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Chapter 567: Isn’t It Another Kind of Ascension?

The Green-eyed Fox Race had been floating in the void for so long that days felt like years. It had been a long time since they had seen such an amusing toy.

When they learned that Granny Li had successfully possessed someone and that her complete soul had entered a young man’s body in that safe world, all the members of the Green-eyed Fox Race cheered with joy!

This was a great victory for the tribe—Clan Leader and Granny Li would lead all the tribespeople away from this ghostly place to start a new life!

Seeing new hope, their spirits naturally lifted, and the mood was so high that all the corrupted, eerie Green-eyed Foxes easily transformed into handsome men and beautiful women, dancing gracefully around the displaced little cutie.

"Where am I?" Lu Shaojie woke up from a nap to find that everything, including his body, had changed!

He looked at the tall, spacious house and the enchanting beauties surrounding him, his eyes lit up at once, "I ascended to become an Immortal? Hahaha! Let me see where that bastard Jiang is, I want to cast him into the Eighteen Layers of Hell! Damn, even drinking a cup of his tea, he whined endlessly..."

Before he finished speaking, Lu Shaojie was captivated by a beautiful girl in a green dress, swallowing with a smirk, he said, "Fairy, come serve me on the bed!"

"Hahaha, girl, he’s asking you to get on the bed, hurry up!"

"Even such a fool can live so large, it seems their world is really nice!"

"Tsk! It’s a pity for Granny Li’s embroidered gold bed, if only we knew it would be sullied like this, we’d have thrown it into the horse pen..."

...

A group of "people" laughed uproariously. Watching this scene through the Clan Leader’s perspective, Ali couldn’t help but laugh, "Clan Leader is wise. Look at that foolish child still lost in his sweet dream.

If it weren’t for the fact that there are many fools in this world, our little illusion wouldn’t have fooled so many people into believing it so deeply."

To smoothly orchestrate the possession and soul exchange, and to make those mortals believe in a divinely bestowed skill, the Green-eyed Fox Clan Leader Jing Peiran meticulously crafted a beautiful dream exclusively for those mortals engrossed in wishful thinking.

When some people’s soul exchange reached a certain level, they could "see the Immortal Realm"!

Pavilions and towers gilded with jewels, ethereal gardens exuding Immortal Energy, fairy attendants waiting to welcome the "ascendant immortals" with countless charms... Everything was even more beautiful than dreams, presenting a scene beyond the wildest imaginations of mortals.

In addition, they could also "see Hell."

A stark contrast was painted between the spectral bones and ghostly aura of terrifying hell and the wondrous Immortal Realm, showing the "believers" a bright future where believing in the Fox Immortal Grandpa meant ascending to become an Immortal, whereas those opposed to Immortals naturally descended into Hell.

Lu Shaojie was the first to see the "Immortal Realm," firmly believing himself to be a child of destiny, destined to become the first Cultivator to smoothly ascend during the revival of Spiritual Energy!

He even dreamily wandered through the Immortal Realm, surrounded by dozens of fairies wearing Immortal Robes, mouths like flower petals feeding him fine wines; he indulged in pleasures to his heart’s content...

So, when attending the Immortal Ascension Conference held by the Celestial Sword Sect, encountering someone in the main hall who stopped him from drinking the fragrant tea, Lu Shaojie was almost furious!

Fairy wine from a fairy’s mouth, even that was for me to taste, and what kind of thing are you? Just a cup of tea, and you won’t let me drink it?

How dare you slander the Fox Immortal Grandpa as a fiend? A fool who’s never seen anything good, what fiend would save all living beings, bestow Immortal Techniques and give out gold?

Hmph! Having eyes but being blind, when I successfully master Immortal Techniques and ascend to the Immortal Realm, I will surely cast him into the Eighteen Layers of Hell, peel off his skin and draw his tendons, making him neither able to live nor die!

