After Lin Qianqian and Yun Ze stepped onto the Heavenly Ladder, the ladder carried them away in a beam of light and disappeared from the sight of everyone on Blue Star.
For a long time, what they saw was a dazzling golden light, which later turned into a kaleidoscope of colors.
After an unknown amount of time, they landed on a high platform.
The high platform was surrounded by churning clouds, with countless celestial palaces and gardens hidden within, and rare and exotic beasts flying overhead from time to time.
Just as the two were looking around, a middle-aged immortal dressed in a white embroidered robe walked up to the couple, followed by two guards in silver armor.
The middle-aged immortal stopped in front of them and took out a pen and a small notebook from his wide sleeves.
Then he spoke: "Welcome to the Heavenly Realm, both of you. I am the guiding celestial official, named Lin Daocheng. What are your names, and from which plane did you ascend?"
Lin Qianqian and Yun Ze exchanged a glance, and then Lin Qianqian stepped forward to answer: "Greetings, Celestial Official. My surname is also Lin, and my name is Lin Qianqian. This is my husband, Yun Ze. We ascended from the Blue Star plane."
Upon hearing "Blue Star," the middle-aged immortal was somewhat surprised and looked up to examine the couple before him.
"No need to call me Immortal Official, just call me Immortal Lin or Daoist Lin."
This immortal named Lin Daocheng was quite kind and spoke gently, without being arrogant.
He asked with some doubt, "Blue Star? No one has ascended to heaven for thousands of years. Isn't it said that the spiritual energy there has long been exhausted? How can there still be cultivators who can ascend?"
Lin Qianqian answered his question: "Immortal Lin, Blue Star began to recover its spiritual energy a hundred years ago, and now it is a planet with abundant spiritual energy, suitable for cultivation."
"I see! Then there will be more cultivators from Blue Star ascending to heaven in the future. It seems I need to personally report this situation to the Heavenly Emperor."
After secretly memorizing the information about Blue Star, he then said to the two who had just ascended, "You two go over there first and test your power level and attributes."
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The testing site was not far away, in a small room not far from the high platform. Above the main entrance of the room were the three characters "Ce Xian Dian" (Testing Immortals Hall).
Seeing their curiosity, the guiding immortal official Lin Daocheng explained, "The Immortal Testing Hall is an immortal artifact, specifically used to test the power level and aptitude attributes of newly ascended immortals. This is to determine the working and living conditions of the ascended immortals in the immortal realm."
From what he said, you can tell that the Heavenly Realm is a place where strength reigns supreme.
Fortunately, they did not follow the ordinary path of cultivation. Their starting point after ascension should be higher than that of ordinary immortals.
The "Immortal Testing Hall" is nothing special. People walk around inside and then channel their power into a specific crystal.
A few minutes later, Lin Daocheng, the guide, looked at the two freshly printed test forms and rubbed his eyes.
Lin Qianqian: An ascended cultivator from Blue Star, inheritor of the Jumang lineage, possessing the Jumang body, wielding the power of plants and trees, a master of the laws of life, and her cultivation level is...
Yunze: An ascended cultivator from Blue Star, inheritor of the Bai Ze lineage, possessing the body of Bai Ze, a master of the laws of space and time, and his cultivation level...
"My goodness! Blue Star truly lives up to its reputation as the birthplace of the gods. It had become a barren land devoid of spiritual energy, yet after so many years, people still ascended. And it was two extraordinary individuals who ascended..."
"Um, Guide, Immortal Lin? Is there a problem with our test results?"
Seeing that this immortal surnamed Lin stared at the test forms for him and his wife for a long time without reacting, Lin Qianqian couldn't help but wave her hand in front of him.
"Oh, oh, that's no problem, no problem."
"That's good. So, what's next...?"
"Next, I will take you to see the Heavenly Emperor."
After saying that, he made a gesture of invitation, then turned around and stepped down from the platform first.
Upon hearing the name of the Heavenly Emperor, Lin Qianqian's heart skipped a beat. She wondered if this Heavenly Emperor was related to the master of the Cloud Void Realm, the Heavenly Emperor of the Ancient Immortal Abyss Realm.
By the way, is the Heavenly Realm they ascended to the same Immortal Realm as the Immortal Abyss Realm?
As Lin Qianqian followed the immortal, she gently tugged at Yunze's sleeve and asked her husband the same question telepathically, asking him to inquire about his divine artifact, Yu Zhao, in his mind.
After all, Yu Zhao used to go to that immortal realm often and was very familiar with it.
A short while later, Yunze replied telepathically: "Yu Zhao said that this celestial realm is not the same plane as the immortal realm from which it originated."
Hearing this, she finally felt relieved.
Indeed, in this vast world, in this dimensional universe, there exist countless realms of immortals and gods.
The group of five first descended a long flight of steps, then followed each other on a long, cloud-filled journey, passing countless floating fairy islands and palaces, before finally landing on a bridge made of translucent crystal.
The bridge was shrouded in mist on both sides, making it impossible to see what lay beneath it – water or something else. Only occasionally could one hear a tinkling sound.
After a while, they arrived in front of a magnificent palace.
Lin Qianqian looked up and saw the three large characters "Juntian Hall" written on the palace gate.
Lin Daocheng told Lin Qianqian and Yunze to wait at the entrance of the main hall, while he went in first to report.
Before long, a young celestial official came out and led them into the hall.
The two followed the young celestial official slowly into the magnificent and sacred hall.
There weren't many people in the hall, only a few celestial officials dressed similarly to the middle-aged immortals, holding celestial scrolls and documents in their hands, walking hurriedly.
The main hall was very grand, and we walked a long way inside before stopping at the end of the hall.
On the steps ahead, a refined middle-aged man sat on a jade-carved, gold-painted chair.
Lin Daocheng stood respectfully at the bottom of the steps, and nodded slightly when he saw them coming.
"Your Majesty, the person has been brought!"
The young celestial official bowed to the Heavenly Emperor sitting in the main hall and then stepped aside.
Lin Qianqian didn't know how to pay her respects to the Heavenly Emperor above, and secretly regretted not paying attention when the young celestial official paid his respects earlier.
Just as she was struggling with her decision, Yunze made the first move, and he generously performed a cultivator's salute to the Heavenly Emperor.
Seeing her husband do this, Lin Qianqian also performed a cultivator's salute.
To be honest, for a hundred years on Earth, plus a thousand years of time travel, it was always others who greeted and paid their respects to the couple.
The number of times they bowed to others could be counted on one hand.
Upon meeting the Heavenly Emperor, she wasn't afraid; after all, she had traveled through different worlds and had seen many gods, immortals, demons, and monsters.
I'm not used to having to bow so respectfully!
The Heavenly Emperor didn't mind what kind of greeting they were giving, and simply said, "Get up."
Then he stared intently at the couple below, lost in thought.
After a long pause, he finally spoke: "Gentlemen, according to the rules of the Heavenly Realm, those who ascend to immortality and master the laws do not need to start from the bottom; they will directly possess their own titles and territories. It's a pity..."
He paused for a moment and turned his gaze to Lin Qianqian.
"Unfortunately, since the fall of the previous Azure Emperor, the foundation of the Eastern Azure Heaven Realm has been broken. Otherwise, that would be the most suitable place for immortals to cultivate the Great Dao of Life to reside..."
Before the Heavenly Emperor could finish speaking, a green figure flew off Lin Qianqian's body.
"Zhiyuan, where are you going? Come back quickly!"
Lin Qianqian reached out, trying to grab the "little sapling" that had run off on its own.
But Zhiyuan ignored her, darted out of Juntian Palace, and flew eastward.
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