Mu Ran later went to complete the remaining procedures and finalized the quota.

When the time came, Mu Ran put away the herb garden.

That's right, this herb garden was originally a portable space that could be stored away or placed elsewhere.

Qi Zhiheng was somewhat surprised when he learned that this was a personal space, but fortunately he had one himself, so it wasn't surprising that others in the Immortal Realm would have one as well.

Qi Zhiheng followed Mu Ran to the passage leading to the Second Heaven.

This is a large teleportation array, capable of teleporting over considerable distances.

Mu Ran has already obtained the identity ultimatum for teleporting to the second level of heaven, and Qi Zhiheng also has one.

After handing over the spirit stones and the identity check notice at the designated location, the two waited with the others.

The teleportation array requires a significant amount of immortal spiritual power, so it is only activated once a year on this day.

On this day every year, immortals qualified to ascend to the Second Heaven gather to wait. They usually arrive a little early, because if you miss it, you will lose this opportunity and have to wait until the next one.

Therefore, there were quite a few immortals waiting here early on.

Qi Zhiheng's senses were very sharp, and he immediately noticed that someone was scrutinizing him with their divine sense. He frowned, disliking this undisguised scrutiny.

He directly enveloped himself with his soul power, thus isolating himself from these stares.

Mu Ran noticed his abnormality, and then, as if she had discovered something, she snorted coldly and directly used her soul power to shatter the probes surrounding Qi Zhiheng!

A man not far away coughed up a mouthful of blood.

Mu Ran immediately smiled and said, "Oh~ why are you bringing in an injured person too? Are you vomiting blood? If the injuries are this serious, take my advice and don't delete the teleportation array. If your body can't handle it, it could cost you your life."

Then he turned to the old men next to the man and said, "And what's wrong with you elders? It's one thing for him to be young and ignorant, but why don't you try to persuade him? It would be terrible if he died in the teleportation array." The teleportation array can transport people to the second heaven, but because the process is extremely fast, it requires the physique of an immortal to withstand it. Generally, if someone with internal injuries takes the teleportation array, it will most likely worsen their original injuries.

Mu Ran's words were sarcastic, but to those people they sounded like a provocation and a threat.

Who doesn't know who caused this injury? Mu Ran's actions just now were so obvious; she didn't try to hide it at all.

But they were too ashamed to say anything, because using soul power to probe others was an extremely taboo thing, and they would be embarrassed if it were exposed. They could only swallow their grievances.

The older man in the white robe said, "Mu Ran, we're all from the same sect, why be so aggressive!"

Mu Ran laughed: "Me, aggressive? When you sent people to ambush and kill me, why didn't you say you were aggressive? Hmm? What, now you're afraid I'll go to my master for support, so you're thinking of settling things peacefully?"

Qi Zhiheng finally understood; these were probably people from the Heavenly Gang Mansion.

"It's not appropriate to argue at the teleportation point, so you'd better watch yourself." The old man in white didn't know what to say in response, so he could only change the subject.

Mu Ran snorted coldly and said disdainfully, "What kind of trash dares to jump around in front of me?"

The people of Tiangang Mansion could only hold their breath, but dared not cause trouble here, and they couldn't even vent their anger in the Second Heaven.

Qi Zhiheng ignored these people. Conflicts were not allowed near the teleportation channel. If anyone showed any signs of fighting, they would be ordered to leave the teleportation point.

So Mu Ran is now just indulging in some verbal sparring to annoy those people.

Mu Ran said, "These guys don't want me to reach the Second Heaven because they're afraid I'll complain to my master. Humph, once I reach the Second Heaven, I'll definitely put in a good word for them with my master. Those shameless bastards! Every year my master sends down some resources, some of which are for me, but those greedy people from the Heavenly Gang Palace embezzle them all. If I hadn't become a Celestial Immortal, I would still be exploited by these people. And these guys, instead of causing them any trouble, actually want to take advantage of my illness to kill me? Ha!"

"Interest can move people's hearts, and this kind of situation is actually quite common." Qi Zhiheng had seen many such situations when he was in the cultivation world, so he didn't think Mu Ran's situation was anything special.

Mu Ran also knew that most cultivators would stop at nothing to obtain resources.

"Forget it, let's not dwell on the past." Mu Ran waved her hand and quietly waited for the teleportation array to open.

About two hours later, a loud bell rang out, and the immortals who had been waiting stood up.

Mu Ran also stood up: "Let's go, the teleportation array is about to start."

Qi Zhiheng followed Mu Ran and joined the queue.

Suddenly, a beam of light shot into the sky, reaching straight up into the clouds.

Qi Zhiheng looked up at the sky.

Mu Ran explained, "This is the teleportation array. We'll line up and enter one by one. Keep your identity token safe. You're my attendant, so once you're inside the array, you'll naturally be teleported to my side."

