428: Top ten, no problem

This kid is almost at the Ascension Realm, has achieved an Immortal Embryo, and has cultivated Sixteen Dharma Aspects. He's over a thousand years old, shouldn't he be heading to the Immortal Path?

Certainly not.

So, the Contemporary Holy Son, Lu Chen, has arrived.

"Holy Son?" When Zhuang Hao's blurry eyes landed on Lu Chen, the already blurry him became even more confused!

No?

The Holy Son...

After a month of secluded cultivation...

He couldn't understand?

He couldn't see through him!

That vast and profound presence, like the universe starry sky, and in the depths of those calm eyes, seemingly present yet absent, as if profound Dao and reason were interwoven.

With this kind of presence, if you said Lu Chen was an already Ascended Immortal existence, Zhuang Hao would believe it.

But clearly, a month ago, this Holy Son was only at the Great Perfection of the Faxiang Realm!

Although even at the Great Perfection of the Faxiang Realm, the Holy Son was still terrifyingly strong, strength is strength, and Realm is Realm. At that time, Lu Chen's Realm was indeed not as high as Zhuang Hao's, and it was a full major Realm lower.

But looking again now, Zhuang Hao couldn't see through Lu Chen at all!

"Senior Brother Zhuang, are you willing to take a trip on the Immortal Path, meet the Heavenly Pride of the Myriad Clans, and seek the opportunities left behind by the Upper Realm?" Lu Chen coaxed patiently, like luring a simple young man who had not yet experienced the world.

Zhuang Hao pondered for a moment, then finally laughed heartily: "Since the Holy Son has invited, how can I refuse?"

Lu Chen nodded in satisfaction. Having a runner was truly great.

Especially since this runner was a top Heavenly Pride who had cultivated an Immortal Embryo and cultivated Sixteen Dharma Aspects.

He and Zhuang Hao walked side-by-side, ascending into the sky.

From here, they would enter the Immortal Path.

...

The Immortal Path, to be precise, is a peculiar world situated between the Human Realm and the Upper Realm.

It doesn't belong to the Human Realm, nor does it belong to the Upper Realm, yet within it, there are longevity substances seeping from the Upper Realm, as well as celestial treasures and even various great opportunities left behind by the Upper Realm.

Unfortunately, the Immortal Path has its own rules; only living beings within three thousand years old can enter.

On this day.

A heroic young man and a handsome young man stepped through the air, easily tearing through the Void and entering the Immortal Path.

These two were none other than Lu Chen and Zhuang Hao.

What met their eyes was swirling celestial mist, and with just one breath, it felt different, as if it could cause their magical power to fluctuate...

Longevity substance!

However, without Ascension Immortal, no matter how much longevity substance there is, one can only stare blankly, unable to reach it.

"The Immortal Path is truly extraordinary!" Zhuang Hao exclaimed in admiration.

Although he had also spent a long time in the Hidden Immortal Land of the Dongxu Immortal Mansion and had felt the celestial mist and longevity substance, to be honest, compared to the Immortal Path, the Hidden Immortal Land of the Dongxu Immortal Mansion was still not up to par.

Here, the mountains and rivers are magnificent, the peaks are rugged, incredibly majestic and towering. Even the plants and trees within are exceptionally lush, with ancient trees reaching for the sky visible everywhere, and unfamiliar creatures appearing from time to time, making one feel as if they are in the Upper Realm.

This isn't because the plants, trees, and creatures of the Immortal Path are different from the outside world, but rather because the celestial mist and longevity substances within the Immortal Path far exceed those of the universe starry sky. Nourished over endless years, the plants, trees, and creatures of the Immortal Path have naturally become exceptionally extraordinary.

Of course, once the plants, trees, and creatures within this Immortal Path leave the Immortal Path and enter the Human Realm, they cannot last long and will quickly wither.

"Being called the Immortal Path, it naturally has its extraordinary aspects." Lu Chen nodded in agreement, his gaze sweeping across the surroundings.

It was a bit of a pity not to see any Demon Clan, Spirit Clan, or similar guys, otherwise it would have been another good source of income.

Because, the shortage of Dao Soldiers in his Nurturing Soldier Immortal Coffin is even greater now.

So great that Lu Chen is starting to feel a bit anxious.

Before, when he hadn't yet reached the Great Perfection of the Faxiang Realm, he had over twelve thousand eight hundred Dao Soldiers. Later, he cultivated the final Dharma Idol, and the Dao Soldier shortage reached fourteen thousand and eighty.

And now that he has entered the Tongtian Realm and cultivated a dharma aspect spirit, he can have an additional two thousand five hundred and sixty Dao Soldiers.

