The Extraordinary Urban God of Medicine
Chapter 1158 - Chapter 1158 Chapter 1158 The Truth Revealed

Chapter 1158: Chapter 1158: The Truth Revealed!!!! Chapter 1158: Chapter 1158: The Truth Revealed!!!! Under Huang Xiaolong’s blinding spell, none of the countless spectators, including the ancient behemoths dwelling within the bronze hall, could sense the presence of the underworld.

All they saw was a vortex churning like wind and clouds on the stage, filled with deathly and resentful energy, leaving their hearts filled with unease and bewilderment.

“Little brother, you mustn’t have an accident~!” Duanmu Wei was deeply concerned, her delicate eyebrows tightly furrowed.

The same was true for Elder Lan Yue and the others.

As for Huang Xiaolong’s four wives, they seemed quite relaxed.

Within the underworld!

“Spit it out!” Huang Xiaolong urged eagerly to know the astonishing secrets hidden behind those nine black daggers, also appearing somewhat anxious now.

“Yes, yes, Your Excellency. This humble one will recount everything known, without daring to conceal the slightest,” Nangong Hong said, wagging his tail and begging pitifully, swallowing his saliva before slightly organizing his thoughts and then beginning to narrate–

“Your Excellency, this secret has been passed down from generation to generation by powerful individuals of our Shushan Sword Sect. There are a total of nine mysterious black daggers, cast from an unknown substance. It is said that they… they were left by an Immortal.”

“An Immortal?” Huang Xiaolong paused, thoughts flickering through his mind. “The overseas cultivator world has the term ‘Immortal Realm’ for the division of cultivator levels. Hmm~~ could it be that these nine black daggers were left by an Immortal Realm cultivator?”

“No no no, Your Excellency, not a cultivator of the ‘Immortal Realm’~~” Nangong Hong shook his head and explained. “In fact, in the overseas world, late-stage cultivators of the Law Manifestation Realm are considered ancient behemoths, almost immortal. The pinnacle individuals of all major sects are at the late-stage of the Law Manifestation Realm. As for the Immortal Realm, it too exists in the overseas world, but such individuals remain hidden and almost never show themselves. For example, our Shushan Sect has a few old antiques who are in the Immortal Realm, anchoring the sect’s fortunes. But I myself have never seen them. The current Sect Master of the Shushan Sect is of the late-stage Law Manifestation Realm. However, the one who left behind the nine black daggers is not an ‘Immortal Realm’ cultivator. They are–actual Immortals!”

Actual Immortals?

At this point in the narration, even Nangong Hong’s eyes flickered with a wondrous light. “Your Excellency, I am not sure how to explain this because, frankly, it sounds too fantastic to believe~~”

“Just go ahead,” Huang Xiaolong said with a slight smile.

“Then… then this humble one shall speak. The so-called Immortals, they come from–the Immortal Realm,” said Nangong Hong with a trembling voice.

“The Immortal Realm?” Huang Xiaolong finally seemed moved.

What is this?

Where is the Immortal Realm?

However, Huang Xiaolong was, after all, the identity of the Yin Emperor, and since this world had an underworld, the existence of an Immortal Realm wasn’t too strange when he thought about it.

“Yes, the Immortal Realm,” Nangong Hong said, shaking. “The Sect Master told me personally that the Immortal Realm is not… erm… not in the plane we inhabit, simply put, not on the planet we live on~~~ It’s an illusory world.”

Upon hearing this, Huang Xiaolong nodded, and suddenly, his mind flashed back to the Long Clan’s relics!

The so-called Long Clan relics were actually an ancient altar, inscribed with the Long Clan’s characters and configured as a Formation, which could communicate with another magical world, drawing forth dragon power to be inherited.

Huang Xiaolong had probed with his divine sense and was utterly unable to glimpse into that magical world.

Now, corroborating with Nangong Hong’s words and coming to a conclusion–that “Immortal Realm,” like the mysterious world connected to the Long Clan relics, exists in another plane, not above this planet! Not above Earth!

Realizing this point, Huang Xiaolong’s interest was even more piqued, and he laughed, “Continue.”

“Yes, Your Excellency. I have read some unique documents left behind by my Shushan Sect, and they contain records that the Immortal Realm is a place where Immortals roam. It’s an Elysium. It is the Other Shore. It is a sacred domain. Any creature in the Immortal Realm is eternal. That’s true eternity because the Immortal Realm will not perish, the Immortal Realm will not decay,” Nangong Hong said with shining eyes. “Your Excellency, for the ‘Immortal Realm’ cultivators in our world on Earth, it is said they have eternal life, enduring as long as heaven and earth. But they are still limited by Earth. If one day Earth is destroyed, then the Immortal Realm will also be annihilated. They can’t escape and reach heaven. So-called eternal life is, at most, just co-existing with Earth.”

He continued, “Moreover, even if Earth isn’t destroyed, if Earth’s Spiritual Energy keeps depleting day by day, those in the Immortal Realm won’t have good days ahead either, they too will age.”

Huang Xiaolong nodded.

Yes, Earth’s “Immortal Realm” is bound to Earth. They are inextricably linked.

If Earth withers, these Immortal Realm cultivators will also perish.

It is essential to have a sense of crisis, for reaching the Immortal Realm on Earth may mean being invincible, but Earth’s Spiritual Energy is indeed getting thinner by the day.

