I Have an All-Knowing Mirror

Chapter 133: Shattering-Tier

'My comprehension of Extreme Yang and Extreme Yin has reached ninety-nine percent.'

Su Yuan glanced at his status. 'My combat bonus has also exceeded fifty times.'

Su Yuan understood clearly that this was his current absolute limit in strength.

'If I want to improve further?'

'I must either become a Starry Sky Life Form.'

'Or fully comprehend the Power of Extreme Yang and the Power of Extreme Yin.'

'I need to frequently meditate on this Yin-Yang Blood Pool.'

Su Yuan pondered. If he had not observed the Yin-Yang Blood Pool this time, it would have taken him another half a month for his comprehension of the Power of Extreme Yang and the Power of Extreme Yin to reach ninety-nine percent.

'To fully comprehend the Power of Extreme Yang and the Power of Extreme Yin...'

Su Yuan's gaze remained calm.Although his level of comprehension of these two Cosmic Forces had already reached ninety-nine percent.

He was only one percent away from fully comprehending them.

However, it was precisely this final one percent that determined whether true comprehension was achieved.

For an Initial-Realm Starry Sky Life Form to advance to the Mid-Realm, the prerequisite was to fully comprehend a specific Cosmic Force.

"That should be enough."

Su Yuan stowed away the Yin-Yang Blood Pool, placing it back into the black case.

Through the gray mirror, he knew that no matter how much more he observed and meditated upon the Yin-Yang Blood Pool right now, he would not be able to push his comprehension of the Power of Extreme Yang and the Power of Extreme Yin to a full one hundred percent.

Shattered Void World.

Azure Wave Pavilion, the Training Ground.

Azure Wave Pavilion was currently the most powerful player faction in the Shattered Void World.

Compared to the Dayong Dynasty that suppressed everything, it might not seem that remarkable. However, within the Capital City, excluding the Dayong Dynasty and its imperial princes...

It could absolutely be considered a top-tier faction.

This point was evident just by looking at the Azure Wave Pavilion's headquarters, which was established in the inner city of the Capital City.

To establish a foothold in the inner city of the Capital City, one needed more than just financial wealth; one needed true strength. Azure Wave Pavilion had over ten First-Rank Masters holding the fort, including a powerhouse at the Peak First-Rank like the Pavilion Master.

Su Yuan stood on the Training Ground without practicing his spearmanship. At his current level, directly meditating on the Extreme Yang and Extreme Yin between heaven and earth was far more appropriate.

Just then, a figure arrived outside the Training Ground. It was none other than Mad Saber Qin Mo.

"Gang Leader,"

Seeing Su Yuan in the center of the Training Ground, Mad Saber Qin Mo did not interrupt. Instead, he stood patiently in the distance, waiting.

After an unknown amount of time passed, Su Yuan slowly opened his eyes.

"Gang Leader,"

Mad Saber Qin Mo immediately hurried over.

"You have become a Starry Sky Life Form?"

Su Yuan cast a glance at Mad Saber Qin Mo, speaking in a flat tone.

At this moment, the aura around Mad Saber Qin Mo's entire body was completely restrained. This was the external manifestation of a formidable Mental Will, a level of control that basically only a Starry Sky Life Form could possess.

Of course, Su Yuan knew about Mad Saber Qin Mo's breakthrough to a Starry Sky Life Form not through actual observation, but from the answers provided by the gray mirror.

Several months ago, when Su Yuan first met Mad Saber Qin Mo, he had already known the exact time the other party would become a Starry Sky Life Form.

Without Su Yuan's interference, Mad Saber Qin Mo would have advanced to Level 10 two years from now.

But after Mad Saber Qin Mo joined the Money Gang, under Su Yuan's occasional guidance, his advancement to a Starry Sky Life Form was accelerated by two whole years.

"If not for the Gang Leader's guidance, it would have never been this smooth,"

Mad Saber Qin Mo said in a low voice, his tone exceptionally respectful.

Su Yuan had never given him detailed instructions on how to cultivate. Instead, he merely pointed him in a broad direction, such as which Martial Arts Manual to meditate upon, and so forth.

Yet, the more he did this, the more shocked Mad Saber Qin Mo felt in his heart. This meant that Su Yuan knew the details of his cultivation like the back of his hand, completely eliminating the need to micromanage his training.

