Chapter 1271 - Open the Door of Immortality, Enter the Heavenly Realm

Some cultivators, though their immortal affinity had surpassed a thousand feet, collapsed the moment that dignified voice echoed, drained of all strength.

“It’s over...”

It was too tiring.

Though it had only been three months, it felt like thirty, or three hundred, especially during the final stretch, where every second dragged like a year.

In those last moments, madness gripped everyone. People attacked others without a care for the sake of immortal affinity.

Fortunately, they had held on and protected their immortal affinity. They could open the door of immortality, ascend to the Heavenly Realm, and cultivate in the immortal sect. The fear, the bloodshed, and the desperate battles hadn’t been in vain.

Those who failed to reach the mark were first stunned before they snapped. They roared furiously and attacked the people next to them to kill them and seize their immortal affinity, even if they were their comrades and sibling disciples.

“No, it’s not over yet. Immortal affinity, my immortal affinity!”

Rumble!

However, divine lightning descended from the heavens, instantly reducing such people to ash.

Immortal’s wrath!

Even more people felt dejected, like they lost their souls.

“How could this be? How could this happen? I’m only ten feet away from a thousand feet of immortal affinity. I could have done it!”

The time was up, and the assembly ended. They had failed to accumulate a thousand feet of immortal affinity, which meant that they were not fated for the immortal sect.

Indignity!

They felt extremely indignant!

So close. Just a little more time, and they might have made it.

“Hahahaha, it’s over. I, Wang Wei, achieved a thousand feet of immortal affinity. Immortal sect, here I come! I’ll become an immortal envied by all in the future!”

“

Boohoohoo, boohoohoo

, just give me a little more time. Just twenty minutes—no, just an incense stick’s worth of time. I will surely... obtain enough immortal affinity.”

“I can’t accept this. I’m a peak Lesser Legend. Even those in the early-stage Lesser Legendary realm have enough immortal affinity. Why didn’t I? Why?”

In the test ground, the remaining four to five hundred people displayed all kinds of emotions.

Outside world:

“Time’s up. The test is over!”

Countless people saw the images shown on the sky screen and fell silent.

For three months, three whole months, they had witnessed everything that had happened in the test ground.

At the start, people were scattered, each fighting for themselves, roaming the test grounds in search of prey, treasures, or any opportunity to seize immortal affinity.

They saw the people from several continents joining hands to eradicate the martial artists of the Tianwu Continent, driving them into a corner and forcing them to survive in hiding.

They saw Chen Fan break through to the Legendary realm, his terrifying tribulation powerful enough to frighten someone to death. They saw him send Ye Yuanming flying with a slash, rescue his sibling disciples with Di Chen, and fight Zi Dongyang, Luo Hao, and the others in bloody battles.

They witnessed Chen Fan’s group plan each move under immense pressure, carefully dismantling the Clean-up Alliance. They devoured half its members in a single strike, flipping the situation in their favor.

They saw fierce retaliation from Chen Fan’s group. They watched him fail the first time, then annihilate the alliance in their second attempt, leaving devastation in their wake, with severed limbs littered all over the ground, and rivers of blood flowed.

They also saw the people’s madness, ignoring everything for the sake of immortal affinity...

All of it flashed through the crowd’s minds in an instant: long and short at the same time, like a dream fading upon waking.

“The test has ended. Only four to five hundred out of the eight hundred people remain, and only one to two hundred of them achieved a thousand feet of immortal affinity.”

“Before today, they were the prodigies of the various continents. Now, they are the immortal seeds of the Heavenly Realm. Who knows if we’ll see them again in the future?”

“From now on, it’s like mortals parting from immortals. Their futures are bright, far beyond anything we can measure.”

Countless people were discussing. Some were envious, some felt jealous, and some lamented.

......

In the test ground, the crowd’s expressions varied.

The dignified, faintly discernible voice rang out again.

“Open the door of immortality!”

Immediately afterward, the winds and clouds surged in the sky.

Then, in the void, a grand immortal gate appeared. Pure white, as if carved from jade, it radiated a majesty that made everyone want to kneel.

“The immortal gate...”

Many stared upward, eyes burning.

It was as if the majestic Heavenly Realm was just beyond this immortal gate, where the mysterious and unknown were waiting for them to explore. It was the dragon’s gate, and they were the carps swimming upstream. Only by leaping through could they transform into a real dragon and soar in the sky.

Everyone’s gaze burned hotter.

Immortal gate...

This gate was what they had fought, bled, and endured for. Everything led to this.

“Those who achieved a thousand feet of immortal affinity, open the door of immortality and enter the Heavenly Realm!”

That faintly discernible, dignified voice rang out once again like the beat of a drum, carrying strange, magical powers that caused the blood inside Chen Fan and the others to burn in an instant.

They felt weightless, their hearts ablaze.

“Let’s go!”

Brilliant light flickered in their eyes. They immediately rose into the sky. A thousand feet of immortal affinity appeared behind them, looking exceptionally eye-catching.

Swish, swish, swish.

They weren’t alone. All those who had reached the threshold rose into the sky together, racing toward the towering immortal gate, faces filled with awe and exhilaration.

“No, I can do it, too!”

Madness surged in the eyes of someone whose immortal affinity didn’t reach a thousand feet. Desperate, he charged upward, trying to follow the others through the immortal gate.

However, before he could reach the immortal gate, the gate lit up with blinding immortal light, like death incarnate. This person’s miserable screams immediately resounded, and he turned into green smoke, dissipating along with his soul.

Hiss, hiss, hiss.

The scene struck like ice water on the restless crowd. Many who still held onto resentment froze in place. No matter how bitter they felt, the rules were absolute.

Countless people in the outside world looked at the lofty, majestic immortal gate. Looks of envy also showed in their eyes.

Everyone knew that once these chosen ones stepped through, they’d no longer be the same as ordinary cultivators.

“I really wish to see what the world beyond that gate looks like...”

“Unless we reach the immortal realm through our own cultivation and ascend, we’ll never know. Otherwise, we’ll just turn into fistfuls of earth after reaching the end of our lifespans.”

“

Haaa

, I envy these people so much.”

......

Chen Fan’s group flew toward the immortal gate. Their immortal affinity wrapped around them. The moment they neared the immortal gate, they all felt a peculiar power sweep past them.

Their immortal affinity melted into them, baptizing them. It wasn’t just the key; it was also the reward.

It cleansed them and broke down their marrow, baptizing their bodies and souls. It was ten times—no, a hundred times better than law cleansing, as it made them more attuned to the Heavenly Dao and better perceive and wield the laws.

Immortal light flooded their vision. Everything turned white. And when they opened their eyes again, they found themselves standing on a platform between mountains.