Perfect World: Double Pupils Open the Heavens, Ascend to Immortality

However, this was much more difficult than imagined. Many creatures worked up a sweat but still could not shake the light barrier.

"Buzz!"

Finally, the light screen trembled, and someone succeeded, using magic to hook the jade jar out and fly it towards the outside world.

This scene enraged the losers, who then attacked the light screen even more fiercely.

In the end, dozens of jade jars were captured by the magic power and rushed towards different cultivators.

With Shi Yi's strength, he naturally obtained a can very easily.

He quickly scooped it into his palm; the process went smoothly without anyone interfering.

The situation was different for Shi Hao. The three servants behind Chi Menghong secretly used magic to interfere, preventing him from ever grabbing the jade jar.

Finally, Shi Hao made a powerful move, severely injuring the three beings across the void before successfully obtaining his tea leaves.

"Are you courting death?" Chi Menghong's eyes were cold.

"If you want war, then let's fight. I'm sure you'll be the first imperial prodigy to fall in this lifetime," Shi Hao coldly replied.

The first round of tea tasting ended just like that, with only a few dozen people succeeding. Compared to the three thousand tea leaves, a few dozen were simply insignificant.

"You can fetch water to make tea now," an old man said.

Shi Yi opened the jade jar, and what he saw was a feather-shaped tea leaf, which reminded him of what the old man from another region had said earlier.

He shook his head. Among the laws he cultivated was the Way of Destiny, so this was not surprising.

He took out a cauldron and placed it in front of him. Then he reached out and drew divine ice water from a distant sacred mountain, collected it into the cauldron, and then heated it with Dao fire. After the divine ice water melted and boiled, he put feather-shaped tea leaves into the cauldron to cook it.

Before long, a delightful aroma of tea wafted from the cauldron.

A few wisps of mist floated on the surface of the tea, sacred and hazy. Upon closer inspection, one could see that they were actually pure white feathers.

Without hesitation, Shi Yi poured the tea into a teacup, took a sip, and savored it.

The moment the tea touched his lips, his mind and body became ethereal and peaceful, and he entered a state of enlightenment.

In an instant, the world became hazy, and auspicious energy burst forth from all directions. Shi Yi forgot everything else, only that Daoist aura flowed through his mind.

In a daze, he seemed to hear the rumbling sound of the Great Dao turning, and the potential hidden deep within his body was reflected and continuously illuminated.

He saw the feathers overflowing from his body, falling like petals from the sky, transforming and metamorphosing time and time again, leading to that distant and unknown other shore.

Outside, seeds of the Pu Demon appeared around Shi Yi, burning fiercely as if bathed in divine light, and covered with a layer of snow-white feathers.

"It's that kind of method!"

The cultivators present were all taken aback by what they saw. They could sense the profound and unfathomable nature of this technique.

Judging from Shi Yi's condition, he has gained tremendous benefits. Many people speculate that he may have made a substantial breakthrough and taken a crucial step, and should now be able to be compared with the imperial family.

Just then, a dazzling light of the Great Dao suddenly burst forth from the top of Shi Yi's head, so bright that people couldn't open their eyes. Everyone was shocked, including the young members of the Imperial Clan.

"My God, this is the light of the great world, the light of the Dao that can illuminate all the heavens, dispel ignorance, and enlighten one's future cultivation," an old man exclaimed in surprise.

“Pu Yu is truly extraordinary. Generally speaking, only a Supreme Being who has taken the final step can condense something like this. He is only at the Escape One Realm, yet he has managed to do it.”

Just as people were marveling at Pu Yu's amazing talent, another great light of the world shone brightly above Shi Hao's head.

"What? Ara did it too?"

Chapter 391 Suppressing the Imperial Clan

"No wonder the two of them just clashed over energy, wary of each other, and didn't actually fight."

"It seems that they had some kind of premonition, knowing that the other's path was extraordinary." The geniuses from other realms suddenly realized.

Even the elderly people sitting cross-legged around the ancient tea tree nodded slightly, finding the explanation quite reasonable.

The young members of the imperial clan appeared calm, but their hearts were far from at peace. Their "path" seemed so distant to these imperial prodigies.

Indeed, any young member of the imperial clan could easily sweep across the world and look down on the so-called Ten Heavenly Kings of their generation. However, in essence, they rely on the imperial blood within them and the legacy of their ancient ancestors, not on their own path.

Generally speaking, their strongest method is to summon the phantom of an ancient ancestor.

This is evident from this point.

"Their own path"—how unfamiliar it was, yet they understood how difficult it was to forge their own path. Once successful, the future achievements would be unimaginable.

