Inside the Mystic Realm.

Almost identical to before the first entry, as far as the eye could see, it was still shrouded in celestial mist, overflowing with fragrance, and the rich Yuan Qi condensed into fog.

Taking a breath was enough to compensate for several days of arduous cultivation.

Being situated here felt like being in a blessed land.

No, to be precise, this place really could be considered a blessed land. As for Lu Chengfeng, he was a terrestrial immortal existence beyond the Human Immortal level.

The dense Yuan Qi permeated through the hundreds of apertures in the flesh, constantly drilling into the body. Unlike last time, with Chen Yuan's current cultivation and strength, he could sense that the rich Yuan Qi here seemed extraordinary.

Moro's eyes flickered with a faint light, scanning the vast white mist, saying nothing. A path of shattered stones emerged beneath his feet, somewhat similar to the path Chen Yuan took initially, but with differences.

Chen Yuan and Moro exchanged glances, nodded slightly, and then Moro slowly stepped forward. The mist gradually dissipated and re-formed.

After about a moment, Chen Yuan and Moro arrived at their destination. Directly ahead, what appeared was a tree over ten zhang in size, with a trunk as thick as a waist, adorned with mysterious patterns.

There was nothing on it.

The leaves were varied, moving without wind, as if welcoming Chen Yuan and Moro.

Pure Spiritual Qi seemed to be swimming, constantly circling the two. It was one of Chen Yuan's former opportunities, the Ascending Immortal Tree.

Beneath the tree, there was a stone table with a chessboard and three teacups on it. Below the stone table, there were three stone stools, and on one of the stools sat a figure.

Dressed in a simple white robe, with white hair and beard, fluttering long eyebrows, a ruddy complexion, and an aura of immortality, like a spring breeze rustling his hair.

It was Lu Chengfeng!

As Chen Yuan and Moro turned their gazes, Lu Chengfeng also looked up at this moment, nodded at the two, and said softly:

"Please, both of you."

"Thank you, benefactor."

Moro put his palms together, without being polite, directly sat down opposite him. Chen Yuan said "Thank you, Senior" and sat down in the middle of the two.

"Fellow Daoist Moro, shall we play a game?"

Lu Chengfeng smiled faintly.

"Agreed."

Moro nodded.

"Please."

Lu Chengfeng extended a finger, and Moro did not hesitate, condensing a black light at his fingertip into a chess piece and placing it on the chessboard below.

"Pa."

"Please, both of you, try this tea."

Lu Chengfeng said, while condensing a white light at his fingertip, and placing it on the chessboard as well, starting to play against Moro.

Chen Yuan was even less polite. He could sense that Lu Chengfeng and Moro's game was not simple. This chessboard seemed to be condensed with the power of rules.

It wasn't just a simple game.

All he could do was watch.

With Lu Chengfeng's strength, if he wanted to harm them, he wouldn't need to go to such trouble. Therefore, although Chen Yuan was cautious, he wasn't overly so. Seeing Moro sip the tea.

He also picked up his teacup and took a sip.

The clear and refreshing fragrance of the tea contained a strong bitterness, but soon, it turned into sweetness in the mouth, like a spiritual energy, entering the lungs along the throat, nourishing the flesh and primordial spirit.

"Good tea!"

Chen Yuan's eyes lit up. He didn't feel anything about the tea leaves, but the reason he considered this tea to be good was because its spiritual energy was very rich.

It was like the pure spiritual energy he had extracted from the Ascending Immortal Tree.

Capable of cleansing the flesh and primordial spirit.

"Not bad."

"This tea is grown in my blessed land, harvested once every three hundred and sixty years. What you two are drinking is the first round, which is over seven hundred years old."

Lu Chengfeng stroked his long beard and nodded with a smile.

"Valuable indeed."

"Haha, only when you two come can you taste it. I have been trapped here for nearly a thousand years, sleeping for a long time, rarely waking up, so it has been preserved."

"Come, try this fruit as well."

Lu Chengfeng waved his hand, and the Ascending Immortal Tree moved accordingly. After a flash of light on the originally empty tree, three humanoid fruits appeared.

[To be honest, I have been using the Changing Source app to read and update books recently. Switching sources, reading aloud with multiple tones, available on both Android and Apple.]

It was the Ascending Immortal Fruit.

The immortal fruits floated slowly in front of the three of them, waiting to be tasted.

Chen Yuan looked at the fruit in front of him with some emotion. He had fought desperately to win a fruit in the Ascending Immortal Battle, but now, it was easily delivered to him, for him to taste.

The circumstances were very different...

"Benefactor Lu is too kind..."

