"The solution is still that magic weapon! Originally, that magic weapon was only at the level of a low-grade divine artifact, which could only allow cultivators at the lower-level divine realm to enter the Netherworld without harm. During this period, I spent resources to cultivate it and upgrade it to the level of a mid-grade divine artifact, which will allow cultivators at the mid-level divine realm to enter the Netherworld without harm!" God Emperor Huo Yi looked at the group of powerful figures and said slowly.

"That magical artifact actually possesses such power?"

"A low-grade divine artifact allows a lower-level divine realm cultivator to enter the Netherworld unharmed; a mid-grade divine artifact allows a mid-level divine realm cultivator to enter the Netherworld unharmed, then..."

The powerful figures looked on with strange expressions.

They weren't stupid; they quickly realized that His Majesty the Divine Emperor probably meant to cultivate that magic weapon to the level of a high-grade divine artifact, or even a supreme-grade divine artifact. At that point, it might allow those at the upper-level and peak-level divine realms to enter the Netherworld unharmed.

Soon, another powerful figure asked the same question, and the other powerful figures all stared intently at the God Emperor.

“That’s right, the solution is to cultivate that magic weapon to the level of a high-grade divine artifact, and then to the level of a supreme divine artifact,” God Emperor Huo Yi nodded.

"I wonder how many resources will be needed?" a peak expert pondered.

High-grade divine artifacts are fine, but top-grade divine artifacts are not ordinary artifacts. The resources required to cultivate them are also extremely large. Most of the hundreds of peak divine realms in their acquired divine dynasty do not have peak divine artifacts, and some peak divine realms do not even have a single high-grade divine artifact.

While this is certainly related to the short time it took them to break through to the peak of the divine realm, it is also because top-grade divine artifacts are not cheap and are extremely rare. The resources required to cultivate a low-grade divine artifact to the level of a top-grade divine artifact are definitely no less than, and may even be much greater than, those required to directly purchase a top-grade divine artifact.

Ultimately, it's easy to achieve something naturally, but difficult to change it later in life.

Fortunately, they have over a hundred peak-level Divine Realm experts and several hundred other high-level Divine Realm experts with considerable strength. If they pool their resources to cultivate a magic weapon into a top-grade divine artifact, even if the cost is enormous, it shouldn't be unacceptable.

I suppose this is also His Majesty the Divine Emperor's intention.

"I have some resources here that I can use..."

"Your Majesty, just tell us how many resources you need, and we can put together a pool of them..."

The other powerful figures nodded in agreement.

"It requires quite a bit, probably..." Emperor Huo Yi sighed and said.

As he spoke, he listed a series of resource quantities and names.

"What?"

"So many resources are needed?"

"With so many resources, I could probably exchange them for ten top-grade divine artifacts..."

"His Majesty……"

Upon hearing the list of resources announced by the Divine Emperor Huo Yi, almost all the powerful figures' expressions changed drastically, and they took a slight breath.

The resources that could be exchanged for ten top-grade divine artifacts were a considerable price to pay, even if they were split equally. Even the few wealthy and powerful peak-level divine realm experts present did not dare to underestimate them.

"This magical artifact is related to spatial supernatural powers, so it is extremely difficult to cultivate. Otherwise, I would not have summoned everyone here. We could have just used the imperial reserves. You can all take a look at this magical artifact..." Emperor Huo Yi nodded slightly and said.

As he spoke, the Divine Emperor Huo Yi stretched out his hand and released a magical treasure, which he then passed to each of the powerful figures.

As one powerful figure held it in his hand, the other powerful figures also released their divine domain power to probe it, and then passed it around for each other to see.

Soon, all sorts of information about this magical artifact became known to the powerful figures.

Some discerning experts quickly concluded that cultivating this magical artifact would indeed require a considerable amount of resources, and that, as His Majesty the Divine Emperor had said, even if it was of poor quality, it wouldn't be too bad.

"If this magic weapon is cultivated to the level of a top-grade divine artifact, can it really take us into the Netherworld unharmed?" A peak Divine Realm expert asked after a long pause, his expression shifting.

If they invest a lot of resources and cultivate this magic weapon to the level of a top-grade divine artifact, but it still fails to bring them into the Netherworld, or fails to bring them in unharmed, the difference is significant.

"According to my analysis and that of several master weapon refiners from the Imperial Dynasty, by adding some resources, we can not only bring you all into the Netherworld without any loss, but as long as you are within the influence of this magic weapon, you will not be suppressed by the power of the laws of the Netherworld. I think this matter is also very important," said Emperor Huo Yi with a slight smile.

The eyes of the powerful figures lit up slightly, then fell silent.

