Supreme Warrior in the City

Previously, the Spiritual Source was already insufficient; now, with such a small amount of Spiritual Source, not only do twenty or so Saint Venerables need it, but it also has to supply so many Saints in the Nine Realms. This truly is straining to make ends meet.

Honestly, the Nine Realms being able to persist for these decades isn’t easy. You must know, when Su Yang left, there were already over a dozen Saint Venerables in the Nine Realms, and the number of Saints was around two hundred. Even at that time, the Spiritual Source was fundamentally inadequate.

Now, the number of Saint Venerables in the Nine Realms has almost doubled, and the number of Saints has also doubled. Under such circumstances, Saint Venerable Yuqing being able to preserve some Spiritual Source for the Nine Realms really isn’t an easy task.

”I’ll think of a way to handle the Spiritual Source issue!” Su Yang said, ”You don’t have to worry about this. Let the cultivators of the Nine Realms focus entirely on their cultivation. However, as I’ve said before, after reaching the Saint Realm, do not stay in the Nine Realms anymore. It’s best to cultivate inside the World Melting Furnace, and make sure the Beast Tamers don’t find out about the Nine Realms’ strength. Otherwise, if the Beast Tamers come to target the Saints of the Nine Realms again, it’ll be troublesome!”

”Understood!” Saint Venerable Yuqing immediately nodded. The situation had escalated to this extent, mainly because Commander Wu Ke previously brought a batch of Beast Tamers intending to kill the Saints of the Nine Realms. To prevent this from happening, Su Yang captured them, which ultimately escalated the situation to this point.

Having the previous lesson, Saint Venerable Yuqing has truly kept a low profile over these years. Whenever someone in the Nine Realms reaches the Saint Realm, he ensures they leave the Nine Realms. Either they cultivate in the Endless Starry Sky or explore inside the World Melting Furnace to prevent being discovered by the Beast Tamers.

”By the way, how’s the exploration of the World Melting Furnace going now?” Su Yang asked. Over these decades, the people of the Nine Realms have been constantly exploring the World Melting Furnace. After so long, shouldn’t they have reached the end of the World Melting Furnace by now?

”There hasn’t been any significant progress yet!” Saint Venerable Yuqing shook his head with a helpless look, ”The World Melting Furnace is simply too vast. Our people have been exploring in all directions for so many years, yet they haven’t made any significant discoveries, let alone found its end!”

”Really?” Su Yang couldn’t help but widen his eyes. Is the World Melting Furnace truly that large?

You see, the time inside the World Melting Furnace runs ten times slower than outside.

From when Su Yang first entered the Luan Yu Dynasty until now, it’s been over a hundred years. For the World Melting Furnace, it equates to over a thousand years.

So many Saints have spent over a thousand years, yet they haven’t been able to explore all of the World Melting Furnace? They haven’t found the boundaries of the World Melting Furnace. Just how large is it?

Su Yang mentally weighed the size of an Intermediate World and suddenly felt a sense of shock.

By this calculation, the world within the World Melting Furnace is much larger than an Intermediate World. Moreover, the crucial point is that the Saints from the Nine Realms still haven’t found the end, suggesting the world within the World Melting Furnace might be even bigger.

If this is truly the case, then the World Melting Furnace is absolutely not an Intermediate World; it’s a Great World!

But who has the godlike ability to refine a Great World into a Divine Artifact?

At this moment, Su Yang felt a bit bewildered; he was momentarily stunned by this revelation.

Previously, he knew some things about the World Melting Furnace and already admired its owner immensely. Now, after gaining more insight, he only feels more shock and admiration for the owner.

The ability to refine a Great World into a Divine Artifact—what kind of godlike existence is the owner of the World Melting Furnace?

Su Yang has no doubt; even the Ling Feng God he has met doesn’t qualify to be compared to the owner of the World Melting Furnace!

Thinking for a while, Su Yang advised, ”For now, let them halt the search and focus mainly on cultivation!”

”Oh?” Saint Venerable Yuqing was taken aback, ”Stop the searches? There’s surely some secret in the World Melting Furnace; we might find something unexpected!”

”No need for searching!” Su Yang shook his head. After searching for so many years, without discovering anything significant, it indicates that what’s within the World Melting Furnace isn’t easily found. Perhaps some serendipity is needed to encounter it.

Furthermore, if the World Melting Furnace really was refined from a Great World, then its vastness is unimaginable. Even a Saint Emperor would find it impossible to fly from one end to the other within a Great World without using a Teleportation Gate. As for those Saints, asking them to search the World Melting Furnace is like a tall tale.

There are no Teleportation Gates inside the World Melting Furnace; relying on manpower to search this way—how many years would it take to complete?

Rather than wasting time on fruitless efforts, it’s better to focus on cultivation to enhance the Nine Realms’ strength, which is crucial. This is far more important for the Nine Realms.

Subsequently, Su Yang returned to the Nine Realms and went to the World Melting Furnace to meet Ye Wantong.

Ye Wantong originally cultivated in the Endless Starry Sky. However, after Su Yang vanished without a trace, she returned to the World Melting Furnace to shut herself off.

She didn’t know what happened to Su Yang, but she was steadfast in believing that Su Yang wouldn’t come to harm. All she could do was simple—strive to become stronger, strong enough to help Su Yang.

Seeing Su Yang return, Ye Wantong, who had been in seclusion for decades, finally emerged. Upon seeing Su Yang, Ye Wantong’s tears couldn’t be held back any longer.

Although she stayed in seclusion all these years, she consistently reassured others that she was confident Su Yang wouldn’t come to harm. Yet, inwardly, she was more worried than anyone else. As long as she couldn’t see Su Yang, she couldn’t stop worrying.

Now, with Su Yang finally back, her worries spanning years could be put to rest, and the heavy weight pressed upon her heart could finally be lifted.

Su Yang didn’t say anything; he simply held his wife quietly.

These years, Su Yang had been in a state of unconsciousness, so he didn’t suffer much torment. However, the agony of waiting for his family and friends in the Nine Realms, Su Yang could fully imagine.

In his heart, the one he felt most indebted to was Ye Wantong. But there was nothing he could do.

Now, Su Yang shoulders the survival of the Nine Realms. Having witnessed the extinction of those worlds in the Endless Starry Sky, he knows clearly what fate awaits the Nine Realms if he stops now.

The Nine Realms will be just like those extinguished worlds, and the lives within will perish tragically and helplessly, just like those lives in those extinguished worlds.