Multiverse Skill System

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Zhunti did not want to decide the ownership of the Lord of the Underworld based on combat strength. There were only two of them, which was obviously at a disadvantage in terms of numbers. Moreover, Laozi and Yuanshi, the three Pure Ones, both possessed top-grade innate treasures, and Tongtian even had the Four Swords of Zhuxian. If they really fought, they would definitely not be able to win.

“I will wager the Pangu Banner. If you, Zhunti, can defeat me, the Pangu Banner is yours. Conversely, if I win, the Book of Life and Death is mine.”

Yuanshi said without hesitation.

"The value of the Four Swords of Zhuxian is no less than that of the Judge's Pen. Jieyin, how about we have a match?"

Tongtian directly challenged Jieyin.

“If you don’t use the Pangu Banner, I’ll take your bet.”

With the Pangu Banner in hand, Zhunti believed he was no match for Yuanshi, but if Yuanshi did not use the Pangu Banner, Zhunti would still dare to fight.

Zhunti's request made Yuanshi hesitate. After all, having the Pangu Banner or not would greatly affect his strength. With the former, he was guaranteed to win, but with the latter, the outcome would be decided. Everyone looked down on Zhunti's character, but his strength was undeniable.

Ultimately, the value of the Pangu Banner is far greater than that of the Book of Life and Death. If Yuanshi had to choose between the Pangu Banner and the Lord of the Underworld, he would still choose the Pangu Banner.

"How about adding me? I'll wager five innate spiritual treasures on the Book of Life and Death and the Judge's Pen. The two of you can team up and fight me."

Yi Shuihan's words relieved Yuanshi from his predicament and also attracted everyone's attention.

"These are the five innate spiritual treasures. Although the value of each one is not as high as that of the Book of Life and Death and the Judge's Pen, their combined value is about the same."

Five innate spiritual treasures radiating this spiritual light floated around Yi Shuihan; they were clearly not ordinary items.

These five innate spiritual treasures were naturally obtained by Yi Shuihan from the Wu Clan's treasury. The fact that he kept them means they were high-grade items from that batch of treasures.

Among the five innate spiritual treasures, two are very famous in later generations. One is the Treasure-Losing Coin, which is a top-grade innate spiritual treasure. It can drop any treasure below the innate supreme treasure and can also calculate the mysteries of heaven and earth.

There is also the innate spiritual treasure, the Sea-Stabilizing Divine Pearl. Originally, there were twenty-four Sea-Stabilizing Divine Pearls, but Yi Shuihan only had half of them, twelve. Even so, it is still considered a good item among innate spiritual treasures.

Zhunti was a greedy person, and his eyes lit up when he saw the five innate spiritual treasures that Yi Shuihan took out. If Yi Shuihan hadn't been the owner of these treasures, he probably would have said that these items were destined for him and then forcibly taken them.

In fact, if the Book of Life and Death and the Judge's Pen were not controlled by the Underworld, even if they had them, they could only be used as ordinary innate spiritual treasures. Their value was far less than the five innate spiritual treasures that Yi Shuihan had taken out.

"Fellow Daoist Taiyi is powerful; I admit I am inferior. Let's call off this bet!"

Reluctantly shifting his gaze from the five innate spiritual treasures, Zhunti struggled to calm himself before speaking to Yi Shuihan.

It's not difficult for Zhunti to admit he's inferior to Yi Shuihan. Besides, Yi Shuihan was once a formidable figure who fought six opponents single-handedly, and is widely recognized as the strongest Quasi-Saint.

"How about I give you a handicap with one hand?"

Yi Shuihan kindly offered the suggestion.

"If you stand there and let me hit you without fighting back, I'll bet with you."

"..."

Yi Shuihan stared speechlessly at Zhunti. He was truly disgusted that he could say such things.

"How about Yuanshi? Are you willing to bet?"

Seeing that Yi Shuihan remained silent, Zhunti asked Yuanshi again.

With a cold snort, Yuanshi Tianzun adopted an expression that indicated he would no longer pay attention to Zhunti.

"I have an idea. How about we decide on the ruler of the underworld, with no fixed position, and let it rotate every ten thousand years?"

Nuwa spoke with a smile.

This idea is indeed good; at least it's a relatively good solution for now. Otherwise, everyone would waste their time on this, which is ultimately not a good thing.

"How exactly do I do it?"

Zhunti glanced at Jieyin, who nodded slightly, and then he asked Nuwa.

“We will divide the three into four groups: myself, Houtu, Zhunti, and Jieyin. We will take turns appointing one of them as the ruler of the underworld. Since the Book of Life and Death and the Judge's Pen are in the hands of Fellow Daoist Jieyin, you can choose the first ruler of the underworld.”

