Chapter 941: The Vast Divine Realm
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"Fairy Mu, could you tell me about the Divine Realm... for example, about your Yin Xue Realm?"
Yun Che's knowledge of the Divine Realm was extremely limited, consisting only of scattered bits of information occasionally obtained from Mo Li. Yin Xue Realm was the first star realm he would go to in the Divine Realm, so he at least needed some basic preparation.
Back then, Mu Bingyun had proactively mentioned that she would tell Yun Che about the Divine Realm. Now that Yun Che asked, Mu Bingyun lightly nodded and began to speak: "The Divine Realm is the land where gods and demons of the ancient era resided. Although the era of gods and demons has ended and there are no more true gods in the world, the Divine Realm where they once lived left behind many divine spiritual treasures, as well as bloodlines, profound arts, or soul inheritances left by the gods who refused to dissipate in vain."
"More importantly, because it was a place where gods and demons lived for billions of years, its elemental aura is extremely rich, and its natural laws are far higher than those of other planes. There, the speed of growth in the profound way is incomparable to that of other worlds. Breakthroughs in realms and comprehension of laws are also far easier than in other worlds." Mu Bingyun paused here, her beautiful eyes quietly glancing at Yun Che: "With such thin and turbid aura and such low-level laws in Tian Xuan Continent, you have still achieved such astonishing progress. If you were in the Divine Realm, you might very well have stepped into the divine way before the age of twenty, just like Xiao Lan."
"..." Yun Che listened attentively and nodded slightly. Mu Xiaolan was only nineteen years old this year... Her terrifying strength had indeed already stepped into the divine way.
The divine way that Xuanyuan Wentian had desperately pursued his entire life had already been reached by a little girl at nineteen in the Divine Realm... If this master and disciple had arrived half a year earlier and let Mu Xiaolan stand before Xuanyuan Wentian, there probably wouldn't have been any need for him to act—Xuanyuan Wentian would have been infuriated to death on the spot.
"So that little girl... ahem, I mean Mu Xiaolan, is likely a rare genius in the Divine Realm, right?" Yun Che asked.
"Anyone who can enter the Ice Phoenix Palace naturally has extraordinary talent." Mu Bingyun said lightly, a hint of indescribable complexity flashing deep in her pupils. She continued, "Xiao Lan might have some misunderstandings about you, so her words carry a bit of hostility. But she's a good child. These years... she's had a hard time."
"..." Yun Che's mouth opened slightly, and a shock rose in his heart... Because Mu Bingyun's evaluation of Mu Xiaolan was clearly "extraordinary."
A terrifying existence who had stepped into the divine way at only nineteen, absolutely unprecedented and unlikely to be replicated in Tian Xuan Continent—in the Divine Realm, no, in their Yin Xue Realm, it was merely "extraordinary"?
What kind of terrifying place was Yin Xue Realm?
With his strength as the "Number One Person Through the Ages" in Tian Xuan Continent and the Illusion Demon Realm, what level would he be at if he went to Yin Xue Realm?
And in the entire Divine Realm, what level would that be?
"Perhaps... this question is a bit presumptuous," Yun Che hesitated for a while and finally asked, "I want to know, roughly what status does Yin Xue Realm hold in the entire Divine Realm?"
Mu Bingyun didn't frown at his clearly impolite question. Instead, she calmly replied, "The Divine Realm isn't as large as you imagine. There are only forty thousand star realms in total. According to the strength levels of each star realm, they are divided into lower star realms, middle star realms, and upper star realms."
"Among them, there are thirty thousand lower star realms, eight thousand middle star realms... and the remaining two thousand are extremely powerful upper star realms."
"..." Yun Che's mouth opened wide and remained so for a long time.
A full forty... forty thousand star realms?
Are you kidding me!!
Although Yun Che had lived two lives, he had never left Lan Ji Star. Mo Li had said that Lan Ji Star wasn't even considered a star realm; at most, it was just a planet... and a small one at that.
What concept was a vast world with a full forty thousand star realms? With his two lifetimes of cognition, he simply couldn't imagine it.
And every single one of them was far beyond the existence of Lan Ji Star.
On Lan Ji Star, whether it was Tian Xuan Continent, the Illusion Demon Realm, or Cang Yun Continent, there were very few people throughout history who had traveled all three continents... perhaps even none.
Yet in the chaotic space, Lan Ji Star was merely a drop in the ocean... no, perhaps not even a drop.
"As for Yin Xue Realm, it belongs to the middle star realms in terms of overall power," Mu Bingyun continued. "However, the Great Realm King of our Yin Xue Realm is a powerhouse of the divine way who ranks at the highest level across the entire Divine Realm. Therefore, among the eight thousand middle star realms, Yin Xue Realm is a very high-ranking star realm. Even the upper star realms dare not easily provoke us."
