"Two little brats have appeared on the Ascension Road!"
"Bloodline Supernatural Ability! A Seeker of the Dao with a Bloodline Supernatural Ability has appeared on the Ascension Road!"
"Brother Chen, come to the Ascension Road quickly! This is a rare spectacle not seen in a thousand years!"
"How strange, how strange. He's only a First Rank Messenger, yet he can actually kill a Third Rank Demon? What kind of supernatural ability is that?"
"Six-Vein True Person, you actually bet they could make it to Foundation Establishment?"
"You know me. I either don't bet, or I bet big."
"My thousand true jades! How are these two damned brats still not dead?"
"Silence. They might be..."
"What are these two children called?"
"I think they're Tiger Vanguard and Bai Zhou, brought here by Sky-Beast True Person."
"They're about to complete half the Ascension Road!"
The viewing platform for the Ascension Road was packed. Everyone watched as the two little figures on the Sand Table hacked their way through obstacle after obstacle. Every time they passed a square, it drew a wave of astonishment and discussion from the viewing platform.
It was not particularly unusual for children to attempt the Ascension Road. It happened often, and sometimes Foundation Establishment True Persons would even take the children of their clans through it. Mysterious Blissful Immortal Lord's search for a Son of Destiny to take as a disciple was no secret. In the past eight hundred years, he had accepted four True Disciples, all outstanding talents who had reached the Sixth Rank of the Golden Core Path within a century, possessing both tremendous fortune and aptitude. All four had been selected through the Ascension Road when they were young, receiving Mysterious Blissful Immortal Lord's favor and guidance. It had become a celebrated tale for a