Immortal Demonic Path

Chapter 260 Test within the Ten Thousand Mountains

"General Qi, there are two disciples with immortal roots among those who have come to register this time."

The Emperor of Tianyun Kingdom said respectfully.

"Oh?" Huang Chenghu's expression changed. "Do you know their origins? How did a disciple with immortal roots end up here?"

"One of them is Yunluo, the daughter of the Prince of Tianyun Kingdom. Her ancestors were once wandering immortals who passed away a thousand years ago, and their descendants have revived the bloodline of immortals."

The Emperor of Tianyun Kingdom said, "The other one comes from the Immortal Academy of Dongyun City. His name is Zhang Yue. His ancestor was a true immortal named Zhang Tianhe, and his bloodline has been restored."

"True Immortals and Loose Immortals, not bad, not bad. Have them come to see this general later. Are there any other extraordinary talents?" Huang Chenghu said with satisfaction.

He was very lucky to encounter two disciples with immortal roots.

Disciples with immortal roots have a 50% chance of becoming immortals in the future, and those who are descendants of true immortals have an even greater chance.

"The Dragon Clan has a man named Ao Yue, who is said to possess great supernatural powers. He once defeated Zhang Yue, a True Immortal with bloodline who had just entered the Yang God realm, even though he was at the peak of the Yin God realm," said the Emperor of Tianyun Kingdom.

"Oh? There's such a genius?"

Huang Chenghu could no longer hide his smile: "Very good, tonight I, the general, will personally receive them."

The Emperor of Tianyun Kingdom led Huang Chenghu into the palace.

The banquet was already prepared, and Huang Chenghu and the Heavenly Soldiers, having clearly been there more than once, were quite unceremonious.

He gave orders to the Emperor of Tianyun Kingdom at will.

The Heavenly Court reigns supreme, and even the smallest kingdoms in the mortal world must submit to its heavenly soldiers and generals.

After the banquet, Huang Chenghu stayed at the palace and received the three men that night.

Yun Luo was dressed in white, with a cool and aloof demeanor.

  

Zhang Yue was the immortal disciple from the Immortal Academy.

Huang Chenghu sized up the three of them, growing more and more satisfied with his assessment. He said, "Not bad, especially you, Ao Yue. I've heard you've mastered a great supernatural power?"

Ao Yue bowed and said, "Reporting to the Great General, it is a divine power inherited from the Dragon Clan."

Huang Chenghu nodded. The Dragon Clan was also very powerful, and he, a mere Heavenly General, could not afford to provoke them.

He then looked at Zhang Yue: "Was your ancestor Zhang Tianhe, the True Immortal?"

"Reporting to the General, my ancestor was indeed Zhang Tianhe," Zhang Yue said respectfully.

"Ah, I, the general, also had a brief encounter with your ancestor back then."

Huang Chenghu recalled: "Back then, your ancestor even gave me some pointers."

Zhang Yue's face lit up with joy, and he quickly said, "I never imagined that my ancestor and the general had such a connection."

"That was a long time ago, when I was just an ordinary heavenly soldier, so let's not go into that now."

Huang Chenghu waved his hand and said, "This time, I can give you some advance notice about the selection of heavenly soldiers and generals. They will be going to the Ten Thousand Mountains."

"The Ten Thousand Mountains?" Ao Yue and the other two were taken aback.

The Ten Thousand Mountains are a notorious forbidden area; it is said that even the true immortals of the Heavenly Court dare not venture deep into the Ten Thousand Mountains.

Where will this selection competition actually be held?

"Well, there's no need to worry. It's just the outer perimeter; this is the area you're going to." Huang Chenghu took out a map and handed it to the three of them: "Write this down and don't tell anyone else."

"Yes," the three replied respectfully.

After they memorized the map, Huang Chenghu waved for them to leave.

Of the three, Yun Luo seemed somewhat disappointed.

Huang Chenghu had talked to both of them, but he had overlooked her.

Thinking about it carefully, of the three, she had the worst background.

Zhang Yue's ancestors were true immortals, and their bloodline was stronger than hers.

Ao Yue is backed by the East Sea Dragon Clan, whose bloodline is equally impressive, and she also possesses great supernatural powers. Even Zhang Yue is no match for her.

The three of them left separately. Yunluo returned to the palace to rest and secretly vowed that she must become a prospective Heavenly General.

The next morning, Huang Chenghu had the heavenly soldiers preside over the recruitment competition.

Ao Yue and the other two directly submitted their eligibility to participate in the competition.

The others are irrelevant, after all, they are disciples of immortal roots and have the cultivation of Yang God. As long as they make another breakthrough, they will reach the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top and become formal Heavenly Soldiers.

Li Hao, on the other hand, needs to compete step by step to defeat his opponent.

Li Changsheng didn't pay much attention to the match; he did, however, focus on Huang Chenghu.

This person, a descendant of an old friend, also possesses a decree from the Great Sage!

Judging from the aura of the Great Sage's decree, it was left by Yang Dingtian.

Let's wait and see. If Huang Chenghu uses the Great Sage's decree to search for what Yang Dingtian left behind, then it won't be too late for me to reappear.

