Cultivating for a hundred lifetimes to ascension

Very soon, a crowd of black-robed cultivators swiftly entered the dark disc ship, followed by Zhao Gujiu, Zhao Wannong, and others.

When Zhao Sheng and Yama Ancestor were the last to board, the dark disc ship, just like when it arrived, silently ascended into the night sky and vanished within moments.

As Zhao Sheng led the crowd onto the disc ship, deep within the Wanyou Mountain Range in the center of Hezhou, one floating island after another from the Spirit Palace stood tall above the mountains, all shrouded in dense spirit fog, appearing extraordinarily mysterious and ethereal.

This is the mountain gate residence of the overlord-level power of Hezhou, the Asking Dao Sect.

At this moment, in a valley surrounded by spirit clouds,

a gray-robed elder with disheveled hair, carefree and unrestrained, sat on the ground. His hands were holding a dusty turtle shell, shaking it up and down, muttering bizarre divination words that no one could understand.

Whoosh!

The turtle shell flipped over, and six black and white copper coins fell from the turtle's mouth, dropping onto a bone plate engraved with countless mysterious symbols, scattering into three black and three white configurations.

These six black and white copper coins were round on the outside and square on the inside, with their surfaces each imprinted with thousands of winding Yao patterns in Yin Yang black and white.

Even more bizarre, as this hexagram appeared, the bone plate also emitted a dazzling spirit light. Mysterious symbols suddenly broke free from the constraints of the bone plate, floating gracefully into the sky, forming a complex and unfathomable rune light river, responding to the Yao coin hexagram below.

The gray-robed elder, upon seeing this strange hexagram, became instantly agitated, shouting excitedly, "Yin Yang conflict transformed, heavenly phenomena are auspicious, auspicious! The secret of Heaven is revealed; I have finally waited for the variable! Where is the auspiciousness? Cast the hexagram!"

While speaking, the gray-robed elder took the turtle shell with one hand, grabbed the six Yin Yang Yao coins with the other, and tossed them all into the turtle shell, then held the turtle shell in both hands and began to shake it wildly.

After nine breaths, the turtle shell flipped, and the six Yin Yang Yao coins fell onto the bone plate again, instantly revealing a brand-new hexagram.

"Auspiciousness lies three thousand miles to the southwest! Hmm, the hexagram shows the variable is a living being. No, it is actually an individual unbound by destiny. Could this person be a reincarnated demoted immortal? Perhaps I should cast another hexagram!"

The gray-robed elder, his expression fervent, once again tossed the Yao coins into the turtle shell, then shook it wildly again.

However, as the Yao coins emerged, the elder suddenly spat a mouthful of essence blood onto the turtle shell. Instantly, the turtle shell shone brightly, and a clear ancient "Heluo" diagram appeared on the turtle's back.

Ding ding ding!

The six Yin Yang Yao coins fell onto the disk, forming a long dragon, arranged successively in Yin and Yang, the layers distinct, unusually evident.

"Oh! This time it's the Whirling Dragon overturning the heavens, a sign of great change in the world! Could it be that the change in Heaven originates from that person? No, I must hurry out of the mountains and seize that sole variable!"

With this thought, the gray-robed elder immediately packed up the divination spiritual items, after which his entire being was enveloped in a white light, and in an instant, he shot up to the Nine Heavens Cloud Sky, then swiftly turned towards the southwest.

...

The outer void was dark and deep, vast and boundless. Even something as massive as a mountain-like domain Black Ship appeared as a mere speck of dust against the dark void background, unimaginably tiny.

Carrying Zhao Sheng and others, the disc ship "slowly" broke through the extremely thin ionized atmosphere, eventually freeing itself from the planet's gravitational constraints and arriving beneath the domain Black Ship.

Then, the disc ship was sucked into the belly of the Black Ship.

A moment later, Zhao Sheng led the group out of the ship safely, reaching the interior of the Black Ship. Following the guidance of Yama Ancestor, they surrounded Zhao Sheng and proceeded towards the grand hall at the top level.

At this time, even Zhao Sheng did not notice a gray tunneling light hastily emerging from the boundary membrane, tracking the path of the disc ship at great speed towards the domain Black Ship.

Within the depths of the tunneling light was the gray-robed elder.

His tunneling speed was astonishingly fast, getting even faster, quickly exceeding ten times the speed of sound, accelerating to twenty, thirty times... still continuously increasing in speed.

If Zhao Sheng could see this scene, he would be greatly shocked.

Because the gray-robed elder's tunneling speed was slightly faster than his, vaguely showing signs of surpassing the limits of the Nascent Soul Realm.

About a quarter of an hour later, the domain Black Ship, which had previously been stationary, suddenly began to move, slowly flying along a route towards the Mingye Realm billions of miles away.

Just as the Black Ship started moving, a gray light raced from the depths of darkness, instantly landing on the Black Ship's surface, disappearing in a flash.

