Beyond the Astral Realm lies a vast, chaotic void, where the concepts of Space-Time cease to exist, and disorder and chaos dance together.
A chariot, supported by nine-colored clouds, broke through the chaos and sped away.
Inside the Nine Clouds War Chariot lies a vast cave world, complete with mountains, lakes, flowers, birds, fish, insects, and all sorts of creatures.
It is even inhabited by hundreds of billions of humans, many of whom are spiritual practitioners.
Elder Crimson Cloud Heaven Elder Dark Star sat atop the chariot, hands clasped behind his back, gazing into the chaos, his black robes fluttering even without wind.
His eyes resembled two constantly spinning Dark Star, radiating a deep gaze that seemed capable of devouring everything.
"Based on the location of the Origin Altar, that new interface will be reached in less than ten years."
"I wonder what unique treasures await in this New Realm. I hope they won't disappoint this elder."
A hint of expectant smile flashed in Elder Dark Star's eyes.
However, the next moment, his smile suddenly froze, and an extreme fear emanated from the soul of this Dao Merging level expert.
The fact that such a powerful being could feel such immense fear speaks volumes about what he must have endured. If one could delve into Elder Dark Star's mind, one would discover that in this void of the soul realm, an Eternity being, transcending the dimensions of ordinary beings, had quietly descended.
His body Infinity noble, covered with scales interwoven with shadow and starlight, each scale seemingly inlaid with a miniature Starry Sky, condensing the deepest and highest mysteries of his bloodline.
Wherever He exists, endless Nightmares descend, scenes countless times more terrifying than the darkest purgatory appear one after another, making His form become hazy from concrete.
The only thing that remains unchanged is perhaps those nine snake heads, which are strange yet perfectly harmonious.
As He descended, countless frenzied chants faintly appeared.
"Praise be to the great Eternal, Lord of Nightmares."
"Homage to the ultimate existence of the Matter System, the strongest bloodline in the Fantasy Dimension, the Termination of all things, the inspirer of bloodlines, the king of the Primogenitor Mountain, the ancestor of all beasts!"
"What a terrifying existence this is! Heavenly Venerable? No, even the Heavenly Venerable Crimson Cloud is far inferior to the power possessed by this being..." Elder Dark Star cried out in despair in his heart.
Interestingly, he never thought that the Nightmare Hydra came from the interface he had traveled to, but rather guessed that it was some kind of chaotic life form.
One can only say that one is born in hardship and dies in comfort.
For a long time, the Spirit Saint Domain has not encountered any powerful enemies, which has gradually fostered a generally arrogant personality among the high-level experts of the Spirit Cultivator System.
However, when arrogance and pride encounter an insurmountable fear, they naturally vanish.
The Elder Shadow knelt respectfully, murmuring, "Great being, I wonder why you have descended here. If I have offended you, please allow me to make amends..."
But his words received no response.
The Lord of Nightmares merely raised the central snake head, and pale flames suddenly ignited in his eye sockets. From the depths of his pupils, swirling dream vortexes descended, engulfing the kneeling Elder Shadow.
A look of pain appeared on Elder Shadow's face, but it quickly turned into a peaceful and joyful one, as if he had encountered something that made him happy in a dream.
At the same time, strands of information hidden deep within the soul of Elder Dark Star were extracted by the Lord of Nightmares and entered his pale, flame-filled eyes.
"The Spirit Saint Dao, Spiritual Cultivators, the Three Realms..."
A grand voice appeared in the Elder Shadow's mind, as if it came from the very beginning of time.
Buzz!!
A glimmer of light suddenly appeared, followed by an overwhelming burst of light.
These rays of light coalesced into an Eternity sun, shining brilliantly in the dark space, colliding with strands of Nightmares power, and bursting forth with Eternity ripples.
The Sun God has descended!
The Lord of Nightmares seemed unsurprised by this.
His gaze remained calm and cold.
Before long, another magnificent aura descended.
He is the Lord of Hell.
After that, projections of Eternal and Supreme God descended upon the Elder Shadow's soul space.
The starkly different auras clashed and collided, causing countless cracks to appear on the Elder Shadow's soul.
Like shattered porcelain, it could break completely at any moment.
A leaf falls, carrying the veins of life, and after merging into the soul's space, all cracks disappear.
The World Tree intervened to prevent the Elder Shadow's soul from being overwhelmed by the power of numerous strong individuals.
Strands of Nightmares power drifted away as the Lord of Nightmares shared the information he had gleaned from the Elder Shadow's mind with other beings.
"A spiritual cultivator who practices both the material and Law System simultaneously—that's quite ambitious," the Lord of Hell chuckled.
The Sun God, with his majestic and sacred aura, said, "The more powerful the path, the more perilous the journey. Over countless ages, the Spirit Saint Domain has accumulated many Supreme God, yet none have ascended to the Eternity Rank. This is their constraint!"
