Chapter 1330: Creation

In the Crimson Cloud City, within Dongbo Xueying’s abode.

After escorting Dongbo Xueying back to his residence, the three—Eagle-Snake Deity, Lei Xiao, and Crimson Demon—prepared to take their leave.

“Brother Feixue, before we go, let me give you a word of caution,” Crimson Demon lowered his voice. “The powerhouses in Crimson Cloud City hail from countless worlds! Almost every one of them is a peerless expert from their own realm, but their temperaments vary—some are aloof, some wicked, some domineering… Over three thousand powerhouses mean over three thousand different faces. As a newcomer, openly offering a unique slain Primordial lifeform for auction—one that doesn’t even exist in the Sacred Realm—might stir up some envy and greed.”

“Envy and greed?” Dongbo Xueying’s mind stirred.

He had never assumed that all three thousand powerhouses were virtuous!

That was impossible!

Judging from the path of cultivation—from his homeworld, the Heart Realm Continent, to the Thunderbolt World—the proportion of malevolent figures was never insignificant. As for ‘killing for treasure,’ it was even more common.

The reason Dongbo Xueying dared to reveal his possession was simple: he knew of the city’s ironclad prohibition!

Within the city, combat was strictly forbidden. Anyone who dared to act would face the united assault of every powerhouse in Crimson Cloud City!

“Brother Feixue,” Eagle-Snake Deity also cautioned, “Because of the prohibition, most powerhouses wouldn’t dare scheme against you. But among the top few dozen strongest in Crimson Cloud City, there are some truly wicked and domineering figures. Their strength allows them to act with impunity… You must be careful.”

“Surely they wouldn’t dare act within the city?” Dongbo Xueying asked.

“Of course not. Crimson Cloud City spans over a hundred thousand miles, fortified with countless defensive formations. The slightest ripple of battle would be instantly detected! Anyone foolish enough to fight would be hunted down by the entire city—death is certain. After all, this is our sanctuary for cultivation; absolute safety is non-negotiable. No one dares challenge that,” Eagle-Snake Deity explained. “But you won’t stay in the city forever, will you?”

“As long as they don’t dare act within the city, that’s enough for me,” Dongbo Xueying chuckled.

“You…” Eagle-Snake Deity shook his head.

“Eagle-Snake, why worry? Brother Feixue’s auction will likely fetch him several corpses of Primordial lifeforms with Divine Emperor-level combat power. Just turning them into preserved rations would sustain him for hundreds of billions of years,” Lei Xiao interjected.

“Just be cautious,” Eagle-Snake Deity insisted. “I’ll send you detailed intelligence on the city’s powerhouses.”

With that, he transmitted a dossier via a communication treasure.

“Thank you!” Dongbo Xueying was genuinely grateful. The dossier was indeed comprehensive, and he immediately spotted a familiar name—’Northriver’! The Northriver Emperor was aware of the city’s three thousand powerhouses, and Dongbo Xueying’s presence couldn’t be hidden. Besides, combat was forbidden here.

“Stay vigilant.”

Crimson Demon also offered a final warning before the trio departed.

Dongbo Xueying personally escorted them to the gate.

Once they left, he instructed, “You two, stand guard here. If visitors arrive, notify me.”

“As you command, Master,” the two puppet attendants replied respectfully.

These attendants were standard fixtures of the abode—weak in combat but capable of enduring the Sacred Realm’s oppressive force, serving cultivators dutifully.

However, there were only two.

“I’ll craft a few more,” Dongbo Xueying mused. While others might find creating puppet attendants troublesome, for him, it was effortless. Within his ‘Illusory Void Universe,’ he could manifest illusions into reality! Of course, ‘creation’ in the Illusory Void had its limits. First, he needed absolute comprehension of the material’s fundamental structure. Without mastery, creation was impossible. Second, sufficient energy was required.

For instance, the spear he had purchased in the Thunderbolt World—forged by a Primordial powerhouse—used materials beyond his full understanding, and its internal structure was unfathomable. Thus, he couldn’t replicate it.

The rarer the treasure, the more enigmatic its essence.

What he could ‘create’ were only mundane items.

Puppets capable of surviving in the Sacred Realm were simple—requiring only the most basic combat power of a Void God.

“Whoosh…”

In mere moments, six additional puppet attendants materialized—all female. For daily chores in the abode, servants were indispensable.

“Exhilarating.”

Dongbo Xueying lounged in a garden, sipping fine wine and devouring roasted meat stored in his timeless spatial treasure—still piping fresh when retrieved.

Two attendants dutifully poured wine and attended to him.

“Enough feasting.” He stored the leftovers and summoned nine shimmering scales, each etched with arcane patterns pulsating with spatial mysteries.

Earlier, he had purchased numerous fragmented materials.

Studying them, contemplating…

“The Sacred Realm is truly a paradise for cultivation—abundant with Primordial lifeform materials imbued with spatial profundities,” Dongbo Xueying mused. “Yet, not a single fragment carries the mysteries of the Illusory Dream Path!”

In the entire Sacred Realm, no naturally born Primordial lifeform specialized in the Illusory Dream Path. Even among other types, none possessed body parts resonating with such mysteries.

During his time in the Fu Garden, he had inquired with Fu An.

“The mysteries of the Illusive Dream Path are elusive even among Primordial lifeforms,” Dongbo Xueying reflected.

In his homeworld, the captive ‘Myriad-Tentacled Dragon Spawn’ within the Three Realms Cauldron had minuscule body parts infused with Illusory Dream Dao insights—but they were exceedingly rare.

Unbeknownst to him…

Though the Myriad-Tentacled Dragon Spawn was weak, its bloodline was supremely noble—a progeny of the Myriad-Tentacled Matriarch, one of the most terrifying naturally born Primordial lifeforms. Even Yuan and his peers had to join forces to slay her. Yuan had once bestowed a drop of her heart’s blood, catalyzing Dongbo Xueying’s soul transformation—though he remained unaware.

Similarly, the Thousand-Eyed Entity—one of the two monstrous Primordial lifeforms that formed the Broken Tooth Mountain Range—was capable of wounding even Yuan.

Clearly, Primordial lifeforms bearing Illusory Dream mysteries were of the highest pedigree.

At least in this Sacred Realm… none existed.

Here, lifeforms existed in vast, populous tribes.

And greater numbers often implied lesser bloodline nobility. The most supreme lineages of naturally born Primordial lifeforms were invariably rare.

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Days passed.

Dongbo Xueying immersed himself wholly in cultivation within his abode. The spatial-aligned Primordial lifeform he had brought from the Thunderbolt World occasionally yielded insights, but breakthroughs were scarce. In contrast, the fresh materials provided daily revelations, accelerating his progress in ‘Primordial Body Refinement’ beyond expectations.

Within half a month, inspiration struck—he devised a method to temporarily sustain a ‘late-stage Divine Emperor-level physique’!

“At this rate, fully restoring my Divine Emperor-level physique should take no more than a hundred thousand years,” Dongbo Xueying thought optimistically.

Reattaining his strength under different world laws enriched his accumulation in the Void Path.

“Eagle-Snake Deity and Crimson Demon warned me to beware of envious powerhouses in Crimson Cloud City,” Dongbo Xueying mused during breaks. “Yet, over half a month has passed, and not a single troublemaker has come knocking?”