Another World’s Versatile Crafting Master c1-1074

by Zhuang Bifan

  Nefa's adoptive father was none other than the Immortal King! Although Lin Li had gotten used to seeing good things, he still couldn't help but be surprised when he heard Nefa's words. The Sky Castles could be considered the product of integration of various skills, and the skills of the Immortal King were evidenced by the Sky Castles. Many tried to replicate the Sky Castles, but none of them succeeded. Osric created the Eternal Furnace, while the Supreme Council created the Sky Tower. Apart from the lack of materials, the lack of skill and technique was also a key limitation.

  Lin Li had Guru-level attainments in many fields, but he still felt that he lacked understanding of the various skills of the Immortal King, and he even suspected that the Immortal King might have reached the level of a Divine Smith in a certain aspect. For example, most Guru-level professionals wouldn't be able to produce the Stars of Fury that was condensed by mana. At least Lin Li, a Smithing Guru who knew the Stars of Fury very well, could not replicate it using mana, either.

  Hence, even Lin Li could not stay calm after hearing Nefa mention the Immortal King's items. The things created by the Immortal King were probably close to being artifacts even if they were not at that level. At the thought of this, Lin Li tried his best to suppress his excitement, and pretended to be calm. "Oh, what are those things?"

  Actually, Nefa had already seen some expected changes in Lin Li's behavior, and thus wasn't muddled up or confused by his question. Instead, he smiled, and said, "It's a magic robe which was infused with power by the Immortal King himself. I believe it's very valuable to you mages."

  However, after hearing this, a look of disdain suddenly formed on Lin Li's face, and he was clearly rather disappointed with Nefa's answer. A robe that had been infused with Space Power by the Immortal King was just like something that had been used by a celebrity. Basically, it was only a memento, and held more sentimental than practical value. Space Power would not be changed even if it was infused by the Immortal King. Besides, Lin Li already held too much power, and he already had five of the seven pieces of the debris of the stars, which was akin to holding five basic nomological powers. Those five would also produce other powers, and Lin Li didn't think that that Space Power was worth risking his life for.

  Nefa naturally noticed the disdain on Lin Li's face. However, Nefa didn't get upset because of that. Instead, he proudly said to Lin Li, "Do you think this is ordinary Space Power? Let me tell you, the robe contains the Space Laws that the Immortal King has sealed himself, and owning this robe would be equivalent to mastering the Space Laws. If you can integrate this power into your Magical Domain, it would be akin to owning the Space Laws and the various Magical Domains that come from the Space Laws."

  Nefa's detailed explanation immediately gave Lin Li a great shock. It turned out that he was completely confused and muddled up. The Immortal King was formidable; how could he bother doing such senseless things? Sealing Space Laws and infusing Space Power were completely different.

  Infusing Space Power was equivalent to having a sword that would never change regardless of how one used it. On the other hand, putting a seal on the Space Laws was akin to owning a piece of metal that would change as one preferred. As long as one mastered it, it would be up to them to do whatever they wanted, be it making it into a sword or spear. That was exactly the difference between the two levels. They were worlds apart.

  Chapter 794 - The Wyrm That Got Deceived

  Lin Li had just obtained from Osric the debris of the stars Nothingness, which contained Space Laws as well. However, Lin Li's current strength did not allow him to exert the power of Nothingness or comprehend and master the Space Laws of Nothingness. With the Immortal King's robe that had been sealed, Lin Li would be able to increase his mastery of Nothingness by studying the Space Laws in the robe and exert the power of Nothingness, which was the strangest of all pieces of the debris of the stars, to a greater extent. It was definitely a huge temptation for Lin Li, even more so than reading the Light Bible and the Darkness scripture.

  Seeing that Lin Li was tempted, Nefa smiled smugly, and said, "You can rest assured that I won't harm you, at least until you get that thing back. Hurting you wouldn't do me any good." He knew that a conscientious person like Lin Li wouldn't believe him if he were to continuously express his friendliness with no signs of hostility. Hence, he decided to make the interests a priority.

