The Road to Heaven Appears

Guixu Island, the Lingxiao Mountain.

Li Miaoxuan stood on the edge of the Cliff, gazing in the direction of the Great Qian Royal Capital.

"Daoist Friend Miaoxuan, are you really not planning to go back and take another look?" Kuang Tongyi, dressed in a Blue Robe Daoist Kuang Tongyi, landed behind Li Miaoxuan.

Li Miaoxuan shook her head and said, "Forget it. Since I've already decided to embark on the Heaven Ascending Path and leave this realm, what's the point of going back for a look? Besides, I'm no longer suited to wander down the mountain."

Kuang Tongyi looked at the woman in front of him and sighed softly. Although Li Miaoxuan was standing there, she was actually enveloped by Vital Energy to prevent her inner energy from leaking out, just like the old ancestor in the main hall.

This is because my cultivation level has surpassed the limits of this world. If I accidentally leak my Qi, it will shatter the space of this world, and Demonic Qi will seep into it.

And these are just the common consequences. Some people have even experienced their internal Vital Energy fluctuating during cultivation, causing Space Rift to form within their bodies. Demonic Qi mixed with their True Essence and poured into their Dao Embryo, leading to a cultivation Qi Deviation.

Kuang Tongyi took two steps forward and stood beside Li Miaoxuan, saying, "There is another person in this world whose talent is comparable to yours. I once invited him to enter the mountains and ascend the Heaven Ascending Path, but to this day, I have not seen him come to Guixu Island."

"Senior, are you referring to Gu Yuanqing?"

"You know him too?" Kuang Tongyi suddenly chuckled. "I was being redundant in asking. He's also from the Great Qian Dynasty. This world is so small, how could you not know him?"

Li Miaoxuan smiled slightly and remained silent.

Kuang Tongyi sighed again, "Perhaps it's because he has Karma with my Lingxu Sect that he... is unwilling to come. What a pity, otherwise we could have traveled together on the road ahead with Miaoxuan."

Li Miaoxuan said calmly, "Everyone has their own ambitions; we can't force them."

Kuang Tongyi also gazed into the distance, seemingly looking across the sea towards the Great Qian World, and said, "Yes, it can't be forced. Who made us born into this realm? The Floating World, huh."

Kuang Tongyi's expression and words were tinged with self-deprecation and bitterness.

Li Miaoxuan remained silent.

Three days later, when the first rays of sunlight shone on Lingxiao Mountain.

The withered old man in the main hall slowly opened his eyes. The surrounding Vital Energy poured into his body, and in an instant, it seemed that the Spiritual Qi of the entire Lingxiao Mountain was devoured by him.

His muscles began to bulge, his skin regained its luster, and strands of black hair grew out of his head. In a short time, he transformed into the appearance of a middle-aged man.

He stood up and touched his face.

Five hundred years—it may have held back life, but it couldn't hold back the passage of time. But it's all in the past now.

His name is Ji Qingyun, the Supreme Elder of the Lingxu Sect. He has sat in the main hall for four hundred years, and all he has sought is this day.

He walked slowly out of the main hall.

"Greetings, Ancestor/Senior."

"Greetings to all fellow Daoist Friend."

Outside the main hall, seven people waited quietly. Upon seeing Ji Qingyun, they all clasped their hands in a salute.

These people were all at the Dao Fire Realm, and one of them was none other than Li Shi'an. He had a past connection with the Lingxu Sect, and since Li Miaoxuan was Heaven Gate today, he was allowed to come and witness the ceremony.

Ji Qingyun returned the greeting with a smile and said, "Today, the Heavenly Gate will be opened. Please come with me to the mountaintop to witness the ceremony."

Above the huge plaza, which spans hundreds of feet in diameter, an altar and offerings are set up.

Behind the Sacrificial Altar, there are ninety-nine steps leading directly to the top of Lingxiao Mountain.

Ji Qingyun led everyone in offering incense, followed by three bows: to Heaven, to Earth, and to the ancestral master.

Li Shi'an stood at the very back, watching Li Miaoxuan standing behind Ji Qingyun.

Suddenly, a ray of Radiant Clouds appeared out of nowhere in the sky.

Ji Qingyun took out a Bronze Token from his waist and turned to Kuang Tongyi, saying, "Tongyi, watch closely. Perhaps next time someone else can Heaven Gate, it will be you who opens it."

Kuang Tongyi's expression changed slightly, and he said urgently, "Ancestor, you..."

Ji Qingyun smiled calmly, "Don't overthink it, you'll know soon enough."

