Cultivating for a hundred lifetimes to ascension

Chen Dacheng's expression turned serious upon hearing the words, and he said in a solemn tone: "The once-a-century Moonlight Gathering is about to be held! This time, I managed to obtain a spot from our ancestors."

"Moonlight Gathering?!" Zhao Sheng's heart skipped a beat, his expression filled with surprise.

"That's right! I understand my limitations, and reaching the late-stage Golden Core was the best I could do. Without some extraordinary luck, there is no hope of touching the threshold of the Nascent Soul Realm in this lifetime. After much deliberation, I have decided to risk it all," Chen Dacheng said, determined.

"But—"

Zhao Sheng's words were cut off by Chen Dacheng's response: "Xi'er, you don't need to persuade me! My mind is made up, and our ancestors support my decision."

"Moonlight Cave Heaven is extremely dangerous; less than one in ten emerge alive. Father, you..."

At this point, Zhao Sheng changed his tone: "The Chen Family is well-established, and with the contributions you and I have made, exchanging a Nascent Condensing Pill is more than feasible. Why must you risk your life entering the Moonlight Cave Heaven?"

Even though Chen Dacheng's mind was set, Zhao Sheng still made great efforts to convince him to change his mind.

"While the Nascent Condensing Pill is good, it's a waste when used on this old man. Only by entering the Moonlight Cave Heaven and stealing others' fortunes can I truly change destiny. Otherwise, no matter how many Nascent Condensing Pills I consume, they will be useless."

Seeing this, Zhao Sheng had no choice but to relinquish the idea of persuading Chen Dacheng, and the two then discussed matters related to the Moonlight Cave Heaven.

Then, he hurriedly bid farewell to Chen Dacheng, and his tunneling light flew towards the family's Scripture Pavilion.

Half a day later, within the hidden vault of the highest level of the Scripture Pavilion, Zhao Sheng slowly put back a Jade Scroll.

After meticulously reviewing the records of past generations, he gained an in-depth understanding of the Moonlight Gathering.

It turns out that the so-called Moonlight Gathering originates from the Moonlight Cave Heaven.

Starting from twenty thousand years ago, the Moonlight Cave Heaven has been under the control of the Nine Questions Immortal Sect in the Spirit Realm.

The reason is simple: The Lord of Moonlight Cave Heaven, though from the Da Chun Realm, is also a Unification Realm Supreme Ancestor Master of the Nine Questions Immortal Sect.

The people of the Nine Questions Immortal Sect adhere to the ancestral wishes and have not moved the Moonlight Cave Heaven but have continuously sent True Disciples to the Da Chun Realm to oversee this increasingly collapsing cave heaven.

Over time, the Moonlight Gathering came into being.

According to tradition, the "Moonlight Gathering" opens the Moonlight Cave Heaven every hundred years and distributes hundreds of Five Fortune Pearls and corresponding Iron Seals, inviting Golden Core Masters of qualified major forces from the Da Chun and nearby realms to enter the Moonlight Cave Heaven for a life-and-death adventure to seize opportunities and fortunes.

Records indicate that the Moonlight Cave Heaven holds countless treasures, spiritual medicine, and Heaven and Earth Spiritual Objects, and even includes the Forest of Legacy Steles left by the Unification Realm Great Ability.

Furthermore, the Nine Questions Immortal Sect actively seals some opportunities and inheritances throughout the cave heaven for people to derive.

The Five Fortune Pearl is crucial when entering the Moonlight Cave Heaven.

This item is a treasure meticulously refined by the Lord of the cave heaven and can be considered the "key" to entering the cave heaven.

It is rumored that killing those with Five Fortune Pearls would see the pearls automatically fuse, simultaneously seizing the deceased's fortune, destiny, luck, and various paths of fortune.

Anyone who manages to seize more fortune within the cave heaven not only finds themselves with abundant fortune, but their affiliated forces also thrive exceptionally for a hundred years.

Over twenty thousand years, this rumor has been constantly verified, and now the Big Chun Cultivation Realm has a strong belief in it.

Due to the gradual collapse of the Moonlight Cave Heaven, the area of blessed lands within it continues to shrink, with many inheritances and treasure lands being obliterated by the power of space-time.

As a result, over the last few thousand years, the competition for entry spots into the Moonlight Cave Heaven has become increasingly fierce.

The Cunning Leopard Chen Family, a Second Tribulation High Gate, has five Nascent Soul Ancestors seated and over fifty Golden Core Masters, yet they were only allocated one entry spot!

Indeed, this spot was granted only because of Fei Hong Ancestor's influence.

If the Moonlight Cave Heaven held only these benefits, Zhao Sheng might not be too moved.

However, upon seeing the treasures within Moonlight Cave Heaven that possess the power of space-time, his interest significantly heightened.

