Cultivating for a hundred lifetimes to ascension

"Ancestor, I made an agreement with the Star God five hundred years ago to assist him in transcending. This time, crossing into the Netherworld Realm, I have the protection of the Star God and have no fear of losing my life!" Zhao Sheng patiently persuaded.

But Zhao Xuanjing remained unmoved, shaking his head, "Outcasts from our race have alien hearts! Whether it's the Star God or the Blood God, both regard mortals as ants, their intentions inscrutable and beyond our understanding! What if..."

Zhao Sheng decisively interrupted, "There is no what if! Ancestor, you needn't try to dissuade me further. My heart is set, and this matter concerns my future path. The agreement with the Star God must be fulfilled."

Seeing this, Zhao Xuanjing scolded with a face full of disappointment, "You should know... if you could peacefully cultivate in this world for a millennium, achieving Late-stage Divinity Transformation would be as easy as reaching into a bag, and even Ascension would be within reach. But you... insist on undertaking a venture of nine deaths and one survival... Alas, it infuriates me!"

"Please don't be angry, Ancestor! I undertake this journey firstly for my own path, and secondly, to find a path for the family. If the Spiritual Energy environment in this realm continues to deteriorate, it will eventually become a mundane world devoid of Spiritual Energy. If that truly happens, my Southern Sky Zhao Family may fall apart, never to rise again."

"Hmph, descendants will have their own fortunes! If it truly comes to pass, then it is a tribulation the Zhao Family must endure! With your promising future and limitless path, why concern yourself with those unsatisfactory matters!"

Though he said this, Zhao Xuanjing's face showed slight signs of softening.

In truth, he knew his persuasion was ultimately ineffective.

Both being resolute individuals, Zhao Xuanjing understood that once someone like them makes a decision, no one can change their heart.

Noticing the ancestor's tone softening slightly, Zhao Sheng eagerly boasted, "Ancestor, I dare boast that upon entering the Netherworld Realm, the Blood God is surely doomed! When the day comes for the Netherworld and Spirit Realms to be purified again, it will be the divine opportunity for my Southern Sky Zhao Family to advance into both realms... Following this millennium and beyond, my Southern Sky Zhao Family is destined to become a colossal entity traversing the heavens."

"Hmph, you think quite far ahead, but alas, while I might live to witness that day, you boy... most likely won't!"

Hearing this, Zhao Sheng thumped his chest and said, "I will! Why wouldn't I! When that day comes, I promise to drink and converse with Ancestor for seven days and nights."

"Haha, I await that day eagerly... I have been waiting!"

...

An hour later, Zhao Sheng handed over the Sumeru Ring to the ancestor for safekeeping, containing ninety percent of his wealth, including the last Purple Cloud Divine Thunder.

During the battle with Emperor Yi, he refrained from using this item, intending to leave the family the strongest trump card.

After discussing further matters, Zhao Sheng calmly bid farewell to the ancestor, descending the Ascension Platform, and heading directly to the Mountain City.

Zhao Sheng soon arrived at Mountain City and in the Eight Diagrams Bright Tower in the west of the city, he met eight talented young family members who had been waiting for him, including Zhao Yueru and Zhao Rijia.

In the subsequent half year, Zhao Sheng devoted substantial effort to training this batch of family disciples. While guiding their cultivation, he secretly buried several treasures in the city and Heavenly Pillar Mountain for future generations.

Half a year later, Zhao Sheng secretly passed down eight Ancient Treasures including the Three Suns Intense Fire Banner, Nine Nether Tower, Falling Immortal Bow, Twelve Phoenix Mystic Banner to Zhao Yueru and the other eight, leaving only his Lifebound Magic Treasure, the Ten Thousand Fire Tripod.

Then the next day, he quietly departed from Mountain City.

Years later, the Southern Sky Zhao Family announced externally that the Qiong Tian Ancestor had chanced upon celestial secrets and thus needed to retreat for Enlightenment, henceforth living in seclusion.

It was not until over two centuries later when masters from the Spirit Realm arrived and descended upon the Tianzhu Realm, summoning the Divinity Transformation True Monarchs for an audience.

Only on that day did figures like Xie Jue Nan and Heavenly Termination Immortal learn that the peerlessly stunning Mo Xing Daoist had been missing for long... but let this be aside for now.

...

If someone asked how long it takes for a Divinity Transformation True Monarch to fly from Heavenly Pillar Mountain to Shattered Star Sea?

Less than a day!

When Zhao Sheng blitzed into the Inner Sea of the Shattered Star Sea, the sky had just turned dark, and traces of the fiery clouds still lingered with a slight red glow in the west.

Overlooking the ocean, endless Star Algae occupied all sight, the sea surface emitting colorful faint starlight, shining brightly and dimly, as if an enormous and unimaginable creature was gently breathing undersea.

Zhao Sheng's gaze shifted, suddenly descending with tunneling light onto the sea surface, standing atop the colorful Star Algae, feeling soft yet full of vibrant life.

Glancing around, Zhao Sheng sat cross-legged, closed his eyes, a brilliant Divine Light burst from his brow, with the strong Divine Thought of his Divinity Transformation Second Level cultivation fully released, instantly enveloping a sea area of sixteen hundred miles.

Immediately, his Divine Thought began sending specific messages to the sky and sea at a certain special frequency.

As time slowly elapsed, the Star Algae clusters in the Inner Sea of Shattered Star Sea began rapidly dividing and multiplying, growing mature at an extraordinary speed, then decaying and dying, repeatedly cycling endlessly.

With the moon high in the sky, Zhao Sheng suddenly sensed the sea below "came to life," an indescribably vast consciousness stirring from its deep slumber, starting to connect with his Primordial Spirit.

Exhale～

Zhao Sheng felt his body lighten, his Primordial Spirit spinning wildly.

In the next second, his whole being appeared above a boundless, tranquil, and wave-less sea.