Chapter 297 The Secret of Heaven
“…Could this be the peril that the great powers in the chat group spoke of?”
Li Muyang, in his Ascension State, watched incredulously everything before him, witnessing the true visage of the Refinement Demon Sect’s mountain gate.
There were buildings and halls erected on each piece of decaying corpse.
Every Inner Sect Disciple of the Demon Sect lived atop these chunks of flesh, stepping on rotting blood and flesh.
The streams flowing on the Suspended Islands were the blood vessels and tendons of a Demon God.
The massive waterfall cascading down from the main peak of the Demon Sect, Trampling Snow Peak, shockingly appeared as the bloodstained purple hair of the Demon God.
The sights he saw were both astonishing and terrifying.
Li Muyang stood dumbfounded, observing it all, as the mysterious and unpredictable Ascension State quietly came to an end, and he returned to his physical body.
Standing rigid and blank on the deck of the Flying Boat, Li Muyang looked ahead, and the Refinement Demon Sect’s mountain gate that approached continuously in his vision had reverted to its usual appearance.
Above each floating island, streams meandered, waterfalls plunged, and pavilions, towers, and temples adorned the landscape. Flocks of white cranes flew in formation through the sky, rendering the scene an ethereal abode akin to the immortal dwellings of the celestial mountains.
Even when Li Muyang activated the Eye of Spiritual Sight, the Suspended Islands in his vision no longer changed.
It seemed that the sinister, haunting scenes could only be seen clearly in an Ascension State.
But how to trigger this profound Ascension State, Li Muyang still had no idea.
He simply committed everything he had seen to memory, planning to ask Yan Xiaoru about it later.
Indeed, there was something explosively significant concealed within the Refinement Demon Sect.
Yet Li Muyang’s expression showed no sign of anomaly, and he quickly composed himself. He spoke with his nominal younger sister as if nothing had happened.
Although Li Muyang appeared normal, Li Yuechan beside him seemed somewhat preoccupied.
After exchanging a few words, the girl suddenly made an excuse, claiming she needed to search for something and hurriedly left.
Watching his sister suddenly depart, Li Muyang stood on the deck and took a long, deep breath. The visions from the Ascension State were deeply etched into his mind.
Behind him, the girl Li Yuechan quickly left the deck and entered the cabin.
The smile on her face vanished in an instant.
Shock filled her expression.
“…Teacher, did you say my brother is an Ascendant?!”
The words spoken by her teacher on the deck had left her astonished.
The voice of the mysterious woman quietly began to emerge beside her ear.
As for this special discovery, the mysterious woman was also filled with surprise.
“Yes, your brother is an Ascendant… the one who caused the tumult of nature’s spiritual energy, that Ascendant is your elder brother, Li Muyang.”
The mysterious woman, confirming this, spoke in a tone laced with complexity.
“I had not anticipated that the Ascendant we were seeking was right beside you.”
Ascendants oversee all beings, gaze directly at the origin of the world, and during Ascension, get imbued with the essence of the world, enormously benefiting their future cultivation and proof of the Way.
This is an opportunity for becoming a True Immortal, and almost every Ascendant can achieve that state.
If one can find an Ascendant and consume them, they can steal this thread of destiny.
The Cultivation Technique passed down to Li Yuechan by the mysterious woman just so happens to include such a method of consumption. Stay tuned for updates on My Virtual Library Empire
When the spiritual energy of the world was in chaos, the mysterious woman had guessed the advent of an Ascendant.
She had intended for Li Yuechan to locate that Ascendant and seize his destiny, only to find that the Ascendant was right beside her…
But no sooner had she finished speaking than Li Yuechan shook her head fiercely and immediately refused.
“No! I can’t devour my elder brother!”
The girl said determinedly, “He is my elder brother, and I cannot harm him.”
“Teacher, we don’t want this strand of heavenly opportunity for immortality!”
The girl resolutely refused, her attitude very firm.
The mysterious woman fell silent for a moment, then said with regret, “But that was an opportunity for immortality… Since the Dharma-Ending Age, there has been no more True Immortals in this world.”
The mysterious woman did not persuade her further, only sighed with regret.
The chance for immortality… enough to drive the mortals to madness.
Yet Li Yuechan just smiled and shook her head, saying, “It is said that when one achieves the Dao, even their chickens and dogs ascend to heaven. If my brother truly becomes an immortal, it’s no different from me becoming one.”
“If he becomes an immortal, he will surely look after me.”
“Moreover, without that heavenly opportunity, relying solely on myself, I might not be unable to become an immortal.”
In Li Yuechan’s words, there was an air of strong confidence.
As early as when she entered the Inner Sect, Li Yuechan was already at the Core Formation Realm.
Taking advantage of the chaotic opportunity caused by the upheaval of the Blood Lotus Sect, the girl quietly devoured many cultivators from the Blood Lotus Sect and the Refinement Demon Sect.
Together with the recent surge in spiritual energy and the explosive increase in her cultivation, Li Yuechan had reached the late stage of the Mysterious Abyss Realm, not far from the Spirit Travel Realm.
If she went to the outside world, she could even become an Elder of a medium or small sect. Even in a great sect of the Demon Path like the Refinement Demon Sect, she could very well become a revered Offering.
With such cultivation at a young age, she was full of confidence in herself.
Feeling the girl’s confidence, the mysterious woman laughed and sighed, “You girl…”
…
Inside the cabin, Li Yuechan and the mysterious woman were conversing.
Meanwhile, on the deck, Li Muyang looked up as the mountain gate of the Refinement Demon Sect approached rapidly, but the flying boat did not directly enter; instead, it hovered outside the mountain gate.
Only the largest flying boat carrying the Ancient Immortal Artifacts – the Four-Sided Cauldron and the Ancient Blood Lotus – under the escort of the Elders of the Demon Sect, went ahead into Trampling Snow Peak.
The other escort flying boats were suspended outside the mountain gate and would be led away by appointed individuals after everything had settled down.
In this campaign against the Blood Lotus Sect, not only Disciples of the Demon Sect were called, but also numerous demon caves from under the Refinement Demon Sect’s domain, bringing many great demons with them.
These great demons were invited into the mountain gate of the Refinement Demon Sect, arranged to stay on the specially designated Suspended Islands for honored guests.
As for Inner Sect Disciples like Li Muyang, they each returned to their homes, quietly waiting for their rewards.
Logically, upon returning to the Sect, there should immediately be a celebration feast to reward the Disciples of the Demon Sect who had made contributions.
But the rumors heard earlier turned out to be true. On the return journey, the Sect Master of the Demon Sect, Gong Yanghong, had sensed a breakthrough opportunity and reached a critical juncture.
Therefore, the first thing the Elders did after escorting the Ancient Immortal Artifacts into Trampling Snow Peak was to act as protectors for the Sect Master of the Demon Sect, who was about to breakthrough.
Now, everyone was waiting, waiting for the Sect Master to successfully break through his cultivation.
Li Muyang returned to his home at the Enforcement Hall. After getting home, he did not wander about but went straight indoors to “cultivate,” sitting cross-legged with closed eyes.
And entered the game.
As Li Muyang logged into the game, he once again found himself within the body of the Moon-Biting Jiao.
That familiar feeling of being engulfed by darkness lasted for several seconds. When the darkness surrounding Li Muyang receded, he found himself standing under a sky full of stars.
Ahead, there was a pitch-black cave, emitting faint demonic energy.