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Changchun Valley.

After receiving the formal invitation from Venerable Changchun, all the Nascent Soul stage cultivators of the human race came to this place, including the ruthless and heartless Venerable Lingfeng.

Now that the human race has pacified the four alien races and successively killed several sixth-level alien experts, coupled with the fact that Zhou Chun and other Nascent Soul stage cultivators are going to each other too often, this Venerable Lingfeng has actually felt some pressure.

Previously, with all the alien races present, even if he didn't give anyone a friendly look, no one dared to truly turn against him or make a move.

But things are different now.

If he were to truly anger the Nascent Soul cultivators, especially Venerable Changchun, a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, it's hard to guarantee that they wouldn't harbor murderous intent towards him.

Therefore, when Venerable Changchun formally invited him to discuss matters, he still gave him face and came.

Looking at the assembled Nascent Soul stage cultivators of the human race, Venerable Changchun addressed them solemnly, saying, "I have invited you all here today because I have an important matter to discuss with you!"

Upon hearing his words, everyone present showed slight changes in expression.

The most senior of the three, Venerable Guanghan, quickly spoke up, asking, "What important matter is it that warrants such a grand display from Fellow Daoist Changchun?"

"This matter is not complicated. As you all probably know, our human race has a powerful predecessor who extended his lifespan through slumber since ancient times."

"This powerful being is named Yuan Zun, a Void Refinement stage expert who descended from the Upper Realm in ancient times!"

"It's just that due to the great changes in the world during ancient times, this Yuanzun senior's physical body was destroyed, preventing him from ascending back to the upper realm. He could only enter a state of slumber using a secret method to slow down the loss of his lifespan!"

"This matter is a secret even among the Nascent Soul cultivators of our human race. The truth is known only to the guardians of this secret throughout the ages, and I am the fifth guardian!"

At this point, Venerable Changchun continued in a low voice, "After the tide of spiritual energy descended, I went to awaken this Yuanzun senior, wishing to consult him on matters related to ascending to the upper realm!"

"But this senior Yuanzun told me that if he wanted to quickly restore his Dao body and ascend to the Upper Realm with me, he needed me to collect the corpses of those sixth-order alien races!"

"Although this request sounds a bit strange, for the sake of the grand plan of ascension, I agreed at the time and put it into action."

"But even after I handed over four sixth-tier corpses to Senior Yuan Zun, he still wasn't satisfied and wanted two more!"

"And even after I made it clear that I couldn't obtain a sixth-tier corpse, he actually implied that I could use the corpse of a human Nascent Soul cultivator to make up the difference!!"

Upon hearing this, the expressions of all the Nascent Soul cultivators present changed drastically, with Venerable Guanghan and Venerable Lingfeng being the most displeased.

Both of them felt that their situation was quite dangerous because of their own circumstances.

In this situation, Venerable Changchun suddenly changed his tone, and said loudly and clearly, "Fellow Daoists, you have all known me for many years, and you should know that I am not the kind of person who would disregard the interests of humanity for the sake of my own path! I hereby directly reject Senior Yuanzun's proposal!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun's eyes flickered slightly, and he immediately took the initiative to praise, "Senior Changchun is of noble character and always willing to help others. He has always been a role model for us and an object of our respect. Now, he is even more worthy of our respect!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Venerable Lingfeng nodded repeatedly and chimed in, "Yes, yes, Senior Changchun's noble character and charitable deeds are well-known. I also believe that Senior is definitely not the kind of person who would betray the interests of humanity!"

As soon as the two spoke, the others followed suit, nodding in agreement and praising Venerable Changchun's noble character.

Hearing the praise from the crowd, Venerable Changchun smiled slightly and said, "Thank you all for your trust. Through your words, I can see that my decision was correct, and I have not let you down!"

At this point, the man said with a frank expression, "However, I can also say with certainty that ascending to the upper realm is my greatest wish in this life. Therefore, as long as there is even the slightest chance to achieve this wish, I am willing to put in twelve times the effort!"

Upon hearing this, Venerable Guanghan couldn't help but ask, "What do you mean by that, Fellow Daoist Changchun?"

