Chapter 118: Do Not Ascend, Do Not Ascend!

"Well, my godson has arrived!"

Following the sound, Lin Potian gave a dumbfounded smile; just by the voice, he knew who had come.

Boom, boom, boom...!

Before long, dozens of dragons whistled over from the distant horizon. The dragon roars were deafening. After circling in the air once, they slowly landed around Lin Potian. Amidst the swirling dust, the dragon might was vast.

The leading dragon transformed into human form and knelt on one knee before Lin Potian, saying respectfully, "Ao Yin, pays respects to my godfather!"

The long-unseen Dragon-man Ao Yin had made his appearance again!

Afterwards, Ao Yin immediately stood up, teary-eyed, and hugged Lin Potian's thigh, snot and tears flowing as he said, "Godfather, do you know how hard we searched for you?"

Lin Potian calmly pulled his leg away to dodge the snot and said with a dry laugh, "It's not that exaggerated, is it?"

At this time, Ao Wushuang stepped forward and cupped his hands, saying, "Many thanks to you, fellow Daoist, for pointing out the coordinates of our clansmen back then, allowing us father and son to find our people. Thank you! The oath of our Dragon-man Clan still stands; we are willing to bow before the Lin Family!"

Hearing this, Lin Potian nodded slightly, looked at the large group of Dragon-men behind him, and smiled softly.

Instantly, dozens of Dragon-men all lowered their heads, knelt on one knee, pounded their fists against the ground, and spoke loudly: "Willing to bow before the Lin Family, willing to bow before you, my lord!"

Immediately, Ao Yin walked up to Lin Potian, rubbing his hands together, and winked, "Godfather, we have nowhere to go now. Why don't you be kind and take us in?"

"I knew you brat were up to no good!" Lin Potian pointed his finger at Ao Yin, shaking his head with a light laugh. He then pondered for a moment. The Dragon-man Clan had extremely high potential; if he could take them under his command, they might be of help in the future. But more importantly, it was his friendship with Ao Yin. Since he called him godfather, this matter could be done!

"Fine, I agree. Don't resist, come in!"

Lin Potian waved his large hand, and the Tongtian Tower token flew out from his sleeve, taking all the Dragon-men except for Ao Yin and Ao Wushuang into the Tongtian Tower token!

"Godfather, take me and my old man in too. Why... he is still here!"

Out of the corner of his eye, Ao Yin saw the Holy Emperor standing behind with a faint smile. Thinking of how he had once been crushed to death by a single finger of his, he was so scared he almost wet himself!

Ao Wushuang was the same, his face deathly pale. The terror and cold indifference of the Holy Emperor from back then were still fresh in his memory!

Seeing this, Lin Potian comforted them, "It's fine, the Holy Emperor is one of us now. Set your minds at ease!"

"Don't be afraid, little brother, don't be afraid!" The Holy Emperor's lips moved, and he also spoke with a smile.

Ao Yin was terrified, "No, no, no, Godfather, you had better take us into that Tongtian Tower token!"

Lin Potian thought about it. Given the strength of Ao Yin and the others, they would not be able to withstand the Upper Immortal Domain. Since they were asking to go in, he would take them into the Tongtian Tower token.

After taking them in, Di Tian behind him also took the initiative to speak, "Fellow Daoist, take me in as well. I reckon I won't be able to withstand the spatial turbulence of the Upper Immortal Domain."

Lin Potian nodded, "Alright."

Di Tian was also taken in.

Only the Holy Emperor and Lin Potian remained on the scene. The Holy Emperor smiled and said, "Young Master, I must return to the Tongtian Tower first. The people of the Immortal Domain are exceptionally familiar with me, and they covet the master's inheritance. If I appear, it will be a disaster rather than a blessing for you!"

"Go ahead."

Whoosh...!

The Holy Emperor returned to the Tongtian Tower in Lin Potian's hair. The entire Tongtian Tower shrank rapidly again, becoming almost invisible, without a single glimmer of light.

"Why is my heart feeling increasingly uneasy?" With only Lin Potian left on the scene, he looked toward the void, always having a foreboding premonition.

But he could not worry about that anymore. Lin Potian never acted timidly. Since there was nothing left to do in the Heavens, then today, he would ascend to the Upper Immortal Domain!

Boom, boom, boom!

The aura around Lin Potian surged, adjusting himself to his peak state; his cultivation as a late-stage Immortal King was revealed without doubt!

Although he was only a late-stage Immortal King, Lin Potian walked the Red Dust Immortal Road, and his capacity for Immortal Essence could even rival a mid-stage Immortal Emperor!

As for his combat power, there was no need to say much. Devouring, Eternity, Star, Flame, Reincarnation, and Thunder—several Dao Laws gathered in his body. Lin Potian did not even know what his combat power was now; there was no longer an enemy in the Heavens who could withstand a single blow from him.

"Open!!"

