They won the Holy Grail War, but this turned out to be the Virtual Tree Universe.

Chapter 39: Surrender After Seclusion Ends (Seeking Recommendations and Further Reading)
The adaptation of the imaginary energy in the breathing method took longer than Dan Lei had imagined. For two whole years, Dan Lei was in a state of intermittent seclusion.

Fortunately, Danlei wasn't really in seclusion. He frequently ordered takeout from Yuzhao Meizhuan Pavilion, and the shop also had a staff member to look after it. He would occasionally come out for some fresh air.

So the neighbors in Jinren Lane didn't think Danlei had disappeared; they just wondered why this young man was such a homebody at such a young age.

However, if someone were to enter Dan Lei's workshop at this moment, they would see Dan Lei naked, his body covered with dragon-shaped patterns, and he was inhaling and exhaling a large amount of imaginary energy.

The dragon-shaped patterns on Dan Lei's body are markings. After absorbing a large amount of imaginary energy using the breathing technique, imaginary energy versions of the markings also appeared on Dan Lei's body.

However, these markings were not life-threatening for Dan Lei, as the bodies of the Vidyadharas were more adaptable to imaginary energy than Dan Lei had imagined.

In other words, Dan Lei was always thinking about absorbing imaginary energy through magic circuits to achieve instant success, which made him feel like he was dying of pleasure. If he had studied how to store imaginary energy in his physical body earlier, he would have discovered that the potential of the Vidyadhara's body was enormous.

Now, after two years of practice, Dan Lei has mastered the entire process of absorbing imaginary energy from the outside world through breathing. He has even reached the point where he can absorb free imaginary energy from the surroundings directly through his mouth and nose, even without air.

However, absorbing directly through magic circuits is still not feasible. It can only be said that Dan Lei should not torment his body until he finds a way to strengthen his magic circuits.

Therefore, after the process of converting magical power and true qi through the surrounding unowned imaginary energy matured, Dan Lei officially emerged from seclusion.

After leaving the pass, Dan Lei went straight to the Ten Kings' Division without any hesitation, intending to turn himself in.

Here, Danlei wasn't revealing his secret of possessing the Holy Grail that allows him to traverse the world; rather, he was preparing for his application to obtain a pass to freely enter and exit Luofu.

In the past two years, Danlei has been desperately trying to charge the Holy Grail, but relying solely on the magic he converts using breathing techniques is still too slow.

To put it bluntly, how can an individual's magic power compare to that of the earth's veins? Even those Destiny Walkers with the power to destroy planets are not necessarily comparable to planets in terms of energy. After all, destroying a planet only requires comparing the strength of the planet's own rock and soil, without needing to clash with the energy contained within the planet.

It was already Star Calendar 8076, and the Star Core Essence would arrive in another thirty-four years. Therefore, in order to travel through time as many times as possible before the Illusionary Calamity, Dan Lei urgently needed an entry and exit permit that would allow him to travel freely to other planets.

This stuff is really hard to get in Luofu.

The simplest way is to have enough capital to establish a chamber of commerce and travel to various planets under the guise of doing business.

However, when doing business, it is impossible to stay on one planet for too long, and all routes must be reported to the Sky Ship Bureau, which is very restrictive.

What Danlei wanted was a training pass, which was for powerful adventurers to use when they went out to train.

After all, many destiny travelers cannot improve themselves by simply staying in Luofu. Therefore, after strict review, these destiny travelers will have the opportunity to obtain an entry and exit permit for training.

At this point, Danlei, who possessed the memory of his destiny, already had the foundation to apply for this access pass.

Because the way for a Memory Path Walker to fulfill their destiny is very simple: to mess around with memories everywhere.

Whether it's the Flowing Light Memory Court or the Burning Chemical Industry, these memory collectors are dedicated to collecting all kinds of memories.

If Dan Lei is going to mess with memories in Luofu, guess how many secrets Luofu absolutely cannot let Dan Lei know?

It's safe to say that as long as Dan Lei can prove he can retrieve memories from the Sea of ​​Memories, Luo Fu would probably be more than happy for him to stop causing trouble in their own territory and instead go wreak havoc elsewhere. Therefore, Dan Lei decided to surrender himself to the Ten Kings' Division, revealing that he now has the ability to threaten Luo Fu's confidentiality and using this as leverage to justify his future rapid rise in strength and access to a wealth of secrets.

Dan Lei was very familiar with the route to the Ten Kings Division. He knew many people in both the Pill Cauldron Division and the Scale Abyss Realm, but no one would make things difficult for him as he passed by.

As for the Prison of the Netherworld, a place that ordinary people in Luofu would avoid at all costs, Dan Lei said that he was very familiar with it, and that it was full of "talented people" who spoke nicely. He felt like he was back home when he came here.

In fact, Dan Lei's statement that going to the Prison of Imprisonment felt like coming home wasn't a lie. He had spent more than half of his nearly two hundred years in Luofu, and he was so familiar with the place that the guards at the gate immediately asked him something upon seeing him.

"Hey, Danlei, what brings you to the Prison of Darkness? Are you here to see Judge Cold Crow or Judge Snow Robe?"

To the question about military officers, Dan Lei simply smiled and replied...

"I won't go in directly today. I'll go through the formal process, find Judge Raven, and tell her that I need to report my risk assessment capabilities to her."

Upon hearing this, the guard at the gate knew that Dan Lei had come on important business, so he immediately replied solemnly.

"Understood, please wait here."

Because they followed the proper procedures, Han Ya quickly emerged from the prison with an officer and two golden-maned soul-reapers. He then looked at the relaxed Dan Lei and said somewhat speechlessly...

"Danlei, what brings you here today?"

Because Dan Lei often maintained the snow-white clothes, he was quite familiar with Han Ya, so he walked straight up to him, leaned close, and whispered...
"I have successfully retrieved my memories."

Upon hearing this, Han Ya's slightly weary expression instantly brightened, and he said to the officer behind him...
"Take Mr. Danlei to the interrogation room on the first floor."

Here, when Han Ya says to go to the interrogation room on the first floor, it actually proves that Dan Lei did not commit a crime, or that he is not in any serious trouble, because the first floor is where the investigation and questioning of witnesses are conducted, and those who are guilty are placed in a deeper floor.

Therefore, the officer who came with Han Ya spoke relatively easily.

"Mr. Danlei, let's go. You don't need me to lead the way, do you?"

Dan Lei, having come to surrender, cooperated naturally. Once inside the prison, seeing that there weren't many people around, he even had the leisure to ask Han Ya for help.
"I need to go to questioning room number three; it'll be easier to leave from there later."

Han Ya and the guards behind him had no objections to Dan Lei's familiar and skillful performance. Moreover, now that there were fewer people, Han Ya spoke as if they were talking to a friend.

"Okay, but Danlei, if I find any problems with you today, I won't show any favoritism."

Dan Lei remained calm in the face of Han Ya's threat. She estimated that Han Ya couldn't make a judgment on what she had said today on her own and would definitely have to report to the Ten Kings and the General. Perhaps, Jing Yuan himself would also be able to meet him up close today.

So Danlei just smiled and replied.
"It's alright. If I really get locked up, just send over one of your custom-made sleeping coffins later. If I get locked up, it must be because you're taking revenge for me."

(End of this chapter)