According to the records, as early as thirty thousand years ago, Emperor Jiang was already a Tribulation Crossing Cultivator.

Experiencing the Celestial Five Declines, preparing for the final Immortal Tribulation.

Yet for a million years, no Immortal has appeared in the Spirit Realm.

It seems the Tribulation Crossing Stage is already the peak of this world.

Though Tribulation Cultivators only live for a hundred thousand years, they almost resemble the eternal Longevity Immortals.

"The thirty-six counties of Jiang Country, currently, Fangtian County, where I am located, is in the Southwest Domain of Jiang Country."

Lin Chen stroked his chin, muttering:

"While Jiangdu, located in Lijiang County, is in the Southeast Domain of Jiang Country, separated by a distance of two or three counties..."

Lin Chen silently calculated.

With his current tunneling speed, it would take roughly three days to reach Jiangdu.

Given this, he naturally needed to go to Jiangdu first, waiting for Jiang Liqian to arrive.

"Let’s first go to Jiangdu to cultivate for a while, then plan afterward..."

Thinking thus, Lin Chen no longer delayed and, taking advantage of the bright daylight, flew towards Jiangdu.

...

Three days later.

Lin Chen traveled day and night, tunneling thousands of miles, finally arriving at the capital city of Jiang Country.

Jiangdu.

The grandeur of this city was the greatest Lin Chen had ever seen.

The walls alone were over a hundred cubits high.

Moreover, Lin Chen saw three large mountains suspended in the air, with immortal clouds swirling around their bases.

"From the design of Jiangdu, it somewhat resembles Wenda City..."

"No, I should say, both Wenda City and Linlang City in later times probably mimic the layout of Jiangdu?"

Lin Chen muttered.

Jiangdu was close at hand, and the place Lin Chen and Jiang Liqian had agreed upon was a restaurant in Jiangdu called Linjiang Immortal.

According to Jiang Liqian, this restaurant is the only one of its kind in the world, secretly owned by the Jiang Country Royal Family.

Lin Chen just needed to wait for Jiang Liqian’s arrival at the Linjiang Immortal restaurant in Jiangdu.

...

Without paying the city entry tax, and after a simple registration of cultivation and identity, Lin Chen entered Jiangdu smoothly.

With just a few inquiries in the city, Lin Chen found the location of the Linjiang Immortal restaurant.

Afterward, Lin Chen booked a top-class room at the Linjiang Pavilion.

The price of this top-class room was the most expensive Lin Chen had ever seen in his life.

One day was one top-grade Spirit Stone.

Fortunately, Lin Chen had over ten thousand top-grade Spirit Stones in hand.

He spent more than three hundred top-grade Spirit Stones to rent it for a year.

Having entered this top-class room, Lin Chen felt that a single top-grade Spirit Stone a day was truly worthwhile.

The room was spacious, spanning five zhang in radius.

Lin Chen inspected the room’s setup, nodding frequently.

"No wonder this is a restaurant owned by the Jiang Country Royal Family; the facilities are top-notch..."

"This restaurant seems to be positioned above a Spiritual Eye of Jiangdu? Plus the Spirit Gathering Array set in the room... this Spiritual Energy..."

Lin Chen was secretly astounded.

The Spiritual Energy inside this top-class room was so dense that Lin Chen even suspected the energy might naturally transform into Spirit Liquid.

Experiencing such a spiritually rich place for the first time, Lin Chen couldn’t wait to cultivate for a while.

Before he knew it, it was the second day.

After finishing cultivation, Lin Chen felt the True Essence inside his body and immediately showed a joyful expression.

"Indeed, this cultivation speed in the Celestial Ruins... One day’s cultivation is equivalent to ten days of cultivation in Yunzhou..."

For the first time, Lin Chen felt that cultivation was so simple.

What kind of days was he living before?

At the current pace of cultivation, not to mention anything else.

With three or four decades of cultivation in the Celestial Ruins, Lin Chen might have already broken through to the Unity Stage.

"Currently Junior Sister Jiang hasn’t arrived yet, and I don’t know how long it’ll take for her to get here..."

"But I might as well cultivate for a while first."

Lin Chen thought for a moment, deciding to settle down in the inn first.

At the same time, today was a very important day.

Lin Chen glanced at the countdown on his arm, with less than half an hour until his return to Blue Star.

"In the Celestial Ruins, the flow of time versus the real world is thirty-nine to one... so, can I return to Blue Star?"

