Your Talent is Mine

TL: Etude

"Ranked thirteenth on the Heavenly Monarch Rankings, but it's still not enough!" Ye Tian murmured to himself.

His goal wasn't merely to reach the thirteenth rank, but to claim first place.

However, his physical body hadn't yet reached its limits, and there was still significant room for improvement in his chaos divine abilities.

Additionally, there were various secret techniques and arts that could still be further refined.

In short, he had many areas that needed improvement.

"I still lack resources. The amount consumed by the ninth level of the Profound Void Technique is immense. To cultivate it to minor accomplishment, major accomplishment, or even perfected realm, the resources required would cost at least tens of millions of points!"

This wasn't an exaggeration but a fact.

And this was just the resource consumption for the Profound Void Technique alone. The expenses in other areas were equally high.

In the Grand Universe, within a small world.

A clone of Heavenly Monarch Sundragon descended here, silently waiting.

Suddenly.

Spatial ripples stirred, and Ye Tian's figure appeared.

Seeing Ye Tian use Great World Shift to traverse space, Heavenly Monarch Sundragon was immediately filled with envy.

However, he also understood his own capabilities— even if he was given the inheritance of Great World Shift, he wouldn't be able to meet the conditions necessary to cultivate it.

"Sundragon, I came to you this time to ask where in the Grand Universe I can find resource-rich treasure lands. I need a large amount of resources now; otherwise, I can't maintain my rapid cultivation!" Ye Tian said directly.

"Master, the Grand Universe hasn't existed for long. Many treasure lands are still being nurtured, and there aren't many valuable treasures yet. Finding suitable treasure lands is extremely difficult. Besides, most of the currently available treasure lands are already occupied by major powers, guarded by powerful Heavenly Monarchs and protected by large formations!" Heavenly Monarch Sundragon explained.

Hearing this, Ye Tian frowned.

He also knew that obtaining a large amount of resources wouldn't be easy. If it were, other Heavenly Monarchs wouldn't all be lacking in resources.

But he didn't want to take thousands or even tens of millions of years to cultivate the ninth level of the Profound Void Technique.

"It seems I'll have to seize the resource points of other major powers!" Ye Tian decided.

"Sundragon, gather information for me, and make sure to be discreet. Collect intelligence on all the resource treasure lands belonging to factions that aren't on good terms with the Void Sky Lineage, and report back to me!" Ye Tian ordered.

"Understood!" Heavenly Monarch Sundragon was startled but quickly responded.

He realized that Ye Tian was probably planning to make a move on those treasure lands, but once this was discovered, it would stir up serious trouble.

Although the Grand Universe was currently in chaos, with battles raging everywhere, large-scale massacres had yet to occur. Most of the dead were weaker Heavenly Monarchs and Divine Generals, along with Earthly Venerables.

Of course, Sundragon didn't dare to disobey Ye Tian's orders.

Whoosh! Heavenly Monarch Sundragon's clone dissipated, and Ye Tian also teleported away from the area using the Grand Domain technique.

A few years later, Heavenly Monarch Sundragon delivered a detailed report containing information about the precious resource treasure lands held by various major powers.

These treasure lands held abundant resources. Even without considering the undeveloped ones, each fully matured treasure land was valued at over a million points.

Heavenly Monarch Sundragon didn't bother mentioning resource-poor lands. He knew well how vast the amount of resources Ye Tian needed and didn't dare try to deceive him with unimportant lands.

"Multiple treasure lands— I didn't expect the Grand Universe to have so many resource-rich places!" Ye Tian was quite surprised.

But upon closer thought, it made sense. The vastness of the universe was unimaginable. Even though the Void Sky Lineage was powerful, it only occupied a small area. Compared to the entire universe, it wasn't worth mentioning.

In such a massive universe, there were bound to be many treasure lands that the Void Sky Lineage hadn't discovered.

Moreover, Ye Tian wasn't too familiar with the treasure lands of the universe and didn't have detailed information, so it was natural that he wasn't aware of these.

"According to Sundragon's estimates, there are a total of seven treasure lands worth more than a million points. One of them is occupied by the Void Sky Lineage and is guarded by many powerful Heavenly Monarchs!"

Ye Tian knew of the treasure land held by the Void Sky Lineage. It was called the Ancient Sea Realm, located near the territory of the Void Sky Hall. The Void Sky Hall had paid a huge price to claim this world's treasure land.

Currently, the third-ranked Heavenly Monarch on the Heavenly Monarch Rankings, Heavenly Monarch Tun Yue, guarded the Ancient Sea Realm. Half of the resources from the Ancient Sea Realm went to him, while the rest were divided among other Heavenly Monarchs from the Void Sky Hall.

Ye Tian also had a small share, but it was too small to be of any significance. When the Void Sky Lineage fought to take the Ancient Sea Realm, Ye Tian had been in seclusion, completely unaware of the battle, so he hadn't participated.

Thus, he naturally couldn't have earned a large share, as others would certainly object if he had.

"I can't rely on the Ancient Sea Realm. Even if my strength surpasses Heavenly Monarch Tun Yue in the future, I wouldn't feel right seizing his resources. I have to fight for my own!"

Ye Tian thought to himself. He then focused his gaze on the information regarding the other seven treasure lands.

Soon, he locked onto one of them.

Ten Star Sea!

The Ten Star Sea was an ocean located in the starry sky, surrounded by ten giant stars, which gave it its name.

Initially, the Ten Star Sea wasn't well-known, but over a million years ago, someone discovered a rare resource called Star Sand at the bottom of the Ten Star Sea.

As a result, the Ten Star Sea became a top-tier treasure land.

Within the Void Sky Lineage, one catty of Star Sand was worth one point, so the value of the Ten Star Sea was far greater than the supposed one million points.

However, collecting Star Sand was no easy task. It wasn't like collecting ordinary items that could be easily taken.

If Star Sand could be gathered easily, it wouldn't require such a slow process. With the strength of a group of Heavenly Monarchs, they would have already harvested all the Star Sand from the Ten Star Sea in a short time.

Star Sand resembled regular sand but was highly unique. It couldn't be touched by hand or easily captured by ordinary items.

Star Sand was hidden within the water, making it difficult to detect with spiritual senses or touch by hand. Only those who could wield star-based divine abilities could extract it.

Because of this, the Demon Sound Sect, which controlled the Star Sand, struggled to collect it. They had only sent a few Heavenly Monarchs skilled in star-based chaos divine abilities, along with some Earthly Venerables and Divine Generals proficient in similar abilities, to slowly gather the Star Sand.

Even so, a single Divine General, no matter how skilled in star-based divine abilities, would take tens of thousands of years to collect just one catty of Star Sand. And these Divine Generals couldn't dedicate all their time to this task without cultivating themselves. Therefore, despite controlling the Ten Star Sea for over a million years, the Demon Sound Sect hadn't harvested much Star Sand.

Thus, the Ten Star Sea still contained vast amounts of Star Sand.

Additionally, due to the nature of Star Sand, the Demon Sound Sect's surveillance of the Ten Star Sea wasn't particularly strict. After all, they believed that even if other Heavenly Monarchs tried to steal Star Sand, it would take them a very long time.

With such a prolonged theft, the Demon Sound Sect would easily notice, and they didn't need to monitor the Ten Star Sea constantly.

"I'll choose the Ten Star Sea of the Demon Sound Sect— it's perfect for me!" Ye Tian said with a smile.