Chapter 436: The Cradle of the Cosmic Gods!

In the vast, chaotic currents of the Primordial Realm, gray winds howled across the sky; after hearing that deep voice, Lin Qing halted.

“Who are you?”

Lin Qing looked around, feeling as if the entire Primordial Realm was speaking to him.

“Me?” the deep voice said. “Go to Yuanxiang Peak in the Ninth Domain of the Primordial Realm, and you’ll see me. Consider it a small trial. Someone favored by more than one Cosmic God shouldn’t find this difficult, right?”

“Ninth Domain? Yuanxiang Peak?”

Lin Qing raised an eyebrow slightly.

The Primordial Realm’s nine domains—ninth was the most dangerous. Even lords of high-tier divine realms wielding pillar-level cosmic treasures could barely ensure their own survival.

Only the Primordial God Ancestors could move freely within the Ninth Domain.

He was currently only just entering the Seventh Domain, yet even here, the dangers made high-tier divine realm lords struggle to advance.

The boundless chaotic currents, in essence, were condensed to their extreme, forming overwhelming pressure that crippled even high-tier divine realm lords, severely limiting their power.

These gray winds could severely injure the physical bodies of high-tier divine realm lords, and other natural hazards lurked beyond.

Torrential rains, thick mists, sandstorms, tidal waves… the Primordial Realm’s environmental dangers were primitive, yet terrifying.

The gravitational distortions from the chaotic void layer also made flight nearly impossible for high-tier divine realm lords.

Only his immense willpower allowed him to move relatively easily, even without using his pillar-level cosmic treasure.

“I’ll wait for you.”

The deep voice fell silent, saying no more.

Lin Qing had no patience for slow exploration—he immediately activated his life treasure, transforming into a streak of light that tore through the stormy winds, racing straight toward the Ninth Domain’s depths.

With his strength, the Seventh and Eighth Domains posed no challenge.

Forcing his way through obstacles without seeking treasures or rare artifacts, only a few thousand years passed before Lin Qing reached the Ninth Domain.

Yuanxiang Peak lay deep within a sea of the Primordial Realm, where hurricanes and tidal waves frequently erupted. Disasters common to planetary civilizations here became catastrophic calamities capable of instantly erasing high-tier divine realm lords!

From afar, the spacetime of this sea lay utterly shattered and collapsed; the chaotic void layer was fractured beyond repair.

Whether from tidal surges or hurricane forces, even peak warriors wielding pillar-level cosmic treasures trembled at the sight!

Once trapped within, survival depended entirely on pillar-level cosmic treasures.

“Boom!”

Lin Qing clapped his hand through the air, shattering a tidal wave rushing toward him—thousands of light-years tall, the water collapsed and dispersed.

He continued speeding forward.

Though he had not yet broken through using Chaotic Ultimate Laws, his pillar-level life treasure, combined with his extraordinary mental will, was sufficient.

Besides, breaking through now was meaningless—he couldn’t generate divine realm origin himself, relying solely on his home universe’s divine realm for replenishment; his own tiny origin was far too meager for transformation.

“Yuanxiang Peak.”

Soon, Lin Qing saw it—a massive mountain peak, half-hidden amid endless tidal waves and hurricanes, towering tens of thousands of light-years high, majestic beyond measure.

The tidal forces and winds here were even more terrifying; a single wave’s impact could easily erase many high-tier divine realm lords.

Lin Qing struggled through layer after layer of obstacles, barely managing to climb to the summit of Yuanxiang Peak.

On the summit stood countless crystalline formations resembling trees sprouting from the earth, constantly absorbing vast amounts of origin energy, radiating a uniquely divine aura akin to divine realm origin.

These tree-like crystalline clusters were called “Divine Realm Trees,” each naturally containing unclaimed divine realm origin, usable by divine realm lords to replenish their energy.

“I’ve arrived.”

Lin Qing scanned his surroundings, his voice echoing through his unleashed will.

“Your strength is decent,” the deep voice replied, tone tinged with doubt. “But with only this level, how did you earn the favor of two Cosmic Gods?”

“What? Is my strength insufficient?” Lin Qing asked.

“Merely above average under normal circumstances.”

The deep voice said: “Throughout eons, countless divine realm lords of this caliber emerge in the boundless chaos. Not rare at all. No sign of potential to become a Cosmic God. Yet you gained their favor?”

“Oh?” Lin Qing said. “Then what level qualifies one for a Cosmic God’s favor?”

“At least withstand the thunder’s might of the Ninth Domain,” the deep voice replied.

“Thunder?”

Lin Qing raised an eyebrow.

On ordinary planets, thunder was a fearsome celestial wrath; in the Ninth Domain of the Primordial Realm, its power was unimaginably terrifying.

High-tier divine realm lords could barely survive using pillar-level cosmic treasures, but could not truly resist it. Endure too many strikes of the Ninth Domain’s thunder, and even pillar-level cosmic treasures might be damaged!

The terror of the Ninth Domain’s thunder was evident.

Only the Primordial God Ancestors could easily withstand its fury.

“Though you’re not exceptional, you’ve earned the favor of two Cosmic Gods. Perhaps you truly have a sliver of hope to become one.”

The deep voice said: “By tradition, I may grant you only a ‘Second-Class’ gift.”

“Second-Class?” Lin Qing asked thoughtfully. “What is a Second-Class gift?”

“What do you need?” the deep voice asked.

Lin Qing considered, then said: “Is there any treasure that aids combat at the peak divine realm lord level?”

“Peak divine realm lord level?” The deep voice sounded puzzled. “You already possess a pillar-level life treasure. What greater treasure could help? Moreover… no treasure can let you oppose a peak divine realm lord, unless you command a completely transcendent, perfect alien universe.”

That deep voice sounded puzzled, “You already have a pillar-level core treasure—what other treasure could possibly help you more? Besides… no treasure, no matter what, could enable you to rival the strongest Divine Kingdom Lord, unless it’s a fully transcendent and perfect alternate universe.”

“Yes,” the deep voice said. “When a small universe grows to its maximum diameter of 380 billion light-years, if guided by a Cosmic God using Chaotic Ultimate Laws, it may transform into its final form: an ‘alien universe.’”

“Yes,” the deep voice said, “once a small universe grows to its maximum diameter of thirty-eight billion light-years, if a Universe God guides its transformation with the Chaotic Ultimate Principle, the small universe can evolve into its final form—an alternate universe.”

Xingyuan. The Cosmic Tree.

And the Dream Celestial Palace mentioned by the Mind Cosmic God.

These special celestial bodies weren’t precisely the final evolution of small universes?

“An alien universe can fully detach from the main universe and drift through boundless chaos.”

The deep voice said. “It can absorb the main universe’s origin to continue growing. If it absorbs enough, it may even surpass the main universe.”

That deep voice said, “Moreover, an alternate universe can absorb the main universe’s primordial essence to continue growing; if it absorbs enough, it may even surpass the main universe.”

Lin Qing nodded silently.