"I came here this time because I also received an invitation from the Azure Wave Pavilion."

Mad Saber Qin Mo immediately explained the reason for his visit.

Recently, the number of Imperial Citizen Players had been increasing rapidly, and the Azure Wave Pavilion had further intensified its efforts to recruit Starry Sky Life Forms.

Having just broken through to become a Starry Sky Life Form, Mad Saber Qin Mo was naturally among those invited.

In truth, besides the Azure Wave Pavilion, other player factions had also extended invitations to Mad Saber Qin Mo.

These player factions could not compare to the Azure Wave Pavilion. They were established by Imperial Citizen Players who had entered the Shattered Void World at a later time.

Consequently, the terms they offered Mad Saber Qin Mo were far more generous than those from the Azure Wave Pavilion.

After all, Mad Saber Qin Mo had truly just entered the Top Three Ranks, far lagging behind Su Yuan's rapid ascent into the Second-Rank. Because of this, the recruitment terms provided by the Azure Wave Pavilion were not extremely lavish.

However, Mad Saber Qin Mo still chose the Azure Wave Pavilion without a moment's hesitation. Based on his time spent interacting with Su Yuan, Mad Saber Qin Mo faintly realized that staying by Su Yuan's side and occasionally receiving a few words of advice...

...would make his path of cultivation and evolution vastly smoother.

For example, without Su Yuan's guidance in stepping into the Starry Sky Life Form stage, Mad Saber Qin Mo expected his advancement to Level 10 to be delayed by at least several years.

'Delayed by several years? With such a massive extension of time, there would be far too many unexpected variables.'

When attempting to become a Starry Sky Life Form, if one lacked absolute certainty of success, doing it as quickly as possible was naturally the best approach.

Compared to his personal path of cultivation and evolution, what did the petty offers from those other player factions matter?

"How do you plan to cultivate next?"

Su Yuan glanced at Mad Saber Qin Mo and asked casually.

Su Yuan's guidance was given rather casually. After all, through the gray mirror, he knew there was absolutely no issue with Mad Saber Qin Mo's loyalty to him.

Faced with a subordinate who was loyal to him and possessed excellent execution skills, Su Yuan did not mind offering occasional pointers. "How to cultivate..."

In his mind, Mad Saber Qin Mo recalled the advice given to him by the elders in the real world.

In reality, Mad Saber Qin Mo came from a family slightly stronger than the Many-Eyed Race, with quite a few Starry Sky Life Forms among its elders.

Mad Saber Qin Mo had naturally received some guidance as well. Especially after becoming a Starry Sky Life Form, he was thoroughly instructed by a Mid-Realm elder.

But now, facing Su Yuan's question, Mad Saber Qin Mo instantly tossed the elders' advice to the back of his mind. He bowed toward Su Yuan with absolute sincerity and said,

"How does the Gang Leader think I should cultivate?"

To follow someone's guidance regarding one's own path of cultivation and evolution was an act of complete and utter trust.

"Since you love saber techniques, you should meditate on the Cosmic Force of Five Elements Metal,"

Su Yuan said casually.

The Five Elements of Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth represented five different Cosmic Forces. The Five Elements Mutual Generation and Overcoming principle was similar to that of Extreme Yin and Extreme Yang.

Five Elements Metal symbolized ultimate sharpness, making it the Cosmic Force most compatible with Mad Saber Qin Mo.

By meditating on Five Elements Metal, the time it would take Mad Saber Qin Mo to fully comprehend this Cosmic Force would also be the shortest.

As for meditating on other Cosmic Forces? Compared to Five Elements Metal, it would yield half the results with twice the effort.

"Five Elements Metal?"

Mad Saber Qin Mo blanked for a moment. The elders in his family had actually advised him to meditate on the Wood of the Five Elements, as the Qin Family's bloodline leaned toward the wood attribute.

As for his saber techniques? Even a Stellar Life Form wouldn't be able to see the connection between excelling at saber techniques and meditating on Five Elements Metal.

Su Yuan's comment about him loving saber techniques was entirely just a casually fabricated excuse based on the optimal outcome he saw.

"Understood."

Mad Saber Qin Mo immediately nodded.

