He had been to the heavens.
And returned to the mortal world.
This man was no Sword Immortal of a previous generation, but a Banished Immortal.
Naturally, there was some truth to the seemingly absurd accounts in that Sword Immortal Record.
Such as the heavenly fire, and the Heavenly Demons from beyond.
The Banished Immortal had seen those scenes with his own eyes, but no one believed him, because he alone had been there.
So when he returned to the mortal world, he was still alone.
"He was... someone like you?"
Zhao Layue looked at Jing Jiu and asked, her eyes wide.
"Yes. He once ascended successfully, then came back, just as I did."
Jing Jiu said, "The difference is that I was unwilling, while he chose to return, just like Bairen, who is still outside now."
Thinking of what the middle-aged madman had said, Zhao Layue suddenly felt a chill. "Is it... dangerous up there?"
"I prefer to call it outside," Jing Jiu said.
Whether above or outside, it was the other side of the Great Dao.
Whether called the Immortal Realm or some other realm, it was the world beyond ascension.
Zhao Layue and Big One both fell silent.
This was the first time Jing Jiu had spoken of that world, apart from that one thing he had once told Zhao Layue.
"It is indeed dangerous there, because everything changes very quickly."
Zhao Layue did not understand. What did he mean, everything changes very quickly?
Big One vaguely thought of something, but could never quite grasp the thread.
Jing Jiu said, "I was outside for only a very short time. I never had contact with the so-called immortals. I only once saw them from afar."
Tens of thousands of flying swords blazed among the stars.
That was the