Translator: AnubisTL
The battle with Old Daoist Xu Huan had far-reaching consequences.
On that day, ten-thousand-zhang waves surged toward the nearby landmasses, submerging vast stretches of the great earth. Several great domains bordering the East Sea suffered severe damage.
In the Great Wilderness Domain, the remaining four Divine Transformation Great Powers from Moonlit Ridge arrived with grave expressions above the sea territory where Old Daoist Xu Huan had perished.
The Primordial Energy of Heaven and Earth was utterly depleted here, completely drained by the self-detonation of Old Daoist Xu Huan's nascent soul.
They had never imagined that Old Daoist Xu Huan would be driven to such extremes, forced to self-detonate his nascent soul as a last resort.
The situation was almost inconceivable. Even in his weakened state, with his vital energy depleted to its limits, the sinister Old Daoist was no ordinary cultivator.
What truly troubled them was the massive rift that still lingered in the void above.
This was clearly caused by the explosion of Old Daoist Xu Huan's nascent soul. None of them mourned his death; their relationship had never been close enough for such sentiment.
Rather, their concern stemmed from the fact that this very location was the Ascension Node they had awaited for countless years!
It was clear that the surrounding void felt unstable. After countless years, the spatial barrier here had weakened to its absolute limit.
Yet now, Old Daoist Xu Huan had detonated his nascent soul, shattering it.
Kun Yuan, shrouded in a misty aura, raged, "That damned Old Ghost Xu Xuan! To commit such an atrocity on his deathbed!"
"The explosion of Old Daoist Xu Huan's nascent soul has triggered void turbulence within the spatial rift," a man clad in crimson armor said in a low voice. He could clearly sense the chaotic energy surging through the void. "Attempting to ascend through this path now would be a certain death sentence."
Normally, cultivators in the Divine Transformation stage could break through the void and ascend from any location.
However, forcibly shattering the spatial barrier would inevitably destabilize the void, potentially unleashing terrifying void turbulence.
Even cultivators with heaven-reaching power in the late-stage Divine Transformation realm would find void turbulence extremely difficult to handle.
If one could locate a weakened spatial node and wait for a natural rift to form, the chances of void turbulence would be significantly reduced, effectively eliminating a major threat to the ascension journey.
The spatial node before them was the perfect Ascension Node they had jointly calculated.
However, Old Daoist Xu Huan's interference had transformed this path from a path to life into a path to death, extinguishing their hopes of a successful ascension.
"Knowing he's doomed, he still wants to destroy our chances of ascension? What a despicable old ghost, sealing himself away since ancient times!" Fairy Xue Yue, usually as cold as frost, couldn't help but curse in fury.
Her immortal body trembled with rage, and the feathered robe she wore danced wildly without wind, shattering her usual ethereal calm.
After enduring self-seclusion for countless years, waiting for this perfect moment of ascension, they had even secured an ascension platform to aid them in the final breakthrough. Yet this perfect opportunity had been utterly ruined.
"I want to know if that Old Ghost Xu Xuan left any descendants in the world. I'll tear them apart alive!" A Divine Transformation Great Power with a volatile temper struggled to contain his seething rage.
But the response came not from his three companions, but from a silver-haired old woman who strode out of the void.
"Then, fellow daoist, you'll be disappointed. Old Ghost Xu Xuan was utterly alone, without descendants or even a single disciple."
The speaker was the same old woman who had returned Li Qing to the Lingyun Sect. Leaning heavily on her cane, she appeared ancient beyond measure.
The four Divine Transformation cultivators, who had long secluded themselves on Moonlit Ridge, immediately grew wary at the arrival of this unfamiliar fellow daoist.
"Who are you?"
The silver-haired old woman chuckled softly. "My youthful titles are hardly worth mentioning now. Some once called me Fairy Cai Xia, but with age and fading beauty, fellow daoists now refer to me as Venerable Cai Xia."
Hearing this, Fairy Xue Yue's voice turned slightly icy. "Fellow Daoist Cai Xia, could you be the one who killed Old Ghost Xu Xuan?"
Old Woman Caixia shook her head. "Fellow daoists, you overestimate this old one. How could my aged self possibly possess such combat prowess?"
"Besides, Old Ghost Xu Xuan was ultimately forced to self-detonate his nascent soul. Do you truly believe I could have emerged unscathed from such a cataclysmic event?"
"Someone else drove Xu Xuan to his death. I arrived at the scene afterward, but that person was already nearly dead. The Human Realm has lost a true hero."
Old Woman Caixia's explanation didn't arouse suspicion among the group. They had already resigned themselves to the situation. Regardless of who had driven Old Daoist Xu Huan to his death, they wouldn't seek revenge for a dead manโtheir relationship hadn't been that close.
Though some resentment lingered, they mostly blamed Old Daoist Xu Huan for his own weakness. What they truly hated was his actions in his final moments.
"Fellow Daoist Cai Xia," Kun Yuan spoke from within the concealing mist, "what is the purpose of your visit? Surely you haven't come merely to share these trivial matters with us?"
Old Woman Caixia shook her head with a smile. "Of course not. This old one wishes to ascend with you all. I've heard that a rare treasure called the ascension platform has appeared in the lower realm, capable of accommodating four to five Divine Transformation stage cultivators simultaneously."
The cultivator clad in crimson armor glanced at the still-closing spatial rift in the sky and said resentfully, "If the spatial barrier hadn't been breached, we could have taken you along using the ascension platform. But now the optimal spatial node is gone, all thanks to that damned Old Ghost Xu Xuan."
"We have emerged from self-sealing, and most of our lifespans are nearing their end. Even if we wished to find another spatial node like this one, it would likely be impossible."
"Nearly ten thousand years of bitter waiting in self-sealing, only to end up with nothing. If we had known this would happen, we would have been better off continuing our cultivation in our prime, enjoying the privileges of being supreme beings in the Human Realm."
Among the four of them, Fairy Xue Yue had the longest remaining lifespan. She had sealed herself the latest among them, yet even she had less than two hundred years left to live.
The Blood-Armored Man had the shortest lifespan, with only forty years remaining. His hatred for Old Daoist Xu Huan burned the deepest; he yearned to drink his blood, devour his flesh, and slaughter every soul connected to him.
However, their Self-Sealing Secret Techniques varied, and the spiritual objects and materials required were exceedingly rare.
For him, the only option was to randomly breach the void and force his ascension.
His cultivation was merely at the early-stage Divine Transformation realm, and now, weakened by age, he was far from his peak. Such a reckless gamble would be tantamount to suicide.
The others faced similarly dire circumstances.
(End of the Chapter)
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