Chapter 492: Decision

Qin Wu looked at Meng Chuan and solemnly said, "Cultivating in the outer realms is something every Venerable and Emperor strives for; that's where they truly train."

"Meng Chuan," Luo Tang added, "You've also sensed that while Cangyuan World's natural laws are vast and complex, they only reach the Emperor level. Your current domain... can directly withstand these laws."

Meng Chuan nodded slightly.

In the long river of time and space, a world like Cangyuan World is indeed just a drop in the ocean.

"No matter how much you comprehend in Cangyuan World, you'll only be grasping Emperor-level natural laws. To what extent can you cultivate here?" Luo Tang said. "However, outside the territory, even in barren lands, you'll be comprehending far vaster laws of time and space."

Li Guan also commented, "Your significant progress in recent decades is partly due to the World Gap. Why is the World Gap a sacred place for cultivation? Because you can witness the birth of a world there. The purple lightning tears through the darkness of the outer realm, revealing laws that far surpass the Emperor level—laws that point directly to the deepest levels of vast time and space. Observing those naturally brings immense benefits."

Meng Chuan agreed.

The Fifteen Thunder Phases far surpassed the Emperor realm. Meng Chuan even vaguely felt that the Tribulation Realm ultimate technique, 'Three-Life Blade Thunder Realm,' was not as profound as the purple lightning.

Observing the purple lightning and gaining insight into the direction of thunder cultivation was one reason he could create ultimate techniques.

"As the saying goes, 'read ten thousand books and travel ten thousand miles.' Venturing outside the territory... for Venerables and Emperors, that is their 'traveling ten thousand miles'," Qin Wu said with a smile. "In your home world, you'll only ever see one kind of scenery—Emperor-level natural laws. But outside, you'll witness all sorts of magnificent sights, ten or even a hundred times more splendid than that purple lightning."

Qin Wu chuckled, "To be honest, as your master, I'm quite envious that you possess another avatar and can freely explore the outer realms."

Li Guan also added, "Outside the territory, Meng Chuan, you can grow faster and become much stronger."

Meng Chuan understood.

For cultivation, the external environment is crucial. The World Gap has been a significant aid in his growth to this point, but the outer realm is infinitely vaster than the World Gap, teeming with countless powerful beings. While Ancestor Cangyuan commanded immense prestige across numerous worlds, there are also mighty individuals like Grandmaster Fei Yu, who surpassed Ancestor Cangyuan.

"Before the war with the Demon Race, successive generations of our human Godfiends would almost always venture into the outer realms after reaching the Venerable level," Li Guan lamented. "They grew increasingly powerful out there."

"Those generations of Godfiend ancestors..." Qin Wu gently shook his head. "In this era, if we venture into the outer realms, we risk being hunted down by the three Demon Emperors. They absolutely forbid human Godfiends from cultivating and growing powerful there. But you, Meng Chuan, are different; you possess an avatar."

"Won't an avatar also be hunted?" Meng Chuan asked, puzzled. "According to intelligence, the three Demon Emperors, especially Emperor Peng, are considered very powerful among Emperors."

"Haha, there are some secrets of Yuanchu Mountain that can only be accessed once you reach the Venerable level, and some even require the Emperor level," Li Guan explained. "Yuanchu Mountain possesses a treasure called the 'Exile Prison' that can only be used in the outer realms. Once activated, this treasure can trap an enemy, then tear through space-time and banish them to a remote location within time and space."

"Banished to a remote location within time and space?" Meng Chuan asked, bewildered. "Very far?"

"Extremely far," Qin Wu affirmed. "Once banished, one is sent to an infinitely distant place. Even an Emperor, throughout their entire life, would have virtually no hope of returning from such remote time and space."

Li Guan smiled slightly: "When your avatar enters the outer realms, you immediately use the Exile Prison on yourself, self-banishing! Your avatar will then travel to that distant place... This way, the three Demon Emperors will be unable to pursue you. Although that avatar of yours will likely find it difficult to return before becoming a Tribulation Realm expert, your cultivation level will increase in the outer realms, and your true body in your home world will also benefit from that improved realm."

