209: Chapter 208 An essential step for ascension: Mining!

The beautiful female True Immortal's eyes lit up as she stared intently at a beautiful woman. "What is your name? Are you willing to join my Flower Immortal Sect?"

The crowd secretly felt regret, but due to the power of the Flower Immortal Sect, they dared not speak out.

Among those who ascended from the Lower Realm, the most common were Top-grade Spiritual Roots and Mutated Spiritual Roots; Immortal Spiritual Roots were extremely rare.

"Reporting to Senior, my name is Wanyan Bi. This Junior is willing to join the Flower Immortal Sect." The woman was neither humble nor arrogant as she immediately agreed.

"Very good. Continue your baptism, and come to my side once you are finished." The beautiful woman smiled with satisfaction.

Subsequently, the various major Immortal sects began to select their recruits.

Xiao Ye was extremely low-key, keeping his presence hidden throughout the entire process.

He looked completely unremarkable among all the ascenders, so naturally, he was not selected.

He was happy with this result—he had no interest in these trashy Immortal sects.

Once the selection ended, a powerful True Immortal waved a hand. "The remaining people will have to suffer a bit. Send them all to the mining area to mine for ten years and temper their Heart-Nature."

There was an immediate uproar in the pool.

They had worked so hard to achieve Ascension to the Immortal Realm, only to mine?

Xiao Ye had a strange expression on his face. Sure enough—the "essential program" after Ascension to the Immortal Realm, mining, had arrived, albeit late.

"Scum, those who have finished baptizing their Immortal bodies, hurry up and get out! Be careful not to stay in too long, or you might explode and die!" the guard by the pool shouted at the top of his lungs, urging them.

The water of the Flying Immortal Pool was like fine wine; it was good, but one could not be greedy.

Staying in too long meant the body could not handle it; at best, the Meridians would be damaged, and at worst, the person would directly explode like fireworks.

Soon, someone's face flushed red, and they rushed out of the pool with a splash.

The ascenders came ashore one after another, and Wanyan Bi also floated up and landed beside the beautiful woman in palace attire.

"Not bad. My name is Fairy Huanmeng, and I will be your Master from now on. Since your baptism is complete, follow me back to the Flower Immortal Sect." The beautiful woman smiled slightly, left behind a few Heavenly Immortal Disciples, and floated away with Wanyan Bi.

Being able to pick up such a good seedling made this trip worthwhile.

"This woman is truly fortunate," someone sighed in a low voice.

They were all ascenders, yet their fates were worlds apart—some had to go mine and do hard labor, while others soared to the heavens in one step.

The Flower Immortal Sect was a first-class power in the Ziluo Immortal Domain, with a Golden Immortal giant holding down the fort.

A Golden Immortal is Immortal and is the foundation and backbone of the Immortal Realm.

The ascenders who had come ashore stood in the plaza, faces full of envy, and could only wait for orders.

The other True Immortal Elders also returned with their satisfied Disciples, leaving only a group of Heavenly Immortals to keep watch.

In their view, even a single Heavenly Immortal was enough to suppress these ascenders.

In the Flying Immortal Pool, Xiao Ye remained motionless, silently circulating the Xiaoyao Immortal Technique, frantically devouring the Immortal energy in the pool.

Finally—with a "crack" sound, he crossed the threshold of a Heavenly Immortal.

Under the cover of the Xiaoyao Immortal Technique, no one noticed anything unusual.

His acupuncture points expanded, and his absorption speed became faster and faster.

He took the opportunity to temper his Nine-Turn Sacred Body with the surging Immortal energy in the pool.

Unknowingly, his cultivation had climbed from the Early Stage of Heavenly Immortal to the Late Stage, only a thread away from Perfection.

Under his whale-like swallowing, the water of the Immortal pool gradually thinned, failing to keep up with his demands.

The Flying Immortal Pool was originally formed by the Laws of the Immortal Realm; it could self-repair and continuously breed power to provide baptism for ascenders.

