Limitless Ascension: Strength Amid Adversity – Chapter 521

Before he even broke through to the Immortal Emperor realm, he nearly got exposed as a spy due to a mistake. Luckily, he cut off contact with external forces just in time, buying himself some time for his later breakthrough to Immortal Emperor.

After breaking through, his status and identity underwent a huge shift. Plus, he arranged for people to create a stir in various places, making his reputation soar far beyond what it once was, earning the trust of most of the upper echelons of the Immortal Court. Thus, he narrowly escaped disaster this time around.

With the breakthrough in his cultivation level, Yuhua Sheng was promoted to a top-tier Immortal Official, officially entering the core power hub of the Immortal Court.

This made it even less likely for anyone to question him!

Having successfully avoided scrutiny, Yuhua Sheng, now at the Immortal Emperor level, felt a little too proud and started to misuse the Magic Embryo Transformation Technique, rampantly devouring the vitality of heaven and earth.

Little did he know, this time he was about to face a setback!

That day, while wreaking havoc in one region, he was accidentally spotted by the Soul Heaven Immortal Emperor, who happened to be passing by.

You see, using such an evil technique was a huge taboo and completely against his identity. If reported to the Immortal Court, he would undoubtedly be hunted down to the death by various Immortal Emperor-level powerhouses.

Filled with frustration and an overwhelming killing intent, Yuhua Sheng decisively attacked the Soul Heaven Immortal Emperor, intending to erase him completely.

After a fierce battle, although the Soul Heaven Immortal Emperor was outmatched, he used a strange tactic and narrowly escaped with his life.

During this time, Yuhua Sheng kept replaying the event in his mind, trying to figure out where the Soul Heaven Immortal Emperor was hiding.

He couldn’t rest easy until this guy was dead!

But for some reason, the results of his deductions were peculiar, as if this person no longer existed in the world but was somehow surviving in another form. It felt totally contradictory.

After some thought, Yuhua Sheng concluded that the Soul Heaven Immortal Emperor was indeed gone, just clinging to life in a Divine Soul state.

Yet, he remained deeply troubled, fearing that one day the other party would return to the Immortal Court and expose his evil deeds.

So, under this anxious mindset, Yuhua Sheng pressed on, intensifying his attempts to track down the Soul Heaven Immortal Emperor.

At that moment.

A star map emerged before Yuhua Sheng’s eyes, and a faint light flickered at a specific location—so dim it looked like a firefly, yet in his eyes, it was incredibly prominent!

“Found you!”

Yuhua Sheng was stunned, overjoyed.

How many days had it been? Finally, there was a lead due to his relentless efforts.

This time he had to go personally and eliminate that struggling guy for good to prevent future trouble!

“The North Cold Immortal Domain, hiding there, are you?” Yuhua Sheng sneered repeatedly, with an unmistakable killing intent in his eyes.

Just then.

That weak light representing the Soul Heaven Immortal Emperor vanished from the star map in an instant, as if it had never appeared at all.

Like a candle in a cold wind, it was completely snuffed out!

“Huh???” Yuhua Sheng’s eyes widened in shock.

What the heck is going on?!

He was utterly stunned by this sudden turn of events.

Because he understood very well what that disappearance signified—it meant the Soul Heaven Immortal Emperor had completely perished from this world!

“Strange, with that guy’s abilities, he shouldn’t have just died like that. Could it be that there’s some powerful figure in the North Cold Immortal Domain who did him in?”

Yuhua Sheng found this conclusion quite surprising.

In his impression, the North Cold Immortal Domain was the weakest among the five great Immortal Domains, ranked at the very bottom.

For many years, it hadn’t even produced a single Immortal Emperor and was often mockingly referred to as the land of fallen emperors by many cultivators in the Immortal Realm.

Now, this low-profile domain was capable of bringing down someone like the Soul Heaven Immortal Emperor?

“Looks like I underestimated the powerhouses of this Immortal Domain!” Yuhua Sheng clapped his hands in laughter, the stone that had been weighing on his mind finally lifted.