Lin Potian gave a low shout, gathering everything into a single punch. With a low roar, he struck out violently toward the void!

Bang!

The void was instantly smashed open by an invisible giant hammer. Blinding rays of light shone through the crack, like the morning sun breaking at dawn, illuminating Lin Potian's figure!

His figure was upright, surrounded by the power of various Dao Laws. He was like an arrow released from a bow, turning into a streak of light, and rushed fiercely into the crack!

As soon as he entered the crack, Lin Potian frowned to the extreme. He could not believe it—was this the Immortal Domain full of holiness and auspiciousness he had seen before?

He saw that nothing grew below; it was filled with an aura of decay everywhere. The gray sky, the cracked earth, and the exposed soil all had intricate fissures on them.

In the distance, several broken mountain peaks stood alone, their tops bare. Occasionally, a cold wind blew, whipping up gusts of yellow sand and bringing a pungent, fishy stench. Everything around was silent, without a trace of life.

"The Immortal Domain has such a desolate place? Where have I arrived?"

"I should return to the crack and enter again to refresh it!"

Lin Potian muttered to himself and made up his mind to turn back. But the moment he turned, an old man appeared quietly behind him and kicked him down!

The change was so fast that Lin Potian had no time to react. He widened his eyes to see the old man's appearance and gasped in shock, "Immortal Domain Heavenly Dao?"

Lin Potian was stunned. The person who kicked him down was actually the incarnation of the Immortal Domain Heavenly Dao he had seen before!

"Lin Potian, good luck."

The voice of the Heavenly Dao incarnation drifted into Lin Potian's heart, carrying a hint of hope.

"What are you saying, ah?"

Lin Potian was even more confused. Just as he wanted to question the Heavenly Dao incarnation, a cold light suddenly streaked across the sky, wrapping his entire body and pulling him toward the distance!

"Is this really the Immortal Domain?"

After Lin Potian slightly mobilized his Immortal Essence, he was astonished to find that this world extremely repelled Immortal Power. Just by slightly mobilizing it, the Immortal Essence in his body automatically went silent and could no longer be called upon. He could only use physical techniques; it was extremely wicked!

Not only that, Lin Potian felt his eyelids fighting, unable to keep them open...

He did not know how much time had passed when Lin Potian woke up faintly. Sitting before him were three people wearing tall hats, with the four small characters "Reception Envoy" written on them.

"New Ascender, did you bring the goods?"

The fat man in the middle asked Lin Potian abruptly.

"Bring what?" Lin Potian was puzzled and asked instinctively.

"You tell me, bring what?"

The fat man gave a cold sneer, the fat on his face bunching up so much that his features were almost invisible; he was just too fat!

Lin Potian saw this and conservatively estimated that the fat man weighed at least seven or eight hundred catties—he was practically a human pig!

"I really don't..."

Lin Potian replied with a shrug, but before he could finish, another Ascender arrived; as soon as he arrived, he ran toward the pockmarked man with wings next to the fat man, cupped his hands, and shouted excitedly: "Master, Master, I have finally ascended!"

Upon hearing this, the pockmarked man responded with a blank expression: "Fang Yu, why did you ascend? Didn't I tell you not to ascend, not to ascend?!"

"But Master, all the senior brothers have already ascended, and now I am the only one left in the sect; I was already at the nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-ninth level of Qi Refining, and I didn't expect that I would suddenly have a realization today, break through, and ascend!" the Ascender named Fang Yu replied respectfully.

The fat man in the very center, who was receiving them, laughed and sneered: "It wasn't a realization you had; it's just that your master is hungry."

Fang Yu was stunned: "Master, what does this lord mean?"

Lin Potian, standing to the side, was also completely confused; what did ascending have to do with being hungry or not?

And what on earth was the nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-ninth level of Qi Refining?

Qi Refining?

What the hell!

Clack, clack, clack...

The pockmarked man with wings walked down, stopped in front of Fang Yu, tilted his head to examine his disciple, and said with the same blank expression: "It means exactly what it sounds like: Master is hungry."

Immediately after, a scene occurred that made Lin Potian's hair stand on end!

He saw the pockmarked man's head transform into a snake's head, turning him into a snake-headed, human-bodied monster!

And he opened his bloody maw wide and bit down toward Fang Yu!

Crunch, crunch...

The sound of Fang Yu's head being chewed to pieces and the sight of white brains spilling out deeply shocked Lin Potian; a chill shot straight to his crown, and for the first time in his heart, he understood exactly how the word "horror" was written!

The master had actually... eaten his disciple!!!

"What are you still standing there for? Since you didn't know to bring star anise, cinnamon, and bay leaves, then I'll just stew you plain!"

"Looking at your delicate skin and tender meat, I'll let you enjoy the treatment usually reserved only for women and children: stewed plain!"

The fat man in the very center laughed again, as if the raw consumption of a person just now was something he was long accustomed to, and as he spoke, he closed in on Lin Potian.