"Junior Sister, it’s been a hundred years. Your senior sister has missed you terribly!"

Guang Miao strode into Qi Yuan’s cultivation ground, carefully observing her surroundings.

She wanted to see where this top disciple—upon whom the entire sect had placed its hopes—was hiding.

Everything looked the same as before.

Empty.

And cold.

Guang Miao stopped about ten meters from Qi Yuan’s room.

"Junior Sister, why aren’t you saying anything? Come out quickly and let me see just how far you’ve cultivated over these hundred years!"

After speaking, a long time passed, yet there was still no response from inside.

This made Guang Miao feel puzzled.

Could it be that the girl wasn’t here?

Was the so-called hundred-year seclusion merely a cover story?

The more Guang Miao thought about it, the more something felt off. She immediately shot a glance at the disciples behind her.

They nodded at once and rushed straight into the room.

But in the very next second—

They were blasted back by an overwhelming force!

The disciples crashed heavily onto the ground, their bones shattered, dying on the spot.

Seeing this, even Guang Miao’s eyes widened in shock.

These disciples were all peak Nascent Soul Realm experts.

Even she couldn’t kill them so cleanly.

Did this mean that Qi Yuan, after a hundred years of seclusion, had already surpassed her by far?

No.

Impossible!

She had started cultivating more than two hundred years earlier. No matter how talented Qi Yuan was, there was no way she could close that gap in such a short time.

Just as Guang Miao was thinking—

The surrounding spiritual energy suddenly turned violent!

As if responding to some kind of summons, it began surging wildly toward this place.

The sheer intensity of it stirred up fierce winds.

Such a powerful heavenly phenomenon quickly drew everyone’s attention.

Before long, a thin, middle-aged man appeared beside Guang Miao.

Several figures in black robes followed closely behind him.

This man was Zhao Maigu, the current sect master of the Wraith Ghost Sect.

The others were sect elders.

It could be said that all of the Wraith Ghost Sect’s top combat forces were gathered here.

Zhao Maigu asked coldly, "What’s going on?"

Guang Miao immediately dropped to one knee, her voice trembling as she replied, "Reporting to Sect Master, this place is Qi Yuan’s cultivation ground. This woman is highly valued by Sifang Tower and is regarded as the disciple most likely to ascend to the Celestial World within five thousand years. She has been in seclusion for a hundred years. Her strength... is unknown!"

"Unknown?" Zhao Maigu’s voice turned icy. "You’ve been an undercover agent in Sifang Tower for so long, and you still can’t gather such basic information? What use are you?"

The rebuke filled Guang Miao with fear.

She knew very well how ruthless this sect master was, and instinctively wanted to defend herself.

But before she could speak—

A streak of seven-colored light descended from the sky!

It tore through the dark night and plunged straight into Qi Yuan’s room!

This sudden scene made everyone present feel a jolt of shock.

What was happening?

Could it be—

In the next instant, the seven-colored light grew even more dazzling, illuminating the area as if it were daytime.

In the night sky, a magnificent Heavenly Gate suddenly appeared.

As it slowly opened—

A vast and overwhelming aura surged forth, accompanied by countless heavenly phenomena!

All beasts bowed in submission.

Immortal cranes cried out in unison.

Dao laws shimmered brilliantly!

Everything about this scene made one thing clear.

Someone was about to ascend!

At that very moment—

The wooden hut could no longer withstand the pressure and exploded apart.

Qi Yuan finally appeared.

Bathed in radiant light, she slowly rose into the air, her gaze calm as she looked down upon everyone below.

At this time, the higher-ups of Sifang Tower also rushed over.

They stood opposite Zhao Maigu and Guang Miao, looking upward with uncontrollable joy.

The sect master of Sifang Tower was so excited he could barely contain himself.

"A hundred years of seclusion—and upon emerging, immediate ascension! Who says our sect cannot produce a dragon? Who says we cannot produce a dragon?!"

In his excitement, he even ignored the presence of the Wraith Ghost Sect.

Because Qi Yuan was the first in Sifang Tower’s history to successfully ascend to the Celestial World.

And she had done it in just over a hundred years.

Such an achievement was enough to dominate the entire cultivation world!

The name of Sifang Tower would surely leave a deep mark upon the Mortal Realm!

The sect master was ecstatic.

The enemies were stunned.

But the most clear-headed person present was Qi Yuan’s master—the Grand Elder of Sifang Tower.

She rushed forward and shouted loudly, "Qi Yuan, wait!"

"You and I have been master and disciple for a hundred years, but I know very well that our relationship exists in name only."

"Over these years, I have truly taught you nothing. When you showed me that cultivation manual, I already understood that I wasn’t qualified to guide your cultivation."

"But even so, I still want to shamelessly ask you for one thing!"

"I hope that, for the sake of our connection over the years, you will help the sect just once and eliminate these thieves from the Wraith Ghost Sect—especially your senior sister, Guang Miao!"

Hearing this, Guang Miao’s expression instantly turned extremely ugly.

Not just her—everyone from the Wraith Ghost Sect felt the same.

Everything had been planned perfectly. Tonight was supposed to be the destruction of Sifang Tower.

But who would have thought—

They had been hiding a soon-to-ascend powerhouse!

Her existence alone was catastrophic.

If they had known earlier, they would never have come. Now the situation was unbearably awkward.

Zhao Maigu, however, knew when to cut his losses.

He grabbed Guang Miao and threw her forward, then immediately prepared to flee!

Unfortunately—

It was already too late.

An invisible barrier blocked the retreat of everyone from the Wraith Ghost Sect!

As Qi Yuan gently raised her hand—

Countless spiritual swords materialized out of thin air!

Surrounded by a sea of blades, this woman on the verge of ascension was breathtaking beyond words.

Whoosh!!!

The sound of countless blades tearing through the air rang out.

In an instant—

Not a single living member of the Wraith Ghost Sect remained.

All the disciples of Sifang Tower present were stunned.

So this was the true power of an ascender?

A sect-destroying battle that could have happened—

In her hands, it was nothing more than a casual wave.

Truly, people were not the same.

Qi Yuan slowly turned around and bowed deeply to the Grand Elder.

"One day a master, a lifetime a master. Thank you, Master and the sect, for your care over the years. I am about to ascend. I wish that Sifang Tower will produce outstanding talents generation after generation and endure for ten thousand years without decline."

If anyone else had said those words, few would have taken them seriously.

But coming from Qi Yuan—who ascended after only a hundred years—

It was an immense blessing.

A moment worthy of being recorded in the sect’s history.

The sect master’s eyes reddened as he spoke loudly, "The sect also wishes that everything goes smoothly for you in the Celestial World, and that your path of cultivation never ends!"

Qi Yuan revealed a faint smile and looked up at the sky.

"Senior... we have taken another step forward."

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