Sacred Realm.
In an enormous floating castle in the floating city, two beings were sitting in a garden representing magisterial sacredness; in the garden were plants and flowers unrecognized in any lower realm or world. It permeated with golden Immortal realm Qi as it made the area resemble an Immortal realm. The garden was an open space; one could see the floating city and the lower city from a higher view. In the garden were seats made from plants, but these plants weren't any ordinary as they had consciousness, which means they could assemble a sitting or table from their growing branches with their consciousness.
Two beings sat in the garden as one was explaining something to the other. Hua Bin explained her encounter in the lower realm as she mentioned the man in the lower realm and everything that transpired.
"Bin'er, you mean to say a man in the lower realms defeated you and your escorts without you guys even retaliating?"
"Yes, father," Hua Bin answered as she saw the unconvinced expression on her father's face. She knew it wouldn't be easy to convince her father. She was a celestial realm being, someone whose strength can't be overlooked even in the immortal realms, and now she was telling her father that someone in the lower realms defeated her and her escorts of celestial immortals without even retaliating? From a logical and realistic perspective, her words seem nonsensical and questionable.
There is a distinct boundary between every realm in the cultivation universe. The true immortal realm might seem like a stage above the full immortal realm, but the strength of these two realms is like heaven and earth, completely incomparable. The same pattern applies for every cultivation realm above that; the immortal celestial realm comes after the true immortal realm, where one can manipulate planetary features like rain, mountains, and clouds. But above the celestial immortal is the Celestials, a realm that transcends lower realms as one can wipe out any lower realms with a snap of their finger. And finally, there are the celestial emperors, the realm where one considers themselves truly powerful even in the immortal realm; these cultivators aren't messed with as they can access a tiny percentage of law manipulating powers from the universe.
With all these facts, how can one believe that someone from the lower realms defeated twelve celestial immortals with an additional Celestial realm being, and without them even retaliating? Even Hua Bin herself found her story unbelievable, as a Celestial realm cultivator; she can wipe out lower realms with but a snap of her finger, and even if there was strong resistance, she could have used her cultivation techniques to easily defeat the lower realm cultivators, leaving her victorious in all calculatable outcomes. Plus the sacred treasures she possesses, which can even save her from death if she ever encountered cultivators of higher realms, her story began seeming like a made-up myth to her father.
"Seeing that I can't sense non of your escorts, I believe you. But what lower realm was this?"
"It...it's a broken realm."
".....!"
The area became completely silent as the father and daughter duo looked at each other. The man's expression became dubious when his daughter said 'broken realm,' which meant that the realm his daughter was talking about wasn't even a normal lower realm but a broken realm. A broken realm will disappear within a couple of centuries due to the ravaging chaotic void unless repaired by at least a Star Entity. But, until then, that realm is set for destruction. But his daughter is saying that someone from this broken realm defeated her and her escorts? If Hua Bin weren't his daughter, he wouldn't even listen to this rubbish.
"I understand. Is there anything else to know about this man?"
"Yes, father, he said he will be coming to the Sacred realm in three days, which is now in two days."
Hearing his daughter's words, the man slowly began losing his doubtful expression as he asked.
"Daughter, no one can enter this Sacred realm without the approval of the four Sacred Heads, so how does this person intend to enter our sacred realm when it would take centuries even to pinpoint our coordinates?".
"...! father, but he said he's coming to eradicate us."
"...."
"Bin'er, get some sleep; we celebrate your return tonight; leave the rest to father, ok?"
"Yes, father."
Seeing that the conversation wasn't making any realistic sense, the man ended it as he changed the topic. Although he trusts his daughter's words, he still has an unconvinced, smiley expression. Hua Bin obeyed her father's words as she rose from the plant seat, the branches slowly retracting as they returned to their previous states as flowers. Hua Bin knew her father was still unconvinced as his awkward smiley expression said it all; she nodded her head as a sign of respect, a water portal appeared behind her as it engulfed Hua Bin, her figure leaving the sacred garden.
Seconds after his daughter was gone, the man's expression changed to serious as he stood from his seat; the seat and table returning to their previous states as flowers as he walked towards the edge of the garden as he watched the magnificent view of the entire sacred realm. He had his hands behind his back as he spoke.
"What do you think?"
TREMBLE!
The space fluctuated as the next instant; the figure of a shadow stepped from within the void, standing behind the man. From a closer look, one could recognize this shadow as it was the same shadowy figure Jiang Shi and elder Mo were reporting to days ago (Chap 37). The shadow had a genderless figure and voice; it heard the man's question as it responded with its genderless voice.
"Taking her reputation into account, I surely believe the imperial princess wasn't lying. Her words might seem unrealistic from a logical perspective, but you must understand that we live in a world of mysteries with unknown entities and existences. Since she said this person would be coming to kill her, I think the opportunity has already presented itself."
"Hmm! You are right; I should think outside the box once in a while. How are the invasions proceeding?"
