Chapter 39: The Immortal Path of the Earth Profound Realm

Before leaving the Xuantian Sect.

Ye Qingxuan suddenly realized that he was not wearing the disciple uniform of the Xuantian Sect.

Within the sect, possessing a disciple token was sufficient; whether one wore the official uniform or not was inconsequential.

However, when traveling outside the sect, if one wished to rely on the reputation of the Xuantian Sect for protection, it would not do to be without its attire.

After all, when someone first moves against you, they will not check your token first. If you offend them and only reveal your token afterward, there is no guarantee it will be effective.

Thus, out of caution, Ye Qingxuan found a place to change into his Xuantian Sect disciple uniform.

To maintain distinction, the manual laborers and outer sect disciples of the Xuantian Sect all wore gray; inner sect disciples wore green, core disciples wore red robes, true disciples wore purple robes, and legacy disciples wore purple-gold robes!

Every garment was embroidered with the unique Xuantian Dao patterns of the sect, allowing for instant identification.

Although Ye Qingxuan was a disciple of the Blessing Cultivation Academy and enjoyed special treatment, based on his cultivation level, he could currently only be considered an outer sect disciple.

Therefore, the uniform issued to him was gray.

After changing into the gray Xuantian Sect attire, Ye Qingxuan's temperament appeared to diminish slightly, but he did not care about such things.

He channeled his spiritual energy into the gray uniform, instantly activating a transparent barrier. Feeling the strength of the barrier, Ye Qingxuan felt a hint of joy

"The effect is quite good!"

The disciple uniforms issued by the Xuantian Sect were themselves equivalent to mid-grade magical tools; the activated barrier was sufficient to block three full-strength strikes from a cultivator at the Great Perfection of the Qi Refining stage.

Once dressed, Ye Qingxuan quickly used his flying sword to arrive at the Xuantian Sect's external teleportation array plaza.

It was here that his family head, Ye Yuhong, had brought him to enter the Xuantian Sect years ago.

The teleportation plaza was equipped with several state-level teleportation arrays, which led to various major states adjacent to Xuan Province, where the Xuantian Sect was located.

To return to the Ye family, Ye Qingxuan needed to first teleport to Xing Province, which bordered Xuan Province, and then use the state-level teleportation arrays located in the cities of Xing, Mu, and Li Provinces to finally reach Qing Province, where the Ye family resided.

After scanning the area and confirming the direction of the Xing Province teleportation array, Ye Qingxuan strode toward it.

However, before he could walk very far, he was intercepted by two senior brothers suddenly appearing in green robes

"Halt! By order of the Xuantian Sect, disciples who have not yet reached the Foundation Establishment stage are not permitted to leave the sect's residence without authorization!"

These two appeared not very old, looking like young men, but cultivators possess methods to maintain their youth, making it impossible to judge their years of cultivation through appearance alone.

Looking at the two senior brothers who had suddenly blocked his path, Ye Qingxuan did not panic. He took out the talisman command given to him by Manager Bai and handed it to them, saying

"Senior brothers, I am a disciple of the Blessing Cultivation Academy. This journey is to return home to bid farewell to my parents and settle my worldly ties!"

Hearing this, the expressions of the two men softened slightly. One of them took the talisman, inspected it, and then returned it to Ye Qingxuan, nodding

"We wish you a smooth journey, Junior Brother!"

With that, the two vanished before Ye Qingxuan's eyes once more.

Even though they had disappeared, Ye Qingxuan still replied respectfully

"Qingxuan thanks both senior brothers!"

Subsequently, he stepped into the teleportation array leading to Xing Province, leaving the Xuantian Mountain Range—the sect's residence—for the first time.

***

In the teleportation plaza of the Xing Province capital.

Ye Qingxuan's figure slowly materialized.

Experiencing this state-level teleportation array again, Ye Qingxuan was no longer as incompetent as he had been in the past.

His cultivation at the Great Perfection of Qi Refining was sufficient to control the sensation of dizziness.

Walking to the side to ensure he would not obstruct others, Ye Qingxuan looked back at the teleportation array behind him and remarked with some wonder

"The Earth-Mystic Realm is truly extraordinary!"

