Transmigration After Becoming Love Saint-Chapter 435 - 162: This child is my Fated Couple!_4

But he was only at the early-stage of Cultivation, wasn’t he? He couldn’t possibly have such incredible luck all the time, could he?

Meanwhile, a figure emerged from the void—Granny Gu, the Sect Master of Dan King Sect. Looking at the sea of people on Immortal Cloud Peak, she smiled faintly. "Everyone, the Immortal Cloud Competition has concluded. Next is the Heavenly Pride Battle. Please have your disciples return to their sects to rest and recover for a day. The Heavenly Pride Battle will commence tomorrow."

As soon as she had spoken, it was clear this was the final verdict on the initial rankings of the Heavenly Pride Rank.

"Wait a minute!" someone stood up and said in a deep voice, "Sect Leader Gu, doesn’t this year’s top rank on the Heavenly Pride Rank seem a bit frivolous? How can there be a Cultivator at the early-stage Golden Core taking the top spot? Could there have been a mistake?"

Granny Gu glanced at this person. "Does Elder Shen have doubts?"

The crowd looked over and recognized the man who raised the question as Elder Shen of Realm King Sect, a great cultivator at the Peak of Divinity Transformation, a top expert in Realm King Sect. The Realm King Sect was a top-tier Sect in Xilu Land, well-known and respected. This Sect excelled in using Space Techniques, and many of the teleportation arrays in the Nine Provinces Cultivation World were developed by them. Their strength was formidable indeed. Named for ’Realm’, it was rumored that Realm King Sect had established its own small dimension, independent of the Nine Provinces, extraordinary and transcendent. That Mo Yuan of Realm King Sect was Elder Shen’s direct disciple and the designated Chief Disciple of this generation for the Sect.

"Of course, I have doubts," Elder Shen said.

"If you have doubts, go ask our Ancestor," Granny Gu replied indifferently.

"..." Elder Shen.

Who would dare to ask? Isn’t that courting death?

Dan King Sect had been established for hundreds of years, with connections spread across the Nine Provinces. Not to mention, the Tribulation Crossing Ancestor of Realm King Sect had personally sought an Elixir from Dan King Sect to break through to the Tribulation Crossing Realm.

How could he dare to ask?

"This..." Elder Shen’s expression faltered, and his voice immediately became meek.

"If he doesn’t dare to ask, I will!" At that moment, a robust old man stepped forward. "I’d like to ask, how can someone merely at the early-stage Golden Core be ranked above so many Nascent Soul Heavenly Prides?"

Granny Gu looked at the old man and frowned slightly. The elder was bare-chested, his Essence Blood radiating like the sun, emitting a violent and fiery aura. He was an Ancient Walker from Ancient Desolation Sect. As a Body Refining Sect from the Great Wilderness lineage, Ancient Desolation Sect was one of the few top-tier sects in the Nine Provinces.

The term ’Walker’ was not a name but a title. Disciples of Ancient Desolation Sect practiced body refining and had to measure the Nine Provinces on foot, trekking across the lands to be recognized as complete disciples. During this journey, they could not accept outside aid and had to rely entirely on themselves. It can be said that only after undergoing various trials would they possess earth-shattering strength, becoming peerless Body Cultivators who could capture the sun and moon with their bare hands. Also, because of this, these Body Cultivators were often straightforward and had an extremely fierce temperament. When they walked across the Nine Provinces, if they encountered something that displeased them, they were quick to anger, champions of justice who intervened in worldly injustices. For many Cultivators in the Nine Provinces, the disciples of Ancient Desolation Sect represented a unique sight. Compared to Dazang Buddha Sect, which also practiced body refining but took a peaceful route of cultivating both mind and character, Ancient Desolation Sect could be said to be exceptionally extreme.

Therefore, this Ancient Walker was very bold and raised the question directly. Clearly, he suspected there was something fishy going on. He even showed no fear of the Ascending Immortal Ancestor’s prestige, utterly fearless and unafraid of death. In the entire Nine Provinces Cultivation World, perhaps only disciples of Ancient Desolation Sect possessed such audacity.

Silence. It was utterly silent. As if everyone was waiting for something. It couldn’t be helped. What they were witnessing seemed too miraculous to be true. The Heavenly Pride Rank had been held numerous times across the Nine Provinces, and it wasn’t unheard of for someone from the Golden Core Realm to rise through the ranks. But to top the rank upon arrival seemed unprecedented.

「A moment later.」

The void surged, and a terrifying pressure approached. A Pill Furnace appeared, exerting an immense aura of authority. Almost instantly, the Ancient Walker was crushed from midair to the ground, his face turning red from the strain, unable to muster any resistance as he struggled in vain.

"You doubt me?" a light, drifting voice emanated from the Pill Furnace.

That was the Four Symbols Elixir Furnace, the symbol of Dan King Sect, where the Divine Heart Flame blazed, as if it could incinerate all falsehood in the world. Equally, it was a symbol of that Ancestor of Dan King Sect.

Everyone instantly became quiet. Ascension Experts were not entities one could encounter just anywhere. In the entire Nine Provinces, there were no more than a handful of Ascension Experts, each an unparalleled being in the world. They could even be regarded as the ones who determined the rules of the entire Nine Provinces.

Ascension Experts could be broadly categorized into the Old Guard and the New Guard. The so-called Old Guard comprised Ascension Experts from a thousand years ago, who possessed great Qi Fortune and left behind countless legendary deeds. New Guard Ascension Experts were the exceptional Heavenly Prides who rose to prominence after the changes in the world, ultimately becoming Ascension Experts. The Ancestor of Dan King Sect was an Old Guard Ascension Expert; both his strength and background outclassed those of the New Guard by several levels.

"I dare not..." The Ancient Walker’s face turned red as he hurriedly said, "But how could a mere early-stage Golden Core Cultivator overpower so many Nascent Soul Cultivators in the Immortal Cloud Competition? Please, Ancestor, enlighten me."

"What’s there to enlighten?" the light voice said casually. "He had the strength and luck, so he achieved it."

Easy for you to say. But how could that be possible? That Immortal Cloud Competition—one slight misstep, and you could encounter Fierce Beasts even more powerful than yourself, easily becoming a hapless victim.