332: Chapter 332 The True Immortal's Decree, the Ascension Scam!

He gave a bitter smile and rubbed his brow. "My dear wives, this matter... it's really not that I'm not trying hard enough."

"It's just... too difficult."

Lu Yuan explained helplessly, "As you know, the higher the cultivation and life level, the more difficult it is to conceive children."

"I am currently a True Immortal, and you have all stepped into the Void Immortal Realm."

"For a union at our level to nurture a new life, it is simply harder than reaching the heavens."

This was an ironclad law of the Cultivation World.

The Heavenly Dao is fair. The more powerful a living being is, the more difficult it is for them to reproduce.

Otherwise, if True Immortals were everywhere, this world would have been sucked dry long ago.

"Then what should we do? Is there no hope for us?" Su Yueli pouted, looking somewhat disappointed.

"It's not that there's no hope, it's just that it requires Opportunity and... more effort."

Seeing the disappointed expressions of the women, Lu Yuan's heart softened. He said with a wicked grin, "Since everyone wants it so much, then your husband will just have to... give his all until his dying breath."

"Ah! Husband, you're so wicked!"

The women's faces instantly flushed red as they cried out in bashful annoyance.

In the days that followed, Lu Yuan indeed fulfilled his promise.

During the day, he guided the women in their cultivation, helping them stabilize their Realms and comprehend the Great Dao.

At night, it was... *cough cough*, a deep exchange regarding the Great Dao of Yin and Yang.

On Azure Cloud Peak, the sounds of dragons roaring and phoenixes crying were often heard, accompanied by bursts of immortal music—these were the Heavenly Phenomena triggered by the merging of the Dao.

During this warm and charming time, the bond between Lu Yuan and the women grew deeper and deeper.

With Lu Yuan's help, the women's cultivation also progressed by leaps and bounds, each becoming a peerless powerhouse capable of standing on their own.

...

However, peaceful days are always short-lived.

On this day, at the Yaochi Holy Land in the Central Province.

The originally clear sky suddenly split open, and a brilliant golden light descended from the heavens like a divine decree, hovering above Yaochi.

Boom—!!!

A terrifying pressure belonging to the Peak of the True Immortal Realm erupted from that golden light, instantly enveloping the entire Yaochi Holy Land.

Countless Disciples trembled under this pressure, and even the Sect's protective array wailed in vibration.

"This is... a True Immortal Decree?!"

The Yaochi Holy Mother, who was in closed-door cultivation, suddenly snapped her eyes open. With a flicker of her body, she appeared on the Great Hall's plaza.

Within that golden light, ancient immortal characters slowly emerged, accompanied by a majestic and grand voice that echoed through heaven and earth:

"I am the Yaochi ancestor, 'Taiyi True Immortal.' I have ascended to the Immortal Realm for a million years and have now established a firm foothold in Daluo Heaven, founding an immortal legacy."

"Mindful of the difficulties of the Lower Realm's orthodoxy, I specially bestow this decree."

"I command the current Holy Mother to lead all Mahayana Stage Cultivators and above to the coordinates deep within the Primal Ancient Mine in ten days. I shall exercise supreme dharmic power to guide you in a clandestine Ascension, to share in the eternal life of the Immortal Realm!"

As the voice faded, the golden light transformed into a gold-leafed decree, slowly drifting down into the Yaochi Holy Mother's hands.

"Ancestor? Taiyi True Immortal?"

The Yaochi Holy Mother held the decree, her expression filled with doubt and uncertainty.

The surrounding Elders and Disciples were already in an uproar.

"Heavens! The ancestor has manifested!"

"The ancestor wants to guide our Ascension to the Immortal Realm? Fantastic! We can finally achieve Immortal Ascension!"

"This is a monumental Opportunity!"

Everyone's faces were written with wild joy and excitement.

Ascending to the Immortal Realm was the lifelong dream of countless Cultivators.

Now that the chance was right before them, who wouldn't be moved?

