Chapter 831: Journey to the West to Obtain the True Scriptures (Additional Chapter for Alliance Leader Lin Yushen)

Xu Zhi, upon breaking through to become a High God, immediately chose to familiarize himself with his new realm through an intense, high-stakes battle involving his three avatars. However, once everything stabilized, the after-effects began to manifest.

Firstly, in the Miniature Universe Era after Xu Zhi's departure, the aftermath was clear. At the center of the shattered battlefield, a turbulent void of chaotic spacetime persisted, with countless spatial fragments. The three individuals had not yet left; instead, they sat discussing their paths. These three terrifying existences sat amidst the ruins, their voices cold, their bodies wreathed in chaotic energy.

Di Qi chuckled, "So, our eagerness to break through was nothing but a joke. Although the Emperor is tyrannical and unlikable in his methods, our actions were indeed overly aggressive."

The Three Pillar Gods also spoke, "Indeed, if what you say is true, our current pursuit of breakthrough means that in the future, upon entering the Ninth-tier, we will eventually be defeated by powerful enemies from beyond our domain."

"We should establish a balance now, and no one should rush to break through to the Ninth-tier," Caroline stated.

As the players had calculated, they were all intelligent beings. Previously, whoever broke through first could suppress the others, naturally leading to a breakthrough. But what about now? The Emperor's intervention allowed all three of them to simultaneously reach their limits, capable of breaking through at any moment. There was no longer a first-mover advantage. Were they to all break through to the Ninth-tier simultaneously and then continue their previous great battle here? It would still be a stalemate! That would be utterly ridiculous. Since breaking through wouldn't determine a victor among the three, it was better for none of them to break through yet.

"But how do we create this checks and balances system?" Di Qi asked, looking at the other two.

Caroline smiled, "That's simple. The three worlds will establish stable spatial channels. Whoever breaks through will inevitably emit an aura, and their entire world will tremble. The remaining two of us can rush over to stop them at any time, or we can follow suit and break through as well, creating a scenario where all become flawed, a mutually destructive outcome. Given such a mutually destructive situation, I believe you two are intelligent enough not to pursue it."

The Three Pillar Gods' expression was serene. "However, I have one condition: the entry and exit points to my Lava Earth channel must be severed, though you may leave behind methods to observe the state of our land."

"Why?" Di Qi chuckled. "Do you want to be an exception? Not establish a stable spatial channel?"

"Not an exception, but a measure for self-preservation," the Three Pillar Gods' voice was flat. "We exist as a dispersed race. Although our reconstruction is extremely fast, if a stable channel is established, our reconstruction speed would naturally be far slower than your entry speed... While you may not be able to kill us, a first-mover advantage, allowing you to slaughter a portion of our race, would still put us in danger."

Caroline and the Three Pillar Gods pondered, then replied, "Agreed." Instantly, the three devised a plan for balance.

At this point, Di Qi chuckled again, "So, gentlemen, what are your chances of defeating the Emperor within the same tier?" Di Qi was direct, immediately beginning to discuss the future. After all, this battle had significantly broadened their horizons and greatly benefited them!

However, Caroline frowned, and the Three Pillar Gods paused in astonishment. A five-gene creature was simply too perfect; each gene system represented an extraordinarily powerful path to transcendence!

"It's simply impossible to defeat him within the same realm," Caroline frowned slightly and admitted candidly, "This is a fundamental difference in strength. My four genes are the magic core gene, the lightning gene, the comprehensive divinity gene, and the inner spatial gene." In reality, she cultivated only three systems, which was already very powerful. However, the lightning gene was integrated from a monstrous beast in the Stone Wall Domain when she was still weak. After all, she was weak back then and hadn't yet communicated with other heavens, so where would she find good genes?

Di Qi also chuckled, "Unlike your random integration of genes, I also have a somewhat useless gene that I was born with—a flame gene from being a Solar Golden Crow. While it's powerful, there's no corresponding transcendent cultivation system for this gene."

After speaking, they looked at the Three Pillar Gods. The Three Pillar Gods suddenly glanced at them and said, "I'm far more chaotic. After all, I am sentient beings. I'm essentially made up of two- or three-gene creatures, with lightning and water magic cores in their minds, and all sorts of mixed genes... But you should know, I am infinite! I just need to wait for this generation of lava beings to perish, and then the next generation of magic core beings can all integrate the same type of gene. Planning for the future this way will be perfect, and I won't have your worries!"

Di Qi and Caroline's faces darkened. The other party wasn't a biological entity, so naturally, they didn't have the same genetic flaws. The concept of an infinite Ninth-tier system was indeed terrifying.

