Published: March 3, 2025
CHAPTER 874: The Cosmic Starry Sky
However, the astonishment and shock of the five were not solely because of this.
Perhaps due to the superior means of the ancient cultivators, as the images shifted, the five could sense the aura within the images, allowing them to judge the realms of the beings depicted.
Even those who were in the inconspicuous corners of the formation, akin to "little soldiers," had an aura reaching the third stage golden core level.
From the imposing aura, it was clear that there were countless fourth stage beings equivalent to yuan ying cultivators within the images.
Golden cores are like little soldiers, while yuan ying are like squad leaders!
Only the fifth stage divine transformation cultivators could truly be considered the upper echelon, accounting for the high-end combat power of various races.
And the true pinnacle, without a doubt, were the void refinement masters!
Even the faintest breath of such beings, viewed through a projection from a million years ago, would instill a deep-seated terror in the five.
In the images, the joint army of various races was solemn, featuring many fifth stage divine transformation beings, and even more than a dozen void refinement masters among them.
They either soared through the sky or stood upon spiritual vessels, seemingly waiting for something.
"Could this be the projection of the 'Ancient Great War'?!"
Beside Liu Yu, Ink Plum took a deep breath, speaking uncertainly.
Looking at the projection above the Silver-white Stone Tower, she truly felt her own insignificance at this moment.
With yuan ying stage cultivation, one could indeed dominate a region and be revered in today's cultivation world.
But in ancient times, that would merely make one a "squad leader" at best.
From the projection, yuan ying cultivators did not stand out.
"Such a grand scale, and the history of cultivating immortality has no record of it; it must be the 'Ancient End War.'"
Staring at the distant projection, shock appeared in Liu Yu's eyes as he gently nodded and murmured.
The Ancient Great War, also known as the Ancient End War.
After that earth-shattering battle ended, the concentration of spiritual energy in the cultivation world dropped overall, leading to the complete end of the ancient era shortly thereafter.
Though specific information has been sealed, and historical texts are vague, the later generations of the cultivation world generally believe that the "Ancient Great War" concealed the reasons for the drastic changes in the cultivation environment.
"The various races united, with golden cores and yuan ying cultivators as numerous as cattle, and divine sovereigns also common; there were even over a dozen void refinement masters."
"Even so, it ultimately ended with a decrease in the overall concentration of spiritual energy in the cultivation world, directly leading to the end of the ancient era."
"From the results, that battle can hardly be considered a victory."
"Then what kind of terrifying enemy could they have faced?!"
As they gazed at the ancient projection, this thought arose in everyone's minds.
An uncontrollable, intense curiosity surged within them, wondering just how strong their adversaries had been.
However, judging by the projection, the ancient ten thousand races were forced to unite to resist, indicating that the enemy's strength was absolutely formidable beyond imagination.
Any single race would be far from a match, hence the necessity for collaboration.
"In the fragmented words of ancient texts, the cosmic starry sky houses worlds as numerous as the sands of the river, and our world is merely one among them."
"In comparison to the boundless universe, it is as insignificant as a speck of dust, hardly standing as powerful."
"An enemy formidable enough to require the ancient ten thousand races to unite must likely come from an even more powerful world, right?"
In a flash of insights, Liu Yu's thoughts raced through various ideas.
Throughout his cultivation journey, he had never ceased to absorb knowledge about cultivating immortality, eagerly reading various texts whenever he had free time.