Chapter 462: Arriving in the Immortal Realm for the First Time

Immortal Realm, Xuantian Immortal Domain.

The Xuantian Immortal Domain is one of the Thirty-Three Immortal Realms, with a vast and boundless territory, bordering the Demon Abyss.

Numerous Immortals within the Immortal Domain fight year-round against countless fiends from the depths of the Demon Abyss.

A streak of escaping light flashed past instantly, faintly suffused with a bloody aura, clearly similar to a blood-escaping technique that consumed one's Origin.

Inside the escaping light was a young man with a pale complexion and a weak aura. The man was named Gao Wuyou, who had explored a ruin with a friend not long ago.

As a result, they obtained a great Opportunity. The ruin was left behind by a Jade Immortal and contained treasures of the Jade Immortal level. In order to monopolize the Opportunity of the ruin, that friend launched a sneak attack and severely injured Gao Wuyou.

Risking his life, Gao Wuyou barely managed to escape, but he was still hunted down by his friend.

"Hhahahaha, Gao Wuyou, you are afflicted with the Devil Marrow Poison. Unless a Golden Immortal acts, you will undoubtedly die. Why bother struggling? Rather than enduring the agony of marrow extraction at every moment, why not let your brother grant you release?"

"Brother Wu, if you wanted the mere harvest of the ruin, you could have just said so directly. Why resort to this?"

"Just say it directly? Could you have given it to me if you just said it? This is a treasure left behind by a Jade Immortal!"

"Brother Wu has helped me many times. Is there anything between you and me that cannot be discussed?"

"Forget it, I still only trust myself. Discuss? Too troublesome. As long as you die, won't all the treasures belong to me?"

Gao Wuyou continuously burned his own vital blood, flashes of his dialogue with 'Brother Wu' during the pursuit crossing his mind, plunging him into utter despair for a moment.

He truly regarded Brother Wu as family. The path of Cultivation is inherently lonely, and Brother Wu, as his guide, held an extraordinary status.

It was a pity that for a Jade Immortal Opportunity whose specific details were unclear, Brother Wu had ruthlessly struck him down without hesitation.

Although Gao Wuyou had long known that deception and trickery were rampant on the Immortal Path and that one must always keep a trump card, he still couldn't believe Brother Wu would treat him this way.

"So be it."

"Let it be considered repaying the kindness of these past years."

Gao Wuyou's consciousness slowly sank into darkness. Having suffered heavy injuries coupled with being poisoned by the Devil Marrow Poison, he truly could not hold on much longer.

Burning his vital blood to flee was merely because he wanted to ask clearly why Brother Wu had attacked him.

With Gao Wuyou's strength, before his death, he was fully capable of trying to destroy the Opportunity left behind by the Jade Immortal, or at least attempting to destroy the portion recording the Legacy Cultivation Technique.

But in the end, Gao Wuyou did not do that. Since Brother Wu wanted this Opportunity, he could just take it.

Just as Gao Wuyou's will completely plunged into darkness, a brand-new will quietly awakened.

Gao Wuyou's expression abruptly turned calm. He glanced at the surrounding environment, and his brows furrowed slightly.

Lin Yuan quickly received Gao Wuyou's memories, understanding the current situation: his closest brother was hunting him down, and he himself harbored the intent to die.

"Jade Immortal Opportunity?"

Lin Yuan's thoughts churned. After absorbing Gao Wuyou's memories, he naturally understood what level of Opportunity this was.

The Cultivation system of the Immortal Realm continues from the Middle Earth Divine Continent and the Spirit Realm.

They are respectively—

Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul, Soul Transformation, Void Refining, Dao Integration, Undergoing Tribulation, Mahayana, Golden Immortal, Jade Immortal, and Dao Ancestor.

Among them, the Tribulation Transcending Stage corresponds to the eighth tier of the Main Universe, Mahayana is the ninth tier, Golden Immortal corresponds to the tenth tier, Jade Immortal corresponds to the eleventh tier, and Dao Ancestor is the Twelfth Order Ultimate of the Main Universe.

Of course, the Realm correspondence here is only a rough estimate. Differences in Cultivation systems lead to variations in combat power even at the same level, but overall there won't be a huge gap.

