114: Gathering at the foot of the Immortal Stage, the Dao has a spiritual inspiration and the Immortal is born (Part 2)

In the Extreme West Land of the Cultivation World, within the Icy Snow Palace, where eternal frost reigned, the usually desolate Icy River Valley was now bustling with activity.

Immortal Family Disciples, adorned with various colored halos, could be seen coming and going, welcomed and sent off. The usually cold Fairies within the Icy River Valley were all beaming with smiles.

“Oh, Sister Lan, you’ve just arrived! Your younger sister has been waiting for you for a long time!”

“So it’s Sister Ling. You’ve actually reached Great Perfection in Qi Condensation. Foundation Establishment must be in sight, and your Dao path is promising.”

“Alas, Sister, you jest. It’s not that easy. Come into my room first and have a cup of tea!”

Within the Icy River Valley, two beautiful women were conversing. The visiting woman was dressed in blue, with a blue Dragon Iris flower embroidered on her clothes. She was a Cultivator at Great Perfection in Qi Condensation from the Lan Family of the Flower Fairy Valley, and she happened to run into an old acquaintance.

“This cross-realm journey will likely not be simple. Yuanfu Sect even sent that Lord Lingji…”

“Oh, good sister, are you referring to… that Martial Immortal who crossed the realm on his own, Lord Li Lingji?”

“Yes, that’s him. Let me tell you…”

…

Xueshan City presented a myriad of sights at this moment, with throngs of people gathered together. On the Ascension Platform, the highest building in Xueshan City, stood four experts at Innate Perfection.

They looked weathered, their figures slightly hunched, but their demeanor exuded a profound Immortal-like aura, unlike mortals.

These four were Yuanfu Shangren of Yuanfu Sect, Hongguan Shangren of Vajra Sect, Qingling Perfected Person of Lingsu Valley, and Panlong Perfected Person of Beast Controlling Sect. Panlong Perfected Person was the most mysterious in Xueshan City, and Chen Cuo was seeing him for the first time. He saw him sitting atop a giant white tiger, emanating a fierce aura.

“The cross-realm journey is about to begin! Immortal Seeds ascend, and eternal life is within reach!”

Yuanfu Shangren let out a resounding spiritual transmission. The entire grand Formation shimmered with countless illusory lights, which resembled an invisible barrier, a transparent wall.

The massive Ascension Platform floated with rainbow-like mist, like a divine Immortal Realm.

The runic traces on the walls of Xueshan City lit up, and countless Spirit Stones disintegrated into ash. All the light and shadows of the Ascension Formation gathered together, instantly transforming into a gigantic, seven-colored staircase in a hazy glow.

The staircase was the Staircase to Ascension. It was a mere illusion, a phantom, reflecting the sunlight in seven colors, mysterious and grand, connecting heaven and earth. Everyone could clearly see this massive staircase. It pierced through the sky and also through that seemingly nonexistent thin membrane.

“Unbelievable, unbelievable! What kind of Divine Ability and Formation is this?!”

Chen Cuo carefully observed the runes flowing on the staircase. Because his Talisman Legacy was too inferior, he couldn't understand the meaning of those runes. He could only commit them to memory and slowly decipher them later if he had the opportunity.

“Ascend! Ascend!” Yuanfu Shangren’s shouts echoed. The Disciples of Yuanfu Sect, leading a group of people, quickly arrived before the barrier. At the forefront was Jing Gu. They each held a plaque, took out a cross-realm jade plaque, passed through the invisible barrier, and entered the misty Ascension Platform.

The Ascension Platform was immense. Even with nearly a hundred people from Yuanfu Sect, including Talisman Masters, Dao Soldiers, and Immortal Seeds, standing in one corner, they were still like a drop in the ocean. The entire platform could easily accommodate a thousand people.

Subsequently, all the Disciples of the Four Sects, bringing those who wished to travel to the Cultivation World, ascended the platform together. There were only a little over three hundred people, not even half of the platform was occupied.

All forces, including Loose Cultivators, as long as they had a plaque, ascended the platform. Chen Cuo’s group had already packed their bags, leaving behind what needed to be left and taking what needed to be taken.

White Egret protected Bai Qianqian and the others, while Dai Xiong, already in his twilight years, was unwilling to venture to the Cultivation World. Strictly speaking, Chen Cuo’s own cross-realm quota was Dai Xiong’s. White Egret carefully led the three children, carrying dozens of storage Talismans filled with Magical Artifacts in her arms, following closely beside Chen Cuo.

They also followed behind the Lingbao Mountain team. Chen Cuo displayed three jade plaques and stood in a corner with the team.

Then, he swept his Divine Sense around and saw Yue Wudao holding his Disciple, Xue Lengning, while Hong Feng was also mixed in with the Loose Cultivator group, exuding a sinister aura.

Chen Cuo suddenly had a premonition and felt a sense of unease. He took out a few copper coins and tossed them, and indeed, he got an unfavorable answer.

He then said, “After crossing the realm, stay by my side!”

White Egret knew that Chen Cuo possessed the ability to divine, so she nodded without refusing.

Chen Cuo immediately sent a spiritual message to Hong Feng, telling him to act carefully and that he could join him if necessary. The same message was sent to Yue Wudao.

Once everyone was ready, the cross-realm Formation fully opened. The illusory seven-colored staircase was a bridge, spanning the Jueling Realm and the Cultivation World.

The core of the Ascension Platform’s operation was not the Formation, but this staircase. The staircase served as a bridge, leading to ascension step by step.

“Formation activate!”

Yuanfu Sect ignited a purple Talisman. The other forces followed suit, each bringing out their own methods, first adding a protective barrier to themselves and the Immortal Seeds beside them. Then, some took out objects similar to the White Egret Family’s Magical Artifact mirror and began contacting their elders in the Cultivation World.

Countless dazzling spiritual lights flashed before his eyes, like the sensation of leaping in a dream. It felt like climbing a huge mountain; once he reached the top, he would see the most beautiful scenery.

The so-called staircase did not actually require you to climb. This Formation was indeed a teleportation Formation, but this staircase was not ordinary. It was a Law of Dao, an supreme Divine Ability comprehended by a great powerful being in a place that reached through heaven and earth, already close to the Dao.

Chen Cuo was unaware of this. He merely silently and firmly imprinted the continuously flowing runes on the staircase.

However, he was even more unaware that even those like Yuanfu Shangren, Hongguan Shangren, and even Foundation Establishment Immortals from the outside world could not perceive the traces of these runes.

In a haze, Chen Cuo felt as if he was carried by a current, instantly passing through a membrane-like barrier, and his entire being was enveloped in a warm current.

“Cultivation World, I’ve reached the Cultivation World! So much spiritual energy!”