Chapter 422 - 344: Breakthrough! The 6th Realm: Dao Realm
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!!!
The battle erupted.
Aside from Chen Wangu, the other eight Masters of the Human Race’s Nine Great Sacred Lands in the Profound Yellow Realm manifested their avatars and went to war against the servants of the Dark Forbidden Land.
CRACK! CRACK!
The fierce battle raged on.
They had charged out of the Profound Yellow Realm and into the Sea of Chaos, where the fighting now took place. As the two sides clashed, all manner of terrifying powers exploded forth.
The scale of their battle was terrifying. The Mighty Power of the Great Dao they unleashed sent horrifying ripples across the entire Sea of Chaos.
Soon, the avatars of Kunlun Daoist Monarch and the others repelled the Bronze Lamp, the Clown Mask, the Black Scarecrow, and Slender Hands. After all, their enemies had not descended in their true forms either.
"Perish!"
BOOM!
Finally, Kunlun Daoist Monarch let out a cold snort. He pointed with his right hand, unleashing the Light of the Great Dao. It descended swiftly, completely crushing the ’Ancient Scripture: Supreme Fengdu Scripture’.
With an explosion, the ’Ancient Scripture: Supreme Fengdu Scripture’ turned to ash.
BUZZ! BUZZ!
The next moment, a wave of Immortal Substance pulsed, and the ’Ancient Scripture: Supreme Fengdu Scripture,’ which had just been turned to ash, reformed completely.
"Immortal!"
Kunlun Daoist Monarch’s expression shifted slightly.
Indeed. These ’Ancient Texts’ contained a trace of Immortal Substance. They were clearly the creations of some ’undying old monster’ within the Dark Forbidden Land.
This meant that only an existence who had also achieved the ’Immortal’ realm could completely destroy the ’Ancient Texts’. Otherwise, even if they were pulverized, they would simply reform as long as the ’Immortal Substance’ within them remained intact. They could never be truly destroyed.
This was the real reason why, after so many years, the items from the ’Ancient Text Incident’ could only be sealed and never destroyed.
"The Dark Forbidden Land!"
The expressions of Kunlun Daoist Monarch and the others turned grim.
「The scene changes.」
「The Sea of Chaos.」
「The Dark Forbidden Land, one of the Nine Great Forbidden Lands.」
CLANG!!!
On this day, a Supreme Sword descended. As the view drew closer, it revealed an imposing figure. He stood tall in the Sea of Chaos, hands clasped behind his back, looking down upon the Dark Forbidden Land.
It was Chen Wangu.
"KILL!!!"
CLANG! CLANG! CLANG!!!
Chen Wangu had crossed the Sea of Chaos from the Profound Yellow Realm and descended upon the Dark Forbidden Land, one of the Nine Great Forbidden Lands. All by himself—one man, one sword—he carved a path of slaughter into its depths.
A terrifying war erupted. The Sea of Chaos surrounding the Dark Forbidden Land seemed to boil, and the battle attracted the attention of experts from all across the All Heavens and Myriad Races.
BOOM! BOOM!
In the end, the great war lasted for a full nine days and nine nights.
Chen Wangu emerged from the Dark Forbidden Land wounded, but not before slaying nine of its powerful servants.
At the very end, an ’Immortal’ existence from the deepest part of the Dark Forbidden Land awakened. Only then was Chen Wangu severely wounded and forced to retreat.
This battle ultimately showed the All Heavens and Myriad Races the power of the Sect Leader of Shushan. It showed them the strength of the Human Race and proved that the Profound Yellow Realm was not to be trifled with.
Furthermore, Chen Wangu had learned from the Dark Forbidden Land that three races were colluding with it: the Spirit Race, the Ghost Race, and a vassal of the Dragon Race, the Horned Dragon Race.
Afterward, a gravely wounded Chen Wangu returned to Shu Mountain and immediately entered seclusion to recuperate, but not before relaying all the information he had gathered to the other Eight Great Sacred Lands.
From that point on, the Human Race’s retaliation began.
The eight Masters of the Holy Lands took action personally, leading a grand army of the Human Race to exact a brutal retaliation against the Spirit Race, the Ghost Race, and the Horned Dragon Race.
The Spirit Race resided in the Profound Yellow Realm’s Celestial Realm, while the Ghost Race was in the Earth Realm. The Horned Dragon Race had been colluding with them for the past thousand years.
This war lasted for three full months.
By the end of the war, the Spirit Race, Ghost Race, and Horned Dragon Race were all but exterminated. Only a few scattered survivors managed to escape to the fringes of the Sea of Chaos.
