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Chapter 244 Ascension to Immortality (Part 1)

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Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, another half month has passed since the great battle between Guan Yi and Yhwach.

Guan Yi remained cautiously indoors, and finally recovered 98% of his injuries. His life points also naturally increased by a few more, and he was just one step away from reaching one million points.

Although he hadn't left the house, he could roughly tell what had happened by the amount of life points he gained—Ichigo had ultimately chosen the path of becoming a Shinigami.

That's normal. With Ichigo's sense of protection and belief, it would be difficult for Guan Yi to seduce him. She originally thought that if they were still short of 100,000 or 200,000 life points, she would try her best to make up for it with Ichigo and change Ichigo's growth process.

But since it was only a tiny difference, it didn't matter what choice Ichigo made.

He then went to Hueco Mundo and absorbed Hollows for a few days, allowing his power to fully recover to its peak. At this time, a large amount of life points were earned, finally allowing Guan Yi's life points to break through the key value of 100 million!
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"More than forty thousand?"

This number surprised Guan Yi somewhat, making him think that this matter was quite serious, and he wondered which side had encountered a change of events. But no matter what the reason, he had to step aside and couldn't stop Guan Yi's ascension to immortality!

[Spend 100 million life points to unlock the final stage of the plan and ascend to immortality!]

……

The world under one person.

After 16 phases of infrastructure construction and 8 seminars on innovative techniques, it was now 1995.

Zhuge Yi, the patriarch of the Zhuge family, is 94 years old this year. Three years ago, his wife Zhuge Yue passed away. He is the only surviving member of the 48th generation of the Zhuge family. He is a living history and legend in the world of extraordinary people, having lived from the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China to the new China and the Reform and Opening Up.

Except for a few members of the 49th generation who still call him the old clan chief or uncle, everyone else in the Zhuge family has to respectfully address Guan Yi as the old master. However, despite their respect, the younger generation is not reserved because Guan Yi is usually kind and amiable.

"Grandpa!"

Amidst the childish shouts, a handsome little boy ran in, holding a thick book in his hands, and asked, "I can already recite the entire 'Comprehensive Treatise on Qimen Dunjia,' when can I start practicing?"

"Really?" Guan Yi smiled and said, "Then you need to memorize 'An Introduction to the Application of Qimen Dunjia' next. Once you've memorized it, you'll be close to starting your cultivation."

The boy's vision went black: "Grandpa, that's what you said when I was memorizing the 'Basic Theory of the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches'. Why don't you just tell me directly how many more books I need to memorize?"

"Not many, maybe three hundred or so."

The boy's eyes widened: "Three... more than three hundred books? How long will it take me to memorize them all! Do you have to memorize so many books to learn Qimen Dunjia? You did it too..."

"How could that be?" Guan Yi smiled and took the book "An Introduction to the Application of Qimen Dunjia" from his hand, saying, "Look here, the compiler is 'Zhuge Yi'. Eighty percent of the more than three hundred books you need to memorize are what I have compiled and organized over the past ten years. I didn't have such good conditions when I was learning Qimen."

"..."

Seeing the boy standing there blankly, as if he had lost his soul, Guan Yi stood up and lightly flicked his forehead with her finger: "Just kidding."

"...Phew...That scared me to death..."

"When you actually start learning Qimen, the amount of books you have to memorize will double."

"..."

"Alright, Qing, keep up the good work. Also, please tell your father to have all the people in charge of the clan come to see me. I have something to say."

"……Oh."

Six-year-old Zhuge Qing seemed to have lost his soul, walking outside dejectedly. Guan Yi smiled; little Zhuge Qing was quite adorable, and indeed a genius. At only six years old, he had already memorized three voluminous books on Qimen Dunjia, which would seem difficult to understand to normal people.

Before long, the current stewards of the Zhuge family had gathered in front of Guan Yi. A group of sorcerers in their forties and fifties looked like primary school students in front of him.

The current clan leader, Zhuge Gong, was only in his thirties. Like Zhuge Qing, he had been bullied by Guan Yi a lot when he was young. He asked respectfully, "Grandpa, what are your orders?"

"I'm about to ascend."

