Lai Province in the east...
As the only well-preserved major world among the Three Realms, the Earth Realm naturally possesses an incomparably vast expanse of space.
When Xu Long released his will beneath the sky, he felt an overwhelming sense of vastness in the face of this world.
The Earth Realm has experienced the primordial catastrophe and countless years, and its development beyond the heavens has been extremely long.
The scene transmitted back from the will at this moment was first an endless land, in a vast and boundless space.
The vast land has supported the growth and reproduction of countless living beings and races, and countless heroes and myths have been born on this land.
As a vast world, the spiritual energy within its Earth Realm is surprisingly abundant.
It is important to understand that the more vast and boundless a world is, the more living beings it carries, and the heavier the burden on the world itself becomes. Consequently, the spiritual energy circulating within the world becomes much thinner.
This is why some smaller worlds have a richer spiritual energy.
As a relatively complete world, the Earth Realm, having borne countless Spirit Race and after countless years, still possesses such abundant spiritual energy.
This is enough to prove that this world is a chosen one.
As expected, this is one of the Three Realms, a great world. The spiritual energy within it alone is already stronger than that of my own Yanhuang Divine Kingdom.
With abundant spiritual energy flowing through the area, the cultivation resources within the Earth Realm must also be extremely plentiful.
After all, with spiritual energy as a carrier, all things in the world can develop healthily, and the living beings born will be more powerful.
Another form of order in the complete world is the Reincarnation Temple Heavenly Dao and the rules of the world.
Although this is a constraint that limits cultivators from advancing their cultivation level, it is also a powerful order that stabilizes the world.
It is precisely because of these orders existing between heaven and earth that the world continues to develop.
No matter how time passes, it will keep this world forever vibrant.
It encompasses heaven and earth, giving rise to all things.
This is the perfect and powerful order that the world possesses.
Xu Long was in Lai Province in the eastern part of the Earth Realm at this time. When he explored the land, he couldn't help but marvel at the vastness of the Earth Realm and the number of living beings in it.
A cursory search of the land revealed several spiritual veins.
These spiritual veins were formed naturally over countless years, buried deep underground for an unknown period of time, and then emerged amidst the rolling hills and changing landscapes.
The mountains stretch out like a long dragon, with endless greenery covering the entire landscape, and misty clouds swirling among them.
Within those towering mountains, there are hidden pavilions and towers, which are the training grounds of some powerful sects and clans.
They have been rooted in this Earth Realm for a long time, occupying the spiritual veins within and establishing their own dojos. The area where the green peaks and clouds are located exudes an aura of immortals.
The further east you go, the steeper the mountains become. Even the Vulture King, amidst the clouds and mist, can feel the imposing force that seems to pierce the heavens.
Only when one's will explores can one know that when the mountain's shape becomes prominent, there are those that stand tall and unyielding, towering beneath the sky and piercing through the clouds!
After passing through layers of mountains, the scene before Xu Long suddenly opened up, and his will detected a strong light standing out among the clouds.
As the Vulture King turned around, the distant red sun had already risen, creating a blank space between the clouds and mountains.
When Xu Long arrived on his eagle, he was in this blank space.
As the red sun rose, the thick clouds were dispelled, illuminating the world of Lai Province in the east.
The intense light pierced through the thick clouds and reached deep into the mountains, instantly creating a sense of vastness and grandeur.
The Vulture King was still flying at full speed, while the towering mountains behind him seemed to remain in the same position, facing the red sun directly.
There seems to be an extremely subtle connection between the two, giving this sky a different feel.
When Xu Long was in the midst of it, he couldn't help but feel a sense of vastness.
With the rising sun in front and the towering mountains behind, the Vulture King's swift speed was rendered useless at this moment.
No matter how it spreads its wings, it is but a drop in the ocean between these two.
Xu Long, observing the world between the rising sun and the mountains, watched as the Vulture King spread its wings and soared into the sky beneath this expanse of heaven.
It seemed to be vying with the red sun for brilliance, completely oblivious to the vastness of the sky and the length of the sun.
Under the intense, blazing light, the Vulture King soared into the sky like a moth.
As the crimson sun magnified Wuxian in Xu Long, the Vulture King's wings had already spread to their fullest extent.
At this moment, Xu Long did not back down at all, but instead, despite his own insignificance, he rushed towards the Wuxian blazing sun.
The light in his eyes grew stronger, and the Vulture King beneath him sped up, the air currents whipped up by its wings creating a loud whistling sound.
At this moment, the sky below was completely blank, and it seemed that only Xu Long's figure existed between the clouds and the sky.
