"Now the demonic path has retreated back to the Great Li Cultivation Realm, and there hasn’t been any activity for two years. They are probably trying to take advantage of the turmoil at Primordial Extreme Mountain to plan something big."

"Therefore, before Elder Lu went into seclusion to heal, he solemnly instructed me to guard the Elemental Five Elements Demon Suppression Array here no matter what, waiting for Brother Qin to come out."

Qin Ming nodded, patting Qi Xiaoyu on the shoulder: "Brother Qi, you’ve done well. By the way, does anyone else know about the grand array?"

"The Elemental Five Elements Demon Suppression Array is a core secret, concerning the survival of the Cultivation Realm. Currently, only a few Divinity Transformation Ancestors and the two of us in the Human Realm know about it," Qi Xiaoyu explained, "It’s kept strictly confidential from everyone else."

Qin Ming hadn’t expected that several fellow cultivators, with whom he once enjoyed drinking together, also perished at Primordial Extreme Mountain.

Especially Master Longyang and True Monarch Dragon Wood of the Penglai Sect, with whom Qin Ming had quite a deep connection.

If it weren’t for True Monarch Dragon Wood’s Penglai Immortal Order, he definitely wouldn’t have been able to obtain the Tier Five Spirit Plant inheritance "Wood Transformation Spirit Manual," nor that peculiar Spirit King Cauldron.

These were all acquired from the Penglai Immortal Tree’s inheritance.

Additionally, although True Monarch Dragon Wood had a strange temperament, he was very friendly toward Qin Ming. They often exchanged and discussed the Path of Spiritual Plants and both greatly benefited from it.

The method of cultivating Blood Flood Dragon Green Rice was also acquired from her.

"What about the others?" Qin Ming asked again.

Because when the Six Paths Saint Ancestor awakened, the Nascent Soul cultivators trapped inside Primordial Extreme Mountain were not limited to these people.

Hearing this, Qi Xiaoyu quirkily said, "By coincidence, just a year ago, I ventured into Luotian Daoist Palace again, hoping to find news of Brother Qin, and ran into several fellow cultivators, namely Cold Crow Ascendant and Master Tianji, along with a third. They were trapped near Fallen Demon’s Land, so I secretly used the array’s teleportation function to send the three of them out."

"Everything was done in secret; they probably don’t even know about this."

"I haven’t encountered any other fellow cultivators, so their fate is left to destiny..."

Qin Ming was quite relieved to hear some good news, and couldn’t help but think, "Cold Crow Ascendant is truly fortunate, managing to safely escape like that..."

"Brother Qin, how... is the situation inside?" Qi Xiaoyu asked meaningfully.

After thinking for a moment, Qin Ming replied, "Currently, the grand array inside has been re-fortified and sealed. The split soul of the Demon Realm Saint Ancestor shouldn’t be able to cause further trouble in a short time."

"However, the escaped Rock Demon and the demonic path in the Blood Realm might still take action, so we need to keep an eye on them."

Qi Xiaoyu nodded solemnly at these words.

"You don’t need to guard this place all the time anymore. Now that matters at Primordial Extreme Mountain have come to a pause, it’s best to return and plan anew," Qin Ming said to him.

"But... what about Elder Lu..." Qi Xiaoyu hesitated.

Qin Ming nonchalantly replied, "It’s alright, Brother Qin will explain to the elder for you."

"If that’s the case, I’ll follow Brother Qin’s advice," Qi Xiaoyu said with a slight smile.

Then.

Suddenly, he remembered something and said gravely, "Oh right, Brother Qin, Elder Lu once revealed to me a heaven-shattering secret in Luotian Hall."

"Oh? What great secret?" Qin Ming asked, sensing the gravity in Qi Xiaoyu’s words.

Even the old fox Cloud-Fishing Elder valued this secret, so it naturally piqued Qin Ming’s interest.

Qi Xiaoyu said, "According to Elder Lu, when he was teleported into Luotian Hall, he was transported before an ’Ascension Platform.’"

"What?! It’s actually the Ascension Platform leading to the Spirit Realm?!"

Hearing such an astonishing secret, even Qin Ming couldn’t help but be taken aback.

This involves the secret of ascending to the Spirit Realm from the Divinity Transformation stage, stirring ripples in Qin Ming’s heart.

Seeing Qin Ming’s reaction was within Qi Xiaoyu’s expectations. After all, when he obtained the Memory Jade Slip from Cloud-Fishing Elder, his inner turmoil was far greater than Qin Ming could imagine.

"Indeed, and according to Elder Lu, this Ascension Platform is very likely the only remaining one in the Human Realm. However... due to the changes within Primordial Extreme Mountain, some parts of it have been damaged..."

With that said, he immediately took out the jade scroll given by Cloud-Fishing Elder and handed it to Qin Ming.

Qin Ming immediately reviewed the content of the jade scroll. After a while, he gazed at the gigantic White Jade Platform, remaining silent for a long time.

"Hehehe! Who would have thought the Ascension Platform was hidden here by the Primordial Extreme Three Saints... Alas! That old Divinity Transformation fellow must be foolishly hoping Young Master Qi could find a way to repair it, merely a pipe dream."

All of a sudden.

In the Little Spirit Realm, Qingyang the Old Demon, who was nurturing his Divine Soul on the Star Sea Divine Vine, woke up and giggled after seeing the content of the jade scroll.

At these words, Qin Ming quietly asked, "Old demon, do you perhaps recognize the structure of the Ascension Platform?"

"As the saying goes, even a clever woman cannot cook without rice. Though I don’t know how to repair the Ascension Platform, I do know the material used to craft this interrealm grand array is the legendary ’Transmission Stone,’" Qingyang the Old Demon explained with a facade of knowledge, "Such Transmission Stones only exist in major realms like the Spirit Realm, and usually they are controlled by major powers."

Upon hearing this, Qin Ming connected the dots, realizing that even if he achieved Divinity Transformation in the future, he might end up trapped in the Human Realm like Cloud-Fishing Elder and his peers, having immense divine cultivation, yet unable to use it recklessly, and with no further progress in cultivation.