Chapter 829: Searching for Treasures in Chaos

It took 120 years for all 100 avatars to merge completely, allowing Su Che’s cultivation level to rise smoothly to the middle stage of Da Luo Jin Xian. With the combination of avatars, Emperor Yuan Fruit, and the Time Wheel, his cultivation speed had reached an extreme level. As long as his spiritual core remained strong enough, he could advance to the later stage of Da Luo Jin Xian in 300 years. It was estimated that another 500 years would be needed to reach the rank of First-Class Heavenly Emperor.

Su Che’s original body no longer cultivated immortal energy; instead, it would simply consume an Emperor Yuan Fruit at regular intervals to allow its natural growth, focusing all its energy on strengthening the spiritual core. Of course, the best place to do this was in this vast expanse of the chaotic realm before him.

During this time, Xiao Luo Tian always guarded him from the sides, never disturbing Su Che. Only when Su Che asked questions would he share all his knowledge and experiences without reservation, even teaching him various techniques and methods for controlling power through mental communication. As a result of more interactions, Su Che’s evaluation of him continued to rise. If there were no ulterior motives in exploring for treasures, Su Che was more than willing to share half of what he found, rather than dividing it 50-50 or 70-30.

Perhaps because he already possessed the Immortal Prison, Su Che wasn’t as eager for other treasures as others—having the best was sufficient; without them, it didn’t matter. For now, personal cultivation strength was what truly mattered.

After several decades, Su Che’s cultivation at the middle stage of Da Luo Jin Xian became fully stable, and he decided it was time to set off. Searching an area spanning 10 billion li wasn’t a huge task, but Su Che was worried that if he got lost in the chaos and could no longer find his “home,” what would he do?

Upon hearing this concern, Xiao Luo Tian immediately summoned the lighthouse magic artifact and said to Su Che, “This is a special artifact with only one function: determining direction in chaos. Your cultivation level also allows you to use it.”

The artifact was handed to Su Che, along with clear instructions on how to use it. Now, Su Che could set off.

Xiao Luo Tian gave one final reminder, “10 billion li is neither very large nor very small. It’s best if you return every hundred years. I’ll be waiting here. If you have any questions, we can communicate regularly.”

Su Che nodded in agreement. He knew full well that he had spent countless years in the chaotic realm, making him the foremost expert in this area in the entire universe.

Following the direction indicated by Xiao Luotian, Su Che floated forward for a few thousand miles before suddenly slowing down.
“This is the ultimate limit controlled by the Heavenly Dao.”
Su Che also felt a bit nervous: “I don’t even know if the Heavenly Dao allows me to go out now. After all, everything is just speculation and assumption; I’ve never had direct communication with the Heavenly Dao.”
Lao He added, “Speaking of this, I’ve always been curious—what exactly is the Heavenly Dao? A person? Some kind of powerful being? Or is it just an intangible rule of the universe, without any physical form?”
Su Che shook his head inwardly; he couldn’t come up with a definite answer either. The Heavenly Dao of this vast universe world seemed very different from that of his own Immortal Prison world—completely distinct.
The Heavenly Dao of the Immortal Prison world, in essence, was himself—his thoughts, his will, and the rules he had established.
So, who created this vast universe world? And whose thoughts and will does it represent?
Now wasn’t the time to ponder such things. Though nervous, Su Che wasn’t deterred. After slowing down, he continued to float forward with determination…
As he neared the final limit, Su Che spoke to himself, “Let’s just consider this as going out for some early experience. I won’t go far.”
This was both a statement to himself and to it.
Whoosh!
A strange sensation suddenly arose. Su Che completely broke free from the control of the Heavenly Dao and immediately felt some change within himself—something indescribable and hard to explain.
“All the great arts remain effective; they haven’t been taken away, nor have there been any obvious changes.”
Su Che sensed this silently and guessed, “But the power of these great arts must have changed to some extent. Some might have become stronger, while others might have weakened…”
Lao He said, “Actually, there’s nothing much to ponder. You’re the favorite of heaven, the most special one. The various abilities granted to you by the Heavenly Dao weren’t originally restricted or diminished, so there won’t be much change after you go out.”
“That’s likely,” Su Che nodded inwardly.
After emerging, Su Che placed that lighthouse magic artifact in place, hovering it at his “front door” as a fixed coordinate. Only then could he determine his location and properly calculate the search range and method.

One only needs to entrust a fragment of their primordial spirit within this magical artifact, and then they can maintain telepathic communication with it no matter the distance—trillions of miles away. Now, since the search needs to be conducted within just ten billion miles, it’s impossible to lose one’s way.

However, Su Che is naturally meticulous and wouldn’t rely solely on this method; he also has some simple tricks to mark his path.

Swish!

A “Chaos Fruit” was thrown out from the Immortal Prison and hovered not far from the lighthouse artifact.

