CHAPTER 62: CHAPTER 62: SMALL WORLD

The small world is actually what was often referred to as the Three Thousand Great Worlds in novels from my past life, a collective term for countless small worlds.

As the center of the myriad worlds, the Heavenly Realm sees countless talents from the Great Thousand Worlds ascend daily. However, those so-called talents usually fade into obscurity in the Heavenly Realm. Of course, there are still a few who manage to stand out, but they are very, very few.

Accompanied by five Spiritual Beasts, Chen Jiuge arrived at the Sect entrance of the Fierce Beast small world, instantly becoming the most eye-catching figure.

Seeing the other disciples looking at him as if he were a tycoon, Chen Jiuge felt quite embarrassed. Had he known, he would have stored the Spiritual Beasts in the Spiritual Beast Bag earlier; acting now would be a bit like burying his head in the sand.

Gritting his teeth, he approached the Elder, who was looking at him with a chuckle, and said, "Elder, I want to put these five Spiritual Beasts into the Fierce Beast small world for training."

"It’s ten thousand Merits per Spiritual Beast. The training concludes for a Spiritual Beast once its life-saving Token is activated, allowing it to exit. Are you sure you want to put all five beasts in?" the Elder explained.

"Thank you, Elder. This disciple is sure," Chen Jiuge replied. He didn’t care about Merits; now that Eden Garden was on the right track, Merits and Spirit Stones weren’t very important to him anymore.

"So, you are Elder Wen’s new disciple. I’ve heard that the potential of the Spiritual Beasts in your Eden Garden is very impressive. I would also like to see for myself one day," the Elder said with a smile as he took the Token.

"Jiuge is always ready to oblige." Although he wasn’t sure of this Elder’s strength, since the Elder was at least a True Immortal, Chen Jiuge naturally wanted to establish a good relationship.

After completing the registration, he smoothly received five Tokens. He activated them and placed them inside the five Spiritual Beasts, speaking earnestly, "Be careful in there. Prioritize your lives first, and then seek opportunities to improve your strength. Don’t just act recklessly; use your brains."

Watching the five Spiritual Beasts nod in unison, Chen Jiuge felt something was amiss but couldn’t pinpoint what it was.

Watching the five Spiritual Beasts step into the Fierce Beast small world, Chen Jiuge grew more anxious. I hope these Merits aren’t wasted.

Just after entering the small world, War Song and the other four Spiritual Beasts, gazing at the vast, ancient-forest-like scenery, couldn’t help but howl skywards.

The loud roar attracted a predator—a giant python, tens of meters long, with strength roughly equivalent to the late Nascent Soul stage.

Yue Li stopped War Song, who was about to make a move, and said, "Big brother, let your little brother handle this."

Violent Rabbit clenched his fists tightly and arrogantly declared, "Little thing, watch this rabbit flatten you!"

THUD!

BANG!

SPLAT!

"Oh." Watching Violent Rabbit get flung by the python’s tail, hit a large tree, and then slowly slide down, the other four beasts couldn’t bear to watch, uniformly covering their eyes. It was truly too miserable.

As a rabbit that had cultivated the "Giant Spirit Dharma Image," Yue Li merely wiped away a bit of blood from his nose and shouted, "Don’t interfere! This is my prey!"

The battle lasted for a full two hours. Watching the giant python, utterly exhausted and collapsed, and then looking at Yue Li, still lively despite a bloody nose, the four beasts couldn’t help but exclaim internally that he truly was a ’muscle rabbit’; so resilient.

Chen Jiuge was unaware of what was happening in the Fierce Beast small world. After dealing with the five Spiritual Beasts, he began searching for guidelines concerning Sect Disciples exploring small worlds.

According to information sent back by the Zhu siblings, the small world scheduled to open in a month resembled a Mortal Dynasty world. However, this world possessed a cultivation method called Martial Arts, the strongest practitioners of which could rival those at the Returning to Void stage.

Although their power was comparable to the Returning to Void stage, their actual techniques and destructive capabilities were far inferior. However, their Life Force was extremely potent, similar to that of a Returning to Void Body Refiner. This world is very suitable for me, Chen Jiuge thought.

After reviewing the intelligence, Chen Jiuge had a general understanding of this Martial Arts small world. In essence, the world was plagued by constant natural disasters and rebellions by displaced people. Amidst this chaos, an Elder from the Myriad Beasts Sect intervened, tearing open the world’s planar membrane and allowing the Sect Disciples to enter.

