Limitless Ascension: Strength Amid Adversity – Chapter 627

“What the hell just happened?!”

Suddenly, countless cultivators sensing the tremor in the Immortal Realm felt a jolt in their hearts as they instinctively looked up at the sky, their faces filled with fear and anxiety.

Immortal Court.

In a study, Liu Huangshu abruptly stood up, confusion etched across his face.

He gazed out the window into the vast heavens and was shocked to find a strange phenomenon: beams of silver lightning interweaving through thick clouds, exuding a terrifying aura that could strike fear into anyone’s heart.

Boom~!

Accompanying the deafening thunder, it seemed like even the heavens were enraged, ready to unleash endless fury.

Seeing this, Liu Huangshu suddenly realized something, his expression shifting from confusion to shock as he incredulously remarked:

“Someone… dares to go against the heavens!!”

As the leader of the Immortal Court and a key figure in creating the Immortal Realm, he clearly understood the cause of the upheaval.

That’s right, someone in the Immortal Realm was attempting to defy the heavens, doing something unforgivable in this world!

Even the laws of the Immortal Realm were disturbed, feeling enraged!

Far away in the North Cold Immortal Domain.

Eternal Immortal Sect.

An overwhelming sense of pressure enveloped the area, causing countless disciples and elders to tremble in fear, completely at a loss.

“W-What’s going on?” Bu Qianfan stammered, his hairs standing on end, cold sweat trickling down his back.

“The source of this aura… could it be…” Li Ruotong’s expression shifted drastically as she dashed to a nearby peak, looking at a silvery-haired figure standing against the wind, exuding an ethereal presence.

Above them, thick, dark clouds were gathering, endless thunder rolling within, resembling countless dragons twisting and turning.

In that brief moment, a terrifying might filled the air, making every inch of space seem like it was frozen.

Everyone shuddered, their hearts gripped tightly, making it hard to breathe.

“Ye, Daoist Friend, what are you doing…” Li Ruotong asked, her scalp tingling, summoning her courage to inquire.

She simply couldn’t understand what that man was up to, stirring up such a ruckus!

Even the supreme laws of the Immortal Realm were infuriated!

Standing atop the mountain, Ye Junlin, with his cascading silver hair swirling in the wind, and a handsome, brooding face, couldn’t help but feel a bit exasperated.

Seriously?

Is this really necessary?

I thought this would be over quickly!

Evidently, Ye Junlin had underestimated the impact of condensing a sacred body on the Immortal Realm.

You see, under the rules of the Immortal Realm, the best one could manage was producing an Immortal Emperor-level being, with possibly hundreds or even thousands existing.

But there was simply no way to accommodate the birth of a Saint!

The reason is that the Immortal Realm’s status isn’t high enough; it hasn’t ascended to that level yet and is still confined to the boundaries of immortal civilization.

Let’s not even mention a Saint—just breaking through to Half-Saint is already a stretch; the laws of the Immortal Realm would never allow such beings to exist, as they’d be beyond its control.

It’s like a computer system without the setting for something new. Once something unrecognizable pops up, it recognizes it as a virus and immediately tries to eliminate it!

So, in the eyes of the Immortal Realm’s laws, Ye Junlin is that “virus”!

It must be eradicated at all costs!

Buzz buzz buzz~

At this moment, the system was working to condense Ye Junlin’s sacred body, and from him erupted billions of sacred lights, more dazzling than the sun, radiating immense energy waves.

Among these, there was an oppressive force surpassing all beings, as if the entire Immortal Realm was to be trampled beneath his feet!

“What a powerful aura…” Bu Qianfan gazed at the figure cloaked in light, utterly astonished, an inexplicable sense of submission washing over him.

“Is Ye Immortal Lord breaking through his cultivation?” Eternal Ancestor speculated, his pupils contracting in an instant, questioning the possibility.

That was the only explanation he could come up with.

But he had never heard of anyone breaking through to a level above Immortal Emperor!

After so many years of development in the Immortal Realm, there hasn’t been a single precedent!

As Ye Junlin quickly condensed his sacred body, suddenly, the sky above burst with countless thunderclaps, resonating throughout the North Cold Immortal Domain.

Boom~!!!

Following that, a crack nearly ten million miles wide appeared in the expansive sky.

Then, an emotionless eye snapped open, its dark golden pupil cold and indifferent.

To that eye, all things in the world were mere dust; even a powerful Immortal Emperor looked like an ant!

“T-That can’t be…” Li Ruotong couldn’t help but take a step back, her elegantly pale face showing deep fear, a chill shooting up her spine, threatening to crack her skull.

Bu Qianfan felt like he had been struck by lightning, staring speechless at that ancient vertical pupil in the sky, his heart trembling fiercely as he blurted out:

“The Eye of the Heavenly Dao!!!”