But that guy did seem to have some good things, like the shiny little stones exuding a slight fragrance.

The Fox Immortal Grandpa used those little stones to perform Immortal Techniques, instantly transporting the grandpa and grandson from Mirror Mountain to Wangshi Ridge.

Once the last grant of skills was complete, the three of them, laden with piles of gold, left Wangshi Ridge, passing through several places before reaching Earth Wheel City.

Lu Shaojie with just a small display, amazed the City Lord, and lived more luxuriously and comfortably in the City Lord’s Mansion as an Immortal Master by name.

Then, after another sleep, he ascended!

"Get over here!" Seeing none of the beauties paying him any attention, Lu Shaojie, accustomed to being fawned over, was somewhat annoyed, "Don’t be so arrogant as not to recognize your own position, you are all here to serve the Immortal Master, you should know your place!"

Emotions suddenly fluctuating, he suddenly found his entire body collapsing into a pile of green sticky slime, Lu Shaojie let out a muffled, stifled scream, "What’s happening? W-What’s going on?"

Instinctively wanting to escape, his slimy body made a squelching sound as it rubbed against itself, indeed moving rapidly outwards.

At this moment, Lu Shaojie finally saw this real world—the outside was pitch black, the howl of the sharp wind hurt his body dryly, a palace, though grandiose, upon closer inspection revealed many places had already cracked.

This wretched place is definitely not the Immortal Realm!

Even if he were a fool, he realized something was wrong.

"Do they really think they can achieve ascension by sitting back and doing nothing? How foolish these humans are. Suddenly, I find their bodies a bit repugnant. Won’t we become stupid if we possess them?"

"Well, to mortals with such short lifespans, isn’t this another form of ascension for them? Though the body has become somewhat strange and disgusting, they can survive without eating or sleeping, as long as this land continues to float. They can achieve eternal life and immortality."

"That’s true. They can indeed live forever, although they won’t have fine clothes or delicacies. After some time, the palace will collapse, and they will have nowhere to live. Of course, these are minor problems. Immortality is an extremely rare blessing that can’t demand everything at once!"

"It’s not that they have nothing at all. Aren’t humans most fond of Gold? Although we’ve exhausted all magical treasures with Spiritual Power from the treasury, we still have heaps upon heaps of gold and silver jewels..."

......

The Green-eyed Foxes grew increasingly excited, revealing their true forms.

Fox heads emerged one by one from their robes, with eyes glowing green staring at him. Lu Shaojie frantically crawled with his slimy body in terror, not knowing where his clothes had gone. "I’m an ascended Immortal! You demonic creatures, get lost! Father! Fox Immortal Grandfather! Save me!"

"You..." Jing Peiran looked down at him coldly. "Born into a life destined for poverty, meant to spend your life digging for food in the fields. But you were fortunate to encounter our Green-eyed Fox Race who had great mercy.

You gave so much Life-Buying Money and enjoyed luxuries unfit for several lifetimes, witnessing the world of Cultivators.

Having prematurely exhausted your fortune, barely with days to live, yet I, Fox Immortal Grandfather, still remained merciful, allowing you to come here and evade the Yin Messenger’s capture to achieve immortality. Why do you wail and cry? Kneel and thank the Fox Immortal Grandfather!"

Upon hearing the familiar voice and tone, Lu Shaojie collapsed in utter despair—so this is the true form of Fox Immortal Grandfather? A terrifying big fox!

"Master Jiang, save me!" He realized too late, but amidst his fear, the words Master Jiang once said flashed in his mind. Since he could see through and offered solutions, Master Jiang’s definitely able to save him!

"Oh? That young man..." Jing Peiran squinted his fox eyes, nodded, and smiled, "He indeed has a nice appearance, although I couldn’t discern his Realm, he’s absolutely exceptional compared to many in the Human World that I’ve encountered. It will be most excellent when I descend and possess him!"

