Chapter 127

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Chapter 127: Killing Wife to Achieve Enlightenment

Supreme Immortal Shangxuan calmly revealed his identity.

The new God of Heaven, the supreme being that rules over all realms and beings.

He looked down at Ye Shubai, who was bound, and said calmly, "Each era of heaven only chooses one successor. I’ve been waiting for thousands of years and finally you have appeared."

"I am giving you a chance to follow me."

The meaning of these words is clear: Supreme Immortal Shangxuan gave Ye Shubai a chance to reach the heavenly realm.

Even though Supreme Immortal Shangxuan was not the chosen one of heaven, being noticed by a powerful being from the immortal realm was a great honor. If it were someone else, they might have been shocked and knelt down to accept eagerly, trying to please endlessly.

However, Wen Yun and Ye Shubai both knew that groveling to please a madman was useless.

So Ye Shubai just looked at the other person indifferently, unmoved.

Wen Yun was even more outrageous.

After a moment of shock, she immediately asked, "Wait, according to what you said, if you are indeed the chosen successor of the previous era of heaven, then the former era would have informed you of the ascension method. But it’s been thousands of years, why haven’t you reached the Tao Realm yet?"

No way! The heavens couldn’t have made such a mistake, choosing someone who has been stuck in the same place for ten thousand years as the successor?

Wen Yun was usually very good at hitting enemies where it hurt the most. But at this moment, with a seemingly ordinary question and a sincere expression that said "please don’t boast," she mercilessly stabbed into Shangxuan’s heart.

Even though Supreme Immortal Shangxuan had a cold and indifferent demeanor, being able to kill a disciple without changing his facial expression, his face now turned grim.

It was obvious, he was getting impatient.

Supreme Immortal Shangxuan brushed off Wen Yun, coldly saying, "Ridiculous, you shallow-minded people, how could you understand the mysteries of the heavens? Since that’s the case, let you witness the true order of the heavens!"

This time, he didn’t give Wen Yun a chance to speak again.

*

The universe is divided into four realms according to directions. The Eastern Realm is the most prosperous, mainly inhabited by humans. The Western and Southern Realms follow, dominated by various other races. The Northern Realm is a desolate land, with many small worlds becoming wastelands or worlds with scanty resources, where not a single being has ascended in thousands of years. Due to scarce resources, hardly anyone is willing to set foot in this area, hence it is named the Northern Wilderness.

Shangxuan took Wen Yun and Ye Shubai, stepping through the void, heading north.

As they got closer to the Northern Wilderness, the bright spots in the void became fewer. Upon entering the Northern Wilderness, only dim light points remained, seemingly on the brink of fading, indicating that life in that world was also dwindling. Initially, Wen Yun thought it was because there were fewer worlds in the Northern Wilderness, but upon closer inspection, she realized that it was not much different from the Eastern Realm, except that the light in those worlds had extinguished.

Those are all lifeless waste realms.

In the darkness, time has no meaning, and Wen Yun didn’t know how long had passed until a light appeared in front of her, growing stronger as Supreme Immortal Shangxuan approached, almost blinding Wen Yun’s eyes in the darkness.

No one knew that hidden in the Northern Wilderness was a realm comparable to the Cloud Sea World!

When Shangxuan looked at this world, his cold expression softened, as if he was looking at his own child, with different emotions in his eyes.

"It is a world that I personally created thousands of years ago, the way all realms should be."

However, just as Wen Yun stepped into this realm, she sensed that something was wrong.

Considering the size of this world, it should belong to the upper realms, but Wen Yun couldn’t sense any source force here at all. It seemed more like a larger cultivation realm, with only spiritual power and no source force!

Seeing Wen Yun’s puzzled expression, Supreme Immortal Shangxuan calmly said, "The outer world has lost its natural order, and it’s not time for them to go out yet."

In other words, the reason why this realm only has spiritual power is likely due to the actions of Supreme Immortal Shangxuan!

Wen Yun took a glance and bluntly exposed the truth, "Are you worried that they will find out the truth about being kept captive after ascending?"

"Captive?" Supreme Immortal Shangxuan looked down at the world below, saying softly, "For the weak, as long as they have no ability to resist, the outcome is the same wherever they are. In comparison, here is a world of absolute fairness and beauty."

This is actually an incredibly beautiful world.

There are majestic mountains, rushing rivers, everything seems similar to the cultivation world, and besides humans, there are various other races living together here, seemingly accustomed to each other’s presence.

Seeing the beautiful mountains and rivers, thriving cities, and orderly villages, everything appears harmoniously organized, giving her a faint feeling that this might indeed be a good world.

Wen Yun even noticed that nearly ten different races were living in the mortal village below. The children with different appearances were gathered under a tree playing some kind of game. Even standing in the clouds, she could hear their giggles like silver bells.

But at that moment, a human child was suddenly pushed to the ground by a taller minotaur child, and the laughter abruptly stopped.

The child on the ground quickly got up and kicked towards the minotaur child, saying, "You’re cheating if you can’t win, how unfair!"

The minotaur child immediately rolled up his sleeves and retaliated, saying, "How dare you hit me! I’ll fight back!"

Two children were fighting together, while the rest of the children nearby were too scared to approach. They could only desperately try to persuade them from the sidelines.

Scenes like this were not uncommon for Wen Yun. Children fighting was nothing unusual, even the group of sensible children on The Tenth Peak would occasionally have disagreements, let alone mortal children.

Following the usual convention, these two children would most likely start crying and go back to find their respective parents to resolve the issue, seeking comfort.

However, to everyone’s surprise, after the two children stopped fighting, the first thing they did was not run home, but instead they wiped their tears, gritted their teeth, and stared at each other.

Human child, "I didn’t do anything wrong! You’re the one being unfair!"