Unfortunately, the imperial clan's prodigies rely excessively on their bloodline power from a young age. They are like the chosen ones of heaven, able to become stronger without doing anything.

Some people with exceptionally strong bloodlines can reach the point of near-immortality even without cultivation.

In this situation, who would choose to abandon existing powerful methods and embark on another path full of thorns and unknowns?

Pu Hong sighed softly. He saw a quality in Pu Yu that the imperial clan's prodigies did not possess. This quality was not very obvious before reaching the Supreme level, but it would become a watershed moment after reaching the Supreme level.

For a prodigy from an imperial clan like him, the highest achievement he can attain in the future is a quasi-immortal king, which is already locked in. Moreover, it is highly unlikely that he will reach that level, because only a minority of imperial clans can cultivate to become quasi-immortal kings or even immortals. The vast majority will be stuck in the realm of humanity and will hardly make any progress.

Pu Yu is different. Judging from the current situation, it is a certainty that he will become immortal, and the probability of him becoming a near-immortal king is extremely high. There is even a certain possibility that he will become an immortal king.

No wonder the higher-ups of the Pumo clan sent him down the mountain and invited Pu Yu to return and acknowledge his ancestors.

If Pu Yu were to truly become an immortal king, he could fill the void of the Pu Mo clan lacking an immortal king and uphold the name of the imperial clan.

"Brother Pu, it seems your Pumo clan is destined for great prosperity in the future," a prodigy from an imperial clan said to Pu Hong.

"Haha, it's too early to talk about that," Pu Hong shook his head.

Soon, Shi Yi awoke from his enlightenment, and the snow-white feather robe around him disappeared, returning him to normal.

One tea leaf for enlightenment is still too little; it cannot sustain a long period of enlightenment.

Not far away, Shi Hao did the same. He opened his eyes and looked at Shi Yi. Their eyes met, like needles clashing against wheat awns, and a fierce wind arose in the void.

The royal cultivator sitting cross-legged between the two felt a chill run down his spine and his whole body felt cold.

Fortunately, the two did not actually clash. They looked away and their gazes returned to the ancient tea tree of enlightenment.

"Alas, it's a pity that the Wudao Ancient Tea Tree is no longer at its peak. Otherwise, it wouldn't be our turn to come here to drink tea."

"Oh? Is that so?" The young creatures, lacking experience, were quite surprised to hear this, as if the ancient tea tree had suffered some serious injury.

"Back then, the Enlightenment Ancient Tea Tree was an unparalleled spiritual root that could rank among the top three in all the heavens. The tea leaves it produced and the tea brewed from them could even enlighten the Immortal King. How heaven-defying was that?"

In the past, the main characters of the Enlightenment Ancient Tea Gathering were the ancient ancestors, but now, the main characters have become the young generation of prodigies.

"It's all because the main root of the Enlightenment Ancient Tea Tree was split in two and planted in two different worlds, which greatly reduced its medicinal effects. It offers no benefit to the Immortal King or even the Immortals. Therefore, now only human beings can participate," an old man explained.

"So that's how it is. It's hard to imagine what a magnificent sight it must have been if all the immortal kings from different regions had gathered here back then," someone sighed.

"What a pity. Such a miraculous medicine has been divided in two." The young man from the imperial clan shook his head, feeling quite emotional.

"Hehe, let alone the Enlightened Ancient Tea Tree, even the Second Spiritual Root of the Heavens has been divided into six parts, which is even more bizarre and regrettable."

"Is there such a thing?"

"Legend has it that the immortal kings of our realm are all wary of those six ancestral roots, within which lie the six parts of a being, which will one day be reunited."

Upon hearing this, everyone gasped. How terrifying must a being be that even an immortal king feared?

"Alright, now it's up to your luck. Whoever has the stronger methods will gain more," an old man said, ending the idle chatter.

On the ancestral altar where he sat cross-legged, there were more than two thousand jade jars, all of which contained rare Enlightenment Tea. If you were strong enough, you could take away a hundred jars.

The exotic talents became excited. Their chance had come. One person might not be able to open that light barrier, but a group of people could. They could join forces to compete for the tea leaves.

In an instant, the mountaintop was filled with murderous intent, and tensions rose.

"Buzz!"

A soft humming sound emanated from the entire summit of Wudao Mountain, and lines lit up like molten iron flowing through ravines. This was the revival of the mountain's grand formation, which could consolidate the area and prevent it from being destroyed in the great battle.

Once the grand formation had fully recovered, the old man, who was sitting cross-legged around the ancient tea tree of enlightenment, glanced around and then said, "Let's begin."

