Chapter 123 Turbulent Scraping, Heavenly Gate in Sight

The Ascension Passage was already in complete chaos. Black spatial rifts, like giant mouths waiting to devour people, opened and closed amidst the flowing light. Violent spatial turbulence, like wild horses breaking free of their reins, roared and rampaged.

The passage, which had been stable just a moment ago, was now shaking violently. Many of the weaker elites were shaken until they stumbled, and some even nearly dropped the weapons in their hands.

"Damn it! What kind of hellish place is this? It's even scarier than the Heavenly Tribulation in the Mortal Realm!" One elite soldier gripped his comrade tightly, looking at a meteorite in the distance that had been instantly shredded by the turbulence, his face turning pale. "If we get grazed by that, wouldn't we just turn into dust?"

"What are you panicking for? With Emperor Xuan here, what is there to be afraid of?" The veteran beside him patted his shoulder with a confident look. "Have you forgotten the Chaos Heavenly Tribulation in the Mortal Realm? Even those fierce lightning strikes were like a simple scrape against His Majesty's skin; what is this measly turbulence compared to that?"

Sure enough, when everyone looked up, they saw Emperor Cao Xukun holding the soundly sleeping Cao Xuanhuang in one arm and holding Feng Qingyan's hand with the other, without even knitting his brows.

A faint golden Chaos protective shield shimmered around him, shielding the four empresses, nine children, and the hundred thousand elites within it.

The violent turbulence crashed against the shield, only emitting muffled "thud, thud" sounds, unable to even stir a single ripple.

"Stand firm, and follow me." Emperor Cao Xukun's voice was calm and firm, cutting through the roaring turbulence and reaching everyone's ears clearly.

He channeled his Chaos Spiritual Power to teleport, maneuvering the entire shield flexibly through the spatial rifts. Even though they were surrounded by deadly dangers, he walked as leisurely as if strolling through a back garden.

Prince Cao Feng and Prince Cao Yun clung to the edge of the shield, curiously watching the turbulence outside, and shouted excitedly, "Father is amazing! These black winds are so fun!"

"Be careful, don't fall out." Empress Bing Yao smiled and pulled the two children back, her eyes full of tenderness. With Emperor Cao Xukun around, she never had to worry about any danger.

Just as everyone was laughing and chatting, completely disregarding the spatial turbulence, a sharp sound of something breaking through the air suddenly arrived.

A man wearing silver spatial Daoist robes, with six pairs of transparent spatial wings on his back, stepped on a spatial rift and arrogantly blocked their path.

His hair was silver-white, runes of space flickered in his eyes, and countless tiny spatial fragments circled around him, his pretentiousness maxed out to a dimensional level.

"Stop! I opened this road, and I planted these trees! If you want to pass through here, leave behind toll money!" The man crossed his arms, chin held high, looking at Emperor Cao Xukun with his nostrils. "I am the Eternal Spatial Saint, Kong Wuji, the Son of Destiny of the Spatial Dao in the Immortal Realm! This entire Ascension Passage is my territory! Anyone passing through here must pay one hundred thousand high-grade spirit stones as a toll!"

"Especially you, Emperor Cao Xukun!" Kong Wuji pointed at Emperor Cao Xukun and roared sternly, "I heard you hijacked the destiny of countless Sons of Destiny and possess the Chaos Origin! Hand over the Chaos Origin immediately, and leave behind the women and children by your side, and I might spare your dog's life! Otherwise, I will manipulate the spatial turbulence to tear you all into pieces, destroying your bodies and souls!"

He tossed his hair triumphantly. "I was born with control over the laws of space; in this Ascension Passage, I am God! If I say you die, you absolutely cannot live! Be smart and obey me obediently, to avoid physical suffering!"

The hundred thousand elites were instantly enraged and raised their weapons one after another. "Where did this idiot come from! How dare you speak to Emperor Xuan like that!"

"Exactly! Go take a piss and look at yourself in the reflection! Calling yourself a Spatial Saint, I think you're just a Spatial Idiot!"

"Emperor Xuan, let us go up and hack this pretender to death!"

Emperor Cao Xukun raised his hand to stop everyone, yawned, and looked at Kong Wuji with a bored expression. "With your meager skills, you dare to call yourself a Spatial Saint? My three-year-old Cao Xuanhuang plays with space better than you do."

"Insolent! How dare you insult me!" Kong Wuji was furious. "It seems you won't shed tears until you see the coffin! Today, I will let you witness the true power of space! Spatial Strangling!"

He formed hand seals and chanted incantations. Countless spatial fragments gathered together, forming a massive spatial vortex, which charged toward Emperor Cao Xukun's shield with the power to tear everything apart.

