Chapter 251: 251. Chapter 248: Ascension Platform

251. Chapter 248: Ascension Platform

Lu Yuan's tone was very grave: "Everyone, Zi Yuan is critical Mountain has been completely locked down by protective arrays. The trial-cultivators who entered Zi Yuan is critical Mountain earlier should all have been killed.

I believe everyone knows who did it — Blue Star Sect Sect Master Ding Huan. This man is ruthless and vicious, killing people like flies."

He Quan heard these words and found it amusing in his heart.

It would be fine for others to say Ding Huan is ruthless and kills like flies, but for Lu Yuan to say Ding Huan kills like flies is indeed somewhat laughable.

When it comes to killing like flies and being ruthless, in the Dao Cultivation World who else could compare to Lu Yuan?

Lu Yuan paused here as he spoke. He was actually hoping the other few would propose blasting open Zi Yuan is critical Mountain's protective array.

That way, he could go with the flow and join hands with everyone to blast open Zi Yuan is critical Mountain's protective array.

But Lu Yuan paused for quite a while, and the other few present all remained silent.

Lu Yuan could only speak again:

"Zi Yuan is critical Mountain was something our five families built together. With the Nine Sound Gate gone, now only our four families are still running it.

Right now is the time to reap benefits, yet Blue Star Sect didn't even give us a word before sealing Zi Yuan is critical Mountain with arrays.

And they slaughtered all the cultivators undergoing trials inside — this shows they don't regard us at all."

Still no one interjected, so Lu Yuan could only call names directly:

"Sect Master He, what is your opinion?"

He Quan stood up.

Lu Yuan waved a hand:

"Sect Master He, we're all acquaintances here. There's no need for you to stand to speak — just say it sitting down."

He Quan did not sit down. Still standing, he cupped his fists and said:

"My Yanyue Sect Sect Master unfortunately perished, and there have been some other changes besides.

I am very reluctant to part with Zi Yuan is critical Mountain's resources, but unfortunately my Yanyue Sect currently cannot attend to both ends. I can only give up the benefits of Zi Yuan is critical Mountain and withdraw from Zi Yuan City…"

Hearing He Quan say he wanted to withdraw from Zi Yuan City, a flash of killing intent appeared in Lu Yuan's eyes.

Back when the benefits were being distributed, your Niyanyue Sect was certainly not slow.

Now Zi Yuan is critical Mountain has been taken over by Blue Star Sect — this is precisely the time to face the enemy together — and your Niyanyue Sect wants to withdraw. Where is there such a good thing?

He Quan acted as if he had not seen Lu Yuan's killing intent, and continued:

"Originally I had no time to come for today's discussion, because a True God realm elder of Huangshen Sect from the Ascension World, Elder Qi Long, has come to my Yanyue Sect.

For today's discussion, I even apologized to Elder Qi before I could steal time to come over.

So I need to hurry back to keep Elder Qi company. Although an elder of Huangshen Sect won't quibble with me, we, as a lower-realm domain sect, still need to show the proper attitude."

After speaking, He Quan once again bowed to the other three:

"He takes his leave here. As for the benefits originally belonging to Yanyue Sect in Zi Yuan is critical Mountain, the three of you may dispose of them as you wish."

When He Quan walked out of the discussion great hall, Lu Yuan was still frowning tightly.

Because of He Quan's words, he did not dare make a move.

If a True God realm expert of Huangshen Sect was truly at Yanyue Sect, making a move would be seeking death.

Qiu Qiu Kujin shifted his spherical body:

"He Quan spoke the truth. Huangshen Sect indeed has a True God realm expert who went to Yanyue Sect."

Lu Yuan nodded:

"Since Yanyue Sect is withdrawing, what do the rest of you think?"

Five Dan Dao Gate Sect Master Wu Changgong sighed inwardly. He too very much wanted to withdraw from this alliance in Zi Yuan City, but unfortunately his strength did not allow it.

His Five Dan Dao Gate had no True God realm expert to go to. If he dared say he was withdrawing now, Lu Yuan would surely kill him the next moment.

"Gate Master Wu, what is your opinion?" Lu Yuan turned to Wu Changgong.

Wu Changgong deliberated for a moment and said:

"I'll follow Alliance Master Lu. Our five-family alliance built Zi Yuan City, so naturally I must hold fast to the end. Even if only three of us remain, a mere Ding Huan cannot do anything to us."

"Good. My idea is, we jointly issue a proclamation. One month from now, Zi Yuan is critical Mountain will be fully opened to the public. Ten thousand trial slots will be given away free — first come, first served."

Lu Yuan was very satisfied with Wu Changgong's words.

As for Qiu Qiu Kujin, he had no standing to demand a stance from him. Because the City Lord of True Accumulation Dao City, Mo Zheng, was stronger than him — almost mid-Virtual God realm.

He believed True Accumulation Dao City absolutely would not give up this juicy piece of Zi Yuan is critical Mountain.

In fact, Mo Zheng truly did want to give up Zi Yuan is critical Mountain — it was just that Qiu Qiu Kujin couldn't bear to.

When Qiu Qiu Kujin came out, Mo Zheng had instructed him that Zi Yuan is critical Mountain could be given up. But Qiu Qiu Kujin felt that no matter how strong that Blue Star Sect was, could it be stronger than several Virtual God realm cultivators?

Besides, the Zi Yuan Mushrooms of Zi Yuan is critical Mountain were very important to him. So he decided to wait and see first, and talk about it later.

Sure enough, after his proposal, Qiu Qiu Kujin raised no objection.

"Alliance Master, you mean that once these people gather, they will attack Zi Yuan is critical Mountain's protective array together?"

Wu Changgong understood.

Lu Yuan sneered:

"What else? Should we break the array and let these people enter to cultivate for free? There is no such thing as unearned gain in this world. If they want it free, they must break the array first."

