Guest Elder
The Great Thousand Worlds is collectively known as the Spirit Realm.
The Spirit Realm is divided into the upper realm and the lower realm.
The Upper Realm refers to the Three Thousand Great Worlds that possess status.
As for the lower realms, they refer to all other Great Thousand Realms, including Great Thousand Realm that have just been promoted.
Once Lu Wu Realm completes his ascension, he will be drawn to the lower realms by the Heavenly Dao of the Three Realms.
The relationship between the upper and lower realms is not static. Every one cycle, angels descend to the mortal realm to preside over a battle for rank.
The last 300 from the Three Thousand Great Worlds will be eliminated, allowing all the lower realms of the Great Thousand Realm to compete together.
The method of competition is also very simple: it's not about attacking each other, but about comparing Merit.
The Three Realms are facing a formidable enemy—this was information Yang Tianyou knew while he was in the lower realm, and almost every Void Refinement cultivator in the Great Thousand Realms knew this news.
Because of the existence of a formidable enemy, at the level of the Great Thousand Worlds, although there are struggles between various forces, they are conducted within certain limits.
The battle for rank is a contest of who has made the greatest contributions; whoever does so will gain the favor of the Heavenly Dao of the Three Realms and be promoted to a higher rank, thus qualifying for ascension to the Ascension Immortal Realm.
Therefore, for those Great Thousand Realm ranked lower, every battle for rank requires their full effort. Of course, the Heavenly Mountain Great Thousand Realm is ranked in the middle to upper range among the Three Thousand Great Worlds, and it has not participated in a battle for rank for millions of years.
True Person Yulei spoke of this matter with great pride and honor.
That said, the Heavenly Mountain Great Thousand Realm has nine Wind-Thunder Layer, dividing the world into nine major regions, which are referred to as the Nine Heavens by various forces within the world.
The higher you go in the Nine Heavens, the closer you get to the summit, the purer and richer the Spiritual Qi becomes. Legend has it that the Nine Heavens even nurture Immortal Veins.
At this point, True Person Yulei clearly held a skeptical attitude, thinking it was a rumor. How could the Great Thousand Worlds possibly give birth to Immortal Veins?
Yang Tianyou, however, firmly believed this, because according to the message left by the Martial Ancestor, there was not just one Immortal Vein in the Ninth Heaven, but they were all controlled by those Heavenly Immortal Dao lineages. Even when he was once a powerful figure in the world, he was directly refused when he wanted to take a look.
The Heavenly Immortal Dao lineage of the Heavenly Mountain Great Thousand Realm is different from the White Sky Sect of the Lu Wu Realm. The former can directly contact the Heavenly Lord, which is equivalent to a personal disciple.
As for the latter, at best he would be a Servant Disciple.
Therefore, even the domineering Martial Ancestor dared not act recklessly in front of these Heavenly Immortal Dao lineages.
The Great Zhou Imperial Dynasty is located in the Seventh Heaven, where the concentration of Spiritual Qi is already very high, capable of nurturing Ninth-Tier Spirit Veins and super-large Spirit Stone mines, enough for many Tribulation Transcendence forces to survive together.
After much nagging from True Person Yulei, the flying chariot finally arrived at the Three Origin Hall.
As a powerful force with Body Integration Cultivator in charge, the location of the Three Origin Hall is naturally a rare and auspicious place.
The mighty river flows slowly from north to south, reflecting the Qingshan on both banks. Cranes fly about, tigers roar and monkeys howl, and energetic disciples ride their Law Treasures with ease, creating a scene of harmony and vitality.
What interests Yang Tianyou even more is the Spiritual Qi here. It is not only exceptionally rich, but also quite gentle, making it very easy to refine and absorb. Don't underestimate this; it is extremely important for the cultivation of the new generation.
"Haha, how about it, Fellow Daoist Taibai? Are you satisfied with the environment of my Three Elements Palace?"
