Chapter 1567 (Raw 1549):
When Xiao Chen entered the spatial whirlpool, he looked forward and found only one path to take.
A faint light beckoned at the end of the passageway.
After some testing, he discovered that it was very easy to move forward. However, when he tried to move back, it was like an entire world was pushing against him.
Xiao Chen had experienced such a feeling only when he tried to reverse time and space.
He entered deep thought. No wonder it is said that it is much more difficult for people of the outer realm to come in than for the people of the Kunlun Realm to leave.
The Kunlun Realm cultivators needed to face only those spatial shards and spatial storms.
The experts of the outer realm whose cultivation surpassed that of Prime would not fear the spatial storms at all. However, every step that they took in this spatial whirlpool would be like trying to reverse time and space once.
Although the passageway was not long, traversing it would be rather arduous. Furthermore, according to the old Dragon Horse, the stronger one was, the greater the resistance.
Xiao Chen felt somewhat worried. What should he do when he tried to return in the future?
However, now that he had come this far, there was already no point in thinking about this. He could only shake his head and steel himself to move forward.
Fortunately, the Black Lotus Church had not tampered with anything else in this spatial tunnel. After some thought, he concluded that the sect had probably faced extreme difficulty when tampering with it.
When Xiao Chen exited the spatial tunnel and looked back, he discovered that he had walked out of a black whirlpool. The entrance of the whirlpool was like the gaping mouth of a monster.
A glance around found a resplendent Starry Heavens that was boundless and limitless; he could not see the Kunlun Realm at all.
Xiao Chen thought for a while. It looks like the Kunlun Realm is merely a drop in the ocean within this true universe. Truly an abandoned land.
After probing his surroundings for a moment, He discovered that this Starry Heavens was different from the Starry Heavens of the Kunlun Realm.
The space here was of a much higher level. He was not as at ease as he was in the Kunlun Realm's Starry Heavens.
He needed to expend his Veritable Essence Energy continuously to prevent himself from drifting away.
The pressure of this space was very great. Hence, his speed and strength suffered many limitations.
Xiao Chen flipped his hand, and the Cycle Throne appeared. Then, he sat down gently as the Seven Deadly Sins appeared, each Divine Weapon guarding a direction, forming a simple formation.
This allowed him to resist the pressure from the Starry Heavens.
As Xiao Chen sat on the throne, he casually flew around the Starry Heavens. Then, he started reading the Book of the Epochs that the azure-clad man gave him. He needed to understand the outer realm quickly.
"Book of the Epochs. When the Great Desolate Eon ended, the Great Desolate Continent shattered into countless pieces. Then, the world entered the Epoch Eon…"
The first sentence of the book introduced the origins of the Epoch Eon. Xiao Chen immediately became absorbed in reading.
He had never encountered the information in the book before. It was a great eye-opener, giving him a fresh understanding of this universe.
The universe started off as primal chaos. There was no sky or ground. Only after the Mythological Eon passed were there the sky and the ground, becoming boundless and limitless. Ten thousand races fought each other in the vast and endless Great Desolate Continent. These were the descendants of the God Demons of the Mythological Eon.
The Great Desolate Eon was too ancient. Only the ten thousand races of that eon had some mentions of it in their most ancient records.
As for the Mythological Eon that preceded the Great Desolate Eon, that was even more ancient.
The Great Desolate Continent shattered into pieces, the smallest of which was half the size of the Kunlun Realm. The billions of pieces formed countless realms of various sizes, becoming the Great Thousand Realms. This was the start of the Epoch Eon.
During the Epoch Eon, many epochs rose and fell. After the Immortal Epoch was the current Martial Epoch.
When the new epoch was born, the land where the old epoch rose would be isolated from the new epoch, turning into an abandoned land.
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Three days later, Xiao Chen finally finished giving this Book of the Epochs a cursory read.
He let out a long sigh. The Kunlun Realm was truly just a drop in the ocean within this world. The outer realm was much larger than he had imagined, surpassing his expectations.
Now, Xiao Chen had a certain understanding of the Martial Epoch. After the Veritable Personage Realm, there was the Primal Core Realm, Cloud Sea Realm, Divine Vein Realm, Faux God Realm, and the True God Realm.
Before the Veritable Personage Realm, there were the Mortal Realm and the Transcending Mortality, also known as the Innate Realm. There were many people, and the number of people who cultivated in the Martial Epoch numbered in the trillions.
However, most people would remain stuck in the Mortal Realm. Those with some talent would advance to the Innate Realm, becoming Innate Beings. After clearing the Nine Heavens of Transcending Mortality, one would be called a Veritable Personage.
