Chapter 95

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Chapter 95: Bring Them to the Upper Realm

To strong beings in the Ascension Realm, the first two levels are just easy battles among beginners.

The Cloud Island rewards won after winning the arena are so small that they could easily be eroded into pieces by the sea of clouds at any moment.

Such low-level battles are only suitable for training the younger generation in the family.

Real competition is found on the third level.

Upon reaching the Ascension Realm, the level of competition and danger increases, as everyone has faced the heavenly thunder before. Who is afraid of death now?

The anonymous rules of the Cloud Sea Tower make it even more challenging, as no one knows who they are up against.

If faced with reasonable cultivators, it is better to withdraw if unable to win.

But if she encounters a master with a penchant for killing… she’s in trouble.

They were already frustrated in Cloud Sea City where killing was prohibited, yet they didn’t seize the chance to cause trouble in Cloud Sea Tower? Challengers targeted by them are highly likely to be killed on the spot without even finding a chance to surrender.

So, starting from the third level, every battle within Cloud Sea Tower is like a life-or-death gamble.

Wen Yun never underestimates her opponents, always remembering the four words "cherish life." This time entering Cloud Sea Tower, she was fully prepared.

Although she still wore simple and plain clothes, without any accessories or treasures, her eyes were determined, her back straight, truly a cold and aloof female sword cultivator.

But besides her small dragon, who could guess the truth hidden beneath this facade?

Under her clothes, she had more than three hundred defensive scrolls pasted, almost sewing them into her clothes!

She was the only challenger this month, so there was no need to worry about someone behind her breaking the rules and launching a surprise attack.

The moment Wen Yun stepped into Cloud Sea Tower, she was transported to the one hundredth arena on the third level.

There was a tall, skinny young man guarding the arena here. His age was hard to tell as he kept his eyes closed, looking like he was napping. The dim light only fell on half of his body, faintly revealing old bloodstains on the edge of his clothes.

A sense of killing intent suddenly spread out.

Although he was ranked lowest among the cultivators in the Cloud Sea Tower, this dangerous aura was unmatched by those from outside.

The moment Wen Yun stepped in, he abruptly opened his eyes, and a cold gaze shot towards her.

Upon seeing Wen Yun’s overly young face, he paused for a moment, then slowly furrowed his brow.

He coldly said, "Which little girl’s family dares to come for the trial in Cloud Sea Tower right after ascending? This is not a place for pampered young masters and misses like you. I don’t feel like fighting children, so go away on your own."

If it were another cultivator hearing such words, they would surely be furious, feeling disrespected and wanting to kill him!

However, Wen Yun, who was over five hundred years old, thought, "He’s praising my youth, how delightful!"

So, instead of leaving, Wen Yun took out her weapon, smiling and bowing to him, saying loudly, "Please teach me, fellow cultivator."

Seeing that she was not interested, the young man’s face turned cold, "In that case, let me give you the first lesson of the Cloud Sea Tower!"

He moved extremely fast, shooting over like an arrow.

Wen Yun’s eyes lit up.

Truly worthy of being a fighter in the Cloud Sea Tower, even if only at the end, her skills far surpassed the ordinary Ascenders.

This was her first official battle after ascending, she needed to engage with others to truly adapt to the power of the Ascension Realm.

Her opponent was strong, and she was pleased.

Wen Yun lightly leaped back holding the dragon bone wand, she didn’t immediately counterattack, instead releasing her Divine Sense, covering the entire arena!

Divine Sense is actually mental power, in this regard, Wen Yun is much stronger than ordinary cultivators…No, to be precise, perhaps no one in the Ascension Realm is her match.

Because she has endured one hundred and twenty-two thunderstorms!

Even though the upper realm cultivators also practice Divine Sense, no one is like Wen Yun, who focused solely on cultivating her soul for the first five hundred years.

None of them are as extreme as Wen Yun, who risked her life every day to research forbidden spells, tormenting her own soul over and over until she became accustomed to the pain.

So while ordinary people can endure the first hundred bolts of Heavenly Thunder during physical training, they can’t withstand the soul-torturing pain that comes later during soul refinement.

Even the famous prodigy, Shang Wuyang, couldn’t survive the hundred and first bolt of Heavenly Thunder, just like everyone else.

After Wen Yun’s soul underwent refinement, it became even more formidable.

At this moment, her Divine Sense was like delicate threads, silently detecting every subtle change in the air and responding immediately.

The tall and slim youth also felt something was amiss.

Despite her mediocre skills and abilities, the girl in front of him couldn’t even find a chance to strike back against his attacks. Strangely, she narrowly avoided every strike as if she could predict all his moves in advance!

Could it be that she only focuses on agility training and not combat techniques?

What a strange situation!

It seemed like a game of cat and mouse, but the clever mouse turned the tables and made the cat chase after it.

As the fight continued, the tall and thin young man was running out of energy, and his quick movements slowed down.

"The time is now," she said.

Seizing the opportunity, Wen Yun grabbed a weapon when her opponent missed a strike, although she held a Dragon Bone Magic Wand, she swung a sword instead!

