When One Ascends, Even Their Pets Rise! The First Generation of Ascension Pioneers from Home

"Is it that old eunuch who lives deep within the Imperial Palace? I never imagined he would be the longest-living Longevity User in the Southern Xun. What methods did he use?"

Chen Dengming sensed the familiar aura emanating from the old eunuch for a fleeting moment, and quickly retrieved the corresponding memory from his long-buried recollections.

I recalled the old eunuch with white hair and beard that I had seen at the Ascension Convention.

He initially thought the other person was older than him.

Now it seems otherwise. Perhaps the other person was only around sixty years old back then, but because he practiced some kind of Secret Method to Blood Locking, his hair, which is the tip of his blood, suffered from lack of blood, which is why his hair and beard turned white.

Because hair is actually the least needed substance on the body surface when the body lacks nutrition, and it will be discarded first.

Therefore, some long-lived elderly people, although their hair and beards are completely white, actually have abundant Qi and Blood and blood, truly possessing the youthful appearance despite their white hair.

Even so, this old eunuch should be over 150 years old by now, which is truly unbelievable. (PS: The protagonist is over 250 years old now because he spent Heavenly Timing in the Heavenly Longevity Hall, but other people outside have not spent time in the Heavenly Timing Longevity Palace, so their time and lifespan are normal.)

"Jing'er, go Open Door and tell them to get ready to come in."

After a moment of contemplation, Chen Dengming waved his hand, preparing to receive the arriving Innate Martial Artist.

I've been in Nanxun for quite a while now, and I need to take care of Old Zhu's affairs in the Below the Yin Spring. It's time for me to leave.

Soon.

A group of dozens of Innate Martial Artist entered the courtyard of the Chen Manor one after another. These were all figures who could shake the world with a stomp of their feet in the Martial World court, but at this moment they all appeared extremely restrained and awkward.

Upon entering the inner courtyard and seeing the 'Chen Family Leopard', which was as large as a small mountain, everyone was startled and exclaimed, "Black Cloud Spirit Leopard!"

Some of the Innate Martial Artist who had been intimidated by the Black Cloud Leopard's aura finally realized what was happening.

The terrifying aura that had previously emanated from the Chen Family actually originated from the Black Cloud Spirit Leopard, not from True Immortal Chen.

If even the spirit beasts they raise possess such terrifying auras, then how powerful must True Immortal Chen be?

Upon realizing this, the group of Innate Martial Artist dared not even breathe loudly.

When Chen Dengming walked out of the house with a book in his hand and a smile, his calm and composed demeanor, and his ordinary state devoid of any aura of a powerful figure, immediately caused everyone to feel a huge sense of disparity and fear.

Returning to simplicity! Unfathomable... A towering mountain to be revered.

All the Innate Martial Artist present could only utter these words of evaluation from the bottom of their hearts, which only made them feel more pressured.

Although Chen Dengming appeared to have no imposing presence or aura of a powerful figure, seemingly riddled with weaknesses, their intuition told them that he was perfectly integrated and invincible.

"What am I thinking? This is a true immortal; how can I measure his realm with the standards of a martial arts master?"

Some people suddenly realized their mistake and immediately abandoned their offensive and unacceptable thoughts.

"There are also differences in strength among immortals; this has long been proven by our predecessors!"

Looking back now, after all these years, True Immortal Chen might be considered an outstanding figure in the Cultivation World. I wonder how strong that immortal who rebuilt the Hengduan Mountains is?"

The old eunuch Wei Jinzhong pondered.

He knew more, and always maintained a high degree of awe and longing for the immortals.

Maintaining a slight bow at this moment signifies extreme humility.

He hasn't adopted this stance for many years.

Even the current emperor is not exempt; back when he was serving the previous emperor, he was required to bow and listen to the emperor speak.

At this moment, Chen Dengming casually invited everyone to sit down and talk in the courtyard.

However, no one dared to overstep the bounds and sit on equal footing with a true immortal.

The princes Prince who came through connections were only equal in status and identity among the group of Innate Martial Artist; their strength was far inferior, and they dared not even breathe loudly.

Chen Dengming had long been keenly aware of the intentions and interests of all parties involved.

But he didn't care.

