Chapter 244: Three Ancestors

This boundless void sea harbors thousands of civilizations rooted here.

Thousands of void sanctuaries, within the dim, endless void sea, are like lighthouses in darkness, dazzling and brilliant.

And the thousands of sanctuary lords are the feudal lords scattered across this void sea, able at any moment to sense the existence of other void sanctuaries, even determine their coordinates, and use sanctuary power to open a void passage.

Deep within this void sea lie countless infinitesimally small "points," slowly consuming the endless primordial energy of the void sea.

And these points are the high-dimensional planets of the 1.9-level civilizations in the corresponding cosmic domain of this void sea.

This cosmic domain, spanning hundreds of millions of light-years, contains tens of millions of star systems, countless billions of 1-level civilizations, and tens of millions of 1.9-level civilizations.

These high-dimensional planets of the 1.9-level civilizations, each at a point in the void sea, exert strange influences upon the void sea.

And at this moment—

One of the many "points" in this void sea suddenly accelerated its consumption of the void sea's primordial energy, causing the nearby sea to rapidly form violent currents, all primordial energy churned into swirling vortices, growing ever larger.

Countless terrifying primordial energies surged wildly toward it, merging into that infinitesimally small point.

At this moment, all sanctuary lords of the secondary civilizations within this void sea sensed the change in the void sea.

It was like a flame igniting in darkness, expanding at an astonishing speed.

Though not as dazzling as the many secondary civilizations like lighthouses, it was still sufficient to draw the attention of all sanctuary lords.

Within the Second Cosmic Network, inside a four-star auxiliary space named "Tianyuan Sea Civilization Conference."

At this moment, strands of consciousness connected into this auxiliary space, each strand manifesting as a figure with distinct aura; these figures varied in strength, yet each represented a void sanctuary.

Backed by a void sanctuary, a sanctuary lord is nearly invincible within it, so there is little to fear.

Within this auxiliary space, thousands of majestic, magnificent bronze chairs were arranged like audience seats below, all facing the three golden chairs upon the dais.

Thousands of figures appeared upon each bronze chair.

"Oh? A new secondary civilization?"

"Which 1.9-level civilization? How did it quietly gather 38 billion tons of Starlight Origin Stone?"

"In the past million years, no 1.9-level civilization has produced a large number of Power Awakeners—if the real universe had many, they would have been discovered long ago."

"Strange… I can't probe the real universe region corresponding to that point?"

"That region… is the planet civilization that received the legacy of a tertiary civilization!"

"Oh? That weak civilization called Earth?"

"No wonder it's the legacy of a tertiary civilization—it evolved into a secondary civilization so quickly?"

"It seems… this void sea will soon have another extraordinary civilization."

Through their true bodies in their homelands, the many secondary civilization sanctuary lords spoke—some in awe, some mocking, some indifferent.

Yet most sanctuary lords still held high hopes for this new civilization.

After all, within the void sea, civilizations possessing the legacy of a tertiary civilization have mostly grown into 2.8-level civilizations.

Throughout the entire void sea, aside from the three sacred sites that have existed for untold billions of years, 2.8-level civilizations are the supreme forces.

Among the thousands of secondary civilizations, only dozens have reached the 2.8-level limit.

Suddenly—

On the dais, three figures appeared simultaneously upon the three towering golden chairs.

They were an old man in white robes with black hair, a strange figure wrapped entirely in bandages, and a beautiful girl with blood-red hair.

All three exuded ordinary auras, as if mere commoners, yet when the many sanctuary lords below saw them appear, they all paused involuntarily, their expressions changing.

The birth of a new secondary civilization in the void sea is indeed a major event for the secondary civilization sanctuary lords.

But for these three ancient beings who have lived for untold billions of years, they have witnessed countless births and extinctions of secondary civilizations; they are invincible within this void sea, and they have almost never attended the birth of any new secondary civilization.

Yet today, all three have come together for the birth of a single secondary civilization?

"Three Ancestors."

"We pay homage to the Three Primordial Ancestors."

All the secondary civilization sanctuary lords bowed in unison in respectful greeting.

For untold billions of years, this void sea has been the domain of the Three Sacred Sites; even the oldest sanctuary lord knows not how long these three have lived.

