Fantasy: The Clan Chief Lies Down, His House Is Full of Emperors

The Celestial Realm, Qilan City.

Xu Hao has been cultivating in this city on and off for twenty years. He knows most things in the city and has quite a few acquaintances.

For example, there's Jin Tianlu who sets up a stall, and Manager Wang of Ruyilou, and so on.

That day, he came to Qilan City as usual, leisurely went to the restaurant in the city, and ordered a pot of wine and some dishes.

The cultivation civilization in the immortal realm is much older and more prosperous, which is reflected in all aspects.

Normally, if Xu Hao drinks too much of the aged wine from the Xu family's Drunken Immortal Pavilion, he will find it difficult to swallow most of the spirit wines.

But this is, after all, the celestial realm, and even the spirit wine in an ordinary tavern has a unique flavor.

Over the years, Xu Hao has also bought three wine recipes through various means and brought them back. Now, these three wines have become the signature products of Zuixianlou.

Many powerful figures from other continents even made a special trip to Cangzhou to buy spirit wine from Zuixianlou.

After Xu Hao's food and drinks arrived, he ate and drank while listening to the conversations of the customers around him.

Every time he comes to Qilan City, he stops by this restaurant for a while to learn about some unknown things in the Immortal Realm and gain some business inspiration.

"Hey, have you heard? Recently, a person in the capital has become incredibly famous. This person possesses an immortal body, and most importantly, she actually ascended from some lower realm!!"

"What? There are immortal bodies in the lower realms?"

"I've also heard that a prince of the Immortal Dynasty took a liking to her, but she refused."

"Huh? She actually rejected the prince of the Immortal Dynasty? I don't know whether to say she's too ambitious or just ignorant and fearless."

Xu Hao listened intently, his wine glass still raised, forgetting to drink.

He already knew about matters related to immortality, but he didn't know much about ascension.

Xu Hao knew that immortal bodies were indeed a legendary existence in the Tianyuan Realm, but there were still some in the Immortal Realm.

These people are all powerful figures who have made their names known throughout the immortal realm; they possess greater strength and higher potential.

Even Xu Hao, with his Ancient Sacred Body, would be slightly inferior in combat power compared to others at the same level.

Only Xu Ying and Xu Muge can rival them.

Xu Hao didn't want to know too much about immortal bodies at the moment; he was more interested in things related to ascension.

Just then, Jin Tianlu, a stall owner who was quite familiar with Xu Hao, also arrived at the restaurant with a smile.

Xu Hao called out to him, and the two went to a private room on the second floor together, where they ordered some more food and drinks.

Jin Tianlu said with a troubled expression, "Brother Xu, if you want me to treat you to drinks, we can do it downstairs. There's no need to come upstairs. Business has been slow lately, and my wallet is a bit tight."

Judging from his appearance, someone who didn't know him would really think he was poor. Xu Hao, who knew him well, understood that this guy was just pretending.

Although Jin Tianlu runs a stall, his income is not low at all. Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to rent a secluded courtyard with abundant spiritual energy, nor would he go to brothels to listen to music every now and then.

"This time it's on me," Xu Hao said generously.

Jin Tianlu's eyes lit up, and he quickly waved his hand and called out, "Waiter, please wait a moment and give us two more dishes."

Xu Hao didn't care about this. This guy had indeed helped him a lot, and besides, he really did need to talk to him about something this time.

After the food and drinks were served, they ate and chatted.

Xu Hao said, "Brother, as you know, I come from a small town, and there are many things I only have a superficial understanding of."

Jin Tianlu drank his wine and nodded.

Xu Hao continued, "I've always wanted to ask you about something, but I've been too shy to ask."

"Tell me what it is, brother, I'll tell you everything I know!" Jin Tianlu replied, patting his chest.

Xu Hao asked, "I'd like to know more about ascension."

Everyone in the Tianyuan Realm knows about ascension, but most people think it's just a rumor, since no one has ever seen or heard of any powerful cultivator reaching the pinnacle and ascending to immortality.

Currently, only Xu Hao and Xu Qingzhou in the entire Tianyuan Realm can confirm that there are indeed immortals who can ascend to heaven.

"I thought it was something else, but this is easy to explain."

Jin Tianlu said while eating voraciously.

"Simply put, there is only one Immortal Realm, but there are many Lower Realms. Only when cultivators in the Lower Realms reach the ultimate Heavenly Emperor Realm can they break through and ascend to the Immortal Realm."

