Chapter 540: About the Holy Realm

Half a year passed in no time, and that period was sufficient for the powerful beings living on the edges of the Divine Realm continent to arrive.
During these six months, the population of Cent City grew at an astonishing rate, and it was now truly overcrowded—comparable to the top three largest cities in terms of population. It seemed poised to become the financial center of the entire Divine Realm.
It must be said that Cent City’s unique architectural style, different from that of other cities, earned praise from many powerful beings, prompting many to buy houses there. There were also numerous factions purchasing residences for other reasons.
Seeing the surge in population, Ye Feng was quite pleased—this was exactly the effect he had desired. A once-unimportant city had now become one sought after by many powerful beings, which was a triumph in his eyes.
Half a year earlier, Ye Feng entered the Gale Wind to absorb wind energy, spending over a month to form a new spherical object within his body. He also grasped the wind element’s laws of repulsion and cutting.
Immediately afterward, he used his exchange privileges in the Virtual Realm to create a wind element clone. Thus, he finally had his fifth clone, named Ye Feng—pronounced the same as his own name, just with different characters.
At the same time, Ye Feng achieved another significant breakthrough. After understanding the wind element laws and creating the clone, he sent it into the Gale Wind while he explored the interior himself. Finding nothing, he tried to fly further upward. Soon, he reached the top edge—a transparent shell made of an odd material, neither soft nor hard to the touch.
Using his spiritual power to probe further, Ye Feng discovered that the layer was less than a hundred meters thick, with nothing but void beyond it. As his spiritual power spread further, his expression changed.
He wasn’t sure how far he had penetrated, but he was certain he had seen something extremely unusual—a strange spherical object with a thin membrane on its surface. Upon probing deeper, he found countless living beings inside.
“What’s going on? What exactly is beyond this Divine Realm?” Ye Feng couldn’t help but exclaim in astonishment. His spiritual power continued to explore further, and he discovered similar spherical objects in other directions, all filled with living beings.
Unable to hold back any longer, Ye Feng rushed forward. Despite the strong repulsive force of that shell, he managed to break through it.
When Ye Feng passed through the shell, he was instantly stunned.

What came into sight were countless spherical objects, all in the form of bubbles floating in the air. The difference was that inside those bubbles were mountains, rivers, and even humans and magical beasts…
“What are these things?” After this question arose in Ye Feng’s mind, he turned to leave but found another bubble-shaped sphere right behind him. “Is this the Divine Realm?”
Stunned, he sent his spiritual energy toward the sphere behind him and discovered that Long Tian and the others were all inside…
With lingering doubts, Ye Feng returned into the bubble and found Long Tian, telling him about what he had encountered.
“Haha, you finally figured it out,” Long Tian laughed after hearing this, as if it were perfectly normal.
“You knew?” Ye Feng pressed further, eager to understand what had happened to him earlier.
“Of course I knew,” Long Tian said proudly. “Don’t forget, I was a master in my past life.”
“What exactly are those bubbles?” Ye Feng didn’t want to hear Long Tian keep teasing him any longer.
“Here’s how it is. In fact, the world we’re in now is just a small world, and each of those bubbles is another small world. Beyond those small worlds lies the Sacred Realm,” Long Tian explained.
“The Sacred Realm? But I only saw bubbles—no living beings at all. Is that really what the Sacred Realm looks like?” Ye Feng was skeptical.
“Those who forcefully leave their small worlds enter a special space in the Sacred Realm, called the Small World Starry Sky. All the small worlds under the jurisdiction of the Sacred Land gather here, and such places usually aren’t accessible to ordinary people,” Long Tian explained. “Those who ascend through ascension are transported to the reception area of the Sacred Land.”
“So, those who ascend by breaking through the void and those who ascend through guidance go to different places?” Ye Feng asked, puzzled.
“Actually, most of those who ascend by breaking through the void end up in other small worlds. Only a very few can pass through the Small World Starry Sky and reach the Sacred Land. The Small World Starry Sky is extremely vast, and leaving it isn’t that simple,” Long Tian explained. “So, arriving at the Sacred Realm can’t really be called ascending, because the Sacred Realm and small worlds are just in different dimensions.”
“Brother Long, what’s the difference between the Sacred Land and the Sacred Realm?” These two different terms confused Ye Feng.

“The Sacred Realm is a term that refers to the entire world, and it consists of seven sacred lands. Each sacred land is vast and boundless. Although they are vast, each one has only one sacred city, which serves as the core city of that land. Basically, all the powerful individuals gather here.”
“What’s the difference between the seven sacred lands?” Ye Feng couldn’t help but ask.
“You’ve hit on a good point,” Long Tian said calmly with a smile. “The intensity of spiritual energy in the seven sacred lands varies. It’s actually not that different, but those in power like to find faults.”
“Why do you say that? The intensity of spiritual energy can’t be controlled by humans,” Ye Feng grew more puzzled.
“Above the main plane of the Sacred Realm, above the seven sacred lands, there’s a huge sphere that emits endless light, just like the sun on Earth. But instead of sunlight, it emits spiritual energy. The closer you get to that sphere, the stronger the spiritual energy becomes,” Long Tian explained. “Every so often, there’s a fierce competition in the Sacred Realm. The winner can place their sacred land as close as possible to that glowing sphere. Then, the rankings follow… with the last place being the farthest away…”
“Besides that, the winning sacred land also receives many special rewards. For those in power, it’s also a matter of dignity and face, so they’re even more eager for such competitions,” Long Tian said with a hint of disdain in his smile.
“It sounds even more chaotic than the Divine Realm…” Ye Feng frowned slightly.
“You’re thinking about ascension too early. Even if you can enter the Small World Starry Sky, finding a way out isn’t that easy,” Long Tian said with a smile. “Let’s stick to the safe route and leave through the guidance. If you really want to ascend, you’ll have to find a way to repair the sacred realm in the Endless Abyss.”
“Yes, the Divine Realm hasn’t been able to allow ascension for so many years…” Ye Feng couldn’t help but sigh.
“The auction starts tomorrow. Get ready well for the items you’ll be auctioning. For now, don’t worry about matters of the Sacred Realm…” With that, Long Tian left gracefully.