An invasion from the Abyss? I, a demonic cultivator, laughed.

Chapter 429 Higher Dimensions
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Shea looked flattered and quickly ran forward, saying respectfully, "What questions do you have, sir? I will answer them to the best of my ability!"

This cautious and respectful demeanor made Chu Xiu secretly laugh, knowing that he had achieved his goal.

After the altar was destroyed by him, all three Awakened Ones will complete the trial. The other two are fine, but as a member of the Blood Crystal royal family, Shia will inevitably report the details of the trial, and Chu Xiu will also come into the view of the Blood Crystal royal family.

Compared to a powerful demigod, a mysterious powerhouse whose strength cannot be determined will undoubtedly attract more attention from the Blood Crystal Royal Family. It will make subsequent contact with him much easier, and there may even be unexpected benefits.

As a result, he suffered a significant financial loss.

Treating Cang Kai's symptoms is neither particularly difficult nor easy.

This was due to the body being severely overdrawn by forcibly using the Heavenly Star Bow despite insufficient strength.

Not only his vitality, but also his physical energy, blood and bones, and even his soul were in a state of severe overdraft!
Therefore, to achieve a cure, simply replenishing vitality is far from enough; energy and spirit must also be replenished!
Furthermore, Cang Kai's overdraft has penetrated into every cell, requiring extremely strong control to precisely replenish these substances and prevent them from overflowing.

After undergoing cultivation through two supreme inheritances and strengthening through the Star Core and Tribulation Body, Chu Xiu's divine soul has reached a strength far exceeding that of an ordinary demigod. Even if he cannot achieve perfect accuracy, he can at least reduce the damage to an acceptable level.

Next up are the three items: [Heavenly Blood Vine], [Heavenly Dragon Golden Pill], and [Celestial Divine Sense].

These three [Legendary] items are all specialized in a single effect, and the vitality, energy, and spiritual power they contain are at least one level higher.

With the combined efforts of the three, plus the astonishing control brought by Chu Xiu's powerful divine soul, rescuing Cang Kai was a piece of cake.

Although he felt a pang of regret, upon closer reflection, he realized that these three items were no longer of much use to him. Using them to rescue a divine messenger was not a bad deal, as he would still need Cang Kai as an anchor point for his future dealings with the Blood Crystal Royal Family and the retrieval of treasures from the remains of the gods.

After a moment's thought, Chu Xiu looked at Xia and said, "I have some questions, and I hope you can help me answer them."

After saying that, he pointed, and a large amount of information flooded into Xia's mind.

Shea was taken aback, and after processing the information, her expression turned strange.

Chu Xiu sent her tens of thousands of questions! They covered almost every aspect of the Blood Crystal Civilization, from humanities and arts to technological development and cultivation systems!
This made her instinctively alert.

Upon closer inspection, however, none of these questions touched upon any unspeakable secrets. They were things that any Blood Crystal resident would know, or at least things that were extremely easy to find out.

It seems that this person was simply too lazy to check each one individually, so they sent them all at once.

After a slight hesitation, Shia clasped her hands and asked, "Does my lady know what you need this information for, sir?"

"What? Do these questions involve the secrets of your world?"

Xia waved her hands repeatedly: "No, no, I'm just a little curious."

Chu Xiu paused for a moment and said, "It's just that there might be opportunities for your civilization to cooperate in the future, so I'm just learning about it in advance."

"I see." Xia breathed a sigh of relief, feeling reassured after hearing this.

At the same time, she felt a surge of excitement.

As a member of the Blood Crystal Civilization's royal family, she possessed a comprehensive understanding of space and almost immediately grasped the current situation.

"Cang Kai said he was this lord's messenger, so it seems that he has already integrated the anchor point into his body."

"Thinking about it this way, the method this lord is referring to in cooperating with the Blood Crystal Civilization is self-evident: it's through me!"

"As a middleman, even getting just a little bit of the extra profit is an incredible stroke of luck!"

With that in mind, Xia decisively began to answer Chu Xiu's questions in detail.

The other two awakened individuals nearby also came to a realization and approached Chu Xiu with enthusiasm, even a hint of flattery, promising to be at his beck and call in the future.

This pleased Chu Xiu quite a bit. After thinking for a moment, he sent the two of them the same questions he had given Xia. Although he felt that Xia wouldn't try anything clever, it was still better to be cautious.

While the three were answering questions, Chu Xiu looked at Cang Kai.

At this moment, the burly man had fully absorbed the power of the three [Legendary] items. Although his rank was still Heroic Spirit Level 1, his basic attributes were comparable to those of a max-level Heroic Spirit.

He bowed respectfully to Chu Xiu and said, "Thank you for saving us, sir! We and our people will never be able to repay your kindness, and we will do everything in our power to do so in the future!"

