Chapter 216: A Preliminary Study of the Possa Realm
Chapter 216: A Preliminary Study of the Possa Realm
It was a vast square, divided into countless small areas, each with six miniature pyramids.
The one hundred and twenty people from the Cangmang Realm are now in such an area. Six miniature pyramids separate this place from other areas.
Xia Zhongnan realized that it was these surrounding pyramids that echoed with the giant tower in the Tianbing Pavilion, opening up this passage across time and space.
Prior to this, the six pyramids released astonishing energy, and a space-time vortex formed in the center. Until the transmission was completed, the vortex disappeared, and the pyramids returned to tranquility.
Everyone was still unconscious. Xia Zhongnan remained silent and quietly paid attention to the movements around him.
On the side, three young men and women were watching them and chatting.
One of the young men said, "As far as I know, the Tianbing Pavilion of Cangmang Realm has been fully staffed for a hundred years. This time it is still fully staffed with 120 people. The inheritance seems to be quite successful!"
Another young man laughed and said, "Oh, even if all of them are here, won't they still always be at the bottom? I really don't understand, in a foreign land like the Vast World, where only one talent emerges every thousands or tens of thousands of years, is it worth spending countless crystals to send them across time and space?"
Another girl reminded softly: "Keep your voice down, don't let them hear you and cause trouble!"
The young man answered fearlessly: "Why should I be afraid? How can they wake up from their deep sleep in less than half an hour? If I strike each of them now, what can they do to me?"
Xia Zhongnan sensed their cultivation level and found that they were just minor cultivators at the Spirit Transformation Realm.
He paid no attention to their conversation and instead focused on studying the conditions in other areas.
In other areas, many pyramids are in the process of being teleported.
In the center of those pyramids, there are vortices of time and space.
Xia Zhongnan once sensed the distortion of space inside the vortex. Now, from outside the vortex, he examines these mysteries of time and space with a more cautious perspective.
Looking at the whirlpool, he couldn't help but think of the knowledge about "black holes" recorded in the Earth's documents. Are these whirlpools similar to black holes, or are black holes themselves natural wormholes? Once entered, one will be teleported to a more distant realm?
According to the technological theories on Earth, there is an unreachable distance between each galaxy. Even the neighboring Milky Way and Andromeda Galaxy are at least 2.54 million light-years apart.
Travel across galaxies is only possible through this kind of space-time corridor that relies on folded space.
He has experienced two completely different civilized worlds, so his insights are naturally unique.
He began to wonder what the difference was between the technological civilization of Earth and the cultivation civilization of the Vast World.
In his view, scientific and technological civilization can be called "material civilization", which respects material things and constantly explores the essence and progress of things, thereby creating ever-improving external tools.
For example, flying cars, sailing boats, airships and even interstellar shuttles for travel, various machines for production and life, and various thermal energy weapons in war.
The cultivation civilization focuses more on exploring the inner world and developing the power of one's own body and soul.
Every step of improvement is a real strengthening of oneself. For example, the states of transformation of Qi, transformation of spirit, return to emptiness, and integration with the Dao are all gradual improvements in individual strength.
As for which one of the two is stronger or better, he finds it difficult to determine.
But at least one thing is that the cultivation civilization seems to have gone through countless years. Not to mention the power of high-level cultivators to move mountains and fill the sea, even the technology of folding space can be used on a large scale.
But this does not mean that technological civilization is useless.
On Earth, ordinary people can drive flying cars much faster than low-level monks, and can also soar into the sky on airships.
If the Earth is given more time to develop technology, when technological civilization reaches a higher level, will it be inferior to the cultivation civilization?
While Xia Zhongnan was lost in thought, the others had gradually woken up from their comas...
While everyone was still confused, the two men and a woman walked to the front of the crowd, and a young man announced: "Apprentices of the Sky God Weapon Palace, welcome to the Posuo Realm of Enlightenment Star Realm! I am Ji Yingxiao, the attendant of Xuanyuan Mansion in the Posuo Realm, and these two are my junior brother Murong Yu and junior sister Meng Jiao. The three of us will lead you, remember, all your actions here must follow my instructions. We have prepared a residence for you, now follow me to settle down."
After saying that, the three of them turned around and walked into the outer area, followed closely by the apprentices of the Heavenly Soldiers Pavilion. Xia Zhongnan looked around and estimated that there were more than a thousand small blocks full of pyramids in this grand square. People in some blocks were being led away by guides, some pyramids were still "operating", and some areas were silent and no one was left. It was unknown whether the transmission was completed or no one appeared in these places anymore.
After walking for nearly half an hour, they finally left the square and stepped into a hilly area. There was a different world here, with a unique courtyard hidden in each hill, and small buildings standing in the courtyards.
Ji Yingxiao stopped in front of a courtyard gate and said, "This courtyard will be your residence. You can choose a room and settle down. You don't need me to assign you any tasks, right?" He then pointed to a few buildings near the gate and said, "The three of us will live there. You can always come to us if you have any problems."
The apprentices of the Heavenly Soldiers Pavilion all looked at Gongsun Kehua. Gongsun Kehua said unhappily: "Didn't you hear? Let's just find a room to stay in first!"
