"This is... Gilded Providential Power!"
Qi Ping's eyes were filled with intense shock. This was not a power he could ignore.
Providential Power was one of the most mysterious forces in the universe, possessing the ability to transform one's essence and change the world. However, it was categorized into different tiers.
Ordinary Providential Power was already exceptionally rare. Even Mahayana stage cultivators could not plunder it directly from heaven and earth; they had to use specialized methods to extract it from natural-born geniuses or rare spirit beasts. Such plundered energy was filled with impurities and was considered the lowest tier. Yet even that was enough to make Mahayana experts fight over it.
The Gilded Providential Power appearing on Qi Ping, however, was one of the four supreme mysteries of heaven and earth!
Azure-Green, Crimson-Red, Gilded, and Deep-Blue—these were the four legendary tiers of providential destiny, each possessing a unique effect.
Those who obtained the Azure-Green Mystery had a chance to awaken the most powerful cultivation physiques, such as the Azure-Green Creation Physique, placing them among those closest to the gates of immortality.
Those touched by the Crimson-Red Mystery obtained the most bizarre and dangerous powers. More than half of the terrifying entities who had triggered extinctions throughout the multiverse had possessed this power. Because of this, any world found to harbor a Crimson-Red Anomaly would be forcibly destroyed by the powerful hegemon worlds.
The Deep-Blue Mystery was the most mysterious of all, its nature even more elusive than the others. Yet no one could ignore it. In every great cosmic upheaval, a Deep-Blue practitioner would play a pivotal role. Their nature was neither good nor evil, they were impossible to pin down, and their survival abilities were terrifying.
Finally, the Gilded Mystery was also known as the "Variable Providential Power." It gave birth to true anomalies. As long as these beings grew, they were almost destined to shatter existing systems of power, leading new waves of cultivation that might even allow them to open the gates of immortality through their own individual strength.
However, to reach such a level required more than just obtaining the power once. Because each individual was limited by the tier of their home world, the initial amount of this power was never large. To truly gather enough Gilded power to change the world, one had to hunt other Gilded practitioners, plundering their destiny through their death.
Possessing even a small amount of this specialized power could cause a world-shaking change in strength. Thus, every holder of such power, even in their early stages, possessed unimaginable combat ability. Those who survived the inevitable slaughter and plundered their rivals' Dao-fruits would grow into existences of absolute terror.
Every possessor of these four mysteries was eventually fated to meet and fight. It was a destiny from which few could escape.
Though Qi Ping didn't know the full details, he understood enough to feel a mix of joy and concern. He knew the Star-Sea World must have once been extraordinarily glorious; otherwise, it would never have retained information on these mysteries.
This was why, upon seeing the Gilded Providential Power flooding into his body, he felt a sliver of worry alongside his excitement. But he also knew he had no choice. Without the augmentation of this power, the hope of victory for the Star-Sea was too slim.
Still, he remained cautious. He chose to integrate this power fully into the Sovereign Dao Druid armor rather than letting it touch his main body, avoiding any direct karmic entanglement.
If the Mahayana experts who spent their lives scheming for a wisp of such power knew of his thoughts, they would probably curse him for ten thousand years. Most old monsters were desperate for such a "key" to the gates of immortality to avoid the decay of death.
But that was simply Qi Ping's nature. When it came to longevity, he trusted only what he had created and the path he had carved for himself. That was the only way to avoid the traps of fate.
'As long as it doesn't involve my main body, it's fine!'
'The Treant Avatar has reached its limit. Perhaps I can use this Gilded Providential Power to push it to a new stage... allowing it to completely represent my main body as I travel through the myriad domains.'
This was a path he had to take. Not only because his home world had a ceiling, but because as long as he couldn't create resources out of thin air, he had to look toward the heavens. The Star-Sea was currently living off its past heritage, and that would eventually reach its limit. His most pressing problem was that all knowledge and resources for the Mahayana stage in the Star-Sea had been erased. To break through, he had to look outward.
And as a Gilded Providential holder, he was destined to encounter the core mysteries of the universe, rather than just drifting aimlessly through the void.
"Come... let me see how strong this legendary Gilded power truly is!"
The Gilded Providential Power, the Sovereign Dao Druid, and the specialized cultivation of the Treant Avatar were now fused into one!
The power of the mystery displayed its world-altering nature. Almost the moment it appeared, under Qi Ping's guidance, it completed the vast majority of the fusion. A boundless force erupted from his body.
This scene fell into the eyes of the black-crystal dragon, and a shock it couldn't hide rose in its heart.
"How is this possible? Gilded Providential Power?"
In this moment, it could hardly believe its own eyes. How could such a mysterious power appear in the Star-Sea?