Chapter 1245 - Seventh-Level Transcendent Realm
Everyone longed for the Immortal Path, dreaming of setting foot in the celestial realm. Yet the path was harder than climbing to the heavens. The celestial realm itself opened the Immortal Path, a chance so rare that countless cultivators went mad to seize it.
Whether mortal or lofty powerhouse, everyone cultivated with the same ultimate aim: to step into the celestial realm and become immortal. The Heavenly Dragon Sect could not resist so many forces at once; its spiritual array only provided local protection. Even with that safeguard, the rival sects seized the chance to strike a fatal blow. The attack devastated the sect, destroying half of the Book Collection Pavilion and consuming countless precious tomes.
The Ling Qiong Clan did not help; instead, they used the chaos to send their elites into the Celestial Realm. If even one of those elites survived through the ages, that elite could now dominate among immortals.
In his memories, however, Liu Wuxie found no trace of the Ling Qiong Clan. If they ascended, they had to have changed their names and rebuilt their legacy in secret.
That war nearly destroyed the Heavenly Dragon Sect and forced Long Xiao—in deep seclusion in the cosmos—to return at once. Though Long Xiao had stabilized the sect, the dragon clan paid a devastating price.
The sky split, the sun and moon went dark, the mountains and rivers collapsed, and an entire mountain range vanished.
Liu Wuxie heard fury simmer in Elder Long's voice. His heart grew heavy as he asked, "Elder Long, how did Senior Long Xiao fall?"
That war claimed more than a million lives; only a fraction of cultivators entered the Celestial Realm. Of those, half came from the Ling Qiong Clan, and they seized the greatest benefits. Liu Wuxie could not fathom how Long Xiao, already an Immortal of the dragon clan, could have perished.
"He died at the hands of Venerable Great Unity and Venerable Great Clarity," Elder Long said coldly, murderous intent in his eyes.
"The Grand Unity Sect!" Liu Wuxie exclaimed.
"That's right," Elder Long said grimly. "Venerable Great Unity founded the Grand Unity Sect. In his youth, he bore grievances with my ancestor. My ancestor created the Heavenly Dragon Sect in opposition to the Grand Unity Sect's growing dominance. Time erased the details of their feud."
"Why didn't Ling Qiong Tian appear?" Liu Wuxie asked, baffled. By all logic, both Ling Qiong Tian and Long Xiao should have stood with the sect.