Cultivating for a hundred lifetimes to ascension

Chapter 1703 - 914: Another Zhao Sheng, the Grand Gathering at Shouxin Hall

Burial Immortal Ruins, Shouxin Hall.

Towering peaks, clouds surging, above a vast sea of clouds, there floated an ancient golden palace, entirely golden and towering a hundred zhang tall.

This hall is named Shouxin Hall, it has been situated above the Cloud Sea since ancient times, constantly giving people a sense of ancient mystery, as if it will exist eternally unchanged.

In the mountains beneath the Cloud Sea, old and magnificent buildings can be faintly seen, they are one workshop after another, crowded with people, the clamors reaching the sky, appearing very lively.

In contrast to the bustling workshops below, Shouxin Hall appears very quiet. Surrounding the plaza before the hall were dozens of giant divine statues, all solemn and dignified, filled with an indescribable mysterious aura.

Soon after, two figures appeared in the center of the plaza out of thin air.

One person was tall and handsome, precisely Zhao Sheng, who traveled the heavens.

Beside him, the man with a lion nose and a broad face, his eyes as big as copper bells, seemed very dignified. However, this person was only five feet tall, with a body as stout as a barrel.

The most striking feature was a highly complex and esoteric dark golden pattern in the center of his forehead.

If anyone knowledgeable were present, they would immediately recognize this person as a member of the legendary Ancient Witch Clan, and with a very extraordinary status.

Because only a Witch Sacrifice of the Great Witch Realm and above can manifest their life Dao pattern on their own.

In fact, this person’s status was much higher than imagined.

This barrel-like short man’s surname was Jiang, his name Qianyuan, from the largest branch of the Ancient Witch Clan in the Jiujiang Witch Spirit Realm, the Qianjiang Witch Clan.

Jiang Qianyuan, as the former Great Witch Chief of the Qianjiang Witch Clan, was promoted to Heavenly Witch hundreds of thousands of years ago.

In the eyes of the Ancient Witch Clan, a Heavenly Witch is almost equivalent to an Integration Realm Great Power of the orthodox Human Clan.

Previously, Zhao Sheng followed a Witch Clan Immortal Ruins Guest to "descend" to the Jiujiang Witch Realm.

No sooner had he entered this realm, he was detected by Jiang Qianyuan sitting in Qianjiang Witch City.

Thus, the two had a small contest, ending in a draw.

As the saying goes, no acquaintance without a fight, that’s how Zhao Sheng and Jiang Qianyuan became acquainted, and soon after became old friends.

Jiang Qianyuan was also an Immortal Ruins Guest, and the Witch Clan Immortal Ruins Guest Zhao Sheng was tracking from the Lower Realm was precisely his third disciple.

"Brother Zhao, I’m not bragging! You’ve done well to come with me. This... Shouxin Hall opens once every hundred years, and each time many fellow cultivators come by invitation... it’s truly a grand event for us Immortal Ruins Guests."

Jiang Qianyuan was heading towards the Golden Hall while enthusiastically recounting the grand scenes of past exchanges to Zhao Sheng.

Zhao Sheng had actually already learned about Shouxin Hall from this person, but he still listened attentively.

Because he was very aware that his old friend was absolutely a chatterbox, and if he wasn’t allowed to speak his fill, it would be rather discontenting.

"You wouldn’t know! Last time, I had the eye of discernment and managed to trade three Great Dao True Patterns for a complete Black Tortoise Shell. I used it to refine a whole set of Witch Divination Spiritual Treasures..."

As Jiang Qianyuan was animatedly sharing his successful bargain story, the two walked up the stairs and successively stepped through the Golden Hall’s doors.

Stepping into the grand hall, Zhao Sheng’s view suddenly opened up, the hall was vast and expansive, stretching beyond sight, the floor and dome both cast in gold, smooth and mirror-like.

After entering the hall, Jiang Qianyuan immediately quieted down, merely casting a brief glance, then led Zhao Sheng, striding towards the depths of the hall.

In a flash, they had walked over a hundred li, soon appearing before one after another nine-layer Jade Platforms, all nine zhang and nine chi high, their surfaces densely covered with ancient symbols, each layer erect with jade statues, all modeled after the Human Clan.

At this moment, twenty-three of the Jade Platforms already had people seated on them.

As Zhao Sheng was new here, he naturally recognized none of them.

However, Jiang Qianyuan, having attended many times, quickly recognized many "old friends".

Jiang Qianyuan familiarly greeted his old friends, these Great Power Cultivators from all the heavens, warmly responding with smiles.

"Everyone, let me introduce to you, this is Taoist Zhao Qiongtian from the Taiching Spirit Realm, Taoist Zhao traveled to our realm before, and our acquaintance was birthed from a fight..." Jiang Qianyuan tediously introduced Zhao Sheng’s background to fellow Daoists.

Zhao Sheng, smiling, greeted the fellow Daoists and then chose an unoccupied Golden Dais to sit upon, Jiang Qianyuan also chose a Golden Dais right next to his.

Jiang Qianyuan’s chatterbox nature took over, soon engaging in lively discussions with many "old friends", almost like heavenly flowers falling.

Exchange among Great Powers inevitably involves sharing cultivation insights with each other.

And with Jiang Qianyuan’s participation, more and more Great Power Cultivators also joined in, making the hall’s atmosphere extremely lively.

While Zhao Sheng listened intently, he occasionally interjected. Each time he spoke, he offered new and intriguing insights, often leaving others in awe.

As time ticked by, after Zhao Sheng and the other person took their seats, an additional twelve people arrived one after another.

After three Ruins days, the number of high-level Immortal Ruins Guests who arrived at Shouxin Hall reached as many as thirty-seven, the lowest cultivation among them was above Returning to Void, and there were more than one Tribulation Crossing Venerables.

Perhaps because the time had come, the highest realm among the cultivators present, Yu Zhang Great Venerable, suddenly stood up slowly.

As Yu Zhang Great Venerable moved, it instantly attracted everyone’s attention, and the sound in the hall came to an abrupt stop, all cultivators’ eyes focused on him.