Ascending to the Great Thousand Realm
Three months later
As dawn broke and the first rays of sunlight appeared, countless cultivators gathered before the Purple Moon Imperial City to witness a historic spectacle belonging to the Lu Wu Realm.
More than a hundred Void Refinement experts stood side by side, riding the wind. Among them were the Old Man Zhui Dao from the Lu Wu Realm, the Seven Stars Sacred Lord, and the Eight Desolations Saber Saint.
There was Daoist Taiyi from the Nine Phoenix Realm, and several fierce demons from the Qiongqi Realm.
Of course, the most eye-catching were the group of Void Refinement experts from the Yang Household. This Lineage alone had as many as forty or fifty Ascension today. Their extremely powerful strength made the cultivators watching the ceremony truly understand what it means to dominate the realm and what it means to be Heavenly Mandate Race.
"Fellow Daoist Friends, may our paths cross again someday, and may we meet once more in the Heavenly Mountain Great Thousand Realm!"
Yang Tianyou bowed and spoke. After he finished speaking, rays of light descended from the sky, surrounding all the Void Refinement experts. Then, they transformed into streaks of light that shot straight into the azure sky.
"Wow, this is truly an unprecedented spectacle! Ladies and gentlemen, the Imperial Lord Ascension, but the development of the Imperial Dynasty cannot be halted. I hope you will all fulfill your duties and contribute to the strengthening of our Purple Moon Imperial Dynasty."
Yang An'nan turned around. At this moment, he had become the most powerful person in the Yang Household and the Purple Moon Imperial Dynasty. Although there were still a group of experts in the Late Sage Manifestation and Great Perfection in the Lineage, these people had long since resigned from their posts and were recuperating in peace, waiting for the day of their Ascension.
We obey your command!
No one outwardly complied, firstly because Yang An'nan was exceptionally capable and shrewd, and secondly because the large group of Talisman Soldiers left behind by Yang Tianyou served as a deterrent.
There was no major chaos in the Lu Wu Realm; the transition was smooth.
Yang Tianyou, on the other hand, nervously observed his Great White Grotto Heaven. When he saw that the light of Ascension had no reaction and that Yang Haoyu and the others were unharmed, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"I just wonder, Madam, how are Xuanwu and the others?"
Ascension occurs at a randomly selected location; it doesn't mean that if you're standing together, you'll still be together after Ascension the Great Thousand Realm.
Everything is random; if you're lucky, you might just be close by.
If you're unlucky, it's normal to be separated by vast distances.
Given the vastness of the Great Thousand Realm, unless one cultivates to the highest level, finding someone is extremely difficult.
"But it's alright. With Madam's strength, even if she encounters Body Integration Cultivator and can't defeat him, she can still escape. As for Xuanwu, there's even less to worry about. That guy will probably be directly guided to the Ascension Platform of the Divine Martial Dao Ascension Platform, right?" Yang Tianyou thought to himself.
Ascension to the upper realm usually involves descending to the Ascension Platform.
However, there are differences between the Ascension Platforms.
Some cultivators have powerful connections, such as those from the Eastern King Sect and the Nine-Phoenix Dynasty. Due to their Cultivation Method and bloodlines, they can be directly located by the Ascension Platform in the Upper Realm.
Yang Xuanwu, who cultivates the "Heavenly Stele World-Suppressing Mystical Art," will be directly guided by the Ascension Platform of the Divine Martial Dao, and will then naturally join the Divine Martial Dao.
However, people like myself and Yunhua, who come from minor factions and have no connections in the upper realm, can only Ascension the public Ascension Platform and then find their own way.
This is the meaning of "one generation plants the trees, another enjoys the shade".
As his thoughts raced, time slipped by quickly. Yang Tianyou didn't know how much time had passed when he suddenly felt a darkness before his eyes, followed by a magnificent and indescribably majestic mountain range appearing before him.
It is countless miles high, with nine Wind-Thunder Layer swirling around it. Countless void Spiritual Qi are swallowed up by this Heroic Peaks like a mountain collapsing and a tsunami. The amount of Spiritual Qi it can absorb at any moment is enough to annihilate countless cultivators Void Refinement.