"However, there are also differences between the lower realms. Some lower realms have imperfect laws of heaven and earth, or have never had immortal techniques, so no one has ever been able to cultivate to the extreme and ascend to the immortal realm."

"Just like that immortal body that has recently gained fame in the capital, before she ascended, no one in her world had ever ascended before, and she ascended because of her immortal body."

Xu Hao identified the key point and raised questions.

"The worlds you're talking about, either there are immortal bodies or immortal techniques being passed down, otherwise it would be very difficult for cultivators to cultivate and ascend normally."

Jin Tianlu affirmed, "Immortals use immortal power. When the immortal body is cultivated to its peak, the true essence will automatically transform into immortal power, which will be sensed by the immortal realm, thus achieving ascension."

“For a normal cultivator, once they reach the peak of the Heavenly Emperor Realm, they can switch to cultivating immortal techniques and completely transform the true essence in their body into immortal power, which will have the same effect.”

Xu Hao looked like he understood.

In this way, the Xu family could actually reach the Immortal Realm in two ways.

First, Xu Muge and Xu Ying, who possess immortal bodies, forcibly broke through their cultivation levels and ascended to immortality based on their own physique and talent.

Secondly, he could find a way to bring back the immortal techniques so that his clansmen could cultivate them, comprehend the mysteries of immortality, and, once they had accumulated enough, ascend to the immortal realm.

However, this second method is a bit difficult and requires a certain amount of luck.

After all, that's a celestial technique, the most precious and rarest in the celestial realm.

Xu Hao asked curiously, "Besides ascension, is there no other way to come to the Immortal Realm from the lower realm?"

"As far as I know, there isn't. It's also possible that our cultivation level is too low and our knowledge is insufficient," Jin Tianlu replied.

Xu Hao pressed further, "Can people from the Immortal Realm go to the lower realms?"

“Some powerful forces do have this method, but they have to pay a certain price, and also, immortals cannot descend to the mortal realm,” Jin Tianlu replied.

Once a cultivator's true essence is completely transformed into immortal power, the immortal realm will immediately sense it and he will ascend to the immortal realm.

If they were to forcibly stay or descend to the mortal realm by some means, it would have a tremendous impact on that world and the immortals there.

Seeing that the spirit wine was finished, Xu Hao asked the waiter to bring another pot. Jin Tianlu beamed and gave him a thumbs up, praising him repeatedly.

Xu Hao asked, "What's the difference between breaking through to immortality in the Immortal Realm and ascending to immortality from the lower realms?"

“There’s no difference in other aspects, but it’s relatively easier to break through to this realm in the Immortal Realm,” Jin Tianlu replied.

After pondering for a moment, Xu Hao asked one last question.

"When people from the lower realms ascend to immortality, do they appear randomly in the celestial realm, or in a fixed location?"

Although Xu Hao and the current Xu family are still some distance from considering this issue, it's good to learn about it in advance so that they can make some preparations later.

Slightly drunk, Jin Tianlu swayed his head and said, "All people from the lower realms who ascend to immortality will appear at the Ascension Platform, which is located in the center of the Immortal Realm."

Qilan City is a small border town of the Mingyue Immortal Dynasty, which is a top-tier power in the Qingyun Dao Domain.

The Azure Cloud Dao Domain is located in the eastern part of the three thousand Dao Domains of the Immortal Realm, and it is a very, very long distance from the center. Normal cultivators can only reach it through the teleportation arrays of top-tier forces.

Xu Hao had originally wanted to make some preparations in advance, but now it seems better to wait and see, since his cultivation level is too low.

"If some exceptionally talented cultivators ascend to the Immortal Realm, will they be taken away by some top-tier forces?" Xu Hao asked.

Jin Tianlu chuckled.

"The Immortal Realm is so vast, with so many living beings. Talented cultivators are as numerous as the stars. Although cultivators who ascend to the Immortal Realm are one in a billion in the lower realm, they are not so dazzling in the Immortal Realm."

"Only geniuses of the same caliber as that immortal physique in the capital are worth the tireless efforts of top powers to win them over."

"However, most ascendants are recruited by many forces. After all, they are immortals and have certain strength and role, but they are still not good enough to catch the eye of a top force like the Bright Moon Immortal Dynasty."

Xu Hao nodded as if he understood.

It must be said that this conversation with Jin Tianlu gave him a deeper understanding of the Immortal Realm.

This information will definitely be helpful to the Xu family in the future.

After asking all the questions they needed to, the two, having eaten and drunk their fill, left. Jin Tianlu went back to his stall, while Xu Hao returned to his courtyard to cultivate.