“I disagree. It should be divided into 7 parts according to the number of people, and the Sanqing should take 3 parts.”

Yuanshi immediately offered his opinion, and Laozi and Yuanshi supported him this time. Although they did not speak, they expressed their attitude through their expressions.

“I disagree. Why should he get involved even though it’s not Taiyi?”

This time it was Houtu. She didn't really care who became the ruler of the underworld. She wouldn't have reacted so strongly if she had been excluded. But since it was Yi Shuihan who was excluded, she couldn't tolerate it.

Houtu's words warmed Yi Shuihan's heart, and the slight displeasure he felt from being excluded immediately disappeared.

“Fellow Daoist Taiyi is an outsider. As I said before, the Lord of the Underworld cannot participate.”

“Yes, this time my opinion is the same as Fellow Daoist Yuanshi.”

Yuanshi and Zhunti have united on the issue of Yi Shuihan.

"What do you think, Lao Tzu?"

Before Yi Shuihan could react, Jieyin suddenly spoke.

"Taiyi can join in."

"good!"

Yuanshi and Zhunti were dumbfounded, feeling a bit of pain in their faces after being slapped.

Chapter 1067, Development of the Human Race

“Fellow Daoist Taiyi is not going to become the ruler of the Underworld himself. As long as the chosen person is not an outsider, I will acknowledge his qualifications.”

With both Jieyin and Laozi speaking up, the matter was basically settled, and Nuwa readily did Taiyi a favor.

Although Zhunti didn't understand why his senior brother had let Yi Shuihan get involved, he trusted his senior brother completely. The initial awkwardness was nothing to worry about Jieyin not discussing the matter of supporting Taiyi with him.

Unlike Zhunti, Yuanshi no longer stopped Taiyi, but he harbored some resentment towards Laozi and developed some opinions about him.

The Three Pure Ones were transformed from the primordial spirit of Pangu and were originally one, but their relationship was not as close as that of Zhunti and Jieyin. This is a cruel twist of fate.

“It’s fine if Fellow Daoist Taiyi joins, count him in. However, he needs to be the last one to be chosen. We have the Book of Life and Death and the Judge’s Pen, so we will choose the Lord of the Underworld for the first 2 years.”

Zhunti's statement implies that he agreed with the population allocation proposed by Yuanshi. This plan was indeed better than Nuwa's, at least for them, although the Three Pure Ones would also benefit considerably from it.

"In the end, if I calculate it this way, wouldn't it be 7 years before I have anything to do? How can I stay in this prehistoric world for tens of thousands of years?"

For Zhunti and the others, these tens of thousands of years were not a long time, but for Yi Shuihan, who had never lived for more than ten thousand years, this time seemed far too long.

It's fair to say that if we really have to wait 7 years, it makes absolutely no difference whether or not Yi Shuihan is included. Who knows what might happen in such a long time!

"Then the first 2 years after 1 years will be ruled by Fellow Daoist Houtu, followed by Fellow Daoist Nuwa, and then Fellow Daoists Sanqing."

The reason Houtu is placed first is naturally because she is the guardian of the Six Paths of Reincarnation and will be frequently guarding the reincarnation in the future. If we don't give her face, who knows if the Lord of the Underworld can hold his position? Nuwa is placed after Houtu mainly because of the suggestion she made.

The Three Pure Ones were ranked lower, and none of them objected, since they had benefited from the arrangement. Regardless of what happens in the future, they are still considered a community of shared interests for now.

The first ruler of the underworld was ultimately a benevolent corpse who guided the way, and for the next 2 years, he was the true ruler of the underworld.

The moment he became the Lord of the Underworld, the aura of the benevolent corpse that guided him surged dramatically. Originally only at the early stage of Quasi-Saint, he became at the middle stage of Quasi-Saint. Even the guide himself improved to a certain extent. For once, the sorrow on his face temporarily disappeared, and a smile appeared.

After carefully studying the details of the underworld, the underworld research conference finally ended three days later.

As a sage, Houtu should have created a small world in the chaos as her own Daoist practice ground, but because she was bound by the Heavenly Dao and had to sit and oversee reincarnation, this matter was postponed indefinitely.

Trapped in the cycle of reincarnation, Houtu is not actually unable to go to other places. With her current abilities, even a single hair can be transformed into an avatar, and no one can stop her from going anywhere she wants. Creating an avatar is also very easy, it's just that the strength will not be at the Saint level.

The reason Heaven allowed Houtu to oversee reincarnation was simply to prevent her from unleashing the power of a saint. Therefore, even if Houtu sent a Grand Luo Golden Immortal or even a Quasi-Saint avatar to roam around, He would not interfere. Those three opportunities to act only referred to the power of the saint level.