He simply wanted to take some of his fellow villagers from Nanxun out into the Cultivation World, so that they could gradually produce offspring with Spiritual Root Potential for the people of Nanxun, instead of all being mortals with no Spirit Root or very low Spirit Root.

As for what benefits these people are plotting, in his eyes they are just a useless piece of paper, and he doesn't need to care.

Therefore, Chen Dengming was too lazy to waste any more words at this point. After explaining the pros and cons of leaving Nanxun and entering the Cultivation World, he let these people consider and decide.

With his protection, these fellow villagers would be much safer after entering the Cultivation World, unlike when he first Cultivation World and was destitute and had to worry about being attacked by Demon Beast in the wild.

It is now very difficult to see Demon Beast in the territory of the Longevity Sect.

Even in other regions, the number of Demon Beast was greatly reduced due to the war and the encirclement and suppression at the end.

At times like these, even encountering a Demon Beast is a treasure, attracting a large number of nearby cultivators who will rush to hunt and divide Demon Beast meat.

Furthermore, due to the influence of his will, the cultivators in the Longevity Dao Domain are relatively friendly towards mortals and do not resort to violence at the drop of a hat.

Therefore, for these people to follow him out meant that their safety and survival were already guaranteed.

This basic guarantee was something he struggled to obtain back then, so the starting point was already different.

Many of the Innate Martial Artist who came had already prepared themselves mentally beforehand.

They all readily agreed at this point.

Some even boldly requested to bring their wives and children, whose strength was below the Xiantian, along with them.

Chen Dengming did not make things difficult and granted all requests.

For him, there was little difference between bringing one more mortal and bringing a group of mortals.

The difference between Xiantian and non- Xiantian is actually not that great.

His requirement of Innate Martial Artist during the recruitment process was also due to the special circumstances of the Cultivation World.

Even with his protection, he could only guarantee the safety of the general environment and the most basic living necessities.

It's impossible to help everyone with every single detail.

Human survival is threatened not only by Demon Beast or the environment.

Because humanity's greatest enemy has always been humanity itself; humans are the race most prone to internal strife.

While Innate Martial Artist have a slight ability to protect themselves and maintain a decent livelihood in the Cultivation World, it is much more difficult for ordinary mortals.

Therefore, when selecting the first batch of Cultivation World, Chen Dengming chose those who Innate Martial Artist, so that they could establish themselves more easily and effectively.

Now that someone is willing to leave with his wife and children, Chen Dengming feels both gratified and moved.

Back then, he abandoned his seven households and resolutely left home to pursue Immortal Destiny, because he was filled with uncertainty about the future and the Cultivation World, and dared not guarantee his safety and survival.

Later, it turned out that, as he had thought, cultivating immortality was indeed difficult.

If a true immortal had descended at that time to protect him, at least the environment would have been stable, and he wouldn't have needed to abandon the Chen Family and his seven wives.

Now, he has fulfilled his past regrets by helping others.

After several days of preparation, a team consisting of Innate Martial Artist and a small number of mortals was formed to travel to the immortal realm.

More than sixty people boarded the spirit boat released by Chen Dengming with a hand seal, and then departed amidst the reluctant gazes of countless mortals and Chen Jing.

Ultimately, Chen Jing did not agree to return to the Cultivation World with Chen Dengming. Instead, he wanted to stay in Nanxun for a few more years to sweep the graves of his mother and the other six wives.

Afterwards, Chen Jing planned to revisit some of the places he had visited in his childhood in the south, to reminisce about the past.

This can be seen as a way for people to rediscover their childlike innocence and return to their roots as they grow old and their life's flame is about to go out.

After careful consideration, taking into account his son's emotional state, Chen Dengming did not refuse to let Chen Jing stay in Nanxun.

Human lifespan is ultimately finite.

No matter how much he tried to Chen Jing's life, his final end was not far off.

Rather than living a miserable life, it's better to enjoy the rest of your days in this mortal world.

"In this world, countless people seek immortality, but how many truly achieve it? Perhaps there are no immortals left in the world."

Chen Dengming felt a surge of emotion.

He rode the flying immortals to roam the heavens, embraced the bright moon to live a long and prosperous life.

Becoming an immortal—this is the ultimate goal of every cultivator; he is merely someone on the path to immortality.

The First Ancestor once said that there are no more immortals in the world because the Five Great True Immortals have been broken and the five great immortal realms have collapsed, leaving no place for true immortals.

