Chapter 1762: Taking Stock

Nearly every True Immortal in the second tier and above participated in the operation.

Even among the first tier True Immortals, individuals like Hai Yuanyuan, who was only a step away from the second tier, joined in the action. Several True Immortals who were wandering cultivators also hoped to use the opportunity while assisting the shift in the Azure Qing World to seek their fortunes, hoping to lay a solid foundation for further advancement.

Even after the world ascension, the cultivators of the Essence Luxuriant World were still rushing around like mad ducks to grab every opportunity to grow stronger.

Everyone understood. Once the Azure Qing World completed its transition and entered the protection of the Essence Luxuriant World, even if a Heavenly Field couldn’t be established, as long as they helped the Azure Qing World to ascend and become a Spirit World, all of them would receive immense benefits.

Of course, the greater the fortune, the higher the risk.

Although all previous attempts by various powers to stop the Essence Luxuriant World’s formation had failed, that didn’t mean they would sit idly by while the Essence Luxuriant World laid the groundwork for establishing a Heavenly Field.

While a single Azure World wouldn’t be enough to draw the direct involvement of Sages, Shang Xia still dispatched his Origin Star Avatar to intimidate troublemakers who might appear along the way.

At the same time, fierce competition was expected to erupt around the transition of the Azure Qing World.

It was the first time the experts of the Essence Luxuriant World would enter a battlefield without the protection of their world or Shang Xia himself. It was their chance to reveal their true strength and martial foundations!

Yet, compared to other worlds, even as a newly ascended Essence World, they still lacked high-level True Immortals. While the number of True Immortals participating was considerable, there were barely any high-level ones.

With Kou Chongxue in seclusion, preparing for his breakthrough, the only high-level True Immortal the Tongyou Institution could send was Gao Qin. She was a fifth tier True Immortal who had previously surrendered and joined them.

Initially captured by Shang Xia, Gao Qin had been reluctant and resentful. But after Shang Xia repeatedly thwarted Gu Yi’s schemes, and after she realized that she had been nothing more than a disposable pawn to Gu Yi, the former powerhouse from the Essence Ming World looked as though she had accepted her fate.

Especially after witnessing the Essence Luxuriant World’s successful birth. She looked aloof and nonchalant on the surface, but she gradually stopped resisting Shang Xia’s instructions.

During the world ascension, Shang Xia had assigned her some critical tasks. As a result, even though the Essence Luxuriant World hadn’t completely lifted its suppression, she had already recovered from the injuries he dealt.

Now that she was operating far from the Essence Luxuriant World, she could unleash her full strength at the level of Returning to the Origin! Not only was she the pillar of the forces sent by the Tongyou Institution, she was also the strongest cultivator in the Essence Luxuriant World’s coalition fleet!

The other high-level True Immortal was Gu Mingzheng, a fourth tier True Immortal from the former Spirit Lyric World.

When he entered the Martial Void Realm, his world had already collapsed. His soul had been anchored to the mini Spirit Lyric World, placing him in a strange state where he wasn’t a True Immortal of a Dao Field or a world.

However, after the mini Spirit Lyric World had been fully integrated into the Essence Luxuriant World, their souls were anchored into the World Origin Source, making them no different from ordinary Free True Immortals.

Though Gu Mingzheng lacked much actual combat experience, he was a fourth tier True Immortal. And thus, he naturally held a prominent position in the fleet.

Aside from those 2 high-level True Immortals, the others were Huang Jinghan who was at the peak of the third tier, Yifan, Sun Haiwei, Fei Xuzi, Song Zhen, and Jiang Fou of the ex-Spirit Lyric World who were third tier True Immortals.

𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

Of them, Song Zhen was closest to breaking through to become a high-level True Immortal.

There was supposed to be another third tier True Immortal from the Tongyou Institution, Youshang. His identity had changed many times, from Youshang to Huang Yu, to Feng Ziying... However, before they brought back the Spirit Lyric World, he requested to go undercover back in the Spirit Tip World. No one knew where he was at the moment and Shang Xia only learned from Kou Chongxue that he was still alive.

Given his legendary history of wandering across multiple worlds, Shang Xia could only hope his worries were unnecessary.

Other than those True Immortals, the Essence Luxuriant World had relatively fewer second tier True Immortals. There were only 5 of them. Dou Zhong of and Zhu Nang of the Tongyou Institution, Lu Bailu of the Jianmen Gate, Lu Xueji of the Sha Continent, and Jiang Mingzhong of the Spirit Lyric World.

As for the first tier True Immortals... They were led by Hai Yuanyuan and there were 5 of them. All of them broke through during the world ascension and weren’t part of any Elysium or Holy Land-level powers.

Some of them belonged to prominent clans, but it was obvious that those powers were formed because of them and not their long heritage. As such, the status of their clans was more like a burden to the wandering cultivator.

In addition to those top-level experts, the dozen or so Star Ships were made up of Martial Dipper Realm cultivators. There were hundreds of them, and some of them had already comprehended their martial intent.

Their motivation for joining the mission was simple. They hoped to earn a chance to advance to the Martial Void Realm.

During the world ascension, the Essence Luxuriant World gained almost 10 new True Immortals. However, there were countless more who failed. Some of them had died, and some were crippled. Even the Tongyou Institution, a top-tier faction, lost several experienced Martial Dipper Realm experts.