Deities: Starting From Goblins

Chapter 760: Chapter 455: Discernment Listening_2

“The Immortal Realm unanimously appointed the initial Commander of the Immortal Celestial Gate as the Master of the Immortal Realm, allowing it to become completely stable. However, the Commander never managed to ascend to the Saint Emperor, missing by only half a step, leading to a lifelong regret and sense of inadequacy. He believed that only a Saint Emperor could lead the Immortal Realm; if someone who was merely a half-step Saint Emperor ascended, it would only damage the prestige of the Master of the Immortal Realm.”

Speaking of this past, Oliver Bennett sighed endlessly, having cultivated himself for a thousand years, and yet still only a half-step Saint Emperor. In fact, after the fall of the Earth Profound Sect, the only significant force in the Immortal Realm besides the Immortal Celestial Gate was Blackwood City, which was unaffiliated with any sect or school.

He himself could have advanced further and claimed the title of Master of the Immortal Realm, but if even the founding Commander hadn’t achieved that, he too must wait until after ascending to Saint Emperor.

For Logan, after hearing Oliver Bennett’s explanation, he gained a general understanding of the entire Immortal Realm. In truth, the Immortal Realm had made significant contributions to the Human race, and though they had always looked down on outsiders from the Human race, they never actually bullied anyone, which was considered quite decent.

“Are you wondering why the Immortal Realm doesn’t interact with the outside world?” Oliver Bennett glanced at Logan as if seeing through his confusion.

Logan didn’t deny it and asked forthrightly, “Logically speaking, there should be harmonious coexistence. Even if relations become strained, it shouldn’t lead to a thousand years of seclusion, to the point where currently, aside from a group of Sanctuary Powerhouses, virtually no one in the outside world knows of the Immortal Realm’s existence.”

“Actually, the people of the outside world have always been selfish and self-serving, and yet they act self-righteously, using so-called great principles to bully others. We in the Immortal Realm are straightforward; how could we outmaneuver them? In a fit of anger, we chose not to interact with the outside world.”

Oliver Bennett gave a bitter laugh, “At first, after saving the Human race, they truly were grateful, and the Master of the Immortal Realm even provided them with a great deal of resources. Partly to help them recover and thrive, and partly to help cultivate more strong ones among the Human race. However, as time passed, things changed.”

“The Human race grew increasingly insatiable, even accusing the Immortal Realm of being unfair. ‘Why should the people of the Immortal Realm live there, while they can only survive in a world with sparse Spiritual Energy?’ They accused the people of the Immortal Realm of being selfish, completely forgetting how the Master of the Immortal Realm had made sacrifices against the outsiders. ”

“At first, all of this could be ignored. But as the criticisms grew, many actually made their move, injuring many of the younger generation in the Immortal Realm. When people from the outside world went to the Immortal Realm, some almost stripped it bare of resources, which genuinely infuriated the Immortal Realm.”

“So that’s the story,” Logan nodded, “But the people of the Immortal Realm are focused on cultivation and have little chance to interact with others, so it can’t be said that they are kindhearted. Didn’t the former Sect Leader of the Earth Profound Sect also intend to destroy the Immortal Realm?”

“Outside people would do anything for cultivation and resources, revealing their negative side. Of course, I’m not saying they are without fault, but where there are people, there will be conflict. Don’t harbor discriminatory views; the most important thing is the education from a young age.”

“That makes sense,” Oliver Bennett agreed. Usually, it wouldn’t be apparent, but when the Immortal Realm recently developed fissures, many claimed that the Immortal Realm wouldn’t last long. At that moment, looting and slaughtering started. If not for people like himself intervening to deter them, the Immortal Realm would have been devastated.

“Let’s get back to the main issue. What’s with the Seal?” Logan smacked his forehead as if he felt they’d gotten off-topic. The matter of the Seal was of utmost importance.

“After thousands of years, it’s unclear if the Seal’s power has weakened or if the outsiders are attacking it, but out of the twelve runes of the Seal, three have already fallen. Once they all fall off, the entire Seal will disappear, and the people trapped inside will emerge.”

Oliver Bennett shook his head, deeply troubled, “These past few days, I’ve sought countless individuals but found no solution. They all say it is the trend of fate. But if a Saint Emperor Powerhouse is born, especially one so filled with hatred towards us, both the entire Immortal Realm and the outside world will surely be destroyed.”