Zhou Chun and the others also looked at Venerable Changchun with puzzled expressions.

But the man calmly pressed his hands down and said, "Fellow Daoists, please don't misunderstand. I have no intention of changing my mind. I simply wish to ask you all for a favor: to go and meet that Golden Horned Dragon Saint and that [Northern Darkness Mystic Kun] again!"

Upon hearing this, Venerable Guanghan immediately replied, "Fellow Daoist Changchun, are you planning to target the demon race? But we've all witnessed the strength of that [Northern Darkness Xuankun] before. In a place like Dragon Abyss, even if we could defeat it, we probably wouldn't be able to do much to it!"

To this, Venerable Changchun sighed softly and said, "We must try! How can I be content if I don't try!"

"Then let's accompany Senior Changchun for another try. We outnumber him and even if we fail to slay the demon, it shouldn't be difficult for us to escape unscathed!"

Venerable Lingfeng suddenly interjected, unusually expressing a positive attitude before everyone else.

Seeing this, Zhou Chun could only nod and say, "Since Senior Changchun has such ambition and is fighting against the demon race for the greater good of the human race, then I shall also be considered a junior."

His statement was quickly echoed by Tai Geng Divine Venerable and Ye Qingxuan.

Soon after, everyone expressed their agreement.

Upon seeing this, Venerable Changchun also showed a joyful expression and bowed his hands in thanks, saying, "Thank you all for your trust. Regardless of whether this matter can be accomplished or not, I am grateful for your kindness."

They then began to seriously discuss the plan to attack Longyuanze.

After discussing it for half a day, they set off together for Longyuanze.

To ensure the success of this plan, Venerable Changchun even brought along his sixth-order avatar, Venerable Green Robe, truly going all out!

Not long after, the seven Nascent Soul cultivators of the human race arrived near the Dragon Palace, accompanied by the Glazed Demon Saint and the Green-Robed Venerable.

This is the first time since the ancient times that nine sixth-order beings have acted simultaneously!

Upon sensing those powerful auras, Golden Horned Dragon Saint dared not approach them as he had done before. Instead, he immediately notified [Northern Darkness Profound Kun] and entrusted the Dragon Palace's great formation to defend it.

The nine sixth-tier beings outside certainly wouldn't just wait for [Bei Ming Xuan Kun] to arrive. Seeing that the demon hadn't shown itself, they immediately launched an attack on the Dragon Palace, which was located tens of thousands of feet below the water's surface.

This Dragon Palace has been reinforced by generations of sixth-tier demon saints of the Jiaolong clan and has also incorporated human formations, making its defense extremely powerful.

However, even the strongest defense cannot withstand the combined attack of nine sixth-tier beings!

In just one round of attacks, the underwater Dragon Palace was breached by Zhou Chun and his group, and the aftershocks killed countless fourth and fifth-order dragons!

This was only because the Golden Horned Dragon Saint intervened in time to protect some of the dragons; otherwise, the casualties might have been much higher.

Without the protection of the Dragon Palace, the Golden Horned Dragon Saint could barely protect himself, let alone have the strength to take care of other dragons.

As more attacks fell upon the Dragon Palace, this sacred place in the hearts of the Dragon Abyss Demon Clan instantly became apocalyptic ruins, rapidly disintegrating!

At this moment, Golden Horned Dragon Saint could no longer care about grieving for the fallen descendants of the Flood Dragon Clan; he himself was in a very dangerous situation.

Seven or eight powerful magical treasures attacked him in turn. Even though he had the Dragon God Pearl protecting him, he was no match for them all. His defenses were quickly broken, and he was covered in blood.

Fortunately, at this moment, [Bei Ming Xuan Kun] finally arrived, directly stirring up boundless waves to disrupt the attacks of the human race's Nascent Soul cultivators, and then launched a counterattack against the nine sixth-tier powerhouses on the water's surface.

Facing an opponent with overwhelming numbers, and fighting nine against one, he showed no fear whatsoever!

One after another, white lightning orbs radiating coldness burst forth from the water, shooting towards the human Nascent Soul cultivators in the air.

