Xianyuan City, City Lord's Residence, beside the soul pool, Lu Ye was communicating with Heaven's Augury. From a long time ago, he had realized that the Heaven's Augury of the Nine Provinces had its own consciousness, but at that time, he simply thought this consciousness was the Heaven and Earth's Will of the Nine Provinces. It wasn't until now that he realized there was some complex inside story. The Heaven's Augury is the Heaven and Earth's Will of the Nine Provinces, yet not entirely. It is the Artifact Spirit of the Heaven's Augury Compass, formed by merging a part of the Heaven and Earth's Will. It shoulders the heavy responsibility of protecting the Nine Provinces and the human race, silently shielding this domain for thousands of years, striving to reduce the presence of the Nine Provinces in the stellar space, preventing it from being noticed by the powerful of alien races. Just from this point, its contribution is immense. If not for its concealment, over these years, perhaps some powerful individual might have noticed the aura of the Nine Provinces, thereby bringing devastating harm to it. Moreover, when no one could detect it, it surely made more efforts. For instance, the Unparalleled Continent that was once saved. If it wasn't for the Nine Provinces Heaven's Augury sending Lu Ye and the others over, how would the cultivators of the Nine Provinces know about the Unparalleled Continent? It possesses the ability to protect the Nine Provinces and to monitor the nearby stellar space. It had long detected the position of the Unparalleled Continent and learned some circumstances there, sending Lu Ye and others over, using the Heaven's Augury Pillar to connect the two domains, rescuing the remnants of the human race on the Unparalleled Continent. For example, the Blood Refinement World... Decades or even hundreds of years ago, it used methods to send those seniors to the Blood Refinement World, making them thorns embedded in the Blood Refinement World, aiming to save the human race there. However, the distance between the two domains was really too far. Although it intended to rescue the human race in the Blood Refinement World, it was beyond reach and could only wait for an opportunity. Now, as the distance between the two domains is constantly narrowing, the opportunity is about to arrive. "If you seek me only for the matter of the Blood Refinement World, I can promise to do my utmost, but ultimately, this is a confrontation with another domain. I can't guarantee how many people can be gathered to go over, especially those in the Divine Sea Realm. Defending the Nine Provinces is their unshakable duty, since they are Nine Provinces cultivators, but to guard another domain, they may not be willing. Do you have any tangible benefits to offer them, something that can truly move them?" Lu Ye spoke up. Before perceiving the aura of the Blood Refinement World, Lu Ye considered how to recruit more helpers because he didn't know how many people Heaven's Augury could teleport over. But after perceiving the aura of the Blood Refinement World, he realized this worry was excessive as Heaven's Augury already monitored the Blood Refinement World's movements and knew the two domains were getting closer, so teleportation wasn't an issue. The remaining problem was how many would be willing to work for the human race of another domain, especially those in the Divine Sea Realm. They are the decisive factor in this battle. Without enough benefits, they wouldn't be easily moved. They're not like those in the Cloud River-True Lake, who won't miss any chance to gain battle merit. In a sense, the intentions of those in the Divine Sea Realm determine the actions of the entire Nine Provinces cultivators. "I have no special benefits to offer them, unless it has to be the path to the upper realm." Lu Ye raised an eyebrow: "Path to the upper realm?" "Each world has its foundation. The size of a world's foundation determines its level, and further determines the strength of the living beings within it. The ancient Nine Provinces had a massive foundation and high level, hence it could give birth to cultivators above the Divine Sea Realm. But during the migration, the Nine Provinces' foundation was greatly depleted, causing the world level to fall, so after that, no more cultivators above the Divine Sea Realm were born." Lu Ye had vaguely noticed this when observing the evolution of the Nine Provinces before, but Heaven's Augury's explanation made him understand more thoroughly. "After the migration, the Nine Provinces' world level only reached the True Lake Realm. In other words, the Nine Provinces cultivation world of that era could only produce True Lake Realm cultivators." Likewise, the Ten Thousand Beasts Domain, the Soaring Dragon World, and the Unparalleled Continent that Lu Ye once visited, all had world levels only at the Cloud River Realm. That's why they could only produce Cloud River Realm cultivators, due to the weak world foundation. Of course, the Soaring Dragon World once had the Divine Sea Realm, but later the world declined. The Unparalleled Continent also suffered the same fate, being reduced to just a fragment, leading to the loss of its world foundation. "After long years of accumulation, the Nine Provinces' foundation is recovering, gradually raised to the level of the Divine Sea Realm, and Divine Sea Realm cultivators began to appear. In fact, the current situation is the best state for a world. Divine Sea Realm cultivators, unable to leave the world, wouldn't expose their home planet's existence, thereby not bringing disaster to their home planet." Lu Ye shook his head: "There's no absolute in anything. If five