Athos
Similar to the outside world, it was also nighttime in Athos, but despite that, the brilliant illuminating lights from the countless cities of the Athos tree made the scene resemble daytime.
The scene was beyond mesmerizing; the luminescent brilliance from the branch-made cities, the multitudes of floating technological infrastructures and facilities with each emitting lights, the solidified pure Qi which made the atmosphere fresh and soothing, and most of all, the shimmering green glow of the Athos tree.
All these accumulated factors contributed to the magnificent scenery of Athos; it imitates, no, the present Athos was a technological and magical utopia.
And far up in the skies above the Athos Tree was the floating residence of the One Above; the flowing blue water which poured down the Athos tree glowed blue, like blue energy; the plants constantly glowed green or their respective flowery colors, making the garden have a heavenly scenery. One could also see green life energy radiating from the plants and trees on the floating residence.
The floating residence represented heaven on earth, as even the plants radiated endless amounts of life essence.
Including the hundreds of billions of Athosians plus the visiting cultivators, there were at least two trillion people in Athos.
But despite how crowded it sounds, most of the occupied cities of the Athos tree were either less noisy or completely silent; that was because, within every guest-occupied city in Athos, one could see countless cultivators, be it in groups or individually, all meditating and cultivating as they absorbed the endless amounts of pure Qi in the surroundings.
These events weren't that surprising, even for the Athosian citizens; on the contrary, it would have been unnatural for the cultivators if they didn't go into cultivation meditations.
Within a technologically advanced residence in one of the cities, three of the seven Dao children stood by a glass window as they spectated the spectacular scenery of the branch city. Their faces were filled with awe and amazement as they saw the reality-shattering creations within Athos, one of the female Dao children couldn't help but exclaim.
"Heavens! What an imaginary sight! It's as if a god brought the Athos realm from the God Realm itself; that must surely be the case. Because how can such a realm even exist in the Immortal Realm? Not even our best cultivation abodes at the Immortal Gate can compare to the items, magical structures, and endless amounts of pure Qi here-
Funny, it looks like someone has fallen in love with Athos already~."
This situation was the same for many other powerhouses and ancient institutions. Some had brought their Saint Kings and even Saint Ancestors in hopes of becoming subordinates of Athos, but after thinking about how five Saint Ancestors were mere welcoming escorts, each of these Saint Ancestors stronger than most of them combined, how exactly can they be accepted?
Such disappointing thoughts sent many of the cultivators into despair as they felt completely useless, despite their resources and powers.
There was a mixture of emotions all over the cities; on one side was how fortunate they were to be in the presence of unlimited pure energy, and on the other was the depressing thought of how they won't stay in this realm for long and how useless they would be if they even tried negotiating becoming subordinates of Athos.
One can only imagine how bothersome it must have been for the cultivators; it was like swimming in mountains of gold but can't take any with you, truly depressing.
Suddenly, every city or building in Athos trembled like a wind shaking the branches of a tree as every living thing within Athos became aware of what was happening. Soon after, the badges on every cultivator shone as they brought every cultivator, citizen, or guest from their residences and cultivation states and brought them within the city.
This same scenario happened in all the other cities, as every cultivator stood in orderly formations, and those in the facilities were also brought inside the cities.
The scene was magnificent as trillions of living organisms; all separated into countless cities on the Athos tree, stood in orderly formations as if they were military. Although they were forced into standing in formations, not even a single cultivator had the will to grumble, they even felt satisfied with their current situation.
Suddenly, fairy Marine's voice resounded throughout Athos, making every Athosian citizen knell on one knee.
"All prepare for the presence of the One Above and his Omni Queens!"
"We hail the God Fairy! Glory to the One Above! Glory to the Omni Queens!"
The Athosian citizens chanted in unison as they slowly prostrated with hands on the ground; they all had extreme faces of servitude and reverence as they willingly prostrated themselves happily on the ground. The visiting cultivators also felt their hearts instantly generate feelings of reverence and servitude as they also willingly fell on the ground and prostrated themselves while chanting.
"Glory to the One Above! Glory to the Omni Queens!"