  However, while the robe of the Immortal King which contained the sealed Space Laws might be attractive, it was not enough to make Lin Li forget his need to be cautious. Although Nefa made it sound effortless as if an ordinary person would be able to get the item safely too, Lin Li believed that there was no free lunch in the world. If things were as simple as Nefa made them out to be, why didn't Nefa let the Minotaurs do it? Since they were all Legendary-level, he could easily make 10 of them go if one or two weren't enough. Although Nefa couldn't move away from his spot, Lin Li felt that there should be no problem for him to control those Minotaurs.

  Hence, although Lin Li was a little bit tempted, he did not agree immediately without hesitation. His expression soon became calm again, and he still looked at Nefa with his guard up. He said in a hostile manner, "It's not bad, but it's not up to you to decide if it is dangerous or not. You'd better not hide any details about what you want me to take and what dangers I might encounter. I'll contemplate if your robe is worth risking my life for."

  "You are very cautious. Although it seems unnecessary to me, that also makes me more confident in you," Nefa said in a tone of approval. He then continued, "Before I tell you what the item that I need you to get is, I'll first have to talk about this space. Do you know where this space is from?"

  Legend had it that when Anril was born from chaos, it emerged together with countless spaces of various sizes. Due to the fact that the Laws of those spaces were not as well-balanced as the ones in Anril, some of the spaces had already been destroyed a long time ago, while some had survived in Anril after thousands of years of evolution. Examples included the World of the Undead which contained countless Undead creatures and the Shadow Realm which was known as the reverse of the world. Besides, it was also said that the Endless Abyss created by the ancient deities was created by gathering some relatively stable spaces.

  The spaces that were floating in the chaotic flow of spacetime outside Anril were like stars in the sky, and even powerful existences like the Immortal King and Geresco dared not claim to know the spaces in the chaos of time and space, let alone an insignificant mage like Lin Li who had just arrived in Anril a few years ago. Hence, Lin Li didn't interject when Nefa was speaking, and simply stared at him coldly, waiting for him to continue.

  Nefa wasn't bothered by Lin Li's attitude, and he unhurriedly said, "This space is one of the spaces between the four Elemental Worlds of earth, fire, water, and wind, and it also relies on the balance and stability of the World Laws of Anril. In fact, ever since the birth of Anril, the relatively unstable spaces have all collapsed and gotten destroyed. The ones remaining were all related to Anril, and an amazingly perfect balance had long been created. If nothing were to go wrong, the balance would change with the years, and perhaps after tens of thousands of years the worlds may even merge with Anril. However, the collapse of the Tree of Eternity resulted in a huge impact on the Laws of Anril, causing the worlds to fall out of balance."

  Regarding the influence of the Tree of Eternity on Anril, Lin Li had already heard about it from Tutankhamun back in the Blackstone Mountains. Actually, Geresco had expected that situation since a long time ago, but the most important thing to do was to prevent the resurgence of the High Elves. If the Tree of Eternity hadn't fallen, the High Elves wouldn't have been destroyed. Even if the High Elves had all been killed at that time, they would still be born and grow again as long as the Tree of Eternity existed. It would then be a far-fetched idea for humans to end the Dark Age.

  Geresco had also made the agreement with Tutankhamun for the sake of finding and grooming someone who could solve the is
sue. Previously, Tutankhamun mentioned that once Lin Li reached the Sanctuary-realm, he would be able to use the magic spells in the Book of Eternity to seal the cracks in spacetime in place of Geresco. However, it seemed that the matter wasn't that simple. For Anril that had lost the Tree of Eternity, the seal probably wouldn't get rid of the root problem.

  "Under this influence, the relative position of the fire Elemental World has shifted a bit, creating a partial overlap with the present space. The overlapping position is right at the bottom of the volcano. As you have seen earlier on, the power that generates the Elemental Storm has come from the fire elemental world. If I did not suppress it with my own power, the entire space would collapse completely in an instant. Even Anril cannot escape the fate of destruction." At this point, Nefa finally looked a little worried and helpless.