...

Flying from the Netherworld to the Mingye Realm, the Black Ship needed to journey for five years.

These five years, both long and short.

Zhao Sheng first settled Zhao Zhenhai, Zhao Wangu, and others, then summoned Yama Ancestor to inquire about significant events that had occurred between the Netherworld and Mingye Realms over the century.

Facing his master, who held his life in his hands, Yama Ancestor dared not conceal anything, immediately presenting a pile of Jade Scrolls, within which was recorded a wealth of information about both realms.

Zhao Sheng took more than a hundred breaths to review all the intelligence jade scrolls, quickly getting a grasp of the various significant events of the century across the two realms.

The Ghost God Realm aside, speaking only of Mingye Realm.

Ever since He Tai and Xian Kong returned to the Mingye Realm, the River Otter and Guan Shu clans quickly changed their attitudes towards the Human Clan from hostility to neutrality.

Additionally, though Thunder Roc Ancestor could not return for some reason, he still transmitted a decree to his clan: Do not trouble the Human Clan!

Upon receiving the Ancestor's decree, although they were unclear about the specifics, no one in the Thunder Roc clan dared to defy the Ancestor's command.

Because of this, the pressure on the Human Clan on the Nine Demon Continent drastically reduced, and territorial disputes significantly decreased over the century.

Meanwhile, the Yellow Heaven Sect, which had taken root in the Skyfire Plain, experienced a rapid surge in power, secretly supported by the two alien races, with followers too numerous to count.

The Yellow Heaven belief also expanded from Skyfire Plain to the entire Human Clan, rapidly spreading to the River Otter and Guan Shu clans.

However, because he hadn't shown up for a century, intelligence showed that many within the Yellow Heaven Sect had harbored different intentions. Some colluded with large Human Clan tribes, others collaborated with alien races, or secretly joined the ranks of a certain Human's Nascent Soul Sect. Their only goal was to seize power within the sect.

The most ambitious among them was Dao Zhan, the current sect leader of Yellow Heaven Sect.

If it weren't for external and internal forces holding him in check, the great foundation of Yellow Heaven Sect might have long been seized by Dao Zhan.

After all, intelligence showed that more than twenty years ago, Dao Zhan had successfully transitioned from Elixir Formation to Nascent Soul, smoothly becoming one of the five Nascent Soul Ancestors of the Human Clan.

Despite Dao Zhan's ambition, Zhao Sheng did not concern himself in the slightest.

As soon as he reappeared, everything would settle down!

Zhao Sheng was instead most focused on the human affairs of the Heavenly Curtain Continent.

In the last hundred years, various major Human Clan forces on the Heavenly Curtain Continent suddenly initiated wars of annexation, leading to countless small and medium-sized sects and families being eliminated, annexed, or voluntarily pledging allegiance to larger powers.

According to the latest intelligence, only five "overlord-level" powers remained on the Heavenly Curtain Continent, each secretly supported by an overlord-level force of the Netherworld, as identified: Heavenly Dao Sect, Heavenly Balance Sect, Asking Dao Sect, Black Sky Sect.

Moreover, what surprised him most was that over this century, the Blood God's Son had become extraordinarily active, appearing in various places.

Apart from those that remain unknown, there were eight instances witnessed by the world, five in the Ghost God Realm and three in Netherworld Night.

Every time the Blood God's Son emerged, it unleashed a storm of blood, either annihilating a sect power completely or devouring a Nascent Soul Ancestor whole.

The unprecedented activity of the Blood God's Son thrown both realms into immense fear, with millions of cultivators speculating that some major event was imminent, proposing numerous extraordinary predictions.

Upon reading this, Zhao Sheng couldn't help but wonder if the Blood God Heavenly Dao had sensed something, hence sending the Blood God's Son to massacre repeatedly.

He quickly began to worry silently, concerned that his ultimate vision had not yet been realized, and yet it might be thwarted prematurely.

Just as Zhao Sheng's expression oscillated, his emotions tumultuous, Yama Ancestor's face suddenly changed, abruptly turning to look at the cabin wall beside him, shouting aloud: "Who is it?! Come out, you skulking rat!"

Boom!

A large area of black light surged like a tidal wave, carrying soul-corroding alien power, crashing in that direction.

Hehe!

At this moment, a long laugh suddenly emanated from the depths of darkness, followed by a grayish glow curtain appearing out of thin air, blocking the rolling black tide.

Zhao Sheng abruptly raised his head, his eyes glowing with divine light, looking over.

He saw a gray-robed elder with disheveled hair revealing his form behind the glow curtain.

The individual had a high ancient visage, and his eyes were as clear and innocent as a baby's, gazing over with curiosity.

As their gazes met, Zhao Sheng's heart trembled violently, feeling as though his entire being was seen through by the other.