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I feel it is time to clean all the misconceptions and wankery of this universe because people are incapable of reading and the English Translation of five books is, a hellhole to read when you can read and understand Chinese to some extent, so it is time to fix thing back to its proper place with Chinese raws.
Note: I will include information from A World Worth Protecting (AWWP), and as this takes place in Neverending Dao Domain and in an alternative-Earth setting, under every circumstance and without exception, its feats will take precedence over other books, and it is not a question.
Essence of Space and Essence of Time:
Two major offenders that still puzzled me how people even concluded this means many dimensions when the text clearly punches in the face that there are only three and three dimensions - length, width and depth, and for that, I will add explanation for Chinese text.
How come there is even "dimension" here when there is not a "维度" or "次元" in here? The only thing about "dimensional space" is "空间" aka "space" in Chinese. The two quotes are deadset on Essence of Space comprises of only three dimensions of space - width, length and depth, and nothing else. What is about the numerous "threads"? Do you even see they are stated to have "length, width and depth" and how comprehending Essence of Space is comprehending three dimensions? What about "spaces" of different size? Do you even see how three dimensions of space create "size"? Ever go outside and see how despite being 3D objects, from the smallest bugs to planets, stars and galaxies, they all have different size?
Then there is this thought experiment from Bai Xiaochun, who was focusing on comprehending the Essence of Space for the final step of reach Eternal Realm, where he experiments with three dimensions until he combines the fourth dimension aka time to complete the form of spacetime. Yes, you heard it right, the four dimensions in our universe, that spacetime. At the end of the experiment, Bai Xiaochun awakes from the thought experiment into the emptiness of what used to be a starry sky holds 1,080,000 worlds - of which the largest spans only a few lightyears or less, everything around him is normal as usual, anyone wants to argue about this part of "Bai Xiaochun can do this, but Eternal Spirit World is too weak to handle such alternation", please remember he was trying to revive 1,080,000 worlds and size of a Dao Domain is not gonna help you.
For a final nail in coffin, shall we listen to Not-Einsten's lesson on Essence of Time, the general relativy and the relationship of time and gravity.
It is a superficial version of general relativity, but whatever, this nails there is only spacetime aka four dimensions aka three dimensions of space and one dimension of time, and this applies all Dao Domains, except it is still not 3-C because a Dao Domain is abyssmally smaller than the Observable Universe.
Since we are on the matter of Essence, here is a recap of the nature of Essence.
Sounds OP and fancy, right? So what is the problem?
Essence = Law. And this is the description of totality of Essence, instead of individual Essence.
A 3rd Step does not manipulate laws, their magical abilities and divine treasures are only expressions of that framework, they need to learn an Essence of acquire the appropriate abilities from that Essence. A 9-Essence Paragon cannot manipulate lightning in any meaningful way by themselves instead of relying on scriptures to learn how to control the said element superficially, and even then, it is not law manipulation until they reach to 4th Step and even a Transcendent cannot manipulate anything beyond their arsenal until they can comprehend the necessary Essence.
In short, an infinite source of energy =/= an infinite output of energy. Simple logic.
A 4th Step is also not the source of Essence in any meaningful way other than their own comprehension, and being one of many false sources, as the true source of Essence and Dao that is the Great Cosmos (or Megacosmos) is beyond their ability, and only Peak 9th Step can stand equal to a mature Megacosmos in a meaningful way.
And as Essence of Space and Essence of Time are spacetime, and Essence = laws of the world, so their description is more or less taken from scientific laws, with adding some elements from Taoism in.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_law
So yes, back to Low 2-C.
Size of Dao Domain:
We have the Stone Stele World aka the Neverending Dao Domain in Eternal Spirit World that defeated and destroyed the Vast Expanse Dao Domain as the setting for AWWP, so nothing is better than nailing the coffin with that world. As much as I would like to actual calculation, the hard number was so disappointing that I will use something more middle-ground, via assumption than actual number because Ergen cannot do math ever.
In the context of AWWP, the Solar System ends in Pluto or Keiper Belt as anything beyond is categorized as "outside".
We continues with the 19th Domain, one of 3000 Domains in the Left Dao Holy Domain - one of three major locations of the world of living in Neverending Dao Domain. It is never clearly stated how actually big, so let use some quotes as a baseline for assumption.
The army of Violet Gold Civilization was able to save hundreds of years of voyage by using the superteleportation function of the Divine Eye Star, a star the size of the Sun that is the primary star of Divine Eye Star System, which is twice of the size of Solar System.
The Neverending Dao Domain has two other Holy Domains aside from Left Dao Holy Domain - True Immortal Holy Domain and Side Sect Holy Domain.
A Quasi-Universe Realm (Quasi-3rd Step who can combat 3rd Step or Universe Realm in Neverending Dao Domain) often controls ten thousand, hundred thousand or a million of stars and seats in star systems far larger than Flame Patriarch's star system, which houses 449 stars and tens of thousands of times larger than Divine Eye Star System, yet said to be "ordinary size" to other star systems controlled by those of lesser status than Flame Patriarch, and each star system houses a civilization.
An average star system in Neverending Dao Domain is twenty times of a normal star, in this case, the Sun.
The Left Dao Holy Domain spans half of the Neverending Dao Domain.
The gulf between Solar System and Violet Gold Star System is so large that Wang Baole as a Planet Realm would need hundreds of years to move between them (Planet Realm is not lightspeed, as Soul Conduit Realm was hundreds of times faster than speed of sound and two Spirit Immortal Realm went from Mars to Saturn's Ring in an unknown amount of time. A cultivator's longevity was directly stated to dilute their sense of time, so what is "fast" or "quick" for them is much longer for mortals).
When the Solar System encompasses ten thousand of civilizations, its Sun becomes as huge as a star system, not even Star Domain (Strong 2nd Step) can approach the Sun, Quasi-Universe Realm (can slay Universe Realm) can only stay in the Sun for a short span of time and only Universe Realm can stay in this Sun for a long period of time.
At this point, it is clear where this is going on, the Solar System was on the edge of the 19th Domain and the Violet Gold Civilization seats in the center of 19th Domain as its overlord, it rules hundreds of civilizations and even if a good gulf of its territority is desolate, lifeless or home to barbaric nonsapient species, it does not help much as AWWP follows Star Trek's model - each star system is likely home to a civilization.
Just 20 lightyears around the Sun is home to 130+ stars and almost 100 star systems, and space is 3D - that means when you expands that area, you are expanding a sphere, which encompasses vastly larger volume, and an area of hundreds of lightyears in a galaxy encompasses millions of stars, which is clearly far beyond the ability of governing of Violet Gold Civilization. 19th Domain might be spanning dozens of lightyears an average domain of 3000 domains and there might be domains vastly larger like those of five great sects or their subordinate factions, unfortunately, you cannot go very far with them.
In short, I am suggesting the Left Dao Holy Domain is the size of Milky Way Galaxy with 3000 Domains together, or 87,400 ± 3,590 lightyears.
The good thing is, that is only the world of living, because the Neverending Dao Domain also contains the world of dead aka home of Dark Sect that is as large as the world of living, and the void between two worlds was stated to be the sea of consciousness from which all living beings coming from, so it is likely as large as two realms. There are two more levels, but sadly, second level is a door to the outside world and third level is a crack to the stone stele shell created by Allheaven.
In short, welcome to 3-B.
Note: I will include information from A World Worth Protecting (AWWP), and as this takes place in Neverending Dao Domain and in an alternative-Earth setting, under every circumstance and without exception, its feats will take precedence over other books, and it is not a question.
Essence of Space and Essence of Time:
Two major offenders that still puzzled me how people even concluded this means many dimensions when the text clearly punches in the face that there are only three and three dimensions - length, width and depth, and for that, I will add explanation for Chinese text.
Meng Hao comprehends the Essence of Space and acquires the insight to the structure of Space:
- He observes countless spaces, some are small and large, some are blurry and clear and they become threads. Each time he performs the Eighth Demon Sealing Hex, these threads would manifest from the void, wrap around the target of the Hex and seal their cultivation base and Nascent Divinity.
- These threads are neither rules or laws, but spaces.
- These numberous spaces, through overlapping and repressing, seal the cultivation and Nascent Divinity of a cultivator.
- To lock, or rather, to seal, with the numerous spaces.
- An onslaught from Outsiders comes on Meng Hao, only to go through him as he resides in another space from Mountain and Sea Realm, the Meng Hao they are seeing is merely a shadow in their eyes.
Meng Hao saw countless dimensions of space, all of them different sizes. Some were blurry, others were clear. They transformed into countless threads, threads that Meng Hao was very familiar with; every time he unleashed the Eighth Hex, these threads would appear, bind whoever was the target of the magic, and seal their cultivation base as well as their Nascent Divinity.
Originally, Meng Hao had assumed that the threads were natural laws of Heaven and Earth. But now that he could see them clearly, he understood that they… were definitely not natural or magical laws!
They were dimensional spaces!
Numerous dimensional spaces superimposed over each other and then exerted pressure onto a cultivator to seal their cultivation base and Nascent Divinity!
"Yes! This is how to truly lock someone down! Shackle the cultivation base with numerous dimensional spaces! In fact, it might be less appropriate to call it locking them down, and more appropriate to call it… a sealing!" Meng Hao's mind was reeling, and his eyes shone with a strange light as the surrounding World Essence continued to pour into him.
The entire starry sky shook, and the Outsider who had transformed into a sea of flames seethed as he once again bore down on Meng Hao. However, instead of slamming into Meng Hao, he passed right through him.
It was as if Meng Hao was now hovering, not in the Mountain and Sea Realm, but in some other dimensional space. The only thing which remained behind was a shadow, an image which everyone could see but not touch!
孟浩看到了無數的空間，那些空間有大有小，有的模糊，有的清晰，化作一條條絲線，這些絲線孟浩熟悉，他每次施展第八禁時，這些絲線就會從虛無里出現，纏繞在被施法人的身上，封印對方修為與元神。
原本，孟浩以為這些絲線，是天地內的規則法則，可在這一刻，他終於看清，也終於明白，這些絲線……不是規則，不是法則！
它們是空間！
一處又一處空間，以重疊的方式，以鎮壓的方式，去禁錮修士的修為與元神！
「是了，也只有這種方法，才可以去真正的禁錮！禁錮修為的，是一處又一處空間，實際上與其說是禁錮，不如說是……封印！」孟浩心神轟鳴，他目露奇芒，四周的世界本源，紛紛向著他這裏被吸收而來。
甚至星空在這一刻都震動起來，他身後那異族化作的火海，此刻翻滾，轟轟間再次來臨，可剛剛碰觸孟浩，卻立刻就從孟浩身上穿透過去。
似乎，這一刻站在那裡的孟浩，與這山海界，不再一個空間內，留在這裏的，只是一個影，一個眾人眼中的影！
Meng Hao seeks deeper comprehension of Space:
- He sees spaces before him expand infinitely, until any space is almost limitless. He knows length, height, width, size are also spaces. In the infinite space where he resides, he sees length, height, width and size, it is as though they are a part of Space, yet also explain what Space is.
- Where Meng Hao acquires his enlightenment, there were distortions. The area around him occasionally expands or contracts, bulges upward or downward, sweeps left or right. His body would shrunk to the size of a mustard seed, then as high as the Heaven the next.
- So few are comprehend the Essence of Space.
- Eighth Generation Demon Sealer needs only to comprehend the initial stage of Space - being aware of length, height, width and size to create Eighth Demon Sealing Hex. Meng Hao wants to explore this entire Essence for its infinite possibilities.
- Space is numerous threads, these threads together form a pattern, within these streaks are spaces and Meng Hao is now standing in space.
- Within the threads, there are length, height, width and size, they could also be infinite, this is Space. It is simply a flat surface.
- He draws a thread from a circle, which creates a sphere, akin to a world. To him, the world is a canvas.
- He draws a picture to completely seal the flame from an Outside Dao Sovereign.
- The starry sky is a canvas, and those control Essence of Space can their hands as bruse, with a few strokes to wrap and connect the lines and within the lines is Space.
- When the canvas is wrapped, they become spatial rifts. When the canvas becomes a sphere, the lines within the space become a world.
He was now truly gaining Dao enlightenment!
"What is space…?" Meng Hao murmured. The sound of his voice echoed out, causing the starry sky to shake. Although his eyes were closed, in his mind, he could see numerous dimensional spaces, spreading out in all directions, stretching out over such a vast area that they seemed limitless.
"Length… is space….
"Height… is space….
"Breadth… is also space….
"Size, can also be an expression of space…." Among the countless dimensional spaces, he saw that they could be described in terms of length, height, breadth, and overall size. And yet all of that seemed to be only a portion of what space was. Those were all… descriptions of space.
However, Meng Hao still didn't understand everything clearly. There was something he was missing, something he hadn't grasped. His brow furrowed as he subconsciously continued to absorb more World Essence power.
He needed to increase his powers of augury and understanding… to gain enlightenment of the true meaning of the Essence of space!
As of this moment, he had completely forgotten about the sea of flames, about the Mountain and Sea Realm, about the war. He was completely and utterly immersed in Dao enlightenment.
