Preparation for Advancement

The news that Heaven was actually visiting Blue Star truly shocked Chen Xu.

As the largest and strongest divine system in the myriad worlds, Heaven's strength was beyond doubt, and its reputation among the worlds was decent, but this was only in comparison to Hell.

Heaven was not composed of traditional do-gooders, even though it was undeniably active on the front lines of the fight against Hell.

However, as a special world and the strongest divine system, with those double buffs, Heaven was also arrogant. The members of the Path of Heaven's Heart from the Immortal Island were already quite haughty, but compared to the angels of Heaven, they were nothing.

For civilizations willing to offer their faith and worship the God of Gods, Heaven naturally provided protection. But for those civilizations that did not fall within Heaven's belief system, Heaven's attitude was extremely rational and cold.

If a civilization had a Dao Lord, they would be treated with courtesy and live in peaceful coexistence, with frequent exchanges and mutual assistance.

If they had an eternal-tier powerhouse, the relationship was plain, with both sides engaging in relatively equal communication. They could even purchase various items from the massive organization of the Heaven divine system at fair prices, such as rare treasures, techniques, equipment, and various secret knowledge.

But what if your civilization had neither a Dao Lord nor an eternal-tier powerhouse, and only possessed mythic-tier ones, or perhaps none at all? What was Heaven's attitude then?

The answer was simple: in Heaven's eyes, you were merely a usable tool. Since you chose not to join Heaven and your civilization had no eternal-tier powerhouse to protect it, you would eventually fall into the hands of Hell and strengthen its power.

Rather than giving you to Hell for free, it was better to leave some hidden cards within your world so that when Hell came to wreak havoc, they could ambush them.

As for the original inhabitants of the world, Heaven felt no sympathy. Civilizations that did not join Heaven and lacked powerhouses at or above the eternal-tier simply did not have the right to speak with Heaven as equals.

Therefore, Heaven's good reputation only applied to those civilizations that possessed powerhouses above the eternal-tier and could talk to them on equal footing.

This was why Chen Xu reacted so strongly to Heaven's visit.

"Why would Heaven think of visiting Blue Star? Aren't they fighting tooth and nail with Hell on the Astral Battlefield?"

"They were invited. Our Daxia doesn't go to the outer-realm battlefields, but other nations do. They took the initiative to contact Heaven and invite them to visit Blue Star."

"Doesn't the World Will do anything about it?"

In response to Chen Xu's confusion, Xia Qiming gave him a strange look.

"The outer-realm battlefields were opened by the World Will itself, so why would it care? Why do you look so nervous? Does it seem like Heaven is coming with ill intent?"

Seeing Chen Xu's rare, serious expression, Xia Qiming also dropped his relaxed posture.

"Whether the visitors come with good or ill intent depends on the strength of the host."

Chen Xu then introduced Xia Qiming to the special world of Heaven and the background of the massive divine system behind it.

After listening, Xia Qiming fell into deep thought.

"So, Heaven's intention might be to use Blue Star as a trap to ambush Hell?"

"I can't be sure."

Chen Xu wasn't entirely certain of his judgment either. His understanding of Heaven was entirely based on the inherited knowledge of the Lord of the Undead.

That inherited knowledge hadn't been updated in a long time, so he couldn't be positive, but it was always better to be cautious.

Thus, Chen Xu turned and left to head to Heavenly Crafts Academy to collect the fragments.

As long as he reached the eternal-tier, he would have the confidence to deal with both Heaven and Hell. Ultimately, true strength came from oneself.

Upon arriving at Heavenly Crafts Academy, a staff member immediately led Chen Xu to the storage warehouse for the Dungeon Space Fragments.

"Mythic Chen, all the Dungeon Space Fragments produced last year are here."

The warehouse manager pointed to the storage wall and spoke to Chen Xu.

Since the specific affixes of Dungeon Space Fragments couldn't be seen from their outward appearance, Heavenly Crafts Academy had specially built a display wall. Each indentation on the wall held a fragment, with its corresponding affixes marked below.

Chen Xu's mental strength swept over the wall and found that there were a total of three hundred and fifty-five Dungeon Space Fragments, causing him to sigh in admiration.

"There are actually this many?"

The warehouse manager immediately explained, "After the spirit qi concentration rose, the basic physical fitness of job-holders improved, and the efficiency of clearing dungeons also increased significantly. it is a bit like a snowball effect.

In a single year, Daxia alone has cleared hundreds of dungeons."

Suddenly, the warehouse manager sighed and continued in a slightly regretful tone, "If it weren't for the fact that too many people had issues with their cultivation later on, I estimate the number of cleared dungeons would be even higher.

In my position, another person was supposed to take over my shift, but his cultivation went wrong. His meridians were shattered and his dantian had collapsed, so he ended up in the hospital. I've had to work more than a week of overtime."

Hearing this, Chen Xu didn't know how to respond. He had heard from Xia Qiming that people in Daxia were injuring themselves through cultivation, but he hadn't expected it to be so widespread that even a warehouse manager at Heavenly Crafts Academy was affected.

However, Chen Xu was in no mood for small talk and quickly scanned the Dungeon Space Fragments on the wall to select what he needed.

Seeing Chen Xu look up, the warehouse manager reacted and swiped his hand upward in the air, causing a holographic projection screen to emerge.

"Mythic Chen, you can view the list directly on the screen. The fragments at the top of the list are recommendations made by Fuxi based on your profession. You can just click on the ones you need on the screen.

Once you have finished selecting, the psychokinesis array controlled by Fuxi will help you package the fragments."

"Alright."

Since there was a list, Chen Xu didn't need to look at them one by one. He just started filtering from the top of the list.

【Dungeon Space Fragment List

Corpse, Lair

Nether, Weapon

Gnome, Vicious Ghost

Undead, Witchcraft

Mystery, Graveyard

Gray Bone

......

Lush

Snow Mountain】

"The first five all have double affixes?"

The first five Dungeon Space Fragments on the list were all double-affixed. Originally, these fragments were only produced as rewards for clearing dungeons, and double affixes were extremely rare. Now, five had appeared at once, and they were all affixes that suited him.

"It should be because of the upgrade of the Blue Star World Will. Recently, the probability of double-affixed Dungeon Space Fragments appearing in dungeon rewards has increased significantly. Not long ago, a triple-affixed fragment even appeared."

"Oh, a triple-affix! Where is it? Why isn't it on the list?"

Chen Xu was suddenly filled with curiosity.

"That fragment was sent to the academy. Its affix combination is Geng Gold, Wutu Earth, and Guishui Water. The academy wants to see if they can add fire and wood to it to create a Five Elements Secret Realm."

Hearing that they were all cultivation-related affixes, Chen Xu immediately lost interest. He quickly clicked on the top twenty fragments on the list. After Fuxi helped him pack them up, he immediately returned to the Undead Kingdom.

Inside the Overlord's Castle, Chen Xu threw all the Dungeon Space Fragments onto the table.

"The path to the eternal-tier lies within these. Fragments, merge!"