(I drank last night and was muddleheaded, so I forgot to explain some plot points. A few hundred words at the end of the previous chapter have been revised!)
"Qi-Origin-"
"So that was how this realm came to be. A fragment of the Qi-Origin Continent?"
Hong Yuan's expression grew more solemn. The war between the Source World and the Great Yu Divine Dynasty had torn loose such a vast realm. That godlike, immortal might was still far beyond his reach.
A sense of urgency stirred in Hong Yuan. The Calamity Ash Society's sacrifice, using the Yu Emperor's remains as a catalyst, had contacted the Great Yu Divine Dynasty and received a response.
Who knew when the so-called "gods and devils" of the Great Yu world might descend again?
If he could defeat them, all would be well. If he could not-
Even if he could not defeat them, they could not threaten his life. At worst, he would flee. Whether he took refuge in the Taisui Blessed Land or used the [Karmic Calamity Dao Seed] to traverse the void, Hong Yuan had no fears for his own safety.
But that would mean abandoning everything in the Dao Court World. Though he did not place too much importance on it, that would still be a rather humiliating retreat.
The threat of the Great Yu Divine Dynasty could wait, but Heavenly Star Island was already looming before him.
Gaps were appearing one after another in the Mist Sea that sealed off the Dao Court World from Heavenly Star Island. For now, only a handful of people had accidentally fallen through. Once those on Heavenly Star Island noticed something amiss, the great powers across its hundreds and thousands of islands would hardly remain unmoved.
The Dao Court World's resources, territory, and population would