Chapter 836: Fairy, I Must Repay You
In Qi Huang’s expectant eyes, the spatial rift multiplied until it shattered like a mirror, revealing a ray of bright sunlight. Then, a man with a tattered backpack leaped out. Qi Huang observed him carefully. The man was tall and sturdy, his exposed muscles like pieces of armor covering his body, with veins bulging and coiling like flood dragons. The entire person seemed to be cast from steel. Normally, just standing there would exude a strong sense of pressure. Unfortunately, he was currently in a sorry state. His clothes were ragged and emitting pitch-black smoke, and his strong muscles were covered in burns of varying sizes, as if he had just rushed out of a conflagration.
As the man leaped into the Cultivation World, his tall body began to float due to the lack of gravity. He struggled to maintain his posture and muttered, “Is this the Immortal Realm?”
Qi Huang scanned him with her spiritual sense and found that this man was a pure warrior with only the strength of a third-rate warrior, equivalent to a cultivator in the Juling Realm. She was stunned: “Can a third-rate warrior shatter the void and descend to the lower realm?”
Cheng Hong Ling saw that the other party posed no threat and floated over. Qi Huang followed closely, eager to know what the world beneath the spatial rift was like.
The man couldn’t use his spiritual sense and naturally didn’t detect Qi Huang and Cheng Hong Ling until they approached.
The robust man’s face first showed vigilance, then a hint of astonishment in his eyes. He instinctively asked, “Excuse me, are you fairies from the Immortal Realm?”
Cheng Hong Ling did not answer immediately but asked in return, “Did you ascend from the lower realm?”
“Yes, my name is Zhao Jian, and I am the third person in the history of Cang Mang Star to ascend.”
Zhao Jian introduced himself, a hint of pride on his face.
“Is the place you ascended from called Cang Mang Star?”
Qi Huang asked casually, then eagerly flew to the front of the spatial rift.
“Yes, our Cang Mang Star is plagued by Yin Energy, and the spiritual energy is thin, making cultivation very difficult. I also exerted all my strength, exhausting the resources accumulated by my family for generations, to barely pass the heavenly tribulation and shatter space.”
Zhao Jian wiped the sweat from his face, his expression showing lingering fear.
Qi Huang ignored the ascended cultivator of the Juling Realm and stood before the spatial rift, scanning the world within with her spiritual sense. The first thing she saw was the snow-covered mountain peak outside, with thousands of onlookers nearby.
“Lord Zhao is indeed a once-in-a-millennium genius of Cang Mang Star, to actually shatter the void!”
“What once-in-a-millennium? I think he’s unprecedented, because the current spiritual energy is much thinner than before, and the difficulty of cultivation has increased exponentially. Therefore, his talent is definitely stronger than the previous two ascenders.”
“I wonder what the situation is in the Immortal Realm? Is there a method for eternal life!”
“Why don’t you go in and take a look? The spatial rift is still there.”
“Forget it. For a mortal like me to enter the Immortal Realm, wouldn’t that be like a moth flying into a flame?”
Seeing Zhao Jian shatter the void, they cheered and crowded around.
Qi Huang was not surprised. Ascending was the most attention-grabbing event in any world.
“Excuse me, Fairy, is this the Immortal Realm?”
Zhao Jian beside her looked around and found everything to be vast and boundless. He asked Cheng Hong Ling with some uncertainty.
“This is not the Immortal Realm, this is the Cultivation World.”
Cheng Hong Ling replied casually, then also flew to the front of the spatial rift.
“Cultivation World?”
Zhao Jian looked confused. He wanted to look around but found nowhere to brace himself, so he could only awkwardly float in place.
Qi Huang scanned the world within the rift carefully. This so-called Cang Mang Star was very small, perhaps only one-tenth the size of Lishui Star. As Zhao Jian said, the spiritual energy there was thin, and people could only live by farming. Occasionally, a cultivator was seen, but they were merely warriors.
Fortunately, Cang Mang Star did not have any Yin Energy, so there were no evil spirits.
“Wow, there are really fairies! And two of them! Look quickly!”
“My God, I’ve never even dreamed of such beautiful women. I finally understand why fairies are called fairies. They are simply incomparable to the vulgar women of the mortal world.”
“Are they messengers from the Immortal Realm coming to welcome Lord Zhao? I’m so envious. No wonder those who practice martial arts all want to ascend.”
“Who has ink, paper, and brushes? Hurry up and draw their appearances! It’s better to worship them than some ethereal gods!”
The onlookers below saw Qi Huang and Cheng Hong Ling through the spatial rift, their faces flushed with excitement.
Cheng Hong Ling ignored them and mused, “Cang Mang Star cannot cultivate Immortality. Fortunately, there are no evil spirits, otherwise, the humans there would probably have been wiped out long ago.”
“No Yin Energy means no Ghost Tomatoes, which is not a good thing for us,” Qi Huang shook her head helplessly.
“Let’s keep looking. If not Ghost Tomatoes, maybe there are remains of assimilated Heavenly Dao?” Cheng Hong Ling comforted.
