Worldwide Awakening: My Soul Kinds Are Lost

Chapter 729 729: Little Brother, You Delivered Goods to the Door Yourself! _1

Ever since he acquired the Chaos Supreme Treasure known as the Gate of All Heavens and Realms, Tao Ran had reached the pinnacle of life.Traversal through all heavens and realms was its main ability, but it came with other capabilities too.

These abilities, such as Calculating Method, Fusion Magic, and Explaining Supernatural Powers, were rather simple and unadorned. They allowed him to achieve twice the results with half the effort during his Cultivation.

There were also abilities like refining Elixir and medicines, which significantly enhanced their original effects. This improved his efficiency in absorbing resources, making one portion of resources yield the effects of ten.

As for things like artifact refining, Formations, and Charms, the Gate of All Heavens and Realms was proficient in all of them. This allowed Tao Ran, who initially knew nothing, to rapidly grasp these techniques.

At this, Tao Ran could not help but sigh. This must be what it's like to be one of those prodigies, he thought.

He no longer had any doubts about the Gate of All Heavens and Realms. To put it harshly, what could I possibly possess that would interest this Chaos Supreme Treasure?

One could only say his luck was truly exceptional.

"How is it? Can we travel to other worlds today?" Tao Ran asked.

The additional abilities were indeed very useful for Tao Ran. The Gate of All Heavens and Realms's main ability—traversing other worlds—could undoubtedly grant him even more capabilities.

He had asked several times before, but the Gate of All Heavens and Realms had always replied that it was still locating new worlds.

Thinking about it, he didn't press the matter. After all, crossing worlds isn't easy. Though there are many lower realms beneath the Chaotic God World, these realms are controlled by the most powerful Sects, and I have no idea what the situation is like there, he mused.

"'How could it be that easy? Do you think it's like picking a breakfast stall when you go out to buy breakfast?'" the Gate of All Heavens and Realms retorted, its tone laced with exasperation.

Tao Ran knew why it was so exasperated; it was simply because he was too useless. However, despite its frustration, the Gate of All Heavens and Realms hadn't abandoned him and had always been helping. It could only be said that as a Chaos Supreme Treasure, it was indeed very loyal after being refined.

He actually felt quite embarrassed. If it were someone else, their progress would probably be much faster. After all, I'm too ordinary and lack any significant background or connections. I can only rely on myself for everything, he thought.

"Alright, no rush. Take your time," Tao Ran said, not pressing further. He had merely inquired.

He had a feeling that this could lead to a great opportunity.

"'Of course, we have to take it slow. It's not easy to find a world suitable for someone as weak as you.'"

"'Do you know how many high-quality worlds I've found for you? A full one hundred twenty-nine thousand, eight hundred sixty-seven... oh, it's sixty-eight now. If your strength were even a bit greater, say, if you had reached the God-human Realm, I could have picked one or two from them for you.'"

"'But as it is, you're only at the Quasi-God Realm, and not even at Peak Perfection. If you were to enter any of those worlds, I'm afraid I'd have to find a new host in less than a month,'" the Gate of All Heavens and Realms grumbled.

This made Tao Ran feel even more embarrassed. Being too weak really does make many things difficult, he thought, but there wasn't much he could do about it.

"'Alright, consider your luck good. I just happened to find one suitable for you. Pack your things and come with me,'" the Gate of All Heavens and Realms suddenly said.

"So quickly?" Tao Ran was surprised. He hadn't expected it to find one so soon after just saying there were none.

"'The last one is suitable. It's just that if you go, the rewards might be relatively few. But no matter how few the rewards, it's still better than you idling away your time here,'" the Gate of All Heavens and Realms said.

Tao Ran naturally understood. What the Gate of All Heavens and Realms considered 'few' was 'few' from its perspective. From his own perspective, the rewards would undoubtedly be immense.

"Then what do I need to prepare?" Tao Ran asked, slightly excited. It was his first time traversing worlds, so he naturally had no Experience and needed to ask the highly experienced Gate of All Heavens and Realms.

"'You're somewhat clever, knowing to ask what to bring.'"

"'However, you definitely wouldn't have the things I'd ideally ask you to bring. Convert all your worldly possessions into Magical Artifacts, food, water, medicines, and the like. Among the Magical Artifacts, don't just focus on combat-oriented ones; you'll also need utility-type ones for daily life. You can decide the ratio yourself.'"

"'As for anything else, there's nothing much. I'd like you to bring something capable of destroying heaven and earth, but do you have such a thing?'"

