Chapter 807: A Sea Floating in the Void (1/2)

Nie Tian spent a few months with Duan Shihu and Jing Rou, and learned from them that humans had occupied a great amount of the domains in this boundless starry river.

The Domain of Heaven’s Boundaries and the Domain of Heaven Python were just two very ordinary ones.

Usually, domains consisted of multiple realms. Realms could be divided into small-scale realms, medium-scale realms, large-scale realms, and super-large-scale realms.

Similarly, domains could be divided into elementary-grade domains, medium-grade domains, and premium-grade domains.

According to Jing Rou, domains that had Void domain Qi warriors could be referred to as elementary-grade domains. Those that had Saint domain Qi warriors could be categorized as medium-grade domains. Only domains that had God domain experts deserved to be called premium-grade domains.

Before Fan Kai had broken through into the Void domain, the Domain of the Falling Stars hadn’t even qualified as an elementary-grade domain.

Even though there were a large number of realms in the Domain of Heaven’s Boundaries, since it didn’t have any Saint domain experts, it also only counted as an elementary-grade domain.

The Domain of Heaven Python fell into the class of medium-grade domains.

Only the Ancient Fragmentary Star Palace and colossi like it, which had God domain experts, deserved to be called premium-grade domains.

Patriarch Pure Heaven was still one step away from entering the Saint domain, so he didn’t seem very impressive to Nie Tian.

While Nie Tian drifted away in thought, Yue Yanxi said, “The reason why the Pure Heaven Sect didn’t send people to that forbidden region was because they had made another discovery. There are a number of dead realms in the Pure Heaven Sect’s territory, and among them there’s this vast, mysterious sea, which floats in the void and has many secrets.

“The Pure Heaven Sect didn’t show up with us because they discovered that mysterious stone statues would surface from time to time in that sea.

“Those stone statues seem to carry the profound truths of heaven and earth, so the Pure Heaven Sect attached great importance to them. They went all-out to learn about them, and thus didn’t have the energy to search that forbidden region.”

Surprised, Nie Tian said, “Stone statues surfaced in a sea that floats in the void? Hmm, interesting.”

“Yeah, exactly.” Yue Yanxi said, his eyes narrowed. “Like you said, the spatial rift to the Shatter Battlefield hasn’t opened in the Realm of Maelstrom yet, so do you want to go take a look at that floating sea? The Pure Heaven Sect seems to have retrieved several of the stone statues out of the bottom of the sea already. Powerful experts and chosen ones from all over the Domain of Heaven’s Boundaries are heading there, hoping to examine and derive some enlightenment from them.

“Yin Yanan went there shortly after her return to the Beast-controlling Sect.

“I sent Qiao Yunxi there as soon as possible too.

“I also intend to go there myself. If you’re interested, we can go together. What do you think?”

After a moment of pondering, Nie Tian nodded, “Sure, let’s go.”

Mu Biqiong jumped in and asked, “What about me then?”

“You’re coming with us,” Yue Yanxi said plainly. “Your sect has sent people there too.”

“Mmm.” Mu Biqiong nodded.

As the teleportation portal was once again activated, Nie Tian, Yue Yanxi, and Mu Biqiong disappeared from the Divine Flame Sect.

After just one teleportation, Nie Tian and the others appeared in a location by the edge of a dead realm, which didn’t seem that vast. The earth was dark-gray, and mountains could be seen in the distance.

Nie Tian examined this realm with rapt attention, and discovered that there didn’t seem to be the slightest spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth in it. Neither did he sense the existence of any vegetation or living creatures.

Therefore, he knew this realm was bereft of any life.

The teleportation portal they were standing in was on an ancient starship that belonged to the Divine Flame Sect, which was berthed by the edge of the dead realm.

After withdrawing his gaze from the dead realm, Nie Tian gazed around with rapt attention, and his expression instantly flickered.

A total of seven dead realms were scattered in this region. The one close to him was only one of them.

Surrounded by the seven dead realms was an extremely vast blue sea, and the sea was indeed floating in the void. Compared to the sea, even the seven dead realms looked very small.

The blue sea seemed unfathomable and full of mysteries.

Nie Tian had a feeling as if the sea stretched downward endlessly into the boundless starry river.

Normally speaking, since the sea was floating in the void, it should contain countless impurities, which would infiltrate Qi warriors’ bodies and souls, causing them great damage.

Nie Tian had experienced this first-hand when he had traveled in the void with Zhao Shanling.

It was said that only Qi warriors with cultivation bases higher than the Void domain would be able to envelop themselves and ward off the harmful impurities with their own domains.

For this very reason, there had been a saying that only those who had cultivation bases higher than the Void domain or possessed ancient starships were able to explore the depths of the void.

However, there didn’t seem to be even the slightest impurity in this sea, even though it was floating in the void and surrounded by seven dead realms.