They truly held the great power of "granting life and taking death."
But if that were entirely the case, would that not be far too oppressive toward the various sects?
Would the Holy Sect gather all superior resources into its own hands, causing the other inheritances to grow ever more impoverished?
"What do you think the other two Great Heavenly Sects are for? Aren't they there to keep the Kunxu Holy Sect in check?"
Lord of Mount Tai paused. "Of course, what allows the Heavenly Sects to check the Holy Sect is not Combat Power, but the Upper Realm."
"The Upper Realm?"
Chen Sanshi asked, "Senior Mu, do you mean the legendary world beyond the Divine Transformation realm, where spiritual energy is even more abundant? Do the people of the Upper Realm still remain in contact with the Lower Realm?"
"It is said that, in order to preserve the human race's Dao fortune, the True Immortals of the Upper Realm established a series of rules for cultivators of the Lower Realm."
Mu Chutai let out a wine-scented belch. "For example, among the Thirty-Six Immortal Sects, the strong may not bully the weak or deliberately suppress lesser sects. Nor may they slaughter the Contemporary Prodigies of any sect without cause.
"But that's all bullshit. If someone is truly determined to kill another, the Upper Realm is still 'high heaven and the emperor far away.' They may not actually be able to control the people and affairs below."
Chen Sanshi asked again, "Have immortals truly descended into the Lower Realm before? Have you ever seen one, Senior Mu?"
Legends of immortals were mysterious beyond measure.
Nascent Soul Cultivators and Foundation Establishment Cultivators were as far apart as clouds and mud.
Then what heaven-reaching abilities would true immortals possess?
"Ah..."
Hearing this, Lord