Over a Million Heavenly Immortals?
Inside the main hall of the Yinglong Guard headquarters.
As Left King recounted his story, a secret from ancient times was revealed to Zhou Hao and his companions.
"The devastating war that caused the collapse of the ancient Pangu World was actually caused by the Chaos Alien race." Zhou Hao, Jade Dragon Heavenly Immortal, and Radiant Light Heavenly Immortal were all astonished.
"At that time, I was just a Primordial Spirit Daoist, and my knowledge was not very detailed. Most of it came from what my elder brother told me later," said Left King. "The chaos beyond the Three Realms is boundless and limitless. Even innate great beings like the Chaos True God can be conceived there, so naturally there may be other life forms as well."
"It was a world-destroying war. Celestial Immortals were merely cannon fodder, and many renowned Celestial Gods and True Immortals from various races were also slaughtered. The main force of the battle on both sides consisted of numerous powerful beings."
"Countless gods and immortals perished, and the flames of war spread throughout the ancient Pangu World. In the end, the Lady Nuwa broke through to the level of the Pangu god and slaughtered the Chaos Alien, finally ending that great war."
"But the ancient Pangu World also collapsed as a result, and its fragments and remains transformed into the Heavenly Realm, the Underworld, and the countless smaller worlds of the Three Thousand Great Worlds."
"After that great battle, Zhenyuanzi perished, and the Earth Immortal Realm, where all the immortals came to pay homage, became a wasteland, leaving behind the corpses and remains of countless Chaos Alien and many ancient celestial immortals, true immortals, and gods."
"Our powerful beings have collected and buried the bodies of the fallen True Immortals and Celestial Gods. However, the corpses of those Chaos Alien that remained in the Earth Immortal Realm, with their lingering killing intent, death energy, and the primordial energy of heaven and earth, have gradually given rise to a peculiar race—the ' Necro Race '."
"The Necro Race?" Zhou Hao, Jade Dragon Heavenly Immortal, and Radiant Light Heavenly Immortal all remembered this name.
"Because the Necro Race is formed from the corpses, flesh, blood, and residual killing intent and death energy of the Chaos Alien, they all contain an extremely faint trace of the Chaos Alien's bloodline," Left King said solemnly.
"You should know that the Chaos Alien that still have corpses remaining are at least at the level of Heavenly Gods and True Immortals. There are even many corpses of powerful beings comparable to our True God Dao Ancestor. The Necro Race formed from their corpses and flesh, although their intelligence is relatively low, are all very strong. The weakest are at the Myriad Phenomena level, and there are quite a few at the Primordial Spirit, Void Return, and even Heavenly Gods and True Immortals levels."
"There are Necro Race?" Jade Dragon Heavenly Immortal exclaimed in surprise. "Then are the great powers of our Three Realms just letting these Necro Race multiply?"
In his view, these Necro Race did not belong to the beings of the Three Realms, but were related to the Chaos Alien, and those powerful beings should have taken action to wipe them out long ago.
Why did they remain and not perish, instead forming a race?
Since they can be called a race, the Necro Race must be enormous. Isn't this like raising a tiger to threaten our own future?
Zhou Hao said thoughtfully, "Those powerful beings probably wanted to keep the Necro Race here. First, to remind us that there are even wider worlds and alien races beyond the Three Realms, and we cannot be complacent. Second, to send us to the Earth Ruins Realm to hone our skills, forcing us to constantly cultivate and become stronger through battles with the Necro Race."
"That's right, exactly." Left King nodded in approval. "The Necro Race of the Earth Ruins Realm mostly act on their instinct to kill and devour, and they have no understanding of the Dao of Heaven and Earth. At most, they know some strange methods from the original Chaos Alien. Therefore, even the strongest among the Necro Race are not as powerful as the celestial gods and true immortals in our Three Realms. The Earth Ruins Realm are sealed by the Lady Nuwa, so all the Necro Race cannot come out. There are also restrictions on the entry of life from our Three Realms. Even beings like celestial gods and true immortals cannot enter. At most, only Void Return Divine Demon and Demons and Celestial Immortals can enter for training."
