Chapter 1339: Immortal Spirit Realm (Part Two)

As Li Yan listened to the other’s narration, his gaze flickered continuously. After Yu Banjiang finished speaking, he also spoke again.

“In that case, the true price of the ‘Immortalization Liquid’ may not be worth four hundred thousand high-grade spirit stones!”

Li Yan looked at Yu Banjiang.

“Perhaps, but this is basically the price throughout the entire Immortal Spirit Realm . In other realms, it’s only higher, not lower.”

Yu Banjiang also smiled; he knew what Li Yan meant. The other party had already seen through some of the tricks. The sects in the Immortal Spirit Realm had deliberately inflated the price of the “Immortalization Liquid.”

This was to make it unaffordable for ascended cultivators from the lower realms, thereby recruiting some “thugs” for themselves.

Given Yu Banjiang’s cultivation level, he wasn’t too clear on this, but he had the same thought. But so what? Whether in the cultivation world or the mortal world, it had always been this way; the strong set the rules.

“Then could Fellow Daoist enlighten me as to how many realms there are in the Immortal Spirit Realm , and how large are they?”

Li Yan didn’t continue on that topic, instead asking other questions.

“Hahaha… Fellow Daoist, have you heard the name of your sect in the upper realm? Perhaps this old man knows of it, it’s not impossible.”

“To be honest, Fellow Daoist, I am but a rogue cultivator . If I had a sect to rely on, I wouldn’t be so ignorant about the situation in the Immortal Spirit Realm.”

Li Yan sighed. Yu Banjiang’s expression remained unchanged upon hearing this. Of course, he didn’t believe it in his heart, but the other party was afraid that his sect was an enemy of his own, so it was highly likely he wouldn’t dare to say it.

However, he didn’t mind, because the two sects most hostile to the “Broken Army Sect” had their histories traced back eighteen generations, all founded by ancestors of native cultivators of the Immortal Spirit Realm .

As for having connections to the lower realms, it was only that in their sects, they had recruited ascended cultivators from the lower realms in the past or present. His own master might have fought with them.

Regarding Li Yan’s question, Yu Banjiang answered without hesitation after hearing it. For them, this was no secret.

If Li Yan wanted to know this information, he could easily find it out by making some inquiries outside after his injuries had recovered.

“The Immortal Spirit Realm is divided into four realms: the Northern Pastoral Realm, the Main Dao Realm, the Azure Pavilion Realm, and the Sacrificial Nether Realm. The realm we are in is the Northern Pastoral Realm.

To travel between any of these four realms, one can only use a cross-realm grand teleportation formation. If a cultivator were to fly on their own, even an old monster at the Body Integration stage would reportedly have to fly for five to six hundred years to get from one side to the other.

But that’s not the main reason. The reason one cannot fly across is that between each realm, there is a chaotic power that even Great Ascension cultivators fear.

That power is said to originate from the beginning of the primordial chaos. Any cultivator below the Great Ascension stage who touches it will be instantly killed, making it an absolute death zone.

The cross-realm teleportation formations between each realm were all built by Great Ascension old monsters who were proficient in the laws of space and time.

Usually, this kind of super cross-realm teleportation formation is set up in the four directions of east, south, west, and north, near the edge of each realm.

I’ve heard that the spirit stones used for teleportation must all be calculated in supreme-grade spirit stones . It is said that for a single teleportation, one person costs fifty supreme-grade spirit stones . Of course, this is just what I’ve heard.”

Yu Banjiang quickly shared some information. For matters concerning the realms, a low-level cultivator like him only knew the general gist and wouldn’t know too much.

But these words, to Li Yan’s ears, stirred up a storm in his heart.

Regardless of whether what Yu Banjiang said was true or false, just from the perspective of a Golden Core cultivator, to speak so casually of existences at the Body Integration and Great Ascension stages.

This classification of cultivation levels, in the lower realms, perhaps only core disciples of top-tier sects would know. Cultivators from smaller sects would be completely unaware of this classification of cultivation levels.

Yet Yu Banjiang spoke of it so casually. The vastness of a single realm, where a Body Integration old monster would have to fly for five or six hundred years to cross from one side to the other. Wouldn’t a Nascent Soul cultivator fly to their death and still not reach the end?

