The World is Astonished: Does the Divine Realm Truly Exist

"Divine Realm?!"

Every Great World Domain Lord trembled in shock.

The next second.

A golden pillar of light descended from the colossal golden gate, enveloping the core of the Netherfrost Sacred Domain.

Qin Luo stood within the light, the Ten Thousand Fiends Banner fluttering violently in his grasp. Shadows and golden radiance intertwined into a net, instantly covering the entire Eastern Glory territory.

[Divine Realm Core—Heavenly Dao Crucible]

A massive cauldron, pitch-black in its entirety, emerged from the void. Its surface was inscribed with the mountains and rivers of every sacred domain in the Eastern Glory Heavenly Realm.

Qin Luo lightly tapped his fingertip and uttered softly, "Spiritual veins, merge."

Boom—!

Countless spiritual veins of the Eastern Glory Heavenly Realm converged like rivers returning to the sea, pouring into the colossal cauldron.

Within the cauldron, chaotic energy churned, and the reborn spiritual energy condensed into liquid spiritual rain, showering the Divine Realm!

"This spiritual rain..."

Huo Feng caught a single drop in her palm and was instantly stunned. "A single drop is equivalent to a century of arduous cultivation?!"

Su Muwan watched with delight, nodding approvingly. "Luo Luo, change the names of all those shabby sacred domains. They sound unlucky."

"Understood, Young Miss."

Qin Luo chuckled, raising his hand to carve a stroke through the void.

"From this day forth, the Eastern Glory Heavenly Realm shall be renamed the 'Netherfrost Divine Realm'!"

"It shall be divided into nine divisions: Heaven-Conquering, Prison-Suppressing, Realm-Patrolling..."

With each name spoken, golden threads of the Heavenly Dao solidified into runic imprints in the air, embedding themselves into the corresponding territories.

The protective formations of the former sacred domains shattered one after another, transforming into subordinate array nodes of the Netherfrost Divine Realm!

Nine subordinate array nodes stood united, guarding the central Netherfrost Divine Realm!!

Within the Exquisite Heavenly Domain.

Ling Long stared incredulously at the golden gate in the sky.

In the Great World, above sacred domains existed the title of "Divine Realm."

To ascend to this rank, one must gather the fortune of an entire realm and earn the recognition of the Heavenly Dao.

Once elevated to a Divine Realm, the Domain Lord could wield partial authority of the Heavenly Dao, and the cultivation speed of its inhabitants would skyrocket tenfold!!

The Grand Elder beside Empress Ling Long trembled uncontrollably, murmuring, "After all these years... another Divine Realm has emerged in the Great World..."

"This... this is practically a direct ticket to the Immortal Realm..."

"If the gates of the Immortal Realm were to open again... wouldn't that mean... gasp!! An entire realm ascending to immortality?!"

As she listened, Ling Long's eyes inexplicably reddened.

Clenching her teeth, she let out a low, furious growl.

"Su Muwan!!!"

"Netherfrost Divine Realm!!"

"You... you all deserve to die!!"

First, she had lost 30,000 years of fortune for nothing. Now, she had to witness the newly ascended Sacred Domain Lord unlocking a hidden achievement none of them had discovered.

This time—

Ling Long was truly enraged!

Her aura surged as she raised her hand and unleashed a palm strike toward the Eastern Glory Heavenly Realm.

This strike—would first crush the arrogance of the Netherfrost Divine Realm!

Meanwhile.

Though the Divine Realm had just been established, Qin Luo remained vigilant.

He flipped his palm, revealing a crimson cat's eye gem, and flicked it into the Heavenly Dao Crucible.

Sizzle—!

The gem collided with the chaotic energy, forming a miniature illusion of a sword graveyard within the cauldron.

[Cooldown: 24 hours → 8 hours]

"As expected."

Qin Luo narrowed his eyes. "Nurturing a rule gem with Heavenly Dao energy can shorten its cooldown."

After all, theoretically, these rule fragments were part of the Heavenly Dao's power.

Thus, nurturing them with Heavenly Dao energy naturally reduced the cooldown.

Su Muwan leaned in, poking at the illusion inside the cauldron. "Can we use this thing freely from now on?"

"Three times a day."

Qin Luo smirked faintly. "If Young Miss uses it, the more opponents you face, the stronger you become. No more fear of being ganged up on."

Before he could finish, a cold snort echoed from the heavens.

"Netherfrost Divine Realm, such audacity!"

A sky-obscuring palm imprint descended from the direction of the Central Heaven Sacred Realm, radiating the pressure of the Eternal Realm!

"Is that... Empress Ling Long?!"

Huo Feng's expression darkened.

Why would a powerhouse of the Central Heaven Sacred Realm stoop to such an action?

