Limitless Ascension: Strength Amid Adversity – Chapter 188

“Liu Taishang, don’t you think it’s time to take a break?” The young Immortal Emperor looked at him strangely.

“Yeah, don’t wear yourself out. After all, you’re the only Formation Grandmaster in our Immortal Realm,” the others chimed in, noticing Liu Huangshu’s bizarre reaction.

“Uh.”

Liu Huangshu quickly regained his composure and clear his throat a few times, feigning seriousness. “Sorry, I just got a bit too excited. Let’s continue discussing our current strategies.”

“Wait, Liu Taishang, what in the world has got you so happy? Share it with us, we could all use a good laugh,” the young Immortal Emperor asked, curious.

“That’s right! If it has made Liu Taishang react this way, it must be some monumental blessing!” The others were also intrigued.

Since the Extraterrestrial Allied Forces launched their attack, the situation in the Immortal Realm had been increasingly dire. Liu Huangshu’s expression hadn’t been this cheerful in a long while. So what was going on?

Liu Huangshu leaned back habitually, a smug grin on his face. “Everyone, the inheritance I left at Fallen Immortal Island in the Kunlun Realm was just obtained by someone!”

“Whoa—!!!”

The crowd gasped in disbelief, their expressions more shocked than if the enemy had stormed the Immortal Realm.

It was no small matter—they all knew this inheritance was the hardest to obtain among all Immortal Emperor levels!

When they built the Immortal Realm, they anticipated that the Kunlun Realm would one day revive, so they all agreed to leave their inheritances behind to empower the next generation of talents and strengthen the Kunlun Realm.

Having known Liu Huangshu for a long time, they knew he usually had the wildest ideas. After all, it was he who proposed the creation of the Immortal Realm and even pulled off quite the stunt back in the day by reversing the flow of the River of Death, which completely decimated the formidable Nine Nether Allied Forces.

Clearly, his inheritance was the hardest to inherit, and the standards for trials were undoubtedly the highest.

So faced with the three rigorous checkpoints he devised, the group had joked back then about preparing to mourn for the junior disciples who might fall into the trap.

Yet unexpectedly, just shortly after the Kunlun Realm revived, someone managed to obtain his inheritance!

A miracle, what a miracle!

The young Immortal Emperor stroked his chin and joked, “Hehe, I can guess without guessing that the little guy must have suffered a lot.”

The others nodded in agreement.

Only those who survived the trials could understand the hardships endured to make it through those bizarre checkpoints.

“To be honest, although Liu Taishang’s checkpoints are quite unique, they indeed filter out those with great will and wisdom to inherit,” one person remarked.

“Absolutely, I feel the same way!”

…

“Ah, you’re all mistaken.” Liu Huangshu forced a smile.

He had just received all the information from that divine consciousness, as if he personally witnessed Ye Junlin’s entire trial experience and even had face-to-face conversations with him. The result was that he still hadn’t fully recovered from the shock.

Goodness, this guy was truly a freak!

He was directly blown away!

“Oh? What do you mean?” The young Immortal Emperor raised an eyebrow.

“This person’s luck is off the charts—I’ve never seen anything like it. He breezed through my three checkpoints with ease, and his mental power talent…” Liu Huangshu’s expression turned complex, slowly exhaling a few words, “is stronger than mine!”

The room fell into an eerie silence.

The young Immortal Emperor was stunned for a moment before bursting into laughter, tears of joy streaming from his eyes.

The other Immortal Emperors laughed too, some clutching their stomachs, others putting their arms around each other. The air was suddenly filled with a cheerful vibe.

“Liu Taishang, you’re something else! Still willing to make us laugh at such a serious moment, as expected of you!” A dragon-headed being gave a thumbs up.

“Ah, it’s been ages since I’ve laughed so heartily. Thank you, Liu Taishang. We appreciate your kindness.” Another old man with a white beard wiped the happy tears from his eyes.

Liu Huangshu: “…”

Liu Huangshu shook his head and sighed, “Unfortunately, this is true. I’m not joking.”

The laughter abruptly stopped.

Everyone looked at each other, stunned expressions all around.

Is this really true!?

“Stronger mental power talent than you? By how much? Just a little, right?” the young Immortal Emperor pressed anxiously.

“Ah, it’s much, much stronger. I feel inferior,” Liu Huangshu said bitterly.

“Whoa!” Upon hearing this, the young Immortal Emperor sharply inhaled.

This guy had once been the unbeatable legend of mental power. Now a mere junior had shattered that myth!

“I remember you had a thirty-level mental power before becoming an Immortal. If this junior’s better than you, is it thirty-five levels? Or forty levels?” one person frowned and asked.

“Ahem,”

Liu Huangshu raised a finger, his expression complicated. “One hundred levels.”

Everyone: “!!!”

One hundred levels?

That was on par with an Immortal King!

“You don’t need to doubt it. His realm is only at the Tribulation Stage, but the mental power contained within his sea of consciousness—my spirit sensed it has an entire hundred levels!” Liu Huangshu forced a smile.

Everyone felt dry and parched, like they were listening to a fantastical tale.

If it weren’t for Liu Huangshu stating this himself, if anyone else had said it, they would have flown into a rage, cursing them to shut their mouths and refusing to tolerate such nonsense!

“There’s hope! The Kunlun Realm has hope! With talent like that kid’s, if he masters the formation techniques you teach, he’ll start at the level of a Heavenly Formation Master! Given your nature, you’d definitely pass on everything at this critical time!” The young Immortal Emperor was excited, his eyes sparkling.

“Exactly!” Others chimed happily, feeling a refreshing sense of relief.

Liu Huangshu replied, “The problem is, I didn’t teach him anything.”

“Hmm?!!”

Dozens of unfriendly gazes instantly focused on him, as if they might turn hostile.

“Uh, uh, just hear me out! The reason I didn’t teach him anything is that he refused me…” Liu Huangshu’s voice dwindled, feeling utterly aggrieved inside.

“Did you tell him you’re the greatest formation master of the Kunlun Realm? The only Formation Grandmaster?” The young Immortal Emperor asked incredulously.

“I swear I revealed my identity, but his attitude was firm. In the end, I felt like kneeling down to beg him, but he just wouldn’t budge!”

Liu Huangshu threw his hands up, looking utterly innocent.

“That really happened…”

The Immortal Emperors present displayed astonishment.

A revered Formation Grandmaster offered to teach, yet the other side turned him down flat. If this got out in the Immortal Realm, it would definitely cause a huge uproar.

That’s like having heaven itself chase after you to serve a meal, and you angrily knock the bowl away, slapping heaven a few times while shouting, “Get lost!”

“Ah, well, Fallen Immortal Island is his now. He can do whatever he wants with it. With his godly luck, a blessed person will naturally have divine protection, so no need to worry,” Liu Huangshu looked exhausted, covering his face.

“Too bad the ascension passage from the Kunlun Realm has been damaged by the enemy recently. Until it’s repaired, we from the Immortal Realm can’t descend. Otherwise, I’d definitely want to go see what kind of guy could leave Liu Taishang feeling helpless.” The young Immortal Emperor was quite intrigued.

“Regarding this issue, the destruction of the ascension passage to the Kunlun Realm is clearly the enemy’s intention to cut off the Immortal Realm’s support of the Kunlun Realm, isolating them to better carry out their infiltration plan,” the dragon-headed being said gravely.

“Yeah, before I was really worried, but now…” Liu Huangshu’s smile transformed into a radiant one. “Let them be!”