Cultivating To Immortality

The vastness of the Immortal Realm was beyond imagination; from a macroscopic perspective, the entire Immortal Realm was even divided into three major realms: Heaven, Earth, and Human.

At this moment, Fang Hong was in the Human Realm, one of the three major realms.

Most Cultivators who successfully Ascended from the Lower Realm would eventually arrive in this Human Realm, using it as a starting point to embark on a brand new path of Immortal Cultivation.

According to ancient records, the Human Realm had at least tens of thousands of continents. Fang Hong now knew that the continent he was currently standing on was called the True Immortal Continent.

The True Immortal Continent was vast and further divided into four great Immortal Territories: the Eastern Luo Immortal Territory, the Southern Li Immortal Territory, the Western Yang Immortal Territory, and the Northern Han Immortal Territory.

The four great Immortal Territories each occupied a region.

Within the Immortal Territories were countless sects and forces of varying sizes; they coexisted and competed, collectively forming the power structure of the Immortal Territories.

And within the Eastern Luo Immortal Territory, the Eastern Luo Sect was undoubtedly the undisputed overlord.

Relying on its profound heritage and powerful strength, it became the most top-tier Immortal sect in the entire Eastern Luo Immortal Territory.

Speaking of the Heavenly realm, it was where Heavenly Immortals resided.

Those Cultivators who had been born in the Heavenly realm and, nourished by its spiritual energy, gradually cultivated to become Immortals, were called Heavenly Immortals.

In essence, there was no fundamental difference between Heavenly Immortals and the various Immortals in the Human Realm; the different appellations were merely due to their different origins.

As for the Earth realm, it was known as Hell or the Netherworld in the Immortal Realm.

It was a territory where various demons, monsters, and Ghost Immortals gathered, and it had always been known throughout the Three Realms for its mystery and danger.

Among the three major Realms—Heaven, Earth, and Human—the Heavenly realm was undoubtedly the strongest in terms of overall strength.

Next was the Netherworld, full of eerie Qi, while the Human Realm, where Fang Hong was currently, ranked last, with a significant gap in strength compared to the first two.

Upon learning how vast the entire Immortal Realm was, Fang Hong immediately yearned for it. Once his Cultivation was strong enough in the future, he would definitely go to the Heavenly realm or the Netherworld for some experience.

Ancient records explicitly mentioned that the three major realms were not freely accessible but were separated by a solid world barrier.

For a True Immortal, wanting to breakthrough this barrier to freely travel between the Three Realms was an impossible task.

Only Cultivators who reached the Immortal King realm could freely travel between the Three Realms, no longer affected by the world barrier.

True Immortal, Golden Immortal, Grand Unity Golden Immortal, Immortal King.

Fang Hong silently recited the names of these Immortal realms in his heart. He was currently still in the True Immortal Realm, two major Realms—Golden Immortal and Grand Unity Golden Immortal—away from the Immortal King realm.

To achieve the goal of freely traveling between the Three Realms, there was clearly a very, very long way to go.

The most urgent matter at hand was to focus on how to breakthrough to the Golden Immortal realm.

In the past few days, Fang Hong had spent a great deal of time perusing various Immortal Dao texts in the Myriad Immortal Tablet.

With his in-depth study of these Immortal Dao, he gained a clearer and deeper understanding of the entire Immortal system.

Cultivators, after enduring countless hardships and Cultivating to become Immortals, theoretically achieved eternal life and possessed boundless Lifespan.

However, in reality, Immortals were not truly Immortal in the true sense.

This was because the path of Immortal Dao was never smooth sailing; instead, it was full of various unexpected natural and man-made disasters.

Among them, what Immortals feared most were the calamities that descended once every five hundred years.

Only by successfully overcoming the calamity could Immortals continue to maintain their Immortal state and live freely in the Immortal Realm.

If they failed to overcome the calamity, what awaited the Immortals was the end of everything, death, and the dissipation of their dao.

To cope with these five-hundred-year calamities, Immortals often tried every possible method.

Diligently Cultivating various powerful Immortal Daoist Magic, refining Immortal Pills that could enhance their strength or resist calamities, forging Immortal Artifacts with astonishing defensive power.

Through these means, they would maximize their chances of overcoming the calamities, hoping to continue living freely and eternally in the Immortal Realm.

However, among the many methods to deal with calamities, the most fundamental and effective way was to continuously improve one's Cultivation.

The higher the Cultivation, the stronger the ability to resist calamities, and naturally, the easier it was to overcome them.

If one only thought about living freely and eternally without improving Cultivation, then each subsequent calamity would be more powerful than the last.

Over time, one day, the power of the calamity would become so strong that it would exceed the Immortal's endurance limit, completely erasing them from the Immortal Realm.

This was precisely why Immortals were not truly Immortal.

Ancient records also mentioned that only by continuously advancing on the path of Immortal Cultivation, never stopping, and ultimately proving the dao to become a Saint, could one truly break free from the shackles of calamities and reach the realm of immortality and indestructibility.

Not only the five-hundred-year calamities, but Cultivators also encountered various large and small calamities in their daily Cultivation process.

Taking the crucial realm breakthrough from True Immortal to Golden Immortal, for example, Cultivators would face a dangerous calamity called the Yin Wind Calamity during the breakthrough process.

At the critical moment of advancing to Golden Immortal, the heavens would unleash extremely cold Yin wind.

The most peculiar aspect of these Yin winds was that they would not directly harm the Cultivator's physical body but would instead penetrate into the Immortal Apertures within the Cultivator's body.

Under the blowing of the Yin wind, the Immortal Apertures would shrink little by little. If a solution could not be found in time, the Immortal Apertures would eventually completely disappear.

Immortal Apertures were the fundamental place where Immortals stored Immortal power and cast Immortal Daoist Magic.

Once the Immortal Apertures completely disappeared, the Immortal's Cultivation would instantly dissipate, and they would regress to a mortal body.

They might even become a cripple unable to cultivate, forever unable to embark on the path of Immortal.

For a Cultivator, losing Cultivation and becoming a cripple was often a hundred times more painful than being directly killed.

Becoming a cripple, only to gradually age and die in the mortal world, this disparity and torment were enough to make any Cultivator collapse.

"Alas, if Little Rainbow were still by my side."

Thinking of the dangers of the Yin Wind Calamity, Fang Hong sighed deeply, a hint of nostalgia appearing on his face.

Ever since reading the ancient text that recorded calamities, Fang Hong had a new understanding of Little Rainbow's identity.

Little Rainbow was known as a Heavenly Auspicious Beast in the Immortal Realm, born with auspicious Qi. Not only could she bring good Luck and increase the Luck of those around her, but she also possessed a magical ability: helping those around her avoid various calamities.

Heavenly Auspicious Beasts were extremely rare existences in the entire Immortal Realm; it was said that there were fewer than ten Heavenly Auspicious Beasts in the entire Immortal Realm.

Even those at the level of Immortal Emperors, Immortal Kings, and Celestial Venerables, if they were fortunate enough to encounter a Heavenly Auspicious Beast, would be unable to resist coveting it, wanting to subdue it under their command.

In other words, if Little Rainbow were still by Fang Hong's side at this moment, with the auspicious Qi protection of a Heavenly Auspicious Beast, he would not have to worry about the threat of various calamities at all.

Whether it was the great calamity every five hundred years or the minor calamities encountered during realm breakthrough, he could easily cope with them with Little Rainbow's help.