Global Awakening: I'm the Only One Ready

"No need to thank me. If the Nine Tripod Cauldrons can display the power they ought to have in your hands, then it is worth it."

Jiang Huanyun smiled. He did not mind. He had indeed wanted to know why Lu Yuan needed the Nine Tripod Cauldrons and what his purpose was, but Lu Yuan had not said anything nor given an excuse. That meant Lu Yuan had no intention of deceiving him at all.

Although Jiang Huanyun still felt somewhat displeased that he did not know Lu Yuan's purpose, he was someone who had lived for many years. He was even an elder of the Jiang Clan's patriarch. Naturally, he would not haggle too much with a junior. And from this brief conversation, Jiang Huanyun could also sense that Lu Yuan was far from simple.

His future achievements would certainly be extraordinary, though just how far he would go remained to be seen.

In truth, there was one thing he had not said. The Jiang Clan actually did not want to hand those two cauldrons over to Lu Yuan.

The reason was very simple. They were artifacts forged by the ancient sages. Whether in terms of what they represented or anything else, they held immense significance. Even if they could not be used, they still could not be handed to another person. Moreover, with the Jiang Clan's foundation, they had no need to exchange the Nine Tripod Cauldrons for anything.

But later, after Jiang Ningxian learned that the clan had two of the Nine Tripod Cauldrons, she contacted her clansmen and her father many times. Again and again, she said that if the Nine Tripod Cauldrons were handed to Lu Yuan, they would certainly have greater use.

It could be said that she had begged these two cauldrons over for him. Only, she had not allowed Jiang Huanyun to tell Lu Yuan.

Jiang Huanyun had no choice either, and could only keep silent on this matter.

Afterward, the two chatted for a few more sentences before parting ways.

Lu Yuan watched the other man's departing figure with a thoughtful look in his eyes. In truth, he also found something strange. He had never heard before that the Jiang Clan possessed any of the Nine Tripod Cauldrons.

But now, the Jiang elder had directly said it and informed him that the remaining cauldrons would be handed straight to him. Everything had happened very suddenly. Jiang Ningxian had never mentioned it to him before either.

What was the reason? Lu Yuan could not quite figure it out.

But there was one thing he could be certain of. The Jiang elder clearly knew that the Nine Tripod Cauldrons would definitely be of use in his hands.

Shaking his head, he stopped thinking further and turned to leave.

For the following days, aside from cultivation, Lu Yuan monitored the situation outside together with everyone else.

Ever since the power of the Separation of Heaven and Earth had dissipated, Outer Cosmos beings descended almost every day. And there were extremely many of them. After they emerged, they occupied various places. Precisely because of this, conflicts began breaking out among many Outer Cosmos beings, because those people were no longer satisfied with small territories.

They wanted to seize those famous mountains and great rivers for one very simple reason. In the Milky Way Starfield, the Great Age's Providence would appear. The more famous a place was, and the richer its legends, the easier it was to obtain a wisp of Great Age's Providence there.

Of course, there was not only a single wisp of Great Age's Providence. There were many. But at most, there would not be more than ten.

Even so, there were still people who wanted to obtain one, because according to rumor, a single wisp of Great Age's Providence could bring about the rise of a major clan. Because of the emergence of that Great Age's Providence, the structure and even the rankings of the entire universe would be reshuffled.

In other words, this was an opportunity for certain major clans to rise completely. No one would let it pass. Even if they had to pay a tremendous price during this process, they would not hesitate.

After all, who would not want to become a major clan ranked near the top? One had to know that this signified a great deal.

Those major clans already ranked in the top ten were also extremely concerned about this. First, they feared that their own positions would be pushed down by others. Second, they wanted to use that wisp of Great Age's Providence to advance one step further.

After all, who would not want their clan's reach to spread throughout the entire universe and become the sole supreme existence?

The Great Age's Providence was now their opportunity. Thus, the outside world was extraordinarily lively. Great battles erupted from time to time. It was only because the current Earth had undergone several consecutive awakenings that it could withstand them.

If it were an ordinary star, it would have long since shattered directly beneath such battles.

Regarding this, Lu Yuan said nothing.

Let them fight if they wanted to fight. As long as the flames of war did not spread to the Celestial Court or ordinary people, he would not interfere.

The five supercities were also safe and sound because Jiang Huanyun patrolled them from time to time.

It could be said that the Outer Cosmos beings were all clashing with one another. By contrast, the living beings of this world had not suffered the slightest disturbance.

Originally, something like this should have been completely impossible. The reason was very simple. When any foreign race entered a place, they would expel or enslave the original inhabitants so they could better control the world. Only after freeing their hands would they turn to internal conflict, because their interests had been aligned at first.

In truth, those previous Outer Cosmos beings had also harbored this same idea.

But things were different. This world had Lu Yuan. It had the Celestial Court.

This was an extremely powerful force, powerful enough that even those Outer Cosmos beings did not dare provoke it lightly.

Together with the things that had happened before, none of them chose to actively seek trouble. After all, everyone knew that once Lu Yuan was angered, what followed would inevitably be a storm-like counterattack.

Moreover, the current Celestial Court had directly cooperated with the Jiang Clan. Back then, even when the Ji Clan's Holy Son and Third Ancestor descended, they had failed to gain any advantage.

Those people were also very clear that the Celestial Court's bottom line was that the people of this world could not be threatened. As for some famous mountains and great rivers, it did not insist on taking them all. That could be considered a concession of benefit.

Under such circumstances, if they still went looking for trouble, then they could basically be regarded as enemies.

Of course, there was an even more important point.

Everyone knew that the Ji Clan had already joined forces with the Eternals. Rumor had it that they also had contact with people from the Sukhāvatī Starfield.

These three great forces were likely all going to deal with Lu Yuan and the Celestial Court together. In this way, a great battle would probably be unavoidable.

Meanwhile, Lu Yuan had the Jiang Clan behind him. In other words, this battle would be between forces ranked in the top ten in the universe. Who knew what the outcome would be?

If the Eternals and the Ji Clan won, then naturally there would be no issue. They would no longer need to be cautious.

But what if Lu Yuan had the last laugh?

Therefore, the best choice now was to remain silent for the time being and not provoke the people of this world. As for what would happen later, they would take things one step at a time.

As for the cooperation between the Eternals and the Ji Clan, Lu Yuan was actually aware of it, but he paid it no mind.

These two great forces were both very powerful, but as major clans, they would each have their own considerations. Even if they had joined forces, they could not possibly go all out.

In that case, he could take advantage of this period to continue cultivating and prepare more trump cards.

After all, rather than worry needlessly, it was better to calm himself. Of course, there was another matter as well. He was waiting for the two cauldrons the Jiang Clan would send over. Once they were in his hands, all nine of the Nine Tripod Cauldrons would be gathered.