263: Qiankun, the eternal past

"Ding! The System sets its parameters based on the Host's Cultivation. However, the Cultivation that can be exchanged can only be for elemental Cultivation!"

"In that case, it's fine! System, upgrade!"

"Ding! Given that the Host's Cultivation and Luck value meet the requirements, this System upgrade will advance two levels. System upgrading..."

Just as the System was upgrading, Xu Qing's figure disappeared from the nine-dragon carriage and reappeared on Origin Island the next moment. He came to the edge of Origin Island and looked down.

In the center of this ancient and vast world, an ancient mountain range stood tall, like a sleeping giant beast, immense and majestic, exuding endless majesty.

This mountain range soared into the clouds, with mist and clouds swirling around it, as if connected to heaven and earth. The peaks were steep like swords, piercing the sky, making people marvel at nature's uncanny workmanship.

On the mountaintop, the cold wind was biting, yet it could not disperse its ancient and mysterious aura.

Waterfalls cascaded down from the mountains, shining like silver ribbons.

The rushing water roared like thunder, as if it were the heartbeat of the mountain range, full of power and vitality. These waterfalls converged into rivers, rushing into the distance, nourishing all living things on this land.

And the earth 脈 beneath the mountain range, like nine giant Dragons, wound and stretched, spreading in all directions. Wherever they passed, mountains rose, forming magnificent landscapes.

Xu Qing left Origin Island and strolled among these mountain ranges. The heaven and earth energy here was so dense it was almost tangible. Within this place, even a fool could Cultivate faster than Martial Artists in the outside world.

If it were someone who comprehended the Dao, they could feel the sensation of heaven and earth intertwining and the Dao's affinity here, which could accelerate their understanding of the Dao.

"Ang!!!"

"Lii!!!"

From time to time, Sacred Dragons let out long roars like a grand bell, and Phoenixes soared like colorful clouds... Countless rare and precious Sacred Medicines and Emperor Ganoderma shone like stars, while Sacred Beasts and Emperor Beasts were as majestic as mountains, running wild in this heaven and earth.

This world was Xu Qing's Origin Realm, currently only a Middle Thousand Worlds, and not large in area. It was still quite a distance from the 30 billion li of a Major Thousand Worlds!

"Whoosh!"

Xu Qing's figure appeared on Origin Island, and then the stars around Origin Island shifted, space-time twisted, and a moment later, he appeared outside the heavens.

In the distant sky, countless great stars floated and sank, like a Universe, and the light emitted by these great stars was the starlight seen by the Origin Realm. These great stars were the Dao Realms that Xu Qing had condensed.

Over the past three thousand six hundred years, his Dao Realms had condensed a total of ten Supreme Dao Realms, three hundred High Grade Dao Realms, three thousand Middle-Grade Dao Realms, and nine thousand Low-Grade Dao Realms!

As the Heart of Heaven and Earth had fused by 80%, Xu Qing thus gained control over Middle-Grade and High Grade Great Daos.

Therefore, all these worlds, except for the ten Supreme Dao Realms which were Origin-Grade Dao Realms, were Minor Thousand Worlds, orbiting the Origin Realm like celestial bodies.

Closest to the Origin Realm were the ten Supreme Dao Realms. The Second Ring comprised three hundred High Grade Dao Realms, the Third Ring comprised three thousand Middle-Grade Dao Realms, and the Fourth Ring comprised nine thousand Low-Grade Dao Realms!

Currently, the number of Dao Realms Xu Qing could condense had reached saturation. To condense other Dao Realms, he had to Breakthrough to the Dao Lord Realm!

However, the basic operational order had already formed. Xu Qing only needed to proceed step by step.

The next thing to do was to elevate all these Minor Thousand Worlds to Middle Thousand Worlds, thereby feeding back into the Origin Realm, enabling it to Breakthrough to a Major Thousand Worlds. Then Xu Qing would be able to Breakthrough to Dao Lord. Perhaps at that time, even if Xu Qing was no match for the Ancestor of Bei Yin, he would still be able to escape safely.

"Since this System is unknown, let's call it the Qiankun Dao. The words 'Qiankun' in the Yin and Yang philosophy of my previous life not only represent the heaven and earth of the material world but also symbolize the spiritual and moral essence of the Universe."

"People of the time do not recognize the towering tree, only when it reaches the clouds do they realize its height! What if the road ahead is unknown? I will cross mountains and seas, and reach the other shore!"

