Homeland, Following in Its Footsteps
Yes!
What's there to be afraid of?
What good will it do if the news gets out?
The Immortal Realm is incredibly far away; by the time they send people over, the Return to the Origin might already be complete.
Once the deed is done and the rules of heaven and earth have recognized the new Immortal Realm, even the Immortal Venerable cannot act recklessly.
"Yes! Taichu is right!" Zhang Jianchen immediately snapped out of his daze and shouted, "Everyone, return to your positions! Protectors, Return to the Origin! Speed things up and strive to complete the ascension as soon as possible!"
"Fellow members of the Demonic Path," he said, looking at Yan Tianjin on the west side, "It's come to this point, we're all in the same boat. Those from the Immortal Realm won't care whether you're righteous or evil; they'll just wipe you all out."
Yan Tianjin's face was gloomy, but he knew that what the other party said was true.
The Immortal Realm Inspectors can act indiscriminately, regardless of whether the enemy is righteous or demonic.
When the Purple Wind Dao Realm was destroyed, there was no word of anyone being spared.
"I don't need you to tell me," the Demon Emperor said coldly. "I know what's important."
He raised his hand and waved. "Everyone, listen to my command! Protect the Dharma with all your might! Anyone who dares to cause trouble will be killed without mercy!"
"Yes, sir!"
The Devil Cultivator echoed in unison.
Now they have no other choice.
The Return to the Origin is successful; let us all become immortals together.
Return to the Origin fails, we all perish together.
There's no other way but to go down this path to the bitter end.
In the center of the arena, Yuanchu himself and continued to guide the last wisp of the original source.
Li Yunjing wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, took a deep breath, and activated the Five Aggregates Cauldron again.
Although the message has been sent out, the concealment formation cannot be dismantled.
Every moment of concealment adds another moment to our lives.
Every extra moment brings a greater chance of success.
The seven-colored origin continues to slowly merge into heaven and earth.
This time, however, a shadow fell over everyone's hearts.
They are racing against time.
Racing against the inspectors of the Immortal Realm.
Nobody knows who will win.
They could only give it their all, run faster and faster.
Deep within the void, amidst the myriad realms, lies an endless torrent of chaos.
The message talisman that flew out from the crack was like a shooting star streaking across the darkness, moving through the void at an extremely fast speed.
Its goal is the Mystic Yellow Immortal Realm, which is above all the heavens and myriad realms.
Wherever the communication talisman passed, many Dao Realm along the way sensed the fleeting aura of the Immortal Realm's communication, as well as the faint fluctuations of the Dao Realm's ascension that followed.
The Canghuang Dao Realm, located adjacent to the Tianyuan Dao Realm, is a medium-sized Dao Realm.
At the summit of Canghuang Mountain, the highest peak in the area, an elderly Daoist priest with white hair sat cross-legged.
He has lived for nearly ten thousand years and is the oldest Loose Immortal immortal in the Canghuang Dao Realm, known as the Hundred Tribulations Ancestor.
He closed his eyes, as if he had already passed away peacefully.
But the moment that ascension wave swept across the boundary, the old Daoist suddenly opened his eyes.
A flicker of shock flashed in his cloudy eyes, quickly turning into a deep sigh.
"Well."
A long sigh echoed across the mountaintop.
"Master, what's wrong?" the disciple standing nearby asked hurriedly.
Hundred Tribulations Ancestor shook his head, his gaze fixed on the direction of the Tianyuan Dao Realm, his tone full of regret. "The neighboring Tianyuan Dao Realm is on the path of returning to its Return to the Origin to a higher level."
"Return to the Origin and being promoted?" The disciple was taken aback. "Isn't that a good thing? Why is Master sighing?"
"A good thing?" The old Daoist priest gave a wry smile. "Silly child, there's no such thing as a good thing that comes easily."
"The Purple Wind Dao Realm did the same thing, and the commotion was even greater back then. The whole realm was jubilant, thinking they were about to embark on the path to immortality. But what happened?"
"What was the result?" the disciple pressed.
"And the result?" The old Daoist closed his eyes, his voice heavy. "The result was that the Immortal Realm Inspector descended, shattered the nine Ancestral Vein with a single move, and extracted the core of their origin."
"A vast Dao Realm, billions of living beings, vanished into thin air; to this day, it remains nothing but a void of ruins."
