In the blurry sky of the Empyrean Trial, the 10th palace that hadn't shined for countless years erupted with a bright light. The golden light spread like a golden wave and replaced the color of the eyes of all the cultivators here.
As the golden light spread, a giant figure appeared. This figure wasn't Wang Lin, but a majestic figure wearing a golden robe that gave off a sense of majesty.
This figure was extremely tall, like a giant that stood between the heavens and earth. When he appeared from the golden light in the 10th palace, he became even more solid.
In a flash, the figure became completely clear. He was very handsome and gave off an ancient aura. He also gave off a power that would make all celestials worship him.
He wore a golden robe and even had a golden crown on his head. This made him look like he was looking down on the world.
The moment this figure appeared, the 800 Empyrean Exalts and the four Ascendant Empyreans were all shocked.
"It's the shadow the Celestial Ancestor left in the Empyrean Trial!!
Rumor has it that this shadow has existed for countless years and has been separated from the Celestial Ancestor. Even if the Celestial Ancestor dies, this shadow will exist forever and fuse with the Empyrean Trial! "
"The 10th palace is the dividing line between Empyrean Exalts and Ascendant Empyreans. My celestial clan has a rumor that every Ascendant Empyrean cultivator must receive a title from the Celestial Ancestor. I didn't expect this to be true!!"
"After passing the 10th palace, the Celestial Ancestor's shadow appeared. This Wang Lin has leapt through the dragon gate and become an Ascendant Empyrean. He is no longer on the same level as us!"
"To be able to personally see someone become an Ascendant Empyrean and receive a title from the Celestial Ancestor's shadow, this trip to the Empyrean Trial was not in vain!"
Once the gigantic golden figure appeared, all the cultivators on the ground bowed towards the figure in the sky with incredibly respectful expressions. No one forced them to bow, but it was an action born out of respect from all the Immortals in the area!
"We celestial clan juniors greet the Celestial Ancestor!!" All the cultivators bowed and their voices echoed across the Empyrean Trial.
Just as the cultivators below bowed, a ray of light flew out from the 10th palace before the Celestial Ancestor's shadow. The golden light revealed a figure. It was Wang Lin.
This scene seemed to become eternal in the eyes of all the cultivators.
In the sky, two golden figures, one large and one small, were less than 1,000 feet apart, looking at each other.
Wang Lin's face was slightly pale. After he appeared, he immediately saw the giant, golden figure before him. After seeing its appearance, his heart trembled. This figure was the Celestial Ancestor he had seen twice before!!
The golden eyes were filled with endless majesty, and at this moment, his gaze fell on Wang Lin.
That gaze seemed to contain an indescribable power. When it looked at Wang Lin, it was as if it wanted to see through Wang Lin's body and see through all the secrets inside and out.
Wang Lin's mind trembled and he felt like he was naked under this gaze. It was as if all the secrets in his mind were clearly revealed to this gaze!
Wang Lin hadn't expected this at all. Even his teacher, Grand Empyrean Xuan Luo, hadn't expected Wang Lin to reach this step in the celestial clan!
As a result, the completely unprepared Wang Lin's inner secrets were exposed before this gaze. It was as if a giant hand had appeared in Wang Lin's mind and quickly searched through his memories. Nothing he tried to hide was of any use!
From the moment he was born, it rapidly searched through his memories!
There were only 48 Ascendant Empyreans in the entire celestial clan. For the celestial clan, Ascendant Empyreans were extremely precious, second only to Grand Empyreans. They were a force at the peak of the celestial clan.
Even the Celestial Ancestor would pay attention to such a cultivator. When he created the Empyrean Trial, he had already considered the possibility of Ancient clan or foreign cultivators changing their auras and mixing in with the celestial clan to obtain the title of Ascendant Empyrean.
How could the Celestial Ancestor allow such a thing?
Empyrean Exalts were fine, but Ascendant Empyreans had to be cultivators from the Immortal Astral Continent!
They had to be born and raised on the Immortal Astral Continent without any clues. This was why there was a rumor that someone could become an Ascendant Empyrean after passing the 10th palace. This was the most authoritative testimony in the celestial clan!
Every Empyrean Exalt would experience this when they became an Ascendant Empyrean. All 48 Ascendant Empyreans on the celestial clan had gone through this.
This trial was an extremely important one. If the Celestial Ancestor's avatar determined that someone was a foreign cultivator or a cultivator from the Ji clan, then this matter would immediately spread. Forget Wang Lin, not even a Grand Empyrean would be able to escape!
The Celestial Ancestor's avatar wouldn't act, but once he noticed something, it would be an Ascendant Empyrean or even a Grand Empyrean that would personally kill him!
As the Celestial Ancestor's avatar watched, Wang Lin's memories from his childhood were opened. The Heaven Defying Bead that had fused with his mind appeared once more. It slowly rotated and released a gentle force that surrounded Wang Lin's body. Wang Lin silently watched as the Heaven Defying Bead created a memory for the Celestial Ancestor's avatar to see.