Lin Chen had some doubts in his heart.

According to his thinking, the temporal flow between the Cultivation Realm and Blue Star should be consistent, both one to one.

But the Celestial Ruins is not the real world; it exists on a past timeline.

So Blue Star’s temporal flow probably isn’t synchronized with the Celestial Ruins.

Based on Lin Chen’s estimate, there are a few possibilities.

The first is that in the Celestial Ruins, due to different timelines, returning to Blue Star is impossible.

The second possibility is returning once every thirty-nine weeks.

The last possibility is that Blue Star’s timeline is also synchronized with the Celestial Ruins.

Returning once a week as well.

If this is true, Lin Chen would reap huge rewards.

Because this means Lin Chen has double the time for cultivation.

Staying in the Celestial Ruins for thirty-nine years, Blue Star likewise has thirty-nine years.

With double accumulation, Lin Chen effectively cultivates for nearly eighty years.

If this is truly possible, upon returning to the Cultivation Realm, Lin Chen’s cultivation might break through to Integration.

By then, all schemes and conspiracies in the Lower Realm would be insignificant in the face of absolute power.

"By then, unless a Mahayana Ancestor personally intervenes... in the Human Realm, I would be invincible..."

Lin Chen secretly anticipated.

Soon, half an hour passed.

With the final reset completed on the countdown on Lin Chen’s arm.

The scene in front of Lin Chen changed.

The next second...

...

Great Xia, Martial Arts Palace.

Lin Chen made a smooth return!

Looking at the familiar surroundings, Lin Chen’s eyes held a glimmer of excitement.

"Really, returned!"

Lin Chen glanced again at the countdown on his arm, with one hundred sixty-eight hours remaining until return.

This indicates Lin Chen can continue to stay on Blue Star for the next week.

The once-a-week travel rule still holds.

"Since I can travel between the Celestial Ruins and Blue Star, it’s like having a massive treasure trove..."

"Celestial Ruins, the ancient Cultivation Realm... directly accessing the Spirit Realm..."

Lin Chen quickly realized this would be a huge opportunity for all of Great Xia.

...

Soon, Lin Chen reported the information about the Celestial Ruins to the higher-ups in Great Xia.

Within just one hour, thousands of specialists began mobilizing.

Using the books and intelligence Lin Chen brought back, they drafted a plan to further explore the Celestial Ruins.

Great Xia, and all of Blue Star, showcased tremendous action capacity at this moment.

In the coming week, Lin Chen continued to cultivate on Blue Star.

The dealings with Changsha about the Celestial Ruins need not concern him.

He just needed to bring back the necessary resources and enhance his strength.

Soon, Lin Chen will stay a long time in the Celestial Ruins.

This period will be another leap for the Great Xia Cultivation Realm.

During a week of cultivation, Lin Chen focused on refining his Flesh Body.

Maintaining just the basics of cultivation each day.

After all, the efficiency of cultivation in the Celestial Ruins is much higher than on Blue Star.

Lin Chen can guarantee the maximum enhancement of his cultivation.

After a week, Lin Chen’s Flesh Refining Realm cultivation improved considerably, nearing the Bone Refining Realm of the Martial Saint Third Realm.

Soon, a week’s time passed.

Lin Chen’s vision changed again, returning to the Celestial Ruins.

At the Linjiang Immortal Inn, Lin Chen began implementing the expert group’s plans.

First, Lin Chen collected more books about Jiang Country, mainly focusing on various precious Treasures of Heaven and Earth within Jiang Country.

Clarifying the precious materials of this era first.

Otherwise, leaving the Celestial Ruins would mean no way to obtain them.

Lin Chen spent a week collecting thousands of ancient books about this era.

Then started to acquire various Treasures of Heaven and Earth.

As for insufficient Spirit Stones?

Lin Chen could only say that whether in ancient or modern Cultivation Realm, various Breakthrough Pills are always the best-selling items.

The batch of pills he brought from Great Xia Country could easily be swapped for a plethora of rare resources.

And these rare materials could be reproduced en masse once brought back to Great Xia Country.

Thus forming a positive cycle, adding building blocks to the Great Xia Cultivation Realm.

Thus, Lin Chen kept cultivating in Jiangdu while collecting materials.

In a blink, three months passed.

On this day, Lin Chen saw Jiang Liqian in the inn.