Chapter 1029: 整理与收获

Outside, discussions were still fervent about recent events and future decisions. Meanwhile, inside an elemental tomb, Xu Zhi sat in his room, while Phoenix read next door. He was taking stock of the journey so far.

Before him, elemental crystals were piled up into a small mountain.

To Xu Zhi's surprise, the native elemental spirits were incredibly enthusiastic and hospitable. They had voluntarily dug up their ancestral graves and brought the bodies here, piling them high.

Driven by the desire for their civilization's revival, they seemed incredibly motivated and were still digging.

"The ancient, powerful gods who resided in the cemeteries of these ruined cities likely never anticipated this," he mused. "The elemental guardians they established for protection couldn't prevent an internal betrayal; their own descendants were enthusiastically and eagerly digging up their ancestral graves."

Even Xu Zhi had not foreseen such a development, which left him somewhat dumbfounded.

Meanwhile, the two genius titans, Ji Shang and Sun God Asa, had already begun researching the elemental crystals.

They discovered that these were super-natural treasures with magical properties, possessing powerful "elemental conduction" and "elemental storage" capabilities, as well as a strong ability to distort laws.

These characteristics of the elemental crystals were perfect and extremely useful for their Mother River civilization.

The reason was simple.

The core of the Elemental Mother River civilization was the Sun-Facing Mirror.

A magnifying glass that converged light beams.

They planned to stack these prismatic elemental crystals to form a gigantic Sun-Facing Mirror.

If they could find thousands, or even tens of thousands, of ninth-order enlightened elemental prismatic crystals and interlock them perfectly to form a single Sun-Facing Mirror, it would be an unimaginable historical spectacle. The Mother River civilization would then enter an unprecedented period of explosive growth!

They would instantly become a weak tenth-order civilization with hundreds of thousands of years of historical heritage: the Mother River system.

Only a weak world civilization with such a deep heritage could have produced so many ninth-order enlightened beings.

And thousands upon thousands of these...

These tombs might actually contain them.

After all, a weak tenth-order civilization with a complete legacy could have had over a hundred incomplete ninth-order enlightened beings alternating in different eras over hundreds of thousands of years, potentially accumulating such a vast number.

It was even possible that at the very core of the tombs lay the elemental crystals of terrifying elemental beings who had achieved the weak tenth-order!

This civilization's system represented a qualitative leap for the Mother River civilization, promising unimaginable progress. It would be no exaggeration to say they would transform into dragons overnight.

However, the deepest part, which held the greatest treasure and the former strongest elemental monarch of this civilization, still made Xu Zhi wary. He had no immediate plans to explore the core.

The reason was simple:

There had to be a reason why the weak tenth-order beings exploring this ruin hadn't ventured into the core, specifically the stellar core tomb located at the center of the deep white dwarf.

A weak tenth-order civilization backed by a higher civilization, one with a true tenth-order ultimate existence, would undoubtedly be far more powerful than other ordinary weak tenth-order civilizations. Xu Zhi was always wary of "rich second-generation" types with powerful backgrounds; only he truly understood their strength.

He took a small sip of tea, feeling content. "Although there were some unexpected turns, we still managed to achieve our objectives."

After all, accidents were beyond one's control.

It was virtually impossible to have a plan with no unforeseen variables.

In his plan for the ninth-order era, the Moon God Season would inevitably emerge, leading to clashes and conflicts. The appearance of new enemies would provide both pressure and motivation for the civilization's transcendent sandbox.

"Renimansga is a neutral party with Medusa, but she's still intensely refining her realm. Her achieving ninth-order is a distant prospect, so her combat power isn't a current concern. However, the four Quantum Grandmasters have begun researching breakthroughs to ninth-order. Utilizing Di Qi's talents, once they break through and unite, their combined combat power should be formidable."

The combat power of the multiverse world was what truly needed consideration.

After all, there were many Quantum Grandmasters on the path to ninth-order within it.

"As for the Super Ancient Gods, they started the original sandbox world, so their influence is naturally the greatest. The current Mother River civilization, despite having Daolords, still needs to develop significantly to withstand the other three major forces."

Xu Zhi silently organized his thoughts on the larger picture, tapping his fingertips. "Sun God Asa, Ji Shang, Ji Ming, and Ji Yi are all new forces," he murmured. "We need to see if any incredibly powerful individuals emerge from the remnants of this elemental civilization. That would be beneficial, given their large accumulated population base."

Xu Zhi felt the pressure of development was considerable!

While they currently reaped immeasurable energy benefits from occupying these ancient ruins, expansion would still require time.

Yet, Xu Zhi was not in a hurry. Even without the emergence of top-tier combatants, if the Mother River civilization had sufficient resources, they could still contend. With the light of the Mother River descending, countless elemental life forms could merge...

...to form a Great God of Elements.

"Hmm, the fusion of various elements like wind, fire, thunder, and lightning suggests they employed similar combat techniques." Xu Zhi noted, observing the ruins of this elemental civilization, that their records contained references to such elemental fusion techniques, which could be useful.

After all, this particular tactic was quite common within Xu Zhi's civilization sandbox.

It was one of the best combat methods for fighting above one's weight class. However, only granular life forms capable of splitting and merging — like quantum life and Cypherian beings — could achieve it.

He hadn't encountered any other cosmic civilizations capable of such a feat.

After all, not just anyone's cellular body could simply separate its individual cells at will. While this combat method could enhance power, it was still exceedingly rare.

"It must be said," he thought, "that due to the unique characteristics of species within the 'Evolutionary Sandbox,' many of these civilizations' life systems have evolved towards rather peculiar structures."

Xu Zhi silently assessed the new landscape, which could also be termed the new "Ninth-Order Orchard War." Overall, it was still an internal conflict, with various factions fighting each other within Xu Zhi's Orchard Transcendent Sandbox. However, one entity was an exception.

"The Three Pillar Gods have casually wandered outside."

Xu Zhi pressed his temples and shook his head. "I can't be bothered with him too much," he said. "After all, his system is indeed suitable; he doesn't fear exposing his bloodline, possesses strong survival capabilities, and isn't easily traced. I just hope he doesn't get beaten to death... In any case, he can serve as a vanguard to scout the situation. After all, the outside world is simply too powerful. Even someone like Ju Xiao or Yuan Yuan could easily crush our nascent enlightened civilization with a single blow right now. I still need to remain hidden in the shadows, continue the Orchard War, and for now, calmly tend my fields."

As he pondered, Phoenix suddenly walked over from the adjacent room and knocked on his door.

Xu Zhi was slightly startled but not surprised. Given all that had transpired, it was natural for her to come over, as they hadn't had a proper discussion yet. "Come in," he said.