The perfect world in the eyes of double pupils

"Those who can participate in this kind of gathering are the most outstanding beings of the younger generation. Here, you can even meet the descendants of the Heavenly Emperor."

"Don't be fooled by the seemingly small difference between the top 100 and the top 10 of the Heavenly Ranking. There's actually a huge gap between them. The circle I'm taking you into consists of people with either astonishing backgrounds or incredibly powerful abilities. In short, you should get along well with them and make friends with one or two of them; it will be very beneficial for your future," replied the Quasi-Immortal King Lun Kun.

Shi Yi instantly understood. This was the innermost circle of the younger generation in Heaven, at the very top of the pyramid.

Every being within this small circle can look down upon all the heavens and myriad realms from their level.

To be honest, Shi Yi doesn't want to get involved in this kind of circle right now, because he hasn't reached the top ten of the Heavenly Ranking yet. If he enters as someone who's only in the top 100, it's easy for him to run into trouble, which would be very complicated.

However, since we're already here, there's no way we can back down now.

"I know you're puzzled. With your strength, you could easily make it into the top ten sooner or later. Why come when you're only in the top 100? You'll understand when you get there. Some opportunities are fleeting and won't wait for you forever," Lun Kun whispered.

As a quasi-Immortal King, he could naturally see at a glance what Shi Yi was worried about.

"Shi Yi understands, Senior has gone to great lengths." Shi Yi suddenly realized what Lun Kun meant.

There is an opportunity related to the most elite circle of young people in the Heavenly Court. This opportunity is fleeting, and he won't be able to make it into the top ten. If he's lucky, he might be able to get in this time.

"The opportunity has been given to you. Whether you can seize it or not is entirely up to you," said Lun Kun, the Quasi-Immortal King, with a sigh.

Shi Yi nodded and thanked him gratefully several times.

Soon after, the two arrived at a courtyard filled with ethereal mist. Heavenly soldiers guarded the entrance, but after Lun Kun's intervention, Shi Yi was able to enter.

Lun Kun waved his hand, signaling Shi Yi to go deeper. Whether he could obtain the opportunity next would depend on Shi Yi himself.

In the courtyard, birds sang and flowers bloomed. A stone path lay across his feet, crooked and winding, stretching into the distance. On both sides of the path were all kinds of exotic flowers and trees, including things like elixirs of immortality.

They were highly intelligent, and when they saw Shi Yi walking towards them, they all craned their necks to observe this uninvited guest.

"I've never seen you before. Are you new here?" an ancient tree asked.

Shi Yi nodded.

"Be careful. Your cultivation hasn't reached the pinnacle of the ultimate path yet. If you come here, you might be driven out," it warned.

"Okay, I understand, thank you." Shi Yi nodded.

"I feel a sense of warmth emanating from you, making me want to immerse myself in it," a sacred Dao flower said in a puzzled tone.

"It's just an illusion. It's just the light that my body naturally emits. There's nothing special about it." Shi Yi shook his head.

On the surface, he gave this answer, but in reality, he knew that if the light of ascension was intense enough, it could help these great medicines shed their old shells and usher in a new dawn.

"Really? Could it be that I sensed something wrong?" Dao Hua asked, puzzled.

Every so often, Shi Yi would be stopped by the ancient trees and flowers along the roadside, who would speak to him. Some would warn him that there was a very dangerous person at the gathering ahead, while others would ask him some irrelevant questions.

Shi Yi responded half-heartedly, and finally, he arrived at the end of the road.

A lake lay across the horizon, its surface calm and still, shrouded in a thick, hazy mist.

Shi Yi knew what this was; on that stone path, a celestial spiritual root had told him the secret of this lake.

All young beings participating in the gathering must pass three tests before they are qualified to take a seat. The first test is this cosmic lake.

It appears calm on the surface, but undercurrents are surging beneath. Every drop of water in the lake is like a vast star, and the entire lake, when combined, resembles an ancient universe.

Once a living being touches the lake water, it will suffer endless impacts from the water, equivalent to ancient stars crashing down on it, gathering the power of the entire universe to block the cultivator's progress.

Without hesitation, Shi Yi stepped directly into the lake.

In an instant, a terrifying force swept over everything, and countless ancient stars crashed down on Shi Yi. His expression remained unchanged, and his body was filled with the light of ascension. He moved both hands in unison, pushing through the stars and creating an eternal and indestructible pure land.

"boom!"

The Cosmic Lake boiled, its waves surging and crashing, as if to suppress Shi Yi at the bottom of the lake.

However, no matter how the Cosmic Lake tried to suppress him, it could not stop Shi Yi's progress. He broke through forcefully and was not hindered by the lake water.

Next, he arrived at the second level.

