He laughed heartily and said, "Ji, Junior Brother, no need to be polite. Us disciples of Returning to Truth, as long as it's not involving Tao Struggle, should naturally help one another!"

Another Pantheon?

The previous Human World Pavilion was a subsidiary force of the Pantheon. Are they taking over the Void Realm?

Jing Qiu muttered to himself and once again cupped his hands, "So it turns out to be a brother from the Pantheon. Before I left, I had met with the disciples of your esteemed temple."

On the giant's shoulder stood a woman in a palatial dress, with a dignified manner, smiling, "Ji, Junior Brother, you must be referring to Brother Chi Xiao and Young Qing Xia? Have you ever sparred with Young Qing Xia? That girl is also a Heavenly Monarch and has a combative nature, she surely wouldn't 'let you go,' Ji, Junior Brother."

Jing Qiu blinked; the other party seemed to be referring to the female Heavenly Monarch who insisted on sparring with him back then, but was ignored?

"We exchanged pleasantries," he said vaguely, "That Primordial Spirit Butterfly Transformation Technique is quite Divine, indeed worthy of attention."

The smile at the corner of the female Dao Ancestor's mouth grew even softer.

Because Qing Xia indeed practiced this Divine Skill passed down by the Ancestor Master, the other party clearly had truly met her.

"Junior Brother Ji, why not join us?" The giant extended an invitation, "This Void Realm is fraught with danger and hides many thieves. Considering you only have one Heavenly Venerable protecting your path, it's still too dangerous."

Jing Qiu thought for a moment but still declined courteously, "I am here to break through to Heavenly Venerable, and can handle some crises. It was earlier that I inadvertently got targeted by a thief from the [This Shore]."

"Oh?" the giant said in a deep voice, "Again the thieves of [This Shore]?"

Again?

Jing Qiu looked on in confusion and before he could inquire, the giant explained on his own:

"The Primordial Palace has been secluded for a long time, while we, the Pantheon, have been stationed in the world and have been opposing [This Shore] for many years! These beasts have destroyed two true Transcendence Gates already!"

He suddenly said murderously, "Earlier, I should have chased them down and taken them out with one strike!"

They were only standing up for Jing Qiu earlier, not genuinely engaging in mortal combat with another Dao Ancestor, scaring them off suffices.

The woman on his shoulder mused: 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

"Junior Brother Ji, you may go to this coordinate. This place has already been cleaned out by our Pantheon, Qingming Mountain, and several other Transcendence Gates as a stronghold. Upon arrival, just report the name of Primordial Palace."

"Using the stronghold as a center to explore outward, there shouldn't be much of an issue. Even if the thieves of [This Shore] reappear, assistance can arrive promptly."

"Thank you, Senior Sister, for the guidance!" Jing Qiu expressed his gratitude.

"As fellow Returning to Truth disciples, as long as there's no enmity between Ancestor Masters, we're all on the same side." The woman smiled gently.

Having transmitted the coordinates to Jing Qiu, she and her companions turned and pursued the direction where Qing Yu and the others vanished earlier.

Watching these figures depart, Jing Qiu once again felt the benefit of being backed by a great power, having someone to rely on.

He lightly patted the snake head, communicating with You Lan, heading toward the coordinate location.

En route, having temporarily resolved his troubles, Jing Qiu began considering how to break into the Eight Realms and reach the Heavenly Venerate Domain.

The prototype of his Inner Universe was infinitely close to "Reality," just a step away.

With his background, breaking the Eighth Realm Barrier by relying on the Heaven Opening Divine Power, evolving Heaven and Earth Creation, was fundamentally not an issue.

The only place he was still deliberating was the layout of the Inner Universe.

The Heavenly Venerable opens, harmonizes the Inner Universe, reshapes the Earth, Fire, Wind, and Water layout, stabilizes the Qian Kun, ultimately making it flourish and truly become a self-operating cosmic realm.

This Inner Universe realm is the foundation of the entire Eight Realms.

The [True Realm], One True Dharma Realm, will be the core part of his Inner Universe realm, but merely having a core is not enough; there also needs to be a general layout, which will determine the future evolution direction of the Inner Universe.

At this moment, Jing Qiu's mind began formulating a concept—

Since he first entered Martial Arts, he has had an inseparable bond with "Mountain and Water Form."

It can be traced back to the Mountain and Water Qi Vein Map he personally carved within him.

Now, as he pertains to laying the foundation of the future cosmic layout, Jing Qiu's first thought is also related to mountains and waters.

That is, the Ten Thousand Realms layout centered around Sumeru Mountain.

"Heavenly Venerable…" Jing Qiu gazed at the distant Void, murmuring, "Finally reached the stage where the Inner World aligns with Inner Heaven and Earth."