With the Soul Heaven Immortal Emperor’s death, his own affairs would remain hidden, so it was truly a cause for celebration!

Suddenly.

Yuhua Sheng remembered something, his expression turning serious.

“Wait, I can’t be careless! What if that guy revealed this matter before dying?”

“I must find out who exactly eliminated the Soul Heaven Immortal Emperor!”

His worries were entirely justified; he was most afraid of news leaking and reaching the ears of someone with ill intentions.

To ensure everything was foolproof, Yuhua Sheng decided to send a clone of himself to the North Cold Immortal Domain to gather information.

Buzz buzz buzz~

A figure emerged from the void, looking exactly like Yuhua Sheng, as if it had been carved from the same mold.

This clone was surprisingly at the Half-Step Immortal Emperor level!

“Go to the North Cold Immortal Domain and find that person. Make sure to silence them, and do it cleanly!”

Yuhua Sheng spoke coldly.

“Understood!”

The clone expressionlessly cupped his hands and bowed, donning a special black robe that concealed his aura and appearance.

Whoosh~

In an instant, he transformed into a flicker of black light, vanishing into the void.

“Hehe, as long as I handle this flawlessly, no one besides me will know about it!”

Yuhua Sheng strolled to the corridor, gazing over the landscape, taking in everything in full.

Mountains and rivers, the sun and moon, waterfalls cascading like the Milky Way, countless peaks radiating a unique glow, showcasing the grandeur of the Immortal world.

Rainbow bridges rose, and spiritual birds soared; golden palaces stood tall, with numerous cultivators in sect attire bustling about, attending to their affairs.

This was his newly founded Yuhua Dao Palace, which after countless years of development, had become one of the leading powers in the Immortal Realm!

“I won’t allow anyone to destroy the foundation I’ve worked so hard to build…” Gazing over this magnificent sight, Yuhua Sheng’s eyes turned frightening, squeezing out a few words through clenched teeth:

“Absolutely not!!”

…

North Cold Immortal Domain.

The various Immortal Sovereigns returned to their respective domains.

Only the Extreme Joy Great Domain was shrouded in gloom.

With the fall of Maitreya Immortal Sovereign and his companions in the Secret Realm, it also meant that the Extreme Joy Great Domain no longer had a single Immortal Sovereign-level powerhouse.

Originally among the top in the North Cold Immortal Domain, it now fell from being high and mighty to the depths.

The immense gap left the cultivators of the Extreme Joy Great Domain unable to accept it.

“Amitabha Buddha, what on earth is happening?!”

“Buddha, please tell us, what exactly happened to the great sovereigns? How could not a single one survive?!”

“There must be a hidden agenda behind this! We need to uncover the truth!”

…

Cultivators across various regions were indignant, stirring up public opinion, trying to pressure the Immortal Sovereign-level figures to provide an explanation.

However, without the support of Maitreya Immortal Sovereign and the others, the voices raised by this group of cultivators went unnoticed.

Many informed Immortal Sovereigns secretly sneered, finding this group of cultivators jumping around like clowns.

They couldn’t care less about stepping forward to explain, or you could say that the Extreme Joy Great Domain had already lost its former influence, insufficient to garner their attention.

The Immortal Realm was just that realistic; only the strong were qualified to converse with the strong. Had the Extreme Joy Great Domain had an Immortal Sovereign appear, their voices wouldn’t have been ignored.

Moreover, the upheaval experienced in the Soul Heaven Secret Realm was something only the top powerhouses of the North Cold Immortal Domain were eligible to know. Those outside this circle had no right to inquire.

As for the plight of the Extreme Joy Great Domain, the outside world was filled with speculation, with countless uninformed people finding it extremely bizarre.

But soon.

A shocking piece of news emerged from the Great Transformation Domain, quickly sweeping across the North Cold Immortal Domain like a storm, shocking cultivators everywhere.

The elder ancestor of the Li family had successfully attained the Immortal Emperor level!!!