Chen Yun recalled the agreement between Zi Wei Emperor and East King Public.
The other party promised the elder, agreeing to give himself ninety days in the heavenly court to atone for the mistakes made to his mentor.
"Just count the days, half of it has already passed."
Sitting quietly in the meditation room, Chen Yun thought to himself: "In these years, it seems I've done nothing, but in fact I've done a lot of things."
For instance, I've infiltrated this side of the Khitans, helping to stir the waters and undermine the collapse of the Later Tang.
Now it's the time of the Later Jin, the third dynasty in the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period.
According to the historical progression that Chen Yun was familiar with, the Later Jin would fall within five or six years.
"After the death of Shi Jingtang, his nephew, or adoptive son Shi Zongui, will succeed as the emperor of the Later Jin. If I stay in the Khitans for a few more years and help to complete the war to overthrow the Later Jin, I can then leave."
Chen Yun takes this matter very seriously.
During Shi Jingtang's reign, he showed extraordinary respect to the Khitans, calling himself the "Son Emperor" and a subject, and there was no overstepping of boundaries at all.
The Khitans would not launch a war to overthrow the Later Jin, which they had personally helped to establish.
Shi Zongui is different. He is an emperor who wants to be respected and feared, even if he has to call the Khitans his "grandfather" on paper, but he is still not a subject.
Such an action would undoubtedly anger the Khitans, leading to a national mobilization to annihilate the country.
Chen Yun wants to advance the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period to the Later Zhou period in order to truly come out of retirement to assist Zhao Kuiyin.
In fact, once Zhao Kuanyin gains power, with the resources left behind by the Later Zhou, it would be relatively easier to sweep across the eight directions and all under heaven.
The most difficult thing at the moment is to overthrow the Later Jin, this central plains state.
Because you cannot overthrow the Later Jin regime, the era cannot progress to the Later Han, and therefore, neither can the Later Zhou exist, nor can the Zhao Song regime come into being.
The Later Han regime is relatively easier to overthrow, as long as Guo Tu raises a rebellion against it.
The Later Zhou regime is even easier to seize, as Zhao Kuanyin's force took control of the country by staging a coup in Chen Qiao, overnight.
The hardest thing now is how to overthrow the Later Jin regime.
This is a huge campaign involving a war between the Khitans and the central plains.
Although the Later Jin is currently a vassal state, it actually has considerable strength, capable of resisting the Khitan military.
Furthermore, Chen Yun had long learned from Master Dong Wanggong that the Later Jin was one of the stakes placed by the Purple Micro Emperor.
If the Khitans were to mobilize their entire nation to attack the Later Jin, the armies of the Purple Micro Emperor, which are holy and divine, would only need to step out and arrange themselves or use their supreme law to obstruct them. With the Khitan immortals, it would probably be very difficult for them to break through and overthrow the country.
"The Master once said that as long as I encounter difficulties in the Khitans, the God of Jade Emperor's side would give unconditional full support."
Chen Yun analyzed: "From a paper-based strength perspective, it is currently clear that the Purple Micro Emperor has an advantage. After all, he is now the ruler of heaven. However, the God of Jade Emperor, who even Master Dong Wanggong has courted, must be powerful. I presume that the strength of his faction is not much weaker than that of the Purple Micro Emperor's."
In other words, if I fully support the Khitans to overthrow the Later Jin, the next thing that will happen is likely to be one of the most spectacular battles in the Battle of Deities.
At that time, the Purple Micro Emperor and the God of Jade Emperor will both take to the field to settle their dispute and determine a winner.
As the ruler of heaven and the leader of the celestial court, the Purple Micro Emperor is respected by all things in the sky and earth, and even propped up as "the Supreme Deity." His power is beyond question.
Chen Yun believes that even with the strongest deity he has ever seen, the Supreme Deity, his raw power may not be a match for the Purple Micro Emperor's.
As for the power of the God of Jade Emperor, Chen Yun really isn't quite sure.
However, he has heard from Master Dong Wanggong that the God of Jade Emperor is not ordinary, and is very likely the fourth person to attain true wisdom after the Three Pure Ones and the Three Treasures of Heaven and Earth.
Therefore, Chen Yun made a bold guess that the true power of the God of Jade Emperor may be even greater than that of the Purple Micro Emperor.
"This battle will undoubtedly be extremely fierce, with countless immortals, earth immortals, even celestial immortals and heavenly immortals, potentially being annihilated."
Chen Yun felt a strong oppression in his heart, "If my strength is too weak, I may not be able to withstand this battle. Therefore, I must enhance my combat power and raise my cultivation to at least the level of a earth immortal within these four or five years."
There are several ways to enhance one's combat power, such as obtaining powerful artifacts or refining one's cultivation to a certain level.
The only obstacle to raising his cultivation to the level of an earth immortal at present is that he must kill Gouteng Dao Ren; otherwise, his yuan Shen (soul) will be "impure" and cannot be condensed.
To kill Gouteng Dao Ren, he currently doesn't have enough power.
He needs even more powerful artifacts or means to have enough confidence to kill the other party.
This is no doubt similar to his purpose of preparing for the war against the Later Jin by the Khitans in five or six years.
He needs to enhance his abilities and acquire a truly powerful artifact.
And these things are likely to be available in the Day and Moon Cave Paradise.
The most important thing is that once he breaks through to the level of an earth immortal, he can then take the Deifying Soup, which will allow him to elevate his cultivation to at least the middle period of the earth immortal level, even approaching the late period, in an extremely short time.
"When I go to the Day and Moon Cave Paradise this time, I must set myself a goal."
Chen Yun calculated in his mind what he needed.
That green lamp is definitely something he is determined to obtain.