  After hearing this explanation, Lin Li finally realized why the volcano would erupt so violently with such daunting power when Nefa took a step away. As their names implied, the four elemental words were each composed entirely of single elemental rules, just like how the Shadow Realm was composed only of the Laws of Darkness. They were the same as the Laws of Anril which were the real World Laws that even the gods and deities couldn't fully control. What Nefa said was not just a false warning, and if the energy were to really surge into the world of Anril, it would definitely affect the balance of Laws in Anril, and Anril might even collapse because of it.

  However, regardless of how he saw it, Lin Li still did not think that Nefa was the type to be willing to sacrifice himself. If he were Tutankhamun, it might be more possible. Hence, he was not touched or impressed by Nefa's spirit of self-sacrificing. Instead, he derisively sneered, "I really couldn't tell that the descendant of the Dragon of Destruction is actually willing to sacrifice himself to save the world. You're really noble."

  Lin Li's words seemed to have finally made Nefa lose his patience, and the look of indifference on his face vanished. The veins on his forehead had also begun bulging, and he hollered in exasperation, "Do you think I wanted this!? If it weren't for that shameless and despicable human mage who lied to me by telling me that this place contains the blood of my father, I wouldn't have ended up like this! If it weren't for the power of the fire elemental world that surged out, I wouldn't be the first unlucky one. I don't care if the world will be destroyed, and I don't care about Anril! I have been fighting this damned fire Elemental Power for over 1000 years, and if I continue going on, my power will be consumed by this damned fire element sooner or later."

  The fact that Nefa had lost his temper all of a sudden made Lin Li feel rather stunned for a while. He could not help but be a little curious, and asked, "Is that human mage Geresco?"

  Rogge had entered this realm after Nefa did; hence, other than Rogge, it seemed that the only human mage who had the power to bring Nefa there was Geresco, the God of Mages. After all, Nefa wouldn't have been convinced unless Geresco had enough power.

  However, what made Li Li feel even more puzzled was why Geresco only managed to trick Nefa there given his formidable strength. At the end of the Dark Age, Geresco could already be considered the strongest mage in Anril. Killing the High Elven queen and ruining the Tree of Eternity was something that an ordinary powerhouse of the Sanctuary-realm could not do. Although Nefa was a descendant of the Dragon of Destruction, he was still just a descendant, after all, and did not inherit the blood of the real Dragon of Destruction. If Geresco had really wanted to get rid of Nefa, it would probably not have been too difficult to kill him. Hence, there was no need to trick him into going there at all. Could it really be to suppress this power?

  "Indeed, it is that horrendous bastard. Who else could it be!?" Nefa hollered angrily, seemingly filled with resentment that he had acc.u.mulated for thousands of years. At this moment, Nefa had cursed at Geresco countless times before, but this time, he was particularly thrilled, perhaps because someone was listening.

  "Have you had enough? If you have, let's go on to talk about business," Lin Li said impatiently, keeping his guard up even higher against Nefa at the same time. Lin Li often read Geresco's Book of Eternity, and had heard many legends about him. Although he dared not claim to know him too well, he felt that Geresco wouldn't be a horrendous villain; hence, Nefa was definitely not as innocent as he made himself out to be.

  Chapter 795 - Branches

  "Hmph, had he not pushed the Tree of Eternity down…" Nefa cursed, and finally suppressed the anger within him. He then continued to introduce the topic to Lin Li. "Initially, although the two worlds overlapped, the huge repulsive power of the World Laws would gradually cause the overlapping phenomenon to be gradually restored over time, allowing the two worlds to return to their own positions. However, there is something at the bottom of this volcano that prevents the restoration of the two worlds and f.o.r.c.i.b.l.y connects them together."

  "It can actually go against the World Laws?" Lin Li asked. He could not help but be surprised. The power of the World Laws was massive to the extent of being beyond the control of the deities and gods. Although the power of the World Laws that Nefa mentioned was a little weaker than that of Anril, it was still not to be coveted by ordinary powerhouses of the Sanctuary-realm. However, that massive and powerful force was actually suppressed by an object. Clearly, it was extremely powerful, and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it an artifact.

