Douluo: I, a Dao Venerable of the Prehistoric World, Am Being Livestreamed on the Sky Screen

Sword Douluo stood stunned and speechless.

He was confident he could slay a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, yet he had never dared imagine what kind of existence a six- or seven-hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast would be.

And yet, such a terrifying Soul Beast

was merely at the Qi Refining Stage, fit only to serve as a menial.

He observed that world and vaguely sensed:

This Du Xian Sect might merely be one of the stronger sects in that oasis.

Across the entire Prehistoric World, it was utterly insignificant.

Not to mention, there was also the Heavenly Court...

A helpless despair welled up in his heart, and his Dao Heart shattered with a crash.

"Shui Bing'er... she has probably reached the late Golden Core stage already, hasn't she?"

Bone Douluo suddenly spoke, his voice dry.

He could no longer imagine just how powerful that junior had become.

He had actually been utterly crushed by a junior!

Yu Xiaogang, beside him, had long since been intimidated by the faint aura of powerful figures emanating from the scene. His face was pale as he collapsed to the ground.

"I thought I was an insect, but it turns out I'm not even worth a speck of dust!"

The ambition that had just arisen within him—to enter the Prehistoric World and improve Luo Sanpao—vanished in an instant.

"Just cultivate properly!"

The beautiful woman's voice remained gentle as she comforted her:

"You're quite fortunate as well. Soon, an important figure from above will come to select disciples. Perhaps... you'll be chosen."

Snow Empress smiled bitterly. "My cultivation is so meager. How could an important figure possibly take a liking to me?"

"Those figures do not look at cultivation, but at immortal affinity."

The beautiful woman gently shook her head.

"It is precisely because our sect has some connections 'up there' that such opportunities descend every so often."

Otherwise, why would the sect suddenly recruit so many disciples?

It was merely to increase

the chances of obtaining such an opportunity.

Snow Empress's heart stirred slightly before soon settling again.

She did not hold much hope.

Perhaps because an "important figure" truly was about to arrive, no chores were assigned to the menial disciples during this period.

After choosing a cave abode,

Snow Empress began secluded cultivation, practicing the Du Xian Sect's introductory technique, the Xuanyuan Technique.

With the guidance of a cultivation technique, it truly was different.

She felt her cultivation rising rapidly.

The Soul Power within her was continuously compressed and purified, gradually transforming into denser spiritual power.

[First-Person Perspective: Shui Bing'er]

Shui Bing'er was intelligent and approachable.

During the days she spent learning from the Pig Herder, the two gradually became familiar with each other.

Without realizing it, her cultivation had also broken through to the Golden Core stage.

"Uncle Nian, are we... really doing this without any problems?"

She held a completely blood-red dagger, somewhat hesitant.

This was the Blood Demon Dagger the Pig Herder had taught her to refine. With every killing, it would absorb some blood qi and death qi to strengthen its power.

There were even precedents of it being raised into a Post-celestial Spiritual Treasure.

It was exceptionally suited to the profession of a pig butcher.

"What problem could there be?"

The Pig Herder grinned.

"It's a benefit for our own Logistics Department."

He looked Shui Bing'er over a few times, then casually said:

"Oh, right. The cultivation technique you practice seems a little too basic. I happen to have a decent one here. Take it and give it a try."

"It isn't top-tier, but reaching the Heavenly Immortal realm with it is guaranteed."

As he spoke, he took out a manual and handed it to her.

Those who could enter the Imperial Garden generally had some background, so naturally, they would not lack cultivation techniques.

If they truly wanted to switch techniques, they could also exchange contribution points for one.

But Shui Bing'er had been here for too short a time.

She knew none of these rules and was still barely cultivating with the low-grade meditation method she had used before.

"Thank you, Uncle Nian."

Shui Bing'er accepted the manual and sincerely thanked him.

Then she softly asked,

"However... how exactly are the cultivation realms divided? And which realm is a Heavenly Immortal?"

"You little girl, how do you not know anything...?"

The Pig Herder scratched his head. But then he remembered that she had mentioned coming from some small world, and he understood.

"Forget it. We're idle anyway, so I'll tell you about it!"

"Cultivation can broadly be divided into three realms: the Mortal Realm, the Immortal Realm, and the Sage Realm."

The moment these words were spoken,

the people of Douluo Continent watching through the Sky Screen were all stunned. Not long ago,

that female cultivator from the Du Xian Sect had spoken of the "Nine Realms of Cultivation."

Why was it different here?

Whose words were true?

"The Mortal Realm has nine levels: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Spirit Severing, Void Refinement, Integration, Mahayana, and Tribulation Transcendence."

"Once you endure these nine levels and shed your mortal body, you can ascend and become an Immortal, living as long as heaven and earth—that is a Heavenly Immortal."

Shui Bing'er listened silently.

At last, she had a clear understanding of her own position:

So at present, she was merely a tiny Golden Core cultivator.

"However, these nine levels of the Mortal Realm only came about after Acquired Lifeforms began to rise,"

the Pig Herder said leisurely.

"In ancient times, those Innate Lifeforms began at the Heavenly Immortal realm from birth."

"Of course, Heavenly Immortals are far from the end. In our Heavenly Court, official members must at least be Heavenly Immortals!"

He puffed out his chest, a hint of pride in his voice.

"Within the Immortal Realm, there are also Heavenly Immortals, True Immortals, Mystic Immortals, Golden Immortals, Taiyi Golden Immortals, and Daluo Golden Immortals."

"Below Taiyi, one must still undergo three calamities and five tribulations. A single misstep means death and the dissipation of one's Dao!

Only upon reaching Taiyi can one eternally enjoy immortal blessings.

If one achieves Daluo Golden Immortal... hehe, no matter which faction one visits, they will sweep their couches clean in welcome and treat them as honored guests!"

"As for Quasi-Sages, and even Sages..."

The Pig Herder paused, raised his eyes toward the distant clouds, and lowered his voice.

"They are the existences who truly stand above the clouds and look down upon all living beings."

Beneath the Sky Screen, Douluo Continent fell deathly silent.

Listening to the endless, layered realms spoken of by the Pig Herder, countless people's understanding of the world completely collapsed.