Staring at the fifth tomb.

Ruan Tang's heart was burning, as if something uncontrollable was about to surge out.

Only when a chilly tear slid down her face did Ruan Tang realize it was a tear.

From the restless days to when Ruan Lan announced the news and took Yiyi and Ping'an away, and to the comfort of her close friend.

Ruan Tang never cried, there was a surreal feeling, as if she were dreaming.

But upon seeing the words "Xu Qingfeng's Tomb", Ruan Tang finally broke down, tears streaming down one after another.

Ruan Tang kept wiping.

But the more she wiped, the more tears there were.

Because Ruan Tang knew she could no longer deceive herself, Xu Lai had long chosen the burial place for himself.

He knew he would certainly die.

Yet he went to the Immortal Domain without looking back.

"You truly are something, Xu Lai, never told me about dangerous things, secretly setting everything up for after your death."

Ruan Tang hit the tombstone hard, her eyes misty with tears: "You're a complete bastard, in the next life... Never want to meet you again!"

Ruan Tang seemed unsatisfied and hit the tombstone again, then turned her head to look down the mountain.

What if.

What if that guy is actually not dead, just like before, disappeared for a while and then suddenly came back?

Suddenly appearing, hugging her gently from behind, saying with a smile: "Honey, I'm back."

"Yes, Xu Lai must still be alive!"

Ruan Tang's expression gradually firmed, she simply refused to believe Xu Lai would fall, how could he bear to abandon Yiyi and Ping'an?

"I'll wait here, wait for you to come back." Ruan Tang tried to calm her mind.

The Heavenly Court Sect Gate was refurbished, including the places Xu Lai and others once lived, each house had a wooden sign with names written on it.

Ruan Tang found the house with the wooden sign that had "Qingfeng" written on it, and gently pushed the door open.

The room was simple, only a bed, plus a table and a chair, but very clean, indicating frequent cleaning.

"I'm at the Heavenly Court Sect Gate, don't worry."

Ruan Tang sent the message separately to her sister and senior sister through the Transmission Jade Slip, then rummaged through the Storage Space.

Among the various items Xu Lai left for her, there was an elixir that could make one an Immortal Venerable instantly upon consumption.

Ruan Tang glanced at the elixir, hesitated for a moment, and put it back into the Storage Space.

"Whoosh——"

At this moment.

Two dazzling meteors streaked across the sky outside the window.

Ruan Tang's heart felt heavy, and the sky darkened at this moment, torrential rain pouring down like the apocalypse had arrived.

"Immortal's Demise?"

Ruan Tang tilted her head.

She had heard Xu Lai mention it to Yiyi once, supposedly only happened when cultivators of the Immortal Venerable Realm or above perished.

Ruan Tang quickly looked away, pondered again and again, and decided to go down the mountain to the nearest town to buy some food and bedding.

Even though those in the Nascent Soul Realm can avoid grain and sleep for months, she still felt uncomfortable.

...

Those two meteors were actually not Immortal's Demise, but Emperor's Demise!

In just one day, two more fell in the Emperor Realm in the Immortal Domain.

Only a few days had passed since Li Bahuang, Jiu Feng, and Jin Shi, the three Great Emperors, had entered Heaven Beyond Heaven.

Now there were already seven Emperor Realm deaths accumulated, almost thirty Quasi-Emperor, countless Immortal Venerable Realm!

The major Holy Lands still tightly shut their Sect Gates, restraining disciples and clansmen within from venturing out.

Whereas the medium and small powers and Loose Cultivators were without restrictions, for them, the more tumultuous the Immortal Domain, the more chance to rise.

So, the various black markets, taverns, and places of pleasure were not only operational but busier than usual.

Various true or false news circulated in the Immortal Domain.

Some say Li Bahuang and the three Great Emperors died in the Nine Kings' Palace.

Some say these three did not die, but those who died were Emperor Realm in the forbidden grounds of the Nine Kings' Palace, all those who had little lifespan left, trying to find a slim chance of immortality.

Others say the White Jade Stairway in the Immortal Domain leading to the Immortal Path is false, the real path to immortality lies within the Nine Kings' Palace.

Of course.

Apart from news concerning Great Emperors and forbidden grounds, news of the White Jade Stairway also tugged heartstrings.

Especially that blood-red fruit, which was legendary in the Immortal Domain, supposedly granting immortality and ascending to Immortal status upon consumption.

A Loose Cultivator Quasi-Emperor revealed that not even the Emperor Realm could step onto that nine hundred ninety-nine steps of the White Jade Stairway.

Only when at least half of Immortal Domain's creatures' blood stained it red could one reach the end of the stairway.

But when asked if the end of the White Jade Stairway was the Immortal Realm, the Loose Cultivator Quasi-Emperor nodded and then shook his head.

He died the next day on the White Jade Stairway.

The Quasi-Emperors with little lifespan left could not wait for the White Jade Stairway to be stained red by the blood of most Immortal Domain creatures; they could only test it with death.

After all, becoming Immortal and achieving longevity had fatal appeal to any cultivator.

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

With the emergence of those two Emperor's Demise in the Immortal Domain, nearly a hundred steps of the White Jade Stairway shattered.

Out of nine hundred ninety-nine steps, three hundred eighty-nine had disappeared, but over six hundred remained.

Though the distance seemed short, the stairway was so long it drove countless cultivators to despair, yet this did not stop their discussions.

So much so that Ruan Tang, while buying food and bedding in nearby towns, heard most discussions revolving around Emperor's Demise, the Immortal Path, and Immortal Fruit in just half a day.

While passing by a tavern, Ruan Tang planned to buy some wine to visit Xu Lai's master and two senior brothers.

"Can that fruit really make someone an Immortal?" Ruan Tang looked skeptical.

"Certainly it can." 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

The Tavern Shop Assistant's eyes were full of yearning: "A fruit nurtured by the blood of countless creatures of the Immortal Domain, how could it not be an Immortal Fruit."

Ruan Tang looked up.

But with her current boundary, she simply couldn't see the White Jade Stairway that hung over the sky, much less the fruit stirring up storms in the Immortal Domain.

"Sir, your wine is ready."

The shop assistant handed over two vats of wine, Ruan Tang took out a Spirit Stone.

In an instant.

The entire noisy first floor of the tavern fell silent, even the shop assistant who had been amicable just moments before sealed his lips, beads of sweat sprouting on his forehead.

Because that Spirit Stone was five-colored.

Spirit Stones are divided into six grades, only Immortal-grade Spirit Stones have color.

Immortal Venerable Realm can absorb one to two colors, Quasi-Emperor Realm absorbs three to four colors, only the Emperor Realm can absorb five to eight colors!

Nine-color or ten-color Immortal-grade are beyond absorption even for the Emperor Realm, rare and sought after.

Cultivators below Immortal Venerable Realm will never see an Immortal-grade Spirit Stone in their lifetime, let alone above five colors.

But upon seeing them in person, they all knew it was indeed a five-colored Immortal Spirit Stone, too dazzling to be believed!

"Isn't it enough?"

Ruan Tang hesitated for a moment, then took out another Spirit Stone. This time not five-colored Immortal Spirit Stone, but seven-colored.

"Gulp"

The sound of gulping filled the tavern.

Earlier, a few drunken, hostile-looking burly men staring at Ruan Tang all sobered up.

Like quails, they hung their heads low, wishing they could vanish into the ground.

"Is this place a rip-off?"

Seeing the shop assistant unwilling to accept the Spirit Stone, staring at her unnaturally, Ruan Tang became vigilant.

"..."