Wu Shattered Star River

Inside a courtyard in the City Lord's府 (mansion) of Blazing Fire City.

Jiang Han and Yan Qin sat inside, chatting about many things. Mostly, Jiang Han was talking, while Yan Qin quietly listened.

Jiang Han didn't go into too much detail, only giving a rough overview of what had happened over the years.

After listening, Yan Qin looked somewhat emotional. She smiled and looked at Jiang Han, saying, "As expected of my son, Han'er, your mother is proud of you."

Jiang Han smiled and said, "My journey here has been largely due to luck, and most importantly, the help of the Heavenly Beast Cauldron. This cauldron is too powerful. Mother, do you know its origins?"

"I don't know!"

Yan Qin shook her head and said, "This cauldron belonged to your father, but… it should be a divine artifact!"

"A divine artifact?"

Jiang Han's eyes lit up, then he asked with doubt, "Mother, did my father really go to the Upper Realm? Does the Upper Realm really exist? Is the Upper Realm the God Realm?"

"Yes!"

Yan Qin gave a very affirmative answer. She said, "Your father went to the Upper Realm. The Upper Realm is not the God Realm; it's very complex. You don't need to know too much about it right now."

"Because you can't go, and neither can I. No strong person in this world can go up there, only your father could."

"Why?"

Jiang Han was even more confused. He asked suspiciously, "My father is a native of Jiang Family Town. He was only at the second level of Peeping Dao when he was thirty-something. Why did his combat power increase so quickly? Why could he go to the Upper Realm? Why could only he go?"

Yan Qin fell silent, and remained silent for a full ten-odd breaths before saying, "This matter is very complicated. I can only tell you that your father's identity is unusual."

"He is indeed a native of Jiang Family Town. His cultivation speed was so slow before, but later it soared because… his memories were sealed. After I found him, I helped him unlock his sealed memories."

"In fact, his combat power didn't increase in just two years as you think. After I found him, it took me five years to help him unseal his memories."

"Then his combat power began to soar. It took him five or six years to cultivate from the second level of Peeping Dao to the Dao Harmonization Realm."

Yan Qin's words made Jiang Han understand some things, but his doubts only increased.

He asked, "Speaking of this, I've always been curious. Mother, why did you run from the Holy Flame Realm to the Star Dust Realm, to Jiang Family Town, to find my father?"

Yan Qin fell silent again. She frowned, and finally sighed, saying, "You've grown up now, and I won't hide some things from you."

"Presumably, you also know that when a person's soul is strong enough, even if their physical body is destroyed, the soul has a chance to be preserved."

"Yes!"

Jiang Han nodded slightly. At this moment, there was a remnant soul inside the Heavenly Beast Cauldron. Bu Shi's physical body was destroyed, but his soul remained.

And Si Li was the same back then. Her physical body died, but her soul remained inside the sword, and she was later resurrected after reshaping her physical body.

Yan Qin explained, "Actually, your father and I… are both people from the Upper Realm. Our physical bodies died in a battle, and your father used great divine powers to protect our souls!"

"Our souls escaped and entered the Lower Realm, separately merging into the bodies of two newly born infants."

"My soul merged into this physical body, while your father's soul was taken to the Star Dust Realm by the turbulent flow of space-time."

"My soul didn't suffer too much damage, so my memories awakened after I was ten years old. Your father sealed his memories to protect me, because his soul was severely damaged."

"After my memories awakened, I quickly increased my combat power. After reaching the Dao Harmonization Realm, I used a secret method to find your father's soul aura. I went all the way to the Star Dust Realm, found your father, and helped him awaken his memories."

"This…"

Jiang Han's eyes widened, feeling like he was listening to a fairy tale. If these words weren't spoken by Yan Qin, he definitely wouldn't believe them.

He was stunned for a while before saying, "So… Mother, you and Father are both reincarnated cultivators? Are you both gods from the God Realm?"

"Reincarnated cultivators?"

Yan Qin blinked and said, "You could say that. It's also because your father's strength is great, otherwise our souls would have dissipated long ago."

"As for… the God Realm, I just said that the Upper Realm is very complex. It doesn't only have gods, and it's not what you think of as gods. You can understand it as the Upper Realm having even more powerful races."

"Moreover, the Human Race, Desolate Race, Nether Race, Flame Race, and Spirit Race in this realm are actually all from the Upper Realm."

"The Upper Realm also has races like the Human Race and Desolate Race, and the Human Race is very strong. Your father and I are both from the Human Race in the Upper Realm."

"Do you know why the God-Devil Battlefield is called that?"

Yan Qin thought for a while and added, "This world doesn't have gods or devils, yet it's called the God-Devil Battlefield. Don't you find it strange?"

Jiang Han frowned and said, "There are indeed no gods, but what about the Devil Race? Are they considered devils?"

"The Devil Race in this realm can't be considered true devils!"

Yan Qin smiled contemptuously and said, "True devils are Great Devils, possessing heaven-defying magic power."

"Actually… the God-Devil Battlefield has five levels in total, and there's one more level above, which is the true God-Devil Battlefield."

"Above, there's not only the God-Devil Battlefield, but also God King Mountain, Celestial Court, Devil's Cave, Ten Thousand Buddha Hall, and so on. Any army sent down from the super forces above could sweep through all the realms!"

"In addition… we actually belong to the Celestial Court, but the path to the Celestial Court has been sealed. So no one has been able to go to the Upper Realm for millions of years. Your father was able to go to the Upper Realm because he has a unique method!"

"In short, the Upper Realm is very complex. We can't go up, and the strong from the Upper Realm can't come down."

"So you don't need to know too much about these things right now. When you reach the Dao Harmonization Realm and become the strongest in the world, and your father hasn't returned, I'll tell you everything about the Upper Realm."

Jiang Han nodded slightly, understanding roughly.

The Upper Realm isn't a strict God Realm, but the races in the Upper Realm are stronger, and the strong in the Upper Realm are stronger. Compared to the Lower Realm, they can indeed be called gods and immortals.

"God King Mountain, Celestial Court, Devil's Cave, Ten Thousand Buddha Hall? We belong to the Celestial Court?"

Jiang Han muttered a few words in his heart, a look of amazement on his face. He said, "We have tens of thousands of realms here. Mother, judging by your tone, are we a very small branch in the Celestial Court? How big is the Upper Realm after all?"

"Very big…"

Yan Qin said with a smile, "The entire Great World is boundless. No one knows how many realms there are."

"There are tens of thousands of star regions like ours just on the Celestial Court's side. The Celestial Court has clouds of celestials. In my previous life, I was a minor celestial official in the Celestial Court, the kind with a celestial seal."

"Celestial Court? Is Celestial Court short for Celestial Court?"

Jiang Han was stunned. There were such legends among the human race, saying that the Celestial Court was inhabited by immortals.

So this wasn't a legend, but a real existence? Does that mean there's also a Jade Emperor?

"Yes!"

Yan Qin nodded and said, "Actually, you don't need to think of gods and immortals as so powerful. You can understand them as more powerful martial artists, possessing stronger combat power and more magical powers."

"Of course… gods and immortals possess godhood and celestial seals, and are almost immortal, able to live for tens of thousands of years…"

"Buzz!"

Just then, a jade disc on Jiang Han's waist lit up. His expression changed slightly, and he took it out to sense it.

He said with a wry smile, "Forget it, gods and immortals are too far away, I shouldn't think too much about it. The seven tribes' Dao Harmonization experts are gathering in Holy Desolate City, it seems they're coming for me. I should solve the immediate crisis first."