<strong>Chapter 810: Two Restrictions!</strong>
Just as the group from the Fang n was about to enter South Heaven, a cool voice echoed out from down below.
“Now that the Immortal Ancient Daoist Rite Temple has been unsealed, there are two rules here on South Heaven. One. Only cultivators in the Spirit Realm may enter South Heaven. Two. The door to South Heaven will only open once. All who wish to enter must wait to do so together with everyone else.”
As the voice echoed into the Fang n members’ ears, their facial expressions flickered.
“That was n uncle Fang Xiufeng!”
“n uncle, can you please bend the rules a bit? The Patriarchmanded us toe here for good fortune. n uncle, please assist us in acquiring it!”
“Immortals can’t enter? That’s a good rule for others, but we’re all from the same n! We demand to be allowed to enter!”
The calm voice once again rang out from thends of South Heaven. “I am the Prison Warden of the Ninth Mountain, and I guard South Heaven. Anyone who breaks one of these two rules… will be struck down.”
Killing intent bubbled up, causing the Fang n members’ minds to spin. Many were actually enraged. One of the Immortal Realm n members frowned, and then, relying on the protection his status earned him in the n, flew directly toward South Heaven.
However, before he could even get close, a beam of sword qi shot up and sliced through him like a sharp knife cutting a de of grass. Blood spurted out in all directions, and the man’s eyes went wide as his body was shedpletely in half. He didn’t even have a chance to say anything before he was dead.
Immediately, the Fang n members all went silent. The eyes of Fang Xiangshan, Fang Yunyi, and Fang Donghan went wide, and their faces fell.
“Fang Xiufeng, are you saying that we Dao Protectors are not allowed to enter South Heaven?” The voice that spoke was an ancient one. It belonged to an old woman who was positioned behind Fang Xiangshan, and whose eyes glowed with a brilliant light as she spoke.
“You may not!”
“What happens if some ident befalls these members of the younger generation? What then?”
“They are Chosen, and havee to acquire good fortune. They should be prepared to die an early death! Life and death are determined by fate!”
“Just… just because your son is a cripple doesn’t mean you should make it hard for other n members! No matter what you say, they are your juniors. They—”
“I dare you to call my son a cripple again!” Fang Xiufeng’s voice was suddenly ice cold, causing the old woman to shiver. Beads of cold sweat began to drip down her forehead, and she didn’t speak another word.
It was at this point that an airship could be seen speeding through the void some distance away. More than a hundred people could be seen onboard; this was the Li n from North Reed. Sitting in the lead position was the extraordinary woman with the glittering willow leaf mark on her head.
“That’s Li Ling’er!” [1. You may remember someone named "Ling''er" mentioned in chapter 800....]
“They say that she’s the Dao Daughter of this generation of the Li n! Her cultivation base is extraordinary, and even exceeds peak Dao Seeking. She could face Immortal Tribtion at any time!”
Next, another figure appeared in the starry sky. It was a young man who stood on a flying sword. Sword light spread out in all directions as he sped forward.
His expression was cid, his features handsome. Just barely visible on his forehead was a third eye. As he neared, quite a few members of the Fang n and Li n looked over, and their eyes flickered.
“That’s Zhao Yifan from the Sublime Flow Sword Grotto, one of the Three Great Daoist Societies. Every generation, they only send two disciples out into the world!”
“People say that he once fought Song Luodan from the Song n, and defeated him!”
As the buzz of conversation rose up, a cold snort echoed out. A sea of mes appeared in the starry sky off in the distance, within which could be seen dozens of figures. In the lead position was a young man in a red robe. Perched on his shoulder was a me crow, and his expression was one of fury. He seemed to emanate the air of a Paragon, and as he flew, the area around him twisted and distorted.
“Zhao Yifan!” he cried. “We didn’t finish fightingst time. Why not pick things up where we left off!?” This young man was none other than Song Luodan of the Song n. As he looked at Zhao Yifan, his eyes brimmed with the desire to do battle.
Fang Donghan of the Fang n stepped forward, his energy surging. Li Ling’er, daughter of the Li n, looked on with a calm expression, but the willow leaf on her forehead emanated an astonishing moon-like glow.
