togophonebook Chapter 41 The Structure of This Realm, Descending the Mountain with the Master
Chapter 41 The Structure of This Realm, Descending the Mountain with the Master
"The Jade Capital of the Central Continent, the Heavenly Demon Pavilion of the Southern Wilderness Continent, and the Myriad Demon Palace of the Western Rong Continent—these three entities each govern the cultivators of their respective continents."
"The three are in balance with each other, fighting but not breaking apart."
Li Ya felt somewhat puzzled: "Since there are three continents—Central, Southern, and Western—why are there no records of the Eastern and Northern continents?"
With nothing else to do, Xie Daoyun decided to tell a story, recounting it in detail.
"Ten thousand years ago, during the great war between the two worlds, the Eastern Continent was sunk."
hiss!
Li Ya gasped.
What level of cultivation would it take to sink an entire continent? This is truly the work of a god.
"As for the Northern Continent, it is an extremely cold and desolate place."
"There was once a lineage in the Central Continent that was not within the eighty-one first-grade Golden Core Dao. The number of cultivators in the sect was less than one hundred. They could prove their Dao with swords, and their killing power was unparalleled among all lineages. It was called the Heavenly River Sword Sect."
"Due to a dispute over swordsmanship and swordsmanship, a sword duel took place in the Northern Continent, which shattered the entire continent."
"When those Dao Lords above the Golden Core stage created their own grotto-heavens, they divided them up and took them into their own grotto-heavens."
Upon hearing this, Li Ya couldn't help but think of the sword pellet in his lung acupoint and asked, "There are quite a few sects in our Central Continent that bear the name of the Sword Sect. What is the relationship between these sects and the Heavenly River Sword Sect?"
Xie Daoyun found a comfortable position and leaned back on the couch.
"I also heard it from my master. After the Battle of the North, the Heavenly River Sword Sect's lineage gradually declined. The last sword master dispersed his lineage and merged into the lineages of various other sects, hoping to borrow the wisdom of all cultivators to rebuild the path of the sword."
"What courage!" Li Ya exclaimed sincerely.
"With a sword, I ride the wind and vanquish demons across the land."
"Oh!" Xie Daoyun sat up straighter, her eyes showing some surprise. "My good disciple, I never knew you had such literary talent!"
"Master, you flatter me. I have no talent for literature; I merely heard it in a teahouse when I was young and wanted to use it!"
Most of the medicinal herbs in the herb field have been harvested and handed over to the alchemy workshop. Xie Daoyun has spent a lot of time checking the accounts with the alchemy workshop these past few days.
After verifying the information, Li Ya was summoned to test his cultivation level.
Seeing that his muscles, bones, skin and membranes had been fully tempered, the next step was to find an opportunity to break through.
Taking advantage of their free time, the master and disciple chatted all the way from Yunfu Sect to the entire Qinglian Realm.
"Currently, cultivators from the three continents are putting in their best efforts, with Golden Core True Monarchs rushing to search for worlds beyond the heavens."
"The purpose is to reshape the Eastern Continent. Whoever completes it first will be blessed by the heavens and the cultivators of the entire continent will be able to obtain some opportunities."
"Those Golden Core True Monarchs have an even greater chance to seize the opportunity to transform their Golden Core into an Infant and achieve the position of Dao Embryo."
Li Ya was so shocked that he was somewhat numb, and subconsciously uttered a sentence.
"The cultivators of this realm are truly terrifying!"
"Cough cough!" Lingji almost spat out his tea when he heard this.
"When you two go down the mountain to travel in the future, you should still be careful. Ten thousand years ago, after the Lingxu cultivators occupied the Qinglian Realm, several great cultivators above the Dao Embryo stage merged with the Dao."
"Why can't cultivators attack mortals at will, except for those under Bai Yu's command through his lineage?"
"Furthermore, among the great cultivators who have attained the Dao, one is the Great Sun who has attained the Dao and oversees the world, while another is the Thunder Pool who has attained the Dao and is in charge of criminal law."
This truly shows that there are gods watching from above.
Li Ya subconsciously glanced at the blazing sun in the sky.
"Master, if that's the case, wouldn't the Southern Wilderness Demonic Sect and the Western Rong Demon Clan be subjected to daily lightning punishments?"
"You don't actually believe that the Southern Wilderness Demonic Sect consists of cultivators who kill and refine souls at will, it's just a rumor!"
"The magical artifacts and treasures over there are mostly crafted from blood, soul, and bones. If they were truly as wealthy as our Central Continent, who wouldn't want to possess such pure and precious materials?"
"As for the demon race, it is a matter of natural selection, where the strong prey on the weak."
"The Great Cultivation of Dao Integration does not mean replacing the Great Sun and Thunder Pool with oneself, but merely completing them."