"....! About that, Sacred Head; there is a problem."
Lower Realm.
In the ancestral residence, Patrick, Athena, Anna, and Thalia sat at a rectangular dining table with four godly thrones; Patrick's throne was black with a golden omega engraved over his head, while the ladies had white thrones with gold infinity symbols on them. On the table were three rows of deliciously cooked meals; the meals were too incredible to describe as the table was packed with countless foods from different edible species in the multiverse.
"I like the universal calamity boar; it brings me a taste of adventure."
"Dear, try this one Thalia cooked," Athena said as she passed a slice of meat on Patrick's plate; Thalia looked at Patrick to see his reaction from tasting her food.
"Hmm, another delicious meal added to my favorites; good job, shy girl!"
"Hmph! I only did it to try my cooking skills."
"Hahaha!"
The group ate and joked as they slowly enjoyed the moment. Although they are gods and are completely independent of any worldly properties, they still relish the moment like a family. Patrick sat on the main throne, Athena and Thalia on his right, while Anna was on his left, the four individuals had the setting of a king having breakfast with his wives, but the meals were cooked personally by the wives. The ladies wore transparent white nightdresses with only panties under them. They had no bras as their double D's hung, their nipples poking the transparent night dresses as it exposed their indescribable curvaceous godly bodies.
The goddesses had prepared meals from countless edible species in the multiverse as they all had their cooked dishes. Patrick tried Athena's first, then Anna's universal calamity boar meat, later trying Thalia's cooked meal as she was shy to even look at Patrick after exposing her true self last night. Although the meals had different tastes, they all were equally matched in terms of deliciousness.
The entire lower realm was bustling as countless species and races, settled in their newly repaired and upgraded planet. The current world of the lower realm was so abundant in Qi, one could see the Qi balling up to a liquid state. And with the purity of the Qi, these people now have access to energy countless times purer than any given realm or world, as the bodies of every living creature on this planet now exuded origin Qi, which only the primordial primates possessed.
With how dense the energy was in the lower realm, mortals were forced to become cultivators as the regular oxygen they breathed was now pure heavenly Qi. There was a transformation in both the physique and minds of the people as they made new concepts about cultivation strengths and limits. Some even began making Patrick the example of limits as they set their goals to be strong as him. If they can achieve the level of physical and cultivational strength of the Absolute One, then they would have reached the limits of cultivation as they viewed the Absolute One to be the strongest to exist and there is nothing above or stronger than him.
The humans and multiple other species began settling as they build their homes and territories. Some continents and dimensions even began carving gold and other mineral statues of the Absolute One in their territories as a symbol of tribute to him. Though it has been a short time, the cultivators took less than a day as they rebuilt their empires and kingdoms, but this time everything was different. There weren't any empires or sects anymore, there were just the four continents, with no leading powers as every cultivator in these continents will be one big continental powerhouse.
In a know location of which a sect occupied previously, over five hundred men sat in the hall of a newly built residence, on the faces of these men was the definition of ultimate despair. Some had bitter expressions, some serious faces, and even some almost bursting out with frustration, but the common fact was they were all experiencing despair.
These people are the sect members of the Heavenly Rain Sect and the Devil Sect; they had worked with the demons and the sacred families for over a century as they received numerous resources that made them the strongest among the eastern sects. But their plans were destroyed with the existence of one man, the man they now call the Absolute One. This Absolute One has annihilated the demons which they were supposed to help, they had planned on betraying their world and realm with the promise of ascending higher realms with the support of the sacred families, but they didn't even get the chance to act when the demons got massacred in seconds. They knew who that demon was as the heads of the two sects had visited the sacred realm and had agreed with the sacred families, later knowing more about cultivation realms and stages. The demon Yaotzin was a Star Entity, a realm higher than celestials. But Yaotzin died in the hands of the Absolute One, doesn't this proves that this Absolute One of theirs was countless times stronger than a Star Entity? The more they thought about it, the more despairing they felt.
"I propose we surrender."
"But what about the Sacred Families, they promised to protect us."
"That's right! Where are they now?"
The silence was broken as multiple cultivators burst out their thoughts, becoming afraid every second they stayed in the hall.
"We lost communication with the Sacred Families, the only remaining option is to surrender and await the Absolute One's judgment!"
At an unknown location in the chaotic void of higher realms, a gigantic figure floated in the void space as its body exuded ravaging chaotic Qi, the figure was completely unaffected by the ravaging chaotic void as its body was also made of chaotic particles. Before the man was a long golden staff with intricate designs on it, the golden staff hovered before the gigantic figure as the next moment, two gigantic eyes opened, causing the darkness within a million-mile radius of the figure to vanish. The figure's eyes shone brightly as the next moment, its teeth began showing as if making a smile, opening its lips, the being spoke as his words instantly shattered the void, revealing pitch-black darkness beyond that.
"Hahaha, finally, someone who can satiate my thirst for battle will ascend in weeks. Hahaha, hahaha."