This matter, as His Majesty the Divine Emperor just mentioned, is indeed very important.

Therefore, they really can't find another way to enter the Netherworld. Even if they could be forcibly brought into the Netherworld, could they guarantee that their strength wouldn't be damaged during the process? And once inside, would they be free from the suppression of the laws of the Netherworld?

"Your Majesty mentioned adding some resources. Are they among the resources Your Majesty just mentioned?" After a moment, a peak Divine Realm expert spoke again.

Upon hearing the words of this peak Divine Realm expert, the other experts also turned their gazes toward His Majesty the Divine Emperor.

This is also an important question. The resources His Majesty just mentioned are already quite numerous. If we add any more resources, we don't know how many there will be.

"Of course it's included. Otherwise, simply upgrading this magic weapon to the level of a top-grade divine artifact wouldn't require so many resources," said Divine Emperor Huo Yi, shaking his head.

"I see..."

"In that case, it's not unacceptable..."

"If that's the case, then it's worth it!"

Perhaps it was due to the God Emperor Huo Yi's skillful speaking, but the powerful figures breathed a sigh of relief and nodded in agreement.

“Your Majesty, perhaps we don’t need to upgrade this magic weapon to a top-grade divine artifact. We only need to upgrade it to a high-grade divine artifact. We can enter the Netherworld and draw out the powerful divine beings there…” Just then, a high-grade divine being hesitated and said.

The value of a superior-grade artifact and a top-grade artifact differs greatly. Naturally, the resources required to upgrade this artifact to a top-grade artifact and to a superior-grade artifact will also differ greatly.

He was only at the upper-level divine realm, and in fact, he didn't need to upgrade this magic weapon to the peak divine realm to enter the Netherworld. So why should he spend more resources?

Upgrading this magical artifact to the level of a top-grade divine artifact and then sending some peak-level divine beings into the Netherworld would actually increase their competitiveness.

“That’s right, what Star River God Lord said makes sense…” The other superior gods immediately nodded in agreement.

"Hmph! Some time ago, the Netherworld God Realm launched a major attack. One of our peak God Realm experts even perished. The Netherworld is still their home ground. Are you sure that some of your superior God Realm experts went in to lure them out, instead of going to their deaths?" A peak God Realm expert sneered and said.

"How naive!"

"Do you think the gods of the Netherworld are so easy to deal with? This time, they plundered a lot of resources. Once our magic weapon is upgraded to a high-grade divine artifact, the Netherworld will have countless more powerful gods. We don't care if you want to die, but are you going to take responsibility for wasting the dynasty's power?"

The other peak-level divine realm experts also sneered.

How could they not guess the thoughts of these superior divine beings?

But then why would they bother upgrading this magical artifact? Would they be doing all the work for the other side? Did they really expect the other side to lure out the divine realm experts from the Netherworld?

Don't expect them to be forgotten when the other side is benefiting in the Netherworld, and only think of them when they encounter enemies. There's no such thing as a free lunch in this world!

"Don't think we don't know what you're thinking. Do you really think that by paying some resources for us peak-level gods to enter the Netherworld, we're stealing your opportunity? If you really encounter a powerful god in the Netherworld, you might not even have time to escape! Our entry into the Netherworld is to increase your safety! What's a little resource payment from you now?"

"That's right. Now that you've entered the Netherworld, do you still want to avoid being suppressed by its laws? If you want to be suppressed, your strength after entering the Netherworld might not be much stronger than a mid-level Divine Realm cultivator. Don't you know how many mid-level Divine Realm cultivators there are in the Netherworld? They could annihilate you in an instant! If you don't want to be suppressed, you must bring this magic treasure into the Netherworld. With your strength, can you really protect this magic treasure? Don't lose it, or your sin will be immense!"

Another peak-level divine being coldly remarked.

"Hmph! You don't need to worry about how dangerous it is for us to enter the Netherworld. What we need to do is upgrade this magic weapon to the level of a high-grade divine artifact, that's an indisputable fact! I'm willing to contribute some resources later, but it's impossible for us to contribute as many resources as you!" A high-level divine realm expert also snorted and said.

His strength is among the top in the upper-level divine realm. He can almost fight against ordinary peak divine realm beings without being defeated. If he breaks through to the peak divine realm in the future, he will definitely not be an ordinary peak divine realm being. Therefore, even some powerful peak divine realm beings will give him face.

He spoke with great confidence at that moment.

Immediately, some of the peak-level gods who had been making sarcastic remarks frowned slightly and stopped talking, which showed their status.

