Limitless Ascension: Strength Amid Adversity – Chapter 461

If Liu Huangshu, the grandmaster of formations, is the cornerstone of the entire Immortal Realm, then Tong Wudi is the strongest pillar of the Immortal Realm!

The reason this realm has lasted until now is largely thanks to this young Immortal Emperor!

Tong Wudi was feeling quite bored.

Because during this time, the alien races didn’t just attack suddenly; instead, they were laying low and waiting for the right moment to move. Plus, he had received orders from Liu Huangshu not to go out and stir things up on his own.

So, Tong Wudi had no choice but to stay in the Immortal Court, feeling dull, and he wanted to find someone to spar with to relieve the boredom, but the other Immortal Emperors were all too scared and made excuses to avoid him.

After all, Tong Wudi was an absolute powerhouse among the Immortal Emperors; if they went one-on-one, they would only be thoroughly beaten. Only a fool would volunteer to be a practice dummy!

The title of Invincible Immortal Emperor? That’s a universally acknowledged fact!

At this moment, the young and restless Tong Wudi was feeling quite uncomfortable locked up in his room.

Suddenly, he thought of something, and his eyes brightened. “I heard the Supreme Secret Realm is about to open! That’s a secret realm designed by old Liu—testing it out should be interesting!”

“Perfect! Since I’m bored anyway, I’ll just go have some fun.”

Although the Supreme Secret Realm was restricted to those above the Immortal Emperor level, Tong Wudi was different. He was a top-ranked official in the Immortal Court, on equal footing with Liu Huangshu, who established the Supreme Secret Realm.

Putting it simply, he had the power to modify the access rules!

“Hehe, as long as I’m careful, no one will know. As for the final rewards? I’ll let the other testers have those—after all, it’s all about the experience, right?”

Tong Wudi stroked his chin, his eyes gleaming with excitement.

No sooner said than done—Tong Wudi pulled out a jade seal enveloped in celestial light, exuding a holy aura. This seal was one of the highest authorities in the Immortal Court and could be used to change the restrictions of the Supreme Secret Realm.

Focusing his mind, Tong Wudi connected to the Supreme Secret Realm and swiftly began to modify the settings.

He could hardly wait to enter the Supreme Secret Realm and dominate, aiming for the highest level possible.

“Prepare to tremble! This will be my personal showcase!”

Not long after this little episode, Huangfeng Valley suddenly rattled with violent tremors.

Rumble, rumble~

From the deepest point of the valley, a huge colorful pillar of light shot up, piercing the clouds.

In the sky, the entrance to the secret realm manifested, a massive colorful vortex swirling with a dreamlike aura.

“The Supreme Secret Realm is open! Charge in!”

A throng of excited cultivators rushed to be the first to enter the portal.

But suddenly, a hazy barrier appeared, blocking them a hundred yards away from the vortex, not letting anyone through.

“What’s going on? Why can’t I get in?!”

Countless people panicked.

At this moment, a male cultivator smoothly slipped through and exclaimed excitedly from within the barrier, “Haha! I’m in! I’m in!!”

Then he dashed into the colorful vortex and officially entered the Supreme Secret Realm.

“Holy crap! What the heck is going on?!” exclaimed a scholar-type guy in shock.

“Got it! We can’t get in because the Supreme Secret Realm filtered us out, which means we aren’t qualified,” a wise one concluded.

“Seriously? So we’re just stuck outside as spectators?”

“Hey, it is what it is! There’s still another way!”

“Pray tell, what other way?”

“Go home!”

“……”

Realizing they were filtered out and had no hope of entering the secret realm, everyone looked dejected and miserable.

They traveled all this way only to find they couldn’t even enter the portal.

Especially those cultivators who’d been ruthlessly beat down by the black market dealers responsible for the teleportation formations, they looked like they were about to cry, their mental states shattered.

If only they had known, they wouldn’t have bothered coming at all!

Destiny sure loves to play tricks.