Li Ya smiled. It seemed he had been narrow-minded and judging others by his own standards.
……
The next day, the sky was bright and the morning glow filled the air, making it a perfect day for an outing.
Li Ya had packed up early, only taking a change of Taoist robe and nothing else, as the space was completely taken up by the Fangcun Snail.
Li Ya had considered stuffing it into the Sumeru Dharma Instrument, but it simply wouldn't fit.
This is like one Sumeru artifact being placed inside another; when Sumeru spaces collide, one of them will inevitably malfunction.
"This is my first time traveling so far from home!"
"You'll get used to it. My legs went weak the first time I rode a flying boat!"
As the two were talking, footsteps came from outside the courtyard. Without even looking closely, they knew that Qin Xinru had arrived.
Qin Xinru was different today; instead of wearing her usual Taoist robe, she wore a white palace dress with gold patterns.
"Thank you, Senior Brother Xie. Junior Brother Li," Qin Xinru greeted softly.
"Senior Sister Qin, you've come at the right time. We were just about to leave."
The three of them set off together, following the bluestone path towards the Yunfu Sect's crossing platform.
Upon reaching the summit of the platform, the clouds and mist dissipated, and the weather changed dramatically. The sun shone brightly in the sky, and the sea of clouds churned endlessly.
Seeing that the three had all arrived, a pale blue light flew out from her sleeve and hovered in the air; it was actually a small boat the size of a fruit pit.
"Buzz!"
She formed a hand seal and cast a spell, imprinting it on the small boat. The boat swelled in the wind, transforming into a sleek and exquisite immortal flying boat.
The flying boat was about three zhang long and was made entirely of spirit wood.
"Boat."
Xie Daoyun spoke softly, then lightly lifted her body, touched the ground with her toes, and gracefully landed on the flying boat.
The three boarded the boat one by one, and once everyone was seated, the flying boat was enveloped by a curtain of light.
Li Ya sat to the right behind Xie Daoyun and saw her lightly flick her jade fingers, casting a spell that caused the surrounding runes to suddenly glow brightly.
The flying boat slowly lifted off the ground, gradually breaking through the layers of clouds on the mountain peak, and soaring towards the sea of clouds in the heavens.
This was Li Ya's first time riding this flying boat, and at first he could see the palaces and pavilions of the Yunfu Sect below.
In the blink of an eye, the flying boat broke through the thin clouds at low altitude, and the landscape rapidly shrank and receded.
The majestic mountain gate turned into scattered black dots, then was swallowed by the sea of clouds and disappeared completely.
Looking out, the clouds and mist stretched as far as the eye could see, like an endless ocean stretching across the sky.
When the wind rises, the clouds surge and roll.
Li Ya felt a sense of vastness in his heart, as if the world were boundless.
"What would it be like to travel by sword?"
Senior Sister Qin sat to the side, and seeing his moved expression, she smiled and spoke softly:
"Junior brother, this is the real Nine Heavens Cloud Sea. Don't be frightened when you see the cloud whale later."
"Senior sister, what exactly is this cloud whale?"
"The journey to Dugu City is more than ten thousand miles long. We need to go to Feiyun Ferry to transfer to the Cloud Whale to cross the river before we can reach Dugu City."
"This cloud whale is a domesticated beast, enormous in size, capable of carrying a city hundreds of feet tall on its back."
Li Ya was slightly taken aback upon hearing this and asked softly:
"The cloud whale is so magnificent that it can carry a building on its back while flying."
Qin Xinru explained gently and patiently:
"The cloud whale is a unique species of nature, born with the ability to fly, possessing a uniquely endowed body and a long lifespan. An adult cloud whale has a back that is thousands of feet wide, and its spine is as stable as natural land."
"Many wealthy merchants built pavilions and palaces on the back of the cloud whale and traveled to the Immortal Ferry for many years."
The two exchanged questions and answers, with Senior Brother Lingji not interrupting. However, Master Xie Daoyun turned her head and glanced at them, a playful smile on her face.
The airship flew north, piercing through clouds and fog.
Li Ya carefully sensed the spiritual energy above the nine heavens, which was pure and refined.
He finally understood why those high-level cultivators always built their cave dwellings at high places—it was simply because the spiritual energy there was pure.
Sailing through a sea of clouds, the scenery is magnificent.
After an unknown amount of time, a huge outline gradually appeared at the end of the sea of clouds ahead.
Qin Xinru's eyes lit up, and she reminded them, "The Flying Cloud Ferry is just ahead."
Li Ya looked around, his eyes filled with shock.
The so-called Immortal Ferry is not an ordinary pier, but a floating building suspended above the sea of clouds thousands of feet in the sky.