But Xiao Ye's demand was too great; one person was worth more than ten thousand.

The Flying Immortal Pool had never encountered such a fierce person; in the blink of an eye, it had been squeezed almost dry.

Only a few dozen people remained in the pool.

"Strange, why does it feel more and more comfortable? Could it be that my Physical Body has improved? Hmm... that must be it..."

"This water is truly worthy of being called Immortal fluid... in just this short while, my cultivation has improved quite a bit. I must soak for a while longer!"

"I heard the longer you stay, the better, so I won't be polite!"

The remaining ascenders were secretly excited, completely unaware that the essence of the pool water had already been sucked dry.

An hour passed quietly.

"Huh... this batch of ascenders actually lasted this long?"

"Is it possible that their Aptitude is higher..."

The Immortal sect deacons on the shore whispered to each other, discussing it.

At this moment, Xiao Ye's body shook, and he slowly opened his eyes.

His cultivation had reached Heavenly Immortal Perfection, and his Nine-Turn Sacred Body had also broken through to the first turn, with a Physical Body comparable to the Peak of Earth Immortal.

He stopped—not because he didn't want to break through, but because the power of the Flying Immortal Pool had been completely squeezed dry by him.

The originally thick pool water was now crystal clear, like ordinary water.

"What's going on? The power of the Immortal pool has disappeared!" an ascender screamed.

"What?" The guards by the pool were shocked. They grabbed some pool water to check, and their faces turned green.

"Why did this happen?"

The guards had been on duty for many years and had never encountered such a thing.

"Could it be that the Flying Immortal Pool has malfunctioned?" Another guard also checked it; he never imagined that the pool water had been sucked dry by one person.

Just kidding, the power bred by the Flying Immortal Pool was enough to accommodate the baptism of 100,000 ascenders; how could it be sucked dry by one person?

"Alright, you few, hurry up and come up, and follow us to mine! Dawdling won't change anything." A Heavenly Immortal stood out and shouted impatiently.

The ascenders came ashore one after another, leaving only Xiao Ye in the pool.

"Hey! I'm talking to you! Hurry up and come up!" The Early Stage Heavenly Immortal Disciple frowned and scolded sternly.

No one answered.

"Seeking death?" That Heavenly Immortal Disciple was furious.

He reached out his hand, and his Heavenly Immortal Aura spread over the sky and earth, suppressing all the ascenders into silence.

This was the Immortal Realm—any random Disciple possessed power they could not resist.

No matter how much they stirred up the winds and clouds in the Lower Realm, they had to bow their heads here.

Some ascenders looked at Xiao Ye with regret, their eyes full of pity.

They had finally managed to achieve Ascension to the Immortal Realm, and before they could display their grand ambitions, they were going to lose their lives here—all their efforts would come to nothing.

The giant palm crashed down.

Just at this moment, Xiao Ye moved.

A sharp glint flashed in his eyes, and a tidal-like Aura exploded from within his body—

Boom!

In the blink of an eye—

Bang!

A scalp-numbing sound of bones cracking resounded throughout the entire scene, and Immortal blood splattered.

The Heavenly Immortal's arm broke on the spot, and a cold, frigid Qi spread, freezing him into a lifeless ice sculpture.

The terror on his face was vivid, solidified at that moment.

Silence. Deathly silence.

All the Immortals and ascenders present widened their eyes, stunned like wooden chickens.

Is this a dream? An ascender who had just ascended to become an Immortal actually punched a Heavenly Immortal to death?

Who on earth is he?

"Presumptuous!"

A roar filled with shock and anger exploded; another Middle Stage Heavenly Immortal had made a move.

He summoned a Low Grade Immortal Artifact, overflowing with streaming light, and smashed it toward Xiao Ye with overwhelming Aura.

"Heh... you have the nerve to bring out a Low Grade Immortal Artifact? Die!"