139: Alliance of All Races, Six Eras

[After exiting seclusion, you immediately paid attention to the subsequent reaction of the Evil Spirit Clan.]

[You soon learned what happened during your seclusion; as expected, the Evil Spirit Clan's reaction to your actions was exceptionally intense.]

[After all, one percent of the racial Luck accumulated over billions of years was directly snatched by you, and their mid-to-high-level power suffered heavy losses.]

[Unable to find the person behind the scenes, the three Dao Integration Dao Venerables of the Evil Spirit Clan knew that the perpetrator was either stronger than them or had a massive background.]

[When they used secret techniques to trace back, they only saw a chaotic heavenly secret, which further confirmed their suspicion; plus, with the racial Luck stolen, the identity of the culprit was practically obvious.]

[The high-level members of the Evil Spirit Clan unanimously believed there was a ninety percent chance it was done by a Human Race Cultivator with a prior record.]

[Although the Human Race was powerful, their Evil Spirit Clan also had a backer and certainly couldn't do nothing; thus, the Evil Spirit Clan went straight to their backer, the Heaven Devouring Clan, and with the Heaven Devouring Clan's support, they filed a complaint with the Myriad Races Alliance.]

[The Myriad Races Alliance is a massive Alliance composed of all races among the myriad races that possess a Tribulation Transcendence Celestial Venerable, with its headquarters located deep in the void of the Central Heaven World.]

[The Myriad Races Alliance has the responsibility of maintaining the stability of the myriad races; of course, its primary purpose is to promote the development of the Profound Heaven Realm.]

[According to the regulations of the Myriad Races Alliance, Cultivators at the Dao Integration Realm and above are prohibited from acting recklessly, because high-Realm Cultivators would cause great damage to the Profound Heaven Realm if they fought, affecting its growth and, in turn, the exploration of higher Realms.]

[That's right, the Profound Heaven Realm can grow; its territory is not eternally unchanging. In the distant ancient times, the scale of this world was far less vast than it is today.]

[From ancient times to the present, the Profound Heaven Realm has always been in a state of continuous expansion, like a constantly growing behemoth.]

[According to the latest measurement data from the Human Race, the current diameter of the Profound Heaven Realm has reached a staggering four trillion light-years, and even more shockingly, it continues to expand at a speed ten times the speed of light compared to the Universe of your previous life.]

[Most importantly, this expansion is not at a constant speed but is accelerating over time.]

[If the Universe where Earth was located in your previous life is used as a reference, if it were truly as large as humans measured and expanded at the speed of light, then that Universe would be insignificant before the Profound Heaven Realm.]

“The Profound Heaven Realm is so large and yet it's only a Great World; could the Minor Thousand Worlds mentioned by the Simulator be a truly infinite Universe?”

Lin Yu felt that his guess was probably not far off.

[Almost everyone above the Soul Transformation Realm in the Profound Heaven Realm knows that the Realm is slowly growing, and as it grows, the upper limit for practitioners will become higher and higher.]

[Conversely, the continuous improvement of the cultivation system can also promote the growth of the Profound Heaven Realm.]

[Records in the development history of the Profound Heaven Realm show that in ancient times, the Golden Core Realm was the Peak that Cultivators could reach, but now, this once supreme Realm is merely a starting point on the path of Cultivation.]

[Besides this, there was another point in the history you learned that surprised you greatly: although the Profound Heaven Realm is a cultivation world following a cultivation system with the goal of Immortal Ascension...]

[...the “Immortal” in the Profound Heaven Realm does not specifically refer to a fixed Realm; it is more like an eternal goal that is constantly redefined as the cultivation system improves.]

[This is because, in the eyes of the sentient beings in the Profound Heaven Realm, “An Immortal is the ultimate of the Dao, but since the Dao is endless, Immortals are also infinite.”]

[It is precisely this unique cognitive system that allows the cultivation civilization of the Profound Heaven Realm to maintain perpetual vitality and vigor.]

[Just as Golden Core Cultivators were the Peak in ancient times, the sentient beings then collectively referred to Realms above the Golden Core as “Immortal.”]

[As the Profound Heaven Realm continues to expand and the path of Cultivation extends, Tribulation Transcendence Celestial Venerables now emerge in succession, yet the title “Immortal” is still used to refer to that as-yet-unreached supreme Realm.]

[Returning to the Myriad Races Alliance, this massive organization jointly established by the various races of the Profound Heaven Realm has a history that is not actually that long in the context of history, not exceeding ten billion years.]

[This time span might be unimaginable for a Mortal, but compared to the long span of the Profound Heaven Realm from ancient times to now, it is indeed a relatively short time.]

