Longevity: Starting as a Sect Servant-Chapter 445 - 262: Battle of the Ascension Heavenly Stairway (Long - )

Chapter 445: Chapter 262: Battle of the Ascension Heavenly Stairway (Long Chapter)

Dao Sect, Celestial Dao Peak.

The Cyan Peak stands majestically, its highest point is amid the clouds, and shrouded in mist, from here, one can overlook the entire Dao Sect land.

"The Dao Sect’s energy is like a dragon, generations of Dao Sect cultivators have advanced successively, enhancing the blessed land from a million miles to the current ten million miles, such a legacy, is truly fortunate for us!"

The Sect Leader stands atop the mountain peak, gazing at the ten-million-mile landscape of the Dao Sect, his aged eyes full of emotion, he says, "Such a vibrant scene... it’s hard to imagine that one day it will wither to ashes!"

He heaved a heavy sigh!

They have spent fifty years deducing, but regarding the future... they truly cannot see clearly, and are unable to foresee.

They can only sense that a strange calamity is approaching...

When will it come, what will it be like when it arrives, what impact will it have on the Spirit Realm?

All are unanswered questions.

Behind him, an old man as withered as wood sat cross-legged, saying, "Faced with a great disaster, have you had any thoughts?"

"To retreat or to advance?"

The Sect Leader’s tone is heavy and slow, "Master, if we retreat, the world will fall into chaos, and we can only watch as the common people perish in a tragic disaster. Moreover, where can we, the people of the Dao Sect, retreat to?"

The withered old man nodded, "Throughout history, the Dao Sect has never retreated, and this is also my intention."

"Become Immortals!"

The Sect Leader spoke heavily, "As I see it, since the chaos cannot be seen through, let everyone become like dragons. If the Heavenly Dao does not abandon us and life continues, within our Dao Sect, there must emerge individuals with the fortune to turn the tide!"

"The whole Dao Sect must take a further step to have the capability to protect the world and consolidate itself!"

The withered old man said, "Just do as you said. I will inform the Supreme Elders and Immortals."

"The matter of competing for immortality can start preparations now. Whether we advance or retreat, improving the strength of the sect’s disciples is essential, especially before the catastrophe, it’s inevitable they must undergo some hardships."

The Sect Leader bowed deeply, then suddenly said, "Master, there is another issue that I need to discuss with you."

"Speak."

"While the Dao Sect does not retreat, it is necessary to preserve a spark of hope."

The Sect Leader spoke gravely, "In the chaos of heaven and earth, there is nowhere to hide, perhaps only strangeness can cover it."

The withered old man glanced at the Sect Leader, "You mean to select some disciples from the sect to cultivate Demon Skills, so that they might one day infiltrate the strangeness?"

The Sect Leader said, "Yes."

"Additionally, I’ve already made some preparations for this matter. In the sect, there are some disciples cultivating improved Demon Skills, and among them is someone like Jun Yelin, a Great Dao genius. He has received guidance and recognition from the former great master of the Demon Sect, Ye Mo; his talent and cultivation in the Demon Dao, even placed within the old Demon Sect, are top-notch."

"However, he only attained the technique of the Demon Skills but not the Dao, lacking the Demon Seed. If the Supremes and Immortals agree..."

Back when the Dao Sect destroyed the Demon Sect, besides people like Elder Xun Dongfang who were imprisoned, many high-ranking members were killed, their Primordial Spirit and soul suppressed within the Dao Sect, among them was the great master of the Demon Sect, Ye Mo!

"This matter is of great importance, I will go and, upon returning, discuss it with you."

The figure of the withered old man gradually faded, and just before disappearing he said, "You disguised those two new True Disciples, as preparation for Jun Yelin, right?"

The Sect Leader respectfully said, "The two of them are cultivating unmodified original Demon Skills, their bodies containing Demon Seeds. Abandoning them now would be a pity, but with time, once they have practiced our sect’s methods and possess Dao Qi, the transference of the Demon Seed will be much smoother..."

"Think this through carefully. Even if the Immortals and Supremes agree to this plan, the two of them are now True Disciples of our Dao Sect; to strip them of their Demon Seeds to graft onto Jun Yelin certainly lets Jun Yelin step into the Demon Dao officially, possessing complete Demon Dao legacy... but such actions, are they not akin to the Demon Sect?"

The words of the withered old man were solemn, "Whether it’s Shangguan Xiaoxiao or Li An, whatever wrongs they have done, they have entered the gate of the Dao Sect, and should be treated as one; how can they be used as vessels to nurture Demon Seeds for Jun Yelin?!"

The Sect Leader’s face is equally solemn, "I will thoroughly contemplate it!"

The old man vanished.

The Sect Leader stood there for a long time, his eyes full of the Dao Sect’s mountains and rivers, ultimately he sighed deeply, and then descended from the mountain peak.

On the Celestial Dao Peak, within a grand hall, sat a girl about seventeen or eighteen, cross-legged on a meditation mat, around her, Dao charm grew, wondrous and profound.

The Sect Leader appeared in the hall, glanced at the girl with a look of appreciation, said, "Xiao Xiao, that will be all for today’s morning lesson, come with me for a while."

Shangguan Xiaoxiao stood up and bowed, "At your command."

Fifty years ago, Shangguan Xiaoxiao was merely the size of a young child, but fifty years had passed, she has grown up, now exactly like the frail young girl back then, only the frail aura was gone, replaced by youthful beauty, lively and spirited.

...

Shortly thereafter.

"Clang!"

A resonant sound rang through the entire Dao Sect, awakening all the disciples.

"By order of the Sect Leader, from today on, the Dao Sect will reopen the Ascension Ladder, all disciples regardless of status, are to participate in the contest for the Ascension Ladder!"

"Those who excel in the Ascension Ladder will be sowed with the Immortal Seed and taught the opportunity of ascension!"

The edict was proclaimed, and the entire Dao Sect was shocked.

"What? The Ascension Ladder... this sort of thing, I’ve only seen it once in the records."

"The so-called Ascension Ladder is the culmination of the insights and Great Dao of the thirty-nine Immortals of the Dao Sect throughout history; it is a truly peerless treasure, contested by the disciples, where victors may have the opportunity of ascension."