"Your true body, remaining in your home world, can cultivate in the Heaven and Earth Great Hall as per the old rules," Luo Tang also stated. "Even if an enemy kills your other avatar and attempts to attack your true body through karmic connection, the power of their strike would be greatly diminished first by crossing vast time and space with karmic connection. The obstruction of your home world would further reduce the attack's power. The Heaven and Earth Great Hall's protection would again resist and weaken the assault... In the end, after multiple weakenings, the attack would likely retain only one or two percent of the enemy's original power."

"If the enemy isn't skilled in karmic attacks, they might not even retain one or two percent," Li Guan chuckled. "Of course, most ordinary worlds don't possess treasures like the Heaven and Earth Great Hall. The Heaven and Earth Great Hall was painstakingly refined by Ancestor Cangyuan and was one of Cangyuan Sect's foremost protective treasures back then."

Meng Chuan nodded slightly.

He had learned from numerous ancient records that attempting to kill someone who hides within their home world from the outside is generally absurdly difficult.

It typically requires an astonishing disparity in power for such an feat to succeed.

For instance, if a powerful being at the Seventh Tribulation Realm of the Soul is enraged, they could directly annihilate all of an Emperor's avatars across vast time and space, even across worlds.

"Meng Chuan, you cultivate ultimate techniques, your Soul is strong enough, and you have the protection of the Heaven and Earth Great Hall refined by Ancestor Cangyuan," Qin Wu said. "You are now very well-suited to venture forth! Our past Godfiend ancestors in Cangyuan World all ventured out, and only then could powerful Emperors and even Tribulation Realm Grandmasters emerge."

"I understand," Meng Chuan nodded. "I had always planned to venture into the outer realms in the future; I just didn't expect to possess the means for a flesh-and-blood avatar so soon. If that's the case... then I'll depart shortly."

Both the war and his wife, Liu Qiyue, compelled Meng Chuan to grow stronger as quickly as possible.

Going to the outer realms was the best method.

"Good," Qin Wu, Li Guan, and Luo Tang all responded, filled with anticipation.

"Since you've reached the Venerable level, you should review all the sect's secrets that are accessible to Venerables," Li Guan said. "Also, make sure to read all the intelligence files about the outer realms."

"Understood. I will make all necessary preparations before I depart," Meng Chuan nodded slightly.

Furthermore, he still needed to fully understand his own abilities and the new realm he had achieved; he had many lingering questions.

Meng Chuan also began to access and familiarize himself with the secrets available only to those at the Venerable level.

"What is this?"

Meng Chuan stood in a secret chamber, where a vast, turbulent river of light shimmered.

"This river is the Map of the Space-Time Domain," Qin Wu said, pointing at the shimmering river of light. "Ancestor Cangyuan acquired it at immense cost. It's truly a vast map of the space-time domain, so extensive that Ancestor Cangyuan himself couldn't possibly explore every part of it in his lifetime."

"And these are?" Meng Chuan asked, looking at the piles of scrolls before him.

"These are intelligence files on many civilizations and worlds," Qin Wu explained, pointing. "They're useless in your home world, but out in the outer realms, this information will be incredibly valuable at crucial moments."

With a rumbling sound, a treasure vault opened.

Meng Chuan watched with curiosity. He knew of the vault but had never entered it.

"Every Venerable who ventures into the outer realms is eligible to select treasures here," Qin Wu stated, pointing. "The outer realms are dangerous, so naturally, you need protective artifacts. Although many treasures have been lost over the generations, about ten to twenty percent of the original early-stage artifacts remain. Furthermore, all the other Command Keepers have agreed that you may choose any ten items from here."

Over the next few months, Meng Chuan prepared for his journey to the outer realms, while also gradually familiarizing himself with the abilities of his new realm.