NFBE Chapter 265 99nd Heaven
Chapter 265 99nd Heaven
Her consciousness was trapped in a place where there was nothing.
There was neither white nor black here, only endless emptiness, and the "person" standing in front of her with his back turned?
"You are... Brahma?"
There are many people in the immortal realm with higher cultivation than Liu Jun, but apart from the stone statue she had just visited, there is no other person who could instantly trap her consciousness.
The man slowly turned around. Liu Jun couldn't see him clearly; his face seemed to be shrouded in an indescribable haze. Yet, her senses told her that he looked completely different from the stone statue, but she also felt a strange sense of familiarity.
"Are you the one He has chosen?"
Brahma's voice was deep and resonant, like the voice of an ancient god.
Liu Jun was momentarily confused: "What?"
"In the beginning of heaven and earth, the two energies of purity and turbidity naturally emerged. The gods only received the purity, while the turbidity turned into demons. I was born as a holy emperor, but I was still inferior to Hongze and had to flee. You, on the other hand, were born from the myriad worlds, receiving both the purity and turbidity. You are different and should bear a greater burden."
"You are still very young and have little experience in the world. You are not yet capable of shouldering this responsibility. You should focus on your life and grow up quickly. Regardless of whether the world is pure or impure, all worlds need a pillar. This is the principle that is fixed and cannot be broken by anyone. This applies to me and to you as well."
That's all I have to say. I hope you will take good care of yourself.
Finally, Liu Jun seemed to hear a barely perceptible sigh, but before he could ask what these seemingly random words meant, his consciousness was pulled back into his body.
Before me was still the bustling floating plaza, and that towering, majestic stone statue, as tall as a mountain.
The many rules of the immortal realm were also forcibly poured into his mind like flowing water.
Newly ascended Earth Immortals can choose an unclaimed blessed land as their cave dwelling for cultivation, or they can choose a celestial palace in the Ninety-Nine Heavens to serve as a celestial messenger and follow the celestial lord of that palace in cultivation.
The former operates independently with few rules and is free to come and go, while the latter has more rules, but at least has a powerful backer to rely on, so they won't be bullied.
It's similar to how independent cultivators in the lower realms are treated as disciples of sects.
Moreover, ascending to the upper realm doesn't mean you can rest easy.
If it's within the jurisdiction of the Ninety-Nine Heavens, there is indeed no danger.
Even if you set your sights on a blessed land, you have to conquer it yourself; the celestial realm won't help or interfere.
If that blessed land already has an owner, you can try to take it, but only if the previous owner didn't have any powerful backers. Otherwise, you'll just have to accept your bad luck.
The only rule is that you cannot harm your comrades; no matter how ruthless you are, you must leave them alive.
Cultivation is inherently difficult. Even if one is only a lowly Earth Immortal in the Upper Realm, it is still a difficult ascension.
The Ninety-Nine Heavens are like a platform that provides basic life protection, and they also need to contribute to it.
The core area of the upper realm, also known as the "Ninety-Nine Heavens," is the most abundant in spiritual energy and resources, with numerous celestial palaces. To date, it has been jointly governed by three celestial venerables.
(Most sages focus solely on cultivation and do not concern themselves with worldly affairs. Generally, once they reach the sage realm, they will relinquish their responsibilities and cease to manage worldly affairs.)
The Celestial Realm is not always peaceful and independent, after all, the various immortals that make up the Celestial Realm all ascended from many lower realms.
Aside from those with a conscience who would try to manage their original world, the Immortal Realm is also opposed to the Demon Realm, the Monster Realm, the Evil Ghost Realm, and other alien species that occasionally appear out of nowhere.
These three domain races and alien species are different from the petty squabbles in the lower realms. Like the people of the immortal realm, they can traverse various small worlds, and destroying a small world with a wave of their hand is an easy matter.
This is the crushing power of realms, but they disdain to plunder even a tiny bit of resources from the lower realms, after all, who cares about the life or death of ants?
What people in the lower realms perceive as attaining the Great Dao and ascending to immortality is merely touching the threshold to a higher level.
All beings in the celestial realm are required to make contributions to the Ninety-Nine Heavens; this is a requirement provided by the celestial realm for them to live and thrive.
