Jiang Zhu continued, "The Immortal Domain has abundant longevity substance. Even without becoming an immortal, you can attain longevity. If you wish to go, I can open a path for you and send you into the Immortal Domain."
"What about you? Will you stay here or enter the Immortal Domain?" Yan Ruyu asked.
"I won't enter the Immortal Domain." Jiang Zhu shook his head. "The Immortal Domain was shattered long ago in the great war of the Chaotic Ancient Era. Each fragment is self-contained and instinctively resists outside intrusion."
"Those who have not attained the Dao can go directly. I have already attained the Dao, so entering the Immortal Domain would require washing away my Imperial Dao foundation. That does not accord with my Dao."
Jiang Zhu's words were calm, yet they were like a huge stone cast into the lake of Yan Ruyu's heart, stirring ripple upon ripple.
The Immortal Domain. Longevity. Those two terms held an irresistible magic for any cultivator.
That was the ultimate dream for which countless heroes throughout the ages had advanced in wave after wave, staining the starry sky with blood.
Entering the Immortal Domain meant eternal life within easy reach and broader prospects for cultivation, with no further need to struggle in the mortal world or face the shackles of lifespan.
At that moment, a trace of instinctive yearning did flash through Yan Ruyu's eyes, as fleeting as a glimpse of a startled swan. It came from life's longing for eternity and a higher state of existence.
Yet that ripple soon subsided.
"If you aren't going to the Immortal Domain, neither am I."
Yan Ruyu leaned against Jiang Zhu's shoulder and raised her eyes to look directly into his. "The road to immortality is long and lonely. Even if I could gain eternal