Limitless Ascension: Strength Amid Adversity

---

“By the way, what did you guys just mean?”

Ye Junlin quickly changed the subject, anxious that continuing would ruin his reputation.

“Ye Shizizi, your big disciple has intention of rebellion! He just tried to seize the sundial and even attacked us!”

The crowd spoke in urgency.

“My dear disciple, is what they say true?” Ye Junlin’s eyes flickered as he meaningfully looked at Hong Qianye.

Under the gaze of the silver-haired youth, Hong Qianye felt a shiver in his heart, but quickly regained his composure.

He was no longer the same; why should he fear this person anymore?

It was time to take charge!

Hong Qianye raised his chin, his tone almost commanding: “So what if it’s true? What can you do about it? With the army coming, your death is imminent; don’t you understand the current situation?”

“Damn it, wolf in sheep’s clothing! Ye Shizizi has been nothing but good to you!” Xu Yonian and the others trembled with anger and scolded.

For all sects, the most taboo thing was a disciple betraying their master, as it posed a great threat to the stability of the sect.

“You guys don’t know anything!”

Hong Qianye’s face turned cold.

How can someone of my illustrious status be ridiculed by a junior? I had to personally handle the shoulder rubs and foot massages, and the most infuriating thing was even having to wash feet!

Every time he thought about it, it felt like a humiliation!

“Don’t blame him! It’s my fault! I neglected my disciple’s feelings! It’s all my mistake! I really regret it so much!”

Ye Junlin’s eyes turned red, heartbroken as he beat his chest and stomped his feet, looking extremely self-blaming.

“Master!” Bai Xiaoxi sniffed.

“Ye Shizizi, you…” Xu Yonian and the others looked on in disbelief, never having seen the silver-haired youth like this.

“Keep pretending.”

Hong Qianye showed disdain; if it weren’t for their time together, realizing the other’s true face, he could have fallen for it.

“Little Hong, Qianye, dear disciple, I truly realize my mistakes. Can you forgive me? After all, we’re teacher and disciple; let’s start over, okay?”

Ye Junlin gazed at him with hope, cautiously pleading.

“Ugh!”

Hong Qianye gasped, goosebumps all over.

How could someone be so shameless?

It was truly opening his eyes!

“No way, you disgust me!”

Hong Qianye said with a tone of disgust.

Who would have thought?

Ye Junlin looked relieved, his expression turning light and carefree, completely different from before.

A smirk appeared at the corner of his mouth.

No one knew that a system notification sound echoed in his mind.

【Ding! Congratulations, host, for completing the temporary task. Reward: Indestructible Body Art!】

【Indestructible Body Art】: An unparalleled martial arts technique combining strength and the physical body. Cultivating to the peak can forge an indestructible body, shaking the ages!

“The reward’s not bad; it’s worth my live performance, completing the system’s selected task.”

Ye Junlin thought to himself.

Just now, he triggered the system’s temporary selected task:

The first task was to face the betrayal of disciple Hong Qianye, as the master, throwing a fit and denouncing him on the spot would earn a medicinal pill of the immortal quality.

The second task required him to admit his mistakes actively, pouring in all his emotions to resonate with others; if successful, he would receive the Indestructible Body Art.

First off, the immortal-quality medicinal pill was indeed rare, but compared to the far more valuable Indestructible Body Art, its efficacy was trivial!

Because the level of Indestructible Body Art absolutely exceeded the immortal tier!

Even a fool would know what to choose!

So, Ye Junlin directly opted for the second task, starting a live act in front of everyone.

Now that he had the martial arts technique successfully in hand, Ye Junlin naturally discarded the disguise and returned to a light and carefree demeanor.

He lazily lounged on a chair, sipping milk tea through a straw, making slurping sounds.

“Huh?”

Hong Qianye frowned; what was this guy up to now?

Xu Yonian and the others exchanged strange glances.

“Hey everyone, does it seem like Ye Shizizi is too stressed and mentally fractured?” Cangjian Peak Master murmured quietly.

“Shut up!” Tianxiang Peak Master snapped back.

“Xiaoxi.”

“Master, I’m here!”

“Come over and give me a shoulder rub.”

“Okay!”

Bai Xiaoxi ran over obediently, giving Ye Junlin a shoulder rub.

Ye Junlin comfortably squinted his eyes, casually saying: “Little Hong, were you in seclusion for two hundred years in the sundial, and now think you can handle it again?”

