Heavenly Ascension True God

"Stimulate the mana inside the crystal."

The elder repeated what he had said to everyone. He received the crystal and infused it with all his elemental affinities.

After a moment, the crystal shimmered with a soft glow, and a gentle breeze of pervasive white Qi emanated from it, dispersing only after traveling nine inches away.

Grade nine affinity. Daoist Rufus widened his eyes in astonishment, his mouth agape in disbelief.

A peal of loud laughter resounded from the envoy's sitting area, causing heads to turn and smiles to spread among the audience. The jovial atmosphere enveloped the crowd, with murmurs of approval and amusement rippling through the gathered spectators.

"Haha, nice boy. It's fine if you don't want to continue taking part in further tests.

You are welcome to Hidden Dragon Mountain."

"Whoa... I didn't know that not only was he handsome, but he was also incredibly talented."

Some girls asked their friends why they had never heard of him, seeking information about Travis, intrigued by the mysterious aura that surrounded him.

The envoys congratulated him and extended invitations for him to study in their mountains.

After greeting and talking to all five supervisors, Travis left the stage, eager to delve deeper into the trial and test his abilities further.

"Everyone, the first test has come to an end. Out of around two hundred thousand candidates, only one hundred thousand passed.

Prepare yourselves for the second test, which will begin in one day.

The Weapon Dao Pagoda and Martial Dao Pavilion will be opened now.

Those who lack weapons or martial arts can go there now to select a single weapon or martial skill of their choice.

Make sure to select a suitable weapon and skill for yourself and be back here in one day.

Any time later than that, you will be counted as disqualified."

When the students heard this, they all cheered widely at the prospect of obtaining an awesome sword or spear.

Everyone desires an exceptional sword or spear, don't they? With eager anticipation, they immediately left the arena for the Weapon Dao Pagoda or Martial Dao Pavilion, envisioning themselves wielding powerful arts and weapons.

Travis joined the excitement, driven by the realization that the martial arts at the Yin-Yang palace surpassed his current abilities, prompting him to seek a more suitable weapon and martial skill.

He hurried to the Weapon Dao Pagoda first to secure the best weapon.

However, he was disappointed to find only regular common-grade weapons.

After choosing a suitable long saber, he swiftly moved to the Martial Dao Pavilion to select a technique.

The Martial Dao Pavilion, a single building that housed all the cultivation methods in the academy, was a crucial hub for students to access a wide range of martial arts techniques and knowledge.

It was strengthened by spiritual formations arranged by the elite members of the Creation Dragon Mountain.

It is considered the most secure building in the entire academy.

As he entered the pavilion, the scent of paper, leather, and cotton cloth that was typically used for book covers assaulted his senses.

It bore a striking resemblance to a library for mortals, yet hidden within its walls lay secrets of extraordinary knowledge and power.

As he moved forward, he noticed the silence of the surroundings. Despite the high number of people inside, there must be an elite guardian here maintaining order, Travis thought to himself.

Travis expressed surprise at the use of physical records, expecting the academy to employ spiritual jades for inscribing information, akin to LionHeart's library, rather than traditional written words.

Not that he minded how the information was passed, but he also preferred this method.

With a book, he could take his time and read every single thing, word by word, gaining an understanding of the writer's intent and mindset, which might allow him to enter a state of enlightenment.

As he moved to a hall filled with books, Travis then saw a big notice signboard that listed the various rules of the Martial Dao Pavilion.

Unaware previously, the building has nine floors, each housing techniques based on Initial Mortal Ascending Stage realms.

These realms are the Spirit Awakening Realm; Body Tempering Realm; Core Formation Realm; Elemental Gathering Realm; Profound Realm; Origin Realm; Earth Ruler Realm; and Sky Ruler Realm.

These are the nine cultivation realms of the Initial Mortal Ascending Stage, and each realm has nine levels before crossing to the next realm.

It was also warned that the higher the floor, the more highly ranked the martial arts skills were and the more difficult the cultivation methods.

It's crucial to remain within your cultivation realm; advancing to higher floors requires either contribution points or the use of the Ascension system's universal coins, underscoring the significance of this decision.

One needs contribution points or the Ascension system's universal coins.

Upon reaching the floor and completing the necessary payment, you have the freedom to explore any information at your leisure; However, taking books outside the pavilion is not allowed.

This implied that you must read and commit to memory all desired content while on a floor.

Nodding in understanding at the rules, Travis, determined to overcome challenges and expand his knowledge, located a staircase leading to the floor of the body-tempering realm.

On that floor, a grand door stood imposingly, adorned with intricate spiritual formations that seemed to pulse with energy, requiring an ID token to activate and gain access to the next level.

This formation likely served as the payment mechanism to enter the next floor, but as he had the academy's permission, there was no requirement for payment.

Using his Ascension World System ID token, he activated the spiritual formation on the door, which granted him access to the next floor.

The second floor was filled with bookcases and stands of individual books with plaques that stated their names and brief descriptions.

After roaming around for a long time, Travis eventually selected a martial skill manual called Star Devouring Saber Art (chapter one), which has the ability to consume everything with a single slash.

In ancient times, this technique was forbidden due to practitioners risking being consumed by bloodlust from absorbing too much blood essence from those they killed, leading to a descent into mindless killers driven by minor provocations.

Later, ancient prodigies discovered that the root cause of the killing frenzy was the cultivator's inability to refine the accumulated essences of their victims.

This leads to stagnation in cultivation and a lack of progress due to their limited talent.

The technique was then divided into nine chapters below godhood to enable cultivators with lower aptitudes to practice without the risk of losing their minds.

This collection represents the crucial foundation of the technique at its initial ascending mortal stage, the chapter one of the techique comprising nine distinct Slash Verse's that form the basis of the ascending mortal practitioner's journey.

'Wow, this martial arts skill accompanies the practitioner to godhood.'

Travis happily left the pavilion in a hurry, eager to participate in the upcoming second trial.

Eager to test his limits and unlock the full potential of the technique, he eagerly anticipated his progress in mastering the skill.