Chapter 1469: A Sudden Revelation of the Immortal Realm

Translator: CinderTL

Song Wen had no intention of enlightening Gu Que.

He himself was utterly clueless about the matters that puzzled the elder.

Firstly, the so-called heavenly punishment power.

From beginning to end, Song Wen had never sensed its presence, let alone known when it had dissipated.

Secondly, the black hole hovering above his sea of consciousness.

Song Wen had no idea where it came from.

All he knew was that this black hole seemed inextricably linked to his body’s ability to devour others’ blood essence; the two were inseparable.

"Why has the Divine Blood Gate gone to such lengths to observe and investigate the Primordial Qi Death Zone?" Song Wen finally voiced the question that had plagued him for years.

"If this old man were to say it was to save this realm, would you believe me?" Gu Que replied.

Song Wen’s eyes twitched involuntarily.

Of course he didn’t believe it.

Save this realm?

It would be enough if the Divine Blood Gate simply stopped tormenting the common people.

Gu Que continued, undeterred.

"As you likely know, little friend, the Primordial Qi Death Zone is constantly expanding. Though the pace is slow, it will eventually engulf the entire mystic realm. Everything the Divine Blood Gate has done is to secure a sliver of hope for all living beings."

"Do you take me for a three-year-old child?!" Song Wen’s gaze turned icy as he spoke in a deep, resonant voice. "What secrets does the Primordial Qi Death Zone truly hold? Tell me the truth, and I might spare you some suffering."

"Every word I’ve spoken is true, little friend," Gu Que replied calmly. "If you choose not to believe me, there’s nothing I can do."

A cold smile curled at the corner of Song Wen’s lips as three more orbs of golden essence materialized before him.

"The Divine Blood Gate forces its disciples to cultivate the Corpse King Blood Refinement Art to devour their spiritual power and enhance their own cultivation. They widely disseminate the Longevity Technique to drain the life force of its practitioners and extend their own lifespans. A sect that practices such insidious methods claims to care for the welfare of all living beings?!"

"Furthermore, if you’re merely a Tribulation Crossing Stage cultivator, why do you refer to yourself as ’this immortal’?"

Song Wen’s voice was chillingly cold, yet the three orbs of golden essence before him radiated scorching heat.

Song Wen had long been puzzled by Gu Que’s self-proclaimed title of "this immortal." In the Immortal Cultivation World, apart from charlatans preying on mortals, no cultivator would dare to arrogantly refer to themselves as an "immortal."

"Heh heh!"

Gu Que let out a dry, strained laugh.

"It’s just a title," Gu Que said. "In my prime, I was but a step away from the Immortal Path. Calling myself ’this immortal’ is merely a way to console myself. What harm is there in that?"

Song Wen didn’t reply. Instead, the three fully condensed orbs of golden essence slowly drifted toward Gu Que.

Gu Que watched the approaching golden essence, his Adam’s apple bobbing involuntarily.

"Little friend, let’s talk this over. I’ll tell you the truth. Jingchen and I are both from the immortal realm."

Song Wen’s eyes widened slightly, disbelief flashing across his face. He had never expected Gu Que to offer such a shocking explanation.

"You... you’re truly from the immortal realm?"

"Absolutely no falsehoods," Gu Que affirmed.

"Then why did you come here?" Song Wen pressed, his voice still tinged with skepticism.

"To be honest... I’m not entirely sure myself. Jingchen and I were just minor stewards in the Soaring Heaven Immortal Domain, with cultivation at the early stage of the Tribulation Crossing Stage. One day, Immortal Monarch Yu Jiang, a Grand Unity True Immortal, personally sought us out. He ordered us to descend to the Lower Realm and find a way to cultivate a spirit beast capable of surviving and thriving in the Primordial Qi Death Zone," Gu Que explained.

Gu Que’s words immediately reminded Song Wen of the Nether Fox.

"Does the immortal realm also possess Primordial Qi?" Song Wen asked.

