metaverse evolution.

Chapters 1220 & 123: A Higher Dimension, A New Beginning (The End)

The day of their collective ascension arrived quickly. The location for their collective ascension was the War God Continent of the Yanhuang civilization.

Theoretical analysis suggests that a tremendous opportunity should arise after the collective ascension. Given this immense opportunity, it's only natural to remain in one's own position.

Chu Fei looked at the crowd. Theoretically, 1200 billion saints should ascend to immortality, but the number present was far more than 120 billion. There were saints and their disciples and grand-disciples, as well as tourists from all over the Yanhuang civilization.

As for reporters, faculty and students from the college who came to observe, there were also quite a few.

Furthermore, various large and small spaceships and aircraft were scattered throughout the void. All the aircraft were distributed systematically according to the guidance.

In the center of the vast continent of War God, there appears a blank area with a diameter of thirty million kilometers. This is the place for ascension.

Because theoretical analysis would bring enormous benefits, the ascension should take place within the territory of the Yanhuang civilization. After all, the ascension is initiated by Chu Fei, and everything is decided by him.

However, it was uncertain whether other crises would arise during ascension, so the central government designated a 30 million kilometer blank zone.

Suddenly, Chu Fei's voice echoed throughout the heavens and earth, instantly spreading across hundreds of light-years: "Fellow Daoists, please proceed to the War God Continent to discuss matters related to cooperative ascension."

Chu Fei didn't mention a timeframe. The agreed-upon 100,000 years was actually just an approximation. Humans aren't machines and can't keep precise time; even machines would encounter various problems on a 100,000-year timescale.

Ten thousand years is just a reunion; the specific time for ascension will have to be discussed after the reunion.

These 100,000 years are for everyone to "take care of their affairs after death." 100,000 years is enough time to raise a descendant from scratch.

However, in reality, everyone arrived early, some even thousands of years in advance.

Less than an hour after Chu Fei's announcement, all 120 billion participants who had already committed reported for duty. Chu Fei immediately activated the Metaverse Domain, unleashing the power of creation, bringing all cultivators onto the same communication platform.

In addition to the 120 billion people preparing for the ascension, a large number of people are also entering the learning process.

On the communication platform, Chu Fei condensed a "divine dragon". Upon closer inspection, one would see that this "divine dragon" had 120 billion "sacred positions".

Since it's about collaborative ascension, there must be a method for collaboration.

Chu Fei's voice echoed within the metaverse, "In the legends of the Yanhuang civilization, one of our ancestors, the Yellow Emperor, ascended to heaven riding a dragon. From then on, the Yanhuang civilization had a second name: Descendants of the Dragon. However, the so-called Descendants of the Dragon do not refer to the descendants of the dragon race, but rather to the descendants of the gods who rode the divine dragons."

After discussion, we believe that this legend may be more than just a legend; it is a memory deeply embedded in the soul of the Yanhuang civilization, yet it does not exist in actual history. We infer that the origins of the Yanhuang civilization may lie in the outside world.

This time, after repeated verification, we discovered that ascending to heaven on a dragon might be the best method. We will use 120 billion saints to construct the body of a divine dragon, in order to transcend the constraints of the world.

This is everyone's position and points to note. If you have any questions or anything you don't understand, please feel free to discuss them.

"Don't rush, everyone. We won't ascend rashly if even one person doesn't understand. Time is on our side."

A plan for collaborative ascension was distributed to everyone in the field, not just the 120 billion saints, but also all cultivators who entered this place. This plan was not kept secret—obviously, how could information distributed to hundreds of billions of people be kept secret?

This is a super design, a "creation project". The difference is that it uses sages as building blocks to eventually construct a divine dragon, a divine dragon that surpasses even the Purple Star Sage - in theory.

The core of this dragon-riding ascension is Chu Fei. Only Chu Fei can ascend voluntarily and guide the direction. Therefore, Chu Fei, as the core of the core, exists as the "Dragon Pearl".

