Chapter 316 – The Path to Legend

Shen Linglong truly lived up to her reputation as a veteran and renowned Great Lord. She had only been gone for a few minutes before returning with several treasures whose value could rival, or even surpass, that of an Outstanding Three-Star Remnant Soul.

Amid the envious gazes of the other lords, she acquired this Mountain Giant Remnant Soul, a treasure even among the Outstanding Three-Star category.

‘You, Great Lord, have no sense of martial virtue!’

Some seasoned lords, coveting this super-grade remnant soul, had been thinking of ways to gather treasures to compete for it in the next auction. However, their plans were nipped in the bud before they could even take shape.

It was over. Everything was over.

Linglong, the big spender, had directly stepped in and snatched this rare treasure. It all happened so quickly. By the time she and Tianyuan completed their transaction and exchanged their respective treasures, some of the slower-witted lords only then realized what had happened.

They were both envious and jealous.

“Wait…”

Someone suddenly noticed a key point.

How on earth did Tianyuan manage to produce yet another super-rare remnant soul?! There were rumors that Tianyuan Territory had been displaced and was in a perilous situation. But now, it seemed it wasn’t a crisis at all—rather, it had been moved directly into a treasure trove!

They were both envious and jealous.

The treasure Linglong Lord offered in exchange was also a super-grade item, one that made mouths water. They wanted it too! How infuriating!

「Miracle Blueprint ‘Thundercoil Tower · Permanent (Rare)’」!

Mu Yuan ultimately chose this treasure.

It was a rare-grade blueprint.

Logically speaking, no matter how valuable a miracle blueprint might be, being a whole major tier lower, it couldn’t compare to a remnant soul. Moreover, the Mountain Giant Remnant Soul was a rare treasure even among high-tier remnant souls.

However,

this was a permanent blueprint!

Once a permanent blueprint was recorded, a lord could construct this miracle building an unlimited number of times. Whether in their main territory, subsidiary territories, or enclaves established through watchtowers.

Just like sentry towers and arrow towers, as long as lords had sufficient materials, they could build them indefinitely.

The Thundercoil Tower was only a rare-grade building and one of the more ordinary defensive structures among miracle buildings. But… the value of this permanent blueprint was slightly higher than that of the Mountain Giant Remnant Soul.

Linglong Lord was very generous, stating that there was no need to add soul crystals and that a direct exchange would suffice.

As she put it, she was a Senior after all—how could she haggle over every detail with a junior?

“This Mountain Giant Remnant Soul was snatched by me directly without going through an auction. Consider this the necessary premium.”

“Premium or not, I’m very satisfied with this remnant soul. It’s exactly what I urgently need. With this troop type, I now have a considerable chance of breaking through to the Legendary Realm. Look forward to it, little Yuan Yuan. The next time we meet, your big sis might just be a legendary existence, wahahaha!”

Shen Linglong placed her hands on her hips, envisioning the future.

In truth, she wasn’t lacking in combat power like that of a Mountain Giant.

Even if she were to train a Mountain Giant, it would merely add another powerful Fourth Order Peak expert to her forces. And whether such a Mountain Giant could eventually step into the Legendary Realm or not, it certainly wouldn’t happen in the short term.

For a Great Lord like Shen Linglong, unless she could recruit a General of epic rank, it would be difficult for her overall strength to see a significant breakthrough.However, Shen Linglong’s unique talent seems to be related to strength-type troops. As long as she gathers a certain quantity and quality of high-tier strength troops, she is confident in breaking through the great barrier, transcending mortality and stepping into the Legendary Realm.

This is concentrating all the territory’s power into oneself.

Those who walk this path have the Lord themselves as the strongest force in the territory, and they are also the ones with the highest hope of stepping into the Legendary Realm. Lords who wield territorial authority, possess Lord Power, abundant resources, and even some unique strategic talents do indeed have a slightly higher chance of entering the Legendary Realm compared to ordinary high-tier generals.

Some extreme Lords don’t even develop their territories much; they pile all opportunities, treasures, and hopes onto themselves in hopes of advancing further.

After all, once they step into the Legendary Realm, their life level undergoes transformation. They gain control over immense power while their lifespan greatly increases—a temptation many Lords cannot resist.

Compared to having one of their generals enter the Legendary Realm, they would rather… become Legends themselves!

Even if not so extreme, this ‘Peerless Lord’ path remains mainstream in the world of Lords. Over half of Great Lords and veteran Lords have chosen this development path, though the vast majority who walk this road achieve little fame.

It’s not that choosing the ‘Peerless Lord’ path guarantees a chance to touch the Legendary Realm—most Lords can’t even reach the peak of the Fourth Order.

To be precise, these Lords haven’t even crossed the threshold.

Linglong Lord appears to have great hope of truly embarking on this Peerless Lord path.

