"Thank you, Immortals." Xiao Jie cupped his hands in salute, maintaining a composed demeanor.
"Hahaha, why call us Immortals now? Since you have ascended, you are now one of us and should be addressed as a Daoist friend!" said an Immortal with a gentle face, smiling. The Immortals all nodded, looking at Xiao Jie with genuine equality and recognition.
"I dare not disobey." Xiao Jie cupped his hands again, not surprised by the change in the Immortals' attitude.
To the Immortals, mortals are like ants—a truth Xiao Jie had read in books but never truly understood. Until this moment, when he finally stepped into this realm, he immediately realized the cold reality and the absolute gap in life form levels contained within. Immortals and mortals were already two entirely different life forms. This was not merely a difference in strength, but a fundamental disparity in dimension.
