The Ancient God King and the Secrets of Jin

"The Jin World is an independent plane beyond the Primal Universe and every Miniature Universe in the Universe Ocean, a perfect world created by the hands of an ancient God King." Seeing Luo Feng's puzzled expression, Qin Yuan slowly began to speak, his tone tinged with reverence for the ancient powerhouse. His voice echoed through the quiet main hall, bringing Luo Feng's curiosity to its peak.

Luo Feng sat up straight and listened with rapt attention. He knew that what his teacher was about to tell him had to be a supreme secret shocking enough to shake the entire Universe Ocean, a secret that countless powerhouses could not glimpse even if they spent their whole lives trying.

Qin Yuan gazed at the pitch-black region at the very center of the void star map, as though he could see the mysterious Jin World through it. After a moment of silence, he slowly said, "At the dawn of the Universe Ocean, before the Origin Continent was divided by divine kingdoms, there was a group of powerhouses in the universe who stood at the pinnacle of cultivation. They were called God Kings. God King Level beings had long since surpassed True Gods and Eternal True Gods. They controlled the primal source of chaos, could split heaven and earth apart, and could create universes. They were the greatest powerhouses in all of existence."

"The Jin World was an independent universe created by the God King of Jin, whose name shook both the Origin Continent and the Universe Ocean. He poured boundless effort into it, using his own God King primal source as a catalyst and fusing countless chaos Supreme Treasures to create it with his own hands. This world is not bound by the Chaos Law of the Universe Ocean and has its own complete system of laws. It is countless epochs older than the Primal Universe we inhabit, and it remains standing after countless cycles of universal reincarnation."

Luo Feng listened, dumbstruck. To create an independent universe-just how terrifying was that kind of power? As a Universe Venerable, he had already achieved something remarkable by creating his own divine kingdom, but compared to an independent universe, a divine kingdom was like dust beside a star. The two could not be mentioned in the same breath. The God King of Jin's power was already beyond his imagination.

"The God King of Jin was one of the greatest God Kings of ancient times. His cultivation was unfathomable, and he possessed endless treasures, having collected countless supreme inheritances, Supreme Treasures, and divine materials from the Origin Continent and the Universe Ocean. He left everything he had collected in his lifetime, as well as the God King Level inheritance of his own cultivation, in the Jin World for those of later generations who were destined to receive them," Qin Yuan continued, a trace of emotion in his voice.

"For True God Level powerhouses, breaking through the Peak True God stage and advancing to the higher realms of Void True God and Eternal True God is as difficult as ascending to heaven. The inheritances of the Primal Universe can support a cultivator only as far as the Peak True God stage. To advance any further, one must obtain a God King inheritance of a higher level. The inheritance in the Jin World is the most complete and supreme God King inheritance in the entire Universe Ocean, enough to let True God powerhouses break through the shackles of their realm and set foot on a higher path of cultivation."

"That is why the entrance to the Jin World has become the ultimate opportunity every True God dreams of. Countless True Gods have risked the dangers of the core region to search desperately for it, but over hundreds of billions of epochs, the powerhouses who have found the entrance and successfully entered the Jin World can be counted on one hand. The vast majority have fallen in the sea of chaos liquid and the chaotic spacetime of the core region."

At this point, Qin Yuan deliberately paused and said no more. He knew full well that the God King of Jin was not the ancient God King who had supposedly passed away, but Sitting Mountain Guest, who now lived in seclusion in the Universe Ocean. This was one of the Universe Ocean's greatest secrets, a closely guarded secret concerning the cycle of cause and effect. He could tell Luo Feng about the existence of the Jin World, but he could not directly reveal Sitting Mountain Guest's true identity. It would be most fitting for Sitting Mountain Guest himself to tell Luo Feng about this karmic connection, and doing so would not disrupt the universe's threads of cause and effect.

