sword form. It also possessed inherent concealment properties, further enhancing the "silent and unseen" nature of the Great Void Destruction Sword Intent.
After carefully inspecting the materials, Li Chunjun nodded slightly. "The supplies are genuine."
With that, the three notaries bid their farewells and departed.
Wang Qian was about to leave as well, but paused at the doorway. "True Lord Li, I've heard that Sword Cultivators' Lifebound Flying Swords are easily damaged in intense combat. If you feel you need more time to nourish your sword and are unable to return to the battlefield, you may rest here indefinitely."
Without further explanation, he quickly left.
However, Li Chunjun understood the underlying meaning.
True Lord Wang Qian might not know his exact cultivation level, but the higher-ups at Frigid Jade Fortress certainly did.
The Golden Core Realm!
A Golden Core cultivator who had risen to the top of the Profound Yellow Star Brilliance List.
Having already demonstrated his strength on the battlefield, the higher authorities were reluctant to see him risk his life further.
His death at the hands of Divine Race Believers would be a tragic loss.
However, the rules of the Multiverse Hegemony War were clear.
The Frigid Jade Fortress could only instruct Li Chunjun to apply for "sick leave" under the pretense of "Nourishing his Flying Sword," allowing him to remain at the Great Camp until the Two Worlds Mountain Battlefield concluded.
But...
"I haven't even reached Level 30, let alone Level 30 perfection. How can I afford to stagnate?"
Li Chunjun shook his head.
He began by refining the Shadowless Pearl, a Mystic Treasure nearly equivalent to an upgraded version of Yuan Xiao's Minor Secret Technique.
With this treasure's assistance, his disguise as an early-stage Nascent Soul cultivator became flawless.
Combined with his own late-stage Nascent Soul Divine Sense, even a Perfected Great Lord of the Late Nascent Soul Stage using their Divine Sense could only penetrate the first layer of his disguise, mistaking him for a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.
Of course, if the other party's Divine Sense surpassed his, they could see through the Shadowless Pearl's second layer of disguise and perceive his true cultivation level.
Then...
They would dismiss him with disdain.
They would inevitably mistake his Golden Core cultivation as a third layer of disguise.
Only then could his actions on the Two Worlds Mountain Battlefield truly be considered worry-free.
"Exchanging Spirit Crystals is for cultivating Mystical Powers. Blood Refined Flowing Gold is for emergencies. Nourishing my Lifebound Flying Sword, Creation Spirit Liquid..."
Li Chunjun summoned his Lifebound Flying Sword and then used his Void Sword Intent to draw half a square of Void Particles into the Scarlet Sky Sword.
The infiltration was incredibly slow, and the Void Particles were dissipating rapidly.
Li Chunjun remained unhurried as he retrieved a vial of Fifth-Tier Creation Spirit Liquid and sprinkled it onto the Scarlet Sky Sword.
Instantly, the sword seemed to contain an indescribable profoundness, as if it had transformed from a post-natal object to an innate one, capable of absorbing and integrating all external substances—even Void Particles.
"At this rate..."
Li Chunjun calculated carefully.
The Creation Spirit Liquid had increased the efficiency of fusing his Lifebound Flying Sword by dozens of times.
Normally, it would have taken him decades to fuse a single Fifth-Tier material...
Of course, with his current Divine Sense and Sword Intent strength, fusing a Fifth-Tier material would now only take him a decade, or even less.
But with the Creation Spirit Liquid, this process would be drastically shortened.
Assuming one dose of Creation Spirit Liquid lasted a month, it would take at most half a year—five or six doses—to complete the fusion of a single Fifth-Tier material.
"One dose of Fifth-Tier Creation Spirit Liquid costs six thousand merit points, or six hundred Spirit Crystals. Five or six doses..."
Li Chunjun did a quick calculation.
Such a treasure seemed affordable only to Primordial Spirit True Monarchs.
Nascent Soul True Lords...
Even a Perfected Great Lord of the Late Nascent Soul Stage would need a family fortune to afford such luxury.
As for Golden Core Cultivators using Creation Spirit Liquid...