"Hehe, few people come to my blessed land. Now that two distinguished guests have arrived, I must treat you well." Lu Chengfeng indicated that they could enjoy it.

Moro nodded his thanks, took an Ascending Immortal Fruit, and slowly devoured it.

Seeing this, Chen Yuan didn't hesitate any longer, and also took the Ascending Immortal Fruit and took a bite. Juice overflowed, and the spiritual energy was full. At the same time, a peculiar immortal spiritual energy went straight to the primordial spirit.

The light slowly merged with the purple primordial spirit.

In fact, the Ascending Immortal Fruit was best used to restore primordial spirit injuries, but Chen Yuan didn't have any injuries now. However, this spiritual energy could still make his primordial spirit stronger.

"Pa."

Lu Chengfeng continued to play against Moro, with a serious expression. Moro was the same, as if what was in front of him was not a chessboard, but a great battle about the Dao.

"I wonder how much Benefactor Lu knows about the Immortal Realm?"

Moro asked solemnly while playing chess.

"How much does Fellow Daoist Moro know?"

Lu Chengfeng didn't answer, but asked instead.

"To be honest, this monk's understanding of the Immortal Realm is only what I learned in Mount Spiritual, understanding that above this mortal world, there is an Immortal Realm in existence.

Treating the mortal world as a hunting ground, regarding all beings as nothing, and even regarding us as pawns."

"Anything else?"

"The Immortal Realm is very powerful."

"Hehe, that is undoubtedly true. If it weren't extremely powerful, even Emperor Chu wouldn't have been able to obliterate it, but instead perished at the hands of the Immortal Realm."

Lu Chengfeng seemed to be reminiscing, and sighed softly.

"Does benefactor have any countermeasures?"

Lu Chengfeng shook his head:

"Only with force can it be broken."

"How difficult."

"Yes, back then, I competed with Emperor Chu for the world, but I lost to him and willingly submitted, handing over all the power in my hands. Shortly after the Great Chu was established.

Emperor Chu once allowed me to establish Martial Emperor City, and designated the East Sea as my resting place..."

"The Emperor was benevolent."

Moro exclaimed.

Lu Chengfeng shook his head:

"He is not benevolent. If it weren't for the great enemy of the Immortal Realm, with his nature, he would never have allowed Martial Emperor City to have such great power, even the imperial court tolerates it."

"Oh?"

"A thousand years ago, the world had been in chaos for a thousand years, with continuous battles in various places and constant small countries. He rose from humble beginnings, possessed great destiny, and only had one enemy in his eyes."

"The Immortal Realm."

"Correct answer. In fact, a thousand years ago, the Immortal Realm was not a secret to us at the time. From various clues, it could be seen that someone was deliberately guiding the chaos in the mortal world.

I fought him and lost, willingly handing over the power in my hands, and retreating behind the scenes. It was actually the same. It's just a pity that that guy never lost in his life, but still perished at the hands of the Immortal Realm."

"Benefactor Lu participated in the war?"

"No, at that time I had not yet become an immortal, but had just comprehended the rules. I couldn't participate in the war. The only participants were Emperor Chu and a million elite soldiers."

Lu Chengfeng placed another white piece on the chessboard, the light on it flickered, and suddenly some changes occurred. Endless murderous aura emanated from it.

"In that battle, a million elite soldiers of the Great Chu failed to conquer the Immortal Realm, and that guy was seriously injured, almost dying. Even the national fortune of Great Chu was almost shattered.

The only thing worth celebrating is that although Emperor Chu was defeated, he also injured the Immortal Realm. After that battle ended, the Emperor came to me, granted me some opportunities, and guided my cultivation, asking for nothing more than that if the Immortal Realm reappeared in the future, if I hadn't died, I could contribute.

Human power has its limits, no matter how strong, it is impossible to defeat all the immortals. Only when the people of the mortal world are united can there be a glimmer of hope. After he established Great Chu, he only reigned for a very short time.

He passed the throne to his descendants, and at the end of his life, he erupted one last time, and alone killed his way into the Nine Heavens Immortal Realm, at the cost of his own demise.

Completely severely damaged the Immortal Realm, for more than a thousand years, making it afraid to show itself to the world. It was only when the Great Chu was destroyed more than two hundred years ago that some traces were revealed."

"When Former Chu was overthrown, did Benefactor Lu watch the battle?"

"At that time in the capital, I did hide a wisp of divine thought to watch the battle. If Great Chu had hope, I wouldn't have minded taking action. It's just a pity that the Xiang family's momentum was ultimately gone.

Two immortals fell, and the immortals who aided the Goddess Palace and Mount Shu didn't know where they went. Considering some past relationships, I secretly helped the Xiang family.

