Cultivation: I Can Traverse Otherworlds

Time flew by.

In a flash, half a year had passed.

Zhu Ju had been in seclusion this entire time.

He had exchanged the Blood Transformation Divine Saber and storage pouch from the Blood Demon Sect’s Dao Foundation Cultivator, Ding Xiang, entirely for Spirit Stones. Combined with the stones he already possessed, he now had enough Spirit-Expelling Powder to last him for the next several years.

As the Pill Poison in his body was gradually purged, Zhu Ju’s Cultivation also steadily improved.

Within three to five years, he was confident he could reach the peak of the Early Stage Dao Foundation.

「On this day.」

The Bright Void Sect was decked out in lanterns and streamers. The sounds of suonas and drums blared from morning till night, loud enough to nearly tear the roof off.

The groom, Zhai Qingfeng, was dressed in a crimson brocade robe, a black silk gauze cap on his head, and a wide white jade belt at his waist. The bride, Liuu Huang’er, wore a Phoenix Crown and Wedding Dress, her shoulders adorned with dangling pendants, her lovely face half-hidden by a round fan. The perfect couple slowly walked into the main hall.

First, they paid their respects to the Sect’s ancestors, then to their own bloodline’s progenitors, and finally, they kowtowed before the Bright Void Sect’s Leader, Pei Jingque.

Their final bow was to each other.

"This ceremony..."

Zhu Ju tilted his head and asked in a low voice:

"Are these Mortal customs?"

"Yes." Pei Jingque sat enthroned in the center, maintaining the dignity of a Sect Leader. She gave an almost imperceptible nod and sent back via voice transmission:

"Fellow Daoist Zhai comes from a Mortal Noble Family, and Junior Sister Liuu also enjoys this kind of arrangement. They hit it off immediately on this."

Her gaze was complicated as she watched the scene below.

It held the reluctance of a bride’s family parting with their daughter, the satisfaction of sending off a good friend, and even the envy of a fellow woman.

As if a thought occurred to her, she subconsciously glanced at Zhu Ju beside her, a glint of spiritual light flashing in her beautiful eyes.

Zhu Ju had attended the Drunken Daoist’s wedding on Yunjing Island, but it hadn’t involved such intricate etiquette.

’This is a rather interesting change of pace.’

As a friend and fellow sect member, he had spent several dozen Middle Grade Spirit Stones on a High Grade Spiritual Artifact as a wedding gift.

Pei Jingque seemed to have given a Top-Grade Spiritual Artifact.

Although they were short on funds, judging by today’s wedding, the Bright Void Sect was being anything but stingy.

"The ceremony is complete!"

The master of ceremonies was a Fairy from the Hundred Flowers Sect. With a smile on her face, she announced in a clear, crisp voice:

"’To bind your hair is to become husband and wife, your love for each other never to be in doubt. May you find joy in this night, and may your love blossom in this perfect moment.’"

"The two of you, please proceed to the bridal chamber!"

A great uproar...

The crowd of Bright Void Sect disciples erupted in a boisterous clamor, fanning the flames of the lively atmosphere as they swarmed around the newlyweds and escorted them to the rear courtyard.

"Junior Brother."

Pei Jingque averted her gaze, her tense body relaxing slightly. She raised the wine cup before her.

"A toast to you!"

"To us!"

The two clinked their cups lightly and drained them in one gulp.

"Thousand-Day Intoxication?"

The familiar taste made Zhu Ju’s eyes twitch, a nostalgic look on his face.

"It’s been years since I’ve tasted this. Nephew Xu actually managed to brew it?"

Thousand-Day Intoxication was a Spirit Wine capable of enhancing a Dao Foundation Cultivator’s Cultivation, and it was exceptionally difficult to brew.

In theory, anyone less than a Dao Foundation Cultivator simply couldn’t brew a Spirit Wine of this quality.

"He only managed to brew a few jars."

Pei Jingque smiled.

"We have Dong Yuelan of the Hundred Flowers Sect to thank. Though a woman, she loves wine as much as life itself. When she heard about the Thousand-Day Intoxication, she paid out of her own pocket to help us brew it. Factoring in the wasted ingredients, the first batch was a complete loss."

