Hengsheng stood atop Endless Wealth Peak, his eyes filled with amazement as he gazed at the beautiful astral light flowing beyond the shield of Origin Energy.
He watched this stunning sight as the entire peak moved through the vast tunnel at an uncalculated speed.
He was currently within an Astral Tunnel, traveling across the void between worlds within the Heavenly Dao World.
Before long, barely ten seconds after Hengsheng initiated the World Hopping and entered the Astral Web, he had already arrived at a new world.
Woosh!
The view before him shifted in a flash as the Endless Wealth Peak abruptly reappeared in an unfamiliar sky.
Hengsheng's eyes narrowed as he observed the surrounding world.
With just a first glance, he immediately knew—this was not a good place to settle.
The sky above was dark, shrouded in thick, churning clouds.
Amidst the clouds, there was a shattered sky, like a broken mirror drifting around aimlessly.
Below, an enormous mountain range stretched across the entire world, composed entirely of gold and earth. But instead of feeling majestic or glorious, the sight gave off a sense of decay and desolation.
Hengsheng furrowed his brows. Without hesitation, he opened the System panel to check the details of this world.
Ding!
[The World Details]
[World Status]
Name: ??? Shattered Dimensional World
Type: False Dimensional World
Level: Tier 4 (Formerly Tier 7)
Current Status: Unstable / Decay
Destiny: Black Qi Luck
[World Nature]
World Size Scale: Small
Major Landforms: Mountain Range
Climate: Unstable
Inhabitants: Demon Beast, Plant, Etc.
Dominant Dao: Dao of Gold
Dao Presence: High
Law Presence: Low
Energy Type: Spiritual Qi
Energy Allocation: Spiritual Qi Vein Network, Ambient Atmosphere
Energy Density: Low
[Cultivation Factor]
Cultivator Foundation Type: Spirit Core
Cultivator Talent Growth: Low
Cultivator Destiny Potential: Low
Cultivation Environment Abundance: Low
Cultivation Resource Availability: Low
World Background:
A former Tier 7 False Dimensional World, created to contain the inheritance of the Heavenly Immortal.
It had already served its purpose, as the destined inheritor had received the inheritance, leaving the world to gradually decay due to the absence of the dimensional stabilizer
Warning: This world will soon fall into the infinite void within the next 10 years.
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"OH," Hengsheng exclaimed, surprised by the details of this world that the system had presented to him.
This system's performance was truly on another level compared to his others. It even seemed to surpass his proud simulator.
"Blue, land," Hengsheng commanded.
The Endless Wealth Peak slowly descended to the ground at Blue's command.
Hengsheng gazed across the entire dimensional world from above, measuring its size with his eyes.
He discovered that this world was quite flat, and it had a radius of around seven thousand kilometers from the center.
It was not too large for a cultivation world, where everything tended to be gigantic. It was slightly bigger than all the Earth's continents combined.
BOOM!
The Endless Wealth Peak landed with a thunderous sound as it collided with the ground below.
Hengsheng commanded that the Origin Energy shield, which covered the entire mountain, remain in place to protect this location from whatever threat this world might present to him and his people.
"So…" Hengsheng gazed at the group of young cultivators from the Lan Clan and Wang Clan, who were still in shock since everything had happened so quickly.
Just 30 seconds ago, they had been in the secret land, and now they found themselves in an entirely unfamiliar place.
"Boo?" The monkey demon beast made a sound behind Hengsheng, trying to get his attention.
"Hm..." Hengsheng shifted his gaze to the demon beast.
"Boo!" The monkey gestured, and the other beasts responded.
"Raarr!"
"Ku..."
...
Seeing their actions, Hengsheng immediately understood—the demon beasts were now recognizing him as their new boss!
'That's a good thing; it will be easy to manage,' Hengsheng thought.
"You guys stay here on the peak for now. Don't go down there, and don't fight. Understood?" Hengsheng commanded.
The demon beasts responded in their own way, showing obedience to his words.
Seeing the demon beasts respond, Hengsheng nodded with satisfaction.
Then he changed his mind to be a Demon Beast boss—there was another candidate more suited for this role.
Hengsheng thought for a second before he pulled Yunsu from the System World.
"Meow?" Yunsu cried out in surprise, her big, adorable eyes staring at him as if asking why he was bothering her again.
Without hesitation, Hengsheng rubbed his face against her soft belly. Resigned to her fate, the cat allowed her human to enjoy her fluff.
Then she noticed something—over ten thousand demon beasts on the peak were staring at her, their expressions frozen in shock.
Hengsheng had enjoyed the cuddle enough and gently let her go.
