I Have an All-Knowing Mirror

Chapter 184: Breath Swallowing a Million Miles

"You agree?" The Canghai Tower Master felt a sense of surrealism.

Truth be told, approaching Su Yuan had been nothing more than a shot in the dark. He had harbored absolutely no confidence in his success.

After all, this involved a divine medicine—a rare treasure capable of helping a peak Tier 9 Expert advance even further. Why would Su Yuan ever agree to his request?

Was it because of the promise he had just made?

Although no one knew Su Yuan's true background, the Heavenly Secret Pavilion speculated that his origins were far from simple. There was a high probability that he was a member of the imperial family.

Would someone of that caliber care about his promise?

The Xien Family had only barely reached the threshold of a Star-sector Level Family. While they managed to squeeze into the top one hundred factions within the Canglan Cosmic Human Empire, they naturally fell woefully short when compared to an imperial family.

"Back in the Broken Void World, Brother He Wen provided me with a great deal of assistance," Su Yuan said with a faint smile. "Furthermore, my cultivation method is rather unique, so I have little need for divine medicines."

'So that is how it is,' the Canghai Tower Master thought, his heart stirring.

Given his status, he had indeed heard that certain imperial family members possessed specialized methods for opening their internal worlds. They did not solely pursue the initial size of the internal territory."May I ask what you need me to do, Brother Wu?"

The Canghai Tower Master immediately asked.

This was the compensation for inviting Su Yuan to act as an external asset for the Canghai Tower.

The Canghai Tower Master would do everything within his power to accomplish one task for Su Yuan.

"Once the matter is settled, deliver these rare treasures to this location."

With a mere thought, Su Yuan transmitted a list of the rare treasures he required to the Canghai Tower Master.

"These..."

Scanning the names of the rare treasures, the Canghai Tower Master breathed a sigh of relief.

While the items Su Yuan requested were highly valuable—totaling nearly a hundred billion Azure Surge Coins—they were exactly the kind of resources he could actually procure.

Two of the items were even stored within the Xien Family's treasury, rarely seen by the outside world.

"Rest assured, Brother Wu."

The Canghai Tower Master looked at Su Yuan and patted his chest. "I guarantee that everything will be done exactly as you have instructed."

"Good."

Su Yuan chuckled.

He had specifically selected these rare treasures as compensation based on the Canghai Tower Master's capabilities.

These particular items were auxiliary materials Su Yuan needed for his breakthrough to a Stellar Life Form.

While their value fell drastically short of a World Tree Seed, they still offered significant benefits. These were the external breakthrough aids suggested by his gray mirror.

Breaking through from a Starry Sky Lifeform to a Stellar Life Form posed no difficulty for Su Yuan. However, to open a truly satisfactory internal world, he needed to make ample preparations, making these auxiliary external items indispensable.

"I will head to that Sumeru Grotto-heaven now."

Su Yuan stood up and stated.

"Thank you for your hard work, Brother Wu."

The Canghai Tower Master rejoiced internally, feeling that Su Yuan was genuinely taking this matter seriously by departing immediately.

After personally seeing Su Yuan off, the Canghai Tower Master's expression gradually smoothed out. 'I wonder what Brother Wu's true identity is?'

Based on the current clues and information, determining Su Yuan's real background was simply impossible.

This was perfectly normal. Not every Imperial Citizen was willing to reveal their identity within the Divine Body World. Some monstrous geniuses intentionally concealed their backgrounds to maximize their training and growth.

'The shipping address is the Imperial Star of the Canglan Cosmic Human Empire...'

The Canghai Tower Master glanced at the delivery destination Su Yuan had provided, yet he still could not draw any definitive conclusions.

The Imperial Star of the Canglan Cosmic Human Empire gathered countless experts from the thirty-five grand cosmic human empires, as well as outposts for various Alien Races. Su Yuan requesting the treasures be sent there revealed absolutely nothing.

He could not even confirm if Su Yuan was truly a citizen of the Canglan Cosmic Human Empire.

Over half a day later.

Su Yuan smoothly arrived near the Sumeru Grotto-heaven discovered by the Canghai Tower.

A Sumeru Grotto-heaven contained its own independent space, so its external form was never particularly large.

In other words, the outer shell of a Sumeru Grotto-heaven could be a leaf, a grain of sand, or even a drop of water.

And the Sumeru Grotto-heaven Su Yuan was currently observing took the form of a cloud.

The cloud drifted high in the sky, completely anchored in place by the experts of the Canghai Tower, who had already carved out an entrance.

'A divine medicine?'

Su Yuan quietly gazed at the high-altitude cloud. The divine medicine craved by countless Late-stage Starry Sky Lifeforms was hidden deep within this very Sumeru Grotto-heaven.

Of course, at this moment, only Su Yuan knew for a fact that a divine medicine rested inside. As for the Canghai Tower and the other factions? They were merely operating on speculation, lacking absolute certainty.

However, given the astronomical value of a divine medicine, even a mere rumor was enough to draw numerous Tier 8 and Tier 9 Experts.

"Lord Wu."

"Lord Wu."

