At this moment, the entire Great Han Divine Dynasty was enveloped in colorful flowing light. In an instant, another two hundred Dao States were erased, and the land condensed once more. The Great Han Divine Dynasty now had exactly one thousand territories remaining.
"Roar!"
A golden Fortune Five-Clawed Dragon materialized, opening its maw to swallow the erupting immortal energy. Its scales shimmered with colorful light, and wisps of spiritual energy dispersed, leaving this reborn territory. The immortal energy surged, brilliantly colored, and the physique of all living beings, even their cultivation talent, was subtly changing, adapting to this immortal energy!
"This is immortal energy!"
Beside Yang Hao, Xia Xinyu stared in shock at the colorful flowing light around them, her eyes gleaming with excitement. Her cultivation realm immediately showed signs of loosening. Simultaneously, the Great Han heroes like Xian Zhen, Li Siyi, Geng Yan, and Wen Yuan underwent tremendous changes.
Traces of turbid energy left their bodies, their physical forms becoming more transparent, as if unstained by dust and untouched by the mundane world!
"Immortal Gate opens!"
"Immortal energy enters!"
"The Great Dao of the Immortal Realm now governs this land. The path of cultivation unifies. It is time to ascend to higher realms, to metamorphose into immortals, and step into the Immortal Realm!"
Witnessing this, Yang Hao smiled faintly. They had all reached the pinnacle of the Chaos Dao Sovereign realm. Without entering the Immortal Realm, their cultivation would have stagnated for life. But now, with abundant immortal energy and the Immortal Gate open, those who yearned for the immortal path would inevitably metamorphose into immortals, becoming those revered beings!
"Hmm?!"
Yang Hao suddenly looked towards the Immortal Gate at the apex of the heavens. His imperial eyes pierced through the Immortal Gate, seeing countless beings gathered there, among whom were over thirty powerful presences far exceeding the pinnacle of Chaos Dao Sovereign.
"Immortals?"
Yang Hao sighed softly. The Great Han Divine Dynasty had not truly appeared in the Immortal Realm. Therefore, only he could see the world beyond the Immortal Gate, but the beings of the Immortal Realm could not see the Great Han Divine Dynasty.
Boom!
Boom!
Suddenly, countless golden lights erupted within Chang'an City. Dozens of figures floated up, moving gently in the void like white feathers.
"Ding! Congratulations to the host, the Immortal Gate opens, and immortal energy enters!"
"Ding! Congratulations to the host, the heroes Xian Zhen, Li Siyi, Geng Yan, Wen Yuan, Liang Fang, Zhang Hao, Zhebie, Deng Qiang, Wang Yanzhang, Liang Lin, Zhao Yun, Guan Yu, Dian Wei, Tan Daoji, Yang Xuangan, Gongsun Shu, Zhang Dingbian, Shan Shituo, Wu Tianxi, Wu Yunzhao, and Xiong Kuohai—twenty-one in total—have yearned for the immortal path. The cultivation path of the myriad realms converges into the Immortal Realm. They have metamorphosed into immortals, breaking through the bottleneck of the Chaos Dao Sovereign pinnacle and stepping into True Immortal Layer One!"
"Ding! Congratulations to the host, the Great Han Divine Dynasty is about to ascend as a whole. The Divine Dynasty has met the conditions to advance to an Immortal Dynasty. Do you wish to advance?"
"Advance!"
Yang Hao exclaimed excitedly. So, above the pinnacle of the Chaos Dao Sovereign realm was the Golden Immortal realm, the revered realm that the countless beings of the three thousand Dao States pursued!
The twenty-one golden lights dissipated. Xiong Kuohai and the others sensed the changes in their bodies and then sat cross-legged to further consolidate their cultivation. Compared to the Great Han heroes who easily stepped into the True Immortal realm, Xia Xinyu's process was not as smooth. Purple divine lightning surged around her, and large drops of sweat beaded on her forehead.
Boom!
The entire Great Han Divine Dynasty plane vibrated violently, gradually beginning to float like warships on the sea. With a deafening roar, the mysterious Immortal Gate, which had been faintly visible in the chaos, now opened completely.
