209: Ascension? First, fill out a religious entry application.

Myriad Dao Divine Mountain.

Sect Master's Courtyard.

Chu Xuanjin lay on his rocking chair, eyes narrowed, basking in the warm divine sun that never extinguished above the Nine Heavens.

He was now in the Middle Stage of the Immortal Emperor realm.

With every gesture, he could trigger a resonance with the Laws of the Immortal Realm.

But he still preferred this feeling—thinking of nothing and doing nothing.

Buzz.

A token at his waist vibrated slightly.

Chu Xuanjin didn't even lift his eyelids, scanning it with a Divine Thought.

It was a message from Lin Tian, the little emperor in the Lower Realm.

"Oh? Thinking of ascending?"

A playful arc curled at the corner of his mouth.

He knew about the requests from those old fogies in the Lower Realm.

If this were in the past, he really wouldn't have had a good solution.

After all, interfering with the Laws of a Lower Realm plane involved too much Karma; it was a thankless and difficult task.

But now, things were different.

With one command, let alone a mere Azure Cloud Continent, he could forcibly pierce through the Ascension channels of a hundred Lower Realm planes.

The question was...

Why should he do it?

"Charity is not the style of my Myriad Dao Divine Sect."

Chu Xuanjin stretched lazily.

However, this was actually a good opportunity.

That leek patch in the Lower Realm was about time for the harvest season... Myriad Dao Divine Hall.

The space rippled slightly.

Chu Xuanjin's figure appeared silently upon the Sect Master's throne.

Below, Mo Yuan, Shi Potian, Feng Qingyang, and a group of Elders in the Immortal King realm were already standing respectfully.

"You've all come."

Chu Xuanjin's voice was very casual.

"Let's discuss something."

He flicked his finger, and the light screen formed by Lin Tian's message floated in the center of the hall.

"The fish pond in the Lower Realm is too small."

"The fish inside want to jump out."

"Tell me your thoughts."

After watching the light screen, the Elders had varying expressions.

Transmission Elder Shi Potian, still with that stiff face, was the first to step forward.

"Sect Master, this matter requires caution."

"Lower Realm Cultivators have mixed Heart-Natures, a blend of good and bad. If we bring them in on a large scale, I fear it will pollute our Divine Sect's purity."

Law Enforcement Elder Feng Qingyang immediately retorted upon hearing this.

"Old Stone, you're wrong there."

"Education for all without discrimination is the Great Dao. To be able to Cultivate to the peak in such a barren place, which of them isn't a person of firm will?"

"They are all good sprouts! As long as they enter my Law Enforcement Hall, no matter how crooked the sprout, I can straighten it out!"

Elder Shen Qingyan of the Alchemy Hall also spoke softly.

"If we open the Ascension channel, the number of Cultivators flooding in might be beyond estimation."

"Are the Sect's current resources enough to support them?"

For a time, the hall was filled with discussion.

Some were worried, some were in favor, and some considered practical issues.

Chu Xuanjin did not interrupt them.

He just listened quietly, his fingertip tapping the armrest intermittently.

Until the voices in the hall gradually died down.

Only then did he speak lazily.

"What you've said all makes sense."

"But, it's all too much trouble."

This one sentence left all the Elders stunned.

Chu Xuanjin changed to a more comfortable position, leaning against the back of the chair.

"Since when did we need to consider the feelings of small fry?"

"We are running a Sect, not a charity house."

He scanned the group below.

"The rules are set by us."

"If they want to enter the Divine Sect's gates, fine. Show some sincerity."

"As for screening... since when did we need to do the screening personally?"

His tone shifted, and a familiar, hands-off-manager-style smile appeared on his face.

"Just open the mountain gate again, and that'll be it."

The Elders' expressions shifted as if they had thought of something.

"The Sect Master means..." Grand Elder Mo Yuan asked tentatively.

"Exactly."

Chu Xuanjin snapped his fingers.

"Pass on my decree."

His voice echoed through the hall.

"Manifest the Myriad Dao Divine Mountain once again above the Tianqiong Mountain Range in the Azure Cloud Continent."

"This time, there is no time limit."

"Unless there is a major upheaval, the Divine Mountain shall eternally suppress the Lower Realm."

Boom!

As soon as these words were spoken, even these Immortal King Elders felt their minds tremble violently.

Eternally suppress the Lower Realm!

What a grand gesture!

This meant that the Myriad Dao Divine Sect would become an eternal and indestructible True God in the Lower Realm!

"Re-establish the 'heart questioning heavenly ladder'."

Chu Xuanjin's voice continued to ring out, carrying an unquestionable majesty.

"All living beings of the Azure Cloud Continent, whether Human, Yao, or Demon, regardless of cultivation or background."

"As long as they can finish the heart questioning heavenly ladder by their own perseverance."

"They may enter my Myriad Dao Divine Sect and become a Disciple."

"At that time, each person will receive a disciple token."

"With this token, whenever their cultivation is sufficient, they can ascend on their own."

He paused and added another sentence.

"As for those old fogies..."

"If they want to take a shortcut, it's not impossible."

"Have them package up their respective Sects' Scripture Pavilions and treasuries and send them over."

"I can, at my discretion, give them the qualification to line up at the foot of the stairway."

The entire hall was dead silent.

Domineering!

This was the true style of their Myriad Dao Divine Sect!

We do not beg you, nor do we need you.

We only give you an opportunity.

An opportunity to prove yourself to us.

If you can't grasp it, it's your own lack of ability.

If you do grasp it, it is your good fortune.

"The Sect Master is wise!"

Mo Yuan bowed, completely convinced.

"This method achieves multiple things at once! It not only displays our Divine Sect's supreme magnanimity but also screens out those with truly firm Dao Hearts for the Sect!"

"Good."

Chu Xuanjin nodded with satisfaction.

"Mo Yuan, I leave you in full charge of this matter."

"Notify Lin Tian and have him spread the news."

"I want the entire Lower Realm to know."

"I have opened the path to Ascension for them."

"But if they want to go to heaven."

He grinned.

"They must first fill out an application to join my Divine Sect."

After saying that, his figure dissipated from the throne like green smoke.

Hiding his achievement and fame.

Leaving only the group of Elders looking at each other, and then, excited smiles appeared on all their faces.

They could already foresee.

A tide of immortal-seeking that would sweep across the entire Lower Realm was about to play out again!

And it would be more crazed than any time before!

...Lower Realm, Great Chu Imperial Dynasty.

Lin Tian was handling government affairs.

Although he was an emperor of the mortal world, his heart always yearned for the Divine Mountain.

Suddenly.

The purple-gold disciple token in his bosom became burning hot!

Lin Tian's expression turned solemn, and he immediately dismissed those around him.

He probed into it with his Divine Thought.

The next moment.

He was like he'd been struck by lightning, suddenly standing up from the dragon throne!

This emperor, who ruled the continent and whose Heart-Nature had long been tempered to be as calm as a still well, showed an expression of unbelievable horror for the first time!

Then, that horror turned into unparalleled wild joy!

"Sect... Sect Master..."

His lips trembled, too excited to speak.

He rushed out of the imperial study and looked up at the sky.

In the cloudless sky, at some point, seven-colored dawn light began to appear!

An indescribable, vast and boundless supreme dao rhyme from a higher dimension began to slowly descend!

The Laws of the entire Azure Cloud Continent were trembling before this dao rhyme!

As if welcoming their monarch!

Lin Tian's knees went soft, and he uncontrollably knelt down toward the sky.

He knew.

God was coming back.