Chapter 89: The Upper Realm, As Expected, It’s Mining

"Where are you going?"

Hearing that Wu Hao was going to leave for a while, Su Qiaoran was suddenly no longer sleepy. She sat up from Wu Hao's embrace, her face filled with worry.

After all, based on her understanding of Wu Hao, if he could take her along, he probably wouldn't have spoken in such a tone.

Wu Hao gently stroked Su Qiaoran's beautiful hair and said,

"It's nothing. I just need to find the Cultivation Techniques for Wu Dong, Xianni, and Mowu. It will take some time to locate them, but don't worry, it won't take more than four years. I promise to return by then to go with you to the Four Saints Tournament."

Under Wu Hao's repeated assurances, although Su Qiaoran was still very worried, she eventually agreed.

"You must prioritize your safety. No matter the situation, your safety comes first, do you understand?"

"Yes, I understand!"

Wu Hao nodded, taking Su Qiaoran's reminders to heart.

Then, he vanished from right before Su Qiaoran's eyes.

When Wu Hao reappeared, he had already arrived by the side of Wu Mengdie and the others.

"Master!"

Seeing Wu Hao appear, Wu Mengdie hurriedly knelt on one knee, and the other ninety-nine guards did the same.

Wu Hao nodded. In just less than three days, those ninety-nine guards had consumed the Blood Emperor Pill and become genuine Great Emperors.

"I need to leave the Xuantian Realm for a period of time. During this time, protect the Wu Family well. If anything happens to the Wu Family, you should know what to do."

Wu Hao directly stated his purpose for coming.

Hearing this, Wu Mengdie said with a serious expression,

"Rest assured, Master. If anything happens to the Wu Family, I will take my own life!"

"Mhm!"

After finishing his instructions, Wu Hao left several Restrictions within the Wu Family. Even a Golden Immortal expert would be unable to do anything to the Wu Family.

Only after completing everything did Wu Hao carefully sense his surroundings. In the next second, he directly tore through the space before him and vanished from the Xuantian Realm.

When Wu Hao appeared at the other end of the spatial rift, he had already arrived in the Upper Realm.

"Is this the Upper Realm?"

Wu Hao sensed the environment. Upon arriving in the Upper Realm, he felt a type of energy that the Xuantian Realm did not possess, known as Immortal Qi.

Furthermore, the density of Spiritual Qi in the Upper Realm was much higher than in the Xuantian Realm. It was no wonder that as long as one was born in the Upper Realm, breaking through to become a Great Emperor was not a difficult task. It could even be said that in the Upper Realm, a Great Emperor was only just at the starting point.

"Alright, first I'll find a nearby School and gather some information about the Upper Realm."

The Divine Sense of a Grand Unity Golden Immortal instantly spread out from Wu Hao's body, covering an area roughly the size of tens of thousands of Xuantian Realms, and he quickly found a relatively suitable Sect.

With that thought, Wu Hao took a step forward, and in just a few breaths, he arrived before that School.

"Chi Liang Sect."

Sensing that the strongest person within the Chi Liang Sect was merely an Early Stage Golden Immortal expert, Wu Hao stepped inside.

Meanwhile, inside the Chi Liang Sect, an Elder with a Late Stage True Immortal cultivation was standing before the Chi Liang Sect Leader.

"Sect Master, over the past hundred years, only three hundred Cultivators from the Lower Realm controlled by our Chi Liang Sect have ascended. The quantity of Immortal Crystals extracted from the Immortal Mine has significantly decreased. If this continues, it may affect the development of our Chi Liang Sect."

Hearing this, the Chi Liang Sect Leader could not help but frown. It was no secret in the Upper Realm that forces would lie in wait near the Lower Realm's Ascension points to capture the Red Dust Immortals who ascended to work in the mines. In fact, since everyone did it, no one found it strange.

After all, if one's cultivation was not strong enough, they couldn't even mine the Immortal Mine. The Red Dust Immortals who ascended from the Lower Realm were perfect for the job.

Of course, they wouldn't exploit them to death. They would only have them mine for 100,000 years in the Chi Liang Sect's Immortal Mine before allowing them to leave. For a Red Dust Immortal, 100,000 years was only equivalent to being five years old for an ordinary person.