This was an empty courtyard. As soon as Shi Yi entered, his body swayed, and he felt as if an invisible hand had pulled his primordial spirit out and thrown it into a dark cage.

Forbidden power overflowed from all directions, drawing upon Shi Yi's primordial spirit to nourish and solidify the cage.

"Does the second test examine the primordial spirit?"

Shi Yi suddenly realized something.

The little figure formed from his primordial spirit shone with boundless light, and holy feathers emerged from its body, constantly falling downwards, carrying away the past years and containing terrifying power of cause and effect and the power of destiny. At this moment, his little primordial spirit was sublimated to the extreme, flowing with blazing brilliance.

Then, Shi Yi used the Calming Technique, transforming his entire body into a pitch-black sword embryo, unleashing a torrent of primordial spirit sword energy that swept away enemies in all directions.

"laugh!"

With a soft sound, Shi Yi successfully broke free of the cage, and his primordial spirit returned to its place.

And just like that, we passed the second hurdle.

He calmly approached the third checkpoint.

This is a staircase with thirty-three levels, like a ladder to heaven, leading up from the courtyard.

The so-called top-tier gathering of the younger generation takes place in these thirty-three heavens.

Shi Yi did not linger and went straight up the Heavenly Ladder. As soon as he stepped on it, a terrifying pressure pressed down on him like an overwhelming wave.

He ignored the pressure and climbed rapidly toward the sky.

First Heaven, Second Heaven... Twelfth Heaven, Thirteenth Heaven... Thirty-first Heaven, Thirty-second Heaven.

Upon reaching this point, even someone as strong as Shi Yi felt the pressure. However, it was nothing to him; he simply shrugged and stepped into the final level. He had finally ascended to the Thirty-Third Heaven.

These three challenges were not difficult for Shi Yi, but they would still be quite challenging for those who were outside the top ten but within the top one hundred.

The fact that Shi Yi made it to the top ten shows that he has the ability to be among the top ten.

At this moment, beneath his feet lay a vast plaza, shrouded in misty, ethereal fog, from which one could vaguely discern a celestial palace standing amidst the fog.

Shi Yi stepped into the celestial palace.

What comes into view is a vast river, filled with the power of time, surging and flowing endlessly, as if it were the real river of time.

At this moment, some creatures are struggling to cross the long river, heading towards its source.

Shi Yi could see clearly that these beings were all young, both male and female, and each one was incredibly powerful, their bodies shrouded in chaotic energy, making them far stronger than his opponents in the previous Heavenly Ranking battle.

If nothing unexpected happens, these beings are the so-called top group of the younger generation in the Heavenly Court.

Suddenly, Shi Yi's gaze sharpened slightly. He saw a familiar face—a flawless woman with long, flowing golden hair like a golden waterfall. Her long eyelashes were curved, and she had a slender figure with undulating curves. She had a pair of golden wings on her back, which were constantly flapping.

"Lin Ni?"

Shi Yi thought to himself, when Lun Kun, the Quasi-Immortal King, said he would bring him to this gathering, he guessed that he might meet Lin Ni.

This was bound to happen, because in the years to come, Lin Ni got to know him and offered him help on many occasions.

Seemingly sensing Shi Yi's gaze, Lin Ni turned around and looked towards the source of the gaze behind her.

When she saw the unfamiliar Shi Yi, her expression faltered slightly, quite surprised.

As far as she knew, there were no new entrants to the top ten of the Heavenly Ranking recently. How did this person get here? However, being able to pass through three checkpoints meant that they were qualified to come here.

Lin Ni's movements were noticed by the creatures around her, who all turned to look behind her.

Upon seeing Shi Yi, these beings reacted in various ways: some remained expressionless, some frowned, and some smiled, as if they were about to witness a good show.

Since he was already there, he might as well make the best of it. Even if the beings in the "River of Time" were of a higher realm than him, Shi Yi was not afraid. He had absolute confidence in the Ascension System.

When the balance within the human body is not disrupted, the most perfect evolution can be achieved, exhibiting invincible combat power beyond reason, and even the opponents at the very top of the pyramid can be defeated.

Before he could make a move, several beings at the very top of the group of prodigies turned around one after another. Each of them was incredibly powerful, their bodies shrouded in chaotic mist, their eyes deep, and their every move exuding immense majesty.

"Since when can people who haven't reached the pinnacle of the Dao come here?"

A majestic being spoke coldly. He wore a golden crown and a robe of golden crow feathers. His eyes were blazing. With each opening and closing of his eyes, the heavens and earth collapsed and the sun and moon withered.

Golden Crow!

Shi Yi's eyes gleamed as he met the gaze of this being, and a storm was instantly stirred up on the "river of time" between them.

