96: Cangmang Realm, Three Continents and Four Seas

Late at night.

Lei Huo Mountain Market, Core Area.

This area was closer to the mountainside, where the Heaven And Earth Spiritual Essence was richer. The Cultivators living nearby were basically all at the Dao Foundation Stage; Qi Refining Cultivators couldn't even enter.

Yu Xuzi had rented a small courtyard here with a protective Restriction for a period of three months.

The courtyard was only about a dozen yards in size, with five or six rooms. There were stone tables and benches in the yard, and the concentration of spiritual essence was acceptable, but otherwise, it was unremarkable.

Inside the room at this moment, Yu Xuzi was quickly flipping through various gazetteers and records, etching the outline of this strange world into his mind bit by bit.

《Complete Map of Xuan Yin Continent

《A Brief Description of Kunwu Continent

《Those Years I Traversed a Million Li Across the Xuan Yin Continent!》

《Shocking! The Secrets of True Monarch Taihe!》

《The Ascension Legacy of Dao Lord Jintuo

“...”

These were all collected from many shops he visited today; there were serious ones and tabloid-style ones, covering a very wide range of content.

Mountains, rivers, geography, major Sects, the three continents and four oceans, specialty Resources... and so on, all had brief descriptions.

By the time dawn broke.

Yu Xuzi had finished reading through hundreds of miscellaneous records, and he had managed to figure out the general situation and background of this entire Lesser Thousand World.

It turned out this world was named: Cangmang Realm.

Its size was a full four million li across, generally divided into three major continents and four major oceans.

The three continents were:

The largest was Kunwu Continent, which was over a million li in both length and width. Located in the center of the Cangmang Realm, it was also the continent with the richest Heaven And Earth Spiritual Essence and the most prosperous and flourishing path of cultivation.

The slightly smaller Xuan Yin Continent, located in the east of the Cangmang Realm, also exceeded eight hundred thousand li in extent. This was the land beneath Yu Xuzi's feet right now.

The area of Liulan Continent was similar to that of Xuan Yin Continent, and it was located in the west of the Cangmang Realm.

As for the largest areas, the East, South, West, and North Seas, they were mainly the territory of the Yao Race, with many Demon Emperors residing within them.

The Flood Dragon Clan, in particular, was the most powerful!

On the Xuan Yin Continent beneath Yu Xuzi's feet, there were countless large and small Sects and family cultivation forces, but the most noteworthy were those with a Dharma Aspect True Lord presiding over them.

Forces such as the Fengming Sword Sect, Tianshu Sect, Taihe Sect, and Yingu Cult numbered more than ten in total, and all were hegemons of the Xuan Yin Continent.

However, the true helmsman of the Xuan Yin Continent was the renowned 【Xuan Yin Palace】!

Even in the entire Cangmang Lesser Thousand World, Xuan Yin Palace was one of the top existences that no one dared to provoke.

Not only because it currently had six Dharma Aspect True Lords presiding over it, with a Daoist Legacy spanning tens of thousands of years, dominating the entire continent.

But more so because, ten thousand years ago, Xuan Yin Palace successfully produced a Primordial Spirit Dao Lord who broke through the world barrier and ascended.

His name was:

【Xuan Yin Corpse Refining Rebirth Undying Dao Lord Jintuo】!

He was also the last person to achieve Ascension in the Cangmang Realm.

As of now, ten thousand years have passed, and no other True Monarch or Demon Emperor has successfully broken through the Realm to ascend.

As the Sect of the last Primordial Spirit Dao Lord to ascend, Xuan Yin Palace's prestige and foundation went without saying.

However, in the last few hundred years, someone had emerged to threaten their status, causing much irritation throughout Xuan Yin Palace.

“True Monarch Taihe, how interesting.”

Yu Xuzi focused his gaze on this True Monarch who shook the Cangmang Realm.

Almost the instant he gained a preliminary understanding of this person, he caught a familiar 'scent'.

Similar to the former True Man Huang Tian and Venerable Yun Miao.

It was the scent of a 'Child of Destiny'.

He trusted his intuition.

No one understood destiny better than him!

Just looking at this person's various public experiences, even Yu Xuzi couldn't help but sigh—such was destiny!

Born an orphan, he spent his childhood begging.

By chance, he received a technique from an elderly Loose Cultivator, thus stepping onto the path of the Dao, and there was no stopping him.

Qi Refining in ten years, Dao Foundation in forty years!

Before the age of one hundred, he broke through to the Profound Fetus realm, condensed a Dharma Aspect embryonic form, and became another Young Lord of the Human Race in the Cangmang Realm after tens of thousands of years.

【Taihe Treasure Light Astral Yang Young Lord】.

One must know that even Dao Lord Jintuo of Xuan Yin Palace, who successfully ascended ten thousand years ago, had not earned the title of Young Lord back when he was at the third-tier Profound Fetus realm.

And this Young Lord Taihe only stayed at the Profound Fetus Realm for a hundred and fifty years before effortlessly breaking through to the Dharma Aspect realm, earning the title of True Monarch.

After that, he founded the Taihe Sect and truly soared into the sky!

As of today, this True Monarch Taihe is only a little over a thousand years old, yet he has directly achieved the cultivation of a Late Stage Dharma Aspect Great True Monarch, becoming an existence that truly stands at the peak of this world!

He is also recognized by both the humans and the Yao Race of the Cangmang Realm as the next candidate most likely to break through to the Primordial Spirit realm and successfully ascend.

There is no one else!

And the Taihe Sect, relying solely on True Monarch Taihe himself, has gained the momentum to stand as an equal to Xuan Yin Palace.

This has become even more the case in recent years.

Even though Xuan Yin Palace has six Dharma Aspect True Lords presiding over it, including Great True Monarchs of the Late Stage, they still cannot suppress True Monarch Taihe alone!

Instead, they have been left humiliated time and time again.

“You're the one! True Monarch Taihe!”

“The Taihe Sect is in the southeast of Xuan Yin Continent, seemingly less than a hundred thousand li from here, and next year is the day the Taihe Sect opens its mountain gates. Perhaps I can...”

Yu Xuzi made up his mind.

Having been a Loose Cultivator for so long, trying to be a Sect Disciple might be quite interesting.

After all, to get closer to this True Monarch Taihe and obtain more accurate information about his life, infiltrating the Taihe Sect was naturally the best choice.

Not for Resources, not for a Cultivation Technique, and certainly not out of admiration for True Monarch Taihe.

It was simply for the sake of gathering information.

As one of the hegemons of Xuan Yin Continent, the Taihe Sect was personally founded by True Monarch Taihe. It had been established for less than a thousand years and lacked a deep foundation.

Therefore, they did not reject the joining of low-level Loose Cultivators; as long as they had no ill intentions and their talent was good enough, there was no problem.

Consequently, the news of the Taihe Sect opening its mountain gates was truly a major event in this southeastern region of Xuan Yin Continent. Yesterday, Yu Xuzi had heard many related reports in the market.

“But then again, my Spiritual Root Aptitude is too good. I must find a way to obscure it, otherwise drawing too much attention won't be a good thing.”

Morning.

The sun shone brightly, scattering patches of golden light.

The sun here was no different from the suns in many Micro Dust Worlds and Mayfly Realms.

Yu Xuzi stood in the small courtyard, comfortably stretching his body. Embracing Star and Soaring also flew out from the Yuxu Grotto-Heaven, looking around curiously.

“Let's go! Today I'll take you for a stroll through this Lesser Thousand World's cultivation market!”

“Screech— Screech—”