Chapter 824: New Book Has Been Released

The new book has been released.

The Heavenly Court of the legendary Primordial Great World was, in fact, a "unified" administrative and violent apparatus formed after repeated consultations, compromises, and concessions among various factions. Nominally, it could govern the three realms of living beings, ghosts, and immortals, making it the new power with the greatest authority and widest reach in the Primordial Great World.

Zhang Yan did not know the specifics of the Heavenly Court in the Primordial Great World; he only knew what had been revealed in past legends. Setting aside whether they were true or false, the information involving the core was actually very scarce. Some story fragments even seemed laughably fake to Zhang Yan.

Of course, they were just legends; there was no need to delve too deeply, and being able to draw some inspiration from them was enough. Moreover, the situation here in the Desolate Heaven Domain was completely different from that in the Primordial Great World; at the very least, there was far less trouble.

Although it was not the case that Cliff Mountain exclusively owned the world in the Desolate Heaven Domain, it was the sole dominant power. Even the other factions were more or less related to Cliff Mountain, and many even directly regarded Cliff Mountain as their "root"—not merely following it, but revering it.

Therefore, for Zhang Yan to establish a Heavenly Court, the difficulty was almost non-existent. As long as he wanted to, external resistance would not exist.

The method adopted was not to issue orders for forced migration, but to slowly release news through the advice of "new discoveries" and "greater ease for cultivation."

One must know that for a faction, immortals are their foundation, while for the immortals themselves, their cultivation base is their foundation. Staying in the mortal realm to cultivate for ten thousand years might not necessarily lead to a breakthrough in a minor realm, but if one went to a better environment—such as the Immortal World mentioned in the news released by Cliff Mountain—perhaps one could break through a minor realm in five thousand years, and rising a major realm in ten thousand years was not impossible! It would not even be strange if one's potential were elevated. After all, according to the news from Cliff Mountain, the Immortal World was filled with nothing but Immortal Spirit Qi!

Of course, one could not just go to the Immortal World now; one needed to obtain the approval of Cliff Mountain to enter. Otherwise, one would not even be able to touch the gate of the Immortal World. After all, the Immortal World was a place created by the Master of Cliff Mountain, Zhang Yan the Venerable.

This tactic was not particularly clever, but it was very effective. Whet their appetites, put on airs, and finally, proceed slowly.

At the same time, it was indeed not the case that people had to enter the Immortal World immediately. At the very least, the immortals of Cliff Mountain were sufficient for construction in the initial stages.

Pavilions in the sea of clouds, mountains, rivers, and lakes in the sea of clouds, oceans of flowers and trees in the sea of clouds, and even the sun and moon shining together rose and fell within the sea of clouds.

It was not difficult for immortals to build pavilions and towers, but that depended on the location. In the mortal realm, it was naturally simple for immortals to build things; they did not even need to move their hands. With a single thought, a ten-thousand-foot-high tower could rise from the ground, and even magnificent palaces could be intricately carved and completed rapidly. But it was a different matter entirely in the Heaven Beyond Heaven.

Although the ninth layer of the Heavenly Realm that Zhang Yan chose had a vast space no less than the mortal realm and was rich in Immortal Spirit Qi, it was completely empty. It needed to be built from scratch, bit by bit. One could not even conjure a single floor tile out of thin air.

But to move things up from the mortal realm? This idea was almost unanimously rejected by everyone at the very beginning.

Are you kidding?! The Immortal World is the residence of immortals; how could one move mundane things up from the mortal realm? Wouldn't that be lowering one's own status?

That's right, it was about status.

Even Wang Nian could not avoid the convention, subconsciously separating himself from the living beings in the mortal realm after the Immortal World appeared. Not to mention others. For example, Liu Xin had an absolute sense of distinction regarding the construction of the Immortal World, requiring the building of an Immortal World that was completely distinct from the mortal realm.

And so, everything had to be built by themselves. Furthermore, things could not be moved over directly. The items had to be of sufficient "grade"; even a single floor tile had to be refined using top-tier materials.

This idea of Liu Xin's sounded extremely harsh and wasteful. Yet, it was actually pushed through with almost no opposition. Even Wang Nian only muttered a few words before finally agreeing, making it a settled matter.

The reason everyone at Cliff Mountain supported Liu Xin's idea was, firstly, that the self-elevation of "status" was at play. Secondly, it was indeed because, over these years, Cliff Mountain had enjoyed a transcendent status in the void world by sitting atop the Desolate Heaven Domain, profiting wildly from both sides. The resources accumulated could no longer be described as "vast"—it could completely be called "terrifying." Even the relatively stingy Wang Nian felt that Cliff Mountain could afford this expense.

As for Zhang Yan, although he did not come forward, he also did not think there was anything wrong with Liu Xin's idea. This was the Immortal World, after all; every brick and tile should be "worth its weight in gold"—otherwise, why call it the Immortal World if it were just ordinary? In this regard, he trusted Liu Xin's judgment.

Thus, the creation of the Immortal World began, consuming massive amounts of resources while slowly advancing. According to the blueprint of Cliff Mountain, they would at least have to build the main structures with practical functions before recruiting people from the mortal realm.

In the blink of an eye, three thousand years passed.

Three thousand years later, the grand occasion of ascending to immortality began gradually. The gates of the Immortal World opened, with golden, resplendent stairs leading directly into a bank of auspicious clouds, and the giant gates exuded an Immortal Spirit Qi that invited reverie.

Behind the gates was the Immortal World!

After ascending to immortality, one was not completely cut off from the lower realm; it was just that according to the regulations of the first version of the Heavenly Law, which was released after repeated deliberation, one could not descend to the lower realm privately without the permission of the Heavenly Court. And the only path leading between the Immortal World and the mortal realm was the Heavenly Gate. To pass through the Heavenly Gate, one had to first get past the Heavenly General guarding the gate.

However, one could also use jade swords to transmit messages without descending to the lower realm, though the messages could only be transmitted in one direction—that is, from the Immortal World down, and not from below up. To transmit a message up, one either had to be granted permission from above to descend to the mortal realm, or bring the message up after Crossing the Tribulation to become an immortal.

Sometimes, people in the Immortal World could even bring some things down from above. It was considered a blessing for their descendants.

Moreover, the Immortal World was newly built, and the Heavenly Law was newly established. In fact, there were loopholes in every aspect. It was just that no immortal had yet found those loopholes. Perhaps even if they were discovered, they would likely use them secretly for a while rather than having them plugged immediately. Therefore, the Immortal World was still far from perfect.

Of course, there were also those who did not want to ascend to immortality after successfully Crossing the Tribulation. They wanted to stay in their sects to hold down the fort.

Unfortunately, by this time, whether one ascended to immortality or not was no longer up to anyone's willingness.

If everyone else went to the Immortal World and you didn't, how could others feel at ease? The outcome was naturally to be attacked by the masses. Either be "persuaded" to the Immortal World, or be "captured" to the Immortal World.

Thus, another few thousand years passed, and a chasm was formed between the Immortal World and the mortal realm. Furthermore, conflicts between factions would never again reach the level that affected the survival of ordinary living beings as they had before.

And the establishment of the Immortal World also very well unified the immortal-level combat power within the Desolate Heaven Domain. Unlike the chaotic state of scattered soldiers and wandering generals in the past, they now had a more orderly force when facing the outside.

Only then was the foundation of the situation within the Desolate Heaven Domain completely solidified, preventing internal chaotic wars from ruining the world structure that had been evolved with such difficulty.

And in these ten thousand years, Zhang Yan finally found a way to resolve the hidden danger within his body.