Every hundred years, the Ninety-Nine Heavens will select a group of Earth Immortals and True Immortals to be sent to the battlefield to eliminate alien species and other races from the Three Realms.
Of course, you can also choose to sign up on your own. As long as you clear out a sufficient number of alien species or races from the three domains, you will receive generous resource rewards from the Ninety-Nine Heavens.
As for how to measure it, whether it is a different species or a race from the three domains, they all have a core similar to an inner elixir within their bodies. Just retrieve it, and the stronger the strength, the purer the core will become. From black to white, it indicates the strength of that thing.
Looking up at the radiant ninety-nine heavens above the clouds, and those enchanting, bustling celestial palaces, filled with a misty, ethereal aura...
He jumped off the edge of Brahma Square.
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The Immortal Realm is vast, encompassing many places. Even the most ordinary corner of the Immortal Realm has resources several times stronger than those in the lower realms. It is indeed a place that everyone is willing to risk their lives to reach.
After searching for several months, Liu Jun finally found a mountain that he was fairly satisfied with. However, at this time, a "mountain king" lived on this mountain. He should be considered a demon beast, and his strength was comparable to that of a Tribulation Transcending stage cultivator.
Even in the Immortal Realm, demonic beasts are all this powerful.
"Roar!!!"
Upon smelling the unfamiliar scent entering its territory, the serpent, which looked like it was about to transform into a dragon, suddenly burst out of the mountain and let out another long howl as it stared at the clueless "flesh worm" in the air.
"Human, this is not a place for you. Those who trespass on my territory shall die!"
The scorching demonic aura spread out, but the human, who was as small as an ant in front of it, stared at it without moving. It could even see a trace of... excitement and determination in her eyes.
"Human, you're asking for death!!!"
It immediately flew into a rage, opening its blood-red maw to devour the ignorant ant.
She calmly picked up something and tossed it aside. Instantly, a creature several times larger than her appeared, blotting out the sky, floating behind the human and looking down at her.
The powerful pressure of its bloodline stopped it from swallowing people, and its blood seemed to freeze instantly, causing it to stiffen and retreat violently.
"Dragon, Dragon God, it's the bloodline of the Dragon God! How, how is this possible?!"
"Who exactly are you?"
"As you said, he is a member of the Yinglong clan."
The human answered it.
It still couldn't believe it: "Impossible! How could Yinglong be here! Weren't they all dead?"
"Tsk, so long-winded. Enough nonsense. I've got my eye on your mountain, and I've got my eye on your body too."
Liu Jun smiled slightly and said calmly, "Wuji, just leave it for a moment, don't kill it. The little snake still needs its skin to revive."
"Yes, my lord."
Yinglong glanced calmly at the distant serpent. The overwhelming pressure made the serpent belatedly try to escape, but it was too late.
In the blink of an eye, it lost all consciousness and fell straight down from the sky. Yinglong then transformed back into human form and stood beside Liu Jun.
Looking at the long strip of water stretching across the mountain stream, Liu Jun turned to him and said, "Hand."
Geng Wuji obediently stretched out his hands. Liu Jun stared at his hands in silence for a moment, then reached out and made a cut on his palm, leaving a bloody mark. A drop of blood was then drawn out and floated above his palm.
Liu Jun also took a drop of blood from his palm and added it to the drop of blood in his hand, saying, "Go and infuse the little snake's soul into its body."
Geng Wuji suddenly looked up at Liu Jun: "My lord..."
She remained calm, showing no sign of blaming him.
"If we don't hurry, we'll have to find another body to wear."
Geng Wuji lowered his head. So, the master had known all along...
Protecting the drop of blood on his palm, he flew toward the serpent's body.
He was indeed not a small snake, and when he was resurrected, he did not devour it, but merely encircled its soul and left it in a "corner".
Over the years, the adults never asked about it, and he gradually forgot about it.
It's just a pet. With him by the adults' side, what more do they need?
It turns out that the adults had never forgotten; only he had.
For a fleeting moment, he even felt jealous of the thing he had tossed aside in the "corner," jealous that it could play and joke with adults like friends.
And he...