Chapter 1706: Left a Glimmer of Life

Hearing Xu Jie's words, A Cheng and the other fell into a deep silence, both somewhat doubting life.

Strangely, they became brothers, and they cannot regret it, otherwise they would be despised by the world and never be able to hold their heads up for a lifetime.

The main thing is, neither of them can recall having done these things.

But the recording stone clearly recorded their scene, their voices, the whole process, leaving no doubt.

This left them with no excuse.

Seeing the two with doubtful expressions, Xu Jie and Ye Zhangqing remained silent.

Ye Zhangqing's expression was a bit strange; Xú Lǎosān really is a bad guy.

He was certain that A Cheng and the other didn't know that the images in the recording stone could actually be edited.

However, in Zhu Tian Wan Jie, any editing is obvious at a glance, so no one bothers to add meaningless details.

But in Liufang Dizhi, it's different; A Cheng and his companions obviously lack experience.

They had never even seen a recording stone, so naturally they couldn't spot the problem.

In the recent footage, Xu Jie's coaxing and tricking the two into becoming sworn brothers did not appear at all; it looked as if the two had voluntarily become sworn brothers on their own.

This is also the main reason why A Cheng and the other have been unable to speak for a long time.

Seeing Xu Jie's unflinching face, Ye Zhangqing had to admire his thick skin; it was truly thick.

They didn't know how long the silence lasted; eventually, A Cheng and the other exchanged a glance, and after some internal struggle, they spoke in unison.

"Bro...... brothers."

Their faces showed complex expressions, they could barely speak, stammering.

But they finally managed to say those two words; seeing this, Xu Jie immediately laughed.

"That's right, since we're brothers now, all that happened before is like passing clouds; let it go—what could brothers not get over?"

Upon hearing Xu Jie's words, A Cheng and the other nodded with complex expressions.

After fighting all their lives, they ended up becoming brothers for no reason—what kind of thing is this?

They unwillingly accepted this reality, but from their expressions it was clear that A Cheng and the other still couldn't accept it right away, and they were just gritting their teeth.

But Xu Jie didn't care about that; as long as they accepted it on the surface, it was fine.

After settling the matter between the two, he gave them enough time to slowly recover.

Only then did Ye Zhangqing ask about entering the Immortal Realm.

When this was brought up, A Cheng and the other's faces gradually returned to normal; they should have spoken of this earlier, but because they had fought before, it was delayed until now.

A Cheng looked at Ye Zhangqing and slowly said.

"Actually, leaving Liufang Dizhi is not impossible; although we are so-called discarded ones, the Immortal Realm still left us a glimmer of hope."

"But for us, having or not having this glimmer of hope makes no difference."

"Over the years, some have tried to return to the Immortal Realm through this glimmer of hope, but without exception, no one has succeeded."

Hearing A Cheng's words, even Xu Jie became serious; he still knew the importance of this matter.

According to A Cheng, in Liufang Dizhi, the Immortal Realm has left a special path to immortality.

Intended to let these discarded ones shed their mortal bodies and become immortals, passing through the path to immortality means shedding the mortal form and gaining an immortal body, naturally granting the qualification to enter the Immortal Realm.

However, the path to immortality has existed for who knows how many years, yet so far no one has managed to pass through it.

Over time, in the eyes of these discarded ones, entering the path to immortality amounts to suicide.

Only when their lifespans are nearly exhausted would someone stake everything on a single attempt.

After all, entering the path to immortality means instant death, whereas staying in Liufang Dizhi allows one to barely cling to life; the survival instinct naturally leads people to choose a meager existence.

Even ants are like this, let alone humans.

This is the only way to leave Liufang Dizhi; there is no other method.

After hearing A Cheng's explanation of the path to immortality, Ye Zhangqing inquired about the details inside.

But A Cheng and the other shook their heads.

They only knew of the existence of the path to immortality, but had no idea what it was actually like inside.

After all, those who entered the path to immortality never came out, and since neither of them had entered it, they naturally knew nothing about its interior.

Even the books available in Liufang Dizhi contain no description of the path to immortality.

Only at the entrance of the path to immortality does it seem that a strong one from the Immortal Realm left a few brief lines explaining its significance.

Other than that, there is nothing else.

After hearing about the path to immortality, Ye Zhangqing still hadn't spoken when Xu Jie spoke first.

"Junior Brother, you cannot enter this path to immortality; I disagree."

Just from A Cheng's words, one can hear the danger of the path to immortality.

Those who previously entered the path to immortality were all those whose lifespans were nearly exhausted, choosing to make a last-ditch effort.

By then, their cultivation levels were basically the same as A Cheng and the other's—Cultivation: Great Emperor Realm.

Placed in Zhu Tian Wan Jie, they would undoubtedly be Top Prodigies.

It can be said that anyone who entered the path to immortality had reached Cultivation: Great Emperor Realm and was a Top Prodigy, just like Ye Zhangqing now.

But with so many people, no one has succeeded; how much confidence could Ye Zhangqing have in entering it?

Therefore, Xu Jie's first thought was that Ye Zhangqing must absolutely not enter the path to immortality.

Even if we let these martial brothers go, we cannot let Ye Zhangqing go.

If Ye Zhangqing were to have an accident inside the path to immortality, upon returning to Zhu Tian Wan Jie, Shīzūn would likely tear him apart alive.

Of course, Xu Jie himself also worried about Ye Zhangqing's safety.

However, upon hearing Xu Jie's words, Ye Zhangqing did not answer him but turned his gaze to A Cheng and asked.

"Is the path to immortality always open, or is it only available at specific times?"

If it only opens at a specific time, Ye Zhangqing isn't sure they can wait that long.

After all, just like Zhu Tian Wan Jie, some so-called Mi Jing have opening intervals that can be several hundred years; such a long time, who could keep waiting?

However, fortunately, Ah Cheng's answer was still not bad.

"The Immortal Ascension Path can be entered at any time, but I still want to advise you: think it over before speaking."

"Hmm, then what about us outsiders? Can we enter the Immortal Ascension Path?"

"I don't know that."

In response, Ah Cheng shook his head; he couldn't answer that question, after all, there had never been outsiders like Ye Zhangqing and them before.

Previous Liufang Dizhi were all discards thrown in from the Immortal Realm, and there had never been anyone who came here voluntarily.