[The Profound Heaven Realm uses an era-based chronology; from ancient times to the present, it has experienced five grand historical stages, named the Origin Era, Dao Seeking Era, Eternal God Era, Desolate Ruins Era, and Ascending Heaven Era, as well as the Myriad Races Era you are currently in.]

[Each era spans at least several billion years, with the longest even reaching hundreds of billions of years; moreover, the names of each era are not chosen randomly but are related to major events that occurred at the time.]

[The Origin Era, the oldest recorded era, is revered by later generations as the ancient period.]

[This era was the budding stage of the cultivation civilization, where the first batch of practitioners in the world began to grope for the path of the strong.]

[According to ancient records, the practitioners of that time were like toddlers, exploring the true essence of Cultivate in the world, establishing the most basic cultivation system and laying the Foundation for the cultivation civilization of later generations.]

[As the cultivation system continued to improve, the Profound Heaven Realm ushered in the Dao Seeking Era.]

[The start of this era was marked by Cultivators mastering the power of Law, and it can be called the most brilliant golden age in the history of Cultivation.]

[The top practitioners of that time were competitors but also like-minded fellow travelers; they often gathered to discuss the Dao, deducing the ultimate truths of heaven and earth in the vast starry sky.]

[What was most commendable about this era was the harmonious coexistence between races; for the common goal of exploring the mysteries of Law, the great powers of various races temporarily set aside racial prejudices, creating an unprecedented scene of prosperity.]

[The arrival of the Eternal God Era completely changed the layout of the Profound Heaven Realm.]

[When the first Spirit Transformation Divine Monarch emerged and took control of the authority of heaven and earth, the entire cultivation world was shaken.]

[These beings standing at the Peak of Cultivation could trigger massive forces of heaven and earth Law with every move; their power truly seemed like gods descending to the world to the sentient beings of that time!]

[In this era, the cultivation system reached an unprecedented height, with various world-shaking Divine Abilities emerging one after another, but it was also from this time that the power gap between races gradually widened, burying hidden dangers for later conflicts.]

[The Desolate Ruins Era was undoubtedly the darkest period in the history of the Profound Heaven Realm.]

[The contradictions accumulated by various races exploded completely in this era, and countless world-destroying wars swept through the entire cultivation world.]

[Stars fell, continents shattered, and the entire Profound Heaven Realm was shrouded in the haze of war; it was in such a cruel environment that the Human Race began to stand out.]

[With amazing adaptability and creativity, Human Race Cultivators grew rapidly through the baptism of blood and fire, gradually occupying a place among the myriad races.]

[Until reaching the Ascending Heaven Era, its start marked the official ascent of the Human Race to the Peak stage of the Profound Heaven Realm; the first Tribulation Transcendence Celestial Venerable of the Profound Heaven Realm appeared in the Human Race, and their appearance shocked the entire cultivation world.]

[This Heavenly Venerable suppressed the myriad races single-handedly, initiating a new era of Human Race supremacy; from then on, the Human Race's dominant position in the Profound Heaven Realm was never shaken.]

[This era witnessed the unprecedented prosperity of the Human Race civilization and the emergence of many Tribulation Crossing Heavenly Venerables; under the deduction of many Tribulation Transcendence Celestial Venerables, many world-shaking Cultivation Techniques and classics appeared, and the cultivation system became even more complete.]

[As for the Myriad Races Era, it represents the establishment of the Myriad Races Alliance.]

[The establishment of the Myriad Races Alliance reduced the fighting among the various races of the Profound Heaven Realm, and all major races began to seek a new order of peaceful coexistence.]

[The matter of the Evil Spirit Clan's complaint to the Myriad Races Alliance caused quite a stir, as it was considered the biggest event in recent years.]

[However, even with the Heaven Devouring Clan's backing, the Evil Spirit Clan's complaint ended up going nowhere.]

[The reason was simple: in the absence of evidence, the Evil Spirit Clan's accusation naturally became slander.]

[Besides, it is said that during this hearing, a certain Tribulation Transcendence Celestial Venerable from the Qingxuan Sacred Land who attended on behalf of the Human Race was greatly enraged by the Evil Spirit Clan's slander of the Human Race.]

[In the end, the Evil Spirit Clan publicly apologized to the Human Race, and only then did the Human Race's Tribulation Transcendence Celestial Venerable calm down, stating that considering the Evil Spirit Clan truly suffered heavy losses this time, they would no longer demand compensation.]

[Regarding the actions of this Tribulation Transcendence Celestial Venerable, some races that had recently risen praised them one after another, believing that the Human Race was indeed the number one race in Xuantian, possessing the style of a leader and being so magnanimous.]

[“It seems the Sacred Land is well aware of my actions; however, since the Sacred Land hasn't said anything, it seems that as long as such things aren't discovered, there shouldn't be any problem.”]

