Death... and me

Chapter 3179: Methods of Travel?

Rean's first question regarding the Divine Realm was what to expect once his group got there. Unfortunately, Rifindio only went out when he took missions to gain Divine Stones. Most of his life was spent in the Supreme Palace. Nonetheless, he told them what he knew.

The Divine Realm of this Universe wasn't much different from Lisan. However, according to his description, it was much, much bigger than the Realm of Gods. Rean wasn't really surprised by that since the Realm of Gods wasn't really a land. It was, in fact, the back of a ridiculously gigantic creature, Hyeoumu.

From what Rifindio explained, the Divine Realm was pretty much of the same size as the Heavens or Underworld. It was one of the three Higher Realms of the Universe, and it was the place most experts from the Mortal Realm ascended once they got a Divine Werdlem Stone.

Those words obviously caught Rean's attention. Rifindio explained that 'ascension' didn't really exist in this Universe. One could only go to the Divine Realm once they got the Divine Werdlem Stone. Once that was done, they would be brought there by the Werdlem Empire's experts instead.

It was then that Rifindio told Rean something interesting. There is no such thing as Void Tempering Realm experts or above in the Mortal Realm of this Universe. Their Divine Werdlem Stones prevent them from ever entering the Mortal Realm, regardless of their cultivation realm.

Asked what the Werdlem Empire did if they needed strength to be sent down, Rifindio shrugged. The Werdlem Empire could obviously break that rule and send someone. However, it was widely accepted that no one from the Mortal Realm could compare to experts of the Divine Realm or Underworld and Heavens. If you sent someone at the Transition Realm, this someone is expected to be stronger than anyone down here.

Last but not least, it didn't matter if they were stronger or not. Everyone is under the control of the Werdlem Empire. If they desired, like the Inquisition Hall, for example, they could cut out anyone's supply of cultivation energies.

Sure, there were the fake Werdlem Stones, but it was also widely known that those with the fake stones were weaker than anyone using the real Werdlem Stones. Rean had experienced it himself when he met the cultivators with Fake Werdlem Stones. They indeed had strength below any normal cultivator at the same level since Fake Werdlem Stones were terrible for the job. It's just that they didn't have a choice when they were young since they couldn't obtain a normal Werdlem Stone. Let's not forget that even normal Werdlem Stones have to be fought for, and very few people acquire them.

That brought Rean to his next question, the population of the Divine Realm. Back in Lisan Universe, anyone could cultivate, no exception. That obviously gave you a pool of cultivators countless times bigger. Of those cultivators, those who could reach the Transition Realm were obviously much more numerous. Eventually, many of them found a way to ascend on their own, so the Realm of Gods constantly received new experts from all over the Universe.

Sure enough, the situation was different here. Rifindio said that even in the Divine Realm, one had to earn their Werldem Stone. Of course, they were Divine Werdlem Stones there instead of normal ones. As for 'ascending' experts, there weren't many when you considered the whole scope of the Universe.

There was an advantage regarding that process, and Rean recognized that as well. With a much smaller number of new cultivators appearing, more resources were available for everyone, much more. This was something the twins noticed from cultivators at the very early stages. More resources, better cultivation methods, and especially a Werdlem Empire System that everyone with a CD had access to. The average strength of the experts in this Universe was bound to be much stronger, and the twins experienced it. Naturally, the Divine Realm was no different.

These were the two main points of this Universe. Lower number of experts with bigger strengths and a lot more resources to go around for them. Asked how the Divine Realm was controlled, Rifindio stated the obvious. The Supreme Palace held the final saying in everything in there. Of course, they wouldn't intervene in every small matter. The Palace spoke about matters of huge impact on the Divine Realm as a whole. The same went for the Havens and Underworld. So, most experts would spend their entire lives without ever getting in contact with the Supreme Palace.

Hearing Rifindio's explanation, Kentucky got curious. Experts can't ascend on their own, so what would happen if someone managed to reach the Void Tempering Realm in the Mortal Realm? Wouldn't the Universe Laws of the Mortal Realm force them to ascend regardless? Just like with Rifindio here, it wasn't like it was absolutely impossible to acquire the Divine Stones for the process.

Rifindio shrugged in the end. That was another feature of the Werdlem Stone. The Werdlem Stone doesn't allow one's cultivation to surpass the Transition Realm, regardless of whether they have Divine Energy at their disposal or not. The Peak Stage of the Transition Realm was truly the maximum cultivation available. And if you acquired a Divine Werdlem Stone, you would be sent to the Divine Realm by the Werdlem Empire anyway. You didn't need to bother about breaking through in the Mortal Realm, which was much worse.

"Talk about absolute control..." Rean couldn't help but comment.

Kentucky agreed with him. "Indeed. It does have its advantages, though. Extra resources would be something the guys back home would love." He obviously didn't talk about Lisan in front of Rifindio, though.

Well, with everything Rifindio had seen so far, he was pretty sure the twins' group definitely wasn't from this Universe. But then again, if they didn't want to talk about it, he wouldn't force them. That wasn't his problem. "Well, the system works. That's all I can say."

Then, Rean remembered something. "Oh, right! Do you guys have methods to travel between the Universes of the Werdlem Empire?"

Kentucky's eyes lit up. His parents seemed to be in another Universe in the Werdlem Empire, so he needed to know that as well.