Because the spiritual energy in the spirit realm is insufficient to support their growth, newly ascended Mahayana cultivators often remain at the entry level of the fifth realm, with even minor accomplishments being extremely rare.
However, the Ascension Platform will directly lead them to the Cleansing Pool in the Immortal Realm.
[In the Cleansing Immortal Pool, not only are resources provided without limit, but there is also a boost to comprehension, allowing cultivators immersed in it to grow rapidly until they condense attribute spiritual root Dao imprints and advance to the first stage of Loose Immortal.]
[Yes, those at the Sixth Realm are considered Loose Immortals.]
Based on the number of spiritual roots cultivated to the sixth realm, immortals are divided into those who have reached the first to the ninth realm of Loose Immortals.
Therefore, a breakthrough to the Heavenly Spiritual Root level immediately results in a first-stage Loose Immortal, while a breakthrough to the Earthly Spiritual Root level results in a second-stage Immortal, and so on.
After reaching the Ninth Revolution as a Loose Immortal, one can merge all the spiritual roots and Dao imprints that have reached their peak, and advance to the True Immortal realm.
[The subsequent Profound Immortals and Golden Immortals are both at the seventh realm, differing only in the number of Dao principles they have mastered.]
As for the Great Luo, it is the eighth realm of the Universe Lord... but this is only a theoretical realm, and has never actually been reached.
[Within the Source Soup of Light and Dust, the strongest group of seventh-realm beings are actually those ancient gods who have been nurtured since long ago, such as the Lord of the Star River.]
"Good heavens, I thought you were ancient gods native to the universe, but it turns out you've been switching jobs all over the place?"
"You're trying different universes, hoping to advance to the eighth realm somewhere, right?"
Yun Shou couldn't help but wonder, just how many universes did those ancient gods traverse?
However, didn't we just say before that the Lord of the Star River has lived for trillions of years? (Chapter 690)
"When did the Lord of the Star River arrive? If his goal is to become the Lord of the Universe, then he should have arrived at the very beginning of the universe. Doesn't that mean the total lifespan of this universe is at most a few trillion years?"
Trillions of dollars sounds like an exaggerated figure, but he always felt it was a bit too little.
There's no way around it; the preceding values were just too high.
"No, it might not even be a few trillion years."
Yun Shou recalled another name for the Eighth Realm, a more formal name than the abbreviation "Lord of the Universe"—"The End of Eternity".
"One ancient time is one hundred million years, and ten thousand ancient times is exactly one trillion years?"
What does this mean?
"The lifespan of the universe is only trillions of years, so even if you are born at the eighth realm, you can only be the master of the universe for a trillion years at most. After that, you will die along with the universe. You don't even live as long as a true immortal."
"Must one cultivate to become a complete Universe Lord within a limited timeframe of trillions of years, just like Bai He?"
"Then, what was the story behind the remnant of the Immortal Ancient Secret Realm? He said that we should wait for the center of the multiverse ocean to find the primordial universe... The primordial universe must have been born earlier than this 'Light Dust Source Soup'."
"Is the primordial universe longer-lived, or is it that although its universe reached the end of its lifespan and experienced a massive collapse, it returned to its origin and then underwent a Big Bang to regenerate the universe?"
"Or it could be another scenario: when a universe does not give birth to a cosmic ruler within trillions of years, it will either collapse and be destroyed or be reborn after destruction."
"But if a Universe Lord is born, then that Eternal End can forcibly halt the destruction of the universe, allowing it to continue developing or maintain a constant state!"
"The end of eternity, concluding the trillion-year lifespan limit of a universe!"
"Finally, here's a clown's guess: the 'ancient' in the 'Eternal End' given by the simulator is not the same as the 'ancient' that represents one hundred million years in the Yuantian Realm."
The Immortal Realm, also known as the Hundred-Bing Immortal Realm, is ruled by the Hundred-Bing Immortal Lord. Its diameter reaches ten light-years, or two hundred trillion miles, which is two hundred thousand times the length and width of the Spirit Realm. Compared to the mortal realms, the Spirit Realm is vast and boundless, connecting millions of other Spirit Realms.
[What you've learned is that originally there wasn't just one immortal realm; it's just that the other immortal realms disappeared later.]
"So, the other True Immortals have already brought their own worlds and created the Source Soup of Light and Dust beforehand?"
"This Immortal Lord Bai Bing is confused from sleep... or he simply has bad interpersonal relationships, and no one is willing to take him away, so he has no choice but to lead the world here alone to fight and seize a position to comprehend the Dao at the Heart of the Universe."
[This time, you and the female Mahayana cultivator Lan Qiu ascended to the Southern Heavenly Domain of the Immortal Realm. There should have been a Cleansing Pool waiting for you both.]
[But before him stood a Mahayana cultivator who gave an awkward smile: "I apologize, fellow immortals, but the Cleansing Elixir has become increasingly scarce in recent years."]
[Female Mahayana practitioner Lanqiu: "???"]
【you:"……"】
"As compensation, those of you who have ascended in recent years will no longer be required to go to the Battle Immortal Camp. You two can choose to go to various places voluntarily, as there are many places in the Immortal Realm where resources are distributed..."
"What does this mean?" Lan Qiu asked, puzzled. "The Immortal Realm is so vast, and all the ancestors who ascended to immortality in the past said that the immortal spiritual energy is abundant, and there is even a Cleansing Pool for a Loose Immortal... Why is it like this?"
[The Immortal Cleansing Pool is a top-tier ascension benefit. Even if you're assigned to the Battle Immortal Camp for ten thousand years, it's still a huge win!]
[She's not like Sister Li, it's like not getting a red envelope during Chinese New Year, like finishing your instant noodles without a gift card, like drinking a beverage with a "buy one get one free" offer but the shop owner won't give you a replacement...]
"Don't ask anymore, and don't make things difficult for them." You coughed and tried to pull Lanqiu away: "They're just staff members; it's not their fault."
"There must be some special reason, let's not ask any further."
Unexpectedly, your words had the opposite effect. The staff member at the Immortal Cleansing Pool looked at you with gratitude: "Thank you for your understanding, Immortal Friend. The truth of this matter is not exactly a secret."
He said indignantly, "It's all because two hundred years ago, a Devouring Demon appeared out of nowhere! Like the most greedy locusts in the Star Realm, it plundered all the resources of our Immortal Realm in just over a hundred years!"
"This once led to a shortage of supplies in the Battle Immortal Camp, until we later discovered a massive amount of Immortal Essence Liquid in the heart of the Immortal Land, which solved the problem."
The Mahayana cultivator opposite sighed, "The Immortal Essence Liquid is an extremely pure energy source, but it takes tens of thousands of years and various processes to transform it into Immortal Cleansing Liquid... The Immortal Cleansing Pool will be unable to supply it for at least 20,000 years."
Lan Qiu angrily exclaimed, "This is outrageous! How could such a demon appear in the Immortal Realm?"
"That kind of demon should be condemned to eternal damnation!"
"Don't say that. We should try to see things from a positive perspective." You gently patted her shoulder. "Maybe they have their own difficulties. We need to try to see things from their point of view."
Lan Qiu: "..."
She stared at you silently for a long time, then, as if she had thought of something, a look of disbelief and shock appeared in her eyes.
【you:"……"】
You hate smart women like that the most!
[They must be disciplined when they get back!]
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