Chapter 3613: Begonia Transcendence

The Demon Realm, Fiery Demon Continent.

Fang Mu stood high in the sky, gazing at a swirling mass of seven-colored thunderclouds above, his expression grave. Ye Haitang was undergoing tribulation to reach the Grand Ascension Stage and had successfully overcome the inner demon trial.

The seven-colored thunderclouds churned and surged like boiling water, as thick bolts of seven-colored lightning struck down. Lightning flashed and thunder roared, the light from the lightning intensifying.

After a moment, the seven-colored thunderclouds transformed into a gigantic seven-colored thunderous dragon, which then swooped down from the sky. A dazzling black light blade flew out from amidst the lightning, striking the seven-colored thunderous dragon.

The massive body of the seven-colored thunderous dragon writhed incessantly. After emitting a mournful dragon roar, its body exploded, sending a blinding burst of seven-colored lightning soaring skyward. The entire ground shook violently, and dust filled the air.

A moment later, a woman's laughter, echoing through the heavens and earth, resounded from within the seven-colored lightning. A black rainbow then shot out from the light, landing before Fang Mu. It was Ye Haitang. Ye Haitang exuded an aura as vast as the ocean, having successfully advanced to the Grand Ascension Stage. After many years of cultivation, she had finally reached the Grand Ascension Stage.

"Congratulations, Senior Ye!" Fang Mu, overjoyed, congratulated Ye Haitang. From now on, they wouldn't have to be beholden to others.

Ye Haitang smiled faintly and said, "If you hadn't helped me guard against interference, I wouldn't have been able to safely attempt the Grand Ascension Stage. Now that I've advanced, if I can acquire a realm-breaking treasure, I can go to the Xuanyang Realm to find my uncle and the others." She hadn't seen Wang Changsheng and the others for tens of thousands of years. While they could communicate via a formation, it only allowed for chat, which wasn't the same as meeting in person.

"You advanced to the Grand Ascension Stage just to go to the Xuanyang Realm to find your uncle?" Fang Mu asked, surprised.

"That's right. We haven't seen each other in tens of thousands of years. This time, no one can stop me." Ye Haitang's gaze was resolute. She had been waiting for this day for a long time and wished she could immediately travel to the Xuanyang Realm to see Wang Changsheng.

"You've just reached the Grand Ascension Stage; you should rest and recuperate first! It's not too late to find your uncle after you've further enhanced your strength," Fang Mu suggested.

Ye Haitang agreed, and the two of them left the area.

The Xuanyang Realm, Qianling Continent.

In a secluded manor, Ye Xuanji, Wang Changsheng, Wang Ruyan, Immortal Furong, and Chen Yueying were seated in a green stone pavilion, engaged in conversation. Six decades had passed since they annihilated the Yinmei Race. Now, the Qianling Continent was dominated by the Stone Cocoon Race, and the reputation of the Azure Lotus Immortals had spread throughout the continent.

"The East Xuan Continent Realm Cluster!" Wang Changsheng's expression turned serious. According to Ye Xuanji, their current plane was part of the East Xuan Continent Realm Cluster, which comprised tens of thousands of realms, with the Xuanyang Realm being just one of them.

"Immortal Ye, your ancestor, Immortal Liuyun, established a family in the Immortal Realm. After so many years, surely they've cultivated to a very high realm by now! Why don't they send people down to the lower realms? Wouldn't that make things much easier?" Chen Yueying asked curiously.

"Our Ye family doesn't have that capability, nor does the Tang Race. If we did, we wouldn't have to struggle so much. The power of the realms greatly restricts immortals, making it impossible for them to descend. Grand Ascension cultivators have a chance to descend, but they need to meet various stringent conditions; it's not that easy. Otherwise, people would have been sent down long ago," Ye Xuanji explained.

Wang Changsheng suddenly realized. He had already learned that major clans or true spirit families could connect with their immortal realm patrons primarily through the Spirit Communication Formation. The Spirit Communication Formation originated from the Heavenly Void Jade Scroll. By setting up this formation, and another one in the Immortal Realm, contact with the lower realms could be established. Each activation of the Spirit Communication Formation consumed special formation materials. Most of the body-aperture opening secret techniques of major powers were obtained this way, with some coming from the Heavenly Void Jade Scroll. Wang Changsheng was an exception, having acquired his body-aperture opening secret technique from the Azure Lotus Creation Cauldron.