"With experience, making a profit from now on won’t be difficult." Zhu Ju nodded, his gaze sweeping across the hall.

"Is all the wine served today brewed by us?"

"That’s right!" Pei Jingque nodded, her beautiful eyes shining.

"In half a year, Junior Brother Zhu’s brewing business is already on the right track and has begun to turn a steady profit. All we need to do now is increase investment and expand production. In time, it’s sure to become a major economic pillar for the Bright Void Sect."

"It’s all thanks to your Pill Formula, Junior Brother!"

"The Pill Formula alone would be useless without the Sect’s support and the diligent work of our members," Zhu Ju said.

"It’s good as long as it’s profitable."

"Come." Pei Jingque stood up.

"Let’s go somewhere else. I have something important to discuss."

"Oh?"

Zhu Ju raised an eyebrow, then followed her.

...

「Side hall.」

Red candles burned.

The two sat facing each other.

In the candlelight, their shadows snuggled together, making them look like a couple themselves.

"..." Pei Jingque removed the heavy Sect Leader Jade Crown from her head, composed herself, and asked:

"Junior Brother, have you heard of the Three Calamities of the Ten Thousand Mountains?"

"The Three Calamities?" Zhu Ju nodded.

"I’ve heard a little."

"The so-called Three Calamities are perilous disasters that have formed in the Ten Thousand Mountains over countless years," Pei Jingque said.

"They are the Earth Abyss, Voids, and beast tides."

"The Earth Abyss refers to the bottomless abyss deep within the Ten Thousand Mountains, leading to an unknown destination. It’s said that even Golden Core or Nascent Soul Cultivators will be devoured if they descend too far. Since ancient times, no living creature has ever emerged alive from the depths of the Earth Abyss."

Zhu Ju nodded.

He had passed the edge of the Earth Abyss on his way here and had felt its deep, vast, and boundless aura from a distance.

He had given it a wide berth at the time, not daring to get any closer.

The Earth Abyss was dangerous, but at least its location was known. As long as you didn’t approach it, you would be fine.

In comparison, the other two of the Ten Thousand Mountains’ Three Calamities caused even greater harm.

"The second calamity is the Void."

Pei Jingque continued:

"The so-called Voids are actually spatial rifts."

"The birth of these Voids is rumored to be related to the Earth Abyss, as most of them are found near it. As for how they are created, no one knows anymore."

"Near the Earth Abyss, there is a dense fog. Within this fog are spatial rifts that can slice through anything yet are nearly invisible to the naked eye. Only Golden Core or Nascent Soul True Men who have mastered Space Secret Techniques can explore their mysteries."

"Compared to natural disasters like the Earth Abyss and Voids, the third calamity, the beast tide, causes more casualties, but there are ultimately ways to defend against it. For Cultivators like us, it isn’t considered a major threat."

Beast tides are a relatively common disaster.

Whenever the world undergoes a strange transformation and the tidal forces become abnormal, the beasts and Demons in the forest grow agitated.

This is called a beast tide.

However, the Ten Thousand Mountains are special, home to many powerful Demon Beasts. Consequently, the power of its beast tides is far greater, which is why it is ranked among the Three Calamities.

"Senior Sister," Zhu Ju began.

"Why bring up the Three Calamities all of a sudden?"

"Don’t be hasty." Pei Jingque smiled and waved her hand, saying:

"What I really want to talk about is one of the Three Calamities, the Void."

"Spatial rifts are extremely dangerous, but some Voids conceal opportunities within. I imagine you didn’t know that, did you, Junior Brother?"

"Oh?" Zhu Ju sat up straight.

"Opportunities?"

"That’s right!" Pei Jingque nodded.

"Some spatial rifts are actually enterable. Some lead to a pocket of desolate void, while others can sustain living things. The size of the space inside also varies. Some are no bigger than a fist, while others are vast, spanning thousands or even tens of thousands of miles, forming a world of their own."

"This..." Zhu Ju raised an eyebrow.

