Cultivating Through The Game-Chapter 501 - 293: The Method to Reach the Void

Buzz~ Lu Yu’s figure appeared at the edge of the 500th floor of the Tongtian Tower.

The 500th floor, green grass abounds, the sky is a clear blue, and the air is filled with the fragrance of fresh grass.

"Looks like the opponent on this floor isn’t a demon." Lu Yu thought as he looked at the scenery of the 500th floor.

He rose into the air, transforming into a streak of red light flying towards the center of the Tongtian Tower. The teleportation pillar on this floor was located in the middle of a forest. Lu Yu flew over the forest, directly heading for the teleportation pillar.

Suddenly, his body stopped, and he turned his head to look at an ancient tree in the forest that shaded the sky for ten thousand years. He felt a unique aura emanating from the tree.

Lu Yu’s perception spread like water flowing, covering the entire layer, and the entire 500th floor was within his perceptual range. He could easily detect the power fluctuations appearing everywhere.

But the perception indicated that there was only him on this floor, and the only source of power fluctuation was that ancient tree.

"Is that tree the BOSS of this floor?" Lu Yu thought. He wanted to see the differences between the opponents above the 500th floor and those below, so without much thought, he flew towards the ancient tree.

The crown of the ancient tree swayed gently, seeming to welcome Lu Yu’s arrival. A wrinkled, elderly face slowly emerged on the giant trunk. It spoke, "Welcome to the Ancient Tree Forest. You may exchange knowledge with me for what you need."

"Hmm? Not a combat-type BOSS." Lu Yu curiously landed under the ancient tree. Upon approaching, Lu Yu could sense the vast power contained within the ancient tree.

Due to the ancient tree’s colossal size, its power was also tremendous, dozens, even up to a hundred times that of Lu Yu’s total power.

If it really came to a fight, it was hard to say who would win or lose. After all, the ancient tree might be large but didn’t seem adept at combat.

"What can I gain?" Lu Yu looked at the ancient tree and asked.

"The knowledge accumulated in my mind over tens of thousands of years and my collections, of course, the knowledge you provide must also be of value, and the value is judged by me," the ancient tree said.

"Knowledge unknown to me is of the highest value, whereas knowledge I already know holds no value," the ancient tree explained its evaluation criteria to Lu Yu.

Upon hearing this, Lu Yu’s mind was slightly moved. The ancient tree claimed to have lived for tens of thousands of years, and it exchanged knowledge with the disciples of the Divine Weapon Pavilion inside the Tongtian Tower, so its knowledge system must be incredibly vast.

Simply relying on his own understanding, it was unlikely he could offer knowledge beyond the ancient tree’s scope unless it was knowledge absent in this world, such as knowledge from Earth.

He looked up at the ancient tree and asked, "Do you know how to go to the stars, or the void?"

The ancient tree looked at Lu Yu and said, "I know, but following the principle of equivalent exchange, you’ll also need to provide me with equivalent knowledge to obtain the method to reach the void from me."

"I’ll remind you, most people in the past used recent events and information to exchange for what they want. If it’s just this kind of knowledge, it will be impossible to obtain the method to reach the void."

"I believe knowledge from another civilization definitely has that value," Lu Yu said, full of confidence.

"Another civilization?" The ancient tree couldn’t help but show interest, asking, "Is a civilization a kingdom? In the Divine Martial World, the kingdoms unknown to me over tens of thousands of years can be counted on one hand. Have you seen those mysterious kingdoms?"

"A civilization isn’t just a kingdom; it’s another world, a completely different world," Lu Yu said.

The ancient tree, which had always squinted its eyes, suddenly opened them wide with great interest. "Knowledge from another world..."

It looked at Lu Yu’s expression, which didn’t seem to be lying, and said, "If you truly can provide knowledge from another world, I will tell you the method to reach the void."

Lu Yu grinned and said, "The other world I know is one that revolves around ’electricity.’ In that world, ’electricity’ can accomplish anything, allowing ordinary people to transmit sound over great distances, light up the night, and create virtual worlds..."

He generally described the function of electricity and then explained the process of generating electricity and some basic knowledge of electricity that a high school student would know, telling it to the ancient tree.

After hearing it, the ancient tree’s face showed slight disbelief. It also knew of the existence of electricity; lightning was always something demons feared most.

It couldn’t imagine that the world-destroying lightning could be used by ordinary people to accomplish things difficult even for a Martial Cultivator, and it was skeptical that the knowledge was just concocted by Lu Yu.

Terms like current, voltage, Faraday, electric lamp... it had never heard of them and couldn’t comprehend them at all.

Seeing the doubt on the ancient tree’s face, Lu Yu took a piece of red copper from his backpack. Using the Celestial Falling Bright Flame, he melted the red copper to form a thin copper wire, then took out some profound iron to create the frame of a generator...

In no time, a simple generator was constructed, with hundreds of turns wrapped around a rotor on an iron frame, flanked by natural magnets, and a filament made from high-temperature-resistant metal.

Lu Yu also used a hollowed-out transparent crystal to cover the filament. He placed the manufactured generator and bulb in front of the ancient tree.

"What is this?" the ancient tree asked, looking at the strange device Lu Yu had made with curiosity.

