CBGC - ch111.1

Chapter 111: Ascension

On top of the Kunlun Divine Tree, the gate to the main hall of the Immortal Palace is already open.

But for now, no one is going in, nor are there people fighting to do so. There’s just a group of people standing outside the main hall, and they look quite orderly.

Li Xinmei stands inconspicuously behind the crowd, with Fang Dingyuan right next to her. Behind her are her master and a Great Elder of the Qiankun Array Hall. Although this Elder is in the Nascent Soul stage, his cultivation at this moment can only be considered the weakest in the crowd.

To obtain the Ninth-Rank Pill for her, the elders of the sect and the uncles and aunts above the Golden Core stage all went to the Hengduan Range of the Qilian Mountains. However, only the Great Elder and her master came back. Not only did they fail to collect the required herbs, the elite members of the sect almost got completely annihilated. The elder was seriously injured and was infected with demonic qi. His life is hanging by a thread. Similarly, her master was also seriously injured and his cultivation dropped a level. Li Xinmei can hardly bear such a blow.

The entire Qiankun Array Hall can't bear it either.

To cure the Elder, a steady stream of spirit stones is needed. The resources and spirit stones within the Qiankun Array Hall have been exhausted, and even the magic weapons that could be sold have been sold, but it is still far from enough. In the end, Li Xinmei turned her mind to the jade box that might be the key to the Immortal palace.

The key was handled by her master Ning Xuzi, and she didn’t know more about the details. She only knew that they exchanged it for a large number of spirit stones, pills, and treasures. They also cured the elder's illness and even exchanged for a Ninth-Rank Meridian Moistening pill.

Li Xinmei regrets it. If she had known earlier, she would have just taken out the key. But instead, it cost the lives of so many seniors in the sect. She shouldn't have stayed in secluded cultivation in the first place. Because if she didn’t, she could have stopped them from risking their lives.

Li Xinmei has been very depressed these days. Her meridians have recovered, and her cultivation speed has been very fast. She’s already reached the stage of Great Perfection in the Foundation Establishment stage, but she feels very dispirited, and she’s been blaming herself in her heart. She’s also been trying desperately to become stronger to protect the sect, but she failed to break through to the Golden Core stage. She has become much thinner. She had also thought of going out to talk to her Granny, but her identity is now the Head of the Qiankun Array Hall. She could not leave casually, as she’s carrying a heavy responsibility on her shoulders.

She thought that handing over the key would be the end of it, but she didn't expect that the major sects would also involve the Qiankun Array Hall. Moreover, she was specifically named and asked to come over. Li Xinmei doesn’t know what’s happening and is somewhat nervous, so she stands in the crowd with unease.

Beside her, Fang Dingyuan takes her hand, giving her some peace of mind. Now, they have publicly released that Fang Dingyuan has comprehended the Qiankun Formation Eye, and while his Formation Eye hasn’t fully developed yet, the golden light flowing from his eyes could not be concealed, and others could see it at a glance. In other words, Fang Dingyuan has stepped into the light, and the risks and crises he is facing have become greater.

Because she owns a pair of eyes that comprehended the Qiankun Formation Eye, they’ve all been protecting her, with the hopes that she could pass on this inheritance. But she is still so weak right now, and she even failed to advance to the Golden Core stage. Li Xinmei flattens her lips and looks at the crowd in the distance, at those powerful people high above. She just feels a little lost.

Just then, someone shouts, "Li Xinmei, come here."

The voice is extremely majestic, containing a powerful soul pressure. Li Xinmei’s feet move forward against her will, while her hand is still held by Fang Dingyuan. She wants to let go, only to find that Fang Dingyuan is following her.

"Don't be afraid." The Great Elder who shields in front of her seems to have been blown back a few steps by a gust of wind. He can barely squeeze out a voice to tell Li Xinmei not to be afraid.

She isn’t afraid, not of death. She only fears that she would harm the sect.