A Village in the Vast Blue Illusory Realm

"Then let's go in and take a look!" Lin Yunji said.

As soon as he finished speaking, the assembled dignitaries immediately agreed.

Then, led by Lin Yunji, the group headed towards the small village ahead.

The village was also surrounded by a fence. When Lin Yunji arrived, they did not rush in but stopped outside the fence and asked loudly.

"Is anyone inside?" They called out a few times, and people came out of the mud-brick houses in the village.

Their clothes were tattered, made of animal hides and vines, and they held wooden sticks and stone clubs in their hands.

The group that came out consisted of seven or eight people of varying ages, and their gazes toward Lin Yunji and his companions were filled with wariness.

"How backward," Lin Yunji and the other Venerables couldn't help but think to themselves.

However, Lin Yunji did not mean to look down on these natives.

Although these natives appear very backward in their attire, if they had the opportunity to go out into the world, any one of them could rule a universe.

"Where did you come from? Who are you?" an elderly man among the natives asked.

"Hello, please don't worry, we are cultivators who came into this world from outside," Lin Yunji said.

"They came from the outside world? And they're cultivators at that?"

"This is the first time I've ever seen this!"

As soon as Lin Yunji finished speaking, the seven or eight natives immediately began to murmur amongst themselves. They discussed in hushed tones, their eyes filled with shock and wonder as they looked at Lin Yunji, as if they had seen some incredible creature.

The old man who had just asked the question was probably the leader of this group. He coughed lightly, and the people who were discussing immediately shut their mouths.

"Cultivators who came here from the outside world? I saw them when I was very young. There are rumors that there is a very large universe outside this world, and that cultivators there can live forever. But judging from your situation, you must be from a lower universe, right?" the old man said, looking at Lin Yunji.

Lin Yunji was genuinely surprised at this moment.

This old man looked unremarkable, but I never expected him to know so much.

As if seeing right through Lin Yunji's thoughts, the old man continued, "Our village is located in the most remote and desolate part of the Vast Blue Illusory Realm. If you don't have any livestock to help you travel, you must have come from a lower universe, and you shouldn't have been here for very long."

"I should be considered the patriarch of this village," the old man said, then stepped forward and opened the fence.

"Since you're here, you can be considered guests. Please come in," the old man invited Lin Yunji.

In response to the old man's invitation, Lin Yunji glanced at the other Venerables and then stepped inside.

After entering the small village, Lin Yunji, led by the old man, went into an adobe house.

The room was completely devoid of furniture; the word "simple" simply doesn't do it justice.

Fortunately, someone immediately brought them several straw mats to lay on the ground, and then the old man invited Lin Yunji and the others to sit on them.

"Our small village is all from one Lineage. We used to live in Jade City, but we came here to escape some trouble," the old man explained.

"Jade City?!" The other Venerables asked with some curiosity.

"Jade City is a city built within this Vast Blue Illusory Realm; it's where the cultivators of this world live," Ice-Cold Supreme Venerable explained to the others.

"Many larger cosmic civilizations, after their powerful cultivators arrive here, will establish a base. This Jade City was established by outsiders from the Jade Universe. The Jade Universe belongs to the seventh-level cosmic civilization, and among all cosmic worlds, the Jade Universe is almost the largest cosmic civilization."

After listening, all the dignitaries nodded.

"I think Jade City treats the native inhabitants here quite well!" Ice-Cold Supreme Venerable said somewhat hesitantly.

"It was probably my grandfather's generation who moved here. Around that time, there was a conflict between Jade City and Cold Jade City, and many people died, so my grandfather and his family moved here." The old man sighed deeply.

"I see." Ice-Cold Supreme Venerable nodded.

"The Cold Jade City was also built by the Cold Jade Universe. They belong to the sixth-level universe civilization. They may not be as powerful as the Jade Universe civilization, but they are still very powerful in the entire universe."

"When my grandfather and his people first came here, there were more than three hundred people in our clan. But we never expected that after arriving here, we would encounter all kinds of natural disasters and epidemics every year, so now there are only a tiny few people left in our village." The old man had a bitter smile on his face.

Lin Yunji nodded slightly, then looked at the old man and asked, "Elder patriarch, I would like to ask again, are there really no other outsiders here?"

The other Venerables simply couldn't understand the question that Lin Yunji was deliberately emphasizing.

The old clan chief smiled, shook his head, and said, "Of course not."

"I understand." Lin Yunji continued, "I'd also like to know, is your village independent?"

"Of course," the old man said with absolute certainty.

"That's fine then." Lin Yunji slowly raised the corners of her lips.

"We came here from the Primordial Expanse Universe Civilization. Although the Primordial Expanse Universe is currently only a Level One Universe, that's only temporary, because my cultivation level is Universe Level, Fourth Stage. The other villagers present are currently only Universe Level, First Stage, but I have enough confidence that I can help them reach Universe Second Stage or above in the shortest possible time. And it's not just them; many more people will come in the future! Elder patriarch, I wonder if you would be willing to cooperate with us and let us use this place as a long-term base."

As Ice Blockage Supreme Venerable just mentioned, people from other cosmic civilizations can establish bases in the Vast Blue Illusory Realm.

However, every world has its own rules. For example, here, a stronghold must be led by native inhabitants. Cultivators who come here from the outside world can only assist the native inhabitants of the Vast Blue Illusory Realm in building the stronghold. For cultivators who come here from the outside, a stronghold is essential because its role is extremely important.

First: The original inhabitants who establish a base can issue missions!

That's right, native residents can post tasks!

However, there is one prerequisite: the resident who issues the mission must be a leader or chief.

As for the size and level of the stronghold, there is also a range for the level and number of missions issued.

Cultivators who come here from the outside world can accept missions from the stronghold. After completing the missions, they will receive rewards, which are energy.

Within the Vast Blue Illusory Realm, there exists an astonishing amount of energy between heaven and earth. This energy constantly circulates, and upon completing a task, the corresponding energy becomes a reward.

This is another way to obtain energy besides killing, and it is extremely important.

The reason for this rule is that the powerful beings who created the Vast Blue Illusory Realm created it to ensure the safety of its original inhabitants.

Because in this world, as long as you kill the life here, you can obtain energy, which can then be transformed into power.