During the night, the absorption of the cloned bodies’ memories went smoothly. However, Wang Linchi couldn’t feel happy at all because Yan Ming King had arrived again. The southern Seven Realms had transformed into a wasteland. The Tree of Immortality, rooted in the Jing Room Domain, eventually died due to this blighted land. Daylight Level experts from the Alien Races, like the Dragon Emperor, migrated away, using the Teleportation Array to reach the Dou Residing Domain, where they formed an alliance with the Dajing Court. It was all because the Great Ruins were approaching. The news of the Great Ruins spread across the entire Dajing Dynasty. During that year, Wang Linchi wasn’t the only one to receive an inheritance from the lingering will of World Corpse Fragments in a Secret Realm. If it had been just him, it might have been dismissed as a lie. However, with so many people learning of it, it had to be true. Additionally, numerous Secret Realms ruptured. One by one, powerful individuals, manifested from the lingering will of World Corpse Fragments, emerged, reaching the Daylight Level. For a time, it created the illusion that Daylight Level experts were as common as dirt. This was the world’s self-rescue. The Dajing Court’s situation was also far from optimistic. The fall of the south, coupled with the collapse of the monetary system used by ordinary people and non-battle-type Awakeners, led to rebellions flaring up everywhere. Apart from Sky Capital, the Royal City, the Dajing Court could no longer control the remaining twenty-one domains. This state of affairs was due to Daylight Level experts carving out their own territories, coupled with the machinations of the Great Families and Sects. Fortunately, Ningyang Mansion, where Wang Linchi was located, remained stable without any significant changes. The reason was unclear, but it was probably due to Yan Ming King. At this point, Yan Ming King had already reached the Bright Moon Level. Furthermore, with formidable assets like the Twelfth Lunar Bone Demon God, the Demon Blood Knife, and the Myriad Soul Banner, he was able to forcibly suppress the Daylight Level experts in the north. The Dragon Emperor and many other Daylight Level experts from Alien Races could only avoid a direct confrontation with him, ultimately being forced to collaborate with the Dajing Court. However, this alliance with ’Dajing’ was, in reality, more like a collaboration with Yan Ming King himself. The twenty-one domains were no longer controlled by the Court, and the Dou Residing Domain was naturally one of them. The difference was that Wang Linchi’s master was still managing the Dou Residing Domain, which was why it merely operated under the Court’s name. So, the Baylong Religion is now also a force under the Court? Follow current novels on 𝗇𝗈𝗏𝖾𝗅•𝖿𝗂𝗋𝖾•𝗇𝖾𝗍 Wait, does this mean I need to run again? Wang Linchi suddenly realized: Yan Ming King’s Protagonist’s Aura allowed him to grow by exhausting the resources of an entire region. Given the current state of the southern Seven Realms, the northern Seven Realms would likely face a similar fate. Even if no Rebel Army caused chaos, danger would inevitably descend. I need to go to Sky Capital! Wang Linchi couldn’t help but think. Given Yan Ming King’s destructive tendencies, after the North, the East and West would probably be next. If I want to move to a new ’map,’ Sky Capital should be the final one. The idea is good, but there’s another problem: I can’t get there. Without using a Teleportation Array, if I tried to reach Sky Capital by relying on a fire-wheeled carriage, the Great Ruins would arrive before I even got there. A flying shuttle would work; it could probably get there in under half a year. The problem is, I don’t have one, and a shuttle of that quality isn’t something I can acquire. Not to mention the resources and manpower needed to operate a flying shuttle. A single person can’t operate a flying shuttle, and I can’t afford the resources needed for its operation. It’s like a private jet; even if an ordinary family could buy one, they couldn’t afford to maintain it. So, I still have to make contact with Yan Ming King? Wang Linchi mused. Since I can’t avoid him, maybe I should just face him directly. It’s possible, but if I do that, there’s no way to guarantee my own safety. With my current aptitude and resources, I’m naturally considered among the prodigies. But what’s the use of being a prodigy? Yan Ming King’s opponents have never been mere prodigies; they are Daylight Level experts or even world-destroying entities like the Great Ruins. First, I need to build up my strength. After much internal struggle, Wang Linchi finally realized he had no advantage whatsoever, and for a moment, he felt quite discouraged. The protagonist and I aren’t even on the same track right now. Even if I were to join him, I’d have no advantage and would eventually be marginalized. A supporting character who can’t keep up naturally holds no value. Provide them with a Matryoshka Soul Skill? Frankly, I don’t think that would work. Even if I had followed Yan Ming King from the very beginning, with my rate of strength progression, it’s impossible I would last until the end. I’d most likely end up as a corpse in some battle; it’s not as if such things haven’t happened before. I don’t have the ability