"This is truly a place of beautiful mountains and clear waters. Fellow Daoist Friends Yu Lei is absolutely right." Yang Tianyou clapped his hands and chuckled.
Just then, streaks of rainbow light appeared from afar and arrived in front of Yang Tianyou in an instant.
The powerful pressure vanished in a flash; this was the aura of a Body Integration Cultivator.
"Great White greets Senior!"
Yang Tianyou was very polite. It's always good to be courteous when you're new here; you can't be too polite!
As expected, seeing that Yang Tianyou showed no arrogance, Earthly True Man was quite satisfied. He reached out and helped Yang Tianyou up, laughing, "With Fellow Daoist Taibai joining us, our Three Origins Palace has gained another formidable general."
After some polite small talk, Yang Tianyou was finally given the unremarkable title of Guest Elder, a position of considerable status but little real power.
This is not surprising. He wasn't trained by the Three Origin Hall. It would be abnormal if he were given important responsibilities right after arriving.
For both parties to truly gain trust, a long period of adjustment is necessary, during which they must examine each other.
Of course, he didn't have much power, but he received all the benefits he was entitled to.
As promised by True Person Yulei, he would receive a mountain with a Seventh Tier Spirit Vein, thousands of disciples and servants at his command, and a full range of stipends including Pills and Spirit Stones —even more than True Person Yulei had promised.
This was clearly because the Earth Origin True Person took a liking to Yang Tianyou and casually improved his treatment.
Having received his salary, Yang Tianyou naturally had to make a contribution: inspecting the border regions every ten years and carrying out some relatively easy tasks, which were nothing more than a piece of cake for him.
And so, Yang Tianyou settled down temporarily in the Three Origin Hall.
On the other side, Yunhua Ascension to the Sixth Heaven, politely declining all offers of alliance and choosing to become a Rogue Cultivator. In any case, Yunhua's Alchemy skills had already reached the Seventh Tier, and his combat strength was not much weaker than Yang Tianyou's. He could still live a very comfortable life in the Sixth Heaven, where the forces were generally weaker.
While lying low and cultivating, Yunhua inquired about Yang Tianyou and his clansmen, and settled down.
On the other side, Yang Tiankang also became Rogue Cultivator and Ascension to the Sixth Heaven the Heavenly Realm. However, he was still far from Yunhua. The Heavenly Mountain Great Thousand Realm was too vast, and even tens of thousands of the Lu Wu Realm could not compare to one-tenth of it.
There are countless Perilous Land obstacles in between, making it quite difficult for the Yang Household, even if dozens of members Ascension immortality at once, to find each other.
"My master is also Rogue Cultivator in the Heavenly Mountain Great Thousand Realm, but he left behind a secret palace in each of the Fifth Heaven, Seventh Heaven, and Ninth Heaven... Hmm, let's go check out the secret palace in the Fifth Heaven first."
As the personal disciple of Sword Saint Helian Tian, Yang Tiankang was naturally entrusted with many things by his master, including the secret chamber that the Sword Saint left for his future disciples.
The secret chamber contains some resources left behind by the Sword Saint, as well as various introductions to the Spirit Realm. It's simply amazing to have an Immortals and Gods master.
Of course, the happiest person was Yang Xuanwu. Just as Yang Tianyou had predicted, he was directly received by the Divine Martial Dao Ascension Platform and arrived at the Eighth Heaven.
Most of the Yang Household family members Ascension to the Sixth Heaven of the Heavenly Realm, only a few reached the Seventh Heaven, and Yang Xuanwu was the only one at the Eighth Heaven.
Ascension Platform, as the guiding light dissipated, Yang Xuanwu, dressed in martial robes, stood still.
"Wow, junior brother is quite handsome."
Before Yang Xuanwu could react, a fair and delicate arm wrapped around his neck amidst a fragrant breeze.
Unaccustomed to such a battle, Yang Xuanwu instinctively retaliated, unleashing a powerful elbow strike capable of shattering mountains. With a crack, his own bones snapped.