Although the discovery of Celestial Qi had shaken the cultivation world and dominated every conversation for a time, the excitement gradually waned. People began to realize that it might still take thousands of years before anyone outside the Three Pillars of Heaven could reach whatever lay beyond the Immortal Realm.
Time marched on, and more than a thousand years had passed since the discovery of Celestial Qi was first announced. With no further developments or reports, the world gradually lost interest to the point where many had forgotten it entirely.
Moreover, there were still very few cultivators who had even stepped into the Immortal Realm at this point, so for the vast majority of cultivators, the realm beyond it was something far beyond their dreams.
As for those in the Immortal Realm, they spent most of their time attempting to sense Celestial Qi. But without even knowing what they were searching for, the effort was no different from chasing a ghost.
During these thousand years, Tian Yang and Ren Xia remained on Giant’s Continent.
Tian Yang, although still stuck in the True Immortal realm, has qualified to become a level 6 Array Master, finally reaching Lu An’s level.
Kulas continued honing his combat experience through constant sparring with Tian Yang, and once he reached a level he deemed satisfactory, he shifted his focus entirely to developing the Giant’s Continent and expanding the Giant Race’s influence beyond its borders.
After a thousand years, Kulas’ influence has surpassed even the Immortal Clans during their peak and has begun attracting the attention of other powerhouses, such as the Three Pillars of Heaven.
Meanwhile, Ren Xia caught up with their cultivation by reaching the True Immortal realm. Afterward, she took a break from alchemy to devote herself entirely to cultivation, harboring the faint hope of becoming the first to sense Celestial Qi and ascend beyond the Immortal Realm.
Of course, she knew the ambition was foolish—especially given how late she’d reached True Immortal—but she still wanted to try.
However, a few more thousand years passed with no progress related to Celestial Qi. By now, even Immortal cultivators had given up entirely, convinced that Celestial Qi had been nothing more than a hoax. And while the main cultivation world was bottlenecked, the rest of the world continued to advance swiftly, with new formations and pill recipes appearing almost every week.
"It’s been five thousand years since the discovery of Celestial Qi, and the Three Pillars of Heaven haven’t said a single word about it since. Are we sure they’re not just playing us?" Ren Xia asked. She had long since lost most of her hope and couldn’t help feeling skeptical.
"I cannot imagine why they would fabricate such a lie," Kulas replied, still placing faith in them. "Doing so would destroy their reputation, and their credibility would plummet to rock bottom."
He went on, "Be patient. Five thousand years is insignificant to cultivators like us. Each realm takes longer to advance than the last. Frankly, it wouldn’t surprise me if no one breaks through to the next realm for another fifty thousand years, much less just five."
A few more years later, Tian Yang started to create his own world.
"Before you even create your world, you must decide where you want to put it," Lu An said to him.
"Where I want to put it, huh?" Tian Yang pondered for some time but couldn’t think of anything.
"You got any suggestions?" He turned to ask Ren Xia.
"Can’t we just put it somewhere around here?" she casually replied.

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