The rest of the world was completely shaken. Both the Mountain and Sea Realm and the Outsiders had been in an uproar, but now they were silent. Even the Imperial Lord and the Paragon said nothing.
At long last, the Outsider Dao Sovereign who had been trying every method possible to kill Meng Hao finally had no choice… but to stop unleashing his magic.
It was pointless….
As Meng Hao sought Dao enlightenment, the area around him distorted, occasionally expanding, occasionally contracting. Sometimes it would bulge upward and downward, and sometimes it would sweep out to the left or right.
The Outsider Dao Sovereign was trembling in his form of the flame sea. He couldn't affect Meng Hao at all, and in fact, was prevented from even getting close to him. The closer he got, the more unstable the void became, until destructive rifts even began to open up. In the end, he simply fled.
Currently nothing in existence could get close to that area, with the exception of Meng Hao, who was now gaining enlightenment of the Essence of space.
Meng Hao's body was also in a distorted state of transformation. Rumbling could be heard as he expanded, then shrunk. In one instant he was as tiny as a mustard seed, in another, as huge as the Heavens!
The Outsider Paragon looked at Meng Hao with mixed emotions, and then bitterly muttered, "The Essence of space…. From ancient times until now, numerous almighty experts have sought enlightenment of it. However, those who succeeded are as rare as phoenix feathers or qilin horns…."
Sea Dream's eyes shone with a strange light as she watched Meng Hao, and a smile slowly broke out on her face.
Everyone simply watched as Meng Hao hovered there with his eyes closed, the same as ever, seeking enlightenment. As of now, his state exceeded that of the Eighth Generation Demon Sealer when he actually created the Eighth Hex. At that time, he had only needed to understand the initial aspects regarding length, height, breadth, and size. With that, he had been able to create the Eighth Hex.
On the other hand, what Meng Hao was contemplating was beyond that. He was contemplating the very Essence of space!
That was an Essence filled with endless possibilities, and Meng Hao wanted to know all of them!
Normally, that would be virtually impossible, but with the aid of the World Essence, it was quite the opposite. Currently, rumbling sounds echoed out as Meng Hao continued to absorb more World Essence like mad.
開始了，真正的悟道！
「什麼是空間……」孟浩喃喃，他的聲音在這一刻回蕩，擴散了整個星空時，他雖然閉上了眼，可他的腦海中，之前看到的一處處空間，正無限的擴大，越來越大，到了最後，任何一處空間，都近乎無限。
「長度……是空間……」
「高度……是空間……」
「寬度……一樣是空間……」
「大小，也是空間……」孟浩喃喃，他在那一處處無限大的空間內，看到了長，看到了高，看到了寬，看到了大小，這所有的一切，似乎都是空間的一部分，都在解釋……什麼是空間。
可孟浩還是有些模糊，彷彿差著一層隔膜，似懂非懂，他皺起眉頭，下意識的再次去吸收這四周的世界本源之力。
他需要更多更強的推衍之力，去感悟出……空間的本源真意！
這一刻，他甚至忘記了四周正處於火海中，忘記了在山海界，忘記了戰爭，全部心神，都沉浸在了那悟道內。
舉世震動，山海界也好，那些異族也罷，這一刻，都在嘩然後寂靜下來，還有那位主宰，那位至尊，也都寂靜了。
甚至星空中試圖滅殺孟浩的異族道尊，都不得不……停下了想要施展的術法。
沒有用……
孟浩這一刻的悟道，他的四周，在這不斷地明悟下，出現了一片片扭曲，那四周的區域，時而膨脹，時而收縮，時而上下延伸，時而左右橫掃。
異族道尊顫抖，他化作的火海只能後退，沒有辦法去影響孟浩絲毫，甚至都不敢在這一刻靠近，因為這一刻的孟浩，他的四周，存在了太多太多的不穩定，甚至有一道道裂縫剎那出現，又瞬間消失。
任何存在，除非在空間本源的明悟上超過孟浩，否則的話，這一刻靠近，立刻就會被影響。
而孟浩這裏，他的身體，也在扭曲改變，時而轟鳴間，不斷地而膨脹，時而又急速的縮小，一刻如芥子，一刻如蒼穹！
「空間本源……古往今來，有太多大能，想要明悟空間真諦，可最終能成功者，鳳毛麟角……」那異族至尊，苦澀的開口，看向孟浩時，露出複雜。
海夢目露奇芒，望著孟浩，漸漸臉上露出笑容。
在這萬眾矚目下，孟浩依舊閉著眼，還在感悟，甚至這一刻的他，已超越了曾經的八代封妖創造第八禁的狀態，創造第八禁，只需要明悟出第一個境界就可以，知曉長度，高度，寬度，大小，就可以創造第八禁。
而孟浩，此刻悟的，是在這個境界下，空間的本源！
這本源，有著無限可能，而孟浩想要知曉的，是全部！
這本是不可能的事情，可如今，在世界本源下，這一切，並非不可能，轟鳴間，這四周的世界本源顫抖，可卻控制不住的被孟浩這裏瘋狂的吸收。
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Sea Dream's eyes shone with a strange light as she watched Meng Hao, and a smile slowly broke out on her face.
Everyone simply watched as Meng Hao hovered there with his eyes closed, the same as ever, seeking enlightenment. As of now, his state exceeded that of the Eighth Generation Demon Sealer when he actually created the Eighth Hex. At that time, he had only needed to understand the initial aspects regarding length, height, breadth, and size. With that, he had been able to create the Eighth Hex.
On the other hand, what Meng Hao was contemplating was beyond that. He was contemplating the very Essence of space!
That was an Essence filled with endless possibilities, and Meng Hao wanted to know all of them!
海夢目露奇芒，望著孟浩，漸漸臉上露出笑容。
在這萬眾矚目下，孟浩依舊閉著眼，還在感悟，甚至這一刻的他，已超越了曾經的八代封妖創造第八禁的狀態，創造第八禁，只需要明悟出第一個境界就可以，知曉長度，高度，寬度，大小，就可以創造第八禁。
而孟浩，此刻悟的，是在這個境界下，空間的本源！
這本源，有著無限可能，而孟浩想要知曉的，是全部！
"So, that's the Essence of space…." he said, smiling slightly. He could feel the Essence of space fading away within him, and could also sense his enhanced powers of augury and deduction dissipating. He sighed.
...
"Space… is nothing more than countless threads, formed together into a pattern. The patterns formed by those threads… are space!" Meng Hao shook his head, then waved his hand, causing a circle to appear beneath his feet.
"I am currently within space," he said, looking down. Then he smiled as his enlightenment deepened. As for the sea of flames that was the Outsider Dao Sovereign, it appeared to be on the verge of consuming Meng Hao, but to the Dao Sovereign's utter shock, he realized that the flames were stuck to the outside of the thread that formed the circle!
"Th-this… this…." The Outsider Dao Sovereign's heart was battered by waves of shock, as were the hearts the other Outsider Dao Sovereign and the Paragon.
"Space! He actually gained enlightenment of the Essence of space!"
Meng Hao's expression was calm as he looked at the circle formed by the thread, within which he stood. Then he smiled. "As for these threads… doesn't the Essence I have gained enlightenment of consist of more than just the threads themselves?
"Within these threads are length, height, breadth, and size. They are limitless, and that is space…. They are flat, but actually…." He waved his right hand, causing a thread to stretch out from the circle, and then pass over him. In the blink of an eye, the circle of threads was no longer flat, but had transformed into… a sphere!
"With an additional thread, it is no longer a circle, but a sphere, like a world…. It's too bad my enlightenment is insufficient, and I can't sustain it for very long." Even as Meng Hao murmured to himself, the sphere collapsed, and he sighed lightly.
"In my eyes, the world is just a canvas." Meng Hao looked up at the shocked Outsider, who was still a sea of flames. Then Meng Hao waved his right hand, causing the flames to suddenly lock into place. Then they began to transform; no longer were they surrounding Meng Hao, but instead, they were now spreading out to form a static image of flames within the starry sky, like a painting!
Then he waved his hand, and four threads appeared, surrounding the flames, almost as if they were a picture frame.
"This, is space," he said, his eyes flickering with a cold light.
Rumbling could be heard as the sea of flames trembled. Inside, the Outsider Dao Sovereign was howling bitterly. The fire seemed to be on the verge of slipping out of the shackles, of bursting out from within the threads that held it. And yet, it could not. Finally, the flames converged together, transforming into a lizard of fire. It began to butt its head against the threads, and yet that did nothing. It… could not free itself. It was completely sealed within what Meng Hao had created… the picture frame.
The starry sky was like a canvas, and anyone who could control the Essence of space could use their hands like a brush. With a few strokes, threads could be formed together into an outline. What was within that outline… was space.
If that canvas was folded, the subsequent cracks that were created were dimensional rifts. Furthermore, if the canvas could be formed into a sphere, then that space would be… a world.
「原來，這就是空間本源……」孟浩微微一笑，感受著體內世界本源的消散，感受著自己的推衍之力，正快速的散去，輕聲開口。
幾乎在他睜開眼的同時，他四周的那些不穩定的虛無膨脹，也立刻散去，而他的身體，也真正的回到了山海界內，被那化作火海的異族道尊，立刻感受，他目中帶著瘋狂，咆哮中火海轟鳴，從四周八方，直奔孟浩，翻滾而來。
「空間……就是一條條線而已，這些線組成了一個又一個圖案，線條內的……就是空間！」孟浩搖頭，右手抬起一揮，立刻他的四周，出現了一個圓。
「我站在，空間內。」孟浩低頭，再次一笑，目中的明悟更多，四周的異族道尊化作的火海，此刻轟鳴來臨，瞬間就將孟浩吞噬，可很快的，那異族道尊就心神震動，他發現，自己化作的火海，看似將孟浩吞噬，可實際上，卻被阻隔在了孟浩畫出的那條線外！
「這……這……」異族道尊心神翻江倒海，這一刻不但是他如此，那異族主宰與異族至尊，都在這一瞬，心神震動。
「空間，他居然真的明悟了空間本源！」
在這線條圓圈內的孟浩，此刻神色越發的平靜，低頭看著腳下的圓圈線條。
「至於這些線……我明悟的本源，不就是這些線么。」孟浩笑了笑。
「在這些線內，有長度，有寬度，有大小，可以無限，這就是空間了……只不過是平整的，可如果這樣……」孟浩右手抬起一揮，立刻他四周的圓圈，瞬間蔓延出一條，直奔上方而去，眨眼間，出現在他的四周的圓圈線條，不再是平整的一個圓，而是向外猛地擴散，化作了一個……圓球！
「多了一條，不再是平整的圓，而是成為了一個界……可惜，我的明悟還不夠，無法持久。」孟浩喃喃自語，看著四周的圓球漸漸崩潰，他輕嘆一聲。
「世界，在我眼中，就是一張大紙。」孟浩抬頭，望著那內心駭然的異族火海，右手抬起一指，立刻這火海瞬間禁錮，竟被強行改變，不再是環繞孟浩，而是被鋪展開來，成為了一幅被禁錮在星空的火海之畫！
而他右手隨意一揮，立刻在這火海四周，畫出了四下，成為了四條線，彼此連接在了一起后，如同畫框。
「這，就是空間。」孟浩目中露出冷冽之芒。
轟鳴間，那火海顫抖，其內有異族道尊凄厲的嘶吼，那火海這一刻似掙脫了禁錮，欲向外衝出這連接在一起的四條線，可卻無法衝出，最終火海凝聚在一起，成為了一個火焰蜥蜴后，一頭撞在線條上，巨響卻沒有傳出絲毫，而它……還是沒有脫困，被徹底的封印在了，這個孟浩創造出的……畫框內。
星空，如一張大紙，掌握了空間本源的人，就如同是手中有了筆，隨意幾筆，勾勒出線條，那線條連接在一起，線條內的，就是……空間。
這張紙摺疊，就是裂縫空間，這張紙若可以成為圓球，那麼線條內的空間……就是一個界。
How come there is even "dimension" here when there is not a "维度" or "次元" in here? The only thing about "dimensional space" is "空间" aka "space" in Chinese. The two quotes are deadset on Essence of Space comprises of only three dimensions of space - width, length and depth, and nothing else. What is about the numerous "threads"? Do you even see they are stated to have "length, width and depth" and how comprehending Essence of Space is comprehending three dimensions? What about "spaces" of different size? Do you even see how three dimensions of space create "size"? Ever go outside and see how despite being 3D objects, from the smallest bugs to planets, stars and galaxies, they all have different size?
Then there is this thought experiment from Bai Xiaochun, who was focusing on comprehending the Essence of Space for the final step of reach Eternal Realm, where he experiments with three dimensions until he combines the fourth dimension aka time to complete the form of spacetime. Yes, you heard it right, the four dimensions in our universe, that spacetime. At the end of the experiment, Bai Xiaochun awakes from the thought experiment into the emptiness of what used to be a starry sky holds 1,080,000 worlds - of which the largest spans only a few lightyears or less, everything around him is normal as usual, anyone wants to argue about this part of "Bai Xiaochun can do this, but Eternal Spirit World is too weak to handle such alternation", please remember he was trying to revive 1,080,000 worlds and size of a Dao Domain is not gonna help you.
