Your Talent is Mine

TL: Etude

Note: I'm changing the tiers for talents to (Extraordinary, Morning Star, Moonlight, Dawn, Supreme, Desolate, Hong, Cosmic, Universal, Chao, Mixed, Ultimate)

In the Grand Universe, within the Origin Land Secret Realm.

A Heavenly Monarch entered the Origin Land, facing the same restrictions Ye Tian had encountered before. All his abilities were suppressed, but this Heavenly Monarch possessed a special method bestowed upon him by a True Ancestor. Even in the Origin Land, this technique couldn't be entirely restrained.

This method allowed him to enter a nearly invincible state of void. Once in this state, the Origin Men couldn't harm him at all.

Thus, this Heavenly Monarch made his way all the way to the Origin Tree.

In the past, many Earthly Venerables, Divine Generals, and Heavenly Monarchs had entered the Origin Land. However, they regarded it as merely a place to refine their combat skills and never truly valued it.

Except for Ye Tian, no one else had ever seen the Origin Tree.

The native beings of the universe had little knowledge, so even if they had seen the Origin Tree, they wouldn't have recognized it.

"This is the Innate Origin Tree! My heavens!!! An Innate Origin Tree actually exists within this universe!!!" The Purple Qi Heavenly Monarch was utterly shocked.

However, unlike Ye Tian, who had fought and defeated all the Origin Men and thus passed the trials to obtain a seed from the Origin Tree, the Purple Qi Heavenly Monarch had used underhanded means to reach this place. Naturally, he couldn't acquire the Origin Seed.

He didn't linger and chose to leave the Origin Land.

Soon, Qitian Hall learned of the existence of the Innate Origin Tree.

Initially, Qitian Hall wanted to keep this secret, but unexpectedly, a Heavenly Monarch from the hall unintentionally leaked the information, and news of the Innate Origin Tree quickly spread.

Suddenly, the Origin Land, once considered an ordinary secret realm, became a treasure trove of limitless potential.

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"Origin Land, Innate Origin Tree!"

Ye Tian received a transmission from the Heavenly Monarch Sundragon and then another from the Void Sky Hall.

Both messages were the same, concerning the Innate Origin Tree in the Origin Land.

"Innate Origin Tree!"

Ye Tian had long known about the Origin Land, but he hadn't looked into it deeply. After all, he couldn't re-enter the Origin Land—one could only enter it once—so he had never paid much attention to the matter.

Then, he decided to investigate the secrets of the Innate Origin Tree, only to realize its true value.

"The Innate Origin Tree contains innate origin, the purest origin in all of existence, and it can be absorbed by people.

Once the origin is absorbed, one's talent can be transformed into an Origin Talent."

Origin Talents weren't of much use to Divine Generals or Heavenly Monarchs because they hadn't yet encountered the true mysteries of Origin Talents.

In the past, Ye Tian hadn't been able to find any information on Origin Talents, and even the Void Sky Lineage had none.

This was because the information on Origin Talents was of the highest classification, a secret belonging to True Ancestors, which was why he couldn't access it.

However, with the appearance of the Innate Origin Tree, the information on Origin Talents naturally began to spread.

Origin Talents corresponded to Origin Divine Abilities. Origin Divine Abilities were the perfect manifestation of the Grand Dao's essence, surpassing even Chaos Divine Abilities as the strongest divine abilities.

Moreover, Origin Divine Abilities couldn't be inherited or learned; they could only be comprehended and created by oneself.

But to create an Origin Divine Ability, the prerequisite was to possess an Origin Talent! However, obtaining an Origin Talent was exceedingly difficult.

All talents within the Chaos were imperfect, and an Origin Talent was an evolution beyond perfection. The only way to transform an imperfect talent into an Origin Talent was through the Innate Origin Tree, the sole method currently known.

Of course, even extracting the most refined innate origin from the tree to transform one's talent was immensely difficult, but at least there was hope.

"I underestimated that Innate Origin Tree. If I had known its value earlier, I would've informed my master!" Ye Tian smiled bitterly.

If he had informed his master back then, he probably would've been richly rewarded! Of course, even the Void Sky Lineage couldn't hope to monopolize the Innate Origin Land; that was unrealistic.

Truthfully, Ye Tian didn't care much about the Innate Origin Tree.

At the time, the tree had granted him an Origin Seed, and he had made good use of it, transforming all his perfect talents into Origin Talents.

His talents had already evolved into Origin Talents, so the Innate Origin Tree no longer held much value for him.

However, not long after, Ye Tian became interested in the Origin Land again.

It wasn't for any other reason than a piece of news he received.

A group of Dao Ancestors had worked together to modify the Origin Land from afar, and they were planning to extract the consciousness of some true heavenly geniuses from the Chaos and send them into the Origin Land.

In this newly modified Origin Land, talents would no longer be suppressed. With the Dao Ancestors' changes, one could bring their talents into the Origin Land, but everything else would remain equal—everyone's cultivation level would be set at the peak of Earthly Venerable.

All divine abilities and secret techniques would still be restricted, and only talents could be brought in; nothing else would be allowed.

To exert one's strength in the Origin Land, one would have to create entirely new secret techniques that conformed to the realm's rules.