"The spots are too few, and the number of people wanting to enter is too many! Where can I obtain a spot? Also, I wonder if the Moonlight Cave Heaven can withstand my Space-Time Teleportation?" Zhao Sheng pondered internally, having already decided to investigate the Moonlight Cave Heaven.

With his current strength, he could slay a Nascent Soul Cultivator with full effort; even encountering adversaries with numerous Nascent Soul Talismans within the Moonlight Cave Heaven, he could slay them, and at worst, easily escape.

Currently, there are still two years until the Moonlight Gathering convenes, providing ample time for him to first gather necessary intelligence.

Thinking of this, Zhao Sheng immediately thought of his old friend, the "Black Alliance."

Through continuous transactions over the years, he has earned a multicolored level membership within the Black Alliance, corresponding to the Nascent Soul Realm Cultivators.

...

On a mist-shrouded giant peak, within a cave mansion located halfway up the mountain.

The cave mansion is not luxuriously decorated, primarily in light blue hues, giving it a serene and elegant feel. In the center hall, there is a stone table with a green jade teapot on it, and beside it are two blue jade teacups.

At this moment, a slender jade hand is pouring two cups of fragrant dark green tea from the green jade pot and handing the filled fragrant tea to the woman sitting opposite.

The woman making the tea is dressed in water-blue attire, her long hair flowing over her shoulders, with an enchanting yet not overly pure beautiful appearance, with eyes full of vitality,

While the woman sitting across her, with skin as white as snow, dressed in simple and elegant green attire that perfectly complemented her graceful figure, was none other than Chen Zhi (Chen Mingzhi), who joined the Star Constellation Palace.

"Junior Sister Chen, how come you have time to visit me today?" Shi Fei gently tucked a strand of hair behind her ear and asked casually.

"Why, is Senior Sister not welcoming my visit?" Chen Zhi teased slightly in her words, yet her face showed a hint of a smile.

"Who dares! Junior Sister is deeply favored by Master; I wouldn't dare offend you?" Shi Fei shook her head, said playfully.

"Senior Sister is Master's most valued disciple. How could I contend with Senior Sister? I came this time to ask Senior Sister for a favor," Chen Zhi said sincerely.

"Oh, what matter? Tell me; I have been in seclusion lately and truly do not know what is happening within the sect," Shi Fei said, raising her eyebrows lightly.

"It's about Senior Brother Luo. He... has been persistently bothering me lately. Senior Sister, you must stand up for me!"

"Luo Xingcheng?! This person is one of the Seven Stars of this generation and is highly valued by the Palace Master. He always has high ambitions and is never short of women; why is he fixated on you?"

Upon hearing this, Shi Fei's eyes flashed with a strange light, suddenly asking back.

"I... I don't know either!" Chen Zhi responded helplessly, pleading, "Senior Sister, you are also one of the Seven Stars; maybe you can warn him. As long as you help, I'll give you the Heavenly Heart Meteorite Jade I have."

"Deal, one word and it's settled!" Shi Fei replied decisively upon hearing this.

The Heavenly Heart Meteorite Jade is an exotic object from the heavens and has great significance to her cultivation, not something she would let slip.

"Thank you for your help, Senior Sister! Now I can rest assured." Chen Zhi smiled brightly, visibly relieved.

...

At the same time, within a cave mansion at Star Constellation Peak.

The entire cave mansion is a sea of red, filled with fiery crimson flames running amok, with rising Fire Spirit Qi coalescing into Fire Dragons and Fire Snakes, roaring in the void, one after another. Even the floor and walls covered with prohibitions are showing signs of melting, sending forth waves of scorching heat.

Inside a secret chamber deep within the cave mansion, a young man with red hair and in red clothing sits cross-legged on a cushion like fire, breathing heavily, causing the surrounding flames to ripple.

Suddenly, a buzzing sound emanated from his waist, the red-haired youth frowned, and took out the Communication Token.

In the next moment, a stream of light flowed on the surface of the Jade Token, revealing a line of golden script, which made the red-haired man's expression turn icy cold.

"Soon, soon! Chen Zhi, you cannot escape my grasp..." the red-haired man muttered to himself coldly, let out a small laugh, and quickly went silent again.

...

Tens of thousands of miles away, within some high-reaching peaks and ridges where Spiritual Energy is abundant.

The sky is azure, and in the center of the mountains lies a vast, serene lake. In the middle of the lake stands a lone crescent-shaped island, with a small wooden pavilion atop it. Inside, a white-robed elder and a middle-aged man wearing a yellow robe and crowned with jade sat facing each other, with an ancient and rustic green-black chessboard on the stone table between them.

The golden-robed man, with his handsome face, possesses only Golden Core Realm cultivation, exuding an aura of transcendence.

On the other hand, the white-robed elder, unremarkable in appearance with a full beard, was Zhao Sheng in disguise.