People like Xiao Chen, who broke into the Veritable Personage Realm in his thirties, could be considered outstanding talents in most of this outer realm.
However, the Book of the Epochs also recorded that most cultivators who possessed the Great Desolate Bloodlines would already reach the peak of the Veritable Personage Realm by his age.
There were even many exceptionally talented people who had broken through the Veritable Personage Realm.
Xiao Chen's talent was not poor. It was just that the resources of an abandoned land could not compare to the outer realm's. However, there were advantages and disadvantages. The geniuses of the outer realm could not compare to Xiao Chen in terms of combat experience and the hardships he had gone through.
Hence, neither was particularly inferior to the other.
Xiao Chen thought to himself, I need to find Baleful Yin Energy quickly and advance to the Yin Essence Stage.
After the Yin Essence Stage, there was the Yang Essence Stage. By combining the three Essences, one could form a Primal Core, which would allow one to enter the Primal Core Realm.
Xiao Chen saw a rough star chart in the Book of the Epochs. It had been given to him by the azure-clad man. Traveling in the Starry Heavens without a star chart was equivalent to suicide.
The Starry Heavens was rife with not only all sorts of Astral Beasts but also pirates.
More importantly, cultivators who wanted to move about freely in the Starry Heavens would need the strength of a Primal Core Realm cultivator. Those in the Veritable Personage Realm could only barely travel the Starry Heavens, unable to stay there for long.
Veritable Personage Realm cultivators would not be able to withstand the expenditure of Veritable Essence Energy.
Xiao Chen recalled some information from the star chart. The Kunlun Realm, an abandoned land, was near the Profound Light Great Realm.
The Profound Light Great Realm was in the Purple Sun Region, just one among the thousands of great realms there.
He needed to go to the Profound Light Great Realm. Firstly, he could reconnoiter the current situation. Secondly, he could seek or purchase some Baleful Yin Energy.
"Whoosh!"
With a thought, Xiao Chen drained the Magic Energy in his sea of consciousness. Then, he started flying his Cycle Throne towards the Profound Light Great Realm.
While in the Starry Heavens, the air resistance was negligible. Hence, he could fly very quickly.
However, the air here was very thin. The air pressure and light were extraordinary as well. One could die from carelessness. Those who had not broken into the Veritable Personage Realm would not have any means to survive in the Starry Heavens.
Originally, Xiao Chen should have found it difficult to fly for a long time in the Starry Heavens.
Fortunately, he had the Cycle Throne. He only needed to use Magic Energy to drive it, which helped him conserve his Veritable Essence Energy.
"Chi! Chi!"
After flying for millions of kilometers and passing an asteroid belt, Xiao Chen heard strange noises coming from the asteroid belt.
"There are many Astral Beasts in the Starry Heavens. These Astral Beasts are extremely hard to deal with. Some are extremely strong."
This was Xiao Chen's first time traveling in this place, so he was very wary.
As he flew, he would detour around the complicated environments that he normally did not encounter.
However, this time, there was no avoiding this.
Suddenly, several large bats flew out from the asteroid belt. These bats were huge and looked like monsters.
Due to the minimal air resistance in the Starry Heavens, these giant bats were extremely fast. Furthermore, they had strong auras. With one look, Xiao Chen could tell that they were not ordinary Astral Beasts.
"Each of these bats should have the strength of a Veritable Essence Stage cultivator."
Xiao Chen did not panic. He calmly thought the situation over, wanting to test the combat prowess of these giant bats.
Kill!
Pride of the seven Divine Weapons tore through space. A saber light flashed and struck a giant bat in front, cutting it in half.
The saber light contained Great Dao Energy, which allowed it to kill the giant bat very easily.
"Clang!" Pride returned, leaving the corpses of the giant bats in the Starry Heavens.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought as he rapped the armrest of the throne with his fingers. "It looks like my combat prowess is unrivaled within the Veritable Essence Stage. Come to think of it, not many with this cultivation can comprehend Great Dao Energy."
With the support of Great Dao Energy, Xiao Chen's strength surpassed that of an ordinary Veritable Essence Stage cultivator.
"Unfortunately, I did not meet any Yin Essence Stage Astral Beasts and cannot measure my upper limits."
Just at this moment, something strange happened.
A large number of giant bats suddenly flew out from the asteroid belt, some of which had golden patterns on their bodies.
After checking them out, Xiao Chen inhaled sharply. Those giant bats were at least Yin Essence Stage, and they came in large numbers.
Run!
Without even thinking, Xiao Chen immediately got up and merged the throne into his white clothes before fleeing quickly.
