PCJ – Chapter 789 The True Immortal Realm (Final Chapter)

On the other side of the Abandoned Land was the Endless Sea of Death. It was said that the cultivators of the Abandoned Land were all exiled from the Immortal Realm’s mainland. Ordinary ships could not sail through the Sea of Death—only a colossal divine treasure ship from the Immortal Realm was capable of reaching this place. However, the last exile recorded took place over a thousand years ago. The cultivators currently living in the Abandoned Land were all descendants of those exiled ancestors. Most of the exiles had their cultivation destroyed and their lifespan drastically shortened, so very few survived long.

But suddenly, someone discovered a large ship near the coast!

“Look! A ship! A huge ship!”

All the cultivators along the shore quickly gathered. However, they soon realized something strange.

“There’s no one on the ship! No one onboard!”

It was a masterless vessel.

Zhang Jiaohua quickly received the news and rushed to the shore on an aircraft.

“What’s the situation?” Zhang Jiaohua asked.

Wen Xiaoqun replied hurriedly, “There should be no one on the ship. But it’s drifting slowly toward shore. The ship is strange. No one dares to board it right now. The Sea of Death is too terrifying, and the ship itself looks eerie. It is said only a divine treasure ship can safely cross the Sea of Death—but such ships are always controlled by extremely powerful cultivators. How could something like this happen?”

“No need to rush. We can wait.” Zhang Jiaohua said calmly, unwilling to take risks.

A month later, the divine treasure ship finally reached the shore. Wen Xiaoqun led people to pull the ship ashore, and then organized a team to explore it. They soon discovered that the ship was indeed empty. It was an abandoned divine treasure ship. Everything inside had been destroyed, leaving behind no clues as to how it was left floating in the Sea of Death.

“If we repair this ship—if we can restore this divine treasure device—we’ll have a way to cross the Sea of Death and reach the Immortal Realm mainland,” Zhang Jiaohua said.

Thus, the Meishan Sect split their forces. One group continued pushing deeper into the Immortal Beast Mountain Range, while the other worked on repairing the divine treasure ship. But both efforts progressed very slowly.

Five years after entering the Immortal Realm, the Meishan Sect still had not broken through the Immortal Beast Mountain Range. Its vastness surpassed everyone’s expectations. So more and more hope was placed on the ship. If the mountain route was too massive—perhaps the Sea of Death would be easier.

Zhang Jiaohua joined the repair team. After another five years, they finally made progress. Many of the spiritual formations were restored. The repair team overcame one difficulty after another. Eventually, the ship was fully repaired. Zhang Jiaohua refined the ship, making it his own life-bound treasure. As the ship was restored, more of its functions were gradually uncovered—and the Meishan Sect gained an immense amount of knowledge in artifact craftsmanship.

After repairing the ship, Zhang Jiaohua decided to risk crossing the Sea of Death to search for the Immortal Realm mainland.

Although the entire Meishan Sect strongly opposed this, Zhang Jiaohua insisted.

The expedition team was formed, with Zhang Jiaohua as captain.

But contrary to everyone’s expectations, the journey went astonishingly smoothly. They encountered no danger at all. However, the voyage was far longer than anyone imagined.

The ship moved as fast as a flying aircraft, yet after a full year of travel, the expedition finally saw land. But what they found shocked them.

There was not a single trace of human presence—only ruins everywhere.

“What is this place? Could this be somewhere else?” Zhang Jiaohua was confused.

The team boarded the ship again and continued onward. They passed several continents during their journey, but still did not find the Immortal Realm mainland.

“I suspect the Immortal Realm might not be what we imagined. Those who were exiled here long ago may have had no real understanding of how they were banished. All the places we’ve reached—no matter how far we travel—may still only be similar abandoned realms. The true Immortal Realm must have another entrance,” Wen Xiaoqun said.

Zhang Jiaohua nodded. “It seems all our efforts have been for nothing. Without a true entrance to the Immortal Realm, we cannot find it.”

This realization brought great disappointment to everyone. Zhang Jiaohua himself felt discouraged—the efforts of all these years had yielded nothing.

“Let’s return,” Zhang Jiaohua said.

After a two-year return journey—almost four or five years in total—they returned to the Abandoned Land. They learned that the forces fighting in the Immortal Beast Mountain Range were still advancing. The Meishan Sect had grown stronger, and the immortal beasts could no longer stop them—but this still brought them no closer to the Immortal Realm.

“Enough. Stop the advance. Everyone should devote themselves to cultivation,” Zhang Jiaohua decided.

He chose to focus entirely on cultivating the Dao Diagram. He believed that the Dao Diagram was key to his advancement.

Decades passed. When Zhang Jiaohua finally completed the Dao Diagram, his cultivation rose to the level of Integrating Void. At that moment, he sensed the opportunity for breakthrough. Suddenly, a divine radiance appeared within the Dao Diagram—he felt it was the true entrance to the Immortal Realm.

The Abandoned Land was not in the same world as the Immortal Realm. When Zhang Jiaohua had previously advanced to Void Return, he thought he had touched the Immortal Realm—but that was only a waystation.

He did not enter immediately. He knew that once he stepped into the Immortal Realm, returning might no longer be possible. He needed to arrange everything first.

By this time, the Meishan Sect was running smoothly and could continue without him. But he still needed to say farewell to his family and friends.

Once everything was settled, Zhang Jiaohua stepped into the divine radiance. An immense force pulled him toward a wondrous place. His body began undergoing a mysterious transformation—not ordinary life force, nor ordinary spiritual energy—but true immortal power.

“A newly ascended True Immortal has arrived!”

“Play the ceremonial music!”

Zhang Jiaohua heard a beautiful, indescribable music. He couldn’t even identify what instruments produced the sound.

A glorious world unfolded before him!

The End.