As he looked up at the heavens and earth, the feeling of vastness vanished, and a surge of heroic spirit welled up within him as he faced the rising sun, prompting him to let out a long roar:
"Imperial Edict!"
The moment the word was uttered, the sky fell silent, and a torrent of Magic Power erupted from his throat.
Then Xu Long let out a long breath, and the intense light above his head was dissipated by waves of sound.
Suddenly, the Vulture King beneath him accelerated upwards, rising like a giant ship amidst the sea of clouds.
When the rolling sound waves dissipated, the light in Xu Long vanished, and the newly risen red sun above his head had already passed its original position.
A cloud of mist surged in from the horizon, completely obscuring the space behind the Vulture King.
But when Xu Long turned around, he could still see a mountain standing proudly amidst the sea of clouds.
It is like a giant, unyielding sword, piercing the sky diagonally.
Its appearance amidst the sea of clouds is only a temporary pause; its momentum is meant to pierce the sky and reach beyond the heavens.
When the sea of clouds seals off this space, the passing red sun lingers on the mountainside.
A glint of light flashed in Xu Long's eyes, but it was quickly replaced by the endless sea of clouds.
Meanwhile, somewhere in Lai Province in the east, a pair of cloudy eyes suddenly opened!
The darkness was instantly illuminated by his gaze, which burst forth like beams of light.
When the sharp light shot out from his eyes, it was like a series of fierce sword energies, which, in a flash, halted the momentum of the red sun in the sky.
At this moment, those cloudy eyes seemed to perceive the secrets of heaven and earth, touching the rules of the world. The cloudy gaze seemed to connect with the Reincarnation Temple Heavenly Dao, sweeping across this world without any hindrance.
The towering mountain trembled suddenly as the sword energy shot out, its steep slopes standing tall amidst the sea of clouds, even though the rising sun shrouded them.
But at this moment, the mountain's momentum rose along with the gaze, its aura as sharp as a giant sword drawn from its sheath.
Clang!
A sonic boom suddenly resounded between heaven and earth.
The massive mountain range, like a sail amidst the sea of clouds, shot out with a burst of light, instantly obscuring the red sun outside.
The rising sun was suddenly halted between the mountain's contours and the sword's aura, its intense light dissipating beyond the sea of clouds.
As the thick clouds dissipated, the red sun had already swept across the horizon.
The golden wheel rose again within the Earth Realm, and all things were bathed in its radiance.
Perhaps only a few people know that somewhere in Lai Province in the east, a burst of fierce and piercing energy once erupted!
As the red sun was pushed aside, the gaze in the darkness seemed to sense something.
A glint of light flashed in his murky eyes, which then swept across the sky.
The heavy clouds and air currents seemed to be sliced apart by a sharp blade, quickly and automatically dispersing in all directions.
Amidst the swirling clouds, it seemed as if a ferocious beast was chasing after something, advancing through the clouds and mist in a certain direction.
Even after cutting a long trail across the clouds, no one could be found within it.
A moment later, the swirling clouds stopped.
The surging waves in the sea of clouds are like wild horses suddenly reined in, their galloping momentum suddenly pulled back.
A series of sonic booms suddenly rang out in the air, but amidst those faint sonic booms, there seemed to be a faint cry of an eagle.
Rising abruptly between the steep mountains like a sword shadow, yet shimmering with a mysterious light amidst the sea of clouds.
A gaze from below the mountain was completely drawn in, and within those murky eyes seemed to lie the boundless path to immortality.
"Hehe, interesting!"
The figure beneath the mystical light seemed to be pondering something, while the sword energy within the sea of clouds had completely dissipated.
He chuckled softly to himself, then closed his cloudy eyes.
The dazzling light vanished instantly, and the figure disappeared back into the darkness.
From the moment he opened and closed his eyes, shaking off the red sun; to the burst of sword energy chasing the sea of clouds.
The figure never appeared in the world from beginning to end; it seemed to have disappeared into this world, and seemed to be traveling through all the heavens and the earth.
Only that soft laugh just now made its existence seem somewhat vague.
Beneath the sea of clouds, the Vulture King once again sped off in the opposite direction of the red sun. At this moment, when it opened and closed its wings, it seemed as if it wanted to encompass the sky, leaving no energy behind at full speed.
The group that just came here was more like fleeing for their lives than traveling.
Xu Long dared to let out a long roar when facing the red sun, the contrast between the sun's majestic aura and his own sense of vastness was extremely obvious.