Upon acquiring enlightenment of Essence, Bai Xiaochun witnesses all laws and rules fusion and vanish, the starry sky disappears and leaves behind only a singularity without length:
- This singularity contains all laws, rules and 1,080,000 worlds.
- Bai Xiaochun points his finger and causes the singularity to become a line of seemingly infinite and neverending length.
- Bai Xiaochun points his finger again and causes the line to have a change in width and becomes infinite width and infinite length.
- In between these two infinities, it is hard to identify or explain which is length or width, such understanding only exists in one's thoughts.
- From a distance, it seems like a paper without height that spans the starry sky. Bai Xiaochun waves his hand again, then the paper has infinite height. The paper has become a box of infinite length, width and height.
- Bai Xiaochun points his finger again and time appears in the infinite box, there comes distortion, passage of time, blurring as though under the passage of time, all becomes blurry, becomes a vortex, as though this is spacetime.
- It contains and encompasses the countless years in the starry sky, they are stretched together. Here, the life and death, from the moment to be to the moment to cease to be, and from cease to be to to be of all living beings and all things can be seen. By stepping into these, one can manifest in any segment.
- When Bai Xiaochun sees this world of space and time, he realizes this is the vortex formed by Holy Extermination's three Domain Treasures and how come the River and Time and Space appeared.
- He also comes to know what is on the leaf with the Eternal Turtle. The content is the cultivation system of Neverending Dao Domain that divides into steps, with the final being the 4th Step and only an almighty that cultivates to the ultimate pinnacle of 4th Step can comprehend this leaf.
- Holy Extermination's three Domain Treasures contain the ultimate pinnacle of 4th Step and this leaf can become the key to the Neverending Dao Domain.
- Bai Xiaochun realizes he can do more, viewing the spacetime he created and by narrowing, his eyes reflect countless spacetimes, too numerous to count, each seems to contain the same living beings and all things, yet each of them has different fate.
- But this move, even for a moment, causes the spacetime before him seems to on the verge of collapse, even the spacetimes in his eyes were about to collapse. Bai Xiaochun's eyes flash, everything and the spacetime becomes the starry sky also vanish and the starry sky of 1,080,000 worlds returns to normal.
- It is not that Bai Xiaochun cannot do that, but the starry sky cannot support such change, but according to Neverending Dao Domain, capable of such feat is likely the 5th Step they cannot touch.
- He wishes to go to Neverending Dao Domain to see if their starry sky can support such change and Neverending Dao Domain's 4th Step is comparable to the Eternal Realm, except for something unique to Eternal Realm, the power of imagination.
- Imagination is the weakest and strongest, it is Will.
- Bai Xiaochun was born from one of numerous imaginations of Arch-Ancestor, who was born from the imaginations of the Eternal Mother.
- Bai Xiaochun takes a step, the vortex similar to the spacetime he created appears and within there, he can see a vast river - the River of Time and Space and he enters the River of Time and Space, with his laugh echoes and lingers in time and space for a long time.
Radiant colors suddenly appeared within the silent starry sky. Countless natural and magical laws fused, and then dispersed. The starry sky vanished, leaving behind only… a single point!
It was a singularity of absolutely no length, breadth, or depth!
That singularity existed within the starry sky. It contained all magical laws, all natural laws, and a total of 1,080,000 worlds!
When Bai Xiaochun saw that, he smiled. Waving his finger, he caused the singularity to transform into a line…. It had no breadth or depth, and yet, was infinitely long, with no end.
"I'm missing something, aren't I?" After a moment of thought, he waved his finger again, and the infinitely long line suddenly became infinitely wide!
Because it was infinitely long and wide, it was actually impossible to tell which direction was which. Such descriptions could only exist in one's thoughts.
From a distance, it almost looked like an enormous sheet of paper, spread out through the starry sky. Bai Xiaochun looked at it for a moment, smiled again, and then waved his hand, causing it to grow infinitely deep and high!!
Now, it didn't look like a piece of paper, but rather, an infinitely wide, infinitely long, infinitely tall box!
"Still missing something." Shaking his head, Bai Xiaochun waved his finger, causing the infinitely long, wide, and tall box to ripple and distort. It seemed to age, blurring, as though the passage of time was transforming it into something illusory, into a vortex, into… space!
It contained everything that made up the starry sky for the past tens of thousands of years, their existences stretched out together. It contained all life forms and all living beings, from the moment they were born until they died, from the moment they existed, until they didn't exist. And everything in between. By stepping into that space, one could appear at any moment that had ever existed.
Bai Xiaochun looked at this world made of time and space, and quietly said, "This is the same vortex that Holy Extermination opened with those Dao domain treasures of his. This… is how the River of Time and Space appears."
He extended his right hand, and visible within it was a golden leaf, the very same leaf that he had found in the Blood Stream Sect, along with the little turtle.
Way back then, he had no way to understand what that leaf was. After reaching the Sovereign Realm, and beginning his search for enlightenment, he had occasionally studied it, but had gained little as a result. But now, as he looked down at the leaf, everything became clear.
"Interesting. No wonder I was never able to understand what this leaf was. It is actually made of a vast number of unique leaves, all with different overlapping vein patterns. Because the veins are transparent, they are impossible to see.
"But with my current divine sense, I can see them now, each and every vein.
"As for the information contained therein…." He looked closer, eyes glinting with curiosity, until he finally smiled again.
"Well, what's this? The cultivation system of the Never-Ending Dao Domain is divided into steps. First step, second step, third step, fourth step…. The fourth step is the last. Only by practicing cultivation to that level can an almighty being see the truth about this leaf."
"Apparently, the Dao domain treasures that Holy Extermination used contained the full power of the fourth step." Bai Xiaochun smiled. Although the leaf did not look like anything particularly unique, he could now see that it could actually act as a key… a key that lead to the Never-Ending Dao Domain!
"There is more I can do." He looked with narrowed eyes at the vortex of space and time that he had created. As he did, his eyes reflected the countless beams of light from the dimensions therein. There were too many to count, each of which contained innumerable living beings, all with their own unique destinies!
However, his mere act of looking at the dimensions caused them to tremble unstably, as though they might collapse at any moment.
With that, he looked away, and everything vanished. The expression of space and time that he had created vanished, and the starry sky went back to normal.
"It's not that I'm incapable of doing it, but rather… this starry sky can't sustain such a dramatic transformation. Based on the descriptions from the Never-Ending Dao Domain, doesn't that imply… that there's a fifth step which they haven't encountered yet?
"I should pay a visit to the Never-Ending Dao Domain, and see if their starry sky can sustain such a transformation." Having made his decision, he ignored the leaf.
"What is the Eternal?" he asked himself. A moment passed, and he shook his head.
"How could there truly be something Eternal? According to the people from the Never-Ending Dao Domain, their fourth step is the Eternal Realm.
"But if there is something uniquely Eternal… perhaps it's just one's power of imagination." He sighed.
"Imagination is the most powerful force there is. Essentially, imagination is Will.
"Take, for example, the first time I saw the moonflower seeds spreading out. I remember being moved, because… I was born from the very thoughts of the original Arch-Ancestor, from his imagination. And all of the Eternal Sons were born from the Eternal Mother in the same way." He closed his eyes, and could almost see the Eternal Mother letting loose a cloud of dandelion seeds, all of them containing her Will, which she hoped would eventually grow into children, one of whom would bring an end to the great catastrophe….
Those expressions of Will became the three sovereigns, who, in the moment before their death, released their own Will. One fragment of that Will… contained something that Bai Xiaochun recognized as his own aura.
Laughing softly, he rose to his feet. As he did, everything around him vanished, and he took a step forward. A vortex appeared, similar to the one he had created earlier. As it spun and swirled, it opened up to reveal… a boundless river!
The River of Time and Space!
He stepped forward into the river, and disappeared. As he did, he spoke, causing his words to echo out into the starry sky before eventually fading away.
"One Will to create oceans. One Will to summon mulberry fields. One Will to slaughter countless devils. One Will to eradicate innumerable immortals…. Only my Will… is Eternal."
For a final nail in coffin, shall we listen to Not-Einsten's lesson on Essence of Time, the general relativy and the relationship of time and gravity.
Daoist of Time (Not-Einstein) teaches the nature of Essence of Dao Fan and Dao Chen.
- To speak of Essence is to speak of laws first, and laws are an invisible framework, all magical techniques and divine abilities of this universe at their very core, are different ways and means to show the laws according to this framework.
- What constitutes this framework is Essences, they are invisible, unperceptible and untouchable, yet they are together what precisely form this framework and where countless magical techniques and divine abilities hailing from.
- Essences are the foundations of all things.
- The Essence of Time? Time and gravity share a relationship as the greater the gravity, the slower the flow of time and its Essence, which is the manifestation of time is not gravity, but relativity.
- Relativity is the true core of Essence of Time and only when one masters relativity that they can understand what is the Essence of Time.
- As he said, everything is relativity.
The speaker was indeed a man, his voice warm and sincere, as though he were instructing his apprentices about the Dao.
"Mortal Renegade. Worldly Daoist. The two of you listen well…. What is Essence? To discuss Essences, you must first understand natural laws. Natural laws form the invisible framework of the cosmos in which we exist. Magical techniques and divine abilities are essentially ways of manipulating or drawing upon that framework.
"As for what constitutes that framework, well, that is where Essences come into the picture. They are shapeless, invisible, and intangible. However, it is only their mysterious construction that allows for all of the countless magical techniques and divine abilities to exist….
"Essences are essentially the foundation of everything!
"This leads to another question. What is the Essence of time…?
"Well, that's simple. First of all, understand that time and gravity are connected. From an outside perspective, the stronger the gravity, the slower time will flow. However, when it comes to the Essence of time, its true manifestation comes, not through gravity, but rather… relativity!
"Relativity forms the true core of the Essence of time. If you understand relativity, then you can gain enlightenment of… the Essence of time!
"Remember, everything… comes down to relativity!
"Mortal Renegade. Worldly Daoist. Do you understand?"
說話之人，的確是個男子，此人聲音溫和，似乎正在對著其弟子講道一般，回蕩白小純耳邊。
「道凡，道塵，你們兩個聽好……」
「什麼是本源？」
「說起本源，就要先說規則，規則是一種無形的框架，這片宇宙的一切術法神通，其核心的本質，就是用不同的方式與方法，去按照這個框架展現出來。」
「那麼組成這個規則框架的，就是本源，本源無形，看不清，摸不到，可正是它冥冥中組成了一個又一個框架，也就形成了無數術法，神通……」
「本源，實際上就是一切萬物的基礎！」
「那麼什麼是時間本源呢……」
「簡單來說，時間與引力有關聯，引力越大，則時間流速就越慢，而本源……在時間上的體現，不是引力，而是……相對！」
「相對，在時間本源上，相對才是核心，掌握了這兩個字，明悟了這兩個字，才算明悟了……時間本源！」
「切記，一切……都是相對的！」
「道凡，道塵，你們懂了么？」
It is a superficial version of general relativity, but whatever, this nails there is only spacetime aka four dimensions aka three dimensions of space and one dimension of time, and this applies all Dao Domains, except it is still not 3-C because a Dao Domain is abyssmally smaller than the Observable Universe.
Since we are on the matter of Essence, here is a recap of the nature of Essence.
Bai Xiaochun questions what is Essence again and admits he has yet to fully understand them.
- Essence is without form and shape, almost like it does not even exist, yet creates and encompasses all beings and all forms simultaneously.
- Essence is without beginning or end, yet creates and encompasses all beginnings and all ends simultaneously.
- Essence is without space, yet creates and contains all space simultaneously.
- Essence is without time, yet creates and contains all time simultaneously.
- Bai Xiaochun emits an aura of Eternal Realm across the starry sky.
Chapter 1304 said:"What exactly is Essence…?" he thought as he looked up into the sky at the black battleship, with the power of extermination radiating out from it. He could feel the Eternal Immortal Domains trembling on the verge of complete collapse, and could sense the flames of life force within all the living beings beneath him flickering unstably.
"Essence has no form or shape; it's almost like it doesn't even exist, but simultaneously, it creates and contains every form and shape." In this moment, his eyes seemed to flicker like the starry sky as the Essence of the Eternal which existed in the Eternal Immortal Domains, in the form of that mysterious energy, suddenly began to thrum in resonance with him.
"Essence has no beginning or end," he murmured, "but simultaneously, creates and contains the beginning and end of everything." In response to his words, that mysterious energy exploded out, rushing to converge on him, swirling around him, creating an invisible windstorm!
"Essence takes up no space, but simultaneously, creates and contains all space." In response to those three sentences, the mysterious energy went wild, creating a frenzied, invisible vortex that halted Bai Xiaochun's fall, and left him hovering there in midair!
"Essence exists outside of time, but simultaneously, creates and contains all time." In response to his fourth sentence, the vortex of mysterious energy began to push Bai Xiaochun back up toward the starry sky!!
The starry sky trembled as if from the resonance of a great Dao. And the more than 1,000,000 ruins, which had previously been frozen into darkness, began to tremble and crack.
In response to all of this, the Mortal Renegade's eyes went wide, and his heart filled with tsunamis of shock.