In other words, Yin Xue Realm's overall strength placed it among the middle star realms, but the strength of its Great Realm King was in no way inferior to that of upper star realm Great Realm Kings.
"Great Realm King?" Yun Che looked puzzled.
"A Great Realm King means the king of a star realm, the supreme ruler of a star realm. They are either the strongest profound practitioner in the star realm or the one with the highest authority and power." Mu Bingyun paused briefly, hesitated a little, then continued, "The Great Realm King of our Yin Xue Realm is my elder sister."
"...I see." Yun Che slowly nodded, but his heart was shaken for a long time.
An unimaginably terrifying, vast Divine Realm, and a person who stood at the highest level in such a divine world—what kind of figure must that be?
No wonder Mu Bingyun had endured this poison for over a thousand years. Her elder sister was the Great Realm King of Yin Xue Realm, so she could naturally command any resource in Yin Xue Realm with a single word... It seemed that after arriving in Yin Xue Realm, if there was a chance, he should try to get to know that Great Realm King through Mu Bingyun. If he could latch onto that thigh, things would surely be a hundred times easier.
Though... the possibility should be extremely slim.
"Then what about the Star God Realm... which level of star realm does it belong to?" Yun Che asked seemingly casually, but his mind tightened.
"Star God Realm?" Mu Bingyun glanced sideways: "Why do you know about the Star God Realm?"
"..." Yun Che didn't know how to answer.
Seeing his difficulty in speaking, Mu Bingyun didn't press further. Instead, she replied, "It doesn't belong to any of the three levels of star realms."
"Eh?" Yun Che was surprised.
"Because the Star God Realm is a King Realm that transcends the upper star realms!"
"King... Realm?" Yun Che's heart skipped a beat... Transcending the upper star realms!?
"The forty thousand star realms of the Divine Realm are divided into four divine regions: the Eastern Divine Region, the Southern Divine Region, the Western Divine Region, and the Northern Divine Region. Among them, the Western Divine Region is the largest, followed by the Eastern Divine Region. Within the four divine regions, besides the forty thousand lower, middle, and upper star realms, there are seventeen King Realms that stand at the pinnacle of the entire Divine Realm and can even be said to rule over it! Among these seventeen King Realms, six are in the Western Divine Region, four in the Eastern Divine Region, three in the Northern Divine Region, and four in the Southern Divine Region."
"Our Yin Xue Realm is located in the north of the Eastern Divine Region. The Star God Realm you asked about is also in the Eastern Divine Region and is one of the four King Realms of the Eastern Divine Region! It is a transcendent existence that even our Yin Xue Realm can only look up to." Mu Bingyun fixed her gaze on Yun Che: "You know very little about the Divine Realm, yet you suddenly ask about the Star God Realm. Is it possible that your determination to go to the Divine Realm is related to the Star God Realm?"
"..." Yun Che was silent for a long time. His whole body became stiff, radiating an increasingly heavy coldness.
At that moment, he suddenly felt his own insignificance... and naivety.
He knew that going to find Mo Li this time would be extremely difficult. The higher the level of the "Star God Realm" where Mo Li resided, the harder it would be to see her. Although he had learned the name Star God Realm, only now did he realize from Mu Bingyun's words just how terrifyingly high the level of Mo Li's Star God Realm was.
Even in the Divine Realm, which he couldn't even reach with his own ability, it was an existence at the level of rulers.
In the face of such a behemoth, he might not even be a grain of sand before the ocean... So what could he rely on to see Mo Li?
Only the burning desire in his heart?
Seeing him suddenly fall silent, his face constantly changing and growing darker, Mu Bingyun slightly frowned and said, "It seems your determination to go to the Divine Realm is indeed related to the Star God Realm."
"Can I... trust you?" Yun Che gritted his teeth. He began to realize how difficult it would be to find Mo Li. Moreover, the vast divine world was completely unknown to him. The only person he could rely on now was Mu Bingyun before him.
Mu Bingyun turned sideways, her pure ice eyes quietly meeting his: "You saved my life and also rescued the Bing Yun Fairy Palace. I can't guarantee how much I can repay you, but at least I will never do anything to harm you."
Yun Che's chest heaved heavily. He exhaled with great difficulty and then said softly, "I'm going to the Divine Realm to find someone... the Tiansha Xingshen of the Star God Realm."
"...What!?"
Mu Bingyun, who had been as calm as water about her own rebirth, suddenly changed color at that moment. Her gaze sharply contracted, and a deep shock appeared on her snow-white cheeks.
After a moment, she seemed to think of something. The shock on her face slowly faded, but her ice eyes held more strange colors: "I see. So these years when Tiansha Xingshen disappeared, she was actually in this world."
This time, it was Yun Che's turn to be shocked: "What do you mean? You..."
"Don't be surprised." Mu Bingyun shook her head slightly. "You don't understand what kind of existence a Star God is in the Divine Realm. The 'fall' of a Star God is a major event that can shake the entire Divine Realm."
