"The Great Ascension Stage is an independent realm. Anyone who transcends Nirvana Stage rebirth may enter the Great Ascension Stage. Experts who reach this level may be called Loose Immortals," the Weapon Spirit said.
"Loose Immortals..." Yang Chen murmured, unable to understand the meaning of those two words.
"However, Loose Immortals cannot yet be called true Immortals in the real sense!" the Weapon Spirit said. "This stage is profoundly mysterious. Those who enter the Great Ascension Stage all wait for the day of ascension. Yet throughout all ages, only my master ever managed to ascend."
"Ascension?" Yang Chen understood even less.
"Ascension is what I mentioned earlier—Great Ascension into immortality. The Great Ascension Stage has no early, middle, or late phases. Entering the Great Ascension Stage is itself a distinct realm. Beyond it lies ascension into immortality. But no one knows how to become an Immortal. It seems related to cultivation, yet it also seems unrelated to cultivation. Even compared to a Nirvana Stage Paragon, a Great Ascension Stage expert is not necessarily much stronger. What everyone waits for is ascension into immortality. Once one becomes an Immortal, one will share heaven's lifespan and enter another realm. That realm is true invincibility—profound and wondrous, impossible to fully explain!" the Weapon Spirit said.
"Immortals... What exactly are Immortals?" Yang Chen asked in confusion.
"If one could explain so clearly what an Immortal was, then there would surely have been many who became Immortals throughout the ages," the Weapon Spirit said.
"You said just now that throughout all ages, only your master became an Immortal? But why had I heard that humanity first rose to prominence through the Emperor Divine Artifacts it obtained, yet never heard anything about Elder Hua Qingfeng? And with Elder Hua Qingfeng around, humanity's power should have been