Limitless Ascension: Strength Amid Adversity – Chapter 235

Days went by, one after another.

As time passed, the inner environment of the entire Kunlun Realm began to change quietly.

The concentration of spiritual energy in the world was terrifyingly high, and all kinds of heavenly materials and earthly treasures appeared one after another. Even a common tuft of grass could transform into a spiritual medicine. Countless secret realms, cave dwellings, and ruins popped up out of nowhere.

To put it bluntly, the opportunities for cultivation were beyond imagination; even low-tier cultivators could reap the benefits, enjoying rain and dew equally!

The once-rare spirit veins and spirit mines now became countless, and even legendary immortal veins began to form. As long as one practiced using immortal energy, the speed of cultivation was ridiculously fast!

“Hiss, could this be a gift from the heavens?!”

“Damn, waking up and feeling like I’ve arrived in the Immortal Realm!”

“The golden age has begun! Everyone, see you at the end of the path!”

“I’m done farming! I’m going to carve out a new world; if I die, at least I’ll die pursuing immortal cultivation!”

This unprecedented wave of cultivation astonished everyone in the Kunlun Realm. They were excited and didn’t dare to stop for a moment, fearing they would miss out on opportunities and be left behind.

An old man sighed, “This is the best of times and the worst of times.”

Though the change in the cultivation environment brought more chances to grow stronger, it also meant fiercer competition.

Everyone was like sailors on a ship, riding the waves on the sea, but if they were careless for even a moment, they could be wrecked!

During this period, newcomers rose like bamboo shoots after the rain, starting to trigger the interests of the old powers, with conflicts and shifts between the new and old forces playing out constantly across the Five Domains.

Countless cultivators rushed to seize resources, fighting fiercely and often ending up bloodied.

“Children’s Father, don’t overdo it; your life is more important,” in a bamboo grove, a beautiful woman in palace attire begged the tall middle-aged man next to her while holding a baby.

“No way, if we choose to lay low now, our cultivation levels will fall further behind the average in the cultivation world.”

The middle-aged man’s lips turned white as he stubbornly declared.

The couple were both at the Unity Stage, and before the great change in the world, they could thrive anywhere, like being a senior offering in a prominent family or a guest elder in a sect, enjoying high salaries.

But then the times changed.

More and more Unity Stage cultivators emerged, competing for the same jobs, and the salaries they demanded were even lower. The market began to become highly competitive.

As the saying goes, “The waves behind drive the waves ahead, and the waves ahead die on the beach.”

Who would have thought that this group of “ahead waves” would unwittingly be overtaken, threatening their status? The middle-aged man, as a senior, certainly felt indignant, diving into fierce competition to raise his level and achieve better treatment.

Recently, he discovered a new cave dwelling, thinking fortune had come his way, but before he could even set foot inside, he was intercepted by several groups that arrived earlier.

In the midst of intense chaos, the middle-aged man was injured and barely managed to escape, fearing revenge from his enemies. He hid in the mountains to heal, and after recovering a bit, he thought about going out again.

However, his wife was deeply afraid he would run into trouble, begging him not to go while holding their child.

Upon hearing his words, the palace-clad beauty frowned, “I understand the reason, but the competition outside is so intense now. Being at the Unity Stage doesn’t mean you’re a powerful cultivator anymore. I’m worried about your safety. Would it be better to hide in the mountains and raise our child first?”

The middle-aged man sighed helplessly, “In this harsh situation, how can we parents afford to lay low?”

“Do you want to see our child lose right at the starting line?”

With that, he leaped up and turned into a streak of light, disappearing into the sky.

“Children’s Father, we’ll be waiting for you to come back!” the beautiful woman in palace attire had tears in her eyes, feeling sad inside.

She hadn’t expected that even being at the Unity Stage now put them in a tough spot.

So competitive, it’s just too competitive!

At a certain mid-sized sect.

An experienced spiritual plantation expert was notified by an elder that he was to be dismissed starting today, and he felt like he had been struck by lightning, utterly unable to accept it.

“Why? I only get five thousand middle-grade spirit crystals a month, and my cultivation has already reached the Nascent Soul Stage. You’re firing me despite such good conditions? Not fair!” the young man in green clothes exclaimed angrily.

Who would have thought, the elder glanced over lazily, “The new spiritual plantation expert just took their position; they’re at the Transformation Stage and only ask for three thousand middle-grade spirit crystals. Anyone with common sense would know how to pick!”

“What?!”

“Just leave already, you’re a sight for sore eyes here.”

“Oh…”

The young man in green clothes left in a daze. On his way out, he overheard a heated argument nearby.

“Elder Ming, my salary keeps dropping month by month; you can’t be bullying honest people like this!”

“Haha, a beast tamer like you is a dime a dozen outside. The sect is still keeping you, so count yourself lucky!”

“Luck, my a! I quit!”

“Hmph, if you quit, there are plenty ready to take your place. Get lost!!”

The argument ended.

The young man in green clothes saw a young man in gray clothes storming out. The two exchanged awkward glances.

“This fellow cultivator, you too…?”

“Can’t help it, the trends force our hands.”

“Sigh, those with higher levels than me ask for lower salaries; the competition is really at a whole new level now!”

“Honestly, I just want to go home and lay low!”

Their bitter experiences were merely a microcosm of the current cultivation world, just as someone said.

It’s the best of times and the worst of times!

In the Eastern Domain.

As time passed, various major states underwent strange changes one after another.

Booming sounds like earthquakes rolled through the air.

Countless Immortal Mountains shrouded in clouds and mist began to appear, their peaks resembling giant dragons coiling in the sky, brilliant rays lighting up the mountain surfaces.

From a distance, the scenery was breathtaking.

At this moment, the Hundred Thousand Immortal Mountains had all emerged!

“My heavens, there must be tremendous fortunes inside!”

“Heaven bless our Eastern Domain! Prosperity for all!”

“Quick, let’s go in and take a look!”

“Charge!!”

As the Hundred Thousand Immortal Mountains appeared, all the cultivators in the Eastern Domain rushed to explore, fearing they would be too late and let others snatch away the treasures inside.

Soon after, they began to realize something was off. While the Hundred Thousand Immortal Mountains seemed vast and boundless, most of the regions were sealed off by a mysterious force, making entry impossible.

Yet even so, the remaining areas were rich with cultivation resources, causing all the cultivators who stepped in to exclaim in shock.

Their eyes were filled with fiery eagerness!

“Ah…”

At that moment, screams erupted outside the Immortal Mountains.

Many cultivators were blasted away by a terrifying force, bursting into bloody mist mid-air.

The scene was absolutely horrifying!