465: Virtual Immortal

Xiao Bai's dragon body, which had just calmed down, suddenly stiffened, more violently than when he was in the Chaos just now!

The massive dragon head suddenly turned around, his huge dragon eyes bulging, looking at Gu Changge standing atop him in disbelief.

His eyes were filled with extreme shock and confusion!

The... Immortal Realm?!

How could he not know!

It was this so-called Immortal Realm that had stolen the Xuanhuang Origin for ten thousand years and was the culprit behind the decline of the Xuanhuang World!

He would never forget that his master had once suppressed and killed a True Immortal from the Immortal Realm outside the world!

But to go and attack their front door?!

Master is indeed incredibly strong and can instantly kill a True Immortal, but that's the Immortal Realm!

Heaven knows how many old monsters are inside? Maybe a True Immortal is just a low-level soldier guarding the gate?

I've only just achieved the Great Emperor Realm, and my dragon life's Peak hasn't even begun, yet I'm already following my master to kick down the doors of the Immortal Realm?!

A chill ran from the tip of his dragon tail straight to the top of his head, and his massive dragon claws subconsciously scratched at the Void Realm.

But in the next second, meeting Gu Changge's calm and rippleless gaze, a complex mix of emotions surged in his heart: "Master must have a deep meaning," "I can't be a coward," and "At worst, I'll just give it my all."

Fine, fine! If a dragon dies, he dies!

Master has treated me with kindness as heavy as a mountain, helping me become an Emperor. Now that he's going to flatten our enemies, how can I, Xiao Bai, show cowardice?

Even if there's a mountain of blades or a sea of fire ahead, I must accompany Master on this journey!

It's just a pity for these newly refined dragon scales of mine; I haven't even had a chance to show them off to that silly bird Xiao Hei... Thinking of this, he forcibly suppressed the stormy waves in his heart, raised his massive dragon head, and tried his best to strike a tragic and determined pose of "The wind sighs and the Yi River is cold, the warrior departs and shall never return."

A low growl, mixed with a tremor but feigning composure, escaped from deep within his throat, as if saying: "Master, I'm ready! Through mountains of blades and seas of fire, Xiao Bai will charge with you!"

Gu Changge took in Xiao Bai's wonderful face-changing act, from panic to forced composure.

Especially that look of being clearly a bit cowardly but insisting on acting as if he viewed death as a return home, causing a nearly imperceptible smile to flash in Gu Changge's eyes.

He gently patted Xiao Bai's dragon scales, his tone still flat but carrying a detached air of seeing through everything:

"Put away those thoughts of yours. The Immortal Domain shattered long ago; it is not as terrifying as you imagine.

The place we are going this time is now merely a fragment lingering in the Chaos, where True Immortals are already considered the core fighting force."

Xiao Bai: "...Huh?"

His tragic expression instantly froze on his massive dragon face.

Gu Changge cast his gaze into the depths of the Chaos, as if organizing the cruel truths about the Immortal Realm he had obtained from the memories of those True Immortals.

"As far as I know, the complete Immortal Realm shattered long ago.

Where we are going is just a large fragment floating in the Chaos, called the Chengyun Continent."

"When the Immortal Domain was complete, Spiritual Qi transformed into Immortal Qi, and the Laws were perfect, allowing living beings to Cultivate with twice the result for half the effort.

Cultivators of the Great World who reached the Peak of the Saint Realm (Great Saint) could be guided to Ascension and enter the Immortal Domain.

Shedding mortal power and initially transforming Immortal Essence, this Realm is known in the Immortal Domain as—Void Immortal."

Xiao Bai listened intently.

Gu Changge continued: "What the Xuanhuang World calls the 'Great Emperor Realm' is, in essence, a combat power level created above the Saint Realm.

It was developed in the desperate situation of being unable to Ascend and lacking the nourishment of Immortal Qi, making it comparable to or even slightly stronger than a Void Immortal of the Immortal Domain.

However, because there is no Immortal Qi to transform into Immortal Essence, it is ultimately missing a crucial step."

"The true starting point of the Immortal Path is the True Immortal Realm, where the power within the body is completely transformed into Immortal Essence.

After that come the Earth Immortal, Heavenly Immortal, Immortal Lord, and other higher Realms."

Xiao Bai nodded his massive dragon head, half-understanding.

"However," Gu Changge's tone shifted.

"After the Immortal Domain shattered, the environment changed drastically, resources were exhausted, and the Laws became incomplete. The grand sight of thousand-year-old True Immortals is long gone.

