paranoianovel Chapter 377 Original Ancestor: Chen Yuan's virtual universe seems different from mine?
Chapter 377 Original Ancestor: Chen Yuan's virtual universe seems different from mine?
Chapter 377 Original Ancestor: Chen Yuan's virtual universe seems different from mine?
Virtual universe, Thunder Island.
When Chen Yuan brought the God of Crafts to the palace at the very top, he found that the Giant Axe and several high-ranking executives from the Virtual Universe Company had arrived.
"Teacher, senior brother/sister, senior brother/sister."
Chen Yuan first greeted the Lord of Darkness and the Lord of Chaos City, then looked at the Founder of the Giant Axe and said with a smile:
"Giant Axe, I heard you've been adventuring in the cosmic sea for over a thousand years. How's your harvest lately?"
"With those two treasures, my strength has increased by a whole level, and I can now venture into many dangerous places."
The giant axe grinned, "This harvest is equivalent to that of dozens of previous eras."
"By the way," he suddenly asked, "Does your promise in the last email about buying high-grade wreckage at a high price still stand?"
"I specifically selected many remnants of ancient civilizations this time; I can bring them back if you need them."
"Of course." Chen Yuan nodded repeatedly. He had specifically mentioned the acquisition of the remains in an email to the Giant Axe after he finished cultivating the Primordial Hand last time.
After all, he was still focused on cultivation for the time being and did not plan to enter the Cosmic Sea immediately. So he entrusted the other party to buy the high-level remains of an ancient civilization at a high price if they discovered them.
"Alright then." Giant Axe nodded, then said, "However, I probably won't be back anytime soon. I recently discovered a huge ancient civilization ruin, and I plan to dismantle the entire ruin and take it with me. It will probably take several hundred years."
"Then be careful."
Although Chen Yuan said this, he was not worried about the other party's safety.
Because he knew very well that with the Giant Axe's current strength and the two supreme treasures in hand, he had already steadily entered the ninth level, and could be considered a top-tier existence even in the entire universe.
After exchanging pleasantries, Chen Yuan got down to business and introduced the God of Crafts to everyone: "This is the master of the God of Crafts, whom you are all probably familiar with."
"That's natural." Giant Axe nodded and smiled, "Before you rose to prominence, Chen Yuan, many of our human race's most precious treasures were crafted by the God of Crafts."
"That's right." The God of Craftsmen nodded, his gaze sweeping over the figures. He was quite familiar with some of them, such as Chaos, Darkness, Dragon Walk, Ice Peak, and Netherworld Marquis, all of whom he had dealt with before.
As for the creator of the giant axe, the God of Crafts, he had only heard of this person's reputation, but since the other party had no use for the treasures he had crafted, the two had never met.
What surprised the craftsman the most was the identity of the Lord of Darkness. This powerful cosmic ruler, who was said to be a lone traveler, was actually human, which really startled him.
"This Lord of Darkness is also one of my teachers."
Chen Yuan explained to the God of Crafts, "However, the teacher's identity is a top secret among humans, so I hope you will not spread this information."
"Don't worry, senior brother." The Craftsman God nodded and solemnly said, "I will keep this a secret to the death and will not tell anyone."
"That's good." Chen Yuan smiled.
The Craftsman's address of "Senior Brother" surprised everyone present, especially Youhou and Yinlan, who involuntarily looked towards the Lord of Darkness.
"Why are you looking at me like that? I'm not Chen Yuan's only teacher."
The Lord of Darkness rolled his eyes at his two disciples. "And as for Yin Lan, that's one thing, but Lord You, don't you know about this?"
He was naturally referring to Chen Yuan's apprenticeship under the Mountain Hermit, and Marquis You was also present.
Chen Yuan had mentioned at the time that the Craftsman God had received guidance from the Mountain Hermit, so it was reasonable for the Craftsman God to address Chen Yuan as his senior brother.
"I forgot." Marquis You smiled foolishly.
Considering that some people present were still unaware of this relationship, Chen Yuan explained in a timely manner: "I have become an apprentice of Master Zuoshan and am learning the art of refining treasures from him, while the God of Craftsmanship was once guided by Master Zuoshan and has now also become his disciple."
"I see."
Long Xing, Bing Feng, and Yin Lan were completely unaware of this relationship, but they suddenly understood after hearing Chen Yuan's explanation.
The others didn't react much; after all, which powerful person hadn't studied under several teachers on their path of cultivation? Even the Lord of Darkness didn't care about this, so no one else had the right to comment.
"Chen Yuan".
The giant axe then said, "Was what you said in that email true? The God of Crafts has agreed to join my human race?"
"Of course it's true, otherwise why would I bring my junior brother, the Craftsman God, here?"
Chen Yuan smiled and explained, "I've reached a critical moment in my cultivation, and I don't have much time to refine top-tier treasures for the human race, so I entrusted my junior brother, the Craftsman God, to come over."
"However, let me make it clear beforehand that Junior Brother Craftsman God will only be responsible for refining supreme treasures after joining the human race, and will not participate in any battles."
He paused, then continued, "At the same time, I will not allow him to expose his relationship with humans in the short term, so as not to arouse the vigilance of other races."
