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"This action aims to break our Realm's ten-thousand-year isolation, resume the path of cultivation, and allow our generation and those who follow to have the fated opportunity to ascend to a higher Realm," Xiao Qing continued.
"However, connecting the two worlds is no easy task."
"It requires invoking the continent's Origin, locating the coordinates of the Great Thousand Worlds, enduring the turbulence of the the void, and, furthermore, dealing with the unknown risks that may exist on the other side of the passage."
Xiao Qing paused, looked at the group, and continued: "I need everyone's full support."
"I will lead the initial positioning and the tearing of space."
"Once the passage is initially formed, I will need your strength to stabilize the entrance and channel the energy from the opposite side, while at the same time..."
"Ancestor, Father-in-Law, Uncle, the three of you shall absorb the purer 'Origin Qi' that may emanate from the passage and attempt to break through to the Emperor Realm!"
As these words were spoken, everyone's breathing suddenly quickened!
Break through to the Emperor Realm!
This was the fated opportunity they had dreamed of!
"Rest assured, Heavenly Emperor, we will do our utmost!" Xiao Xuan, Gu Yuan, and Zhu Kun replied in deep, resolute voices first.
Yao Lao and the others also solemnly expressed their commitment.
Xiao Qing nodded and said no more.
He took a deep breath and slowly closed his eyes.
In an instant, an indescribably vast Emperor's Pressure gradually radiated from within Xiao Qing's body!
However, this pressure was controlled extremely well; it only enveloped this Forbidden Land and did not leak out.
Xiao Qing's thoughts sank into his Inner World, communicating with the world tree prototype that had already grown to a height of a zhang, its branches and leaves becoming increasingly lush.
The World Tree sensed his will and swayed gently.
A stream of pure and powerful World Origin Power flowed out, beginning to perfectly Fusion with his own Emperor Realm power and his comprehension of the laws of time and space.
Xiao Qing raised his hands and formed an extremely complex Seal in front of his chest.
Where his fingertips passed, faint silver trails were left in space—this was the manifestation of the pure Law of Space.
"Open!"
Xiao Qing gave a low shout, his hands facing the the void in front of him, and tore violently!
Riiip—!!!
A loud sound, like cloth being torn, exploded within this independent space!
The space in front of him was forcibly ripped open by a pair of invisible giant hands, revealing a massive, pitch-black fissure with violent silver-white spatial turbulence flickering along its edges!
Inside the fissure, it was not the ordinary interspatial layer or turbulence of the the void.
Instead, it was an absolute darkness so deep that it seemed capable of devouring all light, accompanied by an aura of "nothingness" that made one's soul feel cold and withered.
This was the endless the void between planes!
The moment the fissure appeared, the entire Star Realm shook violently!
If not for the preparations made in advance, with layers of stabilization Formation set up, many buildings would likely have collapsed.
Experts in other parts of the Dou Qi Continent also vaguely felt the abnormal fluctuations of heaven and earth energy, looking towards the direction of the Star Realm with shock and uncertainty.
Xiao Qing's expression remained unchanged as he maintained the tearing motion with his hands.
His Emperor Realm Soul power surged wildly into the depths of the fissure.
At the same time, he invoked the power of the Inner World within him, sending out a positioning and a call toward the "Great Thousand Worlds," which existed in the infinitely distant void yet held an inherent connection to all Lower Planes!
This was an extremely mentally exhausting process.
The fluctuations of Emperor's Pressure radiating from Xiao Qing's body became increasingly intense.
Under Xiao Qing's maintenance, the spatial fissure struggled against the squeezing and erosion of the power of the the void, slowly extending into the depths.
It was unknown how much time had passed—perhaps an instant, perhaps a long time.
Suddenly!
Xiao Qing's tightly closed eyes snapped open, and brilliant light erupted from them!
"Found it!"
The power within Xiao Qing's body exploded instantly!
This spatial fissure, extending into the depths of the endless darkness, seemed to touch an invisible barrier, emitting a muffled roar!
Immediately after, at the end of the fissure, a faint yet incredibly resilient "point of light," emitting an aura entirely different from that of the Dou Qi Continent, instantly lit up!
The aura emanating from this point of light was vast and ancient, yet carried a higher-level order and pressure!
The coordinates of the Great Thousand Worlds!
The other side of the passage!
"Solidify!"
Xiao Qing changed his hand Seals again, his Chaos-colored Emperor Realm power blending with the World Origin Power.
It transformed into countless Law runes, surging madly into the fissure to reinforce it.
This point of light, along with the entrance of the fissure, had been forcibly connected and stabilized!
A spatial passage, about ten zhang in diameter, with Chaos-colored and silver-white light flowing inside and strange fluctuations vaguely visible in its depths, finally took its initial form at this moment!
The instant the passage formed, a stream of energy, pure beyond imagination and containing a higher level of existence, began to overflow.
It was precisely this purer heaven and earth energy that gushed out continuously from the depths of the passage!
"Now is the time!"
"Absorb the Origin Qi and attempt to break through!"
Xiao Qing immediately transmitted his voice to Xiao Xuan and the others, while simultaneously diverting a portion of his power to maintain the basic stability of the passage.
Xiao Xuan, Gu Yuan, and Zhu Kun were the quickest to react.
They immediately sat cross-legged, fully operating their own cultivation technique, frantically devouring and refining this surging pure energy!
They had been stuck at the Peak Nine-Star Dou Saint for too long, and their foundations were incredibly deep.
Now that they had obtained this "key" they had dreamed of, the dormant power within their bodies instantly boiled!
Yao Lao and the others also hurriedly sat down.
