Vol 2 Chapter 63 (1/2)
Chapter 63: The Goddess Theocracy
When Yi Ping and the Universal Old Man had stepped into the terrace platfor was astonished at the sight of the number of celestial practitioners; athered and they were all crowding outside the Golden Ascension Hall
They were all waiting excitedly for the outcome of their celestial clans’ divine lot for the Stellar Sanctuary and were not deterred by the heavy winds nor were they dampened by the constant tremors!
But when Yi Ping had stepped into the terrace platform of the Golden Ascension Hall, he was ie nuer to take a look at him!
“He is the Lord of the Tranquil City!”
“He is the one that has defeated the Immortal Saint of Swords!”
“He is the one that has defeated the Mad Conqueror!”
“He is the one that has tamed the Ascension Goddess?”
“He is the chosen of the Heaveness?”
“I have never seen anyone with such righteous air before…”
The co for a closer look at the Lord of the Tranquil City
This caused Yi Ping to be aard as he looked at the Universal Old Man
The Universal Old Manat me for? I am not the one that they are interested in”
Most of the celestial practitioners that were presented were dark celestials; they were not allowed to enter the Golden Ascension Hall and aiting outside according to their celestial clans while és of the seven celestial orthodox clans that were keeping watch outside the Golden Ascension Hall
“Master Yi Ping, I am Fan Sichuan!”
“I am the Dark Sword Tie Musan!”
“I’rasp the extraordinary air of Master Yi Ping!”
There were sothat he was at a loss with so much attention; he bowed humbly and respectfully at each of them as he said, “It is really too much honour I am just an ordinary practitioner…”
“Master Yi Ping!”
It was a powerful martial shout that quickly silenced the celestial practitioners that had gathered around Yi Ping and the Universal Old Man!
Yi Ping looked up and recognized Reverend Sword Pilgrim!
He quickly greeted hirim!”
Reverend Sword Pilgrihed heartily, “You will be late if I am not here”
He looked sternly at the celestial practitioners that had gathered around Yi Ping before saying, “Master Yi Ping has to be in the Golden Ascension Hall If he is not in, the divine lot cannot be drawn and your clan protégés elders and ht? So let him pass quickly!”
Immediately many of the celestials quickly said, “Yes, yes…this way, Master Yi Ping…”
Yi Ping smiled weakly as he said to everyone as he repeated several tireetings with everyone…”
He also boith his hands to Reverend Sword Pilgrim, “Thank you…”
Reverend Sword Pilgri at all”
His sharp eyes however were looking at the Universal Old Man as he asked hirim May I knoho you are? You do not look like an ordinary celestial practitioner…”
The Universal Old Man gruame of Go in the Velvet Prosperity Hall How coé is but no one seems to knoho I am”
Reverend Sword Pilgrim was stunned, “You are…the Universal Old Man!”
The Universal Old Man muttered, “Who else can I be?”
Reverend Sword Pilgrihter, “I can’t believe that it is really you Just because you have lost to uise yourself”
The Universal Old Man groaned softly, “Who is hiding from you?”
He began to roll up his sleeves as he said defiantly, “Let’s have another rematch!”
Reverend Sword Pilgrim smiled weakly, “Maybe later or ill be late Come, let us make haste!”
When Yi Ping and the Universal Old Man had entered the Golden Ascension Hall, alathered inside
Yi Ping estimated that there were at least two hundred clans and five thousand celestial practitioners that were here
The Golden Ascension Hall was noisy and everyone was ru loudly!
Reverend Sword Pilgrio outside to monitor the situation Farewell!”
Yi Ping quickly extended his hands to say humbly, “Farewell!”
However, the Universal Old Man was looking around excitedly for the Sagess Ai and saw her immediately
It did not really take hilances of all the roup of extraordinary beautiful maidens that were incredibly surreal!
And his stray eyes had caught sight of the Sagess Ai immediately!
He was bearoup of heavenly maidens; he knew very well that many of the celestial practitioners were secret envious of him that he could be seated so near to them!
He whispered softly just enough for Yi Ping to hear, “These hypocrites They all are Every one of the the other way They are pretending to be high and aled in all types of dirty business That is why…that the Heaveness, Great Sage Lord and I will rather be autonomous celestials than join any factions or clans That is what ess Ai ht that I have fallen for the Heaveness…alas…”
Yi Ping could only sé master, I am sure if you explain to her she will surely understand…”
The Universal Old Man muttered, “Hope so…”
Yi Ping asked curiously, “Who is the Great Sage Lord?”
