Chapter 692

Chapter 692: Returning to Heavenly Stem Cave Heaven, the Effect of Fortune

A beam of light streaked across the sky, and the boy in blue robe appeared within the Multiverse Tower of the Heavenly Dry Universe.

As soon as he arrived, countless gazes turned toward him, most people showing disbelief.

Qing Liu Sheng had actually returned!

They had thought he had vanished for six months, that he was completely finished, already dead in some corner!

This was no small news; a wave of information quickly spread out, reaching the entire Celestial Empire star region.

The first to receive it was Qing Kong from the celestial clans’ Celestial Realm.

“Of course he is fine; with the strength of Liu Sheng’s fortune, even if he came out of the Red Heaven realm, he would still move freely without obstacles. He is destined to be unbeatable; a mere Divine Court cannot stop him.”

Qing Kong felt no surprise upon receiving the news.

She understood how special her child was; his innate fortune already surpassed that of these elders, making him truly unbeatable.

And fortune is not entirely determined by potential, but rather by one’s own possibilities. To surpass them means that in the face of danger, Qing Liu Sheng has a far greater chance of survival than they do. She was not worried at all about any problems; even though the Celestial Empire had countless talents, she was indifferent.

Just as Qing Liu Sheng had said, she also recognized something: in the presence of Qing Liu Sheng, everything was merely feathered fowl and mud dogs, unworthy of mention!

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"…"

The various related forces of the Divine Court fell into silence upon hearing this news.

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“The White Dragon’s Cave Heaven suddenly collapsed without any warning, and the White Dragon Divine Master fell, followed closely by the return of Qing Liu Sheng.”

“The one who acted was likely the White Dragon Divine Master, but he failed and died… It’s hard to understand. He was a Divine Master who had made significant progress; who could suddenly destroy within his cave heaven, Divine Empress?”

“What’s there to understand? Destiny is a knife; when calamity strikes, one has no choice. Don’t mention the White Dragon Divine Master; even that other one is the same; the trend cannot be changed.”

“The human race will forever be the main character, ha ha…”

In the profound darkness of underground space,

In the boundless sea of void,

In various life-forbidding places,

Sounds emerged, synchronously observing everything. The matter of Qing Liu Sheng stirred the winds and clouds.

Some saw Qing Liu Sheng being assassinated.

Some saw the decline of the Celestial Empire.

Others foresaw an indescribable great trend approaching.

And some foresaw the impending division of the human race.

…

“Tap tap tap tap…”

Yun Ye paid no mind to these people as he crossed the long corridor, disappearing from everyone’s sight.

When he lifted his head again.

Before him stood a heavy, brand-new Gate of Heaven, inscribed with the words "Central Heaven."

Yun Ye’s arrival was unknown to anyone; within this Heavenly Stem Cave Heaven, even a True Immortal could not catch even the slightest glimpse, no matter which True Immortal it was.

He walked into the New Heaven Path, heading towards the Divine Empress’s heavenly palace, and along the way, he encountered not a single figure.

The Divine Empress was mostly reclusive, leaving the heavenly palace nearly empty.

Soon, Yun Ye met Shui Wuge, and they engaged in a long conversation. No one knew the content of their talk, but it seemed that everything was changing.

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“The secret of the cave heaven, so it was like this.”

From this conversation, Yun Ye gained unexpected information that gave him another path.

In the Red Heaven realm’s three heavens, only the Mystic Heaven dimension was set up by Mystic Heaven himself.

The other two heavens were created by the True Immortal factions.

It seemed that Mystic Heaven was very proactive, but the truth was not so simple; aside from stopping later arrivals, there were unavoidable reasons for Mystic Heaven’s formation.

This reason caused Mystic Heaven to lose control over the cave heaven and concealed a huge secret.

Thus, the Qing Heaven dimension and the Red Heaven dimension emerged one after another.

Such a development would not lead to good outcomes; Mystic Heaven had to completely prohibit Cave Techniques to prevent others from utilizing the cave heaven to open the Fourth Heaven.

This was undoubtedly fascinating information, the most significant intelligence accumulated by Shui Wuge over the years.

It is known that while the New Heaven Path concealed countless histories, it selectively disclosed information, mostly of recent events. The future of becoming a True Immortal for Path Lord was something Yun Ye had tried countless times tens of thousands of years ago; Mystic Heaven achieving True Immortal status was from many millennia ago, making it nearly impossible for it to appear again.

Everything owed much to Red Heaven; the new era’s New Heaven Path sealed away the World Gods, and the rules began to adjust on a large scale, becoming entirely different from the past.

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After their conversation, Yun Ye did not leave immediately but instead practiced within the Heavenly Stem Cave Heaven for a while.