"That's the aura of the Eternal!!" he blurted.
Almost at the same time, Bai Xiaochun's voice rose from the Eternal Immortal Domains into the starry sky, to fill the Eternal World!
"I still don't fully understand Essence, and only know a bit about the Eternal…." He closed his eyes for a moment, and though he seemed very weak, when he opened them again, they shone with confidence!
"But… I know that our lives resonate with the great Dao, and life force resonates with the most mysterious of secrets. And that… is all I need to know to kill you, Mortal Renegade!"
「到底，什麼是本源……」白小純望著蒼穹上，轟鳴而來的那巨大的黑色戰舟，感受著從這戰舟上散發出的毀滅之力，感受著整個永恆仙域都在顫抖，似無法承受要四分五裂，感受著來自眾生，來自每一個生命之火的飄搖，他不禁喃喃低語。
「本源無形無相、似乎不存在，同時創造和包含一切存在和一切形相。」白小純抬起頭，目中變得似有星空，內有萬物瀰漫，隨著話語的傳出，四周永恆仙域內的所有永恆本源化作的玄妙之意，竟齊齊震顫，似被白小純所撼動，出現共鳴。
「本源無始無終，同時創造和包含一切始終。」白小純這句話一出口，頓時這四周所有的玄妙之意，全部爆發，向著白小純這裏匯聚而來，竟環繞在他的身體外，形成了一片看不見的風暴！
「本源沒有空間，同時創造和包含所有空間。」白小純第三句話出口，那玄妙之意形成的風暴，轉動更快，成為了外人不可見的漩渦，推動白小純的身軀，竟使得已經虛弱到了極致的白小純，其身體不再墜落，而是懸浮在了天地間！
「本源沒有時間，同時創造和包含所有時間。」白小純的目中散出強烈的光芒，這是他的第四句話，在說出的剎那，他四周的玄妙之意形成的漩渦，立刻就轟然轉動，推動白小純的身軀，不再是懸浮，而是直奔星空！！
遠遠看去，如同崛起！
更是星空震動，如有大道共鳴之聲，回蕩星空，甚至在那上百萬的廢墟世界里，這一刻，原本被冰封的黑暗，也都開始碎裂。
星空內的逆凡，他的眼睛猛的睜大，心神掀起滔天大浪，失聲驚呼。
「這是……永恆的氣息！！」
就在逆凡這裏駭然震驚時，白小純的聲音，從永恆仙域的天地間，回蕩星空，擴散整個永恆大界！
「本源，我還沒有悟透，而永恆，我還一知半解……」白小純仍舊閉著眼，他依舊虛弱，可此刻這脆弱的身體，在雙目再次睜開時，目中卻透出強烈的自信！
「可……生命共鳴大道，生機共振玄妙，以此……斬殺逆凡，已然足夠！」
In that instant, Bai Xiaochun began to burn a Dao flame, a fire of life and life force. Inside of him, shocking transformations began to occur, as though… he were beginning to break out of the Sovereign Realm! Around him, the mysterious energy that was the manifestation of the Essence of the Eternal began to boil.
Bai Xiaochun adds more to his enlightenment of Essence:
- Essence is soundless and lightless, yet creates and contains all sounds and lights simultaneously.
- Essence is not anywhere, yet creates and contains everywhere simultaneously.
- Essence is infinitely small, yet infinitely large simultaneously.
- Essence is One, yet Boundless simultaneously.
Chapter 1311 said:"Back when I fought the Mortal Renegade, I asked myself, 'What is Essence…?' I had trouble with that question for a long time, but now, I understand. I know what Essence is.
"Essence has no form or shape; it's almost like it doesn't even exist, but simultaneously, it creates and contains every form and shape.
"Essence has no beginning or end, but simultaneously, creates and contains the beginning and end of everything." Although he only murmured the words softly, they caused all of the 1,080,000 worlds to tremble!
"Essence takes up no space, but simultaneously, creates and contains all space.
"Essence exists outside of time, but simultaneously, creates and contains all time." With these sentences having been uttered, all of the natural laws in the starry sky, as well as all the magical laws, began to resonate!
"Essence is noiseless and lightless, but simultaneously, creates and contains all sound and light.
"Essence does not exist in any one specific place, but simultaneously, creates and contains all places." As Bai Xiaochun smiled and spoke these fifth and sixth sentences, all the living beings throughout the starry sky became still and quiet!!
In that silence, Bai Xiaochun spoke his final two sentences!
"Essence is infinitely small, but simultaneously, infinitely large.
"Essence is completely unique, and completely boundless!"
Radiant colors suddenly appeared within the silent starry sky. Countless natural and magical laws fused, and then dispersed. The starry sky vanished, leaving behind only… a single point!
It was a singularity of absolutely no length, breadth, or depth!
That singularity existed within the starry sky. It contained all magical laws, all natural laws, and a total of 1,080,000 worlds!
When Bai Xiaochun saw that, he smiled. Waving his finger, he caused the singularity to transform into a line…. It had no breadth or depth, and yet, was infinitely long, with no end.
乾淨的好似一塵不染，如同初生的嬰兒，望著整個星辰。
「我當年與逆凡一戰，曾自問，什麼是本源……這個問題，也困擾了我很久，現在，我才懂了，本源。」白小純輕聲開口。
「本源無形無相、似乎不存在，同時創造和包含一切存在和一切形相。」
「本源無始無終，同時創造和包含一切始終。」白小純聲音很淡，可在說出這句話的剎那，星空一百零八萬世界，都為之一震！
「本源沒有空間，同時創造和包含所有空間。」
「本源沒有時間，同時創造和包含所有時間。」隨著之後兩句聲音的傳出，星空內的所有規則，所有法則，全部共鳴！
「本源無聲無光，同時創造和包含一切聲光。」
「本源不在任何地方，同時創造和包含所有地方。」白小純笑了，說出了關於本源的第五句與第六句認知，這兩句話回蕩八方，星空眾生，宇宙一切，都在這一瞬，瞬間靜止！！
在這靜止中，白小純說出了最後兩句！
「本源無限小，同時也無限大。」
「本源即是唯一的，又是無限！」
靜止的星空，驟然間出現了無窮的色彩，一道道規則與法則融合后又消散，最終星空內的一切都消失了，只剩下了……一個點！
一個沒有長度的點！
這個點，安安靜靜的存在星空里，它包含了一切的法則，一切的規則，包含了一百零八萬界，包含了所有。
白小純看著這個點，微微一笑，抬手一指，那個點驟然變化，竟化作了一條線……只有長度的線，似無限之長，永無盡頭。
Sounds OP and fancy, right? So what is the problem?
Essence = Law. And this is the description of totality of Essence, instead of individual Essence.
A 3rd Step does not manipulate laws, their magical abilities and divine treasures are only expressions of that framework, they need to learn an Essence of acquire the appropriate abilities from that Essence. A 9-Essence Paragon cannot manipulate lightning in any meaningful way by themselves instead of relying on scriptures to learn how to control the said element superficially, and even then, it is not law manipulation until they reach to 4th Step and even a Transcendent cannot manipulate anything beyond their arsenal until they can comprehend the necessary Essence.
In short, an infinite source of energy =/= an infinite output of energy. Simple logic.
A 4th Step is also not the source of Essence in any meaningful way other than their own comprehension, and being one of many false sources, as the true source of Essence and Dao that is the Great Cosmos (or Megacosmos) is beyond their ability, and only Peak 9th Step can stand equal to a mature Megacosmos in a meaningful way.
The Five Elements are the fundamental Dao of the Great Cosmos, hence, none could cultivate to the source or that would not be conforming to the laws of the Great Cosmos and as far as Wang Baole goes, he can only become one of the Five Element's many false sources.
The Dao of Metal and Water crossed the sixth bridge.
It wasn't that the Dao wasn't strong, but that Wang Baole's enlightenment hadn't reached the level of the source. In reality… it was basically impossible to cultivate the Dao of the five elements to the source. This didn't conform to the rules of the universe.
The Five Elements was the fundamental principle of the Great Cosmos. It wasn't something that cultivators could control. At most… it would reach the level that Wang Baole was going to achieve. It might appear to be the source, but in reality, it was only one of many.
The difference between these two points was the difference between a false source and the true source.
Wang Baole, who had reached this stage on the Heaven Trampling Bridge, was well aware of this. Therefore, he wasn't surprised. Even though he was standing in the void between the sixth and seventh bridges, with a wave of his right hand, the Dao of Earth descended.
An enormous stone stele materialized around him. It rapidly solidified from its illusory state. The laws of the Earth Dao also spread in all directions at that moment, causing the cosmos to rumble.
Very quickly, the stone monument melted like the golden water and gathered towards Wang Baole, as if it wanted to completely integrate with him. At the same time, it also seemed to transform into countless threads that spread throughout the universe, as if they were connected to the essence of the earth in this universe.
It was like a lake on one side and an ocean on the other. There was a difference in size and depth between them. As a channel appeared between them, the water from the ocean surged towards the lake rapidly. In the end, not only would the lake strengthen, but it would also… become one.
This was Dao Validation!
Wang Baole becomes one of the false sources of and able to control Five Elements, Life and Death, he also reaches to the middle of the tenth bridge and ascends to middle-stage fifth step,
- He can manipulate all things and myriad Daos in the universe to a certain level and can easily suppress any almighty of fourth step by sheer cultivation base and Dao.
- He can sense the various eyes in the Great Cosmos, one of them is from a continent as large as the Immortal Astral Continent, whose destiny was not his and has tie to the Dao of Fate in the Great Cosmos, aka Su Ming.
- He sees another youth on a paper with a dense concentration of karma, aka Meng Hao.
- He sees another figure who has complex emotions to him, aka Bai Xiaochun.
- In total, there are eight beings similar them, so there are at least eight sixth step of cultivation in the Great Cosmos and the final pair of eyes was from the center of the Great Cosmos, full of red mists, that is the Vast Expanse Dao Domain (?) or Origin Universe Dao Void, where the Emperor and his true self were.
The Dao of the Sun De that bore him was connected to this Dao on one end, and on the other… connected to the Dao of Life in this universe.
Similar to the Dao of Death, the Dao of Life couldn't be mastered by the only one. However, with the support of the bridge and the stone, Wang Baole's Dao of Yang successfully became one of the sources of the Dao.
As the Dao became complete, an unprecedented sense of power emerged in Wang Baole's heart. It was as if everything in the world had changed in his eyes. It was no longer as real as it had been before. Instead, it had become illusory.
"Everything is empty at the end of the path?" Wang Baole muttered. He raised his foot and walked towards the tenth bridge. As his foot landed, the shadow of the bridge in the sky above him gradually descended. When the shadow of the bridge completely fused with his body, Wang Baole's aura erupted once again.
The five elements revolved around each other, and life and death were inseparable!
Instantly, his foot landed again. Wang Baole… crossed the void between the ninth and tenth bridges. With one step, he appeared at the top of the tenth bridge!
He didn't stop. With another step, he crossed half the bridge and appeared in the middle of the tenth bridge. He seemed to be about to take another step, but this step… was impossible to lift.
"I've reached my limit…" Wang Baole muttered. The heavens and earth rumbled, and waves rose in the heavens. Ripples spread across the cosmos, and the cosmos seemed to be swaying. All living things had to bow their heads. In the entire cosmos, only those in the same realm and beyond could raise their heads and look at him. Others… were not qualified.
「現在的我，還無法踏過第十橋。」王寶樂沉默，他感受到了自己此刻的狀態，與之前很不一樣，在沒有踏上這第十橋前，他能掌控的道，是五行，是死，是生。
但現在……萬物一切，宇宙眾道，皆可被其使用！
雖做不到完美運用，但……第四步的任何大能，在他面前，他隨手就可鎮壓，這是一種壓制，既是境界的壓制，也是道的壓制。
感受自身的同時，王寶樂也第一次，無比清晰的察覺到了四周于大宇宙內，匯聚在這裏的神念，於是他抬起頭，看向大宇宙星空。
他……看到了在遙遠之地，存在了一片大陸，與仙罡大陸類似，其上，似有一道身影，對自己微微點了點頭。
那道身影，散出一股說不出的宿命之意，但不是自己的宿命，似乎對方的存在，本身就是大宇宙命運之道的一部分。
除此之外，在另一個方向，王寶樂看到了一張紙，其上存在了濃郁的因果之意，紙上盤膝坐著一個身穿華袍的青年，在對自己微笑。
王寶樂立刻明悟，自身金之載道之物，與其有關。
同時，他還看見了一道身影，此人目光複雜，似唏噓，似感嘆，一樣在望著自己。
這些身影，不多，只有八位。
一一看去后，最終王寶樂的目光，落在了這片大宇宙的中心，那裡……有一片濃郁的紅霧，遮蓋了一切，阻斷了因果，但卻壓制不住，其內散出的熟悉與感應。
「我的本體……就在那裡。」
「帝君的……蒼茫道域，又或者說，源宇道空么。」王寶樂凝望那個方向，那裡……是他接下來，要去的地方。
他有種感覺，憑著這股熟悉與感應，此刻似乎自己只需一步，就可直接進入，那片被紅霧遮蓋的星空。
The current me is still unable to cross the tenth bridge. Wang Baole was silent. He could feel that his current state was very different from before. Before stepping onto the tenth bridge, the Dao that he could control was the five elements, death, and life.
