The Eastern Emperor Holy Land Universe, Jia 312 Academy.
That day, a green spacecraft hovered silently above the academy.
Its appearance was unassuming, yet it emanated an air that inspired reverence. The hull was made of a special metal that, at first glance, bore a remarkable resemblance to ancient wood.
Strange patterns had been carved into the metal hull, seemingly concealing ancient cosmic secrets. Every line hinted at a deep and mysterious power.
In the sunlight, the spacecraft's exterior glimmered with a faint, woodlike sheen. There seemed to be a living breath within that luster, gentle yet powerful.
The ten students, led by Feng Hui, stood behind Teacher Wala, preparing to board the spacecraft and depart.
"Feng Hui, good luck!"
Turning his head, he saw Zuolong, his friend and "classmate," who had hatched on the same day as him.
When Feng Hui turned around, Zuolong excitedly waved at him.
Feng Hui smiled and waved goodbye in return.
"Don't worry. I'll do my best."
The academy's other students were also there, seeing off the ten contestants who were about to leave and cheering them on.
After all, this was a children's academy, and they were all still young. Though they competed with one another, the overall atmosphere was peaceful, and they got along fairly well.
This was also thanks to how lenient the Eastern Emperor Holy Land Universe was toward its ordinary clansmen.
Regardless of their bloodline, members of the Dongdi Clan could live happily so long as they didn't pursue immortality or compete for the Holy Land Universe's precious capacity.
They could enjoy their long lives without any pressure at all.
After all, to the higher-ups, whose lifespans were eternal and who could spend an entire Reincarnation Era in a single retreat, these ordinary clansmen were practically like creatures that lived only a day. They consumed few resources, so it was enough to let them live out their lives happily.
The Peerless Geniuses with the potential to become Venerables and compete for a chance to break through to Immortality were the Dongdi Clan members who truly received attention.
Of course, they also had to bear the immense pressure that came with it.
To wear the crown, one must bear its weight.
That was the price one had to pay to choose the path of eternal immortality.
Though the Jia 312 Academy had so many students across its two grades, none of them had any hope of becoming immortal if not for Feng Hui.
But Feng Hui was about to leave the academy and head to the Eastern Domain Great World to take part in the Eastern Domain Tournament.
Leaving this place to participate in the Eastern Domain Tournament meant tearing away the Holy Land Universe's tender, comforting veil.
Unlike the vast Prime Universe, the Eastern Emperor Holy Land Universe was small, resource-poor, and fiercely competitive.
From then on, he would truly experience the harsh competition of the Holy Land Universe.
The struggle for the Great Dao was a path with no turning back. There would be none of the peaceful happiness he had known at the "children's academy."
The group boarded the spacecraft. It started up and became a streak of green light, shooting across the sky like a meteor. It left behind a brilliant trail, then quickly vanished into the distant horizon.
The inside of the spacecraft was just as quaint, decorated mainly in dark wood that gave it a dignified, tranquil feel.
A faint woody fragrance filled the cabin, bringing a sense of peace and calm, as though they were in an ancient study.
"Activate External View Mode."
Teacher Wala, who was leading the group, suddenly spoke.
At once, the cabin blurred and soon turned transparent.
Through the transparent cabin, they could see the spacecraft climbing rapidly. Jia 312 Academy, which had covered a vast area on the ground, quickly shrank into a tiny black speck.
A moment later, the spacecraft had passed beyond the barrier of the Jia 312 Plane and entered outer space.
Below them stretched the boundless Jia 312 Plane. From afar, it looked like a vast painting rendered in green, white, blue, and other colors.
This was where they had lived and studied, the cradle in which they had grown during their childhood.
"This is your first time leaving the Jia 312 Plane where the academy is located, isn't it?"
Seeing the young people looking around with curiosity, Teacher Wala smiled faintly.
Now that they had passed beyond the plane's barrier, Feng Hui and the others could see the vast universe outside through the cabin.
Darkness dominated the endless void. Looking around, they could see only a sparse scattering of points of light. Beyond them, there was nothing else, lending the place an air of unknown mystery and terror.
"We've now left the plane where the academy is located and entered the void of the universe."
"The points of light you see are individual planes. Many of them are far larger than the Jia 312 Plane where the academy is located."
"Our Eastern Domain contains countless planes, large and small, where countless members of the Dongdi Clan live. The plane where our academy is located is only a tiny little plane."
"A tiny little plane?"
Some of the young people were startled.
"Haha." Teacher Wala chuckled. "Once you see a truly great world, you'll understand why Jia 312 Academy is just a little plane."
"The place we're heading to is the heart of the Eastern Domain: the Eastern Domain Great World."
Feng Hui knew that, unlike the Prime Universe, a Miniature Universe always had a certain structure when it was born.
The structure of each Miniature Universe differed, depending on the True God who had created it.
The internal structure of a Miniature Universe had to be established at the very beginning, before anything had taken shape. Once the chaotic currents began turning into time, space, and the powers of the Ten Basic Laws, there was no longer any chance to shape its structure.
Any supreme powerhouse had only one chance to establish that structure in their entire, endless life.
That structure was incredibly important!
First, it determined the future potential of the Miniature Universe's evolution.
Second, it determined the Miniature Universe's origin.
Third, it determined the limits the powerhouse could reach.
This foundational structure was like laying the foundation for a skyscraper. If the foundation was poor, naturally, no skyscraper could be built.
If the universe's structure was poorly designed, the Miniature Universe's evolution would eventually hit a limit. For example, it might be unable to break through after reaching the "Void True God stage."
No matter how high your own level of comprehension was, if your Miniature Universe couldn't evolve and improve, you would never break through.
For example, Demon Lord Tiebu of the First Reincarnation Era had opened up eight planes—gold, wood, water, fire, earth, wind, thunder and lightning, and light—which were secretly connected to the Universe Origin to stabilize his entire Miniature Universe.
Yet, when he competed for the Duandong River Inheritance, Duandong River mocked him, saying his Miniature Universe's structure was too ordinary. It was stable, but it would be very difficult to advance and break through.
By contrast, the "Origin of One" structure Luo Feng ultimately comprehended from the most profound life-structure diagram among the Hundred Thousand Heavens of Life Gene Levels was wondrous beyond compare and perfectly complete. Even ordinary World Beasts couldn't devour it.
But if he had failed to establish that structure at the time, his Miniature Universe would have become a "Hundred Thousand Heavens" structure, with a hundred thousand planes within it.
Since the Dongdi Ancestor had successfully broken through to Void True God and transcended reincarnation, his universe's structure must have been quite good.
From what Feng Hui could see, it was probably centered on the Endless Divine Realm, supported by the five great worlds of the east, west, south, north, and center, with countless planes as well.
He wondered what the Eastern Domain Great World—one of the five great worlds supporting the universe's structure—would be like.
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