Everyone held their breath, watching this scene nervously.

However, the spatial vortex crashed into the Chaos protective shield without even leaving a white mark; instead, with a "crack," it shattered into countless fragments.

"Impossible! This is absolutely impossible!" Kong Wuji widened his eyes, his face full of disbelief. "My Spatial Strangling! It can even tear apart a mid-stage Golden Immortal! How is it possible that it can't even break your shield?"

"With this little strength, it's not even as powerful as a fart from my daughter, Prince Cao Feng." Emperor Cao Xukun sneered. "Didn't you say you could manipulate spatial turbulence? Come on, let me see you manipulate it."

"You just wait!" Kong Wuji was furious from embarrassment and violently drove all his power. "Spatial turbulence, hear my command! Tear them all to pieces for me!"

He pointed at the surrounding spatial turbulence and roared sternly. But the turbulence not only didn't listen to him, but instead, as if provoked, all turned their direction and lunged fiercely toward Kong Wuji.

"Ah—! Help!" Kong Wuji was scared out of his wits and turned to run. But how could his speed compare to the spatial turbulence? He was instantly engulfed by the turbulence.

The Daoist robe on his body was instantly torn to shreds, and several pairs of his spatial wings were broken. He was covered in wounds, scurrying around like a stray dog.

"Help! Emperor Cao Xukun, save me! I was wrong! I will never act tough again!" Kong Wuji screamed miserably while running. "I will give you all my spirit stones! Please save me!"

"You know you're wrong now? It's too late." Emperor Cao Xukun said indifferently. "Weren't you quite arrogant just now? You even wanted to snatch my women and children; why are you acting like a coward now?"

He waved his hand casually, and a stream of Chaos Spiritual Power struck out. The spatial bloodline within Kong Wuji was instantly drained, and his entire cultivation turned into nothingness.

He lost his control over space and was instantly swallowed by the violent spatial turbulence. He didn't even have time to let out a scream before he completely disappeared without a trace.

"Holy shit! That's awesome!" General Black Tiger shouted excitedly. "This pretender really deserved it! He tried to act tough and hit an iron plate; he got swallowed directly by the turbulence, not even leaving any slag behind!"

"Hahaha! A massive scene of acting tough gone wrong! I declare him the most miserable Son of Destiny in the Immortal Realm this year, no exceptions!"

"Long live Emperor Xuan! Following His Majesty is definitely the right choice!"

After dealing with Kong Wuji, the spatial turbulence in the Ascension Passage seemed to be intimidated by Emperor Cao Xukun's might and gradually calmed down.

At the end of the originally pitch-black passage, a dazzling golden light gradually appeared.

"Look! That's the South Heaven Gate ahead!" A sharp-eyed soldier shouted excitedly.

Everyone looked up and saw a golden gate, ten thousand zhang high, standing between heaven and earth. The three vigorous and powerful characters "South Heaven Gate" were carved on the gate, each stroke containing the laws of the Heavenly Dao, emitting a majestic pressure.

On both sides of the gate stood countless Heavenly Soldiers and Generals wearing golden armor, holding long spears, with solemn expressions and murderous auras.

The rich aura of the Immortal Realm rushed toward them, more than a hundred times denser than that of the Mortal Realm. Taking a deep breath, one could feel the spiritual power within their bodies growing wildly. Even the wild grass by the roadside exuded a faint spiritual energy, and any random stone was a rare piece of spirit jade in the Mortal Realm.

"Oh my god! Is this the Immortal Realm? The spiritual energy is too dense!"

"I feel like cultivating here for one day is equivalent to cultivating for a year in the Mortal Realm!"

"This is so awesome! From now on, we will take root in the Immortal Realm!"

The hundred thousand elites discussed excitedly, their eyes full of longing.

Emperor Cao Xukun held Cao Xuanhuang and walked slowly to the front of the formation. He looked up at the magnificent South Heaven Gate, his eyes deep, and a confident smile curled at the corners of his mouth.

"Immortal Realm, I, Emperor Cao Xukun, have arrived."

"Crown Prince Ling Chen, Seven Great Imperial Dynasties, your good days are over."

Just at this moment, the gates of the South Heaven Gate slowly opened. A burly general wearing golden armor and holding a large blade, leading several hundred Heavenly Soldiers and Generals, walked out aggressively.

He looked at Emperor Cao Xukun and his group with unkind eyes and shouted sternly, "Who comes there? How dare you privately lead one hundred thousand mortals to break into the Immortal Realm! Do you know your crime!"

A new conflict was about to erupt. And this guardian of the South Heaven Gate was about to become the first target for Emperor Cao Xukun to slap in the face after stepping into the Immortal Realm.