Cultivating for a hundred lifetimes to ascension

He muttered to himself, "Back then, I don't know what concept Blood God's Son instilled into the Star God, to actually make the Divine believe in its deceitful words."

Logically speaking, if a person wishes to become immortal, they only need to embark on the path of cultivation, starting from the elementary Qi Refinement to Foundation Establishment, then from Foundation Establishment to Golden Core, followed by Nascent Soul, Divinity Transformation, Returning to Void, Unification, Crossing Tribulation...all the way up, until crossing the Ninety-nine Longevity Tribulations, can one ascend to the Immortal Realm and become a long-lasting True Immortal.

Since the Star God asked this most "obvious" question, what it wanted to know clearly wasn't that clichéd "answer".

Compared to others, Zhao Sheng understood the "temperament" of the Star God very well and naturally knew that he could never lie in front of the Divine.

He glanced at the plump baby, which looked as stiff as a puppet, and while organizing his thoughts, he slowly said, "Following the mundane life, opposing it becomes immortal, merely inverting them in the heart!

Your Highness, for mortals, becoming immortal is harder than ascending to the heavens, but for you, becoming immortal lies merely in one thought, one focus of the Divine."

After listening to this, the Star God lowered its head, muttering to itself, "One thought, one focus? One thought, one focus! One thought, one focus..."

After what seemed like the time it took for one cup of tea to pass, the Star God suddenly raised its head, with an expression of surprise, or perhaps with a hint of confusion?!

"Blood God's Son told the Divine that the Divine is a naturally born Spirit Immortal. To grow up, one needs to comprehend the two words 'desires and emotions'. Thus, the Divine entrusted a spirit fetus, half reincarnated as a human, just to experience the Seven Emotions and Six Desires of humans. Could it be that Blood God's Son deceived the Divine? But... it didn't lie!"

Listening to the Star God's monologue, Zhao Sheng's thoughts were in turmoil, his doubts gradually clearing from his mind, but his wariness of the Blood God deepened.

This Great Ability who failed to leverage the Heavenly Dao and is now almost lost in self-awareness, continues to wreak havoc everywhere using the Heavenly Dao Puppet, not only playing with the Star God but also constantly influencing the grand trends of both Tianzhu Realm and Netherworld, his clever schemes are astounding.

As Zhao Sheng gradually discerned the truth of what had happened years ago,

In a similarly chaotic and mysterious space enveloped by the Blood Sea, facing the exact same plump baby, Xiao Jiuke and others faced their own situations.

"Wait! I have another doubt..."

Before Zuo Lingsun could finish, he felt a powerful force coming out of nowhere, instantly throwing him out.

Everything before his eyes turned dark, his mind spinning.

Upon regaining consciousness, Zuo Lingsun found himself already outside that mysterious space, landing near the head of a True Dragon.

He looked around, and soon saw a puzzled looking Xiao Jiuke.

Although Zuo Lingsun managed to ask a few questions, Xiao Jiuke didn't even get the chance to speak.

After the Star God woke up, upon seeing him, it immediately "threw" him out.

Xiao Jiuke was puzzled, as hardly anyone in the world knew this secret.

The reason, it turns out, is that Xiao Jiuke belonged to the Ghost Chi clan, whose Divine Soul inherently carries the Heavenly Dao Curse, making the Star God displeased.

Back then, not only did the Ghost Chi Clan betray their native world, but they also drew in the formidable enemy of the Netherworld.

This cause and effect was too significant, resulting in the Ghost Chi Clan being despised by the Heavenly Dao of Tianzhu Realm, with their clan's Divine Soul and bloodline always bearing the "Heavenly Dao Curse".

Facing a clan despised by the Heavenly Dao, the Star God is certainly displeased.

Upon seeing Zuo Lingsun, Xiao Jiuke's expression brightened, and he quickly flew forward, testing, "Mr. Zuo, you got out too, huh!"

Zuo Lingsun shook his head and sighed, "Brother Xiao, aren't you the same? It's just a pity...eh, Daoist Bo Zhun also got kicked out."

Xiao Jiuke looked in the direction of the voice, only to see an old Daoist with white hair and beard, slapping his thigh with a regretful face: "Alas, this time I've made a big loss!"

Zuo Lingsun and he exchanged glances, then both flew closer.

Zuo Lingsun, being more anxious, was the first to speak: "Daoist Bo, did you also meet that one?"

"I did meet him, but alas…" Daoist Bo Zhun, sly and cunning, gave a vague half-answer and strangely refrained from mentioning anything that happened inside.