And within the Taixuan Alliance, the most dazzling figure standing on this ‘Peerless Lord’ path is undoubtedly…

The Cold Moon City Lord.

I heard that recently, the Cold Moon City Lord has ventured deep into the Land of Red Mist again, slaying countless monster legends.

“I’ll save any future strength-type high-tier troops for you,” Mu Yuan said, looking down at Shen Linglong who stood a head shorter than him.

“Thanks! Although I’ll break through to Legendary soon, I really do need strength-type troops in large quantities—I’ll take all comers. Of course, they can’t be much worse than Mountain Giants. Since you say so, I’ll look forward to it then.”

Maybe in another month or two, Tianyuan could suddenly produce several high-tier remnant souls?

Thinking about it, it really is something to look forward to.

I can’t fall behind either.

It would be embarrassing if I’m still not at Legendary by our next meeting. I just boasted so confidently!

No problem!

After chatting for a bit, Shen Linglong hurried off to make necessary preparations.

The Tianyuan Lord’s small auction proceeded as scheduled.

Unsurprisingly, since most attendees weren’t as wealthy as Shen Linglong and needed time to gather resources for trading treasures, no one could produce the most precious items like Miracle Blueprints.

Two Lords brought forth epic-grade remains.

One of them was Jiang Someone.

He added an excellent-grade equipment, two excellent-grade materials, and a batch of soul crystals to exchange for the long-desired third-order remnant soul of the Holy Gun Ranger.

“A long-range third-order general who can also purchase various powerful enchanted bullets through spending—with this general, my Luoxing Territory’s future looks bright, hehe!”

The auction concluded quickly.

While he didn’t acquire any Miracle Blueprints, Mu Yuan still obtained some treasures he had long desired, which held equally high value for him.—Upgrade Shards.

These rule fragments that have a chance of appearing in the Interdimensional Zone have also emerged in significant numbers as Blue Star underwent fusion.

This is likely the final batch of fragments.

Perhaps due to the massive scale of Blue Star’s fusion, these fragments, condensed from conflicting rules, have become much more resilient—their rate of shrinkage is not as rapid as before.

Two days ago, the exploration team reactivated by Tianyuan Territory discovered a Domain fragment in the wilderness.

And today, he exchanged two High-Tier Remnant Souls for a total of eight Upgrade Shards of varying sizes.

“What a steal!”

“What a steal!”

Mu Yuan thought to himself.

The Lord he traded with thought the same.

For them, even if they used Upgrade Shards, their Generals who were stuck at a bottleneck would remain stuck.

They simply didn’t have the conditions to utilize the fragments.

Exchanging these fragments, which were “useless to keep but painful to discard,” for subordinates with extremely high potential—wasn’t that an absolute win?

Before the meeting adjourned, a Lord who failed to secure a Remnant Soul couldn’t help but ask:

“Tianyuan Giant, when will the next auction for High-Tier Remnant Souls be held?”

“Hey, hey…” Jiang Luoxing interrupted, “Do you really think Tianyuan is some kind of Dolai Doraemon? High-Tier Remnant Souls aren’t something you can just get whenever you want. How could Tianyuan possibly give you a definite time?”

Mu Yuan opened his mouth.

He had originally intended to say “definitely in a few days.”

But upon second thought, given the current unstable situation and his temporary decision not to take action against the Kobold Tribe, he truly couldn’t determine when he would be able to obtain High-Tier Remnant Souls.

It could be a few days, or perhaps half a month, or even longer.

He couldn’t guarantee it.

…

Returning to Tianyuan Territory, Mu Yuan closely monitored the movements in the Deep Wilderness while holding an introductory book titled “Legendary Cultivation: From Beginner to Burial,” slowly flipping through its pages.

He had already skimmed through it before, but this time he read more carefully.

Combining it with his current Realm, Lord Mu gained a deeper understanding of the Legendary Realm.

“Life undergoes a transformation at the Legendary Realm. This transformation manifests in every aspect: basic physical attributes, one’s thought processes, Comprehension Ability, and even lifespan are all enhanced.”

In the Mortal Realm, from Zero-Order Apprentice to Fourth-Order General, the essence of life does not undergo improvement.

Even though a General-level expert can split mountains and shatter rocks, they remain in a Mortal body, with a lifespan not much longer than that of an ordinary person.

The Taixuan Alliance is still young, but some scholars have conducted related research.

A Fourth-Order Expert who knows how to maintain their health might live up to 150 years. However, in reality, General-level experts often don’t reach that age. General-level experts need to fight, and where there is combat, hidden injuries are inevitable. Their actual lifespan may be shorter, around 130 or 120 years.

Moreover, once an expert passes the age of sixty, their physical functions will inevitably begin to decline.

The same applies to military units.

Military units are essentially normal life forms, but under the influence of rules and the power of Miracles, they skip the ‘infancy’ and ‘growth’ stages, directly entering ‘maturity.’