Now, he is studying the immortal scriptures of the Tianyun Kingdom's royal family, and is able to cultivate to the level of a scattered immortal.

Although it is just an ordinary immortal scripture, it is clear that it is a continuation of their era.

This era has not departed from their era; it has been continued and improved by each generation.

Although there have been tremendous changes, the core remains the same.

He also found incomplete scriptures on the Great Dao of Runes, as well as the cultivation methods of the Earthly Sovereign Clan.

The cultivation method of the Earth Emperor Clan is derived from the Earth Emperor Rebirth Scripture and is somewhat similar to the Hell Path and the Human Path in the Six Paths of the Earth Emperor, but it has never touched the essence of the Hell Path and the Human Path.

"No matter how things change, the essence remains the same." Li Changsheng put down these classic texts.

Before he fell into slumber, none of the cultivators who went to fight against the great calamity of heaven and earth returned.

They could not possibly inherit these methods; only that colossal hand that blots out the sky exists.

If it were not the work of Heaven, the Earthly Sovereign Clan should have accommodated all six realms. Even if it were only the Hell Realm and the Human Realm, it would not be merely a superficial understanding.

It is likely that someone knew about the Hell Path and the Human Path, but was unable to research them, only grasping their forms, and thus created the Earthly Emperor Clan's cultivation method.

He also found some Taoist cultivation methods, but they were all incomplete, and some even contained errors.

Perhaps Tianyun Kingdom is too small, or perhaps the person who made the arrangements didn't have a deep enough understanding. We'll have to wait until he's seen more methods to be sure.

There wasn't a single manual on the teachings of the Three Holy Lands.

While Li Changsheng was observing the Tianyun Kingdom's treasure vault, Ao Yue approached Li Hao on the other side.

"Sister Yue'er, what brings you here?"

Li Hao looked at Ao Yue with surprise and said, "Congratulations, Sister Yue'er, on advancing directly to the final competition."

"I'm here to ask you how much you know about the Ten Thousand Mountains."

Ao Yue whispered, "Our final competition will be held on the outskirts of the Ten Thousand Mountains."

All she knew was that Li Hao came from a village called Changsheng Village, deep within the Ten Thousand Mountains.

I don't know exactly where in the Ten Thousand Mountains.

"The outskirts of the Ten Thousand Mountains?" Li Hao scratched his head. "I've been to many places, but it depends on where the competition is held. There are places I haven't been to, and places where I have friends and enemies."

After thinking for a moment, Ao Yue told Li Hao about the map she had obtained.

Li Hao studied the map and frowned slightly: "This is the hunting grounds of the Chongming Bird. I know a place where we can hide. We can just hide there."

"Okay, I'll come find you then." Ao Yue nodded.

"Don't worry, Sister Yue'er. As long as the final mission isn't to hunt down the Chongming Bird, there shouldn't be any problems," Li Hao said.

Ao Yue smiled. Huang Chenghu probably wouldn't let them hunt the Chongming Bird.

The Chongming Bird is also a large clan, and they usually stay in the Hundred Thousand Mountains and don't come out to cause trouble.

But if you really anger the Chongming Bird, even a true immortal wouldn't be able to get away with it.

The two parted ways and went back to rest.

The competition continues.

After Li Hao revived his Netherworld bloodline, he was branded with the Heaven-Pacifying Battle Mark, although it was an incomplete mark.

But Niu asked, "This Great Sage Equaling Heaven is, after all, an immortal, and not just any ordinary wandering immortal."

Being able to return the items and leave behind the Great Sage's decree, Niu asked if they had already surpassed the Heavenly Immortals.

Without using the Netherworld Bloodline, relying solely on the Heaven-Pacifying Battle Pattern, Li Hao almost swept away everything in his path.

Li Hao's combat prowess attracted the attention of the heavenly soldiers.

This guy with the Primordial Pearl is only in the early stage, but he can easily fight in the later stages and reach the peak.

In particular, its pure and powerful Dao Yuan far surpasses that of other Dao Yuan of the same level by several levels.

Combined with the Heaven-Pacifying Battle Pattern, his hands are even more powerful than top-tier magic weapons of the same level.

The Chaos Reincarnation Sutra completely crushes ordinary cultivation methods.

Li Hao easily made it into the top ten of the Primordial Pearl, while Tan Ming from the fishing village barely made it into the 150s.

Within a month, the top two hundred cultivators were selected.

"In this selection process, only 103 out of 200 cultivators will be admitted."

The heavenly soldier's expression was cold and stern as he said, "You have three days to rest. After three days, the final competition will take place."

"The final test will not be a contest of cultivation levels, but rather your survival and escape abilities, and your treasure-hunting skills."

We will place you on the outskirts of the Ten Thousand Mountains and give you a month. Return after a month.

"One month later, whoever receives better and more resources will rank higher."

"The first three are heavenly generals, and the rest are heavenly soldiers. Do you understand?!"

"Listen carefully!"

The monks responded in unison.

Most of the cultivators looked worried; the Ten Thousand Mountains were a forbidden area!

For a moment, none of them dared to speak.

Some of the cultivators were whispering among themselves, recounting how dangerous the Ten Thousand Mountains were.

