Breaking through to the Great Ascension Stage was an unattainable dream for countless people across the world.
Countless living beings spent their entire lives pursuing elusive immortality without ever attaining it. Every step was unimaginably difficult. Humans, birds, beasts, even demons and ghosts—all exhausted their lives striving to stand at the summit, until they vanished into ash and smoke. Perhaps only when the limit of their lifespan arrived did they realize they had wasted their lives, with so many things left undone. Or perhaps they died with their eyes unclosed, unwilling to accept defeat.
All living beings with Spiritual Intelligence were like this, without exception.
Though people often said that the process mattered more than the result, if not for success, why suffer all that running about, toil, and struggle?
Golden sunlight streaming through the black clouds above Shenhua Mountain shrouded the mountain gate. Countless pink peach blossoms suddenly drifted around Chu Zhe, scattering through the air. Frost-white hair hung at his temples, and his Daoist robes made him resemble a true immortal. Chu Zhe, who had never been able to assume the position of sect master, finally broke through and became a Daoist True Person.
Chu Zhe's breakthrough carried a gentle, refined air. The Jade Void Lineage was relatively mild in temperament, somewhat like Li Xiangyan in his younger days. Of course, when taboos were touched, even a gentleman could burn with fury.
Gan Wu broke through immediately afterward. His breakthrough was simple: a sharp sword light shot skyward above his head!
Qi Yun threw back his head and laughed. Fighting four alone took no effort at all, and he began to counterattack. His overwhelming strength filled his opponents with dread. At last, the Purple Void Sword Cultivators would show the world just how valiant true sword cultivators could