The Gate of All Heavens and Realms prattled on at length. Although its words were laced with many passive-aggressive remarks, Tao Ran didn't mind and listened attentively instead.

"Thank you for the guidance! I'll get right on it!" Tao Ran committed the necessary items to memory, gathered his assets, and then headed towards his Clan's treasury.

As a member of the Clan, he conducted all his purchases and exchanges of supplies within his own Clan. It was much cheaper than outside, and he didn't have to worry about being swindled.

This was a Clan benefit, aimed at increasing cohesion.

It wasn't that the Clan made no profit, just that it made less, as these resources were specifically supplied to the Clan disciples.

As for reselling for profit, that was impossible. Every Clan disciple had a monthly quota for materials they could purchase or exchange from the treasury, preventing anyone from amassing a fortune through arbitrage.

Although this quota was somewhat flexible—exceeding it by a tiny bit might be overlooked—if you exceeded it by too much, you wouldn't be able to take the items. Moreover, while once or twice might be fine, if it happened too often, those in charge would enforce the rules impartially.

The entire process was straightforward, without any obstruction or robbery. Such incidents typically only occurred in intricate Sects; in small Clans with well-established systems, these things wouldn't happen.

Otherwise, things would be in chaos.

If someone had just exchanged their hard-earned money for some resources, only to be robbed by other members of their own Clan right outside the door, how could that possibly enhance the Clan's cohesion?

"Look, is this enough?"

After bringing the items back, Tao Ran quickly asked.

The Gate of All Heavens and Realms scanned them and then said slowly, "'Barely enough. The quality is a bit lacking, but this is likely the best you could manage.'"

It sounded somewhat regretful. Tao Ran just assumed it was because what he had gathered wasn't good enough.

After all, the Gate of All Heavens and Realms is a Chaos Supreme Treasure; it must have seen countless treasures. These few items of mine are indeed nothing to write home about, he thought.

Thus, he just gave an embarrassed smile and asked, "So, shall we depart?"

"'Let's depart. But I need to set up protection for you. With that puny physique of yours, if you were to traverse worlds with me, you'd certainly arrive. However, whether you'd arrive as a whole person or a mangled mess, that's not guaranteed,'" the Gate of All Heavens and Realms remained as caustic as ever.

Tao Ran, however, didn't mind. He wasn't afraid of the Gate of All Heavens and Realms making passive-aggressive remarks at him; that indicated it was prepared. What he truly feared was its refusal, as that would mean he wouldn't be able to proceed.

"What do I need to do?" Tao Ran asked. He understood that this protection certainly wouldn't require his own effort.

"'You don't need to do anything. Just wait.'" The Gate of All Heavens and Realms wasn't being passive-aggressive this time, but from its tone, Tao Ran sensed it was quite busy. Moreover, it began to shimmer with light within his consciousness, appearing very distinct.

Previously, it had always appeared as an archaic bronze door, never exhibiting such a state.

Evidently, it was beginning its operation. This made him even more curious; he really wanted to know how the Gate of All Heavens and Realms would take him across worlds.

"'Alright, it's done,'" the Gate of All Heavens and Realms' voice sounded somewhat fatigued.

"Are you alright?" Tao Ran asked nervously. This is the foundation of my path to enlightenment! If anything happens to it, that would be disastrous, he thought.

"'I'm fine, just a bit tired. If you were a bit stronger, why would I need to go through so much trouble?'" the Gate of All Heavens and Realms replied, then urged, "'Stop dawdling. Push me open, and you can traverse.'"

"Huh? Push it open? How do I do that?" Tao Ran was a bit baffled. The Gate of All Heavens and Realms was in his consciousness, not in physical reality.

"'Use your imagination to form an intent. How else could you push? I can't very well materialize for you to push, can I?'"

"'Even if I did materialize, I'd only be palm-sized. You wouldn't be able to enter even if you pushed,'" the Gate of All Heavens and Realms grumbled.

Hearing this, Tao Ran quickly tried. Sure enough, the bronze door in his mind was pushed open by him, and then the world began to spin around him.

By the time he came to his senses and opened his eyes, he was met by a blinding golden radiance, so brilliant he could barely keep his eyes open. For a moment, he couldn't clearly perceive his surroundings.

"You're here, bro!" a surprised voice entered Tao Ran's ears. Before he could discern anything from within the golden light, a sudden pain shot through the back of his head, and he instantly fainted.

As his consciousness sank into darkness, he knew nothing more of what followed.