Since he had begun cultivating, Chen Cuo had heard people speak of the Beyond the Mundane several times. He knew that reaching the Fifth Step, the Beyond-Mundane Realm, allowed one to achieve Ascension beyond the mundane.
But what was that place actually like? And how could he find out?
His elders in the sect had mentioned it before, but they had been unwilling to go into detail.
The two before him, however, wanted to ease their relationship with Chen Cuo. They had no reason to hide anything.
As soon as Chen Cuo asked, Ao Ding spoke first. "I know a little about this. I've heard there are many Beyond-Mundane Heavens, but the most famous are called the Thirty-Six Heavens. They grew out of the great Immortal Sects that made names for themselves from the Shang-Zhou period through Pre-Qin times—one heaven for each sect. I've heard each is roughly the size of the Four Continents of the mortal world. They are where the Unfettered True Immortals dwell!"
"The Thirty-Six Heavens..."
Chen Cuo turned the name over in his mind. He felt he had heard something similar in his previous life and planned to draw on his Myriad Manifestation Thought to investigate it once he returned. At the same time, he said, "Right now, this Incarnation of mine is with you two beneath the great river in the mortal world, while my true body, along with the Meng brothers, the Sword Sect, Dugu the Ghost God, and the others, is Beyond the Mundane. That place is called the Ancestral Precept River Realm. Is that right?"
"That's right!"
"Why go to such lengths? Couldn't they have acted in the Mortal World?" Chen Cuo continued. "Besides, if one needs to reach the Fifth Step, the Beyond-Mundane Realm, before setting foot in the Beyond-Mundane Heaven