The crowd was instantly shocked, not expecting the predecessors to have been so tragic.
A million people, only a hundred made it across?
Doesn’t that an a million people bled on this bridge?
The mountain wind swept through, wailing mournfully.
The crowd shivered, as if the souls of a million injustices were roaring at them.
The timid cultivators cried out, "I don’t want to seek immortal fate, I want to go ho."
"This place is not suitable for a long stay, let’s go back!"
"What a load of nonsense about immortal fate, it’s clearly a scam. A batch of cultivators ca before, how many truly found immortal fate?"
"..."
Amidst a group of despondent people, a disciple stepped out and raised a rallying cry, "If you don’t dare to go, I will go. This Ye Lingtian is none other than the ancestor of my Sky Sword Sect. He not only found immortal fate but also expanded our Sky Sword Sect throughout the Star Domain. Now, the entire Star Domain has only our sect."
"Did he make it out alive?"
"Is it true?"
"Is he really that formidable?"
"..."
The crowd discussed, tempted by the imnse profit, they couldn’t help but murmur again.
Without venturing onto the bridge, no one knows if they’ll find immortal fate.
If they happen to succeed, wouldn’t they soar to the sky?
This cost is quite worth it.
Soone shouted, "Is your ancestor still alive?"
The disciple of Sky Sword Sect replied gravely, "He departed us ten thousand years ago, so naturally he has ascended. But within the sect, it is said he didn’t die; his physical body perished, yet his primordial spirit still remains in seclusion."
"Ye Lingtian?"
Could he be from our Ye Family?
Ye Family disciples boasted shalessly.
Unexpectedly, the Sky Sword Sect disciple actually said, "Rumor has it that the ancestor was a disciple of the Nine Clans on Immortal King Star, but oppressed by the main lineage, he ventured to Exotic Lands."
Ye Family disciples imdiately made a commotion, "Really a Ye Family disciple?"
"My God, who would’ve thought our Ye Family had such a master?"
"Then we’re all family!"
"..."
Ye Family main lineage disciples shalessly tried to cozy up.
Other families mocked, "Certainly it’s the ambiguity of your Ye Family’s rewards and punishnts that forced such a master to leave for Exotic Lands, and now you have the nerve to acknowledge him."
"Do you have any sha?"
"How can you have the audacity to say it?"
"..."
Ye Family disciples scornfully retorted, "What is there to talk about, as if your families are fair and just with rewards and punishnts."
Instead of talking about crossing the bridge, the crowd bickered and quarreled at the bridgehead.
Soone ca from behind, urging everyone, "Stop wasting ti here. Soone found an opportunity elsewhere and picked up an Immortal King Sword!"
"Let’s go, there are other opportunities elsewhere; you can cross any bridge!"
"Let’s go, let’s go, seek opportunities elsewhere!"
"..."
Half the crowd dissipated in an instant.
Since crossing here wasn’t allowed, everyone simply went elsewhere.
An elder lanted, "Why do our Human Cultivators lack the courage to move forward relentlessly? Our predecessors had the courage to cross the bridge a million strong, what spirit was that? But now, why have you beco so timid? If this persists long-term, where is our human race’s fortune?"
A young person retorted on the spot, "Elder, if you’re not convinced, go ahead and try yourself! Why should young people take risks? Young people haven’t disturbed your ancestral grave!"
Soone laughed, "That’s right, why should young people do everything, and endure all hardships. Human race’s fortune is everyone’s business, not just young people’s."
"Elder, lead by example first. If you dare to cross, I’ll imdiately follow you."
"As long as we’re alive, there’s a chance to revel outside. Why take risks and do impossible things?"
"That’s right, if it weren’t for the ancestor forcing to co, I wouldn’t want to risk it!"
"..."
A group of young people joined in teasing the elder.
The elder smiled a lonely smile, "I, Chengfeng, laugh at the sky, whether to stay or leave with courage like Kunlun. What is there to fear in death, I, Li Chengfeng, am going!"
He wore a robe of straw and his waist was hunched.
He raised a gourd to drink deeply, took a step on the Bridge of Immortal Fate, and walked inside.
A group of young people widened their eyes, blushing, not expecting this elder to really go up.
An elder shouted, "Is he the Lone Fisher Hermit, Li Chengfeng?"
"What’s the Lone Fisher Hermit?"
Soone hadn’t heard of it.
This elder explained, "He is a predecessor of the Scattered Cultivator Realm, a notable figure in his ti, probably over three thousand years old? Rumor has it when he was younger, he had a daughter. But during a competition, his daughter happened to fall into the water and died. Since then, his temperant changed, never sparring with others again, just fishing with a rod at the lake. So many years have passed, who’d have thought he’s still alive!"
"No wonder he seems so despondent, that’s why!"
The crowd nodded in agreent, looking at the cloaked and hunched old man, all feeling sowhat sympathetic.
He ventured onto the bridge, continued alone, like his title, Lone Fisher Hermit.
The crowd widened their eyes, watching him walk across the bridge without a hitch.
"He made it across?"
The crowd was dumbfounded, not expecting it to be so easy?
Soone shouted, "The restrictions on this bridge must just be intimidating, let’s go across together!"
Lone Fisher Hermit’s crossing inspired them imnsely.
Then a hundred people imdiately went onto the bridge, rushing toward the other side.
They leapt, hoping to fly over the bridge.
But the gravitational force on the bridge was too great, they flew just one ter before being tugged down completely.
A mysterious light flashed ahead, scaring everyone into shouting, "Sothing’s happening!"
They quickly turned around, but before they could speak, a blaze suddenly erupted, engulfing them completely.
With a sputtering sound, their physical forms vanished instantly, turning to ashes in a blink, even their primordial spirits were thoroughly incinerated by the flas.
People on the bridge gasped at the difficulty; was the bridge selectively tough on so?
Soone shouted, "This bridge is impassable, I’ll choose another way!"
Two wings sprang from his back, and with a flap, he dashed across the gorge beside the bridge toward the other side.
At that mont, two giants at the bridgehead suddenly moved, scaring everyone back.
One giant’s eyes suddenly opened, shooting a golden light toward the Body Cultivator.
With a sputtering sound, the winged two turned to ash and dispersed.
A group of disciples swallowed saliva, realizing this place truly was life-threatening; only crossing this odd bridge seed possible.
Just as everyone despaired, soone shouted from the opposite side, "Listen up, this bridge is the Heart-Refining Bridge. Only a resolute heart can safely navigate it. While walking on it, don’t concern yourself with life preservation. Only with the thought of certain death can one endure the illusions on the bridge and cross safely. If you ascend the bridge, never look back, or you’ll die!"
Everyone was stunned, looking around.
Soone shouted, "Is that the Consort Prince’s voice?"
"Did he make it across?"
"Yes, all this ti we haven’t seen the Consort Prince!"
"It’s him, definitely him!"
"The Consort Prince is truly our guiding light, he genuinely thinks for everyone’s sake!"
"Let’s risk it; who will go with ? If I die, so be it, what’s there to fear?"
"..."
Soone raised his arm and stepped onto the bridge.
Over a thousand followed, all showing a fearless spirit.
The crowd envied, hated Long Fei, not expecting him to have already crossed the bridge early and cracked the restrictions here.
With the opportunities in Nine Queues Pavilion, wouldn’t he exploit them completely?
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