Mortal Immortals Entering the Immortal Realm Through the Side Gate

"Immortal Brother Sun..." A Xianren landed just before the cave. The overwhelming spiritual pressure felt like a mountain pressing down on Xiao Hua, making it difficult for him to even breathe. Another wave of spiritual pressure arrived, accompanied by a voice laughing, "Didn't we agree to meet at the peak on the left? Why the sudden change of location?"

"Immortal Friend Chen, you jest!" the Sun-named Xianren laughed. "I just discovered a Crystallized Earth Jade Bear in this cave. As you know, I have a few disappointing descendants..."

"Hahaha, no need to explain, Immortal Brother!" the Chen-named Xianren said with a wave of his hand. "Who doesn't have descendants! Besides, a Crystallized Earth Jade Bear is indeed rare. This is your good fortune, and it also bodes well for the success of our plan!"

"If Immortal Friend Chen has matters to discuss, a secret talisman would suffice. There's no need to personally travel from Qingmu Ridge!"

"Immortal Brother Sun, at this juncture, if I don't see you personally to clarify the situation, I wouldn't dare report to my sect elders. Please forgive me."

"Heh heh, actually, Immortal Brother Chen Pin should also be aware of the specific details, as we saw it together at that location last time."

"Precisely. That's why I cannot afford to be careless. After all, Chen Pin didn't go inside; only Immortal Brother Sun saw the specific circumstances within."

"Alright, then I, Sun, will discuss the specific arrangements with Immortal Friend Chen again..."

Perhaps knowing that Yunmeng Marsh was deserted, the two Xianren did not use secret whispers. They spoke in low voices, which made Xiao Hua's heart pound. He didn't want to get involved in the secrets of Xianren; he just wanted to survive and leave here.

After a while, the two finished their conversation. The Chen-named Xianren cupped his hands and said, "The matter of Seven Spirits Mountain will be handled by the Sun family. My Chen family and your Sun family will join forces to obtain the secret manual..."

"Easily said, easily done!" the Sun-named Xianren replied with a smile. Then, he raised his hand, and a silver streak of light wrapped around the bear beast, preparing to take it away. The Chen-named Xianren suddenly cried out in alarm, "Not good! That's a standard flying shuttle of the Heavenly Venerate Mansion. Could it be that someone leaked the news?"

"Impossible!" the Sun-named Xianren retorted, stunned for a moment. "Our Sun family would never leak this."

"The shuttle's direction is precisely towards us!"

"I understand!" The Sun-named Xianren retracted the silver streak of light and said, "The blood of this Crystallized Earth Jade Bear is still fresh. It must have been hunted by someone from the Heavenly Venerate Mansion. He's here to collect it now. What a shame..."

"Heh heh, no need to regret anything!" the Chen-named Xianren laughed. "Let's leave quickly. Before we part, I'll give Immortal Friend Sun a few Earth Essence Pills!"

"Thank you kindly..." The Sun-named Xianren was overjoyed, then suddenly fell silent, clearly having used a secret technique.

Xiao Hua didn't dare to move. After waiting for a while, he heard the sound of the shuttle breaking through the air, and even the exasperated voice of a Guiding Emissary: "How is this possible? How could this fellow escape so quickly? His trace was just around here!"

Seeing this, Xiao Hua became even more hesitant to come out. Although Xiao Hua didn't know how the Guiding Emissary found this place, he knew that hiding inside the bear beast was safe. Moreover, within the bear beast, the dark green moonlight couldn't reach Xiao Hua's Nascent Soul body. Why wouldn't Xiao Hua do that?

Xiao Hua felt exhausted. After hiding for a while, he couldn't help but fall asleep. When he woke up and peeked out, he found it was still night!

"Strange, why is the night in the Immortal Realm so long?" Xiao Hua felt he had slept for several hours. He was a bit puzzled, but when he noticed the moonlight, which was like ice crystals, he suddenly realized and smiled, "I understand now. This Immortal Realm is similar to Shenhua Continent. It also has multiple Taiyin Stars. It's just that the moons in the Immortal Realm come out one after another, while on Shenhua Continent, they come out all at once! I just don't know if this moonlight will harm me?"

Thinking this, Xiao Hua eagerly crawled out of the bloodstains. To his surprise, before he could even reach the ice-crystal moonlight, an indescribable extreme coldness surged from within him.

"Forget it, forget it..." Xiao Hua quickly retreated back and said with a wry smile, "I have no affinity with this Immortal Realm's bright moon. I'll just sleep!"

Hiding inside the bear beast, Xiao Hua pondered, "My previous plan was to ascend to immortality through my physical body. Now that I've set foot in the Immortal Realm with my Nascent Soul body, everything must change! First, I need to find Spirit Cleansing Liquid to remove the mortal spiritual energy that cannot be expelled from my body. Otherwise, I won't be able to move an inch in the Immortal Realm. Second, I need to find cultivation techniques. The Thunderous Might given by Senior Xu is only for physical body cultivation, not for Nascent Souls. The flames transformed from the Sacred Lotus Seed, and the Purple Qi within me, can only be comprehended, not used as techniques, let alone Immortal Arts. I must find suitable cultivation techniques for Nascent Souls."

"Fortunately, the scattered infant cultivation technique given by Senior Xu also contains a small portion of Immortal Realm cultivation techniques. Now they can be used. I should find a secluded place to cultivate this part of the technique and gain some understanding of the Immortal Realm before seeking other methods!"

"However, this Guiding Emissary is a bit troublesome. How should I conceal my whereabouts?"

Xiao Hua wanted to find a secluded place, but the Heavenly Dao refused to give him a chance. Even during the brief moments he was hiding in the bear beast, he would be disturbed by others.

