Golden Core is a Star, and You Call This Cultivation?

Qi Yuan looked at the two Ancestral Gods, who were clearly confused, and spoke casually.

"Your knowledge is still too limited."

"Have you ever heard of wave-particle duality?"

"In a world called Earth, many ordinary men and women have mastered this skill."

"I can be an Yin God, a Realm Master, or even a Purple Mansion cultivator... Why can't they coexist?"

It was like the Tang Girl Inequality—accepting a gift doesn't mean agreeing to anything.

I am a Realm Master, but that doesn't mean I'm only a Realm Master. I can also be a Purple Mansion cultivator!

You can't define me!

Shangguan Qingteng and Shangguan Qingmiao were even more baffled.

That was the only explanation.

But before they could think further, a vast and overwhelming aura swept through the area.

In the sky above, fifteen majestic figures descended, each exuding a terrifying presence.

When they saw the fifteen figures, Shangguan Qingteng and Shangguan Qingmiao's expressions turned grim.

Yang Gods!

The Yang Gods of the Black Heaven and Black Earth had arrived!

Fifteen Yang Gods hovered in the sky, their might shaking the heavens and earth. A battle of this scale was rare even in the Tai Star Domain, let alone outside the Void Sea frontlines.

"Qi Yuan, come out and face your death!"

A majestic and commanding voice echoed at that moment.

However, before the people of the Quijin Realm could react, a lazy voice drowned out the command.

"Those who hinder my mortal seclusion shall die!"

A kitchen knife suddenly appeared, slicing through the sky.

"From today onward, the Chaotic Star Domain... I call the shots!"

The ordinary-looking kitchen knife swung down. The earth didn't crack, the mountains didn't crumble, and even the wind didn't stir.

But... the fifteen majestic Yang Gods shattered in an instant.

Annihilated.

Their bodies reformed, but what awaited them was the same relentless slash.

Qi Yuan glanced at the fifteen Yang Gods, his eyes filled with disdain. "Too weak. They brought so little Specter Essence. I can finish them off in the time it takes to burn a stick of incense."

The kitchen knife hung in the sky, slashing down again and again, killing the fifteen Yang Gods.

If these fifteen Yang Gods had enough Specter Essence to keep reviving, this knife could hang here for three thousand years, continuously killing the reviving Yang Gods until they were completely eradicated.

This place would become a forbidden zone, a cosmic wonder that would draw the admiration of the world.

Beside them, Shangguan Qingteng and Shangguan Qingmiao's pupils constricted sharply.

What were they seeing?

What was this?

He... was truly a Realm Master.

How was this possible?

"How can you be so strong?" Shangguan Qingmiao blurted out without thinking.

In the Divine Wood Universe, it was impossible for a Realm Master to exist.

To become a Realm Master, one had to sacrifice all the chosen ones.

Unless... another universe?

Even more impossible.

His mind was a mess, utterly unable to comprehend.

"Why am I so strong?" Qi Yuan paused, then said, "Because I understand the Art of War. I excel at using strength to crush weakness, so I am invincible."

"???" Shangguan Qingteng and Shangguan Qingmiao suddenly felt the air grow colder.

Of course, this wasn't an illusion.

After Qi Yuan told his joke, he deliberately made the air colder to match the punchline.

Without paying further attention to Shangguan Qingteng and the others, Qi Yuan said indifferently, "Those who hinder my mortal seclusion shall die!"

At the same time, Qi Yuan's figure became ethereal and indistinct.

In the Chaotic Star Domain, hundreds of worlds overlapped, some hidden within grains of sand.

At that moment, suddenly, in tens of thousands of worlds, a grand voice echoed.

"From today onward, the Chaotic Star Domain... I call the shots!"

The majestic voice spread far and wide. Every living being in the Chaotic Star Domain heard this grand proclamation.

Many people and soldiers were dumbfounded, and even the members of the Thorned Blood were shocked.

"Who dares to be so bold?"

A Yang God from the Black Heaven and Black Earth shot into the sky, his body like a streak of light.

However, what awaited him was a colossal hand.

The hand seemed to come from nowhere, blotting out the sky. Space and time seemed to flow within it.

The Yang God's face turned ashen, his aura instantly extinguished. He revived, only to be annihilated again.

This scene repeated itself across tens of thousands of worlds in the Chaotic Star Domain.

In every world, a colossal hand descended, slaughtering all in its path.

All Specters, all Specter Gods, were ruthlessly exterminated.

Even Yang Gods with infinite revivals through Specter Essence were slain by Qi Yuan.

Countless people looked up at the sky, their faces filled with shock and awe.

"What is that?"

They didn't understand.

But they knew one thing: from this day forward, the heavens of the Chaotic Star Domain had changed.

Blue Mountain Realm, the starting point of the game.

