Five months later, in Source Wood City, the capital of the Chen Kingdom.
Gao Bu, the envoy of the Haotian Empire, arrived at the Chen Kingdom's palace once again, informing Chen Mu and the other two divine lords that they would soon be descending to the mortal realm and that Chen Mu must arrive at the Heavenly Emperor City within three days, or he would bear the consequences.
This time, Chen Mu's attitude softened considerably. He readily agreed to Gao Bu and personally saw him off.
" Xuejun, I need to use my flesh and blood substitute. Are you still in good condition?"
Hall of Living Beings, Chen Mu found Chen Xuejun and wanted to take out the body that had been possessed by the Soul-Devouring Insect and use it again.
"I had prepared for this long ago, and I even used new materials obtained from the Netherworld to enhance it."
Its current strength is definitely greater than before.
Chen Xuejun quickly took Chen Mu to the gene research lab and released Chen Mu's double.
Chen Mu once again summoned Taichu to assist him, gradually infusing his divine Divine Soul into the flesh-and-blood substitute. However, this time he didn't infuse a third of it; one-fifth was enough.
In the past six months, Chen Mu not only broke through to the Mid Saint Level, but also greatly improved his Divine Soul with the help of the White Turtle. One-fifth of his original Divine Soul is now stronger than one-third of it was before.
May you be well, fellow Daoist! Respectfully bidding you farewell!
Chen Mu, unusually playful, smiled and bid farewell to the Talisman-Robed Chen Mu after dressing the flesh-and-blood stunt double in the rune-inscribed robe.
Although Talisman-Robed Chen Mu has an independent body, they actually share the same soul. Chen Mu controls Talisman-Robed Chen Mu in a similar way to controlling his own hands and feet, so talking to Talisman-Robed Chen Mu is no different from talking to himself.
Goodbye, fellow Daoist!
The rune-covered robe on Talisman-Robed Chen Mu's body can enhance his strength and also conceal the aura of his incomplete Divine Soul, making it an important magical artifact for him.
After Talisman-Robed Chen Mu left, Chen Mu called Mingye, and together they went to the outer boundary to find the White Turtle.
The Chaotic Void was cold and silent.
With a crack, like an eggshell breaking, a fissure appeared in the air, and a spaceship only two or three zhang long emerged from the crack.
As Chen Mu's understanding of the Chaotic Void deepened, he was able to penetrate the boundary membrane of the Pan Emperor Continent and enter the Chaotic Void on his own.
Unlike before, when one could only enter the void through the void rifts of Nether Luo Mountain.
Inside the warship, Chen Mu opened the star map, searched for a while, and then the warship spewed flames from its stern, heading towards the location of the White Turtle.
About half an hour later, Chen Mu saw a white dot of light appear in front of him. When he got closer, he realized that it was a giant black tortoise that was thousands of feet tall.
The White Turtle of today is not as harmless as it was when it was sealed away. It has thick limbs, a shell covered with sharp spikes, and a ferocious dragon head. Just by standing there, it exudes an aura of ancient wilderness.
He was still forging a path through the stars. With a deep breath, he inhaled the boundless power of the void into his belly. With a gentle exhale, it transformed into a huge rock, hovering in the void.
" Grandpa Turtle, the Haotian Empire has sent people. It's time for us to set off for the Tomb of the Gods."
Chen Mu shouted loudly, using the warship to transmit his voice to the White Turtle.
White Turtle had noticed Chen Mu's arrival long ago, but he couldn't stop his work immediately, otherwise the starry sky stone steps would be wasted.
He spent some time refining the newly formed stone steps before transforming back into human form and flying into the spaceship.
"They're quite punctual. Alright then! I'll go with you."
The three of them had already discussed it beforehand. The three great gods gathering at the Tomb of the Gods must have some ulterior motive, so they planned to secretly follow them to see if they could seize the opportunity.
Even in the worst-case scenario, we must sabotage their plans. The three great lords are arrogant and domineering, and they will surely become enemies of the Chen Kingdom in the future.
It is clearly more important to nip a threat in the bud than to passively resolve a crisis.
"Alright! Let's head straight to the Tomb of the Gods now."
Chen Mu piloted the spaceship around and began the return journey.
" Grandpa Turtle, how is the construction of the Starry Sky Passage going?"
On the way back, Chen Mu asked White Turtle about him with concern.
"It's going very smoothly. If this pace continues, I should be able to finish it in another seven or eight months."
The White Turtle took a sip of tea and said cheerfully.
"That's good. Which dimensions does this Starry Sky Passage currently connect to?"
"The main path leads to the higher-level plane ' Thousand Illusions Demon Realm,' while there are several secondary paths, each connecting to mid- to low-level planes of considerable strength."
Compared to the two-way interdimensional teleportation array that Chen Mu established in the Netherworld, the Starry Sky Passage opened by the White Turtle has many advantages in terms of interdimensional travel.
First of all, the Starry Sky Passage are very stable. Once they are connected to a plane, they will spontaneously absorb the power of the plane to maintain themselves, and those void disasters will have a hard time damaging them.
Secondly, the Starry Sky Passage can transport a large number of people at once, and consumes far less energy. Although it is slightly slower than the Teleportation Array, its other advantages make up for it.
Therefore, interdimensional Starry Sky Passage are the primary means of travel between different planes in the universe. Establishing interdimensional teleportation arrays requires a large amount of resources and can only connect two planes. They are generally only used on important occasions and are rarely used as a regular means of travel.
Like Chen Mu, using large transport ships to trade with the Netherworld consumes a huge amount of energy each time. When White Turtle has time in the future, he will definitely open up another star road to the Netherworld to maximize the benefits of both worlds.
" The Thousand Illusions Demon Realm? That name sounds familiar. Grandpa Turtle, is that your hometown?"
Chen Mu asked curiously.
"No, I was born on the Pan Emperor Continent."
However, legend has it that the creator of the Thousand Illusions Demon Realm was also born on the Pan Emperor Continent, but he has long since perished, and the current ruler of the Thousand Illusions Demon Realm is the Demon Emperor Pu Qing.
Pu Qing.
Chen Mu repeated the name aloud and wrote it down.
"How strong is the Thousand Illusions Demon Realm? How many God Level experts does it have?"
"A total of sixteen people have reached the God Level, including twelve at the Void God Realm, four at the True God Realm, and the Demon Emperor Pu Qing is also at the True God Realm."
The White Turtle knew the details like the back of its hand, clearly possessing a deep understanding of the Thousand Illusions Demon Realm.
"Sixteen of them, truly worthy of being a higher plane!"
Upon hearing this, Chen Mu couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.
As far as Chen Mu knew, the realm above the God Level was divided into three major realms, from lowest to highest: Void God, True God, and God King.
There are generally two situations in the Void God Realm. One is that the cultivator comprehends the Great Dao and breaks through to the God Level realm, but does not possess their own plane.
Another type is those who, although possessing a plane, are unable to break through to the God Level, thus their strength is much weaker than that of a true god; this also belongs to the Void God Realm.
Only those who possess a plane of existence and who have broken through to the God Level, completely merging the plane of existence with themselves, can be called True God.
As far as Chen Mu knows, the True God is already the most supreme being in the universe.
As for the legendary God King, perhaps only Pan Emperor, who created the Pan Emperor Continent, reached that level, or perhaps one day someone will become the ruler of the Pan Emperor Continent, and he may very well touch that level as well.
However, all of that is speculation. At least for now, Chen Mu has not heard of anyone reaching the God King Realm.