Ji Yunsheng had just arrived in the Kunlun mountains for a short while when he suddenly remembered, "What the hell? Why did I take a car and a plane here when I'm an Immortal? I could have just flown. I wasted several thousand yuan for nothing." Having just remembered his ability to flight, he prepared to use flight to search the Kunlun mountains for any clues about cultivators. Just as described in novels, he used his divine sense to channel spiritual power into his legs to lift himself up and fly. As a result, he accidentally used too much force and flew straight out of Earth.
"Damn it, my bad, my bad," Ji Yunsheng muttered with an embarrassed look on his face as he hurriedly controlled his return to Earth. After about two breaths, he thought, "I wonder if any satellites saw me? If they did, wouldn't that be insanely awkward?" Then he realized he could simply use his divine sense to check the Kunlun mountains for any buildings and fly straight there.
So Ji Yunsheng hastily used his divine sense to scan the Kunlun mountains, and lo and behold, another problem arose. He put too much force into his divine sense once again, and it directly enveloped the entire Earth. This gave the Innate Martial Artists and Divine Realm Martial Artists all over Earth a massive fright. Why did their hearts feel so panicked, as if they were being targeted by some terrifying entity? Yet Ji Yunsheng, the culprit behind it all, remained completely oblivious. He quickly reined in his divine sense so that its range covered only the Kunlun mountains.
Scanning around, Ji Yunsheng spotted a few people, and right next to one of them was a building. Ji Yunsheng flew straight toward that person. Because his flight speed was too fast, resembling instantaneous teleportation, he arrived right in front of the person in just a single breath. His arrival kicked up a gust of wind that blew directly at the Innate Martial Artist sitting cross-legged by the building. Before Luo Yang could even react, the wind knocked him head over heels, tumbling him over ten meters away. When he finally steadied himself and stood up, he discovered a young man standing in front of him out of nowhere.
Regaining his wits, Luo Yang asked, "Young man, when did you get here? Did you notice a weird gust of wind when you arrived?"
Embarrassed, Ji Yunsheng replied, "Sorry about that, the wind was just caused by me flying here."
Flabbergasted, Luo Yang thought to himself, "Holy crap, just how strong is this senior? The wind whipped up by his flight blew me flying over ten meters away. If senior wanted to kill me, wouldn't it just take a puff of his breath?" Trembling, Luo Yang asked, "May I ask what brings senior here?"
Looking at the trembling figure before him, Ji Yunsheng said, "No need to be so nervous; I'm not going to do anything to you. I just saw an ancient building here and came to check if there are any clues about cultivators."
Only then did Luo Yang feel at ease, realizing that this senior seemed approachable and easygoing. He asked, "This junior is Luo Yang. Is senior a cultivator?"
"Mn!" Ji Yunsheng replied. "Do you know about cultivators?"
Luo Yang answered, "Yes, senior! At my realm, I know a thing or two about cultivators. It's recorded in classified national archives. Three thousand years ago, for reasons unknown, cultivators suddenly vanished, and their cultivation manuals disappeared with them. We only know that cultivators were extremely powerful and that there were hierarchical ranks. Cultivars who reached Great Vehicle Perfection could undergo Tribulation Transcendence to ascend to the Immortal Realm and become legendary Immortals. I've been coming to this structure for decades, but every time I tried to enter, I was blocked by an energy barrier. I figured there must be clues about cultivators here. Other fellow Daoists have said that the forbidden zones they are in also have similar buildings, just like this one. Senior, is there anything else you'd like to ask?"
Ji Yunsheng pondered for a moment, then used his divine sense to inspect the entire building. He found that it indeed contained clues about cultivators, along with a few cultivation manuals. The energy barrier Luo Yang mentioned was merely a weak formation. With just a single glance, he had mastered it, and a quick scan of the manuals left him fully versed in them as well. He felt they were pretty mediocre.
Looking at Luo Yang, he said, "There are indeed clues to cultivators here; it's a ruined sect building. Aside from a few cultivation manuals, some damaged weapons, and pills that turn to dust at the slightest touch, there's nothing else. The reason you couldn't get in is because of this sect-protecting formation. Seeing that you answered my questions, I'll help you advance your realm. By the way, this formation will run out of energy in a few years, and by then you'll be able to go in and get those items."
With that, he tapped Luo Yang on the forehead, and the realm that had trapped Luo Yang for twenty years instantly broke through, elevating him to a Divine Realm Martial Artist.
Luo Yang looked at his body, noticing he looked younger, just like he did in his thirties, and his lifespan had increased by several decades. Overjoyed, he pulled out a black card and handed it to Ji Yunsheng, saying, "Many thanks to senior for a kindness akin to a second birth of a parent. I do not know what senior might need, but please accept this Huaxia Bank black card containing one billion yuan in cash as a humble token of my gratitude. If senior ever needs anything, you can go to the Shanghai Luo family and mention my name. My name still carries quite a bit of weight in the Luo family."
Ji Yunsheng thought happily, "Holy crap, why didn't I know money was so easy to make before? A casual tap of the finger gets me one billion in cash." Regaining his composure and seeing how tactful the old man was, he said, "Then I won't stand on ceremony. Let me remind you of one thing: the Great Dao has thousands of paths, yet they all lead to the same destination. Cultivators and martial artists aren't all that different; both can achieve ascension. You are currently equivalent to a martial arts Great Martial Master realm, and you still have a very long way to go before ascension. I'll be leaving now."
Just as Ji Yunsheng was about to leave, Luo Yang respectfully said, "Safe travels, senior! May I ask senior's honorable name, and when might I have the honor of seeing senior again?"
Seeing Luo Yang's respectful expression, Ji Yunsheng chuckled slightly and replied, "Ji Yunsheng. We'll meet again if it's meant to be."
With that, he slowly flew toward the outside of the Kunlun mountains. Watching Ji Yunsheng fly off into the distance, Luo Yang muttered with a sigh of emotion, "As expected of a senior—unmoved by worldly wealth, completely calm and unfazed. Oh right, what senior said... so martial arts can lead to ascension after all! And here I thought my Divine Realm Martial Artist status was a big deal, but it's only a martial arts Great Martial Master. I have no idea what realm I'm actually in. No use thinking about it now; once I stabilize my realm, I'll need to go out and figure out the hierarchical divisions of martial arts."
If Ji Yunsheng had known what the old man was thinking, he probably would have laughed his stomach into knots. Unmoved by worldly wealth? He was just trying to keep a straight face because he was too embarrassed to laugh at how serious the old man was acting.