The birth of his daughter had passed over three months, even her hundred-day celebration was over. And during these past hundred days, Ye Yun had barely handled any in-game matters. He hadn't even entered the game to consume his usual daily dose of fine wine as he was accustomed to.
"System prompt: Congratulations to player for completing the main quest - Emperor's Path (IV). Reward: Ten Directions Empire's national fortune increased by 15 times, Ten Directions Empire's territory spiritual energy revival increased by 15,000当量, Peerless Soldier Summon Card *15, Heavenly Dao Golden Body *15, player level increased by one."
"System prompt: Congratulations to player for killing Level 4 Deity *1000. Reward: 80,000,000 Three Days Stone, Deity Blood Pill *1000, innate skill 'Golden Touch' cooldown reduced by 252 years."
"System prompt: Congratulations to player for killing Level 4 Age Beast *10,000. Reward: 2,000,000,000,000 experience points, 100,000,000 spirit stones, 72 Sui Geng, 1 Beast God's Spirit *1, innate cooldown reduced by 3 days."
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"System prompt: Congratulations to player's innate skill 'Golden Touch' cooldown cleared."
Ye Yun's consciousness entered the game to check the system prompts. He found that not only had his own level been forcibly raised to 101 after completing the Emperor's Path quest, but Little Golden Dragon's level had also reached 86 after over three months of non-stop monster grinding in the fourth region. Its size and attributes had far surpassed Ye Yun's, making it a true divine beast in Ye Yun's eyes.
It could be said that with Little Golden Dragon's current strength, it could move freely in this map. Let alone Level 4 Age Beasts, even Level 5 Age Beasts couldn't break through its defenses. Of course, Little Golden Dragon's most fatal flaw was its limited attack range compared to Ye Yun's, at most around two thousand li. Each kill was under fifty thousand.
Furthermore, it had awakened two offensive skills and one passive skill. The two offensive skills were area-of-effect skills, but their attack range was within two thousand li. The passive skill only increased agility by 50% and movement speed by 20%.
Of course, most importantly, Ye Yun's innate skill 'Golden Touch' had its cooldown cleared more than ten days ago, meaning Ye Yun could obtain another Dao Fruit.
After three months, Ye Yun had gained countless spirit stones and Three Days Stones, even law fragments were counted in the billions. Unfortunately, these law fragments required the Manifestation Card to use, and Ye Yun now only had a little over a hundred thousand Manifestation Cards.
The Emperor's Path quest had been completed over two months ago, and the Emperor's Path (V) quest had more than a hundred days left before it began. It could be said that before it truly started, Emperor's Path (V) would be completed.
"Main Quest - Emperor's Path (V): Player is required to establish an empire and unify any five universes within the Ten Directions Cosmos within eight years. Mission completion conditions:
1. Empire's annexed territory reaches 85% of the five universes. (Current: 81% (12,150 star domains), incomplete.)
2. Empire's civil and military officials at the mid-stage of the Ultimate Realm reach 500. (Current: 487 people, incomplete.)
3. Number of soldiers above the Monarch realm reaches thirty million. (Current: Thirty-one million five hundred thousand, complete.)
Quest completion rewards:
1. National fortune in the real world doubled.
2. Spiritual energy revival in the real world increased by one thousand当量.
3. Peerless Soldier Summon Card *1.
4. Heavenly Dao Golden Body *1.
5. Player level forcibly increased.
Quest start countdown: Remaining days.
Note: The quest duration is eight years. For every six months completed ahead of schedule within eight years, the player will receive an additional reward. As the player is the first to accept this quest, an additional reward has been added.
Of the three conditions for completing the quest, only the first was still progressing. The other two were showing signs of fatigue, no longer keeping pace with Ye Yun's military conquests.
Take the second condition, for example. How difficult it was for a cultivator to break through from Monarch to the Ultimate Realm, let alone the mid-stage of the Ultimate Realm. It required comprehending two laws, and even with all the resources of the Ten Directions Empire, it couldn't withstand such expenditure.
The third condition was even more so. This was only possible because Ye Yun had directly controlled the three million Monarch-level soldiers of the Demon Butterfly to defect. Otherwise, cultivating thirty million Monarch-level cultivators on his own would require terrifying amounts of resources. This quest was passed, but it was uncertain if the next one could be achieved in a short period.
On the Emperor's Path, besides conquest, the most challenging aspect was the cultivation of subordinates, as it not only required resources but also tested their comprehension. Fortunately, Ye Yun possessed law fragments, a heaven-defying item produced only by geniuses from beyond the heavens. Therefore, once his subordinates reached the Ultimate Realm, as long as their comprehension wasn't too poor, Ye Yun had ways to refine their laws.
Ye Yun reviewed the system prompts one by one. Suddenly, a red system message caught his eye. As he clearly read its content, Ye Yun became completely excited.
"System prompt: Player 'Jie Ming' maliciously killed 'Wilderness Merchant', causing the enmity of the only NPC faction in Longevity Mountain, 'Longevity City'. Player 'Jie Ming' has been blacklisted by Longevity City."
"System prompt: Due to the player killing the only Wilderness Merchant in Longevity Mountain, all players within the Longevity Mountain range have automatically unlocked the Wilderness Store. All items in this store are priced double. Players can browse the store's goods through consciousness."