Although the ground seemed flat, Hanshan City was so far away that it was not much bigger than a speck of dust. Coupled with the tiny substances in the air and the influence of light refraction, Chen Xiao's eyesight was not as good as those of the practitioners. He could not see anything even with his eyes wide open. It was not until the ship sailed for another day that he saw a line of land faintly appearing at the end of the sea level.

The next morning, Chen Xiao was awakened by the noisy sound in the corridor. Living around him were monks who were going to Hanshan City for the first time like him. The excitement of landing soon made them wake up early and pack up. Chen Xiao yawned and got up. Du Rong had already packed their luggage and was just waiting for Chen Xiao to get up.

Chen Xiao blinked, turned over and got out of bed. He woke up Tong Nuonuo who was drooling in his sleep, and the two went to the public toilet together, and then took the face towel, tooth powder box, and boar bristle toothbrush to wash. After completing the whole process, Tong Nuonuo was still sleepy, half awake and half asleep. Chen Xiao had to walk forward while watching him. He couldn't relax at this moment, otherwise he would have to spend twice as much effort to find him.

This is not impossible. When they had lived here for half a month, Tong Nuonuo suggested getting up early one day to go to the bathroom by himself without asking anyone to help. Chen Xiao thought that they had lived in this place for such a long time, so they would not be unable to find the place they walked every day, right?

So, the next morning, Tong Nuonuo went out by himself. Chen Xiao and Du Rong finished washing up and waited for him to go to the cafeteria together. But after waiting for a long time, he still didn't come back. Chen Xiao and Du Rong had to look for him, and they found him in the completely opposite area after searching for half an hour.

From then on, Chen Xiao and Du Rong gave up waiting for Tong Nuonuo to find the way. No matter where he went, there had to be someone with him.

After washing up, only Du Rong was left in the room. The tall and strong monk had already left. Chen Xiao handed the toiletries to Du Rong to put in the rattan box, and changed into thick clothes. Snowflakes began to float in the sky yesterday. The closer to Hanshan City, the lower the temperature. Chen Xiao was not as cold-resistant as the monks, so he had to be fully armed. Tong Nuonuo hastily stuffed his things into the box, and that was it.

When he stepped onto the deck, Chen Xiao was shocked by the sight. The entire Hanshan City was surrounded by ice and snow, covered in silver and white. Looking around, it was all white, with the sky, the city, and the earth connected as one.

The city was built on the mountain. Standing on the ship, you can see the crisscrossing streets extending from the dock to the foot of the mountain. Most of the buildings from the foot of the mountain to the mountainside are tall and majestic. Each house is far apart and occupies an area several times that of a family in the capital. This also makes the entire Hanshan City very large. As far as the eye can see, there are eaves covered with snow.

There was a silver mirror-like area at the foot of the mountain, which seemed to be a frozen lake. Only the buildings on both sides of the road nearby appeared dense, one building after another, forming a prosperous area.

Chen Xiao was looking far away when he suddenly caught an unusual sight. The goose feather snowflakes in the sky were originally falling in piles. But on the mountainside, it seemed as if something was sucking air, causing the snowflakes to be attracted in a spiral shape like water flow.

"What is that?" Chen Xiao asked. Du Rong and Tong Nonuo looked in the direction he was looking at at the same time. Du Rong was also in Hanshan City for the first time, and he didn't know. Fortunately, Tong Nonuo knew, and he said: "That is the teleportation vortex. Why, is it the first time for both of you to see it?"

"What?" Chen Xiao looked at him in confusion. Du Rong, on the other hand, suddenly understood: "So that's the portal, and it's in the shape of a vortex!"

Chen Xiao suddenly felt that he knew every word Du Rong and Tong Nuonuo said, but he couldn't understand them when they were put together.

He raised his hand: "Wait, can you tell me in detail. What is the portal? What is the teleportation vortex?"

Du Rong turned his head and saw that a line had already formed behind them, and they were about to lower the gangway and start disembarking. "It's not convenient to talk here. Let's explain it to the host later." Chen Xiao had to suppress his desire to know.

The dock of Hanshan City is not very big, because the people here do not make a living from fishing, so it is not as big as that of Catfish City. Although it is not big, there are many people coming and going. Especially when the building ship arrives, hundreds of people rush out and fill it up immediately. Tong Nuonuo gets nervous when he encounters such a scene. He gets dizzy when there are too many people, and it is easiest to turn around. It's a pity that he has never learned the wind control technique, and he doesn't have any floating magic weapon, so he can only squeeze in the crowd. He can't rise from the ground like other practitioners and fly away with the wind.

A group of practitioners flew away one after another, and the density of the crowd suddenly dropped a lot. Tong Nuonuo secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and Chen Xiao beside him smiled and said to him, "Let's go now." After a pause, he said, "If you come with us in the future, once you get lost, stay where you are and don't move. We will find you. If you get lost and keep wandering around, you may get farther and farther away, and it will be difficult to find you."

