The Decipherer Research Society

An ordinary Physique Tempering Art could only allow for three body reconstructions, which was to reach the Melting Realm, just like the students of the Great Yu Empire who only had a three-reconstruction Physique Tempering Art. Only some precious Physique Tempering Arts could allow for four reconstructions, reaching the Limiteer Realm. As for the five-reconstruction Physique Tempering Art that allowed one to reach the Explorer Realm, it was extremely precious and could not be bought. It was not something a Hunter Realm expert could casually create, as the cost was immense.

Above the five-reconstruction body, there was a sixth reconstruction. Once completed, one could reach the Hunter Realm. This kind of Physique Tempering Art only existed in legends. Only some terrifying experts could create it, and the cost was huge. The emperor of the Great Yu Empire, Undying Yushan, was only a Hunter.

Generally speaking, many cultivators could not obtain a Physique Tempering Art after three reconstructions and could only cultivate step by step. A few more outstanding cultivators might be able to reach the Explorer Realm, but that was the end of it. It was extremely rare for someone to be able to undergo a sixth reconstruction. That kind of person only existed in legends; even the Astral Combat Academies didn't have them, because those who could undergo a sixth reconstruction had already surpassed the Cruiser Realm, reached the peak, and broken through to the Hunter Realm.

With and without body reconstruction, the gap at the same realm was huge. Each reconstruction was a transformation of shedding one's mortal coil. The change was not only in oneself, but one could also comprehend the power of the expert who created the Physique Tempering Art. This was extremely precious. The stronger one was, the deeper the comprehension. That was why many terrifying experts were unwilling to create a Physique Tempering Art, not only because the cost was too great, but also because it might be spied upon by others.

The Physique Tempering Art in Lu Yin's hand could allow for four body reconstructions, letting him reach the Limiteer Realm. But if it were upgraded, it could reach five times. What was the concept of five reconstructions? It surpassed countless peers. Even the Astral Combat Academies didn't have many experts who could step into the Explorer Realm with five reconstructions. This was different from slowly cultivating to the Explorer Realm, just like the gap between a Physique Tempering Art cultivator and a Roaming Soldier.

Lu Yin sincerely admired the senior who had invented the Physique Tempering Art, which had changed the previously stagnant state of cultivation. Before, no matter how strong one's talent was, it would take a large amount of time to cultivate. Now, because of the appearance of the Physique Tempering Art, countless extremely talented young people had risen easily, effortlessly surpassing the older generation of experts. The Ten Arbiters were the clearest manifestation. With the power of ten people, they had rejuvenated the power of the universe, a terrifying feat beyond imagination.

Lu Yin dismissed his messy thoughts and stared at the two light screens. He took a deep breath and slowly placed the Physique Tempering Art on the upper layer. As long as the Physique Tempering Art fell to the next layer of the light screen, the upgrade would be complete.

Lu Yin stared with expectant eyes, just short of making a move. But the Physique Tempering Art didn't change at all. He thought of something. "No way, this also requires Star Energy?" He had the urge to vomit blood. With a glimmer of hope, he took out a hundred cubic meters of Star Crystals and threw them onto the upper light screen. The light screen absorbed them, and then the Physique Tempering Art moved down just a tiny bit, only a tiny bit, almost invisible.

Lu Yin covered his forehead. As expected, this thing also consumed Star Crystals. He was speechless. His talent was strong enough, but it was also greedy enough, like a gold-swallowing machine. No matter how much he earned, he had to put it in. Fortunately, he wasn't stupid and didn't earn money slowly; otherwise, he wouldn't be able to afford it at all. "I hope it's not too much." With that, Lu Yin directly took out over ten thousand cubic meters of Star Crystals and threw them in one by one.

When ten thousand cubic meters of Star Crystals were absorbed by the light screen, the Physique Tempering Art descended—a short distance, just a short distance.

