599: Ascension

At this moment, Chen De's cultivation once again advanced a step toward the Eighth Transformation of the Demon Venerable Realm.

At the same time, the second floor was currently considered finished, as he had Influenced all of the Third Transformations on the entire second floor.

Led by these Influenced individuals, the people below them would soon be Influenced as well.

This speed would grow faster and faster as the number of Influenced people increased.

However, he could let them handle that themselves; Chen De headed to the next floor first.

Before that, he needed to select an Immortal Law Realm Third Transformation who was on the verge of a breakthrough.

He would borrow that person's body to go to the third floor through the formal channel, which was ascension.

Fortunately, there were many people for him to choose from, a full hundred or so.

All of these people met the conditions Chen De currently required.

But he only planned to take one; after all, it would look too strange if everyone broke through at once.

After picking one at random, he returned to this person's cave dwelling to help him break through to the Immortal Law Realm Four Transformations.

For a moment, the momentum was incredibly grand, and even under powerful suppression, the experts of the entire Small World felt it.

An expert from Luohong Hall responsible for overseeing this realm saw this and nodded slightly, "Looking at this, it's that Yang Qi breaking through. Speaking of which, he really was just about there."

"The last time we met, I felt through his aura that he was only a step away and could make the breakthrough at any time."

As the Guardian of this realm, his strength far exceeded that of ordinary top experts on the second floor, reaching the level of the Immortal Law Realm Fifth Transformation.

He was sent from the third floor, responsible for completing some guard duties to earn resources.

At the same time, the third floor would send out an Immortal Law Realm Sixth Transformation to oversee all the third-floor Small Worlds below 1 54.

These Guardians were usually elusive, rarely showing themselves.

No matter what conflicts arose among the disciples, they mostly let things take their course.

Unless extreme events occurred, such as large numbers of disciples being suppressed, spies infiltrating, or suppression systems failing... at other times, the harder the disciples fought, the better it was for them.

Chen De's breakthrough was fast and ended quickly, matching the typical breakthrough time from the Third to Four Transformations of the Immortal Law Realm.

After finishing all this, he walked out of the seclusion place and made no further movements, seemingly waiting for something.

Soon, a beam of light shot down from the clouds, and a figure descended with the beam.

The newcomer was none other than the Guardian of this realm, Liu Guang.

"Yang Qi, you have successfully broken through to the Four Transformations. Congratulations."

Seeing his arrival, Chen De also performed a salute, "Greetings, Lord Guardian!"

"This insignificant achievement of mine is nothing before your lordship. Your lordship overpraises me."

Liu Guang smiled, "This is no insignificant achievement. Back when I was your age, the Four Transformations were still far out of reach."

"Your lordship is a late bloomer who persevered; I am deeply impressed," Chen De replied. In any case, no matter what, flattery was the way to go.

No one dislikes being flattered; it's just that everyone likes it in a different way.

Even those who say they don't like it on the surface—could they really not be happy in their hearts when someone praises them?

"Haha, Yang Qi, I'm liking you more and more."

Liu Guang looked at Chen De, "However, the necessary procedures must still be followed; we have to do things by the rules."

"You have now broken through to the Immortal Law Realm Four Transformations. According to the rules, you must ascend to the next floor, which is the third floor."

Chen De nodded repeatedly, "Understood, understood. I will definitely ascend as soon as possible."

The third floor was the area where many Core Disciples were located.

Those who could be in this place had a minimum strength of the Immortal Law Realm Four Transformations.

Liu Guang wasn't finished; he continued, "You've been here for all these years, so you know what you need to know. I won't explain too much more."

"When I just arrived, I already reported your information. Now, check your Disciple Token."

Chen De took it out and looked; on it was a piece of information asking him to inject immortal power into it to verify the breakthrough.

He injected his immortal power into it, and the information on the token soon changed.

First was the identity number, which had changed to 1 83 398 ⑦, a full four digits fewer than before.

It meant he was the seventh Immortal Law Realm Four Transformations born in the 398th world of the third floor, which was under the 83rd world of the second floor, which was under the first floor.

At the same time, the color of the token changed from cyan to silver.

The first floor was black, the second floor was cyan, the third floor was silver, and the fourth floor was gold.

Seeing the certification was successful, Liu Guang nodded, "From now on, your status in Luohong Hall is that of a Core Disciple."

"According to the rules, you don't need to ascend immediately after the breakthrough; you can stay here for three days to pack up."

Chen De responded, "Yes, thank you for the reminder, Lord Guardian."

"Since you understand, then I shall take my leave. Just don't forget to ascend in three days."

Liu Guang turned to leave, and just as Chen De was about to call out to him, he stopped on his own accord.

Looking at Chen De, he said, "By the way, now that you've successfully broken through, this world should also add a Layer of Heaven for you and remove a Layer of Mountain."

Saying this, he took the initiative to move the mountain belonging to Yang Qi, flying it into the air to transform it into a Layer of Heaven.

Although people could live inside, it was actually more of a symbolic gesture.

After all, once you've run off to the third floor, where would you have the time to come back and live?

Even if you had the time, is it somewhere you can just come back to whenever you want?

After finishing his arrangements, Liu Guang clapped his hands and said, "Alright, from now on, your place is the twenty-ninth heaven of this realm."

Just as Liu Guang was about to leave again, Chen De spoke up to call him back, "Lord Guardian, please wait."

"What is it? Is there something else?" Liu Guang asked without turning around upon hearing Chen De call him.

Chen De shook his head, "No, no, it's just that I wish to get to know your lordship better."

Liu Guang understood; with his strength, he was among the top even on the third floor.

Making connections in advance was no different from recognizing a big brother; it would definitely make things easier to navigate once he went up.

Otherwise, just looking at this second floor, one would know how miserable those fellows who just ascended were.

Like when that Qing Chi first came up, he thought his hardships were over and happiness was coming, only to be ground into the dirt by others as soon as he arrived.

Not to mention all his resources being snatched, he also had to pay protection fees regularly, or else be suppressed.

Thinking it over, Liu Guang prepared to go and see what this Yang Qi would say and what he could bring him.

If there were benefits, he wouldn't refuse such a person.

Although he did have some good feelings toward Yang Qi, everything still had to depend on profit.

"Come, let's talk inside, talk inside."

"Since this Layer of Heaven was opened up, no one has entered it yet."

"If your lordship is willing to grant me this honor, it would truly be the fortune of three lifetimes."

While keeping a smile on his face, Chen De invited Liu Guang inside.

A few breaths later, the two of them came out together.