TL: Etude
Soon after, the restrictions on various buildings within the Crimson Dragon Dao Field were lifted by Jiong, allowing the True Monarchs and Half-Step True Ancestors to enter freely, with no limitations.
Whoosh!!! The True Monarchs went mad, rushing into those buildings at the fastest speed possible, eager to seize the opportunities hidden within.
Witnessing this scene, even True Monarch Seafall could no longer restrain himself. At that point, no one cared whether there were traps or not.
Moreover, the Half-Step True Ancestors believed in their own strength. Even if there were some kind of schemes, a bit of caution would be enough to get them through the ordeal.
Additionally, it seemed worthwhile to take some risks for the chance to obtain great fortunes. No one could afford to abandon such valuable opportunities just because of vague dangers or conspiracies. Since the Dao Field had now opened, it wouldn’t take long for more True Monarchs to arrive. This brief period was their only chance to maintain an advantage, and naturally, they needed to obtain as many benefits and opportunities as possible while they still could.
Most of the True Monarchs rushed toward the four great treasure sites: the Martial Practice Grounds, the Dao Technique Pavilion, the Crimson Dragon Pool, and the Heavenly Soul Tree.
However, many soon lost interest in the Martial Practice Grounds.
It wasn’t because the Martial Practice Grounds lacked opportunities; in fact, the benefits they offered were immense.
The Martial Practice Grounds were a vast training plaza. Cultivating there could significantly enhance one’s progress, and occasionally, one could even obtain secret technique inheritances from the void above the grounds.Moreover, the Martial Practice Grounds allowed one’s mind to become tranquil, almost eliminating the possibility of suffering from cultivation deviation.
However, the benefits of the Martial Practice Grounds were continuous and long-term. What the True Monarchs desired now were opportunities that could offer great rewards in the shortest time possible, making the Martial Practice Grounds less appealing.
If the battlefield ruins were one day fully under the control of the Dao Realm, the Martial Practice Grounds would surely become an unimaginably valuable treasure.
But for now, it held little interest for most.
In contrast, the other three great sites—the Dao Technique Pavilion, the Crimson Dragon Pool, and the Heavenly Soul Tree—captured everyone’s hearts.
The Dao Technique Pavilion contained at least ten Dao techniques, over a hundred True Ancestor-level inheritances, and numerous secret techniques.
Every person who entered the Dao Technique Pavilion had one chance to obtain an inheritance for free. No contribution points were required for this first inheritance.
Contribution points were a part of the system within the Crimson Dragon Dao Field, where every disciple could earn points to exchange for inheritances, including Dao techniques.
However, the first inheritance was given randomly. What kind of inheritance one obtained depended entirely on luck.
Ye Tian was also greatly interested in the Dao Technique Pavilion’s offerings and immediately made his way inside.
Boom!!!
Within the void of the Dao Technique Pavilion, Ye Tian felt as though he stood beneath a dark starry sky, his gaze fixed on countless glowing dots suspended in the void. Each glowing dot represented an inheritance.
No matter how much he probed with his spiritual sense, he could not detect any differences among the glowing dots—they all seemed identical, giving no clues as to what inheritance they contained.
“I hope I can get a Dao technique inheritance. That would be a huge gain,” Ye Tian hoped silently.
Dao techniques were superior to origin divine abilities, representing a perfect fusion of the Dao and Dao force.
Strictly speaking, only Dao Ancestors could cultivate Dao techniques—True Ancestors had almost no chance of obtaining them.
Unlike origin divine abilities, Dao techniques were transmissible, but they were exceedingly rare. Even ordinary Dao Ancestors could not create a Dao technique; only the most elite Dao Ancestors possessed the ability to do so.
Moreover, a Dao technique had to be cultivated to the perfected realm before it could be made into an inheritance. Without reaching that level, it was impossible to pass the technique on to others.