Lu Yin measured it. The Physique Tempering Art was still about 300,000 cubic meters of Star Crystals away from the next light screen. He looked up at the sky and sighed. How ruthless. To upgrade a Physique Tempering Art required 300,000 cubic meters. All he had on him was only two hundred and sixty thousand cubic meters, not enough.

Helpless, Lu Yin put away the Physique Tempering Art, watched the light screen disappear, and shook his head with a bitter smile. He could only wait until he had enough crystals. Fortunately, the Physique Tempering Art had undergone a slight change. As long as he rolled a three again, he could continue. It wasn't a loss.

A five-reconstruction Physique Tempering Art, an extremely precious item, was only possessed by major powers. Lu Yin knew it was very difficult to obtain. Now that he had a better way, he had to upgrade it no matter how much money it cost. Of course, five times was not the main point; the main point was six times. How many six-reconstruction Physique Tempering Arts were there in the universe? He didn't know, no one knew. But it was definitely very, very few, extremely rare. Even the Fire Domain might not have one. Lu Yin saw hope.

"I wonder if six times is the limit?" Lu Yin suddenly thought of another point, his eyes burning with passion, then he concealed it. He wouldn't think about it for now; he'd talk about it later. If there really was a seven-reconstruction body, that would be fun. It would probably—shake the starry sky.

Spending over ten thousand cubic meters of crystals on an experiment, Lu Yin found that he was getting better and better at spending money.

He couldn't count on three pips anymore. What he hoped for now was to roll a four, to quickly circulate the eighth star, both to increase his speed of absorbing Star Energy and to greatly increase the power of the Heavenly Star Palm. By his estimation, the power of the Heavenly Star Palm circulated by eight stars should surpass the Ninefold Nine-Wave Palm. Once Battle Qi was added, he didn't know what the power would be like. He was very much looking forward to it.

Rolling the die again, this time he rolled something. With a clink, an exquisite ring fell out. The material was very ordinary, but the craftsmanship made even Lu Yin marvel. It had carved a sense of life out of a transparent metal. A pity it was all for show. But just for the carving, it was probably very expensive.

The third time, he rolled five pips. A waste. He found that the most wasteful was not six pips and three pips, nor one pip, but five pips. It was clearly a very good number, allowing him to borrow a talent, but because he always chose to roll the die in an uninhabited place, it was wasted. This wouldn't do. "I have to be careful in the future. This is a number that can borrow a talent; I absolutely cannot waste it."

There was one last chance left. Rolling five times would make him faint; four times was just right.

He watched with expectant eyes as the die slowly stopped spinning, and finally, it showed—four.

Lu Yin knew that his luck today was particularly good. He had rolled a three and also a four.

Soon, the scene before his eyes changed, and he appeared in the gray-white, time-stopped space. He habitually raised the gravity to 60 times. No, too low. He took out Star Crystals to raise the gravity again, until it was a hundred times before he felt it. This was a hundred times gravity, the limit of gravity that a Limiteer Realm expert could withstand. From this, it could be inferred that his physical body's strength had already surpassed most Limiteer Realm experts, and this was not yet the limit.

Lu Yin didn't know how his body had suddenly become so terrifying, and it was constantly strengthening. He couldn't figure it out and wouldn't overthink it. Maintaining a hundred times gravity, he took out over a thousand cubic meters of Star Crystals to increase the time to one month. He wanted to stay in this space for a month and must circulate the eighth star.

At the same time, a spaceship appeared at the space station of the Tenth Academy. From its markings, it was from the Innerverse. On the outside of the spaceship was carved a strange pattern: two hands covering a planet.

The moment he saw the pattern, Xia Luo's eyes lit up. This was the symbol of the Decipherer Research Society.

