Chapter 727: Chapter 726: The Layout of Nine Heavy Heavens, Little World

Having obtained the Karma Secret Method as he wished, Li Jing did not make things difficult for Prajna, but took Ye Piaoran and left directly.

Given his current strength vis-a-vis the Heaven Dragon Temple, he was perhaps bullying them a bit.

However, it was just to make his point—nothing more.

Besides, had he not harvested a great deal this time?

After departing from the Heaven Dragon Temple, Li Jing glanced at Ye Piaoran.

"If the information I read in the ancient books of the Immortal Realm is correct, Yaochi should be located at the border between the First Heaven and the Second Heaven?"

"That’s correct."

Ye Piaoran responded.

"The First Heaven is the realm of the Divinity Taoist, and the Second Heaven is the realm of the Taoists. Yaochi follows the path of the Divinity Taoists in its entirety, but at the same time, it has profound roots in Taoism. Therefore, the headquarters and the Holy Land are located on the Kunlun God Mountain at the boundary of the First and Second Heavens—a bridge to some extent between the two major sects."

"Hmm."

Li Jing nodded, saying.

"Let’s put aside the matter of going to Yaochi for now. Let’s head to the Eight Layers of Earth Realm first to see if we can find any trace of the Candle Dragon."

Regarding the overall layout of the Upper Three Realms, Li Jing had conducted some research during his previous hundred years of studying to awaken the Human Saint.

If his understanding about Yaochi’s location was indeed accurate, the ancient books on the Upper Three Realms circulating in the Immortal Realm might carry some reference value.

The Upper Three Realms are divided into Nine Heavy Heavens, which are split into three sections: Heaven, Earth, and Humans.

Divinity Taoist, First Heaven.

Taoism, Second Heaven.

The Immortal Path, Third Heaven.

Unspecialised, Fourth Heaven of Human Realm.

Buddhism, Fifth Heaven of Human Realm.

Confucianism, Sixth Heaven of Human Realm.

Demon Taoist, Seven Heavy Sky of Earth Realm.

The Monster Path, Eight Layers of Earth Realm.

The Way of the Ghosts from the Netherworld, Ninth Heaven of the Earth Realm.

Excluding the Fourth Heaven in the Human Realm, the other eight heavens each have their own affiliations.

The division of the Nine Heavy Heavens is not primarily based on power.

However, according to ancient records, the factions of the Divinity Taoist and Taoism are undoubtedly the top streams in the Upper Three Realms, rather than the mainstream Cultivation System of the Immortal Path in the present Immortal Realm.

There is, in fact, not much to say about this.

The Immortal Path is a cultivation system evolved in later generations with the primary aim of seeking longevity, in contrast to the Divinity Taoist and Taoist sects, which have been known since ancient times for their ability to move mountains and fill seas and have existed since antiquity.

Despite the weakness of the Divinity Taoist and Taoist sects in the Immortal Realm, with only a few disciples seen sporadically.

In the Upper Three Realms, however, one can only guess how many ancient beings lurk. While their numbers are far from those of the Immortal Path and other mainstream sects, their long history has guaranteed that their sects harbour many beings beyond the imagination of ordinary people.

Cultivators do not possess the race talent of the God Clan where the longer they live, the stronger they get.

But being alive.

Means they have more time to cultivate.

Just imagine.

What level would a Divinity Taoist who has lived from the pre-historical era to the present day reach in his cultivation?

Even if they are poorly endowed.

By merely surviving until today, they would have at least broken through the normative realms.

As for the top visible powerhouses of the Upper Three Realms—the Three God Emperors and the Five Sacred Emperors.

The top three God Emperors belong to the Divinity Taoist, Taoist Sect, and the Monster Path Sect, which has been in existence since prehistoric times.

The remaining Five Sacred Emperors, on the other hand, belong to the Immortal Path, Buddhism, Confucianism, Demon Taoist, and Ghost Path.

The strength of a God Emperor far surpasses that of a Sacred Emperor.

But this does not mean that a God Emperor must have lived longer than a Sacred Emperor...

As a matter of fact.

According to ancient records.

All Eight Powers of the Nine Heavens have the habit of elevating the most outstanding individuals of their younger generation to the status of God Emperor or Sacred Emperor, as a display of their profound strength.

For the sake of upstaging their peers.

