Chapter 1402: Mirotian

"Congratulations, my young friend, on ascending to the Immortal Realm."

As Immortal Lord Wuwei spoke, he turned and flicked his sleeve behind him. In an instant, the sea of stars surrounding the white jade steps dispersed, revealing the vast expanse of the Spirit Void Immortal Realm, nestled deep within the clouds.

At Immortal Lord Wuwei's invitation, Chen Mobai stepped onto the Myriad Jade Stairway. The seemingly endless stairs were inscribed with profound primordial Dao patterns, stretching from beneath his feet all the way to the highest reaches of the Immortal Realm.

Along these steps, Chen Mobai saw vast and boundless immortal continents. They were scattered on both sides of the jade stairway, like suspended landmasses, floating above the primordial essence of chaos.

This descending primordial essence was the pure spiritual immortal qi, so desperately sought after by the Divine Transformation cultivators of the Heavenly River Realm.

Within the clear qi, spiritual veins were faintly visible, coiling like dragons, vast, immeasurable, and of the purest essence. Chen Mobai reached out to sense it and discovered properties identical to the primordial spiritual qi found in the abyssal eye of the Profound Sea.

Clearly, the spiritual veins within the clear qi were the primordial spiritual veins that the Mother of Creation had opened up from chaos when she created the world.

As Immortal Lord Wuwei led Chen Mobai up the white jade steps, he continuously introduced the customs and landscapes of the Spirit Void Immortal Realm:

"The Spirit Void Immortal Realm comprises thirty-three Dao Provinces. The most magnificent and grand of these is the Myriad Heaven Dao Province, where the Celestial Emperor resides. It is also the center of the Immortal Realm and the seat of the Heavenly Court."

"Below the Myriad Heaven are the Four Directions and Twenty-Eight Heavens, each guarded by a Celestial King. These are the Four Heavenly Kings, second only to the Celestial Emperor. Cultivators who ascend from our Eastern Continent, according to territorial jurisdiction, will be assigned to the Dao Provinces of the Eastern Eight Heavens."

"These Dao Provinces are arranged in a spiral fashion. The closer they are to the Myriad Heaven, the purer the primordial spiritual qi. The lowest-tier Dao Provinces only possess the weakest sixth-grade spiritual veins. Furthermore, there are four Dao Provinces designated as places of exile, with even harsher environments. Void Refinement cultivators banished there might even experience a regression in their cultivation over time."

Chen Mobai looked up and saw Dao Provinces of varying distances suspended along both sides of the spiral white jade stairway. Each Dao Province was several times larger than the Eastern Continent, featuring layered immortal mountains, magnificent jade palaces, and rainbow bridges soaring across the skies.

The most striking sight, naturally, was the Myriad Heaven at the very end. True dragons coiled, breathing thunder, and phoenixes spread their wings, scattering countless auspicious energies.

"Senior, may I ask, in which Dao Province does Senior Grand Void True King reside? Back in the Heavenly River Realm, Senior Grand Void Measuring Scale once told me to pay him a visit after my ascension."

Chen Mobai couldn't help but ask. For him, the primary purpose of ascending to the Spirit Void Immortal Realm was to meet Grand Void True King and clarify why the Turtle Treasure had fallen into his possession.

"Above the Thirty-Three Heavens, there are the Three Sacred Realms, which are the heavenly domains of the three Pure Yang Creation Lords. Without an invitation, not even the Celestial Emperor can enter."

"Grand Void True King resides in the Grand Void Heaven within the Three Sacred Realms. If you wish to visit him, someone from Grand Void Heaven must come down to receive you."

"The Heavenly Monarch of the Void Division, one of the Eight Divisions, is Grand Void True King's disciple."

Immortal Lord Wuwei's words were not overly explicit. After hearing them, Chen Mobai lowered his head in thought.

He had initially thought that after ascending, given his status as a fellow disciple of Dao Lord Zixiao alongside Grand Void True King, he would be able to visit easily. He never expected it to be so troublesome.

