Chapter 479 - 477: Followers
The end of the Extreme Celestial Tier, the 99,999th step.
Since ancient times, the farthest anyone from the Mortal World had ever reached was the 99,996th step.
But now, this record had been easily broken by an extremely young, White-clothed Little Nun?
This was an unimaginable fact!
Silence fell all around as they watched, utterly stunned.
It was unbelievable, unacceptable!
And yet, it was the truth.
That Little Nun had truly broken the record, walked to the end of the Extreme Celestial Tier, and received the baptism of the complete Heavenly Dao Buddha Light.
Just moments ago, they had clearly seen the Little Nun reach the 99,980-something step, already at her limit.
Even if she used the True Buddha Relic Pearl, she was bound to halt at the final three steps.
But the Little Nun had only received a bit of simple guidance from Jiang Jichen, and then she advanced like a hot knife through butter, easily walking to the very end of the Extreme Celestial Tier.
Therefore, all eyes were now fixed on Jiang Jichen.
Many had already noticed that Hua Xiaoling, Little Haas, Yee Youmeng, Qing Xun, Blood Hand, Fang Ying, the Bald Man, Mo Yu, Ye Rou, and the Two Beauties of Yunshui should have all reached their limits. Yet, after Jiang Jichen’s guidance, every single one of them had gone much farther.
They had even all entered the top twenty!
Before, those Supreme figures had been mocking the Southern Continent for its lack of successors, saying it didn’t even have a single Cultivator in the top twenty.
But now... almost everyone in the top twenty was from the Southern Continent.
They’d been slapped in the face yet again!
Somewhere in the void, the expressions on the faces of the Supreme figures were incredibly ugly.
And all of these changes were because of one person... Jiang Jichen!
"Jiang Jichen... he must have comprehended and devoured the Ancient Heavenly Dao Thought, which is why he can guide others!"
"And depending on each person’s aptitude, bloodline, and comprehension, the distance they can travel on the Extreme Celestial Tier will vary."
"But without a doubt, they’ll go farther than they would have on their own. Some, like the Little Nun, might even break records and reach the very end of the Extreme Celestial Tier!"
...
Having seen through it all, the crowd of Supreme figures spoke, their faces etched with displeasure.
"If that’s the case, doesn’t that mean Jiang Jichen might actually be able to... step into another level of the Celestial Dao?"
This single sentence plunged the entire audience into silence.
Among them, some hoped Jiang Jichen would surpass the Extreme Celestial Tier, shatter the myths and legends, and allow them a glimpse into another level of the Celestial Dao.
But there were others who did not wish for this, because it would mean the birth of a once-in-an-eternity genius.
"It should be very difficult. At the end of the Extreme Celestial Tier is a place of emptiness. It is said that there are formless steps of the Extreme Dao there, but it’s incredibly hard to even sense their existence, let alone step onto them."
A Supreme expert responded.
Many others nodded in agreement.
At this moment, the end of the Extreme Celestial Tier became completely clear.
The final step was a mysterious, ancient, circular altar floating in the void.
Further ahead, everything was obscured by a layer of white mist that not even the Supreme figures could see through.
What kind of world lay beyond the white mist?
Jiang Jichen and Ye Rou continued to advance with ease.
Soon, they arrived at the 99,994th step!
Suotu was also stuck on this step, struggling to hold on, on the verge of giving up.
This was his limit. It probably wouldn’t be long before he was teleported away.
However, Suotu was currently in a daze.
He knew that the Little Nun had been right behind him, yet she had suddenly leaped far ahead.
And she had looked completely at ease as she walked to the very end to receive the baptism of the Celestial Buddha Light.
Suotu knew it was all because of the Spirit Infant Realm youth beside him.
"Jiang Jichen, if you can help me reach the end of the Extreme Dao, I am willing to follow you. What do you say?"
Suotu was from the Northern Plains and had a frank and straightforward personality.