No one knew what the Celestial Ancestor's avatar saw. A moment later, his gaze on Wang Lin slowly softened.
After a long time, under the gazes of all the cultivators below, the Celestial Ancestor's clone raised his left hand. With a wave, a scroll that looked like an imperial edict appeared out of thin air and floated before him.
There were 48 names on the scroll. Each name gave off a dazzling light and a pressure descended on the world.
"Ascendant Exalt List!!"
"Is this the legendary Ascendant Exalt List!?"
"Rumor has it that every Ascendant Empyrean is chosen by the Celestial Ancestor and their name is written on the Ascendant Exalt List. This list doesn't appear easily and will only appear when a new Ascendant Empyrean passes the 10th palace!"
"The Ascendant Exalt List. Any name written on it will receive the protection of the Celestial Ancestor. It is the highest glory of my celestial clan!!"
Aside from the four Ascendant Empyreans, everyone else took a deep breath and their eyes were filled with desire. They were all Empyrean Exalts, but not even Empyrean Exalts were qualified to write their name on the Ascendant Exalt List!
The Celestial Ancestor's avatar suddenly raised his right hand and a golden pen appeared. He waved it and wrote down a line of celestial words!
"49th, Wang Lin."
The moment the last stroke was finished, the Celestial Ancestor's avatar slowly dissipated and turned back into a ray of golden light that shrouded the entire Empyrean Trial.
When the Celestial Ancestor's avatar completely dissipated, the cultivators below were completely silent. A moment later, they all bowed toward the sky. "Greetings, Ascendant Empyrean!"
Among the people that bowed were Empyrean Exalt Zhu Lin and those that doubted Wang Lin would be able to pass the 9th or 10th palace!
There was also an extremely beautiful woman in the crowd. She looked at Wang Lin from below. She suddenly felt that the distance between them was like right now. One was in the sky and the other was on the ground. Very, very far … This sudden feeling made her feel an indescribable sense of melancholy.
Wang Lin silently pondered in the air. After a long time, he slowly opened his eyes. At that moment, he felt like he had experienced life and death. He didn't expect the Empyrean Trial to contain such a hidden meaning.
"The Heaven Defying Bead appeared on its own once more and resolved the crisis for me … This thing has its own spirit. What is it … Where did it come from … It can hide from the Celestial Ancestor's avatar!
"There are actually ninety-nine golden stars on the tenth floor. No wonder so few people can pass this test. Even I had to use the Heavenly Bull Soul Armor at that instant to pass the tenth floor!"
While Wang Lin was pondering, three people flew up from below and stopped around Wang Lin. They were the three Ascendant Empyreans, Snow Rain, Dao Lun, and Meng Shuang.
As for Ascendant Empyrean Zi Tuo, he was calm and didn't come up. He looked at Wang Lin and remained silent.
"Congratulations, Wang Daoyou. Haha, from now on, my celestial clan has one more Ascendant Empyrean!"
"It won't be long before all the Ascendant Empyreans on the celestial clan learn of this. Wang Daoyou has shocked everyone. If we meet in the Northern Continent in the future, we must get drunk and discuss dao."
"Wang Daoyou, after you become an Ascendant Empyrean, I fear you will have to face the recruitment of those Grand Empyreans. I'm Snow Rain, and I'm listening to Grand Empyrean Wu Feng's dao. If Fellow Cultivator can come, it will be a joyous occasion.
I wonder where Fellow Cultivator plans to go now? "
The three of them smiled and clasped their hands at Wang Lin. Wang Lin smiled and clasped his hands in response.
"I haven't made a decision on which Grand Empyrean to choose, and I don't plan on leaving …" As Wang Lin spoke, he looked up at the completely blurry 11th palace!
When he raised his head, the three of them became suspicious.
"Could it be that Wang Daoyou wants to continue to the 11th palace?"
"Yes!" Wang Lin nodded with a smile.
The three of them had different expressions. After looking at Wang Lin, Ascendant Empyrean Snow Rain hesitated for a moment and softly said,
"None of us have passed the 11th palace. Since Wang Daoyou wants to experience it, I have some experience that might be helpful to Fellow Cultivator.
"The difficulty of the Empyrean Trial after the 10th palace is far more difficult than the first to ninth palaces. Once you fail, you won't be unscathed like the first 10 palaces. You will be seriously injured. Although it won't be serious, you still need to be careful.
"In addition, it is very difficult to pass the 10th palace in a short period of time. This is why Ascendant Empyreans rarely come here. Without 80% confidence, we Ascendant Empyreans won't casually attempt it … As far as I know, out of the 49 Ascendant Empyreans, including Wang Daoyou, 27 of them were stopped at the 11th palace. Aside from those 27, Shi San was stopped at the 12th palace. Fellow Cultivator Zi Tuo was rumored to have passed the 12th palace, but he was also stopped at the 12th palace.
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