"May I ask how one can meet the Heavenly Monarch of the Void Division?"

Hearing Chen Mobai's question, Immortal Lord Wuwei smiled slightly and pointed towards the end of the jade stairway.

"Coincidentally, I'll take you to the Myriad Heaven. The Heavenly Monarchs of the Eight Divisions typically guard the Heavenly Court there when they are not occupied."

Chen Mobai nodded and calmly followed Immortal Lord Wuwei up the jade steps. He didn't ask why they couldn't fly or teleport, assuming there were rules in place.

He also took advantage of this time to learn more about the Spirit Void Immortal Realm.

After all, he was the first cultivator from the Five Elements Sect to ascend.

Thinking of this, Chen Mobai suddenly remembered True Monarch Yiyuan and couldn't help but ask about his situation.

"That boy Yiyuan, he never returned after entering the forbidden land where the Heavenly Venerates vanished. If he didn't successfully achieve Dao Integration, he's essentially dead."

Immortal Lord Wuwei shook his head and sighed. As an ascended cultivator from the Eastern Continent, he had held True Monarch Yiyuan in high regard.

Had he not chosen to pursue the primordial Dao of Hunyuan, with the True Immortal Pool and Creation Immortal Pills, there would have been great hope for him to advance to the seventh-tier Dao Integration.

It was just a pity that primordial Dao Integration was incredibly difficult.

In the entire Spirit Void Immortal Realm, excluding Grand Void True King and the Celestial Emperor, only the Four Heavenly Kings were Primordial Dao Lords.

Chen Mobai then asked for the exact location of the forbidden land. Immortal Lord Wuwei directly gave him a jade slip containing a map of the Spirit Void Immortal Realm. Interestingly, the Dao Provinces of the Four Directions and Twenty-Eight Heavens continuously revolved around the Myriad Heaven, so their positions were constantly changing.

This arrangement seemed to form a very powerful array.

After Chen Mobai scanned the contents of the jade slip with his divine sense, he discerned some clues.

With the Myriad Heaven as the central array plate, the remaining Four Directions and Twenty-Eight Heavens as array flags, and the primordial spiritual veins as energy sources, a grand array based on the Immortal Realm itself was constructed.

"The Celestial King of the Eastern Eight Heavens is Grand Sovereign Celestial King. It is a primordial true spirit born from the ancestral ley lines of the Eastern Continent, a close relative of the Celestial Emperor, and deeply trusted. It was precisely by requesting its intervention that we were able to obtain this decree from the Celestial Emperor for you."

Seeing Chen Mobai silently examining the jade slip in his hand, Immortal Lord Wuwei couldn't help but offer another reminder, lest Chen Mobai forget to express his gratitude to Grand Sovereign Celestial King after arriving at the Myriad Heaven, thereby violating etiquette.

"Oh, Grand Sovereign Celestial King, as a true spirit, has no prejudice against human cultivators like us?" Chen Mobai asked, somewhat surprised.

After all, on the Eastern Continent, whenever there were internal conflicts or population increases in their human sacred land, they would issue reclamation orders, opening up desolate ruins and slaying a true spirit.

Logically, a primordial true spirit born from the Eastern Continent's ancestral ley lines should not be aligned with human cultivators.

"Between true spirits, it depends on their kind. Grand Sovereign Celestial King only cares about its own lineage of spirits. As for other true spirits, it views them no differently than we humans view pigs and sheep—with complete indifference. You saved an offspring of Grand Sovereign Celestial King in the lower realm. It was based on that act of kindness that I, along with Demon Cleansing, were able to persuade it to intervene."

Hearing Immortal Lord Wuwei's words, Chen Mobai vaguely understood. After all, he had only saved one true spirit.

All the others he had killed.

Still, to confirm, Chen Mobai asked, "Senior, may I inquire, what kind of true spirit is Grand Sovereign Celestial King?"

"A Yellow Dragon!"

