Chapter 1111: The First God
Chapter 1111: The First God
The vast Divine Blood River was surging violently.
The river was wide and boundless as far as the eye could see, as if it was connected to the sky. The vast momentum was awe-inspiring.
It was hard to imagine how many Gods had been killed to gather such a degree of God Blood and make this Divine Blood River possess such a terrifying scale.
Especially under the aurora in the sky, the blood-red river flickered with a dim light, like countless drops of blood jumping on the surface.
It wanted to compete with the aurora.
Together, they formed a magnificent picture scroll.
This picture scroll was thick and contained the precipitation of history, witnessed the changes of heaven and earth, carried the story of Gods and Immortals, and was a witness of the changes in the fifth star ring.
Its significance was far-reaching.
At this moment, in this blood-red picture scroll, the lone boat was braving the wind and breaking the waves, moving forward.
The voice from the boatman also echoed between heaven and earth.
Every sentence, every word, was like thunder, rumbling in Xu Qing's mind like the sound of the Dao.
"The only Immortal Venerable."
"The Fifth Human Ancestor."
All these words rapidly gathered in Xu Qing's mind until they turned into the figure of an old man.
The old man was the one Xu Qing saw on the map of the Demon Feather Holy Land, sitting cross-legged on the fifth star ring, and also the one he saw in the sea outside the Wanggu Continent.
"Senior, why is the Immortal Venerableā¦ called the Fifth Human Ancestor?"
After a long while, Xu Qing took a deep breath and asked in a low voice.
The boatman picked up the pipe, took a puff, exhaled the smoke, and said indifferently.
"The upper thirty-six star rings belong to the Upper realm, and each of them has a different number of lower star rings, which are the lower realm."
"Some of the lower star rings have names, and some don't."
Speaking of this, the boatman glanced at Xu Qing, which seemed to have a deep meaning.
"The lower domain of the fifth star ring doesn't have a name. A long time ago, when the Gods of the upper fifth star ring were rampant, the lower star ring was called the Fifth Lower Realm."
"There were thousands of races enslaved by the Gods, and each race had to worship the Gods to survive."
"Then there was war, resistance, suppression, rise, collapse of the Upper realm, and war with the Gods."
"Every time, it fails. After the failure, the Fifth Realm is wiped clean, and it has to start anew. It will continue to become food for the gods."
As the boatman's voice rose and fell, his words seemed to become the symbols of time, interweaving into a long river of time that flowed into Xu Qing's perception.
"Then, in the final battle, under the leadership of the Fifth Realm's Emperor of the Human Race, an unprecedented level of brilliance was unleashed. The battle between the Immortals and the Gods, below and above, to the extreme.
"During the war, when the Emperor of the Human Race of the Fifth Realm reached the level of Immortal Venerable, something happened to the original Divine Venerable of the Fifth Realm, which overturned the Fifth Realm and changed the situation."
"It was also because of this that he was called the Fifth Human Ancestor."
After the boatman finished speaking, he raised his head and looked at the sky with a hint of emotion.
Xu Qing listened quietly. There were many similarities in history.
For example, the fifth star ring was somewhat similar to the Wanggu Land.
However, it was clear that the development of this place was much smoother.
"What about the other Upper Star Rings ā¦" Xu Qing asked instinctively.
"Most of them failed. There was only one place that could have succeeded, but due to some unexpected circumstances, it also failed."
The boatman's voice was filled with reminiscence as he shook his head.
"Because the Upper Star Rings do not belong to cultivators or Immortals. This placeā¦ is the domain of the gods."
"Gods and Immortals, on these two paths, Immortalsā¦ have a limit."
The boatman's voice was a little low.
"To be precise, after reaching the level of Immortal Venerable, there is no further path for Immortals. For countless years, the Immortal Venerable of the Fifth Realm has stopped progressing."
"As for Godsā¦ above the Divine Venerable, there are Divine Enlightened!"
"Divine Enlightened are not legends. They really exist."
"Although there has only been one since ancient times, this one is called the Original God. It is said that it was his appearance that created the Upper and Lower Realms."
"It is difficult to tell whether this creation is true or false. The history is too ancient, and there is no conclusive evidence."
The boatman's words gave Xu Qing a shock that was even more dramatic than his previous words.
"The Original Godā¦" Xu Qing's breathing quickened. Before he finished speaking, the boatman already knew what he wanted to ask.
"He went to an unknown place and never came back."
"After countless eras, no other deity appeared in the upper 36 star rings until Desolation in the ninth star ring."
"He was the one who had the most hope of becoming a Divine Enlightened after the first god. Fortunately, he failed in the end."
"Otherwise ā¦"
The boatman did not mention the consequences, but Xu Qing could already imagine it.
If Upper Desolation succeeded, then the power of the entire Upper Thirty-Six Star Rings would increase exponentially. Immortalsā¦ would no longer have any chance of surviving.
Xu Qing was silent as he digested the ferryman's words.
Over the course of a day, the other party spoke a lot, from the core of the Sovereign Realm and the division, the abilities of Quasi-Immortals, as well as the entire worldview. Moreover, it seemed like he didn't hide anything and told him everything.
This was clearly beyond the scope of the ferryman's duties.
There was no need for the other party to inform him of such matters.
Thinking back to the time when he was being hunted down, what the other party did ā¦
Xu Qing still did not have any guesses about all of this. It was also unrealistic. In his heart, there were already many thoughts.
He suspected that the ferryman in front of himā¦ was connected to the Wanggu Realm.