Currently, his Qi Refining is at the Ten Dharma Images Spirit level, meaning in the Tongtian Realm alone, he can nurture an additional twenty-five thousand six hundred Dao Soldiers.

In total, there is a shortage of thirty-nine thousand six hundred and eighty Dao Soldiers.

This shortage is much larger than the Dao Soldiers he has already nurtured. How could Lu Chen not be anxious?

He wondered if the shortage of Dao Soldiers could be replenished within this Immortal Path!

Since there was no one here, Lu Chen and Zhuang Hao continued forward.

High mountains and great peaks flew past rapidly. In a moment, Zhuang Hao and Lu Chen's eyes simultaneously lit up.

They saw a road, a very special road.

Why special?

Because this road looked like a piece of Starry Sky, separating the ground below, and on the ground, many living beings were gathered.

Where they were gathered, there was an ancient stone tablet soaring into the clouds.

Looking from afar, Lu Chen saw the words 'Ten Thousand Clans Prodigy Ranking' engraved at the very top of the stone tablet.

Below it, it read, 'First, Ancient Clan, Ancient Chaoyang'!

'Second, Dao Seed Clan, Dao Yuan'!

'Third, Sacred Spirit Race, Tian Ming'!

'Fourth, God Clan, Sacrificial Spirit God'!

'Fifth, Golden Crow Clan, Di Lin'!

It wasn't until the ninth position that Lu Chen's eyes lit up, seeing the first Human Race, and someone he was very familiar with.

'Ninth, Human Race, Zhao Yujing'!

"Is this the Ten Thousand Clans Prodigy Ranking!" Zhuang Hao was inexplicably excited, pointing far away at the huge stone tablet soaring into the clouds: "My name should be on this Heaven's Pride Rankings."

"It's not difficult to leave your name on the list." Lu Chen asked curiously, "Senior Brother Zhuang, which position do you want to enter?"

Zhuang Hao, full of vigor, pointed at the name of Ancient Chaoyang, the first on the list from the Ancient Clan. Just as he was about to speak, he thought for a moment, then looked at Lu Chen, seeming to feel it was inappropriate.

So he paused, and pointed to the second, Dao Seed Clan, Dao Yuan.

After thinking about it, it still seemed inappropriate.

So his finger slid down the list, finally stopping at the eighth, Golden Crow Clan, Di Yu's name. Just as he was about to settle, he suddenly saw that the ninth was Human Race, Zhao Yujing.

So, his finger slid down again, pointing to the tenth.

Tenth, Human Race, Li Wuji.

He paused on this name for a long time, finally sliding down and settling on the eleventh name, saying proudly: "I will enter the Heaven's Pride Rankings, eleventh."

Lu Chen looked at Li Wuji at the tenth position and asked in surprise, "Why can't it be tenth?"

He could understand why it wasn't ninth, after all, ninth was Zhao Yujing.

And Zhuang Hao was a long way behind Zhao Yujing; trying to climb over Zhao Yujing was basically wishing for the impossible.

So, why not choose Li Wuji at the tenth spot?

Zhuang Hao hesitated for a moment and said, "Li Wuji is from the Human Race and a descendant of Nine Li. I heard he's very powerful, not much worse than Zhao Yujing. He's just low-key, I might not be able to defeat him."

Lu Chen was surprised: "Descendant of Nine Li?"

He was not unfamiliar with Nine Li, but he had traveled in the Starry Sky and had not heard anyone mention them.

"Nine Li has always been a single lineage. Although their strength and foundation are not inferior to the Void Immortal Sect, there are too few of them, so they are rarely encountered. It's normal for the Holy Son not to know about them," Zhuang Hao explained.

Lu Chen nodded in understanding and looked at the eleventh position again.

Eleventh, Sacred Spirit Race, Heavenly Sword.

"You can't defeat Li Wuji of Nine Li, but you can defeat the Heavenly Pride of the Sacred Spirit Race?" Lu Chen was surprised.

The Sacred Spirit Race is born from the natural energy of heaven and earth, nurtured by nature. They are truly born by seizing the creation of heaven and earth, no less inferior to the Dao Seed Clan. This guy, Zhuang Hao, actually has the audacity to challenge this guy.

Zhuang Hao thought for a moment: "Fifty percent chance... well, there's a thirty percent chance."

He then looked at Lu Chen: "Which position is the Holy Son planning to reach?"

Lu Chen thought seriously, his gaze sweeping from the first to the ninth, because the ninth was Zhao Yujing, and he might not be able to defeat him.

So, Lu Chen pointed to the tenth, Li Wuji: "I think being in the top ten is not a problem."

Zhuang Hao said gloomily: "Then I'll be twelfth!"