639: Different time and space (thanks to Xiaolu Meimei for the 10,000-coin reward)

"Your Excellency Lin Yang, according to the rules, as a trialist who achieved a top ten ranking upon first entering the Shi Yuan Land, you are qualified for further guidance."

After Azure Mountain Dao Lord had the people from Qiongyuan Palace wait outside, he closed the gate of the courtyard and began to discuss serious matters with Lin Yang.

"Further guidance?" Lin Yang's heart stirred. "Is it about the rumored secret of the Shi Yuan Land?"

"One could say that." Azure Mountain Dao Lord nodded, then continued, "However, before that, I should first tell you about the rewards you will receive this time."

Azure Mountain Dao Lord waved his hand, and a dark-colored token appeared. The character " achievement" (Gong, meaning merit) was carved onto the token.

"This is a battle merit token. You completed the challenge and achieved the first ranking in the Shi Yuan Land, so you receive a reward of 30,000 initial battle merit points."

Azure Mountain Dao Lord handed the token directly to Lin Yang, explaining at the same time:

"This battle merit token is exclusive to the Tai Shi Battlefield. battle merit can accumulate and will not be cleared, but it cannot be transferred. Once you bind with it, your information will be automatically recorded, and this token will become unique to you."

Lin Yang took the token, a little puzzled: "battle merit? Tai Shi Battlefield? What kind of place is that?"

"The Tai Shi Battlefield is an area that links to the location of Other Species. There, a continuous stream of different Other Species and Special Foreign Race not from our High-Level Spacetime or its subordinate spacetimes appear. Killing Other Species and Special Foreign Race earns battle merit."

Azure Mountain Dao Lord explained again:

"You will know the specific situation later. For now, I will take you to visit the Tai Shi Battlefield."

As he spoke, Azure Mountain Dao Lord waved his finger, and a force enveloped Lin Yang. The two disappeared directly from their original spot.

At the same time, Wan Fei and the others also arrived outside the door.

Seeing the people from Qiongyuan Palace waiting outside the door, Wan Fei was a little surprised.

"Why aren't you going inside?" Wan Fei asked Su Canghai.

"The Guiding Envoy is inside and asked us to wait," Su Canghai said softly.

Wan Fei immediately said no more and waited silently.

"Your Excellency Lin Yang is highly valued; even people from Lanlou Country have come across domains for him."

Azure Mountain Dao Lord glanced outside and joked.

Lin Yang gave a wry smile.

The next moment, the scene changed.

The two appeared in a place where yellow sand filled the sky.

The yellow sand stretched endlessly, with howling winds, creating a sense of desolation.

"This is the Tai Shi Battlefield."

Azure Mountain Dao Lord spoke, leading Lin Yang to move steadily in one direction.

Before long, one after another, Other Species appeared in Lin Yang's line of sight.

These Other Species sat on the yellow sand, their bodies radiating a murderous aura.

These Other Species looked somewhat different from those in the Shi Yuan Land.

"These are Rock Giant Other Species; they are stronger than the Demon Thunder Other Species."

Azure Mountain Dao Lord spoke, explaining to Lin Yang, and at the same time, continued to lead Lin Yang closer.

Lin Yang was secretly startled: "Guiding Envoy, if we get any closer, we'll be discovered."

Azure Mountain smiled: "They won't discover us."

"Won't discover us?" Lin Yang was a little puzzled.

Azure Mountain Dao Lord had already reached the front of the Rock Giant Other Species team.

It was indeed as he had said.

Even standing directly in front of this team of Other Species, they seemed not to see them, still resting in place.

"What a powerful method." Lin Yang immediately understood.

This was because Azure Mountain Dao Lord's strength was too great; he had used his power to hide them.

And this hidden power was so strong that even standing right in front of them, these Other Species could not detect them.

"Now, at such close range, to be able to make even the extremely perceptive Other Species unable to detect them, this Guiding Envoy's cultivation must at least be in the Dao Tribulation Realm, right?" Lin Yang secretly guessed.

Azure Mountain Dao Lord did not stop and continued walking.

Along the way, whenever they encountered different Other Species, Azure Mountain Dao Lord would give Lin Yang a brief introduction.

Finally, after walking for nearly half a day, Lin Yang saw some cultivators.

This was a small team of a dozen or so people, and the aura of some of them suggested they were in the Dao Illusion Realm.

They also did not discover Azure Mountain Dao Lord and Lin Yang, resting behind a small hill.

Strangely, the first moment he saw these dozen or so people, a peculiar feeling arose in Lin Yang.

It was as if they were not from a High-Level Spacetime.

This was a feeling difficult to describe.

There was no communication, and the other party did not show any signs of their identity.

Yet, there was this strange feeling.

These dozen or so people were not from any of the Three Great Domains!

Suddenly, Azure Mountain Dao Lord paused and asked Lin Yang, "Do you have any unusual feelings?"

Lin Yang also paused his steps and immediately replied, "Guiding Envoy, I feel as if they are not from the Three Great Domains? I wonder if this counts as an unusual feeling?"

Azure Mountain Dao Lord smiled slightly: "That's exactly the feeling."

"They're really not from the Three Great Domains?" Lin Yang was startled.

Azure Mountain Dao Lord, however, said no more and showed no intention of explaining, continuing to bypass these dozen or so people and walk in another direction.

