923 Protecting the Future of the Celestial Realm (1/2)

So, the story began in the Middle Age when strong practitioners from different worlds fought for the World's Source.

During the Middle Age, the main space had originally been vast and stable, but it was constantly ruined and split due to a devastating war. Inner worlds where people still existed were spaces that had been split due to the war in the Middle Age. Needless to say, the inner worlds which still existed were rare because most of the spaces had been destroyed in the war. Even if they were not destroyed, they would have gradually collapsed as time passed.

Inner worlds that still existed were as rare as hen's teeth when compared to the number of them that there had been during the Middle Age.

The Peng Lai Immortal Realm was not a space split due to the war but was still a part of the main space. It had never left the main space.

However, the origin of the Peng Lai Immortal Realm was related to the last war that had taken place in the main space during the Middle Age. In that devastating war, many strong practitioners emerged as all powers fought relentlessly, almost destroying the entire main space. Although later they sensed that something was off, it was already too late. The main space had become too fragile because of the war. A huge amount of Vital Qi in the heaven and earth had already leaked out. The source's space which used to be full of resources with an abundance of Vital Qi in the heaven and earth became a barren land, and it was almost no longer suitable for immortal cultivators' practice.

In the face of such adversity, immortal cultivators from various worlds had to stop the war and retreat to their worlds. The Peng Lai Immortal Realm was the only abundant land left in the main space. It was the least affected by the war and was rich in both Vital Qi in heaven and earth, as well as resources. The Source World's space already had issues and the entire space was like a funnel, draining water till it dried. If no measures were taken, the consequences were foreseeable – the Peng Lai Immortal Realm would also become a barren land.

In order to save the only land left in the Source World that was suitable for practicing, the mighty ones of various worlds finally reached a consensus. They combined their powers and performed the Nature Reverse Secret Technique to isolate the Peng Lai Immortal Realm from the main space so that it would not be affected by the decline.

As such, the Peng Lai Immortal Realm was not a separate inner world but was part of the main space. On the contrary, other inner worlds, which had been separated during the Middle Age, were very fragile and regarded as useless, barren land. No one bothered about them, and they had even been abandoned by immortal cultivators.

This explained why the Martial Arts Circle Convention organized by the Huatian Palace allowed martial art practitioners from the main space but not people from the inner worlds. This rule was established to simplify the procedures of the Martial Arts Circle Convention and remove confusion as there were too many inner worlds at that time. From this, one could tell that the inner world was totally disregarded and was also not expected to have any martial art practitioners who could take on those from the main space.

Who would have expected that times would have changed so much and things would develop to the present stage where martial art practitioners from the Peng Lai Immortal Realm increasingly disregarded the Martial Arts Circle Convention? Martial art practitioners living in impoverished areas fought intensely, getting more and more martial art practitioners from the inner worlds involved.

Actually, towards the end of the Middle Age, the Hidden Martial Arts Strain referred to those martial art practitioners who had moved into the Peng Lai Immortal Realm and led a life totally isolated from other impoverished worlds. That was why they were referred to as hidden martial art practitioners. On the other hand, the inner worlds were just wildlands with only a few living people. Only after thousands of years of development did they start to prosper.

Until now, martial art practitioners from the main space had always thought that inner world martial art practitioners were from the Hidden Martial Arts Strain. Even those from the inner worlds thought that they belonged to the Hidden Martial Arts Strain, but the truth was that only those from the Peng Lai Immortal Realm were the real hidden martial art practitioners.

”I see.”

Mo Wen let out a deep sigh. He was puzzled by the appearance of the Hidden Martial Arts Strain this time. He could not understand how they had been able to become so influential within the martial art community and had played such a role in the Martial Arts Circle Convention. Time changed everything.

”If that's the case, the most prosperous region for Hua Xia martial art practitioners is not the inner world, but Peng Lai Immortal Realm in the main space?”

”That's right, but the situation in the Peng Lai Immortal Realm is slightly unique. Even the Huatian Palace is unable to exercise full control over the place. The Peng Lai Immortal Realm was originally built by the mighty ones from various worlds, and all kinds of characters with varying backgrounds lived in it. The strong practitioners there are also pretty powerful. Although the Huatian Palace still rules the region, its influence over there is less prestigious when compared to its control outside of the region.”

”I heard that the headquarters of the top three special organizations are in the Peng Lai Immortal Realm,” Gu Jingman said slowly.

The so-called top three special organizations she referred to was Demonic Sky, Ghost Lair, and Demon Native.

These top three special organizations had always been known as the Heretic forces, a definition given by the Huatian Palace. Winner takes all, so as a loser, they were naturally suppressed by the Huatian Palace.

”I'd no idea that the origin of the Hidden Martial Arts Strain is in the famous Peng Lai Immortal Realm. If so, I'd really need to go take a look.”

Mo Wen stood up and walked towards the door. ”Sis, I heard that the top eight sects will emerge from the Martial Arts Circle Convention this afternoon. Let's go take a look at the situation. After all, once the top eight are out, we'll have a chance to challenge them. I didn't care much about it at first, but now I'm a little interested.”

Gu Jingman walked alongside Mo Wen, feeling a tinge of joy. ”I was waiting for your call. How boring is that to spend the whole day practicing.”

Wrapping her arms around Mo Wen, Gu Jingman stood by his side, and they walked out of the inn together.