Moreover, from the mouth of a Golden Core cultivator, there was also talk of some chaotic power. Li Yan himself had never even heard of what this power was.

“Fellow Daoist Yu, how far is the ‘Broken Army Sect’ from the nearest cross-realm grand formation?”

“Very, very far. A Nascent Soul flying there would definitely not have enough lifespan. If you were to continuously use the super long-distance teleportation formations within the realm, it would probably take nearly two hundred years of non-stop teleporting to get there, maybe.

That is a cross-realm grand formation in the south. The cross-realm teleportation formations in the other three directions are even farther from my ‘Broken Army Sect’!”

Hearing Li Yan’s question, Yu Banjiang’s heart stirred. He already felt that for Li Yan to ask such a question, he must have a sect he belonged to in the upper realm.

Moreover, the other party should also know which realm it was in. But from the looks of it, it shouldn’t be in the Northern Pastoral Realm, which made him even more relieved.

A cultivator like Li Yan, once ascended, who appears in a realm that is not where his upper-realm sect is located, will basically be unable to get there in this lifetime.

Unless he can cultivate to at least the late-stage Void Refining realm and possess a great deal of wealth, only then would he dare to have such a thought.

Otherwise, a Spirit Transformation cultivator carrying the spirit stones for cross-realm teleportation would probably be devoured, bones and all, before even reaching their destination.

In fact, the safest bet would be to cultivate to the Body Integration realm. A late-stage Void Refining cultivation, even if it’s infinitely close to the Body Integration stage, is still not enough.

Once someone learns that you are going to teleport across realms, there’s a seventy to eighty percent chance you’ll end up dead. But at least there’s some guarantee of cultivation.

For Li Yan to ask this, it meant that he would not be leaving the Northern Pastoral Realm at least until he reached the late-stage Void Refining . Yu Banjiang’s heart was suddenly filled with even more joy.

For a person to cultivate to the Void Refining realm, who knows when that will be, let alone reaching the late stage. One might not even reach it in a lifetime.

The current situation of their sect was that they only had two Nascent Soul cultivators presiding over it, one of whom was his master. Such a sect could only be considered a fourth-rate sect in the Immortal Spirit Realm .

And Yu Banjiang’s master’s lifespan was also running out. Yu Banjiang himself was nearing the end of his rope. His previous two attempts to break through to Nascent Soul had failed. If he didn’t succeed again, it was highly likely he would perish.

And his master, in three hundred years, would also have his lifespan exhausted. Given his master’s situation, his hopes of breaking through to the Spirit Transformation realm were also slim.

Currently, among the other disciples in the sect, the chances of advancing to Nascent Soul were at most ten to twenty percent.

Yu Banjiang wanted to recruit a powerful cultivator to be an elder for the sect before he himself attempted to break through to Nascent Soul .

Otherwise, in the future, the “Broken Army Sect” might not even be a fourth-rate sect anymore, and would fall into the lowest tier.

And they had long heard of the combat prowess of cultivators from the lower realms. In terms of both combat power and background, they were undoubtedly a more suitable choice.

After hearing Yu Banjiang’s words, Li Yan’s heart stirred slightly. He knew the location of the Five Immortal Sects ; it seemed to be in the Azure Pavilion Realm, not the realm he was currently in.

With Li Yan’s current cultivation, according to Yu Banjiang, it was certainly impossible for him to get there.

However, Li Yan did not want to join any sect. But after these few days of cultivation, the damage to his Sea of Consciousness was far more severe than he had anticipated.

Within a year, he was now uncertain if he could condense enough Divine Sense to open the Earthen Patch . In that case, he wouldn’t be able to take out enough spirit stones.

Moreover, Li Yan was very unfamiliar with the situation in the Immortal Spirit Realm . With his Divine Sense almost completely unusable, although he still retained some combat power, he was undoubtedly like a blind man.

Once outside, even if someone was spying on him, he would be completely unaware. That would be placing himself in the most dangerous situation.

The best solution, of course, was to find a relatively safe place, take out the True Essence Pill as soon as possible, and let his cultivation recover, at least his Sea of Consciousness .

