Limitless Ascension: Strength Amid Adversity – Chapter 247

Some days later.

As a True Immortal, Liu Qingming quickly arrived in the Eastern Domain, but instead of flaunting his powers, he concealed them and quietly gathered intel about the Xuantian Sect.

At a teahouse.

A storyteller in green was vividly spinning tales, saying,

“Who would’ve thought that the Yuhua Sect in Qingzhou was the real culprit? They colluded with the Alien Races to open the Star Gate, allowing billions of extraterrestrial Immortal troops to invade the Eastern Domain. In an instant, the sky darkened and the scene turned terrifying. Not just the Eastern Domain, the entire Kunlun Realm faced a crisis. Just then, Senior Ye appeared. With a single sword, he blocked billions of extraterrestrial Immortals, coldly declaring, ‘As long as I’m Ye Junlin around, you shall not harm the common folk!'”

“The billions of extraterrestrial Immortals clearly didn’t believe it, bursting into mocking laughter. The leading general even tried to humiliate Senior Ye, saying with bravado, ‘We could just stand still and let you kill us. How many can you really take down?’”

“Unexpectedly, Senior Ye merely smiled and said he only needed ten strikes. With that, his sword swung down, and a vast Sword Qi swept across the sky. Before a billion extraterrestrial Immortals could react, they were all slaughtered!”

“The Alien Race general was left dumbstruck. Senior Ye then continued to swing his sword, a total of ten strikes, and a billion extraterrestrial Immortals scattered into nothingness!”

“Thus, Senior Ye wiped out a billion extraterrestrial Immortals, establishing his undying legacy and fame! Thanks to him, the Eastern Domain remains safe, and the Kunlun Realm enjoys its current peace…”

Outside the teahouse, Liu Qingming was left dumbfounded.

What the heck?

One sword killed a billion Immortals? Ten swords took down a billion??

Damn, what do you think Immortals are?

They’re Immortals! You can’t just toss them aside like that; you’re claiming it’s ten billion?!!

Even killing a chicken isn’t this exaggerated, right?

I mean, ten billion?

Do you know what ten billion Immortals even means, for crying out loud?!

Aren’t storytellers supposed to have some common sense?

Are you just trying to fool idiots here?

Just as Liu Qingming thought the customers might band together to throw the storyteller off the stage, a surprising scene unfolded.

“Awesome! Senior Ye is mighty!”

As patrons sipped tea and listened, many clapped excitedly at that point in the story.

“Senior Ye is incredible! One sword took down a billion Immortals; ten swords are ten swords, not a single more!”

“Indeed! Who in the entire Kunlun Realm can compare to Senior Ye?”

“Senior Ye is invincible!”

Amidst the chatter, everyone expressed their admiration for Senior Ye.

Liu Qingming was rendered speechless.

His head had several giant question marks floating above it.

Wait, what’s happening here?

For such exaggeration, the patrons actually believed it and were so engrossed in the tale.

Is the concept of Immortals in the Eastern Domain really that naïve?

Looking at the cheering patrons, Liu Qingming felt like he was observing a bunch of clueless folks.

“This friend, come sit with us! You can not only taste our teahouse’s signature spirit tea but also hear about Senior Ye’s legendary tales before!”

A servant in the teahouse noticed Liu Qingming standing outside and eagerly invited him in.

“Senior Ye?”

“Legendary tales?”

Liu Qingming caught those two keywords and awkwardly asked, “Are you saying what the storyteller just said was all true?”

Now, it was the servant’s turn to look dumbfounded.

He sized up the ordinary-looking man in front of him, his eyes gradually filling with pity, “Don’t you know? Have you been in seclusion, friend? How could you not know what Senior Ye has done?”

“Huh?”

“Oh right! I was in seclusion! Just came out to explore the world recently!” Liu Qingming quickly responded, following the servant’s lead.

“Oh, that explains a lot.”

“Who is the Senior Ye you’re talking about?” Liu Qingming asked tentatively.

Upon hearing that someone in the Eastern Domain didn’t recognize Senior Ye, the servant immediately became serious and introduced:

“Our Senior Ye is the Master of the Mysterious Peak in the Xuantian Sect. He’s the great hero who saved the Kunlun Realm and is unanimously recognized as the strongest in the Eastern Domain!”

Xuantian Sect!

Liu Qingming was shocked.

Isn’t that the sect where the Red Demon Hong Qianye is from?

“And also, Senior Ye’s top disciple, Hong Qianye, is renowned as the world’s number one beauty and is called the Red Fairy! She’s the dream girl of this little bro, heh heh…” The servant couldn’t help but become bashful when he mentioned the Red Fairy.

“Whoa~”

Liu Qingming gasped sharply.

He instinctively looked around in a panic before slowly calming down, clutching his chest.

The notorious Great Demon who caused chaos in the Central Region is being referred to as the Red Fairy here in the Eastern Domain?

Hold on, that’s some heavy info to process…

But what shocked Liu Qingming the most was that this demon actually willingly accepted a Master whose background is from the Xuantian Sect.

“Ye Junlin.”

Liu Qingming silently repeated the name, feeling waves of tumult inside.

Is this guy really that impressive?

From the servant’s tone, this person is truly top-notch in the Eastern Domain!

“But a billion extraterrestrial Immortals, that’s a billion! Are you guys exaggerating…?” Liu Qingming grimaced, looking pained.

On a gut level, he just didn’t believe it.

Even if it were a hundred thousand Immortals, sure, but a billion? That’s a terrifying number, you know?

This is making it really hard for me to believe at all.

At that moment, the storyteller slammed a wooden block on the table and continued exuberantly,

“That day, Senior Ye’s top disciple Hong Qianye was about to cross Lightning Tribulation to become an Immortal. But who would’ve thought the power of the tribulation was overwhelmingly strong, putting even Hong Qianye’s life at risk.”

“Just at that critical moment, Senior Ye intervened, commanding the tribulation to leave quickly and not harm his disciple’s life. The tribulation was furious and unleashed countless bolts of lightning at Senior Ye, the scene turned dark, mountains crumbled, yin and yang reversed, and colors faded from the world.”

“In the end, with just a breath, Senior Ye extinguished those countless bolts of lightning! The tribulation was both shocked and enraged. It encountered a rare opponent in its life, revealing its true form to engage Senior Ye in a magnificent battle!”

“Who would’ve guessed that Senior Ye defeated it in less than three moves, causing the tribulation to flee in shame. Before leaving, it also bestowed a light of ascension to help Hong Qianye safely cross the tribulation!”

“Atop the clouds, Senior Ye boldly proclaimed, ‘From now on, if my disciple wishes to ascend, let there be no hindrance! Otherwise, there will be no refuge for you, Lightning Tribulation, in this world!’”

“Even Heaven’s Path cannot protect you! I speak the truth!”

“And as he spoke, the sky echoed with grieving thunder, as if responding to Senior Ye, after that day, the Lightning Tribulation completely bowed to Senior Ye!”

“Bravo!!!”

With those words, the patrons in the teahouse erupted into applause, this round was even more fervent than before, hands turning red from clapping, their eyes filled with fervor.

Outside.

Liu Qingming’s mouth hung open wide enough to fit an ostrich egg.

Wait, do you even know what you’re saying?

The Lightning Tribulation!

That is the very force that governs life and death during ascension in the Kunlun Realm!

For years, if anyone dared to interfere with the Lightning Tribulation, they’d be turned into nothing but dust—that’s an unchanging law!

Are you guys out of your minds? You really should know when to stop with the storytelling!

Watch your back or you might get struck by lightning on the road!