It was at this point that rumbling could be heard from off in the distance as two more teleportation portals appeared in the starry sky outside of South Heaven. Dozens of people appeared within each of the two teleportation portals. In one of them, a veiled woman could be seen. She was slender and graceful, and a bizarre aura emanated out as soon as she appeared on the scene.
Quite a few people looked over at this veiled woman.
In the other teleportation portal, a young man could be seen with eyebrows like swords and eyes like stars. His features were in, his expression cold. As he stepped forward, his energy surged up with each step. It almost seemed like he wished to exert pressure on the other Chosen, all of whom snorted coldly.
“Demoness Zhixiang from the Demon Immortal Sect!”
“That’s… n Prince Wang Mu from the Wang n! They say that he has energy from the Wang n Patriarch, and that he can even force the Wang n’s ancient sword spirit to capitte to him!”
Next, one teleportation portal after another appeared. Rumbling could be heard as people from the Five Great Holy Lands, the Three Churches and Six Religions, essentially every major power in the Ninth Mountain and Sea, all appeared in the starry sky above South Heaven. Ripples flowed out in all directions, and energy surged that seemed capable of repressing the entire.
Cries of astonishment could be heard from all directions. Each one of these groups contained Chosen who were already famous in the Ninth Mountain and Sea, so their appearance here waspletely sensational.
It was at this point that suddenly, a scroll painting swirled out through the starry sky toward the congregated cultivators. It was fully 30,000 meters long,pletely shocking, and depicted an enormous mountain.
Countless figures were seated cross-legged on that mountain. One of those figures was surrounded by a swirling Karma de. When he opened his eyes, everything around that he looked at instantly began to tremble mentally.
“The Ji n!!”
“The Ji n is here! That’s… Ji Yin!”
“The year that the three Ji n members fought over the title of Son of Ji, Ji Yin was defeated. However, he is still considered Chosen, and few people of this generation could possibly contend with him!”
Everyone was shaken by the appearance of the Ji n; however, the desire to do battle could clearly be seen glowing in the eyes of the various Chosen.
The scroll painting shed by all of the other cultivators,pletely ignoring them as it headed directly toward South Heaven. Before it reached the, a beam of sword qi flew out toward it. However, an old man then stepped out from within the scroll painting. He waved his arm to block the sword qi, but then coughed up a huge mouthful of blood and staggered backward three thousand meters. He looked up, shaken.
“Fang Xiufeng, what is the meaning of this!”
The voice of Meng Hao’s father could be heard from South Heaven. “Two things are not permitted. Anyone above the Spirit Realm, and anyone entering ahead of the appointed time. Rule vitors will be beheaded.”
The old man’s face flickered. “You….”
The faces of the cultivators from the other powers also flickered, and then stared down at South Heaven.
“Fang Xiufeng…. I heard that he was honored with the position of top Chosen in the Fang n. He was a consummately powerful expert who could shake even the Patriarchs of the various sects!”
“It’s too bad that for the sake of his crippled son, he agreed to guard South Heaven for 100,000 years… and not leave it.”
“I also heard about his story. It’s been a few hundred years, so presumably, his crippled son is long since dead. That’s probably why he’s not too happy with all these Chosen.”
“Hmph! Even if his crippled son isn’t dead, there’s no way he couldpare to the Chosen of all the sects! Why the hell is Fang Xiufeng not allowing Immortal Realm cultivators to enter!?”
Even as the standoff continued, a sea dragon appeared, floating through the void. It roared, and the stars seemed to be a sea. Everyone looked over at the woman who sat cross-legged atop the sea dragon, her long hair floating around her.
“That’s Fan Dong’er from the Nine Seas God World!”
“It’s Goddess Fan Dong’er!”
“I can’t believe she’s here!” Everyone was looking over at her, most notably, Fang Xiangshan and Li Ling’er.
Fang Donghan’s eyes gleamed brightly, and Zhao Yifan’s expression brightened. The eyes of Wang Mu from the Wang n also flickered brightly.
As of this point, all of the Chosen from the Ninth Mountain and Sea who coulde, were present!