The Eye of the Heavenly Dao, as the name suggests, is the gaze of the heavenly laws. Its emergence signifies that the heavenly laws have personally come to demand justice.

That’s the very law of the Immortal Realm; every living being must answer to its scrutiny!

The Eye of the Heavenly Dao immediately focused on Ye Junlin below, its originally cold and indifferent pupils now brimming with boundless rage, wishing nothing more than to eliminate him instantly!

In an instant.

A tremendous killing intent cloaked around Ye Junlin.

Looking at that furious vertical pupil in the sky, Ye Junlin felt speechless.

“Seriously? You’re gonna bother with this too?”

“System, hurry up, stop dragging your feet!” Ye Junlin urged.

【Ding, reporting to the host, five seconds remaining until completion of the condensation, please be patient!】

The system’s prompt sounded.

“Five seconds? That’s fine!” Ye Junlin mentally counted down.

Meanwhile, the Eye of the Heavenly Dao decided to attack.

A terrifying chaotic celestial lightning was gathering, locking onto Ye Junlin firmly.

Time seemed to freeze, the world reduced to black and white.

This strike could easily obliterate the Luantian Blood Emperor, its power even exceeding that of an Immortal Emperor.

As the law of the Immortal Realm possessed a strong holy civilization, it faintly exhibited signs of evolving towards the Sacred Path, ranking its power comparable to that of a Half-Saint.

By the way, had it been during the glorious period of the Kunlun Realm, the laws could’ve been compared to true Saint-level!

However, due to the decline of the Kunlun Realm’s environment, the laws’ power had diminished as well.

Back to the point.

The Eye of the Heavenly Dao was also above the Immortal Emperor level, and in its own world, it was confident in wiping out Ye Junlin, this anomaly.

“This is bad; Ye Daoist Friend is in danger!” Li Ruotong’s expression changed dramatically.

She wanted to do something, but the pressure of the Eye of the Heavenly Dao rendered her unable to move.

“Damn it…” Bu Qianfan gritted his teeth, gripping the sword hilt tightly, wanting to draw his sword but finding it impossible.

If even they, at the level of Immortal Emperor, felt this way, how could those weaker than them cope?

Under the pressure equal to that of a Half-Saint from the Eye of the Heavenly Dao, Canglang Jun and others felt as minuscule as dust, a wave of panic rising within them.

Everyone, burning with anxiety, could only watch helplessly.

“Three, two, one!”

As soon as he mentally counted to one.

Suddenly, Ye Junlin’s entire being erupted with an overwhelming aura that shook the Immortal Realm.

His body underwent a dramatic transformation; it was no longer just an immortal body but a genuine sacred body!

Boom…

The sun and moon dimmed, all beings trembled.

Ye Junlin stood with his hands behind his back, rising high, radiating an aura that transcended the Immortal Path.

At that moment, the chaotic celestial lightning vanished, and fear filled the Eye of the Heavenly Dao!

It sensed that Ye Junlin’s aura was terrifying, perhaps even stronger than itself!

What to do?

An anomaly appeared in its world, and it was at a complete loss on how to handle him!

“So, this is the sacred body?” Ye Junlin immersed himself in curiosity, checking his internal condition, only to discover a strange phenomenon.

The Immortal Source was still intact, and the Nine-Grade Immortal Power remained!

“Uh, what’s going on?”

“System, you’re not giving me a fake sacred body, are you?”

Ye Junlin asked, perplexed.

【Ding, please don’t worry, host. This system is absolutely professional. Your body is indeed a genuine sacred body, the True Saint body, but your cultivation is not; the things inside you are still within the realm of the Immortal Path—you’re still using Immortal Power, not Sacred Power!】

The system responded earnestly.

With that, Ye Junlin finally understood.

In other words, aside from his body being a sacred body, everything else still belonged to the Immortal Path, like the Immortal Source, Immortal Power, Immortal Aura, and so forth.

Because to be a True Saint, you’d require Sacred Source, Sacred Power, Sacred Aura, and a Sacred Body, while he currently had only one of those components.

After all, Ye Junlin had merely condensed a sacred body, not broken through to the True Saint realm!

Even so, with this sacred body, the power contained within was sufficient to crush any Immortal Emperor with his bare hands!

Moreover, the strength of the sacred body was definitely beyond that of an immortal body; even if a thousand or ten thousand Immortal Emperors launched an attack at once, they wouldn’t inflict a scratch on him!

Having realized this, Ye Junlin felt he had still come out ahead.

Then, recalling his current predicament, he lifted his head, casting a sideways glance at the Eye of the Heavenly Dao, a cold smirk curling at the corner of his lips:

“Hey there, little bro, didn’t you have some issues with me a moment ago?”