I am just a mortal, why do you all worship me as a saint?

Since he got to the top, Gu Heng has completely cleared all those trivial and petty things from his mind and no longer has time to remember them.

In the end, it was the little girl who cleaned it up for him, leaving no future problems.

But in the final analysis.

Those guys won't cause any trouble in the long run.

"After more than two years of ascension, I displayed my natural talent and was able to enter the Jade Emperor Palace to cultivate. At the same time, I put forward a condition: that Origin Realm would be designated as my exclusive fiefdom."

"Did the Jade Emperor Palace agree to your conditions?"

Gu Heng knew that the Immortal Dao civilization had a vast territory. The ownership of a lower-level source world might be insignificant to the entire civilization, but it might not be simple for a "newcomer" from below.

People with little influence have little say, unless the little girl is truly that outstanding, so that others are willing to make concessions for her.

He hopes so.

"Although I don't particularly like the Jade Emperor Palace, they are indeed generous."

Qin Yiyao smiled faintly, "The Jade Emperor Palace thinks it's a very worthwhile deal to exchange a remote and barren Origin Realm for a promising prodigy."

She did not mention Lingxuzi's name.

Now, even she herself is unsure whether she truly possesses the potential and talent to claim a unique position within the Jade Emperor Palace. She even rejected the offer from the Jade Emperor Palace Master, a supreme expert, which is hardly a good decision.

Refusing important people usually brings few benefits, only regrets and disadvantages.

But Qin Yiyao still refused without hesitation.

It's hard to imagine how much pressure that palm-wielding man shielded her from.

Qin Yiyao's choice was also quite unreasonable. After leaving Qing Yixuan's team, she did not return to the Immortal Dao Civilization. Instead, she only told him about Yue Ru's recent situation and stayed in the Wanchao Civilization.

It's uncertain when she'll move again, so we can tentatively consider this a separation between her and the Immortal Dao Civilization.

Lingxuzi was not surprised by her departure at all.

Qin Yiyao always heard Ling Xuzi talk about how special she was, how a small temple couldn't accommodate a great Buddha, and how even the Jade Emperor Palace had become a small temple.

But the departure of one prodigy is of no importance to the Jade Emperor Palace.

The Immortal Dao civilization is vast and powerful. Not counting the lower realms, there are hundreds of millions of cultivators within its territory, and countless geniuses. Whether there is one more promising talent or one less top genius, it makes no difference to them.

"After you left, who among you ascended to heaven?"

Gu Heng was more concerned about this.

"Um……"

Qin Yiyao recalled, "It seems like ten years ago, the first person to come up was that old guy who had carved a plaque for Master's medical clinic before."

Gu Heng was stunned for a moment.

"Are you talking about Old Man Gu?"

“It is him.” Qin Yiyao nodded.

He scratched his head.

Even from his own perspective, it was a long time ago that he opened a clinic. Old Gu was indeed one of the first people he met when he first arrived in Yunling City, but after he settled in the desolate city, he only had a few contacts with that old guy.

From Gu Heng's own perspective, the relationship had indeed faded, but it hadn't completely disappeared.

He never imagined he would hear that name again.

But is that old guy really that capable?

Ascending to the upper realm is definitely not easy, but I didn't expect this old guy to be able to keep up and not be completely left behind.

"Who else?"

"They are all people Master knows."

Qin Yiyao rattled off a string of names: Meng Yirou, Mu Qingyu, Liu Yu, Yin Xueling, Qin Fen, Yin Rufeng, Jin Qian... a dozen or so people in total.

Gu Heng found the name unfamiliar at first, but quickly remembered it.

They were all acquaintances with whom he had a similar relationship.

Even Zhuge Qian, whom he knew from his time in Qingmu City, is now completely different from before, having transcended and ascended to immortality.

But this number is really not that many. As far as he knows, there are more than a million cultivators ascending from the lower-level Origin Realm every day in each civilization. If you divide that among each Origin Realm, there are more than a hundred people.

As the saying goes, the finish line is still a long way off.

Gu Heng listened to these familiar or vaguely recognizable names and felt a surge of emotion.

"Hey, Sect Master Jiang Lingyun and Brother Jian Xuan haven't come up yet?"

Gu Heng suddenly asked.

If you ask who left the deepest impression on him, it would have to be this two people who make his stomach hurt.

The feelings had been suppressed for over two thousand years, but thankfully they finally came to fruition and had a happy ending. Otherwise, the tragic love story would have made him sick of it.

"That sect leader is waiting for Elder Jianxuan to ascend together."

Qin Yiyao sighed: "But it won't take long, she can wait."

She knew that Jian Xuan had always been living in a lamp in his master's possession, but he didn't ask for much. Being able to reshape his physical body and spend time with that Sect Master Jiang was already a good thing that he never dared to dream of.

Therefore, the path to ascension slowed down.

If a person has no desire to climb the social ladder, there's not much point in pushing them up.

Even though Jiang Lingyun cared about this a lot, she always preferred to accommodate her Daoist partner.

"Is that so?"

After a while, Gu Heng burst out laughing.

They really were a pair of star-crossed lovers.

"Are they... adapting well?"

"It was naturally difficult at first."

Qin Yiyao frankly stated, "The laws of heaven and earth, the concentration of spiritual energy, the understanding of cultivation systems in the myriad worlds... almost everything is vastly different from the lower plane of the Origin Realm."

No matter how powerful one is in the lower realms, upon arrival, one is merely equivalent to a low-level cultivator here.

The biggest hurdle is the drop in morale.

If you think things through, they're not really big problems.