95: Shen Nian's initial encounter with the Five Realms filled him with doubt.

"Above?" Xiao Qinger looked up at the sky following Shen Nian's gaze, her face full of surprise.

The people nearby also showed expressions of astonishment, looking up at the sky one after another, their faces filled with disbelief.

"Yes." Shen Nian nodded, withdrew his gaze, and continued, the sound of his Old Ancestor's voice from his childhood echoing in his mind.

"The land beneath our feet, which once supported over one hundred and seventy dynasties of the Human Race, is called the Eastern Profound Ancient Star. Since ancient times, the Eastern Profound Ancient Star has been divided into two realms, the Upper and the Lower, separated by the Heavenly Dao. The upper is for immortals, the lower for Mortals."

"The Lower Realm is also called the Mortal Realm, inhabited mostly by Mortals, with thin Spiritual Qi."

"The Upper Realm is different. It is rich in Spiritual Qi, full of Cultivators, and its area is immeasurable. Apart from some unmanned restricted areas, the central region is divided into five major domains: Eastern Profound, Northern Territory, Southern Desert, Western Heaven, and Central Divine Continent. Any single domain is comparable to the sum of the entire Lower Realm. These Five Domains gather the strongest cultivation forces of the entire Eastern Profound Ancient Star. Holy Lands and transcendent great sects are everywhere. The Three Sects of the Great Xia cannot even be considered third-rate forces in any of these domains..."

As he spoke, Shen Nian looked at Xiao Qinger and added: "The Southern Desert you mentioned is one of the Five Domains of the Upper Realm. Those three Nascent Soul Cultivators just now were from the overlord of that domain... the Witch Race."

"As for why the Great Xia refers to the Upper Realm as Eastern Profound, it is because the location of Eastern Profound happens to connect to the only ancient cross-realm teleportation Formation of the Lower Realm. In the past, when this Formation was still functional, there was traffic between the Lower Realm and the Upper Realm. There was no lack of talented individuals from the Lower Realm going to the Upper Realm to Cultivate, and there was no lack of great Cultivators from the Upper Realm going to the Lower Realm to search for ancient Cultivator ruins. After dealing with Eastern Profound Cultivators for a long time, people in the Lower Realm gradually collectively referred to the Upper Realm as Eastern Profound..."

"In recent years, due to some special reasons, the great experts of the Upper Realm cannot come to the Lower Realm, and coupled with some problems with that ancient cross-realm teleportation Formation, one rarely sees Upper Realm Cultivators anymore..." Shen Nian thought for a moment and added, though there was one thing he finished saying, because even his Old Ancestor only knew a little about it.

That was why there were so many ancient Cultivator ruins in the Lower Realm, but very few in the Upper Realm; it didn't seem logical.

There was also a most critical point. According to the Old Ancestor, fifty thousand years ago, after the Heavenly Demon Realm found a spatial loophole and breached the Mortal Realm, their main force was concentrated in the Lower Realm, slaughtering the dynasties of the Mortal Realm on a large scale.

"Why did they do that?"

"Why not attack the Upper Realm where the Human Race's Cultivators were concentrated, but instead slaughter Mortals?"

"What was the point of this?"

Shen Nian pondered, beginning to recall the Old Ancestor's words.

When the Heavenly Demon Realm was slaughtering the Lower Realm, the strongest of the Upper Realm all descended to resist with all their might. However, the overall strength of the Human Race was already significantly inferior to the Yao Race, especially the irreparable gap in the number of Dao Integration experts in the first tier. Furthermore, there was great controversy within the Human Race. Some believed it was unnecessary to fight the Monster Realm hard for the sake of some Mortal ants and found various excuses to shirk the battle. Among them was the reclusive Witch Race.

But the vast majority of the Human Race's strongest still came, believing that the Upper and Lower Realms were one entity, and that the Yao Race must have a motive for such a massive invasion of the Lower Realm. It was no different from the lips being gone and the teeth being cold!

In that battle.

A scholar played chess against a Yao Race Demon Ancestor across the river of time, using stars as chess pieces. A wandering monk with a withered face but kind eyebrows stood barefoot under the galaxy, erecting a barrier of compassion for the Lower Realm. There was also a sword immortal in green robes riding a green ox backward, slashing out twelve galaxies...

In the end, they almost killed until their eyes turned red; the star chessboard shattered, the compassion collapsed, the green robes were stained with blood...

In that battle, the Human Race lost twelve Dao Integration experts, and the Yao Race lost nine Demon Emperors. They fought until the sky collapsed and stars fell, blood flowing like rivers...

In such a great war, how could one protect the Mortals who were like ants, especially under the desperate attacks of the Heavenly Demon Realm...

In just three short years.

One hundred and seventy-one of the one hundred and seventy-two dynasties were destroyed, with only the Great Xia remaining at the end.

It was at the final critical moment that the previous generation's Old Human Emperor paid with his life, his flesh and blood turning into mountains and seas, his Divine Soul casting the firmament, forming an extremely powerful Formation that enveloped the entire Great Xia, creating a Sumeru boundary. Then, with all the forces of the Human Race working together to consolidate the Formation, those above the Void Return Fifth Layer could not enter. Additionally, the one known as the most talented in the Shen Family's fifty thousand years, the one hailed as the most prodigious under the Progenitor, the Second Ancestor of the Shen Family, Shen Xuanye, proved his Dao and opened an Immortal Meridian in an impossible situation, then slew two Demon Ancestors, forcing the Heavenly Demon Realm to retreat!