Legend says that tens of billions of years ago, this void sea was ravaged by the Star Abyss Demon Clan, causing all secondary civilizations to perish—only the Three Sacred Sites escaped by leaping beyond the universe.

Afterwards, the Three Sacred Sites bestowed legacies and Starlight Origin Stone, allowing the rebirth of many secondary civilizations.

The current prosperity of this void sea stems from the Three Sacred Sites.

Thus, all sanctuary lords refer to these three as "Three Ancestors," to honor their status.

But…

No one expected all three to appear together today?

"Everyone, remain silent for now."

The black-haired, white-robed elder smiled gently and spoke: "Today, Tianyuan Sea has witnessed the birth of a new secondary civilization—a cause for joy. Let us welcome this new fellow traveler."

As the many sanctuary lords silently marveled and wondered at the Primordial Ancestor's demeanor, they all spoke in unison:

"We obey the will of Primordial Ancestor Tianyuan."

Though they did not know which of the three Sacred Primordial Ancestors was older or stronger, they knew the Three Ancestors always deferred to Primordial Ancestor Tianyuan, and major matters were always announced by him.

Most crucially—

This void sea is called Tianyuan Sea, sharing its name with the Tianyuan Seat Civilization, clearly indicating its extraordinary nature.

Even the other two Primordial Ancestors—Primordial Ancestor of Time-Space Isle and Primordial Ancestor of Ten Thousand Gods Hall—have no objections, even implicitly recognizing him as leader, further confirming this.

Immediately, the Three Sacred Primordial Ancestors and the assembly of sanctuary lords fell into silent waiting.

…

"Boom—"

In the darkness, boundless energy surged wildly, fully merging into the infinitesimally small point shimmering with faint light.

To Lin Qing, the guide, it was a peculiar spherical crystal of pure black, a perfectly spherical form, its surface now crusted with fine golden cracks, as if a star imprisoned struggled to break free.

In truth, it was indeed the state Earth had entered after ascending to a higher dimension.

Suddenly—

"Crack…"

As the spherical crystal shuddered violently, the first crack oozed a radiant seven-colored liquid light, like liquid stars flowing through the void.

As the liquid light gathered increasingly, the stars gradually shaped the silhouette of a colossal deity. This giant, formed from stars, grew clearer, standing with lowered gaze deep within the Sea of Void, starstreams falling from its body turning into glittering specks that shimmered in the darkness.

Suddenly, the giant deity slowly opened its eyes: its right eye became blazing daylight, its left eye sank into profound eternal night.

The instant both eyes opened, the sky above split in two; shards of light and darkness collided in the void, erupting into brilliant energy streams that spread in all directions.

In that blinding moment of creation, the giant deity dimmed and collapsed, crashing into infinite energy.

Vast quantities of strange energy coalesced into the world's barrier, instantly forming a spherical world shaped like an egg; the remaining energy exploded into floating continental plates, while surging endless waters gathered into a deep blue abyssal sea encircling the continents.

Yet the fallen giant did not fully dissipate.

Its spine rose, piercing through this newborn world, becoming a continuous mountain range.

Its blood surged, flowing across the land to form winding rivers.

Its palms fell toward the dark ocean, stirring endless waves, then transforming into storms, crystallizing into ice at the wave crests and flying toward the heavens, vaporizing into rainclouds as they fell.

Its final sigh shot forth like thunder, roaring in the infinite heights.

The liquid stars still unhardened on its body plunged into fissures in the earth, burning the ley lines with a lustrous, glassy glow.

!

Its final gaze turned toward the heavens, like a blazing, radiant aurora.

At the very end, as it scattered all, a thread of will exploded through the world's membrane, spreading across the entire Sea of Void, making the primordial ocean aware of this world's birth—rules descended with a thunderous crash.

Thus, a world was born.

"Done."

Lin Qing lowered his hands, gazing with satisfaction at this newborn world.

Though no life yet existed in this world, the rhythm of waves crashing on shores, the howl of wind sweeping across ten thousand li, clearly echoed the first stirrings of life.

—This was the Void Secret Realm.

"The Cosmic Will transformed into a Cosmic Deity, forging a world…"

Lin Qing recalled all he had just witnessed, unable to suppress his awe.

