Chapter 1595: Will Sacred Artifact and Yellow Springs Treasury!

Chapter 1595: The Willful Sacred Artifact and the Repository of the Afterlife!

"Good!"

Zhou Zhan nodded.

He had been waiting for this moment ever since.

The Will of the Afterlife said nothing more.

With a mere thought, he saw two objects appear before him.

Precisely the Yellow Spring Imperial Sword and the Yellow Spring Stone Tablet used to open the gate earlier!

"The effect of the Yellow Spring Imperial Sword—you should already be familiar with it."

"As for the effect of the Yellow Spring Stone Tablet…"

"It essentially serves primarily as the vessel for my lineage's inheritance."

"In the days to come, you shall be the lord of the Yellow Springs Realm. These two sacred artifacts of will shall be entrusted to you for now."

The Will of the Yellow Springs spoke.

With those words, the two sacred artifacts of will soared toward Zhou Zhan, swiftly arriving before him.

Having already examined the attributes of the Imperial Sword of the Yellow Springs, Zhou Zhan directed his gaze straight toward the Tablets of the Yellow Springs.

As it turned out, these Tablets of the Yellow Springs served primarily as the vessel for the inheritance of the Will of the Yellow Springs.

No wonder he had never heard of any effects attributed to the Tablets of the Yellow Springs.

So Zhou Zhan mused, casting his eyes over the artifact.

The information of the sacred relic manifested before him.

Artifact Name: Tablets of the Yellow Springs

Artifact Rank: High Tier · Sacred Artifact of Will

[The Sacred Artifact Will 1 - Yellow Springs Power: The Yellow Springs stone contains a portion of the Yellow Springs Will's power, capable of countering the vast majority of Supreme Wills and those below Supreme Will level. However, this power diminishes with each use, eventually being completely depleted.]

[The Sacred Artifact Will 2 - Yellow Springs Will Inheritance: Within the Yellow Springs stone lies the inheritance of the Yellow Springs Will. Only those recognized and approved by the Yellow Springs Will shall inherit this lineage and embark upon the path to Supreme Willhood!] (Beings not acknowledged by the Yellow Springs Will will be unable to see this Will technique information.)

[The Sacred Artifact Will 3 - Yellow Springs Heart: The Yellow Springs stone is the primordial treasure of the Yellow Springs Domain. Beings possessing it gain a significant boost in comprehension when practicing the Yellow Springs laws and will paths, making it easier to generate breakthrough insights and shatter cultivation bottlenecks, thus ascending to higher realms.]

[The Sacred Artifact Will 4 - Yellow Springs Water Refinement: When the Yellow Springs stone is immersed in Yellow Springs water, it absorbs the power of that water. The possessor may harness this force to refine their will, greatly enhancing the efficiency of willpower cultivation, potentially elevating their willpower to the upper tier of Supreme Will level!]

[The Sacred Artifact Will 5 - Yellow Springs Key (Lower): The Yellow Springs Imperial Sword and the Yellow Springs stone are the two keys to unlocking the inheritance of the Yellow Springs Will. Possessing them grants the bearer the opportunity to one day open the sacred grounds of the Yellow Springs Will and claim all its legacy.]

[Note: Requires Will Recognition.]

...

Zhou Zhan's eyes sparkled.

The greatest function of this Yellow Springs stone, naturally, lies in its internal inheritance of the Yellow Springs Will!

But he hadn't anticipated that this artifact of willpower—just like the "Book of the Heart"—was also a cultivation-augmenting sacred artifact at the level of willpower mastery!

And the "Classic of the Heart's Sacred Instrument" is merely a lower-tier will artifact!

This Yellow Springs stone slab, however, is a genuine upper-tier will artifact!

The difference between them is immense!

A single Yellow Springs stone slab is entirely superior to ten "Classics of the Heart's Sacred Instrument"!