Only then did this battle stop...

From then on, the Great Xia realm was called the Great Xia boundary...

But the Heavenly Demon Realm still did not give up, opening a space called the Heavenly Demon Cave, letting small demons continuously erode the Great Xia...

After the strongest of the Human Race returned, civil strife broke out. They directly fought with those Cultivators who had found various excuses to evade. In the end, Shen Nian did not know why it stopped.

As his childhood memories became clearer, Shen Nian thought of these past events and revealed a cold look.

"To be the Human Emperor like this, unable to command the entire Human Race, is rather stifling..."

"If it were me, I would destroy those who retreated without fighting first!"

"In the end, they even let them go..."

"Leaving them to sit on the sidelines and watch the show in the future?"

The next second, Shen Nian showed a trance-like expression, suddenly thinking of a point.

"Something is wrong. Theoretically, the Yao Race is naturally endowed with powerful Physical Bodies and has inherited Bloodline Divine Abilities, so their cultivation speed should be much slower compared to the Human Race. Heaven is always fair; if it takes something away, it gives something back. But why is the number of Demon Emperors in the Heavenly Demon Realm several times that of the Human Race?"

"Is it that easy for the Yao Race to reach Dao Integration?"

Shen Nian couldn't help but ponder.

At the same time, the System's voice rang in Shen Nian's mind.

【Ding, Daughter of Destiny Xiao Qinger and Xia Youyue have learned about the Five Domains of the Upper Realm for the first time. The Host has unlocked a new map for them. Reward: 10 points of preaching value】

"..." Shen Nian's expression went cold.

"Do you dare to be any stingier?"

At this moment.

As Shen Nian's voice fell, Xiao Qinger showed an expression of astonishment.

"Upper Realm... Five Domains..."

"So the world is actually this big. No wonder the Empress always says that people within the Great Xia do not know that there is a world beyond the sky..."

Beside her, Xia Youyue also had a slight change in expression, her beautiful eyes shocked, and the next second, it immediately turned into a cold look.

With so many strongest forces in the Five Domains of the Upper Realm, was there not one willing to take action back then...

Thinking of this, Xia Youyue couldn't help but look at Shen Nian's back again, biting her red lips and thinking to herself.

"Senior Brother..."

"He must be from the Upper Realm; otherwise, he wouldn't know so much. I hope the force behind Senior Brother didn't know about my father's request for help back then..."

Otherwise, Xia Youyue would never be able to get over that hurdle in her heart...

On a thick tree branch not far away, Lin Qingyue looked at the sky with some yearning, touched the wooden sword at his waist, and a smile couldn't help but rise on the corner of his mouth.

"Damn it..."

"Do you think there will be a day when we can also become famous in the Upper Realm?"

Beside him, Murong Chen had a thoughtful expression.

"How does Brother Shen know so much, even knowing the reason why there are fewer and fewer great experts from the Upper Realm coming to the Lower Realm these years..."

"Could it be that Brother Shen, like my mother, comes from the Upper Realm?"

Having the same thought was Liu Huihui.

She revealed a shocked expression, watching Shen Nian's expression change into deep wariness and awe.

"He comes from Eastern Profound in the Upper Realm..."

"That makes sense. Only the Upper Realm could produce such a terrifying Prodigy!"

"It's just, why doesn't he Cultivate in the Upper Realm where the Spiritual Qi is dense and there are more resources, but instead ran to the Lower Realm to join the Heavenly Sword Sect to Cultivate..."

Beside her, the Purple-Robed Man showed a bitter smile and looked at the sky.

"Upper Realm..."

"Sigh~"

"For a Cultivator like me whose cultivation stops at the Nascent Soul stage in this life, it is too far away. Perhaps I won't have any intersection with the Upper Realm in this lifetime..."

Time passed gradually, and everyone started picking fruits one after another, but the shock on their faces had not disappeared, and Shen Nian's words still echoed in everyone's minds.

Just at this moment.

Shen Nian turned back to look at everyone and said: "I'll walk around, you all do as you please."

"Destined Villain, here I come."

After Shen Nian disappeared.

"I'll also walk around. If I don't return in a short time, please trouble Senior Sister to tell Senior Brother..." Xia Youyue suddenly looked at the depths of the ancient forest, and the little green bottle in her body emitted light, constantly drawing her in.

It seemed to be saying, hurry up!

If you're late, you won't even get to drink the soup!

"Okay!" Xiao Qinger nodded.

Immediately after, she saw that the direction Xia Youyue went was the same as Senior Brother's, and she suddenly showed a confused expression. The next second, she heard the voice of the Female Yan Emperor coming from her body.

"Go!"

"In the northeast direction, there is the aura of strange fire!!"

As soon as these words came out, Xiao Qinger immediately showed an extremely excited expression, turned to look at Lin Qingyue and said: "Senior Brother Lin, I will also walk around. If Senior Brother returns, please trouble you to pass on..."

After speaking, she picked the last bodhi fruit and headed straight to the northeast.

At this time.

On the ancient tree branch, Lin Qingyue looked at the backs of the people leaving with a somewhat strange expression.

"Brother Lin?" Murong Chen suddenly leaned into his ear and asked softly.

"Are you sick? Don't get so close, okay!" Lin Qingyue immediately pushed Murong Chen away and said: "What's wrong, you want to walk around too?"

"No, I just feel that Brother Shen and his two Junior Sisters have problems!"