Out of all the sects in the Middle Ground, the one with the highest chance of reaching the Soul Formation stage was Abbot Wu Yin of the Great Wisdom Temple. His cultivation level had already reached the late-stage Nascent Soul stage, and he only needed an opportunity to take the next step to reach the Soul Formation stage.
As for the three great Yuanying cultivators of the Middle Ground, He Weiming, Old Demon Concord and Yu Xiang, they were all at the late-stage Yuanying stage, but they had been stuck there for more than five hundred years.
Back when Yi Tian entered the Middle Ground, they were already at the late-stage Yuanying stage. Now that five hundred years had passed, they had surpassed them and became the first Soul Formation stage cultivator to appear in the Tian Lan Continent in a few thousand years.
On the other hand, they were still at the same spot, far away from the Soul Formation stage. Other than He Weiming who had passed away, the other two were still alive, but they were barely hanging on.
From the looks of it, they seemed to have exhausted most of their potential, and it was almost impossible for them to reach the next level in this lifetime. Furthermore, the two of them were already old, at least two hundred years old. If they continued like this, they would be dead in another one or two hundred years.
Over the years, the ascension of the four Fey Kings must have impacted them greatly. If they reached the final step and had no other choice, they might even attempt to forcefully ascend with their late-stage Yuanying cultivation level.
Thinking of this, Yi Tian secretly had an idea. The next time the Ascension Stage was activated, he could do something about it. After all, the backup Six Paths Boundary Wheel had the seal of the Ascension Guide on it, so it was best not to expose it to the world above.
Actually, many years ago, he had secretly tried to gather the materials for the Six Paths Boundary Wheel to refine it. But after careful calculation, he only had two portions of the Spirit Wood Core.
This thing was not easy to obtain. Without a top-tier Level 7 Spirit Herb to fill in the Spirit Wood Core, it would cause the Divine Builder Tree's foundation to be unstable. And the Divine Builder Tree's condition would further affect all living things in the Northern Plains. This was karma that he did not dare to shoulder easily.
After returning to the Li Fire Sect in the Middle Ground, Yi Tian summoned the Sect Master, Qu Yifeng, and the two Pavilion Masters.
After the four of them discussed for a few days, the Li Fire Sect sent out a message to inform the various factions that the Ascension Ceremony in fifty years would once again increase the number of visitors. Each sect was allowed to send four Yuanying cultivators to observe the ceremony. Furthermore, each sect's quota could be extended. If the current Yuanying cultivators were unable to break through to the Soul Formation stage in the end, they could leave their quota to the other cultivators of the sect.
This way, the other cultivators in these sects would also have something to look forward to. Furthermore, the Li Fire Sect can be a good person. Since the spots have been given to you, you can use them however you want. Just recognize the sect.
As such, the number two figures of the large sects immediately began to think. After replying to the Li Fire Sect's message, they went into reclusive training.
It was no wonder that the Li Fire Sect had used the tactic of driving the tiger to devour the wolf, causing the cultivators from the various sects to fall into chaos.
It didn't take long for spies from the sects to report back. The top cultivators of the sects who had received the news had become very subtle. For example, Hehuan Sect's Hao Ji and Tiandao Sect's Du Ziheng naturally had their own plans.
On the second day after replying, they announced that they would enter reclusive training. They would only attend the Ascension Ceremony fifty years later at the Qi Yao Mountain.
After Yi Tian read the news, he only smiled faintly. Following that, he took out his communication charm to inform Huo Chilian that he would be hosting the next Ascension Ceremony.
Fifty years was at least two generations for mortals. However, for Yuanying cultivators, it was just a short period of reclusive training.
After Yi Tian returned to the sect, he did not meet Liu Piaopao and company. All he did was leave them a message. He announced that he would begin a long period of reclusive training in the Elixir Chamber's forbidden grounds.
Actually, the reason he chose this place was to hone his alchemy skills. Back then, Patriarch Wu Ye had reminded him that the past Li Fire Palace's rulers were all skilled in both alchemy and refining.
Although he had started out by refining weapons, he had long dabbled in alchemy. Hence, when he entered reclusive training in the Elixir Chamber, he would try his best to refine Level 5 and Level 6 pills.
With the help of the Li Fire Sect, he definitely did not need to worry about the source of the treasures.
And in the past few decades, something strange happened in the Li Fire Sect's Elixir Chamber. Every once in a while, a large batch of high-grade pills would be produced. The refiners' techniques improved with each passing day. The grades of the pills produced ranged from low-grade Level 5 to top-grade Level 6.
As a result, the Li Fire Sect's stockpile of pills suddenly had a surplus. Even when the Sect Master rewarded them with pills, he would give out more than twice as many pills as before.
The extra pills were specially entrusted to the Central State's Qi Bao Zhai to auction off. The spirit stones obtained from the auctions were also very impressive.
On a certain day fifty years later, Yi Tian was in the Elixir Chamber's forbidden grounds, pondering over how to refine the pile of treasures in front of him into pills. Suddenly, a hole appeared in the protective enchantment as a white beam of light flew in.
He reached out his hand and caught it. When he flipped his palm over, he saw that it was a communication charm from Huo Chilian. After gently injecting a sliver of his strength into it, he saw the recorded message: "Ascension Ceremony: 1 success, 1 defeat."
Upon seeing this, Yi Tian's eyelids drooped. From the looks of it, the two of them had ultimately gone. In terms of cultivation level, Flood Dragon King was slightly better, so he had likely passed.
After continuing to read the communication charm, Yi Tian pricked up his brows. It clearly stated that Flood Dragon King had encountered an extremely powerful void storm when he ascended to the entrance of the realm passageway. He had been torn apart under the watchful eyes of everyone. It could be said that he had perished on the spot.
But even so, it did not scare Zhang Xian who was behind him. Having learned his lesson from his ascension, he revealed his true form in mid-air and directly entered the realm passageway.
The South Sea Fey beast that accompanied him had left behind a soul pearl. Its effect was similar to a human's soul lamp. Six hours after his ascension, the soul pearl emitted a gentle glow, indicating that Zhang Xian had safely arrived in the Fey world.
This gave the people present a new understanding of the path of ascension. Even someone as strong as Flood Dragon King could not escape the suction of the void storm. But Zhang Xian had taken a different path. Even though he was slightly weaker than Flood Dragon King, he was still able to reach the other side safely. It could be said that luck played a huge part in his success.
After reading the message in the jade talisman, Yi Tian pouted and said, "Luck, huh? Seems like this Zhang Xian is also someone with great luck."
But then, he shook his head. Luck was not everything in the path of ascension. In the face of material difficulties, one could only rely on one's own strength. Any luck was useless.
That Zhang Xian must have some secrets that no one knew. Otherwise, he would not have dared to attack after witnessing Flood Dragon King's death.
After some calculations, the Six Paths Boundary Wheel had been used five times. Other than Qing Tian and Golden Hair, who ascended together, the others all used it alone.
With two out of five, the success rate was around 60%. It seemed like the next one would be him.
But before he ascended, he still had a favor to repay. He took out a communication charm, activated it and sent it out of the barrier.
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