Wu Shattered Star River

“You’re mistaken. It’s not that the Upper Realm and the Star Dust Realm are similar. It’s that all realms are based on the Upper Realm’s system, with only minor modifications!”

“The Upper Realm wasn't always like this. In the beginning, there weren't many immortals in the Celestial Court. Everyone had their own territory, living freely.”

“But as countless immortals were born from the lower realms, and immortals possessed immortal bodies, their numbers grew.”

“Where there are people, there is strife. With more immortals, competition for resources and territory was inevitable.”

“The Celestial Court was in chaos for millions of years. Finally, the Jade Immortal Emperor and the Azure Immortal Emperor, two supreme powerhouses, unified the southern region and established the Celestial Court.”

“To prevent the Celestial Court from continuing its chaotic wars, the two Immortal Emperors divided the Celestial Court's territory into eight first-class Immortal Kingdoms, each ruled by one of the eight Immortal Emperors.”

“The eight Immortal Emperors further divided their territories, granting many second-class Immortal Kingdoms to a group of Immortal Kings. The Immortal Kings followed suit, granting many third-class Immortal Kingdoms to a group of Immortal Reverends. The Immortal Reverends granted fourth-class Immortal Kingdoms to Immortal Lords, and the Immortal Lords granted fifth-class Immortal Kingdoms to Heavenly Immortals…”

Yan Qin explained in detail, and Jiang Han understood.

The power structure of the Upper Realm and the Star Dust Realm were similar, like a pyramid.

At the top was the high and mighty Celestial Court, the second level was the eight first-class Immortal Kingdoms, followed by second-class, third-class, fourth-class, and fifth-class Immortal Kingdoms…

Each layer managed the one below, preventing the entire Celestial Court from falling into chaos.

These Immortal Kingdoms of different levels were the tools the Celestial Court used to manage the billions of realms in the southern region.

All the Immortal Kingdoms represented realms of varying sizes, not directly connected, only linked by Immortal Gates.

To go to another Immortal Kingdom, especially a higher-level one, required paying a large amount of Immortal Stones.

Was this to prevent immortals from running around randomly? Or was it to exploit the countless immortals?

To become stronger, one needed to acquire more resources, which meant going to a higher-level Immortal Kingdom.

To go to a higher-level Immortal Kingdom, one needed a massive amount of Immortal Stones. To get a massive amount of Immortal Stones, one had to mine, grow immortal herbs, join the army, become a coolie, or even a slave…

Soul-restoring divine medicines and immortal treasures were quite precious even in the Upper Realm. If Jiang Han wanted to obtain them, he had to go to a third-class Immortal Kingdom!

If Jiang Han had ascended normally, he could continuously find ways to increase his combat power, making it easier to obtain Immortal Stones. Going to a third-class Immortal Kingdom would be easier, and obtaining soul-restoring divine medicines and immortal treasures would be simpler.

The problem was that Jiang Han was a pseudo-immortal with limited room for improvement, requiring a huge price to advance.

So, according to Yan Qin, if Jiang Han wanted to go to a third-class Immortal Kingdom, he would need to accumulate Immortal Stones for hundreds of years, or even spend his entire life as an immortal slave…

Yan Qin's words today were actually a veiled attempt to dissuade Jiang Han.

After listening, Jiang Han's expression turned somewhat unsightly. Yan Qin wouldn't lie to him, and life in the Upper Realm would indeed be difficult.

The key was his pseudo-immortality. If he were a true immortal, he wouldn't hesitate. He was confident that he could quickly increase his combat power in the Upper Realm, easily obtaining a large number of Immortal Stones.

“That’s not right, Mother!”

Jiang Han suddenly remembered something and said, “Weren’t you a Celestial Official in the Celestial Court? Don’t you have any friends in the Upper Realm?”

“Also, Father is the Ten Directions Heavenly Emperor. Doesn’t he have any loyal subordinates? Wouldn't it be simple for an Immortal King to help me get some immortal medicines and divine medicines?”

“Heh heh!”

Yan Qin smiled wryly and said, “In my previous life, I was just a minor Celestial Official in the Celestial Court, and a clerical one at that. Although I have some friends, they are all in the Celestial Court.”

