Starting With 100 Million Lives-Chapter 592: News of Lan Ti

Once immortals exhaust the immortal power within their bodies, it becomes exceedingly difficult to perform various immortal techniques and martial arts.

In this world, the immortal soul cannot leave the body to exert its might.

At this point, all they have left is a body tempered over many years.

Under such circumstances, encountering the native inhabitants in massive numbers again makes them seem inadequate.

In the Immortal Realm, they wouldn't encounter such a predicament.

After all, everywhere is filled with rich Immortal Yuan Qi, even if they exhaust the immortal power within, cultivating while sitting in meditation can restore it.

Moreover, in the Immortal Realm, Immortal Pills, Immortal Medicine, and Immortal Grass aren't hard to find.

But here, Heavenly and Earthly Treasures are used to aid in cultivating Profound Power.

They wish to return to the Immortal Realm but cannot.

At this time, another despairing news arrives—there are even stronger native inhabitants on the upper layers of the Ruins Realm.

Equivalent to Immortal King Quasi-Emperors ascending one layer at a time in the Immortal Realm.

Even if they could defeat the native inhabitants of this layer, it seems meaningless.

After exhausting the Immortal Pills they carried with them, the immortals were forced to retreat into the deep mountains and wild forests.

To ensure their survival, they also began cultivating Profound Power,

though this power is not something everyone can cultivate.

Take the Evil Sun Demon Emperor, for instance; as a Demon Ancestor level giant, he possesses outstanding talent and bone structure in the Immortal Power System, top-notch by any standard.

Yet ironically, he could not even gain entry into the realm of Profound Power.

Conversely, some descended Golden Immortals and Immortal Venerables were able to smoothly cultivate Profound Power.

Those who managed to cultivate Profound Power ended up going out.

Some continued to struggle with the native inhabitants, while others hid their identities and blended in.

The ones who stayed behind could only continue to eke out an existence.

This is the reason they welcomed Jiang Cheng with such enthusiasm.

On one hand, there were too few people here; seeing a familiar face from the Immortal Realm inevitably felt like a reunion with a fellow villager.

On the other hand, more people meant more strength, a way to band together for warmth.

Moreover, the Evil Sun Demon Emperor was formidable enough to carve out a small world with faint traces of immortal power in this Profound Power-filled world.

Not only did it allow everyone to continue surviving, but it also helped fend off external threats.

Brother Cheng couldn't help but feel amazed: "I never imagined such a Ruins Realm even existed; it's truly wondrous!"

Whether it's the Lower Realm Ten Thousand Realms or the Six Realms of the Upper Immortal Realm, although the cultivation systems differ, they both use immortal power and the same power of rules.

But here, it's entirely different.

The Evil Sun Demon Emperor's gray-white eyebrows quivered slightly as he slowly said, "I've pondered for many years and finally speculate that this Ruins Realm is the reverse side of the Immortal Realm."

"Reverse side?"

"Indeed, everything has both a positive and negative side, and the Ruins Realm is the other side of the Immortal Realm."

"Immortals cultivate immortal power, while they cultivate Profound Power."

"Immortals cultivate rules, while they precisely do not cultivate rules."

"Immortals emphasize connecting with the external world and its energies, whereas they abandon the external world and focus solely on honing their inner world."

"All of this is precisely the two fundamentally opposing sides!"

He sighed deeply, a look of regret filling his eyes: "It's just that we didn't know before. If we had known, we wouldn't have let the Ruins fall down..."

Brother Cheng gave him a sideways glance, realizing that this old fellow was likely one of the key figures who blocked the Lower Realm back in the day.

"And what about those shadows we encountered upon entering? What are they?"

This question sent chills down everyone's spine.

The Evil Sun Demon Emperor replied, "Those are the Shadow Race, natural enemies of the native inhabitants of the Ruins Realm."

"Shadow Race? Are they from the Spirit Realm?"

Brother Cheng recalled that the Spirit Realm had a group that cultivated the Shadow Rule.

"No, the Shadow Race is far more terrifying than that branch from the Spirit Realm. They ignore any rules, are nearly impossible to eradicate, and can possess and control other creatures."

"When we first fell, seven or eight out of ten immortals were accounted for by the Shadow Race right from the start."

"Those of us who survived to reach the bottom layer of the Ruins Realm are considered fortunate."

"I see..."

Hearing this explanation, Brother Cheng had already made up his mind to go outside and cultivate Profound Power.

He certainly didn't want to waste away here.

At this moment, someone asked, "Fellow Daoist, you must have brought some Pills with you, right?"

As soon as this was said, everyone showed expressions of eager anticipation, some nearly drooling.

Well, it's been millions, even hundreds of millions of years since they last used Immortal Pills.

Seeing that they had also welcomed him so warmly earlier, a gesture of generosity, Brother Cheng felt it was only proper to reciprocate with some token of goodwill.

So he took out several hundred bottles of Seventh-grade Immortal Pills and distributed them.

The appearance of these Immortal Pills made everyone's eyes light up.

"Fellow Daoist Jiang is truly generous!"

"Thank you, Fellow Daoist Jiang, for the gifts!"

"Sob sob sob, finally, we get to see familiar Immortal Pills again!"

"How many times have I relived this in my dreams..."

Even the Evil Sun Demon Emperor, holding a bottle of Immortal Pills, couldn't help but tremble with excitement.

In his earlier days, he might have scorned using Seventh-grade Immortal Pills.

But now, they seemed like the most precious thing he had ever seen.

He extracted an Immortal Pill and closed his eyes to savor its scent, hesitant to consume it.

Brother Cheng sighed to himself, determined not to fall into such a situation.

That Profound Power, he must cultivate it.

With this resolve, he stood up slowly and cupped his hands to everyone: "Ladies and gentlemen, I must take my leave!"

"What?"

"Fellow Daoist Jiang is leaving?"

"You're not planning to stay with us?"

"It's awfully dangerous outside, and the entry into Profound Power is tough; if your identity is exposed, you'll be hunted by native cultivators."

"Stay with us, Fellow Daoist Jiang!"

"Well, each person has their own aspirations..."

Seeing his firm resolve, the Evil Sun Demon Emperor waved his hand, signaling everyone not to persuade further.

"Fellow Daoist Jiang, your generosity in gifting us pills today is something I shall remember."

"I know you won't be satisfied until you try stepping out."

"Know this, if you ever wish to return, the door will always be open for you here!"

Brother Cheng nodded, about to leave when he remembered the main purpose of his journey.

"Right, there's someone I'd like to inquire about."

"Have you seen Lan Ti?"

"Lan Ti?"

The Evil Sun Demon Emperor showed a hint of confusion in his eyes.

Among the group of immortals, someone suddenly stood up: "Is the Lan Ti Fellow Daoist Jiang inquiring about a witch's rule-cultivating demoness?"

"Indeed!"

Brother Cheng was both surprised and pleased, finally having news of this young lady.

He quickly rushed to this Immortal King's side, eagerly asking, "When did you see her? Is she well? Where is she now?"

"Well..."

The Immortal King recalled, "About nine million years ago, she was a Second-Grade Demon King when she first fell here."

"And then?"

"At that time, we also wanted to bring her here, but she refused, and since then, there's been no news of her..."

The Immortal King suddenly slapped his forehead and exclaimed, "I remember now, when she saw me, she also asked if I had seen someone named Jiang Cheng!"

Hearing this, Brother Cheng was overwhelmed with mixed emotions.

Could it be that Lan Ti entered the Ruins Cave because she couldn't find information about him in the Upper Immortal Realm and, thus, sought him here?