Beyond Heaven

Bai Chunyang explained, "I'm just speculating. Your ability to freely travel to and from the Great Scarlet Heaven suggests a strong connection to 'Crimson,' and you could very well be his reincarnation."

Or perhaps you've already reached the Heaven Beyond Heaven, but due to bad luck, you ascended to the wrong world, so you rely on—well, your 'golden finger'—to return to the Black-Yellow Realm.

You were regarded as an ' Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon ' by the Celestial Venerable and thus handed over to me for disposal. After killing you several times, I discovered that you would still run towards the Great Scarlet Heaven.

Therefore, you are most likely 'Chi', and the Great Scarlet Heaven, in a sense, is also your celestial realm.

Fang Yu frowned, thought for a while, and decided to put the past aside for now and focus on the present and the future.

"Then why don't you cultivate within the Great Scarlet Heaven?"

Bai Chunyang explained, "During the ascension process, the physical body and cultivation cannot be taken away; they will all remain in the original world. Only the 'true spirit,' which is the convergence of 'essence, energy, and spirit,' can leave. I am merely ascending through a channel, so why should I bother with cultivation? It's not too late to cultivate after I ascend to another world."

Upon hearing this, a question immediately arose in Fang Yu's mind:

"Since you need to cultivate to go to other worlds, why bother ascending? What's the point? Can't you just stay in the Great Scarlet Heaven?"

"Hehe!" Bai Chunyang laughed, "The Black-Yellow Realm is the consequence of Black and Yellow Heavenly Venerable choosing to remain instead of ascending after reaching the world's power limit."

I didn't want to become part of the Heavenly Dao like Him, so I sneaked into the Great Scarlet Heaven. But the Great Scarlet Heaven is just a grotto-heaven, its upper limit being the Early Spirit Transformation. If I want to pursue greater power, I naturally have to leave here and find a world with a higher upper limit."

Bai Chunyang's explanation was impeccable, but Fang Yu didn't dare to completely believe it. She could have succeeded in seeking gold in a world like the Dao of Qi Ingestion, so she definitely wouldn't be as honest as she seemed now; she must be hiding something from him.

Fang Yu continued, "Then tell me, what is the essence of ascension? And how do I leave this place?"

Bai Chunyang thought for a moment and said, "That's hard to say. How about this, you take me to the Beyond Heaven so I can personally experience the underlying structure of the world and I'll understand."

"Okay!" Fang Yu nodded.

*****

Within the Great Void.

Fang Yu, holding Bai Chunyang's hand, used the Moon Startling Wheel Divine Weapon to break through the Great Void once again and enter the Beyond Heaven, following the method taught by Bai Chunyang.

Beside him, Bai Chunyang gripped his hand tightly and said, "The world is composed of three layers: the present world, the Great Void, and the Beyond Heaven. The present world and the Great Void correspond to each other, but once you enter the Beyond Heaven, you will find pure Xuanhuang Qi, or perhaps it's more accurate to say chaotic Qi."

You have already created your own Purple Mansion Secret Realm. You should understand that this chaotic energy is the foundation of the world. Refining the earth, water, fire, and wind within it will create a realm. Beyond that lies the Heaven Beyond Heaven.

Heaven Beyond Heaven, there are countless other worlds, broadly categorized into Great Thousand Worlds, Middle Thousand Worlds, and Lesser Thousand Worlds. Which world one enters after ascension depends entirely on luck. Yes, this is different from the Black-Yellow Realm; it truly depends on luck.

Fang Yu immediately sensed something amiss upon entering the Beyond Heaven: his magical Law Power was being continuously diminished and absorbed into the chaotic energy of the Beyond Heaven. Simultaneously, his physical body also experienced a slight disturbance, as if it were about to dissolve.

Meanwhile, Bai Chunyang's physical body beside him was already showing signs of dissolving, gradually becoming transparent.

"Alright, don't venture any deeper into the Beyond Heaven. With your current cultivation level, you won't be able to leave the Beyond Heaven, let alone enter the Heaven Beyond Heaven!"

