Chapter 386 The Method of Ascension

"Young man, for what purpose have you summoned this turtle?"

The Giant Turtle did not inquire into Yan Chu's identity or how he knew the method to summon it; instead, it asked directly about the purpose of his visit.

It seemed as though it already understood everything.

As it spoke, its voice rumbled, and heaven and earth moved in resonance.

Yan Chu replied:

"I want to know if there is currently a way to ascend to the Upper Realm!"

The Giant Turtle's eyelids opened and closed as it slowly spoke:

"Your question is not cheap. Is this the price you have prepared?"

Its gaze turned toward the imperial seal of the realm held in Yan Chu's hand.

"Correct!" Yan Chu nodded.

The Giant Turtle shook its head, its voice heavy:

"This turtle has no use for the seal itself, but the Imperial Dynasty Luck accumulated within it is exactly what I need. This portion of Luck will allow me to answer two of your questions!"

"Agreed!"

With a flick of his hand, Yan Chu threw the imperial seal of the realm. It flew out and was caught in the Giant Turtle's open mouth.

It continued speaking:

"Once this turtle refines the power of Luck within the seal, the imperial seal of the realm will reappear in the hands of one destined for it. A new Human Emperor will be born between heaven and earth. It will not affect the general trend of the world, nor will natural disasters or man-made calamities occur. The living beings of the mortal world will not be affected in any way!"

Normally, if the world's Luck declines, various natural disasters such as earthquakes, floods, and droughts would inevitably occur...

However, the Luck accumulated in the imperial seal of the realm was the residual Luck of successive human dynasties, which was different from the Luck of the greater world.

After such a long period of time, it had already become unimaginably vast.

Once the Luck within it dissipated and a new dynasty was established, it would slowly begin to accumulate Luck once again.

The Giant Turtle's words were both an explanation and a guarantee.

If it said it would not affect the world's beings and that no disasters would occur, then there was a high probability that they truly wouldn't.

Yan Chu nodded and said nothing.

At his level of cultivation, while he couldn't say he controlled everything, he could faintly sense the changes in heaven and earth.

After all, he now possessed a Pure Yang Body, and his connection with heaven and earth was extremely tight.

If the consumption of Luck in the imperial seal of the realm truly caused a great change in heaven and earth, he would certainly be able to sense it in advance.

"Now, have you considered? Is your first question about the method of Ascension?"

"Yes!"

The Giant Turtle's eyes were deep. Its massive head swayed slightly as it slowly said:

"Your cultivation has already exceeded the limit that this world can accommodate. If you wish to leave this realm, there are two methods."

"The first method is normal Shattering Ascension."

"However, because of the shifts in the Spiritual Veins over four thousand years ago, which created the Nine Great Blessed Lands, our world lost its connection with the Upper Realm's Yuanqing Holy Realm. If the Blessed Lands are dispersed and the Spiritual Veins return to normal, the world will return to its original state."

"This process will be quite lengthy and cannot be interfered with by human means. It could take as little as a century or as long as a millennium."

"At that time, you will be instantly repelled by the world's will and ascend directly to the Yuanqing Holy Realm!"

"Is that so?"

Yan Chu's eyes flickered. Hearing this, he couldn't help but ask:

"As far as I know, the Cold Ice Holy Sect is one of the major Sects in the Yuanqing Holy Realm. If I ascend there, will I land in the territory of the Cold Ice Holy Sect?"

The Giant Turtle shook its head and said:

"I cannot give you a definitive answer to that question!"

"The location where one appears after Ascension is random. You might appear in the territory of the Cold Ice Holy Sect, or you might be tens of thousands of miles away from it!"

"Alright! Then what is the second method?"

"The second method is not actually Shattering Ascension, but should be called smuggling!"

"Smuggling? Please explain in detail, Divine Turtle!"

The Giant Turtle unhurriedly continued:

"A world is like a room. A room has a main door, but also side doors or back doors. To leave the room, you can use any door!"

"The first method I mentioned is equivalent to leaving through the main door. Smuggling is leaving through a side or back door. The disadvantage is that you cannot reach the street where the main door is located."

"That is to say, you cannot reach the Yuanqing Holy Realm. You might arrive in an unfamiliar world where there is danger everywhere and cultivation is impossible, or it might be a Great World even more suitable for cultivation than the Yuanqing Holy Realm."

"Then the Divine Turtle should know where the side doors are, right?"

The first method was not difficult for Yan Chu.

Among the current Nine Great Blessed Lands, Heavenly Pillar Mountain had already collapsed, and its Spiritual Veins were hidden deep underground. As long as he found the other eight Blessed Lands and destroyed them, the gathered Spiritual Veins would naturally return to their original paths.

However, as the Divine Turtle said, matters involving the shifting of Spiritual Veins were definitely not something that could be completed overnight; it would take a long time.

Yan Chu was unwilling to wait.

His wariness of the Cold Ice Holy Realm was secondary.

After all, in his situation, the thing he feared least was having many enemies. The more enemies there were, the better; they would ultimately become resources for his advancement.

The Divine Turtle swayed its head and spoke:

"When any world is born, it does not reserve side doors. All side doors are created by those with ulterior motives."

"According to the information I know, there are currently three pieces of news regarding side doors in this world."

"One of them is located deep within the Hundred Thousand Mountains of the Southern Border. There is a thousand-year-old Mother Gu there, worshipped as a deity by the hundred tribes of the Southern Border. You can go look for it."

"The second is located in the distant North Sea, which is considered the place of origin of the eternal heaven. The will of a god was once born there!"

"The third is located in the Ten Thousand Buddha Cave of the Western Regions. There is a legend of an Arhat descending to the world there. This legend is not without foundation; you can go explore it."

The Giant Turtle stopped speaking after its words fell, leaving Yan Chu time to think for himself.

Yan Chu pondered slightly. He had heard rumors about the North Sea and the Ten Thousand Buddha Cave. He had originally thought they were powerful beings using their own strength to send down a wisp of their will or an Incarnation, just like the Howling Moon Wolf God and the Sky-Rending Eagle God.

Now it seemed there might be other secrets involved.

As for the news about the Southern Border, it was indeed the first time he had heard of it.

"Regarding the news of shattering the world for Ascension, this is all I can tell you. You have one more question. Do you want to ask it now?"

After a moment, the Giant Turtle spoke again.

"Not for now!" Yan Chu shook his head.

Now that he had clues, the next step was to search for them one by one.

If the so-called side doors didn't work, Yan Chu would have no choice but to destroy the other eight Blessed Lands and wait for hundreds or even thousands of years to finally ascend through the conventional method.

"Good!"

The Giant Turtle's voice was heavy as it said:

"I have a premonition that you might come to find me again in the near future. At that time, I will give you a more perfect answer to your next question!"

"Oh?"

Yan Chu's eyebrows rose slightly. Could this Divine Turtle even predict future events?

"Additionally, I am willing to give you one more piece of information for free!"

There was a hint of a smile in the Divine Turtle's tone; this was a small habit it had always had when doing business with people.

"What news?"

An interested look appeared on Yan Chu's face.