Limitless Ascension: Strength Amid Adversity – Chapter 528

“Honestly, before this, Li Ruotong thought of a ton of possibilities, like being asked for a crazy amount of Immortal Crystals or being made to do all sorts of outrageous things.

It’s no wonder she pictured Ye Junlin in such a filthy way because that’s just human nature!

Li Ruotong even thought that if Ye Junlin kept pushing, she’d just flip out right then and there.

With her temperament, there’s no way she’d compromise.

But surprisingly, the condition he offered was simply to sit down and have some skewers together!

That’s right. It was that simple!

No outrageous demands, no asking her to do anything over the line—just completely unexpected!

“Are you sure? Just by accompanying you for skewers, you’ll let me pick an Immortal Emperor Artifact?”

Li Ruotong asked, suspiciously.

She wanted a definitive answer from Ye Junlin because she didn’t want to get her hopes up for nothing.

“Of course! Do you think I’d need to trick you?”

Ye Junlin replied casually, as if he didn’t care about the Immortal Emperor Artifact at all.

On one hand, he already had a top-tier Immortal Emperor Artifact, so he had no need for anything lower than that.

On the other hand, it was because the system had just triggered a randomly selected task, and it was of the option type.

【First Option: Deliberately make things difficult for Li Ruotong; the more outrageous the conditions, the higher the number of Immortal Crystals received, up to a maximum reward of five million top-tier Immortal Crystals!】

【Second Option: Easily let Li Ruotong have her wish granted, rewarding her with a specialized Magical Treasure targeting the Divine Soul, called the Blade of Soul Destruction, which can upgrade alongside the host’s realm!】

Ye Junlin didn’t hesitate to choose the second option.

After all, the reward for the first option was just too garbage.

Is five million top-tier Immortal Crystals a lot?

Keep in mind, he had just received ten million top-tier Immortal Crystals!

And with so many people around, how would others view him if he made outrageous demands?

It just wasn’t worth it!

Holding this thought, Ye Junlin immediately focused on the second option.

Blade of Soul Destruction?

Specially targeting cultivators’ Divine Souls?

This was great!

After all, battles between cultivators usually involved attacking each other’s physical bodies, rarely touching upon the Divine Soul aspect.

If there was a special Magical Treasure that could specifically target Divine Souls, it would catch people off guard and kill them without a trace!

So,

Ye Junlin didn’t make things difficult for Li Ruotong but instead proposed an incredibly simple condition.

After all, a low-grade Immortal Emperor Artifact wasn’t much for him; if he could exchange it for something more valuable, why not?

That’s how the request for skewers came about.

Of course,

Li Ruotong had no clue about this inside story. When she heard the condition, her heart felt genuinely shocked.

Just by having some barbecue with you, I could get a legendary Immortal Emperor Artifact?

Is there actually such good luck in this world?!

In that moment, the way Li Ruotong looked at Ye Junlin changed; all her previous discontent vanished, replaced by gratitude.

She had thought the worst of his intentions, but he never intended to make things difficult for her at all!

“Thank you, Ye Daoist Friend, I can’t express my gratitude enough!”

For this silver-haired youth, Li Ruotong no longer held any hostility, and her cold voice now held a hint of friendliness.

Ye Junlin waved his hand, “Don’t celebrate too early; you haven’t finished this barbecue with me yet.”

“Ye Daoist Friend, you’re joking.”

Li Ruotong immediately picked up some skewers and started eating heartily, showing no modesty at all, as if she wanted to finish the barbecue quickly to obtain the Immortal Emperor Artifact.

In her heart, she thought, “Forget just having skewers; at this point, I’d eat anything!”

The onlookers were left bewildered.

Thanks to the follow-up conversation between Ye Junlin and Li Ruotong being somewhat shielded from the outside, they had no idea what was being discussed.

To them, all they saw was Ye Junlin whispering to Li Ruotong, who blushed shyly at first then looked amazed, hurriedly expressing her gratitude while happily skewering meat with Ye Junlin, completely losing the air of an Immortal Emperor…

What kind of conditions were laid out to cause such a dramatic turnaround?