Therefore, the Three God Emperors and the Five Sacred Emperors are usually contemporaries, and their ages do not differ by more than a hundred thousand years.

Some may argue that a hundred thousand years is indeed worth glorifying.

However, at their level, a hundred thousand years may not necessarily result in an advancement of even a minor realm.

Li Jing’s swagger is an exceptional case.

Reference can be made to Liu Sisi and others.

Which of them is not of exceptionally gifted talent?

Although Li Jing has been absent for the past hundred years, the Zhenyuan Tower has always been at Chen Tang City.

One day in Zhenyuan Tower equals to three months outside, so the span of more than a hundred years is equivalent to Liu Sisi and the others spending nearly ten thousand years.

Indeed.

They may not have been cultivating day and night over these hundred-plus years.

But you need to know.

When Li Jing left, they were already in the late stage of the Thirteenth Realm.

Essentially, stepping into the Fourteenth Realm is just breaking through a minor realm...

Timeless in cultivation.

This is not just a saying.

Likewise for Little Fire Phoenix, because of the past life’s cultivation level lying dormant within, it can cultivate so rapidly, otherwise, how could it be so easy?

Let’s put these aside.

Li Jing estimated that the Candle Dragon, who was forcibly sent to the Upper Three Realms by the Ancestral Dragon in the past, should be in the Eight Layers of the Earth Realm, a territory belonging to the Monster Path, without mistake.

It is unquestionable that the Candle Dragon is essentially a monster.

The principle by which the Ancestral Dragon forcibly sent him away in the past was, what comes from there, returns there.

Whether the Candle Dragon is in the Eight Heavens of the Earth Realm now or not, he was certainly in the Eight Heavens when he was sent back, I will take a look there first.

This is Li Jing’s second time coming to the Upper Three Realms.

The first time, he just "clocked in" at the Heaven Dragon Temple, there were no usable spatial coordinates to tear through the channel, he could only travel by Sky Control methodically.

Compared to running to the intersection of One or Two Heavens, it is closer from Five Heavens to Eight Heavens.

Ye Piaoran knows that Li Jing came here mainly to find the Candle Dragon that he had "lost", naturally, she wouldn’t have any objections to going to Eight Heavens first.

Then she took the initiative, leading Li Jing towards the border of Five Heavens and Six Heavens.

On the way, Ye Piaoran considerately explained to Li Jing the overall layout of the Nine Heavens.

What one learns from the ancient books of the Immortal Realm about the Nine Heavens is, after all, only part of the information that has fallen to the Lower Realm, and there is no way to delve deeper into it.

Through Ye Piaoran, Li Jing found out.

The overall framework of the Nine Heavens in the Upper Three Realms is even more wonderful than imagined.

The Nine Heavens, nine areas, do exist in the same space level, but they are not on the same plane, but exist stacked on top of each other like building blocks.

Not only that.

Between the Nine Heavens, there is a spatial barrier that needs to be crossed to reach the next Heaven.

Within the barrier, there is a small world with all kinds of peculiar environments, which are important production grounds for many unique products of the Nine Heavens.

Therefore, the small world is usually half-divided by the dominant power of the two heavens above and below, ensuring their own regional routes while ensuring that there is a share of special products for themselves.

Yaochi, where Kunlun God Mountain is located, is a small world that exists within the space barrier. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

Unlike the typical small-world situation where territory is split in half, the small world where Yaochi is located is wholly owned by one family, and one of its specialties is the Peach of Immortality, famous in many myths and legends.

The Peach of Immortality is essentially a Divine Object.

The great amount of lifespan it provides in worldly mythology is just one of its many functions, and the least worth mentioning.

The existence of the Peach of Immortality is more due to its role as a crucial main ingredient in many top divine elixirs. The Divinity Taoist and Taoist sects have traditionally had a strong dependence on it, and only those who possess the peaches have the elixir formula related to the Peach of Immortality.

Aside from the Peach of Immortality.

The special productions in each small world between the two realms are unique and exclusive Divine Objects.

These Divine Objects are often very important to the powers of the two heavens above and below, and also have a very high strategic value.

Unless there is no other choice, they won’t trade these Divine Objects with others.

Among the thousands of Divine Objects that Li Jing had previously extorted from Prajna, there were neither the Zen Heart Bamboo, the special product from the small world between the Fourth and Fifth Heavens, nor the Stone of All Forms Fearless, the product from the small world between the Fifth and Sixth Heavens. The Heaven Dragon Temple had firmly held its last line.

