Chapter 265: Rules

Yanfeng Ancestor, Di Qing, and Feng Xi, the East Extreme Domain Ancestor, were still there, but Thunder Ancestor left alone. Everyone could tell he was in a bad mood.

"Under the restriction of power, I only managed to gain a slight upper hand by relying on two incredibly powerful secret treasures." Luo Feng felt no pride; instead, he became acutely aware of the gap between himself and the formidable beings outside the Primordial World. "After I leave the Origin Continent, I must be even more cautious." These two secret treasures were specifically for cultivation assistance and would not be taken out of the Origin Continent. Outside the Origin Continent, he would have to rely on his own raw strength.

"Brother Galaxy," Di Qing said with a smile, "I truly didn't expect you to win this wagered battle. You've really taken us by surprise." Yanfeng Ancestor, watching Luo Feng from the side, was equally astonished.

He knew clearly that there were four stages above the God King level. The difference between the first stage, 'Early God-Emperor,' and the fourth stage, 'Perfected God-Emperor,' was immense! Even with power restrictions in place, the gap in cultivation realms remained significant. While the super-powerful secret treasures were unique, Yanfeng Ancestor and his peers had seen such items before. "This Galaxy," Yanfeng Ancestor thought, "might just be one of those brilliant existences among the myriad worlds." Having ventured outside the Primordial World, he and Thunder Ancestor had indeed witnessed many extraordinary beings. Compared to those brilliant beings, the two of them were quite ordinary.

"Galaxy, by winning this wagered battle, a new rule has been added to the Origin Continent: those with great sins are doomed to die." The East Extreme Domain Ancestor also said with a smile, clearly pleased with the outcome. Among the God-Emperors, she was the most benevolent, and despite having no blood ties with the native lifeforms of the Origin Continent, she was still willing to protect them.

"This wagered battle was somewhat lucky," Luo Feng remarked with a sigh. If he hadn't acquired the Eye of Life and Death, he wouldn't have been able to defeat Thunder Ancestor with just the Star Tower.

"Galaxy, you're welcome to visit the East Extreme Domain if you have time in the future." Feng Xi, the East Extreme Domain Ancestor, smiled faintly. "I will," Luo Feng nodded.

The East Extreme Domain Ancestor immediately bid farewell and departed.

"Galaxy," Yanfeng Ancestor said, "come visit my Yanfeng Ancient Kingdom for a while." "Alright," Luo Feng replied. As an honored guest of the Yanfeng Ancient Kingdom, he had received some inheritances when he was weaker and gained access to the Infinite Space Treasure Vault, with assistance from his master, Di Chu. In a way, Yanfeng Ancestor had also shown him kindness.

On a majestic mountain in the Yanfeng Ancient Kingdom, Yanfeng Ancestor, Di Qing, and Luo Feng sat down. Puppet beings served them fine food and wine. "This is where I usually seclude myself," Yanfeng Ancestor said, looking at the surrounding continuous mountain ranges. "Besides me, there are only a few puppets. I really enjoy the tranquility here."

Yanfeng Ancestor smiled at Luo Feng: "Galaxy, once you venture outside the Primordial World, you'll truly cherish these peaceful days within the Origin Continent."

"Oh?" Luo Feng was accustomed to the peace of the Origin Continent. For him, no one could threaten him there.

"Outside the Primordial World, even if you cultivate within your own dwelling, some very unique 'low-level Honored Lifeforms' might sneak in and launch a sneak attack," Yanfeng Ancestor said, shaking his head. "Death can strike at any moment."

"We, who originated from the Primordial World, are relatively fortunate. As long as we cultivate an avatar, at least one remains in the Primordial World. However, those formidable beings who emerged from the myriad worlds lack avatar techniques, placing them in a much more precarious situation. To survive, they resort to any means necessary." Di Qing also nodded, "Outside the Primordial World, our primary adversaries are low-level Honored Lifeforms, but we also need to be wary of attacks from other cultivators."

