The Gate of Heaven was not a ’gate’ per se. It was a cube. The cube was like crystal, refracting all lights to create a myriad display of dazzling colors. Yan Zaizen felt his breath stuck in his chest as he saw this cube.
The odd thing was the cube’s position. It was balancing on one of its tips and was spiraling slowly. The slow spiral was incredibly beautiful with the combination of the shifting colors. "A gate..." Pondering on this, Yan Zaizen turned to i who had her eyes reflecting the shimr of the cube.
"This divine object is the Gate of Heaven." i was quite excited, nearly fanatical.
Yan Zaizen looked around and learned that the cube wasn’t guarded openly. It was placed on a lone jade platform without any guard. The cube itself wasn’t large, no more than twenty ters high despite balancing on its tip, but it gave one a sensation of being infinitely vast within.
There were a few people looking at the cube like a tourist attraction, but no one was making ways towards the cube. Yan Zaizen’s brows furrowed, "is there a wait ti before one can enter?" Yan Zaizen asked because spatial platforms were often activated on a set schedule. He felt that since this cube sent one into the Heavenly Origin Grounds, many people should’ve wished to enter.
However, he was shocked to hear what i had to say next. "No. The Gate is always open, and one simply needs to enter."
"If that’s so, why isn’t anyone entering?" Yan Zaizen asked, inspecting the crowd once more. It was like this object of the highest degree was nothing more than a tourist attraction. It felt so odd that he couldn’t wrap his head around it.
i warily smiled, slightly embarrassed and also disdainful of Yan Zaizen, "The Gate of Heaven has been here since ti Immorial, open every second of every day. All those who wish to enter, have entered. Not to ntion, the Gate of Heaven leads to the Fortune Cetery. It is a place that is synonymously known for its fortune within and absurd death rate."
Yan Zaizen ruminated on her words. It made so sense. Ezekiel had inford him that the Fortune Cetery contained high amounts of perils and death. It’s unlikely that those born in the Paradise Sword Realm would feel the need to leave this blessed cultivation environnt for danger and likely death.
"Is the Fortune Cetery truly horrible?"
"..." i slowly turned around, looked at Yan Zaizen directly in the eyes. No more did her eyes contain fanaticism or, but a dense and heavy seriousness that caused Yan Zaizen to reflect such emotions.
"Yes."
"I see." Yan Zaizen glanced at the cube once more, "why?"
"There are many reasons, but only two sets itself apart. The Heavenly Origin Grounds is strange and odd, mysterious and ancient. One of these reasons is the fortune within leading to greed. If I had to say in the entire heavens which place had the most treasures, then the Fortune Cetery is undisputedly the top location. It contains countless and nearly infinite heavenly materials, a massive amount of heavenly crystal mines, and inheritances left by Heavenly Monarchs!"
"This isn’t even the rarest of things. There are rumors of items left by Celestials!" When i reached this point, his eyes beca exceptionally bright.
"Celestial?" Yan Zaizen couldn’t help but ask.
"Celestials! They are those legendary figures! You know!" i said, but Yan Zaizen pursed his lips. i obviously didn’t know a single thing about celestials, so he didn’t bother. Instead, he asked, "what’s the second reason?"
"Ah, yes!" i realized she nearly lost her track of thoughts, "the odd thing is that the Fortune Cetery doesn’t allow any path outside of the Heavenly Path, Fiendgod Path, Soul Source Path, Origin Path, and Dao Path." She explained.
"Only allows those five paths?" Yan Zaizen furrowed his brows. Then, he recalled Ezekiel’s words of the Fortune Cetery being ’difficult’ for him. Was this the reason? However, he was a Herculean! It rivaled the Heavenly Path, likely even exceeds it, how could it be restricted? Not to ntion, that related to the refinent of the physical body. Could that be taken away?
"Mhm." i looked at Yan Zaizen once more and realized his Fiendgod Cultivation was only at the rank two, and even had the lowest foundation. She didn’t believe Yan Zaizen was here to enter but rely to tour the area, so she didn’t even conceive the thought of this inconvenience.
"There is also sothing else," i suddenly recalled sothing, "it contains a vast quantity of races and cultivators. It’s nearly impossible to describe how many, as they originate from all thirty-three heavens! It is a blood grounds filled with complex statuses and cultivators. A lawless area with even locals, those who were born there."
