The Sims: I Open the Immortal Path for All Beings-Chapter 852 - 802: Various Schemes, The Past of the Heavenly Master
Chapter 852: Chapter 802: Various Schemes, The Past of the Heavenly Master
Before the Heaven and Earth Ascension, when the attention of all top-tier forces was drawn to the plans of merging realms, they relaxed their suppression on those first-rate forces, thus allowing many powerhouses from those first-rate forces to seize the opportunity to break through and ascend to the realm of the Supreme Strong.
Originally, as Pei Xuanjing told Wu Shijiu, there was a different concept between breaking through to the Supreme Strong before the Heaven and Earth Ascension and after. Those who managed before had a chance to catch up, while those after would completely lose the qualification.
Including Wu Shijiu, many powerhouses at the Seventh Level of the Spiritual Realm took the risk to break through, but no one expected that they had been fooled, or rather, it wasn’t about being fooled but that the preparations of these top-tier forces went far beyond this.
They weren’t trying to force these first-rate force powerhouses to ascend to the Supreme Strong; they simply didn’t care, because they had already made new plans, ready to promote the ascension of their own True Immortal Leaders within such a short span of time.
“We don’t care about your ascension to the Supreme Strong because even after your ascension, you’re still a layer behind the very pinnacle among Heaven and Earth, unable to catch up with us.”
This was the pride and confidence of those top-tier forces. They believed that with True Immortals existing after the Heaven and Earth Ascension, Supreme Strong would no longer stand at the pinnacle, so they didn’t care about the emergence of new Supreme Strong, for these people would still be suppressed beneath them.
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It could be said that those like Wu Shijiu, who took risks to break through, hoping to go even further with the aid of the Energy of Creation after Heaven and Earth Ascension, were still a step behind. They themselves were not too greatly affected, but they still couldn’t stand at the peak position.
At Dragon Tiger Mountain, although there was still a lineage of Dragon Tiger Mountain within the Great Ming Divine Dynasty, comparatively, the Dragon Tiger Mountain within the present Great Ming Divine Dynasty’s territory couldn’t accommodate so many powerhouses from the Sky Wasteland Dragon Tiger Mountain.
Compared to other top-tier forces which still had to select individuals to attempt True Immortal ascension, there was no contention whatsoever on Dragon Tiger Mountain; the Ancestor Celestial Master was the natural choice. Not to mention that the remaining Supreme Strong of Dragon Tiger Mountain had no right to compete, even the other Supreme Strong, who were his younger generations and disciples, had no chance to fight for this opportunity with the Ancestor Celestial Master.
Everyone was clear that the True Immortal Ascension this time wasn’t easy at all, fraught with immense risks and difficulties. Although the Ancestor Celestial Master was not young, he also had ample time to consolidate his cultivation, yet he couldn’t help but be caught up in the internal competition.
“Father.” The Second Generation Celestial Master arrived at the place where the Ancestor Celestial Master was in seclusion.
Clad in Taoist robes and with long hair cascading down his back, the Ancestor Celestial Master looked at the Second Generation Celestial Master, his gaze filled with inquiry.
“There’s news about elder brother.” The Second Generation Celestial Master said nervously to the Ancestor Celestial Master.
Ordinarily, at this time, he shouldn’t disrupt his father’s cultivation, but with the appearance of his brother, who had been missing for countless years, especially at this crucial juncture, he had to be present here.
“Hmm?” Upon hearing this, the Ancestor Celestial Master’s expression remained calm, but a complex look flashed through his profound eyes.
“Not long ago, elder brother appeared in the Demon Domain, summoning Heavenly Thunder that fell, slaying tens of thousands from the Demon Race, defeating a Supreme Strong of the Demon Race guarding the Sky Wasteland.” The Second Generation Celestial Master relayed the news he had received.
At the same time, his heart was also shaken. His elder brother was indeed formidable, slaying a Supreme Strong of the same realm. Even though the Supreme Strong of the Demon Race guarding the Sky Wasteland was newly advanced, the fact that he could defeat the opponent revealed the terrifying strength of his elder brother, showing how far he had come over the years.
