The uppermost district of Heavenly Pillar City was the core of the entire city. The Heavenly Pillar Eye hovered above it, radiating astonishing power like a suspended sun.
The uppermost district was not merely the place with the richest spiritual energy. Settling there required at least Divine Transformation cultivation.
Yet even in this place where every inch of land was worth a fortune, the Ascender Mutual Aid Association occupied a mountaintop cave abode.
It was normally used for gatherings and exchanging insights.
At that moment, streaks of light flew in from all directions toward the mountain wreathed in spiritual energy. A gathering had been specially arranged for a new member.
Apart from those in seclusion or away on missions, more than seventy of the ninety-four ascenders active around Heavenly Pillar Mountain had come.
Even six of the seven Void Refinement experts had arrived. Only Primordial Lord Xuanwei seemed to have gone to gather information.
"Haha, another new companion-"
"The Cultivation Realm? I remember no one has ascended from the Cultivation Realm in a long time. Senior Lingxu seems to be from there."
"Yes, apparently the passage has become harder to traverse. For Fellow Daoist Yin-Yang to ascend this time, his strength must be quite impressive."
"I remember the Cultivation Realm was also one of the lower worlds whose passage was severed, wasn't it?"
"I know about that. It encountered Time-Light Turbulence-"
Because everyone was an ascender, and because of the nature of the association itself, Lin Hao truly felt an exceptionally rare sense of sincerity after arriving.
Compared with the atmosphere in the Cultivation Realm, such sincerity was exceptionally rare.
Among cultivators who primarily practiced polished self-interest, mostly focused on their own cultivation, and were generally rather cold in temperament, an association founded purely on shared identity and emotional bonds