So-called transcendent cultivation, the path of the strong, is about the clash of knowledge, strategic games, and the pioneering of new concepts! At present, their genes were disorganized and inconsistent. Not only could they not perfectly match and amplify five genes like the Emperor, but some of their genes were even chaotic or lacked a corresponding cultivation system.

Di Qi said softly, "These gene slots are too wasteful. Without a perfect foundation, a four-gene creature is essentially no better than a three-gene one... Perhaps others just muddle through; after all, where in this world is there a flawless realm? I don't believe everyone is as powerful as us. Most ordinary Ninth-tier beings probably haven't even left their own worlds, let alone encountered other transcendent civilizations, or been able to acquire new bloodlines and cultivate transcendent techniques. It would be an exaggeration if even one or two of their four genes could be cultivated into a transcendent system and reach grand perfection." Di Qi turned to Caroline and smiled, "But personally, I believe this fourth gene can be used to pioneer a cultivation system and be trained..."

"You want to pioneer a system for your unique gene? A perfect four-gene extreme?" Caroline and the Three Pillar Gods were astonished. The stacking of cultivation techniques for each gene constitutes a qualitative change. But for a four-gene to reach its perfect limit and then break through to the Ninth-tier again is basically impossible! After all, if it weren't for the Emperor, who could adjust his five genes, he wouldn't have been able to achieve five-gene perfection.

"Why impossible? You must know that any transcendent gene can be cultivated!" Di Qi chuckled, "Even a weak gene like the Evil Eye gene gave rise to a brilliant ancient wizard civilization, thanks to development driven by a huge population base." Was Caroline's lightning gene weak? No, it wasn't. Was Di Qi's flame gene weak? No, it wasn't either. However, there was no corresponding transcendent cultivation system for them. And in the universe, as the Great Octopus had said, many races' genetic talents remained untapped. It wasn't that their genes were weak, but that their foundational knowledge was insufficient! Many lower-tier transcendent races couldn't evolve their own mature bloodline civilization techniques through generations; they could only cultivate the most primitive Soul Dao and Martial Dao, which are non-bloodline techniques.

"You are truly audacious! You actually want to create a cultivation technique specifically for your unique gene, tailor-made for yourself?" Caroline laughed. "The comprehensive divinity gene, the inner spatial gene, the magic core gene—which of these wasn't refined through countless eras by civilizations?"

"It doesn't need to be fully mature, just cultivable," Di Qi chuckled. "Caroline, both of us have our 'ineffective' genes that lack corresponding techniques... How about we cooperate?"

"How would we cooperate?" The Three Pillar Gods also asked curiously.

"Let the world itself derive techniques for our genes!" Di Qi chuckled.

"That's impossible," Caroline said, startled. Their genes were unique; there was no population base, no widespread presence. How could sentient beings derive techniques for them?

"It can be done," Di Qi chuckled. "I have an alchemy factory that can replicate unique genes as 'plugins' and spread them throughout the era. Let them derive the techniques, and you reap the results!"

Caroline's eyes lit up. Such plugins, distributed among many beings, would undoubtedly be very expensive, but resources were not an issue. The Three Pillar Gods were also pondering. If those two cooperated and he didn't find a way to participate, he would inevitably fall behind them. Although he didn't have this particular genetic concern, any potential gain was worth joining in. As for cultivation techniques, the more diverse and interconnected they were, the better.

"So, what's the plan?" the Three Pillar Gods chuckled. The three cosmic-level giants began to strategize, treating the world as their chessboard.

Di Qi chuckled, "Mother Earth Green Vine gave me a great idea: each of our worlds will send out an unparalleled genius to form a team. The Miniature Universe will be the starting point, sending a Qi-cultivating Super Saiyan—that fused Sun Wukong would be excellent, and the Super Saiyan God is quite impressive. The ancient Lava Earth will send a bald, magic-core Buddhist cultivator. And from my domain... I'll send a few monsters: one for inner space, one for martial arts, and one for witchcraft. This way, we'll have all five of our major systems covered. This organization will travel through and connect the three worlds, spreading knowledge, not only deriving new techniques but also scattering gene plugins along the way... Their existence can penetrate our three civilizations' systems, allowing for the dissemination of knowledge and mutual exchange. However, for such a missionary journey, there must be challenges. Midway they'll have a skirmish in my Heavenly Court, and the destination will be the Lava Earth..."

"Mother Earth Green Vine's suggestion is excellent. She believes this process can be called..."

"...'Journey to the West.'"

Xu Zhi: ???

He felt utterly stunned by what he was reading; the 'style' seemed completely off.

At this time, the giants on this side were deliberating, swiftly making new decisions after the great battle. The three giants were calculating across the entire world-universe, while the players also stirred things up, getting involved in the chaos. Meanwhile, on the other side, the online forums had exploded with activity, incredibly lively, as everyone discussed the outcomes and impacts of this battle across the heavens.