"Divine Generals, Heavenly Monarchs, True Monarchs, and even some True Ancestors will enter the Origin Land!" Ye Tian was thrilled.

This was a great opportunity for him! He could potentially copy some heaven-defying talents, and what excited him the most was the possibility of obtaining more Super Enlightenment Talents.

His own Super Enlightenment Talent was only at the God-level. It was a rare and special talent that was incredibly difficult to elevate to the Super God-level, and the only way to do so was by copying someone else's Super Enlightenment Talent.

If he encountered a genius with a Super God-level Super Enlightenment Talent, he would strike it rich.

"Even though the Dao Ancestors have modified the Origin Land, I can still enter it again!" Ye Tian murmured to himself.

He made up his mind—to enter the Origin Land once more.

As a personal disciple of a Dao Ancestor, he naturally held a spot for entry.

Time flew by, and a thousand years passed.

The Dao Ancestors, unable to directly enter the Grand Universe, had limited power that could extend into it, and they had to pay a certain price. Thus, the difficulty of modifying the Origin Land had been immense. It took a group of Dao Ancestors working together for a thousand years to finally complete the transformation of the Origin Land.

This place was now known by a new name—Innate Realm!

On this day, those selected to enter the Innate Realm received a token. Holding this token allowed one to enter the Innate Realm.

After receiving his token, Ye Tian activated it and instantly entered the Innate Realm.

In the Innate Realm, Ye Tian found himself in Innate City. Seeing this magnificent, enormous city and the Innate Origin Tree at its center, he couldn't help but marvel at the power of the Dao Ancestors.

The extent of the transformation was incredible! For the Dao Ancestors to extend their power across boundless domains and modify a secret realm deep within the Grand Universe was beyond imagination.

Moreover, Ye Tian could clearly sense that the rules within the Innate Realm had undergone subtle changes. These changes were obviously the work of the Dao Ancestors, making the Innate Realm more accommodating to outsiders.

"The Origin Men are gone!" Ye Tian thought after scanning the surroundings.

It was obvious that the Innate Realm had lost its previous use as a place to train combat skills.

In truth, the benefits of training in combat techniques had never been that great. Ye Tian had gained tremendous benefits in the Innate Realm because he could copy the perfect talents of the Origin Men. That had been his greatest reward.

Other people, unable to Copy Talents, naturally didn't care much about the Origin Men.

"Dao Child of Ten Thousand Laws!" A voice called out.

Ye Tian turned to find Goddess Yun Zi approaching him.

"So, it's Goddess Yun Zi!" Ye Tian greeted with a smile.

"Dao Child of Ten Thousand Laws, I can only dare to speak with you here in the Innate Realm. Right now, you're one of the top Heavenly Monarchs on the Heavenly Monarch Rankings, while I am still just a Divine General!" Yun Zi sighed.

"Goddess Yun Zi, don't say that. With your talent, it will be easy for you to enter the Heavenly Monarch Rankings in the future. By the way, do you know much about the Innate Realm? Any inside information?" Ye Tian asked curiously.

"Your master, doesn't he share any inside information?" Yun Zi asked, surprised.

"Uh, no!" Ye Tian replied awkwardly.

Since the discovery of the Innate Origin Tree, his master hadn't informed him of anything or discussed the matter.

Perhaps it was because his master knew that Ye Tian already possessed many Origin Talents and felt that the Innate Origin Tree wouldn't be of much use to him, so he didn't see the need to explain the Innate Realm's situation.

Yun Zi didn't press further and began to explain, "Dao Child of Ten Thousand Laws, the rules of the Innate Realm have changed. Inside the Innate Origin Tree, there is an enormous Origin World we can enter. In there, we can challenge the Innate Origin Men. By defeating them, we can absorb a strand of Innate Origin Qi from them, gradually transforming our talents into Origin Talents.

However, the Innate Origin Men are incredibly strong. Our cultivation is capped at the peak of Earthly Venerable, and we can only bring our talents—no divine abilities or secret techniques. The combat skills of the Innate Origin Men are terrifying, their cultivation matching ours, but their combat power far exceeds ours.

Additionally, we can't stay in the Innate Realm indefinitely. The shortest stay is a hundred years, while the longest is a thousand years before we are ejected. Not even the Dao Ancestors can extend our time there.

After all, the Dao Ancestors could only slightly alter the rules of the Innate Realm. If they forcefully changed everything, the Innate Realm would collapse, and all its opportunities would vanish!"

"So that's how it is!" Ye Tian understood.

From this information, it was clear that it would be difficult for others to gain Origin Talents in the Innate Realm. Only true heavenly geniuses and monstrous talents would have a chance to acquire them.

Moreover, obtaining enough Innate Origin Qi to transform even one talent would be impressive. It was impossible for others to transform all of their talents into Origin Talents like he had.

"This means I still have a significant advantage over everyone else!" Ye Tian thought to himself.

"Dao Child of Ten Thousand Laws, time in the Innate Realm is precious. We can't afford to waste it. According to my master, if we keep improving our strength, we can extend our stay in the Innate Realm. If we progress quickly enough, we might even stay longer than a thousand years.

I'll be off now. I need to create a secret technique suitable for the Innate Realm," Yun Zi said before taking her leave.

Note: For now, I'll capitalize Origin Divine Abilities.