Chen Jiuyang's heart was filled with immense shock.
"What is going on?"
"Is this the ring of the Pure Yang Medical Immortal?"
"Meaning... they unearthed the遗迹 (yíjì - ruins) and cave mansion where the Pure Yang Medical Immortal meditated and passed away?"
"But how is this possible!"
"The Pure Yang Medical Immortal was a Great Immortal of the Tribulation Stage, who ascended to the Immortal Realm countless ages ago. How could he still be in the mortal world?"
Numerous doubts surged into Chen Jiuyang's mind.
Chen Jiuyang took out the letter, his hand trembling slightly, and opened it.
The ink on the paper had not yet dried, as if the person who wrote this letter had finished writing it only a short while ago.
However, Chen Jiuyang knew that this spatial ring possessed the attribute of freezing time. Anything placed inside would remain as it was before being placed, unaffected by the passage of time.
This was a top-tier spatial ring, containing formations within.
"This old man is Pure Yang, the Supreme Law Enforcement Elder of the Immortal Alliance in the Human Realm. I do not know who you are, the person who can see this letter."
"For a long time, I have been manipulated by the Immortal Realm and the Nine Great Forbidden Lands."
"The Immortal Alliance has long since become unrecognizable. It is no longer the Immortal Clan that existed for the sake of humanity, but a group of greedy beings seeking selfish eternal life."
"My heart grew cold, and I could no longer bear it. So, I ascended to the Immortal Realm, only to discover a great secret."
"Before the Immortal Ancient era, one could ascend to the Immortal Realm upon reaching the Nascent Soul Stage. However, after the Jianmu tree broke, the Human Realm lost the ability to directly ascend to the Immortal Realm."
"Only by surviving the Heavenly Tribulation and reaching the Tribulation Stage could one tear through space, attract the Heavenly Tribulation of the Immortal Realm, and thus enter the Immortal Realm after overcoming the tribulation."
"However, after I tore through space, I did not attract a Heavenly Tribulation but directly entered the Immortal Realm."
"It is not the Immortal Realm, but a world derived from a small fragment of the shattered Immortal Realm, known as the Lesser Immortal Realm."
"Even if descendants ascend, they cannot reach the true Immortal Realm, only the vast and boundless Lesser Immortal Realm."
"There are immortals in the Lesser Immortal Realm. With my Tribulation Stage cultivation, I can only be a mountain king in a certain region. How laughable."
Upon reading this, Chen Jiuyang's heart was once again filled with shock.
The Lesser Immortal Realm!!!
Ascension leads to the Lesser Immortal Realm?!
Only those with Tribulation Stage cultivation could tear through space, which meant the master behind the Three Lives Tomb was at least at the Tribulation Stage.
And within the forbidden lands...
What was the key!
Yao Zixuan was brought to the Lesser Immortal Realm by people from the Five Great Sacred Lands.
No wonder the ancestor of 'Eight Darkness' mocked the people of the Five Great Sacred Lands that day. 'Eight Darkness' and the Armless Old Sword Emperor knew about the existence of the Lesser Immortal Realm and its truth. Therefore, despite their terrifying cultivation, they did not ascend to the Immortal Realm.
The reason must be this.
"Cultivating for thirty-seven thousand years, from the Qi Refining Stage to the Tribulation Stage, becoming an Elder of the Immortal Alliance, it seems like a long life and a high status, but I was merely a chess piece."
"After spending ten thousand years in the Lesser Immortal Realm, I discovered that I could not ascend to the true Immortal Realm. My Dao heart shattered, and inner demons plagued me. My lifespan was reduced to only eight thousand years."
"Unfortunately, I was tainted by the aura of the Lesser Immortal Realm and could no longer reincarnate. There was also no way in heaven and earth to seal my Tribulation Stage cultivation."
"It can be said that I lived for forty thousand years in this life, and I am content."
"After traveling in the Lesser Immortal Realm for five thousand years, I tore through space and returned to the mortal world."
"At this time, the mortal world was at war, and I only had three thousand years left."
"Having seen countless mountains and rivers, and experienced everything in the mortal world, I have no regrets in this life."
