Limitless Ascension: Strength Amid Adversity – Chapter 373

The Azure Emperor Longevity Sutra’s pressure made the Green Lotus Sword Immortal rush to spill his past like beans from a bamboo tube.

It turns out the reason the Green Lotus Sword Immortal suffered injuries and had difficulties recovering his cultivation level was that long ago, he ventured solo into the Forbidden Land of the Hundred Thousand Immortal Mountains in search of greater opportunities.

What did he find there? A bunch of strange alien beings. These creatures had some weird special abilities that allowed them to continuously siphon off his Immortal Power during battle, putting the Green Lotus Sword Immortal at a disadvantage.

In the end, he was forced to escape in a hurry, ending up severely injured.

Because of a bizarre power eroding him from the inside, his cultivation level plummeted from Immortal Emperor’s sixth layer down to Immortal King’s first layer, and all these years later, he still couldn’t recover.

Over that time, the Green Lotus Sword Immortal tried everything, even going to the Immortal Sovereigns who once sought him out, begging for a hand. If successful, he vowed to be their obedient servant, ready to sacrifice it all!

But to his surprise, several Immortal Sovereigns shook their heads when they saw this bizarre power, declaring they were powerless to help.

After that, the Green Lotus Sword Immortal fell into despair and confusion, losing all hope for fighting in the Immortal Realm, deciding to just stay in the Kunlun Realm for the rest of his life. So he sealed himself, planning to awaken at the right time.

Deep down, the Green Lotus Sword Immortal still held a sliver of hope. He hoped to find some way to save himself with the revival of the Kunlun Realm.

But now, as he watched his friends restore their cultivation levels while his own remained stagnant, he felt more and more hopeless, his heart as cold as ash.

Now, under Ye Junlin’s friendly inquiries, the Green Lotus Sword Immortal finally revealed the truth.

“So that’s how you gradually faded from the public eye, Elder Green Lotus,” sighed Canglang Jun.

“You old fool, that’s the legendary Hundred Thousand Immortal Mountains! Those alien beings are not to be trifled with; otherwise, why would it have been called a Forbidden Land back then?” Zhang Qingzheng exclaimed, shaking his fan in agitation as he pointed at the Green Lotus Sword Immortal.

“I was careless; who knew those alien beings would have such sinister and strange abilities?” The Green Lotus Sword Immortal said bitterly.

As an Immortal, every art and technique relies on the Immortal Power within.

And those alien beings could actually absorb his Immortal Power from a distance!

No matter how much he had, they could drain it dry!

Not a single drop left!

That’s the reason for his ultimate defeat.

“Wait, you said the Hundred Thousand Immortal Mountains were the forbidden land of ancient times?” Ye Junlin caught that key phrase, his eyes filled with doubt.

“Yeah, it’s said that the Hundred Thousand Immortal Mountains contain opportunities crucial to breaking through to Immortal Sovereign. At first, many powerful cultivators wanted to go explore, but they all ended up in tragic fates, basically never returning.”

“That’s why it’s known as a Forbidden Land!” Zhang Qingzheng explained.

“Master, doesn’t this sound a lot like the Hundred Thousand Immortal Mountains in the Eastern Domain? It wouldn’t be a coincidence that it’s the same place, would it?” Li Wujie secretly transmitted to Ye Junlin.

Ye Junlin fell silent.

If that’s the case, the Eastern Domain could be in grave danger.

But thankfully, before he set out, he placed Fallen Immortal Island on Mysterious Peak. If those aliens from the Hundred Thousand Immortal Mountains were to stir up trouble, perhaps the beings in his little yard could hold them off.

Or it could be a coincidence, or perhaps they would leave each other alone?

“Green Lotus friend, you just said you have internal injuries. Coincidentally, my fourth disciple, Little Black, is excellent at healing. Let him check you out,” Ye Junlin said.

Upon hearing this, the Green Lotus Sword Immortal was taken aback, thinking, “If those Immortal Sovereigns couldn’t do anything, how much can your disciple possibly achieve?”

“Little Black, go help him out; he looks quite pitiful,” Ye Junlin instructed.

“Yes, Master…” A black-skinned boy with a bowl cut approached nervously, his youthful face a mix of timidity and tension.

“Junior Brother, you got this!” Bai Xiaoxi cheered him on from behind, pumping her little fists.

“I-I’ll do my best…” the Great Mushroom King stammered shyly.

“Uh,” Zhang Qingzheng and the others watched the socially awkward boy with expressionless faces.

A wound that even an Immortal Sovereign struggled to handle, and a mere Immortal King thought he could fix?

Was Ye Junlin overly confident in his disciple?

“Hello, sir, please let me take a look at your injuries. I will try my best!” The Great Mushroom King stood before the Green Lotus Sword Immortal, a bit panicked.

Inside, he felt just as uncertain.

Seeing this, the Green Lotus Sword Immortal forced a smile, saying, “Little friend, just do what you can. If you can’t heal me, it’s alright; don’t put too much pressure on yourself.”

From the start, the Green Lotus Sword Immortal had no hope. He only agreed to the treatment to avoid hurting the other’s feelings.

“Okay!”

The Great Mushroom King took a deep breath, formed mysterious hand seals, and burst forth with a vibrant emerald glow, filled with a vigorous life force.

With a flurry of nimble fingers, dozens of green lines surged into the Green Lotus Sword Immortal’s body, seemingly beginning to probe and permeate.

“Hmm?”

The Green Lotus Sword Immortal’s old face shifted. He could feel this bowl-cut boy had some real skill in this area.

But curing his old injury still seemed a distant hope.

The Great Mushroom King’s expression tightened as he carefully inspected the injury.

Suddenly, he found the source of the injury—an extremely strange special power stubbornly rooted in him, slowly siphoning away his Immortal Power as nourishment.

That’s why, all these years later, the Green Lotus Sword Immortal had yet to recover.

“Sir, please bear with me; I’m going to remove this power now,” the Great Mushroom King said seriously.

With that, he continued forming seals, an overwhelming energy bursting forth from him, his hair standing on end, his eyes infilled with vibrant green light, a chaotic emerald lotus manifesting behind him.

“What… is this!?”

The Green Lotus Sword Immortal was shocked; he vaguely sensed that the Green Lotus Sword Technique he had spent his life studying seemed to originate from that chaotic emerald lotus.

In the next moment, immense pain surged through his body, and the Green Lotus Sword Immortal was drenched in sweat, his face nearly twisted in agony. Yet his reddened eyes shone with excitement as he fixated on that chaotic emerald lotus, as if trying to glean some profound secret from it.

Meanwhile, the Great Mushroom King was treating him with great effort, sweat trickling down his cheeks as aromatic fragrances wafted around.

After a stick of incense worth of time, under the influence of the Azure Emperor Longevity Sutra, the bizarre power rooted within the Green Lotus Sword Immortal’s body was skillfully removed layer by layer.

“Got it—done!”

The Great Mushroom King was utterly exhausted, swaying on the edge of collapse when Ye Junlin reached out to steady him.

“You did excellently, Little Black,” Ye Junlin praised him with encouraging eyes.

“Thank you for your praise, Master…” the Great Mushroom King felt elated inside; being recognized felt wonderful.

“Oh my God, it’s really healed!”

Zhang Qingzheng and the others were left in disbelief.

Ye Junlin’s disciple managed to achieve such astonishing results?

Even the lofty Immortal Sovereigns couldn’t handle it, but a little Immortal King did it!

If you look at it from another angle, it was Ye Junlin, having such an exceptional disciple, who was truly unfathomable…