Traversing countless worlds from the primordial era

Chapter 60 Illusory Creations

Lei Ming had no interest in the war between the Mulan people and the Tiannan cultivators. This war was neither just nor unjust; it was merely a natural competition among cultivators for cultivation resources. Compared to the great calamities of the primordial world, such a war was nothing more than a drop in the ocean.

Han Li had already defeated his opponent and was now launching a frenzied attack inside the formation. However, the Mulan people were well-prepared, and Han Li was unable to break through the formation for the time being.

Han Li wasn't in a hurry to break the formation; he was already confident he could break it, but he didn't want to leave so soon.

To Han Li's surprise, Lei Ming arrived outside his formation and severed the formation base with a few sword strikes, instantly shattering the blood-red formation.

Han Li wasn't surprised to see Lei Ming. This formation could temporarily trap ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators, but it definitely couldn't trap Lei Ming. However, Han Li felt somewhat helpless about this result.

"Brother Han, now that the great battle has begun, what are your plans?" Lei Ming asked, unaware of Han Li's thoughts.

Han Li said, "I cannot leave for the time being."

"In that case, I'll take my leave first."

Han Li felt some regret at Lei Ming's withdrawal, but he didn't say anything. He had long sensed Lei Ming's transcendence; it seemed he didn't take the cultivation world seriously, much less consider himself a part of it, as if Lei Ming didn't belong to the cultivation world, or even to this world.

The entire border region was in turmoil, with lightning flashing continuously for dozens of miles. Huge light shields rose up one after another, countless magical treasures clashed, and cultivators and mages fell one after another. Even Lei Ming was somewhat apprehensive about such a war.

"If a mere mortal realm can witness such a spectacle in a war between cultivators, what must the great calamities of the primordial world be like?"

Lei Ming watched for a while before using earth magic to head towards Tian Tian City. After he left, Han Li also observed the situation. Although Han Li wanted to do his part for Tian Nan, he wouldn't act rashly.

Han Li planned to choose a suitable time; for now, preserving his strength was the best course of action.

Khotan City is not far from the border; using the speed of Thunderclap Earth Escape, it only took half an hour to arrive. Due to the decisive battle between the two sides, the Mulan people did not leave many people in Khotan City.

"No matter how many people you leave behind, it won't make a difference to me."

Lei Ming entered the city from underground. He captured a Foundation Establishment stage mage and forcibly searched his soul, going through the other's memories. He quickly found the residence of the Divine Master Mulan.

"The Mulan people's supplies must be not far from where they live," Lei Ming thought to himself.

The Divine Masters of Mulan were equivalent to the great cultivators of Tiannan, possessing immense strength and high status, and naturally they resided in the city center. Lei Ming's divine sense spread out, sweeping over these buildings, but he found nothing.

Lei Ming was still searching when a strong spiritual energy fluctuation suddenly came from the southeast. Lei Ming quietly went over and saw two groups of people fighting. The leading cultivators were not much weaker than Grand Masters.

"One side consists of cultivators from Tiannan, and who is the other side?"

Lei Ming was still somewhat puzzled, as the spells used by those people were clearly different from those of the Tiannan cultivators.

The two sides clashed fiercely, immediately alarming the Mulan people in the city, and several Nascent Soul cultivators rushed over from all directions.

"The plan has failed, let's go," said Tianhen Laoguai, the leader of the Tiannan cultivators, as he led his men in retreat. Their opponents reacted in kind.

"This commotion, while alerting the Mulan people, also exposed their warehouse." Lei Ming watched the two sides leave and then focused on the Mulan cultivators who were rushing over. The two sides that launched the attack clearly knew about the Mulan people's warehouse, and as soon as the Mulan people discovered them, they immediately sent people to inspect the warehouse.

After Lei Ming and the other Mulan people left, they quietly slipped into the warehouse. This time, the Mulan people mobilized the entire clan for their northern invasion, and the supplies they prepared were very abundant, ranging from magical artifacts and pills used by ordinary Qi Refining stage mages to high-grade spirit stones, magic treasures, and spiritual herbs used by Nascent Soul stage cultivators—everything was available.

Lei Ming was overjoyed. The Five Elements Divine Light flashed continuously, and a vast amount of treasures were collected into his Five Elements Space. Once these treasures entered the Five Elements Space, their spiritual power began to dissipate. Low-grade spirit stones and herbs soon turned to nothingness, and ordinary magical artifacts did not last long either.