“With your strength, wanting to go to the Celestial Court? It might take tens of thousands of years to even step through the Southern Heavenly Gate.”

“Hmm… I have a very good friend, an Immortal Lord named Desire Dream Immortal Lord. She is the daughter of an Immortal Reverend, but she is in a third-class Immortal Kingdom. If you want to find her, you'll need to go to that Immortal Kingdom.”

“As for your father's power, don't count on it. Some of your father's subordinates betrayed him back then, so going to find your father's subordinates might lead to a quicker death, or even being captured and used to threaten your father!”

“So that’s how it is…”

Jiang Han fell silent. The Upper Realm felt very complicated, and its rules were even stricter?

If he went up, he might find it impossible to move forward, perhaps spending decades in a fifth-class Immortal Kingdom…

Was he going to give up?

“No…”

The pride in Jiang Han's bones ignited his fighting spirit.

He had come this far, from Jiang Family Town to Cloud Dream Pavilion, to the Chaotic Star Sea, then to the fourth level of the Divine Demon Battlefield, and then to the Northern Mourning Realm…

Now, at the age of thirty, he had reached the pinnacle of the myriad realms, becoming the master of the myriad realms and the number one in the world.

Since he could climb up from the bottom, reaching the peak of the myriad realms, he refused to believe that he would spend his entire life in a fifth-class Immortal Kingdom in the Upper Realm?

His father was Jiang Heavenly Emperor, one of the Ten Directions Heavenly Emperors, a top ten powerhouse in the Celestial Court. As Jiang Heavenly Emperor's son, he refused to believe that he couldn't make it in the Upper Realm.

Even if he couldn't become like Jiang Heavenly Emperor, at least going to a third-class Immortal Kingdom shouldn't be a problem, right?

Jiang Han pondered for a moment and asked, “Mother, are you sure that pseudo-immortals really can't become supreme powerhouses? Has there ever been a pseudo-immortal who became an Immortal Reverend, Immortal King, or even an Immortal Emperor in history?”

“This…”

Yan Qin hesitated, thinking for a long time before saying, “It seems there was one. The Western Heavenly Emperor among the Ten Directions Heavenly Emperors seemed to have been a pseudo-immortal at the beginning. I don't know how he improved later, but his ranking is even above your father's.”

“Apart from him, I haven't heard of any other powerhouses. It's too difficult for pseudo-immortals to improve, a hundred times harder than for normal immortals…”

“That’s settled!”

Jiang Han's eyes gradually became firm, and there was no longer a trace of hesitation in his heart. He looked at Yan Qin with determination and said, “Mother, since others can do it, so can your son. Believe me, with you and Father being so outstanding, how could I possibly stop here?”

“I must make a trip to this Upper Realm, or I will never be at peace!”

Little Fish had been listening quietly. Hearing this, she clenched her small fists and said, “Big Brother, you can do it. You are so amazing, you will definitely become a great power in the Upper Realm. And when we get to the Upper Realm, as long as we find my mother, I will have her help you!”

Yan Qin remained silent. Jiang Han spoke again, “Mother, please believe in me one more time!”

“Alright!”

Yan Qin sighed and said, “If you want to go up, that's fine. If I can ascend, I will also go up to find you and your father.”

“However… you can't leave now. Go back and stay for half a year, spend time with your wives and concubines. See if you can leave an heir for the Jiang family? If one or two of them can conceive, it will give them and me something to look forward to.”

“Alas…”

Thinking of Si Li, Ling Shiyu, and the others, Jiang Han felt a mix of emotions. How much he wanted to take them with him, but they couldn't ascend, and it would be very dangerous for them to follow him.

Thinking about being separated from the women for a long time, and possibly never seeing them again, Jiang Han felt a tightness in his chest. He didn't even know how to break the news to them…

“Go back!”

No matter what, he had to face it. Spending half a year with them was good. If he could really get one or two of them pregnant, the women would have something to live for after he left.

“咻!”

Jiang Han, with Little Fish, and Yan Qin flew quickly outwards.

The Great Black Cat was very fast, following all the way. The three people and one beast quickly disappeared into the distance.