Chapter 4844

"Ji Hai!" Wang Ruyan held a square azure token. Two large characters were carved on its front, which she recognized.

The fact that they could understand the contents of the jade slip indicated that the writing in the Chaos Realm was the same as that in the Immortal Realm, which was strange, given that the Chaos Sea separated the two realms.

"The writing in the Chaos Realm and the Immortal Realm is actually the same," Wang Ruyan wondered aloud. "Could cultivators from the Chaos Realm have visited the Immortal Realm and spread the writing?"

The Chaos Realm was larger than the Immortal Realm and possessed more cultivation resources. It seemed only plausible that cultivators from the Chaos Realm had traveled to the Immortal Realm and introduced the writing. This would imply that cultivators from the Chaos Realm had visited the Immortal Realm even before the Chaos Era.

"It's hard to say," Wang Changsheng speculated. "Perhaps the Immortal Realm and the Chaos Realm were originally one, sharing the same writing, and then a great change occurred, giving birth to the Chaos Sea and separating them."

There was a Heavenly Dao artifact, the Golden Radiance Blade. Heavenly Dao artifacts had no specific grades; they were weapons of Dao Sovereigns. Dao Sovereigns cultivated the Great Dao and prided themselves on mastering Supreme Daos. The more Supreme Daos they mastered, the stronger they became, and the more stable their created world would be.

Generally, if a Dao Sovereign remained, their created world persisted, and vice versa. Ji Hai's death here indicated that his created world was destroyed simultaneously with him, which was odd, as he could have re-established restrictions and yet was still annihilated.

"The Great Dao of Poison!" Wang Changsheng carefully examined the remains, noticing that the surface of the bones was blackened.

"It seems his enemy mastered the Great Dao of Poison," Wang Ruyan surmised. "The potent poison corrupted his world, and the strange poison also destroyed his body. This dual attack led to his demise."

"So Dao Sovereigns can use their created worlds to fight enemies," Wang Changsheng remarked. "I thought they merely created a world."

Some jade slips described the combat methods of Dao Sovereigns, mentioning the use of their created worlds to eliminate enemies. Within these worlds, they possessed immense suppressive power, somewhat akin to a spirit domain. The difference from a spirit domain was that different Dao Sovereigns created different worlds.

Dao Ancestors who opened up nine fundamental laws and advanced to Dao Sovereigns could also create worlds. Without a Supreme Dao, such worlds were relatively fragile. If they used their created world to fight enemies and the world was destroyed, though they could rebuild it, they would also be affected, potentially suffering a significant drop in cultivation.

Therefore, Dao Sovereigns generally avoided using their created worlds to fight enemies.

Among those who advanced to Dao Sovereigns, worlds created by Dao Ancestors who opened up ten fundamental laws were more stable, while those created by Dao Ancestors with nine fundamental laws were relatively weaker. This was merely the initial state; if the latter later mastered Supreme Daos, the more Supreme Daos they possessed, the stronger their world would naturally become.

When a spirit domain was broken, the caster's cultivation would not significantly drop. From this perspective, there was still a difference between a spirit domain and a created world.

Wang Changsheng picked up a thick blue book. On its cover were written five large characters: "Travels in the Chaos Realm." He began to flip through it. This ancient text recorded information about the Chaos Realm, including the division of major forces, geographical locations, customs, and cultivation resources.

In the Chaos Realm, any force possessing a Dao Sovereign was considered a major power. The Divine Clan, Chaos Clan, Sky Demon Clan, and Asura Clan were super-powers, each boasting over a hundred Dao Sovereigns. Beyond the sheer number of Dao Sovereigns, all four major clans had powerful individuals who had mastered six types of Supreme Daos—this was their greatest asset as the four dominant clans of the Chaos Realm.

Even among forces with Dao Sovereigns, there were distinctions in strength: the higher the realm and the greater the number of Supreme Daos mastered, the stronger the force.