The tall and thin young man never expected that the girl, who had been running away all day, would fight back with such strength, catching him off guard and knocking him off his feet with one strike!

As he was knocked off the stage, the young man’s mind was still a bit confused.

However, the girl had already tidied up her clothes and smiled at him, thanking him for his hard work.

Just before he was transported out of the Cloud Sea Tower, he finally understood why she had thanked him for his hard work.

It seems this girl is using herself as a practice partner!

Wen Yun really thought like that and acted accordingly.

Even though sword cultivators love money, she was not willing to risk her life for wealth unless absolutely necessary.

While Cloud Island is beautiful, her life is more precious.

So, after winning three practice partners in a row, Wen Yun realized that her current strength was not enough, and she might not be able to continue challenging further.

She barely won against number ninety-eight by using sneak attacks, and if she tried to challenge a stronger opponent, she might end up defeated.

After preparing to go out, she planned to carefully reflect on the three previous battles, digest all the experiences, and then attempt to challenge the number ninety-seven arena next month.

For now, Wen Yun decisively chose to end this month’s challenges and retreated outside the Cloud Sea Tower.

The solemn and silent Cloud Sea Tower inside and outside the tower seemed like two different worlds.

The Cloud Sea Tower has become a must-see attraction in Cloud Sea World. Even though most people don’t plan to go inside and take risks, they still come to Cloud Sea World to have a look, making this area especially lively.

Not to mention the various luxurious shops in the city, even the large open space outside the tower is filled with all kinds of stalls, where merchants from all walks of life easily exchange resources and special products, creating a bustling scene.

Even though cultivators in the cultivation world don’t need to eat, if you want magical treasures for your practice, you still need Origin Crystal, right?

If you are injured and need a Medical Cultivator, you still need Origin Crystal, right?

If your weapon is broken and needs repair, you still need to use Origin Crystal, right?

In the upper realm, even pursuing enemies requires a large amount of Origin Crystal! After all, the upper realm is so vast, finding someone is not an easy task.

After all is said and done, the resources needed for cultivation in the upper realm are like a never-ending giant pit that can never be filled.

Therefore, it’s not unusual for cultivators like those from the Ascension Realm to set up stalls to save on consignment fees. Some of them have even started learning how to boldly call out and attract customers.

Wen Yun looked up and immediately spotted Immortal Su Yuan, who was shouting the loudest in the crowd.

The old sword master energetically rolled up his sleeves and stood in the middle of the crowd, fearlessly greeting loudly.

"Passers-by, don’t miss out! Renting out a first-tier Cloud Island cheaply, also have a few second-tier Cloud Islands, with excellent locations and stunning views… Oh, Little Yun girl, you came out so quickly?"

After experiencing the lesson Ye Shubai gave last time, Immortal Su Yuan finally steadied his hand this time.

He didn’t act superior in front of Wen Yun, but asked cautiously, "How many people did you defeat this time?"

Upon learning that Wen Yun had won three times, he finally breathed a sigh of relief, thankfully it wasn’t too extreme.

But upon second thought, Wen Yun was challenging the Ascension Realm!

She had just ascended and was already challenging three people, when considering, three Ascension Realms were much more challenging than a hundred below ascension, Wen Yun seemed even more extreme than Ye Shubai!

However, a mature sword master would never reveal their true thoughts.

Immortal Su Yuan nodded indifferently and coldly commented, "It’s acceptable."

Wen Yun didn’t mind these things. She was more concerned about Ye Shubai’s whereabouts, "It’s been almost ten days, and Little Bai still hasn’t come out?"

"Kid Ye is very stubborn. He may only come out when pushed to his limit again. We don’t need to wait for him; let’s go do more important things first."

Immortal Su Yuan slowly packed up his stall and nodded at Wen Yun.

"Let’s go, we are heading to your newly acquired three-tiered Cloud Island."

Wen Yun was actually quite worried about Cloud Sea Tower, but only her Divine Sense mark on the Cloud Brand could open Cloud Island, so Immortal Su Yuan couldn’t do it without her presence.

She reluctantly withdrew her worried gaze and followed the senior.

The old sword cultivator watched with a mix of sadness and amusement, took out a flask of strong liquor, and drank deeply.

Ah, youth is wonderful, being able to talk about love and romance. It’s truly enviable!

Fortunately, after acquiring the new three Cloud Islands, Immortal Su Yuan quickly healed his bitter heart.

What a lovely Cloud Island we have here to explore instead of all those lovey-dovey feelings!

Wen Yun used her special Divine Sense to investigate inside Cloud Brand and frowned, "Why are these two islands so far apart?"

The Cloud Sea World is so big, these two islands must be on the edge of it. With their current flying speed, they won’t even have time to go and check them out.

Luckily, the last Cloud Island is quite close to Cloud Sea City. After carefully observing its location, it seems to be almost adjacent to The Tenth Peak island.

Of course, this so-called closeness still takes more than half a day of flying with their sword.

Upon landing on the new island, Immortal Su Yuan immediately broke into a big smile.

