91: Chapter 91 Holy Realm: Yes, I am that powerful

[What exactly is the Shengjing?]

[You don't know, and Marshal Ye doesn't know either.]

[The oldest record regarding the Shengjing is carved onto a broken stone tablet on Shengjing Mountain. The inscription consists of only a single short line: "Heaven and Earth open, named Shengjing."]

[Who carved it, when it was carved, and what it was carved with are all impossible to verify, but one thing is certain: the Shengjing has existed for a very long time.]

["Inner World." You rolled these three words around in your mouth, switching the lollipop to the other side. "If Earth is compared to the outside world, this Shengjing is indeed an Inner World."]

[Marshal Ye's theory is very plausible, but right now, you only have a smattering of knowledge about what the Inner World actually is, and all your sources of information come from Venerable Li Kun.]

[As for Venerable Li Kun, you still don't quite trust him, and it's hard to say whether his own knowledge about the Shengjing is accurate.]

["Can you tell by looking at Venerable Li Kun?" Marshal Ye said, looking at you.]

[You recalled Venerable Li Kun's appearance. In your opinion, his primary emotion was wariness of you; as for his perspective on the Shengjing, it was hard to say.]

["I don't know, let's observe for now. Since the Extra-territorial Heavenly Demon is gone, hasn't the entire Shengjing quieted down?" You still had the lollipop in your mouth, the candy leaving a sour lemon taste. "Treat him well, and then we'll see."]

["Hmm." Marshal Ye nodded. "That's what I'm thinking too. Regardless of whether it's true or not, we must prepare for both possibilities."]

["Actually, it's hard to say." You stretched, your joints cracking softly. "According to Venerable Li Kun, he was only a mid-level figure in the Tianheng Continent. The Inner Worlds are all controlled by those super powers. If Wanbao Pavilion were to send someone over, they might see through it at a glance."]

[Marshal Ye was silent for a moment, then suddenly spoke: "The Shengjing can be closed, did you know that?"]

[You were stunned for a moment: "What do you mean?"]

["You know Senior Master Wu Suanzi, right!"]

[You nodded.]

["He is considered my teacher." Marshal Ye moved his cigarette from the left side to the right, his voice softening unconsciously.]

["He told me that the Shengjing can be closed. Sealed completely, shut from the inside, so those outside cannot enter, and those inside cannot leave. But I don't know how to close it specifically." Marshal Ye shook his head as he spoke, smoke slowly drifting from his nostrils. "It's a pity the old man suffered very heavy injuries and only regains consciousness once every few years."]

[Hearing this, you couldn't help but fall into deep thought. If the Shengjing could truly be closed, the possibility that the Shengjing was an Inner World was exceptionally high.]

["I need to go see Master Wu Suanzi." You took the lollipop out of your mouth, your tone very calm. "Perhaps I can heal his injuries."]

[Marshal Ye looked up at you without asking how you intended to heal him. He simply extinguished his cigarette and nodded. "It is necessary for you to see him. However, if you are not here, Venerable Li Kun might become suspicious."]

["Marshal Ye, have you forgotten? Venerable Li Kun was only a mid-level figure in the Tianheng Continent. Look at his clothes; their technological level is probably equivalent to our ancient times. Can't you, an old veteran, manage to entertain such an old antique?" You laughed and said.]

[Marshal Ye also laughed, and his face, tempered by a lifetime of war, rarely showed a hint of relaxation. "Only you brat would dare to say that to me. I've grown old—fighting wars every day, I've forgotten about these things instead." He sighed, stood up, and loosened his shoulders. "It seems I still have to go outside and invite a few Dragon Country officials. When it comes to this kind of thing, those civil officials are better at it!"]

Lin Heng looked up at the simulator and suddenly shot into the sky.

He quickly passed through the troposphere, then the stratosphere, and arrived at the upper atmosphere. He wrapped Spiritual Qi around his body and continued to fly upward until the entire blue planet was slowly rotating beneath his feet, and the scorching star not far away was quietly emitting light, at which point he stopped.

"If someone told me that this vast Universe was the Inner World of that so-called Tianheng Continent—I wouldn't even dare to imagine what kind of place the Tianheng Continent must be." Lin Heng hung in the vacuum, arms crossed, talking to himself.

The blue planet was currently beneath his feet, and not far away, a scorching star was emitting its light.

"Come to think of it, this is my first time coming to the Universe." Lin Heng didn't know why, but he suddenly wanted to fly up into the sky to take a look.

Seeing this Universe from outside Earth for the first time, the galaxy was brilliant yet silent. White specks of light were scattered across the boundless black curtain; those were countless stars, some of which might have been dead for hundreds of millions of years, yet their light had only just reached his eyes.

There was no wind, no clouds, and no obstructions. Starlight simply passed straight through the vacuum and struck his pupils. He only felt that in this world, his cultivation as a Martial God was so insignificant; it was a feeling that words absolutely could not describe.

He took a deep breath.

And then he inhaled nothing.

Lin Heng suddenly laughed: "When I grow up, I want to be an astronaut, and Mama and Papa will give me my favorite big slaps to the face!"

Lin Heng looked at the simulator in front of him and couldn't help but ponder, maybe he should just watch from within this vast Universe.

"Forget it, that's too ostentatious. If some astronomy enthusiast on Earth suddenly saw me through their telescope, it would scare them to death." Lin Heng laughed and returned to the room.

The text on the simulator was still scrolling.

[As you walked out of the command room door, Mu Xue was leaning against the wall waiting for you. She was looking slightly at her feet, occasionally kicking the floor, with a somewhat bored feeling. You felt she was like a lonely kitten, currently waiting for her companion.]

[When you approached, this little kitten finally raised her head. That face fell into your eyes, and for an instant, you felt as if the whole world was right here.]

[Then, without you noticing, your whole world attacked the lollipop in your mouth.]

["What's wrong? Judging by your expression, you have something on your mind!" Mu Xue took the lollipop she had just snatched from your mouth, put it in her own, and asked, tilting her head slightly as she looked at you.]

[You reached out, pulled the lollipop back out of her mouth, and held the candy stick between your fingertips: "There is indeed a little something." There was some saliva on the candy stick; you didn't know if it was yours or Mu Xue's, but that didn't matter.]

[Mu Xue wasn't angry about you taking the candy back; she just said: "Is there anything I can help you with?"]

["Of course there is, Young Miss Mu Xue." You looked at her; the little kitten's eyes were very bright.]

[Hearing your tone, Mu Xue narrowed her eyes slightly, the curve at the corners of her mouth slowly bending upward, and that cat-like cunning surfaced again. "Then, Mr. Lin Heng, are you thinking about some bad things right now?"]

["Hmm." You answered honestly, then pressed her shoulders and stuffed that lollipop back into her mouth.]

[She blinked, and before she could speak, you had already buried your whole face in her embrace.]

[You could hear Mu Xue's heartbeat, feel Mu Xue's softness, and also feel her hand smoothing your hair and petting your head.]

[You felt that at this moment, you were more like the little kitten.]

[You nuzzled Mu Xue for a long time before lifting your head, looking at Mu Xue and saying: "Now I'm fully recharged again!"]