"That's also why, since ancient times, so many Immortal Realm powerhouses in the Boundary Sea have been so obsessed with ascending to the Heavenly Realm."

The Giant Axe Immortal's words actually revealed a heaven‑shaking secret.

Lu Changsheng had never even considered it before.

It turned out the Immortal Realm powerhouses within the Boundary Sea were actually not true Immortal Realm powerhouses.

In other words, the former Giant Spirit Ancestor, and even Red Dust Immortal Liu Yun, in fact were not true Immortal Realm powerhouses.

Lu Changsheng finally understood.

Why Red Dust Immortal Liu Yun and the Giant Spirit Ancestor had been so tirelessly determined to enter the Heavenly Realm.

Because only by going to the Heavenly Realm could one forge an Immortal Body and truly become an Immortal Realm powerhouse!

"That really is a heaven‑shaking secret..."

"Thank you, Giant Axe Immortal, for telling me."

Lu Changsheng bowed to the Giant Axe Immortal.

To Immortal Realm powerhouses, this was merely common sense.

But in reality, to cultivators below the Immortal Realm, this was a colossal hidden secret.

At least, Lu Changsheng hadn't had the slightest clue about it before.

"It's nothing. This is just common knowledge. Now that so many Upper Immortals of the Heavenly Realm have descended to the Boundary Sea, information about Immortal Realm powerhouses will soon begin to spread throughout the Boundary Sea."

"Even if this old man said nothing now, you would find out in the future."

Lu Changsheng was silent for a while.

Then he couldn't help but continue asking, "Giant Axe Immortal, do you know what exactly those Upper Immortals of the Heavenly Realm have come to the Boundary Sea for?"

"They seem to be searching for something. I, Brother Lu, even suspect it should be related to the Ancient Times, but I know nothing of the specifics..."

This was also Lu Changsheng's greatest doubt at present.

If he didn't know the purpose of the Upper Immortals of the Heavenly Realm,

then even if he wanted to resist, he wouldn't know how to resist.

"As for what exactly those Upper Immortals of the Heavenly Realm are searching for, this old man is not clear either."

"But I do know one thing—they should be searching for a very ancient Ancient Immortal."

"It seems an Ancient Immortal fell in our Boundary Sea. That Ancient Immortal even left behind something extremely important."

"Perhaps it's an Ancient Immortal inheritance, perhaps an Ancient Immortal treasure. In any case, those Upper Immortals of the Heavenly Realm seem to value what that Ancient Immortal left behind extremely highly."

"Back in the Ancient Times, so many immortals came to the Boundary Sea also for that Ancient Immortal. But later a great war broke out; even the Heaven‑ascending Road was blasted apart, and a supreme mighty one completely severed the Heaven‑ascending Road."

"In the end, the Boundary Sea and the Heavenly Realm completely lost contact, and many Immortal Realm powerhouses of the Ancient Times perished one after another in the Five Declines of Heaven and Man."

"Only now has some mighty one in the Heavenly Realm re‑opened the Heaven‑ascending Road. So, our current era is the same as the Ancient Times—there will be innumerable Immortal Realm powerhouses vying over what the Ancient Immortal left behind."

"The Boundary Sea will become a battlefield, and the countless living beings of our Boundary Sea won't even have the qualifications to intervene..."

The Giant Axe Immortal seemed somewhat melancholy.

Indeed, no matter what, the Boundary Sea was the Giant Axe Immortal's homeland.

His homeland was to be turned into a battlefield, and yet he could do nothing.

Even if he chose to oppose the Upper Immortals of the Heavenly Realm and fight them in a great war.

And the result?

A crushing defeat.

He himself had almost died.

In the face of the great tide of events, even the Giant Axe Immortal had no solution.

For a time, the atmosphere within the Cave Mansion grew somewhat heavy.

After a long while, it was Lu Changsheng who broke the heavy silence, slowly speaking: "So, the Boundary Sea has in fact become untenable? Whether for our own safety or to achieve true Immortal Realm, we must enter the Heavenly Realm?"

The Giant Axe Immortal nodded. "Yes, we must enter the Heavenly Realm. Otherwise, why would this old man risk a battle with an immortal? Was it not all for the sake of using the Heaven‑ascending Road to ascend to the Heavenly Realm?"

"It's just a pity that the Heaven‑ascending Road is currently occupied by the Upper Immortals of the Heavenly Realm. If this old man rashly shows himself, I fear I won't even be able to protect my own life..."

Now the Giant Axe Immortal could only smile bitterly.

A堂堂 Immortal Realm powerhouse.