The Universal Old Man sighed softly, “He is a close friend of the Heaveness and er with us now…”
He was suddenly melancholy, “Do you know that he is also one of the seven top ancient fighters? If he is around, I say even the Lord Supreme and the Immortal Saint of Swords would not be this conceit in front of us now Cohters are in this place today…”
He sighed softly as he stared blankly, “Excluding ess Ai and the Immortal Saint of Swords…”
While the Universal Old Man was ess Ai She was sitting in a casual ’Er, the Celeste Wind Maiden and Han Lin
They were actually seating next to Lingfeng, Yixian, Yunzi, Youxue, Lie Qing, Lele, Yang Min and shi+ shi+!
And just next to them were Lady Snowflake and Maiden Ziyue!
Lingfeng had also caught sight of Yi Ping and from her purposed expressions It was obvious that she was in a very badalways had a hundred ways to show her le word!
Yi Ping could only bow his head loith a sense of guilt as he
He was thinking, “Lingfeng must be upset with me…”
However the Universal Old Man said, “Don’t worry Her anger isn’t direct at you She always has an en next to each other, her bad mood is to be expected!”
Yi Ping ood for me…”
He quickly looked around for Yu’Er, Mei’Er, Ye Yin and Shen Xingyue and was slightly relief that they had not arrived yet If they were around, he would be even more aard and at a loss to explain his latest adventure!
He had noticed that Old Reverend Vanquisher Sage, Reverend Sacred Sage and the Lord Suprearnered that Yu’Er, Mei’Er, Ye Yin and Shen Xingyue were all likely to arrive with the Lord Supreme
He wondered, “I wonder if they ates Sword Formation?”
He began to feel a little excited and had actually forgotten about his aardness
But his thoughts were soon interrupted when a large number of celestial practitioners had suddenly surrounded thereeted them!
Yi Ping had inized the Deadly Wanderer and even the Northern Tyrant in the crowd!
The Northern Tyrant i, I hope that you do not reives me for my actions…”
Yi Ping iain”
The Northern Tyrant sate as Master Yi Ping, I hope that you can at the very least look after me…”
The Universal Old Man growled, “The whole lot of you are now scared now, aroup can aid you to clear the obstacles?”
The Deadly Wanderer stammered, “You…you are the Universal Old Man?!”
The Universal Old Man hummed coldly, “Of course I am Who else can I be?”
The Deadly Wanderer, the Northern Tyrant and many of the celestial practitioners could only mutter weakly, “Yes, yes…”
Yi Ping bowed humbly with his hands as he assured him, “Don’t worry If our divine lot deterive a helping hand whenever I can After all, we are not enehest level of the Stellar Sanctuary”
The Universal Old Man sighed as he thought, “Ping’Er, you are too naïve Even friends will become arch foes once they are inside the Stellar Sanctuary There is no escape fro desires once they are inside!”
The Northern Tyrant bowed hu, thanks Good luck on the divine lot later too”
The Deadly Wanderer and dozens of celestial practitioners were not slow in saying, “Master Yi Ping, good luck on the divine lot!”
The Universal Old Man o! Go back to your seats first The Lord Supreh”
The Deadly Wanderer, the Northern Tyrant and all the celestial practitioners iood luck on the divine lot…”
The Universal Old Man replied coldly, “That is enough already Quickly go!”
The Universal Old Man was getting a little irritated It was because he was all too eager to walk to the Sagess Ai if not for these dozens of celestial practitioners that were blocking him now!
However the dozens of celestial practitioners did not knohy the Universal Old Man was irritated and they tried to pacify hiht that they had offended hinize hiood fortune to find the heavenly relics and the celestial treasures that are in the Stellar Sanctuary…”
“Master Yi Ping!”
Another group of celestial practitioners had also gathered around the from a far!
The Universal Old Man quickly said, “Ping’Er, let’s go hurriedly The others are waiting for us!”
It ith a little difficulty that Yi Ping and the Universal Old Man had finally ed to take more than a hundred steps into the Golden Ascension Hall!
They had never expected that it would be these hundred steps would be so difficult!
Dozens of celestial clans had quickly surrounded theain the support of the Lord of the Tranquil City and the Universal Old Man!
