89: Master Sandeng, Wanderer of the Five Spirits

"You are extremely shocked upon learning this news."

"The situation here is far worse than what you have experienced."

"Although you already knew from the events in the simulation that the Human Race is currently in a sorry state, you never imagined that things had deteriorated to this extent."

"Furthermore, the conservative faction of the Xianling Sect has actually leaked the information released by their own sect leader to the major top-tier forces."

"Yet, these people refuse to listen at all; all these years, they have continued to rely on this method of refining people to achieve Ascension, providing a constant stream of blood-food for the Upper Realm."

"This seems to have become a dead end."

"In this world, you cannot see any hope."

"After a long while, you release your hand from the soul-searching."

"The old man has become muddled due to the extensive soul-searching you performed."

""I never expected that things would have developed to this extent.""

"Although you already had a premonition about this, you did not expect things to be this absurd."

"However, you do not pay too much attention to it, because you are different from these conservative Cultivators."

"They are hesitant and afraid to achieve Ascension, whereas you have absolutely no psychological pressure."

"It is just that the situation in the Xuanhuang Great World is indeed dire."

"The status of the Human Race there is currently extremely low; if you were to achieve Ascension, you would certainly not have a good ending."

"But if you do not achieve Ascension, the Mahayana Realm is already the limit in this world. After reaching this Realm, although your cultivation will not immediately stagnate, every step forward will be difficult."

"After thinking for a long time, you finally decide to take it one step at a time and look for other opportunities to break the deadlock."

"Year 5."

"You unify the entire Eastern Continent Cultivation World with your powerful strength."

"Even the Boundless Immortal Dynasty, which has an Old Ancestor from the Upper Realm as its trump card, has no choice but to submit to you after seeing you slap a Tribulation Transcendence cultivator to death with one palm."

"In the same year, you hold a Dao-preaching ceremony at Burial Immortal Mountain and teach the complete Cultivation Technique of the Great Wilderness Beast God Scripture to all Cultivators in the Eastern Continent Cultivation World."

"Many familiar faces also come to this Dao-preaching ceremony."

"However, there are only two people who catch your attention: Tang Chuan and Chu Han."

"These two have extraordinary Opportunities; if it were not for you, they might truly have become the chance for the Human Race to break the deadlock."

"Year 20."

"While Cultivating various Divine Abilities, you continue to preach and teach at Burial Immortal Mountain."

"With the blessing of the Power of Leadership, your cultivation becomes higher and higher."

"Year 35."

"On this day, dark clouds gather over Burial Immortal Mountain, thunder and lightning flash, and countless thunderbolts descend from the sky, attacking you."

"However, the current Lightning Tribulation for Undergoing Tribulation can no longer pose much of a threat to you."

"You easily extinguish it with just one Divine Ability."

""Rumble!!!""

"Seemingly sensing your strength, several more Lightning Tribulations descend from the sky."

"They are stronger than the last, until the final one, whose power reaches the level of being able to kill a Peak Tribulation Transcendence cultivator."

"But you are still unafraid."

"With a deep shout, a sky-covering giant finger, carrying earth-shattering momentum, presses back against the thunderclouds."

"Just like that, the previously gloomy tribulation clouds are shattered by your finger."

"Your cultivation reaches the seventh level of Undergoing Tribulation."

"The many Cultivators under Burial Immortal Mountain are all shocked by your performance and marvel at your strength."

"But you know deep down that this is far from enough."

"Although you can currently throw your weight around in this world by relying on various blessings, if you were to achieve Ascension, you would still be unable to withstand a single blow from those powerful races."

"You begin to look for ways to become stronger in this world."

"Relying on the memories in your mind, you first find Great Master Sandeng, who is far away in the Yellow Sand Cultivation World."

"Yellow Sand Cultivation World, Mingwang Sect."

"When you arrive here, Great Master Sandeng has already appeared in front of the gate of the Mingwang Sect."

""Benefactor, please!""

"You nod slightly, then follow him into the main hall of the Mingwang Sect."

"You talk about a great many things."

"It turns out that the world you are in is called the Ancient Spirit World. Regarding the low strength of the Human Race in the Xuanhuang Great World, some forces in this Ancient Spirit World that have ancestors who achieved Ascension have long heard of it."

"But so what?"

"To achieve longevity, one must achieve Ascension."

"Trapped in this world, even a Mahayana Cultivator can only gain ten thousand more years of life."

"Therefore, even knowing that the future is bleak, almost all Cultivators still choose to achieve Ascension."

"Later, due to a change in the Ancient Spirit World, all Cultivators in this world could no longer reach the Mahayana Realm."

"From then on, all Cultivators who reached the Mahayana Realm and achieved Ascension relied entirely on the pseudo-Power of Destiny."

"Although the energy contained within the pseudo-Power of Destiny is not pure, it can still allow Cultivators who have been immersed in the Peak of Undergoing Tribulation for a long time to forcibly reach the Mahayana Realm and open the path to Ascension."

"Great Master Sandeng also used the pseudo-Power of Destiny to achieve his Breakthrough."

"He has been kind to others all his life and never harmed any living beings."

"Yet, when he was at the Peak of Undergoing Tribulation, he still helplessly used the pseudo-Power of Destiny refined from thousands of living beings."

"This caused him great pain."

"Therefore, after his Breakthrough, Great Master Sandeng did not choose to achieve Ascension, but chose to stay behind to protect the Ancient Spirit World."

"Upon hearing these things, a look of understanding appears in your eyes."

"Although the Great Master Sandeng before you could not resist the fear of death and ultimately consumed the pseudo-Power of Destiny refined from the power of thousands of living beings, he kept his promise."

"During the catastrophe a thousand years later, he took the initiative to step forward and protect the Ancient Spirit World."

"However, although his character is acceptable, he knows absolutely nothing about the Xuanhuang Great World."

"He has no clue about what you want to ask."

"You are somewhat disappointed. After bidding farewell to Great Master Sandeng, you arrive at the Northern Plains Cultivation World and begin searching for the traces of Five Spirits Sanren."

"This person is much more mysterious than Great Master Sandeng."

"If there are still a few people in the Cultivation World who have heard of Great Master Sandeng, then Five Spirits Sanren is a complete mystery."

"But just as you are about to leave after finding nothing, a figure blocks your path."

"He is short in stature with an ordinary face, the kind of existence that cannot be found even if placed in a crowd."

"But you know with just one glance that he is the Five Spirits Sanren you are looking for."

"However, compared to Great Master Sandeng, he is not as friendly."

""Junior, I have lived in seclusion in the Cultivation World for thousands of years. Where did you learn of my whereabouts?""

"Before the words even faded, a sword shadow attacked you."