But now… everything in the universe and all the Dao in the universe could be used!
He might not be able to utilize it perfectly, but… he could easily suppress any mighty figure in the fourth step. This was a form of suppression, a suppression of both cultivation and Dao.
This was the first time that Wang Baole could sense the Divine Will gathered in the cosmos. He raised his head and stared at the cosmos.
He… saw a land mass in the distance. It was similar to the Immortal Air Continent, and on it, there seemed to be a figure nodding at him.
The figure exuded an indescribable sense of destiny, but it wasn't his own destiny. It was as if the figure's existence was a part of the Dao of Fate in the Great Cosmos.
In another direction, Wang Baole saw a piece of paper. There was a strong sense of karma on it. On the paper sat a young man in a luxurious robe, smiling at him.
Wang Baole immediately realized that the item that contained his Dao of Metal had something to do with it.
At the same time, he saw a figure looking at him with a complicated look in his eyes. He seemed to be sighing and lamenting.
There were only eight of them.
After looking at them one by one, Wang Baole's gaze finally landed on the center of the universe. There… was a thick red mist that covered everything and cut off karma. However, it couldn't suppress the familiarity and sense that was exuding from it.
"My true form… is there."
"The Emperor Lord's… Vast Expanse Dao Domain. Or should I say, Origin Universe Dao Kong?" Wang Baole stared in that direction. That was… where he was going to go next.
He had a feeling that based on this sense of familiarity, he only needed one step to enter the red mist that covered the cosmos.
And as Essence of Space and Essence of Time are spacetime, and Essence = laws of the world, so their description is more or less taken from scientific laws, with adding some elements from Taoism in.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_law
Several general properties of scientific laws, particularly when referring to laws in physics, have been identified. Scientific laws are:
- True, at least within their regime of validity. By definition, there have never been repeatable contradicting observations.
- Universal. They appear to apply everywhere in the universe.
- Simple. They are typically expressed in terms of a single mathematical equation.
- Absolute. Nothing in the universe appears to affect them.
- Stable. Unchanged since first discovered (although they may have been shown to be approximations of more accurate laws),
- All-encompassing. Everything in the universe apparently must comply with them (according to observations).
- Generally conservative of quantity.
- Often expressions of existing homogeneities (symmetries) of space and time.
- Typically theoretically reversible in time (if non-quantum), although time itself is irreversible.
- Broad. In physics, laws exclusively refer to the broad domain of matter, motion, energy, and force itself, rather than more specific systems in the universe, such as living systems, i.e. the mechanics of the human body.
So yes, back to Low 2-C.
Size of Dao Domain:
We have the Stone Stele World aka the Neverending Dao Domain in Eternal Spirit World that defeated and destroyed the Vast Expanse Dao Domain as the setting for AWWP, so nothing is better than nailing the coffin with that world. As much as I would like to actual calculation, the hard number was so disappointing that I will use something more middle-ground, via assumption than actual number because Ergen cannot do math ever.
In the context of AWWP, the Solar System ends in Pluto or Keiper Belt as anything beyond is categorized as "outside".
Wang Baole sleeps in the Dark Sect's coffin, leaves Pluto to the outside of Solar System to another star system in ten years of sleep.
Wang Baole was rendered speechless as he listened to Chen Qing's explanation. He felt helpless at the thought of having to sleep away ten years of his life. He knew there was no other way around it though, so he nodded his consent. Pluto shuddered as Chen Qing waved his hand, and huge crevices split the ground apart. Towers of black mist rose to the heavens, then gathered and transformed into an enormous coffin right before Wang Baole's eyes!
Chen Qing formed a series of hand seals, and the coffin shook and shrank in size rapidly. Finally, it settled into a normal-sized coffin that was no longer made of mist but of a tangible, black metal!
The sense of age that exuded from the coffin appeared stronger at that instant. The runes that shimmered on the lid of the coffin gave off waves of unimaginable, overwhelming power.
"Do I really have to sleep in the coffin?" Wang Baole sighed.
"Don't worry, Baole, it's just a nap. You'll reach the place in no time." Chen Qing smiled at Wang Baole as he raised his right hand and waved. The coffin lid slid open slowly, and mist flowed out of the coffin. Wang Baole rubbed his forehead, then took a huge step and got inside.
He lay inside the coffin. It wasn't as uncomfortable as he had thought it might be. In fact, it felt warm. Wang Baole began to feel sleepy. He yawned, then muttered, "It's not bad, actually, to sleep for ten years. I'll be there when I wake up. I hope nothing happens during the journey…"
"Don't worry, nothing will happen!" Chen Qing stood outside the coffin and laughed. He slid the lid shut, then lifted it. Afterwards, he began walking towards the stars swiftly. Within three steps, he was out of the Solar System!
He didn't stop. With another step, he was away, headed for the distant stars!
We continues with the 19th Domain, one of 3000 Domains in the Left Dao Holy Domain - one of three major locations of the world of living in Neverending Dao Domain. It is never clearly stated how actually big, so let use some quotes as a baseline for assumption.
The army of Violet Gold Civilization was able to save hundreds of years of voyage by using the superteleportation function of the Divine Eye Star, a star the size of the Sun that is the primary star of Divine Eye Star System, which is twice of the size of Solar System.
The armies of Violet Gold Civiliation arrives to the Divine Eye Civilization by the teleportation abilities of the Divine Eye - the Eye of Eternal Star, which is a super teleportation array formation on its own right that shortened centuries of crusing time for the Heavenly Spirit Sect.
(Sidenote: The translation is total shit, somehow "hundreds of years of crusing time" become "hundreds of lightyears"? Whoever did the proofreading must have a serious problem with his language ability)
At that instant, a similar sight appeared on the actual Eye of the Eternal Star in the Divine Eye civilization. The Eternal Star shuddered, and a vortex formed rapidly on its surface and transformed into a black hole…
As the black hole came into being… a pathway for teleportation appeared to be unlocked. Numerous indistinct silhouettes appeared. They were all struggling. They seemed ready to rush out of the black hole. It didn't take long before waves of Eternal Star spirit energy surged outward. Before they could reach the rest of the civilization, waves of laughter had rung out in the cosmos, and three figures had dashed out of the black hole!
They were dressed in rainbow-colored robes. Despite the purple masks on their faces, it was easy to tell that two of them were middle-aged, while the last was an old man. In fact… if Wang Baole were present, he would be able to recognize the old man's aura… as the Planet realm cultivator in the bronze lamp!
They unleashed their cultivations as they charged out thunderously. They were clearly all… at the Planet realm. They didn't leave after exiting the black hole. Instead, they took position at a corner, formed a series of hand seals, and then made a grab through space at the edge of the black hole. Then, they yanked. The Eternal Star shuddered once more, and the black hole expanded. Battleships and cultivators dashed out of the black hole in the next instant!
There were almost a hundred thousand battleships and five times as many cultivators. All of the battleships were rainbow-colored, as were the robes that the cultivators were wearing. This clearly showed… that all cultivators in the Violet Gold civilization were dressed in that fashion. If that weren't the case… then it meant that the first incoming batch of cultivators was simply one of many political factions in the Violet Gold civilization!
The eyes of the incoming cultivators were filled with greed and excitement as they stepped through the black hole alongside their battleships. They eyed their surroundings, then greeted the three Planet realm cultivators. At that point, there was no need to explain who the three Planet realm cultivators were.
"Greetings, my lord. Greetings, elders!"
The arrivals weren't the full might of the Violet Gold civilization but one of its sects. The old Planet realm cultivator burst out laughing after receiving the greetings from his people.
"What a civilization this is. Even though it's relatively primitive, the teleportation capabilities of its Divine Eye alone are proof of its value… It's capable of transporting our Heavenly Spirit Sect across hundreds of lightyears instantaneously…
「好一個神目文明，雖層次略低，但僅僅是這神目之眼的傳送，就足以看出此文明的價值……能讓我天靈宗節省數百年的航行時間，瞬息到來……」
"We shouldn't delay any further then. According to our plans… one-tenth of our forces will be led by six of our leaders and head for the main Divine Eye star. They will lead our allies out of their imprisonment. The remaining forces will follow the two sect elders and me… We'll first eliminate the weakest greater sect, the Earth Hexagram Unity Sect!
"We'll crush the sect with lightning speed and destroy the balance amongst the three greater sects. Then, we'll split our forces. One elder will follow me into battle with the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect, while another elder will lead his forces to battle the Violet Gold New Dao Sect. If we succeed… there'll be no need for reinforcements from other sects in the Violet Gold civilization. We, the Heavenly Spirit Sect, will trample this civilization alone!"
"Let the war begin!" The Planet realm sect lord laughed and sped in the direction of the Earth Hexagram Unity Sect. Following behind him were his two sect elders, ninety thousand battleships, and more than four hundred thousand cultivators. They unleashed their full speed and charged ahead.
The remaining force—ten thousand battleships and more than fifty thousand Heavenly Spirit Sect cultivators—fell under the command of six perfected Spirit Immortal realm cultivators and charged towards… the Divine Eye civilization's main star!
The Neverending Dao Domain has two other Holy Domains aside from Left Dao Holy Domain - True Immortal Holy Domain and Side Sect Holy Domain.
The universe they reside is the Neverending Dao Domain, which divides three parts - True Immortal Holy Domain, Left Dao Holy Domain and Side Sect Holy Domain:
- Each Holy Domain is immeasurably vast, such as below Left Dao Holy Domain are 3000 domains, each domain houses countless civilizations and they are under the Neverending Clan, and the Earth and neighboring immeasurable interstellar space belongs to the 19th domain of Left Dao Holy Domain, which houses numerous civilization and the strongest is the Violet Gold Civilization that has three Star Realm cultivators.
- Graveyard of Stars is one of the five great mystic realms of the Neverending Dao Domain, a mysterious location that not even Galaxy Realm cultivators can lock on, where countless lifeless planets are, these planets are not dead but in a slumbering state, which is the most suitable state to be fused by Quasi-Planet Realm and perfect state to step into Planet Realm.
- There are various conditions for a Spirit Immortal Realm to fuse with a planet to ascend to Planet Realm - most importantly is a planet must not resist and must not be dead as a planet has its will and the risk is huge as a minor disturbance could cause the death of the cultivator, not so much for the slumbering planets in Graveyard of Stars.
- Furthermore, the Graveyard of Stars houses special planets, which is one of four levels of planets. First level is Ordinary Planets, Mars was one before the arrival of the ancient bronze sword. Second level is Spirit Planets, which the Earth is also one of as spirit meridians and Spirit Qi determine the levels of a planet. The first level seals off the future of a Planet Realm cultivator as they will stop at this level forever, and Spirit Stars are majority of Planet Realm cultivators, while not the most ideal, still holds a chance for a breakthrough of Planet Realm.
Hearing those two terms, even though Wang Baole felt that he understood a lot about the Never-Ending Clan, he was still stunned for a moment. This was the first time he had heard of the Left Dao Holy Domain. But the 19th Star Domain… Wang Baole recalled that during the battle at the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect previously, either the Heavenly Spirit Sect's sect lord or left-hand elder had exclaimed it once. Now that he heard it from Zhao Yameng, Wang Baole's curiosity was piqued, and he asked about it.
"I also only learned about this after arriving at the Violet Gold civilization and entering the Heavenly Spirit Sect. The portion of the universe we are in now is called the Never-Ending Dao Domain. We heard about this when we were on the ancient greenish-bronze sword back then.
"And the Never-Ending Dao Domain is divided into three parts. They are the Perfected Immortal Holy Domain, Left Dao Holy Domain, and Side Sect Holy Domain. The three great Holy Domains are extremely boundless. For example, the Left Dao Holy Domain has 3,000 domains within it. And every domain has countless civilizations within it… All of it is ruled over by the Never-Ending Clan…
"Where Earth is at, including the surrounding cosmos with astonishing boundaries, is the 19th Star Domain under the Left Dao Holy Domain. Within the nineteenth domain of the Left Dao Holy Domain, the strongest of the many civilizations… is the Violet Gold civilization!"
"They can become the strongest civilization in the Left Dao Holy Doman's nineteenth domain just by having three Eternal Star realms?" Wang Baole was astonished by the strength of the entire Never-Ending Dao Domain, and his mind seemed to be opened up. However, he couldn't help but mumble. In reality… he had seen Eternal Star realms before. Although they were strong, they still became meek after hearing the name of his senior brother, Chen Qing.
But his face turned serious. The strength of the Violet Gold civilization made Wang Baole feel that the battle of the Divine Eye civilization was very troublesome.
"That means that the Violet Gold civilization has plans to follow-up with this battle…"
"The Violet Gold civilization has joined forces with the Divine Eye royal family and have their eyes set on taking this place over. The Heavenly Spirit Sect is only the first wave. They'll follow up with a second and third wave. In fact, if necessary, the Eternal Star realms might come out of seclusion and descend here if they can't stand the battle situation. Baole… you must leave this place as soon as possible!" Zhao Yameng took a deep breath and spoke quickly.