In this world, there are five Heavenly Emperors, one of whom is the ancestor of the Golden Crow clan, known as the Golden Crow Heavenly Emperor. He is extremely ancient and almost broke through to the King Realm.

This arrogant creature comes from the Golden Crow clan, a descendant of the Heavenly Emperor, just like Lin Ni.

“A truly powerful person can disregard the difference in cultivation level and sweep aside their contemporaries.” Shi Yi did not show weakness and confronted him head-on.

He knew that in this world of gods and demons, power was everything, might made right, and everything else was just empty talk.

The purpose of this trip is to demonstrate my strength and try to get on board. There's no need to be subservient. Whether he's the son of a giant, a disciple of a celestial king, or a descendant of the Heavenly Emperor, it doesn't matter. If anyone is dissatisfied, I'll just beat them into submission.

Upon hearing this, the descendant of the Golden Crow Heavenly Emperor laughed, but it was a cold laugh.

His name is Jin Hao. Among the descendants of the Golden Crow, he is the most amazing existence in the human realm. From the beginning of his cultivation to the present, he has always been ranked in the top ten of the Heavenly Ranking. It can be said that he has been invincible since childhood and is highly regarded by the Golden Crow clan. Because of this, Jin Hao has developed an extremely domineering personality.

Upon hearing Shi Yi's sharp retort, Jin Hao naturally couldn't simply laugh it off; he saw it as a provocation.

At this moment, he stood at the pinnacle of the Dao, only one step away from becoming a true immortal, and ranked seventh on the Supreme Heavenly Ranking.

If he wished, he could instantly become an immortal and enter a completely new realm. However, his ancestor, the Golden Crow Heavenly Emperor, once said that if he wanted to break through the King Realm, he might have to become an immortal in the mortal world, stand shoulder to shoulder with the immortal realm in the human realm, and lay a foundation against the heavens. Only in this way could he bear the fruit of the Emperor's Dao.

Jin Hao is determined to surpass his ancestors, break the king's throne and become an emperor. Therefore, he stops at the pinnacle of humanity and explores the path ahead with great difficulty.

At this moment, being provoked like this by a being who is not even at the peak of the ultimate path, Jin Hao naturally could not tolerate it. He turned around, his golden feather robe fluttering, and terrifying flames ignited around him, as if to burn away the ages. A terrifying pressure swept down along the "river of time" and descended on Shi Yi.

Seeing this, everyone else tacitly chose to remain silent and watch. As for the outcome, they were all in complete agreement that Jin Hao would win decisively and crush the arrogant and ignorant young man below.

At their level, even the slightest difference in realm becomes infinitely magnified. They can easily suppress someone like Shi Yi, a supreme being of the ultimate realm.

Lin Ni sighed softly, having already anticipated this situation. Jin Hao and the others were incredibly powerful and would not allow a nobody like the Supreme Being to infiltrate. Even if a Celestial King might be pushing things along, they didn't care.

"Leave as soon as possible. This is not a place for you. He is ranked seventh on the Heavenly Ranking, and his cultivation level is higher than yours. You can't possibly be his match," Lin Ni whispered, advising Shi Yi not to be reckless.

Jin Hao will not show any mercy when he makes a move.

"Thank you for the reminder, fellow Daoist. However, this little bird is too arrogant. I must teach it a lesson." Shi Yi nodded and said.

Lin Ni was slightly taken aback, feeling that Shi Yi was too arrogant. He was just an Extreme Dao Supreme, what did he have to do to challenge the pinnacle of the Extreme Dao? Did he think Jin Hao was an ordinary pinnacle of the Extreme Dao?

"Heh, so he's just a greenhorn. I wonder which Celestial King sent him in. If he gets beaten half to death and thrown out, it'll be very embarrassing," someone sneered.

"You will pay a heavy price for your disrespectful remarks," Jin Hao said coldly, his killing intent surging, and his golden feathers ignited.

He was very domineering. He simply stretched out a finger and pointed it at Shi Yi downstream. Instantly, the wind and clouds changed color. The finger grew larger and larger, freezing time and space.

Some people shook their heads and laughed, as if they had already foreseen the scene of Shi Yi being crippled by a single finger and directly blasted down from the thirty-third heaven.

Lin Ni also sighed softly. She had already tried to persuade the other party, but it was no use. The other party insisted on fighting Jin Hao.

She guessed that this newcomer was probably used to being invincible in the outside world and was overconfident, thinking that he could really be invincible, which is why he said those things that defied common sense.

Unexpectedly, before the giant golden finger could even get close, it was struck by a terrifying force and stopped in its tracks. A clearly visible crack appeared at the fingertip, and a drop of blazing golden blood dripped down, as dazzling as a burning sun. (End of Chapter)