Chapter 96: The Little Mi Immortal Realm

“Senior Brother Yu Qing!”
Su Che accelerated and arrived at Yu Qing, who was climbing the stairs.
“Junior Brother Su, I really wasn’t expecting you to have reached the seventh level of Qi cultivation and even become an inner disciple. It’s quite surprising.”
Yu Qing had just emerged from seclusion and learned about Su Che through Linglong. It was indeed unexpected—he never thought that the disciple he had taken in would achieve such remarkable results.
Without further ado, the two brothers congratulated each other first—one for successfully establishing a foundation in cultivation, the other for officially becoming an inner disciple.
At that moment, Su Che thought, “Someday, if we both become true disciples at the same time, will we still congratulate each other like this…”
Su Che also knew that Yu Qing had just completed his foundation cultivation and needed to go to Venerable Xuanji to receive guidance and rewards, so he couldn’t waste time. He spoke concisely, “Senior Brother Yu Qing, I just met our master. He asked me to learn about the ‘Little Mi Immortal Realm’ from you. I don’t want to take up your time—let’s talk about it another time.”
“The Little Mi Immortal Realm?”
Yu Qing frowned and shook his head. “It’s fine. I can explain it briefly—it won’t take long. Besides, it’s the master’s instruction.”
“Then okay,” Su Che agreed.
Yu Qing then briefly explained that the “Mi Immortal Realm” was a sacred land created by the ancient Witch Tribe. It consisted of two parts: a large one and a small one—the “Little Mi Immortal Realm” and the “Great Mi Immortal Realm.”
The ancient Witch Tribe possessed extremely powerful physical strength and innate abilities to control natural forces. However, lacking a spiritual core, they couldn’t manipulate advanced magical artifacts, and their cultivation levels never reached the highest levels in legends. As the Human, Demon, and Fiend tribes grew stronger, the Witch Tribe was suppressed and faced extinction.
Until a great leader emerged among them. He came up with a plan to lead his people in creating the “Mi Immortal Realm” as a sacred land dedicated to killing cultivators. Using special methods, they would strip the cultivators of their spiritual cores, erase their memories, and then transplant them into the powerful physical bodies of the Witch Tribe.
In this way, the ancient Witch Tribe could gain the qualification to ascend to the immortal realm. Although they were no longer pure in lineage after acquiring spiritual cores, it was still better than facing extinction and being completely eliminated by the laws of heaven.
The character “Mi” in “Mi Immortal Realm” could be interpreted as “satisfaction” and “replenishment,” meaning that with a spiritual core, the Witch Tribe could also become immortals.

When ascending to the immortal realm, apart from magic artifacts at the level of immortal weapons, no other artifacts could be taken there. Thus, after the entire ancient Witch Clan ascended, countless treasures were left behind in the Mi Immortal Realm—rumored to include numerous magic artifacts and spirit stones paving the paths…

Of course, this account is undoubtedly an exaggeration by later generations through imagination. However, back then, the Witch Clan slaughtered countless cultivators, seizing only their primordial spirits, while all the various treasures those cultivators carried remained in the Mi Immortal Realm and were not taken to the immortal realm by the Witch Clan.

It is an incredibly vast treasure trove, a well-known secret that has circulated in the cultivation world for countless years.

Today, the cultivation world has only identified the exact location of the “Small Mi Immortal Realm.” Where the “Large Mi Immortal Realm” is remains an unsolved mystery. Perhaps some already know the answer but have not made it public.

Every fifty years, experts at the Nascent Soul stage from the human, demon, and fiend races gather together, using their great powers to break through the weak points in the barriers of the “Small Mi Immortal Realm,” and send disciples at the Qi Cultivation stage from their respective sects to explore for treasures.

Why can only disciples at the Qi Cultivation stage enter, while those more powerful senior members of their sects do not dare to go?

This is because the Mi Immortal Realm is a sacred land of the Witch Clan, yet it is also a deadly place for cultivators. The higher a person’s strength, the faster they die—this has been proven over countless years, with no exceptions.

Only two types of people can move around freely in the “Small Mi Immortal Realm”: first, those with Witch Clan bloodline; second, ordinary people without primordial energy in their bodies.

Millions of years ago, the spiritual energy in the world was extremely abundant, so even ordinary people who did not cultivate had quite strong physical abilities. By the standards of that era, anyone who had not reached the Foundation Establishment stage and lacked primordial energy was considered an ordinary person.

Today, as the spiritual energy in the world becomes thinner and cultivation resources scarcer, low-level energies such as “internal strength” and “true qi” have emerged, allowing cultivators at the Qi Cultivation stage to be regarded as cultivators as well.

Therefore, for the various sects in the cultivation world, disciples at the peak of the Qi Cultivation stage are the best candidates to enter the Small Mi Immortal Realm—their strength is just right, neither too low nor too high.