What’s going on?

Did your fortune vanish or something?

Qin Luo, however, simply smiled.

As if it were second nature, ingrained in his very bones.

He merely glanced up and flicked his finger.

"Within the Divine Realm, I am the Heavenly Dao."

Snap!

The palm imprint was shredded by a golden thread, and a muffled groan echoed through the void.

With the combined Heavenly Dao power of the Netherfrost Divine Realm, repelling a long-range strike was effortless.

Empress Ling Long, was it?

Heh. I was planning to find you, but you came to me instead.

Truly, destiny attracts destiny.

Is Xu Tun’s storyline... about to unfold?

But...

Qin Luo frowned slightly, flexing his palm.

What a strange sensation.

Why did I instinctively know how to wield this power?

Just as he pondered, he noticed Su Muwan’s stunned expression beside him.

Puzzled, he asked, "Young Miss, what’s wrong?"

"Gasp!! 'I am the Heavenly Dao'!! Qin Luo! Next time I fight, I’m saying that too!"

"......"

......

All the Domain Lords of the Great World had lost their minds.

Wait—what?

We thought the existence of Divine Realms above sacred domains was just a myth.

But you actually have one?!

They say ascending to a Divine Realm grants passage to the Immortal Realm.

In other words, the Netherfrost Divine Realm now holds the qualifications to ascend?

Though none of them had ever seen the gates of the Immortal Realm, at the very least—they now had the right!

Once the gates opened, they could ascend to immortality in an instant!

In a flash.

Every Domain Lord was eager to emulate the Netherfrost Divine Realm, launching their own sacred domain wars.

Only now did they realize how conservative they had been.

Look at these newcomers—declaring war on all sacred domains without hesitation.

If they could do it, so could we!

Unify a Great World, and we too can ascend to the Immortal Realm!

Of course, despite their ambitions, the Great World War loomed ahead. Surviving it came first!

......

As time passed.

With the sacred domains merged and the Great World born, Qin Luo wasted no time.

He immediately tasked Ouyang Xuan, Li Mingyuan, and Little Ke with rapidly constructing the Great World Network.

Soon, a wave of "cyber-cultivation" innovations emerged in the Netherfrost Divine Realm.

Cultivation academies, cultivation restaurants, cultivation arcades... all sorts of novelties flooded the Great World.

The assimilated cultivators were dumbfounded.

Huh?

What’s this VR? AR?

What’s this virtual illusion realm?

What are potato chips? What’s cola?

What even are these foods?

They didn’t understand—truly, they didn’t!

With the influx of newcomers, [Douyin · Great World Edition] officially launched.

Netherfrost Divine Realm, Central Plaza.

A colossal screen, a thousand zhang tall, hovered in the sky, shimmering with radiant colors.

The headlines scrolled across it:

[Shocking! Eastern Glory Heavenly Realm Officially Renamed Netherfrost Divine Realm!]

[Divine Realm Network Now Open! Douyin Great World Edition Launches Today!]

[Free VR Cultivation Academy Courses—Limited Slots!]

The plaza was packed with cultivators, all staring blankly at the spectacle.

"What... what is this?"

A surrendered elder from the Thunder Domain stammered, pointing at the virtual fairy dancing on the screen.

The young cultivator beside him gulped and said, "I heard it's called 'live streaming.' It works just like the light screens from the Great Thousand Worlds—it lets you see someone's image from thousands of miles away!"

"Absurd!"

The elder's beard twitched. "It must be an illusion technique!"

Before his words even settled, the light screen suddenly switched. In the frame, Qin Luo stood with his hands behind his back and said calmly, "Starting today, all cultivators can receive a free 'Spirit Device' with their issued Spirit Energy Cards. Each device contains the Great Thousand Network User Guide."

Whoosh—!

Countless streaks of light shot out from the "Spirit Device Distribution Booths" around the square, landing precisely in the hands of every cultivator.

The elder looked down at the palm-sized black slab in his hand, his finger accidentally brushing the screen.

"Ding! Douyin Great Thousand Edition has been installed!"

"Welcome, user [Thunder Realm Old Man]! Start filming your first video now!"

The elder: "???"

Apart from the Netherfrost Divine Realm, Qin Luo had also dispatched so-called [ambassadors] to negotiate the introduction of technological products to the other major worlds.

Ah, of course—Qin Luo stood on the floating island, gazing into the distance.

Not because he had any particular ulterior motives.

He simply wanted to share the wonders of the internet with the people of this world.

Absolutely no hidden agenda.

Besides...

Qin Luo opened his palm, tendrils of shadow energy swirling continuously.

A faint glimmer of darkness flashed in his eyes.

Hmm.

The greatest villain of this era—

The Shadow Garden—

Would soon make its grand entrance.