If the immortal realm lacked Primordial Qi, its inhabitants wouldn’t have conceived the idea of breeding Nether Foxes.

Of course, it was also possible that individuals who had ascended from the Lower Realm had informed them of Primordial Qi’s existence.

"Indeed. Moreover, the Primordial Qi Death Zone in the immortal realm is vast and boundless. It’s said that several Immortal Domains have already been swallowed by Primordial Qi, and each Immortal Domain is a thousand times larger than the mystic realm," Gu Que replied.

"Since the immortal realm also has Primordial Qi, why did you abandon the near for the far and come to the Lower Realm to experiment?" Song Wen asked.

Song Wen already had a suspicion about the answer, having posed the same question to Xu Geng years ago. However, he intended to use this opportunity to verify the truthfulness of Gu Que’s words.

Gu Que explained, "The Heaven and Earth Laws in the immortal realm are more complete and powerful, making it far more difficult to hybridize new species. Furthermore, the Primordial Qi concentration in the Misty Ghost Realm of this world is lower, making it more suitable for the survival of newly hybridized creatures."

His explanation aligned almost perfectly with what Xu Geng had said.

Song Wen immediately felt a flicker of belief. He pressed further, "After descending to the Lower Realm, what else did you do?"

Gu Que said, "After arriving in the mystic realm, we followed Immortal Monarch Yu Jiang’s instructions and found a local cultivator in the Great Ascension Stage. We taught him numerous cultivation techniques and secret arts, including the Corpse King’s Rebirth Art, the Corpse King Blood Refinement Art, and the Longevity Technique, and helped him establish the Divine Blood Gate."

"Under our guidance, the Divine Blood Gate began experimenting with spirit beast fusion, establishing branch halls in the Primordial Qi Death Zones of both the Eastern Profound Continent and the Western Rong Continent. However, for the first few millennia, despite investing immense manpower and resources, progress remained slow."

"Later, we realized that if Immortal Monarch Yu Jiang could send us to the mystic realm, why couldn’t we send people to even lower realms to experiment? So we dispatched several nascent soul cultivators to a lower-tier realm called the ’Tianyuan Realm’."

"Our hopes were not in vain. In the Tianyuan Realm, we finally succeeded in fusing a spirit beast capable of surviving in Primordial Qi, which we named the Nether Fox."

"After obtaining the Nether Fox, Jingchen and I became obsessed with returning to the immortal realm. But despite possessing numerous secret arts and Spirit Treasures from the immortal realm, I ultimately fell during my third thunder tribulation. Jingchen placed my divine soul in the ’immortal’s tomb’."

"After failing to cross the Tribulation, my consciousness fell into chaos. I only awoke many years later, but due to the heavenly punishment power, I fluctuate between clarity and madness. However, I’m certain I haven’t seen Jingchen since. He must have successfully ascended to the immortal realm."

Song Wen’s pupils constricted slightly.

Many of the Divine Blood Gate’s secret arts and techniques, including even the ubiquitous Longevity Technique, originated from the immortal realm.

Yet, upon closer reflection, the Longevity Technique did possess remarkable qualities. After all, cultivators who practiced it enjoyed lifespans thirty to forty percent longer than their peers at the same cultivation stage. For cultivators, few things were more alluring than an extended lifespan.

Moreover, could the ability of those who practiced the Corpse King’s Rebirth Art and Corpse King Blood Refinement Art to resist the erosion of Primordial Qi also be intentional design by the immortals?

If so, was the ultimate goal of the force that sent Gu Que and Jingchen to the Lower Realm to discover a method for permanent survival within Primordial Qi?

Could this be their strategy to withstand the apocalypse when the Primordial Qi Death Zone engulfs the entire immortal realm, ensuring their continued existence?

As this thought struck him, a sharp glint flashed in Song Wen’s eyes.

If this conjecture held true, wouldn’t it mean that—

Even the supreme great powers of the immortal realm couldn’t escape the erosion of Primordial Qi?

(End of the Chapter)

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