Following them are the eight Ziwei Saints of this world, who will carry on the legacy and pave the way for the future. After Chu Fei ascends, a passage will appear between heaven and earth. The eight Ziwei Saints must stabilize this passage and also receive Chu Fei—what if there is danger in the outside world?

Then the entire "divine dragon" passed through quickly, and Chu Fei and the other saints who entered the higher-dimensional world also had to reverse and stabilize the passage.

During this period, the eight stable Ziwei Saints will judge whether to enter the passage immediately based on the situation.

For this collaborative ascension, everyone needs to contribute; there's no one who can be idle. Moreover, this collaborative ascension carries a certain degree of danger—those closer to the end are more likely to fail.

After all, it was their first time, and they lacked experience. However, the plan included contingency plans, so even if they couldn't ascend, theoretically there wouldn't be any danger.

The entire ascension process cost 12 billion, with the sages of the Yanhuang civilization accounting for 70%. Since everyone's share of the positions was basically equal, there was no issue of fairness.

This collaborative ascension demonstrates the sincerity of the Yanhuang civilization. Of course, this sincerity primarily stems from the intention of taking away the elites of various races from the inner world in one fell swoop.

After careful consideration, the elites of various races also chose to cooperate. This was because "rumors" had leaked from the Yanhuang civilization, suggesting they were preparing to launch a war in the inner world to eliminate all disobedient elements. Of course, the Yanhuang civilization would never admit this, claiming it was slander and that someone was defaming them!

Time passed day by day, and in the blink of an eye, tens of thousands of years had gone by. During these tens of thousands of years, the "divine dragon bodies" that had ascended through cooperation had been iterated several times, and the total number of people who ascended had increased to 160 billion, while the proportion of people from the Yanhuang civilization had decreased to about 65%.

In addition, some cultivators have attempted to construct a small world within their bodies, carrying their entire clan with them.

On the side of the Yanhuang civilization, among those who ascended this time were extraordinary individuals such as Qin Shi Huang, Zhuge Liang, and Emperor Taizong of Tang. Some of these resurrected ancestors were truly exceptionally talented, having already cultivated to the level 26.0!

As for the realm of 27.0, it is indeed quite difficult, as it is equivalent to the realm of the Purple Star Sage. However, due to the solid foundation of Big Data's cultivation, although the realm is similar, its actual combat power and foundation are half a level higher than that of the orthodox Purple Star Sage.

Before the official ascension, everyone conducted several rehearsals, except that Chu Fei did not manage to tear through the void at the final stage. After three consecutive rehearsals proceeded without incident, the date for the official ascension was finally set.

The seventh era of the Yanhuang calendar, the first year, marked the official beginning of the collective ascension. These ascensions also served as the start of the seventh era.

On the continent of War God, countless cultivators came to see him off. At the very center, a "divine dragon" coiled. It was a divine dragon a million kilometers long, and each glimmer of light within it represented a saint. 160 billion saints formed the scales and bones of this divine dragon.

Directly ahead, Chu Fei stood alone in the void. At a certain moment, light surged around Chu Fei, and gradually the light began to swirl, vaguely resembling the viewpoint of a black hole. The Metaverse Domain activated, transforming into a universe within a nutshell, which also became a Dragon Ball.

The instant Chu Fei completed his transformation, his influence became comparable to a black hole, distorting space. However, unlike a black hole, as a cultivator, Chu Fei possessed powerful willpower and intelligence, allowing him to instantly connect with higher-dimensional worlds.

Black holes lack sentience, so even if there's an opportunity, it's impossible to seize it. But humans possess sentience, and in the instant the world warped, Chu Fei grasped the opportunity of the higher-dimensional world.

Immediately, in the sky directly in front of Chu Fei, a magnificent world of endless ethereal beauty could be faintly seen—countless enormous immortal mountains floated in the void, clusters of white clouds surrounded the sky, and dragons, phoenixes, and qilin danced in the high sky.

The last image was fleeting, like a mirage; but this time, it is much clearer.

In the hazy light, all the cultivators seemed to sense the extraordinary nature of the higher-dimensional world. A pure and spiritual aura entered their current world, and instantly, white clouds danced across billions of miles of void, transforming into countless spiritual raindrops.