[At thirty-one thousand four hundred years old, you finally completely refined the plundered racial Luck of the Evil Spirit Clan; as the last wisp of racial Luck merged into your body, your heaven grade spiritual root burst with brilliant light, its quality improving once again.]

[Even more surprisingly, you clearly felt the Luck around you surging like a rushing river; your fortune was stronger than ever before.]

[At thirty-three thousand three hundred years old, with the help of many Soul Elixirs, your Divine Soul strength advanced by leaps and bounds.]

[And thanks to the profound Realm of Three Primaries Unity, the transformation of the Divine Soul acted like a chain reaction, driving the simultaneous sublimation of your magic power and Physical Body; the three nourished each other, forming a perfect cycle that caused your cultivation Realm to rise steadily.]

[At thirty-seven thousand years old, you finished consuming all the Soul Elixirs, which brought your essence, Qi, and spirit to an extremely terrifying level, even comparable to some Void Refining Dao Lords.]

[If Law is the mechanism, then things like essence, Qi, and spirit are the stats; at this moment, your stats had already become powerful to a certain extent.]

[At forty-three thousand years old, relying on your strong physical Foundation and the leap in Comprehension Ability brought by your Spiritual Root's transformation into a heaven grade spiritual root, your understanding of various Laws in heaven and earth was as smooth as a fish in water.]

[Every time you entered meditative comprehension, it was as if you were in an ocean of Laws; thousands of Dao charms flowed before your eyes, clearly visible.]

[Your understanding of the two Laws you understood most deeply, the Mind Law and the Five Elements Law, had already reached eighty percent.]

[Besides these, your understanding of various Laws such as the Karma and the Yin-Yang Law also progressed rapidly.]

[Except for the Law of Fate, your understanding of all other various Laws reached over sixty percent, giving you an increasingly comprehensive and profound understanding of the Great Dao of heaven and earth.]

[You found that the more Laws you mastered and the deeper your understanding, the easier it became to comprehend new Laws later; this must be the so-called “one Law leads to all Laws.”]

[Although every Law contains different principles, once your Realm reaches a certain height, looking back to comprehend those basic Laws is like standing on a mountain Peak looking down at the foot; naturally, everything is clear at a glance.]

[At sixty-five thousand years old, your understanding of the Mind Law and the Five Elements Law reached ninety percent; at this time, your every move contained the rhythm of Law, as if your entire being had merged into the Laws of heaven and earth.]

[After the understanding of Law reached ninety percent, it was as if entering another world.]

[The moment your Law understanding broke through ninety percent, you felt the world before your eyes suddenly become brand new; the originally obscure and difficult-to-understand Law trajectories were now as clearly visible as lines on a palm.]

[The power of the Five Elements flowed in your hands, changing forms at will, and the power of the mind could penetrate the essence of all things, pointing directly to the original heart.]

[This transformation brought not only a leap in strength but also a profound recognition of the ultimate truths of heaven and earth.]

[Reaching this step, you found that your previous understanding was merely touching the surface of the Law; only after reaching over ninety percent did you truly come into contact with the core mysteries of the Law.]

[Reaching ninety percent in Law understanding meant you possessed the qualification to Breakthrough to the Void Refining Realm.]

[Because the primary condition for a Breakthrough to the Void Refining Realm is the need to raise one's understanding of Law to over ninety percent; this is the key threshold for a Breakthrough.]

[Next is to understand the profound truth of the mutual generation of void and reality, which requires a Cultivator to gradually comprehend “the void is reality, and reality is the void” during long-term Cultivate, being able to see through the Void Realm.]

[And at the moment of the actual Breakthrough, the Cultivator must use their understood Law as a bridge to resonate with heaven and earth in an instant; at this moment, the Cultivator must take their Divine Soul, guided by the path of void and reality, and entrust it to the void of the Central Heaven World.]

[The moment the Divine Soul merges into the void, violent void power will surge like a tide, performing an all-around tempering of the Cultivator's Physical Body, Divine Soul, and magic power; although this tempering is extremely painful, it can cause the Cultivator's essence, Qi, and spirit to have a qualitative leap, at which point the Cultivator successfully promotes to Void Refining.]

[A Void Refining Dao Lord's Divine Soul is merged into the void; as long as the Divine Soul in the void is not destroyed, the Void Refining Dao Lord will not die and will forever remain at their Peak state.]

[Compared to Soul Transformation, Void Refining is a Realm that significantly increases stats, because after reaching Void Refining, a Cultivator can continuously draw void power to temper themselves.]

[Although the tempering effect during daily Cultivate is far less intense than during a Breakthrough, it wins by being a steady stream; this continuous improvement allows a Void Refining Dao Lord's strength to steadily advance over time until reaching their limit.]