Gao Wuyou was a Loose Cultivator of the Xuantian Immortal Domain with the cultivation base of the Tribulation Transcending Stage, while Brother Wu was at the Peak of the Tribulation Transcending Stage. The two had known each other since the Nascent Soul Stage, walking hand in hand all the way and successively stepping into the Tribulation Transcending Stage.

"I am now—"

Lin Yuan's brows were tightly locked as he felt the dire predicament of his current Physical Body.

Severe injuries didn't matter; with Lin Yuan's awakened mental will, a single thought could suppress them and keep the injuries from worsening.

According to Lin Yuan's control over his Physical Body, as long as he was given time, any injury could recover. Once the Divine Ability mark of 'Rebirth from a Drop of Blood' was replicated onto this Physical Body, it could completely be called an undying body.

But what about the Devil Marrow Poison?

The Devil Marrow Poison came from the unfathomable Demon Abyss. For Immortal Dao cultivators, it belonged to a bizarre poison that suppressed mana and the Soul.

During the period of poisoning, it felt like marrow extraction and bone stripping, making it extremely painful.

The Devil Marrow Poison that Lin Yuan was afflicted with was of the Tribulation level, and only with a Golden Immortal acting would there be hope of detoxifying it.

Of course, this was for Immortal Dao cultivators.

Lin Yuan was not within that scope.

"Let me see."

Lin Yuan carefully observed the Devil Marrow Poison inside his body.

[Your Comprehension Ability is Heaven-Defying. Observing the unknown toxicity, your understanding of this toxicity rapidly improves.]

The reason Lin Yuan resolved the Devil Marrow Poison first was because he sensed that this potent poison could cause irreversible effects on the Physical Body and Soul.

Although this irreversibility was not absolute for Lin Yuan, it was still a trouble, so it was better to resolve it as soon as possible.

Located in a high altitude behind Lin Yuan, Brother Wu was rapidly shuttling through space and flying, his vast Divine Thought faintly locking onto Gao Wuyou escaping ahead.

Brother Wu was named 'Wu Xiangyan', and at this moment he was closely following Gao Wuyou.

"The blood-escaping technique inherently consumes Origin, coupled with the Devil Marrow Poison. Gao Wuyou, you won't last much longer." Wu Xiangyan's gaze was cold as he thought silently in his heart.

He and Gao Wuyou were indeed sworn friends, but so what? Could even the best relationship be more important than one's own Dao path?

After stepping into the Tribulation Transcending Stage, Wu Xiangyan became increasingly and clearly aware that wanting to rely on his own Aptitude to break through to the Mahayana Stage was basically impossible.

To go a step further, he had to rely on external opportunities.

Therefore, in recent years, he had been frantically exploring nearby ruins. To ensure his own safety, he even dragged Gao Wuyou along.

In Wu Xiangyan's eyes, Gao Wuyou was merely a chess piece that could be completely discarded at a necessary moment.

"What I am doing is not wrong. To become an Expert, one must be cold and ruthless. Even close relatives can be sacrificed in front of an Opportunity, let alone friends and Fellow Daoists?"

"Only by holding such absolute sincerity toward Cultivation and treating Cultivation as one's everything can one ultimately achieve great success!"

Wu Xiangyan's thoughts churned, immediately turning burning hot.

The ruin they explored this time actually yielded a Jade Immortal level Opportunity.

Jade Immortal.

That was a Jade Immortal.

Even looking across the Xuantian Immortal Domain, they were high-and-mighty big figures. Even a little bit leaking from the fingers of a Jade Immortal would be enough to make him advance by leaps and bounds, breaking through to the Mahayana Stage, or even the Golden Immortal Stage.

"It's a pity that Gao Wuyou was closer to the Jade Immortal Opportunity at the time, so he put away the Jade Immortal Opportunity first."

Wu Xiangyan felt somewhat helpless. The Jade Immortal Opportunity fell into Gao Wuyou's hands, so he had to strike in advance; otherwise, what would happen if Gao Wuyou ran away with the Jade Immortal Opportunity?

"Gao Wuyou must die."

Wu Xiangyan thought to himself. This wasn't just because Gao Wuyou took away the Jade Immortal Opportunity; even if he hadn't taken it, he didn't plan to let Gao Wuyou go.