"I realized I was getting old and it was time to return to my hometown to end my life."
"Falling leaves return to their roots, which is also a good thing."
"I established my own family and passed it down."
"I left behind my inheritance. If my descendants have the same Pure Yang physique as me, they can activate the inheritance."
"If you receive my complete inheritance, remember, do not follow the immortal path. Cultivate the Dao path to the Lesser Immortal Realm. It is difficult to reincarnate and impossible to seal oneself there."
"I do not know the reason, but I only know that cultivators who go to the Lesser Immortal Realm will have something stripped away."
"I have inner demons, and I dare not stay in my hometown for fear of causing harm. Therefore, I moved far away from my hometown, built my own cave mansion, and sealed myself to prevent the inner demons from acting up."
As the letter reached its end, the Pure Yang Medical Immortal's consciousness seemed to be not entirely clear, repeating some sentences and even having grammatical errors.
Chen Jiuyang was shocked, fearful, and delighted.
Shocked that the Pure Yang Medical Immortal did not ascend to the true Immortal Realm but went to the Lesser Immortal Realm.
Fearful that even a Tribulation Stage Great Immortal like the Pure Yang Medical Immortal would perish due to inner demons. If he hadn't gone to the Lesser Immortal Realm, he could have reincarnated and returned.
But by going to the Lesser Immortal Realm, he could no longer reincarnate.
A dignified Tribulation Stage Great Immortal ended up in such a state.
Delighted that the Pure Yang Medical Immortal left behind the method to reach the Lesser Immortal Realm!
A new vista opened up!
A sense of unprecedented excitement surged into Chen Jiuyang's heart.
Yao Zixuan was in the Lesser Immortal Realm!!!
He had a chance to go to the Lesser Immortal Realm and find Yao Zixuan!
Those people from the Five Great Sacred Lands did not ascend to the Immortal Realm, but to the Lesser Immortal Realm!!!
The family could be reunited, and there was hope again.
However, there was one point: the Pure Yang Medical Immortal did not leave the method to reach the Lesser Immortal Realm in the ring, but in the cave mansion.
Chen Jiuyang immediately walked out of his room. Outside the door were the attendants of the True Demon Sect.
The True Demon Sect attendant immediately said respectfully, "Reporting to the Saint Son, the Sect Master is inquiring about the Saint Son. The Saint Path Nine Vein Grand Competition is about to begin. The Sect Master asks when the Saint Son will return to the Sacred Sect to participate in the competition."
Chen Jiuyang's mind was only focused on the whereabouts of the ruins and the method to reach the Lesser Immortal Realm. He had no intention of participating in these matters.
Chen Jiuyang said sternly, "You relay to the Sect Master that this seat is about to break through to the Venerable Realm and cannot participate in the Nine Vein Grand Competition."
"Yes, Saint Son."
Then Chen Jiuyang added, "Find these people."
Chen Jiuyang handed the photos of the people to whom he had made the inner demon oath yesterday to the True Demon Sect attendant.
Chen Jiuyang pondered, "This matter is very important to this seat. Take this seat's command token and go with Elder Han Peiling to handle this matter."
"Yes, Saint Son."
The True Demon Sect attendant respectfully took the True Demon Sect Saint Son token that Chen Jiuyang threw over.
The position of Saint Son, within the vast True Demon Sect, was second only to the Sect Master, not to mention that the Saintess of the True Demon Sect was his woman.
Although those people had made an inner demon oath to him, given their style of doing things, they might offend others.
Originally, Chen Jiuyang thought they were insignificant, but now that they had left a great karma with him, it gave him the opportunity to obtain the complete inheritance of the Pure Yang Medical Immortal.
After giving the instructions, Chen Jiuyang picked up the Lingzhi mushroom containing the Human-like and Horse-like spirit.
Regardless of the clues, the most important thing now was to solve the problem of the Condensing Dao Reverse Death Pill.
There were too many good things in the Pure Yang Medical Immortal's spatial ring, but their grade was too high. He could not use them now, nor did he dare to expose them.
Carrying a mountain of gold, he then sought clues.
Chen Jiuyang took a deep breath. His life once again had direction and motivation.