Chapter 192: Chapter 191: Release the Tiger Back to the Mountain?!

Translator: 549690339

The members of the Southern Ridge Gang had pale faces, panicked, and even more so, they despised Li Cheng to death.

“You’re a Golden Immortal, for heaven’s sake, why restrain your aura?”

If you d released the aura of a Golden Immortal earlier, no one would have come here.”

Now, look at this mess—so many people running into the line of fire, the backbone of our Southern Ridge Gang at that!”

“Speak up, as I’m new to Central Continent, I’m not familiar with this place,” Li Cheng said with an indifferent expression.

The two Profound Immortals exchanged a glance, both secretly swallowing hard, and one of them stepped forward, looked up at Li Cheng, and bowed, “Territory Lord Ye Nan of the Southern Ridge Gang, greets the exalted Golden Immortal!”

“As for the Central Continent, our understanding is extremely limited because it’s just too vast. The area we are in is called the South Mysterious Territory, which spans over a hundred billion square kilometers.”

“Below the South Mysterious Territory are eighteen mansions, we are in Bright Moon Mansion, and beneath the Bright Moon Mansion are one hundred and eight domains, we are part of the Writing Domain.”

South Mysterious Territory, Bright Moon Mansion, Writing Domain.

Li Cheng nodded thoughtfully, “You two are Profound Immortals, why not stay in the Immortal World? Why descend to the Lower World to do what?”

Ye Nan bowed again, his tone helpless, “The Immortal World is crowded with powerful figures, and with our level of cultivation, we’re mere cannon fodder there, so we found the Sky-reaching Road to come down here, ruling over a territory, which is better than achieving nothing in the Immortal World.” “How do you elevate your cultivation here?” inquired Li Cheng further.

For immortals descending to the Lower World, increasing their cultivation becomes extremely difficult.

After all, the spiritual energy of the Lower World is too primitive for them. They need Immortal Qi, which the Kunlun Realm does not have.

Your Excellency may not know that there are many Ancient Ruins in the Central Continent open to outsiders. By paying some Immortal Stones, one can enter and cultivate. The concentration of Immortal Qi in these Ancient Ruins is often no less than that in the Immortal World, which makes it somewhat easier to increase one’s cultivation than in the Immortal World,” Ye Nan explained.

Li Cheng was somewhat surprised by Ye Nan’s words. He had considered this issue before, but had not anticipated it to be true.

“In the South Mysterious Territory, what’s the level of the most powerful person?” asked Li Cheng.

Ye Nan, taken aback, hurriedly said, “Your Excellency, that we do not know, for the South Mysterious Territory is vast. The most powerful individuals all serve under the lord of the territory, and we have had no chance to encounter such entities.”

“However, in Wuting Domain, the strongest is the Domain Lord, a Daluo Golden Immortal,” Ye Nan added.

Li Cheng raised an eyebrow unnoticeably, “He, like you, couldn’t make it in the Immortal World and came down to the Kunlun Realm to become a lord of his own domain?”

This question turned the complexion of the members of the Southern Ridge Gang, none dared to discuss such a matter casually.

If they agreed, in no time, the word that the Domain Lord had failed to make it in the Immortal World would reach his ears, and by then, no number of lives would suffice to save them!

Seeing Ye Nan’s troubled expression, Li Cheng understood, it was indeed so! “Then, are there also mansion masters and territory lords? Their cultivation must be even stronger, right? Are they all from the Lower World?” Li Cheng continued.

Ye Nan nodded, “Exactly!”

Receiving a definitive answer, Li Cheng was somewhat at a loss for words. By that account, wasn’t Central Continent occupied by those from the Lower World?

“Although there are many from the Lower World, almost all are from the

Kunlun Realm. Outsiders are met with joint resistance from everyone here, and are even blasted to oblivion!” said Ye Nan cautiously, not forgetting to observe Li Cheng.

The implication seemed to be asking whether Li Cheng was from the Kunlun Realm—implying if he wasn’t, he would inevitably meet a bleak end.

Li Cheng ignored Ye Nan’s gaze and thought to himself that once, Grand Venerable Bai Jie had slain countless powerful immortals from the Lower Realm in the Southern Domain with formidable deterrent power, ensuring they dared not covet the Southern Domain.

However, evidently, Bai Jie had not taken action against Central Continent, where it was still the Lower Realm People who prevailed.