"Without avatar techniques, they are indeed more prone to desperation," Luo Feng agreed.

"Cultivators within the Cage are divided into two categories," Yanfeng Ancestor explained. "One type consists of lifeforms from the Primordial World itself, a vast world naturally birthed and containing supreme rules. The other type comprises lifeforms from the myriad worlds created by Senior Yuan and his peers. Many beings within these myriad worlds are born with Honored Bloodlines, making cultivation easier for them than for us." "Born with Honored Bloodlines?" Luo Feng asked, surprised.

"It's like the Honored Bloodline creatures I cultivate," Yanfeng Ancestor elaborated. "The creatures I raise have very low intelligence. However, Senior Yuan and his peers are capable of integrating these Honored Bloodlines into intelligent beings. These beings possess sufficient wisdom and comprehension, along with the aid of their Honored Bloodlines. Therefore, cultivators outside the Primordial World are predominantly those from the myriad worlds!" He continued, "Our starting point is lower; we are typically true gods after birth, and cultivation is much harder for us—innumerably more difficult than for those born with Honored Bloodlines. Yet, our potential is greater, and we can cultivate avatar techniques."

Luo Feng now understood the two main categories of cultivators: one type comprised naturally born beings, while the other consisted of beings from the myriad worlds created by Senior Yuan and his peers. "Outside the Primordial World, you can witness various cultivation systems, hunt various low-level Honored Lifeforms, and interact with powerful beings from the myriad worlds, making it easier to progress further in the darkness," Yanfeng Ancestor explained. "However, competition for truly valuable treasures is incredibly fierce outside the Primordial World."

"The best way for us to acquire treasures is still within the Origin Continent," Di Qing also nodded and said.

"Special life remains?" Luo Feng asked.

"Yes," Yanfeng Ancestor nodded. "In the Dream Realm's Dark Zone and the depths of the Celestial Pillar World, there's a chance to obtain a piece of special life remains. However, each of these two areas only allows you to obtain one piece."

"Only one piece?" Luo Feng had not been aware of this information.

"For example, if you enter the Dream Realm's Dark Zone and laboriously acquire a piece of special life remains, you'll be immediately expelled and unable to re-enter," Yanfeng Ancestor explained. "This rule was likely set by Senior Yuan. Therefore, cumulatively across the Dream Realm and the Celestial Pillar World, a single being can acquire a maximum of two pieces of special life remains." He added, "As God-Emperors, it's quite easy for us to obtain them. These are also the most important treasures for God-Emperors on our Origin Continent."

"As for innate secret treasures, secret methods, and secret techniques, those depend on luck."

Yanfeng Ancestor smiled, "Remember, don't sell special life remains easily. If you really want to sell them, you can ask me, and I can offer a sufficiently high price."

"Understood," Luo Feng nodded. He then asked, "By the way, what exactly are these special life remains from?" Yanfeng Ancestor replied, "The Dream Realm is likely the corpse of a very unique World-level Honored Lifeform, whose body serves as the foundation for countless Dream Realm spaces. The Celestial Pillar World is also probably the corpse of a World-level Honored Lifeform."

"The corpses of World-level Honored Lifeforms are incredibly vast. Simply detaching a bit of flesh, scales, or fur could yield hundreds of millions of pieces, or even more."

Yanfeng Ancestor continued, "Senior Yuan has hidden these remains in the most core areas, and those with sufficient strength have a chance to obtain them." He added, "Within the Origin Continent, these two treasure locations are the most significant; other treasure spots are much less valuable. Oh, and the Infinite Space is quite special; it connects to a large number of Primordial Worlds simultaneously."

Luo Feng understood. For other treasure locations, one's true body travels directly. Only in the Infinite Space can a wisp of consciousness descend remotely, and only after gaining the opportunity. "It seems that Senior Yuan and his peers have killed quite a few World-level Honored Lifeforms, considering that just one Origin Continent utilized two of their corpses." At this moment, Luo Feng realized that higher-level conflicts must be incredibly intense.