And over these thousands of years, they haven’t had a single Saint Emperor emerge. Just by himself, a half-step Saint Emperor? He’d probably not last ten rounds.

“Didn’t the previous Master of the Immortal Realm predict or account for this day? Surely they must have left some means to reinforce the Seal, right?”

Logan asked Oliver Bennett, after all, how could it possibly be foolproof just by relying on a single Seal? No matter how confident the other party is about the Seal, they wouldn’t be so unprepared; a Seal is like an array, under the passage of time, it is bound to have a day when it perishes.

“This… How should I put it!” Oliver Bennett had a troubled look, hesitating for a long time, “Each year, we have to invite people to reinforce the array, but after the Master of Immortal Realm perished, the whole Immortal Realm just forgot about this matter, even everyone started to believe, that the one trapped probably perished as well.”

“Of course, a group of Powerhouses discussed it and felt that it was not worth worrying about, thinking it wouldn’t take long for some Saint Emperor Powerhouses to break through. At that time, even if the other party were to leave the Seal, so what? However, thousands of years have passed without a single Saint Emperor Powerhouse emerging.”

Back then, the Immortal Realm was still very prosperous, every year there were as many as a dozen people from Dominators to members of the Holy See, and there were even hundreds of Half-step Saint Emperors. But these people, after hundreds of years of cultivation, ultimately vanished in the River of Time; the Saint Emperor Realm seemed to be cursed.

“It hasn’t been reinforced for thousands of years; now it’s truly full of holes!” Logan gave a wry smile, which left him with little confidence in his chest; no matter how confident he was in his own array, facing a Saint Emperor Powerhouse was too much for him alone.

“Just do the best you can. The Blackwood City Master has already gone out to recruit talents, and as long as one is capable, even if it’s just to come to the Immortal Realm once, even if the problem can’t be solved, they’ll be given ten Top-Grade Spirit Stones. With such a hefty reward, I don’t believe we can’t find a few experts.”

Oliver Bennett was very melancholic, but at the same time, he became resolute, “Anyway, if it really comes to the last resort, maybe we’ll move out all the hundreds of thousands of people from the Immortal Realm, and then blow up the entire Immortal Realm. The explosion of the Immortal Realm might trigger a series of events, I wonder if it can lead to its destruction.”

“Who knows?” Logan shrugged. He thought the situation was quite dire, but now didn’t seem like the right time to dampen Oliver Bennett’s spirits.

“How about we go and have a look now? The last time you repaired the crack in Cloud Valley, maybe this time the solution will come easily?” The more Oliver Bennett thought about it, the more anxious he became. He couldn’t sit still anymore, even though Logan had only been in Immortal Realm for less than an hour and hadn’t rested properly.

Logan didn’t refuse. After Oliver Bennett’s explanation, he had become very curious about the so-called Seal.

The Seal wasn’t far from the Immortal Celestial Gate, only a few hundred meters away next to a stele. As soon as he stepped closer, Logan could feel a tremendous power, as if he were in the midst of Thunder Tribulation, and besides the Thunder Tribulation, it seemed like thousands of Rules were staring at him.

This made him shudder. When he was really about a dozen meters from the stele, an immense pressure came at him. Fortunately, Logan’s strength was strong enough. If it had been an ordinary Semi-Saint or a Quasi-Saint Powerhouse, under such a daunting pressure, they would probably have collapsed.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

On the stele, he could see eight Runes. These Runes seemed to be placed atop the Barrier, acting as the Array Spirit of this particular Barrier. Oliver Bennett had mentioned there were twelve Runes, but three had fallen off; there should have been nine, so why was there one missing?

“Another one’s gone, sigh.” Oliver Bennett was deeply troubled, “It’s only been an hour; with this trend, can the remaining eight Runes even last three days?”

Logan didn’t pay attention to Oliver Bennett, but simply explained in passing while peeling off a Rune, “I need to study this Rune. If possible, finding the cause and effect might just solve the matter of the Seal.”

The next moment, Oliver Bennett was completely dumbfounded, startled by Logan’s action.

He was worried about the decreasing Runes, and there Logan was, peeling off another one right in front of him? Now only seven remained, wasn’t this digging his own grave? Was Logan here to help or to make things worse? Oliver Bennett was very frustrated, if it weren’t for the fact he owed Logan for his help with the Immortal Realm, he would have taken action himself.