The “couple” scanned Cang Mang Star again and found it to be truly barren, with none of the resources they desired.
“It seems luck doesn’t always favor us!” Qi Huang smiled bitterly. They had finally found a spatial rift leading to the lower realm, only to discover it was a desolate place. The greater the hope, the greater the disappointment.
“Two Fairies, since you are Immortals, you should have a method for eternal life, right?” Zhao Jian asked cautiously.
Qi Huang frowned slightly and confirmed, “What did you say? A method for eternal life?”
“Yes, the reason I was so eager to ascend was to find a method for eternal life. My mother is old and can’t hold on much longer. I beg you two fairies to show mercy and lend a hand.” Zhao Jian clasped his hands in supplication.
Cheng Hong Ling was taken aback, then said in surprise, “You are quite filial.”
“Please don’t laugh, Fairy. As a child, isn’t filial piety the most important thing?” Zhao Jian said neither servile nor overbearing.
“There’s nothing to laugh about. It’s human nature. No one in this world can achieve eternal life, but I do have some elixirs that can prolong life. After taking them, living for another ten to twenty years is not a problem.”
Qi Huang replied.
“Are you sure? My old mother is already over seventy years old.”
Zhao Jian excitedly confirmed.
“Even if she’s over eighty or ninety, it’s the same.”
Qi Huang said confidently. Those elixirs were what she had prepared for her grandfather, so they naturally wouldn’t be ordinary items.
“Fairy, please be merciful. If you are willing to help, I, Zhao Jian, am willing to be your beast of burden to repay you.”
Zhao Jian barely managed to control his legs and knelt down.
“Sorry, it’s not that I look down on you, but with your strength, you probably can’t help me much. But since I’m kind-hearted, and considering your filial piety, what’s wrong with giving you a few?”
Qi Huang generously said, throwing out a few high-grade pills that prolonged life.
“Thank you, Fairy!”
Zhao Jian repeatedly thanked her. He wanted to move to the spatial rift, but since there was nowhere to brace himself, he could only spin awkwardly in place.
Qi Huang was truly speechless. She used her spiritual sense to wrap around Zhao Jian and moved him over.
“It’s Lord Zhao! It’s Lord Zhao! Congratulations to Lord Zhao for successfully ascending.”
“Lord Zhao, don’t worry, from now on, our Yongsheng Kingdom will only worship you as an Immortal. As long as Yongsheng Kingdom exists, the Zhao family will endure.”
“Lord Zhao, my name is Zhang Lu. Your daughter’s god-uncle’s niece once borrowed a few taels of silver from me. Please don’t forget about this humble one!”
When the people below saw Zhao Jian, they immediately started trying to establish connections.
“Thank you all for your strong support; otherwise, I, Zhao Jian, would not have been able to shatter the void and ascend to the Immortal Realm. I will never forget your kindness.”
Zhao Jian politely clasped his hands in return.
“Husband, you must hurry when you reach the Immortal Realm. Mother-in-law may not last much longer.”
At this moment, a middle-aged woman’s voice came.
“Wife, don’t worry. The two fairies have already given me some elixirs that prolong life. Take them back to Mother to consume, and it will at least allow her to live for more than ten years.”
Zhao Jian comforted her and handed out a few elixirs through the spatial rift.
“What? Live for ten to twenty more years? Did I hear that right?”
“Yes, Old Mrs. Zhao is almost eighty years old. Living another twenty years would mean she’ll live to be a hundred?”
“My heavens, how long has it been since Yongsheng Kingdom has had a centenarian?”
“Let alone Yongsheng Kingdom, there have only been a few centenarians in the entire history of Cang Mang Star.”
The onlookers in the lower realm exclaimed. Because Cang Mang Star was too barren, most people had short lifespans, averaging only forty to fifty years. Living to be a hundred was simply a fantasy.
Zhao Jian’s wife took the elixirs in her hands and asked, “Husband, I heard that once Immortals ascend, they cannot return to the lower realm. Is that true?”
Zhao Jian’s face showed uncertainty. He simply tried to extend his finger into the spatial rift, but as soon as he touched the lower realm, the space on that side began to crack, making it impossible to enter.
Zhao Jian gritted his teeth, but after a moment, forced a smile. “Wife, don’t worry, I will definitely find a way to come back and see you.”
“You must keep your word.”
Zhao Jian’s wife’s face revealed anticipation.
“It seems that Immortals indeed cannot return to the lower realm after ascending.”
“Yes, in that case, can his wife still keep those precious spiritual elixirs?”
“This Zhao Jian is also foolish, actually handing the elixirs to his wife so openly.”
“No choice. Do you see the spatial rift healing? If we delay any longer, there will be no chance.”
A series of mumbling voices arose.
Zhao Jian turned his head and said to Qi Huang, “Fairy, my strength is low, and I may not be able to help you much, but I must repay your great kindness!”
After saying this, Zhao Jian took off the tattered backpack from his back and displayed all his treasures. “Fairy, please take whatever you like.”