Seeing Li Yan fall into deep thought again, Yu Banjiang pondered for a moment before slowly speaking again.

“Fellow Daoist Li, actually, regarding the matter of the ‘Immortalization Liquid,’ there is one more way to obtain it, but it is the absolute last resort. Unless absolutely necessary, it is best not to choose it.”

“Oh? There’s another way? Why didn’t you mention it just now, Fellow Daoist? Is there something special about it?”

Li Yan, who was deep in thought, looked at Yu Banjiang again, a trace of surprise on his face. But he quickly thought of some reasons.

“Indeed. This third choice is that after ascending, some people from the lower realms are simply unwilling to be bound by a sect. After all, joining any sect doesn’t mean they’ll just provide for you for no reason…”

At this point, a smile appeared on Yu Banjiang’s face. Li Yan had no objection to this and also nodded.

No sect would invite an ancestor back just to provide for them. When trouble comes, of course, they have to step up.

It was just that the trade-off was being a shield, standing in front of the sect’s cultivators of the same rank, to be the first to engage in battle.

“Those cultivators who are unwilling to be constrained, when their wealth is not enough to support the purchase of ‘Immortalization Liquid,’ will go to the ‘Heavenly Demon Prairie’ to hunt the high-rank demonic beasts there.

Generally speaking, if one can hunt about three to five fourth-rank demonic beasts within a year, it might be possible to gather this sum. The specific number of spirit stones obtained, of course, depends on the type of demonic beast hunted and the completeness of the corpse in the end…”

As Li Yan listened, he analyzed in his mind.

“Hunting demonic beasts of the same rank, and at least three of them to be enough, this difficulty is too great…”

This wasn’t just injuring, but killing, and killing without damaging the opponent’s corpse.

Fourth-rank and above demonic beasts, their nascent souls could also teleport away. Before his injury, Li Yan wouldn’t have dared to say he had much confidence.

Once poison was used, the corpse materials would be of little use and couldn’t be sold for a good price.

“…Therefore, very few cultivators actually go to the ‘Heavenly Demon Prairie’ alone. In most cases, they will choose to join a hunting team.

That way, they can borrow the strength of others to increase the chance of killing demonic beasts, and at the same time, better protect themselves.

However, since it is a team trip, the number of people usually ranges from five to twenty. The benefits obtained in the end also have to be divided according to strength, so the number of spirit stones one can actually get is uncertain.

Whether going alone or joining someone else’s team, besides personal freedom, neither method can guarantee that one can get the required spirit stones within a year.

Once a cultivator appears on the ‘Heavenly Demon Prairie,’ they become a common enemy of the demonic beasts. Even if your target isn’t them, they might still swarm and attack you upon seeing you!

Especially for teams composed of Nascent Soul cultivators, they have to go deeper into the ‘Heavenly Demon Prairie.’ A hunting team often disappears completely after a few years.

But this method doesn’t negate the fact that hunting demonic beasts is one of a way to quickly accumulate spirit stones.”

Yu Banjiang stopped here. He had been very sincere.

After hearing this, Li Yan gave him a wry smile.

“But, Fellow Daoist, you don’t know my specific situation!

Since Fellow Daoist Yu saved me and has told me so much, I might as well tell you that my injuries are not as light as they appear on the surface.

If I were to join your esteemed sect, even after using the ‘Immortalization Liquid,’ I would have to go into seclusion to heal immediately. For a long time, I might not be able to assist the sect with anything.

And I am not sure how long this period will be. I hope Fellow Daoist Yu can understand this situation!”

…

Half an hour later, a yellow-robed youth, who looked even younger than Yu Banjiang, appeared in Li Yan’s room.

The yellow-robed youth was handsome, and his every move gave off a sense of ethereal grace.

With his Divine Sense damaged, Li Yan couldn’t specifically sense the other party’s cultivation realm, but just from the faint pressure the other party exuded, he could sense that he was a strong expert.

“This must be Fellow Daoist Li? I am Shangguan Tianque, Banjiang’s master. First, I must congratulate Fellow Daoist on ascending to the Immortal Spirit Realm , hahaha…”

As he spoke, the yellow-robed youth’s Divine Sense swept towards Li Yan.