After hearing Zhao Yameng's words and confirming his suspicions, Wang Baole was a little frustrated.
"I've set my sights on the Divine Eye civilization… Originally, I decided to take control of it and then use the method my senior brother taught me to pull it to Earth. Then I'd let the Eternal Stars fuse to raise our level…" Wang Baole had a vexed expression as he looked towards Zhao Yameng, in a dilemma.
"Yameng, the Divine Eye civilization is such a small place. Do you know why the Violet Gold civilization decided to join forces with the royalty here?"
"You don't know?" Zhao Yameng was stunned. But she considered that the amount of information they gained wasn't the same after all. So after thinking, she spoke.
"I'm not sure whether it's true, but the answer I got was… that the Divine Eye civilization has a mark… To a certain extent, the mark gives one the right to enter a place called the Graveyard of Stars!"
"Graveyard of Stars?" Wang Baole's pupils suddenly shrunk. This was the second time he had heard the name. Previously, the Divine Eye old ghost said that in an attempt to save his own life. At the same time, Wang Baole could basically guess that the reason Xie Haiyang sold intel from three sources was related to this so-called Graveyard of Stars.
However, he had no understanding of the Graveyard of Stars, and it wasn't easy for him to find someone to ask about this. So after hearing Zhao Yameng say those two words, Wang Baole instantly became excited.
Noticing Wang Baole's expression, Zhao Yameng slowed down and tried to recall thoroughly, saying everything she knew.
"When I was in the Heavenly Spirit Sect, I heard someone say that the Graveyard of Stars is one of the Never-Ending Star Domain's five great mystic realms. Although it exists within the Left Dao Holy Domain, its location is extremely mysterious. Even Star Domain realm mighty figures can't lock onto it and find it. There's only information from the people who returned from there throughout the years…"
"According to them… the Graveyard of Stars is insanely large, and there are countless Planets without any life on them there. Those planets aren't dead. Instead, they are in a state that's similar to a deep slumber. And the Violet Gold civilization recognizes this state as being the most suitable for those almost at the Planet realm to infuse the planets into themselves and make use of them to truly step into the Planet realm!" Zhao Yameng looked at Wang Baole while speaking softly. As she spoke, a glimmer flashed between her eyes.
"Baole, with your cultivation now… if you can enter there, you could definitely step into the Planet realm!
"After all, Spirit Immortals must fuse a planet into themselves before breaking through to the Planet realm. And there is an extremely huge number of conditions. The most important of them is that the planet must not resist and must also not be dead. It has to have its own will. Because of that, in the records of the Violet Gold civilization, a perfected stage Spirit Immortal who's about to break through must normally spend hundreds of years or even longer slowly refining to barely meet the requirements. But the risks are also extremely huge. Just a minor disturbance during the fusion will destroy the body and soul of the cultivator!"
"And in the Graveyard of Stars, one need not consider this at all. Any planet within it can be fused into a cultivator's body, and there's no possibility of failure!" Speaking to that point, a weird glint appeared in her eyes. Even though her cultivation was very far away from the Planet realm, she couldn't help but yearn to go to the legendary Graveyard of Stars.
"But all of those… aren't the things that most attract people. What makes people go crazy the most… is that within the Graveyard of Stars exist planets of a higher level, like special planets!" After saying the last two words, Zhao Yameng's breathing quickened. It was obvious that she was also awed when she obtained this information back then.
"Special planets?" Wang Baole paused. He knew that one had to fuse a planet into their body to break through the Spirit Immortal realm, but he only knew this much. As for types of planets, the Dark Dream didn't have information about that, and Chen Qing didn't have enough time to tell him about it. Even within the Divine Eye civilization, there was little information about this. At the same time, Wang Baole didn't get to explore this yet since he had just become a warlord-like figure in the Divine Eye civilization.
So after hearing Zhao Yameng's words, the first thing he thought of was his Stellar Nascent Soul. And based on that point, he had some vague guesses and understanding toward the so-called special planets.
"Yes, special planets!" The light in Zhao Yameng's eyes became brighter. As she yearned to go there, she increasingly thought that this might be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Wang Baole!
Although fighting for a place from the Violet Gold civilization was akin to stealing food from a tiger's mouth, once Wang Baole obtained the opportunity… his future would have limitless possibilities. Thinking to that point, Zhao Yameng's expression became one of urgency as she spoke quickly!
"Baole, I don't know whether you know what determines a perfected stage Spirit Immortal cultivator's future achievements when they break through to the Planet realm, but according to the information I obtained in the Violet Gold civilization, I clearly understood this point…"
"The level of the planet they fuse with determines a Planet realm cultivator's strength and their future possibilities!" Zhao Yameng's words were resolute and decisive. When she looked at Wang Baole, the sense of anticipation in her eyes intensified.
Wang Baole's eyes also flashed.
"Planets that can be infused by cultivators are divided into four levels in the Violet Gold civilization. The first level is called Ordinary Stars. Such planets are very ordinary. For example, Mars before the ancient greenish-bronze sword arrived was actually just an ordinary planet even though it's named after a Roman god.
"As for Earth… I can't classify it, but I know that even if Earth exceeded the level of an Ordinary Star, it would at most reach the second level, which is Spirit Stars!"
"What determines the level of a Spirit Star are the spirit meridians and Spirit Qi within it. The more concentrated the Spirit Qi, the higher the level of a Spirit Star…" Speaking to this point, Zhao Yameng paused. Wang Baole quickly took out a bottle of Ice Spirit Water from his storage bag and gave it to her. But very quickly, he remembered that it was transformed from his essence. He hesitated, but it was too late for him to take it back. Zhao Yameng, who spoke until she got thirsty, had already taken a sip of the Ice Spirit Water. She then continued speaking.
"These two types of planets can both be infused by a cultivator and used for breaking through to the Planet realm. But if one fuses an Ordinary Star into their bodies, their cultivation will basically stop at the Planet realm for their entire life. It becomes extremely difficult for them to achieve a breakthrough!"
"So, unless they have no choice, no one would be willing to infuse an Ordinary Star. They mostly set their sights on Spirit Stars. Although infusing a Spirit Star isn't the most perfect option and only gives them ordinary combat strength, it's still possible for them to break through the Planet realm in the future. And this type of Planet realm cultivator takes up the majority, with 90% of Planet realm cultivators belonging to this type." Zhao Yameng took another sip of the Ice Spirit Water.
Wang Baole blinked and held in his dry cough as he pretended not to see it. He had a very intense interest in the planet levels Zhao Yameng was talking about.
聽到這兩個稱呼，哪怕王寶樂覺得自己對未央族了解很多，但還是愣了一下，左道聖域他是首次聽說，但十九星域……王寶樂記得之前掌天宗一戰時，從天靈宗掌座或者是左長老那裡，不知是誰驚呼過一次，此刻又從趙雅夢這裏聽到，王寶樂好奇之下，不由得問了起來。
「我也是到了紫金文明，且好不容易拜入到了天靈宗后，才知道的這一切，我們所在的這片宇宙，稱之為未央道域，這一點當初我們在青銅古劍時，就聽說過。」
「而未央道域整體分為三個部分，分別是真仙聖域，左道聖域以及旁門聖域，這三大聖域磅礴無盡，比如左道聖域下，就有三千域存在，而每一個域內，都有數不清的文明……這一切，都被未央族統領……」
「我們地球所在的地方，包括附近範圍驚人的星空，實際上都是左道聖域下的第十九星域，在這左道十九域里，有太多的文明，而其中最強大的……就是紫金文明！」
「三個恆星就可以成為左道十九域的主宰？」王寶樂雖吃驚整個未央道域的勢力，腦海也隨之好似被開拓了一般，但還是忍不住嘀咕了一句，實在是……恆星他也看到過，雖強大，但一聽說自己的師兄塵青子，不也變的老老實實了么。
不過他的面色還是凝重起來，紫金文明的強悍，讓王寶樂覺得這一次神目文明之戰，很是棘手。
「這麼說，這場戰爭，紫金文明還有後續了……」
「紫金文明與神目皇族聯手，對此地勢在必得，天靈宗只是第一批到來者，後續還有第二批與第三批，甚至到了必要之時，恆星也有可能因不耐戰況，出關降臨，寶樂……你要趕緊離開這裏啊！」趙雅夢深吸口氣，急速開口。
聽到趙雅夢的話語，確定了自己的猜測后，王寶樂有些頭大。
「這神目文明我看好了啊，本打算將其掌握后，以我師兄傳授的方法，將其牽引到地球，讓恆星融合，使我們的層次提高……」王寶樂一臉苦惱，心底糾結時，他看向趙雅夢。
「雅夢，神目文明這個小地方，紫金為什麼和這裏的皇族結盟，這裏面你知道原因么？」
「你不知道？」趙雅夢一愣，但想到雙方消息畢竟不對等，於是思索了一下，說出話語。
「我不確定是不是，但我得到的答案……是神目文明掌握了一個印記……這印記某種程度，是進入一處叫做星隕之地的名額！」
「星隕之地？」王寶樂眼睛驟然一縮，這已經是他第二次聽到這個名字了，之前是那神目老鬼臨死前說出，試圖保命，同時王寶樂也基本能猜到謝海洋賣三方情報的原因，怕是與這所謂的星隕之地也有關聯。
只不過他對這星隕之地不了解，也不好輕易去找人問詢，所以此刻聽到趙雅夢說出這四個字后，王寶樂頓時動容。
察覺到王寶樂的神情，趙雅夢緩了緩，仔細的回憶一番，將自己所知道的，全部說出。
「我在天靈宗的時候聽人說過，這星隕之地，是未央道域五大秘境之一，雖存在於左道聖域內，但其所在之地神秘無比，就連星域大能也都無法將其鎖定尋找出來，只有若干年來，從那裡歸來之人口述傳聞……」
「據說……那星隕之地無限大，裏面有數不清的沒有生命存在的星辰，這些星辰並非死亡，而是都處於類似沉睡的階段，而這個階段……是紫金文明公認的，最適合被准行星修士融合，藉此真正踏入行星境的最完美狀態！」趙雅夢一邊看著王寶樂，一邊輕聲開口，說著說著，她明眸里就光芒一閃。
「寶樂，以你現在的修為……若能進去那裡，必定可以踏入行星境！」
「畢竟靈仙想要晉陞行星，必須要融合一顆星辰才可，而融合的條件極多，裏面最重要的一點，就是這顆星辰不能抵抗，但又不能死亡，必須有自己的意志，所以在紫金文明的記錄里，往往一個即將突破的靈仙大圓滿，需要耗費數百年甚至更久的時間去慢慢煉化，才可勉強達到要求，但也風險極大，在融合時稍微一個波動，就會形神俱滅！」
「而在這星隕之地，則完全不需有如此顧慮，這裏面任何一顆星辰，都可被融合，且沒有失敗的可能！」趙雅夢說到這裏，目中露出奇異神采，儘管她修為距離行星差距太大，可她還是忍不住對那傳說中的星隕之地，產生了一絲神往。
「但這些……還不是最讓人心動的，最讓人瘋狂的……是在這星隕之地里，還存在了更高層次的星辰，比如特殊星辰！！」說出最後四個字時，趙雅夢呼吸也都急促了一下，顯然這些消息她當年得到時，也被震撼了。
「特殊星辰？」王寶樂一愣，他知道突破靈仙，需要融合一顆行星才可，但也僅此而已，對於行星的種類，冥夢裡沒有，且塵青子也沒來得及告訴他，就算是在神目文明內，對於這一類消息也都極少，同時王寶樂此刻剛剛晉陞成為神目文明霸主般的存在，也還沒來得及去探尋。
所以在聽到趙雅夢的話語后，他第一個想到的，就是自己的星辰元嬰，也正是根據這一點，他對於那所謂的特殊行星，隱隱有了一些猜測與明悟。
「是的，特殊星辰！」趙雅夢目中光芒越發明亮，在這神往中，她越發覺得或許這對王寶樂來說，是一個千載難逢的機會！
雖從紫金文明那裡爭奪名額，無疑是虎口奪食，可一旦王寶樂擁有了……那麼其未來將有無限可能，想到這裏，趙雅夢神情變得急切，飛速開口！
「寶樂，我不知你是否了解靈仙大圓滿的修士，在晉陞行星時，決定他們未來成就的是什麼，但根據我在紫金文明得到的資料里，很清楚的點出了這一點……」
「融入的星辰的層次，將決定行星修士的強弱以及未來的可能性！」趙雅夢話語斬釘截鐵，看著王寶樂時，其目中期待之意越發強烈。
王寶樂也是目光一閃。
「能被修士融合的星辰，在紫金文明裡被分為四個層次，第一個層次被稱之為凡星，這一類星辰很普通，如青銅古劍沒有到來前的火星，雖名字帶火，可實際上就是普通星辰。」
「至於地球……我不好去將其歸納，但我知道，地球就算超越了凡星，但最多也就是達到第二個層次，也就是靈星！」
「決定靈星好壞的，是其內蘊含的靈脈與靈氣，靈氣越濃，則靈星層次就越高……」趙雅夢說到這裏頓了一下，王寶樂趕緊從儲物袋裡拿出一瓶冰靈水，遞了過去，但很快他想起這是自己本源變化出來的，於是遲疑了一下，但想收回已來不及，說的口渴的趙雅夢，已經將冰靈水接過喝了一口，繼續說了起來。
「這兩類星辰，都可以被修士融合藉此踏入行星境，但融合凡星的話，基本上一生修為將止步在行星境，想要突破，難度極大！」
「所以除非是萬不得已，否則沒有人願意去融合凡星，更多的目標，是放在了靈星上，雖融合靈星也不是最完美，戰力也只是一般，但未來突破行星境的可能性還是存在的，且這一類的行星修士，數量最多，幾乎佔據了九成以上。」說著，趙雅夢又喝了一口冰靈水。
王寶樂眨了眨眼，忍住乾咳，當做沒看見，對趙雅夢說的星辰層次，有了很強的興趣。
A Quasi-Universe Realm (Quasi-3rd Step who can combat 3rd Step or Universe Realm in Neverending Dao Domain) often controls ten thousand, hundred thousand or a million of stars and seats in star systems far larger than Flame Patriarch's star system, which houses 449 stars and tens of thousands of times larger than Divine Eye Star System, yet said to be "ordinary size" to other star systems controlled by those of lesser status than Flame Patriarch, and each star system houses a civilization.