This is the vast chasm between lower and upper tiers—just as the power gap between a lower-tier Supreme Will cultivator and an upper-tier Supreme Will cultivator is staggering!

Moreover, the effect of the Yellow Springs Heart embedded within this stone slab proves to be exceedingly useful.

Though His own path has already been determined, and He will not tread upon the path of Yellow Springs Will, utilizing this effect to assist in comprehending the lineage of Yellow Springs Will—serving as a reference for His future journey—is indeed a brilliant strategy.

With this effect of the Yellow Springs Heart, His understanding of the Yellow Springs Will lineage will accelerate his ascent to the Supreme Will realm, and even within that realm, his cultivation pace will be significantly enhanced—progressing steadily until he reaches the upper tier of Supreme Will cultivation, at which point the effect of the Yellow Springs Heart may finally lose its value.

But by that time, one could easily pass it on to one's subordinates and still derive immense benefit.

Finally.

And what Zhou Zhan valued most—second only to the effect of lineage transmission—the Yellow Springs Power!

With this Yellow Springs Power, my techniques at the Supreme Will Realm now have one more powerful addition.

Even should I face a Supreme Will Realm master of higher rank in the future, I won't have to hesitate or feel constrained.

Though it has a limited number of uses.

That doesn't matter.

What matters is that it's useful.

If it's gone, then it has proven useful to me.

If I've never used it at all, Zhou Zhan might even feel a touch of regret.

"Thank you, Grand Will of Huangquan, for bestowing this inheritance upon me!"

Zhou Zhan first spoke these words with deep reverence to the ethereal image of the Grand Will, and then, with profound respect, took the two Sacred Instruments of Will into his possession.

He felt a quiet sense of reflection.

Previously, relying on his master talents—such as 100% drop rate, Master of Loot, and Emperor of Fate—his supply of weapons and gear had never been lacking. He had always lived self-sufficiently.

But now, at this level, the products of master talents were no longer keeping pace with his growth. Instead, he found himself compelled to seek out treasures from beyond.

For example, the Huangquan Emperor's Sword and the Huangquan Stone Tablet.

Yet Zhou Zhan did not feel regret.

First and foremost, he already possessed the subsequent inheritance of the Supreme Holy Body.

Once he cultivated the Supreme Holy Body to the level of Supreme Will, he would be able to produce Sacred Instruments of Will endlessly.

It would never run out!

By the time it came, handing one set of Will Immortal Weapons to every supreme willful master across the highest, boundless cosmos would be no issue at all.

Moreover, He couldn’t possibly slow down his own growth just to acquire weapons.

Wouldn’t that be abandoning the root for the branch?

This current situation, though somewhat disappointing, was actually exactly what He had intended.

He didn’t dwell on it further.

For at that moment, the Yellow Springs Will spoke again.

"Normally, you should first lead your subordinates to completely expel the Delusion Clan from the Yellow Springs Realm before I hand over my lineage to you."

"But since you are the heir of the Supreme Will, then… well, that’s settled."

The Yellow Springs Will chuckled lightly.

This decree was established right at the moment of His recent fall.

At that time, He was consumed by hatred toward the faction of delusion, and burdened with guilt over having failed the expectations of the Supreme Will. Thus, He decreed that anyone wishing to inherit His legacy must first expel the faction of delusion from the Afterlife before gaining access to His teachings.

But now, having seen through so much and released so much, and given that Zhou Zhan himself is a descendant of the Supreme Will, possessing boundless potential, He simply chose to remove these restrictions altogether.

It was a way to atone for the guilt he carried toward the Supreme Will.

Ah, so that's why it.

Zhou Zhan thought to himself.

That is why He had not yet expelled the enemies of the faction of delusion from the Afterlife, and the Afterlife Will had already bestowed this inheritance upon him.

He felt a deep joy.

To inherit the teachings of a top-tier, Supreme Will-level being without having to expend much effort—this was undoubtedly a blessing.

