Blue Phoenix

by Tinalynge

  "I will guide you through how to merge with this realm first then when we leave it, I will let you merge with the Divine Beast World. While we are roaming the world, instead of having your realm left unguarded you can keep it with you in the Universe Box! When bringing it around with you it will be easier to heal the broken realm, and you can use it as a way of escaping dangerous situations. You can draw all your friends and yourself into the realm that is within your universe box, making you vanish from the outside world."

  "The Universe Box is an outstanding treasure in so many ways. It is not just a storage treasure but also a defensive and offensive treasure. However, for now, you can only use it as a storage item and to defend yourself by hiding within the realm you place within it."

  Hui Yue nodded his head. He understood that the treasure he had obtained was truly marvelous, but for how special it was, he still did not fully understand.

  "Come here." The bull called out, and Hui Yue did as he was told. He moved towards the bull who lifted his hand. With Ancestral Worldpower erupting from his body, the mountain which had been split into parts when Hui Yue took away the Formation of Life, slowly started mending itself. It moved together as though the formation had never been there; the cracks healed slowly and soon the mountain looked as it had before. The only difference was now where the formation had previously been there was a crater in the ground.

  "Sit down." The bull instructed, and Hui Yue did as he was told. "Cut your wrist and allow for your blood to drip onto the ground. Then let your consciousness follow the blood into the soil and feel the world. Have an open mind, and the rest will happen automatically."

  The bull said nothing more, and Hui Yue, although curious, asked no questions. Instead, he did exactly what he had been told and cut his wrist. He allowed for his blood to flow and enter the earth.

  Hui Yue made his consciousness follow this blood, leaving his body for Lan Feng to guard as he entered the ground.

  The moment Hui Yue entered the ground, he felt as though he entered into a warm embrace. Everything around him was black, but the comfort and heat of the earth was simply comfortable and rejuvenating. Feeling this, Hui Yue suddenly felt homesick. He felt as though he had once more entered the warm embrace of his mother. While feeling this, he also felt some of his lifeforce flow from his body and enter the world around him. A full four thousand years of his life was used, but Hui Yue was a God. He was immortal and thus he had an unlimited lifespan.

  That was to say, although his lifespan was unlimited he did not have unlimited lifeforce. Although it had increased tremendously from when he was a Saint, four thousand years leaving him was something he could definitely feel. Although this made him slightly feeble, he also felt as though the embrace around him increased its hold on him. It was now much more loving and tender.

  It was not only Hui Yue who felt a change, but everyone on top of the mountain suddenly felt the entire world trembling. It was like the dry ground was suddenly given water.

  Hui Yue could feel how the warm embrace in which he was laying was thirsting for more, but it dared not draw out more energy of its own. The comfort changed from being that of a parent to becoming a child who was hungering for a parent’s love. A small smile appeared on Hui Yue's mind as he allowed for his lifeforce to flow from his body and enter the thirsting world around him. The more he poured into the world, the stronger the connection between the two became.

  The world did not have thoughts, it was not like Lan Feng who lived within him, but it had instincts and emotions which were conveyed to Hui Yue through the blood that had been dripped into the soil.

  Hui Yue, who at first just went along with the Gods and Deng Wu, finally started to feel something for this world, finally started to understand what the Vermilion Bird had said.

  Chapter 474 - Sovereign

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  Chapter 474: Sovereign

  Hui Yue slowly poured his lifeforce into the soil around him. He could feel how it greedily absorbed all of it, and he could feel a change in the ground. The connection he felt became stronger and more powerful.

  Although Hui Yue became a little feeble from using an excessive amount of energy, he also felt a new strength within him. This strength was vastly inferior to the lifeforce he was using up, but it was still there. The more lifeforce he used, the stronger this energy became.

  The ones awake on top of the mountain, felt tremors run through the realm, and suddenly some of the spatial cracks that had appeared in the sky started to close. They had not vanished, but a few had become smaller. The air now seemed much fresher than before. Energy waves were appearing from somewhere under the ground, and if they had been able to see what was happening in the rest of the realm, they would be shocked.

  Every change was minuscule; no miracles appeared, but the heat in the land had lowered some. The jungle which they had seen when they arrived was no longer red but was turning green, and lava was no longer flowing as freely as before.

  Hui Yue was stuck underground for a full three months, and in this time significant changes happened in the realm. By the time Hui Yue returned to his body, he was quite weak and dizzy. Looking around, he found that all the spatial cracks in the sky had disappeared; all the lava had returned underground, and the air was no longer scorching hot but comfortable. The dense air of Ancestral Worldpower and essence of the heavens and the earth had diminished somewhat. It now felt much more like a place one could inhabit.