Even Immortals would pale in comparison to such a terrifying celestial body.
"The Heavenly Mountain Great Thousand Realm, we've finally arrived!!"
Yang Tianyou murmured to himself, then felt a sudden heaviness in his body, as he was enveloped by the guiding light and torn through layers of space, entering the Heavenly Mountain Great Thousand Realm.
Heavenly Mountain Great Thousand Realm
Seventh Heavens
The Great Zhou Imperial Dynasty, Long'an Circuit
Ascension Platform, guiding light descended intermittently, revealing cultivators whose expressions were a mixture of vigilance and anticipation.
They were all cultivators who Ascension from the lower realms, with varying levels of cultivation. The weakest among them was only at the Spirit Transformation Early Stage. Generally, these cultivators Ascension from the Lesser Thousand Realms, while those who Ascension from the Middle Thousand Realms were at least at the Early Sage Manifestation.
Among these Ascension, the strongest is a burly man with fierce eyes, bare chest and exposed breasts. On his bronze skin, there are lines that writhe like dragons and snakes, and with every move he makes, faint Dragon Roars Dang Kai, which is quite mystical.
This is a Body Cultivator at the Mid Sage Manifestation Realm.
As soon as this burly man appeared, a group of people surrounded him. These were all messengers sent by various forces, large and small, from Long'an Circuit. Their job was to recruit these newly Ascension cultivators who were still unfamiliar with the situation and bring them into their own forces.
For each person they recruited, these guides received substantial rewards, especially after the recruited individual distinguished themselves; their own faction would then bestow even greater rewards.
"Daoist Friends, my Wang Household's Old Ancestor is at the Void Refinement Great Perfection. He's just waiting to comprehend the Power of Principle to advance to the Integration Body Integration. If you join, once the Lineage advances, you'll become a member of Body Integration realm power," a slender Sage Manifestation cultivator said with great enthusiasm.
The person next to him immediately retorted, "Come on, your Wang Household just lost two Spirit Medicine Gardens and three Void Refinement a few years ago. Now the Li Household and Liu Household next door are eyeing you covetously. Joining you would just make us cannon fodder, wouldn't it?"
The burly man, who had initially been somewhat interested, changed his expression upon hearing this, looking at the thin cultivator with suspicion, without replying.
Seeing this, the thin man glared angrily at the troublemaker, who immediately glared back at him.
Realizing he couldn't afford to offend this guy, the skinny man could only smile sheepishly and dared not argue.
The man looked up smugly at the burly man and said, "See? Our Blazing Fire Island sect has three Old Ancestor at the peak of the Void Refinement, whose fame is renowned throughout this area of a million miles. We will never let your Daoist Friends."
Upon hearing this, the burly man nodded and said, "Then let's go and see. If the conditions aren't as good as you say, I'll choose another path."
Upon hearing this, the disciple from Blazing Fire Island nodded excitedly, "Don't worry, we from Blazing Fire Island will only do better than I say."
Upon hearing this, the burly man discreetly observed the expressions of those around him. Seeing that they showed no sign of anything amiss, he then followed the guide from Blazing Fire Island away.
"Blazing Fire Island Portal this year. Judging from this man's vigorous Qi and Blood, like the rising Rising Sun, he shouldn't be very old. To be able to Ascension from the Middle Thousand Realms, his talent is beyond question. It seems Blazing Fire Island will soon have another Void Refinement Old Ancestor."
Everyone nodded in agreement, except for the thin man from the Wang Household, who harbored resentment and indignation.
"Damn it, I was first!"
Upon hearing this, the others merely smiled faintly. "Your Wang Household isn't strong enough to provide a better cultivation environment; who can you blame?"
Just as everyone was secretly mocking the Wang Household man, a pillar of light descended from the sky, instantly attracting everyone's attention.
"My goodness, this must be something only someone at least at the Void Refinement Realm could create!" the thin man muttered to himself. At this moment, he had no intention of going up to chat with him. The Wang Household was too small to accommodate such a powerful figure.
To be able to cultivate to the Void Refinement in the lower realm—such talent and such a person are bound to alarm those old and carefree Body Integration Forces, and even Tribulation Transcendence Forces!