Chapter 1135: Evidence

If Lu Ye's words were true, it would truly concern the survival of Kyushu. According to Lu Ye's explanation, the Blood Refinement Realm was a domain in no way inferior to Kyushu. Moreover, the Blood Clan, who dominated this realm, used humanity as their blood sustenance. In the Blood Clan's ideology, humans were merely livestock they raised, to be taken and consumed at will. If such a realm were to come into contact with Kyushu, it would inevitably lead to a fight to the death, with no chance of survival.

However, for a matter of such magnitude, they naturally wouldn't believe it based solely on Lu Ye's words. He would need to provide some convincing evidence.

Ideally, they would enter the Blood Refinement Realm immediately and see for themselves.

Lu Ye, of course, couldn't make that happen; he himself couldn't enter the Blood Refinement Realm at present. However, he had another plan.

"I possess a treasure called the Heaven-Illuminating Mirror," Lu Ye announced. "When activated, it can view events from hundreds of millions of miles away. Esteemed seniors, please observe." As he spoke, Lu Ye produced a mirror-like artifact.

This treasure was indeed called the Heaven-Illuminating Mirror, and it was a Spirit Treasure-level artifact. Lu Ye had exchanged a significant amount of war merits for it from the War Merit Pavilion.

Its function was to project distant scenes. As for the range, tens of thousands of miles was its limit; hundreds of millions of miles was utterly impossible.

However, with Little Nine's discreet assistance, projecting scenes from hundreds of millions of miles away could be easily achieved.

In fact, even without the Heaven-Illuminating Mirror, Little Nine's abilities alone could display scenes from hundreds of millions of miles away and gain everyone's trust. But as Little Nine had previously stated, Heavenly Secrets were supreme and unfathomable; revealing them to mortals would cause cultivators to lose their sense of reverence.

Therefore, it was not suitable for Little Nine to be exposed in public. The best option was to continue allowing Kyushu cultivators to maintain their reverence for the hidden Heavenly Secrets.

As he spoke, Lu Ye activated the Heaven-Illuminating Mirror. Its smooth surface slowly rose into the air, expanding rapidly in the wind, instantly becoming enormous. The mirror's surface was not reflective; instead, it was blurred and rippled like water.

"Activating this treasure is difficult," Lu Ye called out, "I ask for your assistance, esteemed seniors. Please inject your spirit energy into it simultaneously!" Lu Ye urged again.

In reality, it was not so complicated. However, at such a moment, involving everyone personally would better secure their trust.

As Lu Ye was the first to infuse spirit energy into the Heaven-Illuminating Mirror, the thousands of Divine Sea Realm cultivators present also simultaneously acted. In an instant, spirit energy flowed like streams, converging into a steady current.

Peculiar scenes slowly began to appear on the blurred mirror surface. The mirror seemed to transform into an eye, positioned in the vast, deep starry sky, observing it from an unknown distance from Kyushu.

Celestial bodies, never before seen by anyone, appeared in everyone's view. This caused a commotion throughout the hall.

Divine Sea Realm cultivators could not leave Kyushu, and no one had ever experienced the vast magnificence of the starry sky. Therefore, upon seeing such a sight, even the Ninth-level cultivators were deeply shaken, spontaneously developing a profound sense of awe and an instinctive longing.

The scene in the mirror rapidly advanced, guiding the cultivators of Kyushu. A large, intensely glowing celestial body suddenly appeared in the mirror. It was a gigantic burning fireball. Despite knowing it was hundreds of millions of miles away, everyone felt a sensation of intense heat, as if they would be incinerated by the raging flames in the next moment.

Cries of alarm erupted. Thousands of eyes, which had been fixed on the mirror, simultaneously averted their gaze at that moment. Some even exclaimed, "Lu Yiye, quickly change direction! That's the sun!"

Lu Ye, of course, knew it was the sun; he had done it on purpose. The Divine Sea Realm cultivators of Kyushu were extremely unfamiliar with the starry sky. Even if he used the Heaven-Illuminating Mirror and Little Nine's discreet assistance to let them experience the depths of space, he might not entirely gain their trust. It was possible that someone might suspect he was secretly employing some trick, reasoning that since the Heaven-Illuminating Mirror was his, what it displayed was entirely up to his will.

The cultivators' knowledge of the starry sky was limited to two main bodies: the sun and the moon. These two celestial bodies were the most deeply understood phenomena to cultivators.

At this moment, the appearance of the great sun in the Heaven-Illuminating Mirror sufficiently proved that the displayed scene originated from the depths of space. It also dispelled some of the suspicions in people's minds.

Lu Ye readily complied, quickly manipulating the Heaven-Illuminating Mirror to shift its direction.

Only then did the cultivators slowly turn their gaze back and continue to stare at the Heaven-Illuminating Mirror. They then absorbed the many astonishing sights brought forth by the boundless starry sky.

Until a massive celestial body suddenly appeared in the Heaven-Illuminating Mirror. In their previous observations, most celestial bodies appeared to be spherical. However, the celestial body within the mirror was not circular; at first glance, it resembled a giant gourd, narrower at the top and wider at the bottom.