"That's no problem at all." Giant Axe nodded. With the strength of the human race, the combat power of a universe lord is negligible, but it is difficult to bring about a qualitative change in the strength of the race.
Moreover, the God of Crafts can also forge supreme treasures, turning unusable materials from the clan's treasury into treasures, which is far more useful than the combat power of a universe lord.
"But you just said you invited the God of Crafts to forge a supreme treasure for our human race?" The giant axe's tone was slightly hesitant. "I remember the God of Crafts could only forge top-tier treasures. Could it be that his treasure-forging skills have already broken through?"
Not yet, but it will be soon.
Chen Yuan shook his head. He naturally understood the giant axe's concerns, worried that he would use the materials collected by the human race to supply the God of Crafts for his breakthrough.
Although this is not a loss for the human race, after all, being able to cultivate a top-level treasure refining master is worthwhile no matter how many materials are used.
The problem is that although the God of Crafts has joined the human race, there is an inherent barrier between them, and no one can guarantee that he will not choose to leave in the future.
If the human race expends a lot of resources to help the God of Crafts break through, but the other party chooses to leave, then the human race will suffer a huge loss, and they will be powerless to do anything about it.
This is why Giant Axe always had reservations.
In fact, Chen Yuan could not guarantee that the God of Crafts would always stand on the side of the human race, so he did not intend to use the human race's resources to cultivate the God of Crafts.
So he explained, "I will guarantee that my junior brother, the God of Crafts, will break through in his treasure-refining skills within a hundred years. Until then, the higher-ups of the human race should not disturb him."
"Oh?" The giant axe understood Chen Yuan's meaning, which meant that the other party would take over the task of cultivating the God of Crafts, and that the human race's resources would not be needed.
"In that case, I have no objection."
"Hmm." Chen Yuan nodded and continued, "Similarly, Junior Brother Craftsman God's status among humans is equivalent to 'Guest Retainer.' He has the right to refuse any summons except for commissions to refine magical artifacts."
"If anyone goes too far, the Craftsman God Junior Brother has the right to leave at any time."
"Of course." Giant Axe nodded.
Chen Yuan's words were very clear: since the God of Crafts does not enjoy the benefits brought by the human race, he naturally does not need to bear the corresponding obligations. The relationship between the two parties should be equal, and there is no superior-subordinate relationship.
Once the God of Crafts joins the human race, he only needs to focus on crafting supreme treasures and doesn't need to listen to any other instructions from the human race's higher-ups.
In this respect, the God of Crafts is completely different from those dependent races that are attached to the human race.
However, Giant Axe had no objection to this. In any case, the human race did not need to pay anything. Being able to gain a top-level treasure refining master for free, the human race could only gain and not lose.
After both parties reached a consensus, Chen Yuan looked at the Craftsman God and said, "Junior Brother, if you have any other needs, please let me know, and I will try my best to help you."
"No need, Senior Brother." The Craftsman God shook his head. "These conditions are quite good; I'm very satisfied."
"Alright." Chen Yuan smiled slightly and looked at the giant axe: "Then this matter is settled."
"No problem." Giant Axe nodded. "In a few days, I'll convene a Giant Axe meeting to announce this. Would you all like to come?"
"Okay." Chen Yuan had no objection, and the Craftsman God naturally listened to Chen Yuan.
Thus the meeting came to an end. Several days later, the Giant Axe Conference was held, and Chen Yuan brought the God of Crafts to the meeting.
The giant axe directly announced that the God of Crafts had joined the human race, specifically to forge ultimate treasures for them.
Of course, the giant axe also recited all the conditions Chen Yuan had mentioned, and strictly forbade the human race's high-ranking officials from disturbing the God of Craftsmen for other matters.
On this point, some people raised objections, arguing that since the God of Crafts had joined the human race, he should be managed by the human race's higher-ups and should not only be responsible for refining treasures, but should also contribute to other matters of the race.
However, Chen Yuan quickly retorted, saying that it was not the God of Crafts who needed the human race, but the human race that needed the God of Crafts. How dare you even think of arranging things for them?
Although Chen Yuan's words were blunt, they did indeed gain the approval of most of the higher-ups. After all, the God of Craftsmen did not need protection like those subordinate races, nor did they need to spend resources to cultivate them, so it was only natural that they had a high degree of autonomy.
The opinion of the Lord of the Universe who raised the objection was quickly rejected by everyone, and everyone welcomed the addition of the Lord of Craftsmen.
Finally, the Great Axe announced that those who need the treasure can now prepare the materials in advance and go to the Craftsman God Star to entrust it a hundred years later, while being careful to hide their tracks.
The Supreme Conference has now concluded.
The content of this discussion will not be disseminated through the conference, so apart from the 22 people present, no one else will know that the God of Crafts has joined the human race.
After the meeting, Chen Yuan's main body had quietly returned to the Primal Secret Realm to continue his secluded cultivation. However, a wisp of his consciousness remained in the cultivation space, carefully instructing the God of Crafts on the art of treasure refining.
Time flies, and eighty years have passed in the blink of an eye.
