Chapter 00251: The Bold Disciples of Blue Star Sect
# The Bold Disciples of Blue Star Sect
Chapter 251
Novel: After the Myth
Chapter 251: The Bold Disciples of Blue Star Sect
The entrance to the Ascension Platform looked like a gate, and anyone could enter for free to challenge the trials.
The first trial was simply pushing the door open.
If one's strength was insufficient, or if they intentionally held back, they wouldn't be able to pass this first hurdle.
Once the door was pushed open and one entered the Ascension Platform, the formation would sense the cultivator's cultivation level and transport them to the corresponding trial.
The trials for Qi Refining cultivators would never be the same as those for True Core cultivators.
As for Soul Formation cultivators, they didn’t need to go through the trials at all—they could directly enter the Ascension Realm.
If one failed the trial, they would be teleported out.
If they succeeded, the Ascension Platform would emit a radiant light, and the successful cultivator would appear on the platform.
There was a gate on the platform that led directly to the Ascension Realm.
If one chose not to enter the gate, they could take their Ascension Token and descend from the platform.
As long as they had the Ascension Token, they could enter the Ascension Realm at any time through another gate in the Two Realms Protection Formation.
It could be said that the people of the Ascension Realm had put a lot of thought into designing this Ascension Platform.
However, since it was still in a trial phase, there were many imperfections.
For example, the entrance to the Ascension Platform was unguarded.
At first, this wasn’t a problem, but over time, issues were bound to arise.
Another example was that the Ascension Tokens weren’t registered to individuals...
Mo Zheng from Zhenyun Dao City had come to the Ascension Platform precisely for this matter.
Along with him were Hu Wuxin, the leader of the Dao Cultivation World's Sect Alliance, and the leaders of over a dozen major sects from the Dao Cultivation World.
They had come not only to improve the Two Realms City and select a city lord but also to establish management measures for the Ascension Platform's entrance.
As the saying goes, "No one gets up early without a reason."
The reason Mo Zheng and Hu Wuxin had come here to do these things was that the business opportunities here were simply too great.
The radiant light bursting from the Ascension Platform caused everyone to cheer.
This meant that someone had successfully passed the trial and obtained an Ascension Token to enter the Ascension Realm.
Sure enough, after the light faded, a man appeared on the platform, holding an Ascension Token in his hand.
"Junior Brother Zhu, congratulations! Let's go back and wait for news," someone below the platform shouted excitedly upon seeing the man obtain the token.
The man on the platform quickly put away the token and descended, meeting up with another cultivator below.
He casually laughed, "I didn’t think the Ascension Platform would be this easy. I thought it would be much harder."
The male cultivator waiting for him slapped Junior Brother Zhu on the shoulder and said, "Stop bragging. Elder Liu said that as long as we wait..."
"Hold on, you two. Our Two Realms City Guild is willing to offer a high price for your Ascension Tokens," a middle-aged female cultivator blocked their path.
"Sorry, our Ascension Tokens are not for sale," Junior Brother Zhu, who had just obtained the token, replied without hesitation.
The middle-aged woman chuckled, "It's not necessarily about buying your tokens. It's just that you came here without reporting to our Two Realms City Guild, and your attempt to challenge the Ascension Platform was done privately. So, you two will need to come with me to the guild first."
"I am Shen Jiankai of the Blue Star Sect, and this is my junior brother Zhu Feichong. Are you sure you want to take us away?" Shen Jiankai, influenced by Ding Huan's style of doing things, spoke in a suddenly cold tone.
Sure enough, upon hearing that these two were from the Blue Star Sect, the middle-aged woman immediately retracted her hand.
In the Dao Cultivation World, the most famous sect right now wasn’t a top-tier sect like the Great Star Sword Dao, but the Blue Star Sect.
The Blue Star Sect was established on the territory of the Purple Mist Valley.
From the moment it was founded, it had killed two Soul Formation sect leaders, and its own leader, Ding Huan, had even annihilated the Twin Soul Sect.
If these two had been rogue cultivators, she wouldn’t have hesitated to take them away.
But the Blue Star Sect? She truly didn’t dare.
Even the surrounding cultivators who had been eyeing the Ascension Tokens immediately dismissed any thoughts of robbery upon hearing that these two were from the Blue Star Sect.
The Ascension Tokens were valuable, but the Blue Star Sect wasn’t an easygoing sect.
They were known for wiping out sects and killing sect leaders without hesitation.
"Hmph, is the Blue Star Sect so impressive? This is the Ascension Platform, set up by the seniors of the Ascension Realm. Even the Blue Star Sect must follow the rules. If there’s any issue, you can take it up with Senior Hu Wuxin and Senior Xin Can of the guild. Besides, there are seniors from the Ascension Realm here. How dare two mere Foundation Establishment disciples oppose the entire Ascension Realm?" A sudden voice rang out, and the middle-aged woman, who had initially backed off, straightened her back upon hearing it.
That’s right, she was representing the Two Realms City Guild.
Why should she fear the Blue Star Sect? Moreover, who was Hu Wuxin? He was the leader of the Dao Cultivation World's Sect Alliance, a Void God Realm expert.
And that was just the surface-level strength.
The Ascension Platform had the backing of the Ascension Realm.
Who would dare cause trouble here?
However, she forgot that while the Ascension Platform was indeed set up by the Ascension Realm, the Ascension Realm hadn’t sent any strong experts to guard it.
