Cultivation: When you take things to the extreme - Chapter 543

Chapter 543: Chapter 328: Plotting (Second Update)

“The Ascension Academy?”

“Such a huge movement, top to bottom are all mobilized, even surpassing the battle preparation orders when the demonic contamination disaster struck and the two realms fused together.”

“Could it be that what those people said was true, that it is a Celestial Angel from the Upper Realm causing the ascension matter?”

“No, if it really were a Celestial Angel, behind them should stand our ancestral masters, and even the Immortal Gods would have countless connections with them. The relationship between the two parties, if not close, should not be hostile; why, then, does the Academy show a stance of battle readiness and facing an enemy?”

“Could it be that the newcomers bear ill will, seeking to start a war?”

A Great Cultivator of the Deity Transformation stage is indeed a Great Cultivator of the Deity Transformation stage, a thought arises, and myriad thoughts follow; in the blink of an eye, Ye Hao grasped the crucial clues.

“Ascension Academy, Ascension Academy, since it involves ascension, it surely goes from the lower to the upper!”

“People from the Upper Realm, coming with bad intentions, sparking a war, is that why the Academy is so battle-ready?”

“Upper Realm, ascension, conquest…”

Ye Hao’s eyes changed, revealing a shock.

But while shocked and surprised, there was no fear or panic; instead, there was a hint of eager anticipation, itching to try.

His surname is Ye, of the Ye Family!

The Wandao School, though seeking justice in its rules, does not mean selflessness and heartlessness. Cultivators still enjoy their own individual freedoms, and as long as they do not break the rules or abandon duty for personal reasons, the Academy does not interfere in their actions.

Hence, under the broad framework of the Academy, there exist various factions, groups, and communities as branches—large ones like the Tao Lineages of Mingxiao, Heavenly Craftsmen, Shennong, Soldier Martial, smaller ones like the portals of families such as the Xin Family’s Fox Sect, and various other clans and surnames.

The Ye Family is also one of them; the strongest in their family is a Great Return to Void Cultivator, although due to limited capabilities, he didn’t become one of the heads of the thousand and eighty branch schools of the Academy but still got a position as a deputy head, just about qualifying as a first-rate family.

And all this, thanks to their family’s old ancestor—Ye Fan!

Looking back to the time before the two realms merged, when the Wandao School was not as resplendent as it is today, their old ancestor Ye Fan was just a mediocre and common cultivator, whose greatest pursuit in life was to reach the Golden Core.

But unexpectedly, when opportunity came knocking, it was unstoppable, and as the world of Dao and Yuan Spirit began to fuse, the Wandao School mobilized a massive amount of resources for full-scale war preparedness in response to the demonic contamination disaster.

Their old ancestor Ye Fan, with his keen eyesight and visionary gaze, seized this opportunity decisively. In that dark magic artifact workshop, by exchanging “screwing bolts” skills for academic credits, he successfully formed his Core and step by step entered the Nascent Soul Realm, laying the foundation for their Ye Family.

Though ultimately, limited by his talents he didn’t advance to Deity Transformation and went to the netherworld with regrets, this remains an extremely inspiring story for generations of the Ye Family.

To this day, their Ye Family has become a Return to Void family, even among the high echelons of the Wandao School, worthy of a seat in the Kylin Palace and Mingxiao Hall.

All these achievements, they owe to their old ancestor Ye Fan, to the fusion of the world of Dao and the Yuan Spirit world.

Not just their Ye Family, the entire Wandao School, from top to bottom, all cultivators are grateful for that great era of opportunity.

Had it not been for this opportunity, resulting in the fusion of the two realms, and the revival of Yuan Spirit, the Wandao School would definitely not have the splendor it enjoys today.

Nowadays, under the rule of the Wandao School, the total number of cultivators has reached a terrifying two trillion, nine hundred and eighty-seven billion five hundred million.

Nearly three trillion people—what kind of concept is that?

Even more terrifying is the number of high-tier cultivators among these three trillion people.

Not counting the Integration stage, not counting the Great Return to Void, not even the Deity Transformation—just the Nascent Soul alone accounts for seven hundred and eighty-seven million four hundred and fifty thousand!

Three trillion in population, nearly eight hundred million Nascent Souls!

What does that imply?

It implies that under the administration of the Wandao School, the rate of cultivators condensing a Nascent Soul has reached one in four thousand.

Roughly for every four thousand cultivators, there is one Nascent Soul.

How terrifying is this ratio?

Back when North City Academy had not yet been established, the entire world, with a population of hundreds of millions, took a thousand years to produce a single Daoist Celestial Master with a Nascent Soul Cultivation Level.

Now, for every four thousand people, there is one Nascent Soul, and below that are Golden Core and Foundation Establishment—The Academy Monks’ community quality has reached a staggeringly terrifying level.

All this, thanks to the fusion of the two realms and the revival of the Yuan Spirit!

The fusion of Dao and Yuan Spirit, the combining of the two worlds, its result is not as simple as “one plus one equals two.”

The power of the Yuan Spirit world seems to have had a boosting effect on the world of Dao, the fusion of the two worlds resulting in benefits far greater than two, causing a significant elevation in the world’s level, enhancing both living spaces and resource output significantly.

Thus, in just seven thousand years, the population has escalated from three hundred billion to three trillion.

Not just in quantity, but also in quality.

Cultivation requires resources, but it also demands innate talent!

The elevation of the world’s level and the growth of Yuan Spirit power have significantly enhanced the talent of living beings; just to mention one aspect, the Wandao School’s statistics show that the probability of newborns possessing a Spiritual Root has reached an astonishing sixty-five percent.

