Enlightenment: Attaining the Dao at Age 8

Chapter 101: Chapter 85: Don’t Ascend? I Insist on Ascending

Martial Arts Emperor!

This was Li Chang’an’s exclusive title in the Jianghu!

There were even rumors in the outside world that he had long since broken through the Celestial Human Realm to reach the state of a Land Immortal, making him the only Land Immortal in nearly a thousand years.

Of course, they were not wrong.

In fact, the truth was far beyond that.

But to Li Chang’an, this meant very little.

It was merely a title, one he could take or leave.

Nowadays, apart from diligently perfecting the Nine Heavens Chaos Technique and overseeing the construction of White Jade City, very few things could capture his attention.

On this day, Li Chang’an was still peacefully reading a book.

But for some unknown reason, he suddenly felt an unprecedented throbbing in his heart.

Li Chang’an opened his eyes and carefully traced the source of the sensation, discovering it was the Cyan Gold Treasure Sword—a weapon he had long since forgotten—which was now shimmering with a faint cyan light.

Seeing this, Li Chang’an’s thoughts stirred, and his Spiritual Power surged into the Cyan Gold Treasure Sword like a flood of water.

Enveloped by a hazy radiance, Li Chang’an felt as if his spirit had left his body, isolated within a boundless space.

Li Chang’an frowned and let out a cold snort.

His Spiritual Power vibrated abruptly, shattering all the radiance that tried to envelop his spirit.

Everything before him suddenly cleared. Li Chang’an then discovered that there was no inheritance at all within the Cyan Gold Treasure Sword, only the eye of some unknown creature.

The eye of the unknown creature was the size of a washbasin. It was currently staring intently at him, its crimson pupil revealing an intense look of craving.

Sensing the chaos and bloodlust that filled the eyeball, Li Chang’an spoke faintly, “What are you?”

Hearing Li Chang’an’s voice, the eyeball seemed to regain a sliver of intelligence. It replied with the same chaotic and bloodthirsty Spiritual Power, “Who am I? Who am I? I am a Celestial Being! I am a Celestial Being! I am the one and only Celestial Being in this world!”

Li Chang’an sneered at its words and slapped it.

The eyeball cried out in pain, suddenly spraying all sorts of foul, filthy liquids as it hurriedly begged for mercy, “We can talk about this! We can talk about this!”

Li Chang’an sneered again and repeated his question, “What are you?”

The eyeball rolled around unconsciously a few times. Its spiritual fluctuations suddenly grew frantic as it muttered, “Don’t ascend! Don’t ascend! Don’t ascend!”

Hearing this, Li Chang’an slapped it again.

But this time, even though Li Chang’an slapped it until its juices flew everywhere, the eyeball didn’t say anything else useful, just endlessly repeating the words, “Don’t ascend.”

Seeing this, Li Chang’an stroked his chin and muttered, “’Don’t ascend?’ Interesting. But I refuse to listen. I *will* ascend!”

For the past several years, Li Chang’an had barely cultivated at all.

This was because he could already faintly sense a rejection and suppression from Heaven and Earth.

Simply put, he was too strong, and this world could no longer contain him.

Perhaps this was also the true reason why those once-famous Land Immortals had all quietly vanished at some unknown time.

The only reason Li Chang’an had lingered without leaving was because he still had some attachments in this world. Now, after seeing this eye, his yearning for a higher world was sparked once more.

In any case, this life was already perfect enough for him; there was little point in staying any longer.

Thus, after his consciousness withdrew from the Cyan Gold Treasure Sword, Li Chang’an left everything he wanted to leave behind in the Library Pavilion.

This included some of his Martial Dao insights for his younger brother, Li Ping’an, as well as contingencies that could protect the Great Derivation for another thousand years…

After doing all this.

On the night of a certain full moon, Li Chang’an began to ascend!

The moment he began to circulate the Nine Revolutions Chaos Technique, the Power of Heaven and Earth in the region instantly began to boil. The sky above the entire Imperial Palace was illuminated by the golden light radiating from Li Chang’an’s body, turning night into day!

Such an astonishing scene drew everyone in Kyoto out into the streets!

Before the very eyes of countless witnesses, a brilliant golden dragon soared up from the Library Pavilion of the Da Yuan Imperial Palace. It circled the sky like a dragon entering the sea before finally diving deep into the horizon and vanishing from sight.

From that day on, the world was shocked to discover that the Martial Arts Emperor who had stood guard over the Library Pavilion, his power great enough to suppress the world, had suddenly disappeared. All that remained was a Martial Arts World that felt as if it had been reborn.

Yet, the legends related to him never faded.

They took root in the word-of-mouth tales of fledgling Jianghu heroes, on the ever-taller and more majestic pavilions of White Jade City, and within that forever-vibrant Martial Arts World, continuing on and on, forever.

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