Several months passed in a flash, and the System finally completed its upgrade!

"Ding! Congratulations to the Host, the System has been upgraded to Transcendent-Grade, opening the Transcendent-Grade Mall, where all resources below Dao Lord-Grade can be exchanged! Note: The next stage of upgrade, Great Dao-Grade, requires: Dao Lord Cultivation, and a Family Luck Purple-Gold Sacred Dragon of one hundred billion zhang!"

"That's not difficult!"

Xu Qing's brows unfurled!

"Ding! Congratulations to the Host for successful upgrade, rewarding ten billion family points and ten High Grade Dao Fruits of any attribute!"

"System, exchange a full Dao Severing Perfection Cultivation for me!"

Xu Qing said.

"Ding! Dao Severing Perfection Cultivation costs ninety billion family points. Exchange successful!"

"Boom!"

In the blink of an eye, Xu Qing's elemental Cultivation reached Dao Severing Perfection!

"System, can you tell me about the past eras of the Eternal Dao Realm and the Upper Realm now?"

"Ding! The past eras of the Eternal Dao Realm are divided into: Chaos, Eternal, Mythological, Nine Heavens, Extinction, Pioneering, Primordial, Desolate Ancient, Archaic, Dark, Remote Ancient, Ancient, Medieval, and Recent Ancient!"

Xu Qing was shocked to hear this. Who would have thought that the Eternal Dao Realm had experienced such a long period of time? If one era was a hundred ages, then wouldn't it have gone through 1400 ages?

"Ding! Before the Extinction Era, each era lasted over a hundred ages. The Chaos Era had no years, and its specific duration cannot be counted. The Eternal Era lasted 800 ages, the Mythological Era lasted 720 ages, and the Nine Heavens Era lasted 360 ages!"

The System, sensing Xu Qing's thoughts, provided an answer, and then a piece of information was transmitted into Xu Qing's Sea of Consciousness. This was about the major events that had occurred in the Eternal Dao Realm's past. Of course, some secrets were not disclosed by the System.

After Xu Qing digested the information, only shock remained in his heart. The slight pride he felt from advancing to the Dao Severing Realm dissipated at this moment.

In the long history of the Eternal Dao Realm, let alone Dao Severing, many Dao Lords and Dao Sovereigns had died. Even powerful Dao Sovereigns, once fallen, became merely a page in recorded history.

Xu Qing also learned about the Origin of the Upper Realm.

The Upper Realm, also known as the Ancient Land of Dao, during the Remote Ancient Era, due to the Darkness Upheaval, all races declined and eventually exited the stage. However, strong races among them stirred, with dozens of races led by the Demon Race, Yao Race, Nether Race, God Race, Buddha Race, and Immortal Race erupting in a great war against the Human Race.

At that time, although the Human Race had lost many powerful individuals due to the Darkness Upheaval, the Heavenly Sovereign and Earth Sovereign still existed. In addition, there was a half-step Other Shore treasure left by the Human Emperor Shi, which allowed them to fight the various races to a standstill. Ultimately, the various races could only cease hostilities and make peace.

At the end of the Remote Ancient Era, the will of the heavenly dao revived. Due to too many living beings dying, to balance the number of powerful individuals, it exhausted its last Origin and, near the Chaos Sea, with the then-Cang Xuan Continent as the main body and many ancient lands in Chaos as supplements, established the Ancient Land of Dao. From then on, beings at or above the Emperor Realm could Ascend to the Ancient Land of Dao!

Under the expulsion of the will of the heavenly dao, the major powerful races went to the Ancient Land of Dao and, at the beginning of the Ancient Era, established the Alliance of Ten Thousand Races. Each race could only retain a certain number of peerless Great Emperor powerhouses in the Lower Realm; all other Emperor Realm individuals had to Ascend to the Ancient Land of Dao, otherwise, they would be hunted down by all races!

Among them, some ancient existences remained, such as the Ancestor of Bei Yin, and he was the one with the highest Cultivation among these existences; most of the others were in the Dao Severing Realm.

However, these existences also abided by the alliance, not to wantonly slaughter living beings in the Lower Realm, and not to casually unleash power above the Dao Realm, otherwise, they would be hunted down by the Ten Thousand Races!

And the Ancestor of Bei Yin clearly acted against Xu Qing, yet he did not use his full strength, precisely because he feared the Alliance of Ten Thousand Races!

Clearly, there were formidable individuals in the Ancient Land of Dao!