My Core is the Boss-Chapter 203.1: Primordial Divine Aperture Serum For Babies
With a sweep of his sleeve, Qi Yuan led twenty-one people toward the third tower. "Since that's settled, let's go on to the third tower.”
The ancient gods wore anxious expressions, their hearts filled with anticipation. They were desperate to see how Qi Yuan navigated the countless dangers, reached the top floor, and calmly took all the treasures.
Soon, they entered the third tower.
Qi Yuan turned to everyone. "Wait here for a moment. I'll do a quick divination."
His eyebrows began twitching rapidly. The villagers were long used to this. The ancient gods, however, were utterly baffled.
"Fortune telling with his eyebrows?"
"You can do that?"
"How is that even possible?!"
Their worldview shattered yet again. They had assumed Qi Yuan was using some profound secret art, or perhaps had uncovered hidden knowledge within the towers. Wasn't this the exact same eyebrow-based fortune-telling he'd used at the entrance?!
Wang Song immediately leaned into his role as a devoted citizen and addressed Qi Yuan respectfully. "Lord God, Could this be the long-lost Heavenly Divination Art known as Flying Brows and Dancing Expressions?”
The younger twin frowned. "Is there really such a Heavenly Divination art? Why have I never heard of it?"
The other gods also turned to Wang Song, hoping to glean some insight into Qi Yuan's background.
"It's been lost for ages. It's normal that you haven't heard of it," Wang Song replied confidently.
"Since you know this art, Elder Wang Song, why don't you tell us about its origins and power?" someone asked.
"Ahem." Wang Song cleared his throat. "I don't actually know anything about it. I'm completely clueless."
"...Then how do you know it exists?"
"From... nowhere."
"Huh?"
"It's been lost for too long! How could I possibly know? I've never even heard of it!"
The ancient gods were rendered speechless. After all that, he'd just made it up. Yet strangely enough, it did sound reasonable. If it had been lost for ages, wasn't it normal that none of them knew about it?
Just then, Qi Yuan opened his eyes and stepped forward. "Everyone, follow me. Same movements."
The villagers hurried after him, navigating through the vast, empty tower. The ancient gods quickly followed as well. Soon, they arrived at a platform.
"This area is temporarily safe. You can move freely within ten meters. I'll calculate again," Qi Yuan said.
The ancient gods' eyes immediately turned red.
"Heavenly Dragon Silk!"
"Divine Dragon Gauntlets!"
"Condensed Flame Marrow!"
Scattered across the platform were numerous treasures. Each was so valuable that they would have to fight to the death for even a single item outside. Here, they lay everywhere. The ancient gods went wild, frantically picking things up. If they weren't afraid of waking the puppet gods, they would have torn up the floor itself.
"Let's go." Qi Yuan said.
He led them upward once more. Along the way, the ancient gods struck it rich, collecting rare treasures nonstop. At last, Qi Yuan brought everyone to the top floor.
The ancient gods' breathing grew ragged.
"Primordial Divine Aperture Serum!"
Ten vials sat neatly on a table. Each vial could open one divine aperture. In this world, it was a priceless treasure beyond measure. A Great Venerable’s claim, stating that ten vials was the absolute limit a cultivator could consume, suddenly felt exaggerated!
[Primordial Divine Aperture Serum. Produced by Pharmaceutical Plant No. 6, Industrial Zone. Used to protect the healthy growth of babies]
Qi Yuan stared at the serum, deep in thought. That single line contained a shocking amount of information. The words Industrial Zone triggered countless associations. Ever since entering the Ancestral Land, Qi Yuan had felt something was off. And now, everything clicked. This realm felt like a city. The towers he'd explored so far, with bathwater and firecrackers, clearly belonged to residential areas.
If there were residential zones, industrial zones made perfect sense. Which meant deeper in, there could be an actual office of Pharmaceutical Plant No. 6. If so, there would be far more serum than these measly ten vials.
Moreover, there was the slogan: to protect the healthy growth of babies.
Qi Yuan couldn't hold it together. Do babies really need divine aperture serum? Does that mean babies here are already Yin Spirits? The origins of this place were terrifying.
"You're all from the Ancient Clan. Do you know when the Ancestral Land fell into the Mortal Heart World?" Qi Yuan asked.
Wang Song answered quickly, "Lord God, legends say the Ancestral Land fell here when the heavens and earth of the Mortal Heart World were first formed."
"That long ago?" Qi Yuan blinked. "Then hasn't this serum expired?"
His train of thought derailed instantly, making the people utterly lost.
"Are babies from your Ancient Clan very strong at birth?"
The serum seemed exactly like infant nutrition.
"Ordinary clan members are around Foundation Establishment when born. That's considered average in the Mortal Heart World," Wang Song replied.
"Born at Foundation Establishment... Then this baby supplement definitely isn't for you," Qi Yuan muttered.
From earlier claims, the Ancient Clan supposedly came from beyond this realm. Yet now, everything suggested the opposite. They were natives, and their babies couldn't handle this serum. Perhaps, the Ancient Clan claimed to be transmigrators just to elevate their status.
"So, every race has a different starting line..." Qi Yuan murmured.
In the Canglan World, everyone started as mortals. In the Mortal Heart World, they started at Foundation Establishment. As for this place,the starting point could be at Yin Spirit.
Qi Yuan collected the serum and led everyone out through the window, pressing onward. "Let's head straight for Pharmaceutical Plant No. 6! Straight onto the path of True Gods!”
He decided to speed things up, residential areas had too few good items. He wanted the industrial zone, which mass-produced goods. It'd be a jackpot if he ran into a warehouse, after all.
***
Meanwhile, elsewhere in the Ancestral Land, a burly, dark-skinned man lay battered and bloodied.
Yet, his eyes blazed with excitement. "Fate is on my side! Aaah..."
From an alloy chest, he had recovered two damaged vials of Primordial Divine Aperture Serum. As he drank them both, divine apertures rapidly formed within his body. In less than a hundred breaths, two divine apertures opened.
He was ecstatic. "This haul is far better than anything before!"
This time, he had followed Old Snake and nearly scared him to death. When Old Snake ignited his divine aperture and fled, he did the same out of shock.
At the Yin Spirit realm, whether one was First or Second Step, the difference in speed and strength was negligible. The true difference lay in divine apertures—the amount stored and how it was used. A Great Venerable's Divine Domain, however, could casually annihilate a First Step Yin Spirit.
When he first charged into the Ancestral Land, the burly man had been disoriented. He even accidentally awakened puppet gods, and barely escaped after a hard-fought battle. Through sheer luck, he was thrilled to find two vials of Primordial Divine Aperture Serum after.
He shifted into a comfortable position and felt utterly relaxed. "That guy's divination really is something.”
At his level, it'd take nearly a millennium of refinement to open a single divine aperture. How could he not be ecstatic after opening two at once?
The man grinned. "When I run into Yan Xi, Wang Song, Hu Ha, and the rest, I'll definitely show off. They're probably still running for their lives."
For ancient gods, with lifespans stretching endlessly, showing off to one's peers was one of life's great joys.