He did indeed love saber techniques, but liking something and cultivating it were two different matters.

Originally, under the advice of his family elders, he had been prepared to abandon his saber techniques and shift his focus to meditating on the Wood of the Five Elements.

But under Su Yuan's guidance, Mad Saber Qin Mo decided to continue delving into his saber techniques and use them to meditate upon Five Elements Metal.

"Guest Elder Wu," a voice called out just then. A figure approached from a short distance away. It was another Imperial Citizen Player who also served as a Guest Elder in the Azure Wave Pavilion.

"Guest Elder Jian Yu," Su Yuan greeted in return.

Guest Elder Jian Yu was a Level 19 Starry Sky Life Form, only a single step away from the Mid-Realm.

Since Su Yuan had joined the Azure Wave Pavilion, he had gotten along quite well with Guest Elder Jian Yu. The man would frequently come over on his own initiative to chat.

Through the gray mirror, Su Yuan also knew that Guest Elder Jian Yu had no ulterior motives for approaching him; he simply did it out of pure boredom.

Starry Sky Life Forms possessed long lifespans, and many of them often experienced boredom outside of their cultivation.

As for various methods of entertainment? For Starry Sky Life Forms, they had long grown tired of the vast majority of indulgences. Compared to mindless pleasure, they much preferred interacting and communicating with fellow cultivators on the same path.

"I presume Guest Elder Wu is not far from the Mid-Realm either," Jian Yu observed Su Yuan for a moment, his tone carrying a hint of profound emotion.

Over the past month since Su Yuan had joined the Azure Wave Pavilion, Jian Yu had been unable to judge exactly how much Su Yuan had progressed.

However, through their several sparring sessions, Jian Yu was clearly aware that Su Yuan's strength was by no means inferior to his own.

It was important to note that just a few months ago, Su Yuan had only recently broken through to become a Starry Sky Life Form. Yet now? His combat bonus was no lower than Jian Yu's.

With such a terrifying speed of improvement, Jian Yu did not believe the bottleneck of the Mid-Realm could trap Su Yuan for very long.

"Just getting lucky," Su Yuan replied with a faint smile.

"By the way, the Pavilion Master has summoned us Guest Elders. Let's go together, Guest Elder Wu," Jian Yu said.

"Alright."

Su Yuan nodded. He too had received the summons from the Pavilion Master of the Azure Wave Pavilion.

Before long.

The two arrived at the highest floor of the Azure Wave Pavilion.

Nearly twenty people had already gathered here, all of them being Guest Elders of the Azure Wave Pavilion whose strength had reached the Second-Rank.

"Everyone," the Pavilion Master of the Azure Wave Pavilion said from his seat at the head of the room. "I have summoned you all today to discuss a matter. This task will require everyone to lend a helping hand!"

As soon as these words were spoken.

All the Second-Rank Guest Elders in the room exchanged glances.

As Imperial Citizen Players, they naturally knew that the high price the Azure Wave Pavilion had paid to rope them in would not be easily repaid.

Hearing this request now, they felt no surprise whatsoever.

"Please speak, Pavilion Master!"

One of the Second-Rank Guest Elders immediately spoke up.

"Before I explain, I must ask everyone to sign a contract. The terms state that you are forbidden from leaking any details of today's discussion. Otherwise, you will face prosecution under Imperial Law,"

the Pavilion Master of the Azure Wave Pavilion stated.

He then brought out over a dozen contracts and handed them out to each of the Second-Rank Guest Elders.

The contents of the contract completely matched what the Pavilion Master had described. After reviewing it, the numerous Second-Rank Guest Elders signed their in-game aliases.

"I believe all of you are eager to know what I need your help with," the Pavilion Master of the Azure Wave Pavilion said slowly as he collected all the contracts and looked at the crowd.

"In the Shattered Void World, above the Superior-grade Martial Arts Manuals, there exist Shattering-tier Martial Arts Manuals. And a Shattering-tier Martial Arts Manual happens to be hidden within the Imperial Palace."

The Pavilion Master's gaze swept over the room. He paused for a moment,

before continuing, "Therefore, I would like to ask everyone to take action at the critical moment, break into the Imperial Palace from different directions, and draw the attention of the Imperial Guards."

"This will buy me the time I need to infiltrate the Imperial Palace."