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The obscure and incomprehensible sound that filled the heavens and earth was like an invisible thunderclap. Although it did not shatter the clouds, it stirred up a storm in the sea of ​​consciousness of all cultivators above the Nascent Soul stage.

At that moment, the cultivators of the Lesser Extreme Palace were refining the millennium-old mystic ice through hand seals when the spiritual light at their fingertips suddenly became chaotic; the new demon king of the Great Jin's Ten Thousand Demon Valley looked towards the horizon in shock...

This is not an ordinary change in the world; it is more like the gears of the world's origin beginning to turn in a completely new direction.

Three days later, signs of change finally began to emerge.

The Taiyi Sect, which dominated the entire Zhenhuan Mountain Range, was the first to notice the difference.

When the disciple responsible for guarding the source of the spiritual vein meditated in the morning, he suddenly discovered that the spiritual energy flowing into his body during his breathing was no longer as thin as silk as before, but rather flowed like a clear spring, even carrying a trace of indescribable warmth. As it traveled along his meridians, it quietly soothed the hidden injuries from his cultivation that had not healed for many years.

When the news reached the sect, Su Mo personally went to investigate the source of the spiritual vein. When his fingertips touched the half-withered spiritual eye, scalding spiritual energy surged into his dantian, causing even this late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator to tremble involuntarily...

The spiritual eye, which had been depleted for nearly a thousand years, suddenly burst forth with pure spiritual energy!

At the same time, similar scenes were playing out in various parts of the human world.

In the ancient cultivators' caves near Kunwu Mountain in the Great Jin Dynasty, which had been tainted by demonic energy, the once-dried-up spiritual springs have begun to overflow with sweet water. On the stone walls beside the springs, several "Qi-condensing grasses," which had long since disappeared from ancient texts, have sprouted from the soil, their tender green leaves still glistening with dewdrops. In the Fallen Demon Valley in the south of the sky, the black soil that had been eroded by demonic energy for ten thousand years has suddenly lost its gloom overnight, with tiny green shoots emerging from beneath the soil. The eerie demonic energy that once lingered in the valley has vanished without a trace, like morning mist baked by the scorching sun. Even on the deserted islands deep in the Chaotic Star Sea, which have been neglected by everyone, low-level spiritual plants have begun to grow. The concentration of spiritual energy in the seawater is even several times higher than that of the secret realms of cultivation sects ten years ago.

"The spiritual energy has been revived... the spiritual energy of the entire world has been revived!"

When this news spread throughout the human and cultivation worlds, countless cultivators were caught between ecstasy and bewilderment.

A rogue cultivator who had been stuck in the late Foundation Establishment stage for fifty years suddenly broke through the bottleneck of Core Formation during a meditation session; a sect elder who had been trapped in the late Nascent Soul stage for many years burst into tears the moment he touched the threshold of Deity Transformation; even those cultivators who had been living in seclusion in the deep mountains and forests and had long given up hope of breaking through broke out of their seclusion one after another, greedily breathing in the rich spiritual energy in the air.

Before everyone could even process this "divine blessing," an even more shocking piece of news swept through the entire human realm like a hurricane.

Suddenly, an ancient and mysterious Ascension Platform appeared in Wulonghai.

The Five Dragon Sea, that sea area located at the eastern end of the human realm, was once the spatial node where Su Ning led a group of Nascent Soul cultivators to forcibly break through.

However, ever since the invasion of demonic energy ten thousand years ago, the rules of heaven and earth have been disrupted, and the ascension channels in the human realm have been completely shattered, leaving only endless spatial turbulence that has devoured countless Nascent Soul cultivators who attempted to forcibly ascend.

Not to mention the Ascension Platform, which is something that cultivators in the human realm have never even heard of.

For thousands of years, countless Nascent Soul cultivators have gone there with their last glimmer of hope, only to leave behind nothing but bones and legends. Over time, this mortal realm has become the "land of despair" in the cultivation world.

But now, when cultivators ventured near the Five Dragon Sea, they saw a seven-colored bridge of light appear above the sea that had been silent for ten thousand years. At the end of the bridge, a floating white jade platform was connected. Gentle spatial fluctuations surrounded the platform, and the violent spatial turbulence of the past was gone.

The ascension portal has truly reopened!
When the news reached the territory of the Great Jin Dynasty, a Nascent Soul ancestor who lived in seclusion deep in the mountains suddenly opened his eyes, his eyes flashing with wild joy and disbelief.

He was nearing the end of his lifespan, with less than a hundred years left to live, and had long been prepared to pass away peacefully. But at this moment, he suddenly crushed the jade cup in his hand: "Go to the Five Dragon Sea immediately!"

Similar scenes are playing out all over the human world.

The reclusive "Cloudy Hermit" shattered the snow on the mountaintop when he broke through the barrier; the "Red Blood Old Monster" who guarded Kunwu Mountain abandoned his natal magic weapon that was about to be completed and led his disciples straight to the Five Dragon Sea; even the Qingming True Man, who had long since retired from worldly affairs and was known as the "Number One Sword Cultivator in the Human Realm", took out his immortal sword that had been sealed for thousands of years and transformed into a stream of light and flew towards the Five Dragon Sea.

