Chapter 776: Mortals Not Saved??
he tallest building in the vicinity.Without Hao Ren supporting the red barrier formation, people would definitely think they were seeing a city-level transcendent being.In fact, Hao Ren was quite help...Chapter 776: Ordinary Mortals Not Saved
Hao Ren, who was about to be fiercely pushed back by the strong current, felt as if he had received a powerful thrust. He charged into that patch of white light against heaven's thunder, appearing in a bright world!
The foggy yet dazzling world saw magnificent palaces and towers vaguely visible from afar.
Hao Ren stood atop a golden dragon and soared beyond the heavens!
A towering, majestic Heavenly Gate!
Two golden-armored guards couldn't hold Hao Ren back! The celestial dragon carried him straight into it!
"Su Rui, how dare you offend Heaven!"
A huge golden-armored deity suddenly appeared in front of him and roared.
The intense sound almost shattered Hao Ren's eardrums, instantly launching the man standing on the back of a celestial dragon into the air.
Golden light flashed as the dragon, which had stretched out over ten thousand meters, transformed in an instant into a white-robed woman.
Sneering at the golden-armored deity, she lightly leaped and flew far away.
Hao Ren turned to look at her, finally confirming that she was the celestial dragon cultivator who should have been by Su Han's side. It seemed she had come specifically to assist him.
If not for riding on a celestial dragon capable of soaring into the clouds, Hao Ren would have been struck back by heaven's thunder!
Clearly, this celestial dragon cultivator also hoped that Hao Ren could obtain the elixir of immortality!
Although Hao Ren couldn't yet confirm her identity, he guessed she was Su Han's mother and probably wouldn't be far off. With Su Han's mother being the golden dragon cultivator who ascended to celestial dragon status hundreds of years ago, it made sense that she had a celestial dragon lineage and thus could cultivate so quickly!
The huge golden-armored deity, seeing Su Rui depart calmly, couldn't catch her and instead looked at Hao Ren before him, saying, "This is the Heavenly Realm. Mortals who have not ascended may not enter擅自翻譯新增的內容已刪除：" without permission!"
Hao Ren had heard from Chancellor Xia that what they called the Heavenly Realm was essentially their Upper Realm, where beings claimed to be immortals but weren't truly gods.
It was a gathering place for cultivators with great divine powers and magical abilities. The concept was akin to the Eighth Heavens compared to the Seventh Heavens, or the inner seas of the Sea of Ten Thousand Demons compared to its outer seas.
These cultivators were invincible and immortal, considering themselves immortals but never intervening in mortal affairs, actually being less beneficial than dragon cultivators who could bring blessings to a region.
Their major responsibility was maintaining the operation of heavenly laws; anything else did not affect their lives or cultivation.
Thinking about this made Hao Ren's fear of them diminish. He spoke without trembling, "I am looking for Queen Mother Xi Wangmu to seek the elixir of immortality."
"How dare you think you can see the Holy Mother!" The golden-armored deity glared with bulging eyes. "And how dare you think you can have the elixir of immortality! A mere cultivator who dares to enter the Heavenly Realm because they know a celestial dragon!
He saw Hao Ren still standing in the same spot without even a trace of respect, which infuriated him. He swung his fist, as big as a basin, towards Hao Ren.
Hao Ren summoned two sword beams from under his feet and nimbly avoided the punch before immediately pulling out the Penglai Pursuing Immortal Order.
"Please inform Holy Mother that my grandmother is seriously ill and requires an elixir of immortality for treatment." Hao Ren quickly flew to within sight of the golden-armored giant god with his swift speed.
At such a speed, this golden-armored giant god couldn't even block him.
This guardian of Heavenly Gate wasn't as strong as Hao Ren had anticipated.
It seemed that cultivators in the upper world also had varying degrees of strength and not all were ascended from Earth. For example, Lu L琳琳 and Lu 莉莉 had been following "Holy Mother" all along rather than having cultivated on Earth before ascending to serve Queen Mother of the West.
Su Rui, the celestial dragon cultivator, hadn't bothered with this golden-armored giant god because he likely knew that this cultivator wasn't strong and didn't want to waste words.
"Penglai Pursuing Immortal Order..." When this golden-armored giant god saw Hao Ren's shaking order token, he suddenly backed up several steps before transforming into a streak of light and flying towards the jade pavilions in the distance beyond layers of clouds.
Hao Ren stood his ground, knowing that this was to report back. Although anxious, he could only wait.
From childhood on, Hao Ren rarely asked others for help and relying on others to assist him caused great pain.
About half an hour later, the streak of light transformed from the golden-armored giant god suddenly flew over again.
Hao Ren's heart instantly tightened.
If Queen Mother was willing to help, then this golden-armored giant god should bring a pill of immortality!
"Holy Mother replies: Mortals' lives are not worth saving!"
The golden-armored giant god flew in front of Hao Ren and thunderously shouted.
This news was like a bolt out of the blue. Hao Ren stared, instantly chilled to the bone.
Having all hope and despair concentrated on one point and looking forward to others casually helping you only to be dismissed with a light word, such feelings were hard for anyone else to understand!
"Why not save mortals!"
Hao Ren held back for a few seconds before suddenly roaring.
The golden-armored giant god glared and said, "Return quickly or face the consequences of your unauthorized intrusion!"
"I want to see Holy Mother or help me find... Qingshen Qingyi!" In his panic, Hao Ren suddenly spoke.
"Qingshen Qingyi... You actually know them too! How can you hope to meet the Pavilion Master of Heavenly Heart Pavilion" The golden-armored giant god said as he waved his hand towards Hao Ren.
