Top enlightenment at 100 years old-Chapter 553 - 552: People from the Upper Realm

But he also had to admit that the opportunity offered by the other party was one he simply couldn’t refuse.

Even though he knew that in the near or distant future, he would have to repay the karma to the other party, he still couldn’t refuse the current opportunity.

"Sigh..."

Suddenly, an inexplicable sigh reached Ji Haoyuan’s ears.

This made his heart immediately shudder.

Looking up, he saw those people dressed in ancient attire ahead, each wearing an expression of extreme desolation on their faces.

Before he could figure out what was going on,

the sighs of those people reached his ears once more.

"We were wrong, all of us were wrong.

In today’s practice, no matter how much we refine, it’s difficult to truly transcend the limitations.

In the end, it always leads to the inevitable outcome of decay and demise."

These words exploded in Ji Haoyuan’s heart like a thunderous bell.

He had never expected to hear such similar words again in this place.

Was the issue they mentioned with the way itself or the path that followed?

As he pondered this, the voice continued.

"This is the decay of the Great Dao, also the sorrow of this era; you and I are prisoners shackled by chains, unable to break free.

Unless someone pioneers a new path.

Otherwise, generation after generation, the final outcome cannot escape our fate."

Ji Haoyuan felt that today he truly heard something extraordinary.

He even glimpsed the greatest secrets of this world.

Because of the way, it caused deviation in the path ahead, leading everyone further from the correct road, ultimately unable to liberate themselves and escape the so-called destiny.

Ji Haoyuan didn’t know if his understanding was correct.

But he felt that even if it was somewhat off, it shouldn’t be much.

It was at this moment that the figures ahead gradually faded away.

As if their appearance was merely a historical projection left here.

After they vanished, nothing remained.

Out of nowhere, an inexplicable melancholy arose in Ji Haoyuan’s heart.

If what he saw and heard today is truly as those people said, that even practicing to the end still can’t avoid the outcome of decay and demise, it would be too bleak.

After all, on this journey, Ji Haoyuan was very clear himself.

How many hardships, how much toil, how much life and death he had experienced along the way.

But if the final result is...

Ji Haoyuan decided not to dwell on it further.

Because he knew, no matter what lies ahead.

Having come this far, stopping now was simply impossible.

Since the old paths and ways don’t work.

Then in the near future, he would forge new ways and paths.

As long as he continues to try, gathering various ancient texts along the way, eventually he would break through past barriers and tread a completely new path.

At this moment, Ji Haoyuan’s conviction was indescribably firm.

His Dao Heart seemed to be forged anew, becoming unprecedentedly strong.

However, just then, from the distant edge of the sky, a few figures appeared again.

Different from the people he saw before, these people wore incredibly ornate attire, their whole bodies radiating celestial light.

Most importantly, these people seemed to have noticed him.

In an instant, an overwhelming aura flooded toward Ji Haoyuan like mountains and seas.

Huh? Who are these people?

Ji Haoyuan’s expression immediately sharpened.

At this moment, he keenly observed that the aura these people carried seemed different from that of this world.

A transcendent feeling seemed to enshroud them.

This feeling he had once felt from those two so-called Immortals.

Could it be that those few individuals came from the Upper Realm?

Upon this thought, Ji Haoyuan was taken aback.

What is going on?

Why do people from the Upper Realm appear at this time?

Isn’t the passage between the two realms said to be open only once every hundred years?

Why are there people now...

Before Ji Haoyuan could think further, those figures had already arrived in front of him.

Among them, a man in blue cast a nonchalant glance at Ji Haoyuan and said:

"Mortal, are you a cultivator from the Lower Realm? Why are you appearing here?

Oh well, you don’t need to say it, I’ll see for myself."

As his words fell, the man in blue reached his hand toward Ji Haoyuan.

His palm exuded endless celestial light.

He intended to inspect Ji Haoyuan’s memories directly, to perform Soul Search on him.

Crack! Crack!

Instantly, the void was frozen.

The heaven and earth transformed into a Qiu Long, firmly trapping Ji Haoyuan within.

Ji Haoyuan was both shocked and furious.

He never expected that these people, seemingly from the Upper Realm, would suddenly perform Soul Search on him without any distinction, probing into his mind.

This was simply intolerable.

Even if you truly are from the Upper Realm, does that automatically make you extraordinary?

In the Lower Realm, there are corresponding rules and constraints, even if you are truly an Immortal, you definitely can’t exert full Immortal power.

Upon this thought, Ji Haoyuan immediately utilized the Three Heart Years Secret Manual he had recently comprehended.

In an instant, a Qi Mechanism from yesteryears flowed through him.

The feeling of being entirely bound and imprisoned disappeared instantly.

His figure vanished from the spot.

When he reappeared, he was already thousands of miles away from the group of blue-clad individuals.

"Huh?"

At this moment, whether it was the man in blue or his companions, they couldn’t help but utter a surprised sound.

They truly hadn’t expected that a mere mortal could break free from the man in blue’s constraints.

This was simply extraordinary.

For in their eyes, anyone beneath an Immortal was insignificant, certainly not a casual remark.

Even though they paid a great price to descend to the Lower Realm, which severed a lot of their cultivation and restricted them by the rules here.

Yet, even so, their methods, strength, and capabilities were far beyond what these Lower Realm mortals could fathom and compare.

Let alone, escaping from their grasp when they took the initiative.

"You are unusual."

In a split second, the man in blue pronounced his evaluation of Ji Haoyuan.

The faces of his companions also showed signs of interest.

Obviously, all of them regarded Ji Haoyuan as a rather interesting "prey."