Chapter 486

Looking across the entire mortal realm, there are three top-tier civilizations—the Xianxu Civilization, the Chiyang Civilization, and the Wan Xia Civilization.

The Xianxu Civilization is the oldest, while the Chiyang Civilization is the most recently risen.

The Wan Xia Civilization is the most low-key, with the fewest number of conflicts with powerhouses from other civilizations.

As a top-tier civilization, the Wan Xia Civilization has established intelligence networks targeting second-tier and even numerous third-tier civilizations within the mortal realm.

The purpose is to be able to monitor the dynamics of the entire mortal realm at any time.

"The secret lines and secret agents of the Wan Mo Civilization were all cut off two days ago. The last message received said that gods were fighting within the Wan Mo Civilization plane."

"What exactly is the situation?"

"It's as if the entire Wan Mo Civilization suddenly encountered a great destruction."

"Could it be that some powerful god wiped out the Wan Mo Civilization?" This is what the intelligence department of the Wan Xia Civilization is most concerned about right now.

There are only a few dozen civilizations as powerful as the Wan Mo Civilization in the entire mortal realm.

Even compared to the Wan Xia Civilization, they only have a higher number of Void Gods, and there is no crushing advantage in terms of power level.

Yet, the Wan Mo Civilization was wiped out just like that?

How terrifying.

"If a force like this were to descend upon the Wan Xia Civilization, it would be entirely possible for them to wipe us out too."

"We must investigate clearly. Based on the many messages we know, there should be two possibilities. First, the Wan Mo Civilization encountered some kind of terrifying starry sky catastrophe, similar to the 'previous generation Seven Star Civilization' from over ten thousand years ago."

The movement of heaven and earth, the turbulence of the starry sky, occasionally causing a planet or even a dimensional plane to be destroyed, is not a rare occurrence.

"The second possibility is that the Seven Star Civilization wiped out the Wan Mo Civilization. Fifteen years ago, Dongfang Ji was suspected to have the strength of a peak Void God. Now, perhaps he has gone a step further. As long as he successfully infiltrated the Wan Mo Civilization and ignited the divine fire to become a god, his strength would have surged, and wiping out the Wan Mo Civilization would definitely have been possible."

"I am more inclined toward the latter." The dozens of Void Gods of the Wan Xia Civilization were all discussing it.

They were incredibly concerned about this matter.

Suddenly—

"The news has spread! It's confirmed!"

"It was the Seven Star Civilization that took action and wiped out the Wan Mo Civilization. The Seven Star Civilization has announced the news to the entire mortal realm."

"Including some battle footage." This quickly made the highest-level officials of the Wan Xia Civilization aware of it.

Inside the 'Wan Xia Divine Hall' of the Wan Xia Civilization, the divine sense incarnations of twenty-eight Void Gods were all gathered here.

In front of them, the details of the intelligence passed on by the intelligence agency appeared.

"The Seven Star Civilization's number one genius, 'Demigod Li Yuan', after mysteriously disappearing for fifteen years, charged into the Wan Mo Civilization and swept through it in one battle. Void God Dong Mo, Void God Beiyue..."

"At the same time, the Seven Star Civilization sent us a separate message: Demigod Lie Feng, who was being hunted down in the Binghe Star System, is one of Li Yuan's teachers..." The twenty-eight Void Gods read the message.

They saw the battle footage made public by the Seven Star Civilization.

That terrifying existence who roamed the heavens and earth easily suppressed three Void Gods single-handedly.

"Li Yuan? Fifteen years ago, wasn't he only at the peak of the demigod level?"

"At that time, he was only at the Flying level."

"How old is he? Less than fifty, right? A demigod defeating and capturing peak Void Gods?"

This group of Void Gods from the Wan Xia Civilization was completely shocked.

What kind of peerless monster is this?

Dongfang Ji back then was terrifying enough. In their projections, even if Li Yuan could catch up to Dongfang Ji, it would take at least a hundred years.

But only fifteen years have passed!

"Bad."

"Quick, Duoyaxia, withdraw from the Binghe Star System immediately." The contemporary leader of the Wan Xia Civilization, 'Void God Qingming', had his expression change. "Stop hunting down Demigod Lie Feng."

"To have the Seven Star Civilization send a separate message means that Li Yuan values Demigod Lie Feng highly."

"If that Demigod Lie Feng were to die, I'm afraid Li Yuan would hold this account against our Wan Xia Civilization."

"This Li Yuan cannot be provoked."

"Our Wan Xia Civilization has no True Gods in this generation." Void God Qingming said in a low voice. "We don't even have any peak Void God powerhouses. We can't afford to offend Li Yuan."