Under this dimensionally superior assault, the small world was quickly subdued. However, the Myriad Beasts Sect would not station a large number of Cultivators there long-term. The most interesting aspect of this world was its Martial Arts cultivation techniques, while its resources were mediocre.

Now, the first batch of pioneering disciples from the Myriad Beasts Sect was about to return. Chen Jiuge and others were to be the second group to enter. Their main task was to solidify the rule of the Myriad Beasts Sect, eradicate the grassroots factions attempting to resist their rule, and completely transform it into a resource-generating territory for the Myriad Beasts Sect.

The second benefit of this mission was that the more Merit one accumulated in the small world, the larger the territory they could claim as their own. Everything within this territory would belong to them, with the only subsequent requirement being the regular payment of sufficient taxes.

The small world currently possessed by the Chen Family had also been secured through the desperate struggles of their clan elders. They had fought to the death to earn Merit and claim the largest possible share of land. Even the initial opportunity to participate had been obtained by the clan’s highest-ranking disciple within the Myriad Beasts Sect at the cost of a vast amount of Merit.

It was unlike someone such as Chen Jiuge, who had been fortunate enough to directly become a disciple of a Heavenly Immortal Elder and befriend the Young Master and Young Miss of the Zhu Family, thereby obtaining such a precious spot effortlessly.

Regarding preparations for the small world, Chen Jiuge planned to seek help from his family. After all, he alone could not earn much Merit in a small world where the upper limit was the Returning to Void stage.

After informing his parents about his impending departure to the small world, Chen Jiuge planned to contact the family through them to see how much support the clan would be willing to provide.

He sent the message and then put the matter out of his mind, beginning to prepare his Magic Treasures for the trip, unaware of the tremendous shock this news had brought to the Chen Family.

「Chen Family.」

The current Chen Family Head, Chen Haohai, possessed a Tribulation Crossing Cultivation, having successfully overcome three tribulations. However, due to injuries sustained in his youth, his foundation was unstable. After barely surviving the Heart Demon Tribulation, he had not dared to trigger the Immortal Ascension Thunder Tribulation.

Chen Haohai looked at the family elders seated below and said, "Today, there are two very important matters that require the elders’ decision."

"Chen Chen, Hua Yu, come out," Chen Haohai called the two from behind the main hall. "Briefly explain the situation."

Chen Chen, being a straightforward Body Refiner, was not very eloquent. Hua Yu rolled her eyes and stepped forward, saying, "First, my son, Chen Jiuge, has become a disciple of a Heavenly Immortal Venerable. Approximately ten years from now, a grand discipleship ceremony will be held, and the clan will need to send some members to attend."

This stunning news left the usually composed elders thunderstruck. The Great Elder, typically the most stoic among them, rose in shock and asked, "Is it true?"

"Of course! Did you think I was joking with you?" Hua Yu retorted exasperatedly.

Ignoring the murmuring elders, she continued, "My son, Jiuge, will be undertaking a mission in a small world in one month. I won’t elaborate on the value of this mission; you all know how the Chen Family acquired its current small world. You decide how to proceed."

With that, Hua Yu pulled Chen Chen out of the conference hall.

The meeting hall fell into silence.

Chen Haohai stood up and said, "That is the situation. It is tremendously good news that someone from our clan has become a disciple under a Heavenly Immortal. The Ancient Patriarch has sent word that he will personally oversee this. For this small world mission, our Chen Family must fully support Chen Jiuge to complete it and earn enough Merit."

"I will deploy one thousand soldiers from the Red Armored Army and three hundred from the Black Armor Army. Does anyone have any objections?" Chen Haohai announced boldly.

"Family Head, isn’t that too many?" Third Elder Chen Wen voiced his concern. "The Chen Family is not a particularly powerful clan. Most of its prestige is upheld by our True Immortal Ancient Patriarch, and our resources primarily depend on the income generated from the small world territory we pioneered years ago."

At this moment, the Great Elder stood up and said, "Chen Wen, you are being too cautious. Besides these two armies, I propose we also dispatch thirty of our clan’s most versatile Returning to Void Cultivators."

Before the other elders could object, the Great Elder continued, "Whether our Chen Family can ascend to new heights hinges on our ability to seize this opportunity. None of you must hold us back."