"!?!"

The blunt statement left everyone stunned, some beaming with surprise, others with shock: "Ascension?!"

The Zhuge family members of this generation grew up listening to Guan Yi's stories. They knew that their ancestor was the most talented superhuman in modern times, the undisputed pinnacle of the superhuman world, possessing the potential to ascend to immortality, and the superhuman closest to achieving ascension.

But days passed by, and the ancestors showed no sign of ascension. They dared not speak, dared not ask, believing ascension to be nothing more than a legend. And then…

Was it that sudden?

The crowd exchanged bewildered glances, then their overwhelming joy and excitement coalesced into a single sentence: "Congratulations, sir, on attaining enlightenment!"

Zhuge Gong then quickly asked, "Should we invite all the prominent families to attend the ceremony? What should the Zhuge family prepare? Do you need me to set up any formations?"

Guan Yi shook his head: "No need for anything. I don't plan to ascend in the Zhuge family. I will leave the family and find another place. After this parting, I probably won't come back. The future of the Zhuge family is in your hands."

The initial euphoria quickly cooled, and the group looked at each other again, only then realizing a crucial issue.

It is indeed a cause for celebration that our ancestor attained enlightenment and ascended to heaven. The Zhuge family can now enter the ranks of the Xuanmen (Taoist sects). Moreover, with the current advanced communication technology, our ancestor's ascension will surpass that of his predecessors and bring unparalleled glory to the Zhuge family!

However, there is a difference between immortals and mortals. Guan Yi's ascension means that the Zhuge family has lost this 'top expert' who has protected the family for decades. They have lost this terrestrial immortal and gained a 'celestial being' who cannot interfere in the human world. It is hard to know whether to be happy or sad.

But they couldn't be so unfilial as to try to persuade him to stay. After a moment of silence, Zhuge Gong simply asked again, "Why don't you ascend to immortality here with the Zhuge family? Is there something lacking in the clan's territory?"

"It's not much different. Some of our ancestors did indeed ascend within our sect, but have you ever heard of the detailed records of their ascensions? What changes or unusual phenomena occurred at the moment of their ascension?"

"Uh, this..."

"There are some, but they all seem like myths and legends, things that were embellished by later generations."

"The truth is probably only passed down among the core disciples of the sect from generation to generation. They won't tell outsiders, so we outsiders have no way of knowing..."

“It’s not that we don’t want to tell people, it’s that we can’t tell people.” Guan Yi said, “You have all witnessed the many ‘miraculous skills’ that have been passed down over the years and the turmoil they have caused in the world of supernatural beings. There are some unknown secrets hidden in them, and you can guess them, but you don’t know the details.”

"Today I can give you a definite answer: it was our ancestors who ascended who did not want the details of their ascension to be widely known, so they set up a restriction. But it wasn't 'keeping secrets for themselves,' the restriction was actually set up to protect you."

A restriction? Everyone was surprised and thoughtful.

Guan Yi continued, "So even if I ascend to immortality in front of you, what you will gain is ultimately just a useless memory sealed in your minds, which will be detrimental to your future pursuit of the Dao. So... let's just forget about it."

After explaining everything, Guan Yi went to the Zhuge family cemetery and paid respects to his ancestors, including his fifth great-aunt Zhuge Hong, his seventh cousin Zhuge Chen, and the very old clan chief Zhuge Wen. He then sat for a while in front of the tomb of Zhuge Yue, which had been newly added three years ago.

In 86 years, even though Guan Yi spent most of his time in seclusion or traveling for spiritual practice, how could there not be some warmth and attachment?
When he walked out of the Zhuge family estate with nothing on him, countless clansmen had already gathered in front of the Zhuge family estate.

The children under 10 looked bewildered, the young adults had tears in their eyes, and the middle-aged people also had expressions of reluctance and sorrow. Tian Xiaodie and her husband, who were the last remaining members of the 49th generation of the clan, stepped forward.

"Respectfully sending off Uncle Thirteen to his ascension to immortality."

"Respectfully sending off the old master to his ascension to immortality!"

The shouts continued for a long time until Guan Yi disappeared from everyone's sight.

(End of this chapter)