The Ascension Ceremony has concluded.
The moment the gates of the Immortal Sect opened, it signified the end of an era.
The short-lived Ascension Ceremony ended with Dao Wuya of the Supreme Mysterious Dao Sect becoming the champion of this round's Nine Provinces Ascension.
Numerous cultivators in the Nine Provinces are discussing the future landscape of the Nine Provinces.
The Ascension Experts of the old school have ascended, and the affiliated sects have all received the Immortal Spirit Qi bestowed by the Immortal Sect.
This Immortal Spirit Qi also indicates that in the coming decades, or even a century later, there will be more Ascension Experts emerging... Cultivators are imagining what kind of transformations and golden age of cultivation will arise then.
Of course, all of this has little to do with Wang Mu at this moment.
The Immortal Envoy from the Lower Realm has not left.
"Since you know him, you should know more about Mr. Tian..."
"If he's deceased, is there a grave for him?"
"..."
"This... a thousand years have passed, even if there was a grave, it should have disappeared by now, right?"
"Did he leave any descendants?"
"This... probably not, right?"
"What else did he say?"
"..."
Facing many questions from the Immortal Xiao Muli, Wang Mu chose to speak evasively, in short...
"Why do you seem to know so little?" The immortal's face slightly tensed, "Since you are his only friend, he told you so much about his experiences, yet why do you know so little about his later affairs?"
"Could it be that you never interacted again later?"
The game is over, how could I know so little? Wang Mu thought.
"Is this... important?"
"It's quite significant to the Upper Realm," Xiao Muli said bluntly, "since you know his story, you also know he was a pivotal minister assisting the Empress in unifying the Li Dynasty. Later, when the entire court ascended to the Upper Realm, he became the Regent King of the Li Dynasty, still holding that noble position to this day."
"Even if he died, there should be a record."
"Then... what if he's not dead?" Wang Mu asked.
"..." The immortal was taken aback.
"If he's not dead, that's even better. With his merits, he should have an immortal position," the immortal said, "naturally, he should return to the Upper Realm to meet the Empress."
Could he be seen?
Mr. Tian's identity was a facade back then.
Now, to see them with Mr. Tian's identity and image, fear that it would be exposed in one glance.
"I don't know," Wang Mu said, "Where he is, whether alive or dead, I really don't know. But he didn't ascend to the Upper Realm, he was just an ordinary mortal, after the Li Dynasty was unified, he didn't live long..."
Saying this, Wang Mu's heart was moved, he slowly spoke, "Actually now, isn't everything just fine as it is? Whether the Immortal Dynasty has him or not, nothing would change. Mr. Tian was ultimately just a mortal, not an immortal, even if he returned, times change, he couldn't change anything."
"You don't understand." The immortal slightly shook her head, "He carries celestial cause and effect from the Upper Realm."
"What celestial cause and effect? Lower Realm cause and effect?" Wang Mu asked curiously.
The Immortal Court ascended, and the Li Dynasty is no longer the Li Dynasty.
Moreover, it wasn't because of Mr. Tian that the Li Dynasty ascended, his persona only created the Empress, the Li Dynasty of the Lower Realm.
Being able to ascend with the entire court and re-establish the Immortal Court in the Upper Realm, that's Xiao Li's ability... it had nothing to do directly with Mr. Tian.
"No..." Xiao Muli glanced at her, "His Majesty said, without the Immortal Treasure indicated by Mr. Tian, she wouldn't have been able to lead the Li Dynasty to ascend to the Upper Realm back then."
"So, even if he's dead and turned to dust, that dust must be brought back to the Upper Realm."
"That's his destiny."
"..." Wang Mu.
Immortal Treasure?
What Immortal Treasure?
Wang Mu was puzzled, how did I not know that I later guided Xiao Li to ascend?
If I had that ability, why didn't I ascend myself?
Wang Mu felt something was off.
In the aftermath of cosmic changes, did Xiao Li encounter someone else?
"Therefore..." the immortal mused, "If you truly are his only old acquaintance, then... you should be able to find him, or his relics, descendants etc."
Saying this, the immortal glanced at Wang Mu, "I would like to ask you to find him, or things related to him."
"..." Wang Mu.
"Is this another commission from the Upper Realm?" Wang Mu asked.
The immortal nodded slightly.
"This might be a bit difficult to accomplish."
"That would be fine..." the immortal suddenly said, "You have already been rewarded for your merit in opening the Immortal Gate, but with your achievement in capturing the undercover immortal official, you should come with me to the Upper Realm to meet His Majesty."
"You have no matters in the Lower Realm currently, this cannot be refused," the immortal said.
Wang Mu's heart trembled.
Are they going to forcibly take me to the Upper Realm?
How can that be?
I just sent them away...
"This... I still have unresolved cause and effect in the Lower Realm..."
"Is it urgent? If it's not, you should first come with me to the Upper Realm."
"Very urgent."
"Then tell me, if it's troublesome, I will resolve it together for you."
"..."
Wang Mu's eyelid twitched, this immortal is a bit troublesome.
This makes it hard to even fabricate...
What trouble is there in the Nine Provinces that an immortal can't handle?
After a long silence.
"If I were to agree to help you find Mr. Tian, could I temporarily stay in the Lower Realm? This matter should be quite important, right?"
The immortal was taken aback by these words, nodded and said:
"If that is the case, then it is possible, this matter is indeed the most important, once you find it, then go to the Upper Realm together."
"Give me a time frame."
"How about sixty years?"
"Very well."
——
Wang Mu returned to the Sword Sect.
The entire sect was enveloped in the cultivation frenzy under the shroud of Immortal Spirit Qi.
To receive even a trace of Immortal Spirit Qi, breaking through is the least one could expect.