Chapter 232 - 232 229 The Difference Between Worlds
Chapter 232: Chapter 229: The Difference Between Worlds Chapter 232: Chapter 229: The Difference Between Worlds “The Golden Immortal Dao is eternal in this world; as long as the Dao is indestructible, the Golden Immortals are immortal.”
Ning Wuxu’s face bore a hint of longing, “Moreover, because a Golden Immortal holds dominion over a single Dao, any Immortal cultivating the same path is naturally at a disadvantage, forever unable to best a Golden Immortal.
Even if it comes to a confrontation, a Golden Immortal merely needs to suppress with the power of the Dao, and they can nearly overwhelm a Profound Immortal of the same Dao path, leaving them with hardly any strength to fight back.
Only Immortals of different Daos can try to contend slightly.”
Qin Feng’s heart was filled with yearning for such a realm.
Golden Immortal, ah!
Once one becomes a Golden Immortal, one would share longevity with the heavens and earth, such an endless life span, what a mighty existence that would be.
To control one Dao, to have great power gathered within oneself; every action possessing the might to overturn seas and rivers, just the thought of it was breathtaking.
“I have heard from the Gui Ling Master before that many powerhouses in the Void Ten Thousand Realms refer to those who command a single Dao principle as ‘Lords of Principle.’ This is also the most common terminology among the strong across various worlds.”
Ning Wuxu glanced at Qin Feng and said, “Among the Void Ten Thousand Realms, the worlds are also ranked.
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Stars barren of life are not counted, for without life, they can only be considered as dead stars, not complete worlds.
According to rules passed down for countless years, those worlds that barely support life or have been artificially developed are termed ‘Half-Planes.’”
“Half-Planes?”
Qin Feng was somewhat puzzled.
Ning Wuxu explained, “In our Immortal Dao system, these Half-Planes are somewhat similar to Cave Heaven Worlds, only they lack the abundant Spiritual Energy of the Cave Heaven Worlds.
You may think of those so-called Half-Planes as already dilapidated Cave Heaven Worlds, which should make it easier to understand.
In fact, many Half-Planes are minor worlds attached to other worlds.”
“Disciple understands!”
Qin Feng nodded, indicating that he had understood.
“In Half-Planes where Spiritual Energy is scarce, it is hard to give birth to real powerhouses.
The truly powerful worlds don’t care much for such Half-Planes, and only some Small Worlds would enslave the beings of Half-Planes to provide them with ordinary mineral resources or food supplies like blood food.”
Ning Wuxu thought for a moment and continued, “However, there are exceptions.
Some Divine Demons who draw their strength from the Power of Faith do not mind additional believers.
They greedily enslave all sentient beings, compelling other life forms to worship them, offering them an increasing amount of faith.”
“Like that Demon God from Nanyue Country back then?”
Qin Feng asked.
“Exactly.”
Ning Wuxu nodded slightly, “That Demon God was one who used faith as the source of power.”
“Master, if we cut off the sources of these Demon Gods’ faith, would we then be able to deal with them easily?”
“You’ve hit the nail on the head.”
Ning Wuxu glanced at him and smiled, “That’s very good, you are able to see through the essence of things, which is excellent.
If we could cut off the Power of Faith of these Divine Demons, they would only be left to consume their own reserves.
Without believers to offer them a continuous stream of the Power of Faith, their power would diminish as they use it, growing weaker the more they fight, unlike us cultivators who can recover True Yuan by refining Spiritual Energy.
However, cutting off their source of faith is difficult.
We can’t just slaughter all their believers; we aren’t the kind of killers from the Demon Path’s Sect of the Seven Murders.
If we truly slaughtered billions of living beings, we probably wouldn’t even be able to overcome our own Daoist Heart.
So, when it comes to fighting them, more often than not, we rely on overpowering strength to slay them rather than erasing their followers.
Could you do it, if asked?”
Qin Feng shook his head, “At most, I could only bring myself to slay those fanatical believers of the Demon Gods.
As for the common folk, I just can’t do it.”
“It’s normal to feel that way; not just you, even I don’t have the heart for such cruelty.
However, some old fossils in the Cultivation World have witnessed the deaths of countless beings; they probably wouldn’t care about such matters.
Especially some ancient existences hidden in various worlds of the Void, they have likely destroyed countless worlds, and the billions of life forms within have perished along with their worlds, also unregarded by them.