All the Eternity and Supreme God nodded in agreement.
The Magic Pioneer said, "The new realm is far more powerful than we imagined; it seems we need to make some plans."
"Let's send people to reincarnate in the New World Domain first. We're currently in the shadows, giving us an information advantage, which we should make the most of."
"The Lord of Nightmares is responsible for misleading Elder Dark Star, sending false information to the Spirit Saint Domain, and buying time."
"A hundredfold increase in time flow is enough for the Transcendent individuals we send out to grow rapidly and prepare for future wars of conquest."
I second that!
I second that!
Many grand ideas collided, eventually reaching a consensus, and then faded away.
Only the Lord of Nightmares remained, using his unique Nightmares power to construct a phantom dream, trapping Elder Dark Star within it.
Even the world inside the Nine Clouds War Chariot was shrouded in Nightmares, and countless living beings were completely consumed by them.
Mingguang Realm.
Logo's gaze followed the network of fortune, extending Infinity, touching one point of light after another.
Each point of light represents a vibrant, Mortal Realm.
Countless beings find joy in these interfaces, and numerous professions emerge based on the Spirit Cultivator System.
As Logo integrated the Astral Realm Civilization with the Spirit Saint Dao Civilization, the populations of many Mortal Realm experienced a massive explosion.
Various machines powered by spirit stones were created, and the once insignificant artificers began to be valued more and more.
The artificers, in collaboration with the weapon refiners and array Mage, created a variety of magnificent creations that seemed inconceivable to the beings of the Spirit Saint Dao.
These creations enabled mortals to fly and allowed people from different realms separated by vast distances to communicate with each other.
The profound flame of civilization is burning brightly.
Logo continuously collected a massive amount of Incense Votive Power.
These Incense Votive Power were transformed into the Fantasy Origin Fantasy Plane, serving as the energy source that powers the prism Illusory and Real Prism, and helping the Chaos Fire burn even more intensely.
In the beginning, due to the limited number of interfaces and the low level of development, there was not much Incense Votive Power, and the accumulated Fantasy Origin was almost completely exhausted.
Logo even had to choose a few interfaces he disliked, inflict Slaughter, and spread fear in order to collect the Thoughts of Living Beings.
This refers to negative Incense Votive Power.
That's how they barely made it through the transition period.
Later on, the Incense Votive Power never ran out.
More and more Incense Votive Power have become abundant, transforming into fertilizer for the growth and expansion of the Fantasy Dimension.
Today, the Fantasy Origin have expanded to a certain extent.
Logo vaguely sensed that, with his current power of the Fantasy Origin, activating the Illusory and Real Prism, he might be able to put up a fight against a powerful being of the Tier One of the Main God.
With the addition of the Nine-Star Miracle Divine Artifact, the Nirvana Tower, Logo's overall strength, to some extent, has already placed him among the ranks of the Main God.
Compared to when we were in the Astral Realm, this represents a leap across a whole new level.
Inside the palace.
Logo withdrew his gaze from the network of destiny, inwardly marveling, "The rules of Fate and cause and effect in the Spirit Saint Domain are more pronounced and active compared to the Astral Realm. No wonder a magnificent sect like Buddhism, founded on the Great Dao of Karma, was born there."
"However, this also served as a warning to me that I must be careful and cautious, otherwise I could easily fall into a web of karma and be schemed against without even realizing it."
With that thought, Logo breathed a sigh of relief, and with a thought, the Nirvana Tower appeared before him.
The dark golden tower swayed and transformed into a calm man dressed in black.
"Now, let's try to see if the 'freedom' characteristic, at the Nine-Star Miracle level, can break through the barriers of the Mortal Realm's rules and order and directly enter the Divine Realm!"
Logo merged half of his consciousness into his Nirvana Incarnation.
On the surface of the black garment, countless silver spatial patterns emerged, resembling millions of Silver Dragon coiling and weaving into a pair of shimmering silver wings.
This is the Wings of Freedom.
When the Wings of Freedom appeared behind the Nirvana Incarnation, the surrounding space began to become illusory, as if it were about to disappear into thin air.
Even the chain of rules is disappearing.
The Wings of Freedom spread, and then it soared into the sky.
The Nirvana Incarnation seemed to transform into an Eternity beam of light that pierced through everything.
Break free from all constraints.
Ignore all shackles.
Break through the boundless Great Void.
Unleash the power called freedom.
The rules and order of the Mortal Realm try to confine this light of freedom.
But that net, which was strong enough to bind everything, proved to be full of loopholes in the face of the light of freedom.
Finally, the hazy Mist in front of us was dispelled.
A magnificent and vast world appeared in Logo's perception.
We have arrived at the Yaoguang Divine Realm.
"Success!"
Gazing at the vast world radiating terrifying power before him, Logo couldn't help but excitedly mutter to himself.
