Poverty

Chapter 1696 Killing and robbery

The Lord of the Void Realm said, "The Void Realm was once surrounded by calamities, and everyone was an enemy. Countless battles broke out in both the mortal and immortal realms, resulting in countless deaths and injuries. Looking back now, it seems like everyone went mad at that time. Many immortals died in the face of calamities. In the end, heaven and earth were destroyed, the Great Dao declined, and the entire universe seemed to have broken down, like a rotten fruit."

"We survived here because the Dao Lord of this world protected us back then. However, the Dao Lord has now perished. He used his divine powers to postpone the calamity for more than 600,000 years, but it still caught up in the end, and everyone died under the calamity."

He recounted this story in detail, and Li Yanchu listened with a chilling dread.

What kind of calamity could drive all the cultivators in the universe into madness and plunge the entire universe's Dao into silence?
Li Yanchu asked, "But hasn't the Void Realm Universe been revived? Why is there still a calamity?"

He suddenly stopped and looked at the Lord of the Void Realm.

The Lord of the Void Realm nodded.

"Just as you thought, because the Great Dao has been revived, the calamity of slaughter has also been revived. The calamity of slaughter can only end when we are all dead, and then it will be a completely new universe."

Li Yanchu felt a chill run down her spine upon hearing this.
"What caused such a terrible massacre?"

The Lord of the Void Realm shook his head.

"I don't know."

Li Yanchu was taken aback upon hearing this.

This realm lord clearly knew more than the other ruin lords, yet he was unaware of the origin of this calamity.

The Lord of the Void Realm said, "The universe naturally has its cycle of formation, existence, decay, and destruction, but the Void Realm universe is still young and should not perish so quickly. I suspected from the beginning that someone had secretly poisoned it, but I do not know the specific purpose, the methods used, or who it was."

The Lord of the Void Realm paused for a moment and then said, "You and I are actually in the same universe. It's just that some regions were destroyed and then recreated, and the cycle continues."

"I also learned about this from some ancient beings. Originally, this place was the Realm of Scenery, and you and I are both people of the Realm of Scenery."

His gaze swept outwards, his divine sense boundless, instantly encompassing the entire universe.

The terrifying carnage continued to spread outwards, reaching the edge of the realm.

The Lord of the Void Realm said, "You are quite good, but you are still too young and lack experience. I suspect that the destruction of the past Realm and the subsequent calamity in the Void Realm are related to the Star Domain. You must be careful."

Li Yanchu asked in surprise, "Is it related to foreign lands?"

The Lord of the Void Realm said, "During the Jing Realm era, the two realms were roughly equal in their Dao. Later, the Star Domain grew stronger, while the Jing Realm shattered and became a new universe. The relationship between them is thought-provoking. You must be careful of the people from outside the realm. Now that the Jing Realm has been revived, they will definitely send people to come."

As the Lord of the Void Realm spoke, black smoke suddenly began to billow from his eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.
In an instant, the black smoke turned into flames, and the terrifying flames were enough to make anyone's heart tremble.

In just a short while, the Lord of the Void Realm was reduced to ashes.

Thus, the last being from the void perished.

Li Yanchu was clear-headed. He sensed that the Great Dao of Slaughter in the world was boiling. He saw the rolling blood energy spreading, and countless blood energies and Dao powers, along with the Great Dao of Slaughter that was wandering in the world, gathered at the center of the void, as if it were a grand sacrifice.

Li Yanchu was very surprised.

Fang Youqing was deeply moved by the changes in Li Yanchu.

Li Yanchu said, "I did not feel any improvement in my strength. These blood qi and wandering Dao power disappeared without a trace after entering my body."

Li Yanchu clearly sensed that they had indeed entered a place within his body, a place that even his divine sense could not explore.

Suddenly!

Li Yanchu was startled.

Fang Youqing was about to go over to check on him when Li Yanchu suddenly shouted, "Don't come any closer, get out of here!"

Fang Youqing, puzzled, asked, "What happened?"

Li Yanchu said, "This is a sacrifice. Someone used my hand to sacrifice the immortality of the Void Realm and end the calamity of slaughter in the Void Realm, but the purpose is still a sacrifice."

Fang Youqing's expression changed upon hearing this. The words "sacrifice" carried an ominous meaning, and she quickly asked, "Are you alright?"

Just as she finished speaking, a transparent ball of light suddenly appeared between Li Yanchu's eyebrows.

This ball of light was the size of a fist, incredibly pure, and contained the three thousand Great Daos constantly evolving, as if it were the beginning of heaven and earth, the origin of all things.

Fang Youqing exclaimed in surprise upon seeing this: "The origin of the universe!"

Li Yanchu could clearly sense that the dense blood energy in the world was converging towards the origin of the universe, and he already understood in his heart...
"The immortality here is a sacrifice to the origin of the universe, no, or rather, the existence behind that origin of the universe."

At this moment, the remaining Dao power and blood energy from those immortals continued to converge towards him frantically.