Just like the attack on our Biluo Great World from all corners, which left the entire world ravaged beyond recognition, after the Ancient Great Tribulation our Human Clan survived by barely one in a hundred, the teeming billions nearly annihilated in a single battle.”
Ning Wuxu let out a light sigh, not wanting to continue on this heavy topic.
Instead, he added, “Only those worlds possessing at least one complete principle can give rise to various life forms and can bring forth existences comparable to the True Immortal Realm or the Divine Demons.
Such worlds, despite being the most common and numerous Small Worlds within the Void Ten Thousand Realms, are considered the most ordinary.”
Qin Feng said, “So, a world only qualifies to be considered among the Void Ten Thousand Realms when it has existences of Immortal Level strength presiding over it?”
“Exactly, that’s correct.”
Ning Wuxu nodded, “If an entire Small World contains but a single Proving Dao existence, he could easily take hold of the World Dao and become the World Master.
Many masters of Small Worlds are also the first within their worlds to prove the Dao.
Unless they do something to damage the World Origin and incur the wrath of the Heavenly Dao, it would be difficult for later generations to overthrow their rule; they can only wait for these existences to exhaust their Life Span, or to be slain by invaders from other worlds, before a new World Master is chosen.
Generally, Small Worlds have limited heritage, and the strongest World Master born within them does not surpass the level of a Heavenly Immortal, with the number of other strong beings not exceeding ten.”
“As for Medium Worlds, they are much stronger.
At the least, they require more than ten Divine Demon powerhouses to be considered a Medium World.
And the gap within Medium Worlds is vast; some worlds, due to their extensive territories and relatively strong Power of the Heavenly Dao, can give birth to dozens or even more than a hundred Divine Demons, with the most formidable among them being comparable to Profound Immortals.”
Qin Feng was somewhat surprised, “So many, does our Sect have confidence in this invasion of the Otherworld?”
“There is confidence, otherwise what do you think the ability of the Gui Ling Master to calculate the Heavenly Mechanism is used for?”
Ning Wuxu laughed, “Rest assured, for this mission, our Sect has invited many allies.
Aside from our Beast Taming Sect, the Five Poisons Sect and the Ghost Controlling Sect will also deploy several Supreme Elders, and there are some secluded Immortals from medium and small Sects preparing to leave seclusion.
They are joining forces to fight the Otherworld, as this is their only chance to grow and strengthen their Sects.
So many Immortals, as long as nothing unexpected happens, should be sufficient to take down that world.”
Hearing what his Master had said, Qin Feng was immediately relieved.
At the same time, he internally smiled wryly at himself; as a mere Foundation Establishment Cultivator, why was he worrying so much?
With the likes of the Gui Ling Ancestor, adept at strategy and scheming, it was unlikely the Sect would suffer under normal circumstances.
Even if he had truly suffered a loss, what could he, a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, possibly do?
Ning Wuxu continued, “Above the Medium Worlds are the High-Rank Worlds.
Each High-Rank World is incredibly vast, and at the very least, there will be a Rule Master on par with a Golden Immortal presiding over it.
Otherwise, such an immense world without the suppression of a powerful Rule Master would certainly attract the covetous gaze of other worlds, leading to the plundering of its resources.
Some powerful High-Rank Worlds might even give birth to several Rule Masters, and the strongest among them can give rise to Eternal Realm powerhouses comparable to Saint Immortals.”
“Eternal?”
“The so-called Eternal refers to those strong beings that can still survive even if their world is destroyed.”
Ning Wuxu sighed, “In that realm, they have already escaped the Binding of the world’s Heavenly Dao.
Even if the world no longer exists, they can still place their own Dao within the Void or find another suitable world to attach to.
Such existences are a level higher than Golden Immortals.”
Qin Feng thought of something and asked, “Master, the second-generation Jue Tian Ancestor should be an Elder of the Golden Immortal Dao Cultivation Realm, right?”
“Yes!”
Ning Wuxu replied: “If Jue Tian Ancestor did not possess the cultivation of the Golden Immortal Dao, he wouldn’t have been able to awe-inspire within tens of thousands of miles, making nearby sects only able to affiliate themselves with our Beast Taming Sect.
If Jue Tian Ancestor’s strength were not formidable, we also wouldn’t have acquired so many resources to support the cultivation of so many disciples.
In fact, in the eyes of many sects, our Beast Taming Sect is also a chunk of juicy meat.
