Dividing the Cake?

On the West Cliff edge of the peak where Gu Yuanqing is located in North Spring Mountain.

Gu Yuanqing held Fishing Rod, the line disappearing into the Cloudmist.

Within the Demon Realm, on the side of Cliff, atop a tree a meter tall, several red fruits sway in the wind, one of which appears particularly vibrant and luscious.

The fragrance carried far on the wind. Silver Blood Snake, about the thickness of an arm and shimmering with silver light, with two small horny bumps on its head, stood about three zhang long, staring intently at the fruit.

Despite its small size, the horns that are about to grow on its head indicate that this snake is only half a step away from transforming into a dragon, and its strength is already at the Divine Platform level.

This snake is extremely rare even in the Demon Realm. Its blood can be used to refine pills, and it is one of the main ingredients in the Divine Spirit Tempering Pill used by cultivators in the Divine Platform Realm. Its gall bladder can cure all poisons.

In the past nine years, Gu Yuanqing has only caught two fish.

Since obtaining a copy of the Qi Huang Dan Jing (a classic text on alchemy) from the Heavenly Ladder six years ago, he has become somewhat interested in the several Restoration Pill that are suitable for use by the Divine Platform. In the past few years, in addition to his cultivation, he has quickly grasped the Dao of Alchemy thanks to his unparalleled comprehension and his understanding of all things through Mountain Observation. Even without a master, he has managed to refine several usable elixirs on his own.

This Spirit Tempering Pill is one of them. Without the addition of the Silver Blood Snake, the Spirit Tempering Pill is a seventh-grade pill, which is beneficial to those in the Dao Fire Realm. However, with the addition of the serpent's blood, it can be made into a sixth-grade pill, which is also very useful to him.

He happened to encounter one today, so he was quite cautious.

This snake is extremely timid, and its Innate Divine Ability is the Evasion Technique, allowing it to be caught from afar. If it doesn't take the bait, it can easily escape.

As the snake drew closer, Gu Yuanqing completely suppressed his Divine Sense fluctuations, focusing his mind on nothing else, waiting for it to take the bait.

Suddenly a strong wind blew by, and the Unicorn Beast with two wings on its back and a snow-white body was already in front of them.

Gu Yuanqing's face darkened. He looked up to lift the Fishing Line, but the Strange Beast let out a soft roar, its horn flashed, and countless sharp blades slashed through. This series of attacks instantly severed the hidden Fishing Line.

Looking at the empty fishing line that had been pulled back, Gu Yuanqing's lips twitched.

It's been nine years, and this guy has never stopped!

After so many years of understanding, Gu Yuanqing had a general idea of its strength. It was clearly a Great Demon in the Heavenly Human Realm, and it was proficient in the Way of Space, far beyond what he could catch.

"What a pity, otherwise we could have refined another batch of Grade 6 Spirit Tempering Pill."

Gu Yuanqing shook his head, feeling helpless; for the time being, he could only endure it.

Having lost the Silver Blood Snake, Gu Yuanqing lost interest in continuing his Heavenly Fishing. He dispersed the Fishing Rod formed from his True Essence and stood up.

He looked up at the Horizon, where ripples of space were constantly spreading from the North Spring Peak.

Because the Heaven-Connecting Stele descended from the sky, and because this realm underwent a self- Transformation caused by the power that emanated from North Spring Mountain, the limits that this space could withstand were greatly increased. Therefore, even after nine years, North Spring Mountain still had not broken through this realm.

Of course, if Gu Yuanqing were to unite with North Spring Mountain and use his mind to activate North Spring Mountain's power, he might be able to break the blockade of the Heaven-Connecting Stele, but he did not do so.

Both he and this Floating World are in a period of rapid growth in strength. With the appearance of the Heavenly Ladder and the Spiritual Qi energy converted from Demonic Qi in the Demon Realm, they have sufficient resources.

Therefore, he did not want to disrupt this rare peace.

He used his Void Piercing Heavenly Eye to glance at Li Chengyi, and saw that he was following Li Haotian and learning how to handle government affairs.

He looked down at Li Sian and saw that his body was burning with Dao Fire, his True Essence was full, and his body was surrounded by Dao Mechanism. He was clearly on the verge of breaking through to the Divine Platform Realm.

He glanced again in the direction of Lingxiao Mountain, then smiled slightly and muttered to himself, "Although Senior Li's ranking on the Heavenly Ladder is not as high as Fan Hongqing's, if nothing unexpected happens, he should be the third person in this realm to break through to the Divine Platform."

A mountain eagle, about half a person's height, landed, tiptoed, and stretched its head toward Gu Yuanqing. Gu Yuanqing patted the eagle's head and chuckled, "Stop fighting all day. Lately, you've practically incurred the wrath of heaven and the resentment of men."