……

Hidden Jianshan.

The first thing Ding Huan did upon arriving here was to set up a teleportation array.

The teleportation array was set up several li from the entrance to the cosmic vortex. In the future, this place was to become the sect's trial grounds, so a trial great hall would inevitably need to be built.

After setting up the teleportation array, Ding Huan once again came to the entrance of the cosmic vortex and tossed that mid-grade star-spirit vein onto the ground.

Besides this mid-grade star-spirit vein, Ding Huan once again took out two upper-grade spirit veins and implanted them down.

Last time, he only used a low-grade starry qi vein to elevate the Great Cosmos Art.

This time, there is a mid-grade starry qi vein, plus two high-grade qi veins.

Ding Huan felt that under such a source of qi, he should be able to break through the Star Realm in the shortest possible time and advance to the next realm.

After one Zhou Tian of the Great Cosmos Art, Ding Huan sensed a Cosmic Dao Bridge forming between his soul sea's Great Dao star system and the cosmic vortex.

Infinite heavenly and earthly qi was swept from the qi veins into him; Ding Huan felt his strength surging wildly.

Within his soul sea, the star system, under the Great Cosmos Art's Zhou Tian, pulled in the vast aura of the cosmic vortex, forming a new Zhou Tian.

The star at the center of the soul sea's star system grew increasingly brilliant, and the twelve smaller stars orbiting the main star became clearer and more robust.

Finally, even the twelve outermost star grains began to evolve into smaller stars.

What had once been a vague and indistinct star system gradually solidified into substance.

Ding Huan's true qi continued to strengthen, then gathered into the stars within his dantian.

Though still in cultivation, Ding Huan was deeply excited—he knew he had forged a path uniquely his own.

With the star system in his soul sea, his Dao had no limit; it could extend endlessly with his insights.

With the stars in his dantian, he could gather sufficient star qi; theoretically, as long as his star qi was abundant enough, he would fear neither chaos nor mass battles.

The Great Cosmos Art was truly extraordinary; Ding Huan grew even more satisfied with his own Great Cosmos Art.

At that moment, a cultivation technique's information suddenly appeared in his mind.

Great Cosmos Art!

Ding Huan froze—he had already created the Great Cosmos Art and was currently cultivating it; how could there be another Great Cosmos Art?

"Can the vital essence of all things be absorbed by the Great Cosmos Art?"

Ding Huan felt the content of this Great Cosmos Art and realized it was vastly different from the one he was cultivating.

This crap is called the Great Cosmos Art?

It devours the vital essence of planets, the vital essence of star systems, the fortune of entire realms, and all vital essence and fortune across the cosmos…

Cultivating this Great Cosmos Art draws the vast cosmos into repeated cosmic calamities, and the cultivator advances again and again within these calamities.

This is practically the Great Immoral Art.

Ding Huan knew inside—he was definitely looking at the Great Cosmos Art recorded on the hide scroll.

This harmful thing—he would never cultivate it.

Fortunately, he had obtained this hide scroll; if a wicked soul had gotten it, wouldn't the cosmos fall into chaos?

What if this guy had awakened to the Great Cosmos Art on Earth? Wouldn't his first step be to devour Earth?

What if he had awakened to the Great Cosmos Art on the Three Heavens Star Continent? Wouldn't he devour the Three Heavens Star Continent?

The one who left this hide scroll was probably no good soul—he likely saw only the Dao.

All moral and orderly constraints binding the Dao no longer existed.

This disgusting Great Immoral Art ends with me—it will never be passed on.

I hope the one who possesses this Great Cosmos Art won't reincarnate with these memories again.

Starting today, Ding Huan's Great Cosmos Art is the orthodox one; all others are trash.

Ding Huan unhesitatingly discarded the Great Cosmos Art he had sensed and continued to activate his self-created Great Cosmos Art, connecting with the vast cosmic void, absorbing infinite heavenly and earthly qi, and enhancing his strength.

While Ding Huan cultivated furiously in the Sword Storage Mountain, nearly everyone in the Daoist realm was preparing to enter the Ascension Realm.

Because the experts of the Ascension Realm had built a trial platform at the boundary between the Daoist realm and the Ascension Realm.

This trial platform was called the Ascension Platform.

Any Daoist realm cultivator who could pass nine trials and reach the Ascension Platform would receive an Ascension Token and enter the Ascension Realm.

This news was like dropping several depth charges into the calm Daoist realm, blasting out every cultivator who craved further advancement on the Dao.

Whether heavenly and earthly qi or cosmic laws, the Ascension Realm far surpassed the Daoist realm.

Unless insane, who would stay in the Daoist realm when they had the chance to enter the Ascension Realm?

Previously, because the Ascension Realm strictly controlled the number of entries from the Daoist realm, everyone who wanted to go lacked the qualification—and so they had no choice but to remain in the Daoist realm to cultivate.

Now that the chance to enter the Ascension Realm had arrived, no one wished to remain struggling in the Daoist realm.

Instantly, nearly everyone in the Daoist realm with even a shred of qualification headed for the Ascension Platform, preparing to pass the trials and enter the Ascension Realm.

Even the disciples of the Blue Star Sect, upon hearing this news, couldn't help but feel eager to try.

The Blue Star Sect had recruited some disciples in its later stages; its total number still remained under two hundred.

Liu Yinzhu, upon learning many disciples wished to go to the Ascension Platform, immediately sent a message to Ding Huan.

But Ding Huan was in seclusion and had not received Liu Yinzhu's message.

With no response from Ding Huan, Liu Yinzhu could only instruct the disciples to attempt the trials first; once they obtained an Ascension Token, they need not rush to enter the Ascension Realm—just wait for the sect master's instructions.