It will be very difficult for those who come after to become immortals; perhaps they will have to rebuild the immortal realm.

"Cultivating immortality is difficult, more difficult than a mortal ascending to heaven! It's many times more difficult."

As Chen Dengming glanced back, he saw many fellow villagers from Nanxun on the spirit boat who were surprised and gradually beaming with joy after taking off into the sky. His expression remained calm.

He had already seen all these fellow villagers who had come from the south, and only one of them possessed inferior Spirit Root, so his future achievements would not be very good.

This time, when he takes these people aboard the spirit boat, it may be the only time in their ordinary lives that they will ever ride Fourth-tier Spirit Boat.

He may waste his entire life in the Cultivation World and never be able to regain the privilege of riding Fourth-tier Spirit Boat when he first Cultivation World.

Four days later.

The Longevity Dao Domain is located outside a small mortal kingdom near Chang'an Workshop.

When Chen Dengming's spirit boat arrived at this place, it immediately alerted the three Longevity Sect disciples who were stationed in the city.

The disciples were stunned into silence the moment they saw the spirit boat's rank and the azure sect banner representing the sect leader's presence.

This... this...

Is this a small county town in a mortal realm visited by the sect leader of the Longevity Sect Leader or a high-ranking cultivator with his trusted confidants?

This is a million times more outrageous than an emperor secretly visiting a brothel.

Several disciples immediately flew out of the city to greet him, filled with trepidation.

The quick-witted ones immediately sent a message to the prefect inside the city, urging him to prepare to come out of the city to greet them.

As a mortal kingdom near the bustling Chang'an Workshop Longevity Sect, the Longevity Sect has three to five cultivators stationed in almost every prefecture.

If it were a prefectural city, there would be as many as ten cultivators stationed there.

The prefects and lords of these mortal cities are generally members of various Cultivation Family that are close to the Longevity Sect. They are responsible for assisting in protecting and managing mortal cities and discovering mortals with Spirit Root.

These mortals with Spirit Root, those with low aptitude, are absorbed by the Cultivation Family.

Those of average quality were absorbed by the Changshou, Changqing, and Changming sects established by Tan Siyan.

Those with superior qualifications are absorbed by the Longevity Sect.

In this way, whether it is Cultivation Family, a major branch sect, or a long-lived main sect, it can develop fresh blood year after year. This is the secret to a sect's longevity and a region's lasting peace.

At this moment, Chen Dengming had changed into a completely different appearance, disguising himself as Sang Tianrong Foundation Establishment cultivator within the sect.

Only the disciples of the Longevity Sect who came to greet them could clearly see what was happening.

The many mortals from Nanxun on the spirit ship were deceived and could not see through the disguise.

This approach was also to avoid causing a huge commotion by personally showing up, which would result in these fellow villagers from Nanxun who were brought to settle down being treated like ancestors in this mortal county town, with no worries about food and drink in the future, and even if they could not become immortal cultivators, they could live a carefree life.

That would already be contrary to his original intention.

They will also be taken advantage of by many fellow villagers with impure motives, who will exploit the situation, act arrogantly, and ultimately harm the interests of the local people.

Therefore, he disguised himself as Sang Tianrong, a former Foundation Establishment disciple and now Foundation Establishment Deacon of the Longevity Sect, and sent this group of fellow villagers from Nanxun to settle down with an official attitude as if he had received an order from the sect leader.

Even so, the sect leader personally ordered a Foundation Establishment Deacon to send someone over.

This display of power still made the longevity disciples stationed in the city uneasy, wondering about the origins of these mortals.

"These are all former fellow villagers of the sect leader, but as you all know, the sect leader never wants to sacrifice personal interests for public good or seek special privileges."

Therefore, it was on my behalf, as a former friend, that these people were sent here on the sect leader's own spirit boat.

Chen Dengming did not hide anything and told the truth.

Anyway, these mortals will find out some things sooner or later. Unless he erases their memories, it will be difficult to hide his identity.

Upon hearing this, the long-lived disciples were filled with awe and quickly began to ponder.

Chen Dengming continued, speaking as Sang Tianrong, "The sect leader instructed that they be issued travel permits and allowed to register their households as ordinary mortals, enjoying the same treatment as ordinary mortals in the county town."