If their strength is too low, although they can move freely in the realm, they will lack competitiveness if they encounter explorers from other sects and are easily defeated.

If their strength is too high, they are already at the Foundation Establishment stage, and once they enter, they will surely not survive even an hour.

“That’s roughly the situation…”

It recounted the situation regarding the Little Mi Immortal Realm. Yu Qing said frankly, “Junior brother Su, I must warn you that entering the Little Mi Immortal Realm to search for treasures is an extremely dangerous endeavor. Among those who enter each time, not a single one in a hundred can emerge alive—it’s almost a certain death. To be honest, I just don’t want to take risks, which is why I’m retreating early to strengthen my foundation… My master surely understands my thoughts and will likely be dissatisfied with me, but out of respect for my uncle, he probably won’t make things difficult for me.”
“I see!”
Only then did Su Che realize that Venerable Xuanji had asked him to reach the highest level of Qi Cultivation within two years so that he could enter the ‘Little Mi Immortal Realm’ to help explore the treasures.
At this point, Yu Qing whispered to him, “Junior brother, even if you manage to get out of the Little Mi Immortal Realm alive, the treasures you find will have to be given to our master—we definitely won’t get any. However, our master will offer corresponding rewards and might even promote you to a true disciple. But this is purely a gamble with a very low success rate; most people die inside.”
Su Che nodded gently, deep in thought.
Yu Qing continued, “Fortunately, our master won’t force you to do this; it’s entirely up to you. If you don’t want to go, you can simply strengthen your foundation like I did, or slow down your cultivation pace so that you don’t reach the highest level of Qi Cultivation within two years.”
“I understand. Thank you, senior brother,” Su Che replied with a nod.
“I’m just giving suggestions. The decision still depends on you,” Yu Qing added. “Linglong was right—you’re someone blessed with great fortune. Perhaps the Little Mi Immortal Realm is another blessing bestowed upon you by fate.”
After that, the two parted for the time being. Yu Qing continued climbing upward, just as Su Che had done when they first went up the mountain—neither could run or fly, and they had to climb step by step slowly to show respect for Venerable Xuanji.
Su Che also descended the mountain step by step, discussing with Lao He in his mind, “It’s certain that the golden flag from the underground fire veins in the Yin Wind Gorge is related to the Mi Immortal Realm. In fact, it’s not just related to the Little Mi Immortal Realm but also to that even more mysterious Greater Mi Immortal Realm.”
“Yes, such a coincidence might mean that the Little Mi Immortal Realm is another blessing given to you by fate,” Lao He asked. “So, master, do you want to take the risk?”

“There’s no need to make a decision right now. After all, I possess the Immortal Prison, giving me a huge advantage that others don’t have. A dangerous place like the Xiao Mi Immortal Realm isn’t something I absolutely have to go to,” Su Che thought to himself. “But I won’t slow down my cultivation for any reason. If there are enough pills, I’ll go to the Yin Wind Gorge to continue my seclusion.”

Next, Su Che went to Lei Xiao to finalize the next deal for spirit herbs.

When he first saw Su Che, Lei Xiao had a slight look of pride on his face, as he had also successfully reached the third level of Qi Cultivation after half a year of hard work, just like when he said goodbye to Su Che before.

But then he noticed two silver threads on Su Che’s robe, which meant something…

“You… you… you…”

Lei Xiao pointed at Su Che in horror, as if he had seen the World-Destroying Demon God from the Seal of Demons.

“What is this? How is this possible? When did you become an inner disciple? Brother, are you not wearing the wrong clothes?”

Su Che smiled. To be honest, he didn’t intend to provoke him. Before coming here, he could have used the ‘Spirit Concealment Technique’ to mimic the energy fluctuations of the third level of Qi Cultivation to satisfy Lei Xiao’s desire to catch up. But then he thought that he should be honest with his friend—just be true to who he is.

“I met my master half an hour ago, and he bestowed these clothes on me. I doubt I’m wearing the wrong ones,” Su Che said with a smile.

“Seventh level? You’re already at the seventh level of Qi Cultivation?”

Lei Xiao circled Su Che several times, examining him as if he didn’t recognize him, looking at him from head to toe.

“Brother, calm down. Next time we meet, you might already be at the peak of Qi Cultivation,” Su Che said jokingly, patting his shoulder. “You need to try to adapt to my changes.”

“Oh my god!” Lei Xiao covered his forehead, swaying unsteadily, looking like he might faint. “Everything’s spinning. I can’t even stand. How am I supposed to adapt?”

After some joking around, when Lei Xiao calmed down, he genuinely was happy for Su Che. In his words: “A good brother means that if you do well, I can benefit from it too, right?”