This was not hard to understand, after all, with Ancient Ruins available, they could still increase their cultivation.

If one can’t make it in the Immortal World, returning to one’s own hometown means one could dominate alone, so of course, choose the Lower World!

What Li Cheng sighed about was that billions of years ago, the Order of Heaven and Earth changed, bringing about Heaven Tribulation and ascension, clearly meant to send the powerful upwards to avoid their immense Cultivation from destroying the Lower World.

But now, it seems like there’s a flaw in the Order of Heaven and Earth, leading to the current situation.

Perhaps the day when those Ancient Ruins stretch open Space and reappear in the Kunlun Realm is also approaching, otherwise such a situation wouldn’t have emerged.

By then, the Kunlun Realm would be just like the Immortal World, with mortals and Immortals living together, and maybe even Deities would appear!

Wouldn’t that be just like billions of years ago?

Musing, Li Cheng shook his head, casting these thoughts out of his mind.

No matter what, with an Immortal Emperor presiding over the Heavenly Mechanism Sect and opening a spatial wormhole, they could firmly guard it, ensuring the safety of the Southern Domain.

“Scram! Don’t come here to disturb me again!” Li Cheng glanced at the people and said indifferently.

The crowd, as if pardoned, fled as if they were escaping.

“Master, is this not releasing the tiger back into the mountains?” The voice of the Purple Void Jade Emperor’s Tripod sounded.

“Li Cheng is doing this on purpose. These people will undoubtedly report this matter to the Wuting Domain Lord. He is a Daluo Golden Immortal, while Li Cheng is just a Golden Immortal, so the Wuting Domain Lord will definitely come knocking!” Immortal Emperor Tian Yuan said with a laugh.

Li Cheng smiled and nodded, “Indeed, I intend to bait a big fish with a long line. Since they’ve come, let’s take down the Wuting Domain Lord first. Once we control him, we control the Wuting Domain!”

As long as they could control the Wuting Domain, the Heavenly Mechanism Sect could develop in peace.

“Senior, do you think the Territory Lord of the South Mysterious Territory could be an Immortal Emperor?” Li Cheng asked.

Immortal Emperor Tian Yuan appeared and shook his head, “Impossible. An Immortal Emperor in the Immortal World is an emperor of a domain. How could they stoop to running to the Lower World to become a mere Territory Lord?”

“Since one of the one hundred and eight Domain Lords is a Daluo Golden Immortal, I guess the Mansion Masters of the eighteen Mansions should be Immortal Monarchs, and the Territory Lords should be Immortal Kings.” “Only with such a hierarchy of Cultivation can they ensure that each level obeys obediently.”

Li Cheng nodded slightly and didn’t argue.

“A fine Lower World, yet changed by these Lower World Immortals. Grand Venerable Bai Jie has cleaned up the Southern Domain, and it’s time to clean up the Central Continent as well!” Li Cheng said with a laugh.

Immortals living in the Lower World are too dangerous for mortals.

After all, if an Immortal were to get angry in this Lower World, countless miles could be littered with corpses.

Immortal Emperor Tian Yuan laughed, “The reason why the Grand Venerable cleaned up the Southern Domain but didn’t act against the Central Continent is that the Central Continent has already formed a system, very similar to the Immortal World, and doesn’t pose a great threat to mortals.”

“Think about it, if the Domain Lord of Wuting were to casually wipe out a city or even kill a mortal, wouldn’t other Domain Lords, or Mansion Masters, seize the opportunity to impeach him?”

Li Cheng pondered, “Senior means to say that these Lower Realm People don’t dare to kill casually, especially mortals. Otherwise, others would take the chance to act against them, to fight for their position, or even to kill them and take their treasures openly?”

Immortal Emperor Tian Yuan nodded, “In the Immortal World, it’s the same.”

Li Cheng raised an eyebrow without showing it, alright then, the Central Continent has already been turned into an ‘Immortal World’ by those from the Lower Realm.

No wonder Immortal Emperor Tian Yuan said the Central Continent had already formed a system. While the Immortals compete overtly and covertly, they also supervise each other, fearing to give others something to hold against them.

‘Let’s not worry about these things now. I’m going to craft the Space-Breaking Shuttle!”

Composing himself, Li Cheng flew to the top of a mountain and began Artifact Refining.