The next morning, at the Mirror Moon Cliff Plaza, more than a hundred people had already gathered.
Hundreds of purple-robed Redbud Army soldiers stood guard there.
Soon, several purple-robed Highgods, their auras sharp and imposing, appeared.
After a brief discussion among them, a slightly chubby, purple-robed man stepped before the assembled crowd.
"Everyone, be silent. From here, I will personally escort you out of this place."
Then, before everyone's eyes, he reached into his spatial ring—and pulled out… a living man.
Yes, a living man had been taken out of his spatial ring.
"Lord… can a living person really be placed into a spatial ring?"
Someone in Sadius' group asked via divine sense transmission.
"That's not an ordinary lifeform. You know about Lord Beirut's Metal Castle, right? It also possesses intelligence. This big fellow should be a metallic lifeform as well."
Everyone suddenly understood. The burly "man" floated into the air, then transformed into a giant whale. On its massive abdomen, an opening appeared.
"Everyone, line up and go inside in order. Don't test your luck—or suffer the consequences."
The Highgod's voice was cold and authoritative. The group obediently filed into the giant whale's belly.
Inside… was a completely different scene. It was like a vast cave-dwelling, beautifully decorated, with tables and chairs for rest.
"Everyone, sit where you're told. No arguing. Hurry it up!"
A purple-robed guard kicked a Saint-level fellow in the back to make him move faster.
Soon, everyone had taken their seats.
"Captain, where are we headed this time?"
One of the purple-robed soldiers asked the Highgod. The captain glanced at the itinerary.
"These newcomers are lucky. This time, we're going to Ziyang Prefecture."
Ziyang Prefecture? Sadius was curious.
What kind of place is that?
"Explain the basics of Infernal Realm to these newcomers."
The purple-robed captain instructed a Midgod under him.
"Yes, Captain."
The Midgod began to explain.
Sadius and his group listened carefully, comparing it to what Dolantell had already told them.
It wasn't much different.
"The region you're heading to this time is Ziyang Prefecture. Ziyang Prefecture spans over ten billion li and is located south of the most famous Amethyst Mountain Range of Redbud Continent. That's why the captain says you're lucky."
The Amethyst Mountains! Sadius immediately recognized the name.
Isn't that… the territory of Reisgem?!
The Midgod continued:
"Perhaps you don't yet know what Amethysts are, but you must have heard of Soul Gold Orbs, yes? Well, Amethysts are minerals with a similar function—slightly weaker in effect, but still extremely valuable. That's why the captain calls you lucky. If you one day gain the right to enter the Amethyst Mountains and mine, your lives will be far better than most newcomers to Infernal Realm. Of course, you won't be dropped directly near the Amethyst Mountains. To get there, you'd have to travel over a billion li. Only when you have the power to protect yourselves—at least reaching the Midgod level—should you even consider going to the Amethyst Mountains."
The Midgod's tone turned even colder:
"For now, everyone should rest. This journey will take several years. Hopefully, some of you Sanctuaries can break through to Lower God level during the voyage. In the Infernal Realm, Sanctuaries are merely livestock, ready to be slaughtered. If you're a Saint-level magical beast… you might even become someone's meal."
The Saint-level magical beasts among the group shrank back in terror, afraid someone might indeed decide to eat them.
After speaking, the purple-robed soldiers ignored them, leaving only one to keep watch.
The rest retreated into another section of the metal lifeform. Sadius' group were all Gods. Naturally, they didn't share such worries. They all sat cross-legged at their designated spots and began to cultivate.
Sadius immersed himself in the fusion of the Profound Mysteries of the Earth Element and the Profound Mysteries of Vitality.
These two were his most advanced fusion, the closest to a breakthrough to Midgod, so he focused entirely on refining them.
Within the metallic lifeform, time passed swiftly. In the blink of an eye… ten years went by.
Sadius' fusion of the Profound Mysteries of Earth and Vitality had reached the very limit—just one more breakthrough, and it would be completely fused.
But reaching this final step through mere seclusion and meditation… was clearly very difficult.
Meanwhile, back on the Yulan Plane—Sadius' Darkness God clone left the Yulan Continent, heading for the Leylin Continent in the South Sea.
Sadius had already guessed that Leylin had become a Sovereign.
But he wouldn't expose the truth. After all, a mere Lower God like himself had no business knowing such things.
So, he still shamelessly addressed Leylin as "Mister Leylin."
"Mister Leylin, I've hit a bottleneck in my comprehension of the Edicts of Earth. I've come to seek your guidance."
After exchanging pleasantries, Sadius stated his purpose. This time, appearing before Sadius was his Darkness God Clone since his Earth God Clone was in the Infernal Realm. But it didn't matter, he was a soul mutate.
With the Sovereign clone's Will of the Sovereign augmenting him, Leylin's Earth God clone looked even more unfathomably mysterious.
"So, your Edicts of Earth are about to reach the Midgod level?"
Leylin looked at Sadius with a hint of surprise. This fellow's true body and divine clones had only left the Yulan Continent for ten years…and he was already on the verge of breaking through?
"The fusion of the Profound Mysteries of Earth Element and the Profound Mysteries of Vitality has reached a bottleneck. If I keep waiting, it might take much longer. So, I've come specifically to ask Mister Leylin for advice."
Leylin chuckled softly.
"You… with your talent, a few more years wouldn't kill you. I can't teach you anything specific. All I can do is demonstrate how I apply fused profound mysteries. Whether you can comprehend it depends on yourself."
"Many thanks, Mister Leylin."
Sadius immediately bowed in gratitude. Then, Leylin brought Sadius to a vast mountain range.
The Leylin Continent hadn't existed for many years. Although Leylin had relocated many humans and magical beasts from the Yulan Continent, the vegetation hadn't yet fully grown.
"Next, I'll show you three ways to use the fusion of the Profound Mysteries of Earth and the Profound Mysteries of Vitality."
Leylin's body radiated earth-elemental divine power. Soon, a divine armor of earth-elemental energy condensed around him.
"Try attacking me with your ultimate technique."
Sadius summoned a Lower Divine artifact longsword. Then, he unleashed his ultimate move—Oblivion Sword Intent, slashing toward Leylin.
The black sword light struck Leylin. The elemental armor around Leylin rippled with waves of earth-elemental energy.
Even as the armor cracked from the impact, it continuously repaired itself, neutralizing the penetrating divine energy within the Oblivion Sword Intent—and even converted the attack's force to feed more energy into the armor's restoration.
"What an incredible divine armor…"
Sadius watched this scene in awe.
"It's a pity you're not a fire-element deity. If you were, and used fire-elemental divine power, you'd see even greater variations from this fusion."
"Next, I'll show you an offensive method with fused profound mysteries."
Leylin gathered the earth element to form a giant Earth-elemental dragon. The Profound Mystery of Vitality was also fused into it.
"Sadius, try attacking this elemental dragon."
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