That would only be for special purposes, such as competing for a spot on the Profound Yellow Star Brilliance List.
"Still, the effects of the Fifth-Tier Creation Spirit Liquid are about what I expected. I exchanged for five doses, which should last me four or five months. After that, another Lifeblood Sword Sacrifice should fully refine these Ten Directions Void Particles and complete the Scarlet Sky Sword's transformation."
Li Chunjun sheathed his Lifebound Flying Sword and stepped out, heading towards the agreed-upon meeting point with Zhao Yu Pan and the others.
Wang Qian, having received the news, came out to see him off.
Upon learning that Li Chunjun had chosen to continue fighting, Wang Qian didn't try to stop him, but instead offered a blessing.
Soon, Li Chunjun arrived at the Spatial Overlap, where tens of thousands of cultivators were already waiting.
These cultivators would pass through the Spatial Overlap to reach other continents.
Meanwhile, cultivators from those continents would seize the opportunity to return to the Great Camp for rest, recovery, or resupply.
Some recognized Li Chunjun.
Core Formation Cultivators showed him respect, while Nascent Soul True Lords merely offered distant greetings.
Li Chunjun scanned the crowd and then glanced at the Great Camp, where even more cultivators were gathered. He couldn't help but sigh, "This dragon's den and tiger's lair... it seems no force could ever truly conquer it."
Zhao Yu Pan quickly understood Li Chunjun's meaning. "The Great Camp is the heart of the heart," he said. "Once one side's Great Camp falls, it signifies the complete end of the racial war."
He smiled. "Like last time, even though we lost the war, it didn't mean we completely surrendered Two Realms Mountain. The Great Camp and some surrounding continents remained under Human Race control... That's why we've been able to rise again and again, reigniting the war each time."
"Wouldn't the Divine Race seize the opportunity to launch a full-scale assault on our Great Camp during that time?" Li Chunjun asked.
"You've seen the defenses of our Great Camp," Zhao Yu Pan explained. "Even if they mobilized tens of thousands of Nascent Soul True Lords to launch a direct assault, they wouldn't be able to break through in a short time. Moreover, the Frigid Jade Fortress is constantly monitoring Two Realms Mountain. If the Divine Race were to do that, we would immediately send reinforcements."
"Our reinforcements would inevitably trigger a new round of racial warfare. Once the war begins, the Void Stone mining operation would no longer be safe, and we'd have to fight to the death. This prolonged, attritional warfare is unsustainable for both sides. Therefore, unless they are absolutely certain of completely defeating and expelling us, the Two Worlds Mountain Battlefield will always remain under our control, holding at least one or two tenths of the territory."
Li Chunjun understood.
A war of this scale, like the one at Two Realms Mountain, was itself a negotiated outcome between the two races, born from their mutual reluctance to risk mutual annihilation.
That's why there were so many rules and restrictions in place.
Of course, the importance of Two Realms Mountain also played a role.
If Two Realms Mountain produced not Void Stone but Great Dao Divine Stone—a supreme treasure for enlightenment—the war between the two races would have been a fight to the death. Void Refining and Dao Unification cultivators would have poured onto the battlefield without end, battling to the bitter end until one side was utterly crushed, even driven to extinction.
"Whether it's our Great Camp or the Divine Race's, completely crushing it would require more than just ordinary Primordial Spirits. We'd need the most elite ones, even Prodigy-level figures among Primordial Spirits!"
Zhao Yu Pan sighed, "In many cases, the difference in the Two Realms War is often only around 10%. For example, in the previous war, the Divine Race held 54% of the territory, while the Human Race held 46%. But we still lost. Coupled with our heavier casualties, continuing the fight was pointless, so we chose to retreat!"
"This time, with our newly developed 'map' of Two Realms Mountain, we hold a significant advantage. Such a defeat will never happen again."
True Lord Liu Feng couldn't help but interject.
Li Chunjun nodded silently.
At that moment, a continent gradually emerged on the horizon.
As the two sides drew closer, space overlapped in a gentler manner.
"Let's go. The area we've been active in so far technically still falls within our controlled zone. This time, we're pushing deep into Divine Race territory!"
(End of the Chapter)
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