These white lightning orbs may look unremarkable, but they are extremely powerful, formed by the sixth-level [Northern Darkness Divine Water] as a medium, known as the [Northern Darkness Annihilation Divine Lightning].

The [Northern Darkness Divine Water] is a unique true water divine power of the [Northern Darkness Profound Kun] clan. It has the property of melting all things and is extremely cold, capable of freezing all things!

Zhou Chun and some other early-stage Nascent Soul cultivators initially underestimated the power of such a large-scale attack, thinking that attacking multiple targets simultaneously over such a large area would not be too powerful.

As a result, Zhou Chun, who was activating his divine power to protect himself, was frozen solid by the chill of the [Northern Darkness Annihilation Divine Thunder] and almost suffered a great loss!

Fortunately, the Glazed Demon Saint was nearby and noticed that he was in a bad situation. She hurriedly activated the Heavenly Fire Divine Pearl to block some of the white lightning balls that were about to strike him.

While unleashing numerous white lightning orbs to bombard the human race's Nascent Soul cultivators, [Bei Ming Xuan Kun] also launched a fierce offensive against Venerable Changchun.

With a hiss, the surging power of the Water Element Law surged in the air, suddenly forming a gigantic, dark maw that swallowed Venerable Changchun.

As soon as this enormous, dark maw, tens of miles wide, formed, a terrifying suction force enveloped Venerable Changchun, forcing him to helplessly plunge into its maw.

Fortunately, he reacted quickly, urging the cyan bamboo spear upward to attack, tearing a crack. Then, using the substitution technique, he transferred the energy that was locking onto him to a spirit wood puppet, instantly feigning death and escaping through the crack.

But just as he escaped from the giant jaws, he found himself in a dark, murky body of water.

It turned out that while he was distracted by that dark, gigantic maw, [Bei Ming Xuan Kun] had silently activated its innate divine power [Bei Ming Divine Domain] to engulf him.

This [Northern Darkness Divine Realm] is a powerful divine ability that has advanced from the Dharma Domain Divine Power. It is almost a world of its own, and it is filled with [Northern Darkness Divine Water].

As soon as Venerable Changchun entered, he immediately sensed a strong sense of crisis.

He immediately knew that if he didn't unleash the power of the late-stage Nascent Soul realm, he might perish here!

Without further hesitation, he immediately unleashed the secret technique taught by the "Yuan Zun," releasing all his power.

Although Venerable Changchun, who was able to unleash his full power, was still not as powerful as [Bei Ming Xuan Kun], he was no longer someone that the other party could easily manipulate.

Meanwhile, Zhou Chun and the others outside, upon discovering that Venerable Changchun was trapped, all launched a full-scale attack on the massive body of [Beiming Xuankun], forcing it to be unable to concentrate on dealing with Venerable Changchun.

The True Blood Dao Body of a sixth-tier superior demon saint is naturally incredibly powerful, not to mention that [Bei Ming Xuan Kun] is also very good at defense and recovery.

However, his defense is not strong enough to be broken even by a Nascent Soul stage cultivator wielding a Heaven-Reaching Spiritual Treasure!

In particular, the three Nascent Soul stage sword cultivators, Tai Geng Divine Venerable, Zhou Chun, and Ye Qingxuan, who possessed the Heaven-Reaching Spiritual Treasure Flying Sword, were able to tear through the [Northern Darkness Profound Kun]'s defenses with each of their flying sword attacks, leaving deep wounds on its body.

The attacks of Venerable Lingfeng were no less powerful than theirs, not to mention the Glazed Demon Saint.

Those who were not good at this, such as Venerable Guanghan and Venerable Xuanwu, took action against Golden Horned Dragon Saint.

Under the fierce attack of Zhou Chun and the other five sixth-tier experts, [Bei Ming Xuan Kun] was soon forced to divert its power to strengthen its own defense in order to avoid being taken advantage of if it was too badly injured!

However, this relieved Venerable Changchun of much pressure, allowing him to fully utilize his supernatural powers to escape.