Wang Baole arrives to the Blazing Flame Star System and Yan Ling goes from the edge to the center of this star system in two hours, where a planet almost as big as the (old) Solar System, orbited by hundreds of stars, each has different number of satellite planets, totalling to thousands of planets.
- However, according to Yan Ling, this is because Flame Patriarch likes to keep a low-profile, as those comparable to the Flame Patriarch are beings who mastered at least tens of thousands, even hundreds of thousands and millions of Eternal Stars.
- There are even those far inferior to Flame Patriarch, yet they control star systems that far exceeds the scale of the Blazing Flame Star System, and despite this star system's ordinary size, it holds incomparable status in the Left Dao Holy Domain and even in other Holy Domains.
- Since the Blazing Flame Star System is tens of thousands Divine Eye Star System, which was originally twice the size of Solar System, which spans from the Sun to Pluto (there is a barrier separates the Solar System from the outside created by the Federation just beyond Pluto). In short, the Divine Eye Star System should be almost twelve billion kilometers.
- Yan Ling is a powerful Star Domain cultivator and the guardian beast born from the sea of flame of the Blazing Flame Star System, his speed in the star system should be significantly higher than what he is capable of on the outside.
Therefore, when he saw the red region, his spirits were lifted.
As he stared at it, the red region was like a gigantic flame that was rising continuously. It spread towards the cosmos beyond the surrounding flames and released countless smoke-like substances.
This scene made Wang Baole feel as though he was looking at a ball of eternal fire in the cosmos. The old bull was even faster at that moment, bringing Wang Baole closer to the region of fire as he roared.
When he was almost at the edge, Wang Baole could no longer see the complete outline of the flame. He could only see the vast Sea of Fire before him.
Waves of heat surged, and the cosmos around him warped. The closer he got, the more severe the distortions became. Wang Baole was shocked. He soon realized that as the cosmos warped, it affected space, time, and laws!
Time seemed to have slowed down in the twisted extraterrestrial space. Besides the laws of fire, all other laws were suppressed to their limits.
Even the nomological laws of the cosmos seemed to have no choice but to acknowledge the power of the flames.
The Flame Patriarch is actually so powerful! Wang Baole was also alarmed. Although he previously felt that the Flame Patriarch wasn't weak, he was clearly inferior to his senior brother, Chen Qing. But now, he clearly realized that his view was right and wrong!
The right thing was that this was the truth, while the wrong thing was… it wasn't that the Flame Patriarch was weak, but that his senior brother Chen Qing was so strong that he was abnormal. That was why the Flame Patriarch didn't seem very strong.
"Different references…"
With such thoughts and emotions, the old bull under Wang Baole's feet roared towards the sky. As his voice spread in all directions, the Sea of Fire in front of him instantly dispersed, revealing a path.
The old bull's speed didn't decrease. He directly rushed into the path and stepped into the flaming star system. As he entered, he seemed to be very excited. With a leap, he no longer headed for the empty path in the Fire Sea. Instead, he directly jumped into the sea of fire and stepped on it.
This scene made Wang Baole's heart skip a beat. He grabbed tightly onto the hair on the old bull's back. That was because he could see the Sea of Fire everywhere he looked. At the same time, the high temperature and the suppressive force within the Sea of Fire made him tremble with fear. He had a feeling that once he was thrown out, even though he had mastered the laws of fire of the Ancient Star and had the support of the Dao Star, he wouldn't be able to hold on for long and would be turned into ashes by the Sea of Fire.
Fortunately, this feeling didn't last long. As the old bull ran like he was having fun, it only took about two hours for him to rush from the edge of the Inferno Star System to the center.
Very quickly, Wang Baole, who had a pale face on the old bull's back, saw a huge planet appear in the Sea of Fire in front of him. This planet was so big that it was almost as big as the entire Solar System. It looked like a huge kiln…
This was the Flame Main Star!
There were hundreds of Eternal Stars surrounding the Flame Main Star!
The Eternal Stars revolved slowly around the main Flame Star. Wang Baole also saw planets of varying numbers around each Eternal Star.
However, compared to the vastness of the main star, the other planets didn't have much of a presence in Wang Baole's senses. However, when he calmed down and took a closer look, the waves in his heart surged uncontrollably.
"Hundreds of stars and thousands of planets surround the main planet of the Flame Star, forming the Flame Star System… The Solar System Federation is extremely weak before such a force…"
"Shocked? That's not all. Let me tell you something, this is because the Supreme Lord keeps a low profile and doesn't want to make a big deal out of himself. You should know that in the Never-Ending Dao Domain, anyone who can stand shoulder to shoulder with the Supreme Lord in terms of cultivation and combat strength has at least mastered tens of thousands of Eternal Stars… There are even people who have mastered tens of thousands or even millions."
"There are even quite a few that are far inferior to the Supremacies. They also possess a scale that far exceeds that of the Blazing Flame Galaxy. This is nothing. Who asked our great Supremacy to be so simple and unadorned?" The old bull exclaimed loudly. His voice spread in all directions and affected a large area.
"However, even if the scale is ordinary… in the Left Dao Holy Domain, our Blazing Flame Galaxy has a transcendent status. It is unique and is also known as one of the Holy Lands. Within the Left Dao Holy Domain, we can basically do whatever we want. Even if we go to the Holy Domain of another sect, we have our own status!"
Listening to the old bull's words, Wang Baole's emotions surged. Previously, when he was chatting with the old bull on the way, the old bull didn't say it explicitly, but his words revealed some information. This made Wang Baole realize that the Inferno Galaxy was still within the Left Dao Holy Domain. However, due to its extraordinary status, it was like a feudal lord. Even the large sects in the Left Dao Holy Domain didn't dare offend it easily.
Blazing Flame Star System has more than a hundred Zones and houses 449 stars. Wang Baole heard that almost everything in the Blazing Flame Star System is Flame Patriarch's avatars, he still felt it is impossible for his master to create enough avatars to covet hundreds of civilizations.
His target was the meteorite belt outside the main Flame Planet, located in the southeastern region of the Inferno Galaxy. It was located in the Roast Spirit Civilization, located in Zone 137.
According to the jade slip he had obtained from the Blazing Flame Galaxy, there were many meteorites in that meteorite belt, enough for him to choose a suitable one to seal.
The Raging Flame Galaxy's one hundred and thirty-seventh region… As Wang Baole sped along, the Raging Flame Galaxy that he had learned about during this period surfaced in his mind. There were a total of four hundred and forty-nine Eternal Stars there.
Every Eternal Star was a civilization with life in it. They were subsidiaries of the Flame Patriarch over the years. They respected the Flame Patriarch as their master, and they had to pay tribute every year in exchange for the protection of the Flame Patriarch.
The Roast Spirit civilization in Zone 137 was one of them. The strongest of them had reached the late-stage of the Eternal Star realm. There were also several Planet realm cultivators, and their overall strength was considered above average in the Flame Star System. They weren't qualified to visit the Flame Main Star normally. They were only allowed to enter the main star during the Flame Patriarch's hundred-year birthday celebration.
To these affiliated civilizations, the Flame Main Star was a sacred land. The Flame Patriarch was like a god, while the disciples of the Flame Patriarch were like Dao Disciples. They didn't dare to slight the Flame Main Star. In the Flame Star System, a single word from any one of the 16 Dao Disciples could determine the survival of their entire civilization.
After all… the Flame Patriarch's protectiveness was not only well-known, it was also known by everyone in the Flame Star System.
That was why… even though Wang Baole hadn't been in the Inferno Star System for long and hadn't been informed of his departure, every time his flying shuttle entered a civilization, the strongest cultivators in the civilization would immediately fly out and send him off respectfully.
The powerful cultivators of these civilizations were all at the Eternal Star realm. They all had different appearances, and most of their divine powers and life essence were related to the laws of fire. Even though Wang Baole didn't know them, they all knew Wang Baole's appearance through various means. Right now, they bowed their heads and were as respectful as slaves.
At first, Wang Baole was shocked.
After he accepted Little Missy's explanation and got used to the fact that everyone he saw was his master, the first time he went out on the main Flame Planet was when he saw the first Eternal Star realm cultivator who greeted him. His first reaction was to suspect that he was his master's avatar.
He felt that the possibility of that was extremely low. After all, it was unlikely that his master would split his doppelgangers, which covered hundreds of civilizations, and play every role in it.
However, Wang Baole was truly a little nervous. However, when he noticed the other party's respectful greeting, he finally heaved a sigh of relief.
An average star system in Neverending Dao Domain is twenty times of a normal star, in this case, the Sun.
Wang Baole releases his Dao Planet to force Fu Shiyi, an Earth Grade Eternal Star cultivator to retreat upon seeing Wang Baole's Dao Planet expands to ten times of a normal Eternal Star, which covers half of an average star system, it seems the size of an average star system in Stone Stele World is twenty times the size of the Sun.
Zi Yue, huh… Wang Baole narrowed his eyes and released the restraint he had on the Dao Star in his body. Instantly, his Dao Star grew and materialized outside the battleship!
At first, it was just a dot of light. It expanded rapidly until it was the size of an ordinary Planet realm. That made the charging barbican, who was approaching rapidly and had already reached 700 feet away, laugh.
"That's it?" Fu Shiyi seemed disappointed. He shook his head and approached the planet again. When he reached a hundred and fifty feet, he stopped in his tracks for the first time. The Dao Star in front of him was no longer the same size as before. It had grown to the size of half a Eternal Star.
"Interesting." Fu Shiyi's eyes lit up as he laughed again. He increased his speed and neared 300 feet. However, in the next moment, he stopped in his tracks again. His eyes were filled with surprise as he looked at the Dao Star that had expanded to the size of an ordinary Eternal Star.
"Not bad, not bad. This is more interesting!" Such a Dao Star didn't make Fu Shiyi stop in his tracks. Instead, after pausing for a moment, excitement and intense fighting spirit appeared on his face. His laughter grew louder, and he took a step forward and crossed another hundred feet. When he was only sixty feet away from Wang Baole, his footsteps… stopped for the third time.
What followed was a rapid blink of an eye, as well as a dazed look that was transformed from the excitement in his eyes.
"What is this?" Fu Shiyi muttered under her breath as she stared dazedly at the planet in front of her. It was growing bigger. It was already three times the size of an ordinary Eternal Star and was still expanding.
He could see with his naked eye that the Dao Star continued to expand to five times, six times… until it reached a terrifying size of ten times that of an ordinary Eternal Star.
It was like half of a star system. Around the gigantic Dao Star, nine satellite-like Ancient Stars appeared one after another, emitting earth-shattering laws that shook the cosmos.
From afar, the majestic Dao Star looked like the eye of the universe. It was staring at the tiny, trembling Fu Shiyi, whose excitement and fighting spirit had vanished.
Fu Shiyi didn't want to tremble either, but he couldn't control his body. The terrifying nomological laws and powers of the Dao Star and its satellite affected and warped the surroundings, causing all his flesh and blood to tremble instinctively.
"This is… this is a Planet realm?" Fu Shiyi muttered to herself. The confusion in his eyes turned into shock. He remained silent for a few breaths…
Then, he suddenly turned around and ran towards the back. He used almost all his cultivation on speed and escaped without looking back!
The Left Dao Holy Domain spans half of the Neverending Dao Domain.
Just like that, as Xie Haiyang informed and the divine bull sped away, time passed slowly. The journey this time was much longer than that of the Destiny Star or even the Graveyard of Stars.
This was akin to crossing the entire Left Dao Holy Domain. Looking at the area, it was comparable to half of the Never-Ending Universe. If it were Wang Baole himself, he would probably need several years or even longer before he could leap forward. However, as the divine bull charged, the time was shortened to half a month!
Two weeks later, for the first time in his life… Wang Baole left the boundaries of the Left Dao Holy Domain and appeared in the empty space between the Left Dao Holy Domain and the Never-Ending Holy Domain!
