"Don't worry, I won't do anything stupid." Cao Ya smiled slightly. His usual performance amazed Qin Yu and Uncle Fu, who thought that he had just broken through and was already a top-level Celestial God!
But when it comes to actual combat strength, they would never dare to think that far ahead, even if they racked their brains!
His divine appearance rivals that of a third-stage God-King?!
If it weren't for concerns about the impact—after all, there are Heavenly Venerables in this world, and even more so, the controllers of the Primordial Chaos—Cao Ya wouldn't have hidden himself!
If the controller of Hongmeng is pleased to see the rise of special geniuses due to the boundless chaos beyond the realm, and hopes that they can transcend and become beings of the same level as them, then he can say that he is not alone on his path!
However, the Celestial Venerable's attitude towards such characters differs due to his stance and personality.
The Celestial Venerable Piaoyu didn't care and was too lazy to get involved.
However, the Thunder Punishment Celestial Venerable absolutely did not want to see this and would definitely take action to stop it and cause its premature death!
The Carefree Celestial Venerable is unlikely to interfere, as long as it doesn't threaten the existence of the ascendants' forces.
From this perspective, Cao Ya is basically only wary of Lei Fa Tian Zun. As for the other two, he can simply maintain respect and not offend them. They will not bully the weak.
Unfortunately, the Thunder Punishment Heavenly Venerable is the most unruly of them all. Who cares about bullying the weak?
Under the influence of the Thunder Punishment Celestial Venerable, the people of Thunder Punishment City in the Northwest have all developed arrogant and domineering personalities.
This applies not only to external forces but also to internal ones. Within Thunder Punishment City, clansmen who cultivate slowly face various forms of discrimination, making it far more comfortable for them than for those living outside!
The eight royal families of the divine realm are led by the Thunder Punishment City in the northwest, due to the influence of the Thunder Punishment Heavenly Venerable.
Furthermore, the number of God-Kings in Thunder Punishment City surpasses that of the seven royal families!
"Sigh, if I were the God-King, I wouldn't need to participate in any marriage-selection ceremony. The Arctic Holy Emperor would never interfere with me and Li'er being together!" Qin Yu suddenly sighed.
Uncle Fu laughed and said, "Master, becoming a God-King is difficult. In the past 120 trillion years of the God Realm, only a few dozen God-Kings have been born."
"Although the old master is a 'God of Craftsmen,' he is only a high-level celestial being."
"There are also many heroes, either born into the eight great royal families or ascensioners of extraordinary talent, who are also stuck in the Heavenly God realm and have not been able to perfect the laws of space."
"You ascended to the celestial realm not many years ago, and you are already a high-ranking deity. In the future, given enough time, you have a good chance of breaking through to the God-King level."
"Haste makes waste; we should maintain a calm and composed mindset."
Qin Yu nodded, heeding Uncle Fu's advice, and remained calm.
"One hundred and twenty trillion years... what a long time that is!" Cao Ya sighed.
The divine realm has existed for a very long time, but in reality, it has only been two cycles, and one cycle is sixty quadrillion years!
Compared to the Linmeng universe of [Stellar Transformation], the Hongmeng universe of [Panlong] is truly ancient!
More than a thousand epochs!
However, Cao Ya, the [Panlong], transmigrated to a magical side universe within the five major universes—one main and four secondary—created by Hongmeng.
Cao Ya in [Stellar Transformation] is located in the main universe of the Lin Meng universe.
Although Lin Meng is the same person as Lin Lei in Panlong, who became the controller of Hongmeng.
The interconnected systems are not of the same sequence; there seem to be two primordial spaces that coexist, separated by two epochs in timeline.
Otherwise, Lin Meng wouldn't be so unfamiliar with Cao Ya!
"Time is vast, and living a long life is not necessarily a good thing."
Suddenly, a voice rang out, followed by a figure entering from outside.
"Uncle Lan." Qin Yu's eyes lit up.
