227: Ascent to the World and Hardcore Landing

Spirit Realm, above the Qingyun Immortal Palace.

A hundred years is several generations for a Mortal, but for a Mahayana Cultivator, it is but a blink of an eye.

But for the entire Spirit Realm, these hundred years brought earth-shaking changes.

Today, a super giant ship ten thousand zhang long, dark gold in color, its surface covered with countless Dragon Talismans and immortal seal scripts, floated above the firmament.

[Noah · Qingyun]

This was a Cross-Realm Smuggling Divine Ship jointly built by Xiang Zhili (Chief Engineer) and Tiezhu (Core AI), gathering all top resources from the Spirit Realm, Demon Realm, and Dragon Island, even dismantling several Immortal Artifact fragments left by Ma Liang.

At the bow.

Zhou Wannian (Han Li), dressed in a green robe, stood with his hands behind his back. His Aura was completely restrained, making him look like a Mortal without any magical power. But this was exactly the state of returning to simplicity for one at the Mahayana Stage Perfection, about to step into the True Immortal Realm.

Behind him stood a group of "passengers."

Nangong Wan, Purple Spirit, Yinyue (with a reconstructed Physical Body), Xiang Zhili, Jin Yue (representing the Dragon Clan), Precious Flower (representing the Demon Realm), Lei Meng (representing the Black Sha Guard)... this was almost the most luxurious lineup in the Spirit Realm.

"Husband, are we really leaving?" Nangong Wan looked at the familiar mountains and rivers below, a hint of reluctance flashing in her eyes.

"The pond of the Spirit Realm is too small."

Zhou Wannian turned back and gently held her hand.

"Besides, I promised you all."

"I would take you to see the scenery of immortality."

"Even if it is... a narrow escape from death."

"Are you ready?"

Zhou Wannian's gaze swept across everyone.

"Always ready!" Xiang Zhili rubbed his hands excitedly; for this day, he had melted his savings of tens of thousands of years into this ship.

"Then... set sail!"

Zhou Wannian turned abruptly to face the endless Void Realm.

"Zheng—"

A clear and melodious sword hum sounded.

The emerald-green [xuantian spirit slaying sword] appeared in his hand.

"Open the heavens... for me!"

Swish!

A seemingly ordinary emerald-green sword silk lightly brushed across the firmament.

But this seemingly gentle strike contained Zhou Wannian's lifelong insights: time, space, Five Elements, devouring... "Cira—!!!"

The sturdy world barrier of the Spirit Realm, before this sword, was like a fragile piece of white paper, neatly sliced open with a massive crack a hundred thousand miles long.

Within the crack, a milky-white immortal light, intoxicating yet filled with an Aura of destruction, shone through.

That was the Ascension passage.

"Full speed ahead!"

"Boom!!!"

The [Black Void Reactor] (Improved Version) at the rear of the Qingyun sprayed out dazzling blue light. The giant ship turned into a golden meteor, charging into the crack with an indomitable Aura... inside the Ascension passage.

There was no up, down, left, or right here, only chaotic space-time storms and colorful Law turbulence.

"Warning! External pressure increasing sharply! Ship shields down to 70%!"

"Warning! Detected 'Interface Repulsion Force'! Too many smugglers, triggering Law backlash!"

Tiezhu's urgent alarm echoed in the control room.

"Steady!"

Zhou Wannian stood at the bow, the [Yuan Ci Five Elements Mountain] in his hand transforming into a majestic divine mountain, firmly suppressing the surrounding space storms.

"Senior Brother Xiang! Fill it with all the Top-Grade Spirit Stones! Don't save money!"

"Filled! All filled!" Xiang Zhili controlled the Formation, sweating profusely. "But this storm is ten times stronger than our simulation! Is someone freaking blocking the door up there?!"

Indeed.

Just as the Qingyun laboriously traveled to the end of the passage, about to see that glimmer of True Immortal Realm dawn.

"Hmph."

A cold snort seemed to come from ancient times, carrying high-and-mighty indifference.

"Lower Realm ants, how dare you bring people to smuggle in?"

"Do you really think the Immortal Realm is your back garden?"

A golden giant hand that covered the sky unexpectedly reached out from the end of the passage, ruthlessly slapping towards the Qingyun.

The Aura flowing on that hand was countless times stronger than Ma Liang's!

Golden Immortal!

"Not good! A Golden Immortal powerhouse is guarding the gate?!" Precious Flower's face turned pale. Facing an existence of this level, the Mahayana Stage was simply dust.

"A goalkeeper?"

A flash of madness appeared in Zhou Wannian's eyes.

"Then I'll smash your door!"

He slapped his chest hard.

"Puff!"

A mouthful of essence blood sprayed onto the dark green small bottle (heaven seizing bottle) in his hand.

"Senior Bottle Spirit! Help me out!"

"Time... Reverse!"

Buzz—

The heaven seizing bottle glowed with intense green light. The moment the slapping golden giant hand touched the green light, its movement actually showed a very brief pause and reversal.

"Now!"

"Qingyun! Self-destruct sequence initiated! Eject escape pods!"

Zhou Wannian roared.

Since the ship couldn't be saved, save the people!

"Boom!!!"

The Qingyun, which had consumed countless resources, had its core reactor detonated the moment it touched the giant hand.