Military units are born in their adult phase. However, as time passes, they will gradually enter their elderly phase.

Elderly military units are still rare in the Taixuan Alliance.

The oldest batch of Lords in Taixuan only have ‘over sixty years of lordship.’ Many Lords and military units in the Taixuan Alliance have died in battle, but almost none have died of old age.We haven’t reached the stage of worrying about elderly soldiers yet.

A lifespan of 150 years refers to humans, as different races often have vastly different lifespans. Among the many races, humans are not considered long-lived. The lifespan of the Avian race is generally longer than that of humans.

There are also races with shorter lifespans than humans, such as goblins.

Undead like skeletons also have lifespans, but this refers to their soul lifespan.

As for epic beings like dragons, even if they cannot step into the Legendary Realm, they still possess considerably long lifespans. The same applies to high elves.

“Once humans advance to the Legendary Realm, their lifespan directly increases to 300 years. Moreover, those in the Legendary Realm can wield the power of heaven and earth and comprehend the natural order. Looking back at the skills they previously mastered after stepping into the Legendary Realm, they can gain entirely new insights.”

Before the Legendary Realm, mortals stand within the mountains, surrounded by steep cliffs.

After the Legendary Realm, the strong stand atop the peaks, with all mountains in view.

Even if a Legendary Realm expert starts from scratch to study certain secondary professions—such as potion-making, forging, enchanting, or drawing spell scrolls—they only need a few short years to surpass mortal experts who have dedicated decades to these paths.

“In ancient times, some small kingdoms regarded Legendary beings as gods, which is not an exaggeration at all.”

However, those in the Legendary Realm also have many responsibilities.

Especially for Legendary beings determined to Charge toward greater heights, it is even more impossible for them to delve into secondary professions.

Three hundred years may seem long, but for old Legends stuck at various bottlenecks, it is actually very short, leaving no room for even the slightest waste.

“Starting from the Legendary Realm, the strong must study true cultivation methods, rather than simply closing their eyes and absorbing Soul Sand.”

In ancient times, cultivation methods were always necessary.

Warriors had their training methods, and mages had their meditation techniques.

The fact that military units can grow stronger by absorbing Soul Sand is actually a blessing of Miracle Power, setting them on a shortcut to cultivation.

The reason military unit mages are not true mages lies here.

These cultivation shortcuts have no side effects, as they are powered by Miracle Power—military units themselves are a manifestation of miracles—but after stepping into the Legendary Realm, this shortcut reaches its end. The strong must rely on themselves and strive diligently.

Some strong individuals can break through realms unimpeded, treating barriers as if they were nothing.

Others, however, stumble and even stagnate at their starting point after entering the Legendary Realm.

“The reason this introductory book is called ‘From Beginner to Burial’ is that some Legendary Realm experts, even until their old age and death, never manage to discover a cultivation method truly suited to them.”

Mu Yuan stroked his chin, “After Dolai steps into the Legendary Realm, it will also need to explore its own cultivation method. It… should be fine, right?”

Mu Yuan felt uncertain, which was why he was reading this Legendary introductory book.

At critical moments, it might fall to him, the omnipotent Lord, to dispel the confusion in Dolai’s heart.

It’s just…

“Reading this basic cultivation method, I feel like I’m about to be buried!”

…

Before the fusion of Blue Star, Mu Yuan had already exchanged a large number of Contribution Points on the Taixuan Covenant Platform for several basic cultivation methods.

Physical Body type, Undead type, Fire type, and Wood type.

Those in the Legendary Realm can directly learn these cultivation methods and practice accordingly, though the cultivation speed will be very, very slow. After all, these are basic versions with wide applicability.

Mu Yuan exchanged for these cultivation methods primarily for reference purposes.To forge one’s own cultivation method in the Legendary Realm, one naturally needs reference materials. The reason why some old legends failed to find their path even until their deaths was precisely because they had no one to exchange ideas with and no prior road to follow.

Relying on the Taixuan Alliance did offer quite an advantage.

On the Taixuan Covenant Platform, there were also highly profound cultivation techniques available for exchange. Those were expensive and difficult to master, so Mu Yuan planned to wait until Dolai advanced before deciding whether to exchange for them based on the situation.

The issue was, his Taixuan Contribution Points were now nearly depleted.

Stranded far out here, there were no means to earn Contribution Points.

“Future matters can be dealt with later.”For now,

with two Epic Ingredients in hand, the time needed for Dolai’s ultimate refinement could be shortened further.”

General Dolai’s entry into the Legendary Realm was just a matter of days away.

Favorable timing and geographical advantages were already in place—all that was missing was human harmony.

The Tianyuan Territory was about to give birth to a legend, Shen Linglong was looking forward to the Legendary Realm, and everyone’s future was equally bright.

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