Chu Xiu looked at this human hero, a hint of worry hidden in his eyes. Chu Xiu then looked through the searchlight at the people in other corners of this world.

The crowd did not show any jubilation at the overthrow of the extraterrestrial demons; they remained kneeling, a pervasive atmosphere of unease lingering around them.

After thinking for a moment, Chu Xiu said, "You don't need to call yourself a villain in front of me anymore. I don't care about such empty titles."

"You have full control over this world. I will not interfere, and I will even help if there are any foreign invaders."

"The premise is—"

"You must fulfill your responsibilities as the [anchor point]."

Upon hearing this, Cang Kai breathed a sigh of relief, and joy finally appeared in his eyes. At the same time, he also found himself a little amused.

Yes, in this man's eyes, his own civilization has no value whatsoever, and he even worries about being enslaved by others. He is truly speculating with the limited perspective of a frog in a well.

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For some reason, Cang Kai had a vague intuition that this person's help was not entirely based on an exchange of benefits, as he claimed, but rather seemed to be driven by a sense of compassion for one's kind.

Then it suddenly occurred to him that Shia had once said that their Blood Crystal civilization had also been enslaved by extraterrestrial demons until they were rescued by a powerful human. Could it be...?
Thinking of this, Cang Kai let out a long breath and bowed again, saying, "If you have any orders, my lord, I will go through fire and water without hesitation!"

His voice carried far and wide like a booming bell; this time it was no longer a test of the superior, but a completely heartfelt expression of emotion.

This scene brought a satisfied look to Chu Xiu's face, even from behind his mask.

Chu Xiu nodded slightly, indicating that Cang Kai could leave on his own.

Meanwhile, the other three had also "finished answering the questions." Chu Xiu quickly glanced at the information sent to him by the three, his smile widening.

The questions he asked were indeed "basic" questions that were easy for these people to probe.

But for Chu Xiu, this contained a lot of information that was difficult for him to obtain, but extremely valuable!
For example, "the Blood Crystal Civilization's understanding of extraterrestrial demons," "the Blood Crystal Civilization's understanding of calamity," and "the Blood Crystal Civilization's understanding of the path to godhood," etc.

What appears to be merely an assessment of the Blood Crystal Civilization's development is actually a large-scale collection of the information he needs.

These three awakened beings probably never dreamed that the person before them, possessing incredible power, was just an ordinary awakened being from a low-level civilization.

Upon receiving the information, Chu Xiu immediately began browsing the details about the transmission within the abyss.

To his disappointment, perhaps his condition was truly unprecedented. Awakened beings in the Abyss relied on its teleportation capabilities to achieve long-distance travel. Even those powerful beings like extraterrestrial demons, whose strength approached that of gods, could only obediently and slowly fly through multidimensional space, their influence typically not exceeding the range of a single star system.

And this was the strongest extraterrestrial demon. The one that Chu Xiu repelled only controlled a few dozen star systems.

Civilizations like the Blood Crystal Civilization must first have awakened beings teleported there, and then find a way to build a large teleportation gate before they have a chance to teleport without going through the abyss.

Therefore, he could only try to follow Shia back as originally planned.

"But there's one last thing to consider before that."

That was the escaped extraterrestrial demon.

Among these messages are descriptions of sacred artifacts from civilizations.

It describes two characteristics of the sacred artifact of civilization that Chu Xiu was unaware of.

First, when sacred objects of civilization are placed within a civilization, their power and rank can actually grow continuously as the civilization develops!
In this respect alone, its value far exceeds that of other [Mythical] equipment of the same tier.

The creation of sacred artifacts of civilization is extremely difficult. It is not simply a matter of suffering and uniting people's hearts. Otherwise, wouldn't it be possible to mass-produce them by torturing humans?
The difficulty lies in the fact that after possessing enough civilizational power, one still needs to be chosen by the Abyss, that is, the arrival of an Awakened One, before this civilizational power will begin to coalesce.

Just like the trials Chu Xiu participated in before, before he arrived, the development of many things was almost stagnant. For example, the Blood Demon Calamity had been obediently sleeping underground. But after the arrival of the Awakener, the power of the Abyss will change and affect many things.

Even so, they usually just condense into ordinary objects.

Items born from the power of civilization on the path to godhood, as Ya Zi mentioned, can at most be called "civilization props" or "civilization equipment".

He speculated that the reason why the Civilization Relic was able to condense this time was because of the timing of the Awakener's arrival, which was also the time when the influence of the Abyss was most intense. It just so happened that this civilization was at the peak of "sorrow", which is why the Civilization Relic was born.

Chu Xiu really got a great deal this time.

However, taking advantage of this bargain won't be so easy.

The information provided by Shia also included information about extraterrestrial demons.

It turns out that extraterrestrial demons can't just occupy any world; they must find a planet capable of giving birth to [Fragments of Rules].

