Use first and repay later: Advance the future cultivation fruits

Vacuum Tomb.

"Is this your clansman?"

Lord Su, dressed in a long black gown, observed Qi Lingxiao and nodded slightly, saying, "The Authority indeed meets the standard of a Tomb Guardian. What about the Combat Power?"

Lin Qing stood nearby and spoke, "Could be considered among the top in the Star Abyss Tenth Layer."

Over the past few hundred years, Qi Lingxiao received the complete inheritance of the Combined Divine Skill on the Celestial Vault Islands. Coupled with the help of the two treasures, Divine Position Specialization and Divine Position Guiding, a few years ago, luck was exceedingly good, unintentionally merging into a Combined Divine Skill.

At that time, Qi Lingxiao's Combat Power crossed into the threshold of the Star Abyss Tenth Layer. Additionally, after Lin Qing returned this time, a high-rank fish was given to Qi Lingxiao, bringing the Genetic Optimization Index to five or six hundred times the cosmic standard, ten times stronger than before.

Now, it's naturally considered peak strength in the Star Abyss Tenth Layer.

"Not bad."

Lord Su nodded slightly and looked at Qi Lingxiao again, asking, "Did you obtain the Divine Position Specialization and Divine Position Guiding in the Silver Maze?"

"Yes." Qi Lingxiao nodded.

"You've been cultivating the Original Image Secret Technique from Sky Island 017 on the Celestial Vault Islands, haven't you?" Lord Su scrutinized Qi Lingxiao and asked, "It seems you haven't mastered it, how long have you been practicing?"

"Over two hundred years." Qi Lingxiao answered truthfully.

"Over two hundred years?"

Lord Su shook his head slightly, saying, "This secret technique emphasizes the talent of comprehension rather than luck, it seems your talent in comprehension is average. In a Second-level Civilization, you're considered above average, but compared to Lin Qing, you're much inferior."

Lin Qing remained calm.

Lord Su's statement wasn't problematic, after all, Entropy was his talent, naturally, it was his unique trait, just like Qi Lingxiao's seemingly cheat-like luck.

"However..."

Lord Su whispered, "You are indeed someone favored by the Universe, and not just ordinarily favored, to have obtained both Divine Position Specialization and Divine Position Guiding in the Silver Maze?"

"Are these two treasures very precious?" Qi Lingxiao asked, puzzled.

"Of course they're precious. Divine Position Specialization is best suited for nurturing young talents outside the Cosmic God's path, which is why it is prepared in the Star Cluster Secret Vault."

Lord Su spoke casually, "Divine Position Guiding is even more precious, typically only my Primordial Void Level Citizens have the right to choose such a treasure. You obtained it by mere luck in the Silver Maze, it speaks volumes about the Universe's favor for you."

Qi Lingxiao, somewhat baffled, could only say, "I do have pretty good luck."

"Enough." With a flick of his fingertips, a stream of light flew into Qi Lingxiao's brow, "This is the Gravekeeper Secret Skill. If you master it, you will qualify to become a Tomb Guardian."

Qi Lingxiao, sensing the Gravekeeper Secret Skill inheritance in his mind, was momentarily stunned, "Isn't this secret skill too complex?"

He couldn't help but look at Lin Qing, "Lin Qing, how long did it take you to practice it back then?"

"Not long." Lin Qing evaded, saying, "Perhaps I was naturally suited for this secret skill."

Lord Su gave Lin Qing a glance but said nothing.

Qi Lingxiao shook his head helplessly, "I feel I might become a Void Creature first instead."

"That's even better."

Lin Qing pointed to a silver-white, cubical building not far away and said, "That's the Cosmic Wonders Museum, Master Qi might want to visit it, it should help you comprehend the Void."

"Oh?" Qi Lingxiao nodded immediately and, not wasting any time, walked quickly toward it.

Once Qi Lingxiao disappeared into the museum, Lord Su watched the spot where he vanished with thoughtful expression.

"Lord, what is it?" Lin Qing looked at Lord Su.

"Nothing." Lord Su said softly, "I just feel that your fellow clansman's luck is excessively good. Even if Earth transformed from the Primordial Realm's core, it is ultimately just a planetary civilization. How could it give birth to a Universal Child with such astounding luck?"

Lin Qing was somewhat unclear, "Does luck also depend on the civilization level?"

"This is the favor of Cosmic Will; high-level civilizations naturally have this more easily."

Lord Su spoke slowly, "The so-called luck is that future paths align more smoothly with Order. Extreme Order is when future paths completely unify, everything happens according to plan and theory, without unexpected events, following an anchored direction."

Lin Qing felt a jolt in his heart.

He suddenly recalled the words that would appear every time Entropy is activated—

[Chaos gathers across the phenomena, only Order is eternal]

[When you hold Order in your hand, the future is clear; you can draw conclusions from effects, and reap the results, advancing the future]

Moreover, every time he called upon Entropy, he had to silently recite the word "Order"!

Life, too, is a being of Entropy, and Life and Order are neighboring sects.

At this moment, Lin Qing faintly felt as if he had grasped something, but still perceived a haze in the distance.

"Don't overthink it; if you can reach the height of a Third-Level Civilization, you'll understand this point."

Lord Su gave Lin Qing a look and said, "Your clansman is quite remarkable; don't let him be targeted by other civilizations. Many civilizations desire people favored by the Universe, to extend that favor to their entire civilization. If they find out his luck is so good, you'd be in trouble."

Lin Qing nodded.

He is now a Star God, and naturally understands that a Star God can use the Divine State to forcefully replace destiny.

Once a Universal Child is discovered, the Star God can completely replace it, transferring this kind of Universal favor to themselves.

However, the cost of this destiny replacement method is not small; each use causes the Divine State to be damaged. The more astonishing the transferred Universal favor, the more severe the damage, but it can fully recover in at most ten thousand or a hundred thousand years.