Cen Fengqin’s face was as black as the bottom of a pot.
Because Ding Huan had to instruct the Sect Disciples on certain matters, Mo Zheng ended up waiting on the side.
It was one thing for Mo Zheng to wait, but Hu Wuxin and Xin Can also stopped in their tracks.
How infuriating it was. Didn’t they know she was from the Changyuan Sword Dao of the Ascension Realm? Didn’t they know Changyuan Sword Dao had nurtured Cen Huan, who achieved Earth Immortal Perfection?
However, no matter how dissatisfied she felt internally, she could only wait.
If the host hadn’t moved, how could she?
This even made her discontent with Hu Wuxin.
Fortunately, Ding Huan didn’t make everyone wait too long. After giving the instructions, he actively signaled for Hu Wuxin to lead the way into the city.
Hu Wuxin’s face was all smiles, seemingly oblivious to Cen Fengqin’s dissatisfaction.
While leading the way, he introduced Ding Huan and Cen Fengqin to Two Realms City, which was of no noteworthy value.
Cen Fengqin was dissatisfied, and Hu Wuxin had long noticed. But what did it matter?
He would rather have Cen Fengqin upset than ding Huan.
Cen Fengqin came from Changyuan Sword Dao. Even if Cen Fengqin was discontent, he wouldn’t offend Changyuan Sword Dao.
As long as he didn’t offend Changyuan Sword Dao, he was safe, and no one even rebuked him.
But offending Ding Huan was no joke. He had already offended Ding Huan once before, luckily Ding Huan let it slide considering the Jade Scroll he had given.
If he offended Ding Huan again, he wondered if Ding Huan would kill him on the spot.
The scene of Ding Huan killing Lu Yuan was still fresh before his eyes. Cen Fengqin tried forcefully to intervene, only to end up terrified.
He had investigated Ding Huan. When Ding Huan first arrived in the Taoist Realm, he was definitely a mortal.
In such a short time, Ding Huan reached the Void God Realm.
Regardless of whether Ding Huan was in the Void God Realm or not, at least he feared no one in the Void God Realm.
Give Ding Huan a few more years, the Ascension Realm? Hah, the Ascension Realm would probably be trampled under Ding Huan’s feet.
Therefore, Hu Wuxin knew very clearly what he should do, which was to make unconditional connections with Ding Huan.
...
As soon as Ding Huan and the others left, discussions began around the Ascension Platform.
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The Ascension Platform was crowded every day. The scene of Ding Huan killing Lu Yuan was witnessed by almost everyone.
Some even recorded it with a Crystal Ball. Such a big event, who wouldn’t be excited?
"The Sect Master of Blue Star Sect truly sets an example for our generation. I wonder when Blue Star Sect will recruit disciples. I really want to join the Blue Star Sect."
"Don’t mention you, I want to go too. Did you see those two Blue Star Sect Foundation Establishment Disciples just now? Yes, those who have already entered the Ascension Realm.
They crushed their peers at the same rank, facing four Foundation Establishment Cultivators, they killed three and remained unscathed."
"Blue Star Sect will definitely recruit new disciples at the end of the year, let’s try our luck then."
"I’ll go too, joining Blue Star Sect even has more prospects than entering the Ascension Realm. It might become the number one sect in the Taoist Realm in the future..."
"What future? It’s already the number one sect in the Taoist Realm, who dares to provoke Blue Star Sect?"
...
Amidst the bustling crowd, two Qi Cultivation Disciples heard the conversations and unconsciously moved further away from the discussing crowd.
"Brother Si, do you think we made the wrong choice?" a female cultivator asked the male cultivator beside her with a somewhat depressed tone.
These two were none other than Si Baiye and He Xinxin who had voluntarily left the Blue Star Sect.
Si Baiye sighed:
"It’s hard to talk about right or wrong. Under those circumstances, could you say there was hope for Blue Star Sect? We chose to leave Blue Star Sect to save our lives."