thousand years ago, an Insect Race could discover the existence of the Nine Provinces, in the future it's likely that stronger alien races might do so. People must strive to be strong to stand independently; relying on others to be blind is unrealistic. Ancestors of the ancient Nine Provinces venturing into the stellar space probably did bring calamity to their home planet, paying a painful price. But the pursuit of greater power and higher cultivation is the nature of a cultivator. If time rewinds, and those ancestors had another chance, I believe they still wouldn't be confined to their home planet." "I'm merely an Artifact Spirit, unable to understand your human complexity." "This current timeline is very crucial for the Nine Provinces, because, after long years of accumulation, it won't be long before the Nine Provinces' world level undergoes another qualitative change. By then, the Divine Sea Realm will no longer be the limit for cultivators. They'll be able to gain higher cultivation and regain the ability to step into the stellar space!" "How long will 'not long' take?" Lu Ye asked. "At the shortest, decades; at the longest, hundreds of years." Lu Ye fell silent, cognizant that for an Artifact Spirit like Heaven's Augury, the concept of time differs from the human experience. Even for those in the Divine Sea Realm, decades to hundreds of years isn't considered short, but to an Artifact Spirit that has existed for unknown eons, this period really isn't long. "Is this the opportunity for the upper realm you mentioned?" Lu Ye was puzzled. "If so, couldn't everyone simply wait it out instead of taking risks for the Blood Refinement World?" "The accumulation of a world's foundation, one way is through natural accumulation, which takes a lot of time; another way is by merging with the foundation of other domains. The Blood Refinement World is a big world with a strong foundation. If it merges with the Nine Provinces, it won't be long before the Nine Provinces' world level improves, opening the path to the upper realm for Nine Provinces cultivators." Lu Ye nodded, having finally obtained useful information: "This benefit is sufficient to make the Divine Sea Realm cultivators of the Nine Provinces go all out." Now there's no worry about not being able to enlist enough manpower. As soon as he spreads this news, those in the Divine Sea Realm will surely vie to head to the Blood Refinement World. No one wants to wait decades or hundreds of years, especially those in the Level 9, who have an urgent need for the upper realm. Charge into the Blood Refinement World, annihilate the Blood Race, save the human race, let the Nine Provinces merge with the foundation of the Blood Refinement World, thereby enhancing the Nine Provinces' world level, benefitting the cultivator community! Lu Ye suddenly felt sympathy for those seniors who chose to go into seclusion in pursuit of higher realms. They sensed there was a path after the Divine Sea Realm but couldn't find a way through. Now it seems, it wasn't their fault, nor was it a problem with their inheritance; it was due to the big environment. The world level of the Nine Provinces is fundamentally insufficient to give birth to more advanced cultivators. However, for the cultivators fortunate to be born in this era, how blessed they are. They won't face the predicaments their predecessors faced. They just need to cultivate step by step, and with sufficient aptitude and resources, they can gain the power to break free from the Nine Provinces. But there's one thing that puzzled Lu Ye: "Why me?" The existence of Heaven's Augury has always been a mystery. All cultivators know of the Heaven's Augury and can sometimes feel its presence, but no one ever communicated with it face to face . There are tens of thousands of Nine Provinces cultivators. Among his generation, he might be the most dazzling, but every era has such figures. In the previous era, the senior brother was equally brilliant. Why wasn't it him, or other elites from past eras? So he was somewhat perplexed, why Heaven's Augury chose him to reveal these matters, seeing how he often received Heaven's Augury's care throughout his growth. It was evident Heaven's Augury had been watching him from when he was very weak. It even had a direct interaction with him in the Soaring Dragon World, manifesting as the Little Miracle Healer. "Your inheritance is one reason. As I mentioned before, your inheritance is more valuable than mine, so I'm not worried about exposing myself before you. Of course, the most crucial reason is timing. Even without the Blood Refinement World, in another few decades or hundreds of years, Nine Provinces cultivators will once again have the opportunity to tread into the stellar space. The emergence of the Blood Refinement World will surely accelerate this process, as you humans often say, the time is ripe! Thus, in this generation, I must find a suitable candidate to entrust with the history of the Nine Provinces and lead its future. Naturally, that would be you, and it can only be you." Lu Ye touched his nose: "Hearing you say that, I feel a bit pressured." "Your inheritance allows you to grow rapidly, and your future achievements will be the greatest in the Nine Provinces. In a sense, your future represents the future of the Nine Provinces. I am tasked with the mission to protect the Nine Provinces, so I hope to ally with you to safeguard this star." "I am human, so it's naturally my duty." Lu Ye nodded, "I understand the general situation. I'll mobilize the Nine Provinces cultivators fully. I believe they won't refuse, but I might need your assistance when the time comes." "Naturally, there is no problem."