The disciple's face turned deathly pale. "How... how could this happen? Why would the Immortal Realm do this?"
"Why?" the old Daoist scoffed. "The cake is only so big. If there's one more person to share it, everyone will have one less bite. How could the high and Immortal Venerable be willing to see someone from the lower realm climb up and sit on equal footing with them?"
"Wouldn't the Tianyuan Dao Realm be..."
"The odds are against them." The old Daoist slowly shook his head, then sighed, "What a pity, yet another one destined to follow in the footsteps of the Purple Wind Dao Realm."
Similar dialogues took place in many Dao Realm along the way.
Some ancient monsters who had witnessed the destruction of the Purple Wind Dao Realm had sensed the unusual activity in the Tianyuan Dao Realm.
Some people felt sorry for him, some sneered, some gloated, and some even felt a sense of shared misfortune.
But no one believed that Tianyuan Dao Realm could succeed.
In their understanding, Return to the Origin in the lower realm for ascension is a dead end.
Throughout history, there has not been a single successful example.
The Mystic Yellow Immortal Realm, beneath the Thirty-Six Heavens, lies the Lower Realm Inspection Department.
This is an organization specifically responsible for monitoring all the lower realms and preventing any unusual activity in them. Most of its members are immortals at the Profound Immortal or True Immortal level. The head of the entire Inspection Department is a veteran Immortal Venerable named Ling Xuan.
Immortal Venerable Ling Xuan, born in the lower realm, ascended to the immortal Immortal Realm on his own, and with his extraordinary talent, rose step by step to the position of the head of the Inspection Department.
Even though he held a high position, his situation in the Immortal Realm was always awkward.
The native Immortal Venerable of the Immortal Realm have always looked down on cultivators who ascend from the lower realms, calling them "mud-legged bastards" or "wild immortals."
Ling Xuan was born in the Tianyuan Dao Realm and had been ostracized by the local factions for many years.
If he hadn't been so strong and meticulous in his work, the position of the palm print would have been taken by someone else long ago.
On this day, Ling Xuan was sitting in the office of the censorate, reviewing the inspection files from various places.
He was dressed in a plain-colored immortal robe, with a handsome face and a somewhat aloof and cold expression in his eyes.
His immortal power was contained within him, making him appear ordinary, yet he was subtly surrounded by the Power of Principle.
"Your Majesty, there are unusual reports from the lower Southern Jambudvipa!"
A celestial official rushed in, holding a communication jade talisman that shimmered with a gray light.
"The message came from the direction of the Tianyuan Dao Realm, a message from the Dao Guardian's Mark, saying that the Tianyuan Dao Realm is undergoing Return to the Origin and ascension, with Innate Spirit Treasure already in place, and the ten Ancestral Vein gathered. It looks like it's about to succeed!"
"What?!"
Ling Xuan suddenly raised his head, and the file in his hand fell to the table with a thud.
He grabbed the communication jade talisman and scanned it with his divine sense.
The information inside was vividly imprinted in my mind.
The Tianyuan Dao Realm... Return to the Origin and Ascending...
Ling Xuan's heart began to pound uncontrollably.
Tianyuan Dao Realm.
That was his homeland.
He was born there, practiced his spirituality there, and spent his most innocent and youthful years there.
His teachers, his friends, his roots—they are all there.
For hundreds of thousands of years since his ascension to the Immortal Realm, he has never stopped longing for his homeland.
However, the rules of the Immortal Realm are strict, and those who ascend from the lower realms are not allowed to return without permission. In addition, he holds an important position and is being watched by the local factions, so he dares not make any rash moves.
He thought he would never be able to go back in this lifetime.
But now, our homeland is actually going to be upgraded to the Immortal Realm?
If the Tianyuan Dao Realm can truly become the new Immortal Realm, then as Immortal Venerable who ascended from the native land, he can naturally and rightfully return.
They could even become guardians of the new Immortal Realm, no longer having to be subservient to others in the Mystic Yellow Immortal Realm.
Thinking of this, Ling Xuan's breathing quickened.
But he quickly calmed down.
no.
The message came through the channels of the Inspection Department.
According to the rules, it must be reported to the Heavenly Rules Hall immediately.
Once the Heavenly Rules Hall learns of this, it will certainly send an inspector down to the mortal realm to shatter the upgrade of the Tianyuan Dao Realm.