Chapter 273: Divine Realm
Shen Yu gave Song Junwan more tasks to help with her paperwork and also informed her about his trip to the outside world.
She thought he was just going beyond the Hollow Mountains. But he didn't correct her misunderstanding, as it was better they didn't really know too much about the outer worlds.
He was still a little afraid of harm coming from outside of the Dawnland in any way.
After that was done, he prepared for his departure from the world, though it was much simpler than he had initially thought.
"So, I just need to go high in the sky? Huh?"
[Yup, these worlds usually have restrictions placed on them that only allow you to leave after you have crossed a certain realm. Before that, it'll stop you in every way, and if you try to force your way up, then say goodbye to your dear life.]
Shen Yu nodded, looking at the beautiful crimson sky. It had turned like this after he ascended a few thousand kilometers.
'It's really high.'
Still, he continued going up and up, feeling the air rushing past him. He could have just teleported out, but he found this method more fun.
Soon, he was out of the crimson sky that guarded the Dawnland from the invaders and also stopped the people from ascending to the Divine Realm.
Indeed, after passing through the restrictions of the Dawnland, Shen Yu arrived in the Divine Realm.
He observed it for a while before nodding to himself.
"It really is something else compared to the Dawnland."
Not only was the Qi much denser and vast in quantity, but he also sensed a distinctive change in its quality. It was like even a single drop of Divine Qi was enough to flood the entire Qing Empire with Qi equal to that of the whole Dawnland.
'Divine Realm for a reason.'
He also noticed how the Dao resonated with the world itself, and he was sure that one could comprehend the Dao here much faster than in the Dawnland.
Just by standing there, he could feel his cultivation being affected by the Dao. It was a strange feeling, especially because he was still in the Mortal Realms in a way.
He spent some time just observing the Divine Realm, taking in the majestic sights and the powerful battles occurring all over the world.
What took him by surprise was the existence of Divine Beasts, as they were much different from the Spiritual Creatures.
It wasn't just because they were much stronger, but also because of their mental state.
'They remained safe from the corruption, huh. But why did that guy only target a mortal realm and not the Divine Realm?'
He already had his answer as he watched multiple figures engaged in earth-shattering battles with those Divine Beasts.
Every single one of them could reduce the entire Dawnland to dust. Granted, they were on the powerful side of the spectrum, but it still showed the true strength of the Divine Realm.
If that strange being had decided to come here, then there would have been many powerhouses ready to strip away his corruption.
'Perhaps even those Divine Beasts would have given him a run for his money if he tried to corrupt them.'
There was also the fact that the sealing formation used to seal that being was originally from the Divine Realm, so there could be more formations available here to deal with him.
However, all of this was pretty simple in comparison to what he noticed next.
He noticed the Race Origin Pools, which birthed so many races—some so close to the Dao that they might ascend the moment they gained proper intelligence.
After all, the Qi was already in overwhelming abundance.
There were also Divinity Wells that gathered the Vast Dao and its expansive knowledge for others to ascend from mortal status to divinity.
It wasn't the only method, as Shen Yu noticed a part of the world following the path of Faith to gain divinity. They let people worship their ancestors, making the said ancestors into true Divine beings.
It was just mind-blowing, seeing the things in the Divine Realm, but it also made him quite excited as he thought of the day he would have a sect in the Divine Realm.
After all, he never planned to stop just at the Dawnland, especially since Xiao Lan had her business in the Divine Realm.
Thinking of her, Shen Yu wondered if he should do something to the people who had harmed her. She would probably ask him to stay put as she wanted to deal with them herself, but he still couldn't shake off his feelings.
'Duan Lingtian? That's his name, right?'
He quickly searched throughout the Divine Realm and found him. It was quite easy, as he was currently the husband of the Divine Phoenix Clan's matriarch.
Shen Yu snorted and flicked his hand, sending a thick purple lightning bolt into his palace, destroying it completely while also throwing off his cultivation base.
He didn't stop at that and also dropped an ice avalanche on the Phoenix region. It was imbued with his will, so it was nigh impossible to remove the coldness that permeated throughout that region.
It would also counter the Phoenixes' innate affinity with Fire, affecting their cultivation significantly. For daring to harm his wife, they deserved far worse.
He enjoyed their enraged state for a while, feeling a little satisfied, and then decided to leave the Divine Realm. It wasn't the time to stay here.
He would come back later.
Escaping the Divine Realm was very similar to escaping from the Dawnland, as he just needed to pass through the restrictions guarding it.
[Every Divine Realm has countless mortal worlds connected to it, and they serve like cradles for cultivators before they finally ascend to the Divine Realm to truly compete with others.]
Shen Yu nodded, as he had the same thoughts.
[As for the Divine Realms, they are mostly independent and lead to The Void.]
'What is the difference between the Cosmos and The Void then?'
[They are different, much different. For one, the concepts in The Void are not absolute and are of a lower type. Then, there's also the fact that only higher types of concepts work in the Cosmos—and those are absolute.]
'I don't think they're absolute.'
[They are, Master. It's just that Outer Deities are beings beyond everything, including their own concepts. They have long since transcended them, so what was once absolute is no longer absolute for them.]
'It...'
[I know it's confusing and complicated, but it is what it is. You shouldn't try to view Outer Gods and the Cosmos through normal thinking. They exist outside of reality for a reason.]