Not long after, relying on the powerful offensive force of the [Nine Heavens Wind and Thunder Fan], Venerable Changchun successfully escaped from the [Northern Underworld Divine Realm] and joined the siege of the [Northern Underworld Xuan Kun].

However, as a water-based divine beast from the upper realm, [Beiming Xuankun] also possesses the highest cultivation level among all the creatures present. If it focuses on its defense, even early-stage Nascent Soul cultivators like Zhou Chun would find it difficult to break through its defenses.

Although Venerable Changchun was able to break through his defenses, it was not enough to pose a fatal threat to him.

As the fight continued, the wounds left on its body by Zhou Chun and the others gradually healed thanks to its powerful self-healing ability.

Faced with this situation, everyone was shocked by the demon's immense power, but also filled with a sense of defeat.

"Fellow Daoist Changchun, this demon is far too powerful. I'm afraid we'll find it difficult to achieve anything today!"

Looking at the [Northern Darkness Mystic Kun] that had directly negated and absorbed most of his attacks, the Venerable Guanghan couldn't help but transmit his opinion telepathically.

They really did their best!

However, the enemy's strength made people feel hopeless and powerless.

Continuing to fight would not only offer no hope of victory, but could also result in unnecessary casualties on our side.

Therefore, it is understandable that everyone is considering giving up.

However, Venerable Changchun did not seem to want to give up so quickly and still showed no intention of relenting.

In this situation, everyone had no choice but to risk their lives to accompany him and continue fighting alongside him.

After a half-day battle, just as the time limit for Venerable Changchun's secret technique was about to expire, he finally gave the order to retreat with a dejected expression and led everyone away.

Having witnessed the strength of the group, the Northern Darkness Profound Kun did not choose to pursue them this time. Instead, it let out a victorious hiss and watched them depart into the distance.

Seeing this, the Golden Horned Dragon Saint, despite his own injuries, stepped forward and flattered, "Senior Spirit Lord is indeed incredibly powerful and possesses boundless magical abilities!"

Unexpectedly, after hearing his words, [Bei Ming Xuan Kun] suddenly looked at him and said, "Those humans are indeed not very strong individually, but they are not to be underestimated when they are together. When I was here, your dragon clan was naturally worry-free, but what about after I ascended?"

"this……"

Golden Horned Dragon Saint's expression suddenly changed, unsure how to respond.

After a moment of silence, he looked at [Bei Ming Xuan Kun] with pleading eyes and said, "Senior Spirit Venerable, you shouldn't be ascending so soon, right? If you can stay a few more years, outlive Chang Chun, Guang Han, and Xuan Wu, and wait for another Demon Saint to emerge from my demon race, then we won't have to worry about the human race anymore!"

Upon hearing this, [Bei Ming Xuan Kun] replied calmly, "It's not that I can't ascend later, but it's not so easy for the demon race to produce another demon saint!"

"Furthermore, now that the human race has unified this land, the rate at which Nascent Soul stage cultivators will emerge will certainly be faster and more numerous than that of the demon race!"

These words silenced Golden Horned Dragon Saint once again.

Even if Golden Horned Dragon Saint was unwilling to admit it, he knew that this was an unchangeable fact!

The fact is, it seems that unless the entire human race's Nascent Soul stage can be wiped out, there is no way to stop the rise of the human race!

At this moment, [Beiming Xuankun] slowly spoke again: "It seems you also understand that if you keep trying to compete with the human race in terms of the number of sixth-tier experts, you will never be able to surpass them!"

"Yes, although I don't want to admit it, I have to!"

Golden Horned Dragon Saint let out a long sigh and nodded helplessly.

Seeing that he admitted this, [Bei Ming Xuan Kun] spoke again: "Then do you know? That human with the Daoist name Chang Chun secretly transmitted something to me. Although I don't know if it's really as he said, if he wasn't lying, the demon race is about to face a great calamity!"

What?

Golden Horned Dragon Saint looked at [Northern Darkness Profound Kun] with a shocked expression, stunned by what it said.

Then he hurriedly asked, "What did you and Senior Spirit Venerable say to Old Ghost Changchun? That old ghost is always cunning; Senior Spirit Venerable, please don't be fooled by him!"