Dao techniques were inherently advanced. Even most Dao Ancestors, after obtaining such techniques, struggled to cultivate them to the perfected realm. At best, they might grasp one or two Dao techniques, but only to the minor accomplishment realm.
This led to many newly ascended Dao Ancestors not possessing any Dao technique inheritances, rendering them incapable of mastering these techniques.
If even newly ascended Dao Ancestors lacked Dao techniques, what hope was there for True Ancestors? At the very least, Ye Tian had never heard of a True Ancestor from the Void Sky lineage acquiring a Dao technique. Even if some had obtained one in secret, the difficulty of mastering a Dao technique for a True Ancestor was extraordinarily high.
This was precisely why Dao techniques were so valuable.
But the Dao Technique Pavilion contained ten whole Dao technique inheritances—this shocked him to his core.
It could be said that not even the top-tier powers within the chaos realm possessed such deep foundations as the Crimson Dragon Dao Field—foundations that even surpassed those outside the quasi-Dao Realm.
Upon hearing the news that the battlefield ruins held Dao technique inheritances, many weaker Dao Ancestors grew ecstatic.
Without any Dao technique inheritance of their own, these Dao Ancestors saw a chance to greatly enhance their power. If they obtained one or more Dao techniques, their strength would soar.
Because of this, they grew restless, wishing they could charge into the ruins immediately.
In contrast, elite Dao Ancestors such as Dao Ancestor Void Sky felt less excited about the Dao technique inheritances. While they were interested in strengthening their foundations, they didn’t desire these techniques as fervently.
After all, they had already cultivated several Dao techniques. Since they had yet to fully comprehend the ones they currently practiced, they saw little benefit in adding more.
Still, as time passed, the number of inheritances available would only increase. The true value of the battlefield ruins far exceeded anyone’s expectations.
Once the opportunities within the ruins were fully explored, every faction’s strength would enter a period of rapid expansion.
Ye Tian didn’t overthink it. He casually reached out, grasping a glowing dot and obtaining an inheritance.
“A True Ancestor inheritance!”
Ye Tian sensed the nature of the inheritance and smiled.
Although it wasn’t a Dao technique, acquiring a True Ancestor inheritance was still an excellent outcome.
He even suspected that it might be impossible to obtain a Dao technique from the free opportunity. If one could so easily gain a Dao technique, wouldn’t that make them far too accessible?
In his opinion, securing a Dao technique would likely require joining the Crimson Dragon Dao Field and accumulating a vast amount of contribution points. Only then would there be any real hope.
However, with the imminent fall of the Crimson Dragon Dao Field, that path was bound to be blocked. The only remaining option would be to forcefully breach the Dao Technique Pavilion and seize the Dao techniques—but that was nothing short of suicide!
Fortunately, the True Ancestor inheritance he had obtained was quite good. It came from a late-stage True Ancestor and contained various secret techniques and cultivation methods. These would be of great value to Ye Tian and could even serve as one of humanity’s strongest foundational resources.
After that, Ye Tian made his way to the Heavenly Soul Tree.
The Heavenly Soul Tree was another major opportunity within the Crimson Dragon Dao Field. This treasure tree bore a hundred thousand Heavenly Soul Fruits, each protected by restrictive seals. Every person was allowed to take only one Heavenly Soul Fruit.
The Heavenly Soul Fruit temporarily elevated a person’s comprehension ability to a terrifying degree. It also gave one the sense of experiencing the passage of ten thousand years in a short period, greatly accelerating one’s spiritual cultivation.
By consuming a Heavenly Soul Fruit, a person could effortlessly master a secret technique or divine ability.
Unfortunately, a person could only consume one Heavenly Soul Fruit in their lifetime—taking more would have no further effect.
Standing beneath the Heavenly Soul Tree, Ye Tian plucked a Heavenly Soul Fruit.
He planned to use this fruit to cultivate the Blackwind Domain Technique and thereby solidify his position as a Provisional Peak Lord of Blackwind Mountain.