Above The Sky
Chapter 1089: 148 Collaborators (4000)

Chapter 1089: Chapter 148 Collaborators (4000)

“Pioneer… Is that your codename?”

Master Glarvie whispered to himself: “Just as the name implies.”

After a brief moment of surprise, he was no longer astonished that Ian could see through his thoughts–the Terra Continent was full of extraordinary talents, and if Ian had similar ideas, he could indeed perceive part of the plans in his mind.

Indeed. The simple research related to Familiarization was only a part of Glarvie’s plan, but it was the core part.

The other supplementary enhancement surgeries, genetic modifications, and complementary inheritance were just derivatives generated around this core.

That’s why he was so surprised. A scholar like Ian could not possibly be self-taught; there must be a renowned teacher guiding him… Especially with the familiarity the other displayed with superhuman structures, it was enough to prove there was a vast inheritance and research team behind Ian!

But he never considered that Ian had an Ancient Dragon Core within his body, which gave him unique insights into the structure of the Fifth Energy Level sublimation organ.

As for Master Glarvie, Ian felt quite contemplative.

“The Terra Continent is full of talents who, like me, want to fundamentally improve the Sublimation Path. There are indeed quite a number of scholars, but their research direction is constrained by knowledge and the times, thus inclined toward ‘top-down reform.'”

“Whether it’s Teacher Hiliard, Inega II, or Crown Prince Carlos, Master Glarvie, their essence is all about reforming from top to bottom. Domain of Extremes, various technologies and policies, Divine Force conduction and Familiarization follow similar lines: initiated by the strong, implemented by the strong, promoted by the strong, while ordinary people can only accept it.”

This thinking isn’t surprising; rather, it’s very normal on Terra.

Ian’s Arcane Pathway is also hard to escape this framework. After all, without a Fifth Energy Level, if he wants to promote it, it’s exceedingly difficult.

Even in the Domain of Extremes, there’s one requirement: ‘genius’… Without being of Ian’s or Teacher Hiliard’s caliber, they’ll simply never find what they’re missing.

The vast majority of people are quite forgiving of themselves and feel good, thinking they are always the victorious and advantageous side, regardless of any standpoint problems.

But with such a mindset, it’s impossible to find the Domain of Extremes, and even without it, a cultivator’s perception must be exceptionally keen.

But the problem is… the Arcane Pathway can be cultivated spontaneously by the public and allows multiple ‘top-level powerhouses’ to emerge.

Whether it’s Familiarization or Crown Prince Carlos’s Divine Force Pathway, it all requires a ‘Deity’ as the core plan.

Furthermore, cultivators can hardly surpass the original Creators, the so-called ‘Deity.’

The Arcane Pathway has potential where anyone could reach the Fifth Energy Level, which is higher than those pathways.

“It’s no wonder the Spirit Disaster Path came so quickly during the Era of the Gods… There truly are bunches of people on Terra researching deity-related technology.”

With considerable reflection in his heart, besides that, Ian indeed has an additional understanding and concern for the ‘Lifeladder Tree.’

“The Unyielding Fortress… and the Imperial Capital have some connections with it.”

Upon seeing the Heavenly Ladder Life Tree Fragment, Ian’s heart moved slightly, prompting him to act and eliminate the assassins from the Three Kingdoms.

This group fighting to the death is fine, but don’t damage that box!

Ian, on his first trip to the Imperial Capital, had seen countless biological veins resembling sponges or roots within the city walls.

The Imperial Capital is a living organism, or rather, its foundation is a huge biological fortress—Silver Chip and Foresight View both suggest this, and now it seems, the foundation should be a super plant akin to the Lifeladder Tree.

And maybe the Lifeladder Tree is the super life being suppressed under the Quinor Plains by the Imperial Capital, and over thousands of years of sealing, it gradually absorbed part of the Lifeladder Tree’s power and origin structure.

When Hiliard and Inega II created The Unyielding Fortress, they absolutely borrowed part of the Imperial Capital’s overall structure, and thus brought a bit of the Lifeladder Tree’s strength, which is why Ian finds it familiar.

“In any case.”

Shaking his head slightly, Ian raised his hand to show Master Glarvie the Solitary Silver Box in his hand: “Its fragment, I’m taking it. Consider it the fee for saving your life, and to be honest, it’s very useful to me too.”

“Oh, you’re really not planning on killing me?”

Master Glarvie raised an eyebrow, surprised as he lifted his head: “And you even blatantly want to take my most precious research materials… I suppose you can tell, I don’t have much longer to live, yet I’m treating this item as a treasure… Aren’t you afraid that if you let me return, I’ll reveal your true strength and hidden identity to the public?”

“Ian, you have a whole heap of secrets behind you too.”

“The fact that you’re saying this means you won’t do it. Besides, I never said I wouldn’t let you use it. If you want to use the Life Tree Shard for research in the future, we can research together.”

Ian waved his hand; while believing one hundred percent in Spirit Energy isn’t wise, Master Glarvie has been green in Foresight View since earlier—once Ian pointed out his true intent, this uncovered old researcher instead quickly developed a camaraderie and deep recognition toward Ian.

Though unaware of Master Glarvie’s experience as a Canaan Moore spy who got double-crossed by them—if he knew, he might dispel much suspicion within him.