A colossal hand descended.

All the Specter were annihilated like dry leaves in a storm.

"How dare you steal my drone? You're asking for death!"

Qi Yuan's palm slapped a Heaven-tier Specter, instantly reducing it to ashes.

In less than a breath, all the Specters that had been ravaging the Blue Mountain Realm were slaughtered.

Countless people looked up at the sky, their eyes filled with fear and astonishment.

"What kind of majestic being is this?"

"A being from beyond the heavens?"

"A god's descent?"

"Brother-in-law? That voice... is it Brother-in-law's?" someone exclaimed in joy, grinning like a fool.

Others were puzzled because the domineering voice from the sky... sounded all too familiar.

At the same time, in the imperial city, a petite and beautiful woman heard the voice from the sky. Her eyes lit up with ecstasy. "Old Cai?"

As a Realm Master, Qi Yuan could hear any mention of his name, no matter how far away he was.

When he heard "Old Cai," he couldn't help but frown.

But in the end, being a man of manners, he chose to ignore it.

His gaze seemed to transcend space and time, landing on Shen Lingfeng in Fengshan County.

"Tell my mother-in-law that Lingxuan is safe with me."

Shen Lingfeng's eyes lit up with joy. "It really is you, Brother-in-law!"

"Oh, and tell my mother-in-law one more thing: I'm no longer the insignificant son-in-law I used to be. I won't be pouring her bathwater anymore."

"Got it, Brother-in-law!" Shen Lingfeng was thrilled.

Meanwhile, in the Shen residence, the head of the Shen family and his wife saw the colossal hand in the sky. Like everyone else, they were filled with fear of the unknown.

However, Mrs. Shen had a strange feeling. "Husband, doesn't that voice sound... familiar?"

"Don't say anything reckless! Don't anger such a majestic being!" the head of the Shen family hurriedly warned.

Such a being was beyond ordinary reasoning.

Mrs. Shen, seeing this, wisely kept her thoughts to herself, though her heart was filled with doubt.

At that moment, Shen Lingfeng rushed in.

"Father, Mother... Brother-in-law!"

Hearing this, Mrs. Shen immediately understood that her foolish son had also recognized the voice as Qi Yuan's.

Mrs. Shen quickly said, "Don't talk nonsense! That's not your brother-in-law!"

"It is Brother-in-law! It really is!" Shen Lingfeng said excitedly. "Brother-in-law just told me that the voice from the sky is his!"

"What?"

"How is that possible!"

Mrs. Shen and her husband were stunned, their bodies frozen.

Could it really be Qi Yuan?

"Brother-in-law also said that he's no longer the insignificant son-in-law he used to be. He won't be pouring your bathwater anymore!"

"..."

At the same time, an avatar appeared, descending into the Sunset Cliff and eventually entering the Divine Wood Abyss.

Qi Yuan's avatar looked at the magnificent, desolate Divine Wood Abyss, his eyes filled with curiosity.

"Blind Maiden?"

He called out softly.

This voice, infused with a Realm Master's understanding of the laws, could reach any corner and awaken even a vegetative state.

But, like last time, there was no response.

The avatar scanned the area, his eyes eventually filled with helplessness.

"I didn't expect that even as a Realm Master, I still can't uncover the truth."

At the Realm Master level, one could control the laws of the universe.

Nothing in the universe could hide from their sight.

But in the Divine Wood Abyss, everything Qi Yuan saw was unknown.

Broken colored lines, overlapping digital codes, chaotic and disordered, as if in a state of chaos.

He reached out to touch, but his hand passed through nothingness.

Qi Yuan closed his eyes and listened carefully.

"If my eyes can't see, what about my ears?"

Qi Yuan thought of the Silent Voice.

It didn't exist in the world, as if no one could hear it.

Only his special ability might allow him to catch a faint hint of it.

Clad in a white robe, he stood in the Divine Wood Abyss.

After a long while.

He murmured, "I hear the sound of clouds, the sound of rain, and the sound of silent thunder."

Qi Yuan opened his eyes, his gaze now desolate.

For some reason, he felt an inexplicable sense of powerlessness.

Suddenly, Qi Yuan flipped his hand.

A leaf appeared in his palm.

This leaf was obtained in the Strange Domain and was a fragment of the Origin used to forge the Divine Light Treasure.

He looked at the leaf, deep in thought.

...

Radiant Society.

Jade towers and palaces, like a celestial realm.

"That Wu Dong... what a waste. He actually died in the Divine Wood Universe."

A tall woman with eyes that seemed to hold stars stood there.

She was from the Radiant Universe, the second strongest at the fifth step of the Yin God realm.

"Hey, Feng Ti's clone, is that Qi Yuan really that strong?" the tall woman asked Feng Ti.

