849: Chapter 850 The Ascension of All Beings

However, after a moment of contemplation, Gu Changge ultimately did not immediately take out those Immortal Realm Origins.

Now that the Xuanhuang World had just been promoted to a true Immortal Realm, although the Laws of heaven and earth were complete, the Realm itself still needed some time to settle and stabilize.

If he rashly integrated too much Immortal Realm Origin, it might instead overwhelm this newborn world, posing a hidden danger of an unstable Foundation.

He looked up, his gaze sweeping past the layers of clouds over Zizhu Peak and landing in the direction of the various forces that were in a commotion due to the Ascension phenomenon.

Those people were still speculating, watching, and discussing animatedly, yet no one could confirm what that golden light signified.

Many forces had even dispatched experts to investigate, attempting to pursue that figure.

Gu Changge withdrew his gaze, lightly tapped his fingertips twice on the stone table, and muttered in a low voice:

"It is time to let all living beings know of the Xuanhuang World's promotion."

Immediately afterward, an invisible Divine Thought quietly pierced through the air, landing straight into the depths of the Daozang Academy.

Xing Tianao, who was currently deducing the phenomenon in his secret chamber, suddenly froze as a calm and familiar voice echoed in his ears:

"The golden light just now was a Lower Realm Cultivator breaking through the boundary to achieve Ascension.

The Xuanhuang World has officially been promoted to the Immortal Realm, and the Ascension passage has opened. The Daozang Academy can inform the world of this matter."

Xing Tianao stood up abruptly, shock and realization flashing in his eyes, which then turned into deep respect.

Facing the direction of Zizhu Peak, he bowed solemnly with cupped hands: "I shall respectfully obey your decree, Venerable One."

Having done all this, Gu Changge said no more.

After the small interlude, laughter and cheerful voices rang out once again on Zizhu Peak.

Everyone remained seated around the table, drinking and chatting, talking about interesting anecdotes of the Sect and their past battle experiences.

Time slipped by quietly, and the night grew deeper.

"It is getting late; we should also head back."

Xuan Yangzi stood up, tidied his robes, and smiled as he cupped his hands to bid farewell to Daoist Zizhu and Gu Changge.

The various Peak Revered Masters and Old Ancestors rose one after another, bidding their farewells one by one.

Before long, the noisy voices completely dispersed, and Zizhu Peak returned to its usual tranquility.

Gu Changge looked at Daoist Zizhu and gestured with his hand. The two walked side by side to a simple and elegant little bamboo cottage.

The cottage was not large; it was precisely the place where Daoist Zizhu had lived during his stay on Zizhu Peak back then.

The wooden door and window frames were spotless. The table, couch, and bookshelves inside were all kept exactly as they had been, their positions unchanged by even a fraction.

Even the old scrolls left on the desk and the simple jade bottle placed by the window sill remained exactly as they were when he departed.

Clearly, someone had been cleaning and maintaining it daily all these years.

Daoist Zizhu paused at the door, his gaze carefully sweeping over every piece of furnishing in the room, warmth and emotion welling up in his eyes.

He turned around to look at Gu Changge beside him, his tone soft and filled with emotion: "Changge, you are very thoughtful."

Over these years, he had been fighting battles outside, moving from one ancient battlefield to another, and had thought his former residence would have long since been covered in dust and fallen into ruin.

Yet he did not expect that upon his return, everything would be perfectly intact, as if he had never left.

Gu Changge smiled faintly, his tone calm and natural: "Revered Master lived here for several years back then, so this bamboo cottage naturally deserved to be well looked after.

It was cleaned regularly, with not a single item inside being moved."

He reached out and pushed open the wooden door. The hinges let out a soft creak, and a warm, gentle aura wafted from inside, lingering with a faint bamboo charm that had not dissipated over the years.

"In the future, Revered Master can reside here. The Peak is quiet, making it suitable for recuperation and rest."

Daoist Zizhu stepped into the room, his fingertips gently brushing against the cool wooden table as fragments of the past floated into his mind one by one.

Back then, he had saved a young boy and kept him on Zizhu Peak. No one could have ever imagined that the once ignorant Mortal had now supported this entire world.

"After years of bloody slaughter outside, and becoming accustomed to mountains of corpses, seas of blood, and the flames of war, it has indeed been a long time since I have had such a peaceful dwelling."