If He were now required to expel the enemies of the faction of delusion from the Afterlife Realm, it would truly be a daunting task.

After all, within the Delusory Clan of the Underworld Realm, there now existed more than a single entity of supreme will.

Though He currently possessed certain means of the supreme will, He had not yet reached the point of utterly crushing them.

Only when He attained the level of the quasi-supreme will.

Perhaps only then could He lead His subordinates to completely banish them, restoring a pure land to the Underworld.

For now, it remained far beyond His reach.

"Aside from my inheritance and sacred artifacts, here lies some of my legacy as well."

"Henceforth, you are the Lord of the Underworld Realm, though the title rings somewhat hollow for now, you should still take all of these."

"I hope that you will achieve a breakthrough soon, attain the realm of supreme will, expel these otherworldly enemies at an early date, and become the true Lord of the Underworld Realm."

The Will of the Underworld said.

"Yes, Your Crownship!"

"The junior will surely eradicate the faction of Delusion entirely within this realm of the Yellow Springs!"

Zhou Zhan spoke with respectful solemnity.

Upon hearing this, the Will of the Yellow Springs fell silent.

It had only ever intended for this heir—this successor to the Supreme Will—to one day drive the Delusion faction out.

Yet, this one now envisioned the complete annihilation of the Delusion faction within this very realm beneath his feet.

The Will of the Yellow Springs felt a quiet pang of admiration.

Indeed, how could this not be the chosen successor of the Supreme Will?

With potential, strength, resolve, and ambition!

Such a successor—how could the Supreme Will not be utterly satisfied?

Even the Will of the Yellow Springs now felt a flicker of envy—why had it not, in its lifetime, possessed such a worthy heir?

If such an heir had existed, perhaps I would not have met my sudden end amidst the ambush of the Delusional Clan. Or maybe, even if I had perished, the Yellow Afterlife Domain would have been sustained by a successor, preventing the chaotic state we find ourselves in today...

The more He thought, the more it dissolved into a single sigh within his heart.

Then, swiftly discarding these useless emotions and lamentations, He continued: "These are my inheritance."

"There are some items within that may prove useful to you."

"May they aid you in the future."

And then—

A dim yellow treasure vault materialized out of nowhere.

The vault was immense, so vast that describing it as "towering" would be utterly inadequate.

Before it stood a majestic, imposing yellow gate, carved with four ancient characters:

[Yellow Afterlife Vault]

Zhou Zhan flew forward with curiosity, reaching out to touch the great gate of this treasure vault.

In the next instant.

His will was drawn into it.

...

Inside the Yellow Springs Treasure Vault.

Zhou Zhan stared at the scene before him, speechless.

Before him lay an endless expanse of stars.

Within this vast cosmos, countless planets existed, each one overflowing with dense accumulations of treasures.

From legendary artifacts to relics of the Supreme Will Realm!

Defensive items, offensive weapons, healing medicines, curse-breaking tools, pharmaceuticals, construction materials, blueprints, puppets, spacecrafts, spiritual seals, inheritances, divine artifacts, celestial relics...

Precious artifacts, even the supreme and ultimate treasures—every single one is present!

How vast is Zhou Zhan's perception?

Yet even with such formidable senses, he could not in any short time determine the exact number of these treasures!

He only knew—

Before this vault,

His own first treasure vault, which he had once held in such high regard, now stood in complete inferiority!

Though the number of divine artifacts here was less than in his own first vault,

The count of all other treasures—beyond the artifacts—was ten times greater, or even more!

Unbelievable!

Absolutely, utterly unbelievable!

Zhou Zhan was profoundly shaken in his heart.

It was his very first time encountering the sheer heritage of a being at the Supreme Will Realm.

With this single contact, he realized he had previously underestimated the wealth-gathering capabilities of Supreme Will Realm experts.

Especially the wealth-gathering capabilities of a high-tier Supreme Will Realm expert like the Yellow Springs Will!