Forging such a vast Void Secret Realm was not his personal ability, but the will—or the rules—of the universe.

The transformation of a life-bearing planet was also the universe's rule.

"True creation…"

Lin Qing silently marveled, then observed this world.

From the outside, the Sea of Void, this spherical newborn world was merely a thousand kilometers in diameter—smaller than a single planet in the universe.

Yet within, it was a thousand, ten thousand times larger.

"The world's radius is approximately fifty-four million kilometers, its diameter over ten million kilometers."

As the Secret Realm's master, Lin Qing easily sensed the world's condition: "The speed at which the world absorbs energy from the Sea of Void is indeed terrifying—even supplying hundreds of trillions of primitive lifeforms would be effortless…"

Moreover, the world's suppression was extremely strong; ordinary primitive lifeforms here were mere mortals.

And this was only a newborn world.

Compared to the Bai Ta World, a 2.7-level civilization, Earth's transformed Secret Realm was still a newborn infant.

Lin Qing still remembered: the Bai Ta World's diameter was at least hundreds of millions of kilometers—its area dwarfed his world by more than a thousandfold.

Such a vast world absorbed energy from the Sea of Void even more astonishingly, naturally capable of sustaining far more life.

"The Primordial Realm's ruins still remain connected…"

Lin Qing exhaled slightly; he could still sense the connection point to the Primordial Realm's ruins.

And the temporal-spatial concealment remained intact.

"Next comes civilizational expansion."

"To expand a Void Secret Realm, three conditions are required."

Lin Qing pondered inwardly: "First, sufficient Starlight Origin Stones; second, the Secret Realm's master must reach the rank of Void Sovereign to trigger the first qualitative transformation, granting the world a soul."

The Void Secret Realm formed from Earth, viewed from outside, was merely a sphere—this was only its nascent state.

The Void Secret Realm of the Bai Ta World, viewed from outside, appeared as a white tower.

That was the World Soul.

Such nascent Void Secret Realms could be forcibly infiltrated by any Void Sovereign who mastered the complete spatial rules, ignoring the world's barrier.

Of course.

As the Secret Realm's master, fully controlling the entire realm, one could easily detect any infiltrating Void Sovereign and manipulate the world's power to expel them.

But one could only suppress or expel—killing was impossible.

Only if the Secret Realm's master became a Void Sovereign, allowing the realm to gradually develop a World Soul, could the realm undergo a qualitative transformation—then, even a Void Sovereign daring to intrude could be crushed in a single thought.

A 2.1-level civilization, as the lowest tier, even with maximum expansion, could never exceed a world diameter of fifty million kilometers.

Such a world could support only a few dozen times more life.

Once the Secret Realm's master became a Void Sovereign and the realm underwent transformation, it could expand to the scale of the Bai Ta World.

Beyond that, it would reach the level of the Three Sacred Sites.

"First, let Earth's people reproduce as much as possible."

Standing at the highest point of the heavens, Lin Qing gazed at the central landmass of this world and immediately activated the realm's boundless power, piercing and tearing through the void to transfer the dozens of trillions of Earthlings still trapped in the real universe into this realm.

Qi Lingxiao, Chu Hongjun, and Yi Leina Duo were simultaneously relocated beside him.

"So this is the Void Secret Realm that Earth has transformed into?"

Qi Lingxiao gazed at the vast, expansive world below and couldn't help but exclaim, "This is way too big. How many people could live here?"

"Currently, several hundred trillion people would be no problem." Lin Qing showed a faint smile and said, "So, please continue to encourage Earthlings to reproduce, giving birth to more awakened power bearers, and strive to create more Starfall Source Stones so Earth can expand faster."

Chu Hongjun suddenly said, "Since we have already reached Level Two civilization, should we still call it Earth? Earth is no longer a planetary structure now."

"Indeed." Yi Leina Duo nodded slightly as well. "It is time to change the name."

Lin Qing pondered for a moment and said, "Let me think about it."

He glanced at the crowd below and said, "I received a letter on the Second Universe Network inviting me to join the Tianyuan Sea Civilization Conference, which all the masters of the Void Sea's secret realms have already joined. I will go now; I leave the rest here to you all."

Chu Hongjun nodded lightly and said, "Leave the remaining matters to us."

(End of this chapter)