154: Peak Celestial Immortal!

"Nine dragons pulling a carriage... so familiar..."

After a short while, Profound Limitless seemed to recall something, his eyes widening. "I remember now, this seems to be an Immortal Emperor's carriage?! I... I... just what is Senior's background?"

He was horrified. He originally thought he had overestimated Lin Chen, but now it seemed he had still vastly underestimated him!

When he tried to think deeper, he couldn't recall any more details no matter how hard he tried.

While he was deep in thought, Lin Chen walked up to him and smiled. "Fellow Daoist Profound, what are your plans next? If you have no place to go, why not return to the Wending Sect with me?"

Lin Chen's mental abacus was clicking so loudly that the beads were practically flying into Profound Limitless's face.

With an Immortal Venerable presiding over the Wending Sect, once Profound Limitless fully recovered his cultivation, they could truly walk sideways in this Lower Heaven. Never mind shaking the Qinggu Heaven Domain; even making the twelve Great Heaven Domains submit to the Wending Sect would be effortless!

But... Lin Chen's plans soon fell through.

Profound Limitless snapped out of it, took a deep breath to suppress the turmoil in his heart, and cupped his hands. "I appreciate Senior's kind intentions. However... this Junior's Dao Heart is troubled and my worldly ties are not yet severed. I still need to travel this world to seek my own answers."

"If I achieve success in the future, I will certainly visit the Wending Sect in person to thank Senior for the grace of today's guidance."

"...Very well." Lin Chen secretly felt it was a pity, but he didn't force it. He nodded and said, "Walking the Great Dao alone is also a form of cultivation. I hope you will soon see through the delusions and return to the immortal path."

Lin Chen understood that there were some things Profound Limitless had to face himself.

Only by experiencing tribulations could he break the Seal and return to his Peak.

Shortly after, the nine dragon agarwood carriage pulled everyone out of the Secret Realm. Lin Chen's gaze swept over the prodigies of various Sects as he said indifferently, "This Sect Master can only take you this far. You may all return to your respective places!"

"Thank you, Senior, for saving our lives!"

"The Wending Sect's great kindness will never be forgotten!"

The prodigies were immensely grateful, bowing one after another before turning into streaks of light and departing.

They traveled extremely fast, eager to bring word of what they had seen and heard in the Secret Realm back to their respective Sects.

The Wending Sect... no one knew where this Sect had come from. First, they killed dozens of Core Disciples from the Taiqing Academy, completely offending them.

Then, using heaven-reaching methods, they reformed Fairy Li Meng's immortal soul, and Fairy Li Meng joined the Wending Sect.

And then, they crossed the Weak Water with the nine dragon agarwood carriage!

Each of these events was jaw-dropping. Setting aside the strength of Sect Master Lin Chen and the others, just having Fairy Li Meng, a Late Stage True Immortal, presiding over the Wending Sect made them a top-tier Sect in the Qinggu Heaven Domain!

"Sect Master Lin, I want to join the Wending Sect!"

A few prodigies who had lingered behind realized the implications. After deliberating for a long time, they finally gathered the courage to step forward and beg Lin Chen to take them in.

However, they were quickly and heartlessly rejected by Lin Chen.

"Alright then..."

After their pleading proved fruitless, the last few prodigies also left dejectedly.

"I shall take my leave as well."

Shortly after, Profound Limitless stood up to say goodbye.

"Very well, take care."

Lin Chen watched Profound Limitless depart.

The nine golden dragons let out long roars, pulling the imperial carriage as it tore through the Void Realm, speeding toward the Wending Sect and disappearing into the vast horizon.

A few days later, the nine dragon agarwood carriage tore through the Void Realm and returned to the Wending Sect.

A journey that originally would have taken several months now only took a few days to complete. An Immortal Emperor-level carriage was indeed extraordinary.

"Revered Master, this Disciple has gained many insights and will go into secluded cultivation now."

Shi Tian, Xiao Bufan, and the others bowed and requested permission.

"Go then. Cultivate diligently and do not be slack!" Lin Chen nodded slightly.

The Disciples turned into streaks of light, heading toward the great dao spacetime pagoda.