A human figure emerged from the origin of the universe.

Li Yanchu was horrified.

He always believed that the origin of the universe contained only the many great principles that evolved within it.

The figure initially looked like an infant, but gradually grew up and transformed into a teenager.

Li Yanchu's pupils contracted.

The boy had a pair of golden eyebrows, and he looked very similar to the boy described in the legends of the virtual world.

"In those murals, this golden-browed youth raised his hand and blocked the stone tablet from the sky. I never knew his strength. Could he be the Dao Lord that the Void Realm Lord mentioned?"

At this moment, the cosmic origin that had driven countless immortals mad shattered, and then the young man stepped out.

However, the instant he stepped out, he instantly transformed into the appearance of a young man.
Then he grew to middle age, and finally became an old man with a venerable face.
He possessed a profound and imposing presence, with a halo behind his head that seemed to reflect the myriad great principles of Tao.

Li Yanchu exclaimed, "Who exactly are you?"

The old man spoke up: "I am Zhong Cang, and the people of the Void Realm call me the Lord of the Great Dao."

hiss!
Li Yanchu gasped.
"Are you the Great Dao Master of the Void Realm?"

"Then why are you in the origin of the universe? Why are you here?"

Zhong Cang Daozhu said, "In order to investigate the truth of the Void Realm Calamity, I mobilized my remaining divine sense to the outer realm, and finally got trapped there. Fortunately, I found a cosmic origin and entered it, thus preserving myself."

He spoke casually, but Li Yanchu was utterly shocked: "Can living beings also enter the origin of the universe?"

Zhong Cang Daozhu said, "The origin of that universe is broken; it was destroyed by someone."

Li Yanchu was moved: "Who destroyed the origin of the universe?"

Zhong Cang Dao Master shook his head and said, "I don't know either. After I entered it, I completed the Great Dao within it, and thus survived. It wasn't until today, when you presided over the sacrifice, that I was revived."

Li Yanchu said, "I did not preside over the sacrifice."

Zhong Cang Daozhu smiled and said, "I am the Daozhu in this realm. The immortal you killed here was a sacrifice to me. Although it was unintentional, it was the presiding over the revival ceremony. Therefore, I owe you a favor."

Li Yanchu said, "I killed the immortal you once protected, and you're not even angry?"

Zhong Cang Dao Master remained calm and said, "Back then, I protected them simply because we came from the same realm, and their lives were in their own hands. Besides, they were able to help me recover, so wasn't that a blessing for them?"

Li Yanchu frowned slightly.

This Daoist Master Zhong Cang doesn't seem to be a kind person.

No, to be precise, judging these Daoist masters by moral standards is somewhat biased.

Zhong Cang Daozhu said calmly, "Now that I have recovered, there are many things waiting for me to do."

In an instant, he arrived at the edge of the universe.
It would be more accurate to call it the Realm of Scenery now, given how vast this territory is.

With a wave of his hand, Daoist Zhong Cang pierced through the thick layer of Primordial Qi. This Primordial Qi posed no threat to him whatsoever. He lifted his leg and stepped out, disappearing into the boundless starry sky in an instant.

After he left, Li Yanchu frowned.
"The Great Dao Lord is an existence above the Great Dao Monarch."
"Such a person has always been hidden within the cosmic origin I seized!"

Fang Youqing was still shaken: "This kind of person is unpredictable. It's a stroke of luck that he didn't take advantage of you."

Li Yanchu recalled that day when the primordial energy of the universe suddenly erupted with divine power, helping him to repel the enemy. Perhaps this Daoist Master Zhong Cang had already seen that the key to the cause and effect of the revival lay within himself.

"That's fine too. Although I've lost the origin of the universe, it wasn't originally mine anyway. I'm always worried about it taking over my body."

Fang Youqing exclaimed, "It's truly unbelievable. I didn't have time to ask him in detail why this Great Dao Master of the Jingjie Universe went to the outer realms and why he was hiding in the origin of the universe within the Heavenly Demon Ruins."

Li Yanchu said, "Why don't we go ask him now?"

Fang Youqing rolled her eyes at Li Yanchu, annoyed: "If you're not afraid of death, then go ahead."

Li Yanchu smiled.

Today's bloody battle left him with many thoughts, and after this mishap, he actually felt a little more relaxed.

His path of slaughter has also been elevated to a higher level, far surpassing that of ordinary immortals.

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Having quelled the chaos in the Void Realm, Li Yanchu then began to calmly study the Supreme Chaos Dao Scripture.

The Supreme Chaos Dao Scripture is no ordinary document; it contains two great Daos: the Supreme Dao and the Chaos Dao.

Li Yanchu devoted himself to comprehending the Chaos Dao and finally cultivated it to the eighth level of the Dao Realm.

However, he was still not satisfied and wanted to use this opportunity to cultivate to the ninth level of the Dao Realm and attain immortality.

However, achieving this step is extremely difficult, and Li Yanchu made little progress even after trying to comprehend it for a long time.

