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Chapter 209 Universe One

The whole place was in deathly silence.

Everyone was stunned by this sudden and astonishing reversal.

That "useless spiritual root" who suffered endless scorn in the outer sect and was looked down upon by everyone was actually able to kill the chief of the Enforcement Hall in one move with an almost overwhelming force?!

This……

This is even more outrageous than the stories in folk tales!

Han Li, on the other hand, acted as if he had done something insignificant.

He withdrew his finger, his gaze sweeping over the faces below the stage, filled with shock and awe.

Finally, his gaze pierced through the crowd and met the man standing in the corner, who was giving him a satisfied smile.

She owes everything she has today to that man.

Han Li nodded slightly in that direction, almost imperceptibly.

Then, under the watchful eyes of everyone, he slowly walked off the stage.

Han Li knew that from this day forward, he would no longer be that "good-for-nothing" who could be bullied by everyone.

He will use his own hands to create a...

A brand new future that belongs to him.

……

The martial arts competition segment of the Ascension Ceremony reached its climax ahead of schedule due to Han Li's astonishing "one-move kill".

Because this climax came so suddenly and intensely, the subsequent matches seemed rather dull.

All eyes were focused on the dark-skinned, plain-looking young man who exuded a powerful aura that sent chills down one's spine.

They were all speculating about what kind of earth-shattering secret was hidden behind Han Li's miraculous rise from "useless spiritual root."

As the "mastermind" behind all of this, Li Zhe had already quietly left the bustling square.

The seed I planted has already begun to take root and sprout.

Now, let's see what kind of towering tree it will grow into.

He arrived at the back mountain, in the valley filled with the fragrance of medicinal herbs.

Yao Chen had been waiting at the entrance of the cave for a long time.

His face no longer held the previous wariness and obsequiousness, but instead showed a deep sense of awe and gratitude.

"Fellow Daoist, I have successfully completed my mission."

He respectfully handed an antique jade bottle to Li Zhe.

"The 'Nine-Turn Golden Elixir' has been successfully refined, totaling... six pieces."

Li Zhe took the jade bottle, opened the stopper, and a refreshing fragrance of elixir wafted out.

He could clearly sense the immense life energy and power of rules contained within those six round, full pills that radiated multicolored light.

"very good."

He nodded in satisfaction and handed two of them back to Yao Chen.

"This is your reward."

"Thank you, fellow Taoist!"

Yao Chen trembled with excitement, carefully putting away the two golden pills as if they were priceless treasures.

With these two golden pills, he could not only extend his lifespan, but also have the hope of breaking through the bottleneck that had plagued him for hundreds of years and entering a completely new realm!

"Oh, right." Li Zhe put away the remaining four golden pills, then suddenly thought of a question, "Besides helping people break through, do these Foundation Establishment Pills have any other uses?"

"Other uses?" Yao Chen was taken aback for a moment, then suddenly realized, "Fellow Daoist, you mean... the 'Ascension Token'?"

"Order of Ascension to Immortality?"

“That’s right.” Yao Chen nodded, lowered his voice, and said mysteriously, “This is one of the biggest secrets of our Azure Phoenix Sect.”

He invited Li Zhe into the cave, poured him a cup of spiritual tea, and began to tell his story.

It turns out that the so-called "Ascension Token" was not a real token.

But a kind of...

qualifications.

A qualification to participate in a grander and more mysterious "Ascension Trial".

According to the ancestral teachings passed down through generations of the Qingluan Sect, every hundred years, a "heavenly ladder" will descend from the sky above the Tianyuan Continent.

At that time, only those cultivators who possess the "Ascension Token" and whose cultivation has reached the Foundation Establishment stage will be qualified to ascend the Heavenly Ladder and journey to that legendary...

"The Upper Realm".

The Foundation Establishment Pill is the most crucial catalyst for condensing the Ascension Token. Each Foundation Establishment Pill contains a trace of the power of the "Upper Realm" rules.

Only when a cultivator, through their own perseverance and comprehension, perfectly fuses more than ten Foundation Establishment Pills into their Golden Core, is it possible to condense that ethereal yet truly real pill...

"Ascension Order".

"I see……"

After listening, Li Zhe understood.

He looked at the four "Nine-Turn Golden Pills" in his hand, which shone with an alluring luster, and his eyes gleamed with contemplation.

It seems that if I want to truly understand the ultimate mysteries of this world, and even find my way back, I must...

This so-called "ascension" will be a step that I must go through.

"Thank you, fellow Taoist, for clarifying my doubts."

Li Zhe stood up, preparing to take his leave.

"Fellow Daoist, wait a moment." Yao Chen called out to him, "I know some scattered rumors about that 'Upper Realm'."

"Oh?"

"It is said..." A hint of awe flashed in Yao Chen's eyes, "that 'Upper Realm' is not the Immortal Realm we imagine, but a realm... jointly created by two supreme 'Dao Ancestors,' filled with infinite possibilities..."

"The Land of Beginnings".

"Two Dao Ancestors?" Li Zhe's heart skipped a beat.

“That’s right.” Yao Chen nodded. “It is said that those two Dao Ancestors were both peerless powerhouses who ascended from our lower realm.”

"With their supreme power, they reshaped the rules of heaven and earth, creating a brand new and more perfect cultivation system."

"The cultivation methods we practice now, and the lineage we follow, are actually... all passed down from the upper realm by them."

Li Zhe asked in a calm tone:
"Those two Dao Ancestors..."

"What is your name?"

Yao Chen took a deep breath, his face showing an expression of utmost piety.

He slowly uttered two names that even he himself found awe-inspiring.

"One of them, whose Taoist name is 'Guanxing', and whose given name is..."

"Song Yuan".

"The other one, whose Taoist name is 'Red Dust,' and whose given name is..."

"Liu Yi".

Li Zhe was immediately shocked when he heard those two names.

original……

It turned out to be like this...

He finally understood.

This world of cultivation, filled with ethereal beauty and profound mysteries, was the unknown place he had always thought was an "other world"...

It turned out to be...

After ascension...

Universe 1?!

Those two "magical mecha pilots" he had met several times at the Starry Sky Trading Market...

It turns out it's from this world...

A creator god?!

but……

What exactly is going on?

How could a universe brimming with technology and mysticism transform into a pure, fantasy-filled world of cultivation...?

What about those mechs?
What about those magical techniques?

they……

What did you experience?
Countless questions flooded into Li Zhe's mind like a tidal wave, almost completely overwhelming his consciousness.

Looking out the window at the misty, ethereal mountains and the cultivators flying on their swords, he felt that the whole world had become incredibly absurd and unreal.

He thought he had broken out of a "cycle".

But unexpectedly, I was just...

They jumped into another, even larger and more mysterious "cycle"...

(End of this chapter)