As the rain fell, everything on earth instantly came to life.

Then a rainbow spanning millions of kilometers appeared in the sky, adorning the entire continent of War God with red and green.

However, none of the cultivators actively sought to absorb the energy; everyone was looking at Chu Fei and the eight Purple Star Saints. These were all seasoned veterans, their vigilance heightened.

Chu Fei caught a drop of rain and felt it, only to find that it was not rain at all. The rain was merely a facade; it was something from a higher-dimensional world that had entered a lower-dimensional world and manifested its form.

At the same time, a spherical "magic weapon" in Chu Fei's arms was faintly shimmering. This was actually "Lin Yu," an unconventional strong artificial intelligence and an unconventional innate deity.

Chu Fei and Lin Yu combined their computing power to frantically analyze the composition of the rainwater.

Three seconds later, Chu Fei smiled, "It feels like a small creation technique. It seems to be a natural phenomenon formed by the laws of a higher-dimensional world entering a lower-dimensional world and then curling up."

It seems harmless, and even has some minor benefits. But not many. My advice is to avoid it. Of course, considering this is a reward for ascension, everyone should try their best to collect it, not use it, but store it away, just in case it comes in handy in a higher dimension.

Before Chu Fei could finish speaking, everyone rushed to collect the "benefits." However, no cultivator absorbed them.

Is rain from heaven always a good thing? Anyone with a basic education knows that rainwater is not drinkable!

The gentle rain that fell from the sky gradually turned into a torrential downpour, as if the sky had cracked open, and endless floodwaters poured down from above. This "water" was not real water, but a manifestation of the laws of nature, so it was like air and had no buoyancy.

"This must be what they call the Weak Water. Was this the case when Nuwa mended the sky?" Chu Fei pondered. However, the current Yanhuang civilization is completely unafraid of this.

Outside the ascension zone spanning 30 million square kilometers, more sages of the Yanhuang civilization immediately activated their creative powers, forming a super dam that intercepted the vast "Weak Water".

Then more people moved outside the War God Continent.

When the evacuation was almost complete, about an hour later, the dam collapsed with a roar, and the floodwaters submerged the entire continent of War God. Then, due to gravity, the floodwaters swirled around the continent and spread in all directions, forming a water continent.

High in the sky, Chu Fei stared blankly at the sky, which resembled a vast, exposed sea, and the endless ocean on the ground. He quickly realized that this ascension was more than a hundred million times!

But as the endless rain fell, the mirage in the sky became increasingly clear. At that moment, Chu Fei's heart stirred, "Prepare to ascend!"

As soon as he finished speaking, giving everyone a moment to react, Chu Fei began to fly upwards. The seemingly illusory mirage was no longer an illusion.

Behind them, the entire "dragon" soared into the air, rushing towards this mirage-like world.

Chu Fei took the lead, and in front of him appeared a vortex, a vortex made of white clouds, with seven-colored rainbow light shining within, as if welcoming Chu Fei's arrival.

Chu Fei took a deep breath and continued flying forward. The mirage seemed to be getting closer and closer, with a dragon roaring behind him, following Chu Fei.

Chu Fei began to observe the "passage." He discovered that the seven-colored rainbow light was actually composed of the streams of light from countless planets. Although everyone was ascending, they were also rapidly traversing this world.

The scene of planets rushing backwards, as depicted in the movie, has finally come to life.

In an instant, they flew across the Milky Way, across the Andromeda Galaxy, across billions of light-years, while the mirage-like world ahead grew increasingly dim.

Suddenly, Chu Fei had a thought—if ascension requires crossing billions of light-years, how do the mirages appear before him? Could it be that there is no distance limit from a higher-dimensional world to a lower-dimensional world, but ascension, that is, there is a distance limit from a lower-dimensional world to a higher-dimensional world?

But it can't get blurrier and blurrier as you get closer, can it?

Suddenly, two words popped into Chu Fei's mind: distorted photos!

But no matter what lies ahead, the ascension has begun, and it cannot be stopped under any circumstances. Now, even if there are mountains of knives and seas of fire ahead, we can only grit our teeth and move forward.