"Yunsu, these demon beasts will be your underlings from now on. Take care of them, okay? I have something to do," Hengsheng said.
"Meow," Yunsu replied, accepting his request.
"Then, I'll pick you up later!" Hengsheng said before leaping off the cliff to approach the people below.
Yunsu sat on the grassy floor, her feline eyes calmly watching the back of her human.
"Boo! Boo!" The monkey demon beast approached the cat, his expression easy to read—clearly smirking as he walked forward with clenched fists, challenging her.
'This little kitten is the boss's right hand? I'll take that position for myself!' the monkey thought smugly.
"Rarr!"
"Raor!"
…
The other demon beasts roared and cheered as they gathered to watch the scene unfold.
Yunsu slowly turned her gaze toward the foolish monkey and the excited crowd. A smirk curled on her lips—she was about to have some fun.
…
Raorrrrr! (Please Stop!)
ARGH!! (Pain!!)
GARRRGARRRGAAAAA! (You stupid monkey!)
…
At the entrance of Lan Clan Cave.
Hengsheng's ears caught the faint sounds coming from the peak, but he didn't pay them much attention—it was likely a matter between the demon beasts. His focus remained on the people before him.
"Big Brother Hengsheng, where are we?" Lan Baixing stepped forward and asked, his tone filled with anxiety, because the atmosphere of this world did not seem friendly to them.
Hengsheng glanced over the gathered crowd, reading their expressions. All of them were uneasy.
Then Hengsheng counts the number.
There were a total of 100 people present, including himself—60 young cultivators from the Lan Clan and 40 from the Wang Clan who still within the Wooden Orbs.
"This is another realm—we've already left the Five Pillar Realm," Hengsheng said, his expression calm and unreadable.
The crowd murmured as they could not believe what had just happened.
Hengsheng let them process everything in silence while he turned his attention elsewhere.
With a casual wave of his hand, the wooden orbs that had sealed the Wang Clan members began to loosen. Their heads slowly emerged from the orbs, though they were still unconscious.
The surrounding Lan Clan young cultivators, who hadn't known what those wooden orbs were when they emerged from the purple vortex earlier, stared in surprise.
Hengsheng condensed a stream of green Wood Qi in his hand and activated his genetic trait ability.
The green Qi pulsed softly as vines emerged from his palm, extending and coiling around the wooden orbs.
A gentle mist of awakening gas was released from the vines, seeping into the orbs to awaken the unconscious young cultivators from Wang Clan.
Wang Dalong's sleeping face twisted into a frown as dizziness swept over him. Moments later, he regained consciousness and found himself tightly wrapped inside a wooden orb.
He struggled against the restraints, but they held firm. His eyes locked onto the figure in front of him.
"Lan Hengsheng! Let me out!" Wang Dalong roared, his body struggling as he fought back the wooden cage restrant.
His shout stirred the other Wang Clan members awake.
"What's going on?! Where are we?!"
"AHHHHHHHH!"
"Why am I trapped in this wooden cage?! Let me out!"
"AHHHHHHHHHHH!"
"Can you just shut up for a second?!"
"AHHHHHHHHHH!!"
….
Hengsheng watched the chaotic scene unfold with quiet amusement. He found something oddly satisfying in their confusion and panic.
A faint smile tugged at his lips.
Hengsheng grinned and thought, "Strange… after the reincarnation, I seem to enjoy this kind of chaotic situation more than I used to. Maybe it's the nature of a cultivator rubbing off on me…whatever"
When he had enjoyed it enough, he began to move, exerting the oppressive aura throughout the area, covering all the people present and drawing their attention.
The murmurs and screams died down, all eyes were on Hengsheng.
"Now, I will start to explain. I will start with why these Wang Clan's people are with us…" Hengsheng said calmly, and then he began to tell the story that the First Elder had taught him before he entered the secret land.
The truth was that the Lan Clan, Wang Clan, and two other clans outside of the Metal Flow Plain actually came from the same origin.
…
"You're lying!" Wang Dalong roared, how could he believe this fantasy!
"If it's not true, why would I go through all the trouble of bringing you all with me, then?" Hengsheng replied, his gaze unwavering.
Wang Dalong's eyes widened as he tried to think of a logical answer. "That… that's right!"
He smirked as if he had won, even though he was still looking pathetic, wrapped within the wooden orbs.
Then he laughed as if he had caught the lie from Hengsheng. "Hahaha… You just want to make us your servants, don't you? I heard from Lan Xiaorong that you're extremely arrogant and obsessed with forcing everyone to submit! A terrible person!"
Lan Xiaorong in the crowd lowered his head, trying to hide his presence from Hengsheng, but he could feel the sharp gaze land on him, sending a chill down his spine.