Moreover, her actions wouldn’t necessarily be protected.
Thinking this, she sternly said, "Even the Blue Star Sect can’t get away with this. You must come to the Two Realms City Guild and explain yourselves."
In the distance, Lu Yuan, who had stirred up the situation, breathed a sigh of relief and quickly entered the Two Realms City.
He knew Ding Huan would be arriving soon.
For now, he just needed to provoke the Blue Star Sect disciples into clashing with the Two Realms City Guild.
"Junior Brother Zhu, let’s go," Shen Jiankai said, pulling Zhu Feichong as he prepared to leave.
"Seize them!" the woman ordered without hesitation.
Four Foundation Establishment cultivators immediately rushed forward, summoning their magical treasures.
Before Shen Jiankai could even summon his own treasure, a blade of light slashed toward his back.
Zhu Feichong quickly threw a punch, his fist wind clashing with the blade of light.
Shen Jiankai twisted his body, narrowly avoiding the attack.
But then he heard Zhu Feichong cry out in pain.
Turning his head, he saw Zhu Feichong clutching his waist, blood gushing out.
"Senior Brother, they’re not trying to capture us—they’re trying to kill us!" Zhu Feichong shouted fiercely.
He could clearly feel the aura of death.
He was certain that the other side intended to kill, not capture.
"Then we won’t hold back either. Let’s see how our sect leader deals with trash who invade our sect," Shen Jiankai said, summoning his longsword.
His true energy surged, and a curtain of sword light erupted.
"Hmph," the leading late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator sneered, completely underestimating Shen Jiankai.
He swung his giant banner toward Shen Jiankai.
As a peak late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, he believed Shen Jiankai, who was only at the late stage, was no match for him.
Boom!
The magical treasures collided, and true energy exploded.
To the peak Foundation Establishment cultivator’s shock, the flames from his banner failed to ignite and were instead torn apart by Shen Jiankai’s sword curtain.
He realized that his true energy was no match for Shen Jiankai’s, which felt as vast as the starry sky.
The flames from his banner had no chance to explode within that vastness.
Shen Jiankai didn’t hold back.
After breaking the first attack from the banner, his giant sword transformed into a curtain of light and slashed down.
The peak Foundation Establishment cultivator hastily retreated, but within Shen Jiankai’s sword domain, his speed slowed drastically.
"Pfft!" Shen Jiankai’s sword severed one of the man’s arms.
"Stop!" the late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator shouted in panic, retreating frantically while yelling at Shen Jiankai to stop.
He knew exactly what this meant.
Losing an arm meant his Dao body was incomplete, and he would be stuck at the Foundation Establishment level for the rest of his life.
Given his status, it was nearly impossible for him to obtain rare treasures to restore his arm.
Stop? Shen Jiankai had long learned from his sect leader that showing mercy to enemies was being cruel to oneself.
If they were trying to kill him, why should he stop? His sword curtain didn’t weaken.
Instead, it surged again, filling the air with sword light.
At this moment, Shen Jiankai deeply felt the power of the Small Universe Technique he had been cultivating.
With his previous techniques, even if he wanted to unleash another attack, his true energy wouldn’t have been able to sustain it.
But now, he could effortlessly execute his intentions, and his sword technique erupted with sword light once more.
The peak Foundation Establishment cultivator felt a chill on his neck.
He couldn’t believe it—was Shen Jiankai really going to kill him? Just moments ago, he had been furious about his incomplete body and inability to advance to the True Core Realm.
Now he realized that he wouldn’t just be unable to advance—he wouldn’t even be able to cultivate anymore.
"You dare kill Niu He?" another Foundation Establishment cultivator who had rushed forward stared at Shen Jiankai in disbelief.
They were part of the Two Realms City’s official guard.
How could this guy have the guts to kill Niu He? Was he out of his mind?
Shen Jiankai ignored him, his broadsword slashing out once more.
This Foundation Establishment cultivator was far weaker than the peak Foundation Establishment cultivator Shen Jiankai had just killed.
Now, he was terrified.
What did it matter if Shen Jiankai dared or not? He had already killed, and now this cultivator was caught in the sword curtain.
With just one sword curtain, this Foundation Establishment cultivator couldn’t dodge.
"Pfft!" Blood sprayed as Shen Jiankai killed another.
Zhu Feichong, covered in blood, joined Shen Jiankai.
"Senior Brother, I killed one too."
The two of them had just killed three Foundation Establishment cultivators—two at the early stage and one at the peak.
Another late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, seeing the situation turn bad, had already fled.
These two were madmen, daring to kill the Two Realms City’s official guards.
Why would he stay and wait for death?
The woman stared at Shen Jiankai and Zhu Feichong in horror.
These two had killed three members of the Two Realms City Guild on the Ascension Platform.
"There’s still one woman left. Let’s kill her too," Shen Jiankai said, his killing intent clear as he stared at the woman.
He was in a frenzy.
Zhu Feichong tugged at Shen Jiankai.
"Senior Brother Shen, let’s hurry back to the sect."
Shen Jiankai came to his senses.
Now was the time to flee.
What were they waiting for? For a True Core expert to show up?
"What, you think you can just leave after killing members of the Two Realms City Guild?" A calm voice rang out, followed by an overwhelming pressure that made it hard for the two to even breathe.
Their hearts sank.
This was definitely someone beyond the True Core Realm.
(End of Chapter)