Chapter 252: Ascension Platform

Lu Yuan's tone was grave:

"Everyone, Zi Yuan Zhongshan is completely sealed off by its protective array; all the cultivators who entered Zi Yuan Zhongshan before should already be dead.

I believe we all know who did this—Ding Huan, the sect leader of Lanxing Sect. This man is ruthless and kills without mercy."

He Quan found this remark amusing inside.

Others saying Ding Huan is ruthless and kills without mercy is one thing, but for Lu Yuan to say it is genuinely laughable.

If we speak of ruthless killing and merciless slaughter, who in the Dao cultivation world could rival Lu Yuan?

Lu Yuan paused here, hoping the others would suggest smashing through Zi Yuan Zhongshan's protective array.

That way, he could go with the flow and join forces with everyone to break the array.

But Lu Yuan waited a long while, and the other men present remained silent.

Lu Yuan had no choice but to speak again:

"Zi Yuan Zhongshan was built by our five sects together; now that Jiuyin Gate is gone, only our four sects still manage it.

This is precisely when we should be reaping benefits, yet Lanxing Sect has sealed off Zi Yuan Zhongshan with an array without even notifying us.

And they slaughtered every cultivator inside—this shows they hold us in utter contempt."

Still no one spoke up, so Lu Yuan had to name names:

"He Zongzhu, what is your opinion?"

He Quan stood up.

Lu Yuan waved his hand:

"He Zongzhu, we're all familiar with each other—you don't need to stand to speak, sit down and talk."

He Quan did not sit; he remained standing, clasped his fists, and said:

"My Yanyue Sect Sect leader died unexpectedly, and other complications have arisen.

I hate to give up Zi Yuan Zhongshan's resources, but my Yanyue Sect Sect currently cannot manage both fronts—I must abandon Zi Yuan Zhongshan's benefits and withdraw from Zi Yuan City…"

Hearing He Quan say he would withdraw from Zi Yuan City, Lu Yuan's eyes flickered with a hint of killing intent.

When benefits were originally divided, your Yanyue Sect Sect was not slow at all.

Now that Lanxing Sect has taken over Zi Yuan Zhongshan and this is the moment to unite against a common enemy, your Yanyue Sect Sect wants to withdraw—how can such good fortune exist?

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

"I originally had no time to attend today's meeting, because a True God Realm elder from Huangshen Sect in the Ascension Realm, Elder Qi Long, has come to my Yanyue Sect Sect.

To attend this meeting, I had to apologize to Elder Qi Long before stealing away.

So I must return quickly to accompany Elder Qi Long; although Huangshen Sect's elder won't hold it against me, as a sect from the lower realm, we must still show proper respect."

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

"I shall take my leave now. As for the former benefits belonging to Yanyue Sect Sect in Zi Yuan Zhongshan, the three of you may dispose of them as you wish."

As He Quan walked out of the meeting hall, Lu Yuan still frowned deeply.

Because he dared not act on He Quan's words.

If a True God Realm expert from Huangshen Sect truly resided in Yanyue Sect Sect, then acting would be suicide.

Qiu Qiu Kujin shifted his spherical body:

"He Quan spoke the truth—Huangshen Sect has indeed sent a True God Realm expert to Yanyue Sect Sect."

Lu Yuan nodded:

"Since Yanyue Sect Sect is withdrawing, what is your opinion, the rest of you?"

Wu Changgong, sect leader of Wudan Dao Men, sighed inwardly—he also wanted to withdraw from this alliance in Zi Yuan City, but his strength did not permit it.

His Wudan Dao Men had no True God Realm expert to rely on; if he dared say he would withdraw, Lu Yuan would kill him the next instant.

"What is your opinion, Wu Menzhu?" Lu Yuan turned to Wu Changgong.

Wu Changgong paused a moment, then said:

"I follow your lead, Lu Hui Zhu. Our five sects built Zi Yuan City together—I will stand firm to the end. Even if we are reduced to three sects, a single Ding Huan cannot harm us."

"Good. My plan is this: we jointly issue a public notice. One month from now, Zi Yuan Zhongshan will be fully open to the public. We will offer ten thousand free trial slots—first come, first served."

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

As for Qiu Qiu Kujin, he had no authority to demand his stance—because Mo Zheng, the city lord of Zhenyun Dao City, was even stronger than Lu Yuan, nearly at the mid-stage of Void God Realm.

He was certain Zhenyun Dao City would never abandon Zi Yuan Zhongshan, this rich prize.

In truth, Mo Zheng truly wanted to abandon Zi Yuan Zhongshan—only Qiu Qiu Kujin was unwilling to let go.

When Qiu Qiu Kujin left, Mo Zheng had instructed him: he could abandon Zi Yuan Zhongshan. But Qiu Qiu Kujin thought that even if Lanxing Sect was strong, how could it rival several Void God Realm experts?

Besides, Zi Yuan Mushrooms were extremely important to him. So he decided to wait and see, then decide later.

Indeed, after his proposal, Qiu Qiu Kujin gave no objection.

"Hui Zhu, you mean after these people gather, they will all attack Zi Yuan Zhongshan's protective array together?"

Wu Changgong understood.

Lu Yuan sneered:

"What else? Do you think we'll break the array so these people can train for free? There's no such thing as something for nothing—want it free? First break the array."

…

Cangjian Mountain.

The moment Ding Huan arrived here, he set up a teleportation array.

The teleportation array was placed several miles from the entrance to the Cosmic Vortex; in the future, this place would become the sect's trial ground, requiring a trial hall to be built.

After setting up the teleportation array, Ding Huan returned to the Cosmic Vortex entrance and dropped the mid-grade Starry Spirit Vein on the ground.