After learning about this from Ye Piaoran, Li Jing did not have much interest in the eight kinds of Divine Objects only produced in the barriers of the Nine Heavens.

These Divine Objects all require unique processing methods to achieve the best results.

The methods for dealing with the eight kinds of Divine Objects produced in the barriers of the Nine Heavens are firmly controlled by the various families and are kept secret, not passed on externally.

They wouldn’t even casually take out the items themselves, so how could they tell others about the processing methods?

Too troublesome.

Not worth the fuss.

As for the special Divine Object in the single barrier small world between the First and Ninth Heavens, which could be approached but wasn’t bothered with, Ye Piaoran also explained it to Li Jing.

The First and Ninth Heavens each occupy one end of the Upper Three Realms, the Gui Xu Abyss.

This Gui Xu Abyss is very different from the Gui Xu in the Immortal Realm.

The period is rich not only in resources, but also occasionally yields some extremely precious heavenly treasures, spiritual objects, and spiritual materials.

Under this structure.

It would be nice if the second to eighth heavens didn’t make a fuss. The first heaven and the ninth heaven are not foolish enough to give them an excuse to leap about.

Of course.

The Divinity Taoist Cultivation and Ghost Path Cultivation that govern the first and ninth heavens respectively are not easy targets.

We won’t discuss the Divinity Taoist Cultivation for now.

Although the Ghost Path Cultivation of the ninth heaven hasn’t taken the title of a God Emperor, the ninth heaven itself is a netherworld where living beings are suppressed.

Looking at the whole Upper Three Realms.

No one is able to take advantage of the Ghost Path Cultivation in the gloom of the ninth heaven...

...

The vast territory of each layer of the Ninth Heaven is several orders of magnitude larger than the entire Four Realm of Immortals combined, and the endless Endless Sea must be included to make a rough comparison.

Li Jing and Ye Piaoran travelled through the sky for half a month before they reached the junction of the fifth and sixth heavens.

There are naturally heavy guards at the junction of the two heavens.

There was no shortage of the crowd passing between the Five and Six Heavens.

Some of them were merchants doing trade, some were travelers, and the rest were there for cultivation.

The strict controlled passageway requires identity verification before one is allowed to pass.

Li Jing saw that the crowd was orderly in queue and noticed that they each presented a unique Jade Brand.

Just as he was about to ask, Ye Piaoran spoke out in time.

"It’s an Identity Medallion, every inhabitant of the Ninth Heaven has one to prove their affiliation, it works just like an ID card."

Continuing, she said.

"Brother Li, we don’t have such medallions, but we can register for two on the spot. The process would be complicated, and we would need to pay ten thousand Top grade Immortal Crystals."

Li Jing kept silent.

A complicated process and then pay ten thousand Top grade Immortal Crystals for nothing?

Initially, he wanted to follow the rules.

What rules to follow?

Even if he is not short of money, there is no reason for him to give away ten thousand Top grade Immortal Crystals, is there?

Not to mention, the ones guarding the fifth heaven side clearly belonged to the Heaven Dragon Temple.

Without much thought, Li Jing transformed back into the Fox Demon Empress.

Ye Piaoran was slightly taken aback at the sight.

Before she could react, a terrifyingly horrifying Demonic Qi rose up into the sky.

Apart from Ye Piaoran.

All the guards and people passing by were oppressed almost breathlessly by the Demonic Qi, their cultivation, starting from the Fourteenth Realm, nearly froze, unable to even twitch.

Such a sudden incident.

Everyone’s faces went pale.

This TM...

Where did this terrifying Great Demon come from?

Counting the people from the Heaven Dragon Temple, there were tens of thousands present at the scene.

Among them were not a few strong ones...

This monster actually suppressed everyone in the scene merely with Demonic Qi?

Perhaps not even the Three God Emperors or the Five Sacred Emperors could accomplish such a feat if they were present, could they?

No one noticed.

The monk from the Heaven Dragon Temple who was guarding the passageway, whose cultivation was on par with the Holy Emperor, turned green after one look at Li Jing.

After half a month.