Hearing this, Zuo Lingsun understood, so he didn't push further, simply adding, "Indeed, it's a pity... The least likely to exist yet exists, the most unreasonable yet seems reasonable... alas, the chance to achieve Dao is missed by us."

"Mr. Zuo, don't be discouraged; if not this time, let us come again next time!" Daoist Bo Zhun appeared unworried.

"You're right! But we cannot exceed three times, otherwise…"

Zuo Lingsun and he kept exchanging tactful words.

Listening on the side, Xiao Jiuke was almost confused.

He wanted to ask, but after a slight movement of his lips, he swallowed his words back down.

Just three moments later, Purple Jade Fairy and Xin Baiqin almost simultaneously appeared out of nowhere in front of everyone.

Half a moment later, Tianluozi suddenly returned, his face filled with immense regret.

In the Chaotic Space, he had indirectly questioned Star God but never truly understood what the opportunity for enlightenment was.

To Tianluozi, Zuo Lingsun, and others, Star God was already no secret, and even the top-secret matter of Star God Consciousness reincarnating as a human was obscurely recorded in the sect's secret scrolls.

After all, it had only been twelve hundred years since the great war between the two realms—hardly a long time—and some Nascent Soul Ancestors who had experienced the war were still alive, not to mention the Divinity Transformation True Monarchs.

A moment later, Saintess Ling Luo and Xin Baiqin came out almost one after another.

After coming out, Xin Baiqin's expression was grim, his gaze sharp as a knife, sweeping across the people.

Seeing only six people, his expression turned even darker.

After the fall of the Shattered Star Sea, countless secrets gradually became known to many powers of the Netherworld, among which the secrets of Star God were of utmost importance.

Star God has always favored the Child of Destiny, which has long been an open secret.

By this time, Tianluozi and others had also understood the standard of the "Sect Leader" for selecting people to attend the banquet—all thirteen individuals were of strong Qi Fortune, and their group of eight was even more so compared to the other five.

But looking at the results, Xin Baiqin was not the one with the strongest Qi Fortune, as some people had yet to come out.

This fact was greatly difficult for the proud Xin Baiqin to accept.

...

When Zhao Sheng and his companions fell into a state of introspection.

Suddenly, one, two, three uninvited guests appeared near the pit.

Looking at the dark shadows slowly emerging from the pit, someone whispered, "Time is almost up. Send the message out!"

"Hehe, Brother Ben Zhen, didn't expect you to come in too!"

"Just a mere Divine Thought, even if it's lost inside, what does it matter. Compared to what we gain, this risk is trifling."

"That's true, why aren't you showing yourself in the Demon Suppression? Hiding in the shadows doesn't make you a great priest."

"Hmph, Kun Ze old stranger, I conduct myself by my own heart, and let no one else point fingers at me."

No sooner had the words been spoken than an old man in a plain robe suddenly emerged from the fog, landing at the edge of the pit and confronting the others.

Almost simultaneously, outside the great formation of Qiu Ling Mountain Gate, several Nascent Soul Ancestors also moved in unison.

The Demon Suppressing Great Priest secretly transmitted a Divine Thought to the Demon Suppressing Priest beside him, and shortly after, figures flickered, passing through the Array Light Shield in an instant and disappearing into the thick fog.

At his action, the rest of the Nascent Soul Ancestors also turned into Mystic Light, rushing into the mountain gate, each one heading straight for their target.

Most headed toward the pit or, more specifically, toward the buried Qiu Emperor Tomb and high-ranking Ghost Cultivators like the Sect Leader and Dingnan Venerable.

The existence of a Star God avatar being "protected" in the Qiu Emperor Tomb is not a secret within the top echelons of the Heavenly Dao Sect and similar powers.

As for the various schemes of the "Sect Leader," they weren't hidden from the top powers like the Heavenly Dao Sect either.

Otherwise, how could the Qiu Ling Plate have been successfully distributed, attracting active participation from many top Golden Core cultivators, without the secret support of these Nascent Soul Ancestors?.

The Sect Leader was wholeheartedly intent on achieving enlightenment, and the Nascent Soul Ancestors wanted to be the "mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind."

Who would win and who would lose? It still depended on which "oriole" and "hunter" had more clever tactics and far-reaching plans.

It's not that the Sect Leader was unaware of the perilous risks involved, but it had no other option but to proceed.

If successful, a new Emperor comparable to a Divinity Transformation would rise in the world. If it failed, it would become a ghost slave, or even be annihilated.

In a sense, from beginning to end, it was a gamble played out at the Nascent Soul level.

Zhao Sheng, Tianluozi, Xiao Jiuke, and other Golden Core Masters were all kept in the dark.