On the current Chengyun Continent fragment, the vast majority of living beings are trapped in the Mortal Realm for their entire lives.

Those who can Cultivate to become a Void Immortal (equivalent to a Great Emperor) are already considered experts of a region.

The True Immortal Realm is already a mainstay here, holding a prestigious status."

He looked at Xiao Bai: "The strongest person on the surface here is merely a Palace Master of the Immortal Palace at the Early Stage of the Heavenly Immortal Realm, assisted by several Earth Immortals.

As for the rest, the Ninth Level of the True Immortal Realm is already the top-tier combat power.

Your current Great Emperor Realm cultivation already belongs to the Void Immortal level in this world; it's just that there is currently no Immortal Essence transformation in your body!"

Xiao Bai: "!!!"

The massive amount of information crushed his previous tragic imagination.

So, the Immortal Realm has already fallen into such a state of ruin?

He was stunned for a moment, digesting this subversive information. His originally tense muscles gradually relaxed, and a light returned to his huge dragon eyes, even carrying a hint of eagerness?

True Immortals are just the core?

Then doesn't that mean that as a Great Emperor following Master, I seem... maybe... probably... can also walk sideways?

At least I won't have to be cannon fodder, right?

Gu Changge no longer spoke and cast his gaze into the distance, in the direction of the Chengyun Immortal Palace, with a slight movement of his will.

According to the memories of those two, the Chengyun Immortal Domain has long been exposed within the Chaos. Following this direction, they could reach the nest of the Chengyun Immortal Palace.

A cold light flashed in Gu Changge's eyes.

"Let's go!"

Hearing this, Xiao Bai let out a dragon roar that was much more confident than before. With a swing of his massive tail, he tore through the Chaos, carrying Gu Changge as he sped toward their target!

The ten-thousand-foot black dragon tore through the Chaos, carrying Gu Changge as he sped toward the Chengyun Immortal Palace.

After an unknown amount of time, Gu Changge's heart suddenly stirred slightly.

A fragmented image he had captured from the edge of those two True Immortals' memories during the previous soul search flashed through his mind.

On their way to the Xuanhuang World, they had encountered an unknown attack!

At that time, the memory was too fragmented and unrelated to the matters of the Xuanhuang World, so he hadn't looked into it deeply.

But now, following a vague sensation, he sensed a trace of extremely faint abnormal fluctuations remaining in the nearby Void Realm.

"Stop for a moment."

Gu Changge spoke calmly.

Xiao Bai, who was flying excitedly, immediately steadied his dragon body upon hearing the voice, obediently hovering in the Chaos, his huge dragon eyes looking curiously at Gu Changge.

Gu Changge's gaze swept over a patch of the Void Realm that seemed no different from its surroundings, with only Chaos currents slowly spiraling.

Under his Eye of Illusory Breaking, however, there were faint traces of distortion left after energy annihilation, as well as a scent of blood that had been almost entirely assimilated by the Chaos.

He took a step forward, and his figure appeared in the center of that patch of the Void Realm.

Xiao Bai hurriedly shrunk his dragon body to a few dozen feet in length and followed closely behind.

The remnants of a Formation's power permeated the Void Realm, possessing extremely strong concealment and trapping-killing effects; the technique used to set the Formation was quite seasoned.

Besides that, there were nearly imperceptible traces of dark gold blood that had long since dried, almost merging with the Chaos.

"Hmm?" Gu Changge's eyes narrowed slightly.

In addition to the bloodstains and Formation remnants, he also detected another extremely weak aura that was almost about to dissipate.

This aura was not the power of the Immortal Path; instead, it was closer to the Spiritual Qi system of the Great World, but its degree of condensation and quality far exceeded that of a Great Saint, yet was clearly inferior to a True Immortal, being in a delicate transitional stage.

"A Void Immortal? Or rather, a Great Emperor with extremely strong combat power who has already begun to touch upon Immortal Essence transformation?"

Gu Changge judged in his heart.

The owner of this aura had clearly also experienced a tragic and fierce struggle here, as the aura carried a sense of determination and destruction.

The clues remaining at the scene ended there; all valuable items and leads had been cleaned up or annihilated.

"Quite clean and efficient," Gu Changge whispered.

A great battle that took place in the Chaos, involving at least two or more True Immortals, and possibly several Void Immortal-level existences of unknown Origin, suspected to be top-tier Great Emperors from the Lower Realm.

Who were those existences with the aura of Void Immortals?