The more spiritual energy the Five Elements Space absorbs, the faster it evolves. After Lei Ming collected all the treasures from the warehouse into the Five Elements Space, the space had more than doubled in size compared to before. Originally, the space was just a void, but now it began to evolve into heaven and earth, with pure energy rising and turbid energy descending.

"I wonder if there are any other warehouses." Seeing the changes in the Five Elements Space, Lei Ming's eyes almost turned red. He believed that if there were a few more warehouses like this, his Five Elements Space would evolve into a real space in a short time.

However, no matter how Lei Ming searched, he couldn't find a second warehouse like this in the entire Tiancheng.

"It seems I was too greedy after all," Lei Ming said with a wry smile as he regained his senses. It is said that cultivators are pure of heart and have few desires, pursuing the Dao of Heaven with all their heart. But in reality, cultivators are the most greedy, and once they are controlled by this greed, the consequences are extremely terrible.

Having taken the treasure trove of Tiantian City, Lei Ming did not leave the Mulan Grassland. Behind Tiantian City were several other large cities built for the war, each containing its own treasure trove.

Water Cloud City, Fire City, Heavenly Hero City... Lei Ming emptied the treasure troves of one city after another, and Lei Ming's Five Elements Space became more and more perfect.

Lei Ming traveled south, stealing countless treasures using the Five Elements Escape Technique. In just a few days, the Five Elements Space was completed.

Within a space spanning thousands of feet, the pure air transformed into the sky, and the turbid air transformed into the earth, making the entire world resemble a chicken egg.

Lei Ming's consciousness entered the Five Elements Space and took on his appearance.

"This is the original world, lifeless and desolate." Lei Ming grabbed a handful of soil, and when he let go, the soil turned into fine dust.

Lei Ming looked at the sky, pointed his finger, and a firebird appeared out of thin air. The firebird spread its wings and soared, flames falling to the ground, and finally the firebird rushed into the sky and transformed into a red sun.

The red sun hangs high in the sky, its light shining upon the earth.

With a casual flick of his wrist, Lei Ming split the earth open, revealing a ravine twenty thousand feet long. Then, clear spring water gushed forth from the ravine, flowing from west to east.

The thunder hadn't stopped when he raised his hand, and a mountain range, like a divine dragon, surged up from the ground. The mountain range was bare, shimmering with various lights—the reflections of metal and stone.

Lei Ming's eyes narrowed slightly. Within the Five Elements Space, he was like a creator. Now he had the sun, soil, rivers, and mountains; all that was missing was life.

"Fire generates earth, earth generates metal, metal generates water, water generates wood; the five elements generate each other, endlessly!" Lei Ming mobilized the power of the five elements, and green grass sprouted along the riverbank. As the grass covered the riverbank, saplings also grew rapidly. The vegetation quickly filled the entire five-element space, filling it with vitality.

Having done all this, Lei Ming let out a long sigh. He seemed omnipotent, like a creator, but in reality, it was all an illusion.

Neither the sun nor the plants are real entities, but rather illusions created by him using the power of the Five Elements.

If all of this were to become real, then the Five Elements Space would become a real world.

"One day, I will turn this place into a real world," Lei Ming thought to himself.

Lei Ming had already ventured thousands of miles into the grasslands and had noticed some changes in the past few days. He saw the Mulan people being driven away by another tribe, and the Mulan mages being hunted down. That tribe was rapidly moving north, and at this rate, they would soon reach Tiancheng.

"Tuwu people!" Lei Ming thought of a race, the mortal enemy of the Mulan people, and at the same time he realized the identity of the other group in Tiantian City.

"This is going to be interesting. The Mulan people were only thinking about invading the north, but they didn't expect their stronghold to be destroyed. It seems the war in Tiannan is about to end." Thinking this, Lei Ming stopped his southward journey and returned to the border between Tiannan and the Mulan grasslands. When Lei Ming returned, the Tiannan cultivators and Mulan mages were negotiating. Just as he had expected, faced with the invasion of the Tuwu people, the Mulan people and the Tiannan cultivators had no choice but to compromise. Several months later, the two sides finally reached an agreement. Tiannan made certain concessions, while the Mulan people decided to concentrate their forces on dealing with the Tuwu people.

Meanwhile, Lei Ming had already returned to the Pangu Sect.

(End of this chapter)