After all, even for the most outstanding geniuses in the vast universe, it would take tens of thousands of years to accomplish this. To them, several thousand years is but a fleeting moment.

Now, the ancient era has been revived, and the former boundaries of the Mirror Universe have been restored.

Li Yanchu also told everyone about this, and everyone was immediately surprised.

Now there is no longer a distinction between the human realm, the virtual realm, and the immortal realm; it is now called the Realm of Scenery.

Under Li Yanchu's guidance, the cultivation levels of all the immortals and gods also made breakthroughs.

Li Yanchu is the primordial spirit of the Jingjie Universe. His cultivation is even more vast and powerful, which he himself finds somewhat novel.

As his understanding of the Tao deepened, his guidance of others became extremely effective.

When Cuihua listened to his advice, she felt as if the clouds had parted and the blue sky had appeared.

Given time, he will surely attain immortality.

However, Li Yanchu still had some concerns.
"The eyes of those beyond the realm have already been set on this place. Will the Jingjie really have that much time to grow stronger?"

His worries soon became a reality.

.........

At the edge of the Mirror Realm universe, a large ship arrived first, followed by a second, and a total of more than ten abyssal ships from beyond the realm descended.

The Jingjie Universe is an unexplored universe, and the four Holy Kings brought their disciples out in full force.

Such a good thing would naturally not be given to others.

Whoever acts first will be able to occupy this universe.

Upon arriving here, they sensed the boundless immortal energy and the advanced Dao patterns.

A high-level Dao that is no weaker than the Holy Domain!

Tianwu Saint King said, "Brother Tianxuan was right after all. This universe has been revived. This should be the Jingjie Universe recorded in the records."

The Heavenly Profound Saint King said, "That's right. The Jingjie Universe was once on par with the Saintly Domain Great Dao. Now that it has been revived, countless riches await us here."

The Holy King of Heavenly Principles laughed and said, "It is indeed a good place, but I wonder if that rebel has already escaped back to this realm."

The Heavenly Mysterious Saint King's face was gloomy.

"It would be best if he escaped back, otherwise it will take some effort to catch him."

Several people laughed.

They are all qualified to spread the Dao throughout the universe, establish Daoist sects to impart the Great Dao, and can reap the rewards of the entire universe. Their cultivation is vastly different from that of ordinary immortals.

They were confident in suppressing a rebel from the lower realm; last time, they had forced Li Yanchu to flee for his life.

Now that they have come with their crowd, they have no more scruples.

Tens of thousands of extraordinary individuals disembarked from the ship in a grand procession. Led by the Four Holy Kings, they prepared to thoroughly explore the area.

These people have all learned the most advanced and genuine teachings. This time, in order not to be inferior to their opponents, the Four Great Holy Kings brought all their disciples' lineages with them.

After Li Yanchu sensed the unusual aura emanating from the border region, his expression changed slightly.

"This day has finally come."

He sensed the presence of the Four Holy Kings.

"The pressure from outside the realm was too intense; in the end, it didn't give the Jing Realm much time," Li Yanchu muttered to himself.

He was unwilling to lead his troops in a bloody battle against the outsiders at this time, so he said to Fang Youqing, "Let's withdraw according to the plan we discussed earlier. It's not advisable to confront the outsiders head-on at this time."

Fang Youqing nodded slightly.

They had discussed this matter long ago; the foreign powers were powerful.

Even if they lead their troops in a bloody battle to repel this wave, others will likely arrive in the future, and the experts of the Jing Realm cannot withstand such attrition.

Long before Li Yanchu killed all the masters of the ruins, they had already made a relocation plan.

Not only humans, but also immortals, especially those from the heavens near the edge of the universe, all migrated.

This was an extremely large undertaking, but under Li Yanchu's orders, the immortals were mobilized and the massive migration plan was completed very quickly.

The territory of Jingjie is now vast.

Li Yanchu relocated a portion of the population to a new area extremely far from the border.
That region is perfectly capable of accommodating the human race from all the heavens and myriad worlds.

This is to prepare for the possible catastrophe that Jingjie may face. If one day they are no match for those outside the realm, they will have to consider preserving the seeds of their existence.

Many of the caves that Li Yanchu brought back were unclaimed and were thus opened up as places for the human race to live.

Now that Li Yanchu sensed the aura from beyond the realm, he instructed Fang Youqing to lead the immortals of the Jing Realm to relocate.

He then traveled alone to the borderlands, where he first found the Heavenly Profound Saint King.
The Heavenly Profound Saint King's eyes darkened: "You really didn't die, and you even escaped back to this realm."

Li Yanchu remained calm and said, "Tianxuan, if no one had helped you that day, your corpse would be rotting by now. Are you here now seeking death?!"

Tianxuan Saint King's expression changed, and he shouted, "Li Yanchu, the outcome of the last battle was undecided. Today, let's see who will emerge victorious!"

(End of this chapter)