The realms, in ancient times, were not so chaotic.
The present world is randomly distributed in chaos, very messy, without any regularity.
But when he was reviewing Zhao Ke's past life information, he learned that the realms were not like this before.
Back then, the world was divided into rings.
There were nine rings in total, eight rings revolving around the great world in the central inner ring, similar to eight planets revolving around the sun.
On each ring, there were countless worlds.
Each world followed the rules set by the great world of the inner ring, and thus was quite harmonious.
Outside the nine rings was the boundless outer ring.
The outer ring was much larger than the nine rings, most of them were chaotic worlds, and the beings of these worlds were hostile to the nine rings, similar to the lawful and chaotic alignments.
A sudden great battle destroyed the nine rings.
From then on, order ceased to exist, and the worlds on the nine rings disintegrated, scattering among the realms.
After countless years of development, the current structure was formed.
Without the immense gravity of the great world of the inner ring, it was naturally impossible to form nine rings.
This is similar to the sun disappearing, and the planets losing their gravity, becoming mere bumper cars in the universe, or even comets.
Unless, another sun appeared and captured these planets, drawing them into new orbits, a new order could be formed.
Unfortunately, there is only one great world of the inner ring in the void.
Once destroyed, it is difficult for a second to appear.
"Yes, that battle was too fierce. The great world of the inner ring collapsed, the rings disappeared, and the worlds on the rings lost their restraints and scattered everywhere."
"However, the demons of the outer ring suffered even greater losses, and have been in decline ever since."
As the scholar finished speaking, Lin Rong's heart stirred.
"Daoist friend, did you live through that era?"
"Precisely!" He sighed.
As if recalling something, he gave a bitter smile and said:
"Back then, when I was still a mortal, the Black Heaven Realm descended from the sky, devouring the beings of a world, and my parents also perished at the hands of the Black Heaven Realm. I was luckily saved by an old man, who was my master, a divine lord whose lamp was running on its last fumes!"
"For countless years afterwards, my master perished, and I cultivated desperately, all to find the Black Heaven Realm and kill him, to avenge my blood feud!"
"It was Daoist friend who helped me fulfill my wish, though it's a pity it wasn't me who personally slew the enemy."
Lin Rong nodded, having some understanding of his past.
However, hearing him say it in person felt different.
It seemed that this person before him, even as a divine lord and skilled in creation, still harbored regret.
"Does Daoist friend not believe in reincarnation?" Lin Rong drank a cup of tea, his eyes shining. "Has Daoist friend not thought of seeking the land of reincarnation? To resurrect your parents?"
The scholar sighed, then smiled and said, "Daoist friend can think of it, how could I not? Unfortunately, that Yin Si is too dangerous and too difficult to find."
"Getting back to the point, the Yin Si is actually the place of reincarnation of the great world of the inner ring back then."
"I wish to hear more." Lin Rong became energetic and sat up straight.
The scholar fell into memory and said, "The great world of the inner ring had a much greater mass than all the nine rings combined!"
"It's like the difference between the sun and the planets, incomparable."
"This world is vast and boundless, with deep foundations, and with the six paths of reincarnation as its core, it created three worlds, namely the Heaven, Underworld, and Human realms. These are the upper three paths: the Heavenly Path, the Human Path, the Asura Path, and the lower three paths: the Hell Path, the Beast King Path, and the Hungry Ghost Path!"
"Among the realms, the Heavenly Realm is the most noble, ruling over the three realms and their paths."
"And the so-called Yin Si is located in the Underworld, where the Asura Path, the Hell Path, and the Hungry Ghost Path all reside."
"Next are the Human Path and the Beast King Path, both living in the Human Realm."
"The Heavenly Path alone occupies the Heavenly Realm."
"The Underworld is ruled by the Son of Heaven of the Underworld, King Yan, who rules the Underworld."
"The Human Realm has the Son of Heaven of the Human Realm, the Holy Emperor, who rules the Human Realm."
"The Heavenly Realm also has its Lord, the Heavenly Emperor, who rules the three realms."