Speaking of his elder brother, his name is Bai Qicang, who was once the disciple taken by his father before he had achieved Tao. Blessed with excellent talent, he ascended to the Seventh Level of the Spiritual Realm in just a few hundred years, mastering divine powers, skill in Talismans, and was considered a top-tier prodigy.
However, after an incident occurred, he fell out with their father and left Dragon Tiger Mountain, wandering the world alone. His strength then surged, and during the Tang Dynasty, he ascended to the Strongest Realm.
Later, striding through Heaven and Earth within the Sky Wasteland Domain, he still had not established any force, merely wandering the lands. Then, a thousand years ago, he suddenly disappeared without leaving any trace.
Regarding this disciple who had departed, although a thousand years had passed without his return, the Ancestor Celestial Master did not remove his name, and Bai Qicang did not say he was leaving Dragon Tiger Mountain. Still, both of them deliberately avoided each other and did not meet.
However, Bai Qicang’s sudden disappearance later drew the close attention of the Ancestor Celestial Master, who sent people to search for any trace of him. Unexpectedly, the search lasted a thousand years, and only now had they received news.
“Hmm, as long as he’s alive, that’s fine,” the Ancestor Celestial Master scoffed, and although his tone was mocking, the Second Generation Celestial Master knew his father was being insincere; otherwise, he wouldn’t have kept such a close watch on him.
“Father, should we invite senior brother to return?” the Second Generation Celestial Master ventured to ask.
As a Second Generation Celestial Master, he was also a Supreme Strong, and while the father and son duo remaining Supreme Strongs was admirable, the Second Generation Celestial Master’s talent had reached the Strongest Realm only because the Ancestor Celestial Master had paid a huge price to help him ascend. After thousands of years of cultivation, he was still quite far from breaking through to True Immortal.
At this critical juncture, if his father could have another Supreme Strong to protect the law, then during the time of being the Supreme Strong of this life, he would have a better response and avoid many dangers.
Never did he expect the Ancestor Celestial Master to sneer, “Why have him return? No need to bother with him, just let it be.”
With that, the Ancestor Celestial Master immediately dismissed the proposal of his Second Generation Celestial Master son, showing no intention of inviting the disciple—absent for thousands of years and never again seen—to return to the mountain.
“Yes!” the Second Generation Celestial Master said helplessly, nodding in agreement.
The words of the Ancestor Celestial Master of Dragon Tiger Mountain were a mandate, which all others were obliged to follow without dissent.
Even as a Supreme Strong and a direct descendant of the Ancestor Celestial Master, the Second Generation Celestial Master had no right to go against his father’s decisions.
After watching the Second Generation Celestial Master silently depart, the Ancestor Celestial Master did not return to his quiet meditation but instead cast his gaze into the distance, his profound eyes twinkling like stars, his joy or anger inscrutable.
“Thousands of years, and you have yet to let go…” the Ancestor Celestial Master mused to himself, then with a self-mocking expression, he added, “You have not let go, but what about me?”
Over thousands of years, the Ancestor Celestial Master roamed Heaven and Earth, slaying countless demons and spreading the prestige of the Zhengyi Alliance far and wide, admired by many as a powerful being with vast divine abilities. But even such a powerhouse was not truly omnipotent; he too had regrets and unfulfilled desires he felt deeply.
His most esteemed disciple had left the sect to travel to a distant land. Originally, it was supposed to be for merely decades or at most, a century, but unexpectedly, over thousands of years, both had entered the Strongest Realm, yet neither had put aside their obsessions.
However, hearing the news of his disciple’s reappearance, regardless of anything, meant that the Ancestor Celestial Master had fewer worries and distractions, allowing him to pursue his upcoming breakthrough with a more undisturbed mind.
Of course, what the Ancestor Celestial Master did not anticipate was the extreme importance of this breakthrough, bearing significant consequences. Thus, even though he had commanded not to search for Bai Qicang, his son, who always obeyed him, was about to defy his will this time.
As the Ancestor Celestial Master once more entered seclusion, a powerhouse from Dragon Tiger Mountain carrying the Second Generation Celestial Master’s private instructions quietly departed. The purpose of this powerhouse from Dragon Tiger Mountain was clear—to invite Bai Qicang to return and act as the protector for the Ancestor Celestial Master.
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