God’s Domain was quite vast, and it was comparable in size to the entire Outerverse. It took a considerable amount of time to travel from the village that Lu Yin and the others had first arrived in to the Divine Realm. Fortunately, they had special modes of transportation that could move across the cloud, much like wormholes in outer space. With these, even ordinary people who lived on the outskirts of God’s Domain were capable of reaching the Divine Realm in just a few days.
Lu Yin and the others blended in with the village’s procession, remaining inconspicuous as they smoothly entered the Divine Realm.
Along the way, they encountered numerous people from different parts of God’s Domain as they passed through various cities, villages, and even locations where influential families resided. Regardless of the location, the same harmonious atmosphere always existed. People from the city did not look down on villagers, and powerful cultivators had no hint of contempt toward ordinary people. Everyone treated each other equally, which was rather unbelievable to see.
When Lu Yin and the others arrived in the Divine Realm along with the villagers, nothing changed. The villagers acted casually, greeting everyone they met, even the inhabitants of the Divine Realm. Despite some of them appearing to be formidable cultivators, they warmly greeted Lu Yin and the villagers.
Such kindness was disconcerting.
Lu Yin saw through their actions and knew that these people were genuinely welcoming and embraced others from the heart. This was something that everyone should strive for, and yet it only made him uncomfortable.
He had spent many years cultivating and had grown accustomed to intrigue, schemes, and precariously balancing between life and death. However, he had never dealt with universal friendliness before.
While the kindness was undoubtedly genuine, Lu Yin and the others found it difficult to accept.
Clearly, these people were living lives that everyone should aspire to, but suddenly encountering this was difficult to adapt to.
Arch-Elder Zen’s expression was conflicted. “Ever since the Perennial World separated from the Fifth Mainland and I established the Hall of Honor, I always hoped to lead the Fifth Mainland to this state, but I knew that it was an unattainable dream.
“At first, I wanted to see this Divine Realm because I didn’t believe that such a place could actually exist. While it might be possible for people in the remote areas of this God’s Domain to be so simple and pure, typically, the closer one gets to the center of power, the more that ambitions and darkness flourish. However, I was wrong about that here. This place is the same as everywhere else in this universe.
“I really want to know who accomplished this. Who caused all of these people to live together so peacefully? What we’re seeing is the greatest contrast to the darker side of human nature.”
Lu Yin, Jiang Qingyue, and the others remained silent. No normal cultivator was capable of adjusting to such a place.
Cultivating was struggling against fate and against other cultivators. How could such a harmonious coexistence come to be? Where did such kindness come from? When a cultivator was kind to everyone like this, it would not be long before they died.
Even if the Heavens Sect suppressed the Origin Universe and everyone obeyed Lu Yin’s commands, conflict would never disappear. There was no one who could eliminate such a core part of existence.
The scenes that Lu Yin and the others had witnessed left them in awe. They were curious about the Divine Maiden. Just what kind of person could transform a place as vast as God’s Domain into such a harmonious place?
Compared to the Sixverse Association, the Divine Realm was a true utopia.
Lu Yin and the others remained in the Divine Realm and interacted with many people while posing as ordinary people. They savored the rare peace and tranquility.
As the Godseeker Day drew closer, the atmosphere in the Divine Realm grew livelier. Various means of praying appeared, which opened the eyes of Lu Yin and the others to a new world.
Everywhere they looked, they saw people and wings of light, which created a dazzling display.
One day, a colorful astral river completely surrounded the Divine Realm before forming what looked like a reflective lake in the sky above. The lake served as a mirror, flipping the entire Divine Realm upside down while revealing the reflections of everyone. It was quite a surprising thing to see.
“What’s happening?” Zhao Ran asked.
Someone nearby answered, “The Divine Maiden’s prayer dance will take place on that lake. Don’t you know?”
Lu Yin quickly dragged Zhao Ran away.
The Divine Maiden’s prayer dance was common knowledge in God’s Domain. Not knowing about it could easily rouse suspicions, and Lu Yin was not certain whether the Divine Maiden thought he was dead or not.
The astral river sent ripples across the lake that reflected everyone within the Divine Realm. It was an amazing sight to see. While the Divine Realm was only a tiny portion of God’s Domain, it was still a massive territory in its own right, and it was about as large as one of the Outerverse’s weaves.
It was as though a weave had become a lake and been brought over to reflect everyone from high above.
The appearance of the lake signaled the countdown to the Godseeker Day.
Graceful figures ascended into the sky and stepped onto the lake, where they danced gracefully as a prelude to the Godseeker Day.
This event was something that everyone in God’s Domain eagerly anticipated. Only pure girls were allowed to step onto the lake and dance.
The harmony that existed in God’s Domain was not due to an absence of emotions or desires, but rather the suppression of those desires by some sort of ideology. Desires might be suppressed, but the longing for beautiful things remained.
There was no one who did not enjoy seeing beautiful women dance.
Countless figures ascended into the sky. Many women had deliberately remained pure just for this day, and they had also prepared beautiful dresses and elegant dances so that they could showcase themselves in front of everyone in the Divine Realm. This was essentially a kind of competition.
Lu Yin sat on a rooftop and stared up at the sky. There were so many women on the lake, even though only the extremely confident would have the courage to display their dance.
He had never seen so many people dancing before. It was quite impressive, and the scene was filled with exotic charm.
“Seventh Bro, this is so beautiful! Come on, let’s grab them and make them all our mascots,” Ghost Monkey excitedly suggested.
Dragonturtle spat out, “You’re just a shadow, and yet you’re so lecherous and shameless.”
Ghost Monkey was furious. “What’s that got to do with you? Are you jealous? There’re no female turtle up in the sky.”
“Stupid monkey, what nonsense are you spouting?”
“Oh? Have you seen a mother turtle?”
Zhao Ran weakly interjected, “Tea, anyone?”
“No!”
“No!”
Jiang Qingyue frowned. “Shut up!”
Dragonturtle remained silent, and Ghost Monkey offered a flattering smile as his eyes seemed to admire a woman up in the sky.
Arch-Elder Zen praised, “Truly beautiful. Youth is wonderful.”
Lu Yin chuckled. “This sort of beauty competition is rather unique. When we return to the Heavens Sect, we can go ahead and organize one to lighten the mood while giving those girls a chance to demonstrate themselves.”
“Haha, that will thrill those children,” Arch-Elder Zen happily agreed.
Lu Yin shook his head. “It’s too bad that Jiang Chen isn’t here, or else he’d be able to find a wife, which would prevent him from longing for Luo Shen.”
Jiang Qingyue instantly paid attention. “Luo Shen?”