Chapter 96 - 76: Push Open This Gate, Immortal Arrival
Chapter 96: Chapter 76: Push Open This Gate, Immortal Arrival
A blizzard filled the sky, a storm even a Peak expert could easily suppress, yet not a single flake could land at the foot of the Heaven-Ascension Tower.
Countless snowflakes fell near the base of the tower, only to melt and vanish without a trace.
For a moment,
the blizzard that enveloped the world could not touch a single inch of soil at the foot of the Heaven-Ascension Tower.
Perhaps.
Some First Grade experts noticed this strange phenomenon.
But they assumed it was due to the clash between a Grandmaster and a Supreme First Grade expert.
Only Su Chen knew the truth.
This had nothing to do with those two.
It was related to the Abyss beneath the Heaven-Ascension Tower.
’Let’s see for myself why that mysterious Grandmaster in the Heaven-Ascension Tower keeps disappearing at its base.’
The first basement level of the Heaven-Ascension Tower.
It was protected by mechanisms.
Only those holding a Token could enter.
However,
such mechanisms could stop a Peak expert, but not Su Chen.
He stomped his foot!
BOOM!
The entire Heaven-Ascension Tower trembled. Countless fissures, dense as a spiderweb, spread across the body of the Heaven-Reaching tower that pierced the clouds. Dust billowed everywhere, creating a massive commotion.
A long, dark corridor, exuding an immense chill, was revealed before Su Chen’s eyes, leading straight into the earth.
"What is that person doing in the Heaven-Ascension Tower?"
Throughout the Imperial City, all the First Grade experts gazed at the Heaven-Ascension Tower from afar, baffled by the event.
Could another Grandmaster be inside the Heaven-Ascension Tower, fighting this Supreme First Grade, Lord Su?
There should have been a Bottomless Abyss beneath the Heaven-Ascension Tower.
「Three years ago.」
During the battle that marked the Fall of Liang, Su Chen had watched the Tianwu Tower be destroyed with his own eyes.
But...
now, before his very eyes,
a passageway had appeared.
Countless steps descended,
leading straight into darkness.
Where did it end?
’Better to be cautious.’
Su Chen hesitated. He held out his palm, upon which rested a single, crimson droplet that had yet to melt.
This was the blood of the Tianwu Emperor.
The Tree Whiskers stirred.
Soul Fusion Remembrance, activated.
In that instant, scenes from a life’s memory began to surface.
...
「In the Imperial Study.」
Shadows loomed. A figure in a Bright Yellow Dragon Robe, heart pierced, collapsed onto the dragon throne, their blood staining the memorials red.
"The Four Holy Celestial Pearls... I have one, and I know where to find another! I’ll give them to you!"
"Just spare my life!"
...
「The Abyss.」
A colossal Immortal Whale was bound by countless Void Iron Chains, sealed for three hundred years in this sunless place deep beneath the earth.
A figure in a Bright Yellow Emperor Robe chanted a secret incantation, drawing blood to extend their life, plundering an Immortal Skill, and transforming into a Demon Fiend.
’The Method of Stealing Immortals and Shortening Lifespan... Mr. Xiaoo was telling the truth.’
"Hahaha!"
"I shall be the world’s first emperor to achieve Longevity!"
...
「The Great Yu Dynasty.」
A young assassin failed in his attempt to kill the emperor. Hunted, he fell from a cliff and found himself in the Abyss.
Here, there were rows of Black Coffins and an ancient, timeworn Bronze Gate.
Beside the Bronze Gate stood a dark figure.
"I am called Xiaoo."
"Young man, I see you have extraordinary aptitude. Are you interested in cultivating the Extreme Realm with me?"
...
「On the street.」
「A snowy night.」
A beggar.
He fought with wild dogs for scraps of food.
At that time, in the Martial Dao of the Great Yu, the Emperor sought Immortals, treated his people like swine, and even used mortals for Alchemy to steal their Human Spiritual Qi.
Countless families were shattered and lost.
The beggar clenched his fists.
"The Violent Yu dynasty is tyrannical! The world should cast it out! If I become Emperor, I will never be like them. I will ensure all people under heaven live in peace..."
...
At that moment, Su Chen came back to himself.
He felt a wave of melancholy.
So, the ruler of Violent Liang, the Grand Ancestor of Liang who had oppressed the people for three hundred years, was once a righteous hero who had fought for the common folk, one who had risked his life to assassinate the emperor of Yu...
’In the end, he was blinded by power, forgetting the promise he made as a young man.’
Su Chen lowered his gaze and looked toward the Abyss.
The Bronze Gate.
A dark figure stood there, staring at Su Chen from across the Abyss, its voice a chorus of countless overlapping sounds.
"I am called Xiaoo."
"Young man, I see you have extraordinary aptitude. Are you interested in cultivating the Extreme Realm with me?"
This time, without a moment’s hesitation, Su Chen turned and walked away.
Before he left, he took one last deep look into the Abyss. Through the Grand Ancestor of Liang’s memory, he had seen the words etched upon that ancient Bronze Gate.
Elegant script was carved upon it.
Push open this Gate.
And witness the Immortal Arrival!
But Su Chen didn’t believe it.
Only an Extreme Realm Cultivator could push this Gate...
It was a trap!
A trap designed specifically for Extreme Realm Cultivators.