"Are you alright?" Youyou looked at Hongfei, who had already flown back to the main hall. She subconsciously wanted to take out some pills, but then remembered that she was an immortal and that pills from the mortal realm would be useless to her, so she gave up.
"It's just a minor injury, nothing to worry about, thank you, Sect Master!" Hong Fei didn't care about her injuries at all. She simply raised her hand and cast a clean magic spell. Instantly, all the bloodstains on her body disappeared, and she returned to the gentle girl she had been just moments before, without a trace of the fierce look she had when she swung her double hammers at people.
The Nine Heavens Emperor, however, was getting restless. He kept glancing at Hong Fei, and after hesitating for a while, he took out a magic talisman and said, "I... I happen to have a magic talisman here that can... lend it to you to restore your energy."
Hong Fei turned to look at him, and without thinking, said, "No need!" Then she turned around and sat back down in her seat.
"..." Emperor Jiuchong had no choice but to slowly withdraw the immortal talisman. Youyou didn't know if it was just her imagination, but she felt that he seemed to have wilted.
"The God-Descending Platform has appeared!" A cry of surprise suddenly came from below. At this moment, not only those near the Asking-the-Lord Platform, but all the immortals who came to participate in the conference from the entire island were converging on this side, each with an excited and expectant look on their faces.
Youyou turned her head and saw a golden light suddenly appear in mid-air, landing directly in the center of the floating island. Immediately afterward, the island shook, and something slowly rose from the ground. Upon closer inspection, it appeared to be a white floating stone, several tens of square meters in size, with a flat top, resembling a platform.
On the platform, there seemed to be some kind of pattern engraved on it. It looked somewhat familiar. After thinking for a moment, she realized that it was exactly the same as the pattern on the divination token that the old man with divine sense had. She immediately understood. It seemed that the so-called opportunity of the Ascension Ceremony was the same as the divination token, referring to divine sense.
The only difference is that the Divine Summoning Order is more comprehensive, and can actively summon divine thoughts, while this Divine Summoning Platform will only be activated once every three thousand years, and the person chosen by the divine thoughts is random.
"The God-Descending Platform has appeared. Let us all go there together, Your Majesties?" Emperor Nine Heavens suggested. "We can be considered to set an example for all the immortals. I wonder which heaven's immortals will be able to obtain this opportunity at this Dharma Assembly?"
The opportunity to ascend to godhood through the Ascension Ceremony, while random in its selection process, generally occurs within the first three days. Naturally, those who ascend earliest have a greater chance. As emperors of their respective heavens, they are qualified to be among the first to ascend the stage at each ceremony. Entry is theirs, of course. However, very few emperors are fortunate enough to receive the opportunity to cultivate their divine powers.
Although the Nine Heavens Emperor had participated in several Ascension Ceremony, he still held onto the expectation of such an opportunity, believing that the other emperors felt the same way. He immediately rose to his feet, but to his surprise, none of the other emperors present did so.
"I'm injured and need to recuperate. I can't afford this opportunity." The Seventh Emperor refused his invitation to join his team.
"I have only recently ascended to the throne, and my cultivation foundation is still shallow, so I will not take this opportunity." The Sixth Emperor also declined his invitation to join his team.
"I won't go either. I've just started practicing a new technique, and even if I get the opportunity, I probably won't be able to improve it in a short time." The Fifth Emperor declined the team invitation again.
"I'm not going. This opportunity isn't about introducing me to girls. I'm not interested." The Fourth Emperor also refused his invitation to team up.
"If you guys aren't going, then... I won't go either!" The Second Emperor followed suit and refused his invitation to join the team.
Nine Heavens Emperor: "..."
What's with this feeling of being excluded from the whole world?
It's confirmed, you're targeting me!
The Nine Heavens Emperor scrutinized the group, realizing they genuinely had no intention of competing with him for this opportunity; they hadn't even moved from their seats. "Wait, what's wrong with you guys? This is a chance to become a god, an opportunity to ascend to the divine realm! You're just giving it up like that?! What are you even doing here?! Didn't you agree to unite and fight him together?"
Could it be... that you've all conspired to harm him?!
"You...are you really going to give up this opportunity?" He was starting to doubt if he was dreaming, and turned around to look at the emperors one by one in a daze.
The Sixth Emperor simply gave him a polite smile—"Your Majesty, please go ahead!"
He could only look at the Fifth Emperor and say, "May Your Majesty's wish be fulfilled and may you obtain this opportunity."
The Fourth Emperor said, "Go up quickly. If you don't go, none of the other immortals will dare to go up."
The Second Emperor – “Nine-fold Emperor, please!”
The Seventh Emperor – “Take it or leave it!”
The unfamiliar woman, You You, said, "I'm still cultivating immortality, I don't need it."
He finally looked to the side, at the person who had just taken his seat—
Feng Rong – “Do you think I still need to cultivate divinity?”
As for opportunities to cultivate immortality, they already each have a divine spirit master, so there's no need to compete with others for them.
The Nine Heavens Emperor: "..." No, if you guys do this, he'll be even more afraid to go up!
In the end, the Ninth Heaven Emperor ascended the Divine Descent Platform alone. Seeking an opportunity was secondary; more importantly, as the Ninth Heaven Emperor, if he didn't set this precedent, who knew how long the other immortals would have to wait?
He stood there, completely bewildered, in the center of the platform, still unable to understand why such a promising opportunity for cultivation had suddenly lost its appeal in the eyes of the various emperors. Even more crucially, they had excluded him entirely, refusing to include him!
I'm... pretty disappointed.
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Although all the immortals know that the Divine Descent Platform is the place where opportunities are bestowed, in reality, unless someone actively reveals themselves, other immortals cannot tell who has obtained this so-called heavenly opportunity for cultivation.
After all, the cultivation levels required to obtain such an opportunity vary, and revealing it immediately would inevitably attract envy. Without sufficient strength to secure the opportunity, one would likely never even leave the island. Therefore, unless one possesses immense power like a Heavenly Emperor, they generally wouldn't publicize their acquisition of the opportunity. This is why the Ascension Ceremony lasts a full month.
Moreover, such opportunities rarely fall to the various levels of the Emperor. The Ninth Emperor had participated in several Dharma Assemblies but had never obtained that opportunity. Therefore, his appearance on stage this time was merely to set the stage; he didn't actually hold out much hope. He was somewhat puzzled that the other Emperors, who were attending the Dharma Assemblies for the first time, didn't go on stage either.
The Nine Heavens Emperor stood directly on the descent platform, said a few polite words, and instructed everyone to go up on stage in an orderly manner before walking towards the golden light in the center. After waiting for several seconds, nothing happened.
He was still thinking about being isolated, so he didn't pay much attention to it and was about to walk out of the golden light and back to the main hall.
One step, two steps, three steps... He took several steps in a row but was still surrounded by golden light. Huh, was this pillar of light this big when he first came in? He wondered, but then he heard a cry of surprise from below.
"An opportunity...a chance!"
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