  Small shoots could be seen in the red soil everywhere; the land had gained so much lifeforce that Hui Yue had almost none left for himself. This was the reason that he instantly sat down to cultivate. It was not possible for him to meditate and restore the lifeforce as he could only restore it by harvesting from the dead, but he could get rid of the feeble feeling he was experiencing.

  No one rushed him. They all waited for Hui Yue to finish his cultivation while they too spent their time cultivating. Although the Ancestral Worldpower and the essence of the heavens and the earth were diminishing there was still enough for them to cultivate. It was still much denser than in other worlds such as the Divine Beast World.

  The Gods all stood in a circle around Hui Yue and his friends. Although they knew that there was no one other than them in this realm, they still took their job as protectors incredibly serious. Especially when their new master had become so weak after fulfilling a request of theirs.

  As Hui Yue woke from his meditation and looked at the realm around him, the look in his eyes changed drastically. Before he had been fascinated by this broken realm, and the things it contained, but now Hui Yue looked at it with tender eyes. This realm had become a part of him, and right now it was like a weak baby. It was unable to protect itself and in need of a parent to look after it.

  Hui Yue felt his parental instincts awaken. Whenever he thought of how the realm had been nourished by his lifeforce, he felt his heart grow warm. When he saw the plants sprouting on the ground and the rain dripping on the warm, cracked soil, he became happy. This realm was like a stray dog which had finally found its owner, and a connection had appeared between the two.

  Although the realm was a living creature, it was not able to think, but it had emotions and instincts. Feeling the tender care that Hui Yue showed it, the realm was delighted. It had wanted a Sovereign ever since the Vermilion Bird left and went into his eternal sleep. Thinking like this, Hui Yue guessed that the divine beasts had left many broken realms behind, but right now there was nothing he could do about them. He was already busy with both the Divine Beast World and this nameless broken realm.

  Hui Yue had a small smile on his face, as he looked at the many Gods who were following him.

  "I have merged successfully with this realm, and I agree that there is a small increase in strength, but comparing it to the lifeforce I lost nourishing it, the price far exceeded the gains. I understand that in the long run this will change and I am grateful you gave me the chance to look after this realm. In the future, this will
be our base when traveling to other worlds. This will be our new home."

  Hui Yue's words made them all feel good inside, and Deng Wu was elated. He had been dreaming of having a secret base, and now it seemed that they were actually getting one.

  "We need to bring Xing and Ming here." He said excitedly, and Hui Yue could not help but laugh. "We will show it to all our martial brothers and sisters." He agreed with a smile.

  "This is a realm; it is not a real world, nor will it become a real world before it gets its own formation. Even after we get a formation for it, it will have to evolve on its own to be considered a true world."

  "For now we are not in a rush to make this into a world, a realm is good enough. We can slowly nourish it and build an amazing formation. We do not need this realm to become a heavenly world but one day I want it to look after itself and not solely rely on my lifeforce."

  "We need to place the Formation of Life in the Divine Beast World since this world is to become one of the top heavenly worlds in the entire universe, and to do so we will remove it from this world. I will be able to sustain this realm through my lifeforce, but we will need to create a formation of some kind for this realm to be able to create its own essence of the heavens and the earth."

  Everyone nodded as they heard what Hui Yue said. If this were to become their home then it was obvious that they needed to take good care of it. To make it into a world would be their ultimate goal.

  "Master Hui," The bull called out, and everyone turned to look at him. His respectful way of speaking greatly shocked Hui Yue and the others. Just as Hui Yue was about to ask how he could be considered the master of such strong allies, the bull continued speaking.

  "All of us are Primordial Immortals, at most Immortals of Creation." He said respectfully. "The first God rank is the Primordial Immortal level. This was the rank you, had until the moment you merged with this realm. After cultivating within this dense energy of Ancestral Worldpower for thousands of years, a few of us managed to breakthrough and became Immortals of Creation."

  "As an Immortal of Creation we just barely have the energy to create worlds, hence the name. The God rank after Immortal of Creation is the Sovereign level, and after the Sovereign rank is Crowned Sovereign."

  Sovereigns and Crowned Sovereigns are different from Primordial Immortals and Immortals of Creations. This is because anyone can become Sovereigns as long as they have successfully merged with a world, or a Crowned Sovereign if they have merged with one of the high ranked worlds."

  "That is to say that there are some freakish Immortals of Creation who are stronger than even Crowned Sovereigns normally but when the Crowned Sovereigns start drawing on the energy of the world they are connected with then they will gain much more power."

  "This also means that you, when taking over the Divine Beast World, will become a Crowned Sovereign, but never forget the fact that you are in fact merely a Primordial Immortal. Your personal strength is only so-so among us Gods, and you cannot depend too much on the Divine Beast World."

  "Every time you use the energy of the Divine Beast World it comes from the world's lifeforce. A world cannot harvest lifeforce; it can only gain it from being nourished either by its inhabitants, which takes time, or by the Crowned Sovereign directly."