"That is a world!!"
"Impossible! My Heavenly Treasure Sect has an ancient history, and such a thing has never happened. An entire realm, a lower plane, how can it ascend as a whole??" Hu Tong exclaimed in shock. It was an entire plane, and its territory visible through the Immortal Gate was one-third the size of the Heavenly Treasure Realm!
One-third the size! How astonishing this was. What was even more terrifying was its ability to ascend as a whole. This was a lower plane, all entering the Immortal Realm!
Terrifying!
"Strange?"
Wan Ai Jian frowned as he looked at the territory. This plane gave him a sense of extreme familiarity. Faintly, his bloodline began to tremble. A pull from his bloodline, coupled with the connection from the root tendrils of the Heaven-Supporting Wood that grew intertwined beneath the Nine Cauldrons, made his eyes shine with excitement.
"It's the Three Thousand Dao States! That's the Three Thousand Dao States!!" Wan Ai Jian cried out in his heart. He had left the Three Thousand Dao States for thirty million years. Thirty million years in the Immortal Realm, and who knew how much time had passed in the Three Thousand Dao States. In his twenty-million-and-two-hundred-thousandth year in the Immortal Realm, he met Ye Xuan, who came from the Three Thousand Dao States, and learned that the Heaven-Supporting Wood had perished. Without the Heaven-Supporting Wood, what had happened to the Three Thousand Dao States to cause them to ascend as a whole!
"This is a lower plane!"
Hu Tong and Bai Bo's bodies trembled slightly, their eyes filled with astonishment.
But then greed arose in their eyes. Blood-red gazes fell upon the world behind the Immortal Gate. Such a vast territory, if occupied and developed, would surely become fertile land in tens of thousands of years!
This plane likely harbored many beings at the Primordial Chaos realm. They would all be captured and forced to mine immortal stones.
"Not good!"
At this moment, Wan Ai Jian's expression changed drastically. He swept his gaze across the Heavenly Treasure Sect and the Nine Dragon Sect, their dozen or so Golden Immortal powerhouses, and even the seven Golden Immortal powerhouses from his own Extreme Star Palace beside him, all of whom displayed greedy eyes.
"Alas!"
Wan Ai Jian's excited expression swept away, replaced by helplessness and sorrow. The ascent of the Three Thousand Dao States to the Immortal Realm was a fortunate event for the plane's inhabitants, but also a tragic one.
This land, in the eyes of the three sects, was undoubtedly meat to be carved up. A war between the three sects was inevitable. If the Three Thousand Dao States fell into the hands of the three sects, beings at the Chaos Dao Sovereign realm would likely all be forced to mine immortal stones. Even those at the pinnacle of Chaos Dao Sovereign, who had stepped into True Immortal realm through immortal energy, would be reduced to slaves, mining day and night for the three sects.
To be accepted as a disciple by the three sects was incredibly difficult. His own journey had been paved with blood and tears. Without certain opportunities, he might never have reached the fifth layer of True Immortal.
True Immortal Fifth Layer!
Even the indigenous beings of the Heavenly Treasure Realm found it difficult to reach. Those who managed to reach the fifth layer of True Immortal were all exceptionally gifted and would be accepted into the outer sects of the three sects. Only by reaching the eighth layer could one become a superior being, be appreciated by the sect, and be conferred the title of outer elder, just like himself.
But how difficult it was to reach the eighth layer of True Immortal!
Before the Three Thousand Dao States entered the Immortal Realm, Wan Ai Jian had already foreseen the future suffering of their descendants!
"Great Han Divine Dynasty advances to Immortal Dynasty!"
Yang Hao stood with his hands behind his back, dragon energy surging around him. His Immortal Emperor golden body materialized, and he looked down upon the four directions of the Great Han Divine Dynasty. Immortal energy had now replaced spiritual energy, and the Great Han Divine Dynasty had been accepted by the Great Dao of the Immortal Realm.
Rumble!
Instantly, the nine cauldrons of fortune erupted with terrifying bronze divine light!