Two weeks later, Wulonghai was in complete uproar.

Above the sea, countless streaks of light intertwined to form a sea of ​​light, including sword cultivators wielding flying swords, sect teams riding spirit boats, and even rogue cultivators riding demonic beasts.

The auras of Nascent Soul cultivators were as numerous as stars, and there were countless Golden Core cultivators. Even some Foundation Establishment cultivators, relying on the protection of their elders, hid in the protective array of the spirit boat, tiptoeing to catch a glimpse of this once-in-a-millennium spectacle.

"Look! It's Sect Leader Su of the Taiyi Sect!"

"And there's Zhang Tie, the sect leader of the Yinluo Sect."

A commotion arose in the crowd, and a golden beam of light slowly descended. Su Mo was dressed in the robes of the Taiyi Sect's leader, with the sect's treasure, the "Spirit-Suppressing Jade Pendant," hanging at his waist. Behind him were several elders at the Nascent Soul and Divine Transformation stages.

Beside him, a young man dressed in a blue robe stood out...

The man had a handsome face and a calm demeanor, as if he were just an ordinary low-level cultivator. However, when his gaze swept across the sea, several Nascent Soul elders hidden in the shadows simultaneously concealed their auras.

This person was none other than Han Li.

The other person was Zhang Tie, the burly leader of the Yinluo Sect, exuding demonic energy. "Senior brother, what do you think? Could this be a trap?"

"Then who set such a massive trap?"

"This……"

"Junior brother, there's no point in thinking too much! Just observe carefully from now on."

"Sigh! I wonder how Senior Brother Su is doing in the Spirit Realm."

Since the revival of spiritual energy, Han Li's cultivation has soared like a rocket. The bottleneck that had kept him stuck at the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm for many years has quietly loosened under the nourishment of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and he has now touched the threshold of the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm.

At this moment, he stood beside Su Mo, his gaze fixed on the white jade platform not far away, his fingertips unconsciously caressing the "Heavenly Treasure" in his storage bag, a hint of inquiry hidden deep in his eyes.

"Uncle-Master, do you really think we can safely ascend through this passage?" Su Mo asked in a low voice, his eyes fixed on the old man on the platform who was meditating.

That was "Deadwood Hermit" from the Great Jin Dynasty, a Nascent Soul cultivator with only thirty years left to live, and one of the first Nascent Soul cultivators to arrive at the Five Dragon Sea.

At this moment, he sat cross-legged in the center of the platform, surrounded by a faint spiritual light, adjusting his state to its peak.

Han Li followed his gaze, his fingertips forming a hand seal to sense the spatial fluctuations of the passage. After a moment, he slowly spoke: "Ancient texts record that the ascension passages of ancient times had spatial barriers as solid as iron, and spatial turbulence required a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivation level to barely withstand. But this Ascension Platform is something I have never heard of before."

He paused, a hint of amazement in his voice, "However, the spatial fluctuations are more than three times gentler than recorded, and the turbulent energy is so weak it's almost negligible. The rules of heaven and earth have indeed changed."

No sooner had he finished speaking than the withered wood hermit on the platform suddenly opened his eyes!

Two beams of light shot out from his eyes, and his spiritual energy surged suddenly, transforming into a pillar of light that shot straight into the sky.

The next moment, the once clear sky suddenly became covered with dark clouds, and purple-gold lightning rolled in the clouds, carrying a chilling pressure.

The Heavenly Tribulation of Nascent Soul Transformation has arrived!

"They're here!" The crowd fell silent instantly, and all the cultivators held their breath.

According to ancient records, the Heavenly Tribulation of Nascent Soul has nine levels, each containing destructive power capable of tearing apart the physical body of a Nascent Soul cultivator. Over the past ten thousand years, countless Nascent Soul ancestors have perished under this tribulation. But at this moment, when the first level of lightning struck, everyone was stunned.

The purple-gold lightning bolt was nearly half the thickness described in the ancient texts. When it struck the withered wood hermit, although it ripped open his robes, it did not harm his physical body. Instead, a trace of warm spiritual energy seeped into his body along with the lightning.

"This...this is a heavenly tribulation?" an old Nascent Soul cultivator muttered to himself, "Why does it seem like...a baptism?"

Kumu Sanren was also stunned for a moment, then realized what was happening, and his eyes flashed with wild joy.

He had been prepared to sacrifice half his life, but now he found that the power of the heavenly tribulation was so gentle!
Without further hesitation, he formed hand seals and unleashed the defensive magic weapon he had prepared beforehand, while simultaneously circulating his cultivation technique to actively absorb the spiritual energy within the lightning.

The Nine Heavens Tribulation slowly passed amidst the astonished gazes of the crowd.

When the last layer of lightning dissipated, the aura emanating from the withered tree hermit not only did not weaken, but instead became even stronger.

He stood up, looked down at the densely packed cultivators below, and laughed loudly with a trembling voice: "Haha... I've succeeded!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he turned and stepped into the seven-colored bridge of light.