Meng Hao’s father’s voice once again drifted up from South Heaven. “The Immortal Ancient Daoist Rite Temple has been unsealed. All of you may enter.”
Someone immediately asked, “If those of us in the Immortal Realm seal our cultivation bases and limit ourselves to the Spirit Realm, can we enter?”
Meng Hao’s father was silent for a moment, and was apparently thinking. Then he said, “If you seal yourself, then yes, you may enter. But if you exceed the Spirit Realm, you will be destroyed in body and soul!”
“Very well!” Although the various groups weren’t happy, this was the mysterious South Heaven, and they didn’t dare to piss off Fang Xiufeng in his capacity as Prison Warden. Furthermore, beforeing to South Heaven, all of the Patriarchs from their various organizations had instructed them to be cautious in all matters.
There were well over a thousand people who now flew toward South Heaven. Those in the Immortal Realm sealed their cultivation bases so that they were at the peak of the Spirit Realm. Together, they formed a cluster of light beams that shot toward the.
On that day, the cultivators in thends of South Heaven looked up to see over a thousand shooting stars flying across the sky. They descended like meteors, emanating astonishing energy that caused the minds of all South Heaven cultivators to tremble.
Many sects immediately ordered their disciples to remain indoors and not emerge.
There were some sect Patriarchs who came out from secluded meditation. There were precious treasures within their sects that emitted brightly shining light, apparently having formed resonances with some of the approaching strangers.
Thends of South Heaven were shaken, but the neers did nothing to interfere with the itself. Beforeing here, they had been strictly instructed that because of the unfathomable mysteriousness of South Heaven, it was not to be unnecessarily disturbed.
Therefore, the over one thousand beams of light whistled through the air but did not near any of the sects there. Relying on the auguries from the n and sect Patriarchs, they headed directly for the Eastern Lands.
They charged into the deep mountains of the vast Eastern Lands, toward the mountain range that housed the Immortal Ancient Daoist Rite Temple. In the blink of an eye, the sky trembled and thend shook, almost as if it were on the verge of tearing itself to pieces. Countless numbers of cultivators noticed the shocking disy.
There were some great sects in the Eastern Lands who came to the conclusion that some valuable treasure had appeared. That was the only thing that would cause such an incredible disy of power.
However, nobody emerged. As they looked out from within their sects, they could see that many of the most terrifying figures emitted ripples that were only of the Dao Seeking stage. However… some were very close to being Immortal, and were obviously there to protect the younger members.
As for the young people, the feeling they gave people was that they were like gods. Soon they would be respected Immortals with flourishing energy,pletely shocking to everyone. Therefore, the sects of the Eastern Lands were all struck with fear.
“These are definitely Chosen from outside of South Heaven. Not even the Ji n has emerged… they’re just watching.”
“I wonder what sort of precious treasure appeared to attract so many fearsome Chosen. They… look young, and not because of some art of bodily preservation, but because they truly haven’t practiced cultivation for very long. And yet, their cultivation bases are incredible….”
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As a reminder, all of these characters were introduced in chapter 806, in which there were physical descriptions as well as other backstory information given.
Li Ling’er’s name in Chinese is 李灵儿 lǐ líng er. Li is a verymon surname. It’s the same Li from the Li n, and also the same as Lord Li. Ling has many meanings, but the main meaning is “spirit.” Er is just a sound word.
Zhao Yifan’s name in Chinese is 赵一凡 zhào yī fán. Zhao is amon surname. Yi means “one.” Fan means mon” or “mortal.”
Song Luodan’s name in Chinese is 宋罗丹 sòng luō dān. Song is amon surname. Luo means ” or “sieve.” Dan means “red” or “pill” as in “medicinal pill.”
Wang Mu’s name in Chinese is 王木 wáng mù. Wang is amon surname. Mu means “wood,” and is the same character from “Fang Mu.”
Fan Dong’er’s name in Chinese is 凡冬儿 fán dōng er. Fan is the same character from Zhao Yifan’s name. It means mon” or “mortal.” Dong means “winter”. Simr to Li Ling’er’s name, Er is just a sound word.