Before Yi Ping and the Universal Old Man had even stepped into the Golden Ascension Hall, the two hundred celestial clans that were inside were already reements!
By all appearances, these celestial clans were supposed to be allies but it was far from the truth!
Centuries of feuds and blood debts had only intensified their rivalries!
But because they were forcefully invited to the grounds of the Holy Ascension Sect and they feared the Lord Supreme, they had reluctantly pretended to be amicable with each other!
As Yi Ping could h finally with a sense of relief, the Universal Old Man grinned at hi’Er, who is she?”
Yi Ping asked, “Who?”
The Universal Old Man whispered shyly, “That golden hairat me!”
If Yi Ping had not taken a look, it would be alright
But when he had taken a look, he had suddenly noticed that the Goddess Isa and all the otherkeenly at him that he almost missed a step!
He was so flustered that his normally quick steps were slowed down!
The Universal Old Man found hiolden hair heavenly maiden with the stately demeanor He had noticed that he was not the only one The I queerly at her
He reminded himself, “Weird I am still unable to tell her state of divinity She is an Ancient Celestial too? Yi Ping, what is her name? You still haven’t told me yet I remember that she says she wants to kill an unfaithful man? Poor maiden Alas, the evils of the Celestial Realm!”
Yi Ping whispered, “She is the Goddess Isa”
The Universal Old Man stroked his clean chin with his fingers as he smiled, “Alas, beautiful name! What a beautiful celestial naé of the Celestial Aiel Sect?”
Yi Ping could only smile bitterly as he whispered, “I really do not knoho she is Do you think that she is an immortal practitioner?”
The Universal Old Man looked at Yi Ping before laughing, “Her state of divinity seeh but that doesn’t mean she is an immortal practitioner She could be a Golden Celestial at the end of her sixth or seventh heavenly tribulation She can also be a newly transfigured Ancient Celestial or is an Ancient Celestial from the start”
Yi Ping asked, “You are sure? But…”
The Universal Old Man nodded as he said firmly, “Yes I am sure As far as I know, only the Dark Lord of the Chaos Cosmos and the Goddess Celestial Alice are the true immortal practitioners Needless to say, they are likely to leave behind evidences of their stunning achievements! If you know the lore of the Ancient Celestials, the Goddess Celestial Alice gives us the edicts from the Celestial Realm!”
Yi Ping said softy, “Sos are not what it seems The Dark Lord of the Chaos Cosmos isn’t mentioned anywhere except for the Stellar Sanctuary What if there is an entire city of immortal practitioners? What if htenment and that is e have never heard of them? What if the Immortal Realm never exists in the first place?”
The Universal Old Man laughed, “There aren’t so many what if The Stellar Sanctuary is the best proof already that the Immortal Realm actually exists! Moreover, our heavenly tribulations are always hinting us of a higher plane of existence!”
He patted Yi Ping before saying, “The Goddess Celestial Alice won’t lie to us”
He lowered his voice to a whisper and appeared extremely secretive, “Next time I will tell you more Or maybe the Heaveness will share with you now that she has coained her memories But for noill only tell you briefly Guess what the rewards that we are proon Race by the Goddess Celestial Alice? We, the Pangu Clan are allowed to ascend to the heavens to be ier able to conceive but if we are to perseverance to the very end, ill be able to be is!”
Yi Ping did not feel that was right so he replied softly, “And at what price? The Ancient Celestials are so fe…”
The Universal Old Man laughed, “Yes, so fe but we still have many descendants!”
Yi Ping was stunned as he asked, “Oh?! Descendants?”
The Universal Old Man pointed at hiolden celestials and all the mortals in the lower realm are our descendants Why do you think that before the Ancient Celestials departed from the lower realm, ill leave behind our martial and celestial secrets? The Goddess Celestial Alice has already warned us that the path to true iers and will be arduous but she has given us a head start”
He sighed softly, “She is the one that has inforhtened mortals will one day also be able to ascend as celestial practitioners Together, we htenment Alas, I have never expected that the Stellar Sanctuary will be so hard and it will only appear so infrequent! Time flies so fast that I have already been here for thousands of years now…”
Yi Ping was startled, “So long?!”
All of a sudden he asked, “Is Maiden Ziyan the Goddess Celestial Alice? Why didn’t you recognize her at the Astronomic Stellar Formation?”