“That’s right. We are only at the upper-level divine realm. Not only is our strength far inferior to yours, but the resources we enjoy are also far less. We only need to upgrade this magic weapon to the level of a superior divine artifact, so naturally we don’t need to spend the same amount of resources as you!”

"I've used up most of my resources for cultivation, and I don't have much left. If it takes too many resources, I won't go into the Netherworld this time!"

Seeing someone take the lead, the other superior gods immediately chimed in, some even threatening not to enter the Netherworld. If they really didn't enter the Netherworld, it was hard to say who would suffer the loss.

The Netherworld has enormous potential and will be a major enemy of their acquired divine dynasty, without a doubt. If no one deals with it, it will be even more troublesome.

As it turned out, the group of powerful figures started arguing again.

"Alright, I already have a plan for this matter, you don't need to argue anymore!" After a moment, God Emperor Huo Yi waved his hand and said calmly.

"Um?"

All the powerful figures looked towards the Divine Emperor Huo Yi.

"What plan does Your Majesty have? Please give your instructions..." a superior divine realm expert said, bowing.

"A bunch of selfish bastards, utterly unreasonable!" one of the peak Divine Realm experts sneered, still seething with anger.

"This matter is not complicated. All of you superior divine realm cultivators only need this magic weapon to be upgraded to the level of a superior divine artifact. In return, you will receive a share of the resources needed to upgrade it to the level of a superior divine artifact. Do you have any objections?"

Divine Emperor Huo Yi looked at the assembled Divine Realm experts and spoke slowly.

"Your Majesty is wise; we have no objections!"

Some of the superior gods were pleasantly surprised, realizing that His Majesty the God Emperor intended to reduce their resource allocation. They exchanged glances and stepped forward to speak.

“Your Majesty…” A peak-level divine realm expert frowned.

However, before he could finish speaking, he saw the gaze of the Divine Emperor Huo Yi and immediately stopped talking.

At this moment, it was clearly inappropriate for him to interrupt His Majesty the Emperor.

"Esteemed peak divine realm beings, you need this magic weapon to be upgraded to the level of a top-grade divine artifact. But before that, it must first be upgraded to the level of a high-grade divine artifact. Therefore, you will all need the resources for both stages. Is that acceptable?" Divine Emperor Huo Yi said, looking at the peak divine realm beings present.

Some peak-level divine beings frowned slightly.

In this case, they would need to expend more resources, while those at the higher divine realm would expend far fewer resources.

However, before His Majesty the Divine Emperor could finish speaking, they did not interrupt him.

Those at the superior divine realm were overjoyed once again, but they didn't say anything and just listened happily.

"Next, let's discuss the Netherworld. It is an undeniable fact that it is a potential enemy of our dynasty. Therefore, as a member of the dynasty, everyone has a responsibility to upgrade this magic weapon to the level of a top-grade divine artifact. This is not only the dynasty's business, but also everyone's business. So, everyone in the upper-level divine realm also has a responsibility. Am I right?" At this moment, God Emperor Huo Yi looked at the upper-level divine realm members present.

"Furthermore, what some of the peak-level gods said earlier wasn't entirely wrong. If they also enter the Netherworld, they will serve to protect you and contribute more to the dynasty. Therefore, those of you in the upper-level gods should also owe you some thanks, shouldn't you?"

"Furthermore, who just said that we wouldn't enter the Netherworld this time and wouldn't have to pay any resources... As members of the dynasty, you have a responsibility to resist the Netherworld, and it's your duty to enter it. Now, you want to shirk your responsibility and not pay any resources? Isn't that a bit too presumptuous? You can choose not to enter the Netherworld this time, but you will need to pay several times the resources!"

"Finally, everyone in the Upper God Realm, if you believe that you only need this magic weapon to be upgraded to a superior-grade divine artifact, then when you break through to the peak God Realm in the future, you will also need this magic weapon to reach the top-grade divine artifact level. Then the resources you lack now will all be made up for in the future, and the resources made up will be shared by everyone present!"

"What do you think about allocating the resources that everyone should contribute according to these rules?"

Emperor Huo Yi said all this in one breath, and finally looked at everyone present.

These words not only struck a blow to some peak-level gods, but also put many upper-level gods in a bad light. However, upon closer examination, it can be found that these rules are relatively fair.

"Your Majesty is wise!"

"Please, Your Majesty, allocate them..."

The powerful figures had nothing to say. Fortunately, it was just some resources, which were divided among the hundreds of powerful figures present. It shouldn't cost them too much. After thinking about it, they didn't object to His Majesty the Divine Emperor.

We must still give face to His Majesty the Divine Emperor, especially since the division of responsibilities he proposed is indeed quite fair.