"It is said that beyond the Three Realms, there is an Ancient Ruins even larger than the Heavenly Realm. The remnants of the Chaos Alien that Lady Nuwa slaughtered were all driven into this Ancient Ruins. Those who can go to the Ancient Ruins to hone their skills are all the strongest among the gods and immortals. My brother said that after the ancient war of destruction, many more True God Dao Ancestor were born, largely because of this Ancient Ruins they could hone their skills."
Zhou Hao, Jade Dragon Heavenly Immortal, and Radiant Light Heavenly Immortal all nodded.
The trials and tribulations between life and death are indeed an excellent way to promote personal breakthroughs.
"I will send you the remaining information about the Earth Ruins Realm. Prepare anything else you need as soon as possible. Once everything is ready, I will arrange a teleportation array to send you there," Left King. "The Earth Ruins Realm is sealed off by the Lady Nuwa, unlike other great worlds that can be entered directly from the chaotic void. Only great worlds ruled by powerful beings have teleportation arrays that allow entry."
"Our Xia Clan Great World belongs to the Crimson Bright Dao Ancestor, and the Xia Emperor made arrangements long ago, which is why there is a teleportation tower array directly connected to the Earth Ruins Realm. Apart from the sects and tribes that are close to our Xia Mang Clan royal family, most other tribes have never even heard of the Earth Ruins Realm."
The Earth Ruins Realm is a remnant of an ancient battlefield. Besides the undead Necro Race, a special race born from the corpses of the Chaos Alien, there are also many magical treasures and strange objects left over from the great battles.
It should be noted that in the battles that followed, even the Celestial Immortals were merely cannon fodder, and the Pure Yang True Immortal and Heavenly Gods were only slightly stronger cannon fodder, naturally leaving behind a large number of magical treasures and rare gems.
Celestial-grade and Immortal-grade magic treasures are the most common, while Pure Yang magic treasures also appear from time to time.
Such a treasure trove of opportunities has naturally been monopolized by some powerful forces in the Three Realms.
The three of them were from the Mysterious Heaven Sect and had an unusual relationship with the Xia Mang Clan royal family, which gave them the opportunity to go on this adventure.
Otherwise, just to obtain this opportunity, the sect behind them would have to pay a considerable price.
Zhou Hao, Jade Dragon Heavenly Immortal, and Radiant Light Heavenly Immortal looked at each other.
"I'm all ready, and I can leave anytime," Zhou Hao said with a smile.
"My senior sister and I don't have much to prepare either," Jade Dragon Heavenly Immortal said.
"Alright." Left King smiled and waved his hand, and a wine cup filled with fine wine immediately appeared in front of Zhou Hao and the others.
"Then drink this cup of wine and set off." Left King raised his wine cup and smiled at the three of them, "Here I also wish you endless immortal treasures and a swift attainment of pure Yang!"
"Haha, good." Jade Dragon Heavenly Immortal picked up his wine cup. "Immortal treasures are endless; may you soon attain Pure Yang!"
Zhou Hao nodded in agreement. "The immortal treasures are endless; may you soon attain Pure Yang!"
The three of them were, after all, going on an adventure to the Earth Ruins Realm.
Besides the Necro Race, the environment there is fraught with danger, and there are countless powerful beings from the Three Realms who often fight each other for magical treasures and rare items.
Then why go?
It's all for the treasures and resources, the chance to break through bottlenecks, and attain Pure Yang!
This is a strange world where the sky always seems to be a hazy gray, exuding an extremely cold atmosphere.
A massive teleportation tower array, with a diameter of 100,000 miles, almost completely covered the island's landmass.
"Buzz~~~~"
The top of the teleportation tower array suddenly lit up.
When the light faded, five figures appeared in the teleportation array.
A tall, thin man in dark blue armor, a stunningly beautiful woman in light green palace attire, and a man in blue robes were none other than Jade Dragon Heavenly Immortal, Radiant Light Heavenly Immortal, and Zhou Hao.
