The Mouthpiece Hero and the Keyboard Warrior

"This..."

The Cultivators exchanged bewildered glances, then replied, "We don't know either. Isn't this the Immortal Realm?"

"The Immortal Realm?"

Bai Qiuran glanced at the Cultivators whose cultivation levels varied greatly, frowned, and said, "None of you have even reached the Mahayana Stage, what are you thinking about in the Immortal Realm? Wouldn't it be better to cultivate steadily like me?"

"This..."

Hearing Bai Qiuran's words, the Cultivators were also puzzled. They asked, "Venerable, doesn't the Immortal Realm not test cultivation levels, but only look at fate? If one's fate is right, one can instantly become an immortal?"

"Who told you this?"

Bai Qiuran asked.

"Ascension to immortality should depend on one's cultivation level; otherwise, if one's cultivation level is insufficient, how can one achieve longevity and enjoy ultimate bliss?"

"That's common sense. After ascending to immortality, everything is naturally handled by the Immortal Realm..."

"So how did you get to this place?"

Bai Qiuran sat down on a rock and crossed his legs.

The Cultivators looked at each other, and then one of them, Cultivators at the Body Integration Stage, scratched his head.

"During my ascension to immortality, I suddenly felt a blurring of Consciousness, and when I awoke, I found myself here."

"All right."

Bai Qiuran a moment, then looked at the Immortals again.

"These Cultivators may not know, but you should, right? You're all True Immortal."

"Reporting to Your Venerable."

After a moment's hesitation, the Immortals replied, "We were transferred here from the Heavenly Prison."

"Um?"

Bai Qiuran raised her eyebrows.

"Are you prisoners?"

Information about the Heavenly Prison also exists in the Ghost Realm. Just as there are rules for humans, there are also Laws in the Immortal Realm. The Heavenly Prison is a place in the Immortal Realm used to imprison criminals. There is a Heavenly Prison in each of the Fivefold Immortal Realm, but not every Immortals commits a crime has the opportunity to be imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison.

Generally, anyone who gets into the Heavenly Prison has to have taken the lives of several Immortals on their hands before they'd dare to speak out loud.

If these Immortals are truly heinous Prisoners of the Heavenly Prison, then Bai Qiuran will have to consider how to deal with them.

Seeing Bai Qiuran's expression, the Immortals understood what he was thinking and quickly added, "Your Venerable misunderstands. We are not in the Heavenly Prison because we have violated the Laws."

Why is that?

"I did it because I criticized the Azure Emperor's new policies in an Immortal Realm publication."

"I publicly criticized the grandson of the Azure Emperor's Left Envoy as lecherous and incompetent."

"I... I reported the Imperial Court Commandant for embezzlement and bribery."

The Immortals exchanged glances, each with their own reasons, but all seemed to have touched upon figures within the Azure Emperor's system.

"Turns out they're just a bunch of talkers."

Bai Qiuran cupped his hands and said solemnly.

This wasn't sarcasm. In his view, people who dared to speak out and take responsibility deserved to be called heroes, because they were essentially slamming their keyboards into the heads of Azure Emperor and his gang.

In Bai Qiuran's view, those who only dare to type on the keyboard can hardly be called heroes; they can only be called keyboard warriors.

Bai Qiuran inquired further, and the Immortals were also confused. They had already been sentenced and were on their way to the Heavenly Prison, but they inexplicably ended up here and almost became a breeding ground for those Demon Race.

"Can you keep an eye on them here for me?"

Bai Qiuran gave Zhao Tianzong some instructions and then left.

He found a secluded spot in the basin, then with a wave of his hand, released Yang Immortal Venerable, whom he had stored away, from his spatial storage.

"Senior."

Upon being released, Yang Immortal Venerable immediately asked Bai Qiuran respectfully, "Has Eastern Emperor Taiyi been dealt with by you, senior?"

"Um."

Bai Qiuran somewhat displeased.

"Trash, completely useless."

Frankly speaking, in terms of strength, Eastern Emperor Taiyi was indeed the most formidable opponent he had ever encountered in his life.

That cunning Deity did indeed perfectly replicate the body he had created using the Fortune Body Forging Technique.

However, the two have completely different views on energy. Eastern Emperor Taiyi believes that the gaseous True Qi in Bai Qiuran's body is the most perfect form of energy.

Therefore, even if it was possible for him to do so, he did not consider the Foundation Establishment stage at all. Instead, he dismantled and restored the part of Bai Qiuran's body that had already condensed into True Essence back into True Qi.

This infuriated Bai Qiuran. He had been hoping that Eastern Emperor Taiyi would provide some special enhancements to his Purple Mansion, and that it might benefit his Foundation Establishment.

However, Yang Immortal Venerable certainly didn't understand Bai Qiuran's sorrow. After hearing that Eastern Emperor Taiyi had been dealt with by him, Yang Immortal Venerable was overjoyed and hurriedly kowtowed to Bai Qiuran.

"Your power is boundless, your Mana is limitless, truly worthy of your Book of Questions!"

"What do you mean by 'truly worthy of me'?"

Bai Qiuran frowned and said, "Yang Immortal Venerable, do you know my surname? Just say it like that."

"Although I don't know your name, I can tell your identity just by sensing your demeanor. So..."

"Alright, alright, stop, stop."

Bai Qiuran grabbed his shoulders, looked at him earnestly, and said, word by word, "Promise me you won't be a simp, okay?"

"Oh oh."

Yang Immortal Venerable nodded somewhat awkwardly.

"Now let's get down to business."

Bai Qiuran snapped her fingers.

"You must be Immortal Venerable under the Azure Emperor, right? Look around you, do you recognize any of these things?"

Yang Immortal Venerable looked around at the Cultivation Vats filled with purple liquid and replied somewhat blankly, "I only know that His Majesty made a deal with Eastern Emperor Taiyi. These Cultivation Vats are places for cultivating Demon Race, right? Is there anything special about these Cultivation Vats?"

"The Demon Race here are parasitic."

Bai Qiuran said, "They will give birth to new types of Demon Race by parasitizing our Human Race Cultivators or Immortals."

"Parasitic type, that makes no sense."

Yang Immortal Venerable was stunned and asked, "In this world, the number of Demon Race should have an overwhelming advantage over Human Race Cultivators. Why would they undertake such a counterproductive evolution? Where would so many Cultivators and Immortals come from?"

"That's the question I wanted to ask you."

Bai Qiuran said, "I rescued a group of Immortals and Cultivators from the hands of the Heavenly Gods here who were about to be parasitized. According to them, the Cultivators came here on their way to immortality, while the Immortals were here because they criticized the Azure Emperor or his followers... Yang Immortal Venerable, do you have any clues?"

"This... what I've received is that they've been transported to the Outer Domain to join the army and defend against the external enemies coming from the Void..."

After a moment of silence, Yang Immortal Venerable replied, "So it was brought here and used as a bargaining chip with Eastern Emperor Taiyi."

"Ha, if it weren't for me, you would have been just another commodity in this transaction."

Bai Qiuran sneered, "Now, you have no illusions about the Azure Emperor anymore, do you?"

Yang Immortal Venerable shook his head.

Going back now would only mean certain death for me.

"Then tell me everything you know about the Azure Emperor."

Bai Qiuran said to him.