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Seeing Gao Rushi's solemn expression, Chen Yang's heart skipped a beat. He quickly sat down and asked anxiously, "Sect Master, Your Majesty, what major event has occurred? Judging from your expressions, it seems to be something serious!"

Jiang Fan nodded slightly, his expression serious, and said directly, "It's like this: recently, five new spatial rift passages have suddenly appeared on the Central Continent! Our Holy Emperor of the Myriad Immortals Dynasty has already discussed with the leader of the Holy Fire Sect, and in seven days, the battle to seize these rifts will begin!"

"The Rift Battle?" Chen Yang stood there, stunned, his face full of confusion. "What is that? I've never heard of it!"

Jiang Fan glanced at Chen Yang in surprise, then realized that Chen Yang had always been a rogue cultivator and had never been exposed to the core secrets of the top echelons of the Central Continent, so it was normal that he didn't know about this matter.

He immediately explained briefly: "This battle for the rift is the most fundamental and important matter in the entire Central Continent! Occasionally, spatial rifts appear in the skies above the Central Continent. These rifts are extremely unstable; the aura of a Golden Core cultivator is too powerful, and the rifts simply cannot withstand it, collapsing immediately upon approach! However, these spatial rifts are the only passage for Golden Core cultivators to reach the 'Battle Zone'!"

"Battle Domain?!" Chen Yang suddenly raised his hand, his eyes wide, and asked in confusion, "Your Majesty, what is this Battle Domain? Why would a Golden Core cultivator have to go through the rift to reach the Battle Domain?"

Jiang Fan couldn't help but laugh and waved his hand: "It seems there are still many things you don't know! Let me tell you in detail. You should know that the strongest cultivators in our Central Continent are Golden Core Realm cultivators, but do you know why?"

Chen Yang thought for a moment, then honestly shook his head: "I'm just a novice at the Foundation Establishment stage, how could I possibly know such top-level secrets!"

"Ha, that's right. You're at the Foundation Establishment stage now, so naturally you can't access these things!" Jiang Fan nodded and explained carefully, "Foundation Establishment cultivators simply comprehend the elemental power of heaven and earth to condense their own domain; upon reaching the Divine Power stage, they can utilize the rules of this world to condense divine powers; while Golden Core cultivators have long since transcended the scope of 'utilizing the rules,' they themselves are integrated with the rules of heaven and earth!"

"You can understand it as, once you step into the Golden Core realm, you share the glory and disgrace of this world!" Jiang Fan's voice resonated deeply. "The stronger the power of the Heavenly Dao, the stronger the Golden Core cultivators; conversely, the more supernatural abilities a Golden Core cultivator comprehends and the stronger they become, the more perfect the Heavenly Dao laws of this world will become! Therefore, Golden Core cultivators are the strongest fighting force in this world, and also a part of the Heavenly Dao, unable to break through to the next level. Because they themselves are equivalent to the Heavenly Dao! They are already the highest existence."

"I see!"

Chen Yang frowned deeply!

Gao Rushi sat to the side, listening intently—although she was the sect leader of Tianhai Sect, she had never truly come into contact with a Golden Core cultivator and knew nothing about cultivation above the Golden Core realm.

Jiang Fan continued, "For Golden Core cultivators to become stronger, relying on their own comprehension and cultivation is as slow as a tortoise's pace! The fastest way is to go to the Battle Domain! There, they find special rules and power belonging to the Golden Core realm. By seeking opportunities in the Battle Domain or killing demons and cultivators from other realms, they can quickly increase their strength! And as Golden Core cultivators become stronger, the Heavenly Dao of our world will also benefit!"

Chen Yang was overwhelmed with shock and finally understood the true meaning of "sharing honor and disgrace"!

Jiang Fan continued, "Therefore, Golden Core cultivators throughout the entire Central Continent will never fight each other! Even though the Myriad Immortals Dynasty and the Holy Fire Sect are irreconcilable enemies, their Golden Core cultivators will only compete, not fight to the death. After all, everyone is a 'foundation of the Heavenly Dao' in this world, and they depend on each other!"

Chen Yang nodded thoughtfully, and Jiang Fan continued, "To enter the battle domain, one must pass through these spatial rifts! However, these rifts are too fragile to withstand the aura of a Golden Core cultivator, so each rift must be engraved with a unique aura-shielding array before passage!"