After helping Houtu establish the basic framework of the Underworld, Yi Shuihan stayed there for several years before returning to the shores of the East Sea.

The shores of the East Sea were where the human race lived at that time. Because this place was suitable for human survival and there were no powerful enemies around, the human race moved there.

At this time, the three ancestors of the human race had been born. Suirenshi, who invented fire by drilling wood, taught people to cook food and ended the human race's life of eating raw meat and drinking blood. Youchaoshi invented houses so that people could live in them. Ziyishi invented clothing so that the human race would no longer be naked and could keep warm with animal skins.

Normally, the order of birth among the three ancestors should be Suiren, Youchao, and finally Ziyi. However, under Yi Shuihan's influence, Ziyi was born first. Yi Shuihan really didn't want to see the human race being so disgusting.

The human race has only existed for a very short time. Even with the blessing of the Heavenly Dao, it has not yet grown up. The strongest among them is only comparable to a Golden Immortal. There is not even a Great Luo Golden Immortal. In the prehistoric world, they can only be considered a small race.

Contrary to their strength is their sheer numbers. The human race's reproductive capacity is terrifying, especially when survival pressure isn't too great. Initially, there were only 129,600 humans, but now, over a hundred years later, there are nearly 50 million. If they develop for another thousand years, they will definitely number in the hundreds of billions. It's simply terrifying.

In the primordial world, the stronger a person is, the longer it takes to reproduce. It is common for them to give birth once every few decades. Some powerful beings even have their offspring gestating in the womb for over a thousand years, which is vastly different from the human race, who can reproduce in a year.

In the early stages, all humans possessed innate Dao bodies and had high cultivation talents. Coupled with their large population base, while there were no top-tier experts, there was no shortage of mid-level experts such as Celestial Immortals. In fact, excluding Golden Immortals and above, the human race could be considered a major race.

Neither the demon race nor the witch race has paid attention to the human race yet, because the human race's range of activity is not large, and without a level above the Great Luo Golden Immortal, they pose no threat. In addition, they also need to give some face to the Sage Nuwa.

Having obtained the Emperor System, Di Jun began his grand strategy of conquering the prehistoric world. Previously, he wouldn't bother with those barren places lacking spiritual energy; he looked down on them. Now, however, he specifically sent people to conquer them.

Di Jun's actions were clandestine, without fanfare or attempt to occupy the territory of the Wu tribe. The Wu tribe vaguely sensed the strangeness of the demon race's actions but did not think much of it. Unbeknownst to them, Di Jun had occupied a large area of ​​the prehistoric world, and Di Jun's combat power had thus reached a new level.

"It will be soon. As long as the Zhou Tian Star Array is fully completed, and Hou Tu doesn't make a move, the Wu Clan will not be a match for my demon army. The protagonist of heaven and earth will definitely not be the Wu Clan, but my demon race."

Sitting on the throne belonging to the Heavenly Emperor, Di Jun had a deep gaze and a powerful imperial aura that covered the entire hall. The nine demon saints and other demon generals in the hall did not dare to meet his eyes and lowered their heads to show their submission.

The demon race is developing in a low-key manner, while the witch race is still immersed in the victory before them, unaware that the gap between the two races has been narrowed to a very small extent.

Chapter 1068, Purchasing Cultivation

Inside an ordinary mountain, Yi Shuihan floated in mid-air with his eyes closed. He had no aura of a powerful person, his chest was no longer rising and falling, and he was not breathing at all. He did not look like a living person at all. If he were not floating in the air, people who saw this scene would probably have identified him as a corpse.

Outside, all was silent, like the void of the universe, but within Yi Shuihan's body, earth-shattering changes were taking place. From the early stage of Quasi-Saint to the middle stage, the leap was actually quite large. At least one mid-stage Quasi-Saint could easily defeat four early-stage Quasi-Saints, of course, without considering any supernatural powers or magic treasures.

In the primordial world, cultivation level is not the only factor. For an ordinary immortal, if they have a good magic weapon or powerful divine ability, it is not uncommon to defeat someone of a higher cultivation level. Of course, it is only defeat; killing is another matter entirely. If someone of a higher cultivation level cannot defeat you, you can still outrun them.

Suddenly, Yi Shuihan shuddered, and the surrounding void was shattered by an extremely powerful force. Centered on Yi Shuihan, a spatial rift several hundred meters long appeared and remained stable, unable to repair itself, or rather, the speed of repair was far slower than the speed of destruction.

"Mid-stage Quasi-Saint, finally reached."

Letting out a breath, Yi Shuihan's face showed joy. Breaking through the realm, even if it didn't significantly increase his current combat power, still made Yi Shuihan feel extremely happy.