Bai Chunyang grabbed his hand and yanked it hard.

Fang Yu then looked at Bai Chunyang and asked, "If I were to leave you here, what would you do?"

Bai Chunyang curled his lip and said, "Nothing will happen, you won't die anyway!"

"Oh!" Fang Yu flung Bai Chunyang's hand away and walked in the opposite direction, saying, "Then you can go back by yourself!"

Fang Yu finished speaking, he took a step forward, breaking through the Beyond Heaven and entering the Great Void. Then he broke through the Great Void again and returned to the present world.

"Bai Chunyang is definitely hiding something from me!"

Fang Yu was almost certain of this. Moreover, if he were truly the so-called 'Red One,' then opening the Ascension Platform would be his sole responsibility, and the other party should be begging him, not issuing orders like this.

This greatly displeased Fang Yu. If you're asking for a favor, you should act like one. This isn't the Dao of Qi Ingestion; he wasn't going to tolerate this. Asking him to activate the Ascension Platform without explaining the situation was impossible. Who knew what conditions were required to activate the Ascension Platform? What if it involved sacrificing him?

The more Fang Yu thought about the fact that the other party was a ' Golden Core True Lord ' who Dao of Qi Ingestion, the more likely it seemed.

Moreover, since this Great Scarlet Heaven is merely a grotto-heaven, even though it separated from the Black and Yellow Heaven, could any Black and Yellow Heavenly Venerable truly be powerless against this grotto-heaven, watching helplessly as their Golden Core True Lord defect?

If this system has a vulnerability, it needs to be patched. Bai Chunyang's act of defection is definitely a huge vulnerability that Black and Yellow Heavenly Venerable will definitely need to fix.

What are the repair methods?

Why was Bai Chunyang in such a hurry to ascend and leave?

"Fang Yu, you've successfully angered me!"

Suddenly, Bai Chunyang's voice appeared, and then Fang Yu saw a ghost emerging from the void in front of him.

It's a ghost, Bai Chunyang's ghost, or a true spirit; the other party's physical body is gone.

Fang Yu opened his eyes wide and asked, "Where is your physical body?"

"What do you think!" Bai Chunyang looked very angry, but that was all he was angry about. He just glared at Fang Yu with his eyes wide open, without making any further moves.

Fang Yu laughed. "I need you to tell me the truth. Why are you in such a hurry to ascend? Is it because you'll be unable to leave if you ascend too late?"

Upon hearing this, Bai Chunyang's anger slowly froze, and his expression returned to calm.

"I knew I couldn't hide it from you. That's right, if we had left too late, we might not have been able to leave."

Fang Yu said in a deep voice, "Explain yourself clearly!"

Bai Chunyang said, "To tell you the truth, everything is predestined. My smuggling into the Great Scarlet Heaven was also arranged by the Heavenly Venerable. Now, many Golden Core True Lord in the Black-Yellow Realm have completely locked onto the Great Scarlet Heaven through the fragments of my golden body, and will then completely destroy this last ancient cultivation cave."

Therefore, you either need to activate the Ascension Platform now and leave with me, or you can wait for the Great Scarlet Heaven to be destroyed, your true spirit to be reintegrated into the Black-Yellow Realm, and in the future, under the arrangement of the Heavenly Venerable, ascend to the Golden Position, never to be liberated again."

Fang Yu pursed her lips and said, "Why didn't you say so earlier? Why beat around the bush like that?"

Bai Chunyang was silent for a moment before slowly saying, "It's just a habit of mine; I can't change it overnight!"

"I..."

Fang Yu was at a loss for words, but he could understand. Just like he himself often subconsciously suspected someone was plotting against him. After a long while, he finally spoke:

"You're not still instinctively plotting against me, are you?"

Bai Chunyang immediately shook his head, then nodded, "I lied before. In fact, the Heavenly Venerable already knew you were 'Chi'."

Fang Yu: "Go to hell..."