A journey through immortal realms begins with a phantom tale.

Luo Cheng and Li Qiang stood at the foot of the steps, gazing at the winding staircase ahead, like a path to heaven, seemingly leading straight to the celestial palace. Luo Cheng pondered to himself: This is the message the Celestial Venerable conveys to all living beings, and also a test.

The two climbed the steps, and after completing the first set, they found themselves facing yet another set of steps. Li Qiang couldn't help but complain, "Senior brother, when will this ever end?"

"I estimate that there should be ninety-nine steps," Luo Cheng said.

Li Qiang looked around, somewhat speechless: "I just went through 90,000 levels, looks like the next section will also be 90,000 levels..."

"Let's go." Luo Cheng took the lead.

"For an ordinary person, they probably wouldn't even be able to finish the first stage," Li Qiang added.

"Junior brother is right." Luo Cheng sensed the spatial laws flowing on the steps. "These steps are a test, but since we have the Heavenly Venerable Mark, we don't need to undergo the test. We just need to climb up step by step."

Sure enough, the two climbed nine sections of steps, each with 90,000 steps, and finally stepped onto a platform.

"Lone Star!"

As soon as he stood firm, he saw that Lone Star was trapped in the center of the platform, with more than a dozen divine artifacts floating above his head. He used the Heaven-Defying Mirror to barely trap the artifacts, but he was at his limit and his immortal energy was almost exhausted.

Lone Star caught sight of Luo Cheng and Li Qiang, a glimmer of hope flashing in his eyes: "Help!"

"So it's Lone Star Boss." Li Qiang stepped forward.

Luo Cheng said calmly, "Everyone has been teleported away now, and no one will come to rescue you anytime soon."

"Help me!" Lone Star managed to squeeze out two words while fully controlling the Heaven-Defying Mirror.

"I can help you, but you can only keep two of these divine artifacts; the rest will belong to us, your fellow disciples," Luo Cheng stated.

"Okay!" Lone Star had no choice; he felt his immortal energy was almost depleted.

Luo Cheng and Li Qiang acted simultaneously, collecting the divine artifacts one after another. Gu Xing watched helplessly as the treasures that originally belonged to him fell into the hands of others, feeling a pang of heartache, but he could only watch helplessly.

After most of the day had passed, all the divine artifacts were collected. Gu Xing breathed a sigh of relief, quickly put away the remaining two artifacts, took out an elixir and swallowed it, then closed his eyes to heal his injuries. He had only exhausted his immortal energy and was not injured. After the elixir entered his body, he quickly recovered.

"Lone Star, you arrived before us. Have you found anything? Which way should we go?" Li Qiang asked.

Just as Lone Star was about to speak, a streak of light pierced through the void. He reached out and grabbed it; it was a communication jade slip. After reading its contents, Lone Star handed the jade slip to Luo Cheng.

Luo Cheng glanced at it and said, "Junior brother, it was sent by Yuan Gu. They told us to wait for them."

In the original story, Yuan Gu misled Li Qiang with a divine restriction, making him wait in place. But now that Luo Cheng is traveling with Li Qiang, Yuan Gu knows that Luo Cheng is not easily fooled and has a vague feeling that he knows many secrets, so he doesn't beat around the bush and hopes that they will wait for his group to arrive before exploring together.

"I'll listen to my senior brother," Li Qiang said.

"Then let's wait." Luo Cheng nodded. He knew that no one could enter the Heavenly Venerable Temple without the Heavenly Venerable's permission.

The three didn't have to wait long before Qingdi, Yuangu, and Boju broke through the void and entered the Ancient God's Treasury. The strength of the Immortal Realm trio was indeed formidable. Luo Cheng secretly observed the divine restrictions in the void but still couldn't figure out how they had entered. He secretly speculated, "Perhaps, Qingdi let Guxing enter first to leave a secret door."

After Yuan Gu entered, he glanced at Luo Cheng and said with slight surprise, "I didn't expect you to wait for us."

Luo Cheng laughed and said, "How dare I disobey the orders of Venerable Yuangu?"

At this moment, Yuan Gu changed her appearance, transforming into an eighteen-year-old girl, wearing a light blue long dress, barefoot, with long hair draped over her shoulders.

"Let's go." The Azure Emperor acted decisively and took the lead.

On the way, Yuan Gu patiently explained, "This palace is the only place we can enter. The eight surrounding rooms are secondary halls, all of which contain divine artifacts. But time is of the essence, so we'll go to the main hall at the top first."

With guidance, the operation proceeded very smoothly. Led by the Azure Emperor and others, Luo Cheng and Li Qiang arrived at the center of the main hall—where there was an ancient divine array.

"You all stay here and watch, but do not make a move," the Azure Emperor instructed.

"it is good."

The Azure Emperor, Yuan Gu, and Bo Ju stood at three points on the divine array, simultaneously casting divine seals. As the seals were cast into the array, beams of light burst forth. Then, the ground slowly cracked open, and a tower spire emerged from the earth. The three men looked grave, appearing to be struggling.

Luo Cheng understood that summoning the Divine Treasure Tower would not be easy for the three of them.

As more divine seals were imprinted, the divine tower gradually rose until it was completely unearthed.

Luo Cheng gazed at the divine tower, thinking: This is the Divine Treasure Tower, the number one Heavenly Venerable Spiritual Treasure among the many treasures of the Primordial Heavenly Venerable. This tower can be used for combat, weapon forging, pill refining, and even assisting in the reincarnation of immortals and gods; it has many functions. He was somewhat tempted, but that thought only flashed through his mind before he suppressed it.

"The same old rules," said the Azure Emperor.

"Okay." Yuan Gu and Bo Ju had no objections.

