Ancient Realm
The Heavenly Ladder has appeared, and people in the Exquisite World can also Heaven; this is an opportunity for the Exquisite World. However, compared to the Floating World shrouded by the Heaven-Connecting Stele, each person in the Exquisite World only has one chance.
In the One Hundred and Eight Realms of Exquisite, there are countless powerful individuals, and no one would miss an opportunity like the Heavenly Ladder.
Therefore, Bai Changbi could only learn about the situation of the people in the Floating World by opening the Heaven Ladder Rankings as soon as possible.
Several other Lineage within the Slanting Moon World shared the same idea as him.
Bai Changbi's first target was Gu Yuanqing, who was the most powerful cultivator in the Floating World when he last checked.
His Divine Sense swept across the list of the twenty-third rank of the Heavenly Ladder, and when he saw this name, he immediately felt relieved.
"His cultivation speed is quite fast. In less than ten years, he has already broken through another minor realm. Fortunately, I made preparations in advance and had Jian Fei and Xiang Hui World-Breaking to enter. Otherwise, at this rate of progress, he would have become a major threat sooner or later."
He then began searching for other people on the list, but gave up after a short while. The lower the cultivation level, the more people there were, and many of their names were the same, making it impossible to tell where they came from.
For example, the name Kuang Tongyi was found to be more than a dozen times in a short period of time, starting from the Divine Platform Fourth Level.
Within the Exquisite World, ranked ninety-seventh in the Azure Billow World Realm, a middle-aged man looked at his name on the Heaven Ladder Rankings and laughed heartily.
"Congratulations, Ancestor! Congratulations, Ancestor! You have reached the twenty-third step of the Heaven Ladder Rankings in one fell swoop, and your fame is renowned. Let's see if the Zhou Family of Hedong still dares to look down on my Gu Family!" A white-haired old man bowed and smiled.
The middle-aged man smiled and waved his hand, saying, "Hey, we mustn't get carried away. Don't be like the Zhou Family, thinking that just because they've reached the Divine Platform Ninth Layer they can look down on others. Little do they know that fortunes can change in an instant!"
In the Floating World, Gu Yuanqing summoned Chen Zhengfeng.
"I heard that after the Trial Path opens, the Heavenly Ladder will appear in the Exquisite World, and you'll be able to see the Heaven Ladder Rankings. Do you know any way to hide the names on the ranking?"
Chen Zhengfeng said, "The Heavenly Ladder was originally High Antiquity path to heaven. Once Heaven, your Soul Imprint on it, and your name will be displayed there. I have never heard of any way to hide it."
Gu Yuanqing frowned. Having one's name displayed there, seemingly overwhelming others in a realm, might feel good, but it was far too ostentatious. Others could also glean insights into one's cultivation level from it, and exposing one's cultivation was not a good thing.
Chen Zhengfeng, observing Gu Yuanqing's expression, immediately understood his concerns and smiled, "Young Master, there's no need to worry too much. Your cultivation has already surpassed the Divine Platform Realm. To see your name within the within the Exquisite World, you must enter the Ancient Realm Platform and check the Myriad Worlds Rankings."
"Ancient Realm Platform, Myriad Worlds Rankings?" Gu Yuanqing asked.
"That's right. In fact, among the many Exquisite World, although those in the Divine Platform Realm are considered great Cultivator, only those in the Void Heaven Realm can be called strong. And the name of a strong person cannot be displayed outside like an ordinary person. Only the Myriad Worlds Rankings records it. To see the Myriad Worlds Rankings, one must enter the Ancient Realm and pay a considerable price." Chen Zhengfeng said.
"Is that so?" Gu Yuanqing nodded slightly, then asked, "Speaking of the Ancient Realm, I'm quite curious. How much do you know about it?"
Chen Zhengfeng smiled wryly, "I don't know much about this. To enter the Ancient Realm, one either has to take the Trial Path, but that requires a level below the Divine Platform Realm, or one has to reach the Void Heaven Realm Void Realm. Our ancestors have rarely talked to us about this."
