I am a mortal who has achieved enlightenment through burning my secrets

Chapter 175 Ascension
After an unknown amount of time, Han Li felt that the surrounding demonic energy was becoming insufficient, and at the same time, his cultivation had reached its limit. Only then did he finally open his eyes.

Seeing the demonic energy continuously surging from beneath the altar, Han Li suddenly opened his mouth and inhaled, drawing the dense demonic energy into his abdomen.

In just a few days, he actually jumped from a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator to a mid-stage Deity Transformation cultivator. Such a rapid breakthrough was something he wouldn't even dare to dream of, even with the little green bottle.

"Young man, I didn't expect you to be able to absorb so much true demonic energy without falling into demonic possession. If there weren't so little demonic energy here, I would really like to see where your limit is!"

Upon hearing that charming voice, Han Li's expression turned solemn.

"Junior Han Li greets Senior!"

"What kind of senior are you calling me? Call me Holy Ancestor!" Before Han Li could finish speaking, another sharp shout came from the statue:
"Now that you have become a member of my Holy Clan, you must abide by the rules of my Holy Clan."

"Remember, I am the Six Extremes Holy Ancestor!"

"The Six Extremes Sacred Clan? Sounds like a very important figure!" Han Li's heart tightened, and he immediately dared not be negligent in the slightest. This person had the ability to help him break through to the Nascent Soul stage, and might also have the ability to kill him. Therefore, he quickly greeted them again:
"Junior Han Li greets His Majesty the Holy Ancestor!"

The Six Extremes Holy Clan suddenly said regretfully, "Boy, I originally intended to directly guide you into the Demon Realm, but the demonic energy here is insufficient for you to break through to the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm, so the matter of breaking through the realm and ascending to immortality has become a pipe dream!"

"However, I do know of a few places where a large amount of demonic energy is sealed. If you can absorb the demonic energy there, breaking through to the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm and ascending to immortality will be a piece of cake."

"At that time, I will personally guide you..."

Upon hearing this, Han Li's heart skipped a beat. Although he didn't know what the problem was, he had a feeling that something terrible was about to happen!

Seeing Han Li's hesitation, the Six Extremes Saint Ancestor's tone suddenly turned cold, and the surrounding air instantly became chilling.

"What? You don't want to?"

Han Li quickly realized his mistake and cupped his hands, saying, "Holy Ancestor, you misunderstand. This junior was just thinking about how to break through to the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm without a cultivation technique! After all, my cultivation technique only reaches the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm, and I don't even know how I broke through to the middle stage!"

"Cultivation techniques? That was my oversight!"

The Six Extremes Holy Clan suddenly softened their tone and said, "How about this, I will pass on to you a top-tier demonic art, the Six Extremes True Demonic Art."

"There is still some true demonic energy left here, which can help you condense a true demonic image. At that time, my primordial spirit will enter your image, and I can guide you at any time!"

"Thank you so much for your great kindness, Holy Ancestor!"

Han Li outwardly expressed his gratitude, but inwardly he was secretly thinking, "I wonder who is more powerful, my master or this so-called Holy Ancestor!"

……

In the Spirit Realm, somewhere, stands a massive square stone platform a thousand feet long. At its center is a huge magic array, the pattern of which resembles an ancient teleportation array. Around the array stand thirty-six jade pillars, also carved with runes and inlaid with high-grade spirit stones—clearly not just for decoration.

A wide passageway connects to the stone platform, with a memorial archway standing above it, inscribed with the three large characters "Feilingtai" (Flying Spirit Platform). At the end of the passage, clouds and mist swirl, their destination unknown.

This platform was specifically designed to guide those who ascend from the lower realms. Whenever someone ascends, this platform releases a guiding light, leading them to it. Each lower realm corresponds to one Ascension Platform.

On either side of the archway, there are two pavilions, each with a cultivator inside.

Suddenly, the two cultivators opened their eyes at the same time and looked at the center of the stone platform.

The once quiet array suddenly activated, its patterns shimmering with five-colored spiritual light, shooting out a pillar of light that pierced the void and disappeared without a trace.

Seeing this, the cultivators in the two pavilions came out and stood together. On the left was an elderly man with a radiant, ruddy face, dressed as a Taoist priest. On the right was a child with two pigtails sticking straight up. If Xiao Wuji were here, he would surely recognize that this person was exactly the same as the incarnation of the old demon Che.

"Someone else is here? I wonder if it's your demon race or my human race!" the red-faced old Taoist said with some excitement.

The young boy said solemnly, "It's most likely a human, but I don't know if it's the one I know!"

"Oh? Fellow Daoist recognizes it?" A hint of doubt flashed across the red-faced old Daoist's face, then he suddenly realized.

"I've long heard that you also smuggled yourself here from the lower realm, but you accidentally damaged your physical body, so you had no choice but to use an avatar to rebuild your cultivation. So the rumors are true?"

"It's my fault, it's my fault..."

Seeing the child look away, the red-faced old man quickly covered his mouth. He was just an ordinary late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, no match for this former Nascent Soul demon.

Despite being hurt by having his wounds reopened, Che Laoyao still chose to forgive. He stared intently at Feilingtai and said:
"As far as I know, in our realm, there are only a handful of people who have a chance to ascend, and more than half of them will follow my old path. I'm afraid there's only one person who can actually use this Flying Spirit Platform!"

As soon as Che Laoyao finished speaking, the pillar of light in front of him suddenly withdrew from the void, seemingly carrying something inside.

After the light subsided, a handsome cultivator with a face like jade was revealed. This person was none other than Xiao Wuji, who had ascended to heaven.

"Fellow Daoist Xiao, how have you been?"

Xiao Wuji, who had just been teleported here, was still a little confused when he suddenly heard a somewhat familiar voice and subconsciously looked over.

"Who are you? Old Demon Che!"

Xiao Wuji hesitated for a long time before realizing that this person was not a fragment of Che Laoyao's soul, but Che Laoyao himself. This difference in aura could not be faked.

"How did you become like this?"

Upon hearing this, Che Laoyao gave a wry smile and said, "There was an accident in the spatial node. My physical body was destroyed, so I can only use this avatar's body to cultivate!"

"It's truly unexpected that you, Fellow Daoist Xiao, have cultivated to the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm!"

"Me? I was just lucky to find the fragments of the Spirit Garden, otherwise how could I have cultivated to my current level!"

Xiao Wuji had already prepared a response to Che Laoyao's probing question. He would simply say that there were spiritual herbs in Lingmiao Garden, since no one else knew what was left in Lingmiao Garden except for himself.

"Lingmiao Garden? No wonder!" Old Demon Che exclaimed enviously, "Fellow Daoist Xiao is truly lucky!"

"It is said that Lingmiao Garden was destroyed in the ancient war, but unexpectedly it was still preserved."

Xiao Wuji surveyed his surroundings, then bowed to the somewhat bewildered red-faced cultivator beside him and said, "This fellow Daoist must be the guide from the Flying Spirit Platform, right? Could you tell me how to get to Tianyuan City?"

"This..." The red-faced cultivator felt his mind reeling. How could an ordinary cultivator know about Tianyuan City? However, out of a sense of duty, he still spoke:
"There's no need for you to go there personally, senior. The moment the Flying Spirit Platform was activated, Tianyuan City received the news, and the Tianyuan Guards patrolling nearby will also receive the news soon and come to pick you up."

"They have the Golden Court Boat, a magical artifact with a built-in teleportation array, which makes their journey much faster than yours."

"Oh? Is it that convenient? It seems to save me a lot of time!"

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(End of this chapter)