A carefree soldier king in the city

Chapter 291 The Dilemma of Cultivation

"Not counting."

"Doesn't count? Why not?"

"Although your cultivation has reached the early stage of the Human Realm, you have not undergone tribulation."

"You mean the heavenly tribulation?"

"Yes, only those who have passed the nine tribulations of the Heavenly Dao can be called immortals. Immortals also have immortal tribulations. Humans have nine tribulations, but immortals only have six. This is called the Six Paths of Reincarnation. Only by passing through these six immortal tribulations can one escape the Six Paths of Reincarnation and be outside the Five Elements. This is what makes a god."

"What about the wandering immortals?"

"The Loose Immortal, also called the Earth Immortal, refers to those who did not succeed in their tribulation but did not die. These people either remain Loose Immortals for life, or they must undergo eighty-one more powerful heavenly tribulations to become true immortals."

"Then who am I?"

"He's nothing special, just a slightly more powerful cultivator."

"Senior, there's something I still don't understand. Since my cultivation has already reached the early stage of the Human Realm, I should be undergoing tribulation, but..."

……

At the same time, Chao Bufan sat alone on the sofa, also filled with doubt, and asked the old man, "Senior, my cultivation has reached the early stage of the Human Realm, so why can't I sense the existence of the Heavenly Tribulation? Logically speaking, to advance from the peak of the Yellow Realm to the Human Realm, one must go through nine Heavenly Tribulations. What am I now? A Loose Immortal? Or a Celestial Immortal?"

The evil one asked Su Haijun, "But you didn't survive the Heavenly Tribulation, yet your cultivation reached the early stage of the Human Realm. Moreover, you can't sense the existence of the Heavenly Tribulation right now, right?"

Su Haijun nodded and said "Mm".

The old man replied with extraordinary insight: "You are neither a wandering immortal nor a celestial being, but merely a cultivator with relatively strong cultivation."

Chao Bufan asked, "How could this be?"

Over there, an evil voice chuckled, "Do you know why?"

Su Haijun shook his head and replied, "This junior does not know."

At the same time, in different locations, both the evil and the old man spoke simultaneously: "In the ancient times, the gods lived peacefully in the mortal realm of Hongya. After hundreds of years of coexistence, conflicts arose among the gods, leading to constant infighting and killing. Dissatisfied with the state of the mortal world, Emperor Fuxi led his followers away from the human realm and ascended to heaven. After ascending, Emperor Fuxi transformed his followers into immortals and named the place 'Demon Realm.' Not long after, Shennong, Zhurong, and other gods also led their followers away, establishing the five realms of 'Heaven, Earth, Ghost, Demon, and Underworld.' Later, Emperor Xuanyuan unified the human realm, and from then on, the concept of the Seven Realms arose. The human realm is the weakest of the seven realms, often oppressed and bullied by the other six realms. They unanimously established the so-called 'Heavenly Tribulation' to control the growth of the human realm."

Chao Bufan and Su Haijun asked at the same time, "Senior, which world do you belong to?"

The evil spirit and the old man chuckled simultaneously, offering an irrelevant answer: "Shortly after the formation of the Seven Realms, the Primordial Era ceased to exist. Each spatial plane, centered on the Human Realm, restrained each other, thus forming a World Tree. The World Tree has the Human Realm as its trunk and the other six realms as branches. Several hundred years later, the Buddha and the Dragon King broke away from the Heavenly Realm, each establishing their own Buddhist and Dragon Realms. Several hundred years after that, the Human Realm, burdened by immense pressure, saw all cultivators taking risks, leveraging their collective strength to expand into different channels, forging alternative paths, and establishing the cultivation world to escape the oppression of other worlds, thus transforming the Human Realm into a true mortal realm. Alas, it's a pity..."

Chao Bufan and Su Haijun both frowned, countless thoughts flashing through their minds, as if they understood something. At the same time, Evil and the old man seemed to be lost in deep memories...

After a long while, Su Haijun, with a solemn expression, asked, "Why is the Dragon Realm so lifeless and devoid of vitality? Do you know why?"

At the same time, Chao Bufan asked, "Senior, the demon realm is deathly still and in a state of chaos. Do you know why?"

The evil and the old man replied simultaneously, "I don't know. I only know that, apart from the cultivation world and the mortal world you are currently seeing, all worlds have been destroyed, and the gods no longer exist."

Su Haijun and Chao Bufan nodded in unison and asked at the same time, "Senior, do you know why this is? Why did the gods cease to exist? Logically speaking, the Heavenly Emperor, Earthly Emperor, Human Emperor, Underworld Emperor, and so on, were all immortal beings. How could they have died?"

"It's all because of the power of the primordial chaos."

"Primordial power?"

"kindness."

A brief silence fell between them again. Then, Su Haijun asked, "Senior, what is primordial power?"

The evil being slowly said, "Heaven and earth were dark and yellow, the universe was vast and boundless. Legend has it that when heaven and earth were first created, there was a great flood that almost destroyed the entire world. Therefore, the power of the primordial chaos refers to the kind of power that could destroy the world, like the power that existed at the beginning of heaven and earth."

"Then where does this power, capable of destroying the world, come from?"

"This power existed even before the creation of the world."

"Is it chaos? Ancient myths say that before Pangu separated heaven and earth, the universe was in chaos. Isn't the primordial power chaos?"

"Yes and no."

"why?"

"I can't explain it either, kid. The power of the primordial chaos is the most powerful force in the world. Once you possess this power, you will truly be invincible."

Su Haijun gave a wry smile, then suddenly remembered something and quickly said, "Senior, the universe is made up of ten star systems. Could it be that the demon realm, the underworld, the demon realm, etc. that you mentioned are on a planet in one of these ten star systems?"

"good."

"Then I understand what the World Tree is all about."

"Kid, do you want to possess the power of the primordial chaos?"

"Of course I wanted to, but I know that primordial power doesn't just come out of thin air."

"That's right. When your cultivation reaches a certain level, you will be able to absorb this power."

"Sigh, I guess there's no hope."

Evil asked, "Why?"

"Because I'm not even an immortal."

Upon hearing this, evil fell silent...

In Zone L, at 8 PM, in a coffee shop, Cheng Xue sat at the last table on the right side of the entrance, looking both excited and nervous, her eyes fixed on the doorway. A moment later, Chao Bufan walked in with his hands behind his back. Cheng Xue's heart leaped with joy at the sight of him.

Chao Bufan glanced around and then walked towards Cheng Xue.

"Chairman Chao, you've arrived."

Chao Bufan nodded and sat down opposite Cheng Xue. Cheng Xue asked, "Chairman Chao, what would you like to drink?"

Chao Bufan smiled slightly and said, "Whatever."

Cheng Xue was momentarily nervous and quickly raised her hand to signal, "Waiter, two cups of casual coffee, please..." She almost said "two cups of casual coffee," but suddenly realized something and quickly changed her mind, saying, "Two cups of coffee, just one sugar is enough."