The Asura Path
Bai Qiuran watched the Underworld Emissary disappear, then let out a soft sigh.
"Lan'er."
He looked at Jiang Lan and said, "You already have far more influence than I do."
Jiang Lan smiled gently and replied softly, "Even if it's big, it's still something you gave me back then."
"Cough cough."
Wisdom Immortal flew off Bai Qiuran's belt, muttering, "This feeling is awfully sweet."
Bai Qiuran watched it fly to the table, then asked, "Speaking of which, what was that [Asura Path] that Underworld Emissary mentioned?"
"It's one of the Six Paths of Reincarnation."
Jiang Lan blinked.
"Didn't you create the Six Paths of Reincarnation?"
That's different.
Bai Qiuran explained, "I only heard Xue Ling mention it once. When I created the Ghost Realm, I only left six pits there. How would I know how the later generations filled them in?"
"Then let me tell you what I know."
Jiang Lan said, "The Six Paths of Reincarnation are divided into two types: the good realm and the Evil Path. The Asura Path belongs to the good realm, but it is the closest to the Evil Path. It connects to the Asura Realm. Those who have no major faults but have a disrespectful heart will be reborn as Asura and enter that realm. It is a world full of conquest and battle. Asura have the blessings, longevity, and power of Celestial Beings, but they do not have the virtues of Celestial Beings. Therefore, after dying in battle, almost all of them will fall into the Evil Path because of their sins."
What are Celestial Beings? What are Asura?
Bai Qiuran asked, "Why does it seem like there are so many strange creatures in the ghost realm I created?"
"Both of these are races that emerged from the smaller worlds that arose after the Creation the Ghost Realm, and were incorporated into one of the Six Paths of Reincarnation."
Jiang Lan explained, "The Celestial Beings are a race that lives longer, is stronger, and enjoys a more Pleasure life than Mortals. The Asura are similar to the Celestial Beings in other aspects, but they are more warlike. These two races are the karmic retribution of the Heavenly Dao upon the Human Race. This also includes the Hungry Ghost Path and the Hell Path. These four realms are connected to the Ghost Realm and are integrated with it, serving as subordinate worlds used by the Ghost Realm the Reincarnation reward and punishment."
How strong are these guys?
Bai Qiuran asked again.
"There are strong and weak ones. The strong ones are roughly equivalent to ordinary Immortals, while some, like Asura Kings and Ghost King, can even reach the peak of the Houtu Realm and then be promoted to the Immortal Realm."
Jiang Lan explained, "But generally speaking, their strength is not much different from that of Cultivators in the Mortal Realm."
"Understood."
Bai Qiuran nodded.
"And what's the deal with this Asura Path, Lan'er? Do you know?"
"It's probably a rebellion. It's common for Asura in the Asura Path to attack the Ghost Realm Underworld Emissary rebel."
Jiang Lan touched her lips and replied, "That's how I remember it anyway. After all, they're a race living in a world of endless war."
"Won't there be any problems?"
Bai Qiuran asked.
"Probably not. The Underworld Emissaries are all Ghost Immortal; suppressing the Asura's rebellion would be quite simple for them. Besides, there are several immortal venerables from the Immortal Realm Ghost Realm guarding the Immortal Venerable realm."
Immortal Venerable are Immortals whose strength and realm have reached the Reincarnation Realm established by Bai Qiuran. Even in the Immortal Realm, Immortal Venerable are super strong.
The thought of cultivation realms made Bai Qiuran feel uneasy. He was the one who created these realms in the first place, but now others have climbed far above him by following his cultivation methods.
"Damn it, one generation plants the trees, another enjoys the shade."
He muttered a complaint under his breath.
Jiang Lan knew what he was complaining about, chuckled, and tiptoed to tug at his cheek.
"Since the Ghost Realm can handle it themselves, let's leave it at that for now. If we encounter Vengeful Ghost, we'll deal with them."
After thinking for Bai Qiuran looked down at Jiang Lan.
Jiang Lan's smile froze, then she said seriously, "From now on, you'll be in charge of dealing with Vengeful Ghost, and I'll guard the door from the outside."
"Okay."
Bai Qiuran couldn't help but chuckle. After a smile, he asked, "We've pretty much covered all of Fusang these past few days. Would you like to return to the Ten Lands of Jiuzhou and visit my sect?"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Lan's eyes lit up, and then a blush rose to her cheeks.
Bai Qiuran told her that he was an orphan who grew up in the sect, so the Azure Nether Sword Sect was like his home. This trip was the first time he had brought Jiang Lan home since they got married.
"Although it's more than 300,000 years too late, I still have to ask."
Bai Qiuran held Jiang Lan's hands and asked, "Do you want to come back to the sect with me?"
Jiang Lan tilted her head slightly to look at him, then smiled sweetly.
"Sure."
She reached out and hugged Bai Qiuran.
After leaving Kyoto, they traveled around Fusang for a while, clearing up several Ghosts incidents. After the Ghosts stopped appearing in Fusang for some time, the two returned to the Fusang Immortal Palace.
Su Xiangxue and the other two girls have indeed begun their secluded cultivation in the Cave Abode of the Fusang Immortal Palace. Su Xiangxue and Li Jinyao were inspired by Jiang Lan's cultivation level, while Tang Ruowei and Bai Qiuran were probably motivated by the fact that when they used the cultivation level of the Fortune Body Forging Technique Tempering Technique to train her that day.
Judging from this trend, Su Xiangxue is probably planning to break through to become Earth Immortal directly, Li Jinyao is also guessing that she plans to cultivate directly to the Tribulation Crossing Stage, while Tang Ruowei and Bai Qiuran are probably only willing to come out of seclusion after hitting a lot of bumps on the forty-fifth level of the Fortune Body Forging Technique, which can be Absolute Wall as an absolute barrier.
Judging from this, these three girls will probably not be able to emerge from seclusion for at least several decades, and it might even take one or two hundred years.
Since that's the case, Bai Qiuran couldn't ask them to go back together. Tang Ruowei and Li Jinyao were both disciples, so they didn't need to worry about sect affairs. Bai Qiuran go to the Heavenly Demon Sect to inform Li Jinyao. As for Su Xiangxue, before she went into seclusion, she had asked Bai Qiuran to take care of a group of female disciples in the Hehuan Sect.
That's not a problem. Even if Su Xiangxue isn't there, the Hehuan Sect is a super sect of the Demonic Path, and ordinary small sects certainly wouldn't dare to make a move against it.
As for the few sects that are capable of taking action, as long as Bai Qiuran alive, that's enough.
The Qingming Sword Ancestor had built his reputation in the Cultivation World over two thousand years, so even if Bai Qiuran told them she was visiting Fusang, they wouldn't dare to take advantage of the situation.
After instructing Lin Rui to take good care of the Fusang Immortal Palace, Bai Qiuran and Jiang Lan flew back to the Ten Lands of Jiuzhou on their swords.
After passing through the Qingming Mountain, Bai Qiuran did not inform the Sect Master and the Grand Elder, but directly took Jiang Lan back to his residence Seven Star Peak.
Jiang Lan was very interested in the hilltop and courtyard where he lived. Bai Qiuran took her for a walk around the courtyard. After a while, the Grand Elder Daoist Zhufeng, who had received a notification from his disciple, arrived at Seven Star Peak.
He knocked on the courtyard gate and greeted Bai Qiuran, who opened it, "Martial Ancestor Uncle, you're back... Oh?"
Daoist Zhufeng rubbed his eyes, looked at the beautiful girl who appeared to be thirteen or fourteen years old standing behind Bai Qiuran, and asked, "Martial Ancestor Uncle, who is this?"