499: Chaos Empire

The Chaos Continent is incredibly vast; just the Yan Yang Empire alone encompasses fifteen royal cities.

Each royal city's domain spans over 200,000 li.

Therefore, the territory of a single Yan Yang Empire is terrifyingly huge.

It has hundreds of billions of people.

And there are ten such empires, with territories that seem endless; a large portion of the people never leave their empire in their entire lives.

Then, these ten empires form a circle, surrounding and guarding the Chaotic Empire.

The Chaotic Empire is the center of the Chaos Continent.

Guo Feng and his crew were currently flying towards the Chaotic Empire.

"Li Chengyou, do you know what lies beyond the Chaos Continent?" Guo Feng asked Li Chengyou as they flew.

Li Chengyou quickly replied, "Wind Emperor, I once went to the very edge of the Chaos Continent. It was an ocean spanning over ten thousand li, and above that ocean, a thunder domain was already present, preventing people from easily reaching the ocean's end."

He paused, then continued, "When I achieved success in my cultivation, I also ventured into it, overcoming countless hardships to reach the end of the ocean, only to discover that beyond the ocean currents lay an even more terrifying Nine Heavens Thundercloud Layer. Even if I reached the Immortal Rank, I still couldn't survive in it."

"So, the Chaos Continent is a square continent enveloped by the Nine Heavens Thundercloud Layer?"

Guo Feng now had a general understanding of the Chaos Continent.

A super continent with a round sky and square earth.

Approximately 500,000 li in circumference.

Nearly 400 billion square kilometers, while the Earth's total area is just over 500 million.

This Chaos Continent is equivalent to 800 times the surface area of Earth.

There are also sun, Moon, and stars in the sky.

But the surroundings are different from Earth; Earth is surrounded by an atmosphere, while the Chaos Continent is surrounded by the Nine Heavens Thundercloud Layer.

"Yes."

Li Chengyou nodded, "I feel that the Chaos Continent is a giant prison. I've heard that on some star continents, cultivators, after reaching a certain level, can leave their world to traverse the universe and explore the cosmos."

"But..."

He said, raising his head helplessly to look at the endless sky, "We here cannot leave at all; we can only go to the Chaotic Immortal Realm."

"What is the Chaotic Immortal Realm like?" Guo Feng asked again.

Li Chengyou shook his head, "I haven't been there, I only know that it's filled with immortal qi, has infinite resources, and a Sky Monitoring Instrument. However, Wind Emperor, you also know the purpose of a Sky Monitoring Instrument; can a place with a Sky Monitoring Instrument be a good place?"

"You see things very clearly."

Guo Feng felt the deep-seated unwillingness in Li Chengyou's heart, and also sensed the kind of shackles the Chaos Continent imposed on the hundreds of billions of people here.

Compared to Earth.

Although Earth's civilization is still somewhat inferior to the Chaos Continent, it offers freedom of movement.

Even ordinary people, through technology, can break through the atmosphere and explore beyond Earth.

Perhaps most people may never go beyond Earth, but every Earthling has hope and expectation in their heart.

The Chaos Continent, however, gives people a sense of despair.

"This is a helpless situation."

Li Chengyou sighed, then looked at Guo Feng, "Wind Emperor, what are your plans for this trip to the Chaotic Empire?"

"Two plans."

Guo Feng smiled, "First, to experience the Chaotic Empire and, by the way, understand how the passage between the Chaotic Immortal Realm and the Chaotic Empire works."

He paused, "Second, I heard that the Chaotic Empire's resources far exceed those of the outside world, so I want to collect some spirit veins."

He had already thought about collecting spirit veins after the system upgrade.

And since the Chaotic Empire has richer resources, it's natural to go there to collect some.

After all, increasing asset amplification requires a large number of spirit veins.

"Spirit veins?!"

Li Chengyou was startled; the first goal was within his expectation, but the other goal was a bit surprising.

Collecting spirit veins is not an easy task.

Moreover, once collected, carrying spirit veins away is also a troublesome matter, requiring a very large space.

The collection process itself is not easy either.

"Do you have any suggestions regarding spirit veins?" Guo Feng asked with a smile.

"On the outskirts of the Chaotic Empire, there's a Spiritual Vein Mining Area with over a dozen supreme-grade spirit veins, dozens of high-grade spirit veins, hundreds of mid-grade spirit veins, and hundreds of sub-grade spirit veins."

Li Chengyou thought for a moment, then told Guo Feng.

Guo Feng looked Li Chengyou up and down, a little surprised, "You're telling me all this?"

Li Chengyou smiled, "A wise man submits to circumstances."

"Alright, first take me to the Spiritual Vein Mining Area. I'll collect the spirit veins first."

Guo Feng immediately made his decision.

"Yes!"

Li Chengyou quickly nodded, then sped up, heading towards the Chaotic Empire.

He had cultivated to True Immortal First Grade, and he also possessed teleportation spells.

It was equivalent to a high-level version of Shrinking the Ground into an Inch.

And Guo Feng's instant teleportation was even more outrageous; since the upgrade, a single instant covered ten thousand li.

This was no longer instant teleportation; it was displacement.

And this distance would continue to increase later.

This was the advantage of the system!

Any divine ability required a lot of time and many rare heavenly treasures to cultivate.

For example, the Gold Emperor White Emperor Slash required absorbing many heavenly treasures containing the essence of gold.

Even absorbing as much as a mountain was needed to cultivate this divine ability to mastery, transforming it into a formation symbol and entering a divine ability talisman.

Another example, instant teleportation, involved space, so one needed to find spatial rifts and absorb spatial power to cultivate.

Many divine abilities took at least ten years to cultivate.

Therefore, all cultivators in the world would desire his method of direct system upgrades, which only required spending money.

Not long after, Guo Feng saw a huge sky curtain descending from the Nine Heavens Thundercloud Layer.

It separated two spaces.

Then, towering into the clouds, a thousand meters high, made of unknown metal, city walls stretched endlessly out of sight.

The barrier and the city walls separated the Chaotic Empire from the Chaos Continent.

They also isolated the flow of Immortal Rank Law.

"Ordinary people, to enter the Chaotic Empire, must go through the main gate, undergo identity verification, and pay a considerable amount of spirit stones. Those invited must be recorded and registered; in short, the procedures are numerous."

Li Chengyou pointed to a very grand gate below, with a sparse flow of people entering and exiting.

Clearly, the Chaotic Empire was different from other empires.

The Chaotic Empire had strict entry and exit restrictions, unlike some royal cities where people entering and exiting were like a continuous stream of traffic.

And Li Chengyou added, "Of course, my status naturally doesn't require it; if I bring a crew in, no one would dare to say anything."

As he spoke, he and Guo Feng flew above the city wall.

He tore at the barrier above the city wall with both hands.

The barrier shimmered with light and immediately had an opening torn into it.

The two of them flew directly inside.

The city guards below, upon seeing them, had to kneel on the ground and greet them respectfully.

After entering the Chaotic Empire, Guo Feng saw a vast expanse of primordial landscape stretching for ten thousand li.

The spiritual energy was abundant!

It was a cultivation holy land!

And between heaven and earth, there was a small black dot floating in the air.

It seemed that was the imperial capital of the Chaotic Empire!

And also the only capital city of the Chaotic Empire.

"The Spiritual Vein Mining Area is this way."

And with a wave of his hand, Li Chengyou led Guo Feng and flew in another direction...