After sending the message to Li Taiji, Chen Xu took a step forward and arrived within Sindragosa's territory.
Looking left and right, he selected a piece of ice of suitable size. Wrapping his mental strength around it, he yanked it straight out of the snow-capped mountain.
“Woo?”
Only after pulling it out did he realize a bone dragon was lying inside. This giant block of ice was actually being used as a doorstop to block its nest.
Seeing the bone dragon's bewildered expression and hearing its mournful roar, Chen Xu scratched his head and decided not to return the ice block.
Besides, as Sindragosa's strength increased, the aura of extreme cold in this territory grew denser by the day. It wouldn't be hard for a local bone dragon to find another suitable piece of ice.
And so, under the bone dragon's resentful gaze, Chen Xu took a step forward and arrived right in the center of the Undead Heavenly Crafts, entering the forging workshop of Ghost Axe, its primary director.
During the years Chen Xu had been in seclusion, the development of the Undead Heavenly Crafts had been incredibly rapid, with its surface area expanding tenfold.
As the chief CEO, Ghost Axe's workshop had also undergone several renovations and expanded significantly.
With Chen Xu's permission, this workshop had even been connected to the natural power of the Undead Dao Court, drawing earth fire from below and linking to the Inverted Sea above.
“My Lord.”
Sensing Chen Xu's aura, Ghost Axe forcibly halted his forging work and came out to greet him.
Bowing respectfully, he secretly snapped one of his spinal bones back into place.
With a flick of Chen Xu's finger, he tossed the block of ice into one of the furnaces that wasn't currently being used for forging.
Then he turned to look at Ghost Axe.
“Light the fire and help me melt this ice. I want to take a bath and relax.”
“As you wish, my Lord.”
Ghost Axe immediately activated the magic array to release hellfire, and the terrifyingly high temperature gradually melted the ice inside the furnace.
Before long, the furnace was filled with rolling, bubbling boiling water.
Chen Xu raised his hand, conjuring a miniature spatial gate that sucked all his clothes inside, and then lay directly down into the furnace.
“Ah, comfortable. Ghost Axe, go back to your work. Don't mind me.”
“Understood, my Lord.”
Ghost Axe bowed and backed away, leaving the furnace room.
After leaving, Ghost Axe did not return to his forging either. Instead, he directly ordered all the active furnaces to be shut down, leaving only the one currently forging a secret treasure base.
The artisans looked bewildered, unable to comprehend Ghost Axe's reasoning.
“Lord Ghost Axe, if the materials in these furnaces are stopped now, we'll have to start all over again from the beginning...”
Before the artisan could finish, Ghost Axe kicked him.
Nonsense! How could he not know that once a furnace was stopped, the metals and ores inside would solidify and become extremely difficult to process later?
But Chen Xu was currently resting nearby. Compared to the Overlord's rest, what did a few furnaces of materials matter?
Although the Overlord said he didn't mind, whether he minded was the Overlord's business; whether to stop the furnaces was his, Ghost Axe's, business.
In truth, Chen Xu really didn't care about what was happening outside.
Right now, he felt only one thing: tired. He was so tired, just like when he had to work overtime all night in his past life to fix system glitches.
This seclusion to comprehend the Dao principles had nearly driven him mad.
Fortunately, his comprehension was quite good. With the help of the Hell Armor—the anchoring object formed by the Mother of Hell—and the dual blessings of his talent, 【Paid Annual Leave】, he had successfully comprehended the Corruption Dao principles and quickly elevated them to the Unique-tier.
Otherwise, if he had stayed in seclusion for a few more years, his mental state probably would have reverted to how it was when he was working in his past life.
No, he couldn't force it like this in the future. He had worked so hard this time only to repay Li Taiji for his help. From now on, his comprehension would be left to fate.
In any case, with the Hell Armor in hand, no one in the myriad worlds would dare to oppose him.
Anyone who dared to try could look at what happened to that Dragon Emperor and the blood-crimson Qilin as a reference.
Now that he was the number one in the myriad worlds, couldn't he finally enjoy himself?
Furthermore, through this seclusion to comprehend the Dao, Chen Xu felt a resonance with Dao Lords like Li Taiji for the first time.
