76: Ascension, alien race

[ With the fall of Xu Chen, many Cultivators who were originally eager to try felt a shock in their hearts. ]

[ They had naturally heard of the principle that the Power of Destiny could only be obtained by those who possessed destiny. ]

[ But for those who could Cultivate to this Realm, who did not have some Opportunity on them? ]

[ So, they unanimously believed that they possessed the Power of Destiny. ]

[ But the result left them dumbfounded. ]

[ Even the dignified expert at the Ninth Layer of Undergoing Tribulation, Xu Chen, did not possess this power. ]

[ How could they, with even worse cultivation, possibly have it? ]

[ "Could it be that these people who possess destiny are like Tang Chuan or Chu Han?" ]

[ You frowned tightly. ]

[ Because if this logic held, the ownership of these two strands of Power of Destiny would inevitably fall to Gu Xunxian, Dai Tianxiao, or Soul Heaven True Lord. ]

[ You did not dare to think too much and instead continued to look at the two strands of Power of Destiny. ]

[ You saw that a few people had already successively stepped forward to examine the Power of Destiny. ]

[ However, with Xu Chen as a cautionary tale, even Cultivators at the Ninth Layer of Undergoing Tribulation dared not touch them. ]

[ After all, although everyone knew that the Power of Destiny could only be obtained by those destined to bear it, how could one determine if they possessed that destiny? ]

[ No one knew. ]

[ But just as everyone was hesitating, Sky Soul True Lord moved. ]

[ His cultivation erupted suddenly, and with lightning speed, he headed straight for that black Power of Destiny. ]

[ The moment he made contact with the Power of Destiny, the entire sky suddenly turned gloomy. ]

[ Dense bolts of thunder appeared out of thin air. ]

[ They carried earth-shattering power and struck straight at Sky Soul True Lord. ]

[ However, facing this scene, Soul Heaven True Lord remained calm. ]

[ He raised his hands, and a milky white light shield appeared above his head. ]

[ "Bang... Bang... Bang!" ]

[ The continuous thunder fell, but due to the obstruction of the light shield, it failed to harm him in the slightest. ]

[ He succeeded! ]

[ At the same time, his cultivation began to skyrocket. ]

[ In just a few breaths, Soul Heaven True Lord's cultivation had reached Mahayana from his original Fifth Layer of Undergoing Tribulation. ]

[ Furthermore, his cultivation was extremely solid, as if it had truly been gained through tens of thousands of years of hard cultivation! ]

[ After the Lightning Tribulation ended, a huge opening suddenly appeared in the sky. ]

[ The moment it appeared. ]

[ Countless abundant Spiritual Qi swept across the entire Profound Heaven Dao Sect. ]

[ Everyone present felt refreshed even just by taking a breath. ]

[ The word flashed through everyone's minds—Upper Realm! ]

[ Soul Heaven True Lord naturally realized this too, and without further hesitation, he stepped into it. ]

[ The huge opening slowly closed, and the moment Soul Heaven True Lord stepped into it, everyone felt that the essence of his life had undergone a earth-shattering change. ]

[ He had achieved Immortal Ascension! ]

[ No one expected that this Power of Destiny would actually be taken by a Cultivator with only the Fifth Layer of Undergoing Tribulation. ]

[ Seeing this, the remaining people no longer waited. ]

[ They all displayed their respective Divine Abilities and began to desperately fight for the remaining strand of Power of Destiny. ]

[ However, at this moment, you felt a warning from your Crisis Awareness. ]

[ You were a bit confused. ]

[ But you still followed the warning and retreated more than ten miles away. ]

[ You only stopped at the mountain gate of the Profound Heaven Dao Sect. ]

[ "Hahahaha! I succeeded, I succeeded!" ]

[ "I, Gu Tianwei, will prove my Dao here today and undergo the Lightning Tribulation for Ascension!" ]

[ You looked towards the source of the sound and discovered that the Old Ancestor of the Taichu Imperial Court, Gu Tianwei, had seized the white Power of Destiny with the help of the Taichu Imperial Court members. ]

[ However, before he could even undergo the Lightning Tribulation, his heart was ripped out from behind by Gu Xunxian! ]

[ "You..." ]

[ Gu Tianwei turned to look, but unfortunately, under Gu Xunxian's Devouring Heaven Demonic Technique, he could no longer utter a word. ]

[ "Old Ancestor, go in peace. It is better to leave this Opportunity for Immortal Ascension to us Juniors. I, Gu Xunxian, will naturally make the name of the Taichu Imperial Court resound throughout the entire Cultivation World." ]

[ Saying this, Gu Xunxian snatched the Power of Destiny from Gu Tianwei's hands. ]

[ However, his situation was completely different from that of Soul Heaven True Lord. ]

[ The moment this Power of Destiny was touched by Gu Xunxian, although the Lightning Tribulation still fell, causing Gu Xunxian's cultivation to rapidly increase to Mahayana. ]

[ But shortly after Gu Xunxian stepped in, that light gate was held back by a pitch-black claw. ]

[ Several strange-looking things walked out. ]

[ They devoured the Taichu Imperial Dynasty's team. ]

[ Other Cultivators saw this scene and wanted to flee, but it was too late. ]

[ The life level of these monsters was far higher than that of the humans in this world. ]

[ With just one glance, all the Cultivators present were trapped in place, unable to move. ]

[ They were forcibly bound in place just like that, each quietly waiting for death to arrive. ]

[ Only you and some Cultivators hiding on the periphery were still safe and sound. ]

[ You wanted to escape, but the moment you stepped into the Void Realm, you were dragged over by those monsters. ]

[ You died! ]

"How could this be?!"

Looking at the scene unfolding before him, Su Xuan felt a shock in his heart.

He had previously raised questions when he obtained the Immortal Refining Demon Scripture.

Since the passage for Ascension had been blocked, how were Cultivators now supposed to ascend?

Was Ascension a trap?

However, the answer the Stone Turtle gave him at the time was no.

Great Azure Emperor had essentially succeeded in completing the Ascension back then, but no one knew where he had actually ascended to.

He also did not use various Divine Abilities to contact his clansmen in the Lower Realm like the Old Ancestors of other forces.

But everything Su Xuan was seeing now proved without a doubt that this Ascension was a trap.

And the Great Azure Emperor of the past had likely already died in the mouths of these monsters long ago.

But... what about Soul Heaven True Lord?

Why did he, the first to ascend, succeed instead?

Although Su Xuan did not see clearly what the world that Sky Soul True Lord ascended to looked like, the overflowing Spiritual Qi proved that it should be the world that Cultivators of this world ought to ascend to.

And those Cultivators who ascended during the ancient times must have all arrived at that world.

But what about Gu Xunxian?

Was it the difference in the Power of Destiny?

Or was all of this just a huge conspiracy from the beginning?

Su Xuan had no way of knowing.

After hesitating for a long time, he finally turned his gaze back to the System panel.

[ Because you killed two people with Luck in this simulation, you can obtain any three items from the following options. ]

[ One: Void Tempering Fifth Layer cultivation. ]

[ Two: Sixth-order Peak Body Refining Realm. ]

[ Three: The talent used in this simulation. ]

[ Four: Natal Divine Ability Immortal Emperor Heaven Opening Seal and cultivation progress. ]

[ Five: Tianhai City Lord Token. ]