Chapter 564 - 426: Do Not Ascend
In a world unknown to Lin Xing.
The air between heaven and earth was wreathed in auspicious clouds, with immortal music echoing in waves.
Countless powerhouses stood at the foot of the mountain, gazing at the divine light piercing through the clouds, reminiscing about the process of this ascension ceremony—envy, jealousy, longing, anticipation... a myriad of complex, indescribable thoughts.
"Who would have thought that among the Kunlun Eight Great Sects with so many masters killing each other and competing, the spot to ascend to the Immortal Court would end up being snatched by such a junior?"
"The Taihe Sect’s Tian Jianzi is a Sword Tao Saint Body that appears once in a thousand years, and the Zhou Tian Sect’s Immortal Venerable, who has endured hundreds of years of arduous cultivation, claims to be the deepest in mana of our times. There’s also the Ming Mountain Sect’s Nether Mountain God, who already possesses the strength to ascend on his own but stayed in the mortal realm for decades, waiting for an Immortal position in the Immortal Court... How could so many peerless powerhouses fail to win over a boy not even twelve years old?"
"Who on earth is this kid? To be able to triumph over a host of strong contenders and win the ascension spot, could it be that he is favored by some Immortal above?"
While the myriad thoughts tangled in the minds of those at the mountain’s base, atop the Ascension Platform on Kunlun Mountain, the pinnacle powerhouses of this world were watching a young boy in his teens slowly vanishing in that ascending divine light.
Tian Jianzi caressed his longsword, thinking to himself, "That kid has only been cultivating for three or four years; he surely is no match for me in a real fight. For this battle for the Immortal position, I had sharpened my sword for a full decade in advance, but alas..."
The Immortal Venerable looked at the fading divine light with an unwilling face, cursing in his heart, "Morals? What morals are tested for this ascension spot? B*llshit! Tu Huan started killing and arson when he was eight, easily wiping out entire clans, not even sparing a fish, so what morals does he have?"
The Nether Mountain God’s gaze dimmed as he murmured to himself, "Heh, they say this child is a good soul of nine lifetimes, rightly deserving an place in the ranks of the immortals today... all just excuses. I suspect this Immortal position was specifically bestowed for the likes of Tu Huan."
Feeling the shortness of his own lifespan, he thought darkly, "Another thirty years, and if I still cannot obtain an Immortal position from the Immortal Court, then I will have to consider other methods."