"I have never met a cultivator as kind as you, Senior Brother," said the young man as he led Yuan to a nearby restaurant.
"Are you sure you want to eat at this place?" Yuan asked with a raised eyebrow after seeing the rundown building the young man had brought him to.
"Don’t let its crummy appearance fool you, Senior Brother. This shop has some of the best noodles in this city—and the cities nearby."
"Alright. I’ll trust you."
Yuan scanned the restaurant with his divine sense just in case the young man was luring him into a trap. Of course, he wasn’t worried about being ambushed in the slightest. Fortunately, the restaurant was clear, and he found nothing suspicious.
Once they were seated inside, the young man ordered for them.
"Boss, let me get three large bowls of noodles with meat dumplings."
"Three large bowls of noodles with meat dumplings on the way," said the old man working behind the counter.
"Now, what did you want to know about this world? I may look young, but I am quite knowledgeable, if I may say so myself. I even know some things that only cultivators would know," said the young man in a boastful tone.
"You see, I live in a secluded part of this world and only recently began to expand my views, so I don’t know much about the situation of the rest of the world."
"In that case, should I tell you what I know about our world?"
Yuan nodded.
"Very well," the young man began. "As you likely already know, we now live in the Primordial Realm—a place once used to imprison criminals during the Primordial Era. At first, the criminals fought endlessly among themselves, but after tens of thousands of years of bloodshed, they came to realize they might never leave. So, they ceased their battles and instead turned their efforts toward building a society of their own."
"Now, the Primordial Realm is controlled by four powerful backgrounds. The Zhao Family, Chaotic Sect, the Inferno Alchemists, and the Asura Clan. Not only do they each rule over the majority of the Primordial Realm, but they are absolute powers that even cultivators cannot defy—especially the Asura Clan. Despite having the smallest population amongst the powerhouses, the Asura Clan is undoubtedly the strongest in the Primordial Realm."
"With that said, the Primordial Realm is split into three regions. The Realm of Chaos, ruled by the Chaotic Sect. Zhao Province, ruled by the Zhao Family. The final region is the Land of Inferno, ruled by the Inferno Alchemists. Although the Asura Clan is a powerhouse, they only rule a small area of the Primordial Realm. However, the place they rule is arguably the most important area in this entire world." 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢
"The Spirit Tree?" Yuan said.
The young man nodded and elaborated, "The Spirit Tree is the only place in this world that lets cultivators... well, cultivate. Of course, there are the Spiritual Rifts, but those are rare and random, so cultivators cannot rely on them."
"Spiritual Rifts? Is that when lightning strikes and tears through space, releasing spiritual energy?" Yuan asked.
"Yes, that’s what I heard. Unfortunately, I have never personally witnessed it, even with my 20 years of experience."
Yuan then asked, "How spacious is the Primordial Realm? Let’s say I want to get to the other side of the world. How long would that take?"
The young man pondered for a moment before responding, "I don’t think the Primordial Realm is that big. From what I’ve heard through traveling merchants, it could take up to 10 years to travel around the world on foot, so it’s probably not that big for cultivators who can fly."
"Only ten years on foot? The Primordial Realm is quite small, then. By the way, which region are we currently in?"
"The Realm of Chaos."
"I see."
The owner of the restaurant approached the table with their noodles shortly after.
"What do you think?" the young man asked.
"It’s actually delicious. What is this meat? I have never tasted anything like this before," Yuan remarked as he gazed at the meat dumplings.


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