Besides this mid-grade Starry Spirit Vein, Ding Huan took out two more upper-grade Spirit Veins and implanted them into the earth.

Last time, he had relied on just one low-grade starry sky spirit vein to upgrade the Great Cosmos Art.

This time, there was one mid-grade starry sky spirit vein, plus two high-grade spirit veins.

Ding Huan felt that with this kind of spirit source, he should be able to step out of the Star Realm in the shortest time and advance to the next realm.

One Zhou Tian of the Great Cosmos Art passed, and Ding Huan felt a cosmic Dao bridge established between the great Dao galaxy in his consciousness sea and the cosmic vortex.

Boundless heaven and earth spiritual energy was swept over from the spirit veins by him, and Ding Huan could feel his strength surging wildly.

Under the Zhou Tian of the Great Cosmos Art, the galaxy in his consciousness sea also pulled in the vast aura from the cosmic vortex, forming a new Zhou Tian.

The star at the center of the galaxy in his consciousness sea grew ever more brilliant, and the twelve small stars orbiting the main star also became clearer and more powerful.

Eventually, even the twelve outermost star particles began to evolve into even smaller stars.

The galaxy, which had originally been blurry and vague, gradually evolved into something substantial.

Ding Huan's true essence continued to strengthen, then was gathered together by the stars in his dantian.

Although still cultivating, Ding Huan was still very excited; he knew he had carved out a path that belonged only to him.

With the galaxy in his consciousness sea, his Dao had no limit and could continually extend along with his comprehension.

With the stars in his dantian, he could gather enough star essence. Theoretically, as long as his star essence was plentiful enough, he would not fear melee battles or group fights.

The Great Cosmos Art was indeed extraordinary, and Ding Huan grew increasingly satisfied with his Great Cosmos Art.

Just at this moment, a stream of cultivation method information abruptly appeared in his mind.

Great Cosmos Art!

Ding Huan was stunned. He had already created the Great Cosmos Art and was currently cultivating it—how could there be another Great Cosmos Art?

"The vitality of all things can be absorbed by the Great Cosmos Art?"

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

How the hell can this even be called the Great Cosmos Art?

This devours the vitality of planets, devours the vitality of galaxies, devours the fortune of a realm, devours all vitality and fortune between the cosmos…

Cultivate the Great Cosmos Art, let the vastness be drawn into tribulations again and again, and the one cultivating the Great Cosmos Art advances again and again through these tribulations.

This is simply the Great Heinous Art.

Ding Huan knew in his heart that this was definitely the Great Cosmos Art recorded in the leather scroll.

This harmful thing—he would absolutely never cultivate it.

Fortunately this leather scroll had been obtained by him; if a bad sort had gotten it instead, wouldn't it throw the entire cosmos into chaos?

If this fellow had comprehended the Great Cosmos Art on Earth, wouldn't the first step be to devour the Earth?

If he had comprehended the Great Cosmos Art on the Triple Heaven Star Land, wouldn't he devour the Triple Heaven Star Land?

The fellow who left this leather scroll was probably no good sort; in this person's eyes, there was likely only the great Dao.

All morality and order that bound the great Dao did not exist.

This disgusting Great Heinous Art would end with him; it would absolutely never be passed down.

He hoped the fellow who possessed this Great Cosmos Art would not reincarnate again carrying his memories.

From today on, his Ding Huan's Great Cosmos Art was the orthodox one; everything else was trash.

Ding Huan did not hesitate, tossing this Great Cosmos Art he had comprehended aside, and continued to operate his self-created Great Cosmos Art, communicating with the vast cosmic void, absorbing the boundless heaven and earth spiritual energy, and raising his strength.

While Ding Huan was madly cultivating at Hidden Jianshan, almost everyone in the Dao Cultivation World was preparing to head to the Ascension Realm.

Because the experts of the Ascension Realm had established a trial platform at the border between the Dao Cultivation World and the Ascension Realm.

This trial platform was called the Ascension Platform.

Any cultivator of the Dao Cultivation World, as long as they could pass nine trials and ascend onto the Ascension Platform, could obtain an Ascension Token and then enter the Ascension Realm.

This news was undoubtedly like tossing several depth charges into the calm Dao Cultivation World, blasting out every cultivator in the Dao Cultivation World who longed to advance further on the great Dao.

Whether it was the heaven and earth primordial energy or the heaven and earth rules, the Ascension Realm was far beyond what the Dao Cultivation World could compare to.

Unless one was a fool, with such conditions to go to the Ascension Realm, who would still hole up in the Dao Cultivation World?

Previously, because the Ascension Realm strictly controlled the quotas for entering the Ascension Realm from the Dao Cultivation World, everyone wanted to go but had no qualification, so they had no choice but to stay in the Dao Cultivation World to cultivate.

Now that there was a chance to go to the Ascension Realm, no one was willing to keep struggling in the Dao Cultivation World.

For a time, almost everyone in the Dao Cultivation World with any qualifications headed to the Ascension Platform, preparing to pass the trials and enter the Ascension Realm.

Even the disciples of Blue Star Sect, upon hearing this news, could not help itching to try.

Blue Star Sect had also recruited some disciples later on, but the number was still less than two hundred.

Liu Yinzhu, knowing that many disciples wanted to go to the Ascension Platform, sent a message to Ding Huan immediately.

It was just that Ding Huan was in closed-door cultivation and had not received Liu Yinzhu's message at all.

Liu Yinzhu, unable to get a response from Ding Huan, could only let the disciples go try first. After obtaining the Ascension Token, there was no need to rush to the Ascension Realm for now—first wait for the Sect Master's news.