Chapter 171

Chapter 171: Ascension (Third Update)

Ji Changming announced.

After Liu Changfeng got himself a woman, the Grand Dao Sect’s top strategist was totally in control!

Liu Changfeng was also on the ball.

The Thousand Li Stone was crushed in his palm.

“Master, what’s wrong?” Lu Ye’s voice came through the Thousand Li Stone.

“Lu Ye, I’m going to tell you something. When you hear it, please don’t act impulsively; you need to handle this calmly.” Liu Changfeng prepped Lu Ye, like giving him a vaccine against rash decisions.

Lu Ye understood.

What big mess had happened now?

“Okay, please tell me, Master.”

“All the strong ones in the Second Heaven, along with a bunch of people, have mysteriously been captured by the Jiang Family and the Eternal Order Sect. I suspect this is aimed at you, but you absolutely cannot act on impulse.”

“If you have the strength, then go rescue them. If not, just keep cultivating. If they’re killed, then avenge them later, tenfold, a hundredfold.”

“If you overreach with insufficient strength, they’ll die, and you will too. In that case, there won’t be anyone left to avenge them; that would be truly pathetic.”

Lu Ye listened quietly, saying nothing.

Liu Changfeng laid it all out, analyzing the key points.

“Did you understand?”

Lu Ye’s calm, steady voice rang out.

“Master, I understand.”

“That’s good, that’s good…”

“I’m going to ascend immediately!”

“Wait, I just told you not to act impulsively! You…”

“Don’t worry, Master, I’ll wipe them all out.”

“Lu Ye, Lu Ye…”

The communication abruptly cut off.

The Thousand Li Stone turned to dust in Lu Ye’s grasp as he looked up at the sky.

Breakthrough!

At this moment, the barrier to the True Person Realm was obliterated.

All resources, seemingly wasted, turned to dust, just as Jiang Die had thought—the resources in the First Heaven were indeed limited. Even if he didn’t ascend and just kept cultivating here, reaching the Celestial God Realm would take a dog’s age.

However, reaching the Earth Immortal Realm was still well within his grasp.

The Earth Immortal, bearing the name immortal, already had a hint of carefree power, capable of navigating the star rivers and traversing the Netherworld.

Lu Ye awaited the appearance of a new kind of toxin.

After a bit of waiting.

More waiting.

Lu Ye furrowed his brow slightly.

No new poison had appeared?

Was it because only six people were poisoning, or had those two types of poison not met their triggering conditions?

Lu Ye guessed the second possibility was more likely.

Well, no poison is for the best.

All resources were fully absorbed by Lu Ye.

Jiang Die, wait for me!

I’m coming to kill you!

Jiang Die’s actions had utterly infuriated Lu Ye; this time it wasn’t just a fleeting anger.

Countless beams of colorful light poured down.

Lu Ye shed his Sky Veil Technique and Dao Veil Technique.

A force of attraction descended from above, ready to guide Lu Ye’s ascension.

But Lu Ye’s body trembled slightly, shattering the attraction force that would have compelled any Great Ascendant to take off.

No rush!

At this moment, the Dao of Heaven and Earth???

The Holy Dao of the Nine Heavens???

Such an overwhelming presence manifesting in the First Heaven?

The rules set by the Great Sage of the Nine Heavens were angered.

The seven-colored glow dimmed, followed by roiling tribulation clouds.

The Holy Dao of the Nine Heavens intertwined with the Dao of Heaven and Earth, forming a divine punishment to penalize those who disobeyed the rules.

A smile crossed Lu Ye’s face.

Here it comes!

He desperately needed this divine punishment to help him complete the third calamity of the Nine Tribulations Undying Body.

The power of divine punishment could outweigh that of a Heavenly Tribulation.

It could even reach the upper limits of the punished.

Lu Ye now emanated the aura of the first layer of the Earth Immortal Realm.

Consequently, the intensity of the first divine punishment jumped straight to an attack power that matched the third layer of the Earth Immortal Realm.

Silver-white lightning crackled, with hints of golden shimmer beginning to emerge.

Gently pulling with both hands, the power of divine punishment swirled around him, continuously flowing into Lu Ye’s body.

Thanks to detoxing, his practice of the Yin-Yang Dao certainly proved quite handy.

The second divine punishment descended.

Lu Ye pulled again, gathering it in his hands, where the immense force transformed into lively little fish, docile and free.

But the divine punishment grew angrier.

What does this mean?

What is this supposed to imply?

Disrespecting the divine punishment’s power?!

Thus, the tribulation clouds began to swell and expand.

Lu Ye’s expression finally turned serious, two sources of divine punishment quickly being absorbed.

“Boom!”

A terrifying divine punishment, comparable to the apex of the Earth Immortal Realm, slammed down on Lu Ye.

Lu Ye drew his sword.

Countless streaks of sword light shot into the sky, colliding rapidly with the rays of divine punishment, the sword light shattering continuously, the divine punishment still fracturing.

A massive suction force surged from within Lu Ye.

The stray tribulation power was quickly absorbed by him.

The power of the fourth divine punishment skyrocketed to the ninth layer of the Earth Immortal Realm.

It seemed the Holy Dao was deeply irked by Lu Ye, escalating to its peak.

Lu Ye figured that if he breezed through this, the divine punishment might just dissipate.

Might as well let the divine punishment strike him once.

“Boom!”

Lu Ye’s body turned pitch black.

He continued to absorb the tribulation lightning’s power with unrelenting momentum.

“Boom!”

“Boom!”

“Boom!”

Each bolt of lightning wielded the strength of the pinnacle of the Earth Immortal Realm, aiming to crush Lu Ye to smithereens.

Lu Ye stood firm, defiantly resisting with his body and Earth Immortal True Essence.

His body was battered and torn.

It looked utterly miserable.

Yet Lu Ye remained calm, effectively disguising himself enough to satisfy the Holy Dao.

No need to pretend to be in agony.

Until the last bolt of divine punishment descended, the lightning was tinged with a faint golden hue.

Lu Ye threw a punch.

The golden divine punishment staggered, morphing into a storm of gold electricity, which Lu Ye rapidly absorbed.

His flesh resonated with thunderous roars, the destructive force of the divine punishment transforming into life force, quickly repairing Lu Ye’s body.

The tribulation clouds dispersed.

An even more terrifying attraction force ripped at Lu Ye, propelling him toward the Second Heaven.

Lu Ye didn’t resist.

His figure continually ascended amidst the radiant brilliance.

Layers of space melted away as Lu Ye traversed the void, around him a chaotic sight.

From the First Heaven to the Second Heaven.

The attraction force guided Lu Ye to the Ascension Pool.

A massive amount of mist was inhaled by Lu Ye at the first opportunity.

Boom boom boom!

The third calamity of the Nine Tribulations Undying Body was completely fulfilled.

Surrounding the Ascension Pool, numerous aura-terrifying powerhouses watched Lu Ye in the mist.

Lu Ye’s features were a perfect match for the images emanating from the Jiang Family.

Hmm? Seemed a bit younger, though.

But that was none of their concern, that was definitely the guy.

Jiang Riying’s expression was ecstatic; he had waited long enough.

“I’m here!”

With a furious roar, he couldn’t wait to grab this overwhelming merit for himself.

The reward issued by the Family Head would allow him to cultivate straight to the Celestial God Realm without a hitch.

So!

“Void Fist!”

Jiang Riying sent out this punch, reaching across the space, as vast swathes of the void assisted him at that moment.

He felt it; he really unleashed power like never before with this punch.

He was closing in on the Celestial God Realm!