The resources of the Heavenly Stem Cave Heaven that continuously absorbed the world were endless, making it more suitable for cultivation than anywhere else; this was not the end of the law era.

As long as Shui Wuge supported him, it was possible to distort time and allow a person to cultivate all the way to the Royal Path. The premise was that the current Red Heaven realm could become a Monarch…

During this period, becoming a Monarch required breaking through the Heavenly Stem Cave Heaven that covered the three heavens, with almost no possibility. Even if it were Yun Ye, the chance remained the same.

Even with the support of the two Great Dao Classics, trying to break through the current Heavenly Dry Universe’s possibilities was still zero; the Heavenly Stem Cave Heaven was simply too powerful.

It had the strength to sweep across the Multiverse, and relying solely on Red Heaven realm cultivators offered no hope for breakthroughs. All cultivators could only wait for Shui Wuge to fall.

Yun Ye threw himself into quiet meditation; this was truly the only time he could come to the Heavenly Stem Cave Heaven to practice, and every second of his practice required Shui Wuge to pay a certain cost.

Shui Wuge was already close to twenty thousand years old; every moment called for massive power to counteract the span of heaven laws, and it was increasing exponentially.

When her realm was low, it mattered not how much power he drew, but once she advanced further, every moment of his practice would lead to Shui Wuge’s strength weakening prematurely.

It wasn’t that it wasn’t worth it; it was simply a question of willingness. Yun Ye could indeed possess unbeatable power early on, but that would mean Shui Wuge would lose many years of her life…

Although Yun Ye could reincarnate himself, Shui Wuge could not; once dead, she would be gone. He could only watch many old friends depart; did he really want to push her away? That was truly a lamentable thing.

"Moreover, the world has gathered nine True Immortals; does the Red Heaven realm still have a place?"

The only possibility for Shui Wuge to continue living was to become a True Immortal.

However, Yun Ye’s own calculations indicated that the Red Heaven realm probably could no longer achieve True Immortal status; it had reached its limits.

Especially after obtaining the singularity, Yun Ye felt even more so; the world nurturing True Immortals was not without cost, and it could not be infinitely nurtured.

Every True Immortal took a part of the world’s absolute rules with them; if this continued, it might lead to Dao artifacts completely losing their power.

At that time, not to mention becoming a True Immortal, even abolishing the span of heaven rules would become impossible. True Immortals would completely abandon the Red Heaven realm, settling scores and grievances.

"What a messed up world."

Yun Ye sighed, cutting through distracting thoughts, and continued his cultivation.

If it were his past self, he would have wished to skip the process and reach the outcome directly, but the current Yun Ye calmly accepted everything, treating the experiences along the way as treasures, whether they were painful or joyful… Of course, he wouldn’t be lacking in necessary emotions.

The Three Great Methods operated.

Drawing in countless high-purity spirit energy.

Yun Ye entered a tranquil state of cultivation within distorted time, and almost a decade passed in the blink of an eye.

When he opened his eyes again, all three techniques had approached the same level.

Physical Law, Whirlpool Dao Law.

Spirit Law, Divine Heaven Dao Law.

Spiritual Law, Four Elements Cave Heaven Law.

The convergence of the Three Great Methods resulted in a Minor Achievement of the Chaos Sacred Body.

His current cultivation level was difficult to describe in terms of realms, but it could be defined as the perfection of True Realm or pseudo-Honored Position; he simply had not entered the three heavens dimension and had reached this stage purely through his physical strength and energy accumulation, essentially still in the law realms phase.

Upon reaching such a height, Yun Ye found that he still could not open a cave heaven within himself.

After calculating the time required to open a cave heaven, Yun Ye could only give up; it was far too long; it seemed he had to return to the Red Heaven realm first, accumulate fortune, and then open a cave heaven by consuming that fortune.

—Opening Heaven and Earth was such a massive project that cultivators could indeed succeed, but given its difficulty, who could assure success in one attempt? A moment’s distraction or mistake could lead to complete annihilation, and one could not learn through virtual methods.

Whether it was simulation of consciousness or simulation in a computer space, as long as the structure was reproduced, the power would become real.

This was the truth of the laws; there was only one opportunity.

With such difficulty, the Red Heaven realm could continuously produce Divine Masters not because of the number of people, but because each Divine Master carried immense fortune.

With the aid of fortune, their margin of error greatly increased, even turning an original 1% chance into a striking possibility.

In the exams, competitions, and trials held by the five major schools, the only purpose was to filter out individuals with strong fortune and gather that fortune together.

Only the strongest could accomplish the grand feat of opening Heaven and Earth.