Chapter 290 - 252-253: The Lore of the Great Realm, 36 Years

Chapter 290: Chapter 252-253: The Lore of the Great Realm, 36 Years

Three years ago, True Monarch Jin Yuan, Jin Tianbo, entered seclusion to attempt a breakthrough to the Mid-stage Nascent Soul Realm.

According to the Celestial Knowledge Tower’s predictions, he would need at least another ten years.

Xu Chang’an didn’t fully believe it, but he figured Jin Tianbo wouldn’t be coming out of seclusion anytime soon.

The Lingyun Immortal Sect was not far from Lingyun Immortal City, making this the perfect place for him to wait.

In the time that followed, Xu Chang’an didn’t rent a temporary cave residence. Instead, he found one inside Lingyun Immortal City and signed a twenty-year lease.

Xu Chang’an was now quite wealthy, so a trivial rent like this was naturally beneath his notice.

’Spirit Stones that needed to be spent, had to be spent.’

Refining and Nurturing his Magical Treasures, concocting Elixirs, sorting through his resources, and expanding his knowledge...

These few tasks became the main rhythm of Xu Chang’an’s life in Lingyun Immortal City.

Nurturing his Magical Treasures was a way to diversify his methods and counter any trump cards Jin Tianbo might possess.

He had previously obtained a Tier Four Low Grade alchemy legacy from a Nascent Soul True Monarch’s Storage Bag.

Xu Chang’an’s Alchemy Skill could now continue to improve.

At present, the Cultivation Resources Xu Chang’an possessed were extremely varied and miscellaneous. Although he had already cleared some out, a large inventory remained.

He showed great patience, slowly liquidating his stock by visiting various shops within Lingyun Immortal City.

In the process, Xu Chang’an deliberately collected some Ancient Texts.

Legends, biographies, miscellaneous accounts, strange tales...

These were the types of books Xu Chang’an sought.

He hadn’t been cultivating for long, so his experience couldn’t compare to those old freaks who had lived for two or three thousand years.

Thus, he could only make up for this deficit through books.

The stone pillars in the Earth Palace were inscribed with many mysterious characters, and Xu Chang’an was also intentionally searching for books related to them.

’He wanted to see what those characters actually said.’

And so, Xu Chang’an continued to live within Lingyun Immortal City.

「In the blink of an eye, three years passed.」

Speaking of which, in terms of time, he had long missed his sixty-year agreement with the Peacock King, Chu Xianyi.

However, Xu Chang’an naturally paid this no mind.

On this day, Xu Chang’an was in his cave residence, feeling quite pleased.

For the past few years, as he pored over countless books to expand his knowledge and experience, he had also been searching for records of the mysterious characters on the Earth Palace’s stone pillars.

He had finally found a description of the characters in a book titled *Strange Tales of Cultivation, Ancient and Modern*.

Strange Tales of Cultivation, Ancient and Modern—discussing every tale from ancient to modern!

The Jade Scroll it was recorded on was something he had unintentionally picked up from a Loose Cultivator in the market stall area of Lingyun Immortal City.

Using the Jade Scroll of *Strange Tales of Cultivation, Ancient and Modern*, Xu Chang’an determined that the mysterious script on the Earth Palace’s stone pillars was the Ancient Cultivator Language!

"The Ancient Cultivator Language!"

Xu Chang’an fell into deep thought.

Primordial, Ancient, Middle, Recent, Modern...

Never mind the Primordial Era; even the most recent records from the Ancient Era were from several million years ago at a minimum.

The Primordial Era...

That was probably at least tens of millions of years ago, or perhaps even longer!

A Core Formation Zhenren lives for a thousand years!

A Nascent Soul True Monarch lives for three thousand years!

And according to legend, a Divinity Transformation True Venerable can live for ten thousand years!

But even a lifespan of ten thousand years is but a drop in the ocean, utterly insignificant in the face of a river of time spanning tens of millions of years.

Even a Great Power Cultivator at the Divinity Transformation Realm must look up in awe at the power of time!

Now that he had confirmed the mysterious script from the Earth Palace was the Ancient Cultivator Language, Xu Chang’an’s subsequent search became more focused.

Tirelessly, Xu Chang’an continued to collect all sorts of books within Lingyun Immortal City.

Occasionally, he would commission merchant guilds and shops to gather specific information for him.

At the same time, he would periodically visit the market stall areas throughout Lingyun Immortal City to treasure hunt.

In the process, he gathered many records of the Ancient Cultivator Language. However, there were no actual translations of the script.

This continued until the twelfth year, when his persistent efforts finally paid off. After spending a great deal of time, energy, and Spirit Stones, Xu Chang’an at last found a translation sample for the Ancient Cultivator Language.

「Inside the cave residence.」

Xu Chang’an took the sample and, character by character, began to translate the inscriptions from the stone pillars.

’A Great Realm!?’

’A Tier Six Teleportation Array!?’

The more he read of the translated text, the more astonished Xu Chang’an became.

In all his years of cultivation, this was the first time he had ever encountered such information.

According to the inscriptions on the stone pillars:

The Canglan Cultivation Realm, the Qingyang Cultivation Realm, and the Xuan Yue Cultivation Realm all belonged to a world named Cangyu.

’The Early-stage of Divinity Transformation is the limit of cultivation in this world!’

A chill ran through Xu Chang’an.

The Spiritual Qi in the Cangyu World was thin, so a Cultivator could only reach the Early-stage of Divinity Transformation at most.

If one wished to advance further, they had no choice but to travel to a Great Realm.

The array in the Earth Palace was a Tier Six Teleportation Array!

By activating the array, one could teleport across realms, traveling from the Cangyu World to the Human Race’s Realm!

In the Primordial Era, the Cangyu World and the Human Race’s Realm were interconnected, and Cultivators often traveled to the Great Realm.

But somehow, by the present day, the very existence of a Great Realm had become a secret.

Most Cultivators in the Cultivation Realm were unaware that above the Cangyu World, a Great Realm existed!

They didn’t even know that their own world was named Cangyu.

At the very least, in his previous life, Xu Chang’an, with his Late-stage Core Formation Cultivation, had not known that the world he inhabited was called Cangyu, nor had he heard of any Great Realm.

’Tier Four corresponds to Nascent Soul, and Tier Five corresponds to Divinity Transformation. In that case...

What Realm does Tier Six correspond to?

And this Tier Six Teleportation Array!

If the Teleportation Array in the Earth Palace really can transport people to the Great Realm, could it be that my Dao Companion disappeared because she accidentally activated the Teleportation Array and was sent to the Human Race’s Realm!?

According to the text, there are countless worlds like Cangyu throughout the cosmos. The Cultivators from all these worlds travel to a Great Realm to continue their training! So, is there only one Great Realm, or are there more!?’