The brothers were all improving their strength in their own ways.
"Oh, right, Fourth Brother."
"You should familiarize yourself with the 'Jin' that Shuang'er created when you have time."
"I see you're also practicing the Xuanhuang Indestructible Body. This pure physical strength that Shuang'er created can be merged with Xuanhuang Qi to unleash even greater power."
"You and Eldest Brother and Third Brother should look into this, as they have more experience in this area."
"Mm, I understand, Second Brother."
Qin Yu nodded in agreement.
Qin Yu felt no shame in learning the "Jin" developed by his own child.
On the contrary, he felt a bit proud.
Look, these are techniques developed by my son. Even my three older brothers value them highly.
After a short chat, the four brothers went their separate ways.
Besides cultivating, Lin Meng also had to spend time with his family.
Hong Meng had to return to urge the Heavenly Venerates in the main universe.
In terms of existence time, the Hong Meng Universe was absolutely the oldest among all universes.
There were over a thousand Heavenly Venerate-level existences.
However, perhaps because they had existed for too long, everyone's cultivation mindset had become somewhat rigid.
Look at Second Brother Roy's Starry Sky Universe; it had only been created for two epochs, yet it had already produced seven Hong Meng Beings, all of whom had become Second-level Hong Meng Controllers.
Third Brother Lin Meng's Lin Meng Universe, although it had only produced one Hong Meng Being, had managed to create its own universe and refine the First-level Xuanhuang Indestructible Body, becoming his Fourth Brother.
What about his own Hong Meng Universe?
Although the two younger brothers who emerged were both from the Hong Meng Universe, neither was born in the main universe.
Furthermore, the fact that Second Brother and Third Brother could emerge from the subsidiary universes was entirely due to Second Brother's efforts.
If Second Brother Roy hadn't appeared, Hong Meng felt that he might have had to wait for several thousand more epochs before he could welcome new family members.
After all, the Hong Meng Universe he created was weaker in energy level than Hong Meng Qi.
The strongest Heavenly Venerates were still a major realm away from being Hong Meng Beings, and in these thousand-plus epochs, at least twenty to thirty Heavenly Venerates had been dissolved within the Primordial Space.
If the remaining thousand-plus Heavenly Venerates did not break through within one epoch, then Hong Meng would have to consider whether he needed to replace them with fresh blood to improve the foundation of the Hong Meng Universe.
On Lin Meng's side, within the White Cloud Palace, there were currently only three Heavenly Venerates.
Heavenly Venerate Xiaoyao and Heavenly Venerate Che Houyuan were both newly promoted Heavenly Venerates within the last two epochs, and their strength was weak.
Heavenly Venerate Piaoyu Kravig was the first disciple Lin Meng had ever taken in, and he was also the first Heavenly Venerate in the Lin Meng Universe.
Before the Universe Ranking Battle began, Kravig was one of the few people who knew about the situation outside the universe.
The current Kravig had also begun to attempt the fusion of Space Law and Time Law, and had achieved preliminary results.
At the very least, ordinary Heavenly Venerates were no match for Kravig.
Even if Kravig were placed in the main universe of the Hong Meng Universe, he would be considered unique.
Only top Immortal Kings from the Starry Sky Universe could compare to Kravig.
Finally, there was Qin Yu's side.
The Qin Meng Universe had just been created, and its inhabitants had only recently been born.
It was not a simple matter to wait for these ignorant beings to learn to cultivate.
Of course, if Qin Yu had no requirements for the future, he could directly create a batch of cultivated beings and pass on the teachings.
However, judging from the development of Second Brother Roy's Starry Sky Universe and the other two brothers' universes, if the creators of the universe interfered too much with the fate of their inhabitants, the potential of that universe would be limited.
This was like the Magic Universe within the Hong Meng Universe, where Hong Meng had created Divine Beasts that became Gods upon reaching adulthood, resulting in the Magic Universe having only the path of Law cultivation for countless years.
The God Realm in the Lin Meng Universe was similar.
Second Brother Lin Meng had created eight great families and bestowed a primal spirit bead upon the patriarch of each family, making them the eight most powerful individuals in the God Realm at that time.
Unfortunately, the spirit beads were both their strength and their downfall.
None of the patriarchs of the eight great families of the God Realm, who were later revered as the Eight Saint Emperors, managed to comprehend Time Stop.
Let alone comprehend Time Reversal and become Heavenly Venerates.
Therefore, Qin Yu only left the essentials of cultivation in the Void God Realm.
As long as someone in the Three Thousand Universe Seas had sufficient mental strength, they could enter the Void God Realm and obtain the method of cultivation.
Of course, similar to Second Brother Roy's Starry Sky Universe, Qin Yu only provided the theory, allowing the beings in the universe to comprehend it themselves.
In this way, cultivation could flourish and develop vibrantly.
...
Starry Sky Universe, Dragon Domain.
The Dragon Domain is a starfield empire founded by the Dragon Emperor Leiding. Most people within the Dragon Domain cultivate the "Dragon" Law.
Therefore, the people of the Dragon Domain are also referred to as the "Dragon" clan.
The "Dragon" Law ranks within the top ten in the Starry Sky Universe at the very least.
Dragon Emperor Leiding, with his heaven-blessed talent, created the "Dragon" Law. By comprehending the "Dragon" Law, one could transform into a dragon with their own body.
