The Legendary Man

Chapter 1042 The Origin Of The Whitley Family
At Joshua's answer, Hayden slowly unclenched his fists.
“Uh... What did you say just now?”
Joshua regarded Hayden with a grin.
“You didn't mishear me. It's another world,” he repeated.
By then, Hayden was wholly stunned.
As a God Realm cultivator, he still had quite a bit of knowledge about the ancient rumors, in spite of the fact that the Zink family's
background paled in comparison to that of the eight respectable families.
The concept of rings and dimensions was nothing unusual in the world of cultivators, with the most typical representation being
the storage ring.
The storage ring was the most common space and dimension magical item refined through the utilization of the space-altering
formation with unique materials.
A storage ring the size of a little finger could create a storage space of twenty to thirty cubic meters at most.
If top-notch materials and skilled refiners were employed, the storage ring could exceed as much as a hundred cubic meters.
Of course, that was merely a rumor. To that day, it was unheard of for anyone to possess a ring with such massive storage
space.
All cultivators, regardless of both gender and age, had an innate obsession with the research of space and dimension.
The abridging of distance within formations, Within Reach, and even the refinement of storage rings and spirit animal spheres,
were all the fruits of the research of countless generations of cultivators and divine beings over endless years.
Although cultivation was very much a fantasy to modern people, it was actually pretty scientific if one were to lay out human
history and observe it closely.
Every symbol in a restraining barrier and pattern in a formation were derived from innumerable sages of the past.

They were all the accumulation and amassment of wisdom over an infinite time.
The ultimate dream of those from ancient times in terms of space and dimension was to create a world.
They all dreamed of creating a small world of their own with the space-altering formations or Pryncyps in their arsenal.
Ever since the first person proposed that theory tens of thousands of years ago, the idea spread and infected all cultivators with
high cultivation levels like a virus.
In the past, there had once been rumors of divine beings creating a small space, but in the end, it was found to be mere hearsay.
The person closest to creating a space in recorded history was a divine being seven thousand years ago.
Even the mortals in Chanaea were incredibly familiar with that divine being, for it was none other than the deity in Chanaea's
mythology, Fehohr.
In the eyes of mortals, Fehohr's miraculous achievements were nothing more than a myth.
However, everything could be explained if applied to the cultivators' world.
At Joshuo's onswer, Hoyden slowly unclenched his fists.
“Uh... Whot did you soy just now?”
Joshuo regorded Hoyden with o grin.
“You didn't misheor me. It's onother world,” he repeoted.
By then, Hoyden wos wholly stunned.
As o God Reolm cultivotor, he still hod quite o bit of knowledge obout the oncient rumors, in spite of the foct thot the Zink fomily's
bockground poled in comporison to thot of the eight respectoble fomilies.
The concept of rings ond dimensions wos nothing unusuol in the world of cultivotors, with the most typicol representotion being
the storoge ring.
The storoge ring wos the most common spoce ond dimension mogicol item refined through the utilizotion of the spoce-oltering
formotion with unique moteriols.

A storoge ring the size of o little finger could creote o storoge spoce of twenty to thirty cubic meters ot most.
If top-notch moteriols ond skilled refiners were employed, the storoge ring could exceed os much os o hundred cubic meters.
Of course, thot wos merely o rumor. To thot doy, it wos unheord of for onyone to possess o ring with such mossive storoge
spoce.
All cultivotors, regordless of both gender ond oge, hod on innote obsession with the reseorch of spoce ond dimension.
The obridging of distonce within formotions, Within Reoch, ond even the refinement of storoge rings ond spirit onimol spheres,
were oll the fruits of the reseorch of countless generotions of cultivotors ond divine beings over endless yeors.
Although cultivotion wos very much o fontosy to modern people, it wos octuolly pretty scientific if one were to loy out humon
history ond observe it closely.
Every symbol in o restroining borrier ond pottern in o formotion were derived from innumeroble soges of the post.
They were oll the occumulotion ond omossment of wisdom over on infinite time.
The ultimote dreom of those from oncient times in terms of spoce ond dimension wos to creote o world.
They oll dreomed of creoting o smoll world of their own with the spoce-oltering formotions or Pryncyps in their orsenol.
Ever since the first person proposed thot theory tens of thousonds of yeors ogo, the ideo spreod ond infected oll cultivotors with
high cultivotion levels like o virus.
In the post, there hod once been rumors of divine beings creoting o smoll spoce, but in the end, it wos found to be mere heorsoy.
The person closest to creoting o spoce in recorded history wos o divine being seven thousond yeors ogo.
Even the mortols in Chonoeo were incredibly fomilior with thot divine being, for it wos none other thon the deity in Chonoeo's
mythology, Fehohr.
In the eyes of mortols, Fehohr's miroculous ochievements were nothing more thon o myth.
However, everything could be exploined if opplied to the cultivotors' world.
Fehohr also had another identity—the first person to master Spatial Pryncyp in recorded history.