Upon hearing this,

Hong Qianye said sharply: “Less chatter! Hand over everything you’ve got, and I’ll lend you a hand! But if you refuse, then wait to die here!”

Remember, the cultivation world is cruel; killing and seizing treasures are very common. Hong Qianye believed he had shown enough mercy as a demonic cultivator about this matter.

As long as he could get what he wanted, he could repel the enemy army, torture Ye Junlin thoroughly, vent all the anger he had suffered before, and then part ways.

“Sect Leader, it seems from this that this person is willing to assist; still has a bit of conscience.” A peak master whispered.

After all, with a great battle imminent, they knew about Hong Qianye’s strength. If they could obtain his help, maybe Xuantian Sect could truly overcome this crisis.

“This matter still depends on Ye Shizizi’s will.” Xu Yonian coughed a few times; to say he wasn’t tempted would be a lie.

Based on the martial arts techniques and medicinal pills they had gained previously, along with the sundial that could change the flow of time, they had long determined that Ye Junlin harbored great fortune; they just hadn’t asked much due to their sect relationship.

Now that Hong Qianye openly demanded right in front of them with conditions, it piqued everyone’s curiosity regarding how Ye Junlin would choose.

“Hehe.”

Ye Junlin naturally knew what Hong Qianye meant.

However, that was simply impossible, because he was bound to the system!

Most importantly, Ye Junlin never took the current crisis seriously!

“Are you so sure that your strength is stronger than mine now?”

Ye Junlin said, half-smiling.

“Absolutely.”

Hong Qianye boasted: “Although you’ve been suppressing me, wasting my precious cultivation time, I have cultivated in the sundial for two hundred years; my cultivation level and strength have already surpassed you now!”

Then, in a tone full of reprimand, he chastised:

“Ye Junlin, how you’ve reached this point is because of your lack of ambition!”

“As cultivators, we should strive hard, challenge the great road, rather than be like you, who is idle all day, loafing about!”

“So, hand over everything you have, and let me carry it forward! I’m more suited to inherit this fortune!”

“Uh…”

At this moment, Ye Junlin looked at the former demonic sect leader in front of him with a look of disbelief.

He had a system; did he still need to work hard to cultivate?

Isn’t slacking off way more enjoyable?!

“Hurry up, stop dragging it out! Does it mean I need to take action to retrieve it?” Hong Qianye stepped forward with a dark look, his eyes shining with fierce intent.

Boom!

An overwhelming pressure instantly enveloped the surroundings.

“Brother Hong…” Bai Xiaoxi shivered in fear, feeling the man before her had become very unfamiliar.

“Ye Shizizi, don’t force yourself!” Xu Yonian and the others broke out in cold sweat, anxiously warned.

Suddenly,

A huge explosion echoed from outside.

The Xuantian Sect’s protective mountain formation was forcefully shattered; boundless energy surged wildly, sending countless disciples and elders flying, screams ringing out one after another.

“Lord Immortal Tree! The enemy’s assault is too fierce; we simply can’t hold on!”

Among them, an Alien Race being at the Unity Stage roared, blood oozing from his mouth, numerous horrifying wounds covering his body.

Even the hundred thousand indigenous people in the Luotian Secret Realm, with over a thousand in the Transformation Stage and more than sixty at the Unity Stage, struggled to withstand the advance of the Yuhua Sect’s army, demonstrating just how dire the situation was.

Bai Xiaoxi looked panic-stricken, “Master, what do we do now?”

“Ye Junlin, are you still refusing to hand it over? Or do you not believe that I will help you?”

Hong Qianye said coldly.

Boom!

At that moment, a terrifying energy cannon pierced through the sky, carrying a destructive aura directly towards the Mysterious Peak.

“Bold!!”

Hong Qianye suddenly swung his hand, shouting furiously.

Swish! The terrifying energy cannon was redirected by the sudden powerful force, sharply turning to strike towards the swarming figures.

Boom, boom, boom…

A radiant explosion erupted, the screams shrill and heart-wrenching.

“Who did this? Come out and die!”

Angry shouts echoed, at least a dozen Unity Stage divine senses swept over, converging at the Mysterious Peak.

“Hmph!”

Hong Qianye’s figure rose like a comet, arms folded behind his back, his aura unfathomable, gazing down coldly, “I did it; what can you all do about it?”