"The God King of the Wood Palace." Uncle Fu bowed and said. He had seen Jiang Lan when he was with his old master, Che Houyuan, the "God of Craftsmen", and later he had seen her many times when he was with his new master, Qin Yu.
Cao Ya also cupped his hands in greeting. Jiang Lan's strength was no less than that of his elder brother, the Arctic Saint Emperor, even without a first-class Primordial Spiritual Treasure. Such a formidable character deserved respect.
The eight royal families were naturally conceived and born because Lin Meng controlled the Great Dao of the Universe.
Eight pairs of brothers and sisters were born in the eight directions of east, south, west, north, northeast, northwest, southeast, and southwest, and top-tier spiritual treasures appeared simultaneously.
Lin Meng also controlled the rules, leaving them with the impression that they were brothers and sisters!
Thus, the eight royal families emerged, and in the distant past, god-kings also rose to power.
Of course, the vast majority are first-generation, born and raised with extraordinary talent.
Only a very small number of those from the second generation onwards managed to overcome the insurmountable barrier and attain godhood.
However, among the first generation, there were also some who failed to become God-Kings.
Like the three great gods of the Arctic Snow City, two of them are first generation and one is second generation.
Jiang Lan has a brother who failed to break through to the God King realm.
“I thought it would take several more years before I would sympathize with the Arctic Holy Emperor’s request and ask him to convene the conference, but since you’re here, there’s no need to keep blocking the way,” Jiang Lan said with a smile.
To him, Qin Yu and Jiang Li, who had obtained the Meteor Tear, were like his own children. —Of course, Jiang Li was his niece.
The Meteor Tear is a relic of the God of Life. There are two of them: one in the God Realm, which is integrated into Jiang Li's soul, and the other in the mortal realm on the first level, which Qin Yu obtained by chance.
The reason Jiang Li met and fell in love with Qin Yu was that when Jiang Lan took Jiang Li to travel to various lower realms in search of the whereabouts of the second Meteor Tear, they discovered Qin Yu, and it can be said that it was love at first sight.
Although Jiang Lan returned to the God Realm with Jiang Li due to the order of the Arctic Holy Emperor.
However, he also blocked the Arctic Holy Emperor's request to hold a marriage contest.
Given his status as the God King of the Wood Palace, and his considerable strength, the Holy Emperor of the North Pole had no choice but to delay the matter.
Only now that Qin Yu's strength has increased did Jiang Lan finally nod in agreement.
As a result, the divine realm was in an uproar, and gods from all directions began to gather in the Arctic Snowdrift City!
"By the way, where's Li'er? The conference is about to start, and it won't do if the main person isn't there," Jiang Lan said.
"Look at my memory." Qin Yu patted his head and quickly opened a new universe to let Jiang Li out.
"Uncle Lan." Jiang Li smiled gently. Since obtaining the Meteor Tear, he has been able to have a happy life and not be used as a bargaining chip to become part of the Arctic Holy Emperor's exchange of interests, all thanks to Jiang Lan's protection!
We were able to wait for Qin Yu to rise to prominence, thanks in large part to Jiang Lan!
Both she and Qin Yu were extremely grateful to Uncle Lan!
Immediately afterwards, Jiang Li also greeted Uncle Fu and Cao Ya, his manners impeccable.
“Xiaoyu, I took Li’er to see the Holy Emperor of the North Pole and personally spoke up. Now this conference will officially begin,” Jiang Lan said.
Qin Yu was a little nervous and hurriedly asked, "Uncle Lan, do I need to cultivate relationships with those people in Snowdrift City?"
Jiang Lan suddenly laughed and said, "You're confused! You're a master weapon refiner; plenty of people want to befriend you!"
Qin Yu was taken aback, then laughed. He had forgotten that the upper gods were numerous in the royal family's stronghold and might not be taken seriously.
Master craftsmen are few and far between in the vast God Realm.
His status is also quite noble! Surpassing that of ordinary upper-level gods!
