Top enlightenment at 100 years old Chapter 638 - 625: Return to the Lower Realm

With this special coordinate, Ji Haoyuan manages to pierce through the barrier separating the upper and lower realms with relative ease, enabling his successful descent back to the Lower Realm.

Taixu Bai had warned that the Upper Realm ahead would plunge into utter chaos.

Even mighty sect hierarchs might struggle to escape unscathed.

Hence, Ji Haoyuan ought to hurry back to the Lower Realm unless absolutely required otherwise.

Ji Haoyuan harbors no desire to linger stubbornly in the Upper Realm.

This "smuggled" trip to the Upper Realm has, truthfully, yielded gains beyond his wildest dreams.

With colossal upheavals looming over the entire Upper Realm, he sees no reason to expose himself needlessly there.

The sole concern gnawing at him remains Taixu Bai and Dongyue Saint Master.

He remains clueless about their next moves in the Upper Realm.

Numerous matters elude his grasp entirely.

Taixu Bai and Dongyue Saint Master withhold details from him, simply urging a swift return to the Lower Realm for diligent cultivation.

Should he cross paths with any haughty Immortals from the Upper Realm, no need for politeness—crushing them outright works fine.

A while passed.

Ji Haoyuan summoned a portal into his palm.

Though Taixu Bai assured him that his power here sufficed to breach the realm barrier effortlessly,

any such action, no matter how cautious, inevitably stirs faint disturbances.

To prevent detection of this spot by outsiders, he opts for his prior concealment techniques.

Buzz!

In a flash.

Vast spatial ripples erupted across the portal Ji Haoyuan manifested.

Wave after wave cascaded like rippling streams.

As these undulations finally subsided,

Ji Haoyuan inspected carefully, saw no issues, and strode through.

A torrent of brilliant lights flashed before his eyes.

Ji Haoyuan sensed vividly his transit through a unique passage, heading toward the well-known Lower Realm.

It didn’t take long before the far sparser spiritual energy of the Lower Realm enveloped him, confirming his arrival.

Swipe!

He swiftly stored away the portal ahead.

This serves as his prized tool for future realm crossings—far too valuable to abandon lightly.

Now, his Divine Thought swept over the vicinity.

Recalling correctly, his ascent to the Upper Realm had occurred atop a certain immortal mountain in this world.

Yet this current spot differs markedly from that prior location.

Buzz!

Suddenly, Ji Haoyuan perceived worldly rule chains attempting to bind his form, forcing him down to Heavenly Transformation Stage Four.

Hmm? Suppression by heaven and earth rules?

Having advanced so far, must I endure this still?

But as the notion flickered in his mind, brilliant auras erupted from his core.

Golden splendor then exploded from every pore, effortlessly countering the heaven and earth suppression.

Swipe!

A wave of relief washed over him, leaving Ji Haoyuan mildly stunned.

Is this?

Did I personally repel the heaven and earth suppression, or has this world ceased its pursuit?

Ji Haoyuan felt a touch of shock.

Either scenario spells good fortune—not facing the world’s rules is always beneficial.

Absent that, he’d need to exert himself to shatter such restraints.

Indeed.

While heaven and earth suppression poses little threat to Upper Realm descenders into the Lower Realm,

Ji Haoyuan, native to this realm, possesses ample countermeasures.

For him now, it presents zero obstacle.

Having oriented himself toward Ten Thousand Laws Sacred Land, his Spiritual Sense abruptly detects two approaching figures.

Hmm? "Acquaintances" no less.

Ji Haoyuan narrowed his eyes faintly.

He’d already identified one as Immortal Qi Hong, his past adversary, hurtling toward him alongside another white-haired Immortal.

Coincidentally, Immortal Qi Hong had sensed him too.

Both closed the distance in an instant.

"It’s you!"

As they drew near, astonishment crossed Immortal Qi Hong’s face, soon twisting into a sly grin.

"What a twist of fate—we were en route to your Ten Thousand Laws Sacred Land and bump into you right here."

"Hmm? What’s that supposed to mean?"

Ji Haoyuan’s features hardened at Immortal Qi Hong’s remark.

"Hehe, you’ve vanished for years; naturally, you’re out of the loop on your Ten Thousand Laws Sacred Land’s plight?"

"Spit it out—what exactly?"

Ji Haoyuan’s instincts screamed trouble.

His Spiritual Sense hinted at imminent catastrophe.

This lent instant credibility to Immortal Qi Hong’s claim.

"What do I mean?"

A cunning smile crept back onto Immortal Qi Hong’s lips.

He pressed on, "Remember how you and your mentor slew several Divine Ruins cultivators back then?

Forgotten already?

To cut to the chase, we’re teaming up with Divine Ruins comrades to wipe out your Ten Thousand Laws Sacred Land."

"Wipe out my Ten Thousand Laws Sacred Land?"

Chill gripped Ji Haoyuan’s gaze.

The foe’s words implied fresh Immortal arrivals from Divine Ruins.

Without such reinforcements, such audacity remained impossible.

The might he and his mentor unleashed before was public knowledge.

Adversaries knew the steep price of challenge.

Yet their bold move now signaled Divine Ruins’ dramatic surge in power.

The swift escalation’s root?

Ji Haoyuan grasped it tied to potent allies bolstering their ranks.

"Then why seek me out now?"

Ji Haoyuan composed himself steadily.

He fixed Immortal Qi Hong with a steady gaze and spoke evenly.

"Hehe, obviously to deal with you here—or seize you for Divine Ruins comrades’ judgment."

Immortal Qi Hong declared with smug assurance.

"Just you two?"

Ji Haoyuan shot him a dismissive look.

Not disdain per se, but as an Immortal, the foe lacked true battle prowess.

At least, he’d never rated this one highly before.