Su Yuan arrived at the Canghai Tower outpost. Situated a short distance from the Sumeru Grotto-heaven, it served as a resting area for members entering and exiting the spatial domain.

Inside the Sumeru Grotto-heaven, there were opportunities, but there were also dangers—in fact, the dangers made up the vast majority of the experience.

For instance, ever since the Canghai Tower discovered this place, they had been continuously exploring and excavating, losing quite a few family members in the process. Even so, they were still days away from completely charting the area.

"Continue with your duties. Do not mind me."

Su Yuan stated.

Right when Su Yuan had first departed, the Canghai Tower Master had notified all members at the outpost that Su Yuan was to be in absolute command.

After issuing a few more brief orders.

Su Yuan stepped outside the outpost, gazing at the floating cloud from afar as he sat down cross-legged.

'In three days, the Canghai Tower's excavation will reach the depths of the Sumeru Grotto-heaven, and at that moment, the divine medicine will fly out on its own,' Su Yuan thought to himself.

Through the gray mirror, Su Yuan knew every detail of this divine medicine, understanding the impending events like the back of his hand.

Divine medicines and immortal elixirs in the Divine Body World had all birthed their own consciousness, granting them the ability to soar through the skies and burrow into the earth. Immortal elixirs, in particular, could traverse space over short distances—a privilege that nearly belonged to the domain of Stellar Life Forms.

'Three days...'

Su Yuan pondered.

In truth, with his level of strength, he could drastically shorten this process. He could force the divine medicine out right this second and subdue it.

But there was no need for that.

Su Yuan needed to use the divine medicine to attract the genius Tier 8 and Tier 9 Late-stage Starry Sky Lifeforms scattered across the Eastern Desolation.

As for the divine medicine itself? It was merely bait. He didn't actually care much for it.

If he subdued the divine medicine early, those high-tier experts simply wouldn't gather here.

"Hm?"

"A peak Tier 9 Expert has already approached."

Su Yuan's mind stirred as his gaze shifted toward a distant location.

"Never mind."

Su Yuan shook his head and voluntarily released a fraction of his aura. The power of his Great Cycle of Yin-Yang and Five Elements rippled out in all directions.

The reason for doing this, naturally, was to instill caution in the early-arriving peak Tier 9 Expert so they wouldn't strike prematurely.

If Su Yuan didn't reveal his presence, that expert would directly attack, wiping out the Canghai Tower members to monopolize the Sumeru Grotto-heaven. Then, half a day later, they would force the divine medicine out and capture it.

Such an outcome would completely ruin Su Yuan's plan to use the divine medicine's allure to gather a massive horde of high-tier experts and capture them all in one fell swoop.

A figure stood tall in the sky, the surrounding space faintly twisting to conceal his silhouette and aura.

Clad in a golden robe and bearing a golden horn on his head, the figure exuded an inexplicable, domineering presence. It was as if all of creation was meant to bow before him.

"This Sumeru Grotto-heaven is indeed extraordinary." The golden-horned figure observed for a moment and nodded to himself.

Just as he prepared to strike and seize the domain hidden within the cloud...

His expression suddenly changed. "This aura..."

The golden-horned figure's gaze grew solemn. "An endless rotation of yin and yang and the five elements? Is it that Wu?"

Across the vast Eastern Desolation, there were only so many peak Tier 9 Experts. Each of them commanded a different Great Cycle of Universal Power, making it exceptionally easy to discern their identities based on their energy signatures.

"To think the Canghai Tower actually managed to invite Wu?"

The golden-horned figure immediately suppressed his urge to attack.

He was highly wary of this recently risen peak Tier 9 Expert.

The Heavenly Secret Pavilion evaluated Su Yuan incredibly highly, a fact the golden-horned figure was naturally well aware of.

'I should wait.'

The golden-horned figure pondered to himself.

Facing a peer at the peak Tier 9 level, his philosophy was to avoid clashing unless absolutely necessary.

The primary issue was the lack of certainty regarding the divine medicine's actual presence in this Sumeru Grotto-heaven. He did not want to risk fighting tooth and nail with Su Yuan, paying a disastrous price, only to end up empty-handed.

If it turned out there was no divine medicine inside, wouldn't he have fought for nothing?

Worse yet, he would have offended a peak Tier 9 Expert with an unfathomably deep background like Su Yuan.

After all, the golden-horned figure's identity in the real world was no secret. Under these circumstances, he naturally wouldn't carelessly offend someone unless pushed to the absolute brink.

As time slowly trickled by.

More and more experts gathered in the vicinity.

"Quite a crowd has gathered."

A burly, bald man smiled as he surveyed the surroundings, his gaze pausing intently on a few specific auras belonging to peak Tier 9 Experts.

"The Canghai Tower brought Wu here?"

The bald man was rather surprised. As a peak Tier 9 Expert himself, he naturally kept a close eye on his peers.

"What a pity. Since this concerns the grand path of cultivation, I cannot yield."

The bald man sighed internally. Now that he, Wu, and several other peak Tier 9 Experts had converged here, their objective was obviously the divine medicine potentially hidden deep within the Sumeru Grotto-heaven.

