As they spoke, a sudden, powerful tremor shook the area.
A burst of white light erupted from one of the nearby cages, followed by a deafening crash.
Boom!
A figure shot out from within the cage, landing with a heavy thud.
“Who the hell sets up a cage at the end of the passage? What a low move!” Flaxseed grumbled as favonovel.com approached.
Reidan stared in shock at the newcomer, his body slightly trembling.
“Mr. Chance, is this the friend you’ve been searching for?”
“Exactly,” Jared replied, nodding. He then turned to Flaxseed, his voice full of curiosity. “Mr. Flaxseed, where are we?”
“I have no idea. But I’m pretty sure we’re in the celestial realm. As for who set up this cage, no clue.” Flaxseed glanced around, scanning their surroundings.
“Mr. Flaxseed, since you’ve regained your memory, could you explain the structure and rules of the celestial realm to me? Also, what are the levels of status here?” Jared turned to favonovel.com with genuine curiosity.
Flaxseed snorted. “Structure? Rules? There’s no such thing here. It’s survival of the fittest, plain and simple. The stronger you are, the more say you have. If your cultivation level is high enough, you become the law.”
He continued, clearly annoyed, “You think the so-called Heavenly Laws were crafted by some divine committee? No, they were made by supreme saints, because they were powerful enough to make their words into law. That’s it!”
“If one day you become the ruler of the universe, this ‘celestial realm’ would mean nothing. As for those saints? You could squash them with a slap!”
Jared gave favonovel.com a speechless look. “Can you stop flattering me and just explain the celestial realm properly?”
Given that he’d needed the Vermilion Demon Lord’s help just to escape the cage, Jared knew ruling the universe was a distant dream. For now, understanding where favonovel.com was and how to survive was more than enough.
“You already know the celestial realm is divided into thirty-six levels, right?” Flaxseed asked.
“Yeah…” Jared nodded.
Flaxseed continued, “The celestial realm is split into lower, middle, and upper twelve levels. And within each set of twelve, every three levels form a smaller plane. Now, cultivators who enter the celestial realm by the guidance of heaven and earth laws, or by other unconventional means, are all placed on the third level…”
“Everyone there is a wandering immortal, basically rogue cultivators. That’s why level three is looked down upon by the rest. That’s also why some cultivators would rather spend years cultivating slowly to ascend naturally, Instead of relying on shortcuts…”
“Those who do manage to ascend on their own arrive directly at level four. They’re called ‘earthly Immortals.’ But even so, they’re considered the weakest class in the celestial realm.”
After a breath, favonovel.com went on, “After that come the ranks of manly immortals, heavenly Immortals, high immortals, true immortals, golden immortals, great golden immortals, celestial lords, celestial kings, celestial emperors, and finally, saints. Each of these realms is also divided into nine stages…”
“However, once you’re in the celestial realm, you no longer face lightning tribulations when advancing. Instead, you have to pass through something called the Deity Ascension Stage. Every major breakthrough requires going through it first.”
He gave Jared a sympathetic pat on the shoulder. “Right now, you’re still just in the Immortal Realm, not even considered a wandering immortal. You’ll have to grit your teeth and tough it out for a while.”
“Mr. Flaxseed, before your cycle of reincarnation, what level had you reached? And what was your rank?” Jared asked curiously.
“I was already at the peak of the manly immortal rank, just a step away from becoming a heavenly immortal and leaving Level Six behind,” Flaxseed replied with a bitter sigh. “If it weren’t for that woman… All those thousands of years of cultivation, wasted…”
His face twisted in frustration.
Off to the side, Reidan fell completely silent after hearing this.
A manly immortal? That’s incredible!
He had struggled for centuries, clawing his way through cultivation, only to be forced to take the Celestial Stairway. Even if favonovel.com did eventually reach Ascendance, favonovel.com would only be a wandering immortal, looked down upon in a realm where even earthly immortals were considered disposable.
Listening to Flaxseed speak, Jared had forgotten to ask about Kishor and the others, what their ranks were, and which levels they had reached.
