Chapter 530. The Endless Cosmos, a Higher Realm

Within the boundless space, two figures stood facing one another.

Jiang Taiyu spoke quietly, his words carrying joy as well as a hint of surprise.

When they had last met, Lu Yuan's cultivation, while strong, had not yet been enough to actually draw Jiang Taiyu's attention.

Grotto-Heaven Immortals were not numerous in this universe, but they were not rare either.

Lu Yuan was naturally different from others, but even so, as a Starfield Lord, Jiang Taiyu had met too many powerful experts. No matter what, in his eyes, Lu Yuan had still been a young man capable of shocking others. Reaching such a level in such a short time was not something ordinary people could accomplish.

At least in Jiang Taiyu's view, he had never seen anyone advance faster than Lu Yuan in cultivation.

Now that they met again, he was shocked all over again. Lu Yuan had grown stronger, and not only in realm. His aura and presence had changed as well.

As one of the most powerful figures in the current universe, Jiang Taiyu's eyes and insight were naturally not something ordinary people could compare to. He had seen it at a glance.

Lu Yuan did not conceal anything and immediately nodded. "Senior, that is indeed the case. However, if I want to advance further and reach the Celestial Seat Immortal Realm, I am afraid I will still need some time.

"I left Earth and came into the wider cosmos partly because I wanted to gain some comprehension in this aspect. And I hope to reach a higher realm and attain the Celestial Seat Immortal Realm within a short period of time."

He stated the purpose of this trip. There was no need to hide it. The two sides had been cooperating for a long time, so there was no issue of trust between them.

"I know. Your growth has indeed exceeded my expectations. I also know about what happened at the Juntian Mountain Range. You killed three Extracosmic Heavenly Demons close to the Heaven Rank by yourself. Among your peers, no one can surpass you."

Jiang Taiyu sighed as well. In truth, he had heard about Lu Yuan long ago. Because of his daughter, he had been paying attention all along. However, he had not taken Lu Yuan to heart at that time. There were far too many geniuses in the universe.

As one of the most powerful figures of the current age, not every single one was worth his sustained attention.

But Lu Yuan was completely different. He had risen rapidly in an unimaginable way. Even more terrifying was that he had actually made the Ji Clan and the Eternals suffer repeated losses.

This was unprecedented. Now that they met again, Lu Yuan was even stronger than before.

Jiang Taiyu felt that for Lu Yuan, reaching the Supreme Immortal Realm in the future was only a matter of time.

"Senior overpraises me." Lu Yuan did not take this to heart. After thinking briefly, he spoke again. "However, Senior, there is something I do not quite understand. They said that the Supreme Immortals of this universe are called Heaven Rank by the Extracosmic Heavenly Demons?"

"But the three I killed were not even at the Celestial Seat Immortal Realm. How can they be called Heaven Rank?"

He had many doubts about the cultivation classifications of the Extracosmic Heavenly Demons. The senior before him clearly knew more, so this was the perfect time to ask what was going on.

"In the universe of the Extracosmic Heavenly Demons, one may be called Heaven Rank after reaching the Immortal Realm. Of course, according to them, that is only pseudo Heaven Rank. Only a Supreme Immortal is true Heaven Rank."

Jiang Taiyu patiently explained, then continued, "This is actually very complicated. But in the Endless Cosmos, beyond Heaven Rank or the Supreme Immortal Realm, there is a shared title: Quasi-Emperor. After that it's the Emperor Realm Heavenly Lord."

He spoke of the realms after the Immortal Realm. They were collectively called the Emperor Realm, but even within the Emperor Realm, there were distinctions.

Quasi-Emperor.

And then Emperor Realm Heavenly Lord.

These were realms beyond the Supreme Immortal Realm of this world, and also realms above Heaven Rank for the Extracosmic Heavenly Demons.

Moreover, Jiang Taiyu had mentioned a new term: the Endless Cosmos.

This was something he had never spoken of before. It meant that during this period, the Starfield Lord had investigated many things and learned even more secrets.

"The Endless Cosmos?" Lu Yuan reiterated. He was indeed very interested in this aspect.

Jiang Taiyu also knew what he wanted to ask, so he continued explaining.

In any case, he did have many things he wanted to tell Lu Yuan this time.

As it turned out, just as Lu Yuan had previously thought, this universe was not the only world. It was only one universe among many, much like how the Milky Way Starfield was only one part of the vast cosmos.

The true great world was called the Endless Cosmos, and within the Endless Cosmos, there were many smaller universes.

For example, the region they were in was called the Xuanhuang Cosmos, while the Extracosmic Heavenly Demons had their own name as well: the Forsaken Heaven Cosmos.

Therefore, all Extracosmic Heavenly Demons could also be said to be of the Forsaken Heaven Clan.

