"There's a second possibility!"
The voice of the Source of All Spirits continued to echo, causing Lian Ruyue and the others to listen intently.
After all, the current Source of All Spirits is essentially teaching them some basic knowledge about the Immortal Realm.
" The Immortal Realm is naturally divided into regions. Generally speaking, the Hall of Reception, or the place where ascenders from the lower realm come up, is located in a relatively remote area, and it just so happens that immortal mines are distributed in such places."
Immortal ore is an extremely important resource in the Immortal Realm. It can not only be transformed into immortal crystals for the Immortal Realm beings to cultivate, but can also be used in areas such as weapon crafting.
Mining immortal ore naturally requires a lot of manpower. Besides the mining teams that have been recruited through normal channels and some criminals who have committed crimes, there is another type of person who is the cheapest!
As he said this, the Source of All Spirits looked at Lian Ruyue and the others.
Just as Lian Ruyue was about to ask why the Source of All Spirits was looking at her with such a strange gaze...
The next second, combined with what the Source of All Spirits had said, a terrifying thought suddenly popped into her mind.
Lian Ruyue couldn't help but click her tongue and murmured, "Could it be that we ascendants who just came up from the Mortal Realm are the last kind of people?"
That's so unlucky!
A top-tier powerhouse revered by countless beings in the lower realms, unexpectedly, after successfully breaking through to immortality, ended up in the Immortal Realm being treated as a laborer?
It goes without saying that mining is no easy task.
Unless you have connections or the means to be a supervisor, you'll be the one doing the work.
"That's right, you guessed correctly!" The Source of All Spirits chuckled and said, "There are countless Mortal Realm, and even more living beings. Even if it takes a hundred or a thousand Mortal Realm to give birth to one immortal, the total number of all these worlds is still quite substantial."
More importantly, they would need to pay wages to recruit mining teams, but by directly employing immortals who ascended from the lower realms, they only needed to feed them. Wouldn't that be a huge profit?
Some even try to curry favor with powerful figures in the Immortal Realm through mining, hoping to initially expand their network of connections.
Besides, if you don't want to do it, there are plenty of others who will. Although most of those taken away were forcibly conscripted, some were incredibly eager to be the conspicuous ones.
"All right!"
Lian Ruyue's expression stiffened, and she didn't know what to say.
However, it would be difficult to accept that she would go mining as soon as she ascended to heaven.
"I hope no one will come and forcibly requisition our land!"
Lian Ruyue pondered to herself.
It seemed that there was no one else in the hall besides them.
Therefore, she leans more towards the first possibility, the theory of the Source of All Spirits.
After all, she didn't want to go mining.
If I leave the main hall on my own, it will at most be a process of gradually getting familiar with the Immortal Realm. Apart from some dangers and the possibility of accidentally wandering into someone else's territory, at least I will be free.
Those who were taken to mine seemed to know more about the Immortal Realm than the women, but that knowledge came from hard labor.
Even worse, once you're inside, getting out won't be so easy.
They went to great lengths to capture cattle and horses to do hard labor for them, so how could they possibly let the people go so easily?
Most importantly, those people don't need to worry about retaliation from these ascendants at all.
These ascendants had no background whatsoever.
If they really had connections, they would probably have been picked up by someone the moment they ascended.
While Lian Ruyue was filled with worry, the thought of Su Chen's terrifying strength put her mind at ease.
Sending this guy to mine—aren't they afraid their own grave will grow too small?
Buzz buzz buzz!
Just as the group was about to leave the main hall, several more figures appeared behind them.
There are five people in total.
The person closest to Su Chen and his group was an elderly man dressed in a Daoist robe.
This person looked quite like a sage or immortal.
He held a whisk in one hand and several talismans affixed to the other.
Their auras were comparable to Lian Ruyue and the others. After exchanging glances, they could all tell that they had just ascended from the Mortal Realm.
The old Daoist priest chuckled and said, "Fellow Daoists, you must have just ascended from the lower realm. It's truly an honor. My name is Yitong. If you don't mind, you may call me Daoist Yitong!"
"Haha! This humble monk comes from the Northwestern Heaven Realm, from the Northwestern Heaven Temple. How fortunate! Amitabha!"
On the other side, a man who looked like a monk said with a smile.
This man was burly and somewhat overweight, wearing a light gold cassock. He had a rather simple and honest appearance and was currently clasping his hands together, gesturing to the people around him one by one.
" The River of Forgetfulness Nether Realm, Lord of the Underworld!"
A man in a gray robe, standing in the middle, spoke.
This person is very tall and appears somewhat thin.
His grey robe gave him a somewhat droopy appearance, and his face was pale, but not in a weak way; it was more like a natural paleness.
Her eye sockets were a little sunken, making her look like she had faint panda eyes.
" Nine Phoenix Battle Realm, Nine Phoenix Empress!"
This man, clad in golden armor, is dashing and imposing, wielding a golden spear.
" The Lesser Origin Realm, the Origin Emperor!"
The last one looked like a child, only four or five years old.
This is definitely not its true appearance; it looks more like the result of practicing some kind of cultivation technique.
After they finished introducing themselves, they all looked at Su Chen and his group at the same time.
These people seemed to have arrived earlier than them.
" Lian Ruyue!" Lian Ruyue introduced herself to the group, "We are all from the Azure Yang Realm!"
She only introduced Su Ting and a few others, while Su Chen and the Source of All Spirits were not mentioned and were simply omitted.
Although everyone had ascended from the Mortal Realm, and she felt a sense of kinship for a moment, she wouldn't reveal all her secrets.
Besides, Su Chen might not want others to know about him.
Upon hearing this, the previously calm individuals couldn't help but show shock.
" The Azure Yang Realm? Then it seems your Azure Yang Realm must be quite powerful?"
The old Daoist priest with the Yitong spoke.
It's already quite remarkable for a Mortal Realm to give birth to even one immortal.
The simultaneous birth of two individuals can be described as a once-in-tens of thousands of years occurrence.
But these people who claimed to be from the Azure Yang Realm ascended to heaven at the same time.
There were eight people in the group.
Just how powerful is the foundation of that small world?
Thinking of this, the group couldn't help but take a few more glances at Lian Ruyue and her companions.
When their gazes fell upon Su Chen and the Source of All Spirits, a hint of shock flashed in their eyes almost simultaneously.
Because they could still sense the aura of the same level from Lian Ruyue and the others.
In contrast, the other two were remarkably composed, almost divine.
This suggests that the opponent's cultivation level is likely higher than that of the five of them.
Those who have just ascended from the Mortal Realm cannot possess cultivation levels exceeding the first realm of the Immortal Realm.
Therefore, at this point, they speculated that Su Chen and his companion were very likely from the Immortal Realm.
Or perhaps they were powerful individuals from the Azure Yang Realm who had previously ascended to the Immortal Realm and established their own dedicated forces.
Their appearance at the Reception Hall is primarily to guide Lian Ruyue and the others.