As they continued forward, the "Heavenly Tribulation" gradually appeared. At this moment, there were some fragments and debris inside the ascension passage. However, Chu Fei and his group were currently moving at an extremely high speed, and even the slightest piece of debris could seriously injure them.

The primordial realm unfolded, blocking the fragments. But as they advanced, the number of fragments increased.

“These fragments… are… remnants of war!” Chu Fei narrowed his eyes.

The debris from a war between intelligent life forms is entirely different from the fragments produced in the natural state.

Fragments in their natural state are mostly caused by weathering and decay, with blunt edges and fracture surfaces generally following the grain. In contrast, the debris caused by wars between intelligent life forms has sharp edges and irregular, unnatural fracture surfaces.

At the same time, the mirage in front of them completely vanished. In its place, there was only endless darkness.

"What's going on?" Tianzui Zhenzai couldn't help but ask from behind Chu Fei.

Chu Fei remained calm: "Don't worry, it's expected. Before the ascension, we did thousands of possible simulations, so the most likely outcome is just a rather bad one."

The experts calmed down and continued flying. Gradually, light appeared ahead, but it flickered unpredictably.

Then a majestic thought came from the endless void: "Hurry up! Stop dawdling, we can't hold on any longer. Once the ascension passage closes, you will be stranded in the chaotic void, unable to find your way back!"

Chu Fei felt a chill run down his spine. Although he didn't know what had happened, Chu Fei immediately took the initiative. The eight Ziwei Saints behind him did the same.

After accelerating, the "divine dragon" behind them was left behind. Chu Fei and his nine experts transformed into streaks of light, instantly covering billions of light-years. A few seconds later, Chu Fei was the first to arrive at the exit of the ascension passage.

His powerful senses expanded, only to find that his perception had surged dramatically, far exceeding what he experienced in the higher-dimensional world. However, this surge in perception was also very blurry.

Chu Fei instantly understood the reason. In the higher-dimensional world, his abilities could be fully utilized; however, because the fundamental laws were different and the basic parameters were not adjusted, the details were blurred.

Even with the details blurred, Chu Fei still 'saw' the outside world: two major factions were fighting. Both sides consisted of powerful individuals and possessed interstellar warships, but in the face of these powerful individuals, these interstellar warships were like toys made of foam, instantly shattering.

Although there were still some things he didn't understand, Chu Fei was clear on one point: those who guarded the ascension passage were definitely good! And the other side clearly wanted to destroy the ascension passage!

Chu Fei charged out instantly, an unprecedented feeling of power filling him.

I remember reading novels where characters were always suppressed when entering advanced worlds. But based on Chu Fei's experience, whether it was entering the inner world from the outer world or his current ascension, he has become even more powerful.

The laws of a higher-dimensional world are more complete, allowing people to act with even greater impunity. However, the laws of higher-dimensional worlds are somewhat different. Although Chu Fei felt stronger than ever before, he also felt his cultivation was somewhat out of control. He had to seal himself away to regain control of his power.

After bursting through the ascension passage, Chu Fei's perception instantly reached thousands of light-years, allowing him to "see" the surrounding world, which appeared to be a super array composed of tens of thousands of stars. Even with his thousands of light-years of perception, Chu Fei could only perceive a corner of the array.

Based on local data estimates and looking at the surrounding starlight, the entire formation is probably tens of thousands of light-years wide! A super formation using hundreds of billions of stars as its array, this must be the true Zhou Tian Grand Formation.

Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that this galaxy conforms to the design logic of some computers.

But before Chu Fei could sense anything further, someone flew towards him, and an exasperated voice echoed in his mind: "You say you're going to ascend, so why did you stop for so many years, causing a leak! Luckily you're not stupid, you knew to ascend as a group!"

Chu Fei looked at the newcomer and sensed it was a woman, but she was completely encased in armor. Her aura surged, and the entire void rippled as she moved forward.

Chu Fei had countless questions in his mind, and a million thoughts flashed through his head in an instant. In the end, he still asked, "May I ask how I should address you?"

