Chapter 508: 420 Zhangg Hope
Every Upper Immortal who ascended from the lower realms has a legendary story to tell.
Wang Yan was no exception.
Back then, she ascended from the Qinling World, but she did not initially arrive at the ’Dongning Realm.’ Instead, she found herself in a realm called the ’Nine Mountains.’
The Nine Mountains Realm was vast, comparable to the Starry Sky World that Chen Jichuan had experienced in his previous life.
Cultivators were plentiful.
True Persons were as common as dogs.
Divinity Transformation cultivators roamed everywhere.
Only Independent Immortals in the Divine Transformation Realm could make a mark.
When Wang Yan first ascended, she was merely a newly promoted Second-order True Person, fresh and inexperienced. Although she had inherited the cultivation techniques and magic accumulated by Chen Jichuan over several lifetimes, while they were considered top-tier in the Jade Spring World and Qinling World, they were quite ordinary in the ’Nine Mountains Realm.’
Fortunately, Wang Yan was an Ascender.
Generally speaking, ascending from the barren lower realms requires talent, perseverance, wisdom, and fortune—none can be lacking.
Even in the ’Nine Mountains Realm,’ Ascenders from the lower realms were highly regarded.
Of course.
Wang Yan was not an ordinary Ascender. She might have excelled in the latter three traits, but talent was a matter left for debate.
Still, others didn’t know this; they only knew that she had ascended from the lower realms.
Thus, Wang Yan was able to join an Immortal Sect in the Cloud Mountain Domain of the Nine Mountains Realm and began her cultivation journey there.
She was well aware of how different she was from other Ascenders.
And so she worked even harder, pushing herself relentlessly.
Striving to rise within the sect.
Chasing opportunities outside the sect.
Many of her peers spent most of their time cultivating within the sect, venturing out only occasionally for training. Wang Yan, however, spent years roaming dangerous territories outside, returning to the sect for recovery only after being battered and bruised.
A deep determination sustained her.
Immortal Fate came unexpectedly.
While adventuring outside, Wang Yan was lucky enough to obtain the legacy of a senior Ascender. From that moment on, she forged ahead valiantly. Though the challenges and dangers she faced did not lessen, it was as if a ray of light illuminated her once-dark path. Gritting her teeth, Wang Yan continued to explore and fight tirelessly. She cultivated herself from a True Person to a Divinity Transformation cultivator, broke through the Fourth Realm of Divinity Transformation in succession, and eventually reached the Upper Immortal Realm in the Divine Transformation stage.
She braved countless dangers, fought life-and-death battles, and narrowly escaped from peril time and time again.
It was a tumultuous journey filled with risks unimaginable.
Every step she took upwards felt like dancing on the edge of a blade. She endured unparalleled hardships and finally achieved the status of Upper Immortal.
Only then did she ascend to the ’Dongning Realm.’
After arriving in the ’Dongning Realm,’ Wang Yan remained low-key while searching for the senior Ascender she had inherited from, hoping to repay her debts of gratitude.
However, after much effort, she discovered that this senior had long passed away, having succumbed to the end of her lifespan and sat in repose within her own cultivation abode.
Wang Yan came into possession of this senior’s legacy, enabling her to ascend from the lower realms. After her ascension, she also fatefully located the senior’s cultivation abode and obtained yet another major opportunity from within.
"Senior Xingyun once accidentally acquired a Star Cloud Stele in the ’Nine Mountains Realm,’ a stele containing vast star-cloud-like patterns and an inexhaustible array of sword techniques."
"After achieving the Upper Immortal Realm, Senior Xingyun devoted countless years in the ’Dongning Realm’ to studying the stele and eventually deduced the contents to be a cultivation method and divine skill known as the ’Seven Emotions Magic Sword.’"
"Mastering this divine skill greatly enhanced her strength, allowing her to leave the ’Dongning Realm’ to venture into the Spirit Realm, where she discovered a Trial Sword Stone in a cultivation abode. Within the stone was an Immortal Spring. The Trial Sword Stone aided comprehension of sword techniques, while the Immortal Spring water removed bottlenecks and facilitated breakthroughs."
"It was thanks to the ’Seven Emotions Magic Sword,’ the Trial Sword Stone, and the Immortal Spring that I managed to reach the Fourth Realm of Upper Immortal before my lifespan ran out."
Wang Yan recounted the greatest fortuitous encounter of her life, speaking with immense gratitude toward the revered ’Senior Xingyun.’
If not for this senior, she would likely have perished of old age in the ’Nine Mountains Realm,’ never having the chance to reunite with Chen Jichuan.
"This is the Trial Sword Stone."
"This is the Star Cloud Stele."
Wang Yan pulled out a milky-white Nine-orifice Strange Stone and then tossed the Immortal Sword in her hand into the air. The sword transformed into a stone stele holding the vast star-cloud formations within, filled with concentrated Sword Intent.
Chen Jichuan glanced at the two treasures and immediately discerned their nature.
[Magical Treasure: Trial Sword Stone]
[Level: Fourth-order]
[Description: A million years ago, Chongming Realm’s foremost Sword Immortal, ’Lige Venerable,’ forged this Immortal Treasure by infusing an ancient ’Golden Wind Spring’ into it through a lifetime of effort. Lige Venerable invited Upper Immortal-level experts in Sword Dao from all corners to assist, and after 40,000 years, he completed this Trial Sword Stone, a supreme relic for Sword Dao inheritance. By using this stone, one can compare sword techniques with 480 Upper Immortal-level Sword Dao cultivators. The integrated ’Golden Wind Spring’ produces one drop of ’Golden Wind Jade Dew’ every 33,000 years, capable of facilitating breakthroughs.]
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[Magical Treasure: Seven Emotions Sword Stele]
[Level: Fourth-order]
[Description: This treasure emerged from Immortal Sects 800,000 years ago and has changed hands many times before being lost in the ’Nine Mountains Realm,’ where it was later acquired by the ’Star Cloud Immortal.’ It serves as a legacy treasure, containing the Side Door Level cultivation method and divine skill known as the ’Seven Emotions Magic Sword.’]
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"Remarkable treasures."
"Exceptional opportunities."
Chen Jichuan couldn’t help but praise these two treasures as he examined them.
The Trial Sword Stone was an unparalleled Immortal Treasure, not intended for offense or defense, but exclusively for Sword Dao inheritance—a supreme gem for cultivators training in Sword Dao.
Moreover, it housed a ’Golden Wind Spring.’
This ancient spring was only found during the earliest days of the Nine Heavens and had long since vanished over the course of a million years. Yet, ’Lige Venerable’ managed to infuse a ’Golden Wind Spring’ into the Trial Sword Stone—that was truly extravagant craftsmanship.
The Star Cloud Immortal had benefited greatly from this.
And Wang Yan was no exception.
As for the ’Seven Emotions Sword Stele,’ it shared the same origins as the incomplete stele possessed by Tuota Venerable, both traces of divine skills emerging from Immortal Sects.
The ’Seven Emotions Magic Sword’ was derived from the former.
The divine skill ’Summoning Wind and Rain’ came from the latter.
"Immortal Sect."
Chen Jichuan pondered.
The Immortal Sect undoubtedly has profound origins; there’s no doubt about that. However, with Chen Jichuan’s current cultivation level, he was still unable to gain Insight into its depths.