Chapter 324: Dajing Immortal Dynasty (12)

The Ancient Stele Reaching Heaven
On the ancient stele, shrouded in endless chaos, are inscribed countless names.
Each name represents a prodigy participating in the Path to Heaven.
Elders from numerous powerful factions surround this place; with each name disappearing, a faction cries out in despair.
At the forefront stand the most striking figures, each possessing overwhelming power, dazzling and awe-inspiring.
They hailed from the Immortal Realms.
Every million years, the Battle of Heaven takes place.
On the ranking list, the higher a prodigy's place, the more blessings their faction receives from the Heavenly Realm, bringing immense benefits to the entire Immortal Realm.
Each elder from the Immortal Realms remained indifferent.
They had extreme confidence in their own successors, watching the countless names of prodigies disappear below with haughty disdain.
"Humans? What race is that?"
A tall figure watched with surprise as a golden light rose steadily along the ancient stele reaching the heavens.
Initially, no one paid attention to the golden light.
However, the speed at which that golden light ascended was simply too fast, instantly reaching eleventh place.
It could no longer be ignored.
Humans—a strange race, unheard of in the eyes of the many immortal realms of the Heavenly Gang Immortal Domain.
But this initial attention was quickly replaced by astonishment.
The eight names imprinted on the ancient stele suddenly vanished.
Only one remained:
The Great Freedom Heavenly Demon Lord
The ancient stele suddenly trembled, emitting a black pillar of light that stretched to the horizon, cracking open a fissure in the void, through which flowed the river of time, revealing breathtaking figures, transcending time and space.
"That's... the Immortal Lord's Mark?"
"The Heavenly Gang Immortal Ranking! That's the Heavenly Gang Immortal Ranking! It records the most amazing people in our Heavenly Gang Immortal Realm. Their marks will remain on the Heavenly Gang Immortal Ranking, giving them a chance to become immortals in the future!"
"Even in the rise and fall of an era, not everyone will be able to leave their name on the Heavenly Gang Immortal Ranking. Throughout history, Immortal Lords have left their mark on the Heavenly Gang Immortal Ranking."
"A new name has appeared... that is..."
"The Great Free Heaven!"
"..."
Throughout the ages, countless amazing figures have stood, and a figure, like the darkest night, formless, shapeless, emotionless, and uninteresting, slowly coalesced, deeply imprinted at the end of time.
Even the lofty Immortal Realm was moved at this moment.
"It's him... that being born from the highest, darkest, and most gloomy place, he has actually reached the 'Heaven' realm!"
Instantly annihilating eight supreme geniuses, such strength is despair-inducing, and now he is ranked on the Heavenly Gang Immortal Ranking, with a chance to become an immortal in the future.
This scene was both logical and unexpected.
"Perhaps we will witness the birth of a Celestial Lord in this era."
An ancient being was extremely excited.
Witnessing the appearance of a legendary Celestial Lord, even just witnessing it, is a kind of fortune!
While everyone's attention was focused on the Celestial Ranking, no one noticed that the Ancient Stele of Heaven was stirring again.
The name of Lan Batian, who was originally ranked tenth, disappeared and was replaced by a human.
Boom!
Just as the crack in the Heavenly Ranking was about to heal and disappear again,
a tremendous commotion erupted once more on the Ancient Stele of Heaven.
"What happened?"
Everyone looked at the Ancient Stele of Heaven, bewildered.
The tremendous commotion came from an unfamiliar name and race.
"Humans…the Lord of Great Wisdom?"
That unfamiliar name radiated a sacred light.
"What on earth happened?"
"The name of the Great Freedom Demon has risen to second place on the Ancient Stele of Heaven!"
The elders of the numerous immortal realms ahead could hardly believe their eyes.
They weren't surprised that the Great Freedom Demon could draw out the Heavenly Ranking…after all, it was a supreme, dark, and mysterious being born there!
The Lord of Great Wisdom?
They had never heard of this name before.
And it came from the Human race.
They had never heard of the Human race either.
It didn't belong to any of the immortal realms, nor to any of the supreme races.
Suddenly, it entered everyone's field of vision.
The mark left by the Great Freedom Demon on the Heavenly Ranking was dispelled by that divine figure.
Boundless wisdom evolved into truth, and countless truths manifested forms, formless yet eternally witnessed in a single thought.
........
Great Jing Heavenly Dynasty
Deep within the Heavenly Palace, chaos surged.
A towering figure, both godlike and demonic, stood atop the Nine Heavens.
In an instant, the laws trembled, and the chains of order shattered.
"What exactly happened?"
A glint suddenly appeared in the eyes of the Heavenly Martial Emperor.
He hadn't felt this emotion for countless years, not even during his life-or-death struggle with the supreme being of the Barbarian Wolf Heavenly Domain.
A vast will descended upon the Great Jing Heavenly Dynasty.
"Nan Hongsang of the Great Jing Heavenly Dynasty of the Human Race, ranked one hundredth on the Ancient Heavenly Ranking, is rewarded with a million years of Immortal Blessings."
Throughout the Great Jing Heavenly Dynasty, a strange voice resounded in the minds of countless beings, supreme and unyielding, impossible to disobey.
"The Ancient Ranking of Heaven? What's that?"
"Nan Hongsang? Isn't that the number one female warrior of our Great Jing Dynasty?"
"A million years of immortal blessings? Oh no, my cultivation has broken through!"
"..."
Throughout the entire Great Jing Dynasty, a massive amount of primordial energy, fragments of laws, and the order of the Great Dao suddenly surged, creating a frenzy across the land. All beings clearly felt their cultivation levels rapidly increasing.
The people of the Great Jing Dynasty might not know about the Ancient Ranking of Heaven, nor what a million years of immortal fortune represented.
But the Heavenly Martial Emperor knew very well what it meant.
A vast fortune was tilting towards the Great Jing Dynasty.
With the protection of this fortune, even immortals couldn't act arbitrarily within the Great Jing Dynasty.
"The top one hundred of the Ancient Ranking of Heaven... Even I, back then, didn't have such glory."
The Heavenly Martial Emperor's face lit up with joy.
This was truly a windfall.
The entire Great Jing Dynasty has enjoyed a million years of immortal fortune, perhaps even able to rival those supreme races.
The Great Jing Dynasty will reach new heights under his rule!
"The little girl from the Nan family is truly a blessing to our Great Jing Dynasty!"
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Outside the Great Jing Dynasty
The Great Jing Dynasty's annihilation of the Barbarian Wolf Domain and the ascension of Emperor Tianwu to the Daoist realm have instilled great fear in many forces, leading them to secretly unite with an ancient race.
"What is that?"
The powerful figures from the surrounding forces of the Great Jing Dynasty looked up and saw a mysterious aura shrouding the region where the Great Jing Dynasty was located, filling them with instinctive awe.
"That is... how is this possible?"
"The immortal fortune of the Ancient Ranking of Heaven? You bunch of fools! How dare you attack a race favored by Heaven!"
The powerful figure from that ancient race instantly changed his expression.