Immortal Lord Wuwei didn't keep him in suspense, answering directly with two words.

Chen Mobai could only marvel at his truly good fortune.

Of course, it might also be due to his diligent cultivation of virtue in his daily life.

"What about the yellow dragon that ascended with True Monarch Yiyuan back then?" Chen Mobai asked.

Chen Mobai thought of this, reasoning that since saving the little yellow dragoness had earned him Grand Sovereign Celestial King's help, True Monarch Yiyuan, who had ascended with a yellow dragon, should have garnered even more favor from the King.

"That one... its luck wasn't so good. It almost lost its life during the nine-layered heavenly tribulation. If Grand Sovereign Celestial King hadn't intervened, it would probably have been annihilated. After ascending, due to its injuries and insufficient foundation, it has been recuperating at Yellow Dragon Mountain for thousands of years."

"However, that yellow dragon seems to have had a misunderstanding with True Monarch Yiyuan. After ascending, it completely disavowed him."

"Nevertheless, to express gratitude, Grand Sovereign Celestial King still gifted True Monarch Yiyuan many treasures and also helped him secure access to the True Immortal Pool and Creation Immortal Pills, which otherwise would have been withheld."

Hearing Immortal Lord Wuwei's words, Chen Mobai felt that the little yellow dragoness's father was somewhat immoral.

Even though True Monarch Yiyuan had ascended by riding it, he had ascended nonetheless.

He should have been grateful for that favor.

Yet, it had completely turned its back on him.

He hoped the little yellow dragoness wasn't of such a character and would still acknowledge him as her master after ascending in the future.

But if that were the case, would it be inappropriate to ride the little yellow dragoness in the Spirit Void Immortal Realm in the future?

As Chen Mobai's thoughts wandered, Immortal Lord Wuwei suddenly stopped.

Just as Chen Mobai wondered why, Immortal Lord Wuwei waved his whisk. As vast Dao power circulated, a ten-thousand-zhang Heavenly Gate materialized from the void, towering before them.

Above the Heavenly Gate, a jade statue of a yellow dragon held a jade seal in its mouth. Thunder flashed and faded with the opening and closing of its eyes, and its tail coiled downwards around the right side of the gate.

"This is the Eastern Heavenly Gate. Entering it will bring you to the Eastern Eight Heavens."

After introducing it, Immortal Lord Wuwei aimed a jade talisman at the jade seal in the yellow dragon's mouth. After being illuminated by immortal light, the Heavenly Gate opened.

After stepping through the Heavenly Gate, Chen Mobai felt the spiritual energy intensify dramatically. Amidst the clouds and mists, he occasionally saw various immortals, distinct in their demeanor, either riding magical artifacts or true spirits.

These immortals, however, showed expressions of respect upon seeing Immortal Lord Wuwei and Chen Mobai on the jade steps.

"In the Spirit Void Immortal Realm, there are many native inhabitants. Although spiritual energy resources are abundant, their comprehension is lacking, and they are lazy. Throughout their lives, they usually only reach the Nascent Soul realm."

"However, because of the presence of immortal substance here in the Immortal Realm, they can live longer than ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators. With the addition of longevity-extending spiritual medicines, there have even been records of Nascent Soul cultivators living for eight thousand years."

"Currently, there are occasional frictions and disputes between the native inhabitants and the descendants of us ascended cultivators in the Spirit Void Immortal Realm. However, they hold true ascended cultivators in great awe."

Immortal Lord Wuwei briefly introduced the situation in the Spirit Void Immortal Realm.

Ultimately, it still boiled down to strength.

Apart from True Immortal Dao Lords, only ascended cultivators from the lower realms, a rare occurrence, were capable of standing on the jade steps and proceeding to the Myriad Palace.

And Chen Mobai's cultivation was merely at the Void Refinement stage, so the native immortals immediately recognized him as another ascended cultivator with boundless potential.

Besides awe, Chen Mobai also noticed many gazes filled with jealousy.