Therefore, in order to survive at the hands of the Chi Liang Sect, no matter how angry they were, they could only agree.

"Since there are few ascenders from the Lower Realm, then go and recruit Cultivators. One Top-Grade Spirit Stone per day for mining, for those with cultivation from Supreme to Quasi-Emperor."

Sighing, the Chi Liang Sect Leader could only issue the order.

The Elder agreed and left. Not long after the Elder departed, Wu Hao, with his aura completely hidden, appeared in the Chi Liang Sect Leader's room.

"Who is it?"

The moment the Chi Liang Sect Leader looked up, he saw Wu Hao standing not far away, and his heart was instantly filled with terror.

He never expected that as a Golden Immortal expert, someone could approach him so closely without him even realizing it. Just what was the cultivation level of the person before him?

Meanwhile, Wu Hao was inwardly surprised. He hadn't expected that Upper Realm forces would actually lie in wait near Ascension points to capture ascended Cultivators for mining.

However, this had little to do with him. When he ascended, he noticed that there was no one lying in wait near the Xuantian Realm's Ascension point. After all, the Xuantian Realm completely lacked the Laws of a Great Emperor, and no one had ascended for countless years. The Upper Realm forces naturally assumed the Xuantian Realm had declined and thus did not bother sending anyone to watch its Ascension point.

Shaking his head, Wu Hao did not inquire further about the matter. Instead, he looked at the Chi Liang Sect Leader and said in a raspy voice,

"This deity has come to ask you some questions. You only need to cooperate, and this deity will not make things difficult for you."

"Please speak, Senior!"

Hearing this, the Chi Liang Sect Leader hurriedly nodded. Even a fool could see that he was absolutely no match for Wu Hao. It was better to cooperate obediently; perhaps he might even survive.

"I want to know about the situation in the Upper Realm, and where I can obtain the specialized Cultivation Techniques for the Innate Dao Embryo Saint Body, Pure Yang Saint Body, and Devouring Heaven Demon Body."

Wu Hao spoke raspily. Upon hearing this, the Chi Liang Sect Leader merely pondered for a moment before unhesitatingly revealing the current situation of the Upper Realm in its entirety.

Of course, given the Chi Liang Sect's level of strength, they didn't know too many useful things. From his words, Wu Hao learned that the current Upper Realm was similar to the Xuantian Realm, also divided into Five Regions.

These Five Regions were each controlled by a Holy Land: the Five Elements Holy Land, the Chaotic Sacred Ground, the Time and Space Holy Land, the Archaic Barren Holy Land, and the Rebellious God Holy Ground. The Five Great Holy Lords of these Five Great Holy Lands were all Immortal Emperor Late Stage experts.

When mentioning these Five Great Holy Lands, the Chi Liang Sect Leader's eyes couldn't help but fill with longing.

"The founders of these Five Great Holy Lands were all experts at the Immortal Emperor Peak, but unfortunately, they all vanished due to certain events."

"Therefore, there are currently no Immortal Emperor Peak experts in the Upper Realm. The most powerful are the Five Great Holy Lords, all of whom are Immortal Emperor Late Stage experts."

As he finished speaking, the Chi Liang Sect Leader couldn't help but feel a hint of disappointment. Although it had little to do with him, he would still have been happy to see an Immortal Emperor Peak expert in the Upper Realm.

Hearing this, Wu Hao's expression became solemn. If his current strength were to face an Immortal Emperor, it would be certain death. Even with the support of the Heavenly Emperor Myriad Dao Scripture, he would be unable to bridge such a chasm.

After all, he was still separated from the Immortal Emperor by the four major Realms of Immortal King, Immortal Emperor, and Immortal Venerable. No matter how extraordinary a Cultivation Technique was, it couldn't overcome such a gap, especially now that he had reached the later stages where it was difficult to rely on Advanced Cultivation Techniques to bridge the difference in combat power.

Thus, although Wu Hao was currently only at the Early Stage Grand Unity Golden Immortal, if it came to a fight, he would only barely manage to defeat an Immortal King.