Chen Tian and Zi Long headed in the direction of Xue Qingyou. Beside Xue Qingyou, several clones of Chen Tian stood silently. Xue Qingyou looked terrified. Everything before him filled him with dread. The bloody and brutal scene unfolded before his eyes. Xue Qingyou couldn't imagine that the path to finding his daughter would be so difficult, but he couldn't retreat. He was determined to find his child.
The figures of Chen Tian and Zi Long slowly entered Xue Qingyou's sight. Xue Qingyou felt a trace of comfort in his heart. The surrounding clones gradually dissipated. Chen Tian looked at Xue Qingyou and saw that he was unharmed. Fortunately, nothing had happened, or the mission would have failed.
Chen Tian extended his palm and pulled Xue Qingyou up from the ground. Chen Tian said calmly, "Just a little further and you'll reach the world barrier. Then you can find your child."
"Thank you, thank you very much, sir."
Tears welled up in Xue Qingyou's eyes, his face full of gratitude. Zi Long, standing beside him, said nothing. As Chen Tian's pet, he had no right to speak. Chen Tian, Zi Long, and Xue Qingyou walked on the plains. While walking, Chen Tian asked, "Zi Long, besides you, are there any other wild beasts capable of commanding other beast packs?"
"No, Chen Tian. And I'm also curious who did this to the beast pack. I usually can't be bothered with them, and I never told them to do this."
Chen Tian believed Zi Long wasn't lying. After all, Zi Long was now his pet. Having signed a contract, he wouldn't deceive him. Even if he did, Chen Tian would feel it. Chen Tian pondered silently, "It seems there are more tasks after this one."
Chen Tian could deduce that this story mission would likely take a long time to complete. However, Chen Tian enjoyed these tasks because the completion of each stage would bring him closer to economic development and soul fusion. Chen Tian eagerly anticipated the day of completion.
After walking for an unknown amount of time, Chen Tian and the other two arrived before the world barrier. A white barrier blocked the three of them. Chen Tian's brows furrowed. He took a step forward, and this time the barrier did not repel him. Chen Tian passed through the barrier freely. Chen Tian thought, "It's just as the system said."
Chen Tian returned to Zi Long and Xue Qingyou from the other side and said, "This barrier requires a world recognition mark to enter. Zi Long, you will enter my pet space later. Xue Qingyou, do you have the mark?"
Xue Qingyou was startled by Chen Tian's question and said, "Yes, the mark is here, on my hand."
On Xue Qingyou's hand, a mark slowly appeared on his previously fair skin. The mark seemed like an innate brand. Xue Qingyou willed it, and the mark disappeared. However, Chen Tian sensed something was slightly off, because the mark was golden. Chen Tian was unsure what was wrong.
Chen Tian extended his arm, and a spatial vortex appeared. Zi Long nodded and directly entered the vortex. As Chen Tian's pet, Zi Long naturally had a pet space.
Currently, Chen Tian had contracted beings including: Zi Long, Kong Ling, Long Ling, Cai Ling, Qing Yu, and the Huo Ling tribe. Qing Ling had been materialized and was likely still in the real world taking care of her sister. Chen Tian didn't mind.
Subsequently, Chen Tian and Xue Qingyou stepped into the barrier simultaneously. The moment they entered, the entire barrier trembled. Chen Tian felt dizzy and instantly appeared in a city. Standing in the city, Chen Tian was a bit dazed. Where was this place!
"System, what's going on?"
"Ding! Reply to the host, Xue Qingyou's mark is a top-level mark. The moment you entered the barrier, the barrier was affected, and thus the host was randomly teleported to another region."
"Ding! Story Mission (Three): Find Xue Qingyou and protect Xue Qingyou. Mission Reward: Realm +2"
Chen Tian looked at the mission interface. Wow, this was only the third mission! It directly triggered a reward of Realm +2. If all missions were completed, what would happen? Chen Tian became more and more expectant.
As usual, Chen Tian wanted to find an inn to get some information. At the same time, Chen Tian walked through the city and noticed that the cultivators in this city did not seem to be complete beings, but rather native spirits. But why would this area give rise to native spirits? The previous area only had trial-takers. Chen Tian was very curious. He found a tavern and inn and entered. He sat down and listened to the surrounding conversations with all his attention.
"Did you hear? The princess of the Luo Yun Dynasty is back."
"Alas! Why did she come back? Isn't she walking into a wolf's den? She ran away back then, what was she thinking."
"It's said she ran to that barren land, and the royal family gave up on her."
"Let's not talk about that. Did you hear? That place is about to open, the Divine Strike Secret Realm. There are two more days. The royal family is also recruiting people."
"Yes! It opens once every hundred years, and the royal family naturally won't be negligent."
...
Chen Tian's thoughts raced, and his heart rejoiced. He wondered what the difference between the Divine Strike Secret Realm and the Divine Strike Trial was. Chen Tian communicated with the system, "System, I want knowledge about this world. Do you have any?"
"Transplanting memories for the host..."
"Memory transplant complete. Please view it yourself, host."
As the words finished in Chen Tian's mind, he became interested and began to review the memories. Waves of immense memories crashed into Chen Tian's head. Chen Tian's mental strength was extraordinary. As an individual from three different worlds, Chen Tian's mental strength had long reached a terrifying level. But even so, Chen Tian still felt a throbbing pain in his head. This memory was too vast, and Chen Tian was somewhat overwhelmed.
Sweating profusely, Chen Tian endured. After nearly half of the cultivators had left, Chen Tian's complexion recovered. He then said, "This, this area is a world, and the other areas are different worlds."
The world Chen Tian was in was called the Divine Origin Continent. Chen Tian was currently in a dynasty called the Luo Yun Dynasty on the Divine Origin Continent.
On the Divine Origin Continent, there were only nations, no sects, and other cultivation systems. Nations often waged war against each other, none giving way. Even small amounts of resources could trigger war. The nations on the Divine Origin Continent were divided into: Dynasties, Imperial Dynasties, Emperor Dynasties, Empires, and Divine Kingdoms. Each nation was divided into upper, middle, and lower grades, with upper-grade nations being the most powerful.
The Luo Yun Dynasty where Chen Tian was located was a lower-grade dynasty, the weakest among the dynasties. But on the entire Divine Origin Continent, there were countless dynasties. This world was too vast.
"System, convert my realm, let's see what realm I am currently at."
"Ding! Realm conversion complete."
Chen Tian glanced at his status panel. The realm column read: Kingly Path Rank Nine.
The realm system on the Divine Origin Continent was divided into: Human Rank Nine Stages, Martial Rank Nine Stages, Kingly Path Rank Nine Stages, Imperial Path Rank Nine Stages, Emperor King Rank Nine Stages, and Divine Origin Rank Nine Stages.
Each realm was divided into nine stages (ranks). Only by breaking through the ninth stage (rank) could one advance to the next realm.