Chapter 1212 - 960: Hunting for Divine Status

Elma immediately realized.

Yes, through some unknown means, Long Yi was actually able to track the movements of the Ancient Mage Tower. Whenever the Ancient Mage Tower completed a teleportation, Long Yi almost immediately knew where it was. Obviously, a place like the Holy Temple must absolutely not fall into the hands of Long Yi!

"I understand!" Elma nodded vigorously.

"Glad you do. Actually, I don’t know how long this trip will take. According to my own calculations, there aren’t many possible locations for the Holy Temple to appear. Once I find the Holy Temple and tag it, the Holy Temple will never leave again. Then I’ll return and won’t leave again until you become a powerhouse who can stand on your own. At that time, I’ll also need your power to open the Holy Temple!"

Long Yi patted Elma’s shoulder, and Elma immediately felt a surge of enthusiasm in his heart.

"Yes, Teacher! Please rest assured, I will not slack off in the slightest while you are away!"

Given that almost the entire Ancient Mage Tower was now under Long Yi’s control, no one discovered the true body of Long Yi leaving the Ancient Mage Tower.

Watching the Ascender leave, Elma immediately sought out Zulal.

"Follow the Teacher in secret."

One sentence left Zulal stunned because Elma had always shown immense respect for the Ascender, so why suddenly decide to track him?

"Is this really appropriate?" Zulal asked, concerned.

"Look at the Teacher’s demeanor; he clearly can’t stop thinking about Long Yi! What if he really finds the Holy Temple this time and doesn’t come to me but goes to find Long Yi instead?" Elma said.

Zulal’s eyes widened instantly, Elma’s concerns made sense!

"I will make arrangements right away!" Zulal said.

At this moment, Long Yi almost wanted to laugh. Elma’s stance had naturally already been conveyed to him through the channel of his followers. He thought Elma was doubting him, but he was actually jealous of Long Yi!

Jealousy is good! As long as you’re jealous, you will trust the Ascender even more wholeheartedly!

But tracking the Ascender was definitely no game because the so-called Ascender, that is Hayden, was at that moment under the control of Little Seven, roaming the boundless universe, while Long Yi had already traveled back to the Sanctuary of the Divine Auffa Empire.

As the saying goes, absence makes the heart grow fonder, and after a passionate welcome, Long Yi began to recount the events that had happened during this period. Although there had been a brief mental recap previously, the girls still felt nervous hearing him speak it in person.

"So, this thing really represents faith?" Little Zi could hardly believe that it truly existed!

"In plain terms, it’s just a form of energy, only more advanced," Long Yi said.

"More than advanced! Look at me now!" Little Zi almost sobbed.

"There, there! Don’t cry, we’ll find a way in the future!" Long Yi comforted, holding Little Zi in his arms.

"But where will we find a Divine Envoy?" Ai Lin asked.

"When Little Seven was checking me, she discovered a strange connection between the holders of Divine Status and their believers. This connection is almost beyond time and space, unimpeded by anything," Long Yi said.

"And then? You said there’s a way," Silver Light also spoke up.

"Now that both Little Zi and I have Divine Status, we can create a Resonance of sufficient strength between our Divine Statuses. Just like the resonance of mana, I believe that despite its miraculous nature, Divine Status is not much different from other forms of energy. We will use this Resonance, with the help of the space-time transcending connection discovered by Little Seven, to spread it throughout the Plane. Any Divine Status that receives this Resonance will respond in kind,"

Long Yi said.

"Although it sounds somewhat reasonable, I’m still afraid it might inadvertently cause us huge trouble," Ai Lin said, somewhat worried.

"Hopefully, we won’t just attract a bunch of Divine Envoys to beat us up," Little Zi also expressed her concern. Although she had just absorbed a Divine Status, the inherent fear of Divine Envoys still made her nervous.

"No need to worry, have you forgotten? Any Divine Envoy we’ve encountered has been sealed within a Tetrahedron. I suspect without any accidents, it would be difficult for them to break the seals on their own; they need external help to do so. I don’t believe it’s such a coincidence that all the Divine Envoys would get their seals broken," Long Yi said.

"Even if it is a coincidence, I can eat them all anyway!" Xiaodie immediately said excitedly.

"Great! When do we set out?" Little Zi was no longer worried and her face showed excitement.

"Don’t rush, as they say, absence makes the heart grow fonder, we..."

Thump!

Long Yi was kicked off the bed before he could finish his sentence.

Traveling through the universe on his own? Impossible, Long Yi was not mad. Decidedly dispatching the Great Explorer, he disguised it as a derelict private spacecraft to leave the Sanctuary of the Divine Auffa Empire and head straight for the peaceful and uninhabited universe.

"Intelligent interface, adjust your scanning device according to this energy signature," Long Yi instructed the intelligent interface of the Great Explorer. That so-called energy signature was naturally the resonant energy signature between the Divine Statuses.

"The energy signature has been recorded, the receiving array is being rewritten, and the large detection array is reinitializing... Restart successful. No similar energy signatures detected; the energy detection array is on standby," responded the intelligent interface in a series of actions.

