"In another thirty years, the entrance to the Jade Firmament Blessed Land will open. If you can obtain a Jade Firmament Jade Fruit, it will extend your life by ten thousand years. Reckoned another way, it is worth five thousand years of cultivation."
Bai Yujing said, "The Jade Firmament Blessed Land lies deep in the East Sea. Generally speaking, one needs a Jade Firmament Jade Leaf to enter the Grotto-Heaven. I happen to have one such leaf, which I can lend you."
"Thank you, Senior."
Before Bai Yujing could finish, Gao Xian immediately cupped his hands in thanks.
Bai Yujing glanced at Gao Xian. "Don't be hasty. The Jade Firmament Blessed Land contains nine layers of heavenly perils, exceptionally dangerous even to seventh-rank cultivators.
"Furthermore, the Jade Firmament Blessed Land has existed since ancient times, and Jade Firmament Jade Leaves have spread far and wide. If you enter the Jade Firmament Blessed Land, you will surely encounter other seventh-rank cultivators. Your enemies are everywhere; when the time comes, you may very well be besieged by numerous seventh-ranks.
"And there are generally thirteen Jade Firmament Jade Fruits that ripen once every ten thousand years. Beneath the Jade Firmament Divine Tree lies a self-contained domain, sealing off inside from outside. If you encounter a powerful enemy there, it will be difficult even to flee..."
Gao Xian fell silent in thought. Quite true—setting aside the Jade Firmament Blessed Land's own natural perils, the many powerful seventh-rank foes alone posed an enormous threat.
If he encountered Eastern Pole Heavenly Lord in the Jade Firmament Blessed Land, that man would certainly be delighted to kill him on the spot.
And it was not only Eastern Pole. Not a single seventh-rank was easy to deal with. Though Gao Xian had slain Mysterious Underworld with one sword