Chapter 165

Chapter 165: Second Heaven

“Ding, finally ascended! Let the show begin!”

Shen Xitang wore a smile, her big eyes turned into crescent moons, making her look exceptionally beautiful.

Lu Ye glanced at her, and suddenly punched himself in the chest.

Shen Xitang???

“Ding, Host Dog, what’s wrong? Are you sad watching them ascend?” Shen Xitang asked, her face full of curiosity.

“No, my heart just decided to misbehave and needs a beating!”

Seriously? His heart started racing just looking at Shen Xitang? That’s unacceptable; if it keeps up, he wouldn’t mind digging it out and feeding it to a dog.

“Ding, your heart misbehaving—do you have a heart condition?”

“You know about heart conditions?”

“Ding, oh, I know a lot.”

The light curtain transformed into the scenery of the Second Heaven.

Ascension Pool.

Successfully crossing the tribulation and coming up here, souls undergo purging in the Ascension Pool, helping ascenders adapt quickly.

Usually, those who just ascended to the Great Ascension Realm could complete a full energy upgrade in the pool.

A bunch of strong folks surrounded the Ascension Pool.

But at that moment, they were all bored stiff.

There were just too few ascenders. At first, Jiang Die charged in full of spirit, and everyone else was eager to take down Lu Ye, the number one on the Eternal Genius Ranking.

But they waited, and waited, and waited…

For news that Lu Ye had ascended.

So, everyone started search parties to see if some stranger had arrived.

Still no luck.

What to do now?

Who knows?

Jiang Die showed no signs of giving up; they just had to wait there.

One day, the Ascension Pool finally stirred.

Strong folks rapidly opened their eyes.

In the pool appeared four divine figures.

Thick fog shrouded the four figures, and they could barely see four women with rapidly strengthening auras.

Seeing it was women, everyone felt a wave of disappointment.

But hey, let’s catch them first!

The four flew out of the Ascension Pool, and a giant hand suddenly came crashing down on them.

The overwhelming aura of the Earth Immortal Realm erupted, terrifying beyond belief.

“Fellow Daoist, what grievances do you have against us that you would attack?” Bai Qiulan formed hand seals in an instant, Yin Power transforming into a heavy hammer and smashing down toward the giant hand.

Yue Hongling and Chu Ling acted as well.

The three combined their strength, and the giant hand was actually shattered.

“Huh?”

Jiang Family’s Earth Immortal let out a light gasp, honestly surprised that these newly ascended women were quite powerful.

But the other strong folks had already begun their assault.

Instantly, loud booms echoed.

The four just ascended could barely withstand such an attack.

Their bodies were nearly shattered.

“Void Fist!”

Another punch came.

“Boom…”

Blood mist exploded around the four, a truly tragic sight.

“It’s the Void Fist! Are you from the Jiang Family? We recognize Jiang Die!”

Yue Hongling howled.

“Huh?”

“Catch them alive!”

The fact they could name the family head called for caution.

In an instant, four golden hoops sealed all four women.

Jiang Riying pulled out the Transmitting Stone, respectfully speaking.

“Family Head, we captured four women who ascended from the First Heaven. They claim to know you,” Jiang Riying said.

Jiang Die, upon hearing this, first blinked in surprise and then felt ecstatic.

Finally, some movement.

These four ladies were likely Bai Qiulan and the others, but why only four?

Shouldn’t there be five?

“Quick, bring them over! They’re not dead, right?”

“No, they said they know you; they only got sealed.”

“Great, I’m coming over now.”

For the past two years, Jiang Die had truly been restless; how could Lu Ye just disappear like this?

This can’t stand!

Now that Bai Qiulan and the others ascended, she finally had a handle on Lu Ye.

As for the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion saying Lu Ye had lost all interest in women—she didn’t buy it one bit.

Lu Ye definitely still had thoughts of forgiving them; as long as they acknowledged their mistakes, he would definitely forgive.

She knew Lu Ye too well; he was a guy who lacked love to the core, and such people would love with all their might, even if it left them scarred.

Moreover, if Lu Ye wasn’t planning on forgiving them or holding any hope, how could these women still be alive?

If it were her blocked from her path, she’d have come back swinging, killing everything in sight…

Could it be that Lu Ye still had some delusions?

Jiang Die felt a rush of joy.

When talking through the Teleportation Conch, the cold killing intent in Lu Ye’s voice had truly scared her.

But now it seemed, ha, Lu Ye was still Lu Ye.

Jiang Die hurriedly dashed towards the Ascension Pool.

Soon enough, she finally met with Bai Qiulan and the others as she wished.

“Hahaha…”

“You four gathered quite well, but wait—where’s the Vermilion Bird?!” Jiang Die asked with a big grin.

Her relationship with the Vermilion Bird was pretty good; she often lingered around her to feel the aura of the Four Spirits of Heaven, making her cultivation more stable.

“Jiang Die, quickly let us go! We’ve all made it to the Second Heaven, and instead of greeting us, you treat us like this. What do you want?” Yue Hongling shouted.

Jiang Die wasn’t even mad, just smiling as she waved her hand, and all four golden hoops were drawn back into her grasp.

“Alright, let’s head back to the Jiang Family. It’s been a while, and I have so much to share with you.”

Chu Ling’s eyes began to narrow slightly.

This Jiang Die probably meant no good.

Looks like they had to find an opportunity to leave.

The group returned to the Jiang Family.

Everywhere they went, people greeted them.

“Greetings, Family Head!”

“Greetings, Family Head!”

“You’re already the Family Head of the Jiang Family?” Shangguan Huanling asked in surprise.

“With the Great Emperor reborn, isn’t it normal to progress in cultivation and strength a bit faster?” Jiang Die replied with a laugh.

Shangguan Huanling…

Maybe it wasn’t that normal.

“Where’s Lu Ye? I heard he ascended early; why didn’t he wait for you?” Jiang Die asked.

“Sigh…”

“Sigh…”

“Sigh!”

One sigh after another echoed.

Jiang Die was dumbfounded, “What’s up with you guys?”

“Senior Brother has changed, he’s someone we don’t recognize anymore! Now he either ignores us or acts extremely ruthless; it’s really heartbreaking.” Yue Hongling sighed.

“Ruthless? No way! He still spared your lives, isn’t that good? How can that be considered ruthless?” Jiang Die said, puzzled.

“Why would he want to kill us?” Bai Qiulan also asked curiously.

“Sister Bai, eight Yin-Yang Devouring Path Gu, eight kinds of poisons—a vendetta exploding the moment Lu Ye crossed the tribulation. That’s a grudge bigger than killing a whole family; it’s completely normal for him to want to kill you guys, alright? Not killing you is the real abnormality!” Jiang Die said, exasperated.

Bai Qiulan was momentarily speechless.

Honestly, she did have a point…