Boom! A torrent of Yang energy erupted from his body, directly dispelling all the clouds and mist in the heavens and earth. At this moment, all gods retreated, and all phenomena subsided. The ascension to the immortal path was something that Donghua Xian Nü regarded with great nostalgia.
She had been trapped here for an unknown amount of time. The last time she saw someone ascend was a very, very long time ago, at least a thousand years.
"This physical body is excellent, filled with pure Yang essence, its form strong and indestructible. It has reached the pinnacle of mortal cultivation."
"Since that is the case, I, too, shall ascend to the immortal position once more here."
Donghua Xian Nü's immortal soul possessed profound foundations, having accumulated power here for a millennium. The last time, she had absorbed a great deal of Heavenly Demon energy from Ji Xiang and obtained a portion of the Yuqing power, consolidating her foundation. With the pure Yang physical body as a base, she directly skipped several years of arduous cultivation. Although she would not directly return to the realm of a flying immortal after ascending, to be reborn and re-ascend to the immortal position after a thousand years...
This could not be described as a dream of a past life.
This was truly a separation of a thousand years.
Boom! A second surge of pure Yang energy erupted. In the True Spirit Ranking Chart, all the sea of clouds above the first heavenly layer was dispersed. Two immortals were about to be born. All the gods and saints bowed in greeting. These were merely residual images, not the true bodies of the gods. Sensing the emergence of true immortals, they naturally offered grand salutations.
Lingbao Tianzun, whose face lacked features, gazed at the two individuals about to re-ascend to their immortal positions. He suddenly raised his hands towards the sky.
In an instant, the entire world within the True Spirit Ranking Chart violently shook. The images of the myriad gods suddenly disintegrated, all captured and held in Lingbao Tianzun's hands. This scene left Donghua Xian Nü stunned on the spot.
These myriad gods had all listened to Yuanshi preach. Although they were ancient images and not beings with physical forms, they could still gain enlightenment from Yuanshi's scriptures. Perhaps one day they might spontaneously condense true divine consciousness. After all, such matters involving form, spirit, and aspirations were profoundly mysterious, and even those at the Heavenly Heart realm dared not claim to grasp all their intricacies.
However, to be frank, normally, if their insights were forcibly taken by Lingbao Tianzun, even though she knew they lacked physical forms, some gods already possessed rudimentary consciousness. In this light, they seemed somewhat pitiable. But now...
Now, they were directly crushed by Tianzun.
However, Donghua Xian Nü's complex expression did not last long, because next, in Lingbao Tianzun's hands, two light clusters formed from the myriad gods descended upon her!
Instantly, the power of the gods was bestowed, and their divine forms attached, condensing into an immortal form in the blink of an eye. The light of ascension suddenly surged, greatly astonishing Donghua Xian Nü, whose face was then filled with surprise and bewilderment.
She had thought that since the gods were crushed by Tianzun, he was about to make some grand move. Why was he suddenly throwing all these divine beings to her?
Although Lingbao Tianzun appeared to be helping them, Donghua Xian Nü knew a great deal about him and understood that he would not help without reason, just as he had helped Ji Xiang because he needed Ji Xiang to retrieve the Qingping Sword.
If that were the case, perhaps his help now was also because he had a request of her? Because she had obtained a physical body and was about to leave?
The contradictions of the Golden Book of a Page no longer existed. Moreover, she had actually obtained "San Xia Ji," one of her master's most important scriptures. Without the burden on her mind, she couldn't help but let her thoughts wander.
Retrieve Qingping...
Han Xian...
Qingping was the sword of Emperor Guangwu...
In this instant, it seemed as if a flash of inspiration broke through the ages, and the identity of Lingbao Tianzun before her was almost revealed!
"You are Guangwu...!?"
Boom! A vast halo erupted from Tianzun's body, covering the entire first heavenly layer. In the next moment, Donghua Xian Nü had no time to ponder Lingbao Tianzun's identity, because her moment of ascension had arrived. Even within this True Spirit Ranking Chart, even though her path was different from Ji Xiang's, it did not mean that immortals of the Qin and Han dynasties did not have the concept of a "Heavenly Barrier"!
