53: Chapter 52 Seven Realms

"Tell me about it."

"When you reach the flawless Great Perfection of the [Mingdao Realm] and attain the [Shengui Realm], come with me to a place to slay a remnant spirit."

"A remnant spirit?"

"Yes, a remnant spirit from the ancient times. It should not be dead yet; it is in slumber."

"Should we wait until my Realm is higher before going?"

Ye Xiu frowned slightly. A remnant spirit from the ancient times sounded formidable. If it were easy to kill, Xing Mu would not have asked for his help.

"That place rejects rules. The rules of the [Void Imperial Realm] have already completely fused with one's body, so one cannot enter. Only before the [Void Imperial Realm] can one maximize their combat power."

Xing Mu explained.

Ye Xiu fell silent.

The danger level of this matter was definitely extremely high.

No matter how weak an ancient remnant spirit was, it was an existence left over from ancient times. Such a thing would definitely not have been weak in the ancient era.

Its Peak strength.

It likely reached a height that many Cultivators could never reach in their entire lives.

Looking at Xing Mu, who was waiting for his reply.

He pondered for a long time.

Then he asked: "If I slay the ancient remnant spirit, what can I gain from it?"

He would not work for free.

Xing Mu was stunned.

She clearly had not expected Ye Xiu to answer like this.

She curled her lips: "There are many treasures in that place, and even the Blade Master left things behind there. It depends on your Luck. If you can get one, you will strike it rich."

Things left behind by the Blade Master?

Upon hearing this, Ye Xiu's attitude immediately improved significantly.

With the nation in crisis, his combat power was extremely important to the Great Xia. If he were to easily involve himself in dangerous areas without corresponding benefits...

Such a person, apart from being irresponsible to himself...

...would also have something wrong with his brain.

Although Xing Mu had previously promised verbally to resolve his doubts regarding Cultivation, this reason was not enough to drive him to slay an ancient remnant spirit.

If there were items left behind by the Blade Master there...

...that would be different.

Since ancient times, wealth has been sought in danger.

Looking at Xing Mu's disdainful gaze, Ye Xiu did not care in the slightest: "If there really are items left behind by the Blade Master there, then no problem. After my Cultivation reaches the [Shengui Realm], I will naturally come to find you."

"Tch..."

Xing Mu gave a disdainful snort, clearly somewhat ashamed of Ye Xiu's petty mindset.

She organized the memories in her mind.

Then she began to explain the issues regarding the Realms.

"In ancient times, Cultivation was divided into seven great Realms."

"Transcendence, Lingkong, Mingdao, Yuxu, Tongtian, Rusheng, and Supreme."

"In these seven Realms, if one possesses a special Bloodline or peerless talent, one can Cultivate to the flawless Great Perfection."

"And this flawless Great Perfection is the power of the Extreme Realm."

"It also corresponds to seven Ranks."

"Extreme Realm Transcendence is Shenxu."

"Extreme Realm Lingkong is Shenyi."

"Extreme Realm Mingdao is Shengui."

"Extreme Realm Yuxu is Shencang."

"Extreme Realm Tongtian is Shenming."

"Extreme Realm Rusheng is Dasheng."

"Extreme Realm Supreme is Tianzun."

"These seven Realms are almost the end of the life of all Cultivators."

Ye Xiu listened to Xing Mu's explanation.

There was a trace of doubt in his eyes. Could a Supreme cross the River of Time?

He thought for a moment before asking: "Are the Blade Master and the Human Emperor of the Supreme Realm?"

Xing Mu rolled her eyes.

"Can you not understand the word 'almost'? If an existence of the Human Emperor's Rank also belonged to the Supreme Realm, would I have used the word 'all'?"

"..."

"I do not know about the Realms above the Supreme Realm, but if one wants to open the River of Time, one must transcend the Dao to have any possibility of achieving it."

"Transcending the Dao..."

Ye Xiu was stunned.

This information was too high-level; it was completely impossible to understand.

"Alright, back to the topic. The reason you cannot control a second rule is because of the Cultivation system; a Martial Practitioner can only Cultivate one Dao."

"That is to say, apart from my own Bloodline rules, I cannot control other rules?"

"Correct and incorrect."

"What do you mean?"

"The path of the Martial Practitioner is extremely difficult, but if one reaches the Extreme Realm, it is also powerful beyond imagination. The power of heaven and earth that the contemporary Human Race Cultivates already existed in the ancient times."

"Are you talking about the Daoist school?"

"Yes, Cultivating the power of heaven and earth is the system of the Immortal Race. Later, the Blade Master slaughtered the Immortal Race and brought back this method of Cultivation."

"...So that is how the Immortal Cultivation Technique was passed down to the Human Race..."

Ye Xiu was speechless.

"Actually, that is not entirely true. The Cultivation Technique of heaven and earth power practiced by the Human Race was passed down after the three Supreme existences—the Human Emperor, the Blade Master, and the Great Heavenly Venerable—improved the Immortal Race's Cultivation Technique."

"This..."

"This improved Cultivation Technique is very suitable for the Human Race, allowing the Human Race to no longer have only a single Dao power. Some special Bloodlines can even rely on this Cultivation Technique to break through the Extreme Realm Supreme and thus attain immortality."

"That is to say, the Daoist school can control multiple rule methods?"

"Yes."

Ye Xiu sighed inwardly.

The origin of the Daoist Cultivation Technique was actually like this.

No wonder the Daoist school had more rule methods than Martial Practitioners; it turned out that the three Dominators of the Imperial Court had specially improved the Cultivation system.

Fortunately, to practice the Daoist Cultivation Technique, one must possess a Spiritual Root; otherwise, Martial Practitioners would truly have no way out.

"Hey, what is that expression? The path of the Martial Practitioner is the orthodox Cultivation path of our Human Race. The reason for improving the Immortal Race's Cultivation Technique was merely to expand the base number of Daos controlled by our Human Race."

"What do you mean?"

"In the myriad worlds of the heavens, all races capable of Cultivation are doing so to seize the Daos of heaven and earth. Since the Dao is limited, if the Imperial Court wants to control the heavens forever, it must control the majority of the Daos of heaven and earth."

"Ruling the heavens from the root..."

Listening to Xing Mu's explanation, Ye Xiu's face was filled with shock.

The Ancient Imperial Court truly had a grand strategy.

The Daos of heaven and earth were limited. If the Imperial Court's share of the Dao reached more than half, even without the suppression of the Human Emperor and the others...

...these myriad worlds of the heavens would not be able to stir up any trouble.

After all, more than half of the high-end combat power in the Cultivation world was in the Human Imperial Court. How could other races fight back?

Looking at Xing Mu, who was still fiddling with her fishing rod.

A feeling of powerlessness suddenly rose in Ye Xiu's heart.

Such a powerful Imperial Court was destroyed in the ancient era. What kind of terrifying disaster would the Great Xia have to face in the future?

The True Immortal in the Blade Master's memories.

Did it have any connection to the Immortal Race?

Some secrets, the more one learned about them, the more chilling they became.

"Hey, do you have any other matters? If not, hurry up and improve your Cultivation. The second great change of heaven and earth is likely to arrive early."

The second great change of heaven and earth!

Ye Xiu's pupils shrank suddenly.

He looked at Xing Mu, his speaking speed accelerating significantly: "Is the second great change of heaven and earth about to begin?"