After speaking, he formed Seal Technique, chanted incantations, and then tossed the Bronze Token onto the High Platform. As the Radiant Clouds descended from the sky, the Bronze Token a faint glow, transforming into a three-zhang-long bronze gate.

"Miaoxuan, go!"

Li Miaoxuan bowed respectfully and strode towards the mountaintop.

A moment later, she arrived at the Heaven Ascending Platform, turned around, and bowed to the people below the mountain.

Kuang Tongyi and the others returned the greeting. "Miaoxuan Daoist Friend Miaoxuan a prosperous path to immortality!"

Li Miaoxuan gazed intently in the direction of Great Qian once more.

Li Shi'an suddenly laughed loudly, "Miaoxuan, go in peace, the Great Qian will be under my care!"

Li Miaoxuan bowed gracefully to Li Shi'an with courtly etiquette, then rose and resolutely turned to push open the bronze door.

Inside the gate, Radiant Clouds shone in countless directions, and auspicious clouds filled the air. A path of white light stretched straight to the Horizon.

Li Miaoxuan took a deep breath, banishing all thoughts from her mind, and slowly walked inside, stepping onto the stairs.

At that moment, an elderly man, nearing the end of his life, leaped up and rushed towards the bronze gate in the square.

Kuang Tongyi changed. "Senior Brother Zhou, what are you going to do?"

The old man laughed loudly, "Rather than wait to die, I'd rather risk my life and give it a try."

Ji Qingyun stood there watching quietly, then turned her face away, shaking her head and sighing with reluctance.

The bronze gate was slowly closing, and the old man had already ascended the High Platform and stepped inside.

But the bronze gate that Li Miaoxuan easily stepped into suddenly shone brightly, and the old man who had one foot inside was sent flying backward, spitting out blood.

The old man suddenly burst into laughter. "Though I die, I have no regrets, only that I never saw the view from Outer Heavens!"

As he spoke, the life force within his body leaked out, and a raging Dao Fire burned. When he fell to the ground, he had already turned to ashes.

Ji Qingyun said softly, "It's not that I'm unwilling to let you try, but there are Rules on the Heaven Ascending Path. If you trespass, you will only perish. Daoist Zhou, may you have a safe journey!"

Daoist Friend, may you have a safe journey!

The bronze gate's brilliance faded, Ji Qingyun raised his hand to retrieve the Token, then handed it to Kuang Tongyi, and took out a Silk Book to hand over as well.

"Tongyi, these two items will be entrusted to you for safekeeping from now on."

Kuang Tongyi didn't dare to take it. "Ancestor, what is this?"

Ji Qingyun smiled and said, "I have guarded this realm for five hundred years, and today my mission is Perfection. It is time for me to leave. The specific reasons are recorded in the Silk Book I gave you. From now on, the responsibility of guarding this realm will be entrusted to you."

As he spoke, a faint white light flickered around him, as if a force was trying to pull him away, and his body gradually became ethereal.

Suddenly, the entire Lingxiao Mountain shook, and the force that was about to sweep him away vanished, with a thought entering his Sea of Consciousness.

Ji Qingyun's smile vanished abruptly, and her entire body stiffened.

"What happened?" Everyone present changed their expressions slightly.

After a short while, the shaking stopped.

When everyone turned to look at Ji Qingyun, they noticed that his expression was strange.

"Ancestor?"

"Perhaps these things will be given to you later."

"Ancestor, what has happened?"

Ji Qingyun put the items away, stepped onto the Ascension Platform, and gazed towards the mainland with a furrowed brow, as if anger was burning within him.

"Who is it? And why are they causing trouble at this time!"

In the desolate mountains and wilderness west of Great Qian, Zuo Qiu's body gradually disappeared amidst flashes of white light. He had just felt the earth shaking, but that was no longer relevant to him.

"It's finally over, but how can I now compete with others for fortuitous opportunity on the Trial Path?"

If given another chance, he swears he will never go to North Spring Mountain again!

On North Spring Mountain.

Gu Yuanqing stood on the Cliff, gazing into the distance, in the direction of Guixu Island.

"She has probably already left this realm by now; with her cultivation level, she should be able to pass the Heaven Ascending Path."

Heavy snowflakes fell, turning North Spring Mountain white, while a den of wild foxes rolled and frolicked beside Gu Yuanqing.

Suddenly, the earth shook violently, startling all the wild foxes, and countless birds took flight from North Spring Mountain.

Gu Yuanqing swayed slightly, first frowning in confusion, then looking down as if his gaze pierced through the mountain and reached the earth below!

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