Although they were still far from the Emperor Realm, absorbing this high-level energy was also of immense benefit to their cultivation and comprehension of the Law.
The Forbidden Land was instantly shrouded in a violent vortex of energy.
While maintaining the passage, Xiao Qing carefully sensed the aura coming from the other end.
The passage was initially stable, but the situation on the other side was completely unknown, and there could be various risks.
'I cannot let them take the risk of going first!' Xiao Qing made a decision in an instant.
He looked at Xiao Xuan and the other two, who were fully focused on their breakthrough with their auras steadily climbing, then looked at Yao Lao and the others, and transmitted his voice:
"The passage has been initially opened, but the situation on the other end is unclear."
"I will go ahead and explore."
"Ancestor, Father-in-Law, Uncle Zhu Kun, you three must take this fated opportunity to break through to the Emperor Realm!"
"Once you succeed and stabilize your Realm, we will go to the Great Thousand Worlds together."
"Teacher, Elder Feng, you are responsible for maintaining the stability of the entrance here and pacifying all parties on the continent."
The Great Thousand Worlds is different from the Dou Qi Continent.
There, the Realm corresponding to the Emperor Realm is called "Earth Sovereign"!
And Earth Sovereign... is merely a mid-level expert.
After giving his instructions, without waiting for a response, Xiao Qing's figure flickered and turned into a streak of light, entering the chaotic, fluctuating spatial passage!
The interior of the passage was not a smooth path.
Violent spatial turbulence, chaotic fragments of space-time, and the crushing pressure of Laws from different planes were enough to instantly tear apart a high-ranking Dou Saint.
However, with his Emperor Realm cultivation, Xiao Qing's laws of time and space and the power of the World Tree acted like a stabilizing needle, forcibly carving out a relatively stable path amidst the Chaos, speeding toward the other end of the passage where the light emitting a vast aura was located.
It was unknown how long he had been traveling through the passage; perhaps because the distance across planes was truly too vast, even with Xiao Qing's abilities, he felt that a significant amount of time had been spent.
Just as Xiao Qing felt he was about to reach the end of the passage and the aura of the Great Thousand Worlds was becoming increasingly clear—suddenly!
Relying on his pinnacle comprehension of the Law of Space, Xiao Qing keenly perceived that in another direction of the endless the void—not too far from the Dou Qi Continent—there existed another stable plane fluctuation!
The aura of this plane was completely different from that of the Dou Qi Continent; it lacked some of the violence of Qi and possessed a bit more agility and a peculiar charm.
More importantly, from the faint feedback of the World Tree, Xiao Qing detected a trace of... an incredibly fresh, pure, and infinitely promising "newborn" aura!
This feeling was like a Plane Embryo that had just been conceived and formed, not yet fully controlled by any powerful entity!
"Is this... a newborn, high-potential Lower Plane?"
Xiao Qing's heart stirred, and he immediately recalled a story from the fragments of his past life's memories called "Wu Dong Qian Kun," and within it, this world called the "Tianxuan Continent"!
Tianxuan Continent!
A plane that, since its inception, had never naturally given birth to a supreme expert similar to the "Emperor Realm" level.
Its so-called Peak of cultivation—the Ancestral Realm—was only achieved later by a strong expert from the Great Thousand Worlds, the "Symbol Ancestor," who pioneered it based on the indigenous cultivation system of the Tianxuan Continent.
Most crucially, this plane was also nurturing a newborn Plane Embryo!
This was a supreme treasure that even those Great Perfection of the Earthly Sovereign, and even Heavenly Sovereign experts in the Great Thousand Worlds, dreamed of!
It contained the ultimate fated opportunity to control a plane, glimpse the World Origin Power, and even break through to a higher Realm!
It was precisely because of this newborn Plane Embryo that it attracted the covetousness of a group within the Extraterritorial Evil Clan called the "Yimo Race."
And this Symbol Ancestor from the Great Thousand Worlds, who came to the Tianxuan Continent to find the Plane Embryo and seek a breakthrough, chose to protect this land after witnessing the invasion of the strange demons and the devastation of all living things, ultimately sealing the Evil Spirit Emperor at the cost of burning his Reincarnation...
In a flash of thought, Xiao Qing had already pieced together the relevant information.
Xiao Qing looked toward the direction in the the void where the fluctuations were faintly coming from, which slightly deviated from his predetermined target, his eyes flashing with contemplation and determination.
The Great Thousand Worlds certainly had to be visited!
But the "Tianxuan Continent" before him, which was close at hand, possessed a newborn Plane Embryo, and was currently suffering from the threat of external enemies, seemed to be an unexpected "treasure" and "fated opportunity" of immeasurable value!
Perhaps, before officially stepping into the complex and expert-filled Great Thousand Worlds, he could stop by... and visit this neighbor?
The Plane Embryo... perhaps it could help him advance his current cultivation Realm even further!
A meaningful curve appeared at the corner of Xiao Qing's mouth.
He slightly adjusted his direction of travel within the passage and sent out a wisp of Divine Sense to firmly lock onto the newly perceived plane coordinates.
Chapter 276, Eastern Xuan Region, Dao Sect!
After perceiving the coordinates of the Tianxuan Continent and deciding to explore it first, Xiao Qing did not immediately change direction.
He first used his Divine Sense to pass through this initially stabilized passage to the Great Thousand Worlds.
He then sent back a brief message to the Dou Qi Continent, informing them that due to certain reasons, he needed to deviate from the planned route to investigate a nearby plane and would be slightly delayed, telling them to proceed according to the plan and not to worry.
After finishing this, Xiao Qing decisively withdrew most of the power maintaining the passage to the Great Thousand Worlds.