Additionally, he needs the precious materials for refining the Zǐjīnhuá law artifact.
And the herbs needed for the Deifying Soup.
As for the green lamp, Chen Yun is well-versed in its location.
The materials needed for refining the Zǐjīnhuá law artifact, Chen Yun roughly calculated based on the refining book given by his mentor, require about seven to eight pieces.
"Yuanming Immortal Sand, Zhuque Fire Essence, True Dragon's Saliva, Omnipotent Bird's Wings, Nine-Turned Bimetallic Iron, Morning Glory Qi, Cold Demon Essence, and Tai Bai Yuan."
True Dragon's Saliva is relatively easy to obtain. As he and Xiao Longnü have a good relationship, all he needs to do is ask her to spit some saliva...
Ah, Dragon's Saliva.
The remaining seven materials are relatively rare.
Particularly the Zhuque Fire Essence, Chongming Bird Feather Wings, and Tai Bai Yuan are incredibly rare.
Zhuque Fire Essence, as the name suggests, requires the essence of Phoenix flames.
Even at the late stage of the Immortal Realm, it is impossible to win against the Phoenix unless he can find a way to cheat and obtain it.
The Chongming Bird Feather Wings are the same. As one of the divine beasts, Chongming Bird isn't something that he can currently defeat.
As for Tai Bai Yuan, its power is almost equivalent to that of Baihu.
The only difference is that Tai Bai Yuan can be naturally gestated and does not necessarily require confronting a fierce divine beast like Baihu.
Chen Yun truly does not know if such materials exist in the Day and Moon Cave Paradise.
"Although very difficult, if I can gather these materials and refine the Zǐjīnhuá gourd into a law artifact, its power may be stronger than using my 'Murder Law' alone, not to mention that it is effective only for living beings. It can also be used to refine super law artifacts that can destroy others' law artifacts."
He made a note of each material, preparing to search thoroughly once he reached the Day and Moon Cave Paradise.
After considering what materials he needs for refining the law artifacts, he began to think about what else is missing for his Deifying Soup.
"I had obtained some medicinal materials for refining the Deifying Soup in the Day and Moon Cave Paradise before, and with Master Dong Wanggong's pharmacy, which I had almost moved in its entirety, there are also some medicinal materials for refining the Deifying Soup. Now I still lack ten medicinal ingredients."
Chen Yun recalled the ten medicinal ingredients, "Firstly, the most difficult to obtain is theForget Sorrow and Soul Grass, which is said to be as precious as fire dates. The remaining nine medicinal ingredients are relatively easy to obtain."
Ling Xiao White Cloud Flower is a type of divine energy condensed in the deep cloud of the sky.
The divine energy in the Day and Moon Cave Paradise is so abundant that the possibility of cultivating such a divine root is relatively high.
The third required medicinal ingredient is the Starry Heaven Yuan Fruit.
This divine root is the result of the starlight power of the universe being concentrated onto the Starry Heaven Yuan Fruit, making it filled with star power.
Although the possibility of cultivating it is small, it is much larger than that of obtaining the Forget Sorrow and Soul Grass.
The fourth medicinal ingredient is the Huilin Chiguo, or Return Soul Red Fruit.
This fruit grows in a relatively hot place, making it easier to find.
Chen Yun thought to himself, "The Xuemao Branch, the Tianchan Spiritual Leaf, and the Dixin Qu Di Mother's Milk are all guarded by powerful spiritual beasts. I might have a fierce battle on my hands."
According to his previous experience, the likelihood of these divine roots existing within the Day and Moon Cave Paradise is quite high, so he has no worries at all.
"The seven phantom green spiritual water, lianchen, and nine-grade purple mushrooms may not be protected by too powerful spiritual beasts, but these medicinal ingredients are difficult to find. I don't know if I can find them when I enter the Day and Moon Cave Paradise."
Chen Yun memorized the ten types of medicinal ingredients, "No matter how easy or difficult it is to find them, since I am preparing to enter the Day and Moon Cave Paradise, I must do everything in my power to find them. After all, this is the last chance for me to enter the Day and Moon Cave Paradise before the end of the Battle of Deities."
The Day and Moon Cave Paradise takes 50 years to open once.
In another 50 years, the Battle of Deities will be over.
By that time, whether he will survive or not is a matter of no consequence, and there is no need to explore further inside.
Since Chen Yun wants to raise his cultivation to a certain level in four or five years, he definitely needs to gather all the things he needs during this opening of the Day and Moon Cave Paradise.
Only then can he enhance his own strength and increase his ability to protect himself in the upcoming fierce battle of the Khitans against Later Jin.
"All right, then I'll figure out how to gather all these heavenly talents, treasures, and divine roots."
Chen Yun has made up his mind to go to the Day and Moon Cave Paradise.
This time, he does not intend to travel with Wu Kejiu, Longnv Sanjiu, Gao Chen, and others.
It's not because he disdains these people for having low cultivation levels and dragging his heels.
It's because he has too much urgency.
He can't travel slowly with Wu Kejiu and others to search for heavenly talents and treasures.
"While I don't plan to travel with them, I should meet them at the entrance to the Day and Moon Cave Paradise. After all, that is the only way to enter the cave paradise in this world."
Chen Yun misses his friends like Wu Kejiu, Longnv Sanjiu, and Gao Chen, and wants to know how they are doing.
"It's not urgent. There is less than a year before the Day and Moon Cave Paradise opens. During this time, I'll first go to the Dragon Palace in the East Sea and find Little Dragoness Nü to ask for some True Dragon's Saliva."
Thinking so, Chen Yun's body gradually dematerialized and headed towards the Dragon Palace in the East Sea.