Ye Qingxuan was no longer as ignorant as he once was, thinking that the existence of such large-scale teleportation arrays was commonplace.

During his years in the Xuantian Sect, the books he read most frequently were historical records regarding the Earth-Mystic Realm.

For a long-distance teleportation array like a state-level one, such a thing would have been unimaginable in the distant past of the Earth-Mystic Realm.

Not to mention its astonishing stability.

In the very distant past of the Earth-Mystic Realm, teleportation arrays were not only short-range but also extremely unstable; any mortal without cultivation who stepped into one would surely die.

Even cultivation in other aspects was far inferior to the current Earth-Mystic Realm.

A single teleportation array, through years of evolution and improvement, had not only increased its range but had even become stable enough for use by ordinary mortals without cultivation.

The reason the cultivation civilization of the Earth-Mystic Realm has remained prosperous and seen breakthroughs in all industries is inseparable from the stable environment of the realm.

One could only say that the current prosperity of the Earth-Mystic Realm is the collective result of the efforts of generations of cultivators.

For a world to sustain prosperity, a single power is not enough; only when all top-tier powers reach a tacit understanding and jointly establish rules and order can the stable development of the entire world be ensured.

It could only be said that the Mahayana cultivators of the Earth-Mystic Realm were not short-sighted individuals.

The cultivation world Ye Qingxuan first understood and perceived was through the novels of his previous life.

Most cultivation worlds in those novels were essentially centered on slaughter, where harming heaven and benefiting oneself was the mainstream of the cultivation world.

Sects and clans were destroyed at a whim, and spiritual veins that could not be held long-term were mined to destruction; the cultivation environment of the entire world grew worse with every generation.

Such behavior could not be labeled as right or wrong, because that was the mainstream environment of those worlds, something no individual could change.

"Perhaps, among the myriad heavens and worlds, most worlds follow the mainstream of harming heaven to benefit oneself?"

Ye Qingxuan was momentarily lost in thought. The more he understood about the Earth-Mystic Realm, the more he felt fortunate.

Fortunate that he had traveled to the Earth-Mystic Realm rather than any other world.

The current structure of the Earth-Mystic Realm!

It was a system where numerous hegemon-level powers suppressed all sides and jointly established order. While they did not interfere in the struggles between individual cultivators, they constrained the scope of conflict between other powers within their respective territories.

The vast areas between the great hegemon powers were actually intentionally left as buffer zones through tacit agreement, providing a glimmer of hope for ambitious forces.

Otherwise, with super teleportation technology, the territories of the five provinces within the Earth-Mystic Realm could easily be carved up by these hegemon powers.

Those forces that only sought to preserve their heritage mostly gathered within the territories of the great hegemon powers, abiding by the rules of competition set by them.

Forces with ambition and a desire for development mostly resided in the buffer zones between the hegemon powers, where they could vigorously expand their influence.

However, all forces in the Earth-Mystic Realm must abide by the ironclad rule set by the great hegemon powers

Destructive mining that damages any level of spiritual veins within the Earth-Mystic Realm is forbidden; violators shall be collectively executed!

This was the basic structure of the Earth-Mystic Realm today!

Such rules essentially greatly reduced the damage to the Earth-Mystic Realm; as long as the great hegemon powers did not descend into chaos, the Earth-Mystic Realm would generally not fall into great turmoil.

Perhaps the rules of the Earth-Mystic Realm are not the best among the myriad heavens and worlds.

But the fact that the Earth-Mystic Realm remains prosperous and its cultivation environment improves with every generation is proof enough of its extraordinary nature.

Using the world as a boat to cross the sea of suffering together!

Even cultivators who ascend and leave the world must repay the karma of the world before ascending, providing a contribution to the world's development.

This was also the Immortal Dao that Ye Qingxuan desired!

If the world gives birth to me and nurtures me, yet I seek to wound and harm it to achieve my own Dao, how then can such a path be called "Immortal"?

And if so, how could the world remain prosperous and ever-growing?

The decline of a world also signifies the decline of that world's Immortal Dao.

(End of Chapter)