Steady Cultivation: Starting With the Perk “Work Hard, Rest Hard”

Chapter 703: Came Up With a Good Idea



Chapter 703: Came Up With a Good Idea



“What a breeding ground for cruelty this is!”


Su Yuan let out a cold chuckle.


Seeing one part revealed the whole picture—the other areas within the First Frontline were likely no different. Behind the prosperity of sky-high taxes and refining humans into pills lay venomous schemes and ruthless calculations.


Only top-tier talents like Divine-level Artificers received smiling welcomes, but behind that seemingly warm facade were nothing but exploitation and manipulation.


He had seen through some of the darkness of the First Frontline now.


Looking down, he pierced through layer after layer of arrays and saw people who either refused to pay tribute or simply couldn’t afford it, hiding in the dark corners of the mountain ranges to cultivate in secret. But beyond the towns, mutated beasts frequently encroached. These people rarely survived more than three Kalpas before being cut down by some accident—whether a natural disaster or man-made calamity.


Su Yuan’s brow furrowed deeply. This felt exactly like raising gu poison in a jar. What exactly were those three who had reached the hundredth-order trying to achieve?


What was their real goal?


He couldn’t see it, and he didn’t want to.

“I’ll just cultivate slowly here for now. My strength can still improve.”

Suddenly, something struck him.


“I can use the First Frontline as a transfer point to reach the other three thousand Second Frontlines. If my name spreads across those other Second Frontlines as well, I’ll definitely get another massive boost in cultivation!”


Su Yuan’s eyes lit up.


The maximum cultivation level in the Second Frontlines was seventy-second-order, with the highest being someone who had just broken through to seventy-third-order. Within the Second Frontline, he was practically the ceiling—an undisputed top-tier figure. As long as he was willing, spreading his name would be child’s play!


The moment he thought of it, his heart raced!


His gaze locked onto [Jiang].


**[Mental Dominator] activated!**


A mental thread connecting him to Jiang Tieniu instantly manifested. Originating from Su Yuan, it reached Jiang Tieniu’s location in a flash. Then, with Jiang Tieniu as the center, countless mental threads extended outward.


Among them, many threads came from the same direction, most carrying relatively weak auras—a stark contrast to the overwhelming concentration of powerhouses in the First Frontline.


He randomly selected one thread to follow.


In an instant, his consciousness crossed endless space and arrived at a place resembling a Second Frontline.


The owner of that mental thread turned out to be a city-guarding soldier. In his mind, he recalled the legendary Lord Jiang who had turned the tide on the frontline, reaffirming his own resolve before stepping back onto the battlefield against the Scavengers.


One of Su Yuan’s avatars descended there.


First, he revealed his true cultivation level, and sure enough, that teleportation force descended upon him again, continuing from the same timer as before.


“Interesting!”


Su Yuan immediately activated [Borrowing Dominator] to disguise his identity.


Then, he slipped into the Second Frontline, drifting like a ghost as he observed the situation there.


It was pretty much the same.


On one side were Chaos Dominators, on the other, Nothingness Dominators—both sides locked in battle along the frontline.


It looked like a carbon copy of the same place, only the city’s name had changed, the defending Speaker was different, and the Nothingness Dominator’s identity was different!


“Ridiculous! Absolutely ridiculous! Too fake!”


Su Yuan shook his head.


He considered whether he should change this state of affairs, but after careful thought, he realized this was already the best possible scenario. If he disrupted it, everything would descend into chaos. At least now, it remained under Order.


He couldn’t even bear to let these people know about the situation in the First Frontline.


Su Yuan sighed and arrived at a city’s Artificer Association.


He walked in calmly and approached the front desk.


“Greetings, honored guest. This is the Artificer Association. How may I help you? Looking for an Artificer? Purchasing finished products? Or buying materials? We have everything you need.”


The receptionist smiled.


Su Yuan said calmly, “I am an Artificer. I’d like to take the Artificer examination.”


“Oh?” The receptionist’s eyes lit up. “Which level would you like to test for?”


“High-level master-level artifact crafter,” Su Yuan replied evenly.


The receptionist gasped and quickly said, “Sir, have you registered as an Artificer before?”


“No, this is my first examination,” Su Yuan said with a faint smile. “Can I test directly?”


“Th-this… Please wait a moment. My rank isn’t high enough. I’ll call the supervisor to handle this for you.”


“Alright.”


The receptionist immediately reported the news.


Soon, an old man hurried over.


“Sir, are you the one who wants to test for high-level master-level artifact crafter?” The old man smiled. “I am Li Long, the president of the Black Dragon City Artificer Association.”


Su Yuan nodded. “That’s right.”


“Would you mind moving to another room for a chat?” the old man asked with a smile.


“No problem.”


So Li Long led Su Yuan to the VIP room, where they began to talk. It started with some simple Artificer questions but quickly escalated into deeper topics. Finally, the old man asked a difficult question that even he didn’t fully understand, and Su Yuan answered it effortlessly—even drawing a few Dao Patterns in the air with his bare hands.


At that point, the old man spoke solemnly, “My apologies, Master Seven Stars. I was rude earlier.”


“It’s fine. This was part of the examination, wasn’t it?”


“Yes. You are now a high-level master-level artifact crafter. Here is your certificate. Please input a bit of your aura and submit some basic information.”


Su Yuan nodded in understanding.


When the receptionist saw Su Yuan reappear, she noticed a badge representing a high-level master-level artifact crafter already pinned to his chest.


She couldn’t help covering her mouth, eyes wide open.


This was the most absurd Artificer examination she had ever seen. Someone had never taken an Artificer test before, yet came straight in to test for high-level master-level artifact crafter. Had all the lower levels just been skipped?


Su Yuan walked up to her and said, “Help me register a shop.”


The receptionist snapped back to reality and asked, “Understood, Master. Would you like to set up an Artificer shop?”


“No. I want to set up a trade-in shop, and I need the Artificer Association’s endorsement.”


The old man walked over and said, “No problem, Master Seven Stars. Trade-in services are rare, but they do exist.”


Su Yuan nodded. “Then that settles it.”


And so, a trade-in Dominator Artifact shop opened both online and offline.


Su Yuan placed several Dominator Artifacts in his shop within the Artificer Association, then vanished.


Not long after.


A fortyth-order Chaos Dominator passed by the shop. Seeing the spacious, brightly lit store filled with Dominator Artifacts, he glanced at it curiously.


Then he saw the shop’s sign.


**[Seven Stars Artificer Pavilion]**


**[The owner is a high-level master-level artifact crafter (Association-certified). This shop does not sell Dominator Artifacts—only trades them.]**



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