[Bei Ming Xuan Kun] didn't mind his tone and immediately told him what Venerable Chang Chun had secretly told him.

After hearing this, Golden Horned Dragon Saint gasped and remained speechless for a long time!

Meanwhile, after Zhou Chun and the others returned to land, they were all filled with mixed feelings and had no desire to say much.

The immense power of [Bei Ming Xuan Kun] shocked them all, and the failure of the operation meant that Venerable Changchun's ascension plan had also reached a dead end.

No one knows what this late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator will do next!

"Fellow Daoists, what do you know about ascending to the Upper Realm?"

Just as everyone was silent, unsure of what to say, Venerable Changchun suddenly spoke in a low voice, asking a question that surprised everyone.

After a moment of stunned silence, Venerable Guanghan spoke first, saying, "According to ancient legends, in ancient times, as long as one cultivated to the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm, one could ascend to the upper realm through the ascension passage. It is even said that mid-Nascent Soul cultivators or even early-Nascent Soul cultivators, if they could obtain a secret treasure for protection, also had a chance to successfully ascend!"

"However, as far as I know, the ascension passage was shattered after the ancient war, and how subsequent cultivators ascended is unknown!"

At this point, she turned her gaze to Venerable Changchun and asked, "Fellow Daoist Changchun should know all this, but perhaps Fellow Daoist Changchun knows some secrets that we are unaware of?"

"It's not really a secret, I just know a little more about other things than you guys."

Venerable Changchun shook his head slightly and immediately explained, "As for the ascension passage, Fellow Daoist Guanghan just mentioned it. Since the ascension passage shattered, cultivators in this realm who wish to ascend must have a cultivation level at the late Nascent Soul stage as the minimum requirement. This is because only in this way can they reach the upper limit of power that this realm can contain, causing the Great Dao's will to expel them from this realm!"

"However, as fellow cultivators also know, beyond this interface lies the chaotic void, an extremely dangerous place. Even a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator could perish there with the slightest carelessness. Furthermore, there is no spiritual energy of heaven and earth there, making it impossible to recover one's magical power!"

"Therefore, once you leave this realm and wish to travel to the upper realm, you must have an ascension beacon from the upper realm to guide you!"

At this point, he sighed slightly and said, "In ancient times, ascension markers were easy to obtain. Even after the ascension passage was destroyed, quite a few ascension markers still survived!"

"But now, tens of thousands of years have passed, and even if the ascension beacons remain, they have almost lost their effectiveness!"

The fact that Venerable Changchun said this shows that he must have a signpost for ascension, otherwise he wouldn't be so certain.

Upon hearing this, everyone showed expressions of regret and disappointment.

However, just as Zhou Chun was about to ask if there were any other methods, Venerable Changchun suddenly spoke up again: "But there is another situation where, even without an ascension beacon, one can still receive guidance from the upper realm and accurately find the void path to the upper realm!"

"What method?"

Zhou Chun quickly asked, her tone somewhat hurried.

He is still young, and there may be opportunities for him to cultivate to the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm in the future, so he will naturally be very concerned about the matter of ascension.

Regardless of whether they had the opportunity or not, the other Nascent Soul stage cultivators all turned their gazes toward Venerable Changchun, wanting to know what method could enable someone to successfully ascend.

But then Venerable Changchun slowly said, "Those who come to this world from the upper realm naturally carry the imprint of the Great Dao of the upper realm in their souls. Once they leave this world, they will naturally feel the call of the Great Dao of the upper realm, and thus find the correct path!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun immediately understood and nodded repeatedly, saying, "This junior understands. Senior Yuan Zun is a powerful being who descended from the upper realm. As long as he leaves this realm, he can find the location of the upper realm. Therefore, if Senior Chang Chun can leave with him, it will be equivalent to having a living beacon for ascension!"

"Yes! Senior Yuan Zun understood this very point, which is why I am willing to serve him!"

Venerable Changchun nodded, letting out a long, low sigh, his words filled with helplessness. (End of Chapter)