I Have an All-Knowing Mirror

Chapter 145: Revere Me Like a God

The Azure Wave Pavilion Master shattered the void and ascended. Barring any accidents, he would step into the Later-Stage Cosmic Life.

However, a Starry Sky Lifeform in the later stage was unable to take action in the shattered world.

Therefore, a new Pavilion Master for the Azure Wave Pavilion needed to be chosen in advance.

Originally, the Pavilion Master intended for the Vice Pavilion Master to take over his position.

However, the plan to infiltrate the Imperial Palace a few days ago had changed his mind.

The current two Vice Pavilion Masters of the Azure Wave Pavilion were the type who were more than capable of defending their territory, but lacked the drive to expand it.

Under normal circumstances, they could have made do and assumed the position of Pavilion Master.

But Su Yuan's sudden and meteoric rise completely derailed those previous plans.

Although Su Yuan hadn't been a member of the Azure Wave Pavilion for long, the merits he established during the operation a few days prior were unparalleled.

If not for Su Yuan turning the tide, the sheer weight of the Red-Tier Wanted Order would have been enough to trap the Pavilion Master in the Capital City permanently.So.

No matter the underlying reason.

To repay Su Yuan?

Or to select a much stronger Pavilion Master to lead the Azure Wave Pavilion.

Su Yuan was the indisputable choice.

"Rise."

Su Yuan nodded slightly, his gaze sweeping over the numerous members of the Azure Wave Pavilion.

Becoming the Pavilion Master was also a part of Su Yuan's overarching plan.

As the most powerful faction composed of Players at this current stage, taking control of the Azure Wave Pavilion meant he didn't just command a mighty force within the Broken Void World.

More importantly, it allowed him to leverage the Broken Void World to directly influence reality.

This particular point was far more crucial to Su Yuan.

Capital City, Azure Wave Pavilion Headquarters.

Su Yuan sat comfortably in the seat of honor, looking out at the numerous core members gathered before him.

These so-called core members exclusively referred to the Top Three Ranks experts. As for the Middle Three Ranks and Lower Three Ranks? Their lack of strength naturally barred them from entering the true inner circle of the Azure Wave Pavilion.

Currently, the Pavilion boasted a total of 453 Top Three Ranks experts—a direct result of their massive recruitment drive over the recent period.

"Next,"

Su Yuan spoke up, beginning to establish a completely new set of rules for the Azure Wave Pavilion.

The original regulations, such as the internal reward and punishment system, were decent enough, but they were woefully inadequate for the situations the Pavilion would soon face.

Fueled by the immense publicity surrounding the shattered ascension, a massive influx of Imperial Citizen Players had swarmed into the game. These players hailed from diverse backgrounds; some might even belong to other cosmic human empires.

Many arrogant geniuses had no intention of joining the Azure Wave Pavilion at all. Instead, they planned to establish their own rival factions to compete for dominance.

Therefore, the Pavilion's foundational rules had to change in order to adapt to this rapidly shifting environment.

Naturally, these new policies were formulated by Su Yuan from an almost omniscient perspective. As for the High-Ranking Officials and Vice Pavilion Masters in the inner cabinet, they barely understood the underlying logic.

But Su Yuan didn't need them to understand. He only needed them to flawlessly execute his commands.

Bluestar, North Pole continent.

Su Yuan opened his eyes, stepped out of his warship, and fell into a brief moment of contemplation.

'Taking control of the Azure Wave Pavilion and stabilizing its operations will bring me a steady monthly income of over three billion Azure Surge Coins...'

Su Yuan calculated silently.

As the largest Player faction currently in existence, the Azure Wave Pavilion secretly monopolized a vast array of businesses—most notably the exclusive channels for exchanging Superior-grade Martial Arts Manuals.

As the Pavilion Master, Su Yuan naturally took the lion's share of the profits. When tallied together, this cut easily amounted to over three billion coins every single month.

'Over three billion Azure Surge Coins?'

A faint smile graced Su Yuan's face. This sum was by no means small even for him. More importantly, it was a never-ending stream of revenue. As the popularity of the Broken Void World continued to surge, his income would only skyrocket further.

'The World Tree Seed has arrived.'

Su Yuan's heart stirred. A moment later, a Level 4 Android appeared in the distance. It quickly approached him and respectfully presented an exquisite jade box.

