Chapter 476: Return to the Ruined World

There was a commotion below. The Valkyrie Palace next to them was also filled with whispers and hushed exchanges. They were quite shocked. It turned out that the Mother Earth Goddess, by grandly hosting the Peach Banquet to ascend to godhood, wasn't just aiming for ascension; she intended to use it to establish another realm.

"Of course, we should have realized this earlier. This Peach Banquet, inviting all the magnates from the three realms, was bound to involve an earth-shattering turning point," Lin Hongfeng whispered beside them. "Across the lands of the three realms, countless green vines of the Mother Earth Goddess extend their roots, covering the entire earth, transforming into Dragon Veins that collect the incense and devotion of all living beings... And once the Mother Earth Goddess transforms into an eighth-tier deity, her own vines and the Dragon Veins will inevitably undergo a qualitative change!"

"Is this your plan?" As expected of players who love to stir up trouble, they always find the most chaotic way to do things. Xu Zhi simply smiled, sitting below and observing the graceful and majestic Mother Earth Goddess, who embodied motherhood for all under heaven. Her audacity was immense, and her ambition terrifyingly vast. To establish a new realm for heaven and earth and rebuild the existing order while ascending to godhood! This was not something any deity could achieve. One needed not only the strength but also, like Ermin back then, to seize the tide of the era, and possess the formidable prestige to win over all beings – qualities these "cute girls" certainly had.

"These players are indeed very clever. It was likely Moe Girl who came up with the idea, and then the others helped research the Dragon Veins, implementing and putting it into practice," Xu Zhi mused, bowing his head slightly. This was a brand new version of the Dragon Veins. Moe Girl had continuously researched formations and grand earth totems, finally upgrading them to version 5.0.

At this moment, the entire Heavenly Court was filled with exclamations of amazement and disbelief, as if witnessing the dawn of a new era for the three realms! A faint divine voice echoed from the sky: "This world is not in the heavens, nor underfoot, not material, nor tangible. It exists within the thoughts of all beings, within their faith, converging in the void – it is the Void Realm."

"Thousands of years ago, I established Dragon Veins throughout the earth, flowing like root-rivers, gathering the good intentions and wishes of beings standing upon them, converging into pure incense, forming the Incense Lineage. However, terrifying negative effects also erupted. The separated malevolent thoughts were not collected, scattering across the land, accumulating over time to form grotesque anomalies that had no place to reside." With utmost calmness, she continued, "Since, in those years, rivers were gathered to guide the convergence of good thoughts and faith, then today, malevolent thoughts shall also be gathered, collected in one place, and flow into the Void Realm."

Xu Zhi immediately understood her meaning. The Void Realm? Simply put, it was a waste disposal site! The Dragon Veins were pipelines. Now they were not only collecting good thoughts but also beginning to collect malevolent thoughts through these pipelines, converging them into this "waste disposal site" that was the Void Realm?

From above, the Mother Earth Goddess, in her green vine form, continued faintly, "The Void Realm has no physical form; it is a special space created by the thoughts of all beings. Those who have achieved cultivation can sense the void, and their souls can enter the Void Realm to slay demons and eradicate evil, honing their combat skills. This will prevent the generation and strengthening of grotesque anomalies. Furthermore, one can seek various wondrous opportunities within the Void Realm... but caution is also advised. Should one 'die' in the Void Realm, even if it is merely one's soul, it will result in severe damage to one's divine sense in minor cases, and in grave cases, direct death through the air by grotesque anomalies governed by special rules."

"This?!" A complete discussion erupted around them. On the Spore Evolution forum, text screenshots and images were constantly being posted, and everyone exclaimed. Moe Girl's Peach Banquet had given them a huge surprise, even though they were caught off guard.

"Sexy Moe Girl, another Dragon Vein update?"

"Starting to find a way to solve the anomaly hidden danger?"