He merely smiled faintly, completely unconcerned.

After all, he had no intention of staying long in the Spirit Void Immortal Realm. Once he had paid his respects to Grand Void True King, he would seek an opportunity to return to the Heavenly River Realm using the Turtle Treasure.

Gradually, Chen Mobai entered the Myriad Heaven, which stood atop the nine-layered cloud peaks at the heart of the continent.

Upon entering this Dao Province, he saw the magnificent Myriad Palace.

The entire palace was carved from a single piece of profound jade, the color of chaos, with a galaxy contained within its inky depths. Every line in its pattern subtly conformed to the trajectories of the cosmic stars. The palace's dome, made of a primordial spiritual material Chen Mobai couldn't identify, refracted seventy-two colors of iridescent light under the sun, moon, and starlight. Golden bells hung from the eaves, chiming softly with the wind, their sound waves causing even space to ripple with golden energy.

The palace also had four Heavenly Gates on its four sides. After Immortal Lord Wuwei illuminated his jade talisman, he led Chen Mobai inside.

Soon, they arrived at a hall with a dome resembling a blue lotus. The dome's petals opened and closed, breathing in and out primordial spiritual qi, refreshing the heart and spirit.

As Chen Mobai had not accepted the Celestial Emperor's decree, he did not enter.

Immortal Lord Wuwei instructed him to wait outside the hall.

Shortly after, a handsome young man emerged with Immortal Lord Wuwei.

"This is Heavenly Monarch Kongming of the Void Division."

Immortal Lord Wuwei made the introduction. Chen Mobai was slightly surprised and immediately bowed.

He had thought it would be difficult to meet this Heavenly Monarch, but he had met him with unexpected ease.

"Greetings, Heavenly Monarch Kongming. When this junior was in the Heavenly River Realm..."

Chen Mobai repeated what Grand Void Measuring Scale had told him. Heavenly Monarch Kongming nodded slightly upon hearing it and then said, "Hold out your hand; let me see Uncle-Master's mark."

The "Uncle-Master" Heavenly Monarch Kongming referred to was clearly Grand Void Measuring Scale.

Chen Mobai dared not delay and immediately opened his palm.

"Indeed, it is Uncle-Master's mark. However, since my master has not issued a decree from Grand Void Heaven, I cannot directly bring you into Grand Void Heaven. How about this: after Wuwei finishes processing your ascension procedures, I will take you to Grand Void Heaven to knock on the door. If the attendant has received my master's instructions, they will certainly let you in. If not, I will only be able to escort you back to Myriad Heaven."

After Heavenly Monarch Kongming verified the mark on Chen Mobai's palm, he looked at the latter with a somewhat strange expression and outlined his arrangements.

In response, Chen Mobai could only express his gratitude.

After all, the person before him was a seventh-tier True Immortal. For him to personally escort Chen Mobai to Grand Void Heaven was already a great favor, done out of respect for Grand Void Measuring Scale.

At this moment, Chen Mobai dared not claim to be Grand Void True King's junior disciple.

Because if Grand Void True King truly cared for him, he would have known about Chen Mobai's ascension to the Spirit Void Immortal Realm immediately.

But as no arrangements had been made so far, it was clear that Grand Void True King wasn't particularly concerned about him.

Thinking of this, Chen Mobai felt somewhat discouraged, but since he had already come this far, he certainly had to try and meet Grand Void True King.

"Then, Heavenly Monarch, please wait a moment. I will now take him to register his immortal lineage."

Immortal Lord Wuwei spoke and then led Chen Mobai out of the Void Division's hall.

"Since you chose not to accept the decree, you are not considered a member of the Heavenly Court by lineage. While this means you won't receive various benefits, you will at least have freedom..."

With Immortal Lord Wuwei, a seventh-tier True Immortal, accompanying him, Chen Mobai's registration process was completed with the utmost speed.

Only one last matter remained, and it was the most crucial: the True Immortal Pool and the Creation Immortal Pills.