Eternal Emperor's Path to Ascension-Chapter 194: Immortal Destiny, A Challenge
"What if you end up dying?"
He asked with a frustrated look on his face, rubbing his temples.
"I’ll die a honorable death then."
The old man replied solemnly, causing the middle aged man to be even more angry.
"You-"
"Father, both you and I know that I have no hopes of achieving the Half Immortal Realm, forget breaking the curse. My life would be utterly wasted if I just sit and do nothing about it. The reason I’m going to challenge the Master of Eternal Peak isn’t just because of my son, but also because I have a feeling that I’ll perhaps find salvation there."
As soon as he said these words, the middle aged man fell silent.
After some time, he finally spoke up.
"Alright. Do whatever you want."
With that, the space around them distorted and before the old man could say anything, he was already outside of a grand palace floating in the sky.
He looked at the palace entrance and cupped his fists, bowing slightly before disappearing into thin air.
Inside of the palace, the middle aged man let out a soft sigh before closing his eyes.
"Not everyone is destined for immortality."
...
1 year later.
Eternal Peak.
Just as Tian Yongheng was cultivating, he suddenly felt a powerful aura coming towards the Eternal Peak and immediately locked onto a single presence.
A muscular, old man with fiery red hair and a red daoist robe with a sun mark on his forehead floated in the sky, looking around as if he was searching for something.
One had to know that the system prevented anyone who was stronger than Tian Yongheng’s true strength by two major realms from sensing the Dao Field, while the Dao Field could withstand attacks from anyone who was only a single major realm stronger than Tian Yongheng’s true strength.
In more simple terms, if Tian Yongheng was capable of fighting against Tribulation Transcendence Realm cultivators despite only being in the Nascent Soul Realm, then the Dao Field could not just block the perception of but could also disperse all attacks of anyone in the Immortal Ascension Realm, and while Half Immortals could break the Dao Field’s defense, they had to find out its location first since they were only two major realms higher than the Tribulation Transcendence Realm, which was equivalent to Tian Yongheng’s true strength, thus being not capable of sensing the Dao Field at all.
Right now, at the peak of Nascent Soul Realm, Tian Yongheng’s true strength was already well beyond the Tribulation Transcendence Realm.
The Dao Field was basically unbreakable and undetectable in the Lower Realm now.
If Tian Yongheng didn’t want to, no one could enter or even sense where it was.
This was why despite being right above the Dao Field, the old man was unable to detect its location.
The Eternal Peak should be around here...but why can’t I see or even detect it with my Divine Sense?
His brows furrowed into a deep frown as the old man left to look in a certain direction.
On the other hand, Tian Yongheng was silently watching all of the old man’s movements and checked his identity.
[Pei Shuanzhen: Great Perfection of the Immortal Ascension Realm.
Bearer of the Immortal Isolation Curse. Son of the Great Yang Venerable. Sixth Elder of the Grand Sun Sect.]
Immortal Isolation Curse?
What’s that?
And that aside, why is such a high personality from a major faction here?
The Great Yang Venerable is most probably a Human Immortal, and this person is his son while also being a Great Elder of the Grand Sun Sect...
Tian Yongheng’s mind raced rapidly as he thought of various scenarios as to why Pei Shuanzhen had come to the Eternal Peak.
The latter didn’t have any favorability or hatred for him, so he couldn’t get more information about him from the system.
For the time being, he just decided to lay low and let Pei Shuanzhen continue searching.
Then, he activated the Simulation Battle Trial.
He had a Half Immortal Realm great cultivator, the Truth Endeavoring Arhat in his interpersonal relationships, who had a favorable impression of him.
He could use him as a sparring partner in the Simulation Trial and guage his own strength before confronting Pei Shuanzhen.
...
6 months later.
Tian Yongheng slightly opened his eyes and frowned inwardly, his outer appearance still as unchanging.
I still can’t match a genuine Human Immortal.
