Everyone ascended, but I didn't get on board

Chapter 245 The Location of the Base

Over the past few years, the lightning tribulations stored within the psionic machine had long since been exhausted. Afterward, Qiu Ci tried many methods, whether it was taking drugs or practicing asceticism, but his cultivation level seemed to have died at the Heavenly Immortal level, not budging an inch. Even the immortal power he introduced into his body seemed to vanish into thin air, completely failing to fill his dantian.

At first, she thought it was a problem with the pills. After all, the immortal-grade pill that Gouzi found was a semi-finished product that hadn't undergone the pill tribulation yet. Could it be a side effect caused by taking too many pills?

However, after asking Qinghe, she learned that this was not the case. Although the Pill Tribulation could enhance the purity of the pill, it was not essential. Therefore, that pill could not be considered a semi-finished product and should not affect cultivation. Moreover, it was just a pill to assist in advancement, and its main function was to stimulate the meridians. Furthermore, there were no signs of blockage in her meridians.

She even had some doubts about whether there were any special requirements for advancing to the next level beyond Celestial Immortal. However, Youming said there were none. Apart from mental state and cultivation methods, there were no other requirements for advancing from Celestial Immortal to Golden Immortal. Even the two Immortal Venerables had personally guided her on the cultivation methods, but her cultivation level remained stagnant.

Qiu Ci couldn't figure it out, and even Qinghe and Youming couldn't see what was wrong with her. They could only refine a bunch of pills to help her cultivate.

"Dog, what's going on with my cultivation level?" She could only ask the system.

[Beep, the host is in good health!]

"I'm asking why my cultivation level can't be improved?" she continued.

[Ding! Detection indicates that the host's cultivation level has reached the system's limit. The host is now the strongest the system has ever seen.]

"..." No, if Celestial Immortals are the strongest, then what are Immortal Venerables?
Qiu Ci was somewhat speechless; it seemed the damn system was still acting up and couldn't offer her any advice.

But thinking about it carefully, before it went into chaos, it seemed to have said that after absorbing the energy from that system, it had already pushed the curriculum up to the second year of university, which is the Celestial Immortal stage. Is it because of this that the system could only assist her in cultivating to this level, and thus determined that this was the upper limit?
Although she didn't have much interest in cultivating anything—after all, she was invincible with the spiritual energy machine regardless of her cultivation level—she still needed to work hard to improve her cultivation level, as a higher cultivation level would help her find the base's location.

So she went into seclusion to work hard, and also brought along the pills that Qinghe had refined.

For several months, she cast aside all distractions and focused all her energy on cultivating her technique, absorbing immortal power to break through her bottleneck. Finally, another wave of lightning tribulation arrived in the sky above the Western Immortal Realm.

Then... Juanshan broke through to the Celestial Immortal realm!

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That's right. She, who ate pills like candy, didn't improve her cultivation, while Juanshan, who only occasionally picked up a pill to try, actually caught up. Moreover, if he hadn't been afraid of his foundation being unstable and forcibly suppressed it, he would have surpassed her by now.

Autumn Farewell: "..."

No, what happened to the genius she was supposed to be? Why did she become a useless person as soon as she arrived in the Immortal Realm?

Qiu Ci was unhappy, Qiu Ci couldn't understand, Qiu Ci gave up...

To hell with cultivation! She should just go find her base. Earth Mother, save me!

But the key question is... where exactly is the base?!

"Master, I think we might be looking in the wrong direction." Seeing Qiu Ci growing increasingly agitated, Juan Shan couldn't help but offer words of comfort. "Wrong direction?" Qiu Ci was taken aback. She had searched all four directions of the Immortal Realm. "Why do you say that?"

“Master, we have searched almost the entire Immortal Realm over the years, but we have not found any information about the base. Moreover…” Juanshan frowned and analyzed, “Not only the base, but apart from the system, there doesn’t seem to be much information about Blue Star left in the entire Immortal Realm.”

Whether it's the Lin Yuan Continent that the Venerable Master mentioned before, the Lan Ru Continent where he was located, or even the Shen Hui Continent later on, these three places were all places where Blue Star once stayed. Not only did they have bases, but the local people also had their heritage to some extent.

Upon careful consideration, Qiu Ci realized that this was indeed the case. Lanru Continent was a given; Shenhui Continent was practically a one-to-one replica of Blue Star's civilization; and Linyuan Continent, although it was a closed continent with incomplete laws, was actively created by Blue Star. The demonic arts that had been slandered by the Immortal Alliance, as well as the initial spiritual energy machines, were all left behind by Blue Star.

Looking back now, it's true that every continent where a base is located has some kind of Blue Star heritage. But the Immortal Realm... doesn't seem to have anything like that, except for the system, which is just a tool and hasn't been passed down as a specific culture.

Even the cultivation techniques in the Immortal Realm were mostly created by the immortals themselves or left behind by their predecessors, which is why she couldn't understand them at first. Could it be that Blue Star never even came to the Immortal Realm, or that the Blue Star ruins in the Immortal Realm were deliberately destroyed long ago?

"Juanshan, you mean to say..."

“Perhaps the final base isn’t even in the Immortal Realm,” Juanshan said with certainty.

"But if it's really not in the Immortal Realm, why would the Supreme God ask us to look for it?" Qiu Ci was still somewhat confused. The Supreme God wouldn't make such a basic mistake; since it made this request, it must believe she could definitely find it. Besides, after ascending, one can't descend to the mortal realm. If the base is in the mortal realm, how are we supposed to find it?
“That’s something I can’t understand either.” Juanshan frowned.

The Supreme God must have ulterior motives in wanting the High One to find the final base, so the base couldn't possibly be located outside the Immortal Realm, which contradicts what they've found. Furthermore, the Supreme God has been in the Nine Heavens for so many years; if there wasn't something there, why would he stay in the Immortal Realm?
It's important to understand that while immortals who ascend to heaven cannot descend to the mortal realm, it doesn't mean that the supreme god cannot. After all, the systems he created are scattered throughout the three thousand continents.

“So…” Qiu Ci naturally thought of these things as well, and after careful deduction, she said in a deep voice, “Perhaps the final base is not in the Immortal Realm, but it is a place that I can go to, but the main god cannot go to.”

“It’s possible, but how do we find it? And where is the place that the main god can’t go?” Juanshan pondered. You know, the main god can allow the system to come and go freely in the mortal realm, the immortal realm, and even in other people’s sea of ​​consciousness and primordial spirit in the Three Thousand Continents.

“Then this place is even harder to guess.” Qiu Ci paused, then suddenly thought of something. “Juanshan, if you hadn’t suddenly ascended to this place, but instead had time to say goodbye and leave behind your legacy, where would you have placed it?”

“Of course it’s Twin Star Academy.” Juan Shan blurted out, his expression saying, “I come from Lanru Continent, and it was there that I met the venerable ones from Blue Star. Naturally, I hope to return to my roots and leave my legacy to them.”

Qiu Ci paused for a moment, "Perhaps we had the same thought back then."

"Does the Venerable One mean that..."

"Blue Star!" Qiu Ci said with certainty, "The final base should be on my home planet."

"..."

But the key question is... where is Earth?!