At this time, Fairy Li Meng felt the immortal spiritual Qi within the Wending Sect, which was dozens of times denser than the outside world. She could not hide her shock.

"This place... is the Wending Sect?"

"When did the Canglan Continent gain such a profound immortal Holy Land?"

"This kind of cultivation environment is superior even to ancient Immortal Caves!"

"If the Qinggu Heaven Domain had such powerful reinforcements during the Great Heaven Domain War back then, how could it have..."

She sighed inwardly, a trace of sorrow flashing in her eyes.

Lin Chen summoned the inner Sect's Chief Elder, Chu Nansheng, and instructed, "Nansheng, these two are Fairy Li Meng and Elder Ziyun, who have just joined the Wending Sect. Arrange two high-grade Immortal Caves for them. All their needs are to be supplied according to the Sect's highest standards."

"I obey the Sect Master's decree!"

Chu Nansheng respectfully accepted. She was startled by the faint True Immortal pressure emanating from Fairy Li Meng and became even more reverent as she hurriedly led the way to make arrangements.

Once everyone had dispersed, Lin Chen returned to the Sect Master's quiet room.

He sank his consciousness into the System space, where the rich rewards were floating quietly.

"System, use the Heavenly Immortal Realm Permanent Experience Card!"

Lin Chen gave the command without hesitation.

[Ding! Heavenly Immortal Realm Permanent Experience Card used! Beginning the infusion of Heavenly Immortal Dao Laws and Origin Immortal Power...]

Boom!

A vast and boundless surge of pure energy poured from the Void Realm into Lin Chen's limbs and bones, washing through his Meridians, Dantian, and Sea of Consciousness!

His comprehension of the worldly Laws increased at an unprecedented speed. His aura rose steadily, quickly breaking through the Earth Immortal barrier to reach the Heavenly Immortal Realm, and it didn't stop there, finally stabilizing at the Peak of the Heavenly Immortal Realm!

A powerful sensation of controlling the universe and having his words become Law spontaneously arose!

Simultaneously, above the Wending Sect, the sky suddenly changed color!

Endless tribulation clouds gathered frantically. Thunder dragons tumbled as the Heavenly Dao grew enraged, intending to send down a terrifying immortal tribulation to punish this Heaven-Defying existence!

However, in the next moment—

[Detected that Lingxuan Heaven is about to send down an immortal tribulation. The System has automatically shielded it for you!]

The world-destroying tribulation clouds had just formed when they were wiped away as if by an invisible giant hand, vanishing instantly without a trace.

The sky returned to its clear state, as if the apocalyptic scene from a moment ago was just an illusion.

"That celestial phenomenon just now... was it an immortal tribulation?!"

"Why did it suddenly disappear?"

"Am I seeing things?"

Within the Sect, countless Disciples and Elders looked up at the sky with suspicious and shocked expressions.

[Ding! Congratulations to the Host for successfully advancing to the Peak of the Heavenly Immortal Realm!]

In the quiet room, Lin Chen felt the Peak Heavenly Immortal power surging like an ocean within his body, as well as the System's unfathomable method of silently resolving the Heavenly Tribulation. He praised in his heart, "System, you're awesome!"

He didn't stop there and continued to give orders.

"System, use the purple gold summoning card! Also, manifest the Ascension Platform!"

[Ding! purple gold summoning card in use... connecting to the River of Time...]

[Ding! Summoning successful!]

[Congratulations to the Host for summoning a Peak True Immortal Realm powerhouse—The Sweeping Monk, Dao Chen!]

[Ding! The special building, Ascension Platform, has been manifested in the Sect's back mountain Forbidden Ground!]

The moment the System's notification sound faded—

"Buzz—!"

A terrifying pressure that reigned over all living beings suddenly enveloped the entire Wending Sect and spread like a tide across the entire Canglan Continent!

In the sky, ten thousand streaks of auspicious light appeared. Golden lotuses emerged, and the faint sound of Buddhist chanting echoed. A massive phantom of a Buddha sat smiling with a flower in hand, reflecting across the heavens!

This was the world-shaking phenomenon of a Peak True Immortal powerhouse descending into the world!