"Isn’t that just a Secret Realm?"

A space independent of the Main World, yet capable of forming its own pocket dimension—such places were generally called Secret Realms by Cultivators.

"More or less!" Pei Jingque nodded.

"Decades ago, a few people strayed near the Earth Abyss and, by a stroke of luck, stumbled upon a Void. They discovered a massive amount of resources inside."

"All sorts of hundred-year and even thousand-year Spirit Elixirs, and even Core Formation Spiritual Objects, can be found in there."

Hm?

Zhu Ju’s expression changed.

"But it’s a pity," Pei Jingque sighed lightly.

"That particular Void is extremely unstable. It can only allow beings below the Dao Foundation realm to enter, and it’s only accessible once every twenty-odd years."

"Senior Sister," Zhu Ju said thoughtfully.

"You’re telling me this because you know where that spatial rift is, and the time for it to open is fast approaching?"

"That’s right," Pei Jingque said.

"In a little over a year, that Void will stabilize again, and we will go there together."

"We?" Zhu Ju immediately seized on the key word.

"Who else?"

"The Hundred Flowers Sect, the Seeking Immortal Sect, the Zhao Family, and the Wuh Family." Pei Jingque ticked them off on her fingers.

"This Secret Realm wasn’t discovered by a single person. Besides our Bright Void Sect, four other factions know about it."

"So, including us, that makes Five Forces?" Zhu Ju frowned.

"How do we get in?"

"And how are the spoils divided once inside?"

This was a very important question.

Of the other four factions, the Bright Void Sect was only on good terms with the Hundred Flowers Sect; they had little interaction with the others.

Moreover,

faced with the temptation of immense profits, even blood brothers might turn on each other. Past relationships couldn’t be relied upon.

"Although there are Five Forces, they are all minor powers with few Dao Foundation Cultivators," Pei Jingque began to explain.

"The seniors agreed that entry would be based on the number of Dao Foundation Cultivators in each faction. Each Dao Foundation Cultivator can select two juniors to send into the Secret Realm, and whatever those juniors bring back belongs to their respective faction."

"To prevent any changes to the Void, even if one faction grows stronger, the maximum number of people they can send in is twenty. Too many people could cause the Void to become unstable, and we would lose this ’Secret Realm’."

"Hmm..." Zhu Ju pondered for a moment before asking:

"What if the juniors start robbing each other after entering the Secret Realm?"

Pei Jingque shrugged.

Such things were impossible to avoid, and the five factions took a permissive stance on the matter.

Whoever had the ability, took the spoils!

Robbery was just another kind of ability.

"Our Bright Void Sect also has its own agreement."

Pei Jingque said:

"Each Dao Foundation Cultivator can send two people in. Of the rewards brought back by the two representing that Dao Foundation Cultivator, the Sect takes half, and the Dao Foundation Cultivator gets the other half. As for how much you give to the juniors, that is for you to decide."

"Junior Brother Zhu."

"I, Junior Sister Liuu, and Fellow Daoist Zhai have already chosen our people. You are free to pick any two people from within the Sect, as long as they are not from the Outer Sect. That is also part of our agreement."

?

Zhu Ju fell into deep thought. After a pause, he asked:

"Are there a lot of good things inside?"

"A lot!" Pei Jingque’s beautiful eyes flashed, her breathing growing a little heavy.

"According to the precedent from previous years, most who make it out alive come back with substantial gains. It makes life for the Sect much easier for a long time after. The last time, a descendant of the Zhao Family even brought back a Core Formation Spiritual Object."

’A Core Formation Spiritual Object!’

Zhu Ju licked his lips, his heart pounding with excitement.

Core Formation was still a long way off for him, but even if he didn’t use the Core Formation Spiritual Object himself, he could sell it.

The item was incredibly valuable—one could even say it was priceless. Trading it for a Magical Treasure would be no problem at all.

Even if he couldn’t get a Core Formation Spiritual Object, hundred-year or Thousand-Year Spirit Elixirs were excellent finds as well.

’Two people?’

’I’ll have to think about this carefully.’

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