What’s yours is yours; if it isn’t, no matter how hard you chase, you can’t grasp it.

“Haha! I’m in! I’m in!”

“Hey, me too!”

“Thank you, Heaven! Turns out I’m a lucky person!”

Meanwhile, some men and women managed to pass through the barrier, crying tears of joy and rushing toward the entrance—all of them the object of envy from the gathered cultivators.

“Let’s go,” Ye Junlin remarked with great interest.

“I really want to know what it’s like inside. I’ve heard it’s quite fun!” Luo Qingwu chimed in with a smile.

Without hesitation, the five of them charged through the barrier and into the colorful vortex, entering the secret realm.

The number of entrants skyrocketed, while spots were dwindling.

The Supreme Secret Realm only allowed a thousand testers; anyone who met its criteria could enter.

But the crowd outside was like an ocean, akin to a thousand troops trying to cross a single narrow bridge!

Whoosh~

At that moment, a middle-aged figure draped in青光, revealing no clear form, shot through the barrier and paused before the colorful vortex for a moment.

He had a handsome face, long hair flowing down his back, and emanated an otherworldly aura—none other than the Eternal Ancestor of the Eternal Immortal Sect!

With a faint sigh, the Eternal Ancestor mused, “If I can manage to score the Supreme level again this time and luck out with an Immortal Sovereign Dao Fruit, I could probably cultivate an additional million Immortal Sovereign Laws.”

The Supreme Secret Realm actually had an unwritten rule: the same person could only enter four times and had to wait twenty million years between each entry.

Over the long passage of ancient time, the Eternal Ancestor had participated three times, each time bringing a team to reach the Supreme level.

He was truly a three-time champion!

Moreover, the previous three entries had granted the Eternal Ancestor three Immortal Sovereign Dao Fruits.

This allowed him to frequently break through his limits, not only boosting his cultivation but also multiplying the number of laws he could grasp.

On the surface, the Eternal Ancestor was just at the fifth level of Immortal Sovereign, having mastered one million three hundred thousand laws.

In the realm of Immortal Sovereigns in the Qing Tian region, he was barely in the mid-range.

But behind the scenes, the Eternal Ancestor’s actual cultivation was already at the eighth level of Immortal Sovereign, wielding two million nine hundred thousand laws!

You should know…

Standing at the pinnacle of the best in the Qing Tian region was the Old Ancestor of the Void Truth View, whose cultivation was merely at the seventh level of Immortal Sovereign, with a law mastery of only two million five hundred thousand!

Over such a long duration, the Eternal Ancestor had quietly grew; had it not been for Luo Qingwu causing trouble, he would have barely made any noise in public.

His life philosophy was to avoid trouble but not to fear it!

Having successfully snagged the top prize in the previous three entries and reaped the maximum benefits from the Supreme Secret Realm.

Now, after twenty million years, he was filled with anticipation and excitement as he stealthily returned to participate in this trial, aiming for a fourth victory and a chance at another Immortal Sovereign Dao Fruit.

With this Dao Fruit, although its effects dull over time, the Eternal Ancestor believed he could cultivate another million laws, achieving the most perfect three million Immortal Sovereign laws!

At that point, he would rise to the rank of Immortal Emperor in all his glory!

To achieve this lofty goal, he had patiently toiled in silence for many years, waiting for this final entry opportunity!

The Eternal Ancestor’s eyes were as deep as the ocean, and a firm conviction appeared in his brow.

In this chess game, he no longer wished to be a peripheral character; he wanted to become an Immortal Emperor, and the kind who stood at the pinnacle—that way, he would have the qualification to enter the center of the chessboard, or even…

Become the one calling the shots!

This was what the Eternal Ancestor yearned for most in his heart.

“As long as I seize this opportunity, anything is possible!” With this thought, he decisively slipped into the vortex.

Unbeknownst to everyone, a once three-time champion had entered the Supreme Secret Realm…