Starting With 100 Million Lives

The Enlightenment Immortal Tree is located at the outskirts of the Middle Immortal Realm, outside the three great celestial domains of Gen Mountain, Emperor Moon, and Golden Cauldron.

The location is fixed and does not change.

In fact, this tree is not within the boundaries of the Middle Immortal Realm; it just happens to be the closest to it.

Except for the 81-year period of its appearance, it can't be seen nor touched at other times.

Throughout the journey, the transmission array and flying ships kept changing, and the trip was quite smooth.

After all, this was a ship full of Immortal Kings and Demon Kings; they were essentially the top figures of the Middle Immortal Realm.

Twenty days later, they finally arrived at the Emperor Moon Celestial Domain.

Brother Cheng was unaware of how many moons existed in this world, much like the Emperor Moon Celestial Domain itself, which resembled a bright moon.

Upon arrival, the Immortal Yuan Qi became very thin, yet the power of moonlight enveloped them completely.

"This is the Moon Race's territory."

"Moon Race people are very exclusive, seldom interacting with the outside world. The entrance we chose last time was also here."

Xiao Kun and Jiyun had entered last time, and could be considered experienced guides.

The Enlightenment Immortal Tree is located beyond the outskirts of the Middle Immortal Realm, in a chaotic and dangerous zone where nothing below Immortal Emperor can survive.

So despite the tree's size, one cannot simply fly in from any direction.

To enter the tree, one must pass through its tendrils.

When the Enlightenment Immortal Tree appears, three tendrils will connect to the three great celestial domains.

These three locations thus become three fixed and safe entrances.

The entrance to the Emperor Moon Celestial Domain is guarded by the Moon Race people.

Others wishing to enter must gain their permission.

"These Moon Race people are pretty impressive; they actually guard this fat piece of meat."

Brother Cheng now understood the rules.

The entrance on Gen Mountain Celestial Domain allows 301 people, Golden Cauldron Celestial Domain only allows 161, and the Emperor Moon Celestial Domain allows 271.

Once this number is reached, the tendrils of the Enlightenment Immortal Tree will vanish.

No matter how powerful those behind are, they cannot enter.

There are only 733 slots, and while the exact number of Immortal Kings in the Middle Immortal Realm isn't known, it's definitely not less than a thousand.

It's noteworthy that after the Immortal Realm split into three, the Upper Immortal Realm does not have an entrance to the Enlightenment Immortal Tree.

Over the hundreds of millions of years, many Immortal Kings purposely remained in the Middle Immortal Realm instead of ascending, largely because of the opportunity granted once every fifty million years by the Enlightenment Immortal Tree.

For them, the innate foundation is extremely important, and they wouldn't miss it.

When the time comes, the entrances of the three celestial domains will gather all the Immortal Kings of the Middle Immortal Realm.

It's inevitable that some will not be able to enter.

Such an important entrance is bound to draw a lot of competition.

Without some power, it really wouldn't be possible to hold it.

Xiao Kun Demon King laughed heartily: "Sect Leader Jiang, you may not know, the Moon Race isn't powerful; they only have two Immortal Kings."

Brother Cheng was surprised: "Then how do they hold onto this entrance?"

Two Immortal Kings sitting here would be considered a force at the large sect level.

But to fend off the covetous eyes of so many outside Immortal Kings, it's truly far from enough.

Xiao Kun continued to explain: "The Moon Race's entrance is a natural Sacrificial Moon Sacred Land, where only Immortal Kings with the Moon Race bloodline can open it."

"It does no good for others to seize it."

Immortal King Wu Jue added: "Six million years ago, someone once attacked, but the Moon Race withdrew without fighting, completely retreating from the Emperor Moon Celestial Domain."

"Then when the fifty million-year period arrived, without the Moon Race Immortal Kings, the entrance simply couldn't be opened."

"Seeing that it was about to be missed, everyone became anxious."

"In the end, it developed into hundreds of Immortal Kings respectfully inviting them, not only speaking good words, but even helping them eliminate the Immortal Kings who attacked the Emperor Moon Celestial Domain."

"Only then did they finally invite them back to reopen the entrance."

"Since then, no one dared to meddle with the Moon Race."

"Really this pretentious?"

Brother Cheng curled his lips: "Why didn't anyone just kidnap their people and use them as hostages to coerce compliance?"

Xiao Kun and Shari Demon King subtly gave a thumbs-up — Boss, this idea truly matches our demon cultivator tastes.

Jiyun sighed: "That's because the Moon Race does not possess the same seven emotions as us; they completely don't care about the life and death of other members."

"What about the other two entrances?"

"The other two entrances aren't like this; they are jointly controlled by several Ancient Immortal Sects and Demon Sects, entirely occupied based on power."

Brother Cheng couldn't help but muse: "Others fight until they bleed broken, yet the Moon Race is doing well, relying on Heaven's generosity for a meal."

The experts from Celestial Pavilion nearby were quite speechless.

This person is so lacking in common knowledge that he just learned these things today?

Miao Yu had no choice but to transmit her voice over: "Now that we're in the Moon Race's territory, such talk might displease them, so please pay attention to your words and actions later, Sect Leader Jiang."

What?

Even have to watch other's expressions?

Brother Cheng's mind began to wander.

The Emperor Moon Celestial Domain is vast, but the Moon Race's population is sparse; along the way, hardly any cities or sect gates are seen.

Occasionally, one can see a few Moon Race people; their physical build is similar to normal people.

But their faces are transparent, seemingly wrapped in a soft thin membrane, revealing even their skeleton and meridians clearly.

This obviously didn't match Brother Cheng's aesthetic taste; he lost interest after a couple of glances.

They flew all the way to the Moon Race's core area, the Moon Immortal Palace, where Miao Yu and the twelve Immortal Kings from Celestial Pavilion descended and switched to walking.

As a 'newbie', although feeling bewildered, Brother Cheng still obediently followed their example.

He casually asked: "Why can't we fly?"

Miao Yu once again transmitted her voice to explain: "The Moon Immortal Palace is a crucial place for the Moon Race, flying here is seen as disrespectful to them."

"What happens if we're disrespectful?"

"Then you won't enter the Enlightenment Immortal Tree!"

Seeing Brother Cheng had more questions, Miao Yu directly cut him off with transmission.

"Sect Leader Jiang, I understand you might have substantial background."

She earnestly remarked: "But I also hope you can see the current situation clearly; the entrance to the Emperor Moon Celestial Domain can only be opened by the Moon Race, the initiative is in their hands."

"On the day it opens, they decide who gets to enter."

"I believe you wouldn't want to miss this opportunity due to some unnecessary reasons."

Brother Cheng asked with interest: "Then why don't you choose the other two entrances in the celestial domains?"

Continuing forward, Miao Yu was silent for a moment, then said softly: "Those two entrances have formed the Immortal Demon camps; unless you're willing to join their factions and gain their recognition."

"Otherwise, you can't enter either."

"The grudges between those Ancient Immortal Sects and Demon Sects in those camps are longstanding, even in the Upper Immortal Realm, it's no exception. It's a deep whirlpool."

Celestial Pavilion is, after all, a commerce association known for neutrality, so joining either of the Immortal Demon camps would severely violate their stance.

While the two were transmitting sound, the group finally reached the barrier edge of the Moon Immortal Palace.

A Moon Race man, only at the Profound Immortal Realm, glanced expressionlessly at the crowd.

"From Celestial Pavilion?"

Miao Yu nodded: "That's correct."

"Celestial Pavilion totals 12 Immortal Kings. Who are the other miscellaneous people?"