Cultivating for a hundred lifetimes to ascension Chapter 1265 - 686: Success and Retirement (Part 3)

From this perspective, not to mention exceeding a hundred years, or ignoring mundane affairs, even if Zhao Sheng remained in the position of Dean indefinitely, others would have no objection.

Watching the backs of Chen Chen and the others, Zhao Sheng slowly withdrew his gaze. A thought flickered in his mind, and his form suddenly vanished from the plaza.

...

Heavenly Mountain Spirit Sea, Canglang Cave Heaven.

Several days later, Zhao Sheng hurriedly dove ten thousand miles under the sea, smoothly crossed the cave heaven barrier, and once again entered this Cave Heaven Blessed Land.

The sky was high, the earth wide, with peaks towering and spirit clouds swirling around heaven and earth... numerous Floating Spirit Islands drifted and hovered within the spirit clouds, resembling heavenly Immortal Palaces.

A moment later, above the endless sea of flowers and verdant woods, a Flowing Light shot across the sky, landing on a picturesque Jinxiu Immortal Island.

Zhao Sheng retracted his tunneling light, ascended the Jade Steps, and soon arrived at the entrance of an ancient cave mansion.

On either side of the gate, two Immortal Cranes stood solemnly like youthful immortals.

Summoning an Immortal Child, Zhao Sheng asked a few questions and learned from him that Yan Shi had gone out visiting friends and had not yet returned, causing Zhao Sheng to slightly frown.

Subsequently, he hurried down the mountain and left the island, his tunneling light flying toward the glacial Cold Plain in the southern part of the cave heaven.

To the east of the Cold Plain was a thousand-fathom-high active volcano, whose summit was always shrouded in cloud mist, vibrant with greenery. Below the summit, however, lay snow and ice, emitting a chilling aura.

This mountain, named Cloud Gate Mountain, was where Chen Bei routinely secluded himself and cultivated.

Riding his tunneling light, Zhao Sheng quickly descended into the warm spring lake in the valley atop the mountain, once more inquiring of the Dragon Serpent within the lake.

Sure enough, he received another "bad news".

Third Senior Brother Chen Bei had been secluded for more than a hundred years, and the time of his emergence was unknown; he might emerge soon, or it could be hundreds or thousands of years later.

After all, a Half-Immortal of the Void has a long Life Span and often spends several centuries in seclusion at a time.

Returning without success repeatedly, Zhao Sheng’s mind inevitably began to brim with thoughts!

He still remembered, Chen Bei repeatedly vowed to borrow the Spirit Core for only a hundred years, promising to return it when due!

Now, a hundred and thirty years had passed, yet he discovered that his third senior brother was in seclusion and not receiving outside visitors.

Seeing the prominent figures all absent, Zhao Sheng did not linger in Canglang Cave Heaven, and immediately departed, quietly returning to the Beihai Daoist School.

Three years later, just before the Great Tournament of the Hundred Academies was held again, the Beihai Daoist School finally had a new Dean.

No!

It should be said that the old Dean stepped down with acplishments, graciously yielding the position of Dean.

Pitiful Chen Chen couldn’t utter a word of plaint, despite having the Immortal Sect’s decree in hand, he didn’t dare to force Grandmaster Zhao to "abdicate for the worthy."

It wasn’t just a matter of rightful authority; it was because Master Ke Ying was easily coaxed, and one day, under persuasion, revealed the secret of his master’s progress in Returning to Void.

Divinity Transformation and Returning to Void are entirely different, the gap between them like that of clouds and mud!

Once promoted to Returning to Void, the individual automatically gains multiple privileges within the Nine Questions Immortal Sect. First, they can serve as an elder in the Immortal Sect, second, they can be granted a private territory within the Inner Mountain Gate, third, they gain the authority to open a New Spirit Domain, fourth, they can freely enter and exit the Spirit Realm, fifth...

In summary, even within the Nine Questions Immortal Sect, a Half-Immortal of the Void counts as notable bat prowess, barely qualifying as a "small" faction.

No one knew, upon learning Zhao Sheng had already broken through to Returning to Void, just how despairing the old heads of the Chen Family, those in Divinity Transformation, felt.

After all, the Returning Void Venerable has privileges; as long as he doesn’t wish, no one could take the position of Dean from him.

A blessing in disguise!

Out of respect for Chen Bei, Zhao Sheng didn’t go too far; he merely relocated eighty percent of the Spirit Stones and Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures within the Secret Realm, and conveniently took a group of people with him.

Of course, those two Inner Mountain Gate slots were not given away, and remain in Zhao Sheng’s possession.