Chapter 407

Chapter 407: Northern Region Bei Ming Realm
As Yu Zhao kept breathing in and out spiritual energy, the black and white qi circling her grew thicker, and rainbow lights flickered from time to time.

Dao Lord Tai Wei was very satisfied.

Not only had Yu Zhao used the Art of Reincarnation to catch a first glimpse of the meaning of returning to the Dao, she could also reflect on it and deepen her understanding, drawing inferences from one thing to another.

She had really picked up a treasure this time.

At this moment, the black and white mist suddenly shook violently.

Right then, Yu Zhao opened her eyes and took a deep breath. The surging mist was drawn into her body all at once.

Right after that, a series of faint muffled pops sounded from inside her.

She let out a light breath, and joy flashed in her eyes.

She had successfully broken through to the Late Nascent Soul Stage.

A strange and ethereal voice suddenly sounded beside Yu Zhao’s ear: “Not bad.”

Yu Zhao was startled and snapped her head up, only to see a young woman with an immortal bearing and jade like beauty sitting on the high platform, looking at her with a faint, half smiling expression.

She froze for a moment, then hurriedly stood up and bowed, saying, “Greetings, Senior.”

The young woman asked, “What is your name?”

Yu Zhao answered respectfully, “This junior is Yu Zhao.”

The other woman said calmly, “Yu Zhao, are you willing to take me as your master?”

Yu Zhao was stunned. “Become your disciple?”

She had just met this Senior, and yet the other wanted to take her as a disciple already. Wasn’t that a bit too hasty?

Besides, she knew nothing about this Senior’s life or deeds and did not dare give her heart so easily.

Dao Lord Tai Wei said gently, “Yes. With your talent, staying in this Small World really buries you. If you follow me back to the Bei Ming Realm, within a hundred years I will definitely help you reach the Northern Region Heaven’s Chosen Ranking.”

Dao Lord Tai Wei had already decided to take Yu Zhao as her disciple, so her tone was very gentle.

Bei Ming Realm. Northern Region Heaven’s Chosen Ranking.

They were two more strange terms.

Seeing the doubt in Yu Zhao’s eyes, Dao Lord Tai Wei kindly explained: “The Small World you live in is one of the Lesser Thousand Worlds and lies in the Wasteland Region. Above the Wasteland Region is the Southern Region, which holds the Middle Worlds, and the Northern Region, which holds the Great Worlds.

“The planet I live on is the Bei Ming Realm, one of the four great realms of the Northern Region, and I am Dao Lord Tai Wei, Sovereign of the Bei Ming Realm.”

Yu Zhao’s pupils shrank, and she was so shocked inside that she could not put it into words.

She had heard before that the Cultivation World was a Lesser Thousand World, and that above it there were Middle Worlds and Great Worlds.

But those rumors were too thin and simple. They were not enough to support her imagination of the outside world.

Only after Dao Lord Tai Wei’s explanation did it finally feel real.

So there really was a far wider world outside the Cultivation World.

Yu Zhao bowed again and said, “Dao Lord Tai Wei, this junior has something she wishes to ask.”

Dao Lord Tai Wei said, “Ask.”

Yu Zhao paused for a moment, then asked in a low voice, “May I ask what stage Senior’s cultivation has reached?”

She did not know if Dao Lord Tai Wei would think her question rude, so she lowered her eyes and head and showed full respect.

Dao Lord Tai Wei gave a light laugh and said, “The highest realm in a Lesser Thousand World is Divine Transformation. But above Divine Transformation there are the Void Refining Stage, the Body Integration Stage, the Undergo Tribulation Stage, and the Great Ascension Stage. I am now at the Late Great Ascension Stage.”

Late Great Ascension Stage.

Even though Yu Zhao had already prepared herself mentally, when she heard this answer she still could not stop her mind from shaking. Her head went blank.

Dao Lord Tai Wei was a Realm Lord, and the Bei Ming Realm where she lived was one of the four great realms of the Northern Region. Her cultivation level would of course not be low.

But hearing it with her own ears still hit harder than anything she had imagined.

In the past, Yu Zhao had thought Master Qing Yan was a mountain she could never cross.

Now she saw that her vision had been far too narrow.

In the Northern Region, someone at the Divine Transformation Stage could not stir up any waves at all and would only blend into the crowd.

Dao Lord Tai Wei said with full confidence, “Yu Zhao, come back to the Bei Ming Realm with me, and the Great Ascension Stage will be within reach.”

