"It is said that the Three Thousand Dao Provinces were exceptionally prosperous in the past. In those days, numerous Supremes from the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands joined forces to reinforce this land with three thousand Dao laws, using it to suppress the Barren Lands. It is a pity, however, that as time passed, the Three Thousand Dao Provinces gradually declined."
"But precisely because of this, the Three Thousand Dao Provinces have become a suitable training ground for us prodigy cultivators who are affiliated with the Immortal King Chu Clan."
"Of course, this is not to say that we are picking on soft targets. Rather, it is because the cultivation levels of our group of cultivators vary greatly. The strong among us are enough to rival the descendants of Immortal Kings from the Immortal Domain. For instance, the legendary three figures from the Chu Clan who possess the bloodline closest to their Ancient Ancestor—they are capable of traversing and dominating the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands, a world with incomplete heavenly laws. Even the so-called Extreme Dao Supremes of the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands cannot be compared to these three peerless monsters."
"Those who are slightly weaker, the prodigies of the Chu Clan proper, are also enough to easily crush the descendants of those renowned supreme sects and Eternal Life Clans above the Nine Heavens. Take, for example, that so-called Purple Sun Celestial Lord or Purple Sun Tyrant, or that fellow from the Jin Clan who was defeated in a few exchanges by a Chu Clan prodigy, despite being hailed as the leader of the undefeated myth of the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands."
"Actually, I really want to enter the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands to see the peerless demeanor of the Chu Clan prodigies as they look down upon the Eight Desolates. Unfortunately, to enter the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands, one must at least ignite the Divine Fire—that is, reach the Divine Fire Realm."
"As for cultivators like us who have not ignited the Divine Fire and are of lower cultivation, we can only come to small worlds like the Eight Regions, where the highest cultivation level is only the Venerable Realm."
Seeing that Ning Rongrong looked a bit confused, Zhao Xiao thought for a moment and instantly realized where he hadn't been clear.
Although he had said so much, he hadn't introduced the classification of cultivation realms at all!
Zhao Xiao wiped away all the circles he had originally drawn with Spiritual Power regarding the Immortal Domain and the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands. He then drew a horizontal line, writing the four large characters "Immortal Dao Domain" above it, and "Human Dao Domain" below it.
"It's my fault for not being clear; I forgot to mention it just now. There are two major divisions in cultivation realms: the Human Dao Domain and the Immortal Dao Domain. The Immortal Dao Domain consists of the True Immortals and Immortal Kings I just mentioned. True Immortals are divided into Ordinary True Immortals and Extreme True Immortals. Immortal Kings are divided into Quasi-Immortal Kings and Ordinary Immortal Kings. As for what lies beyond Ordinary Immortal Kings, I am not clear."
"What kind of realm exists above an Immortal King, I am even less certain of. I don't even know if one exists, though I imagine there must be."
After speaking, Zhao Xiao wrote down Ordinary True Immortal, Extreme True Immortal, Quasi-Immortal King, Ordinary Immortal King, and the ellipses for what lies beyond in the Immortal Dao Domain from low to high. He then pointed to the Human Dao Domain below the line.
"The Human Dao Domain is subdivided into many more levels. From low to high, they are: Blood Transporting Realm, Hole Heaven Realm, Spirit Transformation Realm, Inscription Realm, Array Realm, Venerable Realm, Divine Fire Realm, True One Realm, Saint Sacrifice Realm, Celestial God Realm, Void Dao Realm, Self-Severing Realm, Escape One Realm, Supreme Realm, and the Extreme Dao Supreme Realm between the Supreme and True Immortal, also known as the Peak of the Extreme Dao. This realm is considered to have taken half a step forward from the Supreme Realm. Although it is still counted as the Supreme Realm, it is the highest level that 99.9% of other Supremes struggle to reach."
"Only by reaching the Extreme Dao Supreme Realm can one truly be said to stand at the highest point of the Human Dao Domain!"
As he spoke, Zhao Xiao wiped away all the words manifested by his Spiritual Power, except for the six realms: Blood Transporting Realm, Hole Heaven Realm, Spirit Transformation Realm, Inscription Realm, Array Realm, and Venerable Realm.
"You don't need to know the later realms in such detail; just knowing they exist is enough. I will now focus on explaining the first six realms to you."
