NOVPUB"And the calamity in the Domain of Ming on South Continent began since then."
Lin Jing nodded and said,
"I once ventured into the Barren Forbidden Zone, and at its edge, I encountered an elder who told me about this matter."
"According to that elder, at the center of the Barren Forbidden Zone lies a Samsara Fruit that fell from beyond our world."
"It is precisely because of the presence of this Samsara Fruit, continually absorbing the life force within the zone, that the Barren Forbidden Zone has remained, with no one daring to approach."
The elder of the Changyun Clan looked at Lin Jing, somewhat astonished, and said,
"I had no idea you were aware of the matter regarding the Samsara Fruit."
"Indeed!"
"It is indeed because of that Samsara Fruit that the Barren Forbidden Zone has persisted."
After finishing, the elder of the Changyun Clan continued,
"In fact, this disaster is only one of them; including Immortal Crossing Island, which also emerged suddenly a million years ago."
"Actually, whether it’s the calamity in the Domain of Ming on South Continent or the sudden appearance of Immortal Crossing Island, these were just preliminary signs."
"And the real disaster quietly arrived at that time, but initially, no one knew..."
"The real disaster? What is it?"
Lin Jue asked.
The elder of the Changyun Clan raised his head, looked through the large hole in the roof of the Alchemy Room, gazed outside, and then slowly said:
"It was since that time that our entire Cultivation World..."
"No... not just ours..."
"But all the Cultivation Worlds we know of haven’t had a single person ascend..."
"Ah?"
"Unable to ascend?"
Both Lin Jing and Lin Jue were stunned.
The elder of the Changyun Clan nodded and continued,
"Even if one’s cultivation had already reached the pinnacle of Mahayana and had surpassed the tribulation of becoming immortal, the legendary channel for ascension no longer appeared."
"Normally, reaching the pinnacle of Mahayana would attract the tribulation of becoming immortal, and after surpassing this tribulation, the channel for ascension would open."
"At that time, Immortal Energy would infuse the body, the cultivator’s spiritual power would transform into Immortal Yuan, and thereafter, they would ascend and become an immortal."
"However, after surpassing the tribulation of becoming immortal, with no channel for ascension appearing, this cut off the path of ascension for all cultivators."
Amid his shock, Lin Jing asked the elder of the Changyun Clan,
"How could this be?"
"Could there be some problem in the Immortal Realm?"
The elder of the Changyun Clan said,
"Clearly, with such occurrences, there undoubtedly are problems in the Immortal Realm."
"However, with the level of our cultivations, even if there is a problem in the Immortal Realm, it isn’t something we can investigate."
"And with the channel for ascension no longer appearing, we also can’t find out exactly what happened in the Immortal Realm."
"Thus, we began seeking ways to investigate the cause of the troubles in the Immortal Realm."
"And to probe into the causes of the troubles in the Immortal Realm, we must find ways to enter the Immortal Realm. Now, without the channel for ascension, entering the Immortal Realm is not such an easy task."
"But fortunately, in the Outer Spatial Void, alongside other cultivators from different Cultivation Worlds, we have together managed to locate a place, from before the Ancient Era, where someone once smuggled into the Immortal Realm using certain coordinates."
"These coordinates lead to a section of the Celestial Barrier that is particularly weak; entering from these coordinates allows direct access to the Immortal Realm."
"However, breaking through this section of the Celestial Barrier is extremely difficult."
"It not only requires extremely strong cultivation but also the involvement of a true Immortal, using Immortal Yuan to channel the Immortal Energy of the Immortal Realm, in order to succeed."
"And the Ascension Pill is indeed an unparalleled elixir that dates back to before the Ancient Era."
"In times before the Ancient Era, when Heaven and Earth first separated, the Spiritual Energy in the Cultivation World was also extremely rich, and the threshold between the Immortal Realm and the Cultivation World wasn’t as stringent as it is now."
"Even Immortals who had already ascended, under suitable conditions, could also descend to the mortal world."
"The Ascension Pill is also from that era, brought by a descending Immortal. Taking the Ascension Pill allows one to become immortal on the spot, without undergoing the process of ascension."
Hearing the elder of the Changyun Clan’s explanation, Lin Jing was utterly astonished:
"I had no idea the Ascension Pill was so powerful, allowing one to become immortal directly."
