The Grand Revelation of Cultivating the God: From the Cultivation World's Tribulation Chapter 13 - Immortal Realm Chapter 45, Witnessing Tan Hua's Vast Scheme

The "Exiled Immortal" by Tan Hua has always excelled at foreshadowing and intricate plotting. Through minor dialogues in key scenes, he weaves a grand narrative for the reader. His writing style, characterized by "filling pits with pits, setting traps within traps, mending pits, and digging new ones," can be torturous for those who only read simplistic novels. However, for readers who can delve into it, like myself, it leads to moments of sudden enlightenment and enthusiastic applause, making it impossible to enjoy other Xianxia novels. This is what fellow "Silver Great Ally Dongfang Yushan" meant when he said, "Once you enter the world of Exiled Immortal, it's as deep as the sea; thereafter, no other Xianxia books can be read."

After chapter thirteen's tribulation in "Exiled Immortal: Cultivation World Arc," Tan Hua left us with several huge cliffhangers. For instance, what karma will the Underworld Judge and Xiao Hua face in the Immortal Realm? What karma will arise when the Primordial Ancestor and the God Realm's Mother Worm merge and arrive in the Immortal Realm with Xiao Hua? Who ambushed Xiao Hua after the Heavenly Gate? Who is that extremely large face in the sky that both the Underworld Judge and the Mother Worm fear? Why was the thirteenth great god of the Witch Clan the one who opened the Heavenly Gate when Xiao Hua underwent tribulation? Why does the Immortal Realm's Heavenly Gate possess the aura of the Witch Clan? These series of suspenseful questions fill us with anticipation for "Exiled Immortal: Immortal Realm Arc." This article will attempt to analyze Tan Hua's grand design by examining the Immortal Realm Arc, which has only released over forty chapters!

I. Secrets of the Four Great Continents and the Enormous Face in the Sky

1. One fragment of the Immortal Realm's Four Great Continents is the Witch Realm, and the seal on the Four Great Continents was placed by the gods of the God Realm.

I have previously discussed the secret of the Four Great Continents in "[Divine Cultivation Deep Dive 2] The Four Great Continents are a Fragment of the Immortal Realm," stating that "the Four Great Continents are a fragment of the Immortal Realm" and "the Immortal Realm is the Witch Realm." I will not elaborate further here. This article will solely focus on the story of "a great mountain and six tribes" written by Star Moon Fairy to Xu Zhi at the end of "Records of the Strange in Yan Province." This is Star Moon Fairy's greatest secret, one that caused her to go mad and which she dared not tell Xu Zhi directly, only hinting at it through obscure symbolism. In fact, this secret is the entire background story of "Exiled Immortal." The Four Great Continents are not only sealed by three great immortal formations but are also surrounded by temporal light clusters. Therefore, this secret must be related to the "Witch Clan, Soul Cultivators, and those who control soul power and can be called Primeval Gods," because controlling souls means controlling life and death, and interfering with the karma of past, present, and future lives. Thus, the ones who sealed the Four Great Continents were from the God Realm.

2. The enormous face in the sky is Jing.

The enormous face in the sky is Jing, for the following reasons:

1. The offspring of the Mother Worm, the largest among them, can reach the Origin Power Tenth Rank, requiring the combined efforts of several sect supremes to suppress. This implies the Mother Worm's strength is unimaginable. For example, the Guiding Emissary who ambushed Xiao Hua within the Heavenly Gate would be instantly killed by the Mother Worm. Furthermore, the Mother Worm originates from the God Realm and is familiar with its aura. What instills fear in it is the aura of the God Realm.

2. The Underworld Judge controls the power of the deceased in the Underworld, making it a nemesis to all forms of magic. According to Xu Zhi, even the Heavenly Venerate of the Palace of Punishment dares not provoke him. Therefore, as the supreme leader of the Underworld, why would the Underworld Judge fear mere Immortals from the Immortal Realm? The Underworld Judge can also be considered a form of deification, familiar with the aura of the God Realm. Thus, what instills fear in him is the aura of the God Realm.

3. The extinction-level event on the Three Great Continents was Jing's karma. Therefore, the great powers who judged deemed that Jing should face this tribulation. The enormous face in the sky is Jing, investigating the karma of the extinction-level event across countless spaces. Thus, it glanced at the closed Heavenly Gate and said it was late. Jing's God Realm aura is what caused the Mother Worm and the Underworld Judge to be afraid.

II. The Identity of the Guiding Emissary Who Ambushed Xiao Hua and the Secrets Behind It

1. The Guiding Emissary Wang Lang's identity is not simple, for the following reasons:

a. To borrow the words of Xu Zhi and Star Moon Fairy, the Law Enforcement Heavenly Venerate and the Heavenly Venerate of the Palace of Punishment are mortal enemies. Yet, the Guiding Emissary Wang Lang first served in the Palace of Punishment and then in the Palace of Law Enforcement. Moreover, Wang Lang was able to borrow the "Xingtian Immortal Artifact" for Xiao Hua's tribulation from the Palace of Punishment. It was precisely Wang Lang's unfamiliarity with the "Xingtian Immortal Artifact" that led to the blunder, such as the white light kill—which astonished even the Mother Worm, the Underworld Judge, and the supreme beings of the Heavenly Alliance and the Dao Alliance.

b. The Guiding Emissary Wang Lang is a clone. The Guiding Emissary Wang Lang is a clone, as can be seen from the self-muttering of the extremely beautiful woman from the Feathered Immortals. Not only is Wang Lang a clone, but he is a clone capable of condensing Immortal Marks. Clones of Immortals in the Immortal Realm cannot condense Immortal Marks, which means Wang Lang's true form is extraordinary. Otherwise, Wang Lang's senior sister would not fawn over and curry favor with him!

c. Since Wang Lang, as a clone, can condense Immortal Marks, his true form is likely testing something. Otherwise, after Wang Lang's death, his senior sister would not be furious, nor would she say, "How can I explain this to her?" or "If you don't die, I will die." This indicates that not only is Wang Lang's true form's cultivation extraordinary, but Wang Lang himself might be an experimental subject of Wang Lang's true form, holding significant importance to his true form!

