400: Chapter 400 Ascension to the Immortal Realm

In the palace garden of the Small World, Chen Hu, Xia Qianqian, and her Revered Master, Deputy Sect Master Yun Lan, were sitting together drinking tea.

"Fellow Daoist Chen, are you familiar with the situation in the Immortal Realm?" Deputy Sect Master Yun Lan asked.

Chen Hu shook his head and said, "I am not. Revered Master should have some understanding of the Immortal Realm; why not tell us about it?"

Deputy Sect Master Yun Lan felt that there was finally something she was better at than Chen Hu, so she was very happy to share what she knew about the Immortal Realm.

First of all, in the Immortal Realm, there are three strongest powers: the Heavenly Court, the Yao Palace, and the Demon Palace.

They represent the Immortal cultivators, Yao cultivators, and Demon cultivators, respectively.

However, compared to the peace and stability of the Lower Realm, the Immortal Realm is much more chaotic.

Furthermore, in the Immortal Realm, only one principle is followed: the law of the jungle.

Therefore, it is very difficult for Immortals who have just ascended to the Immortal Realm without any background or support to get by.

The taxes alone are enough to keep you from holding your head up.

In the Immortal Realm, there are three types of taxes: the Heavenly Court Tax, the City Lord Tax, and the Gang Tax.

The Heavenly Court Tax is collected directly by tax officials from the Heavenly Court, while the City Lord Tax is collected by the City Lord's Mansion of the city where you reside.

The Gang Tax is collected by the Gang in the area of the city where you are located.

Next, Deputy Sect Master Yun Lan explained how ascending Immortals should survive in the Immortal Realm.

As it turns out, most Immortals who go to the Immortal Realm choose to mine.

After paying the three taxes, there is very little income left from mining, barely enough to even rent a place to live.

At this point, Xia Qianqian couldn't help but interject, "Revered Master, why do we need to rent a place? Can't we just open up an Immortal Cave of our own?"

Deputy Sect Master Yun Lan said, "Of course not. At night in the Immortal Realm, Vicious Beasts are exceptionally active. If you open an Immortal Cave outside the city, within a few days, you will be eaten by Vicious Beasts until not even a scrap is left!"

"Are the Vicious Beasts in the Immortal Realm very strong?" Xia Qianqian asked again.

"Ordinary Vicious Beasts only have the strength of the Human Immortal Realm and Earth Immortal Realm, which can only threaten Human Immortals and Earth Immortals. As long as you reach the Heavenly Immortal level, you won't have to fear the threat of ordinary Vicious Beasts!" Deputy Sect Master Yun Lan replied.

"Is it easy to become a Heavenly Immortal?" Xia Qianqian asked again.

Deputy Sect Master Yun Lan said, "It is not difficult if you have sufficient cultivation resources and Cultivation Techniques. But without enough cultivation resources, even if hundreds of thousands of years pass, you can forget about becoming a Heavenly Immortal!"

Speaking of this, Deputy Sect Master Yun Lan looked at Chen Hu, "Fellow Daoist Chen, our Tianyu Sacred Land has been operating in the Upper Realm for many years and has already established a Profound Immortal-level School. When we ascend to the Upper Realm, you can join the School with us. What do you think?"

"Let's talk about it once we reach the Immortal Realm!" Chen Hu neither refused nor agreed.

After chatting for a while longer, Deputy Sect Master Yun Lan asked Chen Hu to send her out of the Small World.

While the higher-ups of the Tianyu Sacred Land were congratulating Deputy Sect Master Yun Lan, Chen Hu quietly left with Xia Qianqian.

Soon, Chen Hu returned to the Liuyun Immortal Mansion in Xuanwu City.

Ao Ying was still recuperating in that courtyard.

After a hundred years of recuperation, her cultivation had recovered to the third level of the Human Immortal Realm.

Chen Hu moved Shen Xiangjun and the other four women out of the Small World.

And he said to them, "We will be ascending to the Immortal Realm in a few days. If you want to go home, hurry back and visit. If you want to leave behind any Cultivation Techniques, Spells, or resources, feel free to do so!"

"Thank you, Husband!" Shen Xiangjun and the other four women said gratefully.

Afterwards, Chen Hu got up and went outside Ao Ying's courtyard.

"May I come in?"

"Please come in!" Ao Ying's voice came from inside.

