Qin Wentian didn't stop at the second immortal mountain. His perception continued to rush upwards, but a formless pressure was obstructing it.
At this moment, Qin Wentian's perception transformed into an illusory body, appearing in the middle of the mountain range and unceasingly soaring up into the air. In his surroundings, there were many other illusory bodies of his. They could actually sense each other's existence.
Evidently, it wasn't only Qin Wentian who was rushing upwards. Those who stopped at the first immortal mountain peak were the weakest among them. Their starting point was probably much later than the others.
"Bzzz!" The formless pressure was broken apart. Qin Wentian's illusory body rushed upwards once again. He saw the third immortal mountain, standing there steadily. As long as he willed it, his perception could land on it and the golden spatial array below would instantly teleport him over.
"Bzzz, bzzz, bzzz …" In the vast space around him, the illusory bodies of others rushed upwards. There were also experts whose true bodies had already landed on this immortal mountain. He wasn't the first to arrive. At the instant the guiding light landed on the Royal Sacred Region, all those who were prepared had already started to rush upwards, including those external guests. They clearly knew what it meant for the Eastern Sage Great Emperor to accept a disciple, and they naturally treasured this opportunity even more.
Even if they couldn't enter the Eastern Sage Great Emperor's tutelage, they still had to do their best to attract the attention of other experts.
The fourth immortal mountain, the fifth, the sixth … Qin Wentian unceasingly rushed upwards.
The immortal palace hovered in the sky above the immortal mountains and ancient peaks. The experts at the banquet could clearly see everything that was happening below.
There were a total of nine immortal mountains, each taller than the previous one, and further away than the previous one.
What it tested was one's perception of astral energy. This was the foundation of stellar martial cultivators. Although it was rare for people in the Royal Sacred Region to undergo such a test, in the immortal realms, perception was extremely important. This was the foundation of stellar martial cultivators. If one's foundation wasn't outstanding, how could they even cultivate?
"Not bad, someone actually managed to ascend to the sixth peak. With such perception, he should be able to ascend to the sixth level of the Astral River of the Nine Heavenly Layers and stay there stably." Among the guests, an expert smiled and nodded.
"Not bad, there are still many people rushing upwards. There would definitely be people who could ascend to the seventh peak, or even the eighth peak. For the disciple recruitment this time around, there are many powerful geniuses from our immortal realms who secretly went to that particle world. Maybe I can accept a disciple here." One of them was clad in armor. His entire body exuded a destructive aura that was as deep as the abyss. His smiling eyes were extremely terrifying.
This person was none other than Deepflame, one of the immortal kings under the Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor. His title was Flame King and his combat prowess was extremely terrifying. He had a fearsome army of immortals under him and had once fought for the Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor, conquering a territory controlled by another supreme existence.
"King Yan, you actually want to accept disciples? Are you going to give them to the army under you to train?" He looked like a young man in his twenties or thirties. His skin was fair and clean, and those who did not know him would think that he was a young fellow who had just entered the cultivation world. However, in reality, he had already cultivated for 8,000 years. For someone of his cultivation level, 8,000 years was considered very young.
This man was named Bai Wuya. His talent was extremely high, and he was a character at the immortal king realm. Because he had only cultivated for a short period of time, there was once an immortal king expert who had cultivated for an even longer period of time who wanted to bully him and snatch one of his treasures. However, that immortal king was insta-killed by Bai Wuya, causing him to gain fame. A thousand years after he stepped into the immortal king realm, he once killed a descendant of an immortal emperor because he saw injustice on the streets. As a result, thirteen immortal kings under the immortal emperor surrounded him and killed all of them.
Although immortal kings were also divided into cultivation levels, the thirteen immortal kings who ganged up on Bai Wuya back then weren't any weaker than him. Bai Wuya's combat prowess was extremely high, and in the end, another immortal emperor spoke up for him. Only then did the immortal emperors who wanted to kill him stop.
Many people were fearful of Deepflame, but Bai Wuya simply couldn't stand the arrogance of the descendant of an immortal emperor. Hence, he killed the descendant of an immortal emperor. How would he feel any fear towards Deepflame?
"Hmph, since his Majesty is accepting a disciple, this seat naturally has to support him. Bai Wuya, why don't you and I each choose a person and accept them as disciples? Let's see whose disciple has a brighter future." Deepflame seemed to have the intention to oppose Bai Wuya. He coldly started to radiate an extremely terrifying aura.
Characters at the immortal king realm already had the qualifications to be called supreme existences. But to the experts of the immortal realms, only those at the lower cultivation level would refer to immortal kings as supreme existences. They themselves wouldn't dare to call themselves supreme existences. After all, immortal emperors were the true rulers of the immortal realms.
Naturally, immortal kings and immortal emperors were also in the same realm, it's just that they were slightly different in terms of cultivation level. But for immortal emperors, every step they took was equivalent to an immortal. Wanting to cross a small realm was even harder than ascending the heavens. For example, those with immortal king physiques or supreme existences were fated to reach the immortal king realm. To countless people, this realm was unfathomably far away, but for them, it was only a matter of time. The immortal king realm was their starting point and not their destination. From this, one could very well imagine how terrifying they were.