A few thousand years ago, when Earth’s Spiritual Energy was still quite abundant, practicing ancient martial arts or spells wasn’t anything unusual, and achievements were significant. But as of now, with the rise of technology and human exploitation, Earth has actually entered the late stages of Dharma. Nature’s Spiritual Energy is decreasing day by day.

“The overseas world is somewhat better, but in Huaxia’s heartland, nature’s spiritual energy is so sparse it’s pitiable!”

“As long as there’s no nature’s spiritual energy on Earth, then cultivators will quickly age and perish. Even the strongest Immortals will not be an exception.”

However, Huang Xiaolong didn’t mind, for he didn’t rely on nature’s spiritual energy. As the ruler of the underworld, when doomsday truly arrived, he could return to the netherworld and live forever.

“My lord, the higher-ups of the Shushan faction have actually deduced that in at most 1,200 years, all the nature’s spiritual energy on Earth will have been drained dry. After that, some heavenly materials and earthly treasures could sustain for another 500 years. Once these spiritual items are also exhausted, the cultivators on Earth will face their doomsday.”

“In other words, the cultivators on Earth, even those who claim to be undying Immortals, will, after a maximum of 2500 years, start to experience birth, aging, sickness, and death like ordinary people,” Huang Xiaolong nodded.

“Yes, my lord. Let’s talk about the Immortal Realm. The Immortal Realm stands at the pinnacle of the universe, even if the entire universe were to collapse, the Immortal Realm would still be the Immortal Realm, eternally unchanging.” Nangong Hong’s eyes were filled with longing and anticipation, “In the Immortal Realm, spiritual energy is as vast as the ocean. Besides the ordinary nature’s spiritual energy, there are all kinds of energy from beyond the sky! Mysterious energies from beyond! Therefore, the beings born in the Immortal Realm are innately superior! A great power of the Immortal Realm can blow away a common planet like Earth with a single breath!”

Huang Xiaolong’s eyes brightened as he sensed the crux of the matter. “How can Earthlings reach the other shore and ascend to the Immortal Realm?”

Ascend?

Yes, Huang Xiaolong used such a term.

This was just like the ascension mentioned in countless online fantasy novels–feathered ascension! Becoming an Immortal in broad daylight!

“Logically speaking, it’s impossible. Earth doesn’t have a portal to the Immortal Realm. Earth’s cultivators, no matter how much they cultivate, can only reach the peak of the Immortal realm and dominate Earth, but they cannot break the barrier of life and ascend to the higher plane of existence– the Immortal Realm,” Nangong Hong said sorrowfully, shaking his head, yet his eyes quickly brightened again. “However, many years ago, an Immortal from the Immortal Realm built a passage and descended to Earth! This left a glimmer of opportunity for the people of Earth!”

“Hmm! Keep talking!” Huang Xiaolong’s gaze grew fervent as well.

“That Immortal, according to the notes left by the Shushan faction, even in the Immortal Realm, is a powerful being, to be precise, called an ‘Immortal Emperor’~~!”

Immortal Emperor?

“Yes, my lord. The Immortals of the Immortal Realm have different levels of hierarchy. This is a big secret, known only by the Shushan Sword Sect among the various major overseas sects! In the Immortal Realm, an ordinary Immortal is referred to as a ‘Heavenly Immortal’, above ‘Heavenly Immortals’ are ‘Golden Immortals’, above ‘Golden Immortals’ are ‘Profound Immortals’, and above ‘Profound Immortals’ is the ‘Immortal Emperor’~~~ In the Immortal Realm, an Immortal Emperor is also an existence at the top of the pyramid.”

Heavenly Immortal–Golden Immortal–Profound Immortal–Immortal Emperor!

Huang Xiaolong completely understood.

He was the only deity on Earth, but what realm would he be if placed in the Immortal Realm?

Huang Xiaolong’s curiosity had never been as immense as it was today!

“Like the ‘Immortal’ realm beings on our Earth, in the Immortal Realm, they are referred to as ‘Earth Immortals’~~,” Nangong Hong continued. “For other ordinary planets like Earth, if any beings cultivate to become Immortals, they are uniformly known as ‘Earth Immortals’~~”

Earth! Heavenly! Golden! Profound! Emperor!

“My lord, let me continue. After descending to Earth, that Immortal Emperor had some interactions with the Shushan Sword Sect. Later on, out of compassion for the beings on Earth, he left behind a sliver of opportunity.”

“Which is the nine black knives?” Huang Xiaolong’s eyes lit up.

“Yes, my lord. The nine black knives, scattered across various locations on Earth. Once assembled, they can guide one to a mystical place. This mysterious place is on Earth, the hidden cave left behind by that Immortal Emperor who descended! The nine black knives are the keys to opening this Immortal Emperor’s cave!”

“Inside that Immortal Emperor’s cave, apart from some Immortal artifacts and cultivation techniques he stored, there is also, also, also…”

Nangong Hong trembled as if electrified. “There is also an… array that leads to the Immortal Realm!!!”

An array that leads to the Immortal Realm!

Huang Xiaolong’s heart congealed at the thought!

The secret of the black knives, now laid bare!

This was indeed a world-shaking secret!

One that even he, the Yin Emperor, had to take seriously!

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