Published: August 16, 2025
Chapter 134: The Ascension Gathering
“What’s the Heavenly Mist Terrace Ascension Gathering?” Wu Nine Fingers suddenly asked the very question that Han Li had been wondering about all along.
The name "Ascension Gathering" was something Han Li had heard mentioned several times starting from Wan Xiaoshan, but he never had the chance to learn the details.
“Could it be another trade fair like the Tainan Meeting?” Han Li pondered silently.
“No way! You don’t even know about the Ascension Gathering? It’s the best opportunity once every ten years in Yue Country for all young immortal cultivators to join the great sects,” Hei Mu said, somewhat astonished and excited.
“Brother Wu is so young, you’ve probably been cultivating in other places and that’s why you don’t know about the Ascension Gathering,” the Green-Patterned Taoist said without much surprise.
“Oh! Then can you tell me about it? Joining one of the seven great sects is a huge leap!” Wu Nine Fingers instantly became interested and pressed Hei Mu for more information.
“Now’s not the time to talk about the Ascension Gathering. We should focus on the issue of our missing rogue cultivators,” Aunt Hu Ping said somewhat unhappily, as if directing her displeasure at the youth.
“It’s fine. It’s good to explain it to Brother Wu. Maybe others don’t know the details of the Ascension Gathering either,” the Green-Patterned Taoist said with a smile, but Han Li noticed that he glanced at him deliberately.
Han Li’s heart tightened. Did this Green-Patterned Taoist see through something? Han Li had tried his best to hide his novice immortal cultivator traits and avoid contact with these people, but it seemed he hadn’t escaped this man’s sharp eyes. The Green-Patterned Taoist really had keen eyesight!
“Since Daoist Green-Pattern says so, I’ll explain it to Brother Wu,” Hei Mu said, now excited as if he was bursting to speak.
Everyone settled back into their seats again, except for the fat man Huang Xiaotian.
“I know the Ascension Gathering very well. I’m going back to sleep now. You all continue,” the fat man said coldly. Without waiting for a response, he left the room, leaving everyone else exchanging glances.
“Don’t mind him. Brother Huang’s cultivation method is quite unusual, and he’s prone to sleepiness. He’s not deliberately being neglectful!” the Green-Patterned Taoist quickly explained on Huang Xiaotian’s behalf.
Most of the people in the room smiled bitterly when they heard this. Mind? Who would dare? This guy was a powerhouse even stronger than the Taoist himself!
The atmosphere in the room became somewhat awkward.
“Brother Hei Mu, please continue!” Wu Nine Fingers broke the awkwardness, urging him on.
Hei Mu smiled and began to explain again.
“When talking about the Ascension Gathering, we have to mention the foundation establishment pill. It’s the pill that drives all qi refining stage cultivators crazy...”
It turned out that for all qi refining stage cultivators who wanted to break into the foundation establishment stage and become true members of the immortal cultivation world, they needed to master their basic cultivation method up to the seventh layer. But that wasn’t enough—they also had to take a spirit medicine called the foundation establishment pill, which only great sects could refine, to break through the bottleneck and successfully establish their foundation.
This gave rise to the legendary name of the foundation establishment pill, also called the “Ascension Pill,” which all cultivators coveted.
But these pills were extremely rare even within the great sects.
Because the raw materials for the foundation establishment pill were incredibly difficult to find, even if all the cultivation sects in Yue Country pooled their resources and efforts, they could only produce a few batches every ten years—just over a thousand pills in total.
Even if these pills were entirely divided among the sects, it still couldn’t meet their own needs, so it was impossible for any foundation establishment pill to leak outside.