"Welcome, young Blood Sea Realm martial artist!"
"Welcome to the Supreme Void Dao Realm [Blood Sea Heaven]!"
As that cold voice fell silent:
Chen Qingyu's consciousness trembled slightly. A stream of information poured into his mind from some unseen source, and he swiftly absorbed it.
The information contained basic knowledge about the Supreme Void Dao Realm, along with certain rules, taboos, and so on.
By the time he collected himself, that cold voice rang out again:
"Your location has been detected: Central Heaven Prefecture-Ancient Kingdom of Chenliu-Divine Capital Changluo. You will enter the corresponding Great Void city!"
"Please observe the relevant rules of the Supreme Void Dao Realm. Violators will be punished, and serious offenders will be permanently expelled from the Supreme Void Dao Realm!"
"If you need to enter another region, please change your location in the real world, or choose to activate the Great Void Teleportation Array in [Divine Capital Changluo]."
After listening, Chen Qingyu immediately said:
"I want to enter [Divine Capital Changluo]."
In an instant:
A faint screen of light unfolded before him, reflecting his tiny figure.
That cold, mechanical voice sounded beside him as well:
"On your first entry into a Great Void city, you may obtain permission to use a simulated appearance."
"You may also forgo this permission and enter the Great Void city with a reflected body matching your true form."
Chen Qingyu pondered briefly before saying:
"I want to use the simulated appearance permission."
"I want to adjust my physique and appearance to sixteen years old."
He was far too young. A Blood Sea Realm martial artist this young appearing in the Supreme Void Dao Realm's [Divine Capital Changluo] would certainly cause a sensation, creating a risk of his identity being exposed.
He was the Chen Clan's Dao Son, after all. It was better not to take that risk.
"Simulated appearance adjusted."
In a flash:
The screen of light opposite him reflected a slender youth in white, with swordlike brows, starry eyes, jade-like elegance, and a radiant spirit.
Not bad. I'll still be pretty handsome when I grow up...
Chen Qingyu raised his hands in delight, examining his new body.
This felt completely different from his tiny body outside, which stood only three feet tall.
Collecting himself, he said:
"I want to enter [Divine Capital Changluo]."
This time, no further prompts appeared at last. Light flashed, and the enormous gate of light amid the sea of stars before him burst open with a boom.
Chen Qingyu's vision blurred, and dazzling light filled his surroundings.
When he could see clearly again:
He found himself standing on a long street, surrounded by an endless stream of people coming and going.
Restaurants and shops lined the street like scales on a fish and teeth on a comb. Many young men and women stood by the roadside, calling loudly, making the scene extraordinarily lively:
"Looking for a fellow clansman to spar with me for free at the [Combat Victory Platform]! Must have cleared the third floor of the [War God Tower]!"
"I've discovered an incredibly powerful secret art for sale in the Great Leisure Study! Hurry over if you want the information! Only fifty Great Void Points!"
"Hiring a sparring partner! Paid work, five Great Void Points per session! Must have cleared the fourth floor of the [War God Tower]!"
"Another outsider has come to kick down our door and challenge our Chen Clan's heavenly geniuses! Everyone, come take a look..."
"Looking for a few fellow clansmen to travel together! Anyone going next door to [Central Capital Yangchuan] to visit friends and relatives? Let's split the teleportation costs."
Chen Qingyu stood rooted to the spot, curiously surveying his surroundings.
Just then, a smiling young man squeezed through the crowd toward him:
"Brother."
"Judging by your appearance, is this your first visit to the Supreme Void Dao Realm?"
Chen Qingyu turned to look at him and nodded. "That's right."
The young man said with a smile:
"Might you need a guide to introduce you to the Supreme Void Dao Realm and [Divine Capital Changluo]?"
As he spoke, he rubbed his hands and chuckled:
"I don't ask much. Just ten Great Void Points."
At those words, a trace of embarrassment appeared on Chen Qingyu's face:
"I don't have any Great Void Points at the moment."
Great Void Points were the universal currency of the Supreme Void Dao Realm, with a great many uses.
Great Void Points could only be obtained within the Supreme Void Dao Realm and could not be exchanged in the real world. Having only just entered the Supreme Void Dao Realm, he was naturally penniless.
The young man laughed:
"That's all right. You've only just entered the Supreme Void Dao Realm. It's perfectly normal not to have any Great Void Points."
"Besides, once newcomers to the Supreme Void Dao Realm have familiarized themselves with their local city, the first thing they do is challenge the [War God Tower]."
"Once you come out of the [War God Tower], you'll naturally have Great Void Points."
Chen Qingyu nodded and said:
"All right, then. I'll owe you those ten Great Void Points for now. Sorry for the trouble, brother."
"No trouble at all."
The young man smiled and extended a hand:
"This way. Let's head to the War God Tower first. I'll introduce you to [Divine Capital Changluo] along the way."
"Sure."
Chen Qingyu set off beside the young man and heard him ask casually:
"What should I call you, brother?"
"I'm Chen... Chen Shaojun."
Hearing this, the young man could not help turning back to give him a meaningful look:
"So you're a younger cousin of my clan. Chen Shaojun-what a fine name."
"I'm Chen Qingjie. A pleasure to meet you."
The Chen Clan's current younger generation were almost all of the Qing generation. A name like Chen Shaojun sounded fake at first hearing.
But he did not ask further. It was none of his business, after all.
"So you're an older cousin of my clan."
Chen Qingyu cupped his hands in greeting, then looked at the endless stream of people around them and asked curiously:
"Is [Divine Capital Changluo] in the Supreme Void Dao Realm this lively every day?"
