Although the discovery of Celestial Qi had shaken the cultivation world and dominated every conversation for a time, the excitement gradually waned. People began to realize that it might still take thousands of years before anyone outside the Three Pillars of Heaven could reach whatever lay beyond the Immortal Realm.
Time marched on, and more than a thousand years had passed since the discovery of Celestial Qi was first announced. With no further developments or reports, the world gradually lost interest to the point where many had forgotten it entirely.
Moreover, there were still very few cultivators who had even stepped into the Immortal Realm at this point, so for the vast majority of cultivators, the realm beyond it was something far beyond their dreams.
As for those in the Immortal Realm, they spent most of their time attempting to sense Celestial Qi. But without even knowing what they were searching for, the effort was no different from chasing a ghost.