After Dragon Emperor Leiding proved his Dao as a Heavenly Emperor through the Law of Dragon, he then comprehended the Law of Water. By integrating the Law of Water into the Law of Dragon, he elevated the Law of Dragon to the level of an Immortal Dao Supreme Law, thus proving his Dao and becoming an Immortal.
As a result, those in the Dragon Domain who later comprehended the Law of Dragon possessed a certain degree of water control ability.
Before reaching the Quasi Heavenly Emperor level, those who cultivated the Law of Dragon were a notch stronger than those who cultivated ordinary laws.
This was a quiet mountain village, far from the bustling big cities. All the villagers cultivated the Law of Dragon. Although they couldn't be considered exceptionally powerful, they were strong enough to protect their families in this village.
"Shitian, the food is almost ready. Go quickly and call Dad and Grandpa Shi to eat."
"Understood, Mom."
In a treehouse, a gentle woman emerged from the kitchen, which was emitting wisps of smoke, and instructed her son, who was playing with mud on the ground.
Hearing his mother's instructions, the little fellow stopped playing with mud and trotted towards the back mountain of the village.
"Shitian, slow down, don't fall."
"I know, Mom."
The little rascal responded to his mother while running even faster, afraid his mother would catch him and bring him back if he was any slower.
"Sigh..."
The gentle woman watched her son's receding figure and couldn't help but shake her head.
Forget it. Shitian is almost three years old now. Since he's so eager to cultivate, let his father and Grandpa Shi worry about it.
I'm not dealing with it anymore!
...
"Boom!"
"Boom, boom, boom, boom!"
"Boom!"
In a lake on the back mountain of the village, two figures clashed on the water's surface.
One person unleashed a white destructive vibration, obliterating everything that came near him.
The other person, however, did not emit such destructive white light. Instead, golden light enveloped him, making him appear like an Immortal King descending from the heavens, majestic and awe-inspiring.
Each clash between the figure in golden light and the figure in white light unleashed immense power. The lake water beneath their feet erupted with roars and high sprays of water.
This was even with both individuals on the lake surface having restrained their power to the absolute limit.
Were it not for this, the residual energy from their battle alone could have destroyed an area tens or even hundreds of miles around them.
"Dad, Grandpa Shi, Mom sent me to tell you to come home for dinner."
Just as the two were in the midst of their intense battle, a child's voice reached their ears.
Instantly, the golden light flared, overpowering the white light.
"Bang!"
The white light dissipated, and the figure, after being sent flying back several hundred meters, barely managed to stabilize himself.
Once he regained his footing, it became clear that this black-haired, white-robed young man was Qin Yu's younger son, Qin Shuang.
The other figure, completely shrouded in golden light, also revealed a familiar face as the golden light faded.
It was Dugu Zangtian!
Ever since Qin Shuang broke through to the Ancient Emperor realm decades ago and defeated the Centipede Fierce Beast, a minion of "Old Heaven," "Old Heaven" seemed to have suffered a severe blow, its aura becoming weak and undetectable.
Conversely, Dugu Zangtian's luck had been growing stronger day by day.
His cultivation progressed smoothly, with one fortunate encounter after another. Cultivation techniques, profound mysteries, and various rare heavenly treasures that strengthened the body would always find their way into Dugu Zangtian's hands through mysterious coincidences.
In these past few decades, Dugu Zangtian's cultivation had advanced by leaps and bounds, and he had currently reached the peak of the Ancient Emperor realm, surpassing Qin Shuang by a step.
Although Qin Shuang's strength had also improved, he had only managed to advance a certain distance within the Ancient Emperor stage.
This was the drawback of Qin Shuang's Body Tempering Stance.
The "Body Tempering Stance" was undoubtedly a powerful cultivation posture.
Especially when combined with the "Jin" that Qin Shuang had comprehended and manifested within his body, this cultivation posture possessed infinite possibilities.
However, the flaw in this cultivation posture was also very apparent.
That was, the speed of cultivation was extremely slow.
After breaking through the arrangements of "Old Heaven" the last time, Dugu Zangtian was convinced of the truth of his teacher's words:
If one possessed power greater than "Old Heaven," then no matter how "Old Heaven" arranged things, one would have the strength to resist.
Therefore, after collecting more body-cultivation techniques, especially those that Qin Shuang's teacher also praised highly, Dugu Zangtian ultimately abandoned the "Body Tempering Stance" and instead chose the "Secret Realm" cultivation system that suited him best.
Perhaps because his body had already been extremely strengthened by the Body Tempering Stance, Dugu Zangtian's re-cultivation proceeded very smoothly.
Not only that, but after re-cultivating, Dugu Zangtian became tens of times more powerful than the very people who had created these cultivation techniques.
In the first Sea of Energy Secret Realm, Dugu Zangtian opened up a vast bitter sea, a golden life spring surged forth, and a golden divine bridge was built, connecting to the other shore leading to the Dao Palace.
The Immortal King Descends Upon the Nine Heavens!
Such an anomaly appeared on Dugu Zangtian's person when he opened up the bitter sea.
As Dugu Zangtian excavated and cultivated the Sea of Energy Secret Realm, his physique underwent a transformation, and his blood turned golden.
His physical quality was in no way inferior to Qin Shuang's.
Dugu Zangtian referred to his physique as the "Sacred Body."
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