"Of course!"
At the question, a trace of pride appeared on Chen Qingjie's face:
"Our Divine Capital Changluo is one of the most flourishing and prosperous great cities under heaven. Even in the Supreme Void Dao Realm's [Blood Sea Heaven], it's a great city renowned in all directions."
"Our Chen Clan's main branch alone has over ten million Blood Sea Realm martial artists."
"Not to mention the heavenly geniuses sent to the Divine Capital by our various regional branches, or by the sects, families, and organizations that depend on us."
"And in the Supreme Void Dao Realm, people from other Great Void cities arrive through the teleportation arrays every day. Some visit friends and relatives, some arrange fights, some pry for information, and some pursue romance... anyway, there are all sorts, fish and dragons mingling together, so naturally it's incredibly lively."
Hearing this, Chen Qingyu understood at once:
"So [Divine Capital Changluo] in the Supreme Void Dao Realm is even livelier than it is in the real world."
"Hahaha..."
Chen Qingjie gave a hearty laugh at his words and said:
"The Divine Capital is the ancestral home of our Chen Clan of Changluo. It's only natural for all eight directions to come pay homage."
Chen Qingyu nodded slightly, pointing to a restaurant along the street with an interested expression:
"Who opened these restaurants in the Supreme Void Dao Realm? Members of our Chen Clan?"
"Heh heh..."
Chen Qingjie chuckled at the question:
"These restaurants and shops weren't opened by people."
"They're scenes from the past, carefully selected from the history of the entire Desolate Continent and reflected here by that supreme treasure, the Supreme Void Eternal World Mirror."
"Divine Capital Changluo in [Blood Sea Heaven] alone has over a thousand restaurants. Each has its own distinctive dishes and drinks, unparalleled under heaven."
"Of course, dining in these restaurants costs Great Void Points, too. The higher the restaurant's class, the more you spend."
"The sole advantage is that you can eat anything you want. Even dragon liver and phoenix gall-as long as you have the money, you can enjoy them."
Hearing this, Chen Qingyu could not help remarking:
"To think they're reflected scenes from the past."
"The power of that supreme treasure, the Supreme Void Eternal World Mirror, really is hard to imagine."
He did not care about dragon liver or phoenix gall. He was simply marveling at the form these restaurants took.
After all, he came from the direct bloodline and was also the most exalted Dao Son of the Chen Clan. What delicacies from mountain and sea had he not eaten? He had even tasted the flesh of the East Sea Dragon King's own son.
"Cousin Qingjie."
Chen Qingyu shifted his gaze and pointed to several shops beside the restaurant:
"What about these shops? What do they sell?"
Chen Qingjie answered casually:
"These shops are reflected scenes from the past, too. They sell all sorts of things."
"Some sell cultivation methods, martial skills, and secret arts. Things like these, which can be used in the real world, are the most sought-after."
"Others sell divine weapons and profound artifacts, all sorts of rare materials, and even property... anyway, there's a huge variety. But things of this sort can only be used within the Supreme Void Dao Realm."
Hearing this, Chen Qingyu could not help asking in surprise:
"Only within the Supreme Void Dao Realm? What value could they have, then?"
Chen Qingjie laughed at his question:
"Cousin Shaojun, this is something you don't understand, is it?"
"For example, training an alchemist or an artifact refiner in the outside world consumes resources like mountains and seas. It depends entirely on piling up rare resources."
"In the Supreme Void Dao Realm, those rare resources can be exchanged for Great Void Points alone. The cost is more than a thousand or even ten thousand times lower."
"And with the supreme power of the Supreme Void Eternal World Mirror, it can simulate the workings and transformations of all things. Qualified alchemists and artifact refiners can be trained here just the same, along with formation masters, talisman masters, mechanical masters, and so on."
Hearing this, Chen Qingyu could not help being moved:
"The Supreme Void Dao Realm truly is an unparalleled treasure land."
"Of course!"
Chen Qingjie said with a smile:
"The Supreme Void Dao Realm holds plenty of secrets. It just depends on whether you're qualified to know them."
As he spoke, he added mysteriously:
"And among all these shops, there's one particularly entertaining kind: shops that sell information."
"Sell information?"
Chen Qingyu immediately asked curiously:
"These shops are all reflected scenes from the past. Could the information they sell come from the past, too?"
"Exactly."
Chen Qingjie chuckled:
"Some of that information comes from a thousand years ago, some from ten thousand years ago, and some even from a hundred thousand years ago."
"The vast majority has long since become useless. Paying for it is just a waste of money."
"But throughout the ages, there have been people who pieced together spiderweb threads and horse tracks from this outdated information, uncovering fallen mighty beings' cave abodes or finding the ruins of ancient sects and the like. They obtained great opportunities and soared into the heavens in a single flight."
At this point, he shrugged and said:
"But you don't even need to think to know how pitifully low the odds are. It's pure luck, just like gambling."
Chen Qingyu nodded at his words and said:
"I understand."
"It looks like there really are quite a few interesting places in the Supreme Void Dao Realm."
Chen Qingjie laughed heartily and gestured to lead the way:
"Cousin Shaojun, this way..."
Chen Qingyu followed Chen Qingjie for nearly an hour, listening to his continuous introductions and explanations, and felt he had gained a great deal.
A little while later, Chen Qingjie stopped and pointed to an enormous building a short distance away:
"Cousin Shaojun, look."
"That's the [Combat Victory Platform]."
"The Supreme Void Dao Realm is famed as a place where countless heroes rise together and endless heavenly geniuses contend! The main battlefield for all that fighting and killing is the [Combat Victory Platform]."