He was truly afraid.

The Wan Xia Civilization of this generation only has three peak Void God powerhouses... it can be said that with the strength Li Yuan has displayed, he could sweep through them directly.

And in the future, Li Yuan's strength will continue to climb. What level will he reach? It's unimaginable.

"I understand, I will return immediately." 'Void God Duoyaxia', dressed in purple, also realized the seriousness of the matter and said in a low voice, "Let's prepare another gift of apology."

"Apology?"

"No!" Void God Qingxia shook his head. "It's a congratulatory gift! A gift to congratulate the Seven Star Civilization on defeating the evil Wan Mo Civilization."

"Fortunately."

"Our Wan Xia Civilization has no major conflicts with the Seven Star Civilization, and we are far apart. As long as we bow our heads and our stance is low enough, they shouldn't come to attack us." Void God Qingming said solemnly.

The numerous Void Gods nodded, secretly feeling fortunate in their hearts.

In the long history of the mortal realm, they had seen too many similar things.

Two civilizations fighting each other, and suddenly a peerless genius is born in one of them, eventually defeating the other.

Not long after.

"Hmm?" Void God Qingming's expression changed slightly, and he said in a low voice, "The special envoy of the Seven Star Civilization is on the way, inviting us to attend the Seven Star Civilization's commemorative event in a month."

The group of Void Gods had solemn expressions.

"Lord Qingming, what should we do?" A Void God asked.

"First, prepare the grandest welcoming ceremony." Void God Qingming said. "Welcome the arrival of the Seven Star Civilization's special envoy."

Throughout the entire mortal realm, second-tier and third-tier civilizations had almost all received the news.

One must know that although there are few second-tier civilizations that have produced True Gods among the over ten thousand dimensional planes in the mortal realm.

But there are fully several hundred third-tier civilizations that currently have Void Gods sitting in command.

"Li Yuan? It was actually Li Yuan who wiped out the Wan Mo Civilization in one battle?"

"This kind of strength is indeed terrifying."

"The most important thing is his age!!" The highest-level officials of many civilizations felt their hearts tremble.

"The Seven Star Civilization is about to rise completely."

"With the peerless talent Li Yuan has displayed, becoming a True God is a certainty! He even has hope of becoming a legendary Heavenly God."

"This is a genius even more monstrous than Dongfang Ji."

"An overlord!"

"At least for the next tens of thousands of years, the Seven Star Civilization will become the absolute overlord of the mortal realm." All parties of the civilization attached great importance to this.

Heavenly Gods are legends in the mortal realm.

Most of the highest-level officials of civilizations don't have high horizons, but they are definitely not stupid.

They all know that the landscape of the entire mortal realm is about to change.

In the future, the resources produced from the treasures in the vast starry sky gaps within the mortal realm will likely all be controlled by the Seven Star Civilization.

"Dispatch demigod envoys to attend the ceremony."

"Congratulate the future overlord of the mortal realm, the 'Seven Star Civilization'! And express the highest respect to the greatest genius in the history of the mortal realm, 'Li Yuan'." The vast majority of civilizations decided to attend the ceremony and began writing incredibly sycophantic congratulatory messages.

These high-level officials of the civilizations all understood one thing.

If they go to attend the ceremony and congratulate them, the Seven Star Civilization might not necessarily care.

But if they don't go, the Seven Star Civilization will definitely care.

The Chiyang Civilization is a powerful civilization that has risen rapidly in the last hundred thousand years or so.

Inside the plane, in the vast starry sky, a towering divine hall is suspended.

The divine hall seems to be bathed in eternal, inextinguishable divine light.

This is the 'Chiyang Divine Hall'.

"Li Yuan? Truly a monstrous genius. Even in the Wan Dao Divine Court or the Chaos Divine Court, he should be a core member." On the towering throne of the divine hall, a towering figure about a hundred meters tall, dressed in red robes, appeared.

Sitting on the throne, he could see the endless starry sky.

He is True God Senior Lie Qing, the fourth True God born in the history of the Chiyang Civilization.

He is also the only True God of the Chiyang Civilization in this generation.

"Fortunately."

"Our Chiyang Civilization has never had a conflict with the Seven Star Civilization." True God Senior Lie Qing said softly. "Last time the Wan Mo Civilization sent a message for help, I didn't agree either."

"This Li Yuan disappeared for fifteen years—has he been in deep cultivation the whole time? Or did he enter the Ancient Immortal Burial Realm and obtain a great opportunity to have such strength?" True God Senior Lie Qing pondered.

As a True God, he had once roamed the Divine Realm and had experienced over ten thousand years of time before returning to his hometown from the Divine Realm.

