High Martial Arts: Starting with a Martial Saint Peak Cultivation

He stepped onto the shadow's back.

The shadowy creature flicked its tail and let out a low growl.

Its size has returned to two meters from half a meter.

It carried Chen Yuan and flew into the starry sky.

Chen Yi arrived and Chen Shifen followed in two lines.

The group passed through the clouds, through the atmosphere beyond the top of the sky, and reappeared in front of the ascension array hidden in the void.

Chen Yuan looked at the great formation that had been silent for countless years and took a deep breath.

After repeated inspections over this period of time, it can now be confirmed with 100% certainty that this large array is merely a super teleportation array and poses no danger.

Then he raised his hand.

Adjust your aura to the level of a celestial being in the mortal world.

That aura was exactly the same as that of the ascendants in the history of the Cangxuan Realm.

Not too high, not too low, just enough to trigger the grand formation.

"Is everything ready?"

Chen Yuan looked back.

Youying and Chen Yi nodded at the same time.

Everyone's aura has been suppressed to a reasonable level.

"Walk."

Chen Yuan took the lead and stepped into the center of the formation, followed closely by You Ying and Chen Yi.

After everyone stood on the array plate.

The entire formation suddenly trembled violently.

One by one, the foundation stone pillars that had been silent for countless millennia began to light up.

The dense ancient inscriptions on the pillar lit up one by one.

It looks like glowing rivers flowing over the stone pillars.

The spacetime patterns on the array plate also began to rotate.

The speed is getting faster and faster.

It emits a low buzzing sound.

A blinding beam of light shot into the sky from the center of the array plate.

The beam of light pierced through the void and reached the very top of the sky.

A golden beam of light could be seen shooting straight into the sky in the Cangxuan Realm.

Those who were still vying for the chance to become immortals simultaneously stopped what they were doing.

I looked up at the pillar of light shooting into the sky.

"What is that?"

Someone asked, looking bewildered.

"Ascension...it's the Ascension Array!"

Some of the older martial artists were so excited that their voices were trembling.

"The Immortal Lord is about to ascend!"

"No, the Immortal Lord originally came from the Upper Realm."

"This isn't ascension, it's returning to one's rightful place!"

"We pay our respects to the Immortal Lord!"

I don't know who shouted it first, but then more and more people knelt down.

They kowtowed in the direction of the towering pillar of light.

Even the powerful figures who were still vying for immortality temporarily put aside their competition.

He bowed and watched the Supreme Immortal Lord depart.

Inside the beam of light.

Chen Yuan took one last look down at the planet.

Then he looked away.

"I have arrived in the Upper Realm."

The words fell.

The beam of light suddenly contracted.

Then a blinding beam of light shot into the void.

When the light faded, the array plate was empty, and the entire array fell silent once more.

The glowing inscriptions on the array base gradually went out.

Everything was restored to normal.

Only the lingering afterglow of that golden pillar of light, which had not yet completely dissipated, still drifted slowly in the starry sky, as if bidding farewell to that immortal lord.

.........

One day later.

Jade Purity Continent.

This planet is hundreds of times larger than the Cangxuan Realm.

The Tianxuan Prefecture in the Southern Region alone is equivalent in size to several Cangxuan Realms.

The spiritual energy of the Jade Purity Continent was so dense that it permeated the air like mist.

Even a single breath is more effective than a whole day of arduous cultivation in the Cangxuan Realm.

Tianxuan Prefecture, Qingtian Sword Sect.

As one of the top ten behemoths in Tianxuan Prefecture, the Qingtian Sword Sect occupies the area where eighteen spiritual veins converge.

The sect has hundreds of thousands of disciples, with outer disciples, inner disciples, and true disciples progressing in layers.

There are over a hundred elders, among whom the lowest cultivation level is at least at the Tribulation Realm.

Sect Master Ye Qingcang is a sword master at the peak of the Fusion Realm, a renowned figure throughout the Southern Region.

Furthermore, it also possesses a sect patriarch who has reached the pinnacle of cultivation!

The back mountain of the Sky-Supporting Sword Sect.

Ascension Platform.

This place has been used by the Sky-Supporting Sword Sect since ancient times to guide those who ascend from the lower realms.

In the center of the Ascension Platform is a guiding formation that is exactly the same as the great formation in the Cangxuan Realm.

It's just that it's more than ten times larger.

The base of the array is made of towering stone pillars that reach into the clouds.

The inscriptions on the array plate were more numerous than the stars in the sky.

But this great formation has been inactive for many years.

The last time someone ascended from the lower realms via this route was nearly a thousand years ago.

The person in charge of guarding the ascension platform was an outer disciple.

His name is Liu Qingshan.

He has been guarding this place for more than ten years.

My daily work involves cleaning the dust off the array platform and checking for any damage to the array base.

Although it was leisurely, it was extremely boring.

Liu Qingshan slowly swept the fallen leaves on the platform with a broom.

It had a blade of grass in its mouth.

"When will this lousy job ever end...?"

He swept the fallen leaves aside.

I casually made a complaint.

"It's been over ten years, and I haven't seen a single ghost."

"Every time I tell the new junior brothers and sisters that I am the guardian of the ascension platform."

"They all thought it was some kind of prestigious job."

"Actually, I've never even seen a proper fight."

He had barely finished speaking.

The ascension platform suddenly shook.

Liu Qingshan almost dropped the broom in his hand.

"What happened?"

