After spending a day with Chi Chen's enthusiastic and persistent inquiries and Dao Yuanzi's somewhat aloof responses,
Ahead of the road, a large city with towering walls, ancient blue bricks and tiles, and an atmosphere reminiscent of a fantasy world finally appeared.
Above the city gate, the three large, gilded characters "Shenyuan City" stood out prominently. Everything before him seemed to be telling Chi Chen about the extraordinary nature of this city.
Along the way, under the guidance of the powerful Dao Yuanzi, they encountered three attacks from evil shadows, totaling nearly thirty palm-sized evil shadows. The creative matter extracted from their bodies was naturally absorbed by Chi Chen.
Dao Yuanzi didn't say much about it, but his gaze toward Chi Chen became even more curious. It was the first time Dao Yuanzi had ever seen someone who could directly absorb and create matter before reaching the Divine Realm.
After absorbing another wave of creative matter, Chi Chen's realm is now infinitely close to the Star Radiance Realm. This greatly excited Chi Chen, and he even wanted to ask Dao Yuanzi to take a detour so that he could eliminate a few more waves of evil shadows and directly step into the Star Radiance Realm.
Of course, Chi Chen was only thinking about it.
The three entered Shenyuan City, but the city was not as lively as Chi Chen had imagined. The streets were relatively clean compared to the towns where the God Realm mutants lived, and there were few people around.
"There are only about a thousand people in Shenyuan City now! Most of them are gathered in the city center, and the outer city is almost deserted."
Dao Yuanzi seemed to have noticed Chi Chen's confusion and took the initiative to explain. However, there was an undisguised sadness in Dao Yuanzi's tone.
Once upon a time, the divine realm had over a million inhabitants, and Shenyuan City alone housed more than 300,000 people. How prosperous and bustling Shenyuan City must have been back then!
But now, it seems so desolate and cold.
"Only a thousand or so people? Senior Dao Yuanzi, besides Shenyuan City, are there any other divine realm cities that haven't experienced any changes?"
Upon hearing this, Chi Chen asked.
"It's gone!"
Upon hearing this, Dao Yuanzi remained silent for a moment before replying.
This is the last safe place in the realm of gods, but how long can this safety last?
Dao Yuanzi looked up at the bright, sunny sky. The sunlight, which should have brought warmth, now made him feel annoyed and cold.
Chi Chen was also taken aback after hearing this. Did the God Realm now only have a little over a thousand normal residents?
It seems the situation in the realm of gods is much more serious than I imagined!
As Hu Miaomiao walked through the city, a hint of sadness seemed to flash in her eyes as she looked at everything.
All of this felt both unfamiliar and somewhat familiar to her.
However, Hu Miaomiao's still fragmented memories prevented her from recalling where that familiar feeling came from.
Dao Yuanzi walked in front, followed by Chi Chen and Hu Miaomiao, all three of them walking silently down the street.
About half an hour later, Dao Yuanzi, along with Chi Chen and Hu Miaomiao, finally arrived at the inner city of Shenyuan City.
"Dao Yuanzi, you're back!"
Just as the three arrived at the inner city gate, a figure appeared out of thin air in front of Chi Chen and Hu Miaomiao.
The man's attire was almost identical to Dao Yuanzi's, but his face appeared much older. He had white hair tied back and a flowing white beard on his chin, resembling a venerable immortal from a novel.
"Venerable Lingfeng, I have safely returned!"
But then Dao Yuanzi bowed deeply to the old man, showing extreme respect.
Then, at Dao Yuanzi's prompting, Chi Chen followed Dao Yuanzi's example and bowed.
"This humble one, Chi Chen, greets Venerable Lingfeng!"
"Hehe, no need for such formalities."
Upon seeing this, Venerable Lingfeng's eyelids twitched. He slightly turned his body, as if deliberately avoiding Chi Chen's bow, and chuckled.
"Come with me!"
Venerable Lingfeng glanced at Hu Miaomiao again, a hint of affection flashing in his eyes, before turning to let Chi Chen and Hu Miaomiao follow.
Seeing this, Dao Yuanzi was about to leave.
"Dao Yuanzi, you should come along too!"
But the next second, Venerable Lingfeng's words reached Dao Yuanzi's ears.
Dao Yuanzi was slightly taken aback, then a look of joy appeared on his face, and he took the lead in following after him.
Chi Chen and Hu Miaomiao exchanged a glance and quickly followed.
After Chi Chen and Hu Miaomiao entered the inner city, people often looked at them through the doors and windows. However, most of them just cast curious glances and did not ask why Lingfeng Venerable, one of the three Venerables in Shenyuan City, would suddenly bring two unfamiliar faces into the inner city.
