Chapter 3044: Icy Ascension

"Immortal Beast?"

When Wyatt Barnes was in the Autumn Holding Kingdom, he had encountered two people who took the form of immortal beasts at the Main Mansion of Ducoin City’s City Lord, so he was not too surprised that Liam Davidson had an immortal beast as a Second Brother.

"Yes."

Liam Davidson nodded, "That Second Brother of mine is a life-and-death comrade I met during my early training days. I saved his life, and he saved mine."

"Later, when I became the Sect Leader of the Hadenus Immortal Sect, he left his clan to come here and assist me in guarding the sect together."

Liam Davidson said.

After speaking, Liam Davidson looked at a vast valley ahead and smiled, "That is where our Inner Sect and core disciples live and cultivate."

Wyatt Barnes glanced over.

In that vast valley in the distance, from the mid-mountain to the valley floor, there were countless individual courtyards. From afar, they appeared densely packed, making it difficult to count them all in a short time.

In various parts of the valley, figures could be seen rising into the air from the courtyards, and some figures entered courtyards from outside, descending into them.

"These people are our Inner Sect disciples of the Hadenus Immortal Sect..."

Liam Davidson said to Wyatt Barnes as he looked at the group of figures moving within the valley.

At the same time, his gaze landed on a number of courtyards on floating islands above the valley, "Those ten aerial courtyards are the residences of our core disciples."

There were a total of ten floating islands.

On each floating island, there was a courtyard.

"Though they are in the same valley, the cultivation environment and the richness of the Spiritual Energy at the core disciples’ residences are twice as strong as that of the Inner Sect disciples!"

"The cultivation environment of the core disciples is no worse than the places I usually cultivate..."

"Moreover, it’s not that our Hadenus Immortal Sect is stingy, giving only the core disciples a better cultivation environment, but because the Spiritual Energy supplied by the Immortal Crystal mines is limited, such a cultivation environment cannot accommodate too many people."

Liam Davidson continued explaining, and it seemed like he added the last part upon realizing that Wyatt Barnes might not understand the reasoning behind the sect’s allocation of cultivation environments.

After all, loose cultivators might not be familiar with the sect’s policies.

"Yes."

Wyatt Barnes nodded.

Simultaneously, he followed Liam Davidson into the valley, appearing before a courtyard on one of the floating islands.

"This will be your home from now on."

Looking at the courtyard in front of him, Liam Davidson smiled.

Wyatt Barnes’ eyes lit up.

Even though he had not yet entered the courtyard, the cultivation environment within the valley itself was nearly twice as good as elsewhere in the Hadenus Immortal Sect.

And according to the sect leader beside him, the cultivation environment inside the courtyard was reportedly twice as good as that!

"It’s the Sect Leader!"

"Why is the Sect Leader here? I think this is the first time I’ve seen the Sect Leader come here!"

"I’ve been in the Inner Sect for thirty years, and this is the first time I’ve seen the Sect Leader here... In fact, during these thirty years, I haven’t even heard of the Sect Leader being here."

"It seems the Sect Leader has come with that young man in purple beside him... Who is he?"

...

Liam Davidson’s appearance as the Sect Leader of the Hadenus Immortal Sect immediately drew the attention of many Inner Sect disciples within the valley.

As the group of Inner Sect disciples voiced their astonishment at Liam Davidson’s appearance, they also became curious about Wyatt Barnes, who stood by his side.

"I just returned from outside... It seems the Vice Sect Leader is back from Cloud Mist Lake."

"Cloud Mist Lake? The place where the South Heaven’s Ancient Realm recently opened? Does this mean the Vice Sect Leader brought many people back this time?"

"I heard that others went with Bradley Clark to register for their identity tokens... Only one person went with the Vice Sect Leader to meet the Sect Leader. It seems he’s the one."

"For someone to be taken by the Vice Sect Leader to meet the Sect Leader, he must be quite extraordinary."

With these words from a few Inner Sect disciples who had just returned, the group of disciples quickly realized that Wyatt Barnes was one of the disciples recruited by their Hadenus Immortal Sect after the closure of the South Heaven’s Ancient Realm.

"For the Sect Leader to personally bring him here... What makes this young man in purple so special?"

Many were surprised by this, and their curiosity about Wyatt Barnes grew even more intense.

"Earlier, I heard some patrolling disciples mention... It seems the Sect Leader intends to give an unoccupied core disciple position to this person."

A just-returned Inner Sect disciple said, "Currently, the Sect Leader is indeed standing with him outside the vacant core disciple residence... It seems the Sect Leader truly plans to give that vacant position to him."

"What?!"

"A core disciple position? To him? Someone who just entered the sect?"

"How is this possible?! Those who come out of the South Heaven’s Ancient Realm at most are just peak Love Rowan Upper Immortals... Historically in our Hadenus Immortal Sect, I think only one person with the Love Rowan Upper Immortal cultivation level has become a core disciple, right?"