"Actually, our greatest crisis is the innate Honored Lifeform race attacking the Origin Continent," Yanfeng Ancestor stated. "If one day the innate Honored Lifeform race assaults and devours the Origin Continent, then we are finished."

"Does this happen often?" Luo Feng asked. "Quite a bit," Yanfeng Ancestor nodded. "In the struggle between our cultivator faction and the innate Honored Lifeform faction, we are at a disadvantage."

"In fact, some time ago, a crucial world cluster called 'Bay Valley World Cluster,' which was specifically used to cultivate God-Emperors, completely lost contact. It must have fallen," Di Qing added. "All the God-Emperors cultivated from the myriad worlds were simply wiped out! Furthermore, there were multiple Primordial Worlds around the 'Bay Valley World Cluster,' and those Primordial Worlds have probably vanished too." Luo Feng listened in shock. The two factions fought so fiercely!

"Outside the Primordial World, opportunities and resources are abundant, but the environment is extremely harsh... this is precisely because the situation for our entire cultivator faction is not good, and we need more cultivators to break free from the cage," Yanfeng Ancestor explained. "Only by breaking free can one participate in the war between the two great factions."

Yanfeng Ancestor and Di Qing shared much secret information with Luo Feng, intending to support each other on their future paths. "These matters are very distant for us; our most pressing task is to seize the resources before us," Di Qing said, sending a piece of intelligence to Luo Feng. "This contains information about the Dream Realm's Dark Zone and the depths of the Celestial Pillar World. The Dream Realm's Dark Zone is constantly changing, so the information I provide can only serve as a reference. The depths of the Celestial Pillar World, however, remain unchanged, you can study it thoroughly."

"First, obtain the special life remains from these two locations," Di Qing instructed.

"Thank you," Luo Feng said, sensing their goodwill. Outside the Cage, the war between the two great factions was too far-off for him; there was no need to dwell on it too much.

***

Thunder Mountain.

"The Ancestor is furious and personally went to confront Lord Galaxy," Lan Duo Monarch thought within his own dwelling. "Afterwards, he even went to the cosmic sea region for a great battle. Unfortunately, I couldn't observe that fight."

Lan Duo Monarch was quite elated. With the Ancestor personally intervening, perhaps Lord Galaxy's attitude would change, and he would no longer obstruct Lan Duo's plunder of lives.

"I wonder what the situation of that battle was like."

"Given the power restrictions of the Origin Continent, Lord Galaxy certainly wouldn't be in danger of death, but he would definitely suffer a loss in front of the Ancestor." Lan Duo Monarch had absolute faith in his Ancestor.

"Hmph!" Suddenly, a cold snort echoed in Lan Duo Monarch's consciousness.

Immediately after, terrifying thunder exploded within Lan Duo Monarch's soul. This horrific thunder possessed the power to obliterate souls! This was the terrifying aspect of the Honored Bloodline path: even without understanding the soul path, one could simply tap into their bloodline talent.

When Luo Feng faced Thunder Ancestor, he was simultaneously attacked on physical, soul, and spiritual levels, but he could easily withstand it. However, against terrifying thunder that reached the Origin Continent's power limit, capable of obliterating souls and destroying bodies... without the protection of Thunder Mountain, Lan Duo Monarch could not resist.

"Ancestor!!!" In that moment of death, Lan Duo Monarch knew who was killing him. He was unwilling, he couldn't believe it. But instantly, his consciousness was extinguished.

"From this day forward, all great sinners on the Origin Continent who devour countless lives shall be executed," Thunder Ancestor's voice resonated in the consciousness of every Monarch in the ancient kingdom.

The successive deaths of Bai Mo and Lan Duo, combined with the orders issued by Thunder Ancestor and Yanfeng Ancestor on the same day, naturally caused a huge uproar across the entire Origin Continent. All factions understood that the order of the Origin Continent had changed; from now on, there was an additional rule! No one, including Emperor Lords, Monarchs, and Ultimate-level beings, could violate it.