Since they are all Innate Martial Artist, they can be given some preferential treatment in terms of housing through the talent introduction program. That's all! Don't make them any special cases!

At the end, Chen Dengming's tone became slightly more forceful.

Immediately, the disciples who had lived long lives understood the meaning and all said they would pass it on.

Clearly, the sect leader only wanted to ensure that his fellow villagers could settle down and establish themselves in the prefectural city, so that they wouldn't be oppressed and would have a place to live. That was enough for him.

As for any further special treatment, that cannot be done, otherwise it would be using public office for private gain.

The balance must be struck; one must be aware that one can both understand the sect leader's meaning and handle the matter properly.

However, even if these matters are handled well, it cannot be said that the sect leader did not take care of his fellow villagers at all.

At least if other ordinary Xiantian mortals came to the county town, then so be it.

Four-legged cultivators are hard to find, but two-legged Xiantian are plentiful.

Indeed, in the prefectural and municipal cities of all the mortal kingdoms that are affiliated with the Longevity Sect, there are channels for talent introduction or other preferential treatment.

However, these channels have always had quotas, and are mostly controlled and decided by the Cultivation Family. They are not given to just any people.

But now that the sect leader has spoken up to use this channel, this group of mortals seeking the south are naturally enjoying the benefits in accordance with the rules and regulations.

To the group of ordinary people seeking south, all they saw were three terrifying immortals flying out from the bustling and magnificent city.

However, these three immortals treated True Immortal Chen with utmost respect, and they couldn't help but whisper among themselves.

People like the old eunuch Wei Jinzhong had long suspected that True Immortal Chen was an outstanding fellow townsman among the immortals, and now they felt that their guesses had been confirmed. They thought to themselves that the Nanxun Saber King was indeed an extraordinary figure wherever he went.

After settling the group of fellow villagers from the south, Chen Dengming sailed away on his own.

As the group of fellow villagers from the south watched the spirit boat fly away into the distance, they looked up at the three immortals floating in the air, and a sense of melancholy arose from the vastness of the sky and the distance from their hometown.

"In the future, will any of us be able to become immortals?"

The Xiantian of the Shaoyu Family had a slightly expectant look in his eyes, feeling that the Cultivation World was not as scary as he had imagined. The three immortals he was meeting for the first time were also very polite.

Even if it was because of True Immortal Chen, at least their environment wasn't too bad, and their start in the Cultivation World wasn't bad.

"There seems to be something different in the air here. Could it be Spiritual Qi? I can even sense that the bottleneck in my transformation from Celestial Person to human form is loosening..."

The old eunuch Wei Jinzhong calmed down and immediately noticed a subtle difference in the surrounding air.

However, he had no Spirit Root, and even though he had reached a state of near Unity of Heaven and Man and sensed that slight difference, he could not detect the existence of Spiritual Qi.

Chen Dengming stood atop the spirit boat, reverting to his original appearance, his white hair fluttering in the wind, and withdrew his gaze from the city.

How these fellow villagers develop in the Land of Longevity is not something he needs to be closely concerned about.

He has fulfilled all the promises he made to his fellow villagers, including what he could do and what he could take care of.

How far these individuals selected from the Southern Seeking forces will go in the future depends entirely on their own efforts.

If any of them wanted to return to Nanxun, Chen Dengming had already made arrangements.

If anyone wishes to return to Nanxun, they can simply go to the Longevity Sect submit their application letter.

However, to prevent disruption of the normal development of Namxun, each person, including their descendants, is only allowed two opportunities to return to Namxun.

As for these restrictions on returning to one's hometown, whether they are fair or not, Chen Dengming, as a person in a higher position, only needs to formulate rules from a macro perspective, but it is difficult for him to delve into the fairness or unfairness of these rules in detail.

Because you have to give something in return for something you gain.

Absolute fairness for a small group is absolute unfairness for the majority.

Nothing in this world is absolutely absolute.

After leaving the mortal county city, Chen Dengming flew to the Yin Ghost Mountain Range.

Next, he needs to deal with the situation Below the Yin Spring.

Then, they invited their senior sister Su Yan Yan to travel together to the Kingdom of Longevity to protect their Second Senior Brother Jiang Jian, who might soon unravel the mystery of his unborn child, and to be ready to intervene and enlighten Jiang Jian at any time.

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