“Indeed, exploring the Corridor of Lost Realms and discovering their nests one by one, then obliterating them at the source—that is the true way to sever their roots,” said the Hall Master of Inquiry. “Most of the Cosmic Deities send their avatars to infiltrate, and I too will dispatch avatars to be carried in. Once a nest is discovered, I can pinpoint its location, allowing the Cosmic Deities to strike directly with their true forms.”
Dongbo Xueying nodded.
The Corridor of Lost Realms… birthing wave after wave of the Annihilation Fiends. Destroying their nests was indeed the fundamental solution.
But it was far too difficult! The Corridor itself was perilous, and the more crucial the nest, the more heavily guarded it would be by elite Annihilation Fiends. Only the Cosmic Deities, with their supreme mastery, could achieve significant results through avatar exploration. For ordinary Chaos Realm avatars, the gains were minimal.
“Dongbo, with your ability for ultra-long-range teleportation, you could send avatars in whenever you’re free. Who knows? You might stumble upon a major nest,” suggested the Hall Master of Tianshui. Dongbo Xueying’s capability for ultra-long-range teleportation was no secret within the Voidsky Palace.
“The Corridor of Lost Realms is treacherous, and important nests are surely guarded,” Dongbo Xueying shook his head.
“True, even the avatars of Cosmic Deities often get lost,” sighed the Hall Master of Inquiry. “In the Chaos Void, the most adept explorers are the Lord of Ten Thousand Realms and his disciple, the Crimson-Browed Mountain Master. The Lord of Ten Thousand Realms has countless clones and can effortlessly teleport across vast distances. If his clones enter the Corridor, even if they encounter lost zones, they can instantly teleport away.”
The Hall Masters of Tianshui and Qianyi agreed, and Dongbo Xueying nodded as well.
The Corridor of Lost Realms posed two major dangers: its inherent disorienting nature and the heavily guarded strongholds of the Annihilation Fiends within.
Getting lost? Ultra-long-range teleportation could bypass that instantly.
Guarded strongholds? Ultra-long-range teleportation could also bypass the defenses and infiltrate the nests directly.
However, those who ventured in were usually just avatars. Figures like the Hall Master of Inquiry relied on ancient cultivation methods—only their true forms could perform ultra-long-range teleportation, while their avatars could not. Avatars merely served as spatial markers. Even if the true form forged a passage, it only connected the avatar to the outside world, not allowing free movement within the Corridor.
In the past, ancient figures like Gu Qi and the Void Primogenitor could achieve ultra-long-range spatial shifts after becoming Cosmic Deities, but those were brute-force methods requiring immense mental energy.
Avatars alone could never perform such feats.
Only the lineage of the Lord of Ten Thousand Realms was different.
The Lord of Ten Thousand Realms’ lineage was said to be incredibly difficult to master. Aside from the Lord himself, the only other known practitioner was the Crimson-Browed Mountain Master, a Nine-Layer Star Tower expert.
The Lord of Ten Thousand Realms had countless clones and could appear anywhere effortlessly.
The Crimson-Browed Mountain Master was weaker, possessing only one clone besides his true form. Yet, his avatars could also perform ultra-long-range teleportation. Clearly, their lineage was not ancient cultivation but a true mastery of teleportation, with minimal mental energy consumption—even avatars could teleport.
“Cosmic Deities have sought the help of the Lord of Ten Thousand Realms and the Crimson-Browed Mountain Master for exploration, even offering substantial rewards,” the Hall Master of Chaos shook his head. “Unfortunately, their demands are exorbitant. Logically, every capable cultivator should join the fight against the Annihilation Fiends, as it’s about saving the entire Chaos Void—and ourselves.”
“But the Sacred Matriarch is a madwoman, and the Lord of Ten Thousand Realms and the Crimson-Browed Mountain Master only care about profit. Otherwise, they refuse to help.”
“The Lord’s demands are absurdly high, beyond what even Cosmic Deities can bear.”
“The Crimson-Browed Mountain Master, being only at the Chaos Realm, charges relatively less—but still steep. For a hundred million years of exploration, he demands ten thousand Source World Stones. Discovering a ‘Blood-Armor Annihilation Fiend Nest’ costs an additional ten thousand, while a ‘Gold-Armor Nest’ costs two hundred thousand.” The Hall Master of Chaos sighed. “The price is simply too high.”
Dongbo Xueying also felt it was excessive.