In theory, he should have been able to use the gateway of the Heaven‑ascending Road to ascend into the Heavenly Realm.

But now that the Heaven‑ascending Road was controlled by the Upper Immortals of the Heavenly Realm, the Giant Axe Immortal had absolutely no way of ascending into the Heavenly Realm.

"Wait."

"Giant Axe Immortal, since those Upper Immortals of the Heavenly Realm are here to search for the inheritance or treasure left behind by the Ancient Immortal, if we don't compete for the Ancient Immortal's things and only wish to enter the Heavenly Realm, why would those Upper Immortals bother to stop us?"

Lu Changsheng asked again.

The Giant Axe Immortal gave Lu Changsheng a meaningful look and slowly said, "A herd of elephants enters an ant nest. The elephants want to search for a treasure, but the ground is crawling with ants. What should they do?"

"By coincidence, there are a few ants that are much larger in size. Do you think the elephants will question the ordinary ants, or those larger ants?"

"And no matter how big an ant is, how does it compare to an elephant?"

"The elephants don't care in the slightest; they can casually trample the ants to death..."

This was an "allegory."

But Lu Changsheng understood.

The allegory was even very simple and easy to grasp.

Even Breaking Illusion Ancestor understood it.

The living beings of the Boundary Sea were the ants.

The Upper Immortals of the Heavenly Realm were the herd of elephants.

The Strongest Ancestor Realm experts of the Boundary Sea, proud of themselves, stood at the peak of the Boundary Sea and looked down upon all beings.

But in reality?

In the eyes of the Upper Immortals of the Heavenly Realm, the Strongest Ancestor Realm was merely a slightly larger ant.

If they wanted to search for the Ancient Immortal, who else could they question but the Strongest Ancestor Realm?

As for the Giant Axe Immortal, who had achieved Immortal Realm within the Boundary Sea, he was of even greater importance.

It only made it more likely for the Upper Immortals of the Heavenly Realm to assume that the Giant Axe Immortal had obtained the Ancient Immortal's inheritance.

In that case, they would stop at nothing to hunt him down.

As for whether it was a misunderstanding?

Those Upper Immortals of the Heavenly Realm couldn't care less.

Would a herd of elephants care about a misunderstanding with an ant?

"Giant Axe Immortal, what do you plan to do?"

Lu Changsheng asked.

"Lie low."

"Given the current situation, all we can do is lie low."

"However, there's no need to be overly pessimistic. Those Upper Immortals of the Heavenly Realm are not a monolith; they come from many factions, all contesting against one another."

"Once enough time has passed, those Upper Immortals will start fighting among themselves, just like in the Ancient Times."

"When the situation becomes chaotic, that may be when we get our chance."

"At that time, there may be hope of entering the Heaven‑ascending Road and thus ascending to the Heavenly Realm."

"However, you two won't do. A Strongest Ancestor Realm cannot withstand the pressure of the passage between the two realms; you can only withstand it after breaking through to the Immortal Realm. Even if you don't forge an Immortal Body, as long as you step into the Immortal Realm, you can withstand the pressure of the passage."

The Giant Axe Immortal gave Lu Changsheng a deep look.

The reason he had said so much was actually very simple.

With the Giant Axe Immortal's discerning eye, he could naturally see that Lu Changsheng's potential was limitless.

The Giant Axe Immortal had roamed the Boundary Sea for many years.

Lu Changsheng was the only Ancestor Realm cultivator he felt had a real chance of breaking through to become an Immortal Realm powerhouse.

Moreover, whether on the Immortal Body path or in terms of his physical body, Lu Changsheng had a chance.

"Lu Changsheng, in truth, you should feel fortunate to have been born in this era."

"For most Ancestor Realms, this era may be extremely tragic. But for you, it's different."

"With so many Upper Immortals of the Heavenly Realm descending, whether it's your Physical Immortal Path or your Immortal Body, only in this era do they have hope of reaching complete pinnacle."

"Once your Physical Immortal Path or Immortal Body reaches the pinnacle and you thus achieve Immortal Realm, your future will be far brighter than that of an old man like me who cultivates the Loose Immortal path..."

The Giant Axe Immortal said with a smile.

He himself walked the Loose Immortal path and naturally knew its advantages and drawbacks.

No matter what, the other three immortal paths were the ones with boundless potential.

The Loose Immortal path had become mainstream only within the Boundary Sea.

But once you truly reached the Heavenly Realm, the Loose Immortal path would be reduced to a mere foil.

Yet he had no way to change that anymore, whereas Lu Changsheng still had infinite hope.