It was because they were familiar with each other that Chen Xiao dared to tell Tong Nuonuo like this. Otherwise, with the self-esteem of this young man, who knows how hurt he would be. At this time, Tong Nuonuo could understand his good intentions and just nodded obediently: "Okay, but if something happens, I will definitely not walk around."

Then the three of them followed the crowd and left the dock. This place was far from the center of Hanshan City, and there was no place to stay nearby. Because there were so many practitioners, even the number of carriages that provided transportation services for ordinary people was very small, and they waited for a long time before they met one. After getting on the carriage, Du Rong ordered the driver to take them to an ordinary inn.

Although Tong Nuonuo had only been to Hanshan City for a while before, she knew the approximate cost here. Accommodation and meals, as long as they were not in particularly high-end places facing immortal gates and wealthy people, the prices were still relatively moderate. With Chen Xiao's financial resources, he could definitely afford it.

The inn they stayed in was similar to the one in the capital. It received ordinary people, but there were also practitioners coming and going. The rooms here were bigger, and the yard in the private courtyard was even big enough to play a basketball game. After putting down their luggage, they had a lunch provided by the inn. The three of them sat in the living room of Chen Xiao's room and drank tea, and Chen Xiao raised the previous question again.

Du Rong said, "Before I talk about the portal, I would like to give you a brief account of the general situation of this world. I'm sorry that I haven't taken the initiative to tell you before. Although it's not a secret, few practitioners tell ordinary people about it. Because it's hard for ordinary people to understand."

Chen Xiao said in a deep voice: "It doesn't matter, Uncle Rong, go ahead and talk."

Du Rong said: "This world is much bigger than you know. The land we are on, including the ocean, is commonly known as the Gengsheng Small Heaven Realm. That teleportation vortex gate is the gateway to other heaven realms."

Tong Nuonuo nodded and said, "Yes, I came from the Taizhen Middle Heaven Realm above the Gengsheng Small Heaven Realm."

Chen Xiao had expected that this world was not simple, but he did not expect that it would be so completely different from his previous life. He was stunned when he heard this. No wonder the stars in this world were wrong, because it was not the same celestial system at all!

"Wait! Wait!" Chen Xiao held his forehead and said in a tone that was almost like a groan, "Let me think about it..."

Du Rong could understand why Chen Xiao couldn't accept it at first. When they learned these things in school, they were also very surprised.

However, to their surprise, Chen Xiao wiped his face twice, then raised his head and asked solemnly, "Since there are the Lesser Heaven Realm and the Middle Heaven Realm, then I guess there is also the Greater Heaven Realm?"

Tong Nuonuo nodded and said, "Yes. This world is made up of seven great heavens, twenty-eight middle heavens, one hundred and eight small heavens, and thousands of micro heavens whose exact number has not yet been determined."

"Seven, twenty-eight, one hundred and eight?" Chen Xiao muttered. These three numbers were extremely subtle, and they just happened to correspond to the Big Dipper, the twenty-eight constellations, the thirty-six positive stars, and the seventy-two earthly evil stars. If you say there is no connection between them, Chen Xiao would never believe it!

Du Rong said: "Each sky realm has a portal leading to other sky realms. Some of these portals are cracks, and some are flat passages. For example, the vortex-shaped portal on the mountain is a relatively stable one."

Tong Nuonuo said: "You can only go to a few specific small realms, and can only go to one middle realm. If you want to go to other middle realms, you must transfer from the middle realm. The same is true for the middle realm, which can only lead to a few fixed middle realms and a large realm. If you want to go to other large realms, you must transfer through the large realm."

Chen Xiao sorted out the relationship between them and vaguely understood that it was very likely that these heavens were divided into areas. The big ones covered the small ones, and different areas could not communicate with each other and could only be transferred through the upper level.

He pondered for a moment and asked, "So are there any requirements for using this portal?"

Du Rong and Tong Nonuo looked at each other, and Tong Nonuo said, "The person who can use the portal must be a cultivator, not an ordinary person."

Chen Xiao didn't even frown. He guessed it was like this: "What are the specific conditions?"

Tong Nuonuo said: "The vortex portal is managed by Zhishitang. Only those who have reached the foundation building stage or above can use the portal in the small heaven realm. For those in the middle heaven realm, only those who have reached the golden elixir stage or above are eligible to use it. The requirements for the great heaven realm are even higher, and only those who have reached the Nascent Soul stage are allowed to use it."

Chen Xiao gritted his teeth silently. In this world, everything depends on one’s cultivation!

Tong Nuonuo added: "Of course, these restrictions are for traveling from the Lesser Heaven Realm to the Upper Heaven Realm. If you are teleporting from the Upper Heaven Realm downward, these restrictions are not required."

An idea flashed through Chen Xiao's mind, and he asked directly: "In which realm is the main gate of the Chongxuan Sect located?"

Tong Nuonuo looked at him in surprise: "Zhongxuan Sect? Its mountain gate is in Luochen Great Heaven Realm, which is higher than Taizhen Middle Heaven Realm."