to grow absurdly strong while defying all normal logic. If I really had such an ability, I wouldn’t be in this current mess. However, it seems the Dou Residing Domain is considering reforms? It’s likely Yan Ming King’s handiwork, but it’s probably more a case of the world trying to save itself. If things proceed as expected, a large number of prodigies might emerge in the next few years. I hope the Court doesn’t do anything to court disaster; otherwise, even Sky Capital could be destroyed, Wang Linchi considered. The world’s attempt to save itself doesn’t just involve releasing the wills of past World Corpse Fragments from Secret Realms to act as Daylight Level reinforcements; it also requires cultivating new strength from within. HISS... Thinking about it this way, won’t Secret Realms become increasingly scarce in the future? No wonder The Heritage of the Sky Devil spread so widely back then. The world itself must have been a driving force behind it. The Heritage of the Sky Devil is widely recognized as something capable of shattering Secret Realms. Most major powers have at least one Demonic Inheritance Successor, if not more, as a deterrent. So, before Secret Realms disappear completely, I need to quickly find another one and acquire a new system from it. I also need to gather a large amount of Cultivation resources, various daily necessities, and food. Once Secret Realms are gone, the entire world’s productivity might plummet to an absurdly low level. The more Wang Linchi thought about it, the more his heart pounded with fear. This was shaping up to be a desperate struggle: either survive against all odds or die without even a burial place. As for the mess that would remain if he did survive, that was a concern for another time. This put Wang Linchi in a dilemma. Entering a Secret Realm to research its system and cultivating to become stronger were two different paths. The former could potentially grant powerful abilities similar to ’Substitute - Saint Master’ or ’Coiling Dragon - Saint Master,’ while the latter was a straightforward approach of stacking attributes. Of course, it wasn’t that he couldn’t choose both. It’s just that if I enter a Secret Realm, my Cultivation progress will definitely be hindered. Another point is that the number of Wild Secret Realms on the black market has drastically decreased. There aren’t many left to choose from, and I might even have to compete with others for them. After all, I’m not the only one trying to enter Secret Realms. Everyone knows that Secret Realms contain otherworldly inheritances, and all the major powers want to obtain them. If they decide to take everything for themselves, what can someone like me do? No, I can’t just sit back and wait for death. It seems I really do have to enter a Secret Realm. Plans can’t keep up with changes. Who could have predicted that news about inheritances within Secret Realms and the impending arrival of the Great Ruins would leak? When many people know a secret, there are bound to be loose tongues, or spies within factions; leaks are inevitable. As for my job, I can attend it or not; it doesn’t really matter. With so little time left, it’s trivial. At worst, I can just send a clone. That would save me the trouble. And then there’s the new neighbor who just moved in... he seems a bit strange? Wang Linchi reviewed his clone’s memories again. This new neighbor, aside from being handsome, had exceptionally good luck with women. No matter what trouble he encountered, a woman would always appear to help him. Furthermore, he was surprisingly wealthy and would occasionally produce some novel items. Electronic gadgets like televisions and mobile phones, for instance—the neighbor had so many it was as if they were free. Wang Linchi’s clone had been invited to the new neighbor’s place a few times, which had left a deep impression. In terms of living standards, the neighbor was clearly not an ordinary person; indeed, his overall demeanor didn’t suggest he was ordinary either. He’s very likely an Awakener. It’s just unclear why he’s hiding his identity. He can’t be trying to lay low just like me, can he? Compared to Yan Ming King, this new neighbor—this suspected protagonist—seems a bit more normal. He does have male friends, though they are fewer in number, and he doesn’t seem to possess any intelligence-lowering or mockery-inducing auras. Yet, I feel something is off. The impression he gives me is that this new neighbor isn’t someone born in the feudal society of the Dajing Dynasty, but rather someone from a modern society with a better lifestyle and system? I’ll leave some instructions for the clone to interact more with him and see if it can fish out any information. Since Wang Linchi was about to enter a Secret Realm, the clone would be handling this, so he didn’t need to worry about it; it wasn’t a major concern. If the clone could uncover something, that would be ideal. If not, it didn’t matter. Such a good neighbor could just be considered a friendly acquaintance. He had a feeling that the clone had overlooked something important. He himself lacked concrete clues, but it was as if the two Luck-Stabilizing effects he possessed, combined with his unique Soul as a transmigrator, had formed some kind of intuition. For instance, a slim chance of survival after the Great Ruins?