He Xinxin was silent for a while before she spoke:
"Brother Si, do you think we could go back and rejoin Blue Star Sect?"
"That’s impossible. Ding Sect Master is clear about gratitude and grudges, and he will definitely not allow us to rejoin Blue Star Sect," Si Baiye shook his head without hesitation.
"Why? We didn’t do anything wrong, did we?" He Xinxin was somewhat unconvinced.
Si Baiye explained:
"You should know that the reason we left Blue Star Sect was to save our lives. The people in the sect, including Qin Qingshan, didn’t they know staying in Blue Star Sect was a dead end?
Perhaps in Ding Sect Master’s eyes, knowing it was a dead end yet choosing to stay was a way to repay his kindness. After all, everyone was saved by Ding Sect Master."
The two fell silent.
"Were you originally disciples of Blue Star Sect?" An abrupt voice interjected into their conversation.
Si Baiye and He Xinxin were startled, then saw a man with a pointy nose and monkey cheeks, who was smiling at them.
"Elder, Si Baiye and He Xinxin pay respects." The two hurriedly bowed in greeting.
"I’m asking you," said the man with the pointy nose and monkey cheeks.
"We were originally disciples of Purple Mist Valley, and after Purple Mist Valley was destroyed, Ding Sect Master established Blue Star Sect, we did not join Blue Star Sect, and just left the sect voluntarily," Si Baiye quickly responded.
The man nodded:
"So you left shortly after Blue Star Sect was established, or later?"
"After about a year or so," Si Baiye answered cautiously, sensing the man’s strong power.
The man laughed heartily:
"Good, good, do you want to go to the Ascension Realm?"
"Of course, elder..." He Xinxin looked at the man with surprise, could this be their stroke of critical fortune?
The man said,
"Getting to Ascension Realm is quite simple, just do as I say when the time comes."
...
The City Lord Mansion of the Two Realms City was indeed quite simple, merely consisting of a few tents set up and a simple Protecting Array.
"Master Ding, the main purpose of inviting you here is to discuss the matters of the Heaven-Splitting Battlefield."
Hu Wuxin seemed to understand Ding Huan’s temperament and got straight to the point without beating around the bush.
Ding Huan indeed appreciated this way of speaking.
When people aren’t familiar with each other, it’s best to speak directly. Who has time to sit around and chat?
"Please enlighten me," Ding Huan responded with a salute.
Hu Wuxin said,
"I have attended several meetings in the Ascension Realm and the decision to open the Ancient Heaven Creation Battlefield this time is mainly due to the fact that even reaching the Earth Immortal Perfection in Triple Heaven Star Land doesn’t allow ascension anymore.
Some Earth Immortal Perfect elders chose to enter the Heaven-Splitting Battlefield to seek opportunities for Ascension.
However, the Ancient Heaven Creation Battlefield has always been a prohibited area in Triple Heaven Star Land, and so far, no one has ever come out alive.
Yi Qianxing, a senior, was very worried and took the initiative to propose opening the Heaven-Splitting Battlefield.
Once more people go to the battlefield, any issues can be identified and addressed in time.
This serves two purposes, one is to help cultivators accumulate cultivation resources, and the second is to find out if ascending to the Immortal Realm from the Heaven-Splitting Battlefield is indeed possible.
If it is, then why? If not, why has such news been circulated?"
Ding Huan’s interest was piqued and he immediately asked,
"Alliance Leader Hu, did you say that the Heaven-Splitting Battlefield contains many cultivation resources?"
The others were momentarily startled, but Hu Wuxin, thinking of Ding Huan’s origin from the Mortal World and his few years of experience, found his ignorance about the profound aspects of the Heaven-Splitting Battlefield understandable.
He quickly explained,
"Master Ding, if you ask which place in Triple Heaven Star Land has the most treasures appearing, it’s undoubtedly the Heaven-Splitting Battlefield.