The terrifying explosive force actually forced the Golden Immortal's giant hand an inch off course!

Simultaneously.

Dozens of escape pods (protected by golden palace jade book Talismans) carrying everyone used the counter-thrust of the explosion to break through the final barrier like scattering petals, falling into that bizarre new world.

"Nangong! Purple Spirit!"

Zhou Wannian took one last look at the scattered women and sent a Divine Sense transmission:

"Survive!"

"Meet in the North Cold Immortal Domain!"

The next second.

His own cabin was swallowed by a space crack, falling into endless darkness... True Immortal Realm, North Cold Immortal Domain.

This was a vast expanse of black land, with two purple suns hanging in the sky. The energy in the air was not Spiritual Qi, but the heavier and more domineering immortal spiritual power.

"Bang!!!"

A flaming meteor slammed heavily into the center of a primeval forest, creating a deep pit a hundred zhang wide.

The dust cleared.

A young man in rags, covered in blood, laboriously crawled out from the bottom of the pit.

"Cough, cough..."

Zhou Wannian spat out a mouthful of golden-tinged blood. He felt that every bone in his body was broken, and the magical power in his body was deathly suppressed by the heavy Immortal Realm Law, unable to use even ten percent of his strength.

"Is this... a hard landing?"

Zhou Wannian gave a bitter smile, trying to mobilize his Divine Sense.

Fortunately, although suppressed, it was not completely lost.

"Tiezhu? Are you alive?"

"Zzz... zzz..."

A burst of intermittent static sounded in his mind.

"System... severely damaged... restarting..."

"Restart successful... Energy remaining: 0.1%..."

"Current location: North Cold Immortal Domain · Black Wind Sea Region · Wumeng Island."

"Warning: Host's cultivation is being assimilated by 'Immortal Realm Law'; must convert immortal spiritual power as soon as possible, otherwise Realm will drop."

"Wumeng Island?"

Zhou Wannian managed to stand up and look around.

The surrounding trees were abnormally tall, each leaf emitting a metallic luster. Far away, there were low roars of beasts, and those Auras... were all starting from the Void Refining Stage!

"So this is the Immortal Realm..."

"Even a rabbit is at the Void Refining Stage; how are people from the Lower Realm supposed to survive?"

Just then.

"Rustle, rustle..."

From the bushes ahead, a black giant wolf the size of an ox with two heads suddenly emerged.

The giant wolf's eyes were blood-red, saliva dripping from its mouth, emitting the Evil Qi of the Body Integration Stage Early Stage.

It stared at the seemingly weak "two-legged sheep" before it, greed flashing in its eyes.

"Just ascended? Tender and juicy, a great supplement."

The giant wolf actually spoke human words, kicked its hind legs, and pounced like a black shadow.

If it were before, Zhou Wannian could have crushed such a Body Integration Stage Early Stage Yao Beast with one finger.

But now, with heavy injuries and Law suppression, he couldn't even summon a Magic Treasure.

"A tiger in the plains bullied by a dog?"

A cold glint flashed in Zhou Wannian's eyes.

Although he couldn't use magical power.

But his Physical Body, tempered a thousand times in the Bitter Spirit Island and having withstood the Mahayana Heavenly Tribulation, was the real deal!

"Seeking death!"

Zhou Wannian did not retreat, but instead charged towards the giant wolf.

"Bang!"

He threw a punch.

No spiritual light, only pure power.

The two-headed giant wolf pouncing in mid-air only felt its vision go dark, as if it had hit an iron mountain.

"Crack!"

One of its wolf heads was directly caved in, brains splattering.

"Awoo—"

The giant wolf screamed and fell heavily to the ground, its remaining head filled with terror.

"You... you are a Body Cultivator?! A Body Cultivator of the Immortal Realm?!"

"Body Cultivator?"

Zhou Wannian wiped the blood from his fist and stepped on the giant wolf's neck.

"I am your ancestor."

"I happen to be hungry."

Zhou Wannian pulled out a dagger from his robe that wasn't broken yet (not a Magic Treasure, just ordinary iron, but sharp enough).

"Tiezhu, scan it; can this wolf meat be eaten?"

"Scan complete. Two-headed Demon Wolf, meat is delicious and contains trace amounts of immortal spiritual power. Recommendation: Roast."

"Very good."

Zhou Wannian's blade fell.

A generation of Body Integration Stage Vicious Beast became Zhou Wannian's first... buffet after landing in the True Immortal Realm... Half an hour later.

Zhou Wannian sat by the campfire, roasting a wolf leg.

Although his cultivation was temporarily suppressed, he didn't panic.

The [heaven seizing bottle] was still there.

The [Gold Devouring Insect King] was still in a deep sleep evolving (having absorbed the energy of the Golden Immortal's strike).

[Tiezhu] was crippled, but the core was still there.

"As long as I'm alive, there is hope."

Zhou Wannian took a bite of the wolf meat, feeling the thin strands of immortal spiritual power nourishing his parched Meridians.

"Nangong, Purple Spirit, wait for me."

"No matter how big this North Cold Immortal Domain is, no matter how many powerhouses there are in this True Immortal Realm."

"I, Han Li..."

"Will definitely find you."

"And then, that Golden Immortal who dared to ambush us in the passage..."

A ruthless look flashed in Zhou Wannian's eyes.

"I'll chop him up to feed the dogs."}],