Within the Heavenly-Level Treasure Vault, there were thirteen clusters of divine radiance. Each cluster enveloped a priceless treasure, rare and invaluable, obtained from the most terrifying Domain Wars in ancient times. There might even exist Heavenly King-level supreme treasures, enough to make anyone's eyes turn red with greed.
Just the first cluster of divine radiance already contained the Great Dao essence blood of a Heavenly King Invincible. Who knew how precious the treasures that followed would be?
Ye Chen walked towards the second cluster of divine radiance. His gaze penetrated the divine radiance to see inside, piercing through all Great Dao rules.
He could see that within the divine radiance was a small tree about half a person's height. Strangely enough, although it was just a small tree, its trunk was vigorous and powerful, covered in what looked like dragon scales.
It had numerous branches, lush foliage, and a massive crown with countless small, shimmering leaves spread out, making it appear enormous.
If magnified, it would certainly be a towering ancient tree, yet it appeared only half a person's height, making it quite peculiar.
What surprised Ye Chen even more was that this peculiar small tree seemed to merge with the void, with strands of void Dao marks imprinted upon it, interweaving with space. If it weren't clearly visible before his eyes, even Ye Chen would have difficulty detecting it through pure perception.
"Void Tree!"
Seeing this, Ye Chen understood that this small tree before him was the legendary Void Tree.
The so-called Void Tree, as its name implied, was a divine tree naturally attuned to the Void Dao. Legend had it that every thousand years when it matured, it would bear a fruit—the Void Fruit. Once consumed, one could master the void, manipulating it with ease.
Among the myriad Daos of the heavens, time was supreme, and space was king—sufficient to prove the preciousness of the Void Tree.
However, what interested Ye Chen more was that the Void Tree was rumored to be a branch that accidentally fell from the original World Tree that created heaven and earth, after it disappeared in the previous era.
Later, it was obtained by an ancient Great Sage who wanted to cultivate it into a true World Tree. He spared no effort, watering it with divine springs, nourishing it with ancestral veins, and even personally collected divine energy from stars beyond the heavens, constantly nurturing it year after year. After a full ten thousand years, it finally took root and grew into this peculiar divine tree.
Although it ultimately wasn't the World Tree, it mastered the Void Dao, capable of stabilizing the void of a great world and bearing Void Fruits that allowed one to grasp a certain level of the Void Dao.
Naturally, this couldn't be that original Void Ancestral Tree, which remained far away in the secret realm of that ancient Great Sage, serving as the treasure of an unparalleled Sacred Land.
The Void Tree before him was merely a small tree that grew from a fruit of the Void Ancestral Tree falling to the ground and taking root. It could also bear Void Fruits and allow comprehension of certain void laws, enabling mastery of the Void Dao at least at the Saint level.
Ye Chen glanced at the military merit value of the Void Tree and immediately felt his scalp tingle. Although not as expensive as the Great Dao essence blood, it still required 2.27 million military merit points.
At this moment, Old Yan's voice suddenly rang in Ye Chen's mind: "Little Chen, if there are no other treasures that catch your eye later, take this Void Tree."
Now that Old Yan had absorbed part of the Great Dao essence blood of the Iceflame Heavenly King and the Void Dao Divine Blood, his cultivation had begun to gradually climb. He could communicate with Ye Chen without being detected by outsiders—at least Saint Lord-level existences would find it difficult to notice.
Ye Chen was taken aback and responded: "Old Yan, Yaya is already a World Tree. What use is this Void Tree? When Yaya grows up, she can also bear Void Fruits, and the void Dao principles contained within would be even more powerful."
Old Yan said: "You're mistaken. Although Yaya is more noble, how difficult it is for a World Tree to fully mature—it cannot be a smooth path, just as your Battle Saint lineage faces numerous obstacles to reach great completion. Moreover, the purpose of this Void Tree isn't for the Void Fruits—that's just a minor benefit. The true value is that once refined into your body and merged with your internal space, you'll be able to master a more powerful Void Dao."
"On the path of cultivation, once you transcend Samsara and reach the Heavenly King realm, you can develop another greater divine treasure power within the human body, transforming it into an inner world."
"The size of the inner world depends on the individual's strength and also on external objects. If you transplant this Void Tree into your inner world, it can merge with it, completely stabilizing the inner world. It can also help open up a broader, more expansive space and allow mastery of more powerful inner world forces."
Ye Chen suddenly understood. He naturally knew the importance of the inner world. Although he had seen much, Old Yan seemed even more knowledgeable than him. He wondered what kind of person Old Yan had been in his previous life.
However, Ye Chen didn't immediately purchase it. Instead, he continued looking at other treasures. He didn't want to miss anything more important.
Sure enough, he soon discovered several other priceless treasures. There was a Ten-Thousand-Year Medicine Treasure that could revive the dead, regenerate flesh from bones, and extend lifespan by three hundred years. For many ancient recluses nearing their end, this was the most precious treasure—nothing could compare.