He looked around several times.

Then he saw a scene that he would never forget.

The great array that had been dormant for countless years suddenly began to glow!

The inscriptions on the base pillars lit up in concentric circles from bottom to top.

The light grew brighter and brighter, becoming increasingly dazzling.

The entire ascension platform was buzzing.

"This...this...this..."

The grass stalk in Liu Qingshan's mouth fell to the ground with a thud.

He was frozen in place as if he had been frozen in place by a spell.

"The Ascension Array is reacting!"

"Someone is about to ascend to immortality!"

He suddenly realized what was happening.

He threw the broom aside and ran outside.

He ran while shouting at the top of his lungs.

"Butler! Butler!"

"There's movement on the Ascension Platform!"

"The formation is lit up! The formation is lit up!"

He was running so fast that he tripped on the steps and almost fell flat on his face.

Ignoring the pain, he got up and kept running.

Ascension Platform Management Office.

Zhao Yuankui, the outer gate steward, was dozing off in his armchair.

His head bobbed up and down, and he snored loudly.

Liu Qingshan slammed open the door to the manager's office, startling Zhao Yuankui into stopping his snoring.

"My lord!"

"Ascension Platform! The Ascension Platform is lit up!"

Zhao Yuankui opened his eyes groggily and wiped the drool from the corner of his mouth.

"What's so bright? Is it daylight?"

"It's not that it's dawn! It's that the ascension formation has lit up!"

Liu Qingshan was so anxious that he kept stamping his feet.

"Someone has ascended to heaven from the lower realms! Someone has ascended!"

Zhao Yuankui was stunned for a moment.

Then he suddenly jumped up from the chair.

The drowsiness on his face vanished instantly, replaced by ecstatic joy.

"What did you say? The ascension formation is lit up?"

He grabbed Liu Qingshan's shoulder.

"Did you see clearly?"

"Look closely! It's true! All those foundation pillars are lit up!"

Liu Qingshan was so shaken that his head almost fell off.

Zhao Yuankui released his grip and burst into laughter.

"Good! Good! Good!"

He said "good" three times in a row.

"After all these years, that small world has finally produced another ascendant!"

"This is a huge deal!"

"You stay here and guard this place. I'll go and report to the sect leader immediately!"

Zhao Yuankui vanished from the spot in a flash.

Liu Qingshan stood there, still panting heavily.

He turned and looked in the direction of the ascension platform.

The light from that great formation was growing brighter and brighter.

Even he, who had lived here for over a decade, had never seen such bright light.

"What kind of genius... could ascend from that barren land?"

Liu Qingshan muttered to himself.

A moment later.

"Duang~~~"

A long, drawn-out bell rang out above the Sky-Supporting Sword Sect, summoning all the elders.

The bell rang.

The entire Sky-Piercing Sword Sect was in an uproar.

On each mountain peak, the elders who were in seclusion opened their eyes one by one.

One figure after another emerged from their respective mountain peaks.

The ascension platform was quickly surrounded by people.

There were true disciples wielding long swords, and inner sect elders whose auras were unfathomable.

Even some core elders who rarely show their faces have come.

Sect Master Ye Qingcang personally led several core elders to land in front of the Ascension Platform.

Ye Qingcang stood with his hands behind his back.

A long blue robe fluttered in the mountain wind.

He looked to be only in his forties.

But in reality, it has lived for countless millions of years.

Six core elders stood behind him.

Each of them possessed a cultivation level no lower than that of an early-stage Martial God.

"After a thousand years... the Cangxuan Realm has finally seen another ascendant."

Ye Qingcang's voice was steady and powerful.

Behind him stood an elder with a white beard, stroking his beard.

His face was full of smiles.

"It's not easy for an ascendant to emerge from that barren little world."

"The last ascendant was excellent in both talent and comprehension, but unfortunately perished during a sect mission..."

Another core elder spoke up.

"I wonder who ascended this time."

"I hope my innate talent and aptitude are better."

"Anyone who can cultivate to the Void Illumination Realm and ascend to immortality in a place like the Cangxuan Realm must have excellent innate talent."

Ye Qingcang nodded slightly.

Then he turned his head and gave instructions to an elder behind him who was wearing a purple robe.

"Elder Luo, after the ascendant comes out, please go and guide him/her."

"Arrange for him to stay at the outer gate first."

"Follow the rules and observe for a period of time first."

"If their aptitude is decent, it wouldn't be unreasonable to take them into the inner sect for training, or even directly list them as core disciples."

"If you ascended to the upper realm only because you exhausted your natural talent, then stay in the outer sect as an ordinary disciple."

Elder Luo clasped his hands in response.

"Understood."

As Ye Qingcang returned first, the light on the ascension platform grew stronger and stronger.

The space in the center of the array plate began to distort violently, and a huge spatial vortex slowly opened.

Countless golden rays of light shimmered deep within the vortex.

Everyone's eyes were fixed on the vortex.

They are waiting.

Waiting for the ascendant who will rise from the lower realm.

The cultivation realms in the Jade Purity Continent, from lowest to highest, are: Awakening Spirit Realm, Condensing Meridians Realm, Gathering Yuan Realm, Solidifying Spirit Realm, Controlling Form Realm, Departing from Dust Realm, Illuminating Void Realm, Returning to Truth Realm, Tribulation-Experiencing Realm (Martial Saint), Fusion of the Dao Realm (Martial God), and Ultimate Realm (True God).