Decipherers enjoyed special privileges in the universe. With special privileges, there must be constraints. The Decipherer Research Society was born at the right time. Its purpose was to gather Decipherers to jointly explore the limits of this profession. But no one knew that it had another layer of meaning, which was to constrain Decipherers, because once a Decipherer did evil, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Many dust-covered ancient artifacts themselves contained disasters. Once a Decipherer unsealed them, it would cause a catastrophe. This was not allowed. Therefore, the Decipherer Research Society was strongly supported by all parties to ensure its orthodoxy and status.

A few days ago, the mentor of the world had sent an assessment request to the Decipherer Research Society on behalf of Xia Luo, with the purpose of letting Xia Luo join the Society. Because he was qualified.

The cabin door opened, and Xia Luo stepped forward a few steps.

The first to disembark was a team of cultivators. These were soldiers, directly under the Decipherer Research Society, each with the strength of the Melting Realm, or even the Limiteer Realm.

Behind them, a middle-aged man walked out, wearing a gray robe, his face serious. He saw Xia Luo at a glance and slowly walked down from the spaceship.

Coming out behind the middle-aged man was a beautiful-looking girl, not very old, looking about the same age as Lu Yin, but her eyes were almost turned up to the sky, looking very arrogant.

Xia Luo walked forward with a smile on his face and bowed to the gray-robed man. "Tenth Academy's Xia Luo pays respects to Mentor Wu Sheng."

The middle-aged man nodded, looked at Xia Luo, his eyes shifting, and then nodded in satisfaction. "Are you the one Elder Dan told me about?"

Xia Luo smiled. "It is indeed this disciple."

Wu Sheng hummed in acknowledgment. "Let's go. Let's go see Elder Dan first."

"This way, Mentor," Xia Luo made a gesture of invitation, gave the girl a polite nod, and led the way.

The girl curiously sized up Xia Luo. Her name was Liu Ji. Originally, this trip was to take her to the Sixth Academy to participate in the entrance assessment, but on the way, it had suddenly changed to here, saying it was to conduct a Decipherer assessment for a student of the Tenth Academy. She had always been very curious. The Tenth Academy? Wasn't that an exiled Academy? It actually had a student who could join the Decipherer Research Society? Incomprehensible.

The moment she saw Xia Luo, Liu Ji instinctively had a good impression, but she had no confidence in whether he could pass the Society's assessment. She knew very well how difficult the Decipherer Research Society's assessment was. Even she, a genius who had been born in the Society since she was young, had to take the assessment many times before passing. On what basis could this person?

Following Xia Luo, the three of them directly appeared at the world entrance via the teleportation device. Coincidentally, a man was preparing to leave and ran into the three of them head-on. It was Hui Baiye.

Hui Baiye only glanced at the three and then paid them no more mind, directly entering the teleportation device and leaving.

Wu Sheng was surprised. "Is this a disciple of the White Night clan? The Tenth Academy actually has a member of the White Night clan who has joined."

Xia Luo smiled. "His name is Hui Baiye. He is indeed from the White Night clan. He's a pretty good person."

Liu Ji frowned. A good person? Where did you see that? That guy looked arrogant to the heavens, even more arrogant than her. Seeing Mentor Wu Sheng, he didn't even greet him. Even the elders of the White Night clan wouldn't dare to be so rude. What a disgusting clan.

To Xia Luo, as long as they weren't an enemy, everyone was pretty good. At least, that's what he thought.

The mentor of the world was the same as ever, sitting there half-dead, looking foolish.

Seeing the mentor of the world, the middle-aged man Wu Sheng adjusted his expression and immediately went forward and said respectfully, "Elder Dan, disciple Wu Sheng pays his respects to you."

A look of surprise flashed in Xia Luo's eyes and disappeared, while Liu Ji at the side's jaw dropped.

Mentor Wu Sheng was actually so respectful to this old man. This was Mentor Wu Sheng, who controlled intermediate-level Decipherers and was extremely close to the Hao Ran advanced level, just a little bit short. Such a figure was respected even by the powerful clans of the Innerverse, yet he would be so respectful to a mentor of the Tenth Academy?