"The Star God Realm is a King Realm standing at the peak of the Divine Realm, and the Twelve Star Gods are second only to the Great Realm King in the Star God Realm. Their strength is so great that it can make all profound practitioners tremble just by hearing about it—far beyond what you can imagine. About eight or nine years ago, rumors occasionally spread in Yin Xue Realm that the Tiansha Xingshen of the Star God Realm had been ambushed, poisoned by a severe toxin, and had fallen. This caused huge waves in the Divine Realm at the time. A few years later, there were rumors that she was still alive. Until recently, the rumors became reality: many star realms have received news that Tiansha Xingshen has safely returned to the Star God Realm, but no one has ever known where she went during those years."
Yun Che: "..."
Mu Bingyun took a deep look at Yun Che: "So from your words, it was easy for me to infer that. Your reaction also told me the answer. Rest assured, I won't tell anyone else. You must never mention this to anyone else either."
"Can you tell me... if I want to see her, what should I do? Or what method should I use?" Yun Che's eyes condensed his will and longing... So my Mo Li is such an amazing person. No wonder she looked down on everyone and everything—it wasn't her nature; it was because, from the height she stood at, everything in this world was truly as insignificant as ants to her.
Except for me...
Mu Bingyun shook her head slightly: "I would advise you to give up. The existences at the level of the Star God Realm are beyond your understanding. Not to mention seeing her, even entering the Star God Realm is nearly impossible... even if you strive for several thousand or tens of thousands of years."
Mu Bingyun's words did not make Yun Che dejected. His hands slowly clenched, his teeth gritted, and suddenly he said word by word: "I have always believed in a saying... and my life has always proven this saying... Nothing in this world is impossible!"
At this moment, Yun Che's eyes held a kind of almost terrifying depth. These eyes inexplicably touched Mu Bingyun's pure, dust-free soul. In her memory, she had never had a similar feeling in her thousands of years in the Divine Realm.
"Since you are so determined," Mu Bingyun said softly, "perhaps there is one method you can try."
"What method?" Yun Che lifted his head sharply.
"Join my Ice Phoenix God Sect and become a disciple of the Ice Phoenix God Sect!" Mu Bingyun said extremely calmly.
Yun Che was momentarily stunned, then listened as she continued.
"In recent years, the movements in the Divine Realm have been very different from before. Especially the various King Realms, which have exhibited all kinds of unusual activity. Eight years ago, one of the four King Realms, the Zhou Tian Realm, announced a shocking event..."
Zhou Tian Realm? This name stirred Yun Che's heart... Among the seven great Xuantian treasures, the treasure ranked fourth was called the "Zhou Tian Pearl," and this star realm was called the Zhou Tian Realm. Could there be a relationship between them?
"The new session of the Eastern Divine Region's Profound God Convention is about to be held in the Zhou Tian Realm!"
"Divine Region... Profound God Convention? What's that?" Yun Che asked.
"It has always been the grandest gathering in the Divine Realm. The Eastern Divine Region has nine thousand star realms. For the Profound God Convention, aside from the four King Realms, all profound practitioners who meet the required profound strength standards in any star realm and are under sixty years of age can sign up. The scale of the Profound God Convention is extremely large, so each session requires an extremely long preparation time and enormous resources. In the past, the Profound God Convention was held on average once every three thousand years. But this session, only seven hundred years have passed since the last one, and the preparation time is several times shorter than usual."
Mu Bingyun spoke in detail, but Yun Che was confused. He asked doubtfully, "Do you mean... that after I join your Ice Phoenix God Sect, I should represent the sect in the Profound God Convention?"
"Of course not." Mu Bingyun shook her head. "The preparation time for this Profound God Convention is extremely short—only ten years. According to the timeline, in less than three years, the convention will begin. Given your profound strength... you wouldn't even qualify to participate at that time. Moreover, participating in the Profound God Convention doesn't require a sect or star realm background; anyone who meets the conditions can participate."
"I want you to become a disciple of the Ice Phoenix God Sect so that my sister can conveniently take you to the Zhou Tian Realm." Mu Bingyun's voice softened. In her heart, she had already begun to think about how to persuade her sister.
"I... still don't quite understand." Yun Che shook his head again.
Mu Bingyun explained: "Although the four King Realms never participate in the Profound God Convention, the convention has always been jointly prepared, hosted, and witnessed by the four King Realms, with the venue chosen in the Zhou Tian Realm. Many powerhouses from the four King Realms will be present to spectate... including the Twelve Star Gods of the Star God Realm. Among the spectator seats, there has always been a seat reserved for Yin Xue Realm. I will persuade my sister to bring you to the venue in the Zhou Tian Realm at that time. My sister is a person who distinguishes clearly between gratitude and resentment. Since you saved my life, she should not refuse this repayment. Then, whether you can see the person you want to see... will depend on your own opportunity and destiny."