Volume 14, Chapter 931 – Entering the Celestial Realm

“To make contact with the Celestials, there are two methods. First, we can wait for the right moment. Those Celestials are supposed to retrieve spiritual energy from all the realms, right? Sooner or later, they’ll target either our original cultivation world, or the current lower realms. All we need is patience.”

Life Soul Cheng Hongling presented the first option.

“How is that any different from waiting to die? Who knows how much more spiritual energy the Heavenly Dao needs before it awakens? What if it awakens the moment it reaches our old cultivation world?”

Zombie Cheng Hongling voiced her doubts.

“You think I don’t know that? Spare me the reminder.”

Life Soul Cheng Hongling rolled her eyes at her own body before explaining to Qi Huang, “Husband, I’m simply stating a viable route, not that it’s the best option.”

“I get it! I get it!”

Qi Huang quickly responded with a good-natured smile.

Satisfied, Life Soul Cheng Hongling went on, “The second method: once you’re strong enough, we tear open a spatial rift from the Immortal Realm directly into the Celestial Realm and search for a puppet.”

“That’s not a bad plan. Even though the Celestial Realm has already been thoroughly purged by the Heavenly Court, the spatial barrier is still sturdy enough that it won’t descend to the mid or lower realms for several hundred years. During this time, as long as you’re strong enough, you can enter the Celestial Realm from there at will.”

Qi Huang immediately approved, and Zombie Cheng Hongling nodded subconsciously as well.

With that, the decision was made. In the following days, Qi Huang tirelessly cultivated her vegetable garden. As her divine sense grew stronger, her harvest rate for ghost tomatoes significantly improved. Alongside the expansion of her planting scale, her cultivation progressed rapidly and wouldn’t be hindered by resource constraints.

During this time, Qi Huang also learned from Fang Yuan that the roles of Heavenly Slave, Heavenly Servant, Heavenly Soldier, Heavenly General, and Heavenly Emperor were simply ranks within the Celestial Realm—titles held by Celestials, not divisions of power. The strength of Celestials was measured by the area their divine sense could cover, ranked in grades from lowest to highest: Domain, Ten Domains, Hundred Domains, Thousand Domains, Ten Thousand Domains, and finally, the all-controlling Heavenly Dao. “Domain” here referred to a star system/domain.

In other words, the lowest-level Domain-grade Celestial had divine sense capable of covering several star systems, like Qi Huang currently did.

After understanding all this, Qi Huang felt slightly dismayed. She didn’t want to be the lowest kind of Celestial, and thus redoubled her efforts to grow stronger.

Several decades passed in this manner, and her strength finally rose to the “Ten Domain” level.

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At that moment, Fang Yuan delivered unsettling news—thanks to the relentless efforts of the Heavenly Court, the Heavenly Dao was about to awaken.

Qi Huang and both Cheng Honglings knew they could no longer wait. The three of them, along with An Xuan, headed to the Immortal Realm and tore open a spatial rift to the Celestial Realm.

“Everything and everyone in the Celestial Realm exists in soul form, so it’s best if the rest of you stay hidden. Hide inside a storage ring, and let Life Soul Cheng Hongling bring you in. Also, make sure to coat the ring with enough Heaven-Deceiving Water.”

Fang Yuan cautioned them.

“Understood.”

Life Soul Cheng Hongling acknowledged calmly.

“Also, when you first arrive in the Celestial Realm, if you don’t have any backing, it’ll be extremely difficult to make any progress. You should head to Jin Feng City on White Jade Star in the Rainbow Star Region and look for one of my ancestors, Zhao Rong.”

Fang Yuan suggested.

“Wasn’t your ancestor up there called Zhao Li?”

An Xuan asked curiously. After all, she’d gleaned that name when she drank his blood.

“No one said I could only have one ancestor.”

Fang Yuan smiled lightly, then continued, “Ancestor Zhao Li works in the Heavenly Court. It would be tough for you to go straight to him, so I’m recommending you meet Ancestor Zhao Rong first. Get a feel for the Celestial Realm, and then plan your next steps.”

“You really thought of everything.”

Qi Huang couldn’t help but compliment him.

“The Heavenly Court is riddled with danger. I hope you all return safely.”

Feng Jiu’an sincerely wished them well.

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“We definitely will.”

Qi Huang gave her a firm look, then entered the storage ring with Zombie Cheng Hongling and An Xuan. Life Soul Cheng Hongling carried the ring into the Celestial Realm.

As soon as they entered, Qi Huang eagerly released her divine sense to scan her surroundings. At first glance, this place didn’t look too different from other realms—still vast and boundless, still filled with twinkling stars. But this was only surface-level. A more thorough probe revealed the spiritual energy here was countless times richer than in the cultivation world, which made the spatial barrier extraordinarily dense. Moreover, everything visible here was composed of divine sense… whether stars or tiny blades of grass.