In the cultivation space at this moment, Chen Yuan had been guiding the God of Crafts for a full eight hundred thousand years. In such a long period of time, his skills had been improved a lot through repeated refining, gradually approaching the peak.
Finally, in a moment of inspiration, the God of Craftsmanship broke through the Ju level and successfully crafted a supreme treasure, with a grade of eight!
"Not bad, not bad."
Chen Yuan smiled and clapped, "Congratulations, junior brother, on breaking through in just eighty years."
"All of this is thanks to my senior brother's help."
The Craftsman God sighed, "If it weren't for this cultivation space that allows me to practice again and again, plus my senior brother's guidance, I'm afraid I might not be able to break through the bottleneck even after hundreds of millions of years."
"Actually, it's all thanks to your own hard work."
Chen Yuan shook his head slightly, "Even if I open up the cultivation space in the future and allow people to cultivate there, those who can reach your level will still be extremely rare."
The Craftsman God noticed something in Chen Yuan's words and immediately asked in surprise, "Senior Brother, are you planning to open the cultivation space?"
"Yes," Chen Yuan nodded. "To be precise, it's opening up the entire virtual universe."
"That's the human race's current virtual universe," the God of Crafts asked hesitantly.
"I will make the replacement silently, almost without anyone noticing."
Chen Yuan smiled slightly, "Don't worry, the high-ranking members of the human race are already aware of this matter, and they have no objections."
Just kidding, this was officially announced by the Primordial Ancestor. Currently, only Giant Axe and the Lord of Chaos City know about it. Even Youhou and Yinlan are unaware of it.
As for the other high-ranking human race members—unless someone discovers something amiss, Chen Yuan has no need to reveal it.
"That's good." The Craftsman God breathed a sigh of relief, then smiled and said, "You scared me just now. I thought that Senior Brother Chen Yuan was replacing the current virtual universe to seize power."
"My teacher is a high-ranking executive at Virtual Universe Company. What power could I possibly seize?"
Chen Yuan chuckled, then said, "However, even if the virtual universe is replaced in the future, this cultivation space will not be open to everyone for the time being; only a small number of high-ranking members can use it."
"Of course, there will always be a place for you here, junior brother."
"Thank you, senior brother," the Craftsman God said gratefully.
Only those who have used the cultivation space know how terrifying the effects of cultivation here are; it's no exaggeration to call it a sacred place. So he was very grateful that Chen Yuan granted him the right to use it permanently, and he became even more respectful of this senior brother.
Now that the Craftsman God has successfully broken through, the task that Chen Yuan instructed him to complete has also been finished. After giving his junior brother a few instructions, his consciousness left this place and returned to his own private space to continue honing his skills.
Time passed quietly, and another 120 years quickly went by. It had also been a full 200 years since the virtual universe was upgraded.
On this day, his virtual universe secret technique finally returned to the 'proficient' level, which is now equivalent to the previous mastery stage.
So, according to the plan, this is also the moment when his virtual universe officially replaces the original universe.
After breaking through in the virtual universe, Chen Yuan arrived at the location of the Primordial Ancestor statue above Thunder Island and explained his plan to the Primordial Ancestor.
"I never imagined that in less than two thousand years, you would be able to advance the secrets of the virtual universe to this level."
The progenitor shook his head, deeply moved.
Although he had anticipated Chen Yuan's cultivation speed, it still seemed too slow. He never expected that his grand-disciple could perfect the virtual universe to such an extent so quickly.
"It's not entirely thanks to my disciple; Irene also contributed a lot."
Chen Yuan smiled. "Grandmaster, do you think my virtual universe can now take over your duties?"
"Of course." The Primordial Ancestor nodded. "Your virtual universe origin is not much different from mine, and covering the primordial universe will be a piece of cake."
Since there was no problem with the other party's virtual universe, he would naturally follow the agreement and let Chen Yuan take over his place.
"I won't waste any more time, let's get started."
"Yes." Chen Yuan nodded emphatically, then instructed Irene to begin connecting to the Primordial Ancestor's virtual universe.
To achieve a silent replacement, it is necessary to temporarily merge the origins of the two virtual universes and then gradually let Ireil take over the work of the existing virtual universe.
Once Ireil has fully taken control of all affairs in the existing virtual universe, the core of the Primordial Universe can gradually withdraw, followed by the separation of the origin and the entry into a mode where Chen Yuan's virtual universe takes the lead, with the Primordial Universe retreating to the background.
At the same time, when the two origins merge, Chen Yuan and Yuan Zu, the two virtual universe masters, can also receive information from each other's origins.
"Huh?"
Suddenly, the primordial ancestor had a thought. He actually sensed something completely different from his own origin in the other party's virtual universe origin.
"That shouldn't be the case." Yuanzu was slightly puzzled. "I taught Chen Yuan's secret technique. The way we construct the origin of the virtual universe is the same. Logically, the origin should be exactly the same."
Out of curiosity, he carefully sensed the differences between the two origins and then discovered that Chen Yuan's virtual universe origin contained a power that was extremely novel to him.
"This power is..." the Primordial One blinked, "an illusion?"