Whether ordinary mortals or mighty Martial Arts experts, before the grand and direct worldviews unfurled before their eyes, there is truly no distinction.
Who among all, can claim a place in these endless heavens?
Immortal! Only Immortal!
The Moonstone City Lord and the others seemed to have vaguely guessed what Martial Artist Shen Yu would say next.
As expected.
Martial Artist Shen Yu once again gestured, and a unique cluster of gentle white light emerged, floating within the Endless World.
Radiant and luminous.
Gradually expanding.
"In the myriad worlds, there will always be those of astounding talent and brilliance, who by various means transcend their world, and in the endless heavens find great freedom and fortune, never again confined to a single realm—these are the Immortals. And when Immortals gather in one place, there forms the Supreme Immortal Court!" Martial Artist Shen Yu spoke in a calm tone.
All those present, including the Moonstone City Lord, wore looks of awe, wonder, and boundless yearning.
Indeed, it is so!
Only such beings truly deserve the name Immortal!
And who knows, among all those legendary talents and powerhouses through history, who has truly reached this realm, and now dwells freely in the Supreme Immortal Court, wandering the endless heavens?
"Yet," Martial Artist Shen Yu spoke again, "among Immortals, there too are differences—there is strength and weakness, high and low."
The crowd nodded subconsciously.
Indeed, this was to be expected.
Anyway, at this very moment, whatever Martial Artist Shen Yu said became truth.
This is a genuine, veritable Immortal!
"For an Immortal to grow, to reach new heights, the quickest and brightest path is to descend into the world, pass through tribulations, and accrue virtue." At last, Martial Artist Shen Yu reached the crucial point.
He glanced once more at the West Mountain Saintess beside him and continued:
"Virtue truly exists, yet not everyone is qualified to obtain it. Even as Immortals, to gain virtue, one must seal away the immortal body, be reborn in a world about to face a disaster of heaven and earth, save the masses, and only then receive it."
"So it is."
The West Mountain Saintess nodded slightly, yet her expression did not shift much.
She had done those deeds, truly only to pursue her own obsession.
Not for this insubstantial, elusive thing called virtue.
However, the rest finally understood.
No wonder, in daily life, none had seen good deeds bring definite reward, nor that after bloody murder did evil always meet cause and effect.
So that is why, common mortals do not even possess the qualification to obtain virtue.
Yet again, the crowd recalled what Martial Artist Shen Yu had said before.
The Immortals descend, innate Saints, save the multitudes, accumulate virtue!
Now, each word, every phrase, turns out to be veritable truth!
Those who had mocked, were now not only flushed with shame, but some even anxious and fearful.
They wished nothing more than to return to the moment before and slap themselves hard across the face.
It felt as though, at this instant, three feet above their heads, Immortals and Divine Beings were gazing down on all living things!
"Aside from the difficulty in gaining virtue itself, the Immortal Court too has many rules," Martial Artist Shen Yu spoke again. "And one of them is: we must not lightly use the power of the Immortal Court. When we Immortals reincarnate to pass tribulations, we cannot wantonly disrupt or interfere with other Immortals passing tribulation and saving the world. Otherwise, in these endless heavens, most of the virtue would surely be easily claimed by those fearsome Daluo Golden Immortals."
The crowd nodded at once; this was easy to understand as well.
For powerful Immortals, what does the calamity of mortals amount to?
Just as with their own world, such tribulations could be broken with a mere gesture.
If not for the limitations set by rules, where would junior immortals find any virtue?
But with such rules, then what about this grain...
The Moonstone City Lord and the others instinctively looked to the piles of grain.
"Though we may not lightly borrow Immortal Court's power, we Tribulation Immortals are not left with no way to seek external help," Martial Artist Shen Yu spoke slowly. "Different worlds face different tribulations. Here, we lack grain and suffer harsh cold, but other worlds may be otherwise. These grains are borrowed from another world. We Tribulation Immortals assist each other across worlds—this is permitted by the rules!"
Thus, all the rules have now, in this world's tongue, been revealed with perfect clarity!
It is not that Martial Artist Shen Yu wished to make things mysterious, but that difference in understanding.
In this era, perhaps a few can grasp the existence of the Multi-Dimensional Apocalypse Civilization Mutual Aid Association, but the vast majority would be utterly lost, knowing nothing.
Mentioning Immortals and Immortal Court instead finds much greater acceptance.
Swiftly spreading, propagating, building a clear understanding.
The point is, wild fabrication cannot be permitted either.
Now that the Multi-Dimensional Apocalypse Civilization Mutual Aid Association is established, matters must be regularized somewhat; this benefits every world—this first.
Second, the high-level Martial Arts combatants are also precious resources of this world.
It may be necessary to consume the Gray Mist, to dispatch these Martial Arts experts to aid in battles across other worlds.
If the tale were too fanciful or false, trouble would only multiply in time.
Therefore, everything now said by Martial Artist Shen Yu is merely a way for this world to swiftly understand what the Multi-Dimensional Apocalypse Civilization Mutual Aid Association is.
Even in the future, should some of them travel to other worlds and learn more, none could say his words were false.
Who dares claim the Association is not the Supreme Immortal Court?
Who dares assert the Gray Mist Walkers are not Immortals?
He even said only "cannot lightly use the Immortal Court's power," not "cannot at all."
If the Gray Mist is ample enough, to display the Immortal Court's mighty power, what hurdle could remain?
At last, all fully understood, truly comprehended; they glanced at one another, each one thrilled, elated, even trembling uncontrollably.
As if a world more grand and vast than ever conceived has slowly unfolded before their eyes!
Their beings, wholly uplifted.
Looking back now, all their former struggles, fears, and anxieties seem none too significant.
Merely the calamity of a single world.
In the endless heavens, worlds like theirs are beyond count!
Immortals have descended to pass tribulation—what is there to fear?
Their mindset is utterly transformed.
Yet, regardless, they must return to the present. After his surging emotions calmed, the Moonstone City Lord at once realized the most important matter before them.
"The great tribulation of our world—what is its source? To what extent will it grow?" he asked aloud.
Yes, this was also something they had thought of but could not grasp.
The Great Sun is dim, the cold unending; people merely know it as catastrophe, but not how long it will last or when it may finally end.
Now that an Immortal has descended, naturally, they must ask.
Yet, facing this question, Martial Artist Shen Yu's expression became solemn.
"As to the origin of the tribulation, I do not yet see the whole picture. I know only that it arose from the Great Sun. Yet, a tribulation sufficient to summon Immortals into the world—if there be no Immortal to save it, there is but one outcome: all things wither, life is severed, none shall remain!"