"Nuwa!"

Chu Fei: ...

Chu Fei was still in a daze when Nuwa said with some dissatisfaction, "Hurry up and fight, we can't hold on much longer. Because of your delay, this base has been exposed."

However, the next moment, when the 160 billion saints appeared, Nuwa's voice was filled with surprise. Although Chu Fei and the others were not as powerful as Nuwa, top experts were always a minority.

Now, 160 billion saints have rushed out and completely surrounded the enemies in front of them.

A few days later, Chu Fei and his group arrived at the Nuwa Palace. In this precious land high in the heavens, Chu Fei finally learned countless secrets.

Ascension is real, yet not real; the ethereal image of the immortal mountain from before was a deception.

The higher-dimensional world, or the "primordial world," the origin of all worlds and the root of countless worlds, was indeed a scene seen during ascension, but it changed later.

Long, long ago, the primordial world was peaceful and harmonious. This world was endless, and everyone believed that it was the origin, and that there couldn't possibly be a higher-dimensional world.

Until, a "Tree of Wisdom" fell into the primordial world!

The arrival of the Tree of Wisdom sparked a chaotic war throughout the primordial world.

The battle between the strong is terrifying. The Tree of Wisdom was shattered, and a few of its seeds and fruits were scrambled for, but many more disappeared without a trace. The entire Primordial World was also shattered at the same time.

The primordial world, once a place of endless immortal mountains and ethereal mists, was shattered in the battle. The world was subsequently rebuilt, becoming the starry sky. During this rebuilding process, numerous powerful figures frantically reaped a wave of fortune.

Fortunately, after this battle, the Primordial World achieved initial unification. A unified system called the "Primordial Celestial Court" emerged.

Unlike the unified Yanhuang civilization, the Primordial Celestial Court comprised countless races, powerful individuals, civilizations, and numerous interests and conflicts. Their unity stemmed from immense interests, not shared ideals. This unity inherently contained elements of division.

Meanwhile, amidst the fierce battles, technology also emerged. This technology developed from cultivation, formations, runes, and other foundations. In Nuwa's words, this entirely new system was not called "technology," but rather "Heavenly Principles," corresponding to the past "Heavenly Way."

After initial unification, the technology of Heavenly Principles flourished, but then problems arose. This was a world ruled by the strong, and it had many races. With the development of the technology of Heavenly Principles, an extreme centralized system emerged.

Meanwhile, the development of Tianli technology also brought about new changes in "creation".

In the past, the strong created worlds by venturing into the void and chaos. In doing so, they gained fortune and rewards from heaven and earth.

With the advancement of Tianli technology, simulated creation emerged. Such a world is larger and more superior.

However, the more advanced the technology, the more extreme the authoritarianism becomes. In particular, the immortality of the strong leaves no room for advancement for those who come after, while exploitation intensifies. Finally, it becomes unbearable, and there is no longer any need to tolerate it.

Numerous races and powerful individuals, unable to bear the exploitation any longer, erupted in fury. That moment had a distinct flavor of the uprisings at the end of the Qin Dynasty. Heroes rose up across the land, yet some fought their own separate wars.

The internal power struggles and infighting within the Primordial Celestial Court only fueled the growth of the rebel army.

In the course of constant conflict, two major camps emerged—the authoritarian camp and the liberal camp.

During this battle, the Free Faction gradually formed a loose alliance, but they were still no match for the Primordial Celestial Court. However, internal power struggles raged within the Primordial Celestial Court itself.

The battles between the two factions continued, but a strange balance emerged between the high-level forces on both sides.

Overall, the Primordial Celestial Court has a larger number of top experts. In the entire Primordial World, there are about a thousand top experts, also known as "Emperor-level" experts. Of these, more than six hundred belong to the Primordial Celestial Court, while less than four hundred belong to the Free Faction.

However, the infighting, backstabbing, and even the fostering of bandits within the Primordial Celestial Court actually allowed the Freedom faction to gradually grow stronger.

