Chapter 321

Qin Chuan and Lin Yue moved not quickly.

They already had a definite next target, but having just arrived at the Heavenly Stairway, they were curious about everything, so they walked and stopped, pausing briefly in each city they passed.

By the time the two left Gore En Territory and reached the next territory, little time remained for the Heavenly Stairway's return.

As the timer hit zero, their consciousnesses simultaneously left the Heavenly Stairway and returned to reality.

This process was no different from returning from the Dream World.

However, as soon as they returned to reality, they sensed an abnormality nearby.

Twelve spirit beasts shrank their forms and crowded into the two's room, pairs of eyes gloomily fixed on them.

Qin Chuan sheepishly pulled his hand out from under Lin Yue's sleepwear.

Almost forgetting, after entering the Heavenly Stairway, there were still many problems to resolve in reality.

Lin Yue glared at Qin Chuan without good humor, sat up from the bed, rubbed Little Green's head as it approached, then greeted each of the other contract spirit beasts in turn, and suddenly smiled.

"Looks like we need to get a bigger house."

"Indeed." Qin Chuan nodded in deep agreement.

We can't let all these contract spirit beasts crowd into the same room every day.

The contract spirit beasts from the Dream World were transferred to reality as the two entered the Heavenly Stairway, but the reality's supernatural system was unaffected; rather, the two systems merged, becoming stronger.

After confirming this, Qin Chuan thought for a moment and proactively called Feng Yin.

"Hello?" Feng Yin's voice came quickly from the other end.

"How's your situation? Where are you now in which territory, and any discoveries?" Qin Chuan asked quickly.

"I'm currently in Lante Territory, and things are okay." Feng Yin's tone was somewhat relaxed, "I was about to call you, after all there's a lot of information that needs to be exchanged."

"Go ahead." Qin Chuan's expression turned serious.

A hand lightly tugged at Qin Chuan.

Turning his head to see Lin Yue beside him, Qin Chuan understood and turned on the speakerphone.

Our Heavenly Stairway entrance location should already be common knowledge within the Heavenly Stairway. Feng Yin's voice carried a hint of helplessness: "In Lan Te territory, I can easily hear that the Human Race entrance is in White Jiao territory."

You should know, the two territories are separated by about half a First Level of the Heavenly Stairway.

All races have operated in the Heavenly Stairway for many years, each possessing the ability to quickly send messages to their own kin. Qin Chuan rubbed his brow, "This is also within our expectations, I suppose."

This matter cannot be taken lightly. Feng Yin's voice grew more solemn: "The Human Race needs its own communication network in the Heavenly Stairway, otherwise the future will be very passive."

I will have the Supernatural Equipment Department personnel prioritize effort in this direction.

Good. Qin Chuan gave a slight nod.

In war, the role of information is beyond doubt.

This matter cannot be accomplished by him alone, but with the professional talents of the Supernatural Equipment Department pooling their wisdom, it should be solvable.

Previously, the Supernatural Equipment Department could only study the supernatural resources of the Dream World, but after several iterations it has now gone from bird guns to cannons, beginning to study supernatural gear and equipment.

It is said that for some relatively low-grade gear and equipment, the Supernatural Equipment Department can now manufacture and mass-produce them on its own.

The following information is relatively important. Feng Yin's voice paused slightly: "The effect of the Insight talent in the Heavenly Stairway has undergone a significant change."

Now my second talent, each time I enter the Heavenly Stairway, I can obtain two pieces of information related to the Heavenly Stairway.

After completing the transmission, I felt that the effect of Prayer Fate had not yet completely dissipated, so I immediately used the lingering effect to extract two related pieces of information.

Go on. Qin Chuan's expression grew increasingly solemn.

Regarding the Heavenly Stairway, the Human Race still has many unknown secrets at present.

Feng Yin followed the two of them in immediately, also considering this aspect.

Although the Insight second talent yields random information each time, little by little it can gradually unveil the mystery of the Heavenly Stairway for the Human Race.

The first piece of information, I'm not sure if it's important. Feng Yin's voice paused slightly: "The Heavenly Stairway has not only a sun, but also a moon; however, the moon is hidden beneath the sun's light, and only beings of the Third Level can see it."

When a new race successfully ascends to the Heavenly Stairway, the moon briefly turns blood-red, alerting those present in the Third Level.

Qin Chuan's pupils contracted sharply; after exchanging a glance with Lin Yue beside him, both of their expressions simultaneously grew solemn.