  "Of course, ordinary items can never be as powerful, and the reason that this item can be on par with the nomological power of two words is because it is a branch of the Tree of Eternity," Nefa said with a look of resentment that he could not hide at all. Clearly, he hated the branch that made him suffer badly.

  "The branch of the Tree of Eternity!" Upon hearing Nefa's words, Lin Li couldn't help but feel shocked as his heart raced rapidly.

  In fact, when Lin Li heard Nefa say that it was Geresco who'd tricked him into going there, he already planned not to help him. Although Lin Li had yet to reach Geresco's level, and did not know about the details, he also knew that Geresco had had his reasons for doing that to Nefa. Lin Li did not want to do anything out of line and cause things to blow out of proportion. After all, he was just an insignificant level-23 Legendary-mage.

  However, after hearing Nefa say that the object was actually a branch of the Tree of Eternity, Lin Li had to admit that it was difficult for him to resist the temptation. To be honest, even if it was an artifact, it might not be too tempting for Lin Li, who had five pieces of the debris of the stars. However, the branch of the Tree of Eternity was different. If it were in the hands of others, the tree would probably just be the best material for making a staff, but it had a different significance to Lin Li.

  When exploring the Sky Castle, Lin Li had got a Seed of Eternity in the Central Tower. Unfortunately, it had completely lost its aura of life, leaving behind only mana that was also declining. The massive mana was not the reason for the high value of the Seed of Eternity. Only an alive Seed of Eternity would be considered an unparalleled treasure in Anril. It seemed that it would be impossible to revive the Seed of Eternity, but it was not really impossible for Lin Li.

  Lin Li originally already had the debris of the stars Rebirth. However, he had never been able to revive the seed because of his lack of understanding of the mysteries of life. As long as he could get the leaves of a living Tree of Eternity, he would be able to let the seed revive. Hence, if the branch was alive, it would be extremely precious to Lin Li.

  A dead Seed of Eternity would at most be equivalent to a huge mana source, and apart from providing mana, it would have no other uses. Besides, even the most common Legendary magical crystal would also slowly recover the consumed mana like when a mage was meditating. However, a dead Seed of Eternity would lose that ability, and its value would be lost once its mana was depleted.

  However, once the Seed of Eternity was revived, its value would immediately increase thousands of times beyond anyone's estimation. In order to make the Seed of Eternity grow into a real Tree
of Eternity, a large amount of time would be required. However, as long as the Seed of Eternity was planted in Anril, it would definitely give the mages endless benefits as it grew and allow them to bask in the magic of the magic tides every day. The power of the magic tides would also become stronger, and the growth of the mages would be unlimited.

  That was absolutely no exaggeration. Although there were various reasons for the High Elves' ability to dominate Anril and establish such a prosperous dynasty, the existence of the Tree of Eternity was an important reason. Although the development of the Tower of Dusk was already going strong, Lin Li wasn't satisfied just because of that, for one should never be satisfied with their status quo in order to survive in such a world which was about the survival of the fittest.

  Lin Li couldn't be bothered to dwell on the consequences that would ensue after he did Nefa that favor. Besides, if the Tree of Eternity were to grow in Anril again, there might be benefits to the balance of Anril too. Although Nefa was a threat, he was being restrained by Tutankhamun. Besides, Lin Li was confident that Nefa would never pose a threat to him once he obtained all the debris of the stars and entered the Sanctuary-realm.

  "That branch is of no use to me. As long as you can put it away, I think the Immortal King's robe should be enough to pay you for helping me. As long as you can help me with this matter, I can tell you some information that I know, and allow you to choose from the other relics of the Immortal King." Nefa immediately offered more benefits after seeing that Lin Li was tempted in hopes that Lin Li would agree to his request.

  "In that case, answer a question of mine first. If I help you, how do I leave this place? I'm not interested in staying here at all," Lin Li said while suppressing the shock he felt. He frowned slightly while asking the question that seemed to be more important to him.