Chapter 881
The Supreme Immortal Venerable Starts as a Miner
"Come on, do we have to treat you?"
The short man looked at Chen Jie with hostility, clearly knowing that if Chen Jie uttered a single word of protest, the other party would definitely attack.
Chen Jie wasn't stupid. He smiled broadly but secretly calculated in his heart that he was currently seriously injured and needed to recuperate slowly to recover his strength. He would use the "Four Seasons Celestial Phenomenon Technique" to repair his meridians, which would probably take half a month. After that, he would be able to recover his strength and enter the fifth stage of the Fusion God Realm.
Of course, this world does not have the power of the rules of the minor world, so my strength can only reach the fifth level of the Fusion God, which is the fifth level of the Spirit Gathering Realm.
These three individuals should all be around the first or second level of the Spirit Gathering stage. It shouldn't be difficult for them to recover their strength and escape from them, or at least not by any means necessary.
However, if I were to take action now, I would certainly be at a disadvantage and might even suffer some hardship. It would be better to go with them and see what happens, and perhaps extract some useful information from them.
Chen Jie thought for a moment, then said respectfully, "Let's go, let's go now, how dare we trouble the three immortals to do anything."
The short cultivator laughed upon hearing this, "Not bad, not bad, you know what's good for you. Last time I met a fool who insisted on claiming to be some kind of terrestrial immortal, he was so arrogant. I beat him up and he quieted down."
"Hey kid, you look pretty sturdy. You're not some kind of immortal being, are you?"
Upon hearing this, Chen Jie smiled ingratiatingly and said, "In front of the immortal, how could I be qualified to call myself an immortal?"
"So sensible, so sensible."
The short cultivator said, "You're smart enough. Here's a piece of advice: get rid of those pampered habits you had in the lower realms. This is the Tianyuan Continent, not your Lesser Thousand Worlds."
"Yes Yes."
Chen Jie obediently agreed. When you're under someone's roof, you have to bow your head. He hadn't figured out the world yet, so bowing your head wasn't shameful.
Just then, the senior brother in the lead threw out his flying sword and then stepped onto it.
"You'll be in charge of training this newcomer."
The senior brother said something and then flew away with the gray-robed cultivator. At this moment, the short cultivator looked at Chen Jie and said, "Come with me."
As he spoke, he picked up Chen Jiefeng and lifted him up. These lowly people who flew up from the mortal realm were not worthy of stepping on his flying sword.
Chen Jie wasn't annoyed by being lifted up, and took the opportunity to try and get information out of the dwarf.
"Immortal Master, there is something I do not understand. May I ask you a few questions?"
Chen Jie asked.
The short cultivator glanced at Chen Jie and thought to himself that this kid was quite sensible, addressing him as "Immortal Master" repeatedly, which sounded pleasant, unlike those people from the lower realms who couldn't recognize the situation and needed a slap in the face to understand what was going on. They had no sense of the situation and spoke rudely.
"What's the matter?"
Chen Jie quickly replied, "Why can't I use the same methods I used in the lower realm?"
"You mean the so-called power of rules among the terrestrial deities in the lower realms, right?"
"Exactly."
"That's because the rules of the lower world are different from those of the Tianyuan Continent."
Chen Jie nodded upon hearing this. Just as he had imagined, the laws of the Lesser Thousand Worlds were different from those of the Greater Thousand Worlds. The laws of the Lesser Thousand Worlds could not be used in the Greater Thousand Worlds. Therefore, the terrestrial immortals of the Lesser Thousand Worlds were directly reduced to their original forms, namely the fifth level of the Melting God Realm, which was equivalent to the fifth level of the Spiritual Condensation Realm in this world.
Those who are used to fighting using the power of the rules of the minor world may have forgotten the martial arts they learned before, or are no longer proficient in using them. So even if they have the cultivation level of the fifth level of the Spirit Gathering Realm, it is understandable that they cannot defeat these cultivators who have been using the spiritual energy of the major world for a long time.
Thinking about it, Chen Jie recalled that the short man had said they had captured two people from the lower realm who had ascended to immortality yesterday. If they weren't Zhang Sanfeng and the others who ascended with him, then where did these two people come from, and how did they ascend?
It seems that the Tianyuan Continent really is as Xu Yuandao said, connected to many minor worlds.
Thinking that Chen Jie was trying to get more information out of the dwarf, he asked, "By the way, Immortal Master, you just said that you captured two people who had ascended to immortality yesterday. Could you tell me their names?"
The short cultivator glanced at Chen Jie and said, "Still not giving up? I've already told you, the Tianyuan Continent is vast. If you're scattered by the Ascension Vortex, it'll be hard to reunite. So don't think of them as your old friends."
Chen Jie: "If they are not old acquaintances, where did these two come from?"
The short cultivator said, "The Lesser Thousand Worlds are not just for you, so naturally there are more than just one ascension channel for you. Therefore, ascendants can come from all realms. What's so surprising about that?"
