Immortal Ascension

Before diving in, I want to apologize

About the delay. I've been sick lately, and my body hasn't been adapting well to the weather changes.

On top of that, college has been pretty overwhelming for me lately.

So hope everyone understood my situation.

That aside I want to announce that I've had a lot of ideas recently and have been thinking about writing another novel. I've already thought through the full storylines for several of them. Initially, I was going to write False Truth Demon Venerable, a fanfiction focused on the illusion path—so, yes, my name actually has a bit of history!

SO

Tomorrow, I'll post a list of my novel ideas on Patreon for a public vote. I hope you can join in and share your thoughts!"

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Enjoy reading

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Northern Plains, Northern Region

A man appeared in the vast, snowy wilderness, emitting no aura. Had it not been for the faint dark light surrounding him, no one would have noticed his presence.

It was Fang Yuan. He had successfully used his killer move, Defying-Heaven Dark Travel, and arrived in some northern part of the Northern Plains. He carefully scanned his surroundings, ensuring no one was nearby.

"Good, it's as safe as I expected," Fang Yuan muttered, heading further north.

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After a few days of travel, he reached his destination—a silent, desolate field of snow.

"I've arrived at my ascension place—the Absolute Ice Battlefield," Fang Yuan smiled as he looked over the icy plains.

In ancient times, Reckless Savage Demon Venerable had once fought strong enemies in the Absolute Ice Battlefield, destroying the land and leaving a void. After the fight, he turned into the immemorial desolate beast Ice Phoenix and restored the battlefield with his breath of absolute profound ice, freezing the void and creating the icy plain once more.

"This battlefield is a blessing from Reckless Savage Demon Venerable, and I will make full use of it," Fang Yuan said, excitement in his voice as he entered the icy field.

He stood calm amid the ice, ready to ascend to the Gu Immortal realm. His aperture wall in his second aperture began to shatter as he initiated the process.

A massive surge of heaven and earth qi erupted. The blue sky above darkened with clouds, and the icy ground cracked under the pressure. Heaven and earth qi grew denser by the second as Fang Yuan floated between the sky and the earth, absorbing and merging the energies with his own human qi.

As the three types of qi—heaven, earth, and human—fused, they poured into the space where his aperture once was, triggering a mysterious transformation. His physical body and soul were tempered, and his very existence elevated to a higher level.

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There are Three Steps to a successful ascension.

 Crushing the Aperture: Fang Yuan had to shatter his mortal aperture completely, allowing the heaven and earth qi to nourish him. The more qi he absorbed, the higher his chances of succeeding. Importantly, the heaven and earth qi needed to remain perfectly balanced.

 Generating Human Qi: Fang Yuan had to generate his own human qi. This represented his battle strength, the toughness of his body, the depth of his soul, his understanding of Gu worms, and his attainment of the path he cultivated.

Balancing the Qi: Fang Yuan had to balance his human qi with the heaven and earth qi.

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When Fang Yuan began generating human qi, he activated the Human Qi Increase Gu, a valuable gu he had acquired from Lang Ya Land Spirit. As his human qi increased, so did the influx of heaven and earth qi—along with the intensity of the calamities and tribulations that accompanied ascension.

Suddenly, a colossal desolate beast emerged from beneath the ice. It was a gigantic golden rat—the Earth Calamity, an Ancient Desolate Beast.

"I've been preparing for this," Fang Yuan smirked, quickly activating his killer moves.

He had planned meticulously for this moment, arming himself with a vast collection of Gu worms and a series of deadly killer moves, all with the help of the A.I. Chip. Not only that, but Fang Yuan had developed a technique allowing him to change his killer moves in battle—but this ability could only be used by a mortal because of his incomplete Dao marks.

So without hesitation, he transformed into an Ice Tiger, freezing the rat with powerful ice attacks. Using the tiger's formidable strength, he crushed the rat's body, before shifting forms—becoming a Water Wolf, then a Thunder Eagle, bombarding the rat with relentless strikes.

Although the giant rat lashed out in fury, Fang Yuan effortlessly dodged its attacks, transforming at the perfect moments to gain the upper hand. Eventually, he shattered the rat's head.

The ease of his victory was due to several factors. Firstly, the rat did not possess any Gu worms, neither immortal nor mortal. Secondly, it was due to the nature of the Absolute Ice Battlefield itself.

The battlefield was filled with the Dao Marks of Reckless Savage Demon Venerable who was giving help to Fang Yuan.

When Gu Masters of the strength path or transformation path ascended here, they would be infused with the venerable's true meaning. Fang Yuan knew this, and it was part of his plan.

"With this, my transformation path attainment should soar," Fang Yuan said, glancing at the decapitated rat. However, despite losing its head, the rat's body continued to move.

Fang Yuan, now in the form of a Wind Falcon, hovered high above, watching intently.

The next moment the rat's body suddenly exploded, releasing a swarm of beasts.

"It's the free attainment experience gift I've been waiting for," Fang Yuan chuckled.

He unleashed a massive fire tornado, obliterating a large number of the beasts, then dove into the fray, launching a savage slaughter. Every time he killed a beast, he felt his transformation attainment rise. Even his strength path attainment surged as he destroyed packs of powerful apes.

Fang Yuan reveled in the bloodshed, laughing wildly as his attainment levels soared.

After he killed enough, he stopped as the Heavenly Tribulation had arrived.

An Ice and Snow Tornado Tribulation descended upon him. Fang Yuan quickly activated his defensive killer moves, skillfully dodging and fending off the assault. Having already dealt with the beasts, there were no further distractions.

Fang Yuan had already used the Small Family Qi Gu to reduce the power of the tribulation, making it easier to endure. The once overwhelming pressure of the Heavenly Tribulation had lessened.

After some time the Tribulation ended but Fang Yuan's body stilled. He was now fully immersed in the swirling three-colored qi, balancing the energies perfectly.

"A.I. Chip, start analyzing the immortal recipe I need and gather all possible secrets," he commanded, his eyes closed in deep concentration. All manner of Great Dao mysteries flooded into his mind like a stream of warm light.

[Beep... Analysis in progress…]

After what seemed like an eternity, a brilliant light erupted, signaling the creation of his immortal aperture. The entire small world was engulfed in the blinding glow.

From the center of the aperture, an Immortal Gu slowly rose.

"So, this is the recipe. My Transformation Immortal Gu—Shapeshifting Immortal Gu—is finally here," Fang Yuan said calmly, gazing at the immortal Gu in front of him as it was a certain thing for him to get.

But suddenly his calm face changed

"…..Hmm, finally, I got it, I got it!" Fang Yuan laughed. "Now my plan can truly begin."

At that moment, Fang Yuan had completed his ascension and officially become a Gu Immortal.

After some time...

As Fang Yuan was inspecting his immortal aperture, a strong and rough voice suddenly echoed from behind him.

"Congratulations, little friend, on becoming an Immortal Gu Master."

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