Chapter 150: Ascension Assembly

Fallen Phoenix Slope,

On a low cliff, an old man with a wine-red nose stood with his hands behind his back, looking into the distance.

"Reporting to Uncle-Master Li, the Ascension Invitations for the Dragon-Phoenix Ranking immortal seedlings have all been sent out, and those that couldn't be found for a while have also been sent to the substitute immortal seedlings."

The young Daoist said respectfully.

"How is this batch of immortal seedlings? Any damage?"

"Because of the war-induced chaos caused by the direct descendant of the Blood-Transforming Yu lineage of the Blood Slaughter Hall, the power of the Heavenly Mystery and Green Clothes towers suffered heavy losses, so the immortal seedlings are slightly damaged..."

Facing the old man's increasingly cold gaze, the young Daoist swallowed a mouthful of saliva and didn't dare to say anything more.

"The secret cave arranged by the revival ancestor for his descendants has been stolen."

"The Green Clothes Tower dared to assassinate the eleventh-ranked immortal seedling."

The old man with the wine-red nose sneered: "Zhou Kun, you are very smart, and your master is also very smart, smart enough to think that others can't see his little tricks."

Thump!

"Uncle-Master, spare my life!"

Zhou Kun fell to his knees, cold sweat streaming down. He didn't admit it, but he didn't dare to argue either.

"Spare your life for what? You two master and disciple are of the same clan as Uncle-Master Zhou. You even dared to have designs on the revival ancestor's tomb, so what can I do to you?"

The old man with the wine-red nose had an even colder expression, waving his hand to send him flying.

Zhou Kun was smashed against a giant rock, his protective shield shattered, vomiting blood, his body trembling uncontrollably.

"Li Ping, you will take

The old man with a wine-red nose looked at a simple-looking Daoist priest, who possessed the cultivation base of the peak of Qi Refining.

"Junior Uncle Li, this time the immortal seedlings should be reduced by more than fifty or sixty percent."

The simple-looking Daoist Li Ping spoke: "Among the top ten immortal seedlings, the ninth 'Green God Sword' Song Qing, the eighth 'Bone Crusher' Shen Tu Kuang, and the seventh 'Sea-Splitting Blade' Wei Xian have all died. The eleventh, Wan You, also died, and he died at the hands of the Qingshan Tower controlled by the sect."

"Even more died after the top ten. Compared to the top ten, their ability to save their own lives is extremely poor; they die in large numbers at the slightest uncontrollable turmoil."

"The disciples are already in the process of purging the Qingshan Tower and the Tianji Tower; they should be able to recover within ten years."

"This is what you call a slight loss?"

The old man with a wine-red nose looked at Zhou Kun, who was kneeling on the ground, and sighed: "In this battle, although the Ancestor heavily injured the Blood Slaughter Hall Master, the Blood-Transforming Old Monster, he himself was also heavily injured. Junior Uncle Liu of the Earth Branch unfortunately had his soul enter reincarnation, and Junior Uncle Zhou of the Fire Branch was also not lightly injured. The sect will be in danger from now on."

The simple-looking Daoist and the surrounding disciples of the Qiyu Sect showed sorrow, remembering the fellow disciples who had died in the previous war.

"Alright, the sect has encountered such situations before, and hasn't it survived them one by one?"

The old Daoist with a wine-red nose waved his hand, interrupting their grief: "Are there any immortal seedlings worth paying attention to? At this time of sect crisis, if there are talented people, cultivate them more, and it might slightly alleviate the sect's decline."

"The top four of the Dragon Phoenix Ranking are worth some attention."

The simple-looking Daoist said respectfully: "Heaven bless the sect, these four have all grasped the power of 'momentum', and their spiritual senses are much stronger than ordinary people. At the very least, they are top-tier triple spiritual roots, and the possibility of being dual spiritual roots is very high, especially the top two, 'Exiled Immortal' Li Qingyun and 'Dream-Eating Sword Demon' Jiang Ding. These two should both be top-tier dual spiritual roots."

"However... the first, 'Dream-Eating Sword Demon' Jiang Ding, might have some problems. Without anyone reminding him, he broke through to the Primordial Realm."

"What is the Tianji Tower doing!"

The old man with a wine-red nose snorted coldly, then sighed: "That means there might be three dual spiritual roots, which is not bad. There are more top-tier immortal seedlings than in previous years."

Not long after, the Dragon Phoenix Ranking elites who received the Immortal Ascension Invitations arrived one by one and walked inside.

Jiang Ding, the monk, and Wu Ma Kong hid in the dark and waited quietly until most of the people had gone in, and nothing had happened.