"Even the power that forged the Heaven and Earth Bottle cannot send people down? They can create a time-attribute immortal artifact, yet they lack the ability to send people to the lower realms?" Wang Ruyan asked, her face full of curiosity.

"I'm not sure about that. Our clan members in the Immortal Realm say that the Myriad Treasures Sect is also one of the top powers in the Northern Sea Immortal Region. Perhaps they've already sent people down, or perhaps something has delayed them," Ye Xuanji speculated.

"The Myriad Treasures Sect!" Wang Changsheng was somewhat surprised. The Myriad Treasures Sect was actually one of the top powers in the Northern Sea Immortal Region; no wonder they could forge a treasure like the Heaven and Earth Bottle.

"Immortal Ye, can one ascend to the Immortal Realm simply by reaching the late Grand Ascension Stage and surviving the Nine-Nine Heavenly Tribulation?" Immortal Furong asked curiously.

"Theoretically, yes. However, the Nine-Nine Heavenly Tribulation is extremely difficult to overcome. To my knowledge, even some Grand Ascension cultivators from major clans may not be able to survive it. The deeper one's magical power, the relatively easier it might be to pass the Nine-Nine Heavenly Tribulation," Ye Xuanji explained. Even the Ye family has had failures—those who couldn't survive the Nine-Nine Heavenly Tribulation and perished. Her gaze fell on Wang Changsheng as she said with a smile, "Fellow Daoist Wang, as a body cultivator, you have a certain advantage when facing the Nine-Nine Heavenly Tribulation. Besides using divine abilities to resist the lightning, you can also use your physical body. However, unless absolutely necessary, one wouldn't completely rely on their physical body to endure the tribulation, as failure means death. Immortal Chen's Divine Light of Qian Earth also works well against the lightning tribulation; after opening your body apertures, your defense will be even stronger."

"Opening body apertures! I wish, but it's not that easy," Chen Yueying said with a wry smile. As she spoke, she looked at Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan, her face filled with envy. She had been studying the cultivation method for the Spirit Domain since obtaining it, but it was useless; she couldn't even get started. No wonder Xuan Qingzi had only just managed to get started after tens of thousands of years of study. Of course, during that time, Xuan Qingzi also cultivated in seclusion, traveled, and went on treasure hunts and adventures, not solely focusing on the Spirit Domain for tens of thousands of years.

"There will be opportunities. Currently, major powers are vying for the Heaven and Earth Bottle, and many races have been annihilated, leading to the spread of their cultivation methods and secret arts," Ye Xuanji comforted her, noting that the Yinmei Race had possessed two sets of body-aperture opening secret techniques: one of their own and one given by the Tang Race. After annihilating the Yinmei Race, the Wang family requested the body-aperture opening secret technique that allowed for two apertures to be opened. The Ye family and the Stone Cocoon Race had no objections, as they had their own body-aperture opening secret techniques. Given that the Tang Race dared to give their secret technique to the Yinmei Race, it was likely that the necessary materials for it were very difficult to find.

Chen Yueying nodded, realizing there was no need to rush now.

Ye Xuanji took out a golden disc, activated it with a hand seal, and her brow furrowed. "Fellow Daoist Wang, Immortal Furong, Immortal Chen, are you interested in dealing with the Tang Race?" Ye Xuanji asked.

"Dealing with the Tang Race? Immortal Ye, is this your suggestion, or an invitation from other fellow Daoists?" Wang Changsheng asked, puzzled.

"The Profound Sound Sect contacted the Stone Cocoon Race, and the Stone Cocoon Race informed us. The Profound Sound Sect is very generous; they're letting us name our conditions, and even Creation Jade Dew isn't an issue." By the end of her sentence, Ye Xuanji's eyes gleamed with fervor.

"What? Creation Jade Dew? It seems the Heaven and Earth Bottle is in their possession," Immortal Furong exclaimed in surprise.

"Creation Jade Dew!" Wang Changsheng felt a stirring of excitement. If they obtained Creation Jade Dew, they could accelerate the growth of the Myriad Spirit Dao Fruit Tree. Additionally, they could also hasten the maturation of other spirit woods, though a large quantity of Creation Jade Dew would be required.