"For example, my grandfather, the Golden Core Ancestor of the Jiang family, had his own exclusive rift passage!" Jiang Fan frowned slightly. "Back then, our Jiang family fought tooth and nail, losing thousands of disciples, to seize that rift. We then set up a magic array that could shield my grandfather's aura—from then on, only he could pass through that rift; other Golden Core cultivators simply couldn't enter!"

"These rift passages are replaced every year, and each replacement is a time for various forces to vie for control of their respective Golden Core cultivators!" Jiang Fan changed the subject, returning to the main point, "This time, the sudden addition of five unclaimed rifts has naturally become the focus of contention between the Myriad Immortals Dynasty and the Holy Fire Sect! In seven days, we will have to compete for these rift passages for our respective Golden Core cultivators!"

He paused, then emphasized, "And the main force vying for the rift is the Foundation Establishment Realm Great Perfection cultivators and the Divine Power Realm Early Stage cultivators!"

"Why?" Chen Yang asked疑惑地问道, "Can't cultivators at the peak of the Divine Power Realm participate in the battle?"

"It's not that we can't, it's that we dare not!" Jiang Fan shook his head. "The spacetime within the rift is chaotic. If a peak Divine Power Realm cultivator fights with all their might, it could trigger a backlash from the rift, tearing them apart directly by the spatial turbulence! The safest are Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators, because your battles don't involve the rules of Heaven and won't disturb the stability of the rift; while the divine powers of Divine Power Realm cultivators are linked to the rules of Heaven and Earth, and the slightest carelessness could cause the rift to collapse!"

"I see!" Chen Yang's eyes lit up, and he slapped his thigh. "So that means I can participate in this Rift Conquest! I'm currently at the Great Perfection of the Foundation Establishment Realm, and haven't yet entered the Divine Power Realm, which perfectly meets the requirements!"

"No!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Fan, Li Fengying, and Gao Rushi shouted to stop him in unison, then looked at each other and couldn't help but burst into laughter.

Chen Yang looked helpless and shrugged, "What are you guys doing? I'm strong enough, I can lend a hand!"

"Chen Yang, this isn't a matter of whether you're strong enough, it's just too dangerous!" Jiang Fan's smile vanished, his tone grave. "The battle for the rifts is far more terrifying than you imagine! Not only are there invisible spacetime rifts, but they may also harbor elite alien demons and humanoid cultivators from other worlds—it's impossible to defend against them all! The situation with each rift is unknown; you don't need to take this risk!"

Chen Yang remained silent for a moment, then suddenly looked up, seemingly lost in thought: "Your Majesty, is this spatial rift something that resulted from the collision of two Heavenly Dao worlds? Or is it a wound left after our world was attacked by something?"

Jiang Fan's eyes narrowed, he hesitated for a moment, then lowered his voice and said mysteriously, "These things can only be explored slowly after one has entered the Golden Core Realm and been to the Battle Domain. I can't guarantee anything!"

"However..." He changed the subject, "I'm now incredibly close to the Golden Core Realm. From what I've investigated, what you said is very likely true! You should know that there are some otherworldly demons in our Central Continent. They are not native to this world. Some can transform into human form, and some reside within human cultivators. These otherworldly demons are those that fell into the Central Continent after the collapse of another world!"

"The reason that world collapsed was most likely because it lost in its clash with our world, which led to its current fate!"

"Just as I expected!"

Chen Yang's mind was struck as if by a thunderbolt, and suddenly everything became clear!

He finally understood the origins of those elite alien demons! And the fragments of the Otherworldly Source he obtained must be the core fragments of the Heavenly Dao rules that remained after the collapse of the Heavenly Dao of another world. No wonder these fragments could become a necessary condition for the evolution of his system!

The ancient demon god that Li Yalan saw in her dream should be an existence equivalent to the Golden Core Realm in another world! After their world collapsed, these ancient gods became homeless wanderers.

Chen Yang took a deep breath, and his understanding of this continent instantly rose to a new level! But what followed was even more questions.

However, he knew very well that now was not the time to dwell on these things—the battle for the rift in seven days was the most important thing!

Jiang Fan changed the subject and continued, "Our Holy Emperor of the Myriad Immortals Dynasty has already assigned a task—a new spatial rift has appeared on the sea surface, not far from our Dongyuan Kingdom and Baisong Kingdom! This time, our Dongyuan Kingdom and Baisong Kingdom will compete for this rift together. In a few days, the Holy Fire Sect will also send disciples into the rift to participate in the competition!"

Chen Yang nodded and quickly asked, "If the battle for this rift succeeds, whose exclusive passage will it become?"