klisemfg Chapter 407: Ancient Books
Chapter 407: Ancient Books
Chapter 407: Ancient Books
Working from noon until sunset, Gu Heng finally cleaned up all the dust in the room and wiped the counter clean. Then, exhausted, he slumped into a chair.
"Master, have some tea."
Qin Yiyao obediently placed a cup of tea in front of Gu Heng.
The tea was the same fragrant and delicious tea made from the ancient Bodhi leaves that Gu Heng often drank. He picked up the teacup casually, feeling very gratified.
The little girl is still very well-behaved. Actually, she hasn't changed much. But Gu Heng already knows Qin Yiyao's identity. She is definitely a descendant of royalty, full of nobility, and will surely have a great family fortune to inherit in the future.
Perhaps she'll even take the first step and embark on a journey to the wider world! After all, with such a promising future, she certainly can't stay in this place forever; hanging out with him would just waste her time.
I'm afraid the days when they can stay with me are numbered!
Gu Heng wasn't afraid of being lonely; he was actually very happy that the girl he had taken in was so young and promising.
"Do you have any other plans for the future?"
Gu Heng rubbed the bridge of his nose, sipped his tea, and asked Qin Yiyao about her next plans.
Yes, but I'm not in a hurry.
Qin Yiyao took a bite of the dried fruit and answered without hesitation.
Gu Heng was taken aback: "Not in a hurry?"
"Yup!"
Qin Yiyao blinked: "I want to stay by Master's side for a while longer."
"Does Master intend to expel me now so that I may suffer all the hardships of the world?"
She revealed an endearing expression.
Qin Yiyao is actually very good at changing her expression. After all, as an emperor, sometimes you have to speak to people in a human way and to ghosts in a ghost way.
Gu Heng quickly waved his hand and explained, "Of course not. You can stay in my little shabby house as long as you want."
"Thank you, Master."
Qin Yiyao immediately beamed with joy, then hummed a little tune as she walked briskly upstairs.
His apprentice's figure disappeared around the corner on the second floor. Gu Heng slowly finished his tea, then leisurely stood up, stretched, and walked towards the backyard.
There are still things to organize.
He had acquired quite a few good things in the Ancient Secret Palace; there was everything imaginable. Gu Heng wanted to dump them all out and categorize them. Although he didn't know exactly what these things were, he figured he could just put the money and spirit stones in one pile, and the jewelry in another. Besides, although the system's inventory had a lot of space, Gu Heng didn't want any items he needed to just lie there collecting dust and then get lost.
Upon entering the small house in the backyard, Gu Heng emptied out all the treasures he had collected from the Ancient Secret Palace. However, he only managed to empty a small portion before the entire house was filled.
"Tsk, you've taken a bit too much."
Gu Heng never imagined that he would have nowhere to put the jewelry and gold he had taken.
He sighed, deciding he could only work on this small part for now.
After another half hour of work, it was already dark, and the silver moon hung high in the sky.
"Huh? This is..."
Gu Heng pulled out an extremely old book from a pile of unsorted treasures and gold and silver. The words on the cover were so badly damaged that it was impossible to tell what kind of book it was.
Moreover, this book is very thin, but it doesn't feel like an ordinary book; rather, it feels like some kind of metal.
When he was collecting those treasures, he didn't even notice that there was a book among them. After all, Qin Fen said that he could take whatever he wanted, so Gu Heng certainly wouldn't be polite.
Of course, considering that this book is probably very old, it's not surprising that the cover is rotten.
I just hope the content is still visible.
Gu Heng returned to the back room and, by the light of a candle, began to peruse the book.
But the content of the book is actually very simple.
This is a cultivation system and realm system about the Immortal Realm and the Demon Realm, written by a particularly powerful expert!
I saw this.
Gu Heng's eyes immediately lit up.
A new cultivation system and realm!
Although he can't cultivate yet, Gu Heng has always been interested in these things, and what if he can reach this level in the future? He should at least learn about it in advance.
Gu Heng had actually heard of a legend.
The Xuan Tian Realm is actually called the "Mortal Realm". The strongest level there is the tenth level of the Supreme Saint stage. Any higher realms are beyond the reach of the "Mortal Realm".
Because that's already on another level.
Besides the Xuan Tian Realm, there are also four other realms: Immortal, Demon, Ancient, and Underworld!
Each of these four realms is many times stronger than the Xuan Tian Realm.
Legend has it that long ago, these five realms were interconnected, but that era was also one in which mortals found it extremely difficult to survive, with all sorts of demons and monsters running rampant everywhere.
Moreover, there were countless wars and conflicts at that time. It is said that the four realms fought each other to seize the Xuan Tian Realm, and the Great Dao was even destroyed.
So Gu Heng still prefers the present. Although survival is not easy for mortals either, it's not as difficult as it seems. "Who wrote this book?"
Gu Heng couldn't help but ask.
But he clearly didn't get an answer.
"The Immortal Realm and the Ancient Realm have always been enemies of the Demon Realm and the Underworld. Although they have different cultivation systems, they seem to originate from the same source, which is truly strange..."
"Upon entering the Immortal Realm, cultivators from the Xuan Tian Realm must undergo the 'Ascension to Immortality' process, while those who enter the Demon Realm must undergo the 'Entering the Demon Realm' process. However, after that, there is essentially no difference..."
Then, two parallel levels of realm are listed below.
After the Ascension stage, there are three major stages: Pseudo-Immortal, True Immortal, and Primordial Immortal. After that, there are Immortal Lord, Immortal Venerable, Immortal King, Immortal Emperor, and Immortal Emperor.
Beyond the Demonic Transformation stage, there are three major stages: Void Demon, True Demon, and Human Demon. Finally, there are Demon General, Demon Lord, Demon King, Demon Emperor, and Demon Emperor.
“…Indeed, they are quite similar.” Gu Heng carefully observed the two major realm divisions and found that they did indeed have many similarities.
However, one is an immortal, and the other is a demon.
A thought suddenly struck him: things might become more complicated because what they were fighting over might involve something deeper.
Look down again.
This place also records the "Three Great Sovereigns" of the Immortal Realm and the Demon Realm, who are also the strongest beings. No one in the four realms is unaware of the names of these six great beings. It is said that they have even reached the realm above the Immortal Emperor.
Luo Tian Great Immortal Lord, Nine Lives Great Immortal Lord, Taiyi Great Immortal Lord.
Yin Yang Great Demon Lord, Six Laws Great Demon Lord, Underworld Soul Great Demon Lord.
In the last column of realms, Gu Heng even saw the so-called "Realm of Severing Fate", but Gu Heng could not understand this.
The book then goes on to describe the geography of the other four realms, such as the seventy-two spiritual continents of the Immortal Realm and the thirty major domains of the Demon Realm, but Gu Heng didn't pay much attention to those.
He closed the book and let out a long sigh of relief.
When will we be able to visit the other four realms?