"Shall we go?"

Wu Ma Kong asked.

In his mind, these two people were excellent shields; if an accident occurred, they could at least attract some pursuers, especially the one ranked first.

Jiang Ding did not speak. His movement technique flashed, he passed through the forest, and walked into the unremarkable Luo Feng Slope.

In an instant, the world changed.

The unremarkable low slope disappeared; a small river flowed, flowers bloomed, and white mist curled. It was actually a scene of all things growing and birds singing and flowers smelling.

But it was clearly autumn outside!

"Immortal scene!"

"Immortal means, truly unfathomable!"

The monk Fa Zheng and Wu Ma Kong also walked in, exclaiming repeatedly. Their eyes became extremely hot, and there was no longer any hesitation from before.

'Tier 1 constant temperature formation, Tier 1 optical illusion formation, Tier 1 water-condensing formation...'

'The most important thing, of course, is that there is a Tier 1 mid-grade spiritual vein here, and a Tier 1 spirit-gathering formation.'

Jiang Ding walked amidst the birds singing and flowers smelling.

One step, one scene. Every rock and every flower's placement had its own mysteries. At a glance, it was a very comfortable feeling, a harmony between heaven and man.

After walking a few steps, it suddenly opened up, revealing an empty grassy field.

There were already people here, nearly a hundred of them.

Some were restless, walking back and forth; some were confident and calm, sitting cross-legged and cultivating; each was different.

They were all teenagers of seventeen or eighteen, at most twenty years old, but they were all at the Internal Qi Minor Accomplishment realm or above, and Internal Qi Great Accomplishment and Perfection were not rare.

They were confident and proud, gathered in twos and threes, talking in low voices, not as noisy as ordinary people.

But when the three of them walked in together, almost everyone's eyes looked over here.

"Dragon Phoenix Ranking first, Dream-Eating Sword Demon!"

"And the third and fourth, Wu Ma Kong and Fa Zheng!"

Some exclaimed and gathered around, while others just took a look and stopped caring.

Jiang Ding put on an expression of "strangers keep out," refused to chat, and found a rockery stone to close his eyes and rest his mind.

The other two were similar. Don't look at how lively they were in front of Jiang Ding; in fact, they were not very talkative either.

"Brother Ding!"

"Young Master!"

Two voices that appeared almost simultaneously made Jiang Ding open his eyes.

Chen Xi was in a gorgeous purple palace dress, graceful and magnificent, stunningly beautiful. Gong Caiyu was in a pure white ru-skirt, with a small round face, looking cute and full of embarrassment.

"Miss Chen, Miss Gong."

Jiang Ding nodded slightly, closed his eyes again, and continued to cultivate.

The two women were already used to his state, looked at each other with slight hostility, and sat down beside him.

"Brother Ding, Xi'er just met a Qi Refining cultivator associated with the royal family and learned some intelligence."

Chen Xi said softly: "The Qiyu Sect has seven branches in total: Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth, Wind, and Thunder. Among them, the Thunder Branch is the Sect Master's branch, ranking first. Brother Ding, it is best to strive to enter the Thunder Branch."

"Next is the Fire Branch, which also has a Golden Core True Person sitting in town. The rest are mostly about the same."

"Newly recruited disciples often enter the Disciple Peak, and after waiting to break through the Qi Refining realm, they can choose a peak to join and become outer disciples. Those whose cultivation reaches the late Qi Refining stage can become inner disciples."

"There are also exceptions. Many people with excellent aptitude will be taken as disciples by Foundation Establishment seniors or even Golden Core True Persons, and they can ascend to the sky in one step, becoming inner disciples, or even one of the seven great true disciples."

"Brother Ding can consider this path."

Chen Xi was full of confidence, obviously thinking this was almost certain.

Jiang Ding did not answer her.

Dong!

The low bell sound woke up everyone who was meditating. Everyone stood up and looked at an old man with a wine-red nose with respect.

Although he looked like an ordinary person, an invisible pressure seemed to spread, making everyone feel anxious.

"I am Li Mingda, a cultivator of the Qiyu Sect."

The old man with a wine-red nose said slowly: "This is the Immortal Ascension Assembly of our Qiyu Sect. Those who are destined can enter our sect and be taught immortal arts; the Great Dao of longevity is within reach. Those who are not destined will forget everything here, and the two will have nothing to do with each other."

He waved his hand,

In the horrified eyes of many teenagers, the ground shook incessantly, and a stone platform several feet in diameter slowly rose from the ground.

(End of chapter)