He then strolled down and saw Aunt Feng practicing her Blade Technique in the open space. Her cultivation had already reached the initial stage of the Dao Embryo Realm. Gu Yuanqing had removed the blood essence from the Blood Tiger Yao Blade in her hand, so although its grade had dropped by half a grade, it was much easier to use.

Upon seeing Gu Yuanqing, she immediately stopped, bowed, and stammered, "Young Master."

Gu Yuanqing smiled and said, "You continue your cultivation, don't worry about me."

"What would you like to eat tonight, young master?" Her pronunciation wasn't very standard, and she spoke haltingly, as she had only recently begun to learn to speak.

She was born deaf and mute, unable to hear sounds, and naturally unable to learn to speak. Fortunately, she met Gu Yuanqing, and through Gu Yuanqing's Heart Seal Technique, she learned how to speak.

As she broke through to the Dao Embryo and gained a higher level of self-control, she learned about the nature of sound through another means, thanks to her Grandmaster perception. Only then did she begin to slowly learn to speak.

"Then please just cook me a few dishes, it seems like I haven't eaten anything for almost six or seven days."

Aunt Feng was immediately overjoyed, a smile spreading across her face. She stammered, "I'll go prepare it right away."

She felt that she couldn't help Gu Yuanqing at all in these Mountain, and only at this moment did she feel that she was of some use.

Watching Aunt Feng hurriedly prepare the meal, Gu Yuanqing shook his head and smiled wryly. But then, he suddenly looked to the west, more than six thousand miles away from North Spring Mountain.

There, a Space Rift suddenly opened, and a beam of azure Mysterious Light flew out. Then the azure light faded, revealing six figures floating in the air.

The aura of the powerful figures on the Divine Platform was unleashed, and their Divine Sense swept outwards without restraint.

Those who cultivated on the ground all sensed something was wrong. Looking up, those with deeper cultivation and better eyesight saw that their expressions changed slightly. The clothing of these people clearly did not belong to the Great Qian Dynasty.

In mid-air, Wang Yuchi of the Wang Family looked at the World-Breaking Shuttle in his hand, which was covered with countless cracks. He reluctantly put it back into his Storage Bag.

"So this is the Floating World. The Spiritual Qi here isn't as thin as rumored. There are quite a few Cultivator, though their cultivation levels are rather weak."

The one speaking was the square-faced man standing on the far left. This man was Chen Zhengfeng of the Chen Family, Cultivator at the Divine Platform Ninth Layer, and the seventh son of Chen Zongyao, the head of the Chen Family.

"That's perfectly normal. If you don't even have Spiritual Qi, what right do you have to start World Conflict?" Ji Yuan from the Ji Family replied calmly.

"That's true. It's only meaningful if there's Spiritual Qi. Otherwise, if you stay in this realm for ninety years, let alone make any progress in your cultivation, you probably won't even be able to maintain your current level," Chen Zhengfeng said.

"That is the Heaven-Connecting Stele, towering into the sky, its aura impossible to fathom. As expected of an High Antiquity artifact, it is beyond the comprehension of Cultivator like Non-Self." A seemingly delicate and frail young man gazed into the distance. He came from the Tong Family and was named Tong Yuefei. He looked to be only in his early twenties, but in reality, he was already seven hundred years old.

"Only this divine artifact can summon the Heavenly Ladder to exist forever, allowing people from an entire realm to ascend it simultaneously."

A fleeting glint of greed crossed Chen Zhengfeng's eyes. Such a divine object was indeed desirable, but with his current cultivation level, he probably couldn't even touch it. He then looked at the surrounding Heaven and Earth, a smile appearing on his face, and said, "Now I actually hope the people here have higher cultivation levels, so they can ascend to higher Heavenly Ladder. If they only have their current strength, even decades of gains might not be enough to compensate for this loss."

The six people spoke one after another, seemingly regarding this world as their own, yet their positions were clearly distinct.

The Tong Family, Chen Family, and Wang Family stood on one side, while the Bai Clan two members) and the Ji Family three members) stood on the other. Their conversation appeared harmonious, yet they were wary of each other.

These six individuals are all direct descendants of the five Aristocratic Clan Lineage, with even the weakest among them being at the Divine Platform Ninth Layer. Having paid such a high price, they are determined to secure this piece of the pie.

Even if a share has been allocated, if one's cultivation level is too low, they have no say at all and won't even realize that someone has tampered with their cultivation, which would be a huge loss.

Wang Yuchi had been gathering information with his Divine Sense, withdrew his gaze and looked at Bai Jianfei opposite him, slowly saying, "Brother Bai, now that the six of us have arrived in this realm, and the quotas have been allocated, let's also allocate the territories."

"Is this about dividing the cake?" Gu Yuanqing watched from afar without making a move; he was quite surprised by the sudden appearance of these people.

Under the shroud of the Heaven and Earth Stele, no one should be able to World-Breaking to arrive. Judging from the aura emanating from these individuals, they seem to be only at the Divine Platform Realm. How did they arrive in this realm? And where did they come from?