If one could become a master craftsman like "Chariot Lord Yuan," one's status would be comparable to that of a god-king!
Soon, Jiang Lan took Jiang Li and left Piaoyun Mansion to meet the Arctic Holy Emperor to confirm the date for the marriage proposal.
Because of Jiang Lan's constant obstruction, the Emperor of the Arctic was unable to formally propose marriage, which was quite a headache for him.
Jiang Li is special. The eight innate royal families, the three acquired ascendant forces, including rogue cultivators, and countless upper-level gods are all eyeing Snowdrift City!
Even a powerful god-king would face considerable pressure and couldn't remain unyielding indefinitely.
After all, many of these people are related to the God King, and even the Arctic Holy Emperor would find it difficult to withstand their intervention!
Now that he had Jiang Lan's permission, the Arctic Holy Emperor was overjoyed!
"Haha, Li'er, don't worry, your father will definitely find you a perfect husband!" The Holy Emperor of the North Pole laughed loudly and immediately sent people to spread the word in all directions.
"I..." Jiang Li pursed his lips, but did not mention Qin Yu's name, lest his father be angry and directly refuse Qin Yu's participation in the meeting!
Jiang Lan, however, remained indifferent. Hundreds of millions of years ago, a rift had already formed between her and her elder brother.
"Second brother, are you still blaming me?" The Arctic Holy Emperor looked at Jiang Lan, sighed, and explained again, "That God-King of Life is too powerful and has charisma. He has united a group of God-Kings, and it seems that the fourth major ascendant force is about to be formed. As the royal family, we cannot..."
Jiang Lan waved her hand and said coldly, "Your Majesty, you don't need to tell me these things."
Before he finished speaking, he took Jiang Li and returned to his Mu residence.
"Sigh." The Holy Emperor of the Arctic gave a bitter smile. He felt terrible that things had come to this with his own brother and daughter.
If he had the chance to do it all over again, he would still kill the God of Life!
Although, sixty quadrillion years ago, during the battle when the Heavenly Venerable Mountain descended, the Carefree God King, who was an ascendant, obtained a great opportunity and became the Carefree Heavenly Venerable, possessing supreme power, he was able to protect the ascendant forces and completely establish himself, not inferior to the innate royal family!
However, the Thunder Punishment Celestial Venerable, having attained enlightenment over a long period and wielding the power of thunder punishment across all realms, is slightly stronger than the Carefree Celestial Venerable.
Therefore, in terms of the overall power balance between the two camps, the local royal family still holds the advantage.
However, those who can cultivate to the level of a god in the lower realm and ascend to the god realm are all extraordinary heroes!
In addition, the lower realm is vast, with countless cultivators, far exceeding the number of natives in the divine realm.
Given enough time, the ascendants will surely surpass the native royal family!
Even though this is the general trend, the eight royal families certainly won't sit idly by and wait for their doom. They will do everything in their power to intercept it and try to delay the arrival of this day as much as possible! Hopefully, it can be postponed!
The God of Life was unable to withstand the attack and died under the combined attack of multiple Holy Emperors.
No wonder the God of Life, a single Holy Emperor, is not to be underestimated, but when all the emperors come out together, even the "Number One God King" of the current God Realm has to change color and dare not confront them head-on!
It should be known that the top-tier spiritual treasures of the eight royal clans are created by heaven and earth, corresponding to a fundamental law of the universe. They are extremely special and can be fused together, multiplying their power! They can even freeze space!
The God of Life perished because of this, unable to escape, and the others were unable to rescue him either.
By the time they arrived, she had already passed away, and two shooting stars streaked across the sky.
The nascent fourth ascendant power vanished into thin air!
The eight holy emperors and others were finally relieved.
However, among the gods and kings within the Eight Directions Primordial Imperial City, there were some who disagreed with this view.
After all, the birth of the Carefree Celestial Venerable already demonstrated that the rise of the Ascended Ones was unstoppable!