This region wasn't very large, and it was filled with countless spatial rifts. There was also a violent aura wreaking havoc, making it unsuitable for living and even more unsuitable for cultivation. Therefore, it was treated as the border.
But now… the battlefield between Chen Qing and the Moon Splitting Divine Emperor was here. That was why it attracted the attention of countless family clans and sects from all over. When Wang Baole and the others arrived, they saw many figures hurrying over from all directions.
Most of them recognized the Flame Patriarch and avoided him when they saw him. This allowed the divine bull that the Flame Patriarch was sitting on to reach the edge of the battlefield without any obstacles!
就這樣，在謝海洋的告知與神牛的疾馳中，時間慢慢流逝，這一次的路程，比天命星甚至星隕之地，都要遠很多。
這幾乎就是跨越了整個左道聖域，從範圍來看，堪比小半的未央宇宙了，若換了王寶樂自己。怕是需要數年甚至更久，才可飛躍，可在神牛的疾馳中，時間被縮短到了半個月！
於是半個月後，王寶樂這一生，首次……離開了左道聖域的範圍，出現在了左道聖域與未央聖域之間的空曠區域！
這片區域不是很大，瀰漫了數不清的空間裂縫，更有狂暴的氣息肆虐，不適合居住，更不適合修行，所以被作為邊界之處。
但如今……塵青子與裂月神皇的戰場，就是在這裏，所以吸引了來自各方的無數家族與宗門的注意，使得王寶樂等人到來時，看到了不少身影，從四方趕路而來。
這裏面大都認識烈焰老祖，在看到后紛紛避讓，使得烈焰老祖坐下的神牛，沒有任何阻礙的，達到了戰場邊緣！
The gulf between Solar System and Violet Gold Star System is so large that Wang Baole as a Planet Realm would need hundreds of years to move between them (Planet Realm is not lightspeed, as Soul Conduit Realm was hundreds of times faster than speed of sound and two Spirit Immortal Realm went from Mars to Saturn's Ring in an unknown amount of time. A cultivator's longevity was directly stated to dilute their sense of time, so what is "fast" or "quick" for them is much longer for mortals).
Wang Baole orders the little donkey (after eating the wisps of Heavenly Dao) to go to the Solar System from Violet Gold Star System, as far as two star systems, they are still within the 19th domain of the Left Dao Holy Domain. In the past, it might have taken Wang Baole's cultivation base hundreds of years to move between two star systems, but the donkey in the form of threads of laws arrive close to the edge of the Solar System in a month.
"Let's go home." Wang Baole patted the donkey's head and shut his eyes. Even though the donkey was now a mount, it didn't dare to show any negative emotions. It also didn't dare to think about whether it had been promoted or demoted from a pet to a mount.
However, it was still somewhat depressed in its heart. However, after running a few steps, it remembered that Little Wu was still in the storage bag and couldn't come out. Therefore, its attitude immediately changed. As it beamed with joy, it became happier.
It seemed to feel that it was still useful. After a few "ohs", its speed gradually increased. In the end, perhaps because it had eaten too much of the Heavenly Dao aura, its entire body seemed to have fused with the laws and rules as it sped, forming a faintly discernible thread that headed straight for… the Solar System.
The Violet Gold civilization might be far away from the Solar System, but it was actually located in the nineteenth domain of the Left Dao Holy Domain. With Wang Baole's cultivation back then, it might have taken him hundreds of years to reach that level, but it was no longer necessary now.
After the donkey transformed into a thread that was similar to the nomological laws, it only took it a month to cross the entire area and approach the edge of the Solar System.
It was only then that Wang Baole opened his eyes. He stared at the familiar star vortex in front of him, at the Eternal Star that was giving off a sense of familiarity. The moment he looked at the ancient greenish-bronze sword, it suddenly trembled.
「回家吧。」拍了拍小毛驢的頭，王寶樂閉上了眼，小毛驢那裡驢生此刻雖作為坐騎，但不敢有絲毫的負面情緒，也不敢去想自身從寵物變成坐騎這件事，到底是升了還是降了。
不過心底多少還是有些鬱悶，但在跑了幾步后，它想到小五還在儲物袋內出不來，於是心態立刻改變，眉飛色舞間，變的開心起來。
似乎是覺得自己還是有用的，於是在哦啊了幾聲后，速度漸漸快了，直至最後，或許是吃掉的天道氣息太多，所以它整個身體在這急速中，隱隱似與法則與規則融合，形成了一道若隱若現的絲線，直奔……太陽系。
紫金文明距離太陽系雖遠，但實際上都是在左道聖域內的第十九域內，以王寶樂當年的修為，或許要花上幾百年才能達到，可如今不需要了。
小毛驢的速度，在化作了與規則法則相似的絲線后，只用了一個月左右，就橫渡了所有的範圍，臨近了太陽系的邊緣。
到了這裏，王寶樂才睜開了眼，望著前方熟悉的星漩，凝望散出陣陣親切之意的恆星，而在他看向青銅古劍的剎那，這把劍忽然震顫起來。
When the Solar System encompasses ten thousand of civilizations, its Sun becomes as huge as a star system, not even Star Domain (Strong 2nd Step) can approach the Sun, Quasi-Universe Realm (can slay Universe Realm) can only stay in the Sun for a short span of time and only Universe Realm can stay in this Sun for a long period of time.
The Solar System is so boundless as home to almost ten thousand Eternal Stars and the Sun was so gigantic that it is comparable to a star system, Star Domain Realm could barely approach this star, only Quasi-Universe Realm such as Flame Patriarch and Demonic Eye can enter and stay for a short period of time even if they unleashed all of their power, only Wang Baole can reside in there for a long time.
As these thoughts surfaced in his mind, Wang Baole sighed softly. He stepped into the Solar System, which had been integrated with more than eight thousand civilizations. It was vast and boundless.
Right now, the Solar System spanned a vast area, and the number of Eternal Stars reached nearly ten thousand. However, to a certain extent, these Eternal Stars were all subsidiary. It was the same for the Eternal Stars of the five great sects. The main star only had… the Federation's sun!
Compared to the past, the Federation's sun had undergone a qualitative change. It was enormous, comparable to a star system. Its light could illuminate further into the distance. At the same time, the flames within it were almost black, exuding waves of terrifying suppressive force.
Even Eternal Star realm cultivators wouldn't be able to approach such a suppressive force. They would shudder in fear if they saw it from afar. It was even more so for those below the Eternal Star realm. Only those who had reached the Star Domain realm could barely approach the sun and worship it.
In the entire Left Dao Holy Domain, there were only three people who had the right to enter the Federation's sun with their own cultivation.
One was the Flame Patriarch, while the other was the Demonic Eye. The two of them could be considered quasi-universes. When they unleashed their full power, they could stay on the sun for a short period of time.
Wang Baole was the only one who could stay here for a long time with his cultivation.
That was why his seclusion had been shifted from Mars to the Federation's sun. The Federation's sun… had naturally become the publicly acknowledged Dao Palace of the Left Dao Holy Domain.
The Palace of Dao Masters!
At this point, it is clear where this is going on, the Solar System was on the edge of the 19th Domain and the Violet Gold Civilization seats in the center of 19th Domain as its overlord, it rules hundreds of civilizations and even if a good gulf of its territority is desolate, lifeless or home to barbaric nonsapient species, it does not help much as AWWP follows Star Trek's model - each star system is likely home to a civilization.
Just 20 lightyears around the Sun is home to 130+ stars and almost 100 star systems, and space is 3D - that means when you expands that area, you are expanding a sphere, which encompasses vastly larger volume, and an area of hundreds of lightyears in a galaxy encompasses millions of stars, which is clearly far beyond the ability of governing of Violet Gold Civilization. 19th Domain might be spanning dozens of lightyears an average domain of 3000 domains and there might be domains vastly larger like those of five great sects or their subordinate factions, unfortunately, you cannot go very far with them.
In short, I am suggesting the Left Dao Holy Domain is the size of Milky Way Galaxy with 3000 Domains together, or 87,400 ± 3,590 lightyears.
The good thing is, that is only the world of living, because the Neverending Dao Domain also contains the world of dead aka home of Dark Sect that is as large as the world of living, and the void between two worlds was stated to be the sea of consciousness from which all living beings coming from, so it is likely as large as two realms. There are two more levels, but sadly, second level is a door to the outside world and third level is a crack to the stone stele shell created by Allheaven.
The Stone Stele World has three levels, the first level is the Core World, which is the universe, the second level is the Boundary, which is the door beyond this void, which stands between the Core World and the Boundary and third level is the crack to the outer wall.
- When Chen Qing arrives to the door, a blood shadow-like entity, supposed to be the Emperor comes out from the door, its screech can penetrate and tear the soul, shake all living beings and vaporize anything below Universe Realm.
- Since the Core World contains the world of the living and the world of the dead that are identical in size. It is unknown how vast is the void between the first and second level aside from being described as "vast", we can start with the assumption it should be as large as the Core World as this is the sea of consciousness where the memories of all beings were.
- The second level and third level do not contribute to the size of the Stone Stele World as the former is the gateway to the outside and the third level leads to the shell or the stone stele that encompasses the Neverending Dao Domain.
"I will," Chen Qing said softly. He walked to the end of the void and took the last step. As his foot landed, the entire void shook. An indescribable suppressive force descended and transformed into a huge palm that landed in front of Chen Qing and stopped him.
The hand came from the will of the entire stone stele world. It was… the hand of Allheaven!
There was also a strong Dark Qi wave emanating from the palm.
"I am the Dark Sect's Heavenly Dao. In this generation of the Dark Emperor, in the stone stele world, my mission is the highest!" Chen Qing said suddenly as he faced the palm. As he spoke, the Dark Qi on his body erupted, and the black fish on his glabella shone as he stared at the palm.
The auras of both parties seemed to come from the same source. After a long while, the palm finally dissipated. As it dissipated, an ancient stone door appeared before Chen Qing.
Chen Qing stood in front of the door and was silent for a long time. Finally, with a flick of his sleeve, the stone door opened slowly. As it opened, Chen Qing saw that outside the stone door, there was nothing.
There was no end to it. Further off in the distance, there was a huge fissure. That fissure… seemed to be forcefully blasted out by someone outside.
"The stone stele world is divided into three levels. The first level… is the core world, which is also the universe. The second level… is the inner wall of the stone stele, which is also the void behind the door. I am between the core and the inner wall. As for the third level…"
"That crack is the outer wall, which is the third level!"
Chen Qing narrowed his eyes. As he stood inside the door and swept his gaze outside, suddenly… a vast blood shadow flashed past the door. In the blink of an eye, even more blood shadows flashed past. Upon a closer look, those so-called blood shadows seemed to be the tentacles of a certain creature.
However, because this creature was too big, just its whiskers alone were already shocking!
At the same time, as the blood shadows flashed past, sharp screeches could be heard.
This sound could penetrate one's soul and tear everything apart. It would shock all living things. If anyone below the Universe realm heard it, their flesh and blood would immediately collapse, and their souls would be destroyed!
"You're the one that Weiyang Zi is waiting for…"
"And you… are trying to possess my junior brother?"
A true Emperor!
「我會的。」塵青子輕聲低語，走到了虛無盡頭的他，邁出了最後一步，這一步落下，整個虛無搖晃起來，一股無法形容的威壓，轟然落下，化作了一隻巨大的手掌，落在了塵青子的面前，將其阻止。
這手掌，來自整個石碑界的意志，這是……羅天之手所化！
更有一股濃郁的冥氣波動，也從這手掌內散發出來。
「我是冥宗天道，這一代冥皇，石碑界內，使命最高意志！」面對這手掌，塵青子驀然開口，隨著話語的傳出，其身上的冥氣轟然爆發，眉心黑魚閃耀，凝望手掌。
雙方氣息隱隱同源，半晌后，那手掌終於慢慢消散，而隨著其散去，一扇古老的石門，出現在了塵青子的面前。
站在門前，塵青子沉默了許久，最終大袖一甩，頓時這石門轟然間，向外緩緩開啟，而隨著開啟，塵青子看到了石門外，赫然還是一片虛無。
無邊無際，而在更遠的地方，則存在了一道巨大的裂縫，這裂縫……似有人在外，強行轟出。
「石碑界，分為三層，第一層……是核心界，也就是宇宙，第二層……則是石碑內壁，也就是這道門后的虛無，而我所在，是核心與內壁之間是，至於第三層……」
「那裂縫，是外壁，也就是第三層！」
塵青子眼睛眯起，站在門內，掃向外面的瞬間，忽然的……有一道浩瀚的血影，從門外閃瞬而過，更是在眨眼間，更多的血影飛速閃過，仔細去看，那些所謂的血影，好似某個生物身體上的須子。
只不過因這生物太大，所以僅僅是須子，就已磅礴驚人！
同時，在這些血影閃過中，還有陣陣尖銳的嘶鳴聲傳來。
這聲音，足以穿透神魂，撕裂所有，震懾一切眾生，甚至宇宙境以下在聽到后，怕是立刻就會血肉崩潰，神魂碎滅！
「未央子等待的，就是你么……」
「更是你……試圖奪舍我小師弟么？」
「真正的帝君！」
In short, welcome to 3-B.
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