"Is this the Earth Ruins Realm?" Zhou Hao frowned slightly as he looked at the gray sky.
This chilly atmosphere made him feel very uncomfortable.
Even the body of Void Return level deity would have some sense of it; ordinary Xiantian Lifeform and Purple Mansion Cultivator would probably be unable to survive in this world at all.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Two figures appeared out of thin air. Zhou Hao sensed them slightly and his expression changed. It turned out that two Celestial Immortals had arrived.
"I told you the Jade Dragon had arrived, but you didn't believe me, Windfire."
Of the two celestial beings, a man carrying a divine sword walked over laughing and punched Jade Dragon Heavenly Immortal Being in the chest.
Jade Dragon Heavenly Immortal reached out to block, and with a quick pull, the two ended up in a bear hug.
"Senior Sister Xuan Guang." Another bald man wrapped in a red robe first bowed to Radiant Light Heavenly Immortal, then nodded slightly to Zhou Hao, before walking towards the two who were being hugged.
"Spirit Sword, it's been a long time. You're still the same. Still as Windfire as ever, as composed as ever." Jade Dragon Heavenly Immortal parted ways with the man carrying the divine sword, then embraced the bald man in red robes, his face full of excited smiles.
"The one carrying the divine sword is Spirit Sword, and the one in the red robe is Junior Brother Windfire." Radiant Light Heavenly Immortal's voice rang in Zhou Hao's ears, "The few Tianxian who founded the five outer branches of the sect are all beings from the Xia Clan Great World, and they have always had the deepest bond."
Zhou Hao nodded.
Their bond is very strong; you can tell just by how they act when they meet.
"Ever since I learned from the Third Prince that the Left King was going to arrange for you to come to the Earth Ruins Realm, I've been waiting at this teleportation tower array. Finally, you and Senior Sister Xuan Guang have arrived." The Spirit Sword Heavenly Immortal turned her gaze to Zhou Hao, her eyes faintly flashing with sword light. "This is Zhou Hao? His true form is merely Myriad Phenomena True Person, while his avatars are the most outstanding disciples of this generation of Void Return Divine Demon?"
"Spirit Sword Heavenly Immortal, Windfire Heavenly Immortal," Zhou Hao said with a slight smile. "I am Zhou Hao."
"Haha, how about it, Spirit Sword. Zhou Hao is a disciple of my Jade Dragon Peak lineage," Jade Dragon Heavenly Immortal said proudly.
"So what if you came from Jade Dragon Peak? It's not like you personally taught them." Spirit Sword Heavenly Immortal curled his lip.
"Alright. Senior Sister Xuan Guang and Zhou Hao just arrived, let's settle them in first," said Windfire Heavenly Immortal Xian. "We also need to meet with the Third Prince, so as not to delay our important business."
"Yes, let's leave this place first." The Spirit Sword Heavenly Immortal waved his hand, and the divine sword on his back flew out, transforming into a giant sword nearly a hundred feet long.
Everyone stood on the giant sword and immediately flew out of the teleportation tower array, soaring into the sky.
call.
It was the first time Zhou Hao and the other two had come to the Earth Ruins Realm. Standing on the giant sword, they curiously gazed at the surrounding world.
The teleportation tower they left was located on a circular Floating Island with a diameter of about 100,000 miles. Now that they were high in the sky, they immediately saw four huge Floating Island, each with a diameter of more than one million miles, guarding the circular Floating Island where the teleportation tower was located in the center in the Four Symbols Formation.
The powerful magical array fluctuations emanating from those four enormous Floating Island were enough to secretly alarm Zhou Hao, who had just witnessed the Yinglong Guard headquarters.
Looking beyond the four enormous Floating Island, on one side lies a vast and boundless continent, and on the other, Endless Space resembling a chaotic void.
Floating Island of varying sizes drifted in the Endless Space, like stars in the sky. Although they were incredibly far away, they were still visible to the group.