The light bridge shimmered slightly, enveloping his figure before slowly dissipating into the depths of the passage.

After a moment of silence, Wulonghai erupted in a deafening cheer!
"It's a success! It's really a success!"

"The path to ascension has reopened! We have hope again!"

An old cultivator in the late Nascent Soul stage was so excited that tears welled up in his eyes, and he gripped the arm of the disciple beside him tightly with both hands; several young cultivators in the Foundation Establishment stage jumped and cheered, their eyes full of longing; even a few old ancestors of the Nascent Soul stage hidden in the shadows couldn't help but show their smiles.

Su Mo was even more excited. He turned to look at Han Li, his voice filled with disbelief: "Uncle-Master! Just now I sensed... the bottleneck in my Nascent Soul stage has actually loosened!"

Upon hearing this, Han Li's eyes flashed with a sharp light.

He immediately activated his cultivation technique to sense himself and indeed discovered a special spiritual aura permeating the world. This spiritual aura seemed to guide cultivators to comprehend the Great Dao, and the previously obscure and difficult-to-understand barrier of the late-stage Nascent Soul realm became clear at this moment.

"It's not just you." Han Li spoke slowly, his gaze sweeping across the crowd. "The spiritual energy of heaven and earth nourishes all cultivators in the human realm. Before long, the human realm will surely usher in a golden age where many Nascent Soul cultivators emerge."

For the next month, Wulonghai became the liveliest place in the human world.

One after another, Nascent Soul cultivators stepped onto the Immortal Platform, passed through the "weakened" Heavenly Tribulation, and successfully entered the Ascension Path.

First it was the Recluse of Withered Trees, then the Recluse of Cloudy Clouds, and then the Old Monster of Crimson Blood...

The success rate of ascension has reached an unprecedented 100%!
Each successful ascension is met with cheers, which in turn become an invisible force, igniting the hopes of even more cultivators.

After observing for nearly a month and confirming the stability of the passage, Han Li finally made up his mind.

……

The atmosphere at Wulonghai was exceptionally lively that day.

The two cultivators who are ascending today are the two most prominent cultivators in the human realm: Han Li and Xuan Qingzi, the newly promoted Nascent Soul elder of the Taiyi Sect.

When Han Li stepped onto Sendai, the cheers on the sea almost lifted the clouds.

Countless cultivators bowed to him, their eyes filled with admiration and blessings.

Han Li stood in the center of the Sendai platform, glancing back at this land...

Here you'll find his initial bewilderment upon entering the world of cultivation, his passionate battles against powerful enemies, his arduous search for opportunities, and the warmth of standing shoulder to shoulder with his friends.

"I don't know when I'll be able to return from this journey to the Spirit Realm." He sighed inwardly, then composed himself and brought himself to peak condition.

Xuan Qingzi beside him was already trembling with excitement, his hands tightly gripping his natal magic weapon, his eyes full of anticipation.

Moments later, the heavenly tribulation arrived as scheduled.

As the purple-gold lightning struck, Han Li didn't even need to use the Heaven-Reaching Spiritual Treasure in his storage bag; he withstood it with his bare body.

The spiritual energy within the lightning seeped into his body, causing his cultivation, which was stuck in the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm, to advance further.

As the final tribulation dissipated, Han Li and Xuan Qingzi exchanged a glance and simultaneously stepped onto the seven-colored light bridge.

The light bridge slowly rose into the air and flew deeper into the passage.

Han Li looked down and saw that the Five Dragon Sea below was like a sea of ​​stars. Countless cultivators waved goodbye to him, and Su Mo's figure stood out in the crowd, bowing to him.

He nodded slightly, then turned around and looked toward the end of the passage.

There, a spiritual energy a hundred times richer than that of the human world rushed towards them, carrying the unique wildness and vastness of the spirit realm.

When Han Li stepped onto the land of the Spirit Realm, he felt the complete and powerful laws of heaven and earth. In the distance came the roar of a giant beast, and a spirit bird with wings on its back flew across the sky.

A whole new world was slowly unfolding before him.

Meanwhile, in a secret realm called "Valley of Ten Thousand Spirits" in the Spirit Realm, a young man dressed in a light gold robe stood on the edge of a cliff, gazing towards the Human Realm.

He was surrounded by a faint aura of chaos, and he was playing with a jade pendant engraved with the character "Su" in his hand, a faint smile playing on his lips.

"Junior brother, you've finally arrived," Su Ning said softly, a hint of anticipation in his eyes. "The stage of the Spirit Realm is ready for you."

Meanwhile, the cultivation frenzy in the human realm had only just begun.

The spiritual energy in the spiritual veins became increasingly concentrated, the speed at which low-level cultivators broke through was getting faster and faster, the number of Nascent Soul cultivators was increasing at a visible rate, and even Deity Transformation cultivators began to emerge continuously.

Major sects opened their gates wide to recruit disciples, and independent cultivators from remote areas flocked to places with abundant spiritual veins to cultivate.

A golden age belonging to the human realm has officially begun.

...(End of chapter)