"I, Bai, have no interest in accepting disciples. But it's fine if we compare our judgement." Bai Wuya faintly spoke, his words causing the people beside him to laugh, "Fine, since we are here to support his Majesty, we mustn't be too bored. It's fine to have some fun. Look, there are already people who managed to ascend to the seventh peak so quickly. Not bad. Being able to ascend to the seventh peak means that their perception can already reach the pinnacle of the 6th heavenly layer. His Majesty truly attracted many geniuses to appear in this particle world."
"The eighth peak, there are indeed more powerful people. Since their true bodies can ascend to the eighth peak, it means that their perception has already reached there. Such a level of perception can already reach the 7th heavenly layer."
"What's so strange about that? The majority of these people should be at the Celestial Phenomenon Realm, and there are even some who are at the upper third level of Celestial Phenomenon. Such people should at least be at the pinnacle of the 6th heavenly layer. Since his Majesty is accepting disciples, it's only normal for their perception to reach the 7th heavenly layer." Deepflame's eyes were immeasurably deep as he emotionlessly spoke, filled with respect towards the Eastern Sage Great Emperor.
Many people had smiles on their faces, yet they didn't feel that it was difficult. Celestial Phenomenon Ascendants who could ascend to the 7th heavenly layer were extremely rare even in the immortal realms. Many people condensed astral souls from the 6th heavenly layer when they broke through to Celestial Phenomenon. Although their perception would grow stronger as they advanced to the Celestial Phenomenon Realm, it wasn't so easy to break through to the 7th heavenly layer. Although the Eastern Sage Great Emperor could summon many such geniuses, there wouldn't be too many of them.
As for the ninth peak, it required one's perception to be at the 7th heavenly layer, roaming freely about. Nobody knew if there would be such a person in the world.
At this moment, Qin Wentian's perception also reached the eighth peak. The higher he ascended, the lesser the number of people on the peak. The number of illusory perception bodies also decreased, and at this moment, there were only a few of them left. An intense pressure bore down on his perception, wanting to shatter it.
"There's already a person who appeared on this peak, and there are quite a few others who arrived here at the same time as me. This means that they are all able to land on this peak. I have to continue ascending, only then would I be even more extraordinary." Qin Wentian didn't give up, he continued ascending. This opportunity was fought for by Qing 'er for him, he hoped that he would be able to grab hold of it.
At the same time, there was another important reason why he wished to enter the tutelage of a supreme existence. This way, the distance between him and Qing 'er wouldn't be too far away.
After all, Qing 'er was a princess of the immortal realms.
Qin Wentian was ascending, and so were the others. In addition, more and more perception bodies rushed up. Some of them knew that they had reached their limits and were afraid that their perception would collapse, hence, they sent their true bodies up. After a few hours, there were already five people who appeared on the eighth peak, causing many in the banquet to sigh in admiration. This was the rallying power of the Eastern Sage Immortal Emperor. Only a few hours had passed and there would still be more people appearing on the eighth peak.
And at this moment, on the highest and furthest peak, a figure appeared, standing there.
This person exuded astral energy fluctuations as his black eyes gleamed with a bright light. His aura was ice cold as he stared at the eight peaks below. There wasn't a hint of complacency in his eyes, as though everything was within his expectations. He should be the one who ascended to the highest peak.
"There's actually someone who arrived on the ninth peak." The eyes of the immortal cultivators at the banquet gleamed with sharpness as they stared at the figure on the ninth peak.
"This young man isn't bad. His cultivation base reached the eighth-level of Celestial Phenomenon within a hundred years of age, and he also has such perception. Although we're not sure about his fifth astral soul, his next astral soul is already destined to be a violet-gold astral soul. His potential isn't bad, and the success rate of him breaking through to the immortal realm is extremely high." Deepflame stared at that person as a bright light flashed in his eyes. The first to ascend to the ninth peak indicated that his perception was the strongest.
"There are a few more people on the eighth peak." Someone spoke.
"Only then would things be interesting. It would be best if he could attract his Majesty to appear."
The people of the Royal Sacred Region could all see the scene in the immortal palace. They could also see the ninth peak, including those who stood on it. These people were truly dazzling, especially that existence at the very top. He was high up in the air, exuding a sense of supremacy. It was as though he was the most dazzling existence in the world.
"Bzzz!" And at this moment, Qin Wentian who had been rushing forward all this while finally stepped past that slash. He could sense the existence of the ninth peak as the pressure grew even stronger. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart. Seems like he was about to reach his limit, it was impossible for him to continue ascending.
His perception landed on the immortal mountains. Instantly, at the location where his true body was at, resplendent golden runes flashed as he directly vanished from the Royal Sacred Region. In the next instant, his body appeared on the ninth immortal mountain. An intense fluctuation of astral energy could be felt from him, it was like the spatial energy that had yet to dissipate!
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