Minotaur boy stood firm with his neck stiff, "I didn’t mean to, it was you who intentionally kicked me!"

"Are you daring an immortal judgement?"

Hearing this, the minotaur boy seemed to shrink back, but when he glanced at his friends surrounding him, he didn’t want to admit to being unfair at this moment. So, he braced himself and said, "Fine, let the immortal judge!"

And so, both of them made the same gesture –

They all took out a half finger-length incense stick from their pockets, lit it, and knelt down in great reverence while silently reciting something.

Just then, the clever child who had gone to deliver a message arrived with four adults, who turned out to be the parents of the two men who were fighting.

Upon seeing the two lit incense sticks, they rushed over desperately trying to extinguish the incense.

"How dare you light incense to invite the gods over such a trivial matter!"

"Quick, put it out, quickly!"

However, it was already too late, as a floating cloud emerged from the distant mountains, followed by a young cultivator of about Foundation Establishment Stage.

He was dressed in plain white clothes, with indifferent and cold features. Even as a group of children below cried and shouted about what had happened, the cultivator remained emotionless, quietly listening with his eyes cast down.

The parents of the children knelt on the ground, desperately kowtowing for mercy, "Immortal, our children didn’t know any better in lighting the incense. We will each discipline them when we get home. We hope for your mercy…"

The cultivator held a whisk and calmly said, "If there is injustice among mortals, it is up to the gods to judge. Since the incense has been lit, I must determine justice."

He looked at the human child and said, "Hurting your peers at such a young age is wrong. I will cut off one of your toes as punishment."

As the words fell, the cultivator waved the dust in his hand, causing blood to seep out of the child’s shoe, and astonishingly, a toe was actually cut off!

Amidst the cries of his peers, the bull-headed child was pale with fear and tried to escape towards home using all his limbs. However, the cultivator above bound him with spiritual power and pronounced the judgment, "You are deceitful and impure in heart, which is evil. I will cut off one of your hands as punishment."

The ordinary humans on the ground wept as the child fainted in pain, yet not a single person expressed dissatisfaction towards the immortals. Instead, they respectfully bowed down and presented a box of spiritual jade to the immortals, thanking them for their fair judgment before saying their goodbyes.

In this absurd scene, the cultivator seemed to regard his actions as routine and calmly left without turning back.

Supreme Immortal Shangxuan led Wen Yun and Ye Shubai to follow the cultivator, quietly entering the sect hidden within the vast mountains.

At first glance, this sect bore resemblance to the Qingliu Sword Sect. Disciples resided silently on different peaks, some gathering together for discussions.

However, they all wore expressions of tranquility, devoid of joy or anger. Even the one who lost in a competition left calmly after a courteous gesture.

They seemed more like immortals than Ascenders, displaying no trace of human emotions or desires.

The Supreme Immortal Shangxuan watched the scene, pleased, and said, "Mortals are often ignorant and complain about the unfairness of the heavens. I will give everyone a chance to seek justice. Practitioners must cut off their emotions and desires to attain enlightenment, making them the most suitable judges."

"If the cultivators also feel unfair, then the heavens will judge."

What is the will of the heavens in this realm? Soon, the Supreme Immortal Shangxuan let Wen Yun and Ye Shubai know the answer.

Above the sky, a thunderbolt fell down with a loud rumble. In a distant place, a Nascent Soul Stage cultivator fell down, while another practitioner across from him knelt with incense, repeatedly bowing and saying, "Heaven’s eyes are watching."

However, Wen Yun could see clearly that the so-called thunderbolt was completely different from what she had experienced before. It was just a common lightning technique. What truly caused the Nascent Soul Stage cultivator’s death was a law of life and death contained within it!

Wen Yun stared blankly at the scene.

It was clearly a false heavenly judgment created through overpowering strength throughout the realm.

The Supreme Immortal Shangxuan remained calm, looking down at all living beings.

He seemed to understand what Wen Yun and Ye Shubai were thinking, and calmly said, "This world has existed for thousands of years. Mortals respect immortals, and immortals fear the will of the heavens. It is because they all hold a sense of reverence that this world is orderly. Mortals do not suffer from homelessness and destruction, and practitioners do not seize opportunities and kill each other. Whether in your lower realm or in realms like the Cloud Sea Dongxuan, they cannot achieve this. Outside, whether mortal or practitioner, they are dominated by greed and evil thoughts. Without fear in their hearts, so-called freedom belongs only to the strong, while the weak are like grass and livestock."

"Do you dare to believe that the outside world is better than this realm?"

"You might think this is an illusion, but the tranquility here has lasted for thousands of years. Do you dare to say that the reality outside is better than these illusions? Moreover, the beings in this realm have experienced thousands of years, generation after generation, all accustomed to this way. Truth and lies are only a thought away, why cling to it."

"If one day, all realms become like this one, then the people of the lower realms will not have to worry about being ruled by those from the upper realms, and those from the upper realms will not dare to kill indiscriminately. Do you think this is wrong?"

"On the path to seeking the truth, sacrificing a small group of people is worth it. The world does not understand me. Since you are also one who controls the cycle of life and death like me, you should understand this principle."

Supreme Immortal Shangxuan looked at Ye Shubai and said gently, "I use the Power of Rules to govern the laws of this realm, but to transform all realms into this state is not enough. That is why I seek the Power of Rules. If you are willing to follow me in reshaping the order of all realms, I don’t mind waiting for thousands of years to seek more of the Power of Rules. Leave behind your rules of life and death."

Ye Shubai lowered his gaze and stared at the world below, falling into a long silence.

Supreme Immortal Shangxuan turned to Wen Yun, his gaze turning cold again, "But the laws of nature are unfeeling. Before that, you must cut off all attachments."