He conveyed Hò Rén's intentions to the Heavenly Heart Palace where the Virgin Mother resided. After passing through layers of communication, what he received was Xi Wangmu’s edict: "Do not rescue mortals." This meant that he had to send this visitor back.
But how could Hò Rén be willing to accept this!
He hadn’t even seen Xi Wangmu or Lu L琳 and Lu 莉莉, yet he received a cold and heartless rejection. Thinking about his grandmother who had only two weeks left to live and Su Han who was in imminent danger during her heavenly tribulation, how could he easily return!
"Break!"
Hò Rén’s sword energy exploded from the palm of his hand.
His palm met the fist of the golden-armored giant god. Instantly, he broke the giant god's arm!
The golden-armored giant god collapsed to the ground and immediately transformed into a burly man about six feet tall. It turned out that this transformation technique was just a trick used to scare newly arrived cultivators in the upper realm.
Hò Rén defeated him with one move, clearly showing that his strength far surpassed the giant god’s!
Rumors said there were many powerful individuals in the upper realm. Hò Rén's anger flared up; he truly wanted to test how strong they were!
Swish-swish-swish-swish… Four cultivators armed with long spears flew over from all directions. Hò Rén unleashed his Sword Illusion Technique to its fullest extent, and the sword light simultaneously severed these four spears.
The four streaks of sword light struck the chests of those four cultivators, sending them flying more than a hundred meters away!
If his grandmother was weak and near death, Hò Rén wouldn’t beg for this elixir of immortality. However, his grandmother’s body, which had withstood Taizigong’s transformation into a dragon, endured torments that ordinary mortals should never suffer.
Furthermore, Su Han was resisting her heavenly tribulation when she encountered an ambush from Taizigong’s Dragon Demon. She now faced imminent danger, and even her mother, the Heavenly Dragon, couldn’t save her!
All this was predestined by fate. Then what were these so-called celestial laws doing
The more Hò Rén thought about it, the angrier he became. He launched a punch that shattered the white jade gates of heaven.
"Reckless!"
A deep and furious shout came from afar in the Heavenly Palace.
A green light shot out from the distance. Hò Rén raised his hand to block it, but the green light was faster than his reaction; it struck him hard in the chest.
Hò Rén felt a rush of sweet blood rise in his throat. His meridians, which had been cultivated to the Kun level, instantly became chaotic and disordered. Even the crystal core inside his chest nearly shattered into pieces.
Had it not been for the golden light shield that formed when he transformed into a button helping him block the blow in time, the consequences would have been even more disastrous!
"A body of celestial spirit! Those two girls also helped you refine a body of celestial spirit!"
A voice filled with anger echoed from afar in the palace.
"Do you think I won't dare to kill you this way"
An emerald light shot out from the fog, even more powerful than before. It was so overwhelming that Hao Ren couldn’t move!
Ding... Suddenly, a white light floated over and blocked most of the green one.
The remaining green light still hit Hao Ren’s body, lifting him hundreds of meters into the air.
Hao Ren felt his back being caught; then his limp body landed softly on the ground.
"Hahaha, Empress Queen Xi, why must you quarrel with this child My dear brother may be rash, but he does it out of filial piety. I'll rebuild that Heavenly Gate for you and make it even more magnificent!"
Zhen Yuanzi, with wrinkles all over his face and stroking his beard in one hand while supporting Hao Ren in the other, loudly said.
Hao Ren felt a stream of pure immortal energy enter his body from his back, reshaping his meridians as his Immortal Spirit Body continued to replenish itself.
"Great Immortal Zhen Yuan! You say he’s the Chosen by Heavenly Dao, but look at what he did! He broke the Heavenly Gate and even injured celestial soldiers and generals! Moreover, my two daughters, Xingshi and Yingyi, were taken advantage of!"
A voice echoed from inside.
"The skill level of celestial soldiers and generals is getting worse..." Zhen Yuanzi muttered softly before putting on a smile again. "Hahaha, Empress Queen Xi, your two daughters are destined to be with my dear brother; why not just let them out"
"Great Immortal Zhen Yuan! I know you're biased! Considering today's incident, I won't hold it against him for now based on your face. Take him back."
A cold voice rang out from inside.
Zhen Yuanzi sighed softly and picked up Hao Ren.
He was a laid-back person who didn’t care much about the affairs in heaven, while Empress Queen Xi, his peer but previously of lower rank, had worked hard to lead all immortals from Earth into the Celestial Realm, where she now controls promotions and demotions among deities.
Within this upper realm, Zhen Yuanzi had little influence. Even his “Chosen by Heavenly Dao,” Hao Ren, was looked down upon by Empress Queen Xi.
Hearing her firm tone, he knew she wouldn’t grant him the favor of interceding for Hao Ren’s medicine request even if he did so himself.
Given Empress Queen Xi's stubborn and cold nature, if everyone could sway her with favors or relationships, she wouldn't have achieved her current standing.
In this Heavenly Palace, only "Xingshi" and "Yingyi" truly suited her tastes and pleased her the most. No wonder she was so furious upon learning they had spent such a long time with Hao Ren and even shared intimacy with him.
Hao Ren rushing to the upper realm and directly seeking out Empress Queen Xi was akin to inviting punishment.
"Dear brother, Heavenly Dao has its own cycle; it’s fate... there's no need to force it," Zhen Yuanzi turned his head and said helplessly to Hao Ren.
Upon hearing this sentence, Hao Ren tensed up completely.
He could sense the anger Empress Zhen felt towards the phrase "the cycle of Heavenly Dao."
"Let's go back then. The cold Celestial Realm is not worth visiting anyway."h them, but when it came to Hao Ren, they couldn’t help but try to eat his "tofu" (figuratively speaking).Hao Ren also lowered his head and chuckled before focusing his attention on the Inspector’s to...