It was no exaggeration to say.

Excluding the divine artifacts he himself possessed, the treasures before his eyes could establish at least one hundred Scorching Sun Divine Kingdoms (excluding divine artifacts)!

"Are you so shaken?"

The Yellow Springs Will chuckled softly, "What I have is considered meager."

"I do not fond of venturing out; in all my life, I have only gone out twice, plundering two foreign grand universes that lacked the protection of a Will Transcendence Realm expert."

"That period was the pinnacle of the wealth I accumulated."

"Regrettably, due to various reasons, I no longer wished to venture out and plunder other alien grand universes. From then on, my wealth flowed only outward, never inward, steadily diminishing until it dwindled to what you see before you now."

"What lies before your eyes does not even amount to one-hundredth of my wealth at its absolute peak."

The Will of the Yellow Springs smiled faintly.

"Consider those supreme-will realm powerhouses who frequently journey into the ultimate void grand universe, plundering those alien grand universes that lack the shelter of a will-detachment realm guardian."

"Their wealth exceeds mine tenfold, if not more!"

"As for those in the will-detachment realm..."

"The ultimate void grand universe is practically a treasury at their beck and call; barring treasures of the eternal-immortal realm, they can have whatever they desire."

Zhou Zhan's eyes lit up at these words.

So, supreme-will realm powerhouses would actually venture into the ultimate void grand universe to plunder other alien grand universes that lacked the protection of a will-detachment realm expert.

No wonder the wealth of the Will of the Yellow Springs was so staggering.

If one relies on plundering the wealth within the vast cosmos, it would take a universal wrath from heaven and earth to amass even a fraction of it.

But in the Ultimate Void Cosmos, it is entirely different.

The Ultimate Void Cosmos is truly boundless and infinite, teeming with endless riches.

Acquiring such wealth is as simple as picking up a handful of sand.

The Yellow Springs Will also noticed the curious glint in Zhou Zhan's eyes.

With a gentle smile, it said: "If you're interested, when you eventually ascend to the Supreme Will Realm, you may also go forth and plunder them—even take them over entirely."

"You are destined to follow the path of a Lord; eventually, you will have to take this step."

"Have no guilt or hesitation about it."

"The Ultimate Void Cosmos all operate this way."

"If you do not plunder them or seize their cosmos, when they grow strong, they will turn on you without cause."

"In the Ultimate Void Great Cosmos, only the mightiest of beings can survive."

"Even our Supreme Great Cosmos and the Crimson Great Cosmos—protected by the Supreme Will and the Crimson Sovereign, two titans of power—have still been invaded no fewer than thirty-one times throughout our cosmic history!"

"Without the Supreme Will and the Crimson Sovereign gradually establishing their reputations, making other Great Cosmoss fear to attack, our cosmos might have long since become a colony of another. There would have been no room for you to rise at all."

Yellow Springs Will advised solemnly.

The Celestial People Emperor, heir to the Supreme Will of the future, felt it necessary to share with him the truths of the Ultimate Void Great Cosmos in advance, lest he hold naive illusions about it.

"Understanding, Master Yellow Springs Will. Thank you for your wise guidance!"

Zhou Zhan nodded seriously.

In truth, he had already prepared himself mentally for such a scenario.

Otherwise, he would not have sent his duplicates ahead to other Sovereign Cosmoss, readying to plunder their sovereign resources.

Yet, Yellow Springs Will's advice was well-intentioned, and he naturally refrained from adding any unnecessary words.

The Yellow Springs Will gave a slight nod.

He had sensed that Zhou Zhan had truly listened.

At that very moment,

He saw a flicker of hesitation appear on Zhou Zhan's face.

The Yellow Springs Will smiled faintly and asked:

"Imperial Sovereign of the People, if there's anything you wish to say, just ask it plainly."

"We are, after all, like master and disciple—there's no need to be so formal."