He had actually taken the initiative to state his intentions so clearly.
The temptation of reaching the end of the Extreme Dao was too great, and the benefits of being baptized by the Ancient Heavenly Dao Light were unimaginable for him.
It was especially and unimaginably effective for bloodline atavism.
Right now, Suotu was about to reach his breaking point. If he continued any longer, he would be teleported away at any moment.
At that point, he would lose the chance to be baptized by the complete Ancient Heavenly Dao Light.
That was why he had made his proposal with such urgency.
This, naturally, made Jiang Jichen pause for a moment.
’I was still wondering how to bring it up, but I didn’t expect him to speak first.’
"And me, Tang Han! If you can help me take these last three steps, I don’t mind following you either!"
But right after, Tang Han’s voice came from up ahead.
Both of them expressed their willingness to follow Jiang Jichen at the same time.
Their words struck the crowd like a clap of thunder, leaving everyone stunned.
One had to know, these two were the number one young experts of their respective domains.
Adding the Little Nun from before, didn’t that mean the top young experts of the Eastern Land, the Northern Plains, and the Western Desert were all going to follow Jiang Jichen?
This was far too shocking.
The members of the Noble Families and Sects who held a grudge against Jiang Jichen, such as the Huangfu Family and the Creation Sect, all had incredibly ugly expressions.
"So what if they’re the top genius experts of their domains? They’ll have just entered the Six Paths Illusion Realm; that counts for nothing. They’ll still be completely vulnerable in front of those old monsters at the Nascent Soul Perfection Realm!"
"That’s right! If they dare to follow Jiang Jichen, they’ll only end up being killed alongside him!"
These people spoke with grim, cold voices.
At the same time, Qing Xun, Blood Hand, Hua Xiaoling, Little Haas, Fang Ying, Mo Yu, the Bald Man, Yee Youmeng, and the Two Beauties of Yunshui were also teleported into the Six Paths Illusion Realm one after another.
Under Jiang Jichen’s guidance, they had all managed to walk past the 90,000th step!
This was something that Fang Ying, Little Haas, the Bald Man, Mo Yu, the Two Beauties of Yunshui, and the others had never dared to imagine.
"There’s always meat to eat when you follow Jiang Jichen!"
The Bald Man exclaimed as he was teleported away from the 91,000th step.
Without his guidance, they would have all stopped before the 80,000th step.
They were all filled with gratitude toward Jiang Jichen.
Su Xuefei, in particular, was glad for her decision back then to invite Jiang Jichen to form a team.
Otherwise, she certainly would not have been able to reach the 93,000th step today.
And then there was Shui Yunyao; she had surprisingly reached the 94,000-something step, which was astonishing.
Yee Youmeng had gone the farthest, reaching the 99,900th step, and that was while she was still under the effects of a forgetting seal.
Otherwise, her true potential was simply unimaginable.
Everyone behind them had been teleported away. The Extreme Celestial Tier was now empty, leaving only Jiang Jichen, Ye Rou, Tang Han, and Suotu.
Since they had taken the initiative to ask, how could Jiang Jichen possibly refuse?
So, Jiang Jichen transmitted his comprehension of the Ancient Heavenly Dao to the two of them via voice transmission.
In the end, both of them gained enlightenment and walked to the end of the Extreme Celestial Tier.
After being baptized by the complete Ancient Heavenly Dao Light, they were teleported into the Six Paths Illusion Realm.
Finally, Ye Rou and Jiang Jichen also stepped onto the altar at the end of the Extreme Celestial Tier together.
"Jichen, I’ll see you in the Six Paths Illusion Realm!"
Ye Rou waved a final goodbye to Jiang Jichen and disappeared into the Secret Light of teleportation.
And now, on the long road of the Extreme Celestial Tier, he was the only one left!
All around, everyone watched him with immense tension.
They all wanted to know: was this the end for Jiang Jichen?