The chances of such a world being born are extremely small, because the birth of a planet is a natural process that does not require any messy rules or external forces. However, if it comes into contact with the abyss during its birth, or is subsequently swallowed by the abyss and digitized, there is a chance that rules will be born.

Such worlds are extremely rare, and the more complete the rules, the lower the probability of their emergence.

Therefore, extraterrestrial demons can be classified according to their nature of devouring and refining planets, from smallest to largest as follows: [Meteor], [Satellite], [Desolate Star], [Basic Planet], [Life-bearing Planet], and [Sub-civilization Planet].

Above that lies the "civilized planet" where Blue Star resides; the one who merges with the civilized planet is the Star God.

That's why Earth has attracted so much attention.

As Earth continues to sink deeper into the abyss, more and more abyssal creatures will flock there like flies drawn by a scent.

Of course, most extraterrestrial demons will never have such an opportunity in their entire lives. Even if they encounter a civilized planet, they will not be able to defend themselves against attacks from other extraterrestrial demons during the tens of thousands of years required for integration.

Therefore, the more common way for extraterrestrial demons to level up is to cultivate the core of their own world. Once the core is upgraded, they can freely find a world of the next level and occupy it to achieve a level increase.

Civilization artifacts are among the few items that can help upgrade the world's core.

"According to Shia's data, the extraterrestrial demon I repelled should only be a satellite-level being. After leaving the planet, its strength is equivalent to that of an ordinary peak demigod."

"Pengcheng's extraterrestrial demon avatar can fight against the Heavenly King, so it should be at least at the basic planetary level."

"And the Hunter's Bow Star is a sacred artifact of a level five civilization."

"If it falls into the hands of an extraterrestrial demon, it should be able to completely refine it within ten thousand years. At that time, its core has a certain probability of advancing to the basic planetary level."

Unlike Awakened Ones who can explore everywhere, extraterrestrial demons have limited range of activities, so they would never let go of such an opportunity that is rare even once every tens of thousands of years.

"Right now, if the other party is well prepared, it would be quite difficult for me to deal with them."

"Fortunately, its main body was severely damaged and it should not dare to make any rash moves in the short term. Moreover, since the altar was destroyed, it will take some time for it to search for it again."

"Maybe at that time, I'll be the one to take the initiative to go to them."

Extraterrestrial demons often have lifespans of hundreds of thousands or even millions of years. Even if their range of activity is limited, they must have accumulated a lot of good things over such a long period of time. Not to mention that for demon cultivators, their flesh and blood and souls themselves are the best treasures.

Of course, that's all for the future. What's more important now is to verify his guess, that is, whether he can follow the other awakened ones into the abyss's teleportation channel.

With this in mind, Chu Xiu said no more and disappeared from the spot.

This finally put a huge weight off Cang Kai's heart. The other three Awakened Ones were somewhat disappointed, but they quickly adjusted their mindset. That's right, this person wasn't doing charity work. Judging from the other party's generosity, they only needed to do their job well, and they would definitely receive some benefits.

The three exchanged a few words with Cang Kai, congratulated them on breaking free from the control of the extraterrestrial demons, and then initiated their escape and left the area.

"Finally gone."

Chu Xiu, who had been waiting in the higher dimension, immediately concentrated all his thoughts to monitor every change in the three awakened individuals and their vicinity.

Suddenly, he noticed that the space around the three of them was fluctuating violently!

"This is a breakaway!"

Chu Xiu's spirits lifted, and the figures of the three people in reality gradually blurred, while from his high-dimensional perspective, they entered a higher-dimensional space!
However, upon entering the higher-dimensional space, each of them was enveloped in a thin membrane, and all their consciousness and senses were confined within their bodies.

"No wonder every time I leave, I feel like I'm sinking into boundless darkness, and when I regain my senses I've already reached my destination."

Thinking of this, Chu Xiu focused his attention even more, because the escape process was very short, almost fleeting, and if he missed this chance, he would really be trapped in this godforsaken place.

"Boom."

With a barely audible sound, the membranes enveloping the awakened ones entered a higher-dimensional space. At that moment, their awakening spaces appeared without warning and merged with the three of them!
Chu Xiu's eyes widened. He had originally thought that the Awakening Space was near the Awakener, and he was wondering why he hadn't found it. But now it seemed that the Awakening Space actually existed in a space that was even higher in dimension than the higher-dimensional space!

"Where is that? Could it be the higher-dimensional space that the extraterrestrial demons spoke of?"

Before there was time to think, the Awakening Space had already begun to break through the higher dimensions and head towards an even higher dimension!
Chu Xiu gritted his teeth and immediately directed his entire consciousness toward the nearest awakened person. His consciousness was like thousands of tentacles, clinging tightly to that person's awakening space!

"boom!"

The next moment, the Awakening Space was like a high-speed train, breaking through the current space and crashing into a higher dimension!

(End of this chapter)