Saying this, his mouth widened to the ears revealing sharp white teeth, his smile grew increasingly eerie and sinister, "What a pity, there’s no way to send Master Jiang here to play house with you bunch of fools. His soul, of course, must be devoured bit by bit to nourish and strengthen my soul, only then will nothing be wasted!

Do you hear it? That is the bell tolling from Wan’en Temple, welcoming Fox Immortal Grandfather’s arrival in a safe world!"

"Duang!"

The melodious chime echoed from the tallest bell tower of Wan’en Temple, Jiang Yuan slowly moved along with masses of people adorned in green pustules toward the newly opened Moon Gate.

The Green-eyed Fox Race significantly increased the speed of soul exchange manyfold; within just a few days since they arrived in Earth Wheel City, they’ve drawn many "Believers" with offerings of pure gold and silver.

Participating twice a day, and those closest have already had the majority of their bodies overtaken by the strange possession. Given the current situation, in three days at most, about a hundred and eighty people in Earth Wheel City will have their souls completely possessed by the Green-eyed Foxes.

As for the Lu family father and son, Jiang Yuan had already lost hope.

It’s likely because their souls were entirely possessed, only then could they use such rapid possession methods to bring the souls of the clansmen.

By this point, the originally fused and entangled souls are completely separated, even the system-granted Soul Hook is of no use.

"Next, please!" Next to the Moon Gate, two fully armed guards with Long Spears station themselves for protection, while a plump monk spins a black disc around newcomers’ heads twice before they’re allowed entry.

[Spirit Testing Disc: Originally a common Magical Treasure forged by the Green-eyed Fox Race to detect Spiritual Power fluctuation, imbued with special energy from the Ghost Realm, it can detect Spiritual Power fluctuations through most concealing treasures—close to a Divine Artifact in quality]

"Oh, the Ghost Realm has such a function?" Jiang Yuan felt slightly disappointed upon viewing the black disc’s detailed description.

Enhanced by Ghost Realm Energy for better quality, but it can only detect the presence of Spiritual Power fluctuations, immensely impractical. Who knows what other treasures the Green-eyed Fox Race has, but since a complete soul possession succeeded, they ought to bring their best items here.

Knowing clearly he’s not a Cultivator, Jiang Yuan remained calm throughout.

Just as predicted, the black disc spun twice without detecting anything, yet the plump monk didn’t immediately let him enter, but scrutinized his unfamiliar face and asked, "You’re new here?"

"Master, you have sharp eyes. I heard Earth Wheel City is best suited to visit Immortals and seek the way, so I came seeking Immortal fate. I had just entered the city gates when fellow Daoist Wang Dazhi introduced me seriously to the teachings of the Immortal Sect. I felt truly agreeable and came to partake in the Granting Skill ceremony." Jiang Yuan replied with genuine sincerity.

The opponent clearly had an extraordinary memory, immediately recalling who "Wang Dazhi" was, and disdainfully laughed, "He’s finally brought over a Believer! Newcomers aren’t eligible to enter the tower, you’ll have to find a place outside and sit wherever you can. If you introduce more Believers, you’ll qualify to enter the Golden Tower and listen to the Sanskrit tune to receive stronger Granting Skill."

Jiang Yuan joined his hands and nodded in indication, "Thank you, Master, for your guidance."

Upon entering the West Courtyard specially prepared for the Immortal Sect’s Granting Skill by Wan’en Temple, he glanced briefly and saw nearly a hundred Believers unqualified to enter the tower, with many waiting in line to access the courtyard.

As for the tower covered in gold paint said to be attended by the City Lord also for Granting Skill, it stood approximately twenty or thirty meters tall across five layers, capable of accommodating hundreds at the same time to receive "Granting Skill."

"Catching the leader of the Green-eyed Fox Race and doing ’purification’ for these people will be quite an undertaking." He observed the increasing number of citizens lining up for things, suffering varying degrees of pollution, and sighed secretly.