Luo Feng noticed nothing unusual about his teacher. Still immersed in the shock of the Jin World and the ancient God King, he kept turning the information over in his mind, his eyes full of longing. If he could enter the Jin World and obtain the God King inheritance, his path of cultivation would surely be smooth and unobstructed. But he also understood that, with his current strength, he could not even set foot in the core region of the Universe Ocean, let alone enter the Jin World. It was all just wishful thinking.

After a brief moment of contemplation, Luo Feng suddenly recalled what his teacher had said earlier. A gleam flashed in his eyes as he keenly picked up on a crucial detail. He quickly looked at Qin Yuan and asked respectfully, "Teacher, you once said that there was another of your elders in the Universe Ocean, who is also another teacher of mine. Could it be that this senior lives in the mysterious Jin World?"

Luo Feng's eyes were full of anticipation. Anyone his teacher addressed as an elder, and who could become another teacher to him, had to be one of the Universe Ocean's greatest powerhouses. If he could receive that senior's guidance, his strength would surely advance by leaps and bounds.

Qin Yuan slowly shook his head, withdrawing his gaze from the star map and looking at Luo Feng. In a calm voice, he said, "That is not the case. That senior is not in the Jin World. He lives in seclusion in a stretch of chaotic void at the boundary between the Universe Ocean's middle layer and core region. We are traveling aboard the Void God Hall flying boat and crossing the endless chaos currents this time precisely to reach that senior's residence and take you to pay your respects to him."

"To receive that senior's guidance would be a heaven-sent opportunity for you, even more precious than obtaining an ordinary ancient inheritance. When you go there, you must be careful in your words and actions. You must not show the slightest disrespect, much less ask questions recklessly. Follow my arrangements in everything," Qin Yuan cautioned him pointedly, his tone more solemn than ever before. Sitting Mountain Guest's identity was far too special, and his strength was unfathomable. If Luo Feng showed even the slightest breach of courtesy, the consequences would be unthinkable.

Luo Feng's heart tightened, and he quickly nodded with a serious expression. His teacher's solemn warning was enough to show how formidable and exalted that senior was. He hurriedly bowed and said, "I understand. I will faithfully follow your instructions, Teacher, and will never act recklessly."

"Good, as long as you understand." Qin Yuan nodded slightly and said no more. He gazed at the chaos currents outside the flying boat, his eyes profound. The Void God Hall did not slow in the slightest, continuing to speed through the chaos currents toward Sitting Mountain Guest's palace.

For the rest of the journey, Luo Feng asked no more questions. He sat quietly on his meditation cushion, digesting the secrets of the Universe Ocean his teacher had just told him. He committed each detail-the Universe Ocean's three-layer structure, the Three Great Forbidden Lands, the Jin World, and more-to memory, engraving them deep in his soul.

Qin Yuan, meanwhile, sat on the jade throne and began systematically explaining the distribution of the Universe Ocean's major factions to Luo Feng. He spoke in detail about the territories, numbers of powerhouses, and tangled grudges of the Universe Ocean's various supreme races, as well as the supreme True God powerhouses who traveled alone and the dangerous factions and forbidden regions of chaos that needed to be deliberately avoided.

From the Human Race Alliance's branch in the eastern Universe Ocean to the Demon Race's sacred land in the west, the Machine Race's territory in the south, and the Crystal Race's tribes in the north, Qin Yuan explained everything in turn, down to the smallest detail. He even described each faction's supreme powerhouses, the powers of law they excelled in, and the Supreme Treasures they possessed. At the same time, he cautioned Luo Feng about which factions he could befriend and which he must never provoke.

Like a parched sponge, Luo Feng frantically absorbed all this information he had never encountered before, raising questions from time to time. Qin Yuan patiently answered each one, holding nothing back as he taught Luo Feng everything from pitfalls in cultivation to the rules of survival in the Universe Ocean, from seeking opportunities to avoiding dangers.

Time slowly passed as the master explained and the disciple asked questions. The flying boat formed by the Void God Hall had now flown through the boundless chaos currents for three whole days without pause.