Chapter 687: Ascension

Su Che made three conditions with the demon princess Lan Ling, demanding that after leaving the Immortal-Demon Battlefield, she must not act recklessly, kill innocents, or use Origin Magic to force other beings to become demons…
Lan Ling readily agreed to all of them.
In fact, Su Che knew her promises were untrustworthy—the Origin Demons seemed to have no sense of integrity. But he had to state his requirements; whether she could fulfill them was her problem.
Finally, Su Che raised the most important request: “Go and collect all the treasures left behind by the fallen immortals in the Immortal-Demon Battlefield. Bring them all to me!”
“All the treasures?” Lan Ling repeated.
“Yes,” Su Che nodded. “The Origin Demons can’t use those things anyway. Keeping them is a waste.”
“I’m not worried about those treasures; I’ve never valued them,” Lan Ling muttered. “But there are so many of them. It will take years to gather them all.”
Numerous treasures were scattered across each floating boulder. Gathering them from tens of millions of demons was an enormous task—even a demon princess couldn’t complete it in no time.
“A few years means nothing to you. Go ahead and do it,” Su Che said calmly.
“Alright.”
The demon princess nodded in agreement and then shouted, “Since you’ve promised me, you better keep your word!”
“My integrity is beyond comparison to yours, demons.”
With that, Su Che’s illusion vanished into the air.
In front of the core control statue of the Sealing Demon Array, Su Che was still talking to Lao He…
“Master, do you really plan to release this female demon into the Immortal-Demon Battlefield?” Lao He asked.
“Yes,” Su Che replied. “One must keep their word, no matter what. Even if it’s a demon.”
“Aren’t you afraid she’ll cause chaos once she’s out there?” Lao He warned.
“I certainly won’t send her to the mortal cultivation world. I’ll send her to the Immortal Realm,” Su Che replied. “In the Immortal Realm, there are Immortal Emperors and Immortal Lords. She’s just a Golden-Winged Demon King—she can’t make a dent in that world.”
“Besides, I don’t think she’s that stupid. She’ll know to stay low-key and protect herself. Her talk about enjoying life is somewhat believable.”
Su Che had already planned all this.
Lao He changed the subject and asked, “You already possess the strength of a human-immortal. When do you plan to ascend to the Immortal Realm?”

As he asked the question, Lao He guessed that the master would wait until Renyi and the others had each obtained their opportunities and everything was arranged before leaving the Immortal-Demon Battlefield to ascend to the Immortal Realm… Unexpectedly, Su Che’s reply was, “Now!”
Now?
“Ascent now?” Lao He was greatly surprised.
“That’s right.”
Su Che nodded and said, “The Immortal-Demon Battlefield is a special space created by several great immortals, located between the Immortal Realm and the Mortal Realm. It provides me with many convenient conditions. Through it, I can freely travel between the two realms, completely ignoring the barriers posed by spatial crystals.”
Before his words faded, Su Che’s figure had already disappeared in front of the statue. In fact, his presence was no longer felt within the Immortal-Demon Battlefield at all.
Since he was the controller of the Immortal-Demon Battlefield, he should be able to enter and exit as he wished!
In the vast starry sky of the Mortal Realm’s cultivation world, Su Che suddenly appeared in the void. Not far away was the desolate planet where he had, together with Lin Jiu and others, jointly opened the Immortal-Demon Battlefield.
“It’s time to head to the Immortal Realm!”
Su Che felt no reluctance to leave the Mortal Realm’s cultivation world, because through the Immortal-Demon Battlefield as a transit hub, he could return to the mortal world at any time. It wasn’t like he was saying goodbye forever.
Ascend to the Immortal Realm!
Reaching enlightenment and ascending was the endpoint of a cultivator’s journey, yet it was also the starting point for further exploration of the path of immortality—of immense significance.
However, Su Che wasn’t overly excited. At this moment, his mind was calm and composed.
After all, one day, he would become the ruler of another universe, a creator god, the master of creation… Deep in his heart, Su Che inevitably harbored a sense of arrogance and superiority over all beings.
Just ascending? Nothing special!
He had already defeated two Xuanxians. He had merely officially become a Human Immortal—there really was nothing to be excited about.
Huh…
Without delay, Su Che unleashed all his strength. The aura and presence of a Human Immortal surged forth, aiming to draw the attention of the Heavenly Dao.
“I have already cultivated to the strength of a Human Immortal in the mortal world. You can send me up now!”
The all-powerful Heavenly Dao could easily determine that Su Che wasn’t an illegal immigrant who had descended secretly, but a genuine mortal—and one more qualified than those cultivators at the Mahayana stage to ascend to the Immortal Realm.
If so, why make things difficult for him?
Then let him ascend, to the space he belongs in…