The scene in the mirror then froze on this celestial body. Lu Ye's voice followed: "Everyone, this is the Blood Refinement Realm I mentioned earlier. This star is a reflection of the Blood Refinement Realm. A few months ago, when I observed it, it was much brighter in the starry sky. If any of you are accustomed to observing celestial phenomena at night, you must have noticed this anomaly."

Immediately, a Divine Sea Realm cultivator nodded in agreement, "Indeed, there has been a star in this direction that has changed significantly recently. I was puzzled by it before, but it turns out to be the approach of another realm!"

It wasn't just one Divine Sea Realm cultivator who had observed this, but several. Their collective affirmation undoubtedly confirmed certain facts.

"Because it is getting closer, it is becoming brighter," Lu Ye continued. "Eventually, it will collide with Kyushu, and when that happens, it will be the ultimate disaster for Kyushu!"

As Lu Ye spoke, he raised his hand and retrieved the mirror. The massive Heaven-Illuminating Mirror shrank back to its original size and flew into his hand.

In truth, observing the starry sky in such a manner consumed Kyushu's accumulated foundation. Therefore, it was not advisable to continue. Even that brief observation had consumed at least several years' worth of Kyushu's accumulated foundational power.

Thousands of people reluctantly withdrew their gazes. That brief observation had not only deeply shaken their minds but also ignited an instinctive longing for the starry sky within cultivators. Especially the Ninth-level cultivators, they could feel that within that vast expanse of space, there was something they yearned for but could not attain!

"Esteemed seniors, a great enemy is approaching," Lu Ye declared. "The Blood Clan views humanity as blood sustenance; if they learn of Kyushu's existence, they will certainly not rest until it is conquered. Therefore, to resolve this disaster, we must strike first. Currently, our enemy is in the open while we are hidden, and with the support of the Azure Blood Sacred Land already established in the Blood Refinement Realm, this is truly a heaven-sent opportunity. However, as for the specific course of action, I request that all esteemed seniors make a collective decision."

In the vast plaza, no one spoke. The sect cultivators whose ancestors had already gone to the Blood Refinement Realm naturally wished to rush there immediately to assist the Azure Blood Sacred Land. But there were only a few dozen such sects in total. Compared to all the major sects in Kyushu, this proportion was too small. Their opinions could not represent the entirety of Kyushu.

Furthermore, the risks involved in battling an entire realm were incomparable to counterattacking the great Secret Realm of the Insect Race.

Although the Insect Race had plagued Kyushu for several years, causing widespread suffering, they did not possess much intelligence. The cultivators of Kyushu, working together, had dealt with them cleanly without too much effort.

However, the Blood Clan in the Blood Refinement Realm was different. Aside from looking somewhat different, they were virtually indistinguishable from humans. Confronting the Blood Refinement Realm would be a racial struggle between humans and the Blood Clan, carrying immense risks.

Therefore, such a major decision could not be made in haste. It was a long time before a voice finally spoke: "Young friend Lu, you say the Blood Refinement Realm is approaching Kyushu and that eventually the two realms will collide. But space is vast; the probability of two celestial bodies colliding is still very small, isn't it? The more likely scenario is that the Blood Refinement Realm will merely pass by Kyushu without any entanglement. If that's the case, why should we act so rashly?"

The speaker was not timid, but his words were prudent. Everything Lu Ye had just said was based on the premise of a cataclysmic collision between the two realms. But what if the two realms never intersect?

As he said, space is vast, and the probability of two celestial bodies colliding is very small.

Rashly dragging Kyushu into war would not be a wise move.

Many people harbored this thought but found it difficult to voice. Hearing this, Lu Ye nodded: "Indeed, as this senior stated, the probability of the Blood Refinement Realm colliding with Kyushu is not high. However, based on the information I have currently gathered, the Blood Refinement Realm is heading directly towards Kyushu, so there is a high likelihood that the two realms will have some degree of interaction. Furthermore, even if the two realms truly do not intersect and the Blood Refinement Realm merely passes through nearby space, for the future of Kyushu's cultivation world, we cannot let this opportunity pass."

"An opportunity? What do you mean by that?" the person asked.

Lu Ye calmly replied, "This brings us to the limitations and bottlenecks of our Kyushu cultivation world! Since historical records began, the Kyushu cultivation world has always revered the Divine Sea Realm as supreme. After reaching the Divine Sea Realm, our cultivators' progress in cultivation becomes increasingly slow, with the Ninth Level as the ultimate limit."

He turned to look at the Ninth-level cultivators seated at the very front. "Seniors, your cultivation has reached its limit, and you can no longer make any further progress. However, I believe you can feel that there is still a path of cultivation beyond the Divine Sea, but you have not found the entrance. Throughout history, many esteemed seniors, after reaching the limits of their cultivation, would choose to enter life-or-death seclusion in an attempt to unravel that mystery, but so far, none have succeeded. Is it due to insufficient talent or flaws in the cultivation methods? Neither! Kyushu is vast and rich in resources, teeming with talented individuals. So many pioneers blazed trails and carried on traditions; it's impossible that they all lacked talent. And to be able to cultivate to the Divine Sea Realm, the cultivation methods cannot have too many flaws. The reason for not breaking through beyond the Divine Sea is not due to human limitations, but rather the deficiencies of our world, Kyushu!"