She glanced to the side and could no longer see Ji Xiang's figure. He had completely vanished, but the vast and intense Yang energy was still present. Moreover, the magnitude of this Yang energy was hundreds of times greater than hers!
This left her dumbfounded.
But what appeared next was even more terrifying.
After the Yang energy came the blood energy. A thick pillar of blood energy pierced the heavens and earth. Following that, a pillar of national destiny soared into the sky, its intensity and magnitude being the full power of an entire nation bestowed upon someone!
Boom! A pillar of incense and faith ascended to the heavens, closely following, not daring to lag behind!
Hum! A pillar of Dan Xiang light shot into the sky, also following closely, never falling behind!
As the five pillars of immortal phenomena appeared, a pillar of demonic energy, thicker than all the others, rose up. This was the Heavenly Demon power brought by the Yuqing Hidden Scripture, which was Ji Xiang's primary cultivation path. Naturally, it could not be absent. Ascending with demonic energy meant becoming a Demon King.
"Yang energy, Corpse-Shedding Immortal light, blood energy, merit golden light, national destiny, incense and faith, Dan Xiang, demonic energy..."
Donghua Xian Nü was almost speechless. This was the first time she had witnessed such a scene, and she was utterly panicked.
And in the next moment, a pillar of Buddhist light arose, faintly displaying numerous Buddhist artifacts, before disappearing without a trace.
"Buddha... How is there also a Buddha from the West?"
Not just Buddha!
A beam of divine light also erupted and ascended into the sky, forming the tenth immortal pillar. This pillar originated from the Witnessing Art of Wishes of the Celestial Adam. This Western Christian technique was a power completely unknown to Donghua Xian Nü.
"What is this?"
As the Yang energy separated the heavens and earth, she gradually lost sight of those ten immortal pillars. However, at the final moment of separation, the eleventh pillar rose. At this point, Donghua Xian Nü's mind was already muddled; she had even forgotten that she was about to face her own "ascension threshold."
Yang energy transformed into a legion of immortals. Corpse-Shedding Immortal light was naturally the radiant glow of a Corpse-Shedding Immortal when it revived. She did not understand how Ji Xiang, a living immortal, possessed it; she was completely bewildered.
Blood energy... she also did not know what kind of immortal it belonged to; it was unprecedented in ancient times.
National destiny transforming into a National Immortal was actually a great boon.
Merit golden light was a Merit Immortal.
Incense and faith was naturally an Incense and Faith Immortal, Dan Xiang was a Dan Xiang Immortal, and demonic energy was the path of a Demon King.
Buddhist light was naturally a Bodhisattva position.
The tenth light she had never seen before, so she offered no comment.
The eleventh... what in the world was that?
Donghua Xian Nü did not know what Ji Xiang was doing now. Although she had learned from Ji Xiang about the advancement of the Golden Core Great Dao, was the Golden Core Great Dao such a powerful cultivation path?
It was said that one had to undergo the tribulation of a Demon King... Hmm...
Could it be that eleven Demon Kings would take turns testing the Dao?
Then it seemed the threshold for the Golden Core Dao was quite high. No wonder there were so few ascenders in the human world now.
She fell into a rather prolonged period of contemplation, and what appeared before her was a scene of immortal mountains and illusions. However, at this moment, she began to age and decay.
"To ascend to the immortal position in the Han Dynasty, one either merges with the form of a celestial god, or transforms into an immortal with qi, wearing celestial feathered robes, or grows wings on their back to become a feathered person. If one follows the latter two paths, they must die once during ascension and then return to life."
"Therefore, by consuming the Immortal Grass, one can cross the Heavenly Barrier and transform into a [Flying Immortal]."
Donghua Xian Nü chuckled lightly:
"With Lingbao Tianzun's help, I can merge with the form of a celestial god and no longer need to walk the path of feathered robes or feathered people!"
Saying this, her body radiated brilliant light, and the immortal form she had condensed moments before merged with her in an instant!