She paused for a bit and continued, "however, it does contain an odd race...they have many nas but are like beasts! They are everywhere and are considered nearly infinite and odd." i felt like she had explained a lot, but her knowledge was inevitably lacking. After all, she was rely in her early teens and haven’t thought too much about the Fortune Cetery.
"I see..." Yan Zaizen casually nodded, but his mind was elsewhere. If the Herculean Path was restricted, would his cultivation be severely limited? Should he cultivate his heavenly path before entering?
"How long would it take to gather enough resources?" Yan Zaizen seriously contemplated this matter, even factoring in chaotic space. He only had one hundred years, not a minute more or less. With his Herculean cultivation base, he could go about stealing and robbing, but this was the Paradise Sword Realm, and he couldn’t take any action here.
He inspected his teor Ring’s contents and felt massively depressed. Losing everything in a mont felt horrible, especially after he had invested so much into it. He had no heavenly materials left, and that’s the crucial aspect. He did have heavenly crystals, more than enough to re-cultivate, even cultivate beyond the sixth-floor, but it was only one crucial aspect of a shrine.
The heavenly materials were the most important for him due to the uniqueness of his heavenly shrine.
"Is there a place to buy heavenly materials?" Yan Zaizen asked, he wouldn’t do anything stupid like go in unprepared. If his Herculean cultivation was sealed in the Cetery, he would be taking a considerable risk.
"Yes. Many, actually." i mused for a bit and replied. The Paradise Sword Realm was not only the top realm in the 17th Heaven, but it was also the location of the Gate of Heaven. In the Fortune Cetery, heavenly materials were abundant beyond belief. How could they be lacking?
"You wish to purchase materials?" i asked curiously. Yan Zaizen was at the sa cultivation as her, but he had a heavenly foundation, so all he needed was comprehension and sufficient resources to ascend to the Heavenly Path.
"Mhm. It would be best to go to the best market in heavenly materials dealing, specifically one that sells any and all types." Yan Zaizen stated. He had a boundless wealth in terms of heavenly crystals, so he had no hesitation in spending.
i furrowed her brows, "How do you plan to purchase?"
Confused, Yan Zaizen answered, "Heavenly crystals."
"..." i went silent.
"What?" Yan Zaizen didn’t understand her reaction.
"You do know this is THE Paradise Sword Realm. Not only that, this is the 17th Heaven. No, it would be better to say this is a Heavenly Area." i spoke with an odd voice. Her eyes couldn’t restrain the disdain.
Yan Zaizen was reaching the limit of his patience with her disdainful looks. "Explain." However, he remained calm.
"...Heavenly Law Liquid or Crystals are essentially limitless here. It’s like water or rocks, only suitable for one thing. However, every force has elite heavenly cultivators who can easily create these with a little bit of their ti. Heavenly materials aren’t limitless, however. It takes ti to form, and even with a high comprehension and cultivation base, creating them require a suitable environnt and circumstances. Not to ntion, natural forming materials are better than specific heavenly materials aligned with a conceptual law of a cultivator." i explained.
"However...as I said...liquid or crystals, its like water, and stones. They can and are produced with a thought and in the Paradise Sword Realm...you must’ve noticed the dense heavenly aura, no?"
"..." Yan Zaizen was calmly outwardly, processing her words and finding so logic in it, but his heart was not calm. In fact, it was pounding so hard that he was nearly about to explode in rage. He felt like a man who was given a check for a billion dollars and learned it was fake.
"So...what is used as currency?" Yan Zaizen remained calm, patiently asking.
"Well...heavenly materials." She awkwardly said. "Trading heavenly materials for heavenly materials. In truth...heavenly materials are used for everything. Often, experts spend ti making their own and then trading it for whatever they need or for themselves."
"..."
"..."
"Screw this!" Yan Zaizen suddenly shouted, his mind reaching the limit. "To hell with Hell! To hell with all this shit!" Yan Zaizen felt too depressed; it reflected in rage as he cursed Hell as a whole. i was taken aback by his sudden outburst. She even thought she saw Yan Zaizen’s eyes grow a little wet.
"I’m...poor?"
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