The news of the destruction of the Heaven Dragon Temple had already spread throughout the entire Upper Three Realms, and after that mess more than two hundred years ago, Buddhism became the laughing stock of the other forces in the Ninth Heaven once again.

This time, apart from schadenfreude, every family was fully alert.

The name of the Fox Demon Jiuli.

Even if the Heaven Dragon Temple wanted to block it, it had spread throughout the Ninth Heaven more than two hundred years ago.

This time she appeared again.

And she appeared by wiping out the Heaven Dragon Temple with a wave of her hand, making all the strong ones from the Heaven Dragon Temple dare not show any resentment. No one would ignore this matter.

As for the power of Buddhism.

At very least, their capabilities meet the mid to upper echelon standards of the Nine Heavens of the Upper Three Realms.

Despite no one wanting to believe it, since they managed to humiliate Heaven Dragon Temple into silence, the strength displayed by Fox Demon Jiuli must undeniably surpass all expectations.

No one wants to meddle with such an ominous figure, let alone follow the aftermath of Heaven Dragon Temple and become the laughingstock of the entire Nine Heavens.

However, the only ones who truly recognize Fox Demon Jiuli are those from the Heaven Dragon Temple.

The Temple deeply values one individual in particular.

Certain signs indicate that Li Jing did not retreat in disgrace after stirring up trouble two hundred years ago, as he did before, but is still active within the Five Heavens’ range.

The Heaven Dragon Temple can’t afford to offend him again...

Otherwise, he might counterattack, or casually decide to visit the Heaven Dragon Temple on a whim. No one would be able to handle such a situation.

So, regarding information about Li Jing, regardless of where within the Five Heavens or Earth Realm they are, members of the Heaven Dragon Temple have received firsthand intelligence and severe warnings through in-house communication.

A monk from the Heaven Dragon Temple named Puchen, whose face turned green, recognized the man in front of him.

But recognition alone is useless!

He was paralyzed by Li Jing’s overwhelming Demonic Qi, not even getting the chance to raise his voice.

Experiencing the intense pressure of Li Jing’s Demonic Qi firsthand, he finally understood why the temple was willing to swallow its pride and attach great importance to him.

This...

Can’t even be described in words as an execution star!

How did he reach this level in just two hundred years?

It’s unreasonable! Even if he had been cultivating in the Upper Three Realms, he shouldn’t have progressed so quickly.

Could it be that the Will of Heaven has erred, taking drastic measures to nurture him to this point?

No one ever said that the Will of Heaven in the Lower World was shrouded in deep slumber...

Puchen was sweating profusely.

At this moment, Li Jing’s gaze landed on him.

Hopeless.

Among the people present, he had the highest cultivation level, and his slightly inferior aura could be easily detected by the keen senses of the man in front of him.

After noticing Puchen, Li Jing, using his Four-sided Step, approached him.

"Present? I need an identification card."

"..."

Puchen didn’t understand what Li Jing meant by ’an identification card’.

However, he had a rough idea that Li Jing needed a Jade Brand to prove his affiliation.

Unable to speak, Puchen could only use his eyes to signal and surrender to the man standing in front of him.

Noticing his distress, Li Jing realized he had applied too much pressure and specially lifted the suppression on Puchen.

No longer threatened by the Demonic Qi, Puchen took a deep breath and, without wasting a moment, took out two Jade Brands, preparing to engrave something.

Seeing this, Li Jing raised his hand.

"Wait."

Puchen looked confused.

"On my piece, write ’Chen Tang City Li Jing from the Immortal Realm’."

Li Jing spoke.

Standing behind him, Ye Piaoran was taken aback, and then he spoke.

"On my piece, write ’Chen Tang City Ye Piaoran from the Immortal Realm’."

As the two spoke, beads of sweat trickled down Puchen’s forehead.

Including the Immortal Realm on their identification Jade Brands was unheard of and broke the rules.

There’s no such thing as an Immortal Realm in the Upper Three Realms, right?

Moreover, the method of engraving the identification Jade Brands was extremely unique, backed by specific imprints of the Nine Heavens that couldn’t be faked.

Jade Brands obtained in the Five Heavens could only bear the imprint of the Five Heavens.

But what Li Jing said... was he in a position to object?

No.

Unable to voice his concerns, Puchen could only stiffen his resolve and use the Five Heavens’ special engraving method to make identification Brands for Li Jing and Ye Piaoran, handing them over without a word.