“No wonder they say you achieve immortality upon reaching the Celestial Realm. There’s no suppression from the Heavenly Dao here, and the Celestials have shed their physical bodies. In soul form, they really can live forever.”

Life Soul Cheng Hongling sighed in wonder.

“Assuming nothing goes wrong. The truth is, wherever there are people, there will be conflict, and conflict brings casualties. So even in the Celestial Realm, you’re not free from death.”

Zombie Cheng Hongling reminded her.

“Exactly. Which is why we must oppose the heavens to the very end.”

Qi Huang agreed deeply. If one wished to escape the calamity of death, then defying the heavens was the only path, one that had nothing to do with personal grudges.

Under Qi Huang’s guidance, Life Soul Cheng Hongling arrived at a star inhabited by Celestials. There, she inquired about the location of the Caihong Star System and then used a teleportation gate to head there.

Along the way, the women discovered that although this was the Celestial Realm, most of its inhabitants weren’t Celestials. The majority were average soul bodies, some possessing only the strength of ordinary cultivators.

“I didn’t expect there to be so many weak souls here. I thought everyone was a Celestial.”

Qi Huang let out a breath of relief. If everyone here had been a Celestial, this place would have been extremely dangerous for her.

“Right? I was just thinking… If the whole Celestial Realm was full of Celestials, my frail soul would’ve been exposed the moment we arrived. But now I can finally relax.”

Life Soul Cheng Hongling said with lingering anxiety.

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“Actually, it makes sense. The Immortal Realm isn’t entirely made up of immortals either, right? It has immortals, cultivators, and even regular people.”

An Xuan pointed out.

Several days later, Life Soul Cheng Hongling reached Jin Feng City on Baibi Planet in the Caihong Star System and located Zhao Rong according to Fang Yuan’s instructions.

Zhao Rong had already been informed of their arrival, so he wasn’t surprised. He discreetly welcomed Life Soul Cheng Hongling inside, set up a divine sense barrier, and activated sound-blocking talismans.

“Senior, I assume Fang Yuan has told you why we’re here? We want to reach a specific world from the Celestial Realm.”

Qi Huang revealed herself and asked directly.

“Seeing how urgent you are, I won’t beat around the bush. The only way to reach other worlds is through the Heavenly Court’s Celestial Star Chart.”

Zhao Rong answered just as directly.

“I heard the Celestial Star Chart is extremely important to the Heavenly Court. It’s not something ordinary people can get close to, right?”

Life Soul Cheng Hongling confirmed.

“Of course. Forget the Celestial Star Chart, regular people can’t even get into the Heavenly Court. With your strength, trying to force your way in would be suicide.”

Zhao Rong gave a clear and direct answer.

“Then what should we do?”

Qi Huang asked, hopeful.

“You’ve probably heard that one of my ancestors, Zhao Li, works in the Heavenly Court. You can go find him. Maybe he’ll have a way to get you in.”

Zhao Rong offered his advice.

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“Thank you, Senior. We’ll go find Senior Zhao Li right away.”

Life Soul Cheng Hongling cupped her fists in farewell.

“Forget it, I’ll go with you. You’re unfamiliar with this place. If something happens to you, what then?”

Zhao Rong thought for a moment and then proposed.

“We couldn’t possibly trouble you like that…”

Qi Huang said, a little embarrassed.

“It’s fine. Truthfully, I’m helping myself too. Once the Heavenly Dao awakens, the fact that we’ve leaked secrets to Fang Yuan will come to light. When that happens, we’ll all die. This is our only shot.”

Zhao Rong spoke honestly, not trying to take credit.

And so, the group set off for Dijung Planet, the core of the Celestial Realm and home to the Heavenly Court.

Several days later, Zhao Rong brought the group to Dijung Planet and met with Zhao Li, who worked in the Heavenly Court.

After hearing their purpose, Zhao Li remained silent, falling into a long internal struggle.

“Ancestor, you know full well that we’ve revealed far too many secrets to Fang Yuan. When the Heavenly Dao awakens, we’re as good as dead. These women are our only hope now.”

Zhao Rong tried to persuade him patiently.

“I understand. It’s just that the Heavenly Court is heavily guarded. One wrong step, and we’ll vanish without a trace…”

Zhao Li looked conflicted at first, but then changed his mind and said, “Forget it. We’re doomed either way. Why not place one final bet? Here’s the plan: hide in a storage ring. Tomorrow during my patrol inside the palace, I’ll take you close to the Celestial Star Chart’s Observatory Hall. Whether you make it inside will be up to you.”