"Wow, this Cloud Island is amazing! No wonder it’s a big island that came as a reward for reaching the third level. It looks like it’s four or five times bigger than the previous one, and I can’t even see its edge."

He felt very happy looking around the island after landing.

"The previous owner of this Cloud Island had great taste. They even built a mansion here, and judging by the signs of use, they must have lived here for at least two months."

Su Yuan, who was very happy, walked around the island carefully and then nodded firmly, "I think this place is great."

Wen Yun also looked carefully, her eyes shining brighter and brighter, and she nodded in agreement, "I think this place is great too."

"I think we can offer twenty thousand Origin Crystals for this Cloud Island… No, make it thirty thousand. It should be easy to rent out. I will go find potential buyers now!"

"Wait a moment, senior!"

But Wen Yun suddenly stopped him.

"What? Do you think thirty thousand is too low? Should I raise the price?"

"No, I want to keep this Cloud Island for myself."

"Keep it? Are you planning to live on two different islands with Kid Ye?"

"No, I want to leave it to the Qingliu Sword Sect."

Immortal Su Yuan’s face froze, hesitating before speaking, "Do you really want to bring the Qingliu Sword Sect to the upper realm? You’re not joking, are you?!"

"Yes, I always speak the truth."

Wen Yun stood up straight and bowed deeply to Immortal Su Yuan.

She expressed her wish, "Please take my fellow disciples to Cloud Sea World, senior!"

Ascenders can travel through different realms by breaking through the void.

Now that she and Ye Shubai, both understanding the Power of Rules, are not in the lower realm, Dongxuan World may not notice the abandoned place and it might be possible to bring people out from there.

However, she and Ye Shubai need to stay and guard the arena of Cloud Sea Tower and cannot leave. This task can only be handled by Immortal Su Yuan.

Immortal Su Yuan was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter, "Why hesitate? So this is the reason. You don’t even need to ask me. They are my direct disciples after all. Even if you didn’t mention it, I planned to bring them out. The chance of ascension in the lower realm is nearly zero."

"Just remember, Little Yun girl, you need to be mentally prepared in advance."

"We don’t have magical tools to travel in the sky. Without an Ascender to guide us, we can’t survive in the sky. I can only bring two people with me. The distance between these two worlds is very far. Maybe you didn’t notice, but it took us decades just to travel from the cultivation world to the Cloud Sea World!"

"You promise me that I can bring back the news about guiding them to the upper realm. Can they remain friendly and loving like they used to be in the face of the cruelty of the upper realm, or will they turn against each other for these two spots?"

"Young Yun, don’t forget about Kid Ye! Ascending to the upper realm is the lifelong goal of almost all cultivators!"

Wen Yun’s body trembled.

Yes, those who coveted Ye Shubaijade’s nascent soul for their dream of ascension were once Ye Shubai’s friends and fellow disciples.

All cultivators are marked with the same belief from the beginning of their practice: to work hard to pursue the Dao and ascend to the upper realm.

They didn’t know that the upper realm was not as good as they thought, nor did they realize that previous Ascenders were like chosen livestock in a slaughterhouse, meeting a tragic end.

They only knew that ascending to the upper realm would make them immortals, living freely and eternally.

Even their senior brothers, who had not seen the true situation of the upper realm, probably shared the same thoughts. So, when Wen Yun ascended, they congratulated her sincerely but also felt envious.

If Immortal Su Yuan goes back, and says he will bring two people to the upper realm, that is like giving them two shortcuts to ascension.

That temptation is much stronger than Ye Shubai’s nascent soul, and it’s likely that no one would want to wait for decades or even centuries for Immortal Su Yuan’s promised return.

But, will they believe in this vague promise, or will they choose to seize the opportunity in front of them?

There are many elder martial sisters, not just two, and the commotion of taking people away cannot be hidden at all.

Will they turn against each other? Will they break their bonds and draw swords against each other because of this?

Wen Yun faintly saw that scene again before her eyes.

Ye Shubai dragged his feet heavily, walking slowly on the snow, the glaring red standing out against the white.

His injuries came from a demon cultivator, but also from those former righteous cultivator friends who used to greet him with smiles, and even more from the indelible greed and desires within human nature!

The kind-hearted Elders from the East and Ouyang, and the approachable leader Liu Zhengxu.

These three people used to practice martial arts closely with Ye Shubai, maybe they even discussed swordsmanship together in the early morning light, and Liu Zhengxu was Ye Shubai’s childhood friend.

But even with such a close relationship, in the end, they severed their deep friendship for the remote possibility of ascension!

After realizing all of this, Wen Yun finally understood a fact.

Cultivators in the immortal realm have long engraved their desire for ascension in their bones.

For ascension, they were willing to sacrifice everything, even their lives!

Immortal Su Yuan sighed.

"I have lived for over three thousand years, experienced more things and people than you can imagine, nothing is more unpredictable than the human heart, even immortals cannot see through it!"

Wen Yun remained silent for a long time.

Finally, she bowed again and paid her respects to Immortal Su Yuan.

"Senior, I trust them."