The heavenly soldiers naturally heard their discussions and said, "We have already cleared the outer perimeter of the Ten Thousand Mountains. We are not sending you to your deaths, but it is not without danger."

"We will give you a map then. Be careful and you will all be able to get through. If anyone wants to give up, just give up and the next person will take their place."

Upon hearing this, the cultivators fell silent.

The heavenly soldiers have cleaned it up, so there shouldn't be any problem.

"Don't worry, sir, we will definitely pass the test," the cultivators roared.

"We will proceed to the testing grounds in three days. Go back and prepare."

The heavenly soldier said coldly.

Li Hao, standing in the crowd, looked on with suspicion. Had it been cleaned up?

How could Huang Chenghu and his heavenly soldiers possibly clear the hunting grounds of the Chongming Bird?

Unless, they don't know where the Chongming Bird hunts!

He didn't show it and turned back.

Regardless, he knew the hunting grounds of the Chongming Bird better than the cultivators participating in the test, giving him an advantage.

The cultivators went down to prepare, while the heavenly soldiers continued to eat and drink to their hearts' content in the Tianyun Kingdom's palace, enjoying being waited on hand and foot.

Back in Heaven, they were the only ones serving people, and it was incredibly tough for them.

If they could, they would rather not return to Heaven and instead remain in the mortal realm to guard it.

Huang Chenghu drank a cup of fine wine and exclaimed, "Although it can't compare to the celestial wine of the Heavenly Court, it is still a rare and precious spiritual wine."

"General, you're really something. You got this recruitment job first, which allowed us to come down to the mortal realm and relax a bit," said one of the heavenly soldiers.

The other heavenly soldiers chimed in, "In the Heavenly Court, it's all war all the time. We could be wiped out any day now. When would we ever have a chance to drink and enjoy tea?"

"Yes, in Heaven, where are we supposed to enjoy ourselves?" the heavenly soldiers complained.

Only when they come down to the mortal realm can they show off their power as celestial soldiers.

In the Heavenly Court, the Heavenly Soldiers are at the very bottom, and the Heavenly Generals are only slightly better than the Heavenly Soldiers.

Huang Chenghu, a Grand Heavenly General of the Ascending Immortal Realm, held a slightly higher position, but not by much.

"Becoming an immortal as soon as possible is the best path," Huang Chenghu said. "After becoming an immortal, unless something major happens, you can just cultivate in the immortal palace. How easy and comfortable that is!"

Immortals, even those who are merely wandering immortals, do not need to do hard or tiring work.

"The Great General is only a hair's breadth away from the path to immortality. Perhaps one day he will grasp the opportunity to become an immortal and transcend the tribulation."

"Yes, it only takes a moment for the Great General to become an immortal."

The heavenly soldiers showered him with compliments.

Huang Chenghu sighed softly. Although becoming an immortal is only a matter of a moment, he didn't know when he would be able to comprehend the Dao.

Maybe in the next second, maybe in hundreds of years, or even a lifetime.

He glanced at the heavenly soldiers, raised his cup and said, "Let's drink first. I hope this recruitment goes smoothly. The two immortal disciples and the dragon clan member will receive some rewards when we return."

"But, General, why add another test, and why is it being held in the Hundred Thousand Mountains?" a heavenly soldier asked in confusion.

This final competition was added by Huang Chenghu himself; it was not a recruitment test by the Heavenly Court.

Huang Chenghu said calmly, "Of course it's to hone them, especially those two disciples with immortal roots and Ao Yue from the Dragon Clan. Although they have good talent, they still need to be honed. It would be great if they could take it a step further."

The heavenly soldiers suddenly realized, "So that's how it is. The General has considered everything carefully. If they can advance further, or if their bloodline becomes purer, perhaps the General can receive an elixir as a reward and thus become an immortal."

"If that's the case, then this general will have to treat them well," Huang Chenghu said with a smile, a strange glint in his eyes.

……

Three days passed in the blink of an eye.

Huang Chenghu and ten heavenly soldiers led two hundred cultivators to the Ten Thousand Mountains.

The ten heavenly soldiers distributed the prepared maps to each cultivator.

Huang Chenghu said, "Listen carefully, everyone. On the map, that red dot is the most important place in this mission. There is a secret realm there where spiritual herbs that can transform a person are reborn."

"Whoever obtains the elixir will be ranked first and directly promoted to a prospective Heavenly General."

"What? Such a thing exists?"

The cultivators were in an uproar, never expecting such a thing to happen.

In an instant, all the cultivators were eager to go to that red dot and search for the spiritual medicine.

"Remember, you only have one month. After one month, regardless of the outcome, return to this place," Huang Chenghu said again.

"Yes," the monks replied respectfully.

"Go ahead, it's marked on the map. Just don't go to those dangerous places, and you won't be in any danger," Huang Chenghu said.

The cultivators entered the Ten Thousand Mountains one after another, following the map which showed the routes.

Whether they travel alone or in groups is entirely up to them; there are no restrictions.

Ao Yue found Li Hao immediately. Zhang Yue glanced at him and said, "Bringing along a burden?"

(End of this chapter)