"Master, are you planning to open a new cloud realm?"Fairy Ruyi appeared with a cheerful laugh, fluttering around Yi Tianxing like a playful sprite.
Of the three sealed cloud realms, each contained a latent power no weaker than any of the others. Once opened, they would become as mighty as any developed realm. However, the key question was: what would serve as its core? While a realm could function without a central core, such realms lacked the potential and defining characteristics that core-based realms possessed.
"Yes," Yi Tianxing said calmly, "Great Yi's scale is growing rapidly.On my recent astral journey to other realms, I've seen each domain has unique traits."
"The Eternal World is far too vast. Even if Great Yi one day becomes the Heavenly Court, it still won't be able to dominate all realms."
"Thus, we must plan for the future."
"The Rainbow Bridge is a divine artifact tied to our national fate.It can transport us anywhere precisely—but it only works where Great Yi's fate reaches,and it's not ideal for constant use. We need a new mode of travel."
The Rainbow Bridge was indeed one of Great Yi's national treasures—capable of transporting users with incredible accuracy. Beneath it were teleportation arrays used by common folk to travel between cities, allowing safe passage without crossing dangerous wilderness zones.
However, to traverse realms, a new solution was required.
"Master," Fairy Ruyi said with a twinkle in her eye,"are you thinking of integrating the Cosmic Cube?"
She knew him well—an excellent steward, privy to most of his treasures—and clearly supported the plan. With the Cosmic Cube, the connections between realms could become seamless and stable.
"Indeed," Yi Tianxing nodded.
"I'll embed the Cosmic Cube into a cloud realm and elevate it as an Eternal Node.Using the realm's innate creative power and the Eternal Heavenly Ark's origin essence,I can push the Cube to a new level of power."
"Otherwise, upgrading it solely through time- and space-type treasures would be too resource-intensive. Integrating it into Xuanhuang Immortal City is simply putting the artifact to its best use."
This was something he'd thought through in detail. Embedding it into the Hongmeng Heavenly Emperor Pagoda didn't feel right. Training it independently was inefficient. But as an Eternal Node—it was ideal.
"Begin opening the Thirty-First Cloud Realm.Use the Cosmic Cube as its core and initiate fusion now."
At his command, Fairy Ruyi activated the cloud realm's latent creative energy—previously sealed but always ready for use. The process was no different than when Xuanhuang Immortal City had been elevated.
A shimmering blue cube materialized out of thin air, appearing at the center of the cloud realm.
BOOM!!!
With a thunderous roar, the sea of clouds exploded as the realm was forged anew. The sky split open, birthing a pure surge of space-time power—with space dominating 90% and time making up a subtle undertone.
A new world had been born.
In its center stood a massive plaza, where the Cosmic Cube hovered mid-air, radiating mystic runes in constant flux. During the creation process, the cube underwent a metamorphosis—silently advancing to the level of a Innate Spiritual Treasure.
However, it had now fused completely with the cloud realm—it could no longer be moved.
Flash!
A divine light burst from the cube.
Moments later, a towering war god clad in silver armor appeared, his aura identical to that of the Cosmic Cube. Clearly, the Cube had birthed its own spiritual avatar.
"I greet you, Master.I am the true spirit of the Cosmic Cube.Please bestow a name upon me."
Yi Tianxing looked him over with approval.
"You were born from the Cube,which will soon become the inter-realm hub for Great Yi.Your responsibilities are vast and critical.I name you the Domain Marshal: Realm Guardian Deity (界王神)."
"Thank you, Master!"The god's face lit up—he clearly liked the name.
"Now tell me—what new abilities does the upgraded Cube possess?" Yi Tianxing asked.
"Master," replied Realm Guardian Deity,"the Cosmic Cube now has the ability to link realms."
"As long as it is given a set of coordinates and sufficient space-time materials,it can create a permanent Domain Gate to the designated location."
"These gates can be opened or closed at will.The original structure remains within the Cube,while a projection forms in the target realm when activated."
Creating cross-realm transmission required the construction of Domain Gates, which in turn needed space-time treasures—mostly space-type. With enough resources, unlimited gates could be made. These would be exclusive to Great Yi, allowing complete control over inter-realm travel.
Every realm's domain gates were unique and poorly documented—dangerous to explore and highly unpredictable. Yet with the Cube, Yi Tianxing could gather all gates into one place and use coordinate-based routing to travel anywhere.
"Additionally, the Cosmic Cube can perform one coordinate search per year," said Realm Guardian.
"It will condense a new set of spatial coordinates,and using internally generated Cosmic Divine Crystals—also called Time-Space Treasure Crystals—it can forge a new Domain Gate."
"Each crystal takes one year to form and can be used to create one gate."
This was no small feat—it was a divine-grade ability.
Every year, a new domain gate—targeting a completely random realm—could be created.
The Cosmic Cube's true power had finally awakened.
"Master, a crystal has already been condensed.Do you wish to initiate the first coordinate search and create a gate?"
"Of course," Yi Tianxing smiled."Let's see what this can do."
No point theorizing—test it in action.
The Realm Guardian pointed at the Cube.Immediately, a dazzling blue divine light shot skyward—then vanished into the void.
Moments later, a mystical energy returned and entered the Cube. A set of coordinates took shape.
Inside the Cube, a silver-blue crystal bloomed and melted—enveloping the coordinate. Countless runes formed around it, and before long, a majestic ancient gate emerged.
The gate flew from the Cube and landed on the plaza below—growing to a full hundred zhang tall.
It shimmered between illusion and reality, flowing with divine lights and shifting runes. Strange mountain ranges and rivers flickered across its surface.
"Master, the Domain Gate has been successfully forged," Realm Guardian said respectfully.
"Interesting," Yi Tianxing mused."Let me take a look."
With a thought, he summoned an incarnation and stepped through the gate.Moments later, he returned.
As the avatar reintegrated, new information surged into Yi Tianxing's mind.
"The Forest Sea Realm...A realm filled with towering ancient trees and lush jungles.The races there are deeply attuned to nature—human presence is minimal.Truly mysterious and wondrous."
Soon after, characters appeared above the gate:
Forest Sea Realm (树海界域).
The first Domain Gate had been formed.
Yi Tianxing didn't stop.
"I still have more space-time materials and other realm coordinates.Let's create more gates."
He fed materials into the Cube and submitted the coordinate for the Savage Realm (蛮荒界域).Moments later, a second Domain Gate formed—its surface engraved with ancient characters for the Savage Realm.
Following that, he added more coordinates collected from past astral journeys:
Desert Realm (沙漠界域)
Dark Realm (暗黑界域)
One by one, the gates emerged—now four mighty Domain Gates surrounded the Cosmic Cube at the plaza's center, radiating a solemn, powerful presence.
And this was just the beginning.
Yi Tianxing could also acquire coordinates from his consorts—like Yao Yue, Lian Xing, and Zhao Ziyan—each from different realms. With their help, he could forge even more Domain Gates.
Great Yi's ongoing conquests would supply further coordinates, expanding the network exponentially.
"It's time," Yi Tianxing murmured,"to set the old plan in motion.I wonder how far my pieces have come since then…"
Taking a deep breath, he looked toward the distant horizon.