Its value was four million military merit points.
However, such a Ten-Thousand-Year Medicine Treasure was the least valuable item here for Ye Chen, since he had plundered more than one or two from September Great Power's medicine garden. Naturally, he wouldn't waste four million military merit points on it.
Next, he discovered a divine platform, crafted entirely from five-colored divine jade, shaped like an altar with profound and mysterious Xiantian Dao patterns and spatial array patterns inscribed upon it.
This was a Void Divine Platform, similar to a Space Gate or Domain Gate, capable of rapidly traversing the void—a treasure for roaming the world, covering hundreds of thousands of miles in a single leap.
If spatial coordinates were set and sufficient energy or spirit stones provided as fuel, it could even traverse between major domains.
But the price was equally steep, requiring 1.3 million military merit points.
Unfortunately, for many people, its function seemed somewhat redundant. To cross domains, one could use the Domain Gates of Domain Lord's Divine Cities, and for travel within a major domain, one could use the Space Gates between ancient cities.
Moreover, the energy consumption was too high, requiring tens of thousands of jin of spirit stones. Thus, the required military merit points were lower compared to other treasures.
Yet both Ye Chen and Old Yan had their eyes on it—this was the greatest treasure. At the first sign of danger or trouble, one could immediately traverse the void and escape. Even Space Gates and Domain Gates were far less convenient and quick than the Void Divine Platform.
Immediately, Ye Chen used his military merit token to emit a beam of divine light, deducting 1.3 million military merit points to exchange for the Void Divine Platform.
Then he looked at the treasures in the other clusters of divine radiance. Indeed, every item in the Heavenly-Level Treasure Vault was truly priceless—nothing was ordinary.
Naturally, among them was also the cultivation manual of a Heavenly King Invincible, rumored to contain partial insights on how to transcend Samsara. If released, it would drive all peerless powerhouses nearing Samsara to madness.
Samsara was the most mysterious—there were no shortcuts, only one path, along with experiences summarized by predecessors and methods they provided. Thus, such experience was invaluable.
There was also a recipe for refining high-grade divine pills—the Nine Revolutions Divine Pill. It was said that once successfully refined and consumed, it was equivalent to gaining an extra life, offering one chance of revival from death, even in cases of complete annihilation of both body and spirit.
A moment later, Ye Chen's gaze fell on one of the last treasures. The instant he saw this treasure, his eyes suddenly stopped.
This wasn't some peerlessly rare practical treasure, not Great Dao essence blood, not the ultimate divine abilities of a Heavenly King Invincible, nor a Heavenly King-level ancient weapon.
This was a relatively ordinary fragment, made of bronze, simple and unadorned. The front was smooth and complete, while the reverse side bore ancient patterns of birds and beasts, extremely ancient, more like sacrificial inscriptions.
However, this was just a fragment, no larger than a palm, so the patterns on it were also fragmented.
The stele beside the cluster of divine radiance had an introduction: this item was obtained during the second Dark Domain War when the Heavenly King Invincible of Qingyang Domain fought a bloody battle with Heavenly King Invincibles from several other domains. It was ordinary yet mysterious, incredibly ancient, suspected to be related to the Mythical Era of the previous era.
At the very least, even a Heavenly King Invincible couldn't damage this bronze fragment in the slightest.
"This is—"
Ye Chen's eyes instantly narrowed to pinpoints. He also sensed a slight fluctuation in Old Yan's emotions.
It seemed Old Yan also suspected he knew the origin of this bronze fragment.
Since no one truly knew the origin of this bronze fragment—although there were guesses it might be part of a divine treasure map, it was too fragmented—it required only 300,000 military merit points.
Immediately, Ye Chen purchased it, carefully storing it away. His expression was grave, but also... excited!
He never expected to obtain a bronze fragment here—it was truly great fortune.
Ye Chen couldn't claim to be unfamiliar with bronze fragments, as this was a piece of the Myriad Heavens Divine Treasure Map. The complete map consisted of about twelve or thirteen fragments. In his previous life, he had collected six fragments—fully half of them.
Rumor had it that this was an imperial treasure left behind by an emperor from the Mythical Era, containing the secret to becoming an emperor and the supreme inheritance of that Great Emperor.
At this moment, Old Yan's voice also rang in his mind: "Little Chen, you're very fortunate to obtain such a fragment. If you collect them all, you'll gain unimaginable, priceless gains."
Hearing this, Ye Chen was slightly surprised. Did Old Yan also know the origin of the bronze fragment?
He couldn't help but tentatively ask: "Old Yan, is it really possible that the Myriad Heavens Divine Treasure Map is the divine treasure of a supreme emperor from the Mythical Era?"
Although Old Yan was somewhat surprised that Ye Chen also knew about this, he now nodded gravely: "You're right. This indeed might be a divine treasure left by a supreme emperor, and it's highly likely left by one of the strongest unparalleled Great Emperors in history."
"Who?" Ye Chen was shocked.
"The Heavenly Emperor!"