Several months ago, after successfully clearing the fortieth layer of the Myriad Labyrinths, Su Yuan had chosen the World Tree Seed from the three available rewards.

Of course, this particular World Tree Seed was already dead. At the very least, the Canglan Cosmic Human Empire possessed no means to revive it—or perhaps the astronomical cost of doing so far outweighed the value of the seed itself.

That was exactly why it had been relegated to a mere reward for the fortieth layer of the Myriad Labyrinths.

After several months of transit, this deceased World Tree Seed was finally delivered to Su Yuan's hands.

Carrying the exquisite jade box back into his warship, Su Yuan sat cross-legged in the center of the control room and slowly lifted the lid.

Nestled neatly inside the box lay a thoroughly dried-up, shriveled seed.

The seed was pitch-black, faintly radiating a chilling sense of absolute deathly stillness.

'Is this the World Tree Seed?'

Su Yuan observed it closely for a moment before attempting to probe it with his mind.

This was the exact method provided by the gray mirror to utilize the World Tree Seed.

Buzz— As Su Yuan's consciousness continuously merged deep into the seed...

His Mental Will descended into a hidden pocket of space.

This space was terribly small, measuring only a few hundred square meters across. Worse still, its outer edges were visibly and continuously collapsing into ruin.

'An independent space housed within the seed?'

Su Yuan glanced around his desolate surroundings, thinking to himself.

Every single World Tree Seed contained an independent pocket space within its core.

Or more accurately, an independent miniature world.

This was where the true, incalculable value of a World Tree Seed lay.

The independent small world inside a World Tree Seed was fundamentally different from the storage space found inside spatial devices.

The former was a genuine, living world where biological life could thrive and multiply.

The latter? It could only house dead, inanimate objects.

The two were simply incomparable. 'This independent small world is on the very verge of collapsing completely.'

Su Yuan surveyed the crumbling borders. A healthy World Tree Seed boasted an internal small world spanning hundreds of kilometers in radius.

Supported by an abundance of Cosmic Force, ordinary lifeforms could easily survive within it. Although world restrictions prevented anyone from cultivating there, the World Tree Seed itself was capable of immense growth.

But now?

The independent small world Su Yuan witnessed was entirely depleted of its Cosmic Force. Its overall size had been reduced to a mere few hundred square meters, and it was still shrinking at an alarming rate.

It was highly foreseeable that in just a short while, this isolated world within the World Tree Seed would cave in entirely.

'It is incredibly fortunate that it encountered me...'

Su Yuan withdrew his consciousness. Looking down at the withered seed in the jade box, a confident smile tugged at his lips.

If not for him, the internal small world of this specific World Tree Seed would have completely disintegrated in a hundred years.

By then, even someone like Su Yuan would find it impossible to resurrect it without paying an excruciatingly heavy price.

'Water of Life.'

With a mere thought, Su Yuan retrieved a palm-sized container filled to the brim with a shimmering, pale green liquid.

This pale green fluid was meticulously concocted by Su Yuan using hundreds of highly valuable wood-attribute materials. It overflowed with incredibly potent life force.

The exact formulation method had been graciously provided by the gray mirror.

Splash!

Su Yuan gently dropped the lifeless World Tree Seed into the small container.

The seed sank into the Water of Life much like an ordinary pebble plunging into a pond. On the surface, absolutely nothing changed.

But Su Yuan knew better. At this very moment, this practically dead World Tree Seed was greedily, albeit slowly, absorbing the boundless vitality from the Water of Life.

Concocting the Water of Life was the simplest, most direct solution the gray mirror had offered when Su Yuan asked how to save the dying seed.

Nourishing the World Tree Seed in the Water of Life was all it took to fully revive it.

As for the Water of Life itself...

Just purchasing the hundreds of rare wood-attribute raw materials required for the concoction had cost Su Yuan several billion Azure Surge Coins.

Naturally, if this World Tree Seed could be successfully revived, let alone a few billion Azure Surge Coins—even tens of billions, or hundreds of billions...

...would still be an absolute bargain.

The true market value of a living World Tree Seed far exceeded a mere few hundred billion Azure Surge Coins!

'In two months, under the constant nourishment of the Water of Life, the independent small world within the seed will finally stop collapsing. In three months, the internal world will slowly begin to heal and recover...'