"Over a hundred Dao Sovereigns, and powerful individuals who've mastered six types of Supreme Daos!" Wang Changsheng murmured to himself, a look of sudden realization on his face.

Like comprehending laws, Supreme Daos were the most difficult to grasp. "Travels in the Chaos Realm" mentioned that a Grand Elder of a certain race had secluded himself for five hundred million years yet failed to comprehend even a single Supreme Dao.

Wang Changsheng currently commanded the Great Dao of Divine Soul, having refined its origin. Wang Ruyan, however, had not yet mastered any Supreme Great Dao.

After reading for a while, Wang Changsheng's eyes lit up. "Heavenly Dao artifacts that can assist Dao Sovereigns in comprehending the Great Dao!" he exclaimed.

Some special Heavenly Dao artifacts could assist Dao Sovereigns in comprehending the Great Dao, increasing their chances of understanding Supreme Daos. However, such artifacts required the incorporation of an extremely rare refining material, making them incredibly valuable. This also represented a powerful foundation; the four major clans all possessed items with similar functions, be they Heavenly Dao artifacts, Dao formations, Dao talismans, Dao pills, or Dao wines.

Dao talismans were talismans that only Dao Sovereigns could refine, possessing incredible power and being extremely precious.

Both Dao pills and Dao wines were cultivation resources that only Dao Sovereigns could produce, intended for the cultivation of Pill Venerables.

"The stones on the formation plate are Dao Stones, primarily used for setting up Dao formations." Wang Changsheng nodded.

Dao Stones served as currency among Dao Sovereigns, having no specific grades and being widely used. They were superior to Immortal Essence Stones.

The contents recorded in these jade slips and "Travels in the Chaos Realm" were highly valuable. After reviewing them, Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan gained a much deeper understanding of the Chaos Realm.

"The human race in the Chaos Realm is merely a medium-tier race, and their most powerful human force only has a few dozen Dao Sovereigns," Wang Ruyan said with a frown.

While the human race's weakness wasn't critical on its own, the Chaos Clan, Asura Clan, and Sky Demon Clan were unfriendly towards humans. The Divine Clan was somewhat better, and most human forces were located in the Divine Clan's territory.

"We don't know when Ji Hai perished. So many years have passed; the situation might be different now. The Chaos Realm is an unknown place for us," Wang Changsheng said.

"Let's first refine those Great Dao origins to enhance our strength," Wang Ruyan suggested. "With you having refined the Heavenly Dao artifact, your power will be greater, allowing us to establish ourselves better once we reach the Chaos Realm."

Wang Changsheng nodded, putting away the formation flags and plate. This trip had yielded many good items, the most valuable being a Heavenly Dao artifact and a set of Dao formations.

They returned to Qinglian Immortal Island, briefly explained the situation to Wang Qingcheng, and then headed back to Qinglian Peak.

Entering a secret chamber, Wang Changsheng flicked his right hand, and a red jade bottle flew out. He cast a spell, and a red light mass appeared, radiating terrifying heat. This was the origin of the Great Dao of Magma.

He put away the origin of the Great Dao of Magma, took out the Golden Radiance Blade, and began refining the artifact.

This was his first Heavenly Dao artifact; refining it would greatly enhance his power.

In the Chaos Realm, on the Divine Spirit Continent, lay the ancestral land of the Divine Clan.

Heavenly God Peak, one of the Divine Clan's forbidden areas, was accessible only to a select few elders.

In a secret chamber, a tall, slender, silver-haired old man sat cross-legged on a green futon, holding a small golden mirror. In the mirror, a pot-bellied old man in red robes could be seen.

"Have you not found Ji Hai's remains yet?" the silver-haired old man asked.

"Not yet. The Sea of Ruins is too vast," the red-robed old man replied, shaking his head.

"Never mind, withdraw the search party!" the silver-haired old man instructed. "His soul lamp has extinguished; finding his remains is pointless now. However, this matter cannot end here. We must investigate thoroughly to find out who killed him."

"Yes, Elder Ji," the red-robed old man assented.