Immortal Realm.

In a certain Guiding Land, two young cultivators at the Primordial Infant stage were sitting there, idly chatting out of sheer boredom.

"Senior Brother Wan, do you think the sect really needs to do this? Must someone guard this place? Even if a cultivator from the Spirit Realm ascends... so what? They'd only be a bit stronger than us at most. Is it worth it for the sect to spend a large amount of resources every year to have someone specifically guard this?"

"I don't really understand either. A bunch of cultivators from some minor places with little experience, even if they ascend to our Immortal Realm, how many of them can truly make something of themselves?"

"Senior Brother Wan, I've heard some people say that cultivators who have undergone Heavenly Tribulation usually end up stronger. Do you believe that?"

"I don't think so. What kind of Heavenly Tribulation could there be in a place like the Spirit Realm? It would be a laughing matter if we even mentioned it."

"Ah, if it weren't for the one hundred low-grade immortal crystals we get each year, I wouldn't be willing to stay in this damned place. It's so boring! And there isn't even a single girl to look at," the young man leaned back as he sighed and spoke.

"Haha, how about later... we go to the nearest town... and have some fun?" The cultivator surnamed Wan said with a knowing smile on his face.

"Sure, why not? No one's keeping tabs on us anyway. Even if we leave for a few days, no one would know!" The other young man immediately showed interest and nodded in agreement.

Just then, a slight fluctuation appeared on the huge teleportation array in the center of the Guiding Land, followed by... a weak glimmer of light shining forth.

The two young men who were enjoying their conversation didn't notice anything unusual at first, until the light from the teleportation array grew so bright that it almost burst forth. Then they suddenly realized... someone was ascending!

"Damn it... Isn't this messing things up? Just when I finally wanted to have some fun, someone decides to ascend?" The young man looked angry.

The young man surnamed Wan wasn't very pleased either as he stared at the teleportation array and said, "This is the first time I've seen someone ascend since I started guarding this place!"

"How many years have you been guarding here, Senior Brother Wan?" asked the young man.

"About... ten years, I guess?" The young man surnamed Wan said, "You know, with our sect being so large, there are even fewer chances to stand out within the sect. It's better to venture out."

"That's what I thought too. I thought this place would be quiet for cultivation, with no conflicts. Who knew it would be so boring..." the other young man said.

At that moment, Senior Brother Wan suddenly let out a "hehe" and said, "Junior Brother Li... what if it's a stunningly beautiful female cultivator who's ascending?"

The young man surnamed Li shook his head, "Who knows about such things? But I think the likelihood is low. Female cultivators are rare to begin with, they cultivate slower, and most of them are of average talent..."

Senior Brother Wan nodded at his words, but then said, "You have a point... Huh?"

As they were talking, at that moment, an incredibly graceful figure slowly... appeared in the middle of the teleportation array.

Both men abruptly shut their mouths, their eyes wide open, showing an incredibly surprised look, and then, their eyes went straight!

Because a charming and alluring beauty had unexpectedly appeared in the teleportation array!

This woman was simply too beautiful!

Senior Brother Wan and Junior Brother Li, being disciples of a major sect, were no strangers to beautiful women, yet they had never seen such a dazzlingly beautiful woman before!

The two men instinctively looked at each other, and almost in unison, they said, "I want her!"

Senior Brother Wan looked at Junior Brother Li, "I'll trade you one year of my immortal crystals for her!"

Junior Brother Li shook his head, "I can give you five years' worth!"

Senior Brother Wan looked at Junior Brother Li somewhat in astonishment, "Five years? Are you crazy?"

"Hehe, I think it's worth it!" Junior Brother Li squinted his eyes, looking at Senior Brother Wan, "As long as Senior Brother doesn't compete with me, I will not only give Senior Brother five years' salary, but also… whatever you need in the future, just give the order, and I will go through fire and water for you!"

Senior Brother Wan looked at the woman in the teleportation array becoming clearer and clearer, licking his lips subconsciously and showing a hint of regret on his face, he finally nodded, "Okay, that's settled then!"

The disciples guarding the Guiding Land teleportation array all have a hidden benefit, that is… they can ask for favors from the cultivators ascending to the Immortal Realm!

Generally speaking, as long as it is not too excessive, newly ascended cultivators are also not too willing to provoke the people of the Immortal Realm. Even if their cultivation base is inferior to their own, they generally do not want to offend.

After all, offending the local power holders upon arriving in a strange place is not a very rational thing to do.

However, the act of wanting to directly seize a newly ascended female cultivator like these two men are doing now, even in the Immortal Realm... is extremely rare.

Two young men blinded by greed and beauty do not know at this moment what consequences their decision will bring upon them.

Qi Xiaoyu's heart was filled with immeasurable sadness, and at the same time, brimming with hatred towards the Blood Demon Ancestor!

She knew very well that everything Chu Mo did, forcibly sending her into the Immortal Realm, was a sacrifice of himself to ensure her safety!

How could he possibly escape under the watch of such a powerful being like the Blood Demon Ancestor?

Hatred surged in Qi Xiaoyu's heart, and the terrifying dark force in her body took the opportunity to attack her heart!

Yet all attacks were blocked by Qi Xiaoyu's Seven-orifice Heart.

Although the attacks did not succeed in infecting her, they did have some effect on Qi Xiaoyu, making her mood even worse, and her temperament increasingly cold and indifferent.

At that moment, she saw two young men with lecherous expressions staring straight at her.

A strong revulsion filled Qi Xiaoyu's heart, and she even felt a surge of impulse to kill these two men with One Sword!

In the past, such a mindset would never have appeared in Xiaoyu. The Elf Clan is by nature a peace-loving race, and fighting and killing… they have always been far from them.

But now, under the influence of the dark holy artifact and her already foul mood, Xiaoyu naturally harbored a killing intent towards these two men.

Fortunately, her mind… remained lucid.

Qi Xiaoyu walked out of the teleportation array with an icy expression, stepping into Spirit Refining stage felt completely different from before. Xiaoyu felt the strangeness of this new world, with only one thought in her mind: to become stronger as quickly as possible and ascend to the Heavenly Realm!

At the same time, she made a decision, from this day on, to re-enter the Illusionary Divine Realm!

As long as she could become stronger, aside from selling herself, she would do anything!

In her heart, there was almost nothing left but hatred. The only other emotion: a glimmer of hope that Chu Mo was still alive!

"Miss, congratulations on your successful ascension, we are disciples of the Immortal Sword Sect, here to guide the lady to familiarize herself with the Immortal Realm. Please follow us," said the young man surnamed Sun with a smile he considered charming, addressing Xiaoyu.

This was actually an unwritten rule, if there is a Guiding Land within the realm of a sect, the sect has the first pick of the cultivators ascending from there!

Other sects would not come to compete.

But this presupposed that the ascender… was willing to join the sect. Clearly, Xiaoyu was not interested, she looked at the young man surnamed Sun coldly, "Step aside."

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