In just a few breaths, Yi Shuihan stabilized his aura, and the surrounding space slowly began to repair itself.

Yi Shuihan's control over his power was extremely precise. Under his deliberate control, the commotion he caused was limited to a radius of only a few hundred meters. If it were someone else breaking through to the mid-stage of Quasi-Saint, it would surely cause a tremor that would shake tens of thousands of miles around, and even shatter mountains.

"I'm still quite far from breaking through to the late stage of Quasi-Saint. It would take too long to do it using ordinary methods. This is where the connections come in. The company will definitely have a way to speed up the breakthrough, with side effects that I can accept."

Having earned a large number of contribution points in the primordial world, it's finally time to use them. Leaving them there instead of exchanging them for things that enhance your strength is clearly not a wise decision.

Working so hard for the company and earning contribution points, isn't it all for the purpose of improving one's cultivation level?

Hard work? That's probably how it is for employees in other companies, but for Yi Shuihan, the hardship is largely exaggerated. His system is so powerful that he doesn't need to be discreet in the prehistoric world; he can openly sell the system directly, unlike the cautious employees of pioneering companies who are afraid of being targeted by powerful figures.

"Host, why don't you let me recommend something suitable for you directly, instead of making me search slowly on my own?"

As Yi Shuihan gazed at the countless treasures on the virtual screen before him, his mood grew increasingly pleasant. Just then, the system asked him a question.

“Holy Spirit, you do not understand.”

"Is there some unspeakable reason behind this?"

"If you recommend something to me directly, the pleasure will only last for a short time. But if I find it myself, the pleasure will last longer."

Yi Shuihan vaguely saw the virtual screen in front of him flicker a few times and heard a sound similar to a machine lag.

"Host, you've won."

The system's words made Yi Shuihan smile slightly, and he continued searching for the rare and precious materials he needed.

Of all the rare and precious treasures in the myriad worlds, Yi Shuihan only knew a very small number of them, and it was precisely this unknown that made him even more interested in searching for them.

"The Radiant Flame Fruit, a top-tier spiritual fruit from the Battle Wasteland, is worth 500 contribution points for one of your ten thousand years of cultivation.

"The Time Millstone, created by the Chaos Emperor, can accelerate cultivation by 1 to 10000 times. It costs 30000 cultivation points. Also, the Acceleration Energy Stone needs to be purchased separately. One energy stone accelerates cultivation by one million years and costs 5000 contribution points."

"The Dazzling Light Technique is divided into three levels. Completing level 1 allows one to advance from the early stage of Quasi-Saint to the middle stage. Completing level 2 allows one to advance from the middle stage of Quasi-Saint to the late stage. Completing level 3 requires 2000 cultivation points to reach the Saint level."

"..."

Rare treasures, secret techniques, and all sorts of things were presented to Yi Shuihan, all of which could help him in his current situation. Yi Shuihan was dazzled and overwhelmed by the variety.

"Sigh, sometimes having too many choices isn't a good thing!"

Faced with so many choices, Yi Shuihan found it difficult to make a decision in a short time.

"If you want to break through as quickly as possible, the Radiant Flame Fruit is a good choice, but relying on spiritual fruits to break through is not as solid as relying on your own hard work to build a strong foundation."

"The Time Mill can help me build a solid foundation and make steady breakthroughs, but the price is a bit too high."

"The Dazzling Light Technique, the Spiritual Rhinoceros Secret Technique, and the Accumulating Power Technique are all techniques and secret arts that can help with breakthroughs. If you choose the right one, you can not only lay a solid foundation, but also help with future breakthroughs. The price is not particularly expensive. I just don't know if the one I choose is suitable for me."

Yi Shuihan now has some contribution points, which is more than enough for a Quasi-Saint level person, even if he is a little extravagant. However, he does not plan to spend too much, since there are still places to spend contribution points after becoming a Saint. Contribution points are not easy to earn, and he was just lucky to earn so many in the prehistoric world.

"We must not lose or escalate the virtue of diligence and thrift. Even if we want to waste, we should only waste a few hundred contribution points as a token gesture. Anything more is fine."

With this in mind, Yi Shuihan directly purchased a False Fire Radiance Fruit. This fruit can help him break through in a short time. If he ever needs to break through in a short time in the future, he can use it. If he doesn't need to use it himself, he can give it to his girls. He can just spend more time consolidating their strength then.

After purchasing the items for the next period of time, another month passed.

Having just broken through to the next level, entering another intense cultivation phase is not what Yi Shuihan wants. Therefore, he plans to temporarily leave to visit the human race and rest for a while. He strongly agrees that cultivation requires a balance between work and rest.

"Little Kun Kun, let's go for a drive."