  "Relying on the Divine Beast World just one time will result in thousand or tens of thousands of people dying from starvation. This is because the world will lose the energy it needs to create grains and crops, and also the energy needed to keep the weather in balance.Only use this as a final option. For now, you should focus on stabilizing your foundation and cultivation base as a God and increasing your strength."

  "We have nothing more to do in this small realm, but we have been told to return the Formation of Life to the Divine Beast World. What are your plans now?"

  Upon hearing the question, everyone curiously at Hui Yue. What were his plans now?

  "It’s quite simple." Hui Yue sighed. "I want all my friends to become Gods before we start leaving this world. Bringing Emperor or Saint ranked experts with me is not possible, and therefore we will need to spend quite some time in the Divine Beast World."

  "I own a mansion, and I plan on spending some power to create a chamber underneath this mansion and place the formation there."

  "I am not going to leave this world before I am strong enough to carry the entire Divine Beast World within my Universe Box so that anywhere I go, I will carry the world with me."

  "The reasons I have decided to take the world with me is simple. First, I saw the memories of the Demon Lord and understand that he is going to take revenge on our world eventually. When he comes to take revenge, it is best if the world has vanished."

  "Secondly, I am going to implement the Formation of Life in the Divine Beast World which will make the essence of the heavens and earth thicken so much that the world will skyrocket in the rankings. It will definitely be noticed by other Gods, and they will covet this world. Taking it with me will prevent people from finding it."

  "Thirdly, I need to bring it with me for my own safety." Hui Yue continued, and with every argument, the Gods kept nodding their heads. "When I say my safety, I say so because when merging with this realm I understood that if something were to happen to this world, I would be severely injured too. I am the core, and obviously, whereas I am able to affect the world, the world is equally able to affect me."

  The Gods all nodded their heads and straightened their backs. "There is no reason for us to stay within this realm any longer. You should be able to place it within your Universe Box, and then all of us will return to the Divine Beast World."

  Hui Yue nodded his head and summoned forth the Universe Box. Looking at this glowing box in his palm, Hui Yue smiled slightly and started to fuse his mind with the world around him.

  “Enter!” He thought out loud. After a second, the realm seemed as though it were twisting, and it became transparent entering the box. As everyone watched the realm disappear, they were left standing in a pitch black room.

  Chapter 475 - Returning Home

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  Looking around the dark room, Hui Yue was at first disoriented, but after thinking for a moment, he understood what happened.

  When they first entered this realm they had opened a door and stepped through it. It was obvious that this realm had been placed within a room in the Central Palace and now that they had moved it into the Universe Box, they were left in an empty room.

  When Hui Yue entered the only ones who had been with him were his friends, but now that he was leaving, he had nine new friends by his side. The force behind Hui Yue was now so strong that no one in the entire world could challenge him.

  Still, although Hui Yue knew the strength of his current party, he also understood that they were far from being able to compete with what he had seen in the memory that he experienced. Just one of the divine beasts, or those terrifyingly powerful human experts, could kill everyone present with just a thought.

  Though this fact was not discouraging to Hui Yue, instead, it was quite motivating. He had to climb to the top; he had to become the strongest so that he could protect those he held dear.

  Taking a few deep breaths, the Gods were all feeling emotional. A few of them even had tears in their eyes that they quickly wiped away. "We have not been home for so long." The bull explained. Even his face was slightly red from thinking about how long he had been gone.

  "This is the Central Palace." Hui Yue introduced. "It has been left alone for a very long time. Currently, no one lives here, and I guess that the entire world is now very different from how it used to be."

  "Sadly, in this present age, beasts and humans no longer mingle with one another. Humans hunt beasts and beasts hunt humans. There is a hatred between the two that has been engrained in both for centuries now. Because of this, I would suggest that everyone take on human form." Hui Yue started talking about how the world had changed and what they should expect now that they had finally come back to
their old world.

  "I am known as the Grand Marshall of the Shenyuan Beast Army because I tread the ground belonging to both humans and beasts; I support both humans and beasts."

  "He was the Grand Marshall of the massive beast army in a war that happened some time back." Deng Wu cut in and explained, causing Hui Yue to shake his head. It sounded like Deng Wu was bragging which he did not wish to do, but he could not refute what Deng Wu had said.

  "The reason I say this is because in your human forms none of you will look like the average brown eyed, black haired human. Every beast I have seen have, in their human shape, looked different from the ordinary humans."

  "Your appearance is not a bad thing, but some people will treat you disrespectfully because of it. They will call you mixed-blood b*stards or other such names."

  "It’s not okay for beasts to be treated as inferior beings like this, but it is something we will deal with slowly. Though If you feel like someone has gone too far, you can kill them." Hui Yue continued, and his last words shocked his friends greatly.