Chapter 460: The Sun and Moon Illuminate Mountains and Rivers (19)

Ling Jiuxiao gazed at the endless sea of ​​stars, his cultivation rapidly increasing every second.
He was shocked, but even more shocked by the elder's astonishment.
"Elder, what exactly are these things?"
Ling Jiuxiao could sense that this energy was far, far superior to mere primordial energy.
The elder calmed himself and said, "If I'm not mistaken, this substance is immortal energy passed down from the Immortal Realm."
"The Immortal Realm?" Ling Jiuxiao was somewhat confused.
The elder nodded. "That's right... The Immortal Realm isn't just a legend. Any Great Emperor who reaches the pinnacle of martial arts is qualified to ascend to the Immortal Realm. Legend has it that the Immortal Realm is an excellent cultivation paradise, where the energy of all heavens converges. Even Great Emperors are merely ordinary beings there. Martial arts there have no limits, and lifespan is limitless."
The elder's eyes were filled with longing for the Immortal Realm.
Long Jueshen remained disdainful.
The Immortal Realm is wonderful, but lifespan is finite. To achieve immortality, one needs at least the cultivation level of a True Immortal.
And even among countless geniuses across dozens of eras, only one True Immortal might emerge.
Only a country bumpkin from the lower realms thinks the Immortal Realm is great. Without power, influence, background, talent, or strength, if they actually went to the Immortal Realm, they'd probably be captured and forced to mine.
The elder continued, "Throughout history, many great emperors have ascended to the Immortal Realm. Some of these emperors are considered among the elite in the Immortal Realm, and they occasionally send items down to the lower realms, including items containing immortal energy... Immortal energy is pure and flawless, and the laws it contains are highly beneficial to quasi-emperors. Those forces protected by ancestors who have ascended to the Immortal Realm are called Immortal Sects, and they use immortal energy to cultivate their most talented members."
At this point, the elder smiled wryly, "You're curious about who the number one in the world is, aren't you?"
"I can tell you, that person is a descendant from an ancient Immortal Sect."
Ling Jiuxiao was startled: "Could it be that the Sect Master has already ascended?"
The elder was also curious: "If it were ascension, there would definitely be a huge commotion, but there hasn't been a single sound. Strange, truly strange!"
"Could it be that the Sect Master of your Mountain and River Sect is a descendant of some great figure from the Immortal Realm left behind in this world?"
Now it seems, perhaps... that's the only explanation.
Ling Jiuxiao then proceeded to the inner sect.
The inner sect's world was even more vast, as if an entire great world had been created. Every breath was imbued with the essence of heaven and earth, comparable to precious medicine.
"Something's not right... This isn't ordinary immortal energy."
Long Jueshen raised his head from Ling Jiuxiao's shoulder for the first time, his eyes filled with confusion: "How can the lower realm possess such dense immortal energy?"
This concentration of immortal energy was comparable to some of the celestial realm's treasure lands.
Just as the three of them were extremely perplexed, a tribulation of lightning rolled within the inner sect.
"This is the tribulation of becoming a saint! Someone in the sect has become a saint?"
Ling Jiuxiao was no stranger to this commotion, as he had personally experienced it not long ago.
But how many opportunities and hardships had he endured to become a saint... If it weren't for the abundant resources of the many holy clans in the desolate realm, he wouldn't have become a saint so quickly.
"It's Elder Yan! Elder Yan has also broken through to Sainthood!"
Ling Jiuxiao was suddenly stunned.
Elder Yan? Was that the Elder Yan he knew?
At that moment, Ling Jiuxiao suddenly sensed an extraordinary aura rapidly approaching, even making him feel a sense of danger.
Upon seeing the person's face, Ling Jiuxiao froze.
"Elder Han?"
The newcomer was none other than Han Xiyue.
Han Xiyue's aura was even stronger than his; she had already reached the sixth level of Sainthood.
Ling Jiuxiao's current cultivation was only at the first level of Sainthood.
Han Xiyue naturally recognized Ling Jiuxiao.
Seeing Ling Jiuxiao's shocked expression, Han Xiyue said, "Elder Ling, in the years you were gone, the sect has undergone some changes under the sect leader's guidance."
Ling Jiuxiao: "......."
This is called some changes?
Is this some kind of sect-wide ascension?
Ling Jiuxiao glanced casually and saw a fire dragon happily munching on roadside weeds, a scene that filled him with bitterness.
The grass on the ground, in the outside world, would be the stuff of countless cultivators fighting to the death, yet all his hard work in attracting investment had resulted in it being less valuable than the weeds that were readily available on the sect grounds.
"What is Elder Ling thinking about?"
Han Xiyue asked, puzzled.
Ling Jiuxiao forced a smile: "Just thinking about some unpleasant things."
Han Xiyue nodded thoughtfully, indicating that she understood Ling Jiuxiao.
"If Elder Ling had stayed in the sect to cultivate, his cultivation level would definitely far surpass mine now,"
Han Xiyue comforted him.
Ling Jiuxiao: "......."
.......
In the back mountain
Wang Shu sensed the time was ripe.
Not only was he about to undergo a transformation, but he had also silently accumulated countless amounts of energy. Once fully absorbed, he would become even stronger... so powerful that even the vast galaxy couldn't confine him!
"Hahahaha, today has finally come! I, Wang Shu, can finally regain my freedom!"
A powerful aura erupted, startling all sorts of animals around him into a flurry of flight. They looked towards Wang Shu's location, their faces filled with astonishment.
"Is this guy an idiot?"
"He actually wants to challenge that great one!"
"It's over, it's over..."
Completely unaware of all this, Wang Shu only felt that he possessed unprecedented power, as if he could shatter stars with a single punch.
On the cliff overlooking the sea of ​​clouds, Su Chen smiled.
After waiting so long, he was finally about to burst.
At this moment,
Ling Jiuxiao sneaked into the back mountain.
"Could someone else have completed their Saint Tribulation?"
"No, isn't the Sect Master the only one in the back mountain?"
Ling Jiuxiao was puzzled.
However, turning his head, he saw a strange figure charging towards the tribulation lightning.
That... seemed to be a tree?
"Even... even a tree is undergoing a Saint Tribulation?"
Ling Jiuxiao fell into self-doubt.
At this moment, the elder in his mind added,
"Don't be mistaken, kid. This isn't a Saint Tribulation... this is a Saint King Tribulation! That tree is going to break through to the Saint King realm in one go!"
Even the elder was speechless, beginning to question his own existence.
Ling Jiuxiao: "......."
Saint King Tribulation....
He was still just an ordinary Saint.
Doesn't this mean he's not even as good as a tree?
Ling Jiuxiao didn't notice.
At this moment, Long Jueshen, who had been perched on his shoulder, seemingly indifferent to everything, actually stood up!
"Something...is wrong here!"
Instinctively, Long Jueshen sensed something strange.