His horizon was also far beyond the Void Gods of other civilizations.

"Overlord of the mortal realm?"

"No!"

"If Dongfang Ji only had a small chance of becoming a Heavenly God, then this Li Yuan has a very high probability of becoming one."

"Moreover, he will likely head to the Divine Realm. Such a peerless monster won't stop here." True God Senior Lie Qing sighed to himself. "Once he becomes a Heavenly God, he will be able to return to his hometown."

"At that time, he will be able to easily unify the entire mortal realm."

True God Senior Lie Qing thought very far ahead.

He knew very well that the 'source power' of each dimensional plane could block the descent of Void Gods and True Gods, protecting the civilizations within... but it couldn't block a Heavenly God.

Any mortal realm that produces a Heavenly God will usher in an era of unification.

Unstoppable!

"I cannot block Li Yuan's rise."

"Ignore him? That's also dangerous for the future." True God Senior Lie Qing muttered to himself. "For the sake of the civilization, I must try to grasp the future."

"At the very least, I must minimize the possibility of our Chiyang Civilization being destroyed." True God Senior Lie Qing made a decision.

Whoosh!

He flipped his palm, and a crystal ball radiating fiery light appeared in his palm. He then crushed the crystal ball.

Clatter~

A large amount of flames shot out in all directions, then gradually converged into one, finally forming a fiery phantom.

This phantom had its eyes closed.

Time ticked by second by second, and True God Senior Lie Qing waited patiently.

A full half-hour later.

"Whoosh!" The fiery phantom suddenly opened its eyes.

Those eyes were filled with the light of wisdom, making this fiery phantom seem to have come completely alive, radiating a mysterious aura.

"True God Senior Lie Qing, I am 'Nie Hu', the Inspector of the Mohe Star Domain." The fiery phantom spoke slowly. "It's been two thousand years since you last activated the 'Gold-Clad Order', hasn't it?"

"Yes, Inspector." True God Senior Lie Qing said respectfully.

He knew very well that although they were both True Gods.

But to be able to serve as an Inspector, this True God Nie Hu was likely a Purple-Clad True God.

Within the Chaos Divine Court, generally only True God peak powerhouses were qualified to receive the title of Purple-Clad.

"You've stayed in your hometown mortal realm for these ten thousand years and haven't returned to the Divine Realm. What is the matter with activating the order this time?" The fiery phantom said. "Could it be that something major has happened in the Ancient Immortal Burial Realm again?"

Inspectors are responsible for monitoring all directions and have immense authority.

Many True Gods like True God Senior Lie Qing, who have chosen to 'retire', often contact the Inspector if they have something to report to the Divine Court.

"It's not that something has happened in the Ancient Immortal Burial Realm."

True God Senior Lie Qing said respectfully. "It's that a peerless monster has just been born in our mortal realm, who, as a demigod, is suspected of having erupted with the strength of a peak Void God." "A demigod with the strength of a peak Void God? This is already at the level of a Purple-Clad member." A light erupted from the fiery phantom's eyes. "Is it confirmed?"

"Confirmed." True God Senior Lie Qing said solemnly.

"Therefore, I want to apply to the Mohe Branch to invite him to join our Chaos Divine Court." True God Senior Lie Qing said. "I don't know what the Inspector's opinion is? Can you give me sufficient authority?"

"Tell me about his situation." The fiery phantom asked.

"This is the detailed intelligence on that peerless monster 'Li Yuan'..." True God Senior Lie Qing described it in detail.

The fiery phantom listened patiently. Inviting a peerless genius to join requires looking not only at talent and strength but also at identity and background.

When major factions select talent, loyalty is the top priority.

Suddenly.

"Wait!" The fiery phantom said in a low voice. "Say it again, what is the name of the civilization he belongs to? What was the name of the other peerless genius from his civilization before?"

"Seven Star Civilization." True God Senior Lie Qing hesitated. "The one before was named Dongfang Ji."

"Haha."

!.

"So he is from the same hometown civilization as Dongfang Ji, and Dongfang Ji's hometown is actually in the same mortal realm as you." The fiery phantom smiled. "In that case, this Li Yuan should be trustworthy."

"Inspector, you know Dongfang Ji?" Now it was True God Senior Lie Qing's turn to be confused.

He had never reported the matter of Dongfang Ji.

As far as he knew, looking across the entire mortal realm, he should be the only one who could contact the Divine Court directly.

Suddenly, True God Senior Lie Qing thought of a possibility.

"I know Dongfang Ji."