"In the battle back then, the three realms shattered, the Human Realm turned into countless worlds, fragmented and scattered, forming the current structure. The Heavenly Realm's whereabouts are unknown, and the Underworld hides in the dark, barely maintaining the cycle of life and death. If it weren't for the Underworld still maintaining the cycle of life and death, the realms today would be ruled by ghosts and specters."
Lin Rong understood.
To put it plainly, the great world of the inner ring shattered in that battle, the Heavenly Realm disappeared, and the Underworld hid in the dark to maintain the cycle of life and death of the realms, barely maintaining order, but it couldn't manage everything, hence the many lingering lonely souls.
The Human Realm merged into the realms and evolved into various great worlds, forming the current structure of the realms.
"I never expected that such a powerful and glorious great world of the inner ring would fall to such a state. Truly, the world is impermanent."
The scholar smiled and said, "What's past is past. Unless an exceptionally talented individual appears in the realms, it will be difficult to regain the glory of the past."
After saying this, he looked at Lin Rong with a smile that was not a smile.
As if in his heart, Lin Yu and his brothers had the ability to change the structure of the realms.
Lin Rong smiled and said, "If I can witness the glory of those days once in this life, it will not have been in vain."
"Daoist friend has this aspiration, my heart is greatly comforted. I hope to share a drink with Daoist friend then." the scholar said.
Lin Rong drank a cup of tea and said, "Certainly!"
The scholar said, "Daoist friend, you did not come to seek me out just to inquire about the past, did you?"
"Daoist friend is wise, you saw through my intentions at a glance. In fact, I came this time to invite Daoist friend to join the All-Races Alliance!" Lin Rong stated his true purpose.
Fearing that the scholar might not know about the All-Races Alliance, he explained it further.
The scholar heard this and did not immediately give a reply.
He had been in seclusion here for many years, one to heal his injuries, and the other to evade the Black Heaven Realm. Now that the Black Heaven Realm was sealed by the giants, it seemed he no longer had a reason to hide.
Lin Rong saw his hesitant and troubled expression.
He said, "Daoist friend's injuries have not healed, and I surmise it's due to the lack of a good alchemist. I am proficient in this art and can refine some elixirs for Daoist friend, which will be of some help in your recovery."
He was a Golden Immortal level alchemist, and the elixirs he could refine were naturally not ordinary.
Judging by the medicinal herbs the scholar had collected, refining hundreds of furnaces of Golden Immortal level healing elixirs would not be a problem.
It could at least shorten his recovery time by tens of thousands of years.
The scholar heard this and was moved.
He cupped his hands and said, "Daoist friend has such sincerity, if I were to refuse again, I would be ungrateful!"
"Daoist friend agreed?" Lin Rong asked excitedly.
The scholar nodded and smiled, "Mm."
Lin Rong was very excited upon hearing this, and clasped his hand, saying, "If Daoist friend trusts me, leave the medicinal herbs in this courtyard to me. Within a few days, the elixirs will be delivered to your doorstep."
The scholar nodded and did not refuse. He was a strong being at the Divine Lord realm, which was the same level as Da Luo, just a different path.
However, all paths lead to the same destination. At this level, the method of practice no longer mattered.
These rare herbs and exotic plants in the courtyard would likely be wasted in his hands. Only by giving them to an alchemist could their greatest potential be realized.
The two of them drank a cup of tea, both feeling a sense of ease and a complete dissipation of their lingering regrets.
"Daoist friend, to be honest, before you appeared, I had already heard of your great name." Lin Rong said leisurely.
"I wish to hear more." the scholar replied with a smile.
Lin Rong said, "Does Daoist friend remember the Heavenly God Realm?"
The Heavenly God Realm!
The three words entering his ears made the scholar freeze in place, his smile disappearing, and his face becoming solemn.
"Alas, Daoist friend knows of my actions back then?" he asked.
Lin Rong nodded.
To create a powerful world as a bait, solely to lure the Black Heaven Realm and set a trap for revenge, this was the action of a magnate, but it was too ruthless.
At this moment, by bringing this up, he saw that the scholar did not seem like such a ruthless person, hence he explicitly mentioned the past, wanting to understand the reasons.
The scholar sighed.
He remained silent for a long time.