How remarkable was a Jade Immortal Opportunity? Only when one kept it to oneself was it safe.

For every additional person who knew, there was an extra fraction of the risk of leakage.

If the matter of the Jade Immortal Opportunity spread out, it would attract a large number of Mahayana Stage Experts and even Golden Immortals. At that time, it would be impossible for him to protect the Jade Immortal Opportunity.

Therefore.

For the sake of safety.

Everyone who knew about the Jade Immortal Opportunity besides himself had to die.

"As long as I obtain the Jade Immortal Opportunity, I will head to Cangwu Immortal City for secluded cultivation, and I will definitely not go out until I step into the Mahayana Stage." Wu Xiangyan thought to himself, having already formulated a series of plans for himself.

[Your Comprehension Ability is Heaven-Defying. Observing the unknown toxicity, you completely master this toxicity.]

Lin Yuan maintained the blood-escaping technique. After observing the toxicity inside his body for merely a dozen breaths, he had already completely mastered the Devil Marrow Poison.

Complete mastery meant a complete understanding of this toxicity, and it also meant he could easily detoxify it.

Although the Devil Marrow Poison was terrifying, Lin Yuan's Realm was too high—at the Eleventh-Order Perfection level, he could even be said to be infinitely close to the Twelfth Order.

The Devil Marrow Poison at the Tribulation Stage level, in Lin Yuan's eyes, was not completely transparent down to the last detail, but it was not much different.

In fact, if the Devil Marrow Poison weren't a potent poison unique to the Immortal Realm and slightly unfamiliar to Lin Yuan, ordinary eighth-tier toxicity could be comprehended and mastered by Lin Yuan in an instant.

"Wanting to detoxify the Devil Marrow Poison is very simple."

Lin Yuan stopped observing and began to circulate his own Qi and blood.

In the eyes of many Immortals in the Immortal Realm, the detoxifying method for the Devil Marrow Poison could only rely on a higher-level Immortal Dao Origin to forcefully dissolve it.

For example, the Devil Marrow Poison at the Tribulation Stage required the Immortal Dao Origin of the Golden Immortal level to suppress and erase it.

However, after completely mastering and comprehending this toxicity, Lin Yuan could offset this toxicity from the most microscopic Domain without any hidden dangers.

Under Lin Yuan's control, countless streams of Qi and blood faintly and continuously condensed and intertwined, blending with the Devil Marrow Poison rooted deep within the Physical Body and Soul.

Gradually, all the Devil Marrow Poison actually began to transform, forming a dense force of vitality and beginning to make up for the injuries of Lin Yuan's Physical Body.

The Devil Marrow Poison was a potent poison, but it was also a great tonic. As long as it could be completely transformed, it could be absorbed directly.

"Resolved."

Lin Yuan nodded slightly. After comprehending the Devil Marrow Poison, a single thought completely dissolved the potent poison filling the depths of his Physical Body and Soul.

You must know that with the degree to which Gao Wuyou was originally poisoned by the Devil Marrow poison, even if there really were a Golden Immortal willing to expend their Origin to save him, it would require a massive amount of time, resting and recuperating for hundreds or thousands of years before recovery was possible.

Let alone having a Golden Immortal expend their Origin to save a mere Tribulation Transcending Stage expert? Even close relatives might not necessarily do that.

Consuming Origin would cause a drop in strength, which was very dangerous for any Golden Immortal, and it was extremely likely to allow enemies to seize the Opportunity to kill their way to them.

"Huh?"

"Gao Wuyou stopped?"

In the high altitude behind, Wu Xiangyan, who was hunting him down, was slightly stunned.

Because within the lock of his Divine Thought, he discovered that Gao Wuyou, who was fleeing for his life using the blood escape ahead, had actually actively dissipated the escaping light and stopped in place.

"It's because he has reached his limit."

Wu Xiangyan knew it in his heart. In his estimation, Gao Wuyou could probably only hold on until this moment: the consumption of the blood-escaping technique, the heavily battered injuries, and the torture of the Devil Marrow Poison.

For Gao Wuyou to have endured until now could already be considered having a firm will and a profound foundation.

"I hope the Jade Immortal Opportunity hasn't suffered too much damage."

