Top-Class Comprehension: Start with Basic Fist Techniques Chapter 1267 376: Together with the Giant Axe Immortal, Returning to the Kunwu Realm! (2)
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No one stood guard over the path to ascension any longer.
Truly, it presented a prime opportunity.
Yet, could it truly be so effortless?
Lu Changsheng figured it wouldn't prove that straightforward.
As expected, the Giant Axe Immortal pressed on: "However, Upper Immortals from the Heavenly Realm have laid immortal arrays across the path to ascension too. Even I find it almost impossible to shatter the immortal array anytime soon."
"No telling how long those Upper Immortals from the Heavenly Realm linger on that ancient battlefield, so breaking the immortal array demands utmost speed."
"That's why we require Brother Lu's aid. Brother Lu cultivates the Red Dust Immortal Dao, whose decomposition power offers a shot at cracking the immortal array. Without it, regardless of the Boundary Sea's vastness, not even Ancestor Realm formation Grandmasters could breach it…"
The Giant Axe Immortal spoke pure truth.
Lu Changsheng was essential to him.
At the outset, the Giant Axe Immortal knew merely of Lu Changsheng's pursuit of two immortal paths: the Immortal Body and the Physical Immortal Path.
But during this past year, mutual understanding had grown between Lu Changsheng and the Giant Axe Immortal.
Lu Changsheng held no secrets from him.
Moreover, certain treasures Lu Changsheng decomposed came straight from the Giant Axe Immortal himself.
Hence, the Giant Axe Immortal learned of Lu Changsheng's Red Dust Immortal Dao cultivation as well.
Mastering three immortal paths at once stunned the Giant Axe Immortal to his core.
Plus, his mastery in each reached profound levels, ripe for breakthroughs into the Immortal Realm.
This revelation had floored the Giant Axe Immortal at first.
Still, it beggared belief.
Even he required Lu Changsheng's aid.
Against this immortal array, the Giant Axe Immortal stood helpless.
Any regular grand array, no matter its might, yielded to the Giant Axe Immortal's brute force.
Immortal arrays, however, left the Giant Axe Immortal utterly impotent.
Immortal arrays sealed the path to ascension like an impregnable stronghold.
Forget forcing a breach through the immortal array.
Absolute impossibility.
Thus, he had no choice but to seek Lu Changsheng.
The Giant Axe Immortal knew the Red Dust Immortal Dao's decomposition prowess intimately.
In the Heavenly Realm itself, the Red Dust Immortal Dao reigned supreme among all immortal paths!
Its decomposition techniques worked utter wonders.
Yet Lu Changsheng held back from instant agreement.
This venture bore dangers, grave dangers at that.
Decomposing an immortal array demanded far more than simplicity.
Naturally, absent time pressures, Lu Changsheng trusted his skill to dismantle the immortal array.
Time limits changed everything.
Swifter action proved essential.
Furthermore, once the immortal array fell.
Lu Changsheng's Red Dust Immortal Dao would gain merely a modest advancement at best.
What further rewards awaited?
"Giant Axe Immortal, once the immortal array shatters, I desire to attempt entry through the ascension path's portal too."
Lu Changsheng declared solemnly.
"Hm?"
"You seek ascension to the Heavenly Realm?"
"Although Ancestor Realm theoretically permits ascent to the Heavenly Realm, theory alone doesn't suffice. Imagine the crushing strain on the inter-realm passage for an Ancestor Realm cultivator ascending!"
"Fail to endure it, and annihilation looms…"
The Giant Axe Immortal fixed his gaze on Lu Changsheng while clarifying.
Such a choice demanded utmost caution.
Failure spelled utter disaster.
"Annihilation…"
Lu Changsheng dismissed it with a headshake.
Falling wasn't in his fate.
Clones scattered across the Boundary Sea ensured his survival.
Still, this formed Lu Changsheng's ultimate safeguard and deepest secret.
No one would hear of it from him.
Not even the Giant Axe Immortal knew.
Should this primary body falter against the inter-realm passage's attrition, it would perish.
Lu Changsheng could then focus solely on the Red Dust Immortal Dao.
Losing Physical Immortal Path and Myriad Spirits Immortal Body wouldn't doom him; the Red Dust Immortal Dao alone offered strong odds of reaching the Immortal Realm.
But success?
Ascension to the Heavenly Realm would follow.
No more fretting over Boundary Sea conflicts.
There, he might attain the Immortal Realm—or surpass it.
So Lu Changsheng mulled deeply for ages.
His resolve stood firm long before.
This gamble merited the peril!
After some reflection, the Giant Axe Immortal nodded: "Very well, you and I shall tackle the path to ascension side by side."
"Even if the Upper Immortals from the Heavenly Realm truly return, I can still protect you."
The Giant Axe Immortal brimmed with true confidence.
Having escaped once before, he was sure he could do it again.
He couldn't overcome the Upper Immortals from the Heavenly Realm.
But fleeing from them? Absolutely.
Yet this situation differed greatly from the last.
Should the Upper Immortals of the Heavenly Realm detect them, the dangers would multiply immensely.
An immortal array was present this time, after all.
Trapped inside that immortal array, even the Giant Axe Immortal would struggle to break free.
"I'll grant you one month to prepare thoroughly."
"Furthermore, to ascend to the Heavenly Realm, you must go alone—no other lives permitted, not even concealed in immortal treasures. Understand?"
Those words from the Giant Axe Immortal caused Lu Changsheng's face to stiffen.
He grasped the Giant Axe Immortal's meaning perfectly.
He needed to make prior arrangements for his nearest kin.
The concept of "one achieving the Dao, all ascending" was completely unattainable.
Ascension to the Heavenly Realm allowed only solitude.
Bringing companions along was impossible.
Lu Changsheng contemplated deeply before nodding in agreement.
"I'll take care of all arrangements."
After a few more cautionary words, the Giant Axe Immortal departed.
In the Danqiu Realm, Lu Changsheng ensured every Immortal Martial Palace member was settled.
After brief reflection, he spoke openly to them.
"I fear I must attempt the path of ascension…"
Lu Changsheng candidly disclosed his intentions with the Giant Axe Immortal.
The group plunged into silence.
The Immortal Martial Palace members would never want Lu Changsheng risking himself if they could prevent it.