Primordial Continent, Eastern Barrens.
A green flying boat sped swiftly through the high skies above the Eastern Barrens.
The speed of this green flying boat was incredibly fast, almost invisible to the naked eye, appearing like a flickering green speck.
"As a high-level world, the Primordial Continent is truly vast and boundless," Ye Yunfei began, his hands clasped behind his back as he gazed at the land below from within the flying boat.
"If you were to compare the Primordial Continent to the Canghuang Realm, the Primordial Continent would be like an endless, expansive ocean, while the Canghuang Realm would be like a pond measuring a dozen square meters. If the Primordial Continent is a towering mountain piercing the clouds, then the Canghuang Realm, at best, is but a single grain of sand on that mountain."
The hundreds of Qingyun Palace members gathered around Ye Yunfei were all dumbfounded.
The Primordial Continent was an unfamiliar, advanced world to these Qingyun Palace members, so Ye Yunfei casually explained a few things to them.
"That seems too exaggerated. No matter what, the Canghuang Realm is a universe, while the Primordial Continent is just a continent. How can a single continent be bigger than an entire universe, and by such a huge margin!" Du Fan was the first to shake his head in disbelief.
Though the others didn't voice it, clear doubt was evident in their eyes. After all, the analogy Ye Yunfei used was indeed rather extreme.
"You don't yet understand what a high-level world truly means," Ye Yunfei said calmly. "The spacetime of a low-level world is fundamentally different from that of a high-level world."
"There's a saying in the Buddhist tradition: One sand, one world; One leaf, one heaven. Within a single grain of sand, there can be a vast world hidden. Yet outside that grain of sand, there exists an even higher, boundless level of spacetime."
"The spatial treasures we commonly use are based on this principle, carving out expansive spaces within a certain object. Often, a single pearl or even a jade token the size of a fingernail can contain a vast small world."
"In this sense, the Canghuang Realm is a universe within a grain of sand, while the Primordial Continent is the higher-level world outside the sand. Do you understand now?"
Having traversed countless large and small worlds in his past life, Ye Yunfei had seen far too many realms and had a thorough understanding of the structure of spacetime.
"Ah, now I understand. Spacetime is truly marvelous!" Du Fan exclaimed with newfound admiration after hearing this.
The others also vaguely grasped the concept, all showing looks of amazement.
"With your current strength, within the Canghuang Realm, you were already capable of entering the void and traversing the cosmos," Ye Yunfei continued. "But the laws of spacetime in the Primordial Continent are far more advanced than those of the Canghuang Realm. Here, with your current cultivation, even if you flew for a month using your spiritual energy, you might not be able to leave the territory of a single ordinary small nation. And the number of such ordinary small nations in the Eastern Barrens of the Primordial Continent alone is virtually uncountable."
"As for entering the starry void, don't even think about it now. Before you could even reach it, you'd likely be shredded into dust by the energetic tempests and fierce winds in the high atmosphere."
"The Primordial Continent is enormous!" The Qingyun Palace members all wore expressions of shock.
"Of course, if you can eventually become top-tier experts in the Primordial Continent, traversing the continent and roaming the stars will be as simple as a thought. In short, I hope you will all cultivate diligently and strive to become strong figures in this boundless continent," Ye Yunfei added.
After hearing Ye Yunfei's words, everyone clenched their fists tightly, inwardly vowing to train harder in the future.
Half a month later.
"Finally entering the Yan Nation's territory. The Ziwei Sect isn't far ahead now," Ye Yunfei gazed into the distance, a quiet thought forming in his mind.
The Ziwei Sect – a sect that carried so many of his memories from the past!
In his previous life on the Primordial Continent, Ye Yunfei's rise to power had all started from the Ziwei Sect.
At the same time.
Within the vast expanse of primitive jungle from which Ye Yunfei had previously teleported from the Canghuang Realm, numerous forces from the Tianyou Tomb and the Heavenly God Palace were conducting an exhaustive, carpet-like search.
After the Master of the Heavenly God Palace learned that the Teleportation Altar had gone missing, he was furious and immediately dispatched a large number of experts to investigate thoroughly.
The Tomb Master of the Tianyou Tomb personally took charge, leading a group of high-ranking members to inspect the scene!
However, after combing through the entire jungle and the surrounding dozen or so nations, large and small, the forces of the Tianyou Tomb and the Heavenly God Palace found absolutely nothing!
When Ye Yunfei had carried out his operation, he had long since utilized the Thousand Transformations technique to rigorously conceal his Soul Power aura. Moreover, afterward, he had incinerated all the bodies with his Earthflame Blaze, leaving behind no traces whatsoever.
At this moment, the high-ranking members of the Tianyou Tomb and a group of Heavenly God Palace experts had returned to the palace building in the jungle's depths, standing before the deep pit where the altar had been.
They released their Soul Power again and again, probing carefully to see if any lingering aura or clues remained within the palace.
"Still no discoveries. It seems the person who stole the Teleportation Altar must have been a true top-tier expert. Otherwise, they could not have avoided leaving behind any aura," a black-robed elder sighed.
This black-robed elder was none other than Elder Xing of the Tianyou Tomb. He had been staying in this primitive jungle, studying the situation, for half a month.
"Tomb Master, could it have been done by one of our Tianyou Tomb's rival factions?" Elder Xing inquired, turning toward a middle-aged man with a dark expression.
This man was precisely the Tomb Master of the Tianyou Tomb.
Before the Tomb Master could reply, a Heavenly God Palace expert interjected with a cold snort, "Immediately compile a complete list of all your Tianyou Tomb's rival forces. Our Heavenly God Palace will personally send representatives to investigate them one by one. Regardless of which faction is responsible, they will share only one fate: total annihilation."
Hearing this, the Tianyou Tomb's high-ranking officials were inwardly shaken. True to its reputation as a formidable force on the Primordial Continent, the Heavenly God Palace's style was indeed overbearing—uttering threats of total destruction with ease.
Suddenly… BOOM!
An energy pressure of unbelievable might descended, completely enveloping the vast expanse of the primal jungle.
In that instant, everything within a radius of several thousand li came to a standstill.
Time, space, all living beings, all flora such as flowers and trees—everything was sealed by a terrifying force, frozen in place as if part of a static painting.
Then, a man whose form was wreathed in dazzling, holy light, making his features indistinct, strode through the air with his hands clasped behind his back.
Following closely at his side was an emaciated, stooped elder leaning heavily on a dragon-head cane.
The speed of these two was terrifying. With just a single step, they descended from the high sky to the palace deep within the jungle, appearing before the deep pit.
Everyone inside the palace suddenly found their bodies immobilized, as if bearing the weight of dozens of massive mountains; they nearly buckled under the pressure.
Then they noticed that two aura-terrifying figures had appeared beside the pit at the palace's center.
A hazy figure shrouded in holy radiance, and a frail elder holding a cane.
"We greet the Palace Master and the Shaman!" All the Heavenly God Palace experts immediately dropped to one knee and called out in unison.
"We, Tianyou Tomb Master Zhu Yin and the Tomb's high-ranking members, pay our respects to the Palace Master and the Shaman!" The Tianyou Tomb Master also hurriedly led the Tomb's upper echelon in a deep, respectful bow.