The Feng Ti before her wasn't the real Feng Ti but a clone, and a clone of Feng Ti at the fifth step of the Yin God realm at that.

So, the tall woman called him a "clone."

Feng Ti's eyes were deep. "If you want to know, go challenge him yourself."

He had no memory of what happened back then.

But the fact that he, with nine lives, had been killed meant that Qi Yuan's strength far surpassed his.

"If it weren't for having to deal with those Black Earth trash, I would have gone to challenge that so-called Qi Yuan long ago. You... really embarrassed our Radiant Universe," the tall woman said.

At their level, after living for so many years, they had long since become free-spirited, acting on their instincts and desires.

"You're scared," Feng Ti said. "Wu Dong died mysteriously, and even the Realm Master of Time couldn't save him."

"Have you gone mad from cultivation? Wu Dong's death must be related to the Black Heaven. How could you think a native from the Divine Wood Universe could..."

The tall woman's words were cut off.

A hoarse, ancient voice echoed through the Radiant Divine Palace.

"All members, prepare to evacuate the Chaotic Star Domain immediately."

The tall woman's face showed confusion. "Old man, what's going on? Did the Black Heaven and Black Earth break through the Void Sea defenses and invade the Chaotic Star Domain?"

Given her high status, she could directly ask the palace master of this branch of the Radiant Society.

"A Realm Master has appeared in the Chaotic Star Domain. If we stay here, we'll only meet our deaths," the palace master replied.

"A Realm Master... how is that possible? Did a Realm Master from the Black Heaven and Black Earth come? Is Yuan dead?" The tall woman was shocked and disbelieving.

Although she was immensely talented, a Realm Master was still a being she could only look up to.

A Realm Master could erase her from existence with a single thought.

"It's not a Realm Master from the Black Heaven. A Realm Master has emerged in the Divine Wood Universe."

"Impossible!" The tall woman's first reaction was disbelief.

This defied her understanding.

"This has been confirmed by the Realm Master of Wind and Clouds. A Realm Master named Qi Yuan has indeed appeared in the Chaotic Star Domain.

He... is the one who killed Feng Ti when Feng Ti went to the Blue Mountain Realm."

"Confirmed by the Realm Master of Wind and Clouds? Wait... killed Feng Ti?" The tall woman felt a sense of absurdity.

The person she wanted to challenge... was a Realm Master?

And how could a Realm Master emerge in the Divine Wood Universe?

All of this was too bizarre, too beyond comprehension.

"Leave this place immediately. Otherwise... even a Realm Master won't be able to save us!"

The tall woman didn't hesitate. She knew it was better to flee now.

If she delayed, she might not even get the chance to flee.

After all, this was a Realm Master. In some ordinary universes, a Realm Master might be the strongest being in the entire universe.

...

Three Wood Realm Master hung his head, his face gloomy.

"Feng Ti, stop cultivating. Something big has happened."

Feng Ti awoke from his cultivation and looked at the Three Wood Realm Master, his expression resigned. "Old Three Wood, what is it now?"

He had been cultivating in peace, preparing to break through to the third layer of the Yang God realm, the Realm Master level.

But this old man kept bothering him.

"Remember the person I told you about last time? The one who defeated... your clone."

"Yes, a native of the Divine Wood Universe," Feng Ti said indifferently. "A prodigy, I suppose."

"More than just a prodigy..."

"Did your disciple lose?" Feng Ti's calm eyes showed a hint of schadenfreude.

"More than just lose... he died. Not only that, I asked the Realm Master of Time for help, but even he couldn't retrieve his true spirit," the Three Wood Realm Master said bitterly.

"No wonder you came to me. This... is indeed strange," Feng Ti said.

"But that's just a minor issue. The most important thing is that person... named Qi Yuan, has now broken through to the Realm Master realm."

"How is that possible?" Feng Ti's eyes widened in shock.

At the same time, the special true spirit residing within Feng Ti's body trembled violently.

Feng Ti's eyes flickered, sensing something. "Such a major event... the Dao Lord will surely be interested. It has nothing to do with someone like me, who hasn't even reached the third layer of the Yang God realm."

Feng Ti waved his sleeve, as if shooing away a guest.

The Three Wood Realm Master left, grumbling.

In Feng Ti's ear, a voice filled with astonishment spoke.

"Strange... why didn't I know that a Realm Master had emerged in the Divine Wood Universe?"

"Is that... unusual?"

"Very unusual, very strange," the voice said, ethereal. "The more unusual, the stranger, the more dangerous it is. Feng Ti... you should leave the Radiant Universe with me."

"If you stay in the Radiant Universe, you'll never become a Realm Master."

"You're stuck at the second layer of the Yang God realm."

"Just like the destruction of the Divine Wood Universe... it's already set in stone."