Gu Yuanqing asked in surprise, "Isn't the World Conflict supposed to take place in the Ancient Realm?"
Chen Zhengfeng said, "It's been a long time since the last World Conflict, and my Chen Family has never experienced World Conflict, so Wuxiang. The Bai Clan should know more about it. Of the five great Lineage of the Slanting Moon World, the Bai Clan has the longest history and an extraordinary origin. Bai Xianghui might know something; you could summon him and ask him."
"I understand. You may return to Withered Paulownia Mountain now!"
"Then I shall take my leave!"
Gu Yuanqing waved his hand, sending them back to the Withered Paulownia Mountain of the Great Zhou Kingdom. Of the three people from the Slanting Moon World under his control, Chen Zhengfeng was his favorite.
Tong Yuefei and Bai Xianghui were both taciturn and would only speak when asked. Only Chen Zhengfeng was quick-witted and could often guess what Gu Yuanqing wanted to know. Of course, Tong Yuefei and Bai Xianghui could probably guess as well, but although they submitted to Gu Yuanqing, they still did not want to betray their Lineage.
Gu Yuanqing sat in the courtyard, took a sip of tea, and then, on a whim, summoned Bai Xianghui over.
"Greetings, young master."
Tell me about the Ancient Realm and the World Conflict.
Bai Xianghui was taken aback. "What would you like to know, young master?"
Tell me everything you know.
Two hours later, Gu Yuanqing brought Bai Xianghui back to Blue Dragon Mountain. Sitting there, toying with his teacup, he murmured to himself, "Interesting. The Demon Realm, the Floating World, the Exquisite World Realm, the Ancient Realm —each layer is perfectly ordered. The Ancient Demon Refining Array, the Trial Path, the Heaven Ascending Path, the Heavenly Ladder Heaven-Connecting Stele, the World Conflict —all these things are too orderly, as if some force governs everything here. They're too orderly; they don't seem to have formed naturally."
"This place is like a completely different world from the Cultivation World!"
After taking a sip of Clear Tea, he suddenly remembered the Ancient Mirror again.
From Chen, Bai, and Tong, we learned that this mirror also came from the Ancient Realm and could predict good or bad fortune; it was incredibly mysterious.
Having attained enlightenment for so long, Gu Yuanqing had investigated it many times, but still couldn't figure out how to refine it. His Divine Sense probed into it, but there was no response, as if it were a dead object.
He took it out of his Storage Bag again.
Looking at the mirror again, Gu Yuanqing's eyes suddenly lit up, feeling that the mirror seemed somewhat different from before.
Upon probing with Divine Sense, one senses that there is another Xuanji in the mirror, as if there is a misty space inside. When the Divine Sense enters, it feels empty and indistinct.
"Breaking through the Void Heaven, my Divine Treasury Transformation into a Domain, and my Divine Sense also evolved to another level, becoming more refined, which allowed me to perceive the mysteries within this mirror."
He observed with his Divine Sense for a while, and suddenly felt a sense of familiarity with the aura in the mirror.
He frowned and thought for a while, then suddenly realized.
"The aura here is exactly the same as what I felt when my Divine Sense followed Chen Zhengfeng through the Underworld some time ago! Could this mirror be related to the Underworld?"
The more Gu Yuanqing thought about it, the more likely it seemed. Wang Yuchi had summoned the King of the Underworld to cross over and kill him, but instead, he had given him a Creation.
This Ancient Mirror was also obtained from him, so it's not surprising that it has some connection to the Underworld.
"Many treasures in the Exquisite World come from the Ancient Realm. The Mysterious Moon Mirror of Profound Communication, which was used to perform the Soul Summoning Art a few days ago, was also used through the Underworld. It seems that many of these treasures are related to the Underworld."
Gu Yuanqing looked the mirror up and down, seemingly lost in thought.