The Universal Old Man growled softly, “That is because I have never seen her Her edicts are delivered through her priestesses and the elders of our clan You can ask the Sagess Ai though”
Yi Ping smiled weakly, “You ess Ai is a priestess of the Goddess Celestial Alice?”
The Universal Old Man laughed, “This time you are so smart!”
Yi Ping sighed softly, “But it is a pity that the Maiden Ziyan isn’t here now I really wish that she is not the Goddess Celestial Alice”
The Universal Old Man laughed merrily, “Why? She seems to like you If she is the Goddess Celestial Alice then you can ask her on our behalf for the intricacy formulas of the Immortal Practice!”
Yi Ping sive us remember? But none of us really understands if it is really an intricate formula It is more like a code for moral instructions Moreover you better hope that she isn’t the Goddess Celestial Alice It is because she did lie to us that she is the Dark Lord of the Chaos Cosher state of divinity a celestial practitioner has attained, theor else it will affect their enlightenment”
He looked curiously at the Universal Old Man, “But she did lie to us Aht? And if she can lie then she can lie to you about the Immortal Realm too”
The Universal Old Man was stunned It was because he had never expected Yi Ping to be so sharp all of a sudden!
Just when he was about to ponder olden platform…
He was ireeted by Maiden Ziyue, “My humble respects to the Lord of the Tranquil City…”
Yi Ping quickly replied aardly, “Just call …”
Maiden Ziyue answered shyly, “Master Yi Ping…”
Maiden Ziyue gasped, “You are…”
Lingfeng said coldly, “Who else can he be other than the Universal Old Man?”
Yi Ping asked with a slightly surprise, “You can recognize him?”
Lie Qing blurted out, “Only a fool will not be able to recognize his…belly!”
Iles from the maidens!
Lele was laughing so jovially that she was bending over and in tears!
Yi Ping sighed softly, “That is right…his belly…”
“So you are willing to co asked as she interrupted them
She added, “You see flowers in the wilderness recently But these flowers in the wilderness all have poisonous thorns So you have better watched out”
It was obvious that she was jealous!
Lele i is envious!”
She had i her “Don’t h, you know that she is actually quite easy to get along!”
The Sagess Ai yawned, “Is that so? I doubt so”
Lingfeng ignored the two of the eyes sternly at Lele
All the other , Lingfeng, Lele and the Sagess Ai!
The Universal Old Man wasweakly, “Ai, how are you? How is your talk with the Lord Supreet too close to him…”
The Sagess Ai hummed coldly, “Not to worry I won’t The Celestial Aiel Sect has nothing to do with the Holy Ascension Sect whatever so Also, this is none of your business right? Why are you questioning me?”
The Universal Old Man stammered, “We are friends…”
The Sagess Ai huet it I have a new interest now”
The Universal Old Man was startled, “Who?! That Old Reverend Vanquishi+ng Sage? Just because he has a divine sword and I don’t, you think he is better than me?”
The Sagess Ai replied coldly, “That is right”
But she was looking shyly at Yi Ping while Han Lin was giggling behind her!
Lingfeng looked coldly at the Sagess Ai and her group, “You seem to be well prepared and have some formidable helpers”
She looked at Han Lin, Jing’Er, the Celeste Wind Maiden and the Goddess Isa one by one
She lingered at the Celeste Wind Maiden and the Goddess Isa longer than the others
The Goddess Isa said casually to her, “The mark of your Heaven Eyes is impressive So, are you still on the Greater Stellar Position or have you reached the Lesser Heaven Position?”
Lingfeng raised her eyebrows
The Goddess Isa smiled, “Don’t look at me like this I don’t even have any Heaven Eyes to aid me”
Lele was curious as she asked sarcastically, “Oh htenabout? There are different levels of attainment for the Heaven Eyes too?”
The Goddess Isa said casually, “That is right When the Heaven Eyes is first opened, it starts from the Lesser Stellar Position then to the Greater Stellar Position If a practitioner is lucky enough, they will be able to reach the Lesser Heaven Position and then the Greater Heaven Position Finally if they are twice lucky then they may be able to attain the Lesser Cosmos Position and the Greater Cosmos Position All in all, there are sixth positions”
Lele’s curiosity was piqued, “Then can you tell which level of positioning have I attained for my Heaven Eyes?”
The Goddess Isa smiled coldly, “You may be just a Golden Celestial but you have already opened your Heaven Eyes That is an ih so many battles unscathed…”