Chapter 813: Immortal

“Excellent!”

Zhenjun Guan Xu slapped his thigh.

Zhenjun Bailian’s intelligence matched his earlier suspicions almost exactly.

The term “Immortal’s Secret Realm” is a general one—it refers to the legacies left behind by ancient Immortals in the cultivation world.

The Immortal Tomb in Taihuazhou is one such example.

Since Emperor Qing ascended, no Immortal has emerged in the cultivation world for thousands of years.

Thus, these ancient Immortal relics are the only places where one can obtain the primordial source of the Immortal Dao.

Otherwise, why would every appearance of an Immortal Secret Realm draw the attention of Dao Jun?

The Immortal Dao’s primordial source is the key.

That it has not decayed after all these years and still emits the primordial source of the Immortal Dao means that, even in the ancient Immortal Realm, that Immortal must have been an extraordinary being.

“An Immortal relic?”

Ji Fan also asked.

Zhenjun Bailian nodded: “Correct. It is an Immortal Tomb, located in the endless sea north of Beiyuanzhou. Perhaps the seals have decayed over these years, allowing the primordial source of the Immortal Dao to leak out—detected by the Dao Jun of the Sanqing Sect.”

“That must be it.”

Zhenjun Guan Xu rubbed his hands together.

To monopolize the Immortal Tomb is impossible, but leveraging this information to get a share of the spoils should be no problem.

Perhaps he could even use the Immortal Dao’s primordial source to reclaim his Dao Jun realm.

“Shall we go together?”

Zhenjun Guan Xu spoke first.

Zhenjun Bailian and Ji Fan both nodded in unison: “Naturally.”

Their positions within their respective sects were certainly not low, but the Immortal Dao’s primordial source was too precious—even Dao Jun themselves had insufficient shares, let alone these Zhenjun. To obtain it, they had to seek the opportunity themselves.

Li Rui and Ye Yuan remained silent.

The three turned their gazes toward the two.

After about an incense stick’s time, Ye Yuan smiled: “In that case, I’ll join the commotion—but I make one thing clear: I may not enter the Immortal Tomb.”

“No problem.”

Seeing Ye Yuan agree, Zhenjun Guan Xu’s face lit up with delight.

Ye Yuan’s past life was Tianhe Zhenjun.

Even as a reincarnated body, his combat power must still be formidable; with such a master aiding them, their chances of obtaining the Immortal Dao’s primordial source would greatly increase.

“What about you, Changqing? Will you join us?”

Zhenjun Bailian asked.

Li Rui paused, then shook his head: “I’ve only just entered Body Integration; my foundation is still stabilizing. Though the Immortal Dao’s primordial source is valuable, it offers me little benefit. Besides, there’s an Immortal Tomb in Jintingzhou—I won’t go.”

Upon hearing Li Rui decline,

Zhenjun Bailian and Zhenjun Guan Xu both showed expressions of regret.

After all, Li Rui was a dual-certified cultivator and also a reincarnation of one of the Four Directions Zhenjun; his combat power was unlikely to be inferior to Ye Yuan’s.

But the Sansheng Dao Altar had never enforced mandatory participation.

They could only let it go.

Li Rui: “If you have time, you might try the Immortal Tomb in Jintingzhou.”

Zhenjun Guan Xu chuckled awkwardly: “Actually, I’ve been there before—only to be driven out by the tomb’s spirit.”

Judging by the expressions of Ji Fan and the others, they likely had similar experiences.

Clearly,

before Li Rui made the Immortal Court recognize him as master, Zhuge Ming had allowed many others to enter the Immortal Tomb.

Think about it:

The Immortal Tomb in Jintingzhou was no ordinary place—it must have drawn far more Zhenjun and Dao Jun than just from Taihuazhou.

Li Rui simply hadn’t had the status to interact with those beings before.

The Immortal Tomb is sentient—it belongs to those with destiny.

Zhuge Ming had no reason to outright ban everyone and alienate half the cultivation world without cause. Since Baiyu Jing could never fully monopolize the tomb, it was better to let the strong ones from other major factions test their fortune and avoid unnecessary enmity.

If the Immortal Dao’s primordial source within the tomb were accessible to all, Jinting’s small state would long ago have been reduced to a dead zone devoid of spiritual energy by Dao Jun battles.

Speaking of which,

they should even thank the Immortal Tomb’s spirit that Li Rui erased—if not for its existence, Jinting’s small paradise might well have been turned into a dead zone by those Dao Jun.

Afterwards,

just as before, the five exchanged cultivation insights.