Chapter 5862 5863
After leaving the Xuan Tian Sword Sect, Kai and the Crimson Cloud Demon Lord found a secluded valley.
“Senior, let’s open the passage to the Eleventh Heaven,” Kai said.
The Crimson Cloud Demon Lord nodded, “Alright. The Eleventh Heaven is different from the Tenth Heaven; there are more powerful beings there, and the environment is more complex. We must proceed with caution.”
Kai said no more, forming hand seals and circulating his chaotic immortal power. He had received the inheritance of the Myriad Swords Star in the void passage, gaining a preliminary understanding of the laws of space. Combined with his own chaotic immortal power encompassing all things, opening the boundary passage was not difficult.
“Open!”
Kai shouted, tearing forward with both hands!
“Sizzle—!”
The space ahead was torn open like cloth, revealing a deep, dark passage shimmering with starlight.
Spatial turbulence whistled faintly within the passage, but it remained relatively stable.
“Let’s go!” Kai stepped into the passage first, followed closely by the Crimson Cloud Demon Lord.
As soon as the two entered, the entrance to the passage behind them slowly closed.
The passage wasn’t completely dark; instead, countless bizarre and fantastical lights flashed by—projections from different spatial dimensions.
Intense spatial pressure pressed in from all directions; without the cultivation of a Celestial Immortal, one would likely be instantly crushed into mincemeat.
Kai erected a Chaos Immortal Power shield, enveloping the Crimson Cloud Demon Lord within it, and the two traversed the passage rapidly.
After about half a day, a light appeared ahead.
“We’ve arrived!” Kai’s spirits lifted, and he accelerated forward.
“Whoosh!”
The two tumbled out of the passage, landing on a desolate Gobi Desert.
Looking back, the entrance to the passage had vanished, as if it had never existed.
“This is the Eleventh Heaven?” The Crimson Cloud Demon Lord surveyed his surroundings.
Before him stretched an endless expanse of brown Gobi Desert, with three suns of varying sizes hanging in the sky, radiating scorching light.
The air was dry and scorching, a stark contrast to the extreme cold of the Eternal Ice Plains.
The spiritual energy between heaven and earth was several times denser than in the Tenth Heaven, but also far more violent, mixed with turbulent currents of energy of various attributes.
“The spiritual energy is so rich, but it’s also more dangerous.”
Kai sensed his surroundings. “The space here is more stable, and the gravity is much stronger than in the Tenth Heaven.”
He tried flying and found that his speed was about 30% slower than in the Tenth Heaven, and he was consuming more immortal energy.
“It seems that in the Eleventh Heaven, one’s strength will be somewhat suppressed.” The Crimson Cloud Demon Lord also noticed this problem.
Kai nodded: “However, with rich spiritual energy, the cultivation speed will be faster. Let’s go, let’s find a populated place to gather information first.”
The two took off and flew towards the edge of the Gobi Desert.
After flying for about two hours, an oasis appeared ahead, and the outlines of buildings could be vaguely seen in the oasis.
“There’s a town.”
Kai’s eyes lit up, and the two sped up their flight.
As they got closer, they could see more clearly.
It was a town built on the oasis, not large in scale, probably able to accommodate tens of thousands of people.
The city walls were built of the local brown rocks, about ten zhang high, and there were cultivators guarding the city gate.
Kai concealed his aura and landed outside the city gate with the Crimson Cloud Demon Lord.
There were four cultivators guarding the gate, all dressed in uniform gray outfits with the character “沙” (sand) embroidered on their chests.
Their aura… was around the third rank of the Celestial Immortal Realm.
Kai felt somewhat relieved.
It seemed that although the overall strength of the Eleventh Heaven was greater, it wasn’t teeming with experts.
At least in this outlying town, those at the third or fourth rank of the Heavenly Immortal Realm were already the backbone of the gatekeepers.
“Halt! Entry requires a payment of ten low-grade spirit stones, or equivalent supplies.”
A gatekeeper stopped the two, his tone not exactly polite, but not arrogant either.
Kai didn’t want trouble, so he took out twenty low-grade spirit stones and handed them over.
The gatekeeper took the spirit stones, glanced at the two, and seeing that Kai’s aura was only at the first rank of the Heavenly Immortal Realm, he didn’t ask any further questions and waved them through.
Entering the town, the streets were fairly clean, with various shops and stalls on both sides.
The pedestrians were bustling, mostly cultivators at the fourth or fifth rank of the Heavenly Immortal Realm, with the occasional sixth-rank Heavenly Immortal surrounded by attendants, clearly of high status.
“Sure enough, the fourth or fifth rank of the Heavenly Immortal Realm is just average here, while the sixth rank is considered an expert.”
Kai had a better understanding of the situation.
With his current strength, he should be able to handle anyone below the eighth rank of the Celestial Immortal realm, and even manage to hold his own against those at the ninth rank.
As long as he doesn’t encounter any old monsters at the Upper Immortal realm, he should be able to protect himself.
“Let’s find a place to stay first, and while we’re at it, let’s inquire about the Earth Core Jade Marrow Milk,”
Kai said to the Crimson Cloud Demon Lord.
The two strolled around the streets for a while and found an inn that looked fairly clean.
“Esteemed guests, would you like to stay overnight or have a meal?”
the waiter greeted them respectfully. Anyone who could run an inn in a place like this must have good eyesight. Although Kai appeared to be only at the first rank of the Celestial Immortal realm, his composed demeanor clearly indicated that he was not an ordinary cultivator.
“Stay overnight, two superior rooms,” Kai said. “Also, I have something to ask you.”
As he spoke, he took out a mid-grade spirit stone and placed it on the counter.
The waiter’s eyes lit up, and he quickly put away the spirit stone, his smile becoming even brighter: “Please ask, sir. I’ve lived in Sandstone City for hundreds of years, and I’ll tell you everything I know.”
“Earth Core Jade Marrow Milk, have you heard of it?” Kai asked directly.
“Earth Core Jade Marrow Milk?”
The waiter paused, thought for a moment, and shook his head. “Never heard of it. Sir, what kind of treasure is this?”
Kai’s heart sank. Even the locals hadn’t heard of it?
“Sir, what you’re talking about are probably rare treasures, not something a small place like ours would know about,”
the waiter said. “Perhaps you could try asking at Wanbao Pavilion. It’s the largest merchant house in Shayan City, well-informed, and occasionally sells rare treasures.”
“Where is Wanbao Pavilion?”
“It’s in the city center, the tallest building.”
Kai nodded, settled into their room with the Crimson Cloud Demon Lord, and then headed to Wanbao Pavilion.
Wanbao Pavilion was indeed magnificent, a five-story building with carved beams and painted rafters. Two fourth-grade Celestial Immortal guards stood at the entrance.
People came and went in a constant stream, all of them possessing considerable cultivation.
Kai and the other entered the first-floor hall, which was filled with various shelves, displaying a dazzling array of pills, magic weapons, and materials.
An elderly man who appeared to be in charge approached them: “Fellow Daoists, what do you need?”
“We’re inquiring about a material,” Kai said bluntly, “Have you heard of Earth Core Jade Marrow Milk?”