For a moment, it seemed rather strange.
A dozen minutes later, under the watchful eyes of the city's residents, Chi Chen and Hu Miaomiao followed Venerable Lingfeng to a large mansion.
"Where are Venerable Lingfeng, Venerable Tongshen, and Venerable Jietian?"
Upon entering the mansion, Dao Yuanzi looked at the empty hall and asked with some confusion, "How come both Tong Shen Venerable and Jie Tian Venerable are no longer in Shenyuan City, and many of my familiar friends are also gone?" He had only been gone for a few days.
"Oh, there's been some unusual activity at the Boundary Rift lately. Those two took Ling Yuanzi and the others to investigate!"
A bitter look flashed in Venerable Lingfeng's eyes as he replied.
"What? The dimensional rift is acting strangely again? Venerable Lingfeng, could it be...?"
Upon hearing this, Dao Yuanzi's expression changed drastically, as if the anomaly of the dimensional rift was an extremely terrifying thing. However, remembering that Chi Chen and Hu Miaomiao were still nearby, Dao Yuanzi paused and did not continue to ask.
However, Dao Yuanzi's expression became extremely solemn.
Seeing this, Chi Chen naturally realized that the so-called rift in the realm must contain some earth-shattering secret, and something that was bad for the God Realm. It was most likely related to that evil shadow, otherwise Dao Yuanzi's expression would not have changed so drastically.
Although Chi Chen and Dao Yuanzi only spent two days together on the road, Chi Chen guessed that Dao Yuanzi's strength was far greater than the Ruoyue Realm he had initially thought. He was very likely a Shengyang Realm expert or even someone at the same level as Lucifer.
The secret that could make such a being tremble with fear must be something earth-shattering.
"Hehe, do you have a lot of questions you want to ask? You can ask now, but I'll decide whether to answer or not!"
Lingfeng Venerable did not linger on the issue of the boundary rift, but instead looked at Chi Chen and Hu Miaomiao with a smile.
"Then I shall respectfully accept your offer!"
Upon hearing this, Chi Chen also looked at Venerable Lingfeng. However, the moment Chi Chen met Venerable Lingfeng's seemingly cloudy eyes, Chi Chen felt a chill in his heart, as if Venerable Lingfeng had seen through him.
Those eyes seemed to contain an endless starry sky, appearing so deep and vast that Chi Chen felt as if he could never see the end in them.
Chi Chen paused for a moment before looking away.
"I wonder what realm this Venerable Lingfeng is at, perhaps the Divine Realm?"
Chi Chen was shocked. He realized that Venerable Lingfeng was definitely not as simple as he had imagined. Could there really be an existence stronger than the God Realm?
Perhaps, Chi Chen didn't have an answer either, after all, he was still just a newbie who hadn't even reached the Star Radiance Realm.
"Venerable Lingfeng, may I ask, is it possible for us to return to Blue Star?"
Chi Chen spoke, asking the first question, which was also the question he most wanted to know right now.
If I can't return to Blue Star, what's the use of reaching the Star Radiance Realm, or even the Moon Realm or the Sun Realm in the God Realm?
My home planet is, after all, still Earth.
“Now, all the teleportation platforms in the God Realm have been destroyed. Even if the three of us old guys work together, it’s impossible to return to the Blue Star you mentioned by using the teleportation platforms!”
Upon hearing this, Venerable Lingfeng shook his head.
After listening, Chi Chen fell silent for a moment, but then he reacted and asked again:
"You say it's impossible to go through the teleportation altar, then are there any other ways?"
Venerable Lingfeng replied:
“There are indeed other ways, but in your current state, you cannot return to Earth. After all, your physical body no longer exists. The rules on Earth are different from those in the God Realm. Souls cannot survive for long on Earth, not even for me!”
Upon hearing this, Chi Chen felt reassured but remained silent again. Although there was a way to return, judging from Venerable Lingfeng's words, it seemed impossible to return in the short term.
But as long as I can go back, that's enough.
Suddenly, Chi Chen glanced at Hu Miaomiao beside him, a glint of light appearing in his eyes again, and continued to ask:
"Was Miao Miao originally a person from the realm of gods?"
Venerable Lingfeng glanced at Chi Chen, reacting quickly, and then nodded in reply:
"Yes, she was originally from the realm of gods!"
Upon hearing this, Chi Chen was immediately shocked. Although he had guessed it before, he was still surprised when he confirmed it.
Hu Miaomiao seemed rather silent at this moment, lost in thought.
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