"Then I'll start with the nearest ones. In the Desolate Region, one road to the Upper Realm is the Hundred Clans Battlefield. The victors can be received and guided there..."
Venerable Taowu began with the nearest routes and worked outward, telling Di Yi of several roads that could lead to the Upper Realm.
"Do these... count as roads?" After hearing Venerable Taowu out, Di Yi frowned. These roads to the Upper Realm were not what he had imagined. They were not actual passageways.
Had he known these were all the roads amounted to, he would not have needed to ask. He could simply have gone straight to Immortal Mountain.
"Deity, are you looking for an actual passageway?" Venerable Taowu paused in surprise, but quickly continued, "If that is the sort of road you mean, I'm afraid there are none."
He explained that ordinary travel between the Upper and Lower Realms was a very difficult matter.
After all, the Lower Realm was extremely unusual. Even in ancient times, when Divine Saints all appeared in the world, the two sides had only been able to communicate because special roads had been constructed.
"Is that so... Then how do beings from the Upper Realm come down? Do they also need to undergo trials and be received and guided down?" Di Yi asked.
"To a certain extent, yes." Venerable Taowu nodded. He also told Di Yi that descending from the Upper Realm was far harder than ascending from the Lower Realm.
"Why?" Hearing this, Di Yi grew interested.
"The specific reason is beyond my knowledge. Please don't put me on the spot, Deity." Venerable Taowu clearly knew nothing about this question.
But soon, something occurred to him, and he added, "Speaking of which, Deity, have you ever heard certain rumors?"
"Certain rumors? What kind