Ironblood Dan Scripture

Xiao Jing knew full well that although Ascenders were lifeforms from lower worlds and were inherently separated from them, the innate Immortals, by an enormous gulf, every Ascender had once stood at the pinnacle of a lower world. They had cultivated for endless years and possessed tremendous potential and outstanding talent in cultivation.

If these Ascenders were given abundant resources, their rate of growth and their strength would far surpass those of innate Immortals.

Xiao Jing had once happened to hear that among those now standing at the peak of the Immortal Sacred Realm, eight or nine out of ten were Ascenders who had risen from lower worlds. Moreover, their strength was so formidable that it beggared belief.

For this very reason, she had long entertained the idea of finding an Ascender, using the Xiao Family's resources to nurture him, and then making him the pillar the Xiao Family could rely upon.

It was only that she did not dare put it into practice so boldly.

First, she was merely a young lady from a collateral branch of the Xiao Family, with no status to speak of and no voice in its affairs. The heads of the Xiao Family would never heed such a suggestion from her.

Second, nearly the entire Immortal Sacred Realm looked down on Ascenders. If any family openly rose to prominence by relying on an Ascender, it would inevitably be ostracized by countless powers.

Third, and most importantly! While the Immortal Sacred Realm discriminated against Ascenders, this also gave rise to the Ascenders' absolute hostility toward innate Immortals. Even though many Ascender slaves served innate Immortals, they would defect the instant an opportunity arose. Therefore, she did not dare casually find an Ascender to carry out her plan.

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