On the other side, Feng Yin was unaware of the change in their expressions and continued speaking.

This means that ascending the Heavenly Stairway will certainly be known to other races, but for us it seems not particularly significant, because even without a blood moon, our arrival has already been known to other races.

No, it is significant. Qin Chuan took a deep breath and spoke slowly: "Your piece of information is very important to me and Yue Li regarding something we previously experienced."

He briefly described the situation of the Milian Evil Forest and the Blood Spirit Moon Sacrifice: "Previously we were puzzled about the cause of the blood moon, but now this mystery has been answered."

It turns out the blood moon is also connected to the Moon Spirit Clan... The first time hearing it, Feng Yin's voice carried a hint of surprise, immediately followed by a tone of some solemnity: "If that is the case, the Moon Spirit Ancestor may have a problem."

Yes. Qin Chuan gave a slight nod.

The Moon Spirit Ancestor located in the Third Level could not possibly be unaware of the cause of the blood moon.

But he did not inform the nine Chief Priests of his own clan; instead, he went along with the mistake, sealing the Moonlight Pearl after it summoned the blood moon, letting the Spirit Moon Sacrifice replace the original tradition of the tribes taking turns using the Moonlight Pearl.

If the cause of the blood moon is a race ascending the Heavenly Stairway, then the Moon Spirit Clan's ascents to the Heavenly Stairway to date have experienced at least eight blood moons. Lin Yue spoke softly.

The Moon Spirit Clan was the second-to-last successful ascendant race in the past ten thousand years; when the Immortal Clan ascended, they definitely experienced one.

Setting aside the first race selected in this ten-thousand-year period, including the Human Race, there are a total of seven races that have successfully ascended thereafter; the one before the Human Race was eliminated early after its ascent, but it still counts as a successful ascent.

Therefore, the Moon Spirit Clan has experienced at least eight blood moons.

Five thousand years ago, the blood moon incident that Kelai encountered should have been when the Crystal Clan ascended. Qin Chuan stroked his chin and slowly analyzed: "Between that incident and the current one, there should still be three blood moons."

Kelai has no need to deceive us about this. Lin Yue spoke softly: "So, these three blood moons either occurred with an incident that Kelai was unaware of, or during the blood moon no Spirit Moon Sacrifice was performed, fortuitously avoiding it."

No matter what, there should be no further blood moon incidents ahead. Lin Yue smiled: "Mr. Su, please continue with the second piece of information."

Good. Feng Yin spoke slowly: "The second piece of information is a location coordinate."

Location coordinate? Qin Chuan raised his eyebrows: "Where is it?"

That coordinate is located in the Red Rock Territory, very close to the White Jiao Territory. Feng Yin's voice paused slightly: "In the southwest of the Red Rock Territory there is a Red Rock Mountain; the indicated position of the coordinate is there."

Red Rock Territory? Qin Chuan showed an expression of surprise.

This is really a coincidence.

The coordinates actually happen to be their next destination.

However, thinking that these two pieces of information were drawn by Feng Yin under the effect of the Prayer Life Effect, Qin Chuan also felt that it was meant to be.

According to their current route, they would not pass through Chiyan Mountain before reaching Chiyan Lord City, but the coordinates obtained from the Insight Talent must have some special significance, so Qin Chuan doesn't mind taking a detour to explore Chiyan Mountain.

"Does the information say what's there?" Qin Chuan asked curiously.

"Yes." Feng Yin's voice paused slightly, "That place was once the entrance to the Heavenly Stairway of the Lan Clan."

"The Lan Clan?" Qin Chuan's face showed surprise.

This clan is not among the seven races currently on the Heavenly Stairway, but it is indeed the race that had climbed the Heavenly Stairway for ten thousand years.

Exactly, they were the ninth chosen race, but after the Gatekeeper died, the Dream World was invaded and destroyed by various races, and they ultimately left early.

Although Qin Chuan hadn't paid much attention to this failed race before, learning that they once had the Heavenly Stairway entrance sparked some interest in him.

One can imagine that the Lan Clan, in order to guard the entrance, must have fought extremely brutal battles with other races nearby.

Even after a thousand years, that battlefield would still retain some traces.

"Tomorrow Yue Li and I will arrive at the Chiyan Lord Territory." Qin Chuan spoke slowly, "At that time we will explore Chiyan Mountain and share any findings with you."