"This is the generator and electric lamp I mentioned," Lu Yu said. After speaking, he slowly turned the generator’s handle, and the bulb gradually lit up.

As Lu Yu turned it faster, the bulb glowed brighter, and so did the ancient tree’s eyes.

"This... this... this is truly unbelievable. I didn’t sense any power fluctuations. How is it lighting up?" the ancient tree eagerly asked.

"This is ’electricity,’" Lu Yu explained.

"Electricity... this is electricity," the ancient tree muttered, sensing the generator and the light bulb, carefully perceiving the internal current. It really could sense the faint electricity.

This was not quite the same as the lightning it remembered; too weak, too faint, so faint that if not carefully perceived, one would hardly realize it shared the same origin as lightning.

"Truly a magical thing, could you give this to me?" the ancient tree asked Lu Yu.

Lu Yu gestured with his hand, indicating it could take it directly. The ancient tree cautiously controlled its power to store the generator and the bulb within its vast canopy.

A verdant leaf fell, and Lu Yu caught it with his hand. The ancient tree looked at the leaf and said, "The method you seek to reach the void is within, but let me remind you, the void is dangerous. With your current strength, it’s hard to survive there."

"Thank you for the warning," Lu Yu responded, probing the leaf with his spiritual power to obtain the knowledge within.

"These are the two methods I know. There might be other ways, but I’m not sure if they are true or effective," the ancient tree said after seeing Lu Yu had gained the knowledge from the leaf.

"Hmm, two methods are enough," Lu Yu said.

There are two methods to reach the void. One is to fly beyond the storm layer and tear open a space rift with one’s own tremendous strength to enter the void.

The other is to enter the void through the external battlefield, where certain areas have channels connecting to the void, allowing passage to the void.

Moreover, the ancient tree’s knowledge informed Lu Yu of the differences between the void and the starry sky. Many dangerous creatures, even powerful unknown entities from the beginning of time, reside in the void.

The starry sky is a vast space, with great distances between life forms, making it challenging to find another life-filled planet even with the ability to tear space.

The void is like a special part of the starry sky, akin to the internet versus reality; no matter where in the starry sky, one can reach the void by tearing space.

From the vast expanse of space, one enters a place where various life forms gather.

There’s another theory that suggests the world has a multi-layer spatial structure, with one layer encasing another. The starry sky is the outermost layer, and the void is another layer enclosed within the space of the starry sky.

This relates to the core of space, which Lu Yu has not reached the level to understand fully.

In simple terms, if Lu Yu wants to access the void currently, he must enter the external battlefield, then through the channels connecting to the void, find the ninth fire jade in the void.

The method of tearing space to enter the void is too far off for Lu Yu.

Currently, even cultivators in the Core Formation Realm may not possess the ability to tear space, and whether those in the Nascent Soul Realm have this ability is also unknown to Lu Yu, given the vast difference.

After learning the ways to the void from the ancient tree, Lu Yu exited the Tongtian Tower.

Although he hadn’t figured out the strength gap between the monsters above and below the 500th floor, his purpose for visiting the Tongtian Tower was fulfilled, along with unexpected gains.

If Lu Yu was willing to spend time in the Proclamation Pavilion searching, he might find a way to the void, but he lacked the time for that.

Understanding the external battlefield alone had taken most of his time, leaving no room to search for void-related information.

Also, from what the ancient tree shared, the void is far more dangerous than the external battlefield, likely found on the fifth or sixth floor of the Proclamation Pavilion.

A Qi Sea Realm entering the fifth or sixth floor would be too conspicuous.

A Qi Sea Realm on the fourth floor isn’t unusual, though rare, as some are direct disciples of some elders granted additional permissions.

As Lu Yu exited the Divine Weapon Pavilion Secret Realm and returned to Beifeng City, he unexpectedly found dawn approaching.

Lu Yu mused internally, surprised at how quickly an afternoon and evening had passed.

Dong dong dong~ In the morning, in the center of Beifeng City’s largest marketplace, a huge beast skin drum was struck, and many people gathered early, brimming with excitement. Most were young martial cultivators, but there were also ordinary people on the market’s edges.

Despite the recent demonic calamity, today’s competition revitalized and enlivened the entire Beifeng City.

Every participating martial cultivator felt excited, their blood boiling, seeing it as a chance to rise to the top.

Everyone speculated who the top three to secure positions would be.

The martial cultivators had their own circles, and everyone knew those with strong abilities and high talents, so the guesses were mainly about those few well-known individuals possessing both strength and talent.

"The Beifeng City Talent Selection Competition is now officially starting, participants please line up according to the ground markings to draw lots." The assistants from the City Lord’s Mansion bustled on the field. 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

Su Peng, Zhang Jingyang, and Lu Jingfeng sat on the high platform of the arena, eating and observing the bustling crowd below.

Lu Yu ascended the platform, and the guards didn’t stop him, as they knew Lu Yu’s unusual relationship with the two emissaries from Celestial Wind Academy.

Noticing Lu Yu’s approach, those serving the few hurried to fetch a chair but hesitated on where to place it.

Given Lu Yu’s friendship with Su Peng and Zhang Jingyang, it seemed he should sit beside them, but wouldn’t that imply he was on the same level as Lu Jingfeng?