The moment the Great Void Might descended:
Chen Qingyu felt a blur before his eyes, his consciousness became hazy, and countless images seemed to flash before his eyes. His body even began to distort and flicker.
It seemed like a moment had passed, yet it also felt like a century had gone by.
Um?
Chen Qingyu suddenly woke up and subconsciously looked around.
Looking around, all you see is a vast expanse of golden rice paddies, perfectly flat, crisscrossed with paths, and wisps of smoke rising from distant chimneys—it is clearly a rural village.
He was sitting cross-legged on a ridge between fields.
Is this the Divine Void Small World?
Chen Qingyu quickly stood up and first looked himself up and down, sensing the True Gang and supernatural powers within his body.
A moment later, he breathed a sigh of relief:
Fortunately, nothing has changed.
It seems this Divine Void Small World truly lives up to its name, situated between the real and the illusory, possessing a unique and wondrous charm.
Before he left, he had considered one thing:
This Divine Void Small World exists between reality and illusion. So, are the people and beings living here real or illusory?
Judging from the changes in him now, we can make a preliminary judgment that it could be either real or fake.
In other words:
If the Great Void Primal Spirit desires, it can annihilate all living beings with a single thought, making everything cease to exist, like a dream or a bubble.
But similarly, if it so desires, all of this can be real. People here can still leave the small world, settle in the Desolate Continent, and even marry and have children to reproduce.
This is the wondrous power of reversing truth and illusion.
What incredible power!
However, to maintain such power, or even to transform the illusory into the real, the Great Void Primal Spirit would probably have to pay a considerable price.
As Chen Qingyu pondered this, a guess formed in his mind.
Perhaps the reason why the Sage Evolution Palace had kept a low profile was partly because leaving the Divine Void Small World and entering the Desolate Continent was not an easy task, and there might even be a quota limit?
However, this is only speculation. The actual situation can only be confirmed once he gathers the necessary intelligence.
They're gone!
With a thought, auspicious clouds immediately rose beneath his feet, lifting his body up and soaring into the sky.
He planned to first find a large city, understand the basic situation and map, and confirm the location of the Zhongliang Kingdom Capital before making any plans and acting according to circumstances.
In the distant countryside, many people noticed the person riding the auspicious clouds and couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.
Um?
Seeing this, Chen Qingyu felt slightly puzzled:
Could it be that these people rarely encounter cultivators?
Thinking this, he didn't pay much attention and flew upwards continuously, instantly passing through the gale-force clouds and arriving in the high sky.
Immediately, he unleashed his immense divine power, rapidly sweeping across a radius of millions of miles, and located the largest city in the area.
boom!
He immediately dispersed the auspicious clouds, rode the lightning bolts, identified the direction, and sped away.
Half an hour later.
On the top floor of a restaurant in a major city.
Um
Chen Qingyu sat by the window, gazing at the jade slip and crystal in front of him, lost in thought as he sorted through the information he had just received.
This Middle World has no name, but it is ruled by a unified dynasty, namely the Zhongliang Kingdom.
And this name also has a significant origin:
According to historical records, about 100,000 years ago, a divine being descended from the heavens and unified the three realms of heaven, earth, and man, and was revered as the Saint Emperor of All Emperors.
This Saint Emperor established a unified legal system and governed all realms.
Simply put:
The 720 Lower World and 36 Middle World are all subordinate to each other, but ultimately all are governed by the Upper World.
The seven hundred and twenty countries in the Lower World are all referred to as the lower kingdoms;
For every twenty subordinate states, there is one suzerain state.
This suzerain state corresponds to the kingdoms in the Middle World.
For example, the Lower Liang Kingdom in the Lower World has a total of nineteen vassal states, all of which share the same origin as the Zhongliang Kingdom, and all have the same royal bloodline. The royal family that ascends to the upper realm is still the royal family.
However, the Upper Liang Kingdom no longer exists in the Upper World.
Among the thirty-six Middle World, the most powerful is a country called Middle Cang Kingdom, with the Zhongliang Kingdom and the other countries being its vassal states.
This Middle Cang Kingdom corresponds to the Great Cang Divine Kingdom in the Upper World.
It really gives me a strange sense of déjà vu.
Wu Chenkong's title is none other than the Great Cang Sage Emperor, which practically confirms his identity.
He stroked his chin, his eyes flickering slightly.
Originally, he was finding it a bit troublesome to obtain information and confirm Wu Chenkong's true status.
But once he learned about the specific situation in the Zhongliang Kingdom, he immediately came up with a solution!
That's just making a scene!
Let's turn the world upside down!
Within the Divine Void Small World, the upper, middle, and lower realms all live under the same legal system, a system that has remained unchanged for ten thousand years!
The consequence of this is that the system of hereditary official positions and stipends has become almost like an inviolable law, permeating the very bones of everyone!
A prime minister's son will always be a prime minister; a peasant's son will always be a peasant!
Just like in this Zhongliang Kingdom, no matter how talented you are, your birth determines everything!
People born into a poor family will never be able to hold their heads high in their entire lives!
Thinking this, Chen Qingyu looked out the window at the endless stream of traffic and couldn't help but feel a pang of pity:
It's truly pitiful that all these ordinary people have had their path to advancement cut off!
Your father is a merchant, so you can only be a merchant!
Your father is a craftsman, so you can only be a craftsman!
Want to become an official?
Sorry, that's impossible!
Wu Chenkong's Human Dao Dragon Qi seeks the size of the territory he rules over, the number of people he governs, and the stability of his rule!
After he took control of the entire Divine Void Small World and established his divine kingdom, he naturally wanted to eliminate all unstable factors in order to maintain his impregnable empire and ensure its stability for thousands of years. This ultimately led to the creation of such a terrifying system!
Thinking of this, Chen Qingyu couldn't help but sigh.
In his previous life, such a system was destined to be short-lived!
Because by cutting off everyone's path to advancement, society is destined to become corrupt and stagnant, eventually erupting into rebellion, a prairie fire that consumes even the most powerful and influential.
No dynasty or aristocratic family can withstand the power of the broadest masses.
But this is a world for cultivators!
A peasant uprising of millions could be easily suppressed by a single Spirit Origin Realm Venerable!
However, even if Spirit Origin Realm Venerable were to gather hundreds of thousands of people of the same level, a Heavenly Impulse Realm Supreme Venerable could slaughter them all like chickens and dogs!
Even if the world is in chaos and people rise up in rebellion, the royal family can report to the Upper World and send down a Divine Treasure Realm Venerable at will to suppress the world and restore order!
With such a huge disparity, how can anyone resist?
The upper echelons control all the cultivation resources, while the lower echelons have no access to cultivation techniques. Naturally, there is no hope of overthrowing such a system in the future!
Unable to resist, one can only accept one's fate!
In such a rule-abiding world, the appearance of someone who breaks the rules will surely attract worldwide attention, and even alarm the Upper World!
Therefore, his solution was simply to make a scene!
The bigger the commotion, the better; the more astonishing the situation, the better. Ideally, it should alarm the Upper World and make them send envoys!
Because of the different operating rules, even if the Upper World pays a considerable price, it can only send out Divine Treasure Realm, or at most Zhoutian Realm. What is there for him to fear?
One comes, he kills one!
In the end, the fighting caused the world's order to collapse and fall into chaos. The Upper World had no way to deal with him, so they naturally compromised with him!
At that point, if he were to make another request to meet the Saint Emperor, the Upper World would most likely have no choice but to reluctantly agree.
This situation is simply a perfect match for me!
If we're going to make a big fuss, we need to create a major news story that will shock the world!
The First Step is to kill the emperor!
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