"Oh, this method is good! Previously, negative emotions weren't absorbed by the 'pipeline' Dragon Veins; they were like useless trash thrown carelessly on the ground, accumulating to form anomalies that killed people everywhere. Now they're all absorbed! Thrown into a landfill, letting the powerful voluntarily become waste disposal workers!"

"Exactly, there won't be as many anomalies in the mortal realm anymore; it will be much safer! For example, the Hundred Sages incident almost overturned the entire three realms; they had to find a solution."

"This is the downside of carelessly discarding trash. Those thought-garbage wander everywhere, leading to world-scale disasters! Protecting the environment is everyone's responsibility! (Amused)"

"As expected of a game that loves to learn, it's now teaching us environmental protection! Remember to sort your trash! (Amused)"

Discussions were ongoing outside. Meanwhile, the three realms were already in an uproar. At the Peach Banquet, a new world was formally opened!

Boom! Mirrors hung suspended in the sky. All beings of this era—from the Demon Realm, the mortal realm, and the deceased in the Underworld—looked up and saw the Peach Banquet of the three realms, marking the dawn of a new age. They faintly felt the Dragon Veins of the earth stirring, as if some ancient primeval beast was slowly awakening, opening its long-slumbering eyes. In that instant, a vast and magnificent world rapidly unfolded. It was nothingness, pitch-black, and empty. The land was incredibly solidified black mud, while the sky was covered in a riot of colors, like a distorted splash-ink oil painting. This place seemed to be one of the converging points for the two major Dragon Veins of the entire Dragon Vein network—the Void Realm, where all the evil and dark thoughts from the three realms were poured in. From now on, most anomalies would be born in the Void Realm. This was the eternal homeland of dark fantasies. All the unnamable, the terrifying, the old ones, were nurtured here, symbolizing the world's abyss of extreme darkness, the ultimate void, the ultimate deep, the place where all things return to nothingness.

A clear voice rang out, "In the lands of the three realms, there is a Gui Xu (Return to Ruin), a gathering of rootless evil waters from all beings, bottomless beneath, the final destination where all things conclude."

Whoosh! A world, vaguely perceived, descended with the voice, emitting a muffled tremor that shook the very foundations of the three realms, sinking deeply.

Another voice sounded, "At this time, fifteen days of the Peach Banquet have passed, with two and a half months remaining. All magnates can sense the void, and their thoughts can enter the Gui Xu to interact and explore. The Void Realm is a singular obsession of all things! It can temper one's divine sense..." The various Heavenly Emperors all assented. One after another, they sat cross-legged, sensing the countless omnipresent void entrances, and entered directly.

"Let's go in too!" The Valkyrie Palace members nearby were very excited, feeling that this gathering was well worth attending, as they were witnessing an era unprecedented in history. "Although the Void Realm is for spiritual entry only, it can train spiritual power, which precisely compensates for the shortcomings of our martial arts!" They were full of excitement, silently sitting cross-legged and sensing in the mysterious void.

"The Void Realm? One could even call it the Demonic Heavens Realm...." Xu Zhi couldn't help but be a little surprised. "This is completely aligning with the three realms. The Outer Heavenly Demons, formless and substance-less, are generated from the convergence of evil thoughts of all beings... aren't these just anomalies? From now on, anomalies will no longer be born on the earth but will come from the void. Perhaps their names should also change. Outer Heavenly Demons, and in the West, Void Monsters?" Xu Zhi merely pondered; what they would ultimately be called was up to them.

Whoosh! Xu Zhi's divine sense subtly perceived it, as if seeing a vast Dragon Vein network covering heaven and earth, with countless dense, crisscrossing channels of energy lines. Following this 'void tree' of thoughts, he gradually arrived at its source, an empty, endless world. "Here is where malevolent thoughts converge, pure malevolence, gathering various anomalies..." Xu Zhi mused, walking within this newly established idealistic world. "It can indeed serve as a void battlefield, training the combat prowess of generations of strong individuals, honing their skills, and incidentally achieving the continuous slaying and eradication of the anomalies to prevent them from constantly converging to form more terrifying evil beings..."