You should have heard of the number one sect in Ascension Realm, Desolate God Sect, right?"
When Hu Wuxin mentioned this, Cen Fengqin suddenly interjected,
"Desolate God Sect being the number one sect was a thing of the past. They are not the first sect anymore."
Hu Wuxin quickly nodded,
"Miss Cen is correct. Now there are several sects in Triple Heaven Star Land that possess Earth Immortals. Desolate God Sect has not seen an Earth Immortal since Sect Master Ji Xinting disappeared. To still call it the first sect is somewhat forced.
However, Desolate God Sect’s achievements today are because they discovered the Great Wilderness Divine Jade Technique on the periphery of the Heaven-Splitting Battlefield.
I heard that Sect Master Ji Xinting also found a post-Taoist Spiritual Treasure in the battlefield, something called the Big Universe Pearl.
Right, in the Jade Scroll I gave you, the Heaven-Splitting Battlefield is one of the locations."
Ding Huan then understood that the Big Universe Pearl Ji Xinting had given him came from the Heaven-Splitting Battlefield.
The Star Sky Spiritual Vein also came from there.
He had gotten used to cultivating with the Star Sky Spiritual Vein, and as his cultivation rose, so did his dependency on it.
"Master Ding, the reason Alliance Leader Hu mentioned this is that he hopes everyone can form teams to enter the Heaven-Splitting Battlefield," Mo Zheng added.
Ding Huan frowned slightly:
"Why? Is entering the Heaven-Splitting Battlefield mandatory?"
Hu Wuxin gave an awkward smile,
"It’s not exactly mandatory, but currently, the Heaven-Splitting Battlefield is still in an exploratory phase. For this first venture, the Taoist Realm needs to send ten Void God Realm cultivators into the battlefield.
Of course, you can choose not to go. Void God cultivators who opt out will not be allowed into the Ascension Realm.
If they’re already in the Ascension Realm, they’ll be expelled. They’ll also be denied access to the auction houses, Trading Buildings, and Rest Inns in the Ascension Realm."
Ding Huan was quite displeased on hearing this.
The Ascension Realm was not owned by the cultivators in Ascension Realm, but was a common possession for all cultivators of Triple Heaven Star Land.
The actions of certain authority-holding cultivators and sects in the Ascension Realm declaring it their exclusive domain set a requirement for anyone entering the Ascension Realm.
Ding Huan was also aware that the Ascension Realm was filled with powerful entities including True Gods and Immortals; at this stage, he could only accept the situation.
"Is there a time limit?" Ding Huan asked.
If one day he had the power, he would certainly break this boundary between the Taoist Realm and the Ascension Realm.
The existence of boundaries between the Mortal World and the Taoist Realm made sense, at least to bar Demon Beasts from entering the Mortal World and causing havoc.
But setting up an Array boundary between the Ascension Realm and the Taoist Realm was overbearing.
"There’s no strict time limit, but it can’t exceed one year," Hu Wuxin explained.
"Thank you for the reminder, Alliance Leader Hu," Ding Huan saluted.
He guessed Hu Wuxin’s good intentions. If Hu Wuxin hadn’t reminded him,
once his cultivation reached the Void God Realm and he hadn’t entered the Heaven-Splitting Battlefield, he’d likely be targeted by the powerful figures in the Ascension Realm, possibly even used as a pretext for elimination.
The strong in the Ascension Realm were often unreasonable, something Ding Huan had experienced.
Yet he wasn’t particularly angry; in this law of the jungle, might made right.
Once he became powerful, wouldn’t he also want to dismantle that Array that blocks the Taoist Realm from the Ascension Realm?
Seeing that Ding Huan understood the logic, Hu Wuxin breathed a sigh of relief,
"Miss Cen is from Changyuan Sword Dao, and she represents the Ascension Realm. Today she specially came to provide us with the Ascension Token and bracelets."