Because unlike the Xuanhuang Cosmos, which had myriad races, the Forsaken Heaven Cosmos had only one race.

Moreover, this race was a peak power even within the entire Endless Cosmos. They traveled among worlds, devouring different universes to strengthen themselves.

The Forsaken Heaven Clan had coveted the Xuanhuang Cosmos for a very long time and had always been trying to devour it.

However, they had never succeeded.

Because there had been the sages, as well as the Human Sovereign Celestial Emperors.

The Forsaken Heaven Clan had failed at the final step each time.

But, they had returned once more, preparing to devour the Xuanhuang Cosmos.

After hearing all this, Lu Yuan felt like he had suddenly received a massive amount of information. Although he had long since prepared himself for it, he still froze at all the intel.

At the very beginning, there had only been Earth. Then came starfields, then the entire vast cosmos.

Now, everything had suddenly risen to the level of the Endless Cosmos.

However, according to Jiang Taiyu's explanation, the Endless Cosmos was the grandest world, the greatest universe all living beings could reach.

Its name said enough. Endless encompassed everything.

"Telling you too much now may make it difficult for you to fully digest them all. But it does not matter. Since you have come out to the cosmos, you will have many opportunities to come into contact with these matters in the future. There's no harm in taking it slowly."

Jiang Taiyu spoke, knowing what Lu Yuan was thinking. Thus, he did not intend to tell him everything he knew all at once. People always needed time to accept things.

Lu Yuan was also clear that dwelling on this point further would not have much meaning. However, because of this conversation, he understood many things.

His horizons had also broadened. It turned out that beyond this world, there was an Endless Cosmos, and above the Immortal Realm, there were even stronger realms. In short, he still needed to continue moving forward.

"By the way, Senior, you did not invite me to speak alone merely to tell me this, did you?" Lu Yuan stopped thinking further and asked, knowing Jiang Taiyu definitely had other matters to discuss.

Otherwise, there would have been no need to bring him into this space.

"That's right."

Jiang Taiyu nodded. "I suspect that besides the Ji Clan, the Eternals, and the Celestials, there are other starfields that have joined forces with the Extracosmic Heavenly Demons. Those people simply have not accepted their power.

"They have been lurking around us, probing for related information.

"This is also why I am speaking with you alone. You possess the Celestial Emperor's Ancient Token. This object may contain power that can oppose the Extracosmic Heavenly Demons. So I hope that when you use it in the future, you will be extremely cautious."

At this point, he sighed and continued, "I believe that if the Extracosmic Heavenly Demons learn of it, they will definitely act against you. Right now, only one group of them has descended.

"Next time, there may be figures beyond Heaven Rank. From now on, unless it is necessary, you must not use the Celestial Emperor's Ancient Token."

In the distant past, the Extracosmic Heavenly Demons had suffered many losses at the hands of the Human Sovereign Celestial Emperors.

All their plans had failed at the final step. Under such circumstances, the Extracosmic Heavenly Demons would treat anything connected to the Human Sovereign Celestial Emperors with utmost seriousness.

Jiang Taiyu said so much for Lu Yuan's sake.

"I understand." Lu Yuan understood the importance of those words.

Although he had fought the Extracosmic Heavenly Demons and won, in truth, their true experts had not yet descended. In other words, they had only been probing all along. Or perhaps the timing of their descent was not yet mature.

It was also possible that they were still wary of some power in this world. After all, the Extracosmic Heavenly Demons had suffered a major loss before.

When acting again, they would certainly be cautious. Otherwise, they would not have used so many methods to contact the Ji Clan and the Eternals. They wanted everything to proceed more smoothly.

Lu Yuan could already imagine that after spending so much effort, the Extracosmic Heavenly Demons were determined to succeed this time.

"Besides that, there is one more matter." Jiang Taiyu added. "Including the one I gave you before, you should now have seven Celestial Emperor's Ancient Tokens, correct?"

"Yes, Senior." Lu Yuan nodded. Not many people knew about this, and Jiang Taiyu happened to be one of them.

"This time, I hoped you would come here not only because I wanted to understand some things. It is also because I found information about the eighth Celestial Emperor's Ancient Token."

As Jiang Taiyu spoke, Lu Yuan's eyes changed.

As the number of Celestial Emperor's Ancient Tokens within him increased, he slowly understood that this object was becoming increasingly important. Whether for his cultivation, or in other aspects, it was the same.

More importantly, he knew that the Celestial Emperor's Ancient Token had an even more important function.

It was just that he could not use it yet. No matter what, if he could collect all the Celestial Emperor's Ancient Tokens, it would be extremely important to him.

Therefore, when Jiang Taiyu mentioned this news, Lu Yuan was naturally moved.