Let alone other things, just the top-level Spiritual Beasts nurtured in the Ten Thousand Demons Cave Heaven are enough to make any power green with envy.
However, the battle prowess of Jue Tian Ancestor is extremely strong, and also aided by powerful Spiritual Beasts; ordinary Golden Immortals are simply no match for him.
With the long lifespan of a Golden Immortal, everlasting as the heavens and the earth, as long as there is no unconquerable foe, he can eternally protect the inheritance of our Beast Taming Sect from destruction.
This is also the reason why, although the Gui Ling Ancestor has been in control of the sect’s authority for tens of thousands of years, directing the development of the sect and earning the respect of countless disciples, he has always revered Jue Tian Ancestor as superior.
After all, all the calculations in the world are like duckweed on water without the support of strength—not sturdy enough.
In each domain, only the sects with Great Powers at or above the Golden Immortal rank are called great forces.”
“I see.”
Hearing this, Qin Feng’s confidence in his own sect swelled once more.
Just the high-end combat power of his own sect was almost comparable to a High-Rank World—what a formidable existence!
“Above the High-Rank Worlds are the Great Worlds,”
Ning Wuxu said: “The world we live in is one of the Great Worlds.
The reason why they are called Great Worlds is that they have perfected laws of Dao Principle and can give birth to powerhouses of the Daluo Realm.
The Daluo Realm is also known as the Creation Realm, or the creator, because beings at this level can create all things and living creatures—truly omnipotent.”
“Create living creatures?”
For some reason, the name Lady Nvwa involuntarily surfaced in Qin Feng’s mind.
“Can a powerhouse of the Creation Realm create a whole race?”
He asked.
“Of course,”
Ning Wuxu replied: “In fact, some peerless powerhouses in the Great Worlds have used the Power of Creation to create living creatures that please them if they are dissatisfied with other beings.
Or after a world has suffered a catastrophic war that led to the annihilation of all living creatures, there might also be Creation Realm powerhouses who exert majestic power to create new beings to reign over the world.
There are also cases like our Human Clan’s ancestor discovering the Biluo Great World; if they discover another new Great World being born, they might also create a completely new race.
However, not all Daluo Realm powerhouses are skilled in the way of Creation, and both creating objects and living creatures consume enormous amounts of power.
There are even legends of Daluo Realm powerhouses dying and their Dao vanishing because they spent too much power creating living creatures.
Therefore, not every Daluo Realm powerhouse is willing to do so.
The numerous living creatures of the Void Ten Thousand Realms mainly evolved on their own within the worlds.
It is only in the later stages that many worlds, after conquering other worlds, would relocate numerous living beings into the subdued worlds.”
Ning Wuxu paused slightly in his speech, pondering for a moment before continuing, “The universe may be infinitely vast, but the number of Great Worlds is fixed in the grand scheme of things and would not exceed three thousand.
The birth of each Great World implies that another Great World is walking towards destruction.
If our Biluo Great World had not survived the Ancient Great Tribulation, had been broken apart, and plundered of all its resources, the Cosmic Void would certainly have given rise to a new Great World.
The new Great World might emerge from the transformation of those massive Void Giant Beasts, or it might be the evolution of another powerful High-Rank World.”
“Worlds can evolve?”
Qin Feng asked in surprise, “Isn’t it said that Void Giant Beasts materialize from nothingness to spawn worlds?
Once they have become physical entities, how can a world continue to grow?”
“It’s possible.”
Ning Wuxu sighed: “Just like in the Ancient Great Tribulation, when other realms plundered our world, the resources they seized would be assimilated into their own worlds, serving as the backbone of their worlds.
While it’s difficult for a world to grow in size, it is not impossible.
Furthermore, what’s most important in a world isn’t its size, but the strength of the Heavenly Dao.
The strength of the Heavenly Dao Power is measured by the world’s foundation.
The world’s foundation can be enhanced by plundering the origin of other worlds.
By elevating the world’s foundation to an extremely high level, Small Worlds can advance to Medium Worlds, and Medium Worlds can advance to High-Rank Worlds.
If some powerful High-Rank Worlds manage to plunder the origin of a Great World, and if they can destroy the other Great World, their High-Rank World might potentially upgrade to a Great World, and eventually slowly increasing the size of the world as well.
This is the main reason why the Void Ten Thousand Worlds are in such chaos, constantly waging war and pillaging without cease.”