"Senior Lie Qing, I don't need to hide it from you. Ten years ago, the Divine Court headquarters sent news of the newest Gold-Clad Demigod belonging to my Mohe Star Domain." The fiery phantom said. "It is Dongfang Ji, and in his intelligence, his hometown civilization is indeed called Seven Star."

"Gold-Clad Demigod? Dongfang Ji?" True God Senior Lie Qing was stunned.

The Chaos Divine Court directly governs over eight hundred star domains, and has established branches in over two thousand other star domains.

Like the Mohe Star Domain, it is a place where various major factions are mixed, with constant warfare, and the Chaos Divine Court is one of them.

And in such a vast territory of the Chaos Divine Court, they can only recruit a little over ten thousand Gold-Clad Demigods every few hundred years.

To produce one Gold-Clad Demigod belonging to the Mohe Star Domain likely takes over a hundred years.

The number is still very small.

Of course, True God Senior Lie Qing knew Dongfang Ji's talent and that he could match a Gold-Clad Demigod.

What truly shocked him was that Dongfang Ji had entered the Divine Court headquarters ten years ago.

Could it be that over ten years ago, Dongfang Ji had already left the mortal realm?

"And according to what I know, he is already among the strongest of the Gold-Clad Demigods. In his latest promotion battle, he might have already become a Purple-Clad Demigod." The fiery phantom continued.

These words left True God Senior Lie Qing completely stunned.

Purple-Clad Demigod?

That is far more noble than a Gold-Clad Demigod.

The entire Mohe Star Domain branch only produces one Purple-Clad Demigod every few tens of thousands of years on average.

Every Purple-Clad Demigod has the hope of challenging the Heavenly God level.

"If what you say is true, then it is indeed incredible." The fiery phantom said. "A civilization so weak, in such a short time, has produced two Purple-Clad Demigod geniuses in succession?"

"This Seven Star Civilization might just be the place where the universe's fortune is concentrated."

"Perhaps it is because of the Ancient Immortal Burial Realm."

True God Senior Lie Qing listened.

Fortune? It is mysterious and unfathomable.

"Since he and Dongfang Ji are from the same civilization, it proves his background has been verified." The fiery phantom said. "Senior Lie Qing."

"I grant you the authority to go and invite Li Yuan, and you can promise him..."

"Once the invitation is successful, and Li Yuan officially becomes a Gold-Clad Demigod or Purple-Clad Demigod in the future, you will also receive corresponding rewards. You can choose to leave them for the younger generation of your hometown to collect once they reach the Divine Realm." The fiery phantom said.

He knew that True Gods like True God Senior Lie Qing who returned to their hometowns would not easily come to the Divine Realm again.

After all, it is easy to go from the mortal realm to the Divine Realm; generally, the strength of an early-stage Void God is enough.

But wanting to return from the Divine Realm to the hometown mortal realm is difficult.

Aside from the 'space window period' that occurs once every ten thousand years, only local Heavenly Gods can freely traverse the realm passages.

"Yes." True God Senior Lie Qing said.

He didn't care about the rewards.

Even if Li Yuan became a Purple-Clad Demigod, that little reward wouldn't mean much to a True God like him.

The key was getting news of Dongfang Ji.

Then, the hope of inviting Li Yuan to join the Divine Court would definitely increase greatly.

"Once the invitation is successful."

"My Chiyang Civilization and the Seven Star Civilization will be equivalent to being in the same camp." True God Senior Lie Qing thought to himself. "Then we will be able to minimize the danger to the entire civilization."

Gods in the same camp will also kill each other, and even Heavenly Gods will go to war with each other due to grudges or treasures.

But the probability is much smaller.

Not long after, the fiery phantom dissipated, turning back into the crystal ball radiating a fiery aura.

Whoosh!

He put away the order token.

True God Senior Lie Qing took a step and had already left the towering divine hall, quickly rushing toward a massive star in the far distance.

That was Chiyang Star, the core of the Chiyang Civilization, similar to the Seven Star Civilization's Feixing.

Through the plane passage of Chiyang Star, True God Senior Lie Qing would be able to quickly leave the Chiyang Civilization plane.

And then rush to the Seven Star Civilization plane.

Xianxu Civilization, Jiuyun Star.

As the planet base of the Jiuyun Immortal Sect, it is also the most core planet of the Xianxu Civilization in this generation.

Inside the Jiuyun Realm of the sect's holy land.

In the Sixth Realm, there is an incredibly magnificent building. This is the 'Divine Hall' of the Xianxu Civilization in this generation. If something major happens, this is the council hall for the many gods.

Today, this hall was opened, and a total of thirty-two Void Gods gathered here; some had their consciousness descend, while others were here in their true bodies.