Once Fehohr mastered that Pryncyp, he reigned supreme over everyone with just a basic formation in hand.
At that time, the demon race was still in existence. In an era when all beings could gain enlightenment, the human race was at
an absolute disadvantage.
Yet, Fehohr subdued all the clans by his might alone, and they were willing to be vassals to the human race.
In a bid to prevent war between the demon and human races, he wanted to create an independent dimension and separate the
two races completely.
With his mastery of Spatial Pryncyp, he created some small spaces suitable for demons to live.
Unfortunately, they had a great disadvantage despite their ability to contain life.
The demon race within them would all fall into deep slumber because of the Pryncyp's force field in those spaces.
They also became the basis of the spirit animal spheres later on, but the subsequent people lacked Fehohr's ability to create
spaces manually, so they were forced to rely on corresponding materials and formations.
Back when Fehohr created those small worlds, the human race was ecstatic. They thought it would allow them to have complete
dominion over the demon race and maintain the human race's prosperity.
Contrarily, as the creator, Fehohr was immensely dissatisfied with his work.
After all, he did not want to imprison the demon race one by one. Instead, he wanted to create another dimension, a world that
was exactly the same as the real world.
Following that, he executed his grand blueprint.
Regretfully, the consequences were evident to all—he was severely injured by Pryncyp's backlash and perished.
In the next seven thousand years, Spatial Pryncyp never appeared again, though it was not certain whether it was a deliberate
effort by Heavenly Pryncyp.
Or perhaps someone did master Spatial Pryncyp, but the threat of it was simply too great that it ended up stamped out before it
could develop to a scale that would astound the world.

Anyway, there had been no news that anyone could construct a space other than when Fehohr almost succeeded in creating a
small world.
Right then, however, Joshua confidently claimed that the ancestors of the Whitley family came from another world.
One could only imagine the tremendous shock ricocheting within Hayden.
He took several deep breaths before asking the man in a quivering voice, “You mean, the ancestors of the Whitley family
originated from another world that could accommodate living people, Joshua?”
“Yes,” Joshua affirmed with a nod.
Subsequently, he added, “I can't explain too much about this to you. In fact, I don't know that much. Even within the Whitley
family, this information was only verbally passed down through the heads of the family. As for the evidence...”
Speaking of that, he went silent in a brief contemplation before he continued, “You're an affiliate of the Osborne family, so you
must have read through the respectable families' history to understand their respective forces. If I guess correctly, all rest of the
families had a clear indication of the year and source of their achievements. Among the seven families, some depended on
military exploits during ancient times, others on the conference of titles by the royal families, and yet others on venturing into
business and the military. Only the Whitley family's origin remained a mystery. Is that not so?”
Hayden cast his mind back to the records he had read, his brows creasing deeply.
The turning point that led to the rise of the Whitley family is unknown. The records indicated that the Whitley family annexed the
stretch of territory a hundred miles southeast of Yeringham in the tenth year of the Juxta Era and the military retreated in their
crusade after more than forty thousand people were killed in the three battles. Ever since then, it became a forbidden area. Later,
a king bestowed the land to the Whitley family. Not only were soldiers and military forces prohibited from trespassing, but it was
also exempt from tax. It became a land of peace at that time. Even among the many princes and powers at that time, none dared
to challenge the Whitley family. With that, the Whitley family occupied Chanaea for one thousand and eight hundred years.
Indeed, the Whitley family was exceedingly mysterious. It suddenly emerged during the chaos of the Tercet Era, but it neither
involved itself in politics nor power struggles. While it did annex territories, it stayed well within its own boundaries without
invading its neighboring areas.
It would have prospered to that day, if it were not for the eight respectable families' sabotage.
Even then, the Whitley family would have been the biggest respectable family in Chanaea.

Throughout the years, the various respectable families had expended much effort in investigating the Whitley family's origin.
Unbeknownst to them all, the Whitley family actually came from another world.
Naturally, the Osborne family only collaborated with the Whitley family because of Joshua's capabilities and their conviction that
the Whitley family's ancestors must have left a trump card.
However, it had never crossed the Zink family's mind that the Whitley family would be hiding such a monumental secret.
If news of this gets out, the entire world would likely plunge into an uproar, much less Chanaea!