"Good." Feng Yin responded, then began to talk about her other discoveries.

Sixteen hours of Heavenly Stairway time was already enough for Feng Yin to discover quite a bit.

Unfortunately, Feng Yin's strength hasn't reached the Mythic Stage yet, so she can't roam freely like Qin Chuan and the others; thus most of her findings are limited to the Lante Territory, which isn't of much help to Qin Chuan and Lin Yue right now.

"My findings are roughly these." Feng Yin's voice paused slightly, "Do you have any other discoveries?"

"Yes." Qin Chuan's eyes held a hint of a smile, "We've brought a reliable ally for the Human Race."

"Huh?" Feng Yin showed a surprised expression, "Which clan is it from?"

"It should count as the Immortal Clan." Qin Chuan felt a bit uncertain.

"Senior Bai Xi, though a native, only reached this level with the help of the Immortal King, and can barely be considered a member of the Immortal Clan."

"The Immortal Clan?!" Feng Yin's voice carried several notes of astonishment, "Are there still any living members of the Immortal Clan?"

"No, it's a snake that received the Immortal King's help." Qin Chuan briefly explained Bai Xi's origin, "It has been sleeping in the White Jiao Territory, we woke it up, and it agreed to help us guard the Human Race's Heavenly Stairway entrance."

"Although it's an equivalent exchange, for us it's clearly a major advantage."

"Indeed." Feng Yin agreed, "Unless the Descent of the Second Realm Mythic Stage occurs on the Second Level, beings infinitely close to the Second Realm are nearly invincible in the First Realm."

"And the lordship of the White Jiao Territory has already been obtained by you."

"The Human Race still needs more of the Mythic Stage." Qin Chuan sighed, "Only when the lord is within the territory does the authority take effect; Yue Li and I can't stay forever in the White Jiao Territory, so we need to choose a trustworthy human with enough strength to hold the lordship."

"Once the true lord of the White Jiao Territory is confirmed, the Human Race can begin migrating in batches from the Dream World to the Heavenly Stairway."

"That is the beginning of the Human Race's development and growth."

"Long Ji is currently striving to break through the Mythic Stage." Feng Yin smiled, "At that time, he can temporarily act as lord."

"Speaking of which, breaking through the Mythic Stage in the Dream World is now much easier than before."

"Oh?" Qin Chuan's eyes showed a hint of curiosity.

To prevent other races on the Heavenly Stairway from discovering the entrance passage, after entering the Dream World through the passage last night, he immediately went to the passage.

He hasn't had time to fully understand the major changes that occurred in the Dream World.

"With the Miracle Realm merging with the original Dream World, the Dream World now has no Secret Realms." Feng Yin smiled, "But as the Game Area expanded and the Dream World became more complete, the leaderboards underwent major changes."

"First, the Spirit Beast Leaderboard was limited to the Hall Tier; after breaking through the Epic Stage, there was no Spirit Beast Leaderboard, but now we have added Spirit Beast Leaderboards for the Epic and Legendary Stages."

"Second, the leaderboards were previously limited to the local area; now a Global Leaderboard has been added, with both daily and weekly settlement methods."

"The top 10,000 on the Global Leaderboard receive rewards far richer than those of the local area."

"Previously, only Omni Resources and Hall Crystals obtainable in Secret Realms could be gotten, but now the Global Leaderboard can grant them, and other resources are no exception." Feng Yin smiled, "One could say that aside from Legendary Stones and Mythic Stones, all kinds of resource rewards are now available."

"So, future players no longer need to conquer Secret Realms; they can directly boost their strength through leaderboard settlements."

"Is that so." Qin Chuan smiled, "This way, strength increases even faster."

"Right." He suddenly thought of something, glanced at his inventory, "I brought back over a hundred Legendary Stones from the Heavenly Stairway this time; have someone come collect them and distribute them."

"How many?!" Feng Yin's voice changed instantly, "Over a hundred? Did you go looting?"

"No." Qin Chuan smiled, "I exchanged unusable golden gear for them; a Legendary Stone is worth about the same as a red gear, with one piece trading for five or six."

"Also, some were looted from the Lord's Mansion in the White Jiao Territory."

While Qin Chuan fought Beck Tuoyi, Lin Yue was certainly not idle.

With so many Legendary Stones, the Human Race could increase by twenty or thirty Legendary Stage powerhouses in a short time.

(End of Chapter)