Chapter 229: Three Systems
Chapter 229: Three Systems
“He succeeded.”
The moment Ye Chen departed the world, A Qing and her brother A Mu on Kunlun Mountain sensed it simultaneously. Within this world, they stood as the strongest after Ye Chen, having been granted their status by him. Yet despite this, the distance to escaping their world remained immeasurable—a step they might never achieve.
“Can one truly transcend the Three Realms?”
A Qing fell silent. Before Ye Chen’s feat, they had theorized about higher realms beyond their world, but these had remained mere speculations until Ye Chen proved them possible.
“We must cultivate diligently. If Ye Chen succeeded, so shall we.”
A Mu chose to leave. He had returned to aid his sister against the Divine Dynasty’s Fighting Emperor, only to find the anticipated chaos had ended before it began. With the Emperor dead, no one in this world could threaten A Qing except himself.
Capital City.
The palace had vanished. Li Chongnan stood amidst the ruins, appearing aged beyond his years. The expected punishment never came—perhaps his Master Uncle had never deemed him worthy of attention. His so-called great fortune paled in comparison; Li Chongnan’s luck resembled that of a short-lived protagonist, while his Master Uncle’s was that of an epic saga’s hero.
“Let us depart.”
“This mortal world is too turbulent.”
With the Divine Dynasty’s fall, Li Chongnan’s role as Chancellor became obsolete. The capital now teemed with panic and unrest.
As a third-tier cultivator, Li Chongnan could protect his family through the chaos. Yet his choices carried consequences: abandoning Kunlun Mountain’s position meant forfeiting the benefits of the Way of the Immortals, condemning him to experience birth, aging, sickness, and death like ordinary people.
Murong Xue returned to Kunlun Mountain.
There, A Qing appointed her as the next Mountain God, granting her immortality through mortal worship.
Ten years after Ye Chen’s Ascension.
The world trembled.
Following Ye Chen’s establishment of the Celestial Realm, the Underworld emerged.
Xiao Muran, once a second-generation disciple alongside Li Chongnan and Murong Xue, now ruled the Underworld. Her power and status ascended to unimaginable heights, placing her equal to A Qing and Ye Chen. Revered as the Underworld’s Supreme, she became a pinnacle figure in the Fighting World.
Beyond the Realms.
Ye Chen governed the Fighting World, countless rules spiraling within his grasp.
The Fighting World became the third small world tethered to his Dream Realm. With this integration, the Dream Realm’s Celestial Spirit energy intensified absurdly—cultivators there gained thirty times the power of ordinary small worlds, with lifespans and resources vastly enhanced. As creator, Ye Chen grew formidable. Were it not for the looming Origin World, he might have settled as a sovereign in seclusion.
“Is that the Immortal Realm?”
Now Zuo Meng’s disciple, Ye Chen observed from beyond worldly confines.
The Dream Realm brimmed with mighty beings and swirling immortal clouds, mirroring his vision of paradise.
“To your former self, the Dream Realm was indeed the Immortal Realm. Had you not transcended, you’d have ascended here to cultivate under my ordained Immortal Way. But as my disciple, your path now surpasses both immortals and Buddhas.”
Zuo Meng valued this new protégé highly.
Through eons of cosmic evolution, few had earned his regard: Demon Monk Jie Ming, primordial beings like Xuan Gui, and now Ye Chen. Ku’s arrival had clarified much, inspiring Zuo Meng to nurture more disciples.
“We proceed. The promised hour approaches.”
After assimilating the Fighting World, Ye Chen rose and addressed Ku.
Though Ye Chen and the Dream Realm advanced, their growth lagged behind the Origin World’s voracious absorption. The Dream Realm’s residual Origin aura faded—once gone, Ye Chen would face the Origin World’s full pressure. Failure meant annihilation of all his efforts.
“Well said.”
Ku stood, having awaited Zuo Meng’s fulfillment of their pact for years.
He ignored Ye Chen, considering only Zuo Meng his equal. Lesser beings merited no more regard than natural laws.
Ku navigated chaos through his Formation method.
Centering himself as the Formation’s core, with disciples as extensions, the system provided stability and direction—a vital compass in directionless chaos where forward steps might loop backward. Ku termed this guidance “direction,” though others called it “Dao” or “dimension.” Regardless of naming, the Formation’s efficacy dwarfed Zuo Meng’s former random wanderings.
Zuo Meng observed the Formation’s workings intently as they traveled with Ku, absorbing its principles into his understanding.
After uncounted time, Ku halted, gesturing to a brown stellar cluster ahead.
“We arrive.”
Even at a distance, Zuo Meng sensed this realm’s uniqueness—surpassing even his Dream Realm.
The Celestial Realm?
Ku’s origin world was a Celestial Realm!
“My true form belongs to the Great World.” No longer concealing truths, Ku explained, “In my system, worlds are ranked as Small, Middle, Great, and Hongmeng—equivalent to your Origin World’s tiers. The Hongmeng World parallels yours, differing only in developmental focus, neither superior.”
Zuo Meng’s knowledge expanded. Longevity bred wisdom, and Ku’s insights complemented his existing frameworks:
1. The Origin World system, birthed through the Dream Realm—his foundation.
2. The Yuan Wu World’s five-tier system, absorbed through conquest.
3. Ku’s four-tier system, termed the Ku World System.
Though the Yuan Wu system’s fifth tier remained unverified, its theoretical potential dominated Zuo Meng’s current path, with Ku’s teachings filling gaps rather than guiding.