Lin Yang had no choice but to follow.

Soon, in another direction, Lin Yang saw some more cultivators. This team had more people, over twenty.

A strange feeling once again arose in Lin Yang's heart; these twenty-plus people also seemed not to be from the Three Great Domains.

Moreover, they and the team of a dozen people from before also seemed not to be from the same place.

This feeling became even stranger.

Not only could he sense that the other party was not from the Three Great Domains, but he could even sense that this team and the previous team were not from the same place.

This feeling was so bizarre that Lin Yang was completely unable to describe it.

Azure Mountain Dao Lord also asked again, "What about the unusual feeling this time?"

Lin Yang also truthfully answered his feelings.

Azure Mountain Dao Lord maintained his smile and nodded slightly, but just like before, he still said nothing more and once again led Lin Yang forward.

Before long, another team of twenty or thirty people appeared before them.

Lin Yang once again had a strange feeling, as if this team of twenty or thirty people and the previous two teams also seemed to come from completely different places.

This time, Azure Mountain Dao Lord did not ask anything further, and his speed suddenly increased significantly.

Lin Yang had no choice but to suppress the doubts in his heart and follow closely.

After speeding up, Lin Yang saw at least dozens of teams along the way that gave him unusual feelings.

Each of these teams seemed to come from a different place.

Finally, Azure Mountain Dao Lord slowed down again and stopped in front of an eight-person team.

At this, Lin Yang's eyes widened slightly.

The feeling this eight-person team gave him was different from the dozens of teams he had seen before.

These were cultivators from the Three Great Domains!

Azure Mountain Dao Lord stopped there and did not move further. These eight people also did not detect anything unusual. After a brief rest, they cautiously moved in one direction, and their figures were quickly swallowed by the boundless yellow sand.

It was not until the eight people were completely out of normal sight that Azure Mountain Dao Lord spoke:

"Your Excellency Lin Yang, having traveled this far and seen different cultivators and Other Species, do you have many questions?"

Lin Yang nodded: "Yes."

He expressed all his special feelings.

Azure Mountain Dao Lord smiled and nodded: "All your feelings are correct. The dozens of cultivator teams we encountered just now are all from different High-Level Spacetimes!"

"Indeed!" Lin Yang was surprised but quickly accepted this astonishing news.

Along the way, he had already had a vague suspicion.

High-Level Spacetimes are not unique!

Just as the Endless Spacetime is not unique, there are also multiple High-Level Spacetimes.

But at the same time, a greater doubt surfaced in his mind.

The system had said that High-Level Spacetime was already the ultimate spacetime region, the endpoint above all Endless Spacetimes.

But now High-Level Spacetime was not unique after all.

This was very peculiar.

Was the system's information incorrect?

Or was there another reason?

He looked at Azure Mountain Dao Lord, hoping for an explanation.

Azure Mountain Dao Lord turned to look at the other end of the sky filled with yellow sand and began to walk again, slowly saying:

"High-Level Spacetime is indeed the endpoint of spacetime regions, but it is not the only existence."

"You are from the Universe Zone, so you should understand it well."

"Just like the many universes in the Universe Zone, there are also many High-Level Spacetimes coexisting."

"However, while it is simple to travel between different universes, it is difficult to easily travel between different High-Level Spacetimes; they can only be linked through specific regions."

"For example, this Tai Shi Battlefield is one of the linking regions."

"Similarly, there are also many Other Species and Special Foreign Race. They come from some special places and are antagonistic existences to us cultivators."

"There is no possibility of peaceful coexistence between us and the Other Species and Special Foreign Race; there is only a struggle to the death."

As Azure Mountain Dao Lord spoke, a team appeared before Lin Yang's eyes.

This team, unlike the Other Species and cultivators, gave Lin Yang a completely different feeling.

They looked almost identical to humans, with similar appearances, and even possessed high intelligence!

"These are the Special Foreign Race."

Azure Mountain Dao Lord said:

"Unlike the different races born within the Universe Zone, they are Foreign Race from special places, hence they are called Special Foreign Race to distinguish them."

"The non-human alien races in the Universe Zone and Endless Spacetime, although they have internal conflicts with us humans, are still somewhat different from these Special Foreign Race."

"Alien races born in High-Level Spacetime and any spacetime under its jurisdiction, as well as within the Universe Zone, will not be accepted by these Special Foreign Race."

"Therefore, at the top-tier level, our human and alien powerhouses still unite, collectively referred to as the cultivator forces."

"And the Special Foreign Race and Other Species are also two distinct major forces; they are also antagonistic to each other."

"Because advanced Other Species also possess extraordinary intelligence."

"Besides these, there are also some special existences."

"But so far, our biggest enemies are the Special Foreign Race and the Other Species, these two major special forces."

Azure Mountain Dao Lord turned to look at Lin Yang: "Do you understand what I'm saying?"

Lin Yang nodded as if enlightened: "Guiding Envoy, you mean that besides High-Level Spacetime, there are also some special places that have given birth to these two types of existences, Other Species and those Special Foreign Race, and they are not born in any spacetime or Universe Zone, so they are naturally in conflict with our cultivator side?"

Azure Mountain Dao Lord smiled and nodded: "Good comprehension, that's one way to understand it."

"How many High-Level Spacetimes are there then?" Lin Yang was somewhat curious about this question.

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