Cultivation: When you take things to the extreme

Chapter 545: Chapter 330: Earth Immortal

The stars were vast, and the Chaotic Void was even more boundlessly immense.

Even with Tao Seal guiding the way, instantaneously shifting tens of thousands of miles, the journey seemed endless.

Throughout the journey, realms were as numerous as grains of sand, with stars shining brilliantly, each representing a world. However, seeing that none were as substantial as the World of Dao and Law fused with the Yuan Spirit, Xu Yang had no intention of exploring, merely treating them as scenery along the way.

Thus, after three months.

Following the Tao Seal’s final guidance through the Chaotic Void, Xu Yang at last arrived beyond a star that shone as bright as the grand sun.

If there were no surprises, this would be the destination.

Earth Immortal’s Domain!

Now outside the Earth Immortal Realm, Xu Yang did not rush to enter but instead looked back. He saw the boundless Chaotic Void where the purple light faded, and the Tao Seal dissipated, leaving no trace to be found.

According to Xiao Qingyun’s memories and what he had now seen, the Tao Seals left by the Ancient Immortal Gods in the World of Dao and Law seemed only able to guide cultivators from the World of Dao and Law to the Earth Immortal Realm, and could not serve as “road signs” for Cultivators from the Earth Immortal Realm to descend to the World of Dao and Law.

For what reason was it done this way?

Xu Yang could not say for sure, but that’s just how it was.

The fact that the Earth Immortal Realm could not directly descend using Tao Seals was, without doubt, a significant layer of protection for the current World of Dao and Law.

Without the Tao Seal as a guide, to travel from the Earth Immortal Realm to the World of Dao and Law, one would have to search endlessly in the boundless Chaotic Void, trying one world after another. The hardships involved need no further explanation.

Even for Heavenly Court cultivators, searching the Lower Realm was a grueling task, second only to being sent to the frontlines to battle demons.

Because the Chaotic Void was devoid of Spiritual Energy, or rather, only “worlds” could draw some mysterious mighty force from the Chaotic Void, a cultivator roaming the Chaotic Void could only rely on their own Spiritual Objects to replenish themselves. If the Spiritual Objects were insufficient and depleted, one ran the risk of sinking into the void.

Xiao Qingyun and others were an example. Led by a Deity Transformation cultivator, a small team composed of several other transformed deities roamed the Chaotic Void, passing through world after world, taking hundreds of years to find the World of Dao and Law. They consumed untold amounts of supplies, occasionally resupplying in other worlds.

After several hundred years, they reached the World of Dao and Law. The hardships they endured are evident.

Searching the Lower Realm not only severely delayed cultivation but also posed many risks and hidden dangers, such as hostility from the native inhabitants of the various worlds and potential horrific threats that might exist in the Chaotic Void.

That was why, when they arrived at the World of Dao and Law, people like Xiao Qingyun appeared so disheveled.

After being displaced in the Chaotic Void for hundreds of years, even these wealthy cultivators from Heavenly Court could not endure it, let alone the ascenders from the Lower Realm; without guidance, it would be difficult for them to reach the Upper Realm in a lifetime.

This was also why Xu Yang dared to prepare for war and counter-attack the Heavenly Court.

The Earth Immortal Realm could not pose a direct threat to the World of Dao and Law; people like Xiao Qingyun had stumbled into it by pure chance. Unless the route was transmitted back, the Heavenly Court simply couldn’t dispatch a large army to conquer it and could only send such small teams down to search.

With the current strength of the World of Dao and Law, unless the Heavenly Court sent Mahayana cultivators to investigate, no matter how many teams came, they would be like meat buns thrown to dogs—gone without return!

Therefore, Xu Yang did not have to worry about the safety of the World of Dao and Law. Even if the Ascension Academy were defeated, as long as the World of Dao and Law remained, vengeance could still be sought after thousands or tens of thousands of years; it would just take time.

Perhaps, this was what the Ancient Immortal Gods considered, that the World of Dao and Law was the fundamental place, not to be lost?

With a thought, Xu Yang looked again at the Earth Immortal Realm, shining brightly like a grand sun, pondering how he should enter.

Breaking through the realm directly?

Definitely not.

Within the Earth Immortal Realm were many powerful beings, including Nine Tribulations True Immortals. With his current status, breaking directly into the realm, he was more likely to be treated as an “Outer Realm Demon,” attracting the attention and potentially the extermination from True Immortal powerhouses.

If he couldn’t break through directly, the only way was through “Ascension.”

Suddenly, Xu Yang underwent a transformation, and in a flicker of radiance, he assumed the appearance of “Xiao Qingyun.”

Transformation Technique!

Just a side door technique, a petty art, hardly elegant or noble.

According to Xiao Qingyun’s memories, the Ancient Immortal Gods had also left behind such a legacy, known as “Heaven Gang Thirty-Six Transformations” and “Earth Sha Seventy-Two Transformations.” Not only were they transformation techniques, but they also served as grand Divine Powers for Disaster Avoidance and Catastrophe Evasion and for the protection of longevity.

Unfortunately, Xiao Qingyun had only heard of them and had neither accessed nor cultivated them. Therefore, Xu Yang’s current transformation technique was still derived from the teachings below the Golden Core stage in the World of Dao and Law, along with other petty arts he had gathered in this era. Even the Five Elements Immortal Sect didn’t have such techniques, seemingly not proficient in this area.

However, it didn’t matter; when the spells weren’t enough, he could always rely on other means.

In the World of Dao and Law, he had cultivated in his dreams for over twenty thousand years. Although Xu Yang had set aside many inconsequential matters to focus on several key practices, he had still diligently prepared for various contingency methods.

Disguise was one of them.

With over twenty thousand years of accumulation and relying on the Transformation Technique, his disguise skill successfully advanced to “Transformation,” also equipped with the three major features of “Deceive the Heavens and Cross the Sea,” “Blend False with True,” and “Conceal Breath and Hide Aura,” making it extremely difficult for ordinary cultivators to see through.

Therefore…

Xu Yang waved his sleeve and headed straight for the boundary ahead.

Just as he neared the boundary, he felt a guiding force. Xu Yang did not resist and followed it, and in a flash of splendid light, he arrived at a jade platform.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

It was indeed a relic from Ancient Times, specially designed to guide cultivators from the Lower Realm, the “Ascension Platform!”