Rather than a fight to the death that ends in an unsavory conclusion, it's better to make friends and build goodwill.
The realm of gods is vast enough to accommodate different factions!
In any case, once you reach the God-King stage, because your power is too great, most of the time there will be no conflict or temptation.
Unless, a first-class spiritual treasure appears, or even... the descent of Heavenly Venerable Mountain!
At that point, the royal family would turn against each other, and who would care about factional differences?
Who knows, they might form an alliance with the Ascended God-King. It wasn't the first time something like this had happened!
All I can say is that 60 quadrillion years ago was the best time to strike down the Ascended!
When the ascended beings also have a Celestial Venerable as their backer, the situation is completely reversed.
Currently, the royal family still has an advantage and the upper hand, but it hasn't been long enough for them to gain the upper hand.
Countless years from now, just wait and see how the landscape of the divine realm will be transformed!
Why bother if you end up being suppressed in return?
It is highly unlikely that a great war will break out between god-kings, except in very rare circumstances—if a supreme treasure is truly born, even the closest relatives may betray each other, so talking about any other relationship is even more meaningless.
If there is good karma, at least normally there will be no such troubles. Competition is only necessary when the Heavenly Venerable Mountain is descended to earth and the Spirit Treasure is born. There is no need to make things too tense.
Anyone with discerning eyes can see that those who ascend to godhood, due to their large number and abundance of heroes, will inevitably one day dominate the realm of gods as time goes by!
Because of the existence of the Carefree Celestial Venerable, this is unstoppable! It's only a matter of time!
Within the royal family, the various god-kings held different views, leading to different attitudes and, consequently, different treatments in the present day.
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Meanwhile, news of Qin Yu, a master craftsman from the Eastern Pole Xuanjin Mountain, settling in Piaoyun Mansion also spread, and people from all sides came to visit him.
Since he was attending a marriage contest, Qin Yu naturally welcomed all who came and treated them with kindness and courtesy.
However, these matters were no longer relevant to Cao Ya, so he simply secluded himself to cultivate diligently, only allowing Qin Yu to call him on the day the conference began!
Qin Yu readily agreed. In fact, his third brother, Hei Yu, had been diligently cultivating!
The three brothers swore brotherhood in the mortal realm, ascended to the realms of immortals, demons, and monsters, roamed the starry sky, and then ascended together to the highest realm of gods, inseparable!
However, the only one still together now is Hei Yu, either in Jiang Lan Realm or in the new universe.
Hou Fei, the second brother, was taken away by an unknown god-king while he was still in the territory of Xuanjin Mountain, who wanted to take him as his disciple.
Let alone the three brothers who were merely gods and men back then, even now as high-ranking gods, they cannot defy the will of the God King!
They can only search for it when they also possess the power of a God-King.
Furthermore, the unknown God-King's acceptance of a disciple should not have been malicious.
If Qin Yu and Hei Yu were to console themselves, they still harbored a slight sense of unease.
Cao Ya remained completely calm. Hou Fei's apparent origins as a super divine beast—the Fire-Eyed Water Ape—were actually due to his father being the Carefree Celestial Venerable, one of the strongest beings in the God Realm!
The so-called "Unknown God King" is actually the Asura God King, who was entrusted by the Carefree Celestial Venerable to take on a disciple.
Hou Fei will also receive the heartfelt cultivation of the Asura God King!
"'Asura God King' is, on the surface, the 'Number One God King of the God Realm'... Even considering the reclusive God Kings, he is still number one. At most, there are others who can rival him and be ranked number one!"
Cao Ya thought to himself that among the dozens of God Kings, there were a number who had achieved the first stage of "space mastery," and there were also quite a few who had achieved the second stage of "time acceleration."
Only a handful of people have achieved the third stage of "time standing still"!
"My overall combat strength should be comparable to the 'Time Freeze' God King!"
"The only pity is that I don't have a top-tier spiritual treasure, so I can't get any blessing!"
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