No results? A hundred million years still cost ten thousand Source World Stones. What about three billion years? The total inheritance left to Dongbo Xueying by the Cosmic Deity Gu Qi was worth only about three hundred and sixty thousand Source World Stones. A Cosmic Deity’s entire fortune could barely cover thirty-six billion years of the Crimson-Browed Mountain Master’s labor?
“Despite the cost, the Witch Ancestor and others once hired the Crimson-Browed Mountain Master,” the Hall Master of Chaos continued. “But in just a billion years, he discovered only five ‘Blood-Armor Nests,’ while the Cosmic Deities paid a staggering one hundred and fifty thousand Source World Stones. After that, they stopped hiring him.”
“Rumor has it the Crimson-Browed Mountain Master later halved his price, but the Cosmic Deities still refused. It was still too high for the value.”
“Though the efficiency of Cosmic Deity avatars is low, over the eons, the Witch Ancestor and others, with their varied methods, have discovered dozens of Blood-Armor Nests and even two Gold-Armor Nests.” The Hall Master of Chaos gritted his teeth. “It’s infuriating that the two most skilled scouts charge so outrageously. When the Annihilation Fiend armies breach our defenses and ravage the Chaos Void, what good will their survival do? If our suspicions are correct, the Chaos Void will be reborn, and they too will perish.”
Dongbo Xueying nodded slightly.
Indeed.
Weaker Chaos Realm experts refusing to help was one thing, but those who could make a decisive difference—like the supremely powerful ‘Sacred Master’ and the equally formidable ‘Matriarch’—also stayed aloof.
Even the Lord of Ten Thousand Realms and his disciple, who faced no real danger in helping, demanded absurd prices.
“Disgraceful,” the Hall Master of Tianshui sneered. “If they could be killed, the Cosmic Deities would have forced them long ago.”
“The Lord of Ten Thousand Realms has countless clones, and the Crimson-Browed Mountain Master’s clone is hidden beyond detection,” the Hall Master of Chaos shook his head. “Their lineage’s survival skills are truly heaven-defying.”
Dongbo Xueying agreed.
In fact, he sensed similarities between the Lord of Ten Thousand Realms’ lineage and the four-part legacy of Emperor Jiuyun he had inherited.
For instance, ultra-long-range teleportation was a self-mastered technique. He could perform it even at the Unity Realm, and now at the Chaos Realm, his avatars could do the same.
But their lineage seemed even more formidable, capable of cultivating actual clones—a rarity outside of innate ancient cultivation talents.
“Their lineage is untouchable. The Sacred Master avoids conflict with them, and our Three Sacred Worlds do the same,” the Hall Master of Chaos sighed. “An enemy who cannot be killed or contained is the most troublesome.”
“They…”
Dongbo Xueying felt a growing doubt.
Faced with the threat of the Annihilation Fiends, why did the Sacred Master, the Matriarch, and the Lord of Ten Thousand Realms’ lineage refuse to help?
He recalled the higher-dimensional world he had glimpsed through the void’s fundamental ‘Black Mist Sphere’: “Do they know more secrets? Otherwise, in the face of annihilation, this makes no sense.”
But it was mere speculation.
Though he had cultivated the second and third diagrams of Emperor Jiuyun’s legacy, his understanding of the higher world remained limited. Dongbo Xueying suspected that the Lord of Ten Thousand Realms’ lineage, sharing similarities with his own techniques, might know more about that realm.
“Without the best scouts, we must compensate with numbers. Cosmic Deities explore, and sometimes, even Nine-Layer Star Tower experts like us send avatars,” the Hall Master of Chaos said.
“I too plan to investigate,” Dongbo Xueying replied.
Among the Five Sacred Worlds of the Chaos Void, aside from the Lord of Ten Thousand Realms’ lineage, he alone could have avatars perform ultra-long-range teleportation.
But secrecy was paramount.
Unlike the Crimson-Browed Mountain Master, who had clones and the backing of the Lord of Ten Thousand Realms, Dongbo Xueying had no such safety net. If his ability were exposed, trouble would follow.
“I’ll explore quietly alone. If I find a Blood-Armor Nest, I’ll mark it but keep it hidden. Revealing multiple major nests in succession would raise suspicions. Only when I discover a Gold-Armor Nest will I disclose it,” Dongbo Xueying mused. His caution was directed at the Lord of Ten Thousand Realms and the Sacred Master.
After all, who wouldn’t covet the art of ultra-long-range teleportation?
If the Sacred Master couldn’t subdue the Lord of Ten Thousand Realms’ lineage, he would have no qualms targeting Dongbo Xueying.
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