"Isn’t this a mistake?"

...

Just as many people thought the inner sect disciples who had just returned from outside were mistaken, they again saw:

The purple-clothed youth who was originally standing beside the Sect Leader of Bao Pu Xian Zong suddenly stepped out into the air, and then a wooden token at his waist burst forth with green light, with strands of green silk winding around his body.

In the next moment, the purple-clothed youth, draped in strands of green silk, stepped through the air to the courtyard in front of the aerial island.

Whoa!!

Crash!!

...

Before the purple-clothed youth landed on the aerial island, a group of inner sect disciples could see a layer of rippling shields appear out of thin air around the island, constantly pulsating, yet upon touching the green silk on the youth’s body, they all withdrew at once.

"It’s a true disciple token!"

"To enter the residence of a true disciple, you need the corresponding token to enter safely and not be resisted by the formations... It seems the Sect Leader has indeed given the last true disciple position to him!"

"He’s just an Upper Immortal just entering the sect, what merits and abilities does he have to become a true disciple of our Bao Pu Xian Zong?"

"The last true disciple position was snatched by a newcomer who just joined? Why him?"

"I think that since he can have the Sect Leader personally bring him over and grant him the true disciple position, he must have extraordinary abilities... After all, the Sect Leader is not easily fooled!"

"I think so too."

...

Many inner sect disciples felt jealous and troubled that Wyatt Barnes became a true disciple as soon as he entered Bao Pu Xian Zong, but there were also some who believed Wyatt Barnes must have something extraordinary about him to receive such treatment.

The Sect Leader of Bao Pu Xian Zong is a wise and illustrious figure, not easily deceived or duped.

"You can contact me if you need anything... This is my Soul Bead; give me yours as well for easy contact."

After exchanging Soul Beads with Wyatt Barnes, Liam Davidson finally left.

Seeing Liam Davidson take the initiative to exchange Soul Beads with Wyatt Barnes, more inner sect disciples thought Wyatt Barnes was not simple.

"No wonder it’s one of the best training grounds in Bao Pu Xian Zong’s residence... The cultivation environment here is indeed excellent."

The small courtyard where true disciples reside is quite similar to that of inner sect disciples, except for its location and the spiritual energy within.

In the courtyard, flowers and grass flourish, with two small trees as well.

Behind one small tree is a stone table, surrounded by a few stone stools, while behind the other small tree stands a quaint wood cabin occupying half of the courtyard.

"Creak—"

Wyatt Barnes walked to the front of the cabin, pushed the door open, and saw a large bed, aside from which there was nothing else.

This large bed was not just any bed; it was crystal clear throughout, with a faint chill emanating from it, evidently an ice bed.

The older the ice bed, the greater the benefit it offers for cultivation.

Wyatt Barnes knew this since he was in the secular dimension.

"However, although an old ice bed can aid cultivation, it’s only in the secular dimension... Can it still be beneficial for immortals in the heavenly dimensions?"

Wyatt Barnes felt puzzled about this.

After all, immortal cultivation in the heavenly dimensions is an entirely different paradigm from that in the secular dimensions!

"Kid, this is not just any ice."

Upon hearing Wyatt Barnes’s soliloquy, a childish voice from the Divine Soil aptly sounded, "If I’m correct, the ice cut for this ice bed is ’Feixian Mystic Ice’... Cultivating on this ice can help calm the mind and stabilize emotions, reducing the risk of deviation."

"Additionally, it’s said that those with high perception can also comprehend the ice-elemental laws through this Feixian Mystic Ice."

The Divine Soil continued.

"Feixian Mystic Ice?"

Previously, Wyatt Barnes had faintly suspected that the ice that carved out the ice bed might be different from the ordinary ice in the secular dimension.

Now, through the reminder from the Divine Soil, his guess was confirmed.

"Ice-elemental laws, huh..."

Wyatt Barnes was not concerned about the calming and stabilizing effects that the Feixian Mystic Ice could provide since he had a disciplined cultivation approach with virtually no risk of deviation.

However, while he didn’t care about this, it didn’t mean he was indifferent to ice-elemental laws.

Ice is born from water, yet colder than water.

In the heavenly dimensions, at the same level of cultivation, those who comprehend ice-elemental laws generally overpower those who comprehend water-elemental laws if their law intricacies are similar.

Ice, although derived from water, has in some respects far outpaced its origin!

However, although ice comes from water, compared to water, it lacks flexibility. So, to some extent, both water-elemental and ice-elemental laws have their own merits.

"It’s so cold!"

Sitting on the ice bed without using any means to resist the cold, Wyatt Barnes felt a chill rise from beneath him, rushing straight to his head.

Immediately, he circulated his Immortal Origin with a thought, and the cold was expelled from his body.