They couldn’t help but let their imaginations run wild, their hearts scratching like cat paws.

“Tongtong, slow down! If you run out, Grandpa can make more!” Canglang Jun smiled.

He was delighted that his precious granddaughter could mend fences with Senior Ye; that way, he wouldn’t have to worry about conflicts.

“Xiao Dezi, go get me ten more plates!” Ye Junlin instructed.

“Okay!” Canglang Jun eagerly returned to the stand, smoothly flipping skewers and sprinkling spices.

“Xiao Dezi?”

Li Ruotong was in a daze, almost doubting her ears. Was her grandpa Li Youde really called that?

“If you mind, I can also call him Xiao Lizi!” Ye Junlin said with a serious face.

If it were earlier, Li Ruotong would surely be angry, but now she couldn’t say anything.

“Please don’t!”

A wry smile crept onto Li Ruotong’s face, filled with resistance in her heart.

If he called him Xiao Lizi, it felt like she’d be a part of it too.

Sigh, forget it. If her grandpa didn’t care, why should she cling to a title?

“By the way, may I ask if Ye Daoist Friend is from the Kunlun Realm? Not a native of the Immortal Realm?”

Li Ruotong asked, her tone a bit tense.

At first, she thought Ye Junlin was a hidden supreme being of the Immortal Realm as rumored, with a mysterious identity.

But after the chance meeting today, she realized that Ye Junlin was probably from the Kunlun Realm as well!

He likely was some top-tier figure from ancient times!

Though she hadn’t heard of Ye Tian Emperor’s name back then, not hearing of someone doesn’t mean they don’t exist.

It could also mean she wasn’t qualified to know about it at that time; recalling how she was just a beginner cultivator back then made her feel quite ignorant.

If he didn’t have an incredible background, why would her grandpa follow him so devotedly?

After all, she was now an Immortal Emperor!

Hearing this, Ye Junlin glanced at the busy Canglang Jun and then at the woman before him, nodding in acknowledgment:

“That’s right, I’m also from the Kunlun Realm.”

After all, they were both from the Kunlun Realm, so there was no need to hide it.

It’s worth mentioning that to avoid a huge stir from leaking news, their conversation remained confidential, unnoticed by the nearby cultivators.

“Just as I thought.”

Even though she anticipated it, Li Ruotong couldn’t help but feel her pupils constrict slightly upon confirmation.

Even without Ye Junlin admitting it, she silently accepted that he was likely a top figure from the ancient Kunlun Realm, probably deeply connected to the founding elders of the Immortal Court.

“Ye Daoist Friend, may I ask how the situation is in the Kunlun Realm nowadays? Has there been any change?”

Li Ruotong’s respect for Ye Junlin deepened as she filled in imaginary identities for him.

Thinking back to the past, back when Immortal Emperors arose in droves and the Four Great Saints presided over everything; just imagining it made her blood boil.

She had never forgotten that she came from the Kunlun Realm, a timeless and unbreakable world that had experienced a long period of glory, only to decline due to calamities later.

Even today’s Immortal Realm couldn’t compare to the peak of the Kunlun Realm!

Li Ruotong was eager to know how the Kunlun Realm was doing now.

Ye Junlin was taken aback; he didn’t expect this person would care about the Kunlun Realm. But thinking of her previous background, he felt it was only natural.

“The Kunlun Realm has fully recovered; everything is developing in a positive direction. It’s just that the Immortal Realm currently has a better environment; I flew up here out of boredom.”

“That’s great.”

Upon hearing this, Li Ruotong nodded.

After all, the Kunlun Realm was her first hometown, so she definitely hoped for its betterment.

“Master, what are Ye Daoist Friend and the Celestial Moon Emperor discussing?” Tang Yaoyao, from another peak, asked curiously.

“How would I know? Why don’t you go and ask?” Luo Qingwu rolled her eyes, opened a wine gourd, and took a swig, trying to drown her frustrations in alcohol.

Li Ruotong appearing as an Immortal Emperor surely dealt her a hard blow, and the friendly banter between her and Ye Junlin only added salt to her wounds.”