"This is outside the celestial sphere." The old man appeared beside Qiu Changtian and said in a deep voice, "It is also in the Chaos Sky River."

"The so-called Chaos Heavenly River looks like deep sea water, but it is actually disordered chaos, and it is also the coldest place in the world. When ordinary cultivators enter the Heavenly River, their bodies have to contend with the chaos and true cold, so they need to consume their true essence all the time. Once they run out of true essence, they will be immediately drained of heat and die."

"Senior," Qiu Changtian asked, "I once entered the water of the Heavenly River in the Qibao Xuanyuan Secret Realm. Although it was extremely cold, the consumption of true energy to fight it didn't seem to be very much?"

"Then do you know how far one needs to fly from this world to the fairyland?" the old man asked him.

"Uh, how much?" Qiu Changtian said he didn't know.

"When the two worlds are closest," the old man said slowly, "the distance is about 20 trillion miles."

Qiu Changtian: ...

"Why do you want to become a Chaos Daluo Jinxian?" The old man sneered, "Because Chaos is indestructible and the true essence is infinite, so time and distance don't matter. Sooner or later, you will be able to ascend to the immortal world."

"The Daluo Jinxian below this level only has magic power close to infinity. But the so-called 'close to' is not truly infinite after all. At a distance of 20 trillion miles, even the smallest defect in the origin can become a fatal cause."

Qiu Changtian thought for a moment and said thoughtfully:

"Twenty trillion miles is too far to even carry elixirs to restore one's true essence. But what if one practices a breathing technique with similar effects?"

"This is the second point I want to talk about next." The old man waved his long sleeves, and the two of them came to another place while the world was spinning.

The celestial sphere where the world of cultivation was located was no longer visible here. Instead, what appeared in front of the two was a strange celestial sphere as black as ink.

"The sixth heaven outside the sky, the Heaven of Transformation and Freedom." The old man said in a cold voice, "A miniature celestial sphere that is much smaller than the world of cultivation."

"The master among them is the Great Free Heavenly Demon Hehua, who is also the leader of all the Chaos Demons within the 7 billion miles radius."

"After you become an immortal, once you leave the barrier of the celestial sphere, you will be harassed and attacked by various demons from outer space all the time. Take the Great Freedom Heavenly Demon as an example. If hundreds or thousands of them surrounded you, could you still stop and deal with them?"

"He has transformed into a great and free demon, and possesses an immortal body. We definitely cannot confront him head-on." Qiu Changtian said with a wry smile, "We can only flee."

"Since you want to escape, how can you have time to breathe and refine your Qi and restore your true essence?" The old man asked bluntly, "Even if you go out 7 billion miles, you will leave the territory of the Great Freedom Demon and enter the kingdom of the Aganizha Demon."

"Escape from the kingdom of the Akaniza demon, and enter the realm of the Neither-Perception-Nor-Non-Perception demon... In this chaotic universe, there are countless demons, as numerous as the grains of sand in the Ganges River, more than trillions. Twenty trillion miles in the fairyland are all occupied by various demons. You won't even have a place to rest!"

"Only the Chaos Daluo Jinxian has infinite true energy, so he can fight when he wants to fight, and escape when he wants to escape, without any restrictions. The other immortals with deficiencies, when their true energy is exhausted, without the protection of the Chaos Daluo Jinxian, will end up being devoured by many demons."

"So that's how it is." Qiu Changtian suddenly realized.

It turns out that there are so many difficulties and obstacles in ascending from the world of cultivation to the world of immortals.

No wonder Chisong, Changmei and other immortals wanted to stay in the world of cultivation and refused to ascend. Although on the surface they said that they were worried about their sect, the real reason was probably that they had sensed clues and knew that without the protection of the Chaos Daluo Jinxian, it would be impossible to cross the ascension distance of twenty trillion miles.

"Oh, I have one more thing to ask you, Senior." Qiu Changtian bowed again and said, "Normally, after the immortality is achieved, one must be a Chaos Daluo Jinxian to ascend to the immortal world. So is there a shortcut?"

"I once heard the sect elders speculate that if we can reach the secret realm of the Great Light Palace, there will be a way to ascend to the immortal world, right?"

"Where did you hear this?" The old man looked at him strangely, and after a while he said, "Yes and no."

"On the path of cultivation, you have to take one step at a time. If you don't have a solid foundation, the steps ahead will become more and more empty. It's like if your Dan is not perfect, it will be impossible for you to achieve perfection when you form an infant. These are all linked together."

"However, if the broken sky can be repaired, why can't the broken origin be repaired? In the four secret realms of Baiyujing, Huangjinque, Qibaoxuanyuan and Daguangming Palace, there are corresponding methods to repair the origin."

"The method of repairing the origin..." Qiu Changtian asked thoughtfully, "If so, it means that there is a possibility of going to the fairyland without achieving the Chaos Daluo Jinxian?"

"Stupid!" The old man denied mercilessly, "How can this thing made up after birth be as perfect as something formed before birth? Even if Nuwa had patched up the leak in the sky, how long can the patched sky last? It's nothing like the sky formed when the normal celestial sphere was born!"

"Even if we can make up for the deficiency of the origin, it is actually impossible to make it perfect. It's just that we, the pioneers who have left the cultivation world, are worried that if the world is about to end, you, the unpromising descendants of the human race, will have no choice but to wait for death, so we have left you a glimmer of hope."

At this point, the old man was silent for a moment, and then said:

"Although the celestial spheres are tens of trillions of miles apart, they still attract each other. The strong suction force from the distant fairyland will bring a great burden to the celestial spheres in the cultivation world, not only causing the spiritual energy environment to become disordered, but also rapidly depleting the lifespan of the celestial spheres."

"However, the moment the sky is damaged again is also the moment when the fairy world is closest to the cultivation world. If you have not yet become a Chaos Daluo Jinxian, you can go to the secret realm of the Great Light Palace and make a final attempt to ascend."

"There are some mechanisms we left behind there that can increase your chances of success in ascending." At this point, the old man shook his head again and sighed, "But the chance of success is also very small, far safer than not ascending to become a Chaos Daluo Jinxian."

"Thank you, senior." Qiu Changtian pondered for a long time, and finally bowed sincerely.

This old man was obviously a great human being who had ascended to the fairyland in the ancient times many years ago. Logically, he should have no connection with the world of cultivation anymore and there was no need for him to leave any backup plans.

But they still built the four secret realms from Baiyujing to Daguangming Palace for the sake of the ascension of future generations of the human race without much benefit... Just based on this selfless heart, Qiu Changtian is worthy of his admiration.

“No need to be so polite.” The old man waved his hand and said, “If you really appreciate my kindness, you should cultivate into a Chaos Daluo Jinxian as soon as possible, and don’t let all the knowledge I taught you go to waste!”