Chapter 681: Conversing with Qingtian

After seeing Xun Ming off, Ye Feng sent his soul into the Qingtian Tower and summoned the tower’s spirit, Qingtian.
“Little master, what is it?” Qingtian found it strange. Ever since Ye Feng acquired him, he had rarely summoned him. One reason was that Ye Feng could only access the second floor of the Qingtian Tower at present—his cultivation level was not high enough, and he couldn’t utilize its other functions.
“Do you know about the Langhuan Secret Realm?” Ye Feng asked.
“I don’t. Since I was born, my old master has kept me in the Star Realm, so I know nothing about other realms,” Qingtian’s voice came again.
“Strange…” Ye Feng frowned. Qingtian would never lie to him, but his claim of not knowing was rather odd. “Then do you know that in the Chaos Star Sea, a secret realm appears every seven cycles? It’s right at the center of the Chaos Star Sea.”
“Little master, are you referring to a shattered primary universe?” Hearing this, Qingtian seemed to recall something.
“A shattered primary universe?” Ye Feng asked in confusion. “Does it also appear every seven cycles?”
“Yes,” Qingtian replied.
“Then that must be the secret realm I’m talking about.” Ye Feng finally understood. Qingtian didn’t know the name of that secret realm, which was why he had asked about the Langhuan Secret Realm—Qingtian had no idea at all.
“That shattered primary universe was captured by me during the drifting in the spacetime turbulence and placed in the eighth floor of the tower. Although it’s shattered, its rank is no less than that of an intermediate primary universe. With some time, it can be repaired, which is why I acquired it. Moreover, I found numerous treasures, pills, and secret manuals in that realm.” Qingtian’s reply made Ye Feng almost jump for joy.
“You mean that secret realm has already been conquered by you?” Ye Feng pressed further.
“Yes, but it’s currently in the eighth floor. With your current strength, little master, you’re not yet able to use it.” Qingtian’s answer disappointed Ye Feng.
“But how come it appears every seven cycles?” Ye Feng continued to ask.

“It was me who released it. This damaged universe experiences spiritual energy riots from time to time. Suppressing them deliberately would consume a great deal of my energy, so every time a riot occurs, I release it, and after it ends, I pull it back,” Qing Tian replied. “Since I obtained this fragment of the universe, I have released it ten times in total, with each riot lasting a year. Every time, people come looking for treasures, and their numbers increase with each occurrence. Starting from the third time, the Middle Realm also learned of this and sent people over. But to prevent more people from coming, I controlled that damaged universe and wiped out those from the Middle Realm to intimidate them. Over those ten releases, more than a hundred people came from the Middle Realm, including over thirty at the Dongxu level and four at the Half-True Realm level. All of them were wiped out, and I extracted the universes within them, but their bodies remained in that damaged universe. Since those four powerful beings at the Half-True Realm level died, the Middle Realm has been too afraid to send strong fighters anymore; at most, they send those at the Zhi Xu or Tian Xu level, with hardly any at the Dongxu level. Next year will be the eleventh time it opens, and the young master can go in and gain some experience then.”

“How do you control that damaged universe to kill people?” Ye Feng couldn’t help asking.

“It’s simple. That damaged universe is already on par with the Middle Realm, and there are several dangerous areas within it. Normally, those areas pose little threat to those at the Half-True Realm level, but during spiritual energy riots, their danger level increases by dozens of times. With just a little manipulation from me, even those with the strength of the Half-True Realm level cannot possibly escape alive.”

“Can you still control that damaged universe during spiritual energy riots?” Ye Feng asked again.

“Yes, because that damaged universe has long been refined by me, almost like a part of my body.” Qing Tian’s answer finally satisfied Ye Feng.

“Then fine. Next year, I’ll go in. By then, first help me eliminate all strong fighters above the Tian Xu level. After that, I’ll try to challenge those at the Da Xu or even Ju Xu level,” Ye Feng said, showing some anticipation.

“Okay, but under the current circumstances, after scanning your body, I can’t determine that it’s possible to defeat a powerhouse at the Giant Void level. As for those at the Heavenly Void level, they could kill you with just one slap,” Qing Tian said without any hesitation.
Ye Feng raised his eyebrows. “Really? Are they that powerful at the Heavenly Void level?”
“Powerhouses at the Heavenly Void level have their miniature universes evolved to a certain extent, with life already beginning to emerge. Even those at the early stages of this level are over a hundred times stronger than peak Giant Void level warriors,” Qing Tian explained. “If life starts to emerge in the universe within you, then you’ll be able to unlock the third layer of the tower. That layer contains more than fifty universes with life in them, which can greatly accelerate your cultivation.”
“Life can already emerge in miniature universes at the Heavenly Void level?” Ye Feng was stunned. “If that’s the case, what about the Void Void level?”
“Generally, only when intelligent life emerges can one be considered at the Void Void level.”
“I see. So, does strength vary depending on the number of species?” Ye Feng asked further.
“Strength is determined by factors such as the types of species in the universe, their evolutionary stages, and their numbers,” Qing Tian replied, leaving Ye Feng deep in thought.
After a while, Ye Feng asked, “If I introduce species from other universes into my own universe, can that increase my strength?”
“No. They must be born from the universe within you. If they’re immigrants, two conditions must be met: first, the immigrants must break free from their original universe contract; second, your universe must have a Universe Tree with mature fruits. The immigrants must eat those fruits to re-establish a contract with you,” Qing Tian explained.
“The second condition shouldn’t be hard to meet, right?” Ye Feng pondered whether the life forms he purchased from the Void Realm might have contracts with other universes.
“The second condition is much stricter than the first! Only the primary plane can produce seeds for a Universe Tree, and even then, only one fruit per Universe Tree can be produced. Only the strongest beings from the highest planes can nurture such a Universe Tree. In other words, only those at the highest levels are qualified to consider immigration,” Qing Tian’s explanation left Ye Feng utterly shocked.

“But wasn’t it said that one needs a Universe Tree inside to give birth to life?” Ye Feng remembered Existence once saying such a thing.
“No, once one’s cultivation reaches the Tianxu level, the universe within can give birth to single-celled life. Then those lives can gradually evolve into different species. If there’s a Universe Tree inside, intelligent life can be born directly, bypassing this evolutionary process.” Qing Tian’s words made Ye Feng fully realize the truth.
Ye Feng finally understood what kind of precious gift Existence had given him. “No wonder the senior also said that even in higher primary planes, this is considered a supreme treasure…”