Chapter 1077: Immortal Realm Decree

A fissure stretched across the sky of the Xuanhuang Realm.

Countless sacred golden rays shot out from the fissure, casting a golden hue over the entire world.

Heavenly flowers rained down, and auspicious clouds filled the sky.

A somewhat indistinct figure rose from the ground and slowly flew towards the fissure.

The figure’s outline glowed with vibrant rainbow colors, dazzling to behold.

As the figure ascended into the fissure, a misty rain descended from it.

Droplet by droplet, it nourished all creation.

Nourished by the Immortal Spirit Rain, the entire Xuanhuang Realm underwent an almost visible transformation in an instant.

The world became more vibrant and full of vitality.

Creatures on the land, irrigated by the Immortal Spirit Rain, became more intelligent and more talented.

The joyful consciousness of countless beings spread throughout heaven and earth.

Even the world itself was affected in this way!

"This is..."

"Ascension?"

An ancient word, one that cultivators would never forget, instantly appeared in Li Fan's mind.

The era when the immortal path had not yet been severed was truly too long ago.

So much so that now, one could only catch a glimpse of the grand scenes of the ancient cultivation era almost exclusively within the lines of ancient texts.

And now, Li Fan was fortunate enough to witness a Xuanhuang Realm cultivator's ascension with his own eyes!

His mind was shaken, and he was deeply captivated.

"So, when a cultivator ascends, the entire world also receives unimaginable benefits."

"The more cultivators who ascend, the stronger the foundation of their cultivation realm becomes."

"It seems quite a few cultivators from the Xuanhuang Realm have ascended in the past. No wonder..."

The anomaly of the cultivator's ascension lasted for a full quarter of an hour.

The fissure in the sky slowly closed, and the golden light gradually faded.

At the very last moment, a scroll drifted down from it.

It unfurled in the wind, revealing itself against the sky.

"Xuanhuang Realm... [Name] practiced for eight hundred and sixty-five years, achieved profound enlightenment, and ascended to the Dao."

"This Immortal Edict is hereby issued to commemorate this event."

"The immortal path is arduous, but the spark never dies. May those who follow strive onward."

The writing on the scroll was blurred, and especially the name of the ascending individual was missing.

However, it generally provided a simple description of the ascended immortal cultivator's past life, as well as the Immortal Realm's encouragement for the cultivators of the lower Xuanhuang Realm.

"Is this scroll the Immortal Edict passed down by the Immortal Realm back then?"

Li Fan stared intently at the seemingly ordinary scroll, his heart churning.

"But, why does the form of this Immortal Edict feel somewhat familiar?"

"It's almost identical to the phenomena that appear when cultivators die now. So, it wasn't the Heavenly Dao's spur-of-the-moment idea, but had an early prototype."

"The only difference is one is a commendation from the upper realm, while the other is the Xuanhuang Heavenly Dao mocking cultivators."

Li Fan shook his head slightly.

"However, judging from the wording of this Immortal Edict, the Immortal Realm is extremely welcoming, even encouraging, of cultivators who ascend."

"The Immortal Spirit Rain that descended during the ascension might be a form of reward."

"But at some point, something unknown happened in the Immortal Realm. Not only was the immortal path severed, but even true immortals had to scatter and flee..."

Li Fan couldn't help but narrow his eyes.

After a long while, he collected his thoughts.

He looked again at the Immortal Edict before him.

"To take or not to take?"

A dilemma immediately presented itself to Li Fan.

"Even if I fail, I can start over in the next life."

"As long as I can personally examine the Immortal Edict, this trip won't have been in vain."

Without much hesitation, Li Fan stretched out his hand, summoning infinite divine power, and instantly broke the seals covering the two treasures.

However, when he tried to claim them, a slight problem arose.

The Desolate God Token and the Immortal Edict were both items from the Immortal Realm.

They were not ordinary objects easily acquired.

With Li Fan's current power as a Xuanhuang Heavenly Venerate, taking just one of them would be very smooth and wouldn't alert the Tianzhu Sect cultivators.

But trying to forcibly take both at the same time would be a stretch, inevitably causing a significant disturbance.

The first to detect the anomaly was the third presence in the secret vault, the wooden box.

As if sensing that its two long-time companions had broken free, the unknown entity sealed within the wooden box suddenly stirred restlessly.

It emitted hurried, faint sounds.

Countless illusions came pouring in, continuously appearing before Li Fan's eyes.

Li Fan's movement to collect the two treasures couldn't help but pause slightly.

"How dare you, impudent wretch!"

A furious roar, like a clap of thunder, immediately followed.

Then, five powerful Immortal Realm auras suddenly appeared, locking onto Li Fan from a distance and rapidly heading towards the secret vault.

"This is a bit troublesome."

Li Fan felt a touch of helplessness in his heart.

However, moments later, he completed the collection of the scroll and the Desolate God Seal.

He shook his head slightly, looking at the five Immortal cultivators who had already rushed into the Tianzhu Pavilion.

Then, his figure vanished before everyone's eyes.

After several consecutive instantaneous movements, he traveled all the way from the Tianzhu Sect to the southwestern frontier of the Xuanhuang Realm, finally shaking off the pursuit of the five Immortal experts from Tianzhu Pavilion.

It wasn't that Li Fan was no match for these Immortal cultivators; rather, fighting them held no meaning whatsoever.

Li Fan examined the two treasures he had acquired.

Setting the Desolate God Seal aside for now, Li Fan slowly unfurled the Immortal Edict first.

"What a pity..."

After clearly seeing the contents of the scroll, Li Fan sighed.

It turned out that this scroll was exactly identical to what was in the Xuanhuang Realm's Heavenly Dao's memory!

Incomplete and indistinct!

"It surpassed the upper limit of what the Xuanhuang Heavenly Venerate could trace back."

"So, this Desolate God Seal is merely superficial and cannot truly display the power of an immortal artifact."

Li Fan suddenly felt a sense of disappointment.

"Never mind, it's already quite remarkable to learn so much information about immortal artifacts all at once."

"The Tianzhu Sect's treasury being robbed is such a disgraceful matter that they certainly won't publicize it themselves; they'll only investigate it privately. It will probably take some time for the other sects of the Ten Immortal Dao Sects to learn of this. I need to hurry."

Li Fan's figure flickered, and he arrived at the next hidden location of an immortal artifact.

This time, having learned his lesson, Li Fan no longer bothered with other treasures in the vault.

He simply acted quickly, stealing the immortal artifacts one by one.

Ultimately, it only took him three days to successfully collect all the immortal artifacts from the Xuanhuang Heavenly Dao's memory.

It could be said there was not an ounce of difficulty; any normal cultivator, after possessing Mr. Bai, could easily accomplish it.

"Strange, then what exactly does this trial to become the Great Xuanhuang Heavenly Venerate test?"

Li Fan gazed at the thirteen immortal artifacts of various shapes before him, falling into deep thought.

At the same time, prompted continuously by the Xuanhuang Realm's Heavenly Dao in his mind, Li Fan also received the next stage of his "main quest."

"Xuanhuang power, detonate the immortal artifacts. With immortal power imbued, leap over the immortal wall, and henceforth live in boundless freedom..."

Feeling the anticipation and joy within him, Li Fan's breathing couldn't help but quicken slightly.

(End of this chapter)