As for the Horned Dragon Race, they were spared complete annihilation. The Dragon Race had shown great kindness to the Human Race in the past; in fact, the establishment of the humans’ Dynasty System, which relied on Emperor Dragon Qi, was deeply connected to them.
Thus, at the behest of the Dragon Race’s high command, the Horned Dragon Race avoided total extinction. In atonement, they handed over all the high-ranking members who had colluded with the Dark Forbidden Land.
It could be said that the Horned Dragon Race was purged from top to bottom, with a great many of its members dying in the process.
「The Level 19 Beastman Mini World.」
BUZZ! BUZZ!
In fact, over a hundred days had passed. The Level 19 Beastman Mini World had long accumulated enough Experience Points, and Xu Qing had already upgraded it to Level 20.
By doing so, the Level 20 Beastman Mini World had reached the peak of perfection—the absolute limit for a Small Thousand Worlds. Its Laws, Rules, and Celestial Dao Consciousness all underwent a slight transformation.
As a result, the maximum time-flow rate of the Level 20 Beastman Mini World increased from eight thousand times normal to ten thousand. This was the highest possible time acceleration for a Perfect Small Thousand Worlds.
It could not be raised any further.
To increase it further, it would have to be upgraded into a ’Grand Thousand Worlds’.
At that point, the increase would be far more substantial.
’A pity,’
Xu Qing shook his head. ’The Beastman Mini World has reached its limit at Level 20. This is because my current Cultivation Realm is only at the peak of the Fifth Realm.’
’I have enough Experience Points, but if I try to raise the Beastman Mini World’s Level any further, my Cultivation and Realm—at the peak of the Fifth Realm—won’t be enough to suppress its Celestial Dao.’
’I’ll suffer a backlash from its Celestial Dao.’
’So, if I want to keep upgrading the Level 20 Beastman Mini World, I first have to raise my own Cultivation and Realm. Once I step into the Sixth Realm, I can continue to upgrade the Beastman Mini World and turn it into a true ’Grand Thousand Worlds’.’
He exhaled slowly.
With a single thought, Xu Qing’s consciousness connected to the Encyclopedia of All Things, and information about his Chaos Sword Dao appeared in his mind...
...
[Chaos Sword Dao LV1: 11 Billion / 10 Billion (Upgradeable!) (...)]
...
’As expected,’
Xu Qing nodded in satisfaction. ’It’s ready to be upgraded.’
BZZZ!
With a thought, Xu Qing’s figure vanished from the Level 20 Beastman Mini World. He returned to the Profound Yellow Realm and entered the private Seclusion Chamber in his Sword One Dojo.
He settled his mind and body.
"Upgrade," Xu Qing said.
BZZ! BZZ! BZZ!!!
Immediately, the Encyclopedia of All Things began to shine with an intense radiance. Accompanied by countless roaring sounds, innumerable scenes of the Dao flashed before Xu Qing’s eyes.
RUMBLE!
The next moment, Xu Qing’s consciousness thundered as he was pulled into a mysterious world. In a trance, he saw the ’Dao’. He saw the Celestial Dao, the Divine Dao, the Immortal Dao, the Martial Dao...
The Dao that can be spoken is not the eternal Dao...
Now, Xu Qing had transcended the Profound Yellow Realm and entered the ’Sea of Chaos’. Here, in the ’Sea of Chaos’, what one comprehended and saw was no longer mere Rules, but the true ’Dao’.
As worlds evolve, the Celestial Dao is born from them.
Therefore, the Celestial Dao originates from the world.
Countless living beings emerge from their worlds, transcend them, and leap into the Sea of Chaos. Within the Sea of Chaos, they push themselves to the limit, transforming their understanding of Rules until they can comprehend the ’Dao’.
Xu Qing took a deep breath as understanding dawned on him. He murmured, ’From the very beginning, there were only two things in the Sea of Chaos: the ’Celestial Dao,’ which is formed from the evolution of worlds, and the ’Great Dao,’ which underpins the ’Sea of Chaos’ itself.’
’However, as countless species of living beings emerged from and transcended their worlds, they entered the Sea of Chaos and created their own ’Daos’.
’These include the Divine Dao, the Immortal Dao, the Martial Dao, the Demon Dao, the Dao of Deceit... All these ’Daos’ are interwoven. They originate from the ’Great Dao’ and now envelop the entire Sea of Chaos.’
’Now...’
’I must forge my own ’Sword Dao’.