As Xiao Hua was thinking, another faint Emanated Thought swept over. This Emanated Thought was different from before; it seemed furtive. As soon as it touched the bear beast, it immediately retracted. After a full quarter of an hour, it quietly swept over again. Xiao Hua himself did not possess Emanated Thought, but he was very sensitive to it. He was a little confused but dared not move, only hiding there and waiting. After about the time it takes to eat a meal, he saw a figure tens of feet tall peeking into the cave from the outside. This Xianren was wearing dark robes, had a dignified appearance, and a pair of tiger-like eyes beneath thick eyebrows stared at the bear beast on the ground with surprise, still hesitant.

Hearing the footsteps of this person, Xiao Hua secretly lamented, knowing that he wouldn't be as lucky as last time.

"Is anyone here?" the Xianren called out tentatively a few times, then boldly walked forward, patted the carcass of the bear beast, and laughed heartily, "I actually have a lucky day! A Crystallized Earth Jade Bear just fell in front of my door?"

Saying this, the Xianren raised his hand, and a giant hand shadow emerged, reaching for the bear beast's carcass, clearly intending to collect it.

"Cough cough..." Xiao Hua helplessly coughed lightly, squeezed out from the bear beast's carcass, and said with a wry smile, "Which Immortal Friend is disturbing my slumber?"

"Ah?" The Xianren was greatly startled and flickered his body, almost instantly fleeing to the entrance of the cave. However, when his peripheral vision caught sight of Xiao Hua's appearance, his eyes rolled, and he stopped again. After a moment of hesitation, he said with a fawning smile, "So this is the dwelling that Immortal Friend is occupying. My apologies, my apologies..."

Xiao Hua had already secretly released his Heart God and "touched" the height of this Xianren. Although he didn't know the Xianren's strength, judging by his movements and similar height, Xiao Hua could roughly tell that the Xianren's strength was not comparable to the Guiding Emissary's, and he could protect himself.

"Immortal Friend is too polite..." Xiao Hua cupped his hands and smiled, "It is Zhang who did not choose his path wisely and blocked Immortal Friend's way. I am truly sorry!"

As Xiao Hua was speaking, an indescribable chill surged from within him, and he couldn't help but tremble.

Seeing this, the Xianren smiled slightly, took out a jade-green beaded shirt from a foot-long bag at his waist, and handed it to Xiao Hua with a wave of his hand, saying, "Immortal Friend Zhang, this is what Chu used when I first entered the Immortal Realm. Although it's an old item, its function is still present. Please accept it..."

Xiao Hua raised his eyebrows and asked curiously, "What does Immortal Friend Chu mean by this?"

"Heh heh..." The Chu-named Xianren smiled slightly and replied, "Isn't it clear what Chu means by 'first entered the Immortal Realm'? If Immortal Friend Zhang didn't enter the Immortal Realm through another path, and this physical body was never soaked in Spirit Cleansing Liquid, how could you fear this Osmanthus Soul Moon Essence?"

Hearing the Chu-named Xianren mention "entered the Immortal Realm through another path," Xiao Hua was truly astonished and blurted out, "You... how do you know??"

The Chu-named Xianren shrugged nonchalantly, with an expression of knowing everything, and replied, "It's very simple. It's because I also entered the Immortal Realm through the Side Gate. A hundred or so generations ago, I was exactly like you are now."

Xiao Hua's astonishment was not about how the Chu-named Xianren knew he was new to the Immortal Gate. He was astonished about how the Chu-named Xianren entered through the Side Gate!

Could it be that one could enter the Immortal Realm without undergoing tribulation?

However, Xiao Hua was not in a hurry. Since the Chu-named Xianren had revealed it himself, he would surely explain. Therefore, Xiao Hua pretended to be stunned and asked curiously, "What does Immortal Friend Chu mean by a hundred or so generations?"

"Heh heh..." The Chu-named Xianren smiled slightly and explained, "The method of counting years in the Immortal Realm is different from the mortal realm. The mortal realm uses years, months, and days. The Immortal Realm uses generations, emanations, and eons. Oh, and above that are tribulations, epochs, eras, and cycles. Three hundred and sixty eons make one emanation, and three hundred and sixty emanations make one generation. And so on. However, we who come from the mortal realm are used to it, so we still call eons 'Yuan Tian,' emanations 'Yan Yue,' and generations 'Shi Nian.' Some places in the Immortal Realm also use these terms."

At this point, the Chu-named Xianren pointed outside the cave entrance and said with a smile, "Immortal Friend Zhang, look at our moons again. This one is different from the previous one. This is called Osmanthus Moon, and its color is like ice crystals. The previous one was called Autumn Hair Moon, and its color was dark green. Before dawn, there is a third moon called White Gazing Moon, whose color is similar to our mortal realm's, a bright white."

"This... this Immortal Realm actually has three moons?" Xiao Hua feigned surprise again.

"Oh?" The Chu-named Xianren raised his eyebrows and asked curiously, "The one who brought you... didn't explain it to you carefully?"

"Naturally..." Xiao Hua glanced at the beaded shirt in the Chu-named Xianren's hand and shook his head. "If they had, Zhang wouldn't be in such a sorry state!"

"Oh, my apologies, Immortal Friend Zhang..." The Chu-named Xianren quickly handed the beaded shirt over again and said with a smile, "Chu forgot about this."

Xiao Hua took the beaded shirt and scanned it with his Heart God. He felt nothing special. He then looked at the Chu-named Xianren. The Chu-named Xianren was not surprised by Xiao Hua's caution. He just watched with a smiling face and said nothing...

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