Staring intently at the World Tree Seed soaking in the fluid, Su Yuan envisioned a brilliant new future for this legendary treasure.

'With this World Tree Seed in my possession, when I eventually advance to the Stellar Life Form stage, the foundational strength of the internal world I carve out will be massively enhanced...'

Su Yuan mused to himself.

If a Starry Sky Lifeform managed to obtain a World Tree Seed, it was practically an absolute guarantee that they would successfully open their internal world and evolve into a Stellar Life Form.

Even if the cycle of Cosmic Force constructed by the Starry Sky Lifeform was too flimsy to support the creation of an internal world, they could seamlessly rely on the World Tree Seed, utilizing its independent small world as a perfect substitute.

Of course, the true, intended purpose of a World Tree Seed wasn't to artificially prop up a mediocre cultivator into the Stellar Life Form tier.

Rather, it was meant to exponentially reinforce the foundational depth of a genius Starry Sky Lifeform's internal world upon their ascension.

Broken Void World.

Inside the Azure Wave Pavilion, Su Yuan reclined in the head seat, quietly listening to the two Vice Pavilion Masters and several High-Ranking Officials engaged in a heated argument.

"I firmly believe that we must drastically intensify our screening process for recruiting external members into the Azure Wave Pavilion."

"Recently, a massive influx of Starry Sky Lifeforms has poured into the Broken Void World. Every single one of these newcomers rushing to join our Pavilion brings with them hidden agendas and ulterior motives."

One Vice Pavilion Master argued emphatically.

For any growing faction, having more members wasn't always inherently better.

If the members were thoroughly disobedient, feigned compliance while acting independently, or were outright spies planted by rival factions? Their presence would only trigger a disastrous backfire.

This was the exact crisis currently looming over the Azure Wave Pavilion.

The Pavilion was simply too conspicuous. Coupled with the fact that their previous master had shattered the void and ascended, and their current Pavilion Master actively suppressed the entire Dayong Dynasty with overwhelming might...

...they had inevitably attracted an astronomical number of Starry Sky Lifeforms begging to join.

But with so many Starry Sky Lifeforms, the ranks became a chaotic mixed bag, making effective management a near impossibility.

Moreover, when compared to the formidable Native Resident experts, Imperial Citizen Players were notoriously arrogant and lawless.

Su Yuan's terrifying strength was certainly enough to easily intimidate any Native Resident expert, and could even force the mighty Dayong Dynasty to tread lightly out of sheer wariness.

But against Imperial Citizen Players? At worst, they would just cough up a hundred thousand Azure Surge Coins to respawn and enter the game again. Who would actually fear whom?

"But if we tighten the recruitment screening too harshly, these Starry Sky Lifeforms will simply be absorbed by competing factions. That is hardly a favorable outcome," another Vice Pavilion Master retorted, his brows furrowed tightly.

It was true that a handful of the Starry Sky Lifeforms flocking to the Azure Wave Pavilion harbored alternative motives.

But the vast majority were perfectly normal players who merely wanted to serve the Pavilion in exchange for protection and lucrative benefits.

The former group was strictly a minority.

Should they really forsake the overwhelming majority just to weed out a troublesome minority?

"Pavilion Master Wu, what do you think we should do?"

The Vice Pavilion Master who had spoken first, a man named Zhu She, turned his gaze respectfully toward Su Yuan.

When it came to matters concerning the future development of the Azure Wave Pavilion, Vice Pavilion Masters like them had zero deciding power; the ultimate verdict rested solely in Su Yuan's hands.

"We will proceed according to Vice Pavilion Master Yang's suggestion."

Su Yuan finally broke his silence.

Vice Pavilion Master Yang was the one who adamantly supported continued recruitment of the Starry Sky Lifeforms.

"We continue recruiting?"

Vice Pavilion Master Zhu She was left hesitating to speak, a palpable look of worry washing over his face.

He genuinely feared that the Azure Wave Pavilion would face disastrous consequences down the line due to these insidious, ill-intentioned parasites.

"There is absolutely no need to worry about that."

"It matters not what motives they hide, nor what petty schemes they harbor."

"The moment they officially join the Azure Wave Pavilion..."

Su Yuan cast a side-glance at Vice Pavilion Master Zhu She, his tone remaining eerily calm as he declared,

"...their fates will no longer be their own."

"They will revere me like a god."