2. The strangeness behind the Guiding Emissary Wang Lang.

The Guiding Emissary Wang Lang is an Immortal Official of the Palace of Law Enforcement. When seeking out the Feathered Immortal organization, he did not present a token from the Palace of Law Enforcement but rather a token from the Heavenly Venerate Mansion. This peculiarity suggests that the forces behind Wang Lang are somewhat unusual. Their unusual nature is as follows:

a. There are internal power struggles and factions within the Palace of Law Enforcement. It is likely that Wang Lang's Hall Master went to see Xiao Hua behind the back of the Heavenly Venerate of the Palace of Law Enforcement!

b. The Guiding Emissary Wang Lang holds dual identities within the Palace of Law Enforcement and the Heavenly Venerate Mansion. This indicates that "Heavenly Venerate" is merely an honorific title. Systems like the Palace of Law Enforcement and the Palace of Punishment have more than one Heavenly Venerate. For instance, the Heavenly Venerate of the Palace of Law Enforcement is actually the Palace Master of the Palace of Law Enforcement. However, the Heavenly Venerate Mansion has only one Heavenly Venerate. The "Someone" in "Someone Heavenly Venerate" is either the Heavenly Venerate's title or Daoist name.

III. The Hidden Truth Behind Xiao Hua Being Ambushed by the Guiding Emissary Wang Lang

I have already explained the reason for Xiao Hua being ambushed by the Guiding Emissary Wang Lang in "[Divine Cultivation Deep Dive 1] Xiao Hua's First Life-and-Death Crisis Upon Entering the Immortal Realm and the Death of Star Moon Fairy." Here, I will add a few more points:

1. Sacred Lotus Seed and Xu Zhi: Xiao Hua obtained the "Sacred Lotus Seed" from the Layered Emerald Secret Realm, which allowed Xu Zhi to advance from Qi Immortal to Light Immortal (i.e., True Immortal). Coupled with Xu Zhi and Star Moon Fairy's prolonged disappearance, this attracted the attention of interested parties.

2. The time taken to cultivate from Qi Immortal to Light Immortal is far longer than Xu Zhi's period of disappearance. The reason Xu Zhi attracted attention is that advancing in the Immortal Realm is extremely difficult. The transition from Qi Immortal to True Immortal is a massive hurdle that many cannot overcome, and it takes a very long time, far exceeding Xu Zhi's disappearance. Alternatively, there's another possibility: Xu Zhi's cultivation level was very low when he disappeared, making it impossible for him to cultivate to Light Immortal.

3. Combining the above two points with the opportunities encountered by Xu Zhi in the Divine Cultivation Mirror, the people behind Wang Lang believed that Xiao Hua, as an ascended Immortal, was not simple and harbored great secrets. Capturing Xiao Hua was intended to prevent the secrets of the Ye Qiong Heavenly Mansion from being leaked and to uncover the secrets within Xiao Hua.

IV. Tan Hua's Layout in the Immortal Realm

1. The combination of the Mother Worm and Primordial Ancestor, and Xiao Hua's subsequent karma, may involve certain layouts in the later stages of the Immortal Realm or even the God Realm. Their fusion might even result in death within the Immortal Realm, and the occurrence of karma could coincide with the introduction of the God Realm.

2. The Underworld Judge: The subsequent karma between the Underworld Judge and Xiao Hua is not only related to the hundreds of millions of souls in the Four Great Continents, but Xiao Hua had also previously killed the Underworld Judge's clones. Xu Zhi once said, "The Underworld's strength is immense; even the Heavenly Venerate of the Palace of Punishment dares not provoke them." Yet, in the mid to late stages of the Immortal Realm, Xu Zhi and Xiao Hua provoke the Underworld. This is the so-called "righteous anger for a beauty!" Furthermore, Xiao Hua's formation in the Underworld, Xue Xue's awakening, and the helplessness involved are all related to the Underworld Judge.

3. The Enormous Face in the Sky: Jing's appearance serves to vindicate the God Realm.

4. The thirteenth great god of the Witch Clan opening the heavens, with his Soul Cultivator aura, hints at the karma and past events of the Immortal Realm.

5. The Guiding Emissary Wang Lang is an extremely important transitional character. He connects the divine cultivation techniques of the Ye Qiong Heavenly Mansion from the Cultivation World to the opening of the Immortal Realm map. Through Xiao Hua's escape in the Immortal Realm—Mount Moban, the Purple Gold Ship, Wang Lang's senior sister, Wang Lang's true form, Seven Spirits Mountain, Primordial Spirit Mountain, etc.—the grand stage of the Immortal Realm slowly unfolds before us!

In conclusion, "Exiled Immortal: Immortal Realm Arc" is a novel with an extremely vast structure. The number of life-and-death crises encountered by the protagonist during his travels far surpasses that of "Exiled Immortal: Wuxia Chapter" and "Exiled Immortal: Cultivation World Arc." It is highly likely to be the book through which Tan Hua achieves deification. Of course, if "Exiled Immortal: Cultivation World Arc" were taken out on its own, Tan Hua would have already achieved deification!