Furthermore, Emperor-level experts are almost impossible to kill. In recorded history, only two Emperor-level experts have died, both of whom brought it upon themselves. The rest are simply unkillable.

This means that even if the number of Emperor-level powerhouses in the Free Faction were reduced by half, the Primordial Celestial Court would be powerless to stop them. In the world of the strong, many rules are somewhat counterintuitive.

Furthermore, the realm division of the Primordial World is completely different from Chu Fei's original Inner World.

The primordial world is divided into three realms: Heaven, Earth, and Mortal.

"Ordinary" is equivalent to the level before 20.0;

Earth is equivalent to the Heavenly Saint and earlier, which is the realm of 26.0.

Heaven is equivalent to the Great Dao Sage and later, that is, after 27.0.

The "Celestial Realm" is further divided into three major realms: "Great Dao," "Limitless," and "Supreme," each with nine levels. However, with the establishment of the Primordial Celestial Court, the Great Dao realm is also known as the "King Level," and the Limitless realm is also known as the "Emperor Level." The Supreme Realm is a theoretically existing realm.

But after the arrival of the Tree of Wisdom, the Supreme Realm was no longer a legend. It's just that no one has reached it yet.

It is said that the Heavenly Emperor of the Primordial Celestial Court is striving to reach this realm, and is only one step away. Therefore, the Primordial Celestial Court doesn't care about the Free Faction at all. As long as he can break through to the Supreme Realm, that Heavenly Emperor will be able to control the heavens with an iron fist!

However, the current competition between the Free Faction and the Primordial Celestial Court is mainly about destiny. And the best way to acquire destiny now is through creation, plundering the other side's world, or destroying the other side's world—if you can't get it, destroy it.

The world where Chu Fei and others live is a world created using alternative computer technology from "Heavenly Principle Technology," along with rune technology and creation methods. It is a world created with all their might, a world whose "status" is only half a dimension lower than the Primordial World, a world that is infinitely close to the Primordial World.

The Yanhuang civilization was placed there by Nuwa. Other civilizations also had corresponding deities. After that, she left them to their own devices, allowing them to develop freely – a process somewhat like nurturing a powerful being.

The essence of the Yanhuang civilization lies in the primordial world.

After Nuwa finished her conversation with Chu Fei, she looked at Chu Fei with a gratified expression and said, "I really didn't expect you to have achieved such success."

But you've gone too far. When you first opened the ascension portal, I thought, "Finally, someone's ascending! Your world has finally matured!" But you unexpectedly interrupted the ascension process, which led to your world being exposed.

I never expected you to bring such a great gift. A powerhouse at least at the "King" level, worth 160 billion!

By the way, you said your world can organize at least a hundred billion king-level powerhouses in a short time. Don't rest yet, go back and bring these people out.

With so many powerful individuals and your advanced technology, let's begin a creation plan, starting with the creation of 100,000 worlds.

Chu Fei: ...

After a long silence, she asked slowly, "Your Majesty, you said earlier that the Tree of Wisdom collapsed? But if the Tree of Wisdom came from a higher world, then the Tree of Wisdom should be an existence beyond the Supreme level, right?"

Nuwa: "The Tree of Wisdom is ultimately a tree, not a person. Of the three realms—Heaven, Earth, and Man—don't underestimate 'man'!"

Chu Fei seemed to be deep in thought.

Deep down, Chu Fei was reassuring the sprouting sapling of the Tree of Wisdom, "Don't worry, I will take you to a more advanced world!"

Then Chu Fei looked up at the endless void and suddenly sighed softly, "I thought I could finally rest after ascending, but I didn't expect there to be even more severe challenges ahead."

But before Nuwa could speak, Chu Fei said, "Fighting with Heaven is endlessly joyful, fighting with Earth is endlessly joyful, fighting with Man is endlessly joyful! Perhaps this is the meaning of the Three Powers, and all the power is just beginning."

Nuwa: ...

[The End. This is the end.]

[This book has too many flaws; the outline has been revised. 'Big Data 3.0' is about to launch and is currently undergoing final adjustments. Please stay tuned.] (End of Chapter)