The Tiangang Mansion people, some distance behind them, held up a barrier to talk. The cultivator whose soul had just been shaken stared at the two's backs and complained, "Mu Ran actually brought a servant of unknown origin. Even if you want to select someone to be a Second Heaven cultivator, you should select them from within our Tiangang Mansion."

His words immediately won the approval of most of the people present. They had never met Qi Zhiheng before, and suddenly he was assigned a spot in the second level of heaven, a spot that belonged to their Tiangang Mansion. How could the people of Tiangang Mansion feel disgusted by this?

Another person said, "I think Mu Ran is deliberately trying to annoy us!"

"Uncle-Master, are we just going to watch Mu Ran go up with a stranger like this?"

The old man in white glanced at him sideways: "So what else do you want? Are you going to give up the teleportation opportunity to expose them now? Or are you going to go up there now, give that kid a big reward so he can't be teleported, and then have someone kick you out?"

He looked around at the younger generation of cultivators.

They all immediately shut their mouths.

The old man in white then sighed and said, "The manor went too far a while ago. Mu Ran will eventually report this to his master, and his master will have a problem with our Tiangang Manor. Why do you think our people came this time? It's because our faction didn't get too involved in bullying Mu Ran. Even if he tells his master, we shouldn't be too implicated. Don't go looking for trouble with him."

Then, Mu Ran had no idea what the old man in white was thinking. If he did, he would only tell the old man that all the Tiangang Mansions were the same in his eyes, so he would complain about them all and wouldn't care whether anyone had bullied him or not.

It was also because of Mu Ran's master that he gave Mu Ran so many good things that even the management of the Tiangang Mansion couldn't resist them, which is why they withheld some of his things.

At this moment, Qi Zhiheng could already see the immortals walking into the pillar of light, and in the blink of an eye, it was Mu Ran and Qi Zhiheng's turn.

The two stepped into the pillar of light, and immediately a strong sense of oppression assaulted them. Qi Zhiheng was used to body tempering, so when this oppressive feeling came, he immediately chose to use the "Five Elements Body Tempering Technique" to neutralize it. Unexpectedly, the method was very effective, and Qi Zhiheng could even feel that the strength of his bones and meridians had reached a new level.

Qi Zhiheng was very satisfied with this. The whole process was not long, only two hours.

These two hours were an opportunity for Qi Zhiheng to train himself, but for the other immortals, they were a great ordeal.

The cultivator whose soul had been shaken by Mu Ran was particularly tormented by the oppressive atmosphere!

Two hours later, Qi Zhiheng was teleported out and went straight to Mu Ran's side.

Although Mu Ran was a celestial being, she was still struggling to withstand the pressure, and her face turned pale. When she saw Qi Zhiheng, she said listlessly, "You came up too? How are you feeling?"

Mu Ran had just been teleported out. He took out a pill and swallowed it. His complexion was gradually recovering, clearly indicating that the medicine was working.

Qi Zhiheng said, "I'm fine."

After Mu Ran recovered, she asked Qi Zhiheng, "Do you need any pills? I have some left, I can give you one."

Qi Zhiheng shook his head and said, "That's not necessary. I'm in pretty good shape."

Mu Ran then looked at Qi Zhiheng properly. Seeing that his complexion and expression were normal, he had no choice but to believe it. He asked in surprise, "How come you're alright? Even I, a celestial being, couldn't withstand it. Tell me, did you take some pills before the teleportation?"

Qi Zhiheng was speechless. Fearing that he would pester him, he simply admitted, "Yes! I took the pill."

"What kind of pills did you take? No, why didn't you remind me before you took them?" Mu Ran was somewhat dissatisfied. Wasn't this just making her suffer more?

Qi Zhiheng suddenly felt that Mu Ran was really noisy, so he casually handed him a bottle of first-grade pills: "You can take this as much as you want."

Mu Ran didn't stand on ceremony and accepted it directly: "You're smart. Let's go. I'm going to find my master. You come with me, and I'll take you to meet him."

The Seventh Prince did not rush to refuse.

The first thing he had to do upon arriving at the Second Heaven was to sever his status as a servant, and the second thing was to find out about Yang Yitian.

Even Mu Ran wasn't clear on the specific procedures for removing the servant's status, and she still needed to inquire about it. Before that, it was unavoidable for her to stay with Mu Ran.

"Let's go out first. My master has definitely sent someone to pick me up." Mu Ran led Qi Zhiheng out of the teleportation array.

Mu Ran sent a message using a communication jade slip, and soon a lowly attendant-looking Earth Immortal came to greet them. He led the two onto a carriage pulled by a flying spirit beast.

As the flying spirit beast took off, Qi Zhiheng, inside the carriage, didn't really feel any difference from the flying immortal artifact; it was probably just something used to display his status.