Wu Xiangyan thought to himself, anticipating that before his death, Gao Wuyou would likely destroy the Jade Immortal Opportunity as much as possible.

Gao Wuyou definitely couldn't do anything to those Jade Immortal level treasures and Immortal Artifacts, but the Jade Slips recording the Cultivation Technique Legacy might not be the same.

But Wu Xiangyan felt that even the most fragile Jade Slip, being left behind by a Jade Immortal, shouldn't be so easily destroyed?

Especially given Gao Wuyou's condition, how much strength could he have to destroy it?

Swish.

Wu Xiangyan likewise stopped his figure, looking afar at Gao Wuyou in the distance.

"Gao Wuyou? Why aren't you running anymore?"

Wu Xiangyan carefully observed Gao Wuyou. Although he determined that Gao Wuyou was now at the end of his tether, he still couldn't be careless.

The Jade Immortal Opportunity was right before his eyes, and the broadened Dao path was right before his eyes.

Wu Xiangyan certainly didn't want to capsize in a drainage ditch.

"Gao Wuyou, do you have any last words now?" Wu Xiangyan looked at Gao Wuyou, an odd feeling faintly emerging in his heart.

For some reason, the Gao Wuyou before him gave off a sense of unfamiliarity, as if he was no longer the Gao Wuyou he knew.

"Forget it, let's just make a move directly."

Wu Xiangyan felt a bit flustered in his heart, so he decided to use his strongest killing move to send Gao Wuyou on his way.

Originally, he had planned to enjoy the victor's condescending feeling, but now Gao Wuyou was so unfamiliar that it made his heart tremble.

"Five Elements rotation."

With a thought from Wu Xiangyan, the power of the Five Elements rules—Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth—began to circulate.

The Five Elements of Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth—any single element was a basic rule, but when the Five Elements merged into one, it could directly approach a Pillar-level fusion rule.

Relying precisely on his comprehension of the Five Elements rules, Wu Xiangyan possessed the strength of the Tribulation Peak. In fact, Wu Xiangyan faintly realized that if he could walk down the path of the Five Elements, he might not lack the Opportunity to step into the Mahayana Stage.

But it was only a slim Opportunity, and he didn't know how much time it would consume, which was why Wu Xiangyan ultimately chose to pin his hopes on external opportunities.

"Huh?"

Lin Yuan split off a trace of his mind and glanced at Wu Xiangyan.

Just now, most of his mind had been placed on the Physical Body, continuously making numerous adjustments to the Physical Body with his own mental will.

In Lin Yuan's eyes, Gao Wuyou's Physical Body was simply too terrible; the various forces could not be coordinated. This was not a matter of the Physical Body's strength or weakness, but a matter of Perfection.

Even the weakest Physical Body, an ordinary mortal's Physical Body, as long as the various forces were coordinated as one, could be considered Perfection.

Of course, the more powerful the Physical Body, the more immense the various forces it contained, and the harder it was to coordinate them as one.

"Five Elements rules?"

Recalling Wu Xiangyan, whom the original body regarded as family, Lin Yuan let out a soft sigh. The space and time in all directions began to solidify, and all rules, including the Five Elements rules and all other rules, began to shatter completely.

Dozens of comprehensions of Pillar-level fusion rules that had reached the Seventh Realm, as well as comprehensions of the Space-Time Fusion Rule that had reached the Middle Stage of the Sixth Realm.

Allowed Lin Yuan, even having just descended and not yet completely adjusted his Physical Body, to possess sufficient self-preservation power. At the very least, even when facing the pursuit of a Jade Immortal, he could easily escape by relying on his mastery of space and time.

As for a Peak Tribulation Transcending Stage expert like Wu Xiangyan? There was no difference from an ant.

"What?"

Wu Xiangyan's pupils shrank violently. Within his field of vision, the Five Elements rules he had comprehended seemed to have completely vanished. In a split second, not only the Five Elements rules, but all other rule fluctuations also vanished, as if he had come to a world completely devoid of rules.

"Run!"

Great terror surged in Wu Xiangyan's heart. Although he didn't know the cause of all this or what it had to do with Gao Wuyou, he fled and distanced himself without the slightest hesitation.