Lord Shenxiu-Chapter 965: Ascension

"Kneel!"

The harsh command resounded, and Lu Wen Yuan almost instinctively wanted to kneel.

He was a Martial Artist of the Gongsun Family of Xi Country, serving the Family Head, Gongsun Lan. As a Samurai, he was expected to dedicate his life to his master.

However, at this moment, looking at the Family Head on the platform, Lu Wen Yuan felt something was off.

"During the battle, you lost at a crucial moment, deserving thirty strokes!"

Gongsun Lan, with a rough face, announced the punishment directly.

Then, two retainers came forward, intending to tie Lu Wen Yuan up. One beside them held a large cudgel, glanced at the Family Head, and a glint of viciousness flashed in his eyes.

The Family Head had long ordered that this Lu's martial skills were improving too quickly and would eventually pose a danger to the family.

To prevent any future risks, he should be beaten to death!

"Mr. Lu, it's just thirty strokes. Endure it, and it'll be over..."

A retainer holding a specially made rope stepped forward, smiling.

Poof!

The next moment, without a second thought, Lu Wen Yuan swiftly drew his sword and stabbed.

The sword tip accurately pierced three inches into the throat, no more, no less.

A touch of blood fell like plum blossoms blooming.

"How dare you resist?"

Those watching round were furious, as if witnessing a monster.

The master wants to punish you, and you dare to resist?

This undoubtedly broke the unspoken rule between master and servant in Xi Country, akin to challenging the entire social order and norms!

"Lu Wen Yuan, if you have any conscience left, you will kneel and accept your death obediently!"

"Kill him, kill him!"

...

Amidst all kinds of curses, Lu Wen Yuan remained unmoved, only a bit bewildered in expression.

However, seeing the enemies rushing in, his body responded instinctively.

Poof! Poof!

A sword glinted coldly, several people fell, without a single scream.

Lu Wen Yuan looked at the back of his hand, seeing a triangular pattern had appeared at some point, he chuckled: "So that's it!"

Finally, he remembered, he was not a Martial Artist, but a Cultivator!

Moreover, he was undergoing the Heart Demon tribulation for Divinity Transformation!

'The Heart Demon tribulation is indeed profound, I seem to have reincarnated hundreds of lifetimes, yet outside, it's just an instant.'

Lu Wen Yuan stood before Family Head Gongsun Lan.

"You... you dare to kill your master?"

Gongsun Lan shouted, but it was in vain.

Lu Wen Yuan swung his long sword, chopping off the other's head, then smiled: "Dissipate!"

Buzz! Buzz!

A layer of mist emerged from the junction of heaven and earth, like waves sweeping across.

Wherever it passed, whether man or object, all dissolved into mist, this world was rapidly shattering and dissipating...

In reality, at Jietian Peak.

Lu Wen Yuan opened his eyes, looking at the back of his hand, still feeling a lingering fear: "The Heart Demon is indeed terrifying, if it weren't for this Spiritual Treasure's aid, I would have been in trouble this time..."

At this point, having broken through both Mana and the Heart Demon, he was now a true Divinity Transformation Practitioner!

Just as Lu Wen Yuan was about to exit seclusion to announce this good news, he heard a low chuckle in his ear: "All gifts of fate have long been secretly priced!"

"Hmm?"

Lu Wen Yuan, as a Divinity Transformation Practitioner, unleashed his Divine Sense fully, yet couldn't detect any peculiar fluctuations around.

His expression truly changed drastically: "Who is it?"

And the next moment, something even more terrifying occurred to Lu Wen Yuan.

Lu Wen Yuan suddenly lost control over his body, with a wooden face, he reached into the void and grabbed an ancient, worn White Jade Altar.

——Ascension Altar!

He watched himself step by step, walking to the center of the Ascension Altar, continually chanting incantations, and injecting Mana of a Divinity Transformation level into the altar, activating this Ascension treasure!

'No! I don't want to yet!'

Lu Wen Yuan struggled inwardly.

He had thoughts of using the Ascension Altar to ascend, but definitely not now!

At least, he planned to stay in the Human World for a few hundred more years, resolving grievances with those Divinity Transformation Practitioners on other continents, and along the way, gather earthly treasures, make all preparations, before using this altar.

But now, Lu Wen Yuan could do nothing, only watch himself initiate the Ascension with eyes wide open!

...

Outside Jietian Peak.

"He succeeded!"

Lu Mingxin watched the celestial phenomena pass, feeling overwhelmed with excitement: "Ancestors of the Lu Family, have you seen? Our Lu Family not only produced a Nascent Soul Cultivator, but also a Divinity Transformation!"

Just as she was preparing to welcome her clan uncle's exit from seclusion, she suddenly felt suffocated.

It wasn't the usual ability to manipulate the Spiritual Energy of a Divinity Transformation Practitioner, but rather a force of nature's will, booming and spreading in all directions.

Not to mention Golden Core Practitioners, even Nascent Soul Old Monsters, were insignificant in the face of such might.

The void subtly rippled, emitting a strange aroma, petals fluttered down from the sky.

Dark clouds gathered, the sky dimmed.

Rumble!

A white beam of light suddenly shot up from Jietian Peak, piercing the sky!

This light beam seemed to connect to another space, from which a torrent of Spiritual Energy surged out like a river!

"This kind of Spiritual Energy, far surpasses the best Spirit Veins in the Human World... Could that void be leading to the legendary Spirit Realm?"

A Golden Core Ancestor, in a moment of surprise, pulled at his own beard while mumbling.

"Spirit Realm, Divinity Transformation... Could it be... Ascension?"

Lu Mingxin felt extremely conflicted inside, both delighted for her clan uncle becoming an Ascended Immortal, yet resenting why he didn't leave a word before hastily ascending.

She didn't know, Lu Wen Yuan didn't want to ascend at all...

But now, she could only watch with a complex expression as a blurred figure, vaguely Lu Wen Yuan, moved along the light beam, rushing into that void.

"Lu Ancestor, has ascended?"

All the pressure dissipated, yet Jietian Peak, due to receiving the influx of Spiritual Energy from the Spirit Realm, saw its Spirit Vein level ranking soar, almost comparable to the sacred Spirit Veins in the Human World.

The Golden Core Ancestors, however, didn't have the mind to examine this, but rather looked at each other: "Even if the Ancestor successfully advanced to Divinity Transformation, it's still some time from Great Perfection of Divinity Transformation and being rejected by this realm, why the rush to ascend?"

"For tens of thousands of years, with clear records of ascension, only Lu Ancestor has done so!"

"Lu Family Ancestor will forever be remembered in the Cultivation World, as a role model for us all!"

...

Within the light beam, Lu Wen Yuan found he had regained control over his body, but it was too late to stop everything.

He could only look back at the Human World in grief and anger one last time, before plunging into a mysterious tunnel of void.

Vast amounts of Spiritual Energy surged in, allowing him to see the hope of further advancement in cultivation, which somewhat eased his initial frustration and apprehension.

"Spirit Realm... What is it like?"

"Whose voice was that?"

Rumble!

The void trembled, and Lu Wen Yuan saw a vast world.

However, at this moment, a fierce Ghost Head with a cyan face and sharp fangs appeared directly in front of him, exuding a terrifying aura, suddenly opened its massive maw, seemingly intent on swallowing this hooked fish in one gulp!