A magnificent, irresistible invisible force emerged out of nowhere and descended upon Su Che, enveloping him. Floating quietly in mid-air, Su Che’s body didn’t move an inch, yet he could clearly feel his mind rising steadily, higher and higher… Dinglingling… It seemed that when he reached a sufficient height, a clear ringing sound appeared in his ears, followed by ethereal, indescribable chanting with a sacred aura. These sounds had a wonderful effect of calming the mind, turning either the excitement and joy of achieving success or the anxiety about the unknown future into tranquility and peace. Whoa! A rainbow-colored glow suddenly appeared, forming a pillar of light that enveloped Su Che. Then, countless petals and magical characters began to fall and gather around him. The petals merged into Su Che’s body, while the characters flowed like a stream into his brain… Su Che accepted these gifts from the heavens without resistance, as this was something every one who ascended would experience. The rainbow glow had the power to transform energy, helping mortal cultivators initially convert their vital energy into immortal energy; the various petals strengthened the physical body, allowing them to shed their mortal forms and achieve an immortal golden body; the strange characters enhanced thinking, expanded the brain’s capacity, increased wisdom, and delivered a great deal of basic information related to the immortal realm… Without such transformations, ordinary Mahayana-stage cultivators would struggle greatly upon entering the immortal realm and find it impossible to adapt. Even just the omnipresent immortal energy in the realm could cause suffocating pain. To be honest, Su Che’s body and mind had undergone countless enhancements, far beyond what other immortals could imagine. He really didn’t care much about this level of “gift,” but even small things were better than nothing. “This heavens are really stingy!” Lao He complained in the immortal prison, “A mortal goes through countless hardships and obstacles just to achieve success and ascend as an immortal—only once in a lifetime! Look, the heavens only gave such a tiny amount, not even enough to feed an ant!” “That’s because you, an ant, have an enormous appetite!” Su Che thought to himself with a smile. “These transformations during the ascension process are quite suitable for those at the Mahayana stage. Any more, and they wouldn’t be able to handle it. I’m an exception, that’s why I can take it lightly.”

Just as he was speaking, Su Che suddenly received a mental message from the Tree of Fate…
“Master, I can sense an energy transformation force in the outside world. It works in a similar way to my own transformation ability. Could I absorb more of it and send it to me?”
The energy transformation force referred to by the Tree of Fate was undoubtedly the colorful glow surrounding Su Che at that moment. This was the energy transformation force controlled by the laws of the universe, and of course, it was not comparable to the ‘Great Transformation Art’ talisman used when opening the sixth layer of the Immortal Prison.
Undoubtedly, absorbing such a force would be of great benefit to the Tree of Fate.
Su Che guessed this and replied in his mind, “Give it a try. It might not work.”
He answered so cautiously because he believed that trying to gain an advantage from the heavens carried significant risks. One had to be careful!
So, Su Che tried to use the absorption function of the Immortal Prison to secretly steal a little of the energy contained in the colorful glow.
Just a little.
Is it okay?
Then let’s take a bit more…
Still okay?
Then increase the amount stolen a bit more…
The stolen energy was immediately sent to the sixth layer of the Immortal Prison, and the Tree of Fate immediately responded with overwhelming joy: “Yes, that’s the right kind of energy! Great! Can I have more?”
“I want to absorb more too, but I’m afraid of being caught,” Su Che thought anxiously.
At first, he stole it in small amounts, gradually increasing to larger quantities. Fortunately, he didn’t suffer any punishment from the laws of the universe.
This encouraged Su Che to become even bolder and start absorbing large amounts of the colorful glow around him.
Still okay!
Well, then let’s steal in big chunks!
His aggressive actions caused the colorful glow surrounding Su Che to dim significantly, and this time, something changed.
Whoa!
A denser, more intense colorful glow descended upon him, forming a thicker beam of light—but it wasn’t any form of punishment.
Su Che immediately realized that this was the heavens blessing him, clearly signaling: “Absorb as much as you can!”
“Thank you, heavens!”
Su Che bowed in gratitude. Whether the heavens could see him or not, he felt he should show some respect.
He didn’t know if such blessings were given to every ascendant, but in any case, the heavens had always been generous to him, and he truly deserved to thank them.

“Is my Immortal Prison perhaps the offspring born of heaven, that is, the continuation of her life?”
Su Che had once heard such a saying: true immortality does not exist in this world, for even the vast universe has a beginning and an end. How could the weak creatures living within it remain undead and undestroyed?
Therefore, when she grows old, she will find ways to give birth to offspring to continue her life…