Dao principles were the fundamental logic of the world, which meant they were absolutely rational and objective.
Comprehending Dao principles was an extremely dry and tedious process.
During this process, the character and thinking logic of the practitioner would be subtly and imperceptibly influenced.
Although this change would increase the speed of Dao comprehension to some extent, over a long period, it would gradually erode one's spirituality.
The goal was to comprehend and control the Dao principles, not to become a Dao principle and dissolve into them.
Therefore, it was best to rest every once in a while to reclaim one's spirituality.
And the best way to reclaim one's spirituality was naturally to find things one enjoyed to serve as anchors, or rather, restore points, to reset that spirituality.
For the various Dao Lords, these were the amusements that outsiders found extremely bizarre and unfitting of their realm and status.
For instance, the sect tournaments of the Martial Dao Lords, the various research projects of the Great Sage, or the grand gatherings of the Immortal Realm.
Perhaps Chen Xu also needed to find his own anchor to make future Dao comprehensions easier.
But before that, he had to check his new talent first.
Indeed, after the Corruption Dao principles reached the Unique-tier—which meant he had mastered them—the 【007】 talent went to work once again, bringing him a brand-new talent.
【The talent 【007】 has discovered the 【Path of Corruption】. Through internal referral by the 【Undead Dao】, it has directly obtained exemption from examinations. The 【Path of Corruption】 has successfully joined the company, obtaining a new talent: 【Drinking Companion Holy Body】.】
【Talent: Drinking Companion Holy Body】
【The Corruption Dao principles have transformed your body, reshaping it into the extremely rare Drinking Companion Holy Body.
In your normal state, your physical constitution is at the very peak of the myriad worlds, comparable to a true dragon.
When drinking alcohol, your physical constitution doubles, and you are immune to all side effects of drinking.
When slightly tipsy, your physical constitution doubles, your soul strength doubles, and you are immune to all side effects of drinking.
When heavily drunk, your physical constitution doubles, your soul strength doubles, your speed of Dao principle comprehension doubles, the side effects of Dao principle assimilation are slightly reduced, and you are immune to all side effects of drinking.
When completely wasted, your physical constitution doubles, your soul strength doubles, your speed of Dao principle comprehension doubles, the side effects of Dao principle assimilation are significantly reduced, and you are immune to all side effects of drinking.
When you exit the completely wasted state, the cooldown of 【Paid Annual Leave】 will be reset. No need to express your gratitude—this is a reward from leadership for your loyalty.
PS: A friendly reminder from the 【007】 talent: "Alcohol" is a concept. Grain brew can be alcohol, happy water can be alcohol, and necrotic aura can also be alcohol.
(Those who can drink two ounces but drink five, such comrades I admire. Those who can drink five ounces but drink a pint, such comrades I trust. Everyone has been busy for a year, it hasn't been easy, so drink!
Hey, hey, hey! Young comrade, what are you doing? Why are you jumping on the table? Why are you taking off your pants? Oh my god! Stop peeing, stop peeing, you're getting it all over my Rolls-Royce!)】
Well, regarding this new talent, Chen Xu had only one thing to say.
The 【007】 talent is great; no further explanation is needed.
It was perfect. He would have Li Taiji set up a grand feast, drink his fill, and not return until he was thoroughly drunk.
Then, he would test just how much the completely wasted state would boost his Dao comprehension.
After soaking for a while, Chen Xu stood up. With a surge of mental strength, he shook off all the water droplets on his body. He quickly dressed, took a step forward, and arrived at the new Land of the Undead, right on the back of the floating city, Guixu.
“Guixu, let's go. Target: the Universe Daoist Academy.”
“Yes, my Lord. Coordinates for the Universe Daoist Academy have been entered. Spatial coordinates locked. Commencing spatial transition. Transition subject: the new Land of the Undead. Estimated energy consumption: 10 Necro-Sun Crystals. Initiating transition in 10, 9...”
“Alright, there are no outsiders here, so you don't need to count down to show off. Just jump directly.”
“Yes. Initiating transition!”
Rate on N.U.
