Sweeping across the heavens, starting with the first emperor of the ancient times.

At the same time, the immortal realm is also undergoing earth-shattering changes.

Besides the supreme beings and celestial rulers, the immortal realm has seen many new faces.

There are quasi-emperors, great sages, and saints.

They were all cultivators who made contributions in the Three Realms and were allowed to ascend to the Immortal Realm after passing the Heavenly Court's assessment.

Most of them were quasi-emperors who believed they had no hope of becoming emperors and gave up the competition.

So they chose another path: to enter the immortal realm, enjoy the substances that grant immortality, and live longer.

In the human realm, their time has come to an end, and their lifespan is running out. But in the immortal realm, they may be able to go further and break through to a higher realm.

"Who would choose to die if they could live? The Imperial Road is too cruel; I don't want to risk my life."

"Living tens of thousands of years longer in the Immortal Realm might allow me to advance further. Even if I can't attain enlightenment, being a carefree immortal would be quite nice."

Many monks who abandoned the path to becoming emperors said so.

The competition on the Emperor's Path is too fierce, and most quasi-emperors have little chance, so they naturally choose the Immortal Realm.

On an inconspicuous sacred mountain on an ancient, primordial star, an old sage with white hair stood atop the mountain, gazing up at the thin membrane of light in the sky.

He was a well-known rogue cultivator in this area, with the Daoist name Qingxuanzi. He had cultivated for ten thousand years without any sect or school, and relied entirely on his own efforts and the opportunities of the Great Luo Heaven to reach the Great Sage Realm.

Decades ago, he took in a disciple named Lu Chen, an orphan who had been cultivating with him since childhood and now possessed the cultivation level of the Sendai Realm.

The master and disciple depended on each other for survival and cultivated themselves in seclusion on this sacred mountain.

Lu Chen knelt behind his master, his eyes red-rimmed.

"Master, are you really leaving?" His voice trembled slightly, filled with reluctance.

Qingxuanzi turned around, patted his disciple's head, and smiled:

"Why are you crying? Your master is going to the Immortal Realm to enjoy a life of bliss. Look at my old bones, I can't even attain enlightenment if I stay in the mortal realm. It's better to go to the Immortal Realm and live for a few thousand more years. Maybe one day I can even break through to the Quasi-Emperor realm and come back to pick you up. Or you can work hard to cultivate and ascend to the Immortal Realm, and then we, master and disciple, will reunite in the Immortal Realm."

Once you enter the Immortal Realm, you cannot descend to the mortal realm at will.

"Yes, Master, don't worry. I will definitely cultivate diligently and come to you again to continue offering my filial piety."

Lu Chen wiped away his tears and nodded emphatically.

"Yes, that's right."

Qingxuanzi nodded in satisfaction, patted his disciple's head with a loving expression. He had no children of his own and raised this disciple as his own son.

After a while, Qing Xuanzi seemed to remember something, his smile faded, and his face turned serious: "By the way, after I leave, there is something I need to entrust to you."

Lu Chen quickly straightened his posture and said, "Master, please speak."

Qing Xuanzi lowered his voice and looked around furtively, like a thief:

"You know that widow on the next mountain, right? She's the one who sells elixirs, Liu San Niang. Over the years... cough cough, I've gotten to know her a bit. After I'm gone, please keep an eye on her for me and make sure no one bullies her. Send her some things during holidays. Please help her out after I'm gone."

Lu Chen was stunned, his mouth opened and closed, but he couldn't say a word for a long time.

Of course he knew Liu San Niang; she was a famous and beautiful widow for miles around. Every time his master went to her place to buy medicine, he would spend a long time getting ready.

He always thought the driver was trying to bargain, but he never expected...

Qing Xuanzi seemed a little embarrassed, his face flushed, and he glared at her, saying, "What are you standing there for? Will you agree or not?"

Lu Chen nodded hurriedly, "Yes, yes, Master, don't worry, this disciple will definitely take good care of Senior Liu!"

Qingxuanzi nodded in satisfaction and patted his disciple on the shoulder.

Then he took a deep breath, and his figure transformed into a streak of light, soaring into the sky.