Hearing this, countless people across the Douluo Continent who were holding pens in preparation to record let out a collective sigh.
They had wanted to properly record the cultivation realms of the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands, as well as the specific details of each realm!
In the end, they only learned the names of the realms.
According to Zhao Xiao, the Blood Transporting Realm and Hole Heaven Realm were roughly the same as what Lin Wanwan had told Qian Renxue earlier, though there were some slight discrepancies.
For example, Zhao Xiao said that the extreme limit of the Blood Transporting Realm was 108,000 jin in a single arm, which was 8,000 jin more than the 100,000 jin Lin Wanwan had mentioned.
And Zhao Xiao said the extreme limit of the Hole Heaven Realm was the merging of ten Hole Heavens into a single Supreme Hole Heaven, which was a step further than the ten Hole Heavens condensing into a ring as Lin Wanwan had described!
Within the Martial Soul Hall, the soul master specifically tasked with recording Zhao Xiao's words looked doubtfully at Bibi Dong, who was sitting on the throne.
"Your Holiness, should we modify the records we made earlier regarding the Blood Transporting Realm and Hole Heaven Realm based on what Lin Wanwan said?"
Bibi Dong beckoned with her hand, and the paper in front of the soul master, which contained the information Lin Wanwan had previously provided about the Blood Transporting Realm and Hole Heaven Realm, flew into her hand.
She carefully examined Bibi Dong, then returned the paper to the spirit master.
"Change it. Of course, it must be changed. The Hundred Flowers Palace where Lin Wanwan belongs is merely a first-rate sect in the Heavenly Domain. While they may have some knowledge, how can it possibly compare to what Zhao Xiao knows, coming as he does from the Immortal Domain?"
"From now on, record the information based on what Zhao Xiao says for the time being."
"Yes, Your Holiness."
Standing opposite Bibi Dong, Tuoba Xuanfeng looked at her with confusion.
"Your Holiness, there is something your subordinate does not understand. I humbly request your guidance."
"You want to ask why what Lin Wanwan said differs from what Zhao Xiao said, don't you?"
"Yes. If there were discrepancies in other areas, I could understand. But the descriptions of the cultivation realms also differ, and that is something I truly cannot comprehend."
"By all logic, the descriptions of cultivation realms should be known throughout the world. It is just like the spirit master system, where everyone knows that levels 1 to 10 are Spirit Scholars, 11 to 20 are Spirit Masters, 21 to 30 are Spirit Grand Masters, 31 to 40 are Spirit Elders, 41 to 50 are Spirit Ancestors, 51 to 60 are Spirit Kings, 61 to 70 are Spirit Emperors, 71 to 80 are Spirit Saints, 81 to 90 are Spirit Douluo, and 91 to 99 are Title Douluo."
"Among them, levels 91 to 95 are ordinary Title Douluo, 96 to 98 are Peak Douluo, and level 99 is a Peerless Douluo."
"These facts are etched into the minds of everyone on the Douluo Continent, even three-year-olds; they could never be wrong. So why would Lin Wanwan's account differ from Zhao Xiao's?"
Bibi Dong looked down at Tuoba Xuanfeng and spoke softly.
"Have you ever considered that compared to the Douluo Continent, the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands are truly vast? The flow of information is not very smooth. Furthermore, Zhao Xiao comes from the Immortal Domain, while Lin Wanwan is a native of the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands. One could even say there is an entire great world separating them."
"Moreover, as I said, the sect where Lin Wanwan belongs is only a first-rate sect. Its foundation is limited, and its insight is limited. Naturally, it cannot be compared to the knowledge possessed by Zhao Xiao, who hails from the Immortal Domain."
"There is also another possibility. The extreme limit of the Blood Transporting Realm is 108,000 jin, and the extreme limit of the Hole Heaven Realm is the fusion of ten hole heavens into a single Supreme Hole Heaven. These pieces of information are deliberately hidden by those major powers to prevent outsiders from knowing, thereby ensuring their own disciples have a greater advantage when clashing with other cultivators."
In the end, Bibi Dong added a remark that made Tuoba Xuanfeng feel a sense of pride.
"No matter which world it is, forces like our Martial Soul Hall, which are willing to awaken spirits for commoner children for free and teach knowledge to ordinary civilians, are ultimately far too rare."
Indeed, forces like the Martial Soul Hall that look out for the common people are truly rare!
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