Chen Hu pushed the door open, walked straight into the main hall, sat down at the side of the table, and said, "In a while, I will be ascending to the Immortal Realm!"

"I didn't expect you to reach the Earth Immortal Realm so quickly!" Ao Ying said with great surprise.

"Compared to you, there is still a gap!" Chen Hu said modestly.

"It might be hard for an Earth Immortal to get by in the Immortal Realm. Why don't you go to the Guixu Realm with me first and ascend after breaking through to the Heavenly Immortal level?" Ao Ying suggested.

"No need!" Chen Hu waved his hand, then took out three drops of mysterious yellow treasure liquid and handed them to Ao Ying, "This stuff is good for your injuries; consider it a parting gift!"

Hearing this, Ao Ying was somewhat dismissive, but she still took it.

But after she probed inside with her Divine Sense, she was instantly stunned. Even just by using her Divine Sense to touch it, she could feel the terrifying vitality contained within the mysterious yellow treasure liquid.

If she consumed these three drops of mysterious yellow treasure liquid, even if it couldn't completely heal her injuries, it could at least restore them by seventy or eighty percent.

"I will accept this. I owe you a favor!" Ao Ying said solemnly.

"Good!" Chen Hu nodded, then stood up and took his leave.

Another ten days or so passed in the blink of an eye.

Then, Deputy Sect Master Yun Lan appeared at the Liuyun Immortal Mansion.

After a few brief pleasantries, Chen Hu took her into the Small World.

Just as Chen Hu was planning to leave the Liuyun Immortal Mansion to ascend outside, Ao Ying's voice rang out, "Wait, I will ascend with you!"

"You are not going back to the Guixu Realm?" Chen Hu looked at Ao Ying in surprise.

Ao Ying said, "I suddenly realized that those who besieged me back then, knowing that I would return for revenge, probably wouldn't stay in the Guixu Realm but would have ascended to the Immortal Realm. So, even if I go back to the Guixu Realm, I won't be able to find anyone to take revenge on. It's better to go to the Immortal Realm with you!"

"What if they didn't ascend?" Chen Hu asked with a smile.

"That doesn't matter; they will have to ascend sooner or later!" Ao Ying said.

"Alright then. Are you going into my Small World, or will you knock on the Immortal Gate with me?" Chen Hu asked again.

"I will go into your Small World!" Ao Ying said, because she was a member of the Yao Race, if she ascended directly, she would ascend into the sphere of influence of the Yao Palace.

And the Supreme Daoist was a member of the Human Race; he would definitely ascend into the sphere of influence of the Heavenly Court.

With her current cultivation, it would be too difficult for her to reach the Heavenly Court's sphere of influence from the Yao Palace's sphere of influence.

It would be better to ascend directly into the Heavenly Court's sphere of influence and then find a way to find the Supreme Daoist and kill him.

"That works too!" Chen Hu directly sent Ao Ying into his Small World.

Then he took a step forward and left Xuanwu City.

Then he released his Divine Sense to communicate with the Immortal Gate.

"Boom!"

A vast and incomparable Aura appeared in Chen Hu's Sea of Consciousness, and then a golden Immortal Gate appeared in the sky.

The next moment, the Immortal Gate opened wide.

Chen Hu did not hesitate, shot up into the sky, arrived before the Immortal Gate, and stepped inside.

After he entered, the Immortal Gate closed and vanished as a streak of golden light.

The interior of the Immortal Gate was a closed space.

Chen Hu sat cross-legged inside, waiting patiently.

About an hour or so passed.

The closed Immortal Gate opened again.

Chen Hu stood up and walked out calmly.

He discovered that there was a squad of soldiers wearing top-grade Dao Artifact armor standing not far away.

This group of soldiers consisted of six people.

The one with the highest strength was only at the seventh level of the Human Immortal Realm.

"Boom!"

Suddenly, one of the Immortal soldiers released his Aura and pressed down on Chen Hu, grinning as he said, "Kid, hurry up and hand over everything you have on you!"

"Boom!"

As soon as he finished speaking, an Earth Immortal Aura erupted explosively.

It directly sent the six Immortal soldiers flying.

Sensing the Aura on Chen Hu, the six Immortal soldiers all changed color.

The leading Immortal soldier immediately climbed up and said respectfully, "This Lord, there was some offense just now; please forgive us, Lord!"