The elder of the Changyun Clan nodded:
"It was under such circumstances that the top cultivators from various realms of cultivation world gathered together. After hundreds of years of exploration, they finally found the elixir recipe for the Ascension Pill."
"After finding the elixir recipe for the Ascension Pill, the group discussed and decided to place the recipe with your Lin Family, who would be responsible for crafting the Ascension Pills."
"Meanwhile, others continued to search for the materials required to make the Ascension Pill, hoping to cultivate a true Immortal with it."
"However..."
"This Ascension Pill, originally from before the Ancient Era, was brought down from the Immortal Realm, and many of the spirit plants and immortal materials in the recipe had gone extinct. Some even existed only in the Immortal Realm, making it completely impossible to gather them all."
"The group spent tens of thousands of years searching for those materials but ultimately failed to yield any results."
"Seeing no hope in their search, many had given up and sought other methods."
"Only your Lin Family remained stubbornly dedicated."
"In order to study the elixir recipe and find alternative spirit plant materials, your Lin Family spent nearly a million years and efforts of countless generations probing that recipe..."
"Fortune favors the bold, and finally, ten thousand years ago, in the hand of elder Lin, your Lin Family gathered all materials needed to craft the Ascension Pill." 𝑛𝘰𝘷𝑝𝘶𝑏.𝑐𝘰𝘮
"This Ascension Pill..."
"Due to the limitation of materials, it differed significantly from the original materials recorded in the elixir recipe."
"Even though none of us were optimistic then, elder Lin firmly believed that the replaced materials, having compatible properties, were almost perfect substitutes, nearly identical to the original Ascension Pill."
"Elder Lin, he bet everything of the Lin Family, decisively choosing to begin alchemy."
Upon hearing this, Lin Jing somewhat understood.
"The alchemy failed, didn’t it?"
The elder of the Changyun Clan hesitated for a moment, then spoke:
"Yes, the crafting of the Ascension Pill failed..."
"Elder Lin was right, the materials he replaced perfectly matched in properties with those in the original Ascension Pill recipe and could almost perfectly substitute them."
"When the alchemy reached the final stages, just as the pill was about to form, it triggered a Dan Tribulation."
"Dan Tribulation?"
It was the first time Lin Jing had heard the term, naturally causing him some confusion.
The elder of the Changyun Clan explained:
"A Dan Tribulation is a phenomenon that might occur when elixir medicines above the ninth grade are about to form, signifying that the pill has exceeded the limit of medicinal pills in its plane."
"It’s in the process of becoming an Immortal Pill."
"And the rank of the Ascension Pill is exactly that of an Immortal Pill."
"It can be said that if the Dan Tribulation were crossed, then the Ascension Pill would have been successfully crafted."
At this point, Lin Jing asked:
"He couldn’t pass through the Dan Tribulation, could he?"
The elder of the Changyun Clan nodded, saying:
"Yes."
"Elder Lin had made all necessary preparations to face the possible Dan Tribulation."
"But when the Dan Tribulation struck, its power exceeded everyone’s expectations."
"When the Dan Tribulation struck, several of the top experts from your Lin Family, who were assisting in the alchemy, all died under it."
"And elder Lin himself was severely wounded, forced into a desperate situation, and entered the shattered Innate Daoist Pill Furnace as a lingering soul."
Upon hearing this, Lin Jing looked at the broken furnace in several pieces in the alchemy room.
Following Lin Jing’s gaze, the elder of the Changyun Clan also looked towards the pill furnace, then said:
"This is the furnace..."
"It’s also an inherited object of your Lin Family, an Innate Daoist Pill Furnace, albeit now shattered."
"Such a pity. . ."
"Innate Dao Treasures are forged from special innate spiritual objects, which are unique. Once destroyed, they can never be restored."
"Even if this pill furnace is ultimately repaired, its rank will be permanently reduced, never regaining its properties as an Innate Daoist Treasure."
Lin Jing looked at the broken pieces of the pill furnace, and couldn’t help but feel silent...
The attempt to craft the Ascension Pill had turned out so tragic, even the Lin Family’s inherited Innate Daoist Pill Furnace had shattered.