He sighed softly, his entire body relaxing.

After Gu Changge departed, Daoist Zizhu walked to the window, gazing at Zizhu Peak bathed in the clear moonlight, his eyes deep and distant.

Although Xuanhuang had undergone a transformation and rebirth, the threat of the Heaven Realm had not dissipated. The missing seeds, the gaze of the Heaven Realm... the road ahead was still far from peaceful.

Returning this time, aside from taking a brief rest, he had already made plans in his heart.

This world needed protection, and his own Realm, restricted by the current environment of heaven and earth, was also difficult to advance any further.

To truly contend with the powerful enemies in the distance, he would also have to step onto that higher stage of the Heaven Realm one day.

After his thoughts churned for a moment, Daoist Zizhu composed himself and closed the wooden window.

A quiet night passed.

The next morning, as the first light of dawn broke, a piece of news spread from the Daozang Academy, rapidly sweeping through the entire Xuanhuang Great World.

"The golden guiding light from last night has been confirmed as a sign of a Cultivator from another world breaking through the boundary to achieve Ascension.

The Xuanhuang Great World has officially broken through the shackles of the Mortal Realm and has been promoted to a legitimate Immortal Realm.

The Ascension passage has opened, and henceforth, Cultivators from the myriad Realms of the heavens can ascend here."

As soon as the news broke, the entire world was in an uproar.

"Our Xuanhuang World has truly transformed into an Immortal Realm!"

In an instant, bursts of cheers erupted from various mountain gates and cities.

Some Cultivators laughed to the heavens, some had tears welling in their eyes, and even white-haired old Cultivators trembled as they knelt on the ground, scooping up a handful of soil with both hands, tears streaming down their faces.

"It's that Venerable One, it's him!"

Once they calmed down, the living beings of the Xuanhuang World remembered that mysterious Venerable One. It was he who, time and again, employed supreme methods to allow this once barren land to transform step by step and reach where it was today.

"Thank you, Venerable One, for laying the Foundation of ten thousand generations for our Xuanhuang!"

Similar whispers echoed everywhere.

The entire Xuanhuang Great World boiled with excitement because of this single piece of news.

On Zizhu Peak, Daoist Zizhu pushed open the bamboo door and stepped into the morning light.

Gazing at the mountains and rivers in the distance bathed in the golden morning sun, a smile unconsciously rose on the corner of his lips.

"A Foundation of ten thousand generations..."

He softly repeated those words, then smiled slightly and stepped out of the boundaries of Zizhu Peak.

Slowly descending the mountain path, step by step, he walked upon this land that was both familiar and foreign.

He wanted to walk through this Xuanhuang World once more, to see what the mountains and rivers he had once paused at had become today.

To feel the vitality and hope contained within every inch of soil in this newborn world.

With the experience of the first guidance, the majestic Dao Rhyme of the Xuanhuang World transformed into layers of ripples, spreading outward through the Void Realm and radiating to the thousands of surrounding subsidiary Mortal Realms.

In countless worlds that were once at the same level as the Xuanhuang Great World, those powerhouses whose cultivation had reached the Peak of Quasi-Emperor or even Great Emperor instantly sensed it.

The previously stagnant rules of the Mortal Realm suddenly loosened, and a clear path of Ascension spanned across the Void Realm, with a majestic guiding force enveloping the surroundings.

Some of them were in closed-door cultivation, some were barely surviving in desperate lands, and others had Lifespans that were already on the verge of exhaustion; at this moment, all of their minds were violently shaken.

"Is this the opportunity for Ascension?!"

Someone suddenly opened their eyes, which shone with brilliant light.

The path of Ascension, which had been severed for countless years, was open once more.

"Trapped in the Mortal Realm for tens of thousands of years, I thought I would eventually pass away. I never expected that in this lifetime, I would still be able to step into the Immortal Realm and break free from the shackles of my Lifespan!"

An elderly Great Emperor wept tears of joy.

Someone roared to the heavens, their voice shaking the nine heavens: "The Immortal Realm has opened; my Dao is not alone!"

At that moment, within the countless great worlds surrounding Xuanhuang, who knew how many Great Emperor Realm Cultivators rose at the same time, stepping into the Void Realm toward that unseen guiding light.

Over the next half a month, the sky of the Xuanhuang World was pierced from time to time by a golden guiding light.

One, two, five, ten, over twenty...