After touring all of Zongdong Heaven, Chang Qing brought Xu Chunniang and Little White to the Northern Immortal Gate.
Through the Northern Immortal Gate, they would head to the Second Heaven, Chang Jing Heaven.
Every heaven had five Immortal Gates—east, south, west, north, and center. Through these gates, one could freely travel between the heaven above and the heaven below.
These five Immortal Gates had been established to facilitate the management of the immortals in the Immortal Realm. Immortal Kings and stronger experts were not subject to such restrictions and could come and go freely without passing through the gates.
Chang Qing was acquainted with the Immortal Officer guarding the Northern Immortal Gate. After exchanging greetings, he led Xu Chunniang and Little White smoothly into Chang Jing Heaven.
Remembering how deserted the Northern Immortal Gate had been when they entered Chang Jing Heaven, Xu Chunniang felt a trace of confusion.
"Other than the three of us, there was no one else before the Northern Immortal Gate just now. Do immortals of the First Heaven and Second Heaven not normally travel between the two?"
"Not exactly. Immortals living in the higher heavens face no restrictions when traveling to the lower heavens. They can leave through any of the five Immortal Gates at any time.
"It is simply that Immortal Qi in the lower heavens is thin. Unless necessary, immortals living in the higher heavens rarely take the initiative to go down."
Chang Qing shook his head and continued, "The immortals living in the lower heavens, however, all sharpen their heads trying to reach the higher heavens. But ascending from a lower heaven to a higher one is not so easy."
Xu Chunniang quickly understood what Chang Qing meant. The immortals in the lower heavens were relatively weak, while the higher heavens