And a divine medicine directly influenced the initial size of the internal world a peak Tier 9 Expert could open. That was a temptation the bald man simply could not refuse.

Therefore, when it came to the divine medicine, he had to fight for it.

In the Divine Body World, divine medicines possessed irreplaceable effects for Late-stage Starry Sky Lifeforms, capable of stacking with resources from reality.

Aside from the several peak Tier 9 Experts.

A massive throng of Tier 8 and Tier 9 Experts had also rushed to the scene.

While ordinary Tier 8 and Tier 9 Experts were exceedingly fragile before peak Tier 9 Experts, who was to say they couldn't scavenge a lucky break?

This was a divine medicine!

If a Tier 9 Expert acquired it, they would very likely harness its power to step into the peak of Tier 9.

And a peak Tier 9 Expert was fundamentally different from a regular Tier 9 Expert. The former had mastered a spatial Divine Body Secret Method, allowing them to completely crush any ordinary Tier 9 opponent.

"Does this Sumeru Grotto-heaven actually have a divine medicine or not?"

"I have no idea, but considering how many peak Tier 9 Experts have shown up, the chances are incredibly high."

"I just came to take a look. Whether there's a divine medicine or not doesn't matter to me."

The numerous spectating Tier 8 and Tier 9 Experts whispered among themselves.

Up until this moment, no one could confirm the medicine's existence, which was the only reason the scene remained relatively peaceful.

Until they laid eyes on the actual prize, the peak Tier 9 Experts were not going to slaughter one another.

And as long as the apex predators stayed their hands, the observing masses naturally wouldn't dare make a move either.

'So many people,'

Su Yuan thought as he sat cross-legged, equally focused on the rapidly multiplying crowd of experts.

He was particularly interested in those six peak Tier 9 Experts.

Cultivating to the peak of Tier 9 in the Divine Body World meant that the Great Cycle of Universal Power they commanded possessed immense potential. That, in turn, meant they would be extremely helpful to Su Yuan.

As for the ordinary Tier 8 and Tier 9 Experts, they too showcased a commendable level of latent talent.

'Wait just a little longer.'

Su Yuan centered his focus, resisting the impulse to strike immediately.

The longer he waited, the more experts he would reel in.

Time continued to slip away.

In the blink of an eye, a day or two passed.

Right at that moment.

Buzz—

A peculiar fluctuation abruptly rippled outward from within the Sumeru Grotto-heaven.

Immediately after, a waist-high sapling silently launched itself out from the cloud's exit.

The sapling's speed was terrifying, far exceeding the absolute limits of a Tier 9 Expert.

"It's the divine medicine!"

The moment the waist-high sapling appeared, the gazes of the surrounding eight peak Tier 9 Experts erupted with sheer fanaticism.

At last, they were completely certain: this cloud domain truly contained a divine medicine!

"Hahahaha!"

The golden-robed, golden-horned man took a massive stride forward. Layer upon layer of a golden domain rapidly expanded in all directions, radiating outward with him at the epicenter.

This golden realm exerted an unnatural suppressive force on space itself. Trapped beneath its oppressive coverage, the waist-high sapling's speed plummeted.

"Is that Jin Xingkong's Space Domain?"

The surrounding experts instantly shuddered in fear. The Space Domain was a spatial Divine Body Secret Method, representing Jin Xingkong's absolute strongest technique.

"Freeze."

The bald man, standing a short distance away, muttered with a wide grin directed at the waist-high sapling.

In a split second, waves of invisible spatial distortions swept forth, intending to snatch the sapling away.

Slash! A razor-sharp surge of spatial power sliced through the air, instantly shredding the bald man's spatial distortions and tearing right through Jin Xingkong's golden Space Domain.

"A Void-Breaking Blade?" The bald man's expression twisted into an ugly scowl as he glared at a figure stepping out of the shadows nearby.

Without a moment of hesitation, this new figure lunged at the distant sapling, seeking to claim it for himself.

But a heartbeat later, yet another spatial distortion lashed out to interfere.

And so it went.

The eight peak Tier 9 Experts furiously traded blows, their terrifying auras violently churning the fabric of space as they desperately fought for control over the waist-high sapling.

Right as the eight powerhouses clashed ceaselessly, falling into a temporary, grueling stalemate...

Su Yuan, who had been sitting cross-legged this entire time, finally rose slowly to his feet.

"Huu!"

Faced with the terrifying spatial distortions radiating from the chaotic brawl of eight peak Tier 9 Experts.

Su Yuan's expression did not change in the slightest. Instead, he simply took a tremendously deep breath.

This breath was so unimaginably profound that everything within a radius of fifty thousand to five hundred thousand kilometers was instantly affected. Drawn by the sheer force of this singular intake of air, the overlapping layers of horrifying spatial shockwaves abruptly stagnated. Even the fleeing waist-high sapling lost all control, flying helplessly straight toward Su Yuan.

"What?!"

The eight peak Tier 9 Experts forcefully snapped their heads toward Su Yuan, their hearts trembling uncontrollably in sheer terror.