Perhaps the outside world thinks the Xianxu Civilization has fewer than thirty Void Gods in this generation, but in reality, an ancient civilization always has some hidden power.

"Everyone."

"I have convened the highest-level council." Void God Yanlin said slowly. "There is a reason for this. Our Xianxu Civilization is facing a great catastrophe."

"A great catastrophe?"

"What is it?" Some Void Gods remained silent, while others didn't know what had happened.

"You should all look at this intelligence and footage first." Void God Yanlin was here in his true body.

Whoosh!

He pointed at the void, and immediately light converged, presenting a large amount of intelligence before all the Void Gods.

After reading it.

The Void Gods who had been confused before were all completely shocked.

"How could this Li Yuan's strength become so powerful? It's only been fifteen years!"

"If we had known, why did we launch those two probing attacks?"

"Yanlin, you must give us an explanation."

"What explanation do you want? We had a bordering Tier-Four Star Realm with the Seven Star Civilization, which was originally an opportunity. It was a good opportunity for us to seize the Nine Leaves and Nine Mountains. At the time of the meeting, it was unanimously agreed upon."

"Right! The news we received at the time was that Dongfang Ji had very likely left the mortal realm."

"As a result, the first probing battle was blocked by a Void God puppet, and that Fang Hai also erupted with the strength of an early-stage Void God."

"At that time, Li Yuan didn't even appear."

"What should we do now?"

"This Li Yuan is far more monstrous than Dongfang Ji. Can a mere demigod actually wipe out the Wan Mo Civilization? Is it that Dong Mo and the others were too useless?" These Void Gods all felt it was tricky.

It was too difficult to handle.

"Everyone!"

"Discussing who was right or wrong before is useless." Void God Yanlin said in a low voice. "Now we must make a decision: continue the hostile relationship with the Seven Star Civilization, or improve our relationship."

The numerous Void Gods looked at each other.

"We want to resolve it, but is the Seven Star Civilization willing to accept?"

"The previous invasion of the Blue Star resulted in the deaths of tens of millions of people."

"Li Yuan slaughtered the Wan Mo Civilization to the last man, proving that he is a ruthless person at heart. Even if he agrees to reconcile today, how can we guarantee he won't go back on his word in the future?" The Void Gods spoke one by one, expressing the misgivings in their hearts.

Suddenly.

Whoosh!

A cyan-robed figure radiating a powerful aura flew into the Divine Hall and said in a low voice, "Everyone, stop arguing for now. Come and see who can open this book-scroll sent by the special envoy of the Seven Star Civilization."

Whoosh! The cyan-robed figure waved his hand.

A book-scroll flew down to the center of the hall, held up by invisible power, attracting the gaze of all the Void Gods.

"This book-scroll?"

"Playing god."

"Su Zi, can't you open it?" Many Void Gods whose consciousness had descended asked.

"Unless I use brute force, I cannot open it." The cyan-robed figure said softly. "The application of spatial mysteries in this book-scroll is too profound."

"The special envoy of the Seven Star Civilization said that this book-scroll was written by Li Yuan himself and asked us to open it." The cyan-robed figure added.

These words made everyone present look solemn.

Void God Su Zi was already one of the most powerful among their group of Void Gods, yet he couldn't open it?

Everyone looked at Void God Yanlin.

"Let me try." Void God Yanlin said softly. He reached out and grabbed the book-scroll out of thin air.

Source power surged, wanting to open it.

"Clatter~" An invisible fluctuation instantly erupted from the book-scroll. The aura wasn't strong, but it was incredibly mysterious. Near-transparent secret patterns appeared on the surface of the book-scroll, and it couldn't be shaken at all.

This scene caused the expressions of all the Void Gods to change.

"Void-formed patterns? How deep is his understanding of spatial mysteries?" Void God Yanlin was completely shocked. "Did Li Yuan really write this? Or is he deliberately trying to scare us?"

His strength was close to the peak Void God level, and he considered himself to have studied spatial mysteries quite deeply.

And the spatial mysteries embodied by this book-scroll were completely above his own.

It simply couldn't be opened.

Suddenly, silently.

Whoosh! In the hall, illusory stars appeared out of thin air, starlight bloomed, enveloping the entire hall, and the space seemed to twist.

A figure in magnificent robes stepped out from the twisted space.

His entire body radiated fiery light, his aura was vast and mighty, and as his gaze swept over, the invisible pressure made every Void God feel unprecedented oppression.

"Old Ancestor Chiyan." Void God Yanlin immediately stood up.

"Old Ancestor."

"True God." Those Void Gods all stood up, all incredibly excited.

"This book-scroll is aimed at me." True God Chiyan's gaze fell on that book-scroll.

(End of chapter)