The last four words hit Yu Zhao’s heart like a heavy hammer, making her heart tremble again and again.

Great Ascension Stage.

It was the highest pursuit of cultivators.

Just thinking about it made Yu Zhao’s blood boil.

After thinking for a moment, she carefully chose her words and asked, “Dao Lord Tai Wei, this junior has already taken Wanderer Bright Moon as a master in the Cultivation World and is cultivating the Ruthless Dao…”

Dao Lord Tai Wei gave a light laugh and said, “That does not matter. When cultivators take masters to learn, they do not need to stay with only one. What matters is learning from many strengths.

“I have had three teachers in my life. You are better than me, you will only have two.”

Dao Lord Tai Wei’s tone was full of strong confidence. Clearly she believed she was more than fit to be Yu Zhao’s guide from now on.

A powerful teacher could help her avoid many wrong paths.

Yu Zhao could not help being moved.

However, she had lived two lives after all and did not lose her reason completely.

More importantly, there was still a huge problem that she had to solve as soon as possible.

She said seriously, “Dao Lord Tai Wei, this junior has one more shameless request. If Dao Lord is willing to agree, this junior is ready to follow Dao Lord back to the Bei Ming Realm.”

Dao Lord Tai Wei was in a very good mood and did not think Yu Zhao was going too far at all. She said, “Go ahead and say it.”

She saw that although Yu Zhao cultivated the Way of Ruthlessness, she was closer to the Path of All Beings, which saw heaven and earth as emotionless. What this girl asked for would only be related to some person or thing in this Small World.

It would just be a small matter.

Yu Zhao dropped to her knees, her voice clear as she said, “In the Cultivation World where this junior lives, the Heavenly Ladder broke for some unknown reason a thousand years ago. Since then, no one has been able to ascend. I beg Dao Lord to help the Cultivation World restore the Heavenly Ladder!”

She thought that the purpose of the Heaven Divining Shell giving her the Ancient Array Formation must be for this.

Of course she did not want to miss such a rare chance.

Dao Lord Tai Wei was taken aback for a moment and then understood. She said, “The Heavenly Ladder? You should be talking about the Star Domain Transfer Passage.”

As the name suggested, the Star Domain Transfer Passage was a channel that connected two Star Domains.

Once a cultivator’s level passed the limit of a Small World, the fluctuations of his Spirit Power would trigger the Star Domain Passage and send him to a Middle World.

This was what people in the Cultivation World called ascension.

Dao Lord Tai Wei tapped her finger lightly on her knee and said, “As for what you call the Heavenly Ladder breaking, it should mean that something went wrong with the Teleportation Channel. That is not hard to fix, but…”

Yu Zhao’s heart leaped into her throat.

Dao Lord Tai Wei went on, “What you see now is only a strand of my soul. It does not even have one ten thousandth of my full strength. Even if I found the problem in the channel, I would not have the Spell Cultivation to repair it.”

Yu Zhao blurted out, “Is there any other way to fix it?”

Dao Lord Tai Wei thought for a moment and said, “It is not that hard. I will first use this soul fragment to send you all back to the Bei Ming Realm, then come here once in my real body.”

In her hurry, Yu Zhao still noticed that Dao Lord Tai Wei had said “you all,” but she had no time to think about it now. Her feelings were very mixed.

She was both happy and grateful that Dao Lord Tai Wei was willing to help the Cultivation World fix the Heavenly Ladder, and she was not worried that Dao Lord Tai Wei would go back on her word.

However, she had personally promised Senior Chang Sheng back then that she would solve the Heavenly Ladder problem. If she could not see the process of the Heavenly Ladder being repaired with her own eyes, she really could not feel at ease.

Also, there were still people she cared about in the Cultivation World. She had not yet had time to say goodbye. Bai Ran under Chaozong Gorge still had not appeared. Yu Zhao could not just turn around and leave.

After struggling for a long time, she finally gathered her courage and said, “Dao Lord Tai Wei, this junior still has some matters to handle. May I stay in the Cultivation World a while longer and wait here for Dao Lord’s true body to arrive?”

Dao Lord Tai Wei’s expression darkened.

Other than a few old fellows, no one had ever dared bargain with her.

If not for Yu Zhao’s rare talent, she would not give Yu Zhao another chance to speak.

Dao Lord Tai Wei did not say a word, but the pressure she gave off made Yu Zhao’s scalp tingle. She did not dare raise her head.