In a hundred people, sixty-five have a Spiritual Root and can directly cultivate; even those without a Spiritual Root can rely on resources and cultivate the Martial Path passed from the Divine Martial World, in addition to the legacy of the Immortal Gods’ Fake Cultivation Skill…

Today, the number of cultivators in Wandao School has reached ninety-nine percent of the total population, with the remaining one percent being infants who are not yet able to cultivate, truly realizing the grand aspiration of “everyone becoming as mighty as dragons.”

This is the great achievement of the integration of two worlds, coupled with the governance of the academy!

Therefore, Ye Hao was not at all fearful or panicked, but rather felt twice as excited, even itching to act.

Here it comes, finally, the new era’s window of opportunity has come at last!

During the last era’s window, ancestor Ye Fan, despite his mediocrity, established the foundation of the Ye Family by “tightening screws”. As for him, having already advanced to Deity Transformation, and with the cultivation from the academy and the support of his family, what kind of world could he carve out?

Ye Hao was very excited and full of anticipation. With his natural talent, he had no hope of returning to the void in this life, and after over four thousand years of life as a deity, he would either go to the Yin Mountain Mansion to become a ghost god or simply disintegrate into nothing.

Although three thousand years ago, Wandao School introduced the Earth Deity Law, which significantly increased longevity, even to the point of immortality, it required an enormous amount of resources, and even Wandao School could only offer a limited number of ennoblement titles.

Currently, only the masters of the major academies and Great Return to Void Cultivators are qualified to practice the Earth Deity Law.

Even the Return to Void ancestor of his Ye Family was merely a deputy dean, and it would be at least until the next batch of Earth Deity ennoblement titles was announced that he would qualify to exchange for them with academic credits, not to mention Ye Hao, who was only in Deity Transformation.

Therefore, this era’s new opportunity of Ascension Academy was his only chance, and he must seize it!

As for the risks…

Indeed, there were risks, and they were significant.

Ascension, ascension, it is called ascension from the lower to the upper!

From the Lower Realm to the Upper Realm, the risk was more than enormous; it was akin to mortals challenging immortals, a path to certain death.

But for the Taoist cause, why fear life or death?

Ye Hao believed that the Taoist Master and the academy would not lead them on a path to death, unless there was no choice but to seek life amidst death.

In that case, what was there to fear?

It was merely making a decisive effort!

And moreover, this effort might not necessarily be lost!

Since the disaster of demon corruption was eliminated seven thousand years ago, Wandao School had entered a relatively peaceful period of development. Although there were occasional disturbances from the three great Demon-locking Towers that required suppression, they never exceeded the limit to trigger an inter-realm war.

Thus, over the past seven thousand years, Wandao School has been exploiting the abundant resources from the merging of two realms to develop vigorously; a population of a trillion was just one of the fruits, not all of the accomplishments.

Besides the population, there were materials—seven thousand years of peace without the consumption of war, the development-focused Wandao School had amassed countless resources, mana money, spirit stones, materials, spiritual treasures, mechas, and countless underworld soldiers, ghost generals, underworld deities…

Ye Hao did not know, nor could he imagine.

But he was certain that once Wandao School reopened the war, the war complex that had been silent for over seven thousand years and had accumulated for seven thousand years would operate again, and its explosive force would strike fear into the Upper Realm.

From the lower to the upper, going against the heavens to challenge the celestial, so what?

What Wandao School embarked on was always against the heavens!

In fact, compared to the risks, Ye Hao was more concerned about the so-called “Upper Realm” and how high it really was. He hoped it would not turn out to be all flash and no substance, for his future path and the rise and fall of his family were dependent on it!

…

Three days later, at Kylin Palace, Mingxiao Hall.

“The plan for Ascension Academy is now in motion!”

“According to the plan, Ascension Academy takes ‘Void Hall’ as its core, and within ten thousand years, it will fully deduce the Seventh Rank Heavenly Mechanics Methods, refine the Superior Immortal Implement Shattering Void Stele, and with that as the core, create billions of magical treasures in the form of Top-Grade Immortal Spirit Mech Armor for Ascension Academy!”

“Ascension Academy is expected to enroll a hundred Integration cultivators, three thousand Return to Void cultivators, one hundred thousand Deity Transformation cultivators, and one million Nascent Soul cultivators; those at Golden Core level or below are currently not sufficient. The enrollment has now begun, and all parties are eager. Within ten thousand years, the recruitment goal should be met.”

“All sides, all mansions, and all academies are cooperating fully, mobilizing mana money, spirit stones, and all sorts of materials and supplies. Once Ascension Academy is built, it should be able to support the war effort for a hundred years.”

“The newly planned mechas, as well as the related magical treasures and magic artifacts, have already been put into production. When Ascension Academy rises to the Upper Realm, it will ensure that all cultivators have mechas to control, as well as logistical reserves and supplies…”

Pure Yang Palace Master, who is also the Master of Heavenly Craftsmen, stood in the hall reporting on the progress.

Xu Yang nodded, chuckling lightly, “Well done.”

“Upper Realm, Lower Realm, a tenfold difference in time, tens of thousands of years…”

Standing to one side, one of the Four Great Celestial Masters, the prudent and seasoned Pure Yang Palace Master, murmured contemplatively before looking at Xu Yang, “Taoist Master, you must be cautious on this journey!”

Xu Yang’s expression remained unchanged, his light laughter continued, “Of course.”

“Ah,” sighed the Pure Yang Palace Master, “If the predecessors had not fallen into dire straits, allowing us to deeply cultivate for a hundred thousand years, there would be absolutely no risk to this endeavor. Now we are embarking on this dangerous move, powerless to do anything but rely entirely on you, Taoist Master!”

“Ten thousand years is enough, there is no need for a hundred thousand!”

The radiant True Monarch Fengming, full of domineering splendor, added, “After ten thousand years, when the academy ascends, we will surely make them pay in blood for their blood, life for their life!”