Cheat Cultivator's Ascension

"This thing, is it unique to this world?" while watching the young geniuses from all over the eastern continent stand in front of the massive testing stone being used for this event, Dongfang Xiang mutters to herself as even as a Half-step Celestial Realm cultivator, she has yet to see one of these kinds of things.

This struck her as something which is pretty interesting as there is also a tool that is being used in their kingdom that works to a similar, if not an even better extent, but the fact alone that this kind of thing can occur naturally makes her wonder whether this world is so much more than meet the eye.

While she, along with the other guardians that came from the same kingdom as hers possesses similar thoughts, the young geniuses waiting down below are already raring to experience the effect of this so called Dao Resonating Rock, said geniuses even including the ones who came being guarded by these Half-step Celestial Realm extraterrestrials.

While these outsiders observe the place of the trials, they are also being observed by the ancient-looking old man previously accompanying Tang Jianxue along with the two other elderly ladies, his senses something so obscure and powerful that he is capable of concealing himself even to the sharp senses of the strongest among this group of outsiders, Dongfang Xiang.

"Grandmaster, how is it?" standing just right behind him, the dignified-looking figure of the Headmistress of the Dao Seeking Mountains appears, her eyes showing a trace of concern towards what could possibly proceed during this Dao Enlightenment Competition given the arrival of multiple unexpected visitors, the least of their concern among them being the prince sent by the Imperial Court.

"I have been alive for more than some couple of thousands of years, and to see someone so young yet so powerful made me doubt my talent for a second…" the old, ancient man said with a wry smile on his desolate face before his eyes starts glowing a bit, the light coming out of his gaze something that shows that despite all the ancientness that is apparent from his outer appearance, there is still a hidden vigor waiting to explode.

"Looks like what that young Xingtian had said before is something more than just real…" the old man said as he strokes his silver beard, reaching such length that it goes all the way to his lower torso, playing with it as he laughs, recalling the times where a young man invites him to roam around the stars in search for higher and higher levels.

"That senior Xingtian…" hearing such a household name coming out of her grandmaster's mouth, Tang Jianxue couldn't help but wonder whether it is the same person that they are talking about, her thoughts being confirmed by the ancient man as he replies. Stay tuned with My Virtual Library Empire

"Hua Xingtian, one of the four great stars of the Heavenly Secret Tower, the greatest pillar among them now am I right?" the old man asked as he looks among the skies, his eyes filled with quite the regret of not joining this young fellow's invitation back then in fear of his own force, his home, collapsing without him guarding it.

Seeing that the young lady behind him is still silent, seemingly wanting to hear more, the ancient old man smiles as he opens his mouth once again, his voice filled with reminiscing as he tells some of the old history between them.

"That young lad is someone I helped back then, being one of the greatest potential of his time. Those years… I am the only one who can barely rival the sick retard hiding in the Imperial Court, who loves his authority so much that he is willing to suppress the growth of the geniuses in the Eastern Continent rather than to let them be"

"So I say he's a fool, trying to fight the tide of change rather than adapt to it, suppressing all those precious potential that our continent can create to explore the vastness of space, something that even the ancestors of our Dao Seeking Mountain yearns for" the old man said before directing his gaze towards the young men and women who are currently still standing on the plains that he himself created back when he is young to set that Dao Resonating Rock in place, a region of enlightenment unique to their own Dao Seeking Mountains.

"I was the one who hold that old coot off until the young Xingtian achieves celestialhood, and looking back, I couldn't help but often feel proud of myself for doing that even at the cost of me being stuck in this realm" the old man then concluded as he looks towards the lady, the daughter of his only disciple who also passes away during to that fight, a major fight that starts the very turning point of this continent to where it is now.

"Given how gracious elder Xingtian and his brothers are, I can see why grandmaster is really proud of that feat" the dignified-looking beauty said with a comforting smile on her face causing the ancient man to start exploding in laughter, something that caught the dignified-looking beauty quite off-guard given that she was also taken aback by his sudden explosion.

"Girl, you don't need to comfort this frail old man, I know the consequences of what I did and I know all too well how heavy of a consequence it is, making me feel guilt towards you and your father, who shouldn't even be there in the first place when the fight started" the old man said as he recalls this old disciple of his, who shines so bright among his peers that even the greatest ones among them pales in comparison, not only in terms of talents and genius but even in terms of the quality of his character.

"Father… he chose what he wants to do, mother always told me that when she's still alive…" Tang Jianxue said with a modest smile on her face before she points out another thing, a thing that made the heaviness on the ancient old man's heart fade a bit.

"Besides, you always tell me that don't you, grandmaster? The path of a cultivator is something that he takes for himself, even if this path is something that leads to damnation or death... and I find father's last moments something really suiting of those words" she said with a proud smile on her face as she expresses what she truly believes, making the old man laugh again as he pays attention back towards the crowd about to start the first trial.

"I saw a lot of great potentials during this Dao Enlightenment Competition, far more than those of the previous competitions…" the old man pointed out before looking into someone, an immortal-like figure that stands out among the crowd no matter it is that he does.

"And while there are a lot of outsiders present, I think that the crown of this competition will still go to someone who is born from the same world as ours" the old man then said with an anticipating smile on his ancient face, his mind already looking forward to what is about to happen during this competition.