As for whether or not he came from the Wanggu Realm, or if he was familiar with some cultivators from the Wanggu Realm, Xu Qing did not know. However, he noticed that the other party's gaze had swept over his sword many times.
As such, after thinking for a while, Xu Qing suddenly spoke.
"Senior, do you know about the Wanggu Realmā¦"
The boatman narrowed his eyes and did not speak.
Xu Qing waited for a while and inwardly sighed.
Although the other party did not respond, the lack of response itself actually represented some sort of answer.
"Senior, there have been great changes in the Wanggu Realm ā¦"
The boatman still did not speak. He smoked his pipe and spat out smoke.
Xu Qing remained silent.
He did not choose to pursue the matter further.
Just like that, time flew by, and the sixth day gradually arrived.
The cost of crossing the river was six days of the person's life. That was because the time to cross the river was fixed for six days.
As the sixth day passed, the vast Divine Blood River appeared before Xu Qing's eyes.
It was the Western Star Area of the fifth star ring.
As they got closer, the river calmed down and the waves died down. Only the boats remained. Several hours later, when the sixth day was about to end ā¦
Finally, they reached the western shore.
The soil here was different from the swamps in the south. There were no swamps here, and the ground was red, as if it contained fire power.
"Go down. If you want to cross the river a second time, the cost will no longer be six days of life, but sixty years."
The boatman said calmly.
Xu Qing took a deep breath, then rose to his feet and clasped hands. Without another word, he stepped out of the boat and onto the shore.
Stepping on the western land, Xu Qing turned to look at the ship.
On the boat, the boatman wearing a straw raincoat and a conical bamboo hat was smoking his pipe. The smoke he exhaled made his figure even more hazy.
Recalling the past six days, Xu Qing lowered his head and bowed once more.
"Thank you, Senior."
Although the other party did not respond to his questions in the last few days and did not speak anymore, the things that he had told him before were of great significance.
This was equivalent to opening up Xu Qing's understanding of the world.
Therefore, according to Xu Qing's way of doing things, this was a great favor.
Therefore, his bow was incomparably sincere.
After bowing, Xu Qing turned around and flew off into the distance.
When his figure disappeared from the shore, the boatman in the lone boat on the river of divine blood slowly raised his head and looked in the direction Xu Qing had left.
"Swordsage, that stubborn guy, has he fallenā¦"
He murmured, his tone filled with reminiscence.
After a long while, he sighed softly.
"Wangguā¦ It's been a long time since I've heard those two words. As for my name, I'm afraid that the Wanggu clans have long forgottenā¦ erased from history."
As he mumbled, the boatman raised his right hand and lowered his head to look at his palm.
At the center of his palm, runes that looked like human faces flickered and emitted a strange aura.
If Xu Qing were here, he would definitely be able to recognize him.
Those glowing runes that resembled human faces wereā¦ immortal arts!
At the same time, in the sky to the west of the fifth space ring, Xu Qing, who had left the shore, heard the Mud Fox's sigh of relief.
"That person from beforeā¦ was a little scary. I felt that the moment he saw you, he wanted to grab me out and ruthlessly ravage me."
"Xu Qing, the place you came to isn't fun at all!"
The mud fox's heart was pounding, especially when it recalled the divine blood river. It was even more shaken.
"Forget it, forget it. I'll go back to sleep ā¦"
The mud fox muttered and quickly retracted its aura.
Seeing Xing Yan's reaction, Xu Qing did not say anything. He had already warned Xing Yan that the place he was going to might not welcome gods.
However, it was clear that the Xing Yan of that time did not believe him.
"After that, it might be even more dangerous ā¦"
Xu Qing hesitated, but in the end, he reminded him again.
Instantly, the mud fox's aura became even more restrained.
This kind of attitude was rarely seen in Wanggu. One could imagine how much deterrence the ferryman had towards Xing Yan.
As Xu Qing muttered to himself, he couldn't help but think of the ferryman.
"Who is he ā¦?"
Xu Qing muttered.
There was no answer to this.
After a long while, Xu Qing took a deep breath and buried this matter in his heart. A map and information about the Western Star Field appeared in his mind.
Compared to the other three regions, the Western Star Region was weaker overall, especially the orthodox Dao Immortal Sects in the Western Star Region.
The main reason was that the western region's Heaven Patroller had an extraordinary mentality. He didn't care about the development of the sect and didn't care about the views of the outside world.
Most of the cultivators in the sect didn't seem to care.
However, it was also because of this that the family's power was greater than that of the other three regions. They fought against each other, nibbling away at each other, developing and strengthening themselves.
Looking at this information, Xu Qing thought of the star in the west.
As the weakest among the Eight Great Stars, this person was a disciple of the Dao Immortal Sect's Heaven Sentinel.
"Li Mengtuā¦"
"The family has a special characteristic. All the direct descendants have the word 'Tu' in their names."
"His cultivation base is at the early stage of the Sovereign Realm, and he possesses four Authority Powers. His combat prowess is complemented by the strange spell techniques that he inherited from his clan, as well as his master's guidance. He has even slain a mid-stage Sovereign before."
As he thought, Xu Qing looked at the Western Star Region.
"This place is much more peaceful than the Southern Star Region. It's suitable for healing, but it's not suitable for challenges and self-improvement."
"However, right now, the most important thing for me is to find a place to recover from my injuries as soon as possible."
"As for my escape route ā¦ I'll act according to the circumstances."
Xu Qing's eyes flashed with decisiveness, and his body flickered as he hurried forward.
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