Yuan Gu turned to Luo Cheng and the other two: "Luo Cheng, Li Qiang, and Gu Xing, you stay outside and keep the Divine Treasure Tower under control. Don't let it fly away."

"Wait!" Luo Cheng suddenly spoke up, "I know the origin of this tower."

The three members of the Immortal Realm all showed surprise.

"This is a Celestial Treasure." Luo Cheng looked at Li Qiang. "Junior Brother, you have already received the Celestial's inheritance, so you should take this divine artifact."

"Can I do it?" Li Qiang was a little uncertain.

"You have a Heavenly Venerable's mark on your forehead. Activate the mark with your divine sense, and you will be able to collect it," Luo Cheng affirmed.

Qingdi, Yuangu, and Boju communicated rapidly using their divine senses:

"Should we let him accept it?"

"Li Qiang is a trustworthy person."

"Yuan Gu, do you have a better idea?"

After a brief discussion, a hint of disappointment flashed across the eyes of the three of them—they all knew what the title "Celestial Venerable" meant; it was the highest existence in the Divine Realm, with a status comparable to that of the Azure Emperor in the Immortal Realm.

What the three of them were most reluctant to leave was that the Divine Treasure Tower contained a large number of divine artifacts and treasures.

Finally, the Azure Emperor said to Li Qiang, "Since your senior brother has spoken, you shall collect it."

"Okay, I'll give it a try."

Li Qiang focused his divine sense into the Celestial Venerable mark on his forehead. The mark activated, and a strange power flowed out along with his divine sense. Guided by this power, he cast a series of hand seals, which flew towards the Divine Treasure Tower, causing the tower to tremble slightly. Li Qiang's expression grew increasingly grim, clearly indicating that he was struggling greatly.

Luo Cheng immediately took action, activating his own Celestial Venerable Mark to assist Li Qiang in collecting the Divine Treasure Tower.

The two Celestial Venerable marks were activated simultaneously. The Primordial Celestial Venerable, far away in the Divine Realm, sensed this and looked down into the lower realm, instantly seeing through everything. "This kid..." He saw that Luo Cheng had no interest in the Celestial Venerable's inheritance, and also noticed that Li Qiang's cultivation was still somewhat lacking. So he raised his hand and pointed, and a divine power broke through the sky, pierced through the boundary wall, surged into the Ancient God's Treasury, and flowed into Li Qiang's body.

In an instant, Li Qiang's divine power surged, breaking through two realms and reaching the seventh level of the Divine Cultivation, the Seven Star Heaven! The next step is the Eight Immortals Heaven, at which point the Golden Venerable's Divine Heart will explode and merge into the Divine Body. Therefore, the Heavenly Venerable specially allowed him to stay in the Seven Star Heaven, where the cultivation level was just right to collect the Divine Treasure Tower.

The three members of the Immortal Realm were all shocked upon seeing this.

A large amount of vital energy converged on Li Qiang, replenishing the energy he needed after his realm advancement. Feeling his energy replenished, Li Qiang once again cast the Divine Seal.

Under the guidance of the hand seal, the Divine Treasure Tower slowly shrank, eventually transforming into a stream of light that entered his brow and merged with the Heavenly Venerable's mark.

Luo Cheng sensed that the mark on his forehead had not disappeared and thought to himself, "This must be something the Celestial Venerable did intentionally."

He knew that the Celestial Venerable's inheritance was divided into two parts: spiritual inheritance and primal inheritance. The primal inheritance was hidden in the core temple of the Ancient God's Treasury, while the spiritual inheritance was on War Soul Star.

What he and Li Qiang obtained on War Soul Star was a spiritual inheritance, but it was divided into two parts, each hidden in their own sea of ​​consciousness.

Currently, the Celestial Venerable's Mark is hidden deep within the sea of ​​consciousness, and its function is only to assist Luo Cheng and Li Qiang in entering the Ancient God's Treasury.

"Junior brother, you're amazing! You've leveled up two more times," Luo Cheng joked.

Li Qiang, however, was somewhat frustrated: "Senior brother, I didn't want to either..."

Yuan Gu, Qing Di, and Bo Ju noticed something amiss and asked, "Li Qiang, have you obtained some kind of treasure?"

"I obtained a purple slip," Li Qiang answered honestly.

The three of them immediately recognized what it was. Yuan Gu sighed, "You're really lucky." Perhaps because they knew that Li Qiang had obtained the Heavenly Venerable's inheritance, their attitude towards him changed, and even their way of addressing him became less casual.

Luo Cheng explained, "Junior brother, the Heavenly Venerable's inheritance is divided into two parts: spiritual inheritance and primordial inheritance. We obtained the spiritual inheritance on War Soul Star. At that time, because we were all on War Soul Star, this inheritance was divided into two parts. The primordial inheritance can only be fully received when you arrive in the Divine Realm. At that time, I will return my part of the spiritual inheritance to you."

"Senior brother, you don't need to pay it back."

"You don't understand, or you'll just get yourself into a crisis."

"I see..." Li Qiang seemed to understand but not quite. "Senior brother, I'll listen to you."

"It's too early to talk about these things now. Who knows how many years it will be before you can accept the original inheritance," Luo Cheng said with a smile.

Above the Divine Realm, the Primordial Celestial Venerable was shocked: "This kid actually knows so many secrets, what is his origin?" He calculated for a moment, only knowing that Luo City did not belong to this world, but he could not calculate any more information, so he had to give up.

Seeing that Li Qiang had taken the Divine Treasure Pagoda, Yuan Gu quickly asked, "Can you take out what's inside the Divine Treasure Pagoda?"

Her purpose in coming here with Qingdi and Boju was the Divine Treasure Tower. The Divine Treasure Tower has nine levels and contains a large number of divine artifacts, as well as things they wanted.