"Alright, let’s get started!" Long Yi said to Little Zi.

Long Yi and Little Zi each took a few steps back and simultaneously activated their Divine Status. Both Divine Statuses originated from the same god, and as they activated them together, an immediate Resonance occurred.

"Adjust the Resonance point!" Long Yi shouted.

Divine Power was constantly consumed, and the Resonance kept changing, finally reaching the point that Little Seven had discovered, the point that could transcend space and time.

And the moment they reached this point, all Resonance vanished.

Long Yi and Little Zi simultaneously retracted their Divine Status, ceasing the Resonance. Inside the Great Explorer’s energy detection array, all was quiet, with only its own light point lit up, without any response from the surroundings.

"Although the theory appears to be correct, it seems utterly useless in practice," said Little Zi.

"Don’t worry, it still needs to stretch after waking up," Long Yi said with a smile.

Right at that moment, a bright spot suddenly appeared on the detector!

"The first one! The first one has appeared, Brother Long!" Little Zi exclaimed excitedly.

Following the appearance of the first, the star chart representing the entire Lower Plane started to show continuous bright spots! In the blink of an eye, there were already hundreds!

"Intelligent interface, compile the statistics and optimize our journey!" Long Yi ordered.

"Currently, a total of one thousand and three valid targets have been detected, and a travel route has been organized in the most statistically optimized manner," the intelligent interface stated.

"Then what are we waiting for? Let’s set off immediately!"

Disguised as a common private spacecraft, the Great Explorer quickly sailed through the cosmos, heading straight for the closest target. But this target was not an uninhabited space; it was, incredibly, the Imperial Palace of The Divine Auffa Empire...

Saint Jialin, the Emperor of The Divine Auffa Empire, was baffled seeing Long Yi and Ai Lin appearing out of nowhere. He hadn’t seen them for quite a while and had no idea what they were up to. How did they suddenly emerge?

"You..."

Before the Emperor could say more, Long Yi had already rushed forward, holding up a piece of paper: "Do you have something like this?"

The Emperor glanced at it and immediately nodded, saying, "Yes, I have it. I bought it from an auction house over a decade ago when I was young. I thought it was a rather exquisite piece of art, and it didn’t cost much. What’s the problem with it?"

Ai Lin walked over and said, "The danger of this object far exceeds your imagination. Where is it now?"

Danger!

Even Ai Lin said it was dangerous!

The Emperor became immediately tense. He led Long Yi and Ai Lin to his private chamber, unlocking multiple mechanical and magic locks, and finally spotted the Tetrahedron on a shelf—covered in a layer of dust.

"Thank goodness, it hasn’t been opened yet," Long Yi let out a sigh of relief.

"What would happen if it were opened?" the Emperor asked nervously.

"This Plane would no longer have The Divine Auffa Empire," Ai Lin said.

The Great Explorer filtered all the return signals, selecting those that were obviously located on densely populated planets as priority targets. These Tetrahedrons were likely to be collected as art pieces; as long as they had a price, they could naturally be purchased. Things that could be bought with money don’t require too much effort to obtain.

After visiting three star sectors, meeting with two Emperors and a wealthy merchant, they were all very cooperative upon seeing Long Yi. Considering that these were items Long Yi desired, the two Emperors handed them over directly, while the merchant essentially sold his at the original price to Long Yi.

However, Long Yi wasn’t in a hurry to open those Tetrahedrons; he planned to gather more before collectively absorbing the Divine Status within them.

This time, Long Yi arrived at the capital of a medium-sized planet. A not too small auction house was about to hold its mid-year auction, a large affair second only to the year-end auction, where high-end goods usually hidden away would be displayed.

But Long Yi had absolutely no interest in those seemingly glamorous auction items. His sole purpose for being here was the Tetrahedron.

The auction house provided different types of auction catalogs for different customers; one was exquisitely bound, with each page containing detailed descriptions, and 3D images formed by magic to display the auction items’ details as much as possible. Another catalog was quite simple, offering only a rough description of the items. These items were regarded as appetizers between the bidding of high-end auction items.

One of Long Yi’s targets, the Tetrahedron, was listed in the ordinary catalog, with a not-too-high estimated value—even though hardly anyone had seen this object, almost no one believed it held much value.

Long Yi and Ai Lin, disguised as an ordinary merchant couple, paid a much higher than usual deposit and obtained an entry ticket. This was not their first time posing as a merchant couple; they had done the same when infiltrating the Black Dragon Empire and were now even more skilled at it.

Inside, having paid enough, they were seated in the middle section—without a doubt, the front rows were already taken by the rich and noble who wouldn’t miss such an event.

Long Yi and Ai Lin sat together, quietly waiting for the auction to start. They had no interest in anything concerning this planet and only wanted to patiently wait to purchase the Tetrahedron and then leave. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, welcome to Qidian (qidian.com) to cast your recommendation votes and monthly tickets, your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)