As the only cultivator in the Returning Void Stage, Gongsun Kehua naturally became the leader of this team. According to common sense, Ji Yingxiao and the other two should first get to know him and give him some instructions, and then use him to guide the apprentices of the Heavenly Soldiers Pavilion, so that they can manage everyone comprehensively and effectively. However, Ji Yingxiao and the other two regarded him as an ordinary apprentice, and never expressed their desire to get to know him, which made Gongsun Kehua quite dissatisfied.
As a cultivator in the Returning Void Stage, he had his own dignity. Even if this was someone else's territory, he was too lazy to take the initiative to show his goodwill. Xia Zhongnan certainly understood the attitudes of the three people and Gongsun Kehua's thoughts, but he didn't know whether they did it on purpose or were really ignorant of the ways of the world. But judging from the previous conversation, it was probably the former.
In any case, he had no good feelings towards the Posuo Realm. He quickly sensed the courtyard and found that there were only about fifty rooms left, except for the rooms of Ji Yingxiao and the other two. There were 120 people in the Tianbing Pavilion, and the average allocation was less than two people per room. So, he pulled Gongsun Kehua and suggested, "Uncle Master, how about we share a room?"
Xia Zhongnan came as a representative of the Heavenly Soldiers Pavilion. Gongsun Kehua had already told him that when he arrived here, he should respectfully address him as his uncle. All other apprentices, regardless of their status, had to address Xia Zhongnan as "Xia Senior Brother"...
Gongsun Kehua's smile changed like a phantom: "Okay, I plan to share a room with Xiaofei."
They entered the magic courtyard together. Xia Zhongnan chose the elegant room in the east corner of the ground floor for the two of them to live together, while the others chose their own residences as they pleased.
The room was as simple as before, with only two magic beds and two chairs, and other than that, there was almost nothing else.
As soon as I sat down, there was a gentle knock on the door.
Xia Zhongnan stood up and opened the door. Outside the door were Zhu Chuanshui and a young man with a stern expression.
Zhu Chuanshui smiled at Xia Zhongnan: "Senior Brother Xia!"
The other young man had a calm expression and seemed quite distant.
Xia Zhongnan responded, "Please come in." He stepped aside to let the two people in.
The expressionless young man entered and saluted Gongsun Kehua: "Master!"
Gongsun Kehua's face darkened as he admonished, "I told you long ago that when you see Xiao Fei, you must address him as 'Senior Brother Xia'. Have you forgotten what I said?"
The young man perfunctorily bowed to Xia Zhongnan: "Senior Brother Xia!"
Xia Zhongnan nodded in response.
The young man was obviously over thirty years old and at least ten years older than Xia Zhongnan. Xia Zhongnan felt a little embarrassed to be addressed like this.
Gongsun Kehua explained: "This is my disciple Pang Guanting. If I am disrespectful, please do not blame me, Xiaofei!"
Xia Zhongnan understood clearly that this person was the "senior brother" among the younger generation of Tianbing Pavilion. He was obviously dissatisfied with the "senior brother Xia" who suddenly appeared in the team.
It's human nature, Xia Zhongnan can understand it.
At present, he has not yet understood the fighting rules of the Saha world. With Gongsun Kehua in charge, he is not worried that internal strife will affect the competition, so he does not take Pang Guanting's dissatisfaction to heart.
Afterwards, disciples of Tianbing Pavilion came to report one after another.
Gongsun Kehua left Zhu Chuanshui behind and introduced his disciples to Xia Zhongnan one by one.
The ceremony that was originally supposed to be completed in the Tianbing Pavilion was postponed due to Xia Zhongnan's retreat and was finally completed.
The next day, Ji Tinglin of Lingxiao Pavilion led Guan Dai and other disciples to visit the Tianbing Pavilion’s headquarters.
They arrived a day in advance and had been following the developments of Tianbing Pavilion. When they learned of their arrival, they arranged time to visit.
Xia Zhongnan admired Ji Tinglin and Guan Dai very much. If he had not sought help from Tianbing Pavilion, he would probably have joined Lingxiao Pavilion's team without hesitation.
After a conversation, Ji Tinglin led everyone away.
Originally, Ji Tinglin invited Gongsun Kehua and Xia Zhongnan to visit other hidden sects in Cangmang Realm together, but Xia Zhongnan had little interest in this and politely declined.
For him, alliances or expanding social circles are not what he is passionate about.
However, on the third day, several unexpected visitors arrived.
The disciple reported that someone from Piaomiao Immortal Palace was visiting outside the courtyard.
Gongsun Kehua led Xia Zhongnan to the door. The guests from Piaomiao Immortal Palace had already entered the courtyard. The leader, a cultivator from Huanxu Realm, was obviously an old friend of Gongsun Kehua. The two of them bowed and had a pleasant conversation...
In the mysterious universe, Xia Zhongnan once again met a familiar figure, it was Yan Xiaoying. She was emitting a strange aura all over her body. Obviously, after the exploration of the immortal palace ruins, her cultivation had reached a higher level, and she was not far from entering the realm of nothingness.
Yan Xiaoying saw Xia Zhongnan and nodded with a smile, as if everything was expected and she was not surprised at all. Xia Zhongnan smiled in response, and the past grudges had long since dissipated, let alone at this moment.
Yan Xiaoying approached and said, "Xia Zhongnan, you really are a disciple of a sect that is hiding from the world. You even claim to be from the Tianwen Immortal Palace!" Xia Zhongnan still smiled and did not explain, allowing the misunderstanding to exist.
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