The so-called Chaos Fruit is a new type of fruit created by the Tree of Fate using chaotic energy. It has no other uses aside from serving as a landmark at this stage.

Due to the energy contained within the Chaos Fruit, which is essentially the same as the chaotic energy in the outside world, it remains unchanged no matter how long it hangs there—neither rotting nor being assimilated, maintaining an extremely stable state.

Furthermore, once a pure soul is infused into each Chaos Fruit and enslaved, it becomes a soul servant of Su Che—fruit servants that lack the ability to move on their own.

By throwing out a fruit servant at regular intervals, and using the soul connection function, Su Che can not only determine his location but also have them act as sentinels to alert him of any threats.

If anyone else appears in this area, the scattered fruit servants will detect them and pass warnings to Su Che in a relay-like manner, just like beacon towers in mortal kingdoms. This allows him to create both a route map and an alert network, so he can determine which areas have been searched and which haven’t, avoiding aimless wandering.

So, let’s start searching. Su Che is equally curious about this mysterious Chaos Realm, and he feels no resistance toward this treasure hunt.

It’s also a good opportunity to strengthen his primordial spirit. Within the chaotic realm, vision and divine perception are unreliable, so he can only rely on the power of his primordial spirit, which covers several hundred miles, to explore the surroundings.

However, the endurance of his primordial spirit is limited; after about half a minute, it must retreat to rest for a while, just like exercising by running—stopping to rest when too exhausted, then continuing once recharged.

Before each departure, he throws out a Chaos Fruit as a scout to ensure there are no dangers ahead before he flies over.

This isn’t out of cowardice. After all, even powerful beings like Xiao Luotian, who operate beyond the laws of heaven, have never explored the Chaos Realm. Who knows what fierce creatures might be roaming around?

Fierce creatures born from the Chaos Realm are at least at the level of Innate Demigods, and might even be stronger than the twelve ancient witches. If one encounters them, it would be… One must know that once outside, even the Laws of Heaven can no longer protect oneself—this is the greatest danger Su Che could imagine. Moving back and forth, he could only search an area of tens of thousands of miles in a day. His spiritual essence had limited strength; after walking for half an hour, he had to stop and rest for at least half an hour. There was no way to speed things up. “No wonder Xiao Luotian said to send me back every hundred years. I guess, if unlucky, it might take two or three thousand years to find the Chaos treasure he’s after.” Su Che thought to himself, “Not bad. It’s a good chance to refine my spiritual essence. If I stay here for a thousand years, I should be able to ascend to the realm of Immortal Emperor.” Inside the Immortal Prison, Su Che didn’t need to worry about the cultivation of his clones—they were already regulated. Every dozen or so years, the previous clone was sealed, and a new one was created. Once a hundred clones were gathered and the strength of his spiritual essence met the requirements for advancement, he could merge them and ascend smoothly… Lao He replied, “With your current cultivation at the mid-stage of Great Luo Golden Immortal, you can easily match a Ninth Heaven Immortal Emperor. So, if you ascend to Immortal Emperor and gain a hundredfold enhancement, along with the ability to predict fortune and misfortune and the protection of the Laws of Heaven, could you confront a being at the level of Immortal Lord?” “Who knows?” Su Che shook his head. “We have no idea how strong an Immortal Lord really is. Making random guesses like this is rather arrogant.” Lao He laughed heartily. Just as he was about to say something, the spiritual essence Su Che had sent out detected something. Within the Chaos, there was no sky above, no earth below—everything was empty. Apart from the omnipresent Chaos energy, it was hard to find anything tangible. If such a thing was found, it meant a treasure had been discovered. Within the range covered by his spiritual essence, the distance couldn’t exceed a few hundred miles, so he quickly flew over. At a distance of less than ten zhang, it was clearly visible to the naked eye: a small, dark object, less than a foot tall, resembling a black stone with a peculiar shape. “Does this shape resemble a three-legged furnace pot?” Su Che wondered. “It’s not just similar—it’s exactly that!” Lao He replied. “But obviously, it’s still in its infancy. Its overall shape isn’t fully formed yet. It looks rather rough, like a crudely carved stone sculpture.”

“It’s not bad; we’ve already reaped benefits on the second day,” Su Che smiled. “This can be considered the first treasure we’ve discovered in the chaos. Even if it’s only in its infancy, it surely has considerable value. Using it as an embryo to forge a Cauldron of the Chaos Spirit Treasure level should not be a problem.”
“Of course!” Lao He replied. “Since we’ve found it, we can’t let it slip away. It’s the first one—we’re just fated to find it.”
A treasure in its nascent stage might take billions of years to fully develop into a true innate magical artifact in the chaos. However, if it falls into the hands of a cultivator, who can use it as an embryo and combine it with other top-tier materials, it can mature earlier and gain power.