"Our base is located on the edge of the Void Sea, with the main continent of the Earth Ruins Realm on one side and countless Floating Island of the Void Sea on the other," Spirit Sword Heavenly Immortal. "The Left King should have given you information about the Earth Ruins Realm. This world was originally the Earth Immortal Realm, a single continent without any oceans or islands. It was during that great war that nearly half of the Earth Immortal Realm continent was shattered, transforming it into the Void Sea today."
Zhou Hao and the other two nodded.
These most basic pieces of information are all in the intelligence reports.
The Earth Ruins Realm was created by the powerful Zhenyuanzi in the chaotic void, and its area is roughly equivalent to the Xia Clan Great World.
The Necro Race exists in the countless Floating Island of the Void Sea and in the endless mountain ruins of the main continent.
Generally, most beings from the Three Realms who come to the Earth Ruins Realm to adventure, below the level of ordinary Celestial Immortals, explore the Floating Island. Only those who are extremely confident in their own strength dare to venture to the main continent.
The Xia Clan Great World's base in the Earth Ruins Realm is located on the edge of the Void Sea, making it extremely convenient for both traveling to the main continent and venturing deep into the Void Sea —a truly exceptional location.
Wow~~~
The Spirit Sword Heavenly Immortal's giant sword was incredibly fast. As everyone watched and chatted, they arrived above the island located in the Azure Dragon position among the four enormous Floating Island in no time.
"Look." The Spirit Sword Heavenly Immortal pointed ahead, and a huge city appeared before everyone's eyes.
Wide streets and orderly mansions stretched as far as the eye could see.
"On Azure Dragon Island, all the inhabitants are Celestial Immortals belonging to our Crimsonbright Domain. White Tiger Island is for Earth Immortal Loose Immortal armies. Vermilion Bird Island and Xuanwu Islands are prepared for other powerful individuals who do not belong to our Crimsonbright Domain. As long as they pay sufficient fees, they can also receive the protection of our base here," the Spirit Sword Heavenly Immortal explained. "Those courtyards are all puppet magic treasures. As long as there is no light above the courtyard, it is vacant and can be freely refined and chosen as future residences."
Is the empty courtyard where there is no light overhead?
At a cursory glance, Zhou Hao discovered that at least fifty to sixty thousand mansions were filled with various colored lights.
Does that mean there are at least fifty to sixty thousand Celestial Immortals on Azure Dragon Island?
"How can there be so many celestial beings here?" Zhou Hao was taken aback.
He had previously estimated at the Yinglong Guard headquarters that there were approximately several thousand or even tens of thousands of Celestial Immortals in the entire Xia Clan Great World.
Left King, the Crimson Bright Dao Ancestor commands dozens of great worlds, collectively known as the Crimsonbright Domain.
Even if every great world had tens of thousands of celestial immortals like the Xia Clan Great World, the total number of celestial immortals would only be a few hundred thousand.
It should be noted that the base they arrived at was merely one of the bases managed by the Xia Clan Great World.
In other areas of the Earth Ruins Realm, there are five other bases belonging to the Crimsonbright Domain, but these are managed by other major worlds.
If this one base has fifty to sixty thousand Celestial Immortals, wouldn't the six bases combined have two to three hundred thousand?
Surely most of the celestial beings from the many great worlds of the Crimsonbright Domain have come to the Earth Ruins Realm.
Jade Dragon Heavenly Immortal and Radiant Light Heavenly Immortal were equally shocked.
"It's not too many now. As time goes on, the closer we get to the appearance of the ' Five Village Temple ' which happens once every million years, the more celestial immortals will come. In the end, the entire Earth Ruins Realm may even gather more than a million celestial immortals."
Spirit Sword Heavenly Immortal smiled and said, "Let me take you to meet the Third Prince first, and we'll talk about it later."
I was busy all weekend, but I finally managed to finish one chapter.
Tomorrow is Monday, so I should be able to update normally, at least two chapters.
But Suifeng didn't dare to make a promise easily. Plus, he was too busy with work and didn't have time to think too much about the plot details. He had to think about it every day, which was quite worrying.
We can only breathe a sigh of relief after Singles' Day is over, the promotions are finished, and everything is brought to a close.