If the rules and order of the Mortal Realm are heavy with constraints, like a door that is difficult to enter and exit.
The rules and order of the Divine Realm are much more lenient; not only can those who ascend from the Mortal Realm directly enter the Divine Realm, but so can those who ascend from the mortal realm.
Even beings from the Saint Realm can descend upon it at will.
However, due to certain rules of the Spirit Saint Domain, beings in the Saint Realm generally do not leave the Saint Realm unless absolutely necessary.
In other words, when the Nirvana Incarnation passes through the net formed by the rules and order of the Mortal Realm, it is equivalent to possessing the key to enter the Divine Realm.
You can enter the Divine Realm whenever you want.
"Hmm, no rush, let's try again to see if we can return to the Mingguang Realm."
Looking at the Yaoguang Divine Realm stretching across the Great Void in the distance, Logo's Wings of Freedom trembled slightly, transformed into a streak of silver light, and fell back into the Mortal Realm.
Not long after, he returned to the Mingguang Realm, Tianfu City.
At this point, Logo was completely certain that, relying on the "freedom" characteristic of the Nirvana Tower, he could freely travel between the Divine Realm and the Mortal Realm.
The Yaoguang Divine Realm.
Qingyuan Domain.
The peaks rise one after another, the mountains stretch endlessly, and the mighty river meanders like a jade belt, from which the figures of aquatic creatures occasionally dart out.
A flash of silver light revealed a figure in black. He walked quietly across the river, his expression serene, yet his eyes held a complex interplay of colors and overlapping images, as if he were observing something.
A moment later, the strange phenomena in his eyes disappeared, and Logo had already figured out where he was.
The Spirit Saint Domain comprises ninety-nine Divine Realm, each of which is immense and comparable to a major plane in the Astral Realm. They are capable of supporting powerful beings at the level of Main God and above, and are of enormous size.
Yaoguang Divine Realm ranks 51st among the ninety-nine Divine Realm, which is neither high nor low, but rather at a middle level.
The dominant forces ruling this realm are Azure Radiance Palace and Golden Radiance Palace.
The two major forces each inherit the lineage of the Great Emperor Azure Radiance and the Great Emperor Gouchen, respectively.
The interior is home to numerous deities, powerful figures, and geniuses, and controls vast resources.
Beneath these two major powers, there are also many secondary forces, but none of them can threaten the rule of the two.
Even if some exceptionally talented geniuses emerge from certain forces, they can only obediently submit to the two major forces backed by powerful beings from the Saint Realm.
Compared to the deities who cannot freely leave the Saint Realm due to the Incense Votive Power, and the powerful spiritual cultivators in this realm, this is a different story.
Those Dao Merging and become powerful are not bound by incense offerings. They grasp the Great Dao of Origin Heaven and Earth, live as long as Heaven, are Immortal and indestructible, and can freely enter and exit the sacred and divine realms.
Aside from not being able to personally descend to the Mortal Realm, those who have attained the Dao Merging have almost no scruples.
Only those of the same level can rival a powerful being.
As for the Heavenly Venerable, he is the mastermind of the Spirit Saint Domain. Sometimes he won't show his face for several eons, watching the clouds rise and fall. He holds a lofty position.
Walking on the river, Logo pondered his next move.
"Right now, there are two most important tasks: first, to collect high-level Spirit Pattern; and second, to obtain Incense Votive Power."
"Spirit Pattern are contained within all things in heaven and earth. High-level Spirit Pattern can generally be extracted from high-level spiritual materials. Of course, spiritual cultivators can do the same. If one can hunt down gods and refine them in the Chaos Furnace, the extracted Spirit Pattern will also be quite considerable."
"As for Incense Votive Power, the Divine Realm is too complex, and it's too risky to rashly spread the teachings there. It's better to collect Incense Votive Power in the Mortal Realm first. However, the amount of incense money in the Divine Realm is definitely considerable, after all, it's a form of hard currency."
"The money for incense offerings and high-quality spiritual materials are mostly controlled by powerful forces or spiritual cultivators."
"Exploiting through economic means is too time-consuming, and I lack a solid foundation."
"It's faster to just rob them!"
There's a saying among mortals in the Mingguang Realm: "Murderers and arsonists wear golden belts, while those who repair bridges and roads leave no trace."
"If you want to get rich, you should aim for powerful and influential people."
"I have a good relationship with the Golden Radiance Palace. Although the rapid expansion of the Great Yi's power has reduced the Golden Radiance Palace's incense offerings in the Mortal Realm, judging from the attitude of the Palace Master of the Golden Radiance Palace, he doesn't seem to mind."
"Then we'll have to rob Azure Radiance Palace."
"Perfect timing, time to avenge a century-old grudge!"
Having clarified his thoughts, Logo's goal was very clear.
Wealth transfer from the Azure Radiance Palace!