Everyone looked at Zu Long, waiting for him to continue.
Zu Long hesitated for a moment, seemingly considering his words, before finally saying, "Why did the Evil God Clan and the alien Holy Ancestors attack the Heavenly Realm and try to destroy us? It was for that..."
Zu Long pointed to the golden talisman and said, "The Heaven-Suppressing Talisman, their goal is to tear it open!"
"Heaven-Suppressing Talisman!"
A thought struck everyone: they knew that the talisman was called the Heaven-Suppressing Talisman.
But why did the evil god clan insist on tearing open the Heaven-Suppressing Seal?
"To understand all this, we must begin with the structure of this world, or rather, this universe!"
"Those who cultivate the laws can create a small world upon reaching the Martial Emperor realm, but even with the strongest cultivation, this small world still has flaws!"
"As for worlds like the Celestial Realm, the Primordial Realm, and the Evil God Realm, which are naturally nurtured by heaven and earth, with perfect laws and great principles, and ruled by the Heavenly Dao, such worlds allow people to cultivate continuously until they reach the demigod realm. These worlds are called Lesser Thousand Worlds!"
Zu Long paused here, seemingly giving everyone time to digest what he had said.
"A miniature world?"
Many people were shocked and their minds raced with thoughts!
Judging from the implication in Zu Long's words, besides the Evil God Realm and the Celestial Realm, could there be other worlds?
Some people with weaker cultivation levels originally thought that the world was only so big, just the Heavenly Realm, the Primordial Realm, and the Evil God Realm. They never imagined that there were other worlds. Naturally, they were even more shocked at this moment.
Everyone's thoughts were racing, their minds wandering.
"Where there is a microcosm, there is naturally a macrocosm!"
"The vast world is called the Primordial Universe, and it also has another name: the God Realm. There, it is boundless and its territory is limitless, its vastness is immeasurable!"
Zu Long continued.
"Just as I thought, the primordial universe!"
Lu Ming was shocked to hear the term "Primordial Universe" again. Back then, on Yellow Spring Island, Bai Ya had mentioned it.
"The primordial universe,
It's truly vast. Compared to the primordial universe, the minor worlds are like a speck of dust. These minor worlds, attached to the primordial world, are unimaginably numerous; no one knows how many there are!
"And our Heavenly Realm, the Primordial Realm, plus the Evil God Clan, constitute a small thousand world!"
Zu Long continued to explain.
"What?"
At the scene, most people were speechless and looked dazed.
The First Emperor's words completely overturned their worldview and their understanding.
The Celestial Realm, the Primordial Realm, and the Evil God Realm combined constitute only a small thousand worlds.
And the countless smaller worlds that depend on the primordial universe.
This means that there are countless worlds similar to the Celestial Realm, the Primordial Realm, and the Evil God Realm, and above them lies an immeasurably vast primordial universe.
"In the Lesser Thousand Worlds, the highest cultivation level one can reach is demigod. To break through to the Martial God Realm, one must travel to the Primordial Universe!"
"Before ancient times, the Celestial Realm, the Primordial Realm, the Realm of Evil Gods, and the Primordial Universe were connected. Therefore, many demigods from that era went to the Primordial Universe!"
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"Then why is no one going out now, and why haven't we heard of it?"
Someone couldn't help but ask.
"I know you have doubts. The Celestial Realm, the Primordial Realm, and the Evil God Realm are considered a minor world. There is only one passage that leads to the Primordial Universe. That passage is right there!"
Zu Long pointed at the Heaven-Suppressing Talisman and continued, "The reason we can't go out now is because, in ancient times, I joined forces with the Prison-Suppressing Ancestor to use the Heaven-Suppressing Talisman to seal this passage!"
"What?"
Many people were shocked, especially some demigods, who couldn't understand why the Ancestral Dragon and the Prison Suppressor Ancestor would join forces to seal this passage.
"Why!"
At this moment, Zu Long sighed, his face full of bitterness, and said, "In fact, many minor worlds are controlled by some powerful forces in the prehistoric universe. Our place is no exception; it is controlled by a powerful force in the prehistoric universe!"
"That power is called the Yuanluo Palace. It is composed of many races and is incredibly powerful. Our world is their private property!"
"In the primordial universe, humans, divine beasts, and other races are all highly intelligent. Therefore, the Yuanluo Palace comes here every now and then to select a group of powerful geniuses to go out. Do you know why they select these geniuses?"
"It's not for training them, but to use them to refine medicine, to make pills for them to cultivate!"
Rumble!
Emperor Zulong's words sent shockwaves through many people.
Their world was controlled by a force called Yuanluo Palace in the primordial universe, and Yuanluo Palace used them to refine medicine.
What's the difference between this and domesticated livestock, or farmed medicinal herbs?
"That's right. Yuanluo Palace treats this small world as a pasture and a medicinal garden. When needed, they extract some of the best 'medicinal herbs' to refine medicine. All humans and divine beasts are the 'medicinal herbs' raised by Yuanluo Palace!"
Zu Longdao's expression grew even more unpleasant.
"how so?"
Most people, including Lu Ming, looked extremely grim.
They never imagined that they were merely medicinal herbs cultivated and kept in captivity by others.
This is a great irony and a tremendous blow.
“Zhenyu and I couldn’t stand it. Zhenyu had a fortuitous encounter and obtained the rare treasure, the Heaven-Suppressing Talisman. The two of us used the Heaven-Suppressing Talisman to seal this passage!”
"However, during the sealing process, the people of Yuanluo Palace still discovered it. A powerful figure from Yuanluo Palace roared, urging the Evil God Clan to annihilate us and break the seal!"
"The Evil God Clan is of little use to the Yuanluo Palace. Very few of them are used for alchemy. On the contrary, they have gained a lot of benefits from the Yuanluo Palace. Naturally, they do not want the passage to be sealed. Therefore, the alien race's Holy Ancestor and the Killing Heart Holy Ancestor are determined to destroy us and break the seal!"
Zu Long explained.
Everyone suddenly realized, understood, and understood everything!
They finally understood why the evil gods were so determined to attack and destroy the Heavenly Realm.
They wanted to break the seal and claim credit from the Yuanluo Palace.
Zulong, the Prison Suppressor Ancestor, could not bear to see humans, divine beasts, and alien races enslaved and used as medicinal materials by the Yuanluo Palace.
That's why the ancient war happened!
"Originally, I didn't want to talk about this. If we defeat the Evil God Clan, this matter can be left as it is. If we are defeated, there is no need to reveal this secret. Alas!"
Emperor Zulong sighed.
Lu Ming also sighed; he understood Zu Long's thoughts.
It's hard to accept that they were just 'medicinal herbs' being raised in captivity.
It's so devastating, so tragic. If I could choose not to say it, I would.
“However, before, the alien ancestor fought desperately and tore a hole in the Heaven-Suppressing Talisman. As a result, the powerful figures of the Yuanluo Palace outside will definitely try to get in. We will eventually be doomed. You should know the whole story, so I will tell you everything today!”
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Editor's note: The damaged English source for this chapter has been replaced with WTR-LAB's public Web machine translation from Chinese, with minor editorial corrections. Names and wording may differ from nearby chapters.