As he passed through the light membrane, celestial light shone down, and Qing Xuanzi's white hair instantly turned black, the wrinkles on his face disappeared, and he seemed to have become thousands of years younger.

He glanced back at the human realm, his eyes filled with reluctance. Of course, this was clearly not only for his disciple, but also for the pretty widow who sold elixirs.

Then, he turned and flew towards the celestial realm, disappearing into the celestial light.

Lu Chen knelt on the ground and did not get up for a long time.

He was still thinking about what his master had just said: "Take good care of the widow next door."

Lu Chen suddenly realized how naive he had been, not even noticing this before.

They underestimated their master too much. His master actually had this hobby, and he kept it so well hidden that he hadn't noticed it at all for so many years.

"No wonder Master often goes out at night, saying he's going to gather herbs. Did he end up at Liu San Niang's house? That medicinal herb probably grows right next to her pillow." Lu Chen muttered to himself, his lips twitching.

He recalled that every time his master returned from Liu San Niang's place, he always had a smug look on his face, and he thought that his master had bought a cheap elixir.

Looking back now, I realize that I didn't actually buy a cheap elixir; I got a bargain elsewhere.

"No wonder Master always smiles like a flower whenever Liu San Niang is mentioned." Lu Chen sighed and rubbed his temples.

"I'm such a slow learner as an apprentice."

He stood up, brushed the dirt off his knees, looked in the direction his master had disappeared, and shook his head helplessly.

Then, he turned and looked towards the direction of the neighboring hilltop, where wisps of smoke rose from the chimneys, and he could vaguely see the figure of a beautiful woman.

"Alright, I'll have to deliver spirit fruits to Senior Liu... no, to Master's wife during festivals from now on." Lu Chen muttered to himself as he walked down the mountain.

Such stories are playing out all over the Three Realms.

Ascending to the immortal realm is no longer a distant legend, but a reality within reach.

As long as you have merits and contributions, you can pass the Heavenly Court's test and enter that world abundant with longevity substances.

The twelfth heaven of the celestial realm is shrouded in celestial light and filled with spiritual energy. The newly ascended cultivators, guided by the celestial messengers, head to their assigned blessed celestial mountains and lands.

Some people are assigned to the first level of heaven, while others are assigned to higher levels. The higher one's merits, the higher the level of heaven one is assigned to, and the better the cultivation environment.

But no matter which realm they are in, they have more longevity substances than the human realm, and their lifespans are greatly extended.

A newly ascended Saint King stood on the immortal mountain of the third heaven, took a deep breath, felt the surging vitality within his body, and trembled with excitement.

He was nearing the end of his life and thought that this was how his life would end.

Unexpectedly, the Immortal Realm appeared, so after its appearance, he made various contributions and finally ascended to immortality today.

Now, he can live for tens of thousands more years.

"The Heavenly Emperor's grace!" He bowed deeply towards the direction of the Heavenly Court, his eyes brimming with tears.

Not only in the Immortal Realm, but also in the Great Luo Heaven, the divine path is flourishing.

With the emergence of the divine path, especially after the three snakes were conferred titles, and seeing the comfortable behavior of the three snake leaders, many cultivators began to choose the path of divinity.

They gathered divine positions in the City of Myriad Realms, accumulated incense offerings in the human realm, and tempered their divine bodies with the power of their vows.

The threshold for the Divine Path is lower than that of the Mortal Immortal Path and the True Immortal Path. It does not have high requirements for qualifications. As long as one is determined and good at managing one's character, one can progress step by step.

An elderly saint, nearing the end of his life, had no other choice but to follow the path of the gods.

He attained a divine position in the Great Luo Heaven, returned to his home planet in the human world to manifest his divine power, helped the local people eliminate disasters and difficulties, and in return received incense offerings.

Over the years, his divine body has become stronger and stronger, and his previously depleted lifespan has stabilized.

Now he has become the guardian deity worshipped by everyone on that planet, with incense burning brightly and he lives a much more comfortable life than before.

"If I had known that the Shinto path was this good, I would have come much sooner!" He always said this to everyone he met.