Let that Former Chu Crown Prince successfully escape from the capital. Now, he has gained some momentum."

As he spoke, Lu Chengfeng glanced at Chen Yuan, seemingly aware of his relationship with Xiang Qianqiu.

"How much does Benefactor Lu know about the Immortal Realm?"

"I am not Emperor Chu's direct descendant after all. Although he guided me, he did not tell me everything he knew.

The only thing that can be passed down is probably the Xiang family."

"I see..."

There was some disappointment in Moro's eyes. He actually wanted to learn more about the Immortal Realm from Lu Chengfeng, which was why he accepted the other party's invitation.

"These things are vague and unclear. Even Emperor Chu probably didn't know much about them. After all, he only attacked the Immortal Realm, and probably didn't know much about its origins.

We only need to know one thing."

"Hmm?"

Lu Chengfeng said with a serious expression:

"In the Immortal Realm, there is more than one Celestial Immortal!"

"Hiss..."

Although Moro was somewhat prepared for this, he still took a deep breath when Lu Chengfeng mentioned it. One Celestial Immortal was an insurmountable chasm for them.

If there were two, or even more, then...

What chance of victory would there be?

"Although that guy had an ostentatious personality, his strength was truly invincible in the mortal world. With the Human Emperor's destiny in hand, the heavens and earth assisted him. When he guided me, he once said a sentence."

"What?"

"Unless the Martial Emperor is resurrected, otherwise, he is invincible in the mortal world. Such self-confidence, his strength is undoubtedly true, but he still fell at the hands of the Immortal Realm.

If it were just one Celestial Immortal, it would be impossible to do such a thing."

It wasn't that Lu Chengfeng looked down on Celestial Immortals, but that he had too much respect for Emperor Chu, believing that even a Celestial Immortal was no match for him, of course, provided there was only one.

"What are the origins of those people? Benefactor Lu has been living in seclusion in Martial Emperor City for so many years, have you found any traces?"

The historical record only began with the Martial Emperor, which was over three thousand years ago. He had actually searched for their figures in vast ancient books.

However, because history had a break, the thousand years ago were too chaotic, and too few things were left behind. Even the records of the Martial Emperor were only a few words.

It was only later that more and more ruins were opened, and gradually there was a rumor that the Martial Emperor had opened the way for the human martial artists.

"I have indeed searched, but most of them are just suspicions, and there is no basis for them. However, I vaguely found some things in various ancient book records, plus the few words left by Emperor Chu."

Lu Chengfeng continued.

"I hope you can tell me..."

"It's just some findings, it's nothing. Since Fellow Daoist Moro wants to know, I will naturally not hide it." Lu Chengfeng waved his hand, not caring, and slowly said:

"There are ancient records that after the Martial Emperor unified the Central Plains, drove out the demon race, and established the mortal world, he created a dynasty called Great Xia. The history books are incomplete. All we know is that the country lasted for more than a thousand years before it fell into a chaotic world that lasted for thousands of years. And the traces of those people's first appearance seem to be when Great Xia collapsed."

"Benefactor Lu means that these people destroyed the dynasty created by the Martial Emperor, just like Great Chu?"

Moro frowned and asked in a deep voice.

"That's right."

Lu Chengfeng nodded.

"But... how is this possible..." Moro's eyes were full of shock and doubt. If the time is to be considered, it has been more than two thousand years since the collapse of Great Xia. If their cultivation time is included.

It may even reach about two thousand five hundred years, and this is exactly what Moro suspected. It wasn't that he doubted the truth of Lu Chengfeng's words.

But he doubted the lifespan of the immortals.

For the lifespan of the sixth realm, there are many rumors in the world, some say about five hundred to eight hundred years, some say about a thousand years, but no matter what kind of rumor, there has never been a word that the lifespan of immortals is more than two thousand years.

And they, as sixth realm immortals, naturally understand where lifespan comes from. The primordial spirit is immortal, that is, lifespan is eternal, but there is still the restraint of time.

Moro felt that his lifespan would definitely not reach a thousand years.

Even terrestrial immortals are still in the scope of the sixth realm, and there will definitely not be too amazing changes. He was still relatively sure of this.

In his perception, the Immortal Realm is just a super blessed land, and there is no and cannot have the six paths of reincarnation, and will not reproduce a world.

It can only prove that they are all natives of the mortal world.

Such people, even if they usually lock their vitality and delay the loss of lifespan, can never exceed more than fifteen hundred years..."

"Nothing is impossible. Fellow Daoist Moro has hostility towards the Immortal Realm, haven't you ever suspected why the Immortal Realm deliberately shaped the mortal world into a great chaos?"