He thought silently, looking up to see Pei Shuanzhen still frantically searching for the Eternal Peak.
In the past few months, all of the high ranking members of the Eternal Peak had taken notice of him, but Tian Yongheng told them through a voice transmission to not step out of the Dao Field, thus, they didn’t panic knowing that the Peak Master was confident.
At the same time, he had been immersed in the Simulation Battle Trial, trying all sorts of ways and strategies to defeat the Truth Endeavoring Arhat.
However, despite his efforts, he could barely last a couple of seconds before being blasted away by the immense power of the Human Immortal.
After fighting and losing thousands of times, he decided to fight against those in the Grand Completion of Immortal Ascension Realm.
It was only now could he insta-kill someone of that level.
Despite that, he was still a bit afraid that a Human Immortal may interfere if he killed Pei Shuanzhen.
Pei Shuanzhen was not just a Great Elder of the Grand Sun Sect, one of the top powers of the Lower Realm with ancestors in the Upper Realm, but he was also the son of the Great Yang Venerable, someone who he speculated to be in the Half Immortal Realm.
As he hesitated, realization dawned upon him.
Since my true strength is already comparable to that of the Immortal Ascension Realm, does it mean that now the Dao Field can stop even Half Immortals and prevent them from entering by force?
Doesn’t that make the Dao Field an impenetrable fortress of the Lower Realm?
No, I can’t be careless. What if there’s a way for Immortal Gods to enter the Lower Realm?
Thinking of this, he finally came to a conclusion.
"I should first ask what that fellow’s intentions for coming to the Eternal Peak are."
He then locked his Divine Sense onto the figure of Pei Shuanzhen before sending him a voice transmission.
"Fellow daoist, what brings you to my Eternal Peak today?"
Almost instantly, Pei Shuanzhen froze in his tracks, his Divine Sense rapidly expanding but not finding any traces of a presence nearby.
"Are you...the Master of Eternal Peak?"
He asked in a low voice, feeling cautious and alert.
The other party could send him a voice transmission without being in the range of his Divine Sense, which showcased his insane capabilities.
There was even a chance that he was standing just besides him but his Divine Sense couldn’t detect him. That meant the Master of Eternal Peak far outclassed him in terms of cultivation.
Immediately, Pei Shuanzhen came to a conclusion too.
Human Immortal!
The Master of Eternal Peak is very likely to be a Human Immortal!
Facing such a person...
The world really underestimated him, thinking of him as only a Tribulation Transcendence Realm cultivator.
Instead of feeling regretful and depressed, he felt somewhat good.
If the Master of Eternal Peak was really a Half Immortal, there was no way he could defeat him and he might die facing this illustrious expert.
And if he’s really the reincarnation of an Immortal God, there’s a chance he might know how to undo his Immortal Isolation Curse.
Both were losing cases for him, as he might lose his freedom in the second one and his life in the first one, but he still felt satisfied for some reason.
"Yes, can you answer my question now?"
The cold, indifferent voice sounded in Pei Shuanzhen’s mind again.
Taking a deep breath, he spoke.
"The Master of Eternal Peak, I’m the Sixth Elder of the Grand Sun Sect. Some time ago, my son was killed by a disciple of yours. I do not ask for any explanation, as the cultivation world works like this. However, I still wish to challenge you to a battle. Do you accept?"
This time, his voice was calm and collected, not showing any hint of an emotion.
Hearing his words, Tian Yongheng was slightly taken aback.
The only disciple who’s outside right now is Lu Qingfeng...
Why did that brat kill someone from the Grand Sun Sect? To create trouble for me?
Let’s see if he can enter the Eternal Peak again for the next 500 years!
Cursing inwardly, he slowly stood up and stretched his muscles.
Even though there was no need for him to do this, he did so anyways because it reminded him that he was still a living being and not invincible.
As for Pei Shuanzhen’s challenge...
"Alright, however, we will not fight around here so as to not extra harm to anyone."
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