This made Xu Long want to take a deep breath. When faced with such natural power, cultivators would feel a fighting spirit rise within them.
Just as if facing Divine Punishment Lightning Tribulation, one must possess an aura that can shatter the heavens.
But after the mountain's power was revealed, he realized that he had probably inadvertently stumbled into the domain of some powerful being by summoning the Vulture King.
When that gaze shot out just now, it was like ten thousand swords being fired simultaneously, with a powerful momentum that seemed to swallow mountains and rivers.
This was a display of power far surpassing Xu Long's long roar; it was a true confrontation with the forces of nature using one's own might.
A single glance was enough to shatter the overwhelming power of the blazing sun. Compared to that, Xu Long, standing beneath the sun, was like an ant trying to shake a tree—somewhat overestimating his own strength.
Xu Long released his will in advance while soaring through the sea of clouds, so after a long roar, he felt a strong sense of crisis.
This was the aura of a powerful being, a kind of imposing force that Xu Long was all too familiar with, having felt it in both the Heaven Patroler and the Ancestral Spirit.
So he withdrew from the scene in an instant, although the Vulture King looked somewhat disheveled as he fled in a desperate manner.
But under the pursuit and investigation of the powerful being, Xu Long managed to escape unscathed.
When he turned around, the sea of clouds enveloped the towering mountain, and his gaze, radiating sword energy, pierced through the red sun.
This is the true power of a great being!
It seems there truly is an earth-shattering being within this Earth Realm, a cultivator that Xu Long cannot currently fathom.
Open and close your eyes to scatter the red sun; unleash your sword energy to part the sea of clouds.
Xu Long had not even seen him make a move, nor had he sensed his will emanating from him.
A mere, almost imperceptible glance was enough to change the very fabric of the world; this was the power of a great being from the Earth Realm!
Those mountains standing tall amidst the sea of clouds were probably the sacred grounds of a powerful being; I was careless to have wandered in there.
However, the opponent's aura did not extend to him, leading Xu Long to estimate that the opponent was not actually within the Earth Realm.
As Shankui said before, Saint have the ability to travel freely within all realms and to traverse all heavens and realms.
The powerful figure who was in the training ground just now might not have even been in the Earth Realm, and his gaze might have been just a fleeting look he had left behind.
It was only when he inadvertently stumbled in that he caused the change; his long howl drew out his long-closed gaze.
When he finally bloomed, Xu Long realized the difference between a firefly and the bright moon!
Xu Long lowered the Vulture King to a height below the sea of clouds; having just experienced this, it dared not roam freely in the sky.
Who knows where the temple of some great master might be located? If you accidentally wander into it, getting out won't be so easy.
Upon entering the Earth Realm, Xu Long was immediately shocked by the powerful beings' methods, and his arrogance was suddenly shattered.
After traversing countless minor worlds, he seemed to have grown accustomed to the powerful methods of the Main God and his own transcendent abilities.
Upon entering the Earth Realm, he encountered an encirclement by the Origin Will, and the powerful methods he had just faced made him feel a sense of powerlessness.
This is an instinctive reaction when facing a powerful being, and it is also the way the Earth Realm forcefully displays its unique side to Xu Long.
Xu Long's experience of entering the Earth Realm and his recent escape made him realize that the Earth Realm, as a vast world, cannot be compared to other heavenly worlds.
Within this Earth Realm, not only does the Heavenly Palace exert influence, but the Kyushu Saint also exist, and under Kyushu Saint, there are likely various complex and intertwined forces.
Within its own Earth Realm, it must proceed cautiously, taking a step-by-step approach, and gradually conquering the spheres of influence of the Kyushu and the Heavenly Palace.
First, ensure your own invincibility; only after your level has improved will you have the opportunity to scale new heights.
Otherwise, under the influence of the Heavenly Palace and various powerful forces, Xu Long would forever remain just an ant fleeing desperately!
After emerging from the sea of clouds, Xu Long continued eastward, where the current scene was now extremely clear.
The closer one gets to land, the more the various scenes on the ground are transmitted back to one's mind through willpower.
Lai Province in the east is a vast landmass. It lies directly to the east of the Earth Realm, where the rising sun originated, transforming into a golden wheel before heading towards the world.
Lai Province is covered by continuous mountain ranges. When the mountains are connected, they resemble a crawling earth dragon, its arched body reaching straight to the sky.
It was as if there were endless mountains on this land, standing on the land of Lai Province for countless years.
After the spiritual veins beneath them were discovered, cultivators have settled on some of the mountains, which are now the training grounds of some major sects and clans.