As soon as the words were spoken, a royal prodigy rushed up and blasted towards the altar, where a protective light barrier appeared. To grab the tea leaves, one would have to tear a hole in the protective light barrier.

In that instant, dozens of attacks rained down, striking the light barrier.

Surprisingly, the light curtain remained completely still, showing no sign of cracking.

Even someone as strong as Shi Hao failed with his first attack, and instead, his arm went numb from the shock.

"So sturdy?"

Shi Hao was surprised. He knew that he would have to resort to some real means.

Those royal prodigies bombarded one spot more than a dozen times, but couldn't even see a crack.

Without further hesitation, he stretched out his palm, where lightning danced, transforming into a vast ocean of thunder—a condensed version of the Thunder Emperor's Treasure Technique, terrifying beyond measure.

"Crack!"

This attack was terrifying; it tore a hole in the seemingly indestructible protective light barrier, and Shi Hao immediately produced a can of tea leaves.

Just then, five forces inexplicably arrived, interfering with him and attempting to abduct him halfway.

Shi Hao's hair flew wildly as he forcefully blasted away the forces, grabbing the jade jar in his hand. His eyes were cold, his gaze sharp as lightning, fixed on several spots where they were the ones who had just made the move.

He ignored it and continued to use the Thunder Emperor Method to extract tea leaves.

After taking five jars, Shi Hao discovered that the cracks he had created were getting smaller and smaller. The power of the same method would gradually weaken until it could not be broken open at all. At this point, he had to change to a different method.

Someone has already done it.

Shi Yi appeared quite calm, unlike the intense atmosphere elsewhere.

His palm was warm and smooth like jade, without any blazing divine light or overwhelming aura. It looked very ordinary. He slapped the protective light barrier across the void, and along the way, endless feathers of light fell, as if someone was ascending to heaven.

"Stab!"

The protective light barrier cracked open, and Shi Yi obtained a can of tea.

"So easy?"

Many people were watching Shi Yi's performance and were surprised to see how easily he managed to grab a can of tea.

In comparison, the young members of the imperial family seemed to be putting in more effort.

Pu Hong of the Pumo Imperial Clan raised an eyebrow slightly. Judging from Shi Yi's move just now, even the Imperial Clan seemed a bit conservative.

"It seems that his enlightenment efforts at various opportune moments these past few days have not been in vain. That enlightenment tea leaf just now has allowed him to advance even further. Perhaps even we imperial clans are no match for him," he thought to himself.

Ignoring the open and covert struggles on the field, Shi Yi made another move, taking the Enlightenment Tea for himself.

His methods remained unchanged, still his own—ascension. One by one, sacred feathers fell from his palms, carrying fragments of time, destiny, cause and effect, space, etc., peeling away the "past" and stepping into the "future," achieving the ultimate sublimation.

"Stab!"

The light screen was easily torn open again, and Shi Yi, expressionless, captured a can of tea leaves.

This time, things weren't as calm as they were with the first can; a creature actually made a move, striking towards his palm.

The royal prodigies naturally dared not attack him, for they could neither defeat him nor offend him.

The person who made the move was from the Imperial Clan, a young man from the clan. His purpose in doing so was naturally to test just how far Shi Yi had come.

Shi Yi's expression remained unchanged. He flipped his hand and grabbed the jade jar in his palm. With the same level of power, he used the back of his hand to meet the enemy. Time flew by, and the power of the back of his hand increased with each transformation and sublimation, reaching a terrifying level.

"boom!"

After a deafening roar, Shi Yi calmly withdrew his hand, and the imperial clan member who had attacked also withdrew his large hand.

No one knows what the outcome will be, but the fact that Shi Yi made no attempt to conceal the back of his hand, while the imperial clan prodigy hid his hand in the chaos, speaks volumes.

"So strong?"

The other imperial clan prodigies were astonished. Not long ago, this Pu Yu was still a step behind the imperial clans, but in such a short time, he has become comparable to them.

"Yu Yu, is your hand alright?"

"A prodigy from an imperial clan joked."

"Very good."

Yu Yu said this.

"Could he have already been injured by Pu Yu? If he is injured, there's no need for him to endure it."

"Heh, you're overthinking it," Yu Yu replied coldly.

In fact, he was indeed injured; his hand was trembling slightly, and blood was dripping down.

Yu Yu appeared calm on the surface, but his heart was in turmoil. He was a prodigy of the imperial clan, yet he was injured by a being with half-imperial blood. This was unbelievable. It could only be said that the other party's method was too heaven-defying.