But the Yaochi Holy Mother was not blinded by this 'pleasant surprise.'

As the Yaochi Holy Mother, she knew well the cruelty of the Cultivation World.

That so-called ancestor had been silent for a million years; why did he suddenly send down a decree at this specific time?

Furthermore, he wanted to take away all Cultivators at the Great Ascension Stage and above right from the start?

This was... too strange.

"There must be something fishy about this."

Alarm bells rang in the Yaochi Holy Mother's mind.

She did not agree immediately. Instead, after soothing the crowd with a few words, she immediately went to the Qingyun Dao Sect via a teleportation array to find Lu Yuan.

"Husband, look at this."

The Yaochi Holy Mother handed the decree to Lu Yuan, her face full of worry. "This ancestor calling himself 'Taiyi True Immortal' suddenly wants to guide our Ascension. I can't help but feel something is wrong."

Lu Yuan took the decree and swept it with his Divine Sense.

It indeed carried the residual aura of the Peak of the True Immortal Realm, and the Bloodline resonance also proved that the other party was indeed an ancestor of the Yaochi line.

"Peak True Immortal... and in the Immortal Realm."

Lu Yuan frowned slightly.

If this were true, it would be fine.

But if it were a trap...

"Don't worry, let me check his background."

Lu Yuan sent a thought into his mind.

"System, query the truth behind 'Taiyi True Immortal' and this decree."

[Targeted intelligence acquisition level set to: Purple.]

[Destiny Points required: 1000 points.]

[Confirm?]

"Confirm."

[Purple Intelligence: Taiyi True Immortal is indeed an ancestor of the Yaochi Holy Land who ascended a million years ago.]

[However, he has not fared well since his Ascension.]

[Intelligence Reveal: In 'Daluo Heaven,' one of the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands, he did not found any immortal legacy. Instead, he is a subordinate to a major power called the 'Taiyi Immortal Sect,' serving as a minor manager of a remote mining area.]

[Motive Analysis: Recently, the Taiyi Immortal Sect urgently needs to mine a large amount of Immortal Essence Stones. The task is heavy and extremely dangerous, and ordinary Mine Slaves have suffered heavy casualties.]

[The performance of the mining area managed by Taiyi True Immortal is severely below standard, and he faces severe punishment from the Sect.]

[Driven to desperation, he turned his attention to his own orthodoxy in the Lower Realm.]

[His so-called 'guided Ascension' is actually a scheme to trick these accomplished Mahayana Stage Cultivators with strong physical bodies from the Lower Realm into becoming free and durable 'Advanced Mine Slaves' to fill the labor gap and complete his performance quota.]

[Follow-up Warning: If the Yaochi Holy Land does not comply or fails to arrive on time, Taiyi True Immortal has prepared a Late Stage True Immortal Incarnation and is willing to pay the price to forcibly descend to the Lower Realm to seize people directly.]

After reading the intelligence, Lu Yuan's face instantly darkened, and murderous intent flickered in his eyes.

"What a fine ancestor! What a fine 'sharing of eternal life'!"

He gave a cold laugh and threw the decree onto the table. "This isn't taking you to enjoy blessings; it's clearly tricking you into becoming Mine Slaves, sending you to your deaths!"

"What?! Mine Slaves?!"

Hearing this, the Yaochi Holy Mother's delicate body trembled violently, her face filled with shock and anger.

She never imagined that the ancestor she had revered for countless years would be so insane as to push the younger generations of the entire Sect into a fiery pit for the sake of his own performance!

"This... this is simply beastly!"

The Yaochi Holy Mother shook with rage. "To think I almost believed him! If I had truly taken people there, I would have been the eternal sinner of Yaochi!"

"Husband, what should we do now?"

After her anger passed, the Yaochi Holy Mother quickly calmed down and looked at Lu Yuan. "That Taiyi True Immortal is, after all, a Peak True Immortal and is in the Immortal Realm. If we refuse, he will likely fly into a rage."