Hunting the Mortal Realm—this was why the Sky-Reaching Pagoda had appeared, and why Ye Cheng had come to the mortal realm.
"The revival of spiritual energy has caused the mortal realm's growth to surpass the Immortal Realm's plans. It must therefore be pruned away!"
Ye Cheng held nothing back. Such matters would be made public sooner or later anyway. Besides, hunters like him did not come in just one batch. With his cultivation, he was merely a vanguard. The revival of spiritual energy concerned the future development of both the human and immortal realms over the next ten thousand years. As the supreme ruler, the Immortal Realm could not possibly sit by and watch mortal cultivators grow strong enough to challenge its authority.
"Hunting the Mortal Realm means hunting geniuses like you. As for Spirit Transformation cultivators and even Living True Immortals, naturally there are stronger people to hunt them. Of course, even the finest hunter needs hunting dogs, and you happen to fit the bill!"
Even after revealing the plan to Shen Yi, Ye Cheng still refused to give up. Shen Yi was the first genius he had discovered, outstanding in strength and perfectly suited to serve as his servant in the mortal realm.
Rather than growing angry, Shen Yi laughed. He had never expected the Immortal Realm, so yearned for by all, to wear such a face. For the Immortal Realm's own development, it would not hesitate to eradicate mortal cultivators and choke off their growth. This clearly was not the first time it had happened. No wonder the Immortal Realm held absolute initiative between the two realms.
"So the Immortal Realm is nothing more than this. How laughable that everyone dreams of attaining the Dao, ascending, and becoming immortals."
Shen Yi shook his head and turned back