"What"
Chen Jie pretended to be very shocked. The short cultivator was quite satisfied with Chen Jie's reaction. He liked to see people from the lower realms acting like they had never seen the world.
So, in a rather pretentious manner, he said, "One flower, one world; one leaf, one Bodhi."
"A flower is a world, a leaf is a Bodhi tree," Chen Jie murmured this Zen-like saying. Then, Chen Jie began to pretend to be a country bumpkin who had never seen the world.
He immediately put on a show of acting, falling into deep thought and muttering: "So there isn't just one world. In Buddhist terms, it's the difference between the great chiliocosm and the small chiliocosm. One great chiliocosm may contain thousands upon thousands of small chiliocosms."
The dwarf's smile deepened as he looked at Chen Jie, thinking, "What a country bumpkin who's never seen the world."
The more the dwarf looked down on him, the more humble Chen Jie pretended to be. After all, he was in an unfamiliar environment and seriously injured. He wanted others to look down on him, so he tried his best to do so. However, once he recovered his strength and could even use the power of the Lesser Thousand Worlds, that would be the legendary time for him to give up!
Thinking this, Chen Jie became even more respectful and began to flatter the short cultivator. To his surprise, the short cultivator found his words quite pleasing.
The fact that the short cultivator kept calling him "Immortal Master" satisfied his vanity.
So he started chatting with Chen Jie, and with Chen Jie trying to get information out of him, Chen Jie finally learned a small part of the world.
This place is Qingmu Valley, a small sect within the territory of the Tang Dynasty in the Eastern Continent of Tianyuan. This valley is famous for its alchemy, and its master is a cultivator in the Yanfa Realm, who is quite prestigious in this area.
When Chen Jie heard about the realm of "Yanfa", he knew that this should not be the twelve Dao Sects that Xu Yuandao mentioned - those twelve sects with experts in the "Zuowang" realm.
It should be known that the cultivation realms in the Tianyuan Continent are divided into nine levels from low to high, with nine levels in each level: Qi Induction Realm, Spirit Gathering Realm, True Essence Condensation Realm, Profound Insight Realm, Law Evolution Realm, Creation Realm, Forgetfulness Realm, Calamity Annihilation Realm, and Return to Origin Realm! The master of this Green Wood Valley is a Law Evolution Realm expert, which, in Xu Yuandao's words, is a third-rate sect.
Xu Yuandao had explained to Chen that the strength of a sect was mainly determined by its top combat power.
A first-rate sect must have a sect leader who is at the Forgetfulness Realm, and many elders at the Creation Realm under their command, and even a Supreme Elder at the Tribulation Annihilation Realm.
For a second-rate sect, the sect leader must be at the Creation Realm, and there must be many elders at the Evolution Realm under their command.
In third-rate sects, the sect leader must be at the Transformation Realm, and the elders are only at the Profound Realm.
Therefore, after this conversation, Chen Jie determined that Qingmu Valley should be a third-rate sect.
Small sects are actually not bad; at least they're safe and secluded.
Chen Jie thought about getting information out of the dwarf again. His understanding of the Tianyuan Continent all came from Xu Yuandao. If Xu Yuandao wanted to harm him and gave him some incorrect information, he would be in big trouble. Therefore, he had to try his best to get information out of the dwarf, even if it was information he already knew, he had to ask again to reinforce it. Only in this way could he make Xu Yuandao verify the information and accurately obtain information about this world.
So, under Chen Jie's feigned humility in seeking knowledge, the short cultivator also wanted to satisfy his desire to express himself, and spoke about the cultivation principles of this world.
It turns out that the cultivators in this world cultivate true qi, and are also known as cultivators of truth or immortals.
The most basic method of cultivation for immortal cultivators is Qi cultivation, which is to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. This does not exist in the lower realm. In the minor world where Chen Jie is located, there is only Gang Qi, and martial artists cultivate Gang Qi.
However, physical strength is completely inadequate in the face of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.
The natives of Tianyuan Continent are born with the ability to sense Qi, equivalent to a Transformation Realm expert in a Lesser Thousand World. They must then go through the nine levels of the Qi Induction Realm before they can enter the Spirit Gathering Realm.
Once you reach the Spirit Gathering Realm, you will be able to control the power of heaven and earth. The Spirit Gathering Realm also has nine levels.
After comparing them, Chen Jie discovered that this Spirit Gathering Realm was equivalent to the Melting God Realm in the lower realm, and each level was similar to several transformations of the Melting God Realm, which coincided with his initial conjecture.
The two realms can be easily transformed. Thinking of this, Chen Jie couldn't help but admire Zhang Sanfeng. This Zhang Zhenren was truly a god. He actually broke through the Spirit Gathering Realm and entered the True Condensation Realm in the lower world. This was simply impossible for other cultivators. Only a chosen one like Zhang Sanfeng could do it. It was simply terrifying.
Looking at Phagpa and himself, they seemed rather mediocre. However, he should be stronger than Phagpa and was about to reach the threshold of the Condensation Realm. His cultivation level should be more than the fifth level of the Fusion God Realm. However, because he had not fully recovered, Chen Jie was not sure.
However, no matter what, the people of this world are still too powerful. They are born with the power of transformation. That's why it's said that even the dogs in the Great Thousand Worlds are more powerful than the people in the lower realms!
Thinking this, Chen Jie changed the subject and asked the dwarf how big this world really was!
The short cultivator thought for a moment and said, "This world is very large, divided into four major continents: East Sheng Shen Continent, West Niu He Continent, South Zhan Continent, and North Ju Lu Continent. Each continent is further divided into three parts, and each part is led by a super sect. At the same time, this sect will also establish a country to rule over ordinary people."
"For example, the place they are in is the Tang Dynasty in the Eastern Continent of Divine Prosperity. The Eastern Continent of Divine Prosperity is divided into three kingdoms: the Great Qin, which occupies the northwest; the Great Han, which occupies the east; and the Great Tang, which occupies the center. The three kingdoms stand in a tripartite balance."
Chen Jie was taken aback when he heard these names, after all, Qin, Han, and Tang all sounded like countries from the lower realm.
The short man's answer was the same: the rulers of these countries were actually ascended from the lower realm. After ascending, they joined various sects and eventually established their own countries with the support of these sects. However, the rulers of these countries were all disciples of those major sects.
For example, the major sect behind the Tang Dynasty is Youyue Valley, and the current Tang Dynasty ruler, Her Majesty the Empress, is a disciple of the Valley Master of Youyue Valley and also serves as an elder in Youyue Valley.
Their Green Wood Valley is considered an outer sect of the Dark Moon Valley. Their Green Wood Valley Master was once a protector of the Dark Moon Valley before establishing his own Green Wood Valley.
After hearing these things, Chen Jie gained a new understanding of the Tianyuan Continent and also learned where he was now.
This place is the back mountain of Qingmu Valley, the source of Qingmu Valley's medicinal herbs and spirit stones. According to Qingmu Valley's requirements, after these ascendants are found, they must first be thrown into Qingmu Valley's spirit mine to become miners. Only if they perform well will Qingmu Valley consider accepting them as disciples.
Moreover, this is considered relatively benevolent by Qingmu Valley, or rather, it is because the Great Tang Kingdom is a country established by ascendants that it treats ascendants well. Otherwise, in a country like the Blood Demon Kingdom, which was established by local forces, ascendants would likely be directly refined into pills if they landed there.
Upon hearing this, Chen Jie suddenly thought of a saying from the lower realm: those who ascend from the lower realm are merely food for those from the upper realm.
However, the value of ascension is still increasing. However, Chen Jie is not a compassionate person. He was able to rise from a fisherman to become the founding emperor of the Great Han Empire. He was able to rise from a miner captured from Qingmu Valley to become the supreme ruler of the entire Tianyuan Continent!
As Chen Jie pondered, his flying sword had already passed over numerous mountains and landed on a desolate mining site.
The short cultivator said to Chen Jie, "We've arrived! We've hit it off, so let me give you a piece of advice: don't be arrogant, keep a low profile, the people here won't tolerate you!"
Chen Jie immediately replied, "Thank you for the reminder, Immortal Master."
As the short cultivator spoke, he led Chen Jie down, and immediately someone came to greet them.
The short monk looked at them and said, "The man is yours to handle!"
Chen Jie then looked at the short cultivator and said, "Immortal, you have helped me so much, and I have not yet thanked you. May I ask your honorable name so that I may repay you in the future!"
The short cultivator smiled and said, "You're quite grateful. My name is Zhou Tong. I have some connection with the warden here. Don't worry, I won't make things difficult for you. Just do your job well."
After finishing his sentence, Zhou Tong said to the mine management personnel who came to greet him, "This person is destined to be with me. You can take care of him."
The camp manager said, "Don't worry, the people Brother Zhou brought will be well taken care of."
After saying that, Zhou Tong made a sword incantation with his hands, and the next moment his flying sword soared into the sky, and he disappeared from the spot without a trace!
Chen Jie was thrown to the ground. He turned around and saw several guards in the camp. There were four or five people surrounding him. The leader was a small leader who wore a red belt with a long whip with a python pattern attached to it.
The leader's face was full of menacing intent, and he looked like someone you wouldn't want to mess with.
Chen Jie looked over and saw several managers surround him. The one in the lead, who had a long whip with a python pattern attached to it, looked him up and down.
"Is it related to Senior Brother Zhou Tong?"
Chen Jie was startled. This was a difficult question to answer. If he were to use someone else's name and be exposed later, it would be a disaster.
However, since the other party had asked this question, it would be a waste not to take advantage of Zhou Tong's connection. Thinking of this